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25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Graduated From Binghamton University
People sometimes think of Binghamton University as a place where students go to prepare for careers in business, science, law, and other demanding fields. That is certainly part of its reputation. Yet the university has also educated actors, comedians, musicians, writers, television personalities, political leaders, and people who helped build major American companies. Some of those names are so familiar that their connection to this SUNY campus in New York’s Southern Tier comes as a surprise.
The Star Gazette
Matchups, players to watch for Section 4 football championship weekend
Updated Nov. 12 with Delhi forfeiting its semifinal win over Deposit/Hancock. Five high school football teams from the Elmira-Corning region will compete in Section 4 championship contests, including three games at the same time featuring Chemung County schools. A look at the Section 4 championship games in classes AA, A, C and eight-man. Games will be played Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14. Johnson City and Maine-Endwell meet for the Class B championship at 3 p.m. Saturday at Binghamton Alumni Stadium. Delhi appealing forfeit ruling Elsewhere in Section 4, Delhi was scheduled to face Tioga Central in the Class D final at 8 p.m. Friday at Chenango Valley. However, Delaware Academy superintendent Carey Shultz announced on the school's website Thursday that Section 4 ruled the Bulldogs most forfeit their 49-14 semifinal win over Deposit/Hancock because of an ineligible player. Shultz wrote the decision was based on a sectional eligibility rule the district did not know about. "Prompted by recent news from another school within New York state, the district was reviewing its readiness for the upcoming sectional final when we learned that our team would not be able to advance," Shultz wrote. "Section IV's ruling is based on eligibility
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Nationwide Outlook outage disrupts Ithaca College
IC Alert sent a message to the IC community at 2:00 p.m. Nov. 12 to report a disruption in Microsoft services that may affect access to Ithaca College Outlook email accounts. As of 7:00 p.m Nov. 12 the application is still down. The alert said issues that may arise from...
13 WHAM
Victor schools briefly locked down after rumor of student with gun
Victor, N.Y. — The Victor Central School District was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon following a report that a student may have had a gun on campus. Superintendent Tim Terranova said administrators at Victor Junior High School initiated the districtwide lockdown around 12:22 p.m. following a rumor that a student had a gun on campus, but the school resource officer and security staff determined within minutes there was no actual threat.
The Ithaca Voice
Ithaca College’s uncertain financial future | Backstory
Listen and subscribe to Backstory on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Amazon Music, YouTube or wherever you get podcasts. Backstory also airs on WRFI at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays. Ithaca College has been grappling with a budget deficit since 2024. At the time, they projected optimism that they’d close the deficit in a few years. But now, here we are two years later, and that progress has been slower than expected.
Cornell Daily Sun
GUEST ROOM | Cornell's Report Fails to See the University for What It Is
Jeff Edmunds is a former library worker who recently retired after 36 years in higher education. In October 2026, he issued a harsh 11-page critique of Cornell’s report on the future of the American university. He can be contacted at jhe2@psu.edu. The Jane Doe case continues to dominate headlines,...
The Ithaca Voice
More than just pictures: a look inside Arnot’s School of Radiology
The field of radiologic technology blends the critical art of caring for people with the exacting science of specialized medical testing. The School of Radiologic Technology at Arnot Ogden Medical Center offers students a high-quality educational program in preparation for their future professional careers in radiologic technology. Voices are AI...
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Cornell Daily Sun
Cornell Offered to Reinstate Chi Phi on Campus as Early as 2030, Documents Show
Cornell was prepared to formalize an agreement with Chi Phi’s Xi Chapter outlining a path toward the fraternity’s reactivation on campus as early as 2030, emails and documents obtained by The Sun show. Cornell’s Chi Phi chapter was officially suspended on Nov. 8, 2024 after a former Cornell...
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Cornell Daily Sun
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Let’s Not Go Back to 1969
Andy Grundberg ’69 graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences. During his time at Cornell, he witnessed the Willard Straight Hall takeover and participated in Vietnam War protests on campus. He can be reached at agrundberg@email.gwu.edu. I’m writing as a long-ago Cornell student who witnessed and participated in...
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Groton Junior High School cast presents “Matilda JR.”
The Groton Jr./Sr. High School (GHS) stage has been graced with stellar musicals performed by its senior high drama club for more than two decades. Similarly, the students in GHS’s junior high have presented excellent plays, but for the first time ever, that contingency of students will perform a musical — the Broadway-licensed musical production of “Matilda JR.” — under the direction of Kayla Lyon and Lenora Salzler, co-directors.
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Ithaca High football concludes improved campaign
Whenever a head coach enters their second season at the helm, the word ‘progress’ is fresh on their mind. That was the case for Johnnie Akins with Ithaca High School football. After going 2-7 last time out, the Little Red showed plenty of growth this fall. Ithaca finished...
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26 Hidden Costs Of Retiring In A College Town
College towns sell themselves with lecture series, leafy streets, and a campus that doubles as a public park. The brochure leaves out the line items that appear after the moving truck pulls away. Some of these costs arrive on a tax bill. Others show up as a lost Saturday, a donation request, or an insurance ... Read more
14850 Magazine
Schools and offices closed, but regular recycling and bus schedules for Veterans Day
There are Veterans Day events scheduled around Ithaca and Tompkins County, on and around Veterans Day itself, which is Wednesday, November 11. Public schools, banks, and municipal offices are mostly closed on Tuesday. TCAT bus service and Tompkins County curbside recycling pickup will operate on their regular schedules. [...]
The Star Gazette
Elmira College officially welcomes John F. Dolan as president in ceremony
John F. Dolan was officially inaugurated Nov. 6 as the 16th president of Elmira College in a ceremony that paired the college's traditions with a look toward its future. Students, administrators, alumni, Elmira community members, special guests and members of the Dolan family gathered in Gibson Theatre for the inauguration, according to a community announcement. Bells outside the theater chimed 16 times in recognition of Dolan becoming Elmira College's 16th president. Inside, a procession of college and university delegates, Elmira College faculty, administrators and other officials entered in academic regalia as music by Antonio Vivaldi played. Representatives of the faculty, administration, students, alumni and Board of Trustees welcomed Dolan, with several speakers focusing on the role of college traditions as a new president begins a new chapter. "We look forward to seeing how President Dolan will make this presidency his own, while embracing the traditions that mean so much to our campus community," said Reilly Stedge, president of the Student Association. Rick Kozan, president of the Elmira College Alumni Board, also reflected on the relationship between tradition and the college's future. "Because ultimately, tradition is not simply what we inherit from those who came before us. It is what we