To the Editor:

I enjoyed reading the latest e-newsletter from Binghamton.

But I'm writing to communicate the distress that I feel when I read anything that I get from my alma mater. That's because I still believe that changing the name of the school from SUNY Binghamton to Binghamton University was a huge mistake.

Let's be clear: BU means Boston University.

And for those of us who support the concept of public universities -- who marched in "Save SUNY" rallies and prided ourselves on attending the pride of the SUNY system -- the loss of "SUNY" from our University's name still hurts.

I still write a check from time to time to support the school. But I always feel as if I'm writing it not to the school I loved, SUNY Binghamton, but to some re-branded entity that I don't really know.

Deep down, I know you agree with me (whoever you are). So let's get the ball rolling to change the name back.

Thanks for listening,

Gary Forman '81

Editor's note: Although the University's informal name is now "Binghamton University," our legal and formal name continues to be "State University of New York at Binghamton," as noted in the University logo and all official campus publications.