President's Message

From the Director's Chair

Sports News

Features:
The Watson School: 20 years of embracing innovation

From hoop hopes to screen dreams Actor Victor Williams '92 tells how he came to play Deacon Palmer in the long-running CBS sitcom King of Queens.

Father and son share a love of the BU community Fred Peck '66 and Jordan Peck '05 both value Binghamton for the opportunities and close friendships it fosters.

Residential Life:
Hinman College: A feeling of family The first in a new series about Binghamton's residential communities


Alumni Happenings:
Welcome to Alumni Happenings, a new section that replaces Alumni Almanac.

B connected!

What it takes:
Ronald Ehrenberg '66
and Randy Ann Birch Ehrenberg '67: Education is couple's life work

Profile:
Jodi Nussbaum '81
: Street success

Profile:
Brian Polhill '89
: Coming to terms with a kidnapping

Class notes

Back Issues

Taking public service to heart
Barry Grodenchik and Michele Titus serve their constituents with a spirit of caring, the persistence to push through positive change, a strong sense of justice and a deep-rooted love for the districts they represent as members of the New York State Assembly. No wonder: The Queens communities they serve are the ones where they were raised, went to school, and were married. Now they are raising families of their own there and their parents have retired there as well. They're striving to ensure the health and safety of their families, friends and neighbors, and a good quality of life and of opportunities for their constituents.

For full story...

On the cover: Michele Titus '90 and Barry Grodenchik '81 in State Assembly chambers. Photo by George Simmons

President's Message: Tuition redux
Last spring, this column referred to the debate about a tuition increase for the SUNY system. As you know by now, after considerable discussion and protest, the State University Board of Trustees approved an increase in tuition of $950, to $4,350 a year. Even with this increase, SUNY tuition ranks in the middle, or even on the low end, compared to tuition costs at public universities with similar standing. The University of Maryland at College Park, the Òflagship campusÓ there, increased tuition to $6,759; the University of Virginia rose to $5,968; the University of Michigan to $7,975; and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to $7,482.

Continued...

This page was last updated and/or reviewed on April 7, 2004