Candidates and Results (TBD)

A Better School Is Possible.A Better School Is Possible.New Candidates for 2026 Fall Special Elections BU – Council Rep

Nina Thomas for BU Council Representative
1. LISTEN FIRST
I will make student input a priority by creating an easy system for students to share concerns and their ideas. I plan on holding regular office house and listening sessions, meeting with student organization leaders, and providing clear updates after each University Council meeting so that students understand what was discussed and how these decisions will affect them.
2. BUILD COMMUNITY
I will work to strengthen campus culture through a university-wide peer mentorship program connecting new students (freshman/sophomores and transfer students), with upperclassmen and campus organizations. I plan on creating more opportunities for clubs to collaborate with each other, and increase promotion and attendance at athletic events.
3. MAKE STUDENT LIFE BETTER
I’ll focus on everyday student concerns like parking, affordability and student organization needs. Rather than just identifying problems, I’ll work with students by listening, and identifying specific achievable solutions and connect organizations with university offices that can help.
4. REPRESENT EVERYONE
BU Council should represent the whole university, Binghamton is bigger than any one college, organization, or student population. I aim to represent the entire university across Harpur, Watson, SOM, Decker, CCPA, and the graduate school, as well as transfers, commuters, greek life, club sports, student organizations, and more by creating a diverse BU Council committee which contains students to represent every community within Binghamton.

Muhammad Bhatti for BU Council Representative 

As BU Council Representative, I will bring student concerns directly to University leadership, push for realistic solutions, and report back on progress. 

Housing Without Surprises 

• Faster repairs: Address Facilities/ResLife delays involving mold, flooding, broken equipment, and unresolved work orders. 
• Housing transparency: Clarify rates, fees, cancellations, accessibility, break/summer housing, and off-campus legal/tenant resources. 

B-Safe and B-Alert 

• Campus safety: Seek a written ICE/immigration protocol; audit blue lights, lighting, and building access; demand Flock-camera privacy transparency. 
• Student protection: Improve B-Alert practices, VARCC visibility/hours, menstrual-product availability, and awareness of student rights/resources. 

A Seat at the Table 

• Better dining: Fight rising prices; improve food-safety transparency and physical allergen labeling. 
• Inclusive dining: Expand Halal, Kosher, and dietary options and simplify local ethnic-food approvals for student organizations. 

Expansion With a Plan 

• Responsible growth: Match enrollment with academic resources, housing, health services, parking, and transportation. 
• Better buses: Address driver pay/shortages, lateness, skipped stops, tracking, The Retreat service, and a SUNY Broome connection. 

Mental Health, Not Mental Hunt 

• Build on SOAR to simplify UCC/Decker/CARE navigation, expand UCC capacity, clarify after-hours care, and improve referrals. 

Continue the Work 

• Strengthen International Immersion, investigate Harpur’s Ferry delays, support student workers, and regularly report results.

Hatim Husainy

A Better School Is Possible.

Free Gym. 

We already pay 120 dollars a year to the gym mixed in with the rest of our fees. With a 50 dollar bump to that fee, everyone would be able to access all parts of the gym without having to pay extra. The school invested millions into expanding the gym, and if we think its important enough to expand, it should be important enough to share.

Meal Swipes at Every Dining Hall.

I already fought for this as one of the leaders of the Dining Campaign of my political org Young Democratic Socialists of America. In the negotiations that came after that campaign, university administration promised us meal swipes by the start of next year. I will hold them to that commitment, and make sure they dont take half measures.

FLOCK OFF.

We should feel safe on our campus. This starts with less surveillance – an end to Automated Licence Plate readers on campus and the UDC. The nearly 30,000 dollars a year we pay to purchase these cameras and their associated software would be better spent in scholarships or paying undergrad workers or any number of other things, instead of funding the surveillance apparatus of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

For The Students.

Sometimes University Administration will agree with us, and act in our interest. When they do, we should encourage and support them. But as we saw with dining, as we see with Flock, the administration will also trample the rights of students or squeeze us for all we are worth if there’s no one to hold them accountable. I can’t hold them accountable alone – you can help by joining YDSA, or getting involved on campus some other way. I can help too, by using this platform to support the fights of union workers on campus and the fights of workers to unionize, and fighting for the interests of all of us on campus.

Jobial Alex

I am a PhD candidate in the History Department. Over the past four years of studying and teaching at Binghamton, I have worked directly with hundreds of students as both a teacher and a peer. You might have seen me in history classrooms, MRC, Hillel, MSA, Newman House, Q Center, or at GSO events. I have consistently represented student concerns across university governance, serving as the Graduate Student Liaison to the Faculty Senate, Harpur College Representative on the Graduate Council, and in various roles within the Graduate History Society and the GSO Senate. Through these positions, I have built a proven record of navigating institutional policy, advocating for equity, and effectively resolving student grievances. The BU Council needs an advocate who understands how administrative decisions impact undergraduate and graduate life alike and who knows how to turn student concerns into actionable outcomes. With my institutional experience, dedication, and collaborative approach, I will ensure our collective voices are heard at the highest level.