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Hey Binghamton, it’s Liz. We’re here at the Hinman community to find out what makes
Hinman so unique to Binghamton University.
There is a sort of Hinman spirit, it’s hard to explain, and if you ask anybody else in
Hinman they’ll come up with different answers.
Every community, every residential community in Binghamton tends to have it’s own learning
community, and each has it’s own flavor or character.
We put a lot of emphasis on helping the community.
We have blood Drives. We have donations”
and in Hinamn we’ve chosen to make service and leadership our trademark theme.
The first contest in Dorm Wars was raising money; it was called Penny Wars for CHOW.
and anything that we feel is necessary for the community, anything that we feel will
impact people here, people around the Binghamton community. So we try to do as much as we can.
I’d like to say it’s woven into the fabric of who we are.
Hinman is unique for service and leadership, and traditions.
One of my students wrote the History of Hinman.
Dorm Wars is a Hinman tradition. In the fall we have Dorm Wars, and in the spring it’s
Hinman Hysteria.
and it is 728 pages long.
This has been a tradition for over 20 years, and will probably continue to be. That’s
why Hinman’s unique.
Dorm Wars is basically about the community coming together and just having a good time.
Dorm Wars is part of that spirit.
It gets a little competitive and everyone gets really into it, but at the end it’s
really just everyone coming together.
Dorm Wars helps people to get to know each other. I’ve known some people just through
dorm wars alone. There is a spirit in Hinman that I could feel,
and those who’ve been around here. It’s palpable.
Even in horrible weather—like yesterday it was raining, but everyone still comes out
because they just love the atmosphere and the people around them.
It’s not an accident. It’s what we stand for.
…cause it’s just not the students, it’s also the faculty: the RD’s, the faculty
master, the AD. They all help you feel more comfortable here.
Once you’re a part of Hinman Hysteria, you never forget it and you’ll always want to
come back, and you’ll always want to do it again.
…and you feel as if you could talk to them pretty much about anything, whether it’s
just about sports, schoolwork, any problems that you may have, and it’s very comfortable.
That’s what I like about Hinman.