Homecoming speaker event will explore University’s folklore

By Steve Seepersaud

The Lake Lieberman Monster. Sam the Snacker. Charlene the folder of pink laundry. Though not formally enshrined in the University’s history, these characters and others have lived on through stories told to countless students in Binghamton’s residence halls.

Libby Tucker
Libby Tucker
During Homecoming, Libby Tucker ― Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of English, General Literature and Rhetoric ― will discuss Binghamton University’s rich folklore. The session "Campus Ghost Stories and Other Folklore: A Conversation with Libby Tucker" will take place at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, in the Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center (C4) Multipurpose Room. TIER Talks is free and open to the public. Register online for this and other Homecoming events.

Since the Binghamton University Alumni Association introduced TIER Talks in 2014, the speaker series has leveraged distinguished Binghamton alumni and faculty to address hot topics such as virtual and augmented reality, political polarization and the neuroscience of addiction. See videos of our previous TIER Talks programs.