Pipe Dream Fall 2012 Issue 16

PIPE DREAM Wednesday, November 7, 2012 | Binghamton University | www.bupipedream.com | Vol. LXXXII, Issue 16

FOUR MORE YEARS Four years ago, hundreds of Binghamton University students celebrated Obama’s first term with an impromptu rally that swept through campus and fireworks set off near Dickinson Community. In 2012, a placid campus quietly watched as Barack Obama coasted to a second term.

More than 150 people, including University President Harvey Stenger, attended a presidential election viewing party in Appalachian Dining Hall Tuesday night. But by 11:30 p.m., only 30 students remained to hear news sources unofficially

announce Obama’s victory.

“There wasn’t fireworks and fan fare but I heard a few scattered “YES“‘s from down the hall,” said Joseph Howard, a sophomore majoring in computer science who watched the election from Dickinson.

In 2008, a member of Binghamton’s New York State University Police recalled seeing more than 500 student supporters of Obama marching from Newing College through the residential communities to the University Union.

“I just heard people walking through Hinman. When they came back around they had eight times as many people,” former

BU student Sterling TimberlakeBrown said in the Nov. 5, 2008 issue of Pipe Dream.

There were no students marching last night, and unlike Obama’s first election, which followed a campaign predicated on promises of change and inspired so many students to action, most students silently soaked in the 2012 elections to see the elected president remain the same.

“Four years ago was the first black president,” said Bill Beuhler, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering.

“Now, it’s the first black president reelected, so the excitement is going to be somewhat less.”

CHICAGO (AP)‚ President Barack Obama heralded his re-election with a call to action early Wednesday, telling Americans that their citizenship doesn't end with their vote and declaring that the "best is yet to come."

Obama offered a call for reconciliation after a divisive election, but defended the freewheeling nature of politics and said big decisions "necessarily stir up passions."

Obama said he wants to meet with Republican rival

Mitt Romney to discuss how they can work together. He says they may have "battled fiercely, but it's only because we love this country deeply."

The president rolled to a second term with more than 300 electoral votes.

Obama spoke to an ecstatic crowd crammed into the cavernous McCormick Place convention center in Chicago's lakefront. Obama appeared about two hours after he was declared the victor in his reelection bid and less than an hour after Romney offered a cordial concession.

The president took the stage with first lady Michelle

Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia.

Romney said earlier that he had called Obama to congratulate him on his victory, adding that he prays "the president will be successful in guiding our nation."

The president's team had projected confidence for days, but nervously watched the election returns roll in Tuesday night. Even as the race appeared to be turning in Obama's direction, the staff was narrowly focused on Ohio, the Midwest swing state where Obama and Republican Mitt Romney competed fiercely.

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Blue tie, but not Obama?

First openly gay senator elected Democratic Representative Tammy Baldwin won Wisconsin’s open seat in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, making her America’s first openly gay senator. Baldwin beat Republican Tommy Thompson, who was considered front runner for the race. Despite being the first openly gay senator, Baldwin’s sexual orientation was a non-issue in the race. Assemblyman Mark Pocan, also openly gay, will succeed Baldwin in her House seat.

Marijuana legalized in two states On Tuesday, Washington and Colorado became the first states to approve measures allowing adults over 21 to use marijuana for any purpose. The drug is still banned under federal law. A similar ballot issue to legalize marijuana in Oregon did not pass. In Massachusetts, voters approved a measure to allow the use of medical marijuana. Voters in Arkansas voted against a measure to legalize the use of medical marijuana.

Puerto Rican majority favors statehood On Tuesday, Puerto Rican citizens voted on a two-part referendum regarding the island’s relations with the United States. The referendum asked voters if they want Puerto Rico’s relations with America to change and, if relations were to change, whether they would want to receive statehood, independence or a “sovereign free association.” Fifty-three percent of voters indicated that they did not want to continue with under the current political status. Sixty-five percent favored statehood, followed by 31 percent for sovereign free association and 4 percent for independence. Puerto Rico held referendums in 1967, 1993 and 1998 regarding the issue of statehood, but this is the first time the option of statehood received a majority vote.

Maine, Maryland legalize gay marriage Maine and Maryland became the first states in American history to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote. The decisions from both states broke a 32-state streak, dating back to 1998, in which same-sex marriage was struck down by every state that voted on it, including Maine itself in 2009.

They will become the seventh and eighth states to legalize gay marriage. Results were still coming in late Tuesday night for Washington and Minnesota, both of which also voted on same-sex marriage.

Power returned to more than 80 percent of Con Edison customers Consolidated Edison said power has been restored to more than 80 percent of its customers who were blacked out in the storm. The utility still had 156,800 customers without power as of Monday, including about 68,000 homes and businesses in suburban Westchester County. Con Edison expects to resolve “the vast majority” of the Sandy-related outages by next weekend, but efforts to get the rest back on line could be hampered by more wet, windy weather expected to hit the coast Wednesday. Early forecasts predicted a chance of rain and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.

In the meantime, the utility asks that people who do have power conserve it by refraining from using non-essential appliances, such as washers and dryers.

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From left: University President Harvey Stenger and students Tim Friedmann, Sarah Glose and Itai Ferber watch the presidential election coverage in Appalachian Dining Hall on Tuesday night.

Police Watch Registration Frustration THURSDAY, NOV. 1, 1:07 p.m. — A 59-year-old male professor reported to Binghamton’s New York State University Police that he had been receiving threatening emails from a student, Investigator Robert Meddleton said. The student had wanted to enter the victim’s class after the add/drop deadline passed, and had been sending the victim emails ever since. The victim chose not to take any action, but wanted a report to be filed.

Fight Club FRIDAY, NOV. 2, 2:30 p.m. — An 18-year-old male student said that he got in a fight with his roommate in College-in-the-Woods’ Oneida Hall, Meddleton said. The victim said that tension had been building between him and his roommate for some time, and that day his roommate had threatened to fight him. The suspect then took the victim’s shoes and threw them against metal shelves in the room, causing everything on the shelves to fall.

The victim chose not to take any action, but wanted a report to be filed.

Erase Me SATURDAY, NOV. 3, 3:54 a.m.— A resident assistant reported to University Police that graffiti had been drawn on the walls on the second floor of Newing College’s Delaware Hall, Meddleton said. The reporter said that graffiti had been drawn on several residents’ eraser boards and on the walls of the floor as well. One of the floor’s room numbers had been colored in black. There were no witnesses and the case is still under investigation. iSteal SATURDAY, NOV. 3, 6:15 p.m. — A 22-year-old male Sodexo worker reported that his phone had been stolen from the Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center, Meddleton said. The victim had left his iPhone on a table at 6:15 p.m., and when he realized he had left it at 6:30 p.m., he found the phone was missing. There were no witnesses and the case is still under investigation.

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How Binghamton students voted on campus

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Are you happy with the outcome of this election?

A) Yes B) No C) Indifferent D) I'm moving to Canada

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Electoral Results for the Presidential Election — Galli, In Response to loosing the electione

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In a dimly lit corner of Consol’s restaurant, Binghamton University student Anthony Galli sat nursing a beer, waiting for the election results for Broome County Legislature.

At 10:12 p.m., Galli announced his loss to Democrat incumbent Daniel Reynolds by a nearly 2-to-1 vote.

Galli, a junior majoring in political science, announced in September that he would run for Broome County Legislator on the Republican and Student Voice Party lines.

Fifteen people attended Galli’s election night viewing party. The event featured free food and live coverage of the presidential election results.

The night began on a high note, with attendees talking, joking and enjoying the food. The little restaurant was covered with posters in support of Galli.

“I woke up this morning and just felt tired, but as soon as I walked in the door, I was so excited to see all the signs, the food, my friends,” Galli said. “It was a source of comfort.”

As the night went on, Galli expressed how the pressure of waiting for the results was affecting him.

“I think — I’m going crazy,” Galli said. “I am excited for what will be, and I am nervous

for what will be. I just want that moment to come, but I don’t want it to come.”

Galli announced the results from each of the polling places as they came in. Despite being behind every time, attendees cheered for the votes he did receive.

When the final results came in, the entire party applauded Galli, followed by a “Rally for Galli” chant.

Galli, looking exhausted and older than he really is, took his loss with stride.

“It was a roller coaster, with a lot of highs and lows,” Galli said. “I’m very grateful to all my friends for being here for me. I never thought that I would be in a position to run in a [county] election at 21.”

Christopher Giamanco, a senior majoring in finance, said he was impressed by Galli’s efforts.

“The event was great, and his entire campaign was incredible,” Giamanco said. “To start a campaign only 4 to 5 months ago is insane.”

Giamanco said he hopes to see Galli run again in the future.

“I hope that he continues to fight, and that he really continues to explore politics,” Giamanco said.

According to Galli, he is uncertain about whether he will run again.

“Who knows what the future will hold?”

Galli said.

Staten Islanders "give back" in Sandy's aftermath

When Hurricane Sandy ravaged Staten Island, Binghamton University student Taryn Ramos was lucky enough to escape with her house largely undamaged — however, only a block away from her stepmom’s house on the South Shore of Tottenville, a collapsed roof killed a 12-yearold girl and her father.

“Closer to the water is where you saw the bad damage, not just trees down,” said Ramos, a junior majoring in psychology.

“There were boats in people’s houses … there were houses where the foundation just gave out.”

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Flooding destroyed the first floor of Ramos’ second home, but she considers the damage insignificant compared to the trail of devastation Sandy left across Staten Island and the rest of the Burroughs.

“Seeing the actual damage made it more real, rather than just hearing about it,” Ramos said. “Seeing the look on people’s faces as they were staring at their destroyed homes, and seeing people crying … it made you feel terrible because nobody was doing anything.”

When she found out about the studentled relief effort at University Plaza (UP), Ramos jumped aboard.

Dana Borrero, a junior double-majoring in economics and political science, and Nick Agostino, a senior majoring psychology, began the drive, “Giving Back from Far Away,” on Oct. 30, the day after Sandy struck New York, to collect supplies to send home.

“My mom actually called me … and she told me how bad [Sandy] was, and one of my really close friends from home told me how devastating it was,” Borrero said. “I just thought it was time to give back to the neighborhood where we grew up.”

Borrero said that the UP office was supportive of the drive and opened up the leasing office as a donation drop-off location.

“Michelle, who runs the leasing office — she’s been a huge help in calling the businesses and getting them to donate,” Borrero said.

Borrero and Agostino solicited donations from local restaurants, including B.L.G.G. Deli, Dunkin’ Donuts, Panera, Nirchi’s, Mario’s Pizza, T.G.I. Friday’s, Applebee’s and Starbucks.

“We just started rapid-calling local businesses,” Borrero said.

Uno Chicago Grill agreed to hold a weeklong fundraiser Nov.9 through Nov. 17, during which the restaurant will donate 20 percent of patrons’ bills to the relief effort, upon the patron’s request.

Borrero and Agostino said the most needed supplies are garbage bags, blankets,

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Left to right: Claudia Brass, Nicholas and Xenia Moulinos and Kimberly Chenkin, of Long Beach charges their cell phones at a Verizon charging station in front of Long Beach city hall along with other people that were affected by Superstorm Sandy. Chenkin's home was flooded with six feet of water.

towels, coats, gloves, masks, cleaning supplies, bottled water, food and baby supplies. Borrero estimated that the drive has already collected more than $7,000 in supplies.

“The least necessary right now are clothes, they’re actually shying away from clothes,” Agostino said.

Five other students helped Borrero and Agostino by calling businesses and organizing bake sales to raise money. The group also set up a We Pay account online to accept donations. Borrero said the group has raised roughly $500 in monetary donations.

Borrero said she hopes more students will get involved in helping the fund.

“We haven’t seen enough students trying to help their hometowns,” Borrero said. “It’s disheartening that more people don’t care.”

She said that the group plans to fundraise as long as possible.

“We’ll keep taking donations as long as people are going to give them,” Borrero said.

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Agostino said that the extent of the damage on Staten Island following Sandy came as a shock to him.

“I never really thought it could happen to Staten Island,” Agostino said. “It’s definitely upsetting because we can’t get there to help … it’s definitely hard to look at.”

Borrero said one of the biggest challenges she faces now is finding a way to transport the donations to Staten Island.

“Some of our shipping costs are being covered by UPS, but nothing close to what we need,” Borrero said. “My dad and uncle are driving up with their trucks this weekend, but if anyone else knows someone who can sponsor shipping or a U-Haul, as big a request as that is, it would be great.”

Ramos dropped off the first carload of donations Sunday.

“I met my dad at the Crossings Mall in Pennsylvania, we switched cars, and he took the truckfull to the FEMA drop-off place,” she said.

She said she is proud of the way Staten Island residents have taken matters into

their own hands in organizing disaster relief.

“I’m very proud of my community for coming together, and I’m even more proud of my friends and classmates Dana and Nick for putting in so much effort,” Ramos said.

“I think it’s amazing to see people give back to the community that they grew up in.”

She said the attitude of Staten Islanders played a role in residents’ success in helping their community.

“I think that it’s kind of ironic that the Staten Island pride in our strange culture that we get made fun of for is the same pride that’s gotten us through this,” Ramos said.

“I think that the public outcry, like on social networking, did make a big difference.”

Donations of supplies are being accepted at UP, BU Undergraduate Admissions, Designing Women and Curl Up and Dye salons in Endicott, Wendy’s in Endicott and at 59 Court St. Downtown.

Hillside talks women's rights on the ballot

Students in Hillside Community discussed modern women’s issues through the scope of the election as part of a resident assistant event Sunday.

About 15 attendees participated in a game of women’s political Jeopardy and discussed some of the terms used in the game, like “glass ceiling,” Lilly Ledbetter, the Augusta controversy and the Equal Rights Amendment.

Kaitlin Voellinger, one of the RA organizers of the event, said she wanted to educate students about women’s rights.

“They’re just kinda caught up in the Democrat or Republican thing, not thinking about specifically women’s rights and women’s needs,” said Voellinger, a junior majoring in women’s studies. “And a lot of when guys hear about that they just say, ‘That’s women’s issues,’ but I think it’s everyone’s issues.”

Amy Kurtzberg, another organizer and a junior majoring in art history, said she believes the attendees learned from the event.

“I’ve spoken to other students

that said they didn’t know a lot of the information, like they didn’t know about the glass ceiling or the Lily Ledbetter act,” Kurtzberg said. “So I think they got a lot out of it and I think they’re more educated, and they’re gonna probably YouTube some videos.”

During Jeopardy, students answered questions about women’s history and about this year’s presidential election. The game also included questions about present conflicts in politics, including who was running for president or vice president, what the Equal Pay Lilly Ledbetter Act is and about recent Republican politicians’ comments about abortion and rape.

Kurtzberg spoke about recent legislation passed by Congress that has affected women’s health, which was one of the main topics of the event.

“Recent bills that have been passed to affect women’s health have put us on a higher pedestal and now I feel we’re taking a step back, or almost back in time, with the issues we brought up in the presentation,” Kurtzberg said.

“We don’t want to sway their vote, we just wanted them to be more aware of the issues.”

Roslyn Buxo, a junior majoring in anthropology, said

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the event was eye-opening.

“It makes me think about the future, things that I should be looking for as I go into the workplace, things that I’m going to face as I get older and even right now as a college student, these are things that I should be paying attention to,” Buxo said.

Voellinger and Kurtzberg said they wanted to inform audience members about the issues without supporting any particular candidate or political party.

“I don’t encourage anyone, I don’t want to persuade anybody, that wasn’t my intention,” Voellinger said. “It was purely giving the information and then people taking that information and doing more.”

Voellinger said, in regards to election issues, that people should be aware of what is going on in the world.

“If something doesn’t seem right, if a woman isn’t being paid the same as a man in the same job, that should spark conversation,” Voellinger said.

“It’s not just about money, and the deficit and jobs, there are real other implications by writing Democrat or Republican on the ballot.”

A panel of four Binghamton University graduate students and alumni talked to BU students Friday about how they can make taking a year off after graduation meaningful.

At the “Extraordinary Ways to ‘Take a Year Off’ After Graduation” event, the panelists represented various volunteer programs, including Teach For America, Peace Corps and Good Shepherd Volunteers.

They shared their experiences, encouraging students to pursue new paths and goals.

Nancy Paul, director of the Career Development Center, helped organize the event with the Center for Civic Engagement. Paul considered the year after graduating from college the perfect time to do something different.

“What I like to do is provide this idea of this being able to be your window of opportunity,” Paul said. “When you are young your personal obligations might be the least amount you might ever have in your life to go have an adventure.”

Nalini Kalanadhabhatta, an AmeriCorps program assistant with Rural Health Service Corps and emergency room technician at Binghamton General Hospital, said students should volunteer for something they are interested in.

“Make the most of your experience if you can,” Kalanadhabhatta said. “Ask questions, ask for more work, ask to do different things if that is what you are interested in, because what you sign up for is not just what you sign up for.”

Julia Gallus, who served in both the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps, was president of both Habitat for Humanity and the Red Cross when she attended Binghamton University. According to Gallus, serving in the Peace Corps was a lifelong dream.

“It is one of the most valuable experiences I have ever had and probably taught me the most about who I am and where I want to be,” Gallus said.

Students asked panelists about the qualifications necessary for the volunteer programs. Ivanna Smith, a graduate student studying student affairs, said students

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A panel of six Binghamton and non-Binghamton graduate students speak at the Career Development Center and Center for Civic Engagement’s annual “Extraordinary Ways to ‘Take a Year Off’ After Graduation” presentation.

will be matched with programs that suit them.

“Most of these programs are looking for leadership qualities,” Smith said. “They want to make sure if we put you in these positions you will be able to thrive.”

Smith also said that students should pursue their passions when looking at programs.

“You need to go back to what you love because if you are doing what you love at the end of the day it really never seems as if it is a job,” Smith said. “It just seems as if something that you love.”

Nearly 70 people attended the event designed for students looking at alternative experiences rather than attending graduate school or finding a job immediately after graduation.

Paul said the high attendance at the event indicated an interest among BU students.

“The fact that a lot of students were here I think [the event] met a need,” Paul said.

“CDC wants students to know that we are here to help them explore all kinds of different options after graduation. We are not just about going into the corporate world. There is a lot of nontraditional and exciting paths after graduation.”

Christie Zwahlen, community engagement coordinator of the Center of Civic Engagement, thought the panelists’ experiences inspired the attendees.

“Hearing about everyone’s story got everyone energized.

It gave people a real range of opportunities,” Zwahlen said.

“We hope that the students saw that there are great benefits to

Take a Year Off Programs Peace Corps Kay Perkins, MA '86 Reach to Teach Avi Gordon '06 Teach for America Stephanie Skiba '07 AmeriCorps Vista Christina Muscatello '08 NYC Civic Corps Jessica Beavers '09 For more information on these programs, visit http://www2.binghamton. edu/career-developmentcenter the programs and there are so many opportunities with these taking a year of experience.”

Amanda King, a senior majoring in sociology, said the event motivated her to look into post-graduation alternatives.

“It made me realize that I should do some more research into the programs,” King said. “Listening to this makes Peace Corps sound a lot more appealing than I originally thought.”

Winter won't freeze over local farmers market

Lauren Hackworth Petersen spoke to an audience of students and faculty Friday about the romantic exoticism associated with ancient Egyptian society and culture.

Petersen was invited as the guest speaker for the continuing Romano Lecture Series. The series, which began in 1988, invites distinguished faculty from all over the country to speak about topics in history centered around the Roman Empire and its influence.

Petersen, an associate professor of Greek and Roman art at the University of Delaware, received her doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000, specializing in ancient Roman art and architecture. She also authored a book on the topic, titled “The Freedman in Rome Art and Art History.”

Tom McDonough, director of the art and art history departments at Binghamton University, introduced Petersen at the event.

“We usually see art as an expression of the elite,” McDonough said. “[Petersen] aims to dismantle that vision, that fictional depiction, through alternative perspectives, specifically how freedmen

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represent themselves through art.”

Petersen first showed a picture of JoAnna Cameron, an actress who starred in the 1970’s television show “The Secrets of Isis.” Cameron’s character was Andrea Thomas, a high school science teacher with magic powers and a secret identity — the Egyptian Goddess/Queen Isis. In the picture, Cameron was fully dressed in Egyptian goddess attire.

“We have an American fascination with Egypt,” Petersen said. “And even today we still have a very healthy appetite for Egyptian culture.”

Petersen said she used this example of an Americanized piece of Egyptian culture to illustrate her point about the nature of history, how it gets interpreted and Rome’s relationship with

Egypt.

“In essence, Isis became a metaphor for Egypt itself,” Petersen said. “Rome saw Isis as exotic and un-Roman, and that is precisely what made her so appealing to the Romans.”

Petersen told the audience that Isis, as an image and a deity, spread to Rome through Mediterranean trade and caught on, eventually permeating Roman culture, influencing their worship, art, architecture and city planning.

She showed an evolution of Isis’ image from various years and locations in Rome to demonstrate how the Romans adopted and changed her image from Egyptian to “Hellenistic” to be accepted by the Roman people. Petersen said the image of Isis and Egyptian culture was warped by religious and political manipulation.

“Religion re-shapes how we view relationships and, from our perspective, religion, politics and history can’t be separated,” Petersen said.

Diviani Chaudhuri, a graduate student studying comparative literature, said Petersen’s lecture was interesting. “[Petersen] was very clear, not too specific and not too jargon-y, you didn’t have to be an Egyptologist in order to — Lauren Petersen appreciate it,” Chaudhuri said.

Associate professor of Greek and “Although, I have been fascinated Roman art at the University of Delaware with Egypt since I was a kid.”

Local farmers and artisans welcomed the winter season Saturday at the Metro Center in Downtown Binghamton with the Otsiningo Winter Farmers Market.

The market is an indoor version of the weekly one that occurs in Otsiningo Park Downtown during the warmer months. The winter market will take place from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month through April.

Shoppers at the indoor farmers market can enjoy locally grown produce yearround through a program called Extended Harvest that offers a winter produce subscription. The winter subscription periodically rations shoppers a portion of produce that was frozen during the peak of its freshness.

In addition to locally grown fruits and vegetables, vendors offer an assortment of organic meats, all-natural honeys, maple syrups, jams, baked goods and natural products.

Among the local vendors was Binghamton University student Natalie Hughes, a senior doublemajoring in environmental science and geology. Hughes works with Volunteers Improving

Neighborhood Environments (VINES), a nonprofit community gardening group. Hughes, who was selling produce Saturday from the VINES urban farm on Tudor Street, is a veteran of both indoor and outdoor Otsiningo Farmers Markets.

“It’s mostly all the same vendors,” Hughes said. “Some of the farmers stop selling for the winter.”

Hughes said the outdoor and indoor markets differ based on what vendors can produce in season.

“The winter market spread is more bread, meats, jams and jellies,” she said. “There are definitely more vegetables at the Otsiningo Outdoor Market.”

Keeping true to the “winter market spread” was Ann Marie Stone, a baker from Maine, N.Y. Stone and her husband sell baked goods at the market for their company, Gimme Cookie.

Stone began selling her allnatural breads and cookies at the Otsiningo market four years ago. She said she believes in supporting local farmers and providing shoppers with highquality goods.

“I like people to read the labels,” Stone said. “The stuff is natural, no preservatives. I use all the best ingredients to make quality products.”

Abby Stevens, a Binghamton

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native and local enthusiast, runs an herbal spa treatment company called Ravenwood Gardens from her home.

“I grow locally myself,” Stevens said. “I try to be as local as possible.”

Stevens began selling her homemade herbal remedies, spa treatments, soaking salts and cough drops at the Otsiningo Farmers Market five years ago and hopes to open her own spa treatment practice one day.

Stevens said it is important to buy local and support regional farmers and producers.

“Keep an open mind,” Stevens said. “With everything that’s going on these days, you kind of have to be self-sufficient.”

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Album Review: "Red" by Taylor Swift Taylor Swift never disappoints. Her latest album “Red” is all about love: the good, the bad, the angry and the sad. Lucky for us, Taylor really changed it up on this album and after listening to it incessantly for the past week, I can definitively say that my favorite thing about it is the variety.

She will always include wonderfully poppy, energetic and dance-able songs such as “22” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” but every other song provides unexpected twists and turns.

Unlike her other albums, which are comprised almost entirely of songs Swift wrote on her own, “Red” features two duets.

As much as I love the Taylor originals, it was interesting to see the way she brought other artists into the mix. In a recent interview, she explained that including duets on her album is something entirely new to her, but she felt it was her responsibility to herself as an artist, and to the fans, to try something different.

Kudos to her, because this latest album is the best of the best. “The Last Time” is a song that features Gary Lightbody of the band Snow Patrol, while “Everything Has Changed” is a duet between Swift and Ed Sheeran, who sings the popular song “The A Team.”

My personal favorites off the new record include “All Too Well,” a story of oncewonderful memories of a relationship gone south that now have a haunting effect on a heart trying to move on, and “Holy Ground,”

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a tale of newfound appreciation and respect for a past relationship. These tracks not only feature captivating lyrics, but unforgettable melodies.

I was most enticed by “Starlight” and “Stay Stay Stay,” because not only is Swift’s obvious energy and enthusiasm contagious, but you truly and almost jealously wish you were there to be a part of these adventures.

With half of the songs over four minutes long, “Red” is an invitation from Swift to experience the raw emotion behind everyday events with a song to suit every mood. Swift is nearly a scientist of human nature and wraps up all common thoughts, feelings and memories into a neat little bundle played for all the world to enjoy. And enjoy we do.

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While fans of Local Natives’ extraordinary debut album, “Gorilla Manor,” are awaiting the launch of their sophomore effort, “Hummingbirds,” at least they can tide themselves over with the release of the album’s first single, “Breakers.” The song’s sound is a change from “Gorilla Manor’s” clear, hyper-percussive

drive, instead focusing on thick atmospherics broken up by chiming guitar lines and light vocals. It is a promising song for the new album, and a refreshing mix-up of styles that assures listeners that “Hummingbirds” will not just be “Gorilla Manor pt. 2,” a tempting route for young bands with such successful debuts.

It does seem to lack some of Local Natives’ defining characteristics, namely their unique song

structure, creative, relatable lyrics, and perhaps most importantly, the communal, brotherly harmonies that defined them in their first album. But fans and newcomers will all appreciate the change of pace and the group’s desire to forge its own path, and not fall prey to the rinse-and-repeat pattern of so many other young bands.

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In contemporary popular music, female vocals are melodic and perfectly mixed to create a middle-of-theroad experience that can chart well. Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Rihanna are getting drunk and brazenly exploiting their sexuality in their singles, while Adele and Beyoncé use love and passion to move the listener. But what about the women who aren’t afraid to be off-putting and strange? Below are four female singers who sacrifice confectionery pop for haunting, stratospheric vocal technique, all beautifully hypnotizing and eerie at the same time. And just in time for Halloween! (We’re a little late to the party. Sorry.)

Elizabeth Fraser Best known for her role as the lyricist and vocalist of the seminal dream pop group Cocteau Twins, Elizabeth Frasier’s soprano range has often been described as angelic and lofty. However, it just as often scans as a nightmarish, dark entity. Much of “Heaven or Las Vegas” and “Treasure,” the group’s two landmark albums, were primarily a contrast between Frasier’s delicate, agile vocal exercises and an impressionistic use of words to convey dark tones.

Tracks like “Lorelai” and “Fifty-Fifty Clown” defined an entire genre of music that continues to grow and change through artists today without uttering a single intelligible sentence. Instead of using language to convey narrative, Frasier wove words together into nonsensical phrases that conveyed emotion, fully embodying the romantic fantasy of dream pop.

Especially Haunting: “Lorelai,” “Pink Orange Red,” “Pandora” Björk Forget about the swan dress, the app album and the SNL parodies. First and foremost, Björk should be honored for her incredible impact on alternative female vocals. Her visceral soprano curlicues are filled with passion at every turn, from her early days with the Sugarcubes to her newest solo album, “Biophilia.” No one can deny her stunning version of “It’s Oh So Quiet,” with its cutesy beginnings which quickly escalate into an all-out manic assault, or her feminist anthem, “Army of Me,” which threatens the listener with its industrial brooding.

Then there’s “Jóga,” where Björk flies above elaborate orchestration with an ethereal roar, eerily capturing emotional confusion in a “state of emergency.” The organic, spontaneous nature of her voice is what makes it so strange and thrilling.

Especially Haunting: “It’s Oh So Quiet,” “Jóga” Victoria Legrand As half of the contemporary duo Beach House, Victoria Legrand is known for her ethereal contralto. Ever since their self-titled debut came out in 2006, Legrand has existed as an intimate vocal powerhouse that has recaptured and revitalized the dream pop era of the eighties. From the first moments of “Saltwater” on the eponymous release to “Irene,” the closer of this year’s “Bloom,” Legrand’s deep, often androgynous vocals have existed in a cloudy, nostalgic world of reverb and echo. As a modern act, Beach House has achieved incremental positive acclaim; each album has been better than the next, and has seen Legrand mastering her resonant voice in ways that pay homage to that first moment of swooning, passionate love in anyone’s teenage years. Her vocal composition is like the ghost of this passion’s past, letting it boil and overflow for the listener in time to any Beach House song.

Especially Haunting: “Gila,” “Master of None,” “Lazuli,” “Walk In The Park” Kate Bush It’s irrefutable that Kate Bush, the British art-pop mastermind that set the stage for so much pop music innovation today, should be mentioned in a list of ghastly voices. “Wuthering Heights,” her 1978 breakout single, introduced Bush to England as a well-read intellectual who wasn’t afraid to reference classic literature in a song. That audacity is what captivated an entire country — Bush’s career was defined by her animated, graceful soprano that lilted through her albums, and her unapologetic interest in tackling controversial subjects such as societal problems in England and the acceptance of homosexuality. She was new and challenging, and immediately raised eyebrows through her spirited vocal delivery. “Wuthering Heights,” “And Dream of Sheep” and “The Fog” are all excellent examples of Bush’s unconventional, creepy voice. At one moment it’s deep and guttural before skyrocketing into a high register of heavenly coos. And while her voice is a constant, driving force, her instrumental background is always in flux, constantly changing the sonic scenery for over 30 years. Not convinced? Listen to her ’80s opus, “Hounds of Love,” and then listen to 2011’s “50 Words For Snow.”

Especially Haunting: “Wuthering Heights,” “And Dream of Sheep,” “Lake Tahoe”

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His victory means many things for the president and the Democratic Party: A vindication of Obamacare, a mandate for a more liberal legislative agenda and most importantly, the security of having a Democratic president in office for another term.

But as champagne flows and victory cheers erupt in Democratic strongholds across the country, a stunned silence is settling over Republicans. Mitt Romney, despite a strong first debate and subsequent polls showing an extremely close race, lost. This is nothing short of a crisis for the Grand Old Party — and it is a crisis largely of their own making.

From Glenn Beck to the more moderate elements of the Party, conventional conservative wisdom was that this was “the most important election ever.” It was a choice between a bold future and a future burdened with debt and government expansion. Now, in their eyes, that future is upon us.

The Republican Party has two choices from here on out. On the one hand, it could follow the trajectory it set itself on four years ago: a hardline, aggressive obstructionist stance in Congress, and the advancement of a radical social agenda. Before the election, Republicans bragged of their intransigence; Grover Norquist’s “no taxes” pledge, signed onto by a slew of Republican politicians, was what the American people wanted,

and saying “no” to anything and everything Democratic was true representation of the public’s opinion.

Finally, the GOP acceptance of the Tea Party as a mainstream element of its party was but an indication of the immoderate stance it increasingly adopted following Obama’s victory in 2008.

Electorally, this strategy manifested in a Romney campaign that drifted progressively right-wards before making a half-hearted attempt to appear moderate in the weeks before the election. In short, the GOP strategy of the past four years, and the one they could continue to pursue if they so choose, has been one that pandered to its base and ignored huge swaths of the population.

In the wake of Obama’s victory, though, conservative strategists may want to rethink such a hardline platform. The American people have spoken, and they appear to have given a big thumbs-down to that strategy.

So, then, what’s the GOP to do? Simply put, it needs to keep pace with the times. The GOP’s voter base — its most extreme demographic, and the one it had been courting — is not particularly diverse. It is overwhelmingly white and male. And, perhaps most importantly, it is elderly.

Now, with the “Graying of America” — the climbing average age of Americans — it would perhaps appear that this focused electoral strategy

would be prudent. But here’s a fact about the elderly — they get older. And they die. And short of voter fraud, it’s pretty hard for dead people to vote.

More than that, the proportion of non-white Americans is skyrocketing: minority births already outpace white birth rates, and it’s only a few short years before the electorate reflects that fact. The GOP has, for the past four years, ignored that fact.

The GOP platform is, in short, an artifact of the past. It ignores the increasingly progressive attitudes of this country. It ignores the fact that young Americans overwhelmingly support gay marriage, are in favor of birth control and abortion and don’t want thousands of immigrants hunted down and deported.

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In light of Obama’s victory, the GOP has two clear choices: it can maintain a demographicspecific, anachronistic social platform that blocks any liberal legislation, or it can be a partner in crafting bipartisan policies that benefit not just one race or class, but America as a whole. The choice is in their hands.

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President Obama sealed his victory Tuesday night, but despite the security he’s gained by winning a second term, several pressing issues will remain completely ignored and unsolved.

CLIMATE CHANGE — Imagine this: Scientists have long warned of an impending climate crisis that could lead to rising sea levels, food shortages and an energy crisis — but over the course of four-and-a-half hours of total debating, the two nominees did not mention the issue once.

Even Hurricane Sandy, the second of two storms this year unprecedented in the northeast for power and destruction, hasn’t prompted any

serious discussion about perhaps our world’s most serious threat. According to a Pew Research poll, two-thirds of Americans believe there is “solid evidence” of global warming, up 10 points since 2009. Forget the science; this is something people care about, and any good leader should lend it some attention.

GUN POLICY — How many college campus shootouts, attempts to assassinate political figures or “Dark Knight Rises” massacres is it going to take to draw some attention to our broken gun laws? When 3,000 Americans were killed on Sept. 11, 2001, we flexed our muscles and declared war. But when more than 30,000 people are killed due to firearms annually, politicians retreat into a corner. It makes sense, then, that only one question was asked about gun policy during this year’s debates — and neither candidate gave an intelligible answer.

And for anyone out there who still

clings to the Second Amendment, here’s some news: It’s 2012, and unless you are part of a “well-regulated militia,” the Constitution does not protect your right to carry around a concealed semi-automatic weapon that didn’t even exist in 1776.

Altogether, our country is home to 300 million privately owned guns, the highest of any country in the world.

Close behind us is our good friend, Yemen.

THE DRUG WAR — If we are good at owning guns, we are even better at imprisoning people. The United States, home to around 5 percent of the world’s total population, is also home to about 25 percent of the world’s prison population, making it the highest in the world.

This phenomenon, of course, is due to one simple factor: our obsession with throwing nonviolent drug users in jail. Ever year, roughly 1.6 million Americans are arrested for drug charges. Since the “War on Drugs”

began in the 1980s, we have seen nothing more than an increase in criminalized Americans who present absolutely no threat to public safety.

Instead, we have more people who cannot find work due to tainted records and more children growing up with parents behind bars.

The legalization of marijuana is a good start, and as we elect a new president there is a good chance Colorado, Washington or Oregon will achieve that goal. Regardless, any of those state laws will still be in violation of federal law, which still treats marijuana as one of the most dangerous substances out there. If the debates are any indication, the two candidates for president could not care less.

— Jess Coleman is a freshman majoring in human development.

The Future is closer than you The year is 2025. A classroom of first-graders sits rapt with attention as their instructor asks the age-old question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

The first child stands up, ready to share his ambitions: “When I grow up, I’d like to be a technologically enhanced being with the power to manipulate my natural environment with the blink of an eye, upload my consciousness to a super network and roam virtual worlds of my choosing for the rest of eternity.”

No child in the classroom is perturbed. They’re distracted by a series of holograms occupying the space as the first child speaks. He is using said holograms to illustrate his points as he addresses them one by one.

The instructor scoffs. “Next time, try to be a bit more

original.”

This scenario seems to be the stuff of a strange, artsy science fiction film. In fact, this is exactly the world we can expect to see develop during our lifetimes. While the remainder of the 21st century seems bleak given environmental, economic and military crises, hope is offered in the form of a phenomenon known in futurist communities as “the Singularity.”

The Singularity is a fundamental turning point in human history. It is the moment when technological evolution outpaces that of biological evolution. We will be able to transcend our biological intelligence and enter into a new era in which nearly anything is possible.

We will augment our brains with the capability to absorb limitless information.

The argument that the Singularity is impending is outlined in several books by

the celebrated scientist and inventor Ray Kurzweil.

Kurzweil argues that, given the exponentially increasing pace of technological development, we will soon be able to reverse engineer the human brain and perfect it to create a superintelligent being. We will also be able to create nano-bots with the capability to operate within our own bodies, altering our DNA to prevent disease and reverse the process of aging.

Already we are seeing the effects of rapid technological change in our society.

Google released a video of “Google Glasses” — replacing the mobile phone with a communication device that operates hands free, augmenting the vision of the user with updates and infusing the outside world with information. For example, the user would be able to identify the make, model and price of a vehicle by merely looking at it with the glasses. These glasses

are an example of technology becoming cheaper and more widely available at a rapid pace.

Many people argue that the ideas of Singularitarians are outlandish and defy physical limits.

Skeptics say the Singularity is in the distant future, provided we outlast destruction of natural resources or nuclear war. Even those who can accept the valid arguments for the Singularity react with fear. Technophobes envision a Terminator-style scenario in which our creations usurp us. Some envision a race of cyborgs devoid of humanity.

To these detractors, I point to the obvious benefits of the Singularity — death becoming obsolete, alleviation of suffering in the form of disease or hunger and the possibility of truly understanding the universe. Ultimately, it is the nature of human beings to adapt, to evolve, to manipulate and to comprehend. Let us stand atop the old world and look confidently towards a new one.

— Molly McGrath is a sophomore double- majoring in political science and history.

As part of the School of Management’s “continuous improvement” philosophy, which caters to the needs of students, Dean Upinder Dhillon recently announced an initiative to supplement the traditional classroom setting with an optional online version of Statistics for Management. The self-learning format will be provided spring semester, allowing students to take as much time as needed to engage with the content at an individual pace.

This small experiment in the future of learning is an important step in the school’s ambitious goal to distinguish itself among the premier public business schools.

Salman Khan, the visionary behind Khan Academy and its expanding archive of online instructional videos, has changed the way we as students, adults and global citizens must approach individual, long-term learning. Our increasing access to technology means we have an opportunity to learn anywhere, from the comfort of our homes to remote destinations halfway around the world. We now have the means to reinforce entire subject areas from start to finish, free of charge.

Khan gave an analogous description of deficit learning during a TED talk: “You’re an 80 percent bicyclist, so I put a big C stamp on your forehead, and then I say here’s a unicycle.” And while this seems absurd, the vast majority of our education system is based on the one-size-fits-all model in which students either retain the lecture or accumulate foundational gaps over the years.

The general theory behind the — Justin Kalin Khan Academy and online learning undeclared sophomore. is that one graduates to the next

For BU Students Looking to Study, Woefully Few Options One often finds oneself walking around good ol’ Glenn G. Bartle Library for longer than anticipated. Ever expect to go to a spot, sit down with your coffee and study, only to find out that someone is sitting in the empty seat you had envisioned? What do you do when people resort to sitting in the aisles, begin their “group meetings” RIGHT next to you, or the worst: when people just can’t be quiet?

trying to find a quiet place to study or a place where they are allowed to congregate with people for a meeting or study session.

Both are reasonable goals you should hope to be able to achieve within the library. One where you can study in a quiet area, and one which allows you to collaborate with your peers.

Unfortunately, these needs are hard to meet when there are people crammed into every nook and cranny of Bartle. The library’s resources are far too limited to accommodate us.

Bartle is open 24 hours Monday through Thursday.

Fridays the study areas close around 8 p.m., Saturday they’re open from noon until 8 p.m. and Sundays Bartle opens its Well, my friends, that is doors at noon. This schedule basically Bartle Library in a accommodates student and nutshell. It is teeming with faculty “weekend” schedules, students who seem to be lost as they most likely do not want between the floors, desperately to be in the library Friday and

Saturday evenings. However, many students take time on the weekends to tend to their studies, especially when they are bombarded with coursework throughout the week.

Fortunately, for those in the know, there are other study

resources at our disposal: the Science Library and the University Downtown Center.

Monday through Thursday, the Science Library is open from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and the UDC opens its doors at 8 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m. That seems fair … right?

After all, they aren’t the “main campus libraries,” so we shouldn’t expect them to be open 24 hours like Bartle.

Right?

It is quite inconvenient that both are only open until 5 p.m. on Friday and closed on Saturdays altogether. The UDC’s information commons are available to students from noon until 5 p.m. on Sundays, and the Science Library is open Sundays noon to 9 p.m.

This requires students at the Science Library to pick up all their belongings on Sunday at promptly 8:59 p.m. to walk over to Bartle, which is packed with

concept by proving mastery, not partial understanding, of the presented material.

Khan’s teaching method has profound implications for millions of people in emerging markets that may have an Internet connection but limited access to a formal, uninterrupted education.

Although web-based learning cannot entirely replace instructor interaction and feedback, in many cases it could be the difference between a basic business education and nothing at all.

But the proceeding idea for massive open online courses (MOOCs) is not just an abstraction of socially minded do-gooders.

This is the beginning of a shift in higher education, signed on to by elite institutions and backed by their non-profit spinoffs such as edX, Udacity and in the case of Coursera, a partnership of 33 universities providing more than 200 MOOCs to an enrollment of 1.7 million students.

Without a clear revenue stream, the open-source platform does face challenges. However, while the traditional four-year, brick-and-mortar campus is here to stay, there is a real possibility that online courses will become licensed for certification or transfer credit similar to AP exam scores, which could save thousands of dollars in overhead and non-value-added teaching instruction per student.

Although the School of Management may not be offering MOOCs just yet, it appears the school is preparing to join the ranks of a “commoditized business education,” one that is powerful in reach and content value by combining the best aspects in the overall online trend. By offering this highly effective and demanded service with a sustainable profit model, Binghamton will continue to provide its students with a more comprehensive educational experience moving forward.

over-tired students scrambling to meet deadlines.

This University needs the tools to make sure our students can thrive. Why not keep the University Downtown Center and Science Library open longer to make the resources we need available to us when we need them? We can afford to pay the one UPD officer who is at the door of the UDC to stay down there a little longer. Or here’s a crazy idea: employing our own students who desperately need a job to work at these libraries throughout the night.

Either way, there is a paucity of study spaces open when students need them. There are easy fixes; it’s time for Binghamton to employ them.

— Julia Baschiera is a junior majoring in human development.

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Bearcats tied for second after weekend split

By Melissa Edelblum The season has come down to the wire for the Binghamton University volleyball team. After sweeping University of Hartford (25-18, 25-18, 25-16) on Friday to set up a Sunday battle for first place with University at Albany, the Great Danes spoiled senior day for the Bearcats with a fourset victory (20-25, 27-25, 23-25, 20-25).

Locked in a four-team tie for second place, Binghamton (1017, 7-4 America East) now needs to beat Stony Brook University in Sunday’s regular season finale to guarantee the Bearcats a spot in the four-team America East tournament, pending the results of other conference games.

In Friday’s game against the Hawks (8-18, 2-8 America East), the Bearcats fell behind 0-4 early in the first set before taking control. A pair of kills from sophomore outside hitter Kristin Hovie pushed the Bearcats into a 12-12, and a subsequent 7-2 Binghamton run gave the Bearcats a lead they didn’t relinquish. They took the first set 25-18 and the second set by the exact same score.

The Hawks battled to stay alive in the third set, jumping out to an early 6-4 lead, but Binghamton quickly pushed ahead. Up 1412, the Bearcats recorded three straight kills to cushion their lead. The Hawks proved unable to climb back from the deficit as the Bearcats took the set, 25-16, and the match, 3-0.

Hovie racked up 13 terminations that night, while junior middle hitter Grace Vickers and senior middle blocker Alex Roland combined for 14 kills and 4 blocks. BU hit at .350 compared to Hartford’s .147 hitting percentage.

“Friday night against Hartford, we played well,” Binghamton head coach Glenn Kiriyama said. “We blocked well, hit well and played some good defense. It was great to see a good

team effort.”

Despite the end result, Sunday’s game against first-place Albany (11-14, 8-2 America East) proved to be a tight battle.

After dropping the first set, Binghamton used a 12-3 run to climb back from an eight-point deficit and capture a slim 22-21.

The Great Danes regained the advantage and threatened to take the set, but the Bearcats fought off set point twice before embarking on a 3-0 run that sealed the victory. Binghamton registered a .500 hitting percentage in the frame and notched 23 kills, seven of which came from senior outside hitter Iva Partaleva, who recorded a match-high 20 kills on the night.

After leading 21-20 in the third set, Binghamton was downed by a 4-1 Albany run and never saw the lead in the fourth in final set.

Albany took the match, 3-1.

Sophomore Amanda Dettmann totaled 55 assists and 10 digs en route to recording her fourth consecutive doubledouble.

“It was a tough match, but the outcome was just not there,” junior libero Xiomara Ortiz said.

Sunday’s match marked the final regular season home game for the team’s three seniors: Roland, Partaleva and defensive specialist Jordyn Suhr.

“We’re going to miss our seniors so much,” Ortiz said.

“They were an amazing part of the team and impacted us greatly.”

The Bearcats are set to take on Stony Brook this Sunday on the road in their final regular season conference game. Binghamton topped the Seawolves 3-2 at home when the teams first met on Oct. 12. BU and Stony Brook are currently tied for second place in the conference, alongside University of Maryland, Baltimore County and University of New Hampshire, all remaining in the race for a playoff berth. ”I think that the team is ready for the next game,” Partaleva

By the Numbers

4 The number of teams currently locked in a second-place tie in the AE volleyball standings with one game remaining on BU’s regular season schedule.

24 The number of turnovers the men’s basketball team forced against Susquehanna on Saturday.

52 The number of seconds remaining in overtime when Stony Brook’s Will Casey notched the game-winner in Satuday’s men’s soccer quarterfinal game.

1:47.65 The new program record time set by Melissa Lindahl, Corinne Zotter, Shannon Lampe and Caitlin Kelly in the 200 medley relay over the weekend.

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Senior Iva Partaleva recorded a match-high 20 kills in Sunday’s Senior Day game against University at Albany. Her seven kills in the second frame helped Binghamton to its lone win in the match.

said. “We had a good game against Stony Brook here, so it’s going to be even harder there.

We have seven days to prepare, so we are ready to practice hard and play.”

The match at Stony Brook is set to begin at noon on Sunday at Pritchard Gym.

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The Binghamton University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams dropped their second home dual meet of the season to University of Massachusetts Amherst over the weekend. After trailing by two at the end of the first day, the men’s team fell to the defending Atlantic 10 Conference champion Minutemen by a final score of 191-126 on Saturday. The women, who held an 18-point deficit at the end of Friday, were topped by a final score of 196.5122.5.

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The women’s squad jumpstarted the meet Friday night with a record-breaking victory in the 200 medley relay. Senior Melissa

Lindahl and sophomores Corinne Zotter, Shannon Lampe and Caitlin Kelly recorded a 1:47.65 finish to snap the previous record by just under a second. The men’s team would later notch a win of its own in the same event when the foursome of senior Tim Cabasino and freshmen Eric Farm, Kevin Ling and Brian McKenna edged out the UMass squad by .04 of a second.

Kelly and Cabasino each recorded individual wins in the 50 free for the second straight time this season. McKenna took silver in the event for the men, marking the second consecutive time the Bearcats have registered a one-two finish in the 50 free.

On Saturday, Cabasino notched his second individual gold of the weekend, taking the 100 fly with a time of 51.19. In the 100, McKenna topped reigning Atlantic 10 champion Hao Luong with a 52.53 finish. McKenna took second in the 100 free.

Zotter and Lindahl highlighted the women’s individual performances on the second day as Zotter cruised to gold in the 100 breast and captured second in the 200 breast and Lindahl took first in the 200 back and second in the 100 back. Kelly and senior Karissa Gorman also registered secondplace finishes for the women in the

100 free and 1000 free, respectively.

For the men, Ling, freshman Tommy Cummings and senior Andrew Ellman each captured individual silvers on Saturday.

Ling, who finished third in the 100 breast, took second place in the 200 breast. After finishing in second in the 200 IM on Friday, Cummings captured second in the 400 IM on Saturday while recording a thirdplace finish in the 200 breast.

Ellman registered a second-place finish in the 100 breast with a finish of 1:00.11.

The Bearcats are scheduled to return to action on Saturday for their first away meet of the season against Drexel University. The event is set to begin at 1 p.m. at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.

BU vs. Drexel Date: Nov. 10 Location: Daskalakis Athletic Center Time: 1 p.m.

BU pushes past Mansfield in season-opening exhibition Erik Bacharach New faces shone and new roles were established as the Binghamton University women’s basketball team opened up its 2012-13 campaign with a 70-45 preseason victory over Mansfield University at the Events Center on Tuesday night.

“It was a good first win,” head coach Nicole Scholl said.

“It was nice to get the kinks out in a live situation. Up until now we just had the one scrimmage so it was good to get out on the floor finally and start the season. Obviously, [there are] a lot of things for us to work on, but I thought we made some good adjustments in the second half and were finally able to

build a little bit on our lead.”

Binghamton struggled out of the gates against Mansfield, falling behind 9-6 in the opening five minutes of play. But junior guard Stephanie Jensen, who scored the Bearcats’ first nine points, caught fire early on. She hit her third consecutive threepointer with 14:42 left, tying the score at 9-9.

“I think I have to give credit to my teammates who were really good at finding me and having trust in me to make my shots,” Jensen said. “It’s all about confidence when you’re a shooter, so right now I’m just feeding off of them. As long as they keep giving me the ball, I’m going to keep shooting. “ Mansfield would score the next five points, but Binghamton would go on a 21-7

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run from there to carry a 30-21 lead into halftime.

“We have to get used to coming out,” senior forward Kara Elofson said about the team’s performance early in the first half. “We had people who hadn’t started before so I think once we get used to it and once we get more confident, the first five minutes will be better.”

In the second half, the Bearcats looked more in rhythm and began piling it on against their Division II opponent.

Binghamton went on a 13-5 run in the first six minutes of the half to extend its lead to 4324. Freshman Kandace Newry, who finished with 11 points, had eight consecutive points during that stretch, including two three-pointers.

While BU managed just 30 points in the first half on 31.4 percent shooting, the Bearcats netted 40 points in the second on 48.5 percent shooting.

“We have a lot of new players, five new freshmen, so I feel like it was a little bit of nerves, it was a little bit of excitement,” junior guard Jasbriell Swain said about her team’s shaky start. “And I feel like after we

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got past that first half, the second half we did a whole lot better.”

Jensen finished with 14 points, including four threepointers. Swain also had 14 points in addition to nine rebounds and eight steals.

Elofson chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds, while freshman forward Morgan Murphy finished with five points on 2-6 shooting.

Without their top three scorers from last season, much of the Bearcats’ offensive responsibilities fall on the shoulders of Swain, who finished fourth on the team in scoring last year. But Swain cited Jensen’s performance on Tuesday as an example of how different players on the team are capable of stepping up and filling the roles that departing players left empty.

“We have a lot of different things to offer,” Swain said.

File Photo “We can’t really be those One of three seniors on the 2012-13 squad, Kara Elofson notched 11 points and exact people that our seniors seven rebounds in Tuesday’s win over Mansfield. were last year, but I feel like everybody’s coming together about the whole team.” p.m. this Saturday at the Reilly as a unit and trying to fill those The Bearcats are set to begin Center. shoes and be a better team. It’s their regular season against St. not just about one person; it’s Bonaventure University at 1

Binghamton knocks off Susquehanna in exhibition Ashley Purdy

The Binghamton University men’s basketball team inaugurated its Tommy Dempsey coaching era with a rocky 63-46 exhibition win over Division III Susquehanna University on Saturday.

The slow first half concluded with the Bearcats gaining a mere five-point advantage over the Crusaders at 28-23, but Binghamton picked up its level of play in the second half, jumping to a 4830 lead with 11:59 left and subsequently refusing Susquehanna to fare any closer than 15 points.

The Bearcats posted a solid defensive effort, forcing 24 turnovers and accumulating nine steals and two blocks. Though a bit slower offensively, they managed to sink 12 of 29 threepointers and 22 of 53 shots overall.

Dempsey, who was hired as Binghamton’s head coach last May, said that he thought the team could pull some positives from the exhibition game.

“Susquehanna is a team who historically scores a lot of points,” he said. “They’re very well-coached offensively and normally are a team that scores 75 points a game, so I thought

our defense was really good.”

Binghamton senior guard Mike Horn dominated the Bearcats’ defensive sphere, totalling seven rebounds and two steals, as well as playing a large role in forcing Susquehanna’s turnovers.

Though the Bearcats appeared sloppy at times, Dempsey didn’t seem preoccupied with the mistakes that inevitably accompany a team’s preliminary stages.

“It takes time to put something together when you’re coming in and you have mostly new players and all new coaches,” he said. “We’re going to be sloppy at times, and we’re going to turn over the ball at times as we get a feel for each other. Our goal is that, as time goes on, we get better and better at taking care of the ball. But it’s something that I know will be a problem early on until we’re comfortable with one another.”

Dempsey was also realistic about the team’s offensive sore spots. He mentioned he is known as an offensiveminded coach and that his teams have historically been better known for offense than defense.

“We’re not clicking on all cylinders yet offensively; we haven’t spent the time at that end of the floor,” Dempsey said. “I think we’ll be a very good

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offensive team in time, but right now, as we’re building our foundation in a new program, we’re going to build it on defense and toughness.”

Senior guard Jimmy Gray, who had 13 points and a game-high seven assists, said that although this year’s team is different than last year’s, he felt comfortable on the court in Saturday’s exhibition.

“The energy was there, with the staff as well as with the team,” he said.

“The guys had a good chemistry on the court and got good vibes coming off the coaches.”

Although all 11 eligible Binghamton players got time on the floor, Gray, junior guard Rayner Moquete, Horn, senior forward Taylor Johnston, freshman guard Karon Waller and junior forward Roland Brown logged the most minutes.

“This is still a time of the year where everybody needs a chance,” Dempsey said. “I need to evaluate players in game situations. Practice is great, but there’s nothing like the games. It takes time to find the right mix, especially because we have no history together.”

Saturday’s standouts included Moquete, who shot 6-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-6 on three-pointers to lead the team with 17 points, and Johnston, who tallied a team-high three steals and shot 3-of-4 both from the floor and the threepoint line.

With about six minutes left in the game, Moquete got tangled up with a Crusader and fell. He subbed out and was seen with ice on his left ankle.

Dempsey said that the decision to pull Moquete was precautionary and he didn’t anticipate the injury being significant.

Looking forward, Dempsey seemed confident that the team could build on the tactics it began to establish this game to improve throughout the season.

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Rayner Moquete tallied a game-high 17 points in his Binghamton debut, propelling the Bearcats to a 63-46 victory over Susquehanna University.

“We have the inside presence, we have the shooters spreading the court and we try to play very unselfishly,” he said. “The 15 assists was a positive, the 20 turnovers a negative, so back to work

tomorrow.”

The Bearcats are set to open their season on Friday at Loyola University Maryland. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Reitz Arena.

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If one word could sum up the manner in which the Binghamton University men’s soccer team’s season ended, ‘heartbreaking’ would do.

The Bearcats (6-11-1, 2-6 America East) were narrowly beaten by Stony Brook University (11-5-1, 4-3 AE), 5-4 in overtime, in the quarterfinal stage of the America East tournament on Saturday. Stony Brook junior midfielder Will Casey scored the game-winner in the last minute of overtime to settle an enthralling encounter that the Bearcats had at one point led 4-2.

“We had done so well to get back into the game after we went down 1-0 and 2-1,” Binghamton head coach Paul Marco said. “We fought hard. And then when we were 4-2 up, I never thought we would lose the game, even when they scored their goal to make it 4-3. I thought we would still win the game. Overall, it was a heartbreaking defeat because I thought we played well enough to win the game.”

BU went into the game on the back of five straight losses in America East play, and things did not start well for the Bearcats at LaValle Stadium. In the 10th minute, SBU freshman midfielder Alejandro Fritz found senior forward Raphael Abreu with a cushioned pass in the box, and Abreu tapped the ball into the goal from about three yards out to give the Seawolves an early lead. The Bearcats responded with

a goal of their own five minutes later from senior midfielder Adam Whitehead, who lashed in a magnificent effort from more than 30 yards out that found the top corner.

Stony Brook went ahead again in the 27th minute with a goal from Fritz before Binghamton equalized for the second time seven minutes prior to halftime with another long-range strike.

Senior captain back Trey Jasenski’s 25-yard effort hit the underside of the crossbar but crossed the goal line as it bounced back down and into the net.

finished neatly from outside the box to put BU ahead.

A minute after the hour mark, BU extended its lead to 4-2. Whitehead and Keegan were involved again in the buildup and ultimately the midfielder’s cross set up sophomore forward Steven Celeste, who headed the ball into the open goal from close range.

But with just under 20 minutes to go, BU let the two-goal lead slip away as the Seawolves rallied back to take the game to extra time.

In the 74th minute, a free kick delivery from Stony Brook senior midfielder Kyle Schlesinger made a long way into the box and found senior midfielder Leonardo Fernandes, who tapped the ball in.

With a minute go, the Bearcats defense was exposed again as a scramble inside the box ended with Fritz pouncing to score his second goal of the game and make the score line read 4-4.

The game remained tied until the last minute of the first period of overtime. It was yet another set piece that unlocked the Binghamton defense, as an inswinging freekick from Fernandes caused confusion in the box. The loose ball eventually bounced onto the feet of Casey, who slammed it home to end the Bearcats’ season.

Marco said he believes the —Paul Marco Head Coach team’s failure to defend in the penalty area ultimately cost the Bearcats the game.

With the momentum in their “I just didn’t think we defended favor, the Bearcats came out of well in the box,” he said. “We the halftime break and took the didn’t defend individually very lead for the first time in the 48th well. The fourth and fifth goals minute. Whitehead’s pass found were from loose balls into the senior forward Jake Keegan, who box. Their guys were fortunate

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they got to it first. I thought we should have done better with the initial balls in.”

In his farewell season, Keegan finished the year with 11 goals in 24 games, and Whitehead tied his career-high number of assists with seven. Keegan earned America East First Team All-Conference honors for his play throughout the season. He also was named to the conference’s all-academic team.

Marco praised the graduating team members for their contributions to the program and said that the team will sorely miss them.

“Their success cannot be measured by the wins and losses they had on the field, but on who they are and what they brought to the team, and the manner in which they conducted themselves on and off the field,” Marco said.

“That is a terrific group of guys, and I wish them the best of luck.”

Freshman goalkeeper Stefano Frantellizzi also received conference honors, earning a spot on the America East All-Rookie Team.

Ultimately, Marco said he is pleased to have won one more game than last season, and he said the team’s displays throughout

the season have left him looking forward to next season with optimism.

“I think the team is back on the right track, moving in the right direction,” he said. “One thing this year has taught us is that we are a pretty good team. We can move the ball around. We are attractive and athletic. We need to learn to complete games and finish teams — that is one area that we have to adjust through offseason and spring season, but I think that is just part of maturity and growth, and … a little bit of luck, as well.”

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Diamond became the first baseball player out of Binghamton University to reach the Major Leagues when he was called up by the Twins in 2011.

After starting seven games for the Twins in his debut season, Diamond registered 27 starts in 2012, his first full season in the majors. The lefthander led the team in wins, starts and innings pitched and finished the year with a 12-9 record and a 3.54 ERA. Diamond was the only member of the Twins to record a complete-game shutout this season when he gave up three hits against the Cleveland Indians on July 27. His 90 strikeouts were good for second on the team and his 1.24 WHIP ranked 12th in the American League.

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SBU captures America East title This past weekend, the Seawolves became the first No. 6 seed to win the America East women’s soccer tournament and just the third team to top the league’s No. 1 seed in the championship game. Winning the championship earned the Seawolves the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Stony Brook defeated University of New Hampshire in the quarterfinals and the University of Maine in the semifinals with scores of 2-1. In the championship on Sunday, a 13th-minute goal by junior forward Larissa Nysch proved to be the difference against University of Hartford.

The Seawolves are set to visit the University of Maryland on Saturday for the first round of the NCAA tournament. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Ludwig Field.

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