Fall 2013 Issue 19

Singer Mary Lambert performed a set of moving, piano-based songs, including one new song, at an RPU-organized concert on Tuesday.

See page 7

PIPE DREAM Friday, November 15, 2013 | Binghamton University | www.bupipedream.com | Vol. LXXXIV, Issue 19

Ivy League performance

University bookstore getting a facelift Upgrades include mural, Clinique booth, seating area Jeremy Bernstein News Intern

The Binghamton University Bookstore is in the middle of a renovation process that is set to be completed by Jan. 15.

The renovation will include soft seating in the store’s upstairs section and café-style seating outside of the first floor entrance as well as converting the upstairs exchange and buyback window into a new display case. There will also be a Bearcat mural and a new Binghamton University Bookstore sign for the store’s first floor entrance.

Peter Napolitano, director of auxiliary services, is in charge of the renovation and said he was most excited Ari Kramer/Sports Editor

See STORE Page 6

Freshman forward Nick Madray battles Cornell freshman center David Onuorah at tipoff. Madray scored a career-high 23 points in Binghamton’s come-from-behind win on Wednesday night.

BU loses cycling Lab discusses hunger championship

Binghamton University fell short in the national championship round of the Interactive Fitness Fall Frenzy cycling competition, taking second place to Louisiana State University.

Interactive Fitness pit universities against each other to clock the most miles on their Expresso stationary bikes, which feature screens that take riders on interactive virtual tours as they steer through the course. BU’s

Expresso bikes are located at FitSpace in the East Gym. The final round of the contest lasted 48 hours, ending at midnight Tuesday. FitSpace remained open all night, and any adult with a New York State ID could help the effort.

In the end, BU accumulated 3,103 miles — but it wasn’t enough to overcome LSU’s 3,349 miles.

Top cyclers for BU were Wulf Kansteiner (264 miles), Chris Griffin (234 miles), Felix Brecht (182 miles) and Asher Radensky (168 miles).

35,000

Adults

Million Pounds Olivia Tonin/Contributing Photographer

Students and community members crowd the Violet Room of Lost Dog Café Tuesday evening. Speakers from the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Food Service Department and the city of Binghamton spoke about programs that fight hunger in Broome County and the surrounding area.

Required amount needed to provide each Broome County citizen living below the poverty line with one meal a day

2

Areas of Binghamton described as "food deserts" Contributing Writer

Photo Provided

Child

7

Margaret-Rose Roazzi

Cyclists pedal toward a second-place spot in the Interactive Fitness Fall Frenzy competition. FitSpace in the East Gym stayed open all night during the final round, which lasted 48 hours.

Population below poverty line in Ithaca and Binghamton 72,000

Louisiana State University pedals to Fall Frenzy title Staff Reports

Poverty Stats

The Violet Room at the Lost Dog Café was filled Tuesday evening with talk about programs that fight hunger in Broome County and the surrounding area.

Speakers from the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Food Service Department and the city of Binghamton addressed how their respective programs work to ensure that no one in Broome County goes hungry.

One upcoming program that was discussed was the Many Hands Food Co-op, set to open in 2014. The Coop will provide basic groceries and

healthy products to Binghamton residents, encouraging them to buy healthy foods while also supporting local farmers and creating jobs.

Natasha Thompson, CEO and president of Food Bank of the Southern Tier, began the evening by pointing out the silent nature of hunger in the United States.

“When we talk about hunger in the United States, we’re really talking about what’s known as food insecurity,” Thompson said. She explained that when households finish paying housing, transportation, day care and medical expenses, “they may or may not have enough money at the end of the month to pay for food.”

Thompson’s pantry serves six

counties, which include Ithaca and Binghamton. In these areas alone, 72,000 people live at or below the poverty line with 35,000 children getting free or reduced price lunches.

To provide each Broome County citizen living below the poverty line with one meal a day would require over seven million pounds of food, according to Thompson.

“Last year my food bank distributed 7.8 million pounds here in the region with almost two million going to Broome County, so you can see that there is a tremendous gap,” Thompson said.

Ray Denniston, special project

See FOOD Page 4

Million Pounds Amount distributed in Broome County last year.

% of Children living in Poverty

20% NY State

43%

Binghamton

www.bupipedream.com | November 15, 2013

NEWS

2

K C Chabad's Big Fat JewishMO Wedding Carla Sinclair Contributing Writer It might have been fake, but the “My Big Fat Jewish (mock) Wedding” was a real good time.

The event, held by Chabad at Binghamton University every three or four years, was meant to introduce traditional Jewish culture to students.

“We organized the event for its educational value,” said Rivkah Slonim, co-director at Chabad. “A Jewish wedding is rich in custom, and many students haven’t been to one before. It’s educational, and

Kendall Loh/Photo Editor

Students participate in “My Big Fat Jewish (mock) Wedding” at the Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life at Binghamton University on Murray Hill Road Thursday night.

The aim of the event was to educate students about the Jewish marriage ceremony.

it’s fun.”

The ceremony was held Thursday evening at the Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life at Binghamton University on Murray Hill Road. It featured all the culture, prayer and dance of a Jewish wedding — just without the actual marriage.

To the unknowing spectator, the event might have seemed like a real wedding. It began with a genderseparated cocktail hour complete with hors d’oeuvres. Volunteers, composed of Chabad frequenters, dressed up in costume as elderly aunts and uncles.

Decorations, including pillars and flowers, were donated by local businesses looking to get involved.

“I think it’s a really cool way to see a Jewish wedding, how it works, what the traditions are,” said Ilana Ben-Ezra, a senior majoring in history. “And the people are really getting into it, it’s a good time.”

Following the cocktail hour was the wedding in the sanctuary.

The groom was wearing a kittel, a traditional garment worn by Jewish men during their wedding and other important religious ceremonies, including Yom Kippur — the Jewish day of atonement.

“The wedding day is considered the most important day for the bride and groom,” Slonim said. “They wear the kittel on Yom Kippur after marriage — the wedding day is the Yom Kippur of their lives.”

The only thing missing from the ceremony were the rings. The event included many traditional aspects of a Jewish wedding like a ketubah, the marriage contract, and a chuppah, the bridal canopy. The ceremony concluded with the breaking of the glass, which is a staple of most Jewish wedding ceremonies that symbolizes the destruction of the Temple in ancient Jerusalem. Also

true to tradition, food and dancing followed immediately.

“They spoke in Hebrew, so I didn’t really understand a lot of it,” said Omer-Salih Yilmaz, a junior majoring in history. “But that’s why I went, to learn more about the culture.”

The wedding drew a diverse crowd to the center.

“It’s an eclectic group of people,” Slonim said. “Some who come to meetings regularly and some who just heard about it and wanted to have a good time.”

Ashley John, a senior majoring in integrative neuroscience, said she

came to the event not knowing what to expect. “[I had] never been to a Jewish wedding,” she said. “It was a joyful festival. That’s the only way I can describe it.”

The event was an evening full of ancient Jewish customs and education.

“I was very fascinated by their traditions,” said Justin Lindenthaler, a sophomore majoring in economics. “I was impressed that these practices have survived so long.”

PAGE III Friday, November 15, 2013

Pipe Line

Dancing with the stars

Local News NY auctioning off old trucks, highway equipment New York state is cleaning out its garage. The state Office of General Services will hold an auction for old, surplus vehicles and highway equipment in the Southern Tier.

The trucks and other vehicles and equipment will be sold Nov. 20 in Binghamton and Nov. 21 in Sidney, just east of Binghamton. More information about the state’s latest auction of surplus material can be found at the state’s online store (nysstore.com). The state routinely sells vehicles, office equipment and even vacant land and buildings.

Nevada assemblyman marries longtime partner in DC Nevada Assemblyman Andrew Martin says he married his longtime domestic partner over the weekend in Washington, D.C. The Las Vegas Democrat tied the knot with Dana Barooshian on Sunday as part of a fundraising event for the nonprofit Helping Our Brothers and Sisters. The organization assists and mentors gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender veterans and youth. The two men say they met in 1985 in the student government at Binghamton University, and made a lifelong commitment to each other a year later. They say they decided to get legally married after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and after numerous states legalized same-sex marriage. Nevada doesn’t recognize same-sex marriage, so the couple held their ceremony in the nation’s capital, where it is legal.

Xindi Tian/Contributing Photographer

Helar Aricaya, a junior majoring in biochemistry, and Winny Sun, a sophomore majoring in biochemistry, practice their ballroom dance skills Thursday evening.

The Ballroom Dance Club holds open practices every Thursday from 7-9 p.m.

National Universities Penn State frats hit with anti-Semitic graffiti Penn State, State College Police and the Anti-Defamation League are trying to find whoever sprayed anti-Semitic graffiti on vehicles parked behind a Jewish fraternity and another frat house, along with a garage and garbage container. The graffiti included swastikas and other antiSemitic slogans, along with sexual pictures and phrases. The university issued a statement Tuesday supporting the Jewish fraternity, Beta Sigma Beta, and pledging to investigate.

Some of the cars targeted were parked behind the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. The university says State College Police have jurisdiction over the neighborhood in question, and have offered a $1,000 reward for information on the vandalism.

The university says, “Hateful behavior that feeds anxiety and division among us simply must not stand.” Police say the graffiti was spray-painted sometime late Thursday or early Friday.

State News Derek Jeter forming book imprint Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees superstar shortstop, is forming his own imprint, Jeter Publishing, in partnership with Simon & Schuster. The imprint will feature a wide range of sports-themed and pop culture books, from picture stories to nonfiction releases for adults. Simon & Schuster announced the imprint Thursday, and said Jeter will draw upon his many friendships in the sports world and use the “trust factor” to attract authors. Jeter, who turns 40 next year, is one of the top brand names from the sports world, an almost certain Hall of Famer untouched by scandal. In a statement issued by Simon & Schuster, Jeter said he looked forward to working on books that share “insights” from himself and others.

Corrections In a Nov. 12 article titled “Dillingers signs antiracism pledge,” BCC Black Student Union President Kimberly Gonzalez was misidentified as Emily Gonzalez.

In a Nov. 12 article titled “SC hosts Q&A with dean,” there are two errors. BU junior Donny Greenberg is incorrectly identified as Dan Greenberg, and Dean of Students April Thompson is misquoted as saying, “To have an adversarial relationship with the student community is bad for everybody” when she said, “To have an adversarial relationship with the Student Congress is bad for everybody.”

stabilizing: buttered skittles

Police Watch A lighter take on campus crime

Spookie Ookie MONDAY, NOV. 11, 2:00 p.m. — A 19-year-old male allegedly did not receive a check for books he sold back to the website textbookrush. com in September, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The victim contacted the website, and the website’s representatives reportedly said that they sent a check for $115.36 in September and that it was cashed in October.

The case is still under investigation.

At least the show was cheap TUESDAY, NOV. 12, 7:30 a.m. — A 53-year-old female reportedly believes that the necklace she was wearing was stolen at the Demetri Martin performance on Family Weekend and reported it stolen this week, Reilly said.

The victim believes that while she was in the crowded concourse level of the Events Center, she felt a tugging on her neck and felt the necklace come off of her neck. The value of the necklace is allegedly $10,000. The case is still under investigation.

This Day in History November 15, 1984 Baby Fae, an infant who received a baboon heart transplant, dies at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California.

Baby Fae, born with hypoplastic left-heart syndrome, received the first baboon-to-human heart transplant.

Is that a vaporizer, or are you just happy to see me?

TUESDAY, NOV. 12, 11:24 p.m. — Officers responded to Smith Hall for a drug complaint, Reilly said. When officers approached the door of the alleged smokers, two males walked up and stated that they lived there. They said that they were smoking tobacco cigarettes and had no knowledge as to why the room smelled of marijuana. An officer noticed that one of the males, a 17-year-old, had a bulge in his jacket pocket. When asked what the bulge was, the suspect pulled out a purple vaporizer that smelled of, and later tested positive to contain, marijuana. The suspect was referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

“You have over time and in certain quarters become the face of this city, and that is regrettable …

You, sir, do not represent this city.”

U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper while sentencing James “Whitey” Bulger, Boston’s most notorious gangster, Thursday

Still not enough pizza :destabilizing

www.bupipedream.com | November 15, 2013

NEWS

4

Cuban prof. discusses origins of slave trade National identity was influenced by traffickers, families Joseph Hawthorne News Intern

After retracing hundreds of miles of slave voyages, Jorge Felipe González traveled hundreds of miles from Cuba to Binghamton to explain his research.

González, from the Fundación Fernando Ortiz in Havana and a current fellow at Harvard University, described the participation of the United States in the Cuban slave trade on Thursday evening.

“My thesis is about the interaction of three points in the Atlantic world: Havana in Cuba, Charleston and Baltimore in the United States and posts in West Africa,” he said.

González said that, by the beginning of the 19th century, the United States had a majority of the market share in Cuba.

“In 1806, from 62 vessels that arrived in Havana, 58 were from the United States,” he said.

González said that at the time,

Shelby Aronof/Contributing Photographer

Jorge Felipe González, of the Fundación Fernando Ortiz in Havana and a current fellow at Harvard University, speaks to students and staff Thursday evening in Lecture Hall. González described the participation of the U.S. in the Cuban slave trade, pointing to Havana in Cuba, Charleston and Baltimore in the U.S. and posts in West Africa as major hubs.

Cuban planters made use of the skills that American traffickers offered.

“A large group of American investors joined forces with planters in Cuba to prolong the existence of the slave trade and the institution of slavery itself,” he said. “In the beginning, the planters relied extensively on the capital and the know-how of the U.S.” Reynaldo Ortiz, event organizer and adjunct professor in the Latin America and Caribbean Area Studies (LACAS) program, said that the presentation has a special significance in the modern world.

“The topic clearly is of great importance,” he said. “Given current slave trafficking, conditions in the 19th century and U.S. imperialism in the 20th century, the slave trade is very important to understanding the history. The material requires much investigation, and even this event only gives a small glimpse into the history of slavery.”

González said that Cuban selfidentity was largely influenced by

slave traffickers and their families, even though this aspect has been nearly excluded from many traditional histories of Cuba.

“There’s likely to be more pages on Carlos Manuel de Céspedes in a textbook than there would be on slavery,” he said through a translator, referring to a Cuban war hero. “In the mid 20th century when the history of slavery and slave trafficking began to be initiated, it was indeed the children and grandchildren of the traffickers who began this history.”

González described how the British government planned to employ freed slaves to patrol the West African coast in order to commandeer slave ships, ultimately trying to free the human chattel on board.

“During the American independence movement some slaves fought against independence.

When the war ended the British chose to transport these slaves to Nova Scotia and finally Freetown,” he said. “With all these people, they

basically formed squads that would patrol the entire coast of Africa.”

The event, sponsored by the LACAS program and sociology department, also included a Q&A session for the 30 students in attendance. After the event, many attendees expressed awe at the breadth of slavery at the time.

“I had no idea how much influence the U.S. had in the Atlantic Slave trade,” said Tiffany Perez, a senior majoring in history. “It was incredible how the logs of ships were falsified, and it’s interesting because a lot of the sources you couldn’t find here in the U.S.” Orkun Gonen, a senior majoring in political science, said he had not known slavery had expanded such a vast influence.

“I had no idea about the financial dynamics between the United States and Cuba. I didn’t know much about Cuba’s role in the slave trade either,” he said. “It was a tremendous opportunity to host a professor from Cuba with a unique perspective.”

Community gathers to discuss ways to end hunger FOOD continued from Page 1

weekend and his mother wouldn’t have to go to bed hungry.

“He just kind of looked at me and said, ‘You know Mr. Denniston, someday it’s going to get better,’ and he just stared at me, and I still remember that kid’s face, and I still remember his eyes,” Denniston said. “When he stared at me, he wasn’t waiting for me to say, ‘Yep, things are going to be better.’ He was challenging me to make his and their lives better.”

Lea Webb, city of Binghamton

coordinator at Broome-Tioga BOCES Food Service Department and a member of the NYS Food Policy Council, shared a story about a small boy who came to a summer program for kids who need the assistance of school food programs outside of the academic year.

Once all the other children were gone, the boy would take the excess sandwiches home to his siblings so that there would be food for the

councilwoman and managing principal of Webb Consulting and the Half a Loaf initiative, described the idea of “food deserts” and how they contribute to hunger in Binghamton.

Webb defined a food desert as “a community where residents encounter geographic and economic hurdles to access nutritional food, or areas where at least 20 percent of inhabitants live below the federal poverty level and 33 percent live more than a mile

away from a grocery store.”

Webb pulled up a map that divided the Binghamton area into income levels, food deserts and soup kitchen and pantry locations.

Deserts have the lowest level of income, but many soup kitchens and pantries are located outside of deserts with limited transportation options to get to said places.

“Nearly 50,000 people are at risk of going hungry every day in the city of Binghamton,” Webb said. “About 23 percent of children

in Broome County under the age of 18 live in poverty, and in the city of Binghamton alone 42 percent of all children live in poverty which is double the state average of 20 percent.”

Evan Greenberg, an undeclared freshman, said he was moved by the energy in the room Tuesday evening.

“The amount of brainpower within the intelligent people in the room and the amount of passion was really inspiring,” Greenberg

said. “I’d like to get involved with [the programs showcased]; it seems like it’d be a very good thing to go into.”

The event was part of the Community Lab series, hosted by Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition Director David Currie and Binghamton University professor David Sloan Wilson, which takes place on the third Tuesday of each month and tackles different community issues.

9 TIMES A DAY TO NYC! With Great Student Fares, EXPRESS buses & frequent schedules Getting home has never been EASIER!

9 4

undergraduate reSearch center

DAILY ROUNDTRIPS TO NYC

2014 Summer ScholarS and artiStS Program

DAILY (and 5 on FRIDAYS) ROUNDTRIP TO WESTCHESTER QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND

HEAD HOME WITH US! eryday and Low Student Fares Ev ecials on Friday! even LOWER TGIF sp *

s e t a R F I TG

New York City Roundtrip

$35 $60

. ay and/or college breaks for outbound travel on Frid special fares. for y sda *TGIF Fares are available Tue or y nda following Sunday, Mo Return trip must be on the

Fridays!

Free Shuttle shuttle on campus

Catch the free t service to g building for direc near the Engineerin nal. mi Ter ton am gh the all new Bin

!

Friday N e w EXPRESS NON-STOP eola bus to White Plains, Min and Hempstead - 4:10 p.m on ESCAPE SUNY Binghamt New Union - Room 320

EXPRESS NON-STOP

THANKSGIVING

Brea k

bus to White Plains, Mineola and Hempstead p.m.

November 26 & 27 - 4:10

Join Fre e!

VIP STUDENT TRAVEL CLUB

• Prizes • Special Travel Discounts • Much more

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK BOOTKRIP

YOUR INE ONL

New Buses!

Available on most schedules to NYC.

www.Shortlinebus.com

FOR TICKETS & INFORMATION

BINGHAMTON TERMINAL Located on Chenango and Henry St. 607-722-7553

The Binghamton University Undergraduate Research Center offers the Summer Scholars and Artists Fellowship to support undergraduates in special research, scholarship or creative activities during summer 2014.

This prestigious award provides a stipend to permit students to conduct primary research or creative activities with guidance from faculty mentors.

During summer 2013, student scholars and artists produced films, conducted field and bench research, and explored research questions on topics that spanned the world and covered Medieval times to the present.

Proposals from students in all academic disciplines, departments and colleges are welcome.

The fellowships support undergraduate students in at least eight weeks of full-time scholarly activity. Each fellowship consists of a $3,000 student award and a $1,000 faculty award.

The program is open to undergraduate students graduating in spring 2015 or later.

The deadline for Summer 2014 applications is Friday, February 7, 2014.

Additional information and application instructions are available on the Undergraduate Research Center website at www.binghamton.edu/ undergraduate-research-center

NEWS

www.bupipedream.com | November 15, 2013

5

Binghamton gets trashy Play raises HIV awareness Trashin' Show collects nearly $200 for AJWS Joseph Hawthorne News Intern

Fashion at Binghamton University is garbage. Or at least it was for a night.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi hosted Binghamton University’s first “Trashin’ Show,” where teams dressed up models in outfits made out of reused garbage. Teams were assigned to tables that had random supplies, including ribbons, newspaper, gift wrapping, cardboard tubes, paper bags and other clean pieces of trash.

Models from each team sported the costumes, which were designed in 30 minutes.

Guests on a team paid $3 while spectators paid $5.

According to Deena Abramson, an organizer and a sophomore majoring in psychology, they made nearly $200 for American Jewish World Service.

Organizers challenged the teams to be bold in presentation.

“Strut your stuff. I will not accept any cowardly walks on the side,” said Traci Rubin, an emcee and a senior majoring in English. “I don’t care if you’re male or female, strut it.”

The two judges from BU’s stand-up comedy club said the stakes were even higher.

“I’m the CEO from the new Jewish fashion website called Booty Schwartz,” said Jordan Siegel, a judge and a junior majoring in chemistry. “I am looking for the next big thing in recycled clothing. Something that pops and not just because it’s trash that falls off.”

Eight teams, including the E-Board of the Hughes Hall and Sigma Beta Rho, all worked to meet the demands of judges and organizers.

Yet even as contestants danced, sang and even crawled on the walkway, they were almost always critiqued.

“You make homeless look so hot,” Siegel said to one model.

“Maybe it’s Maybelline, maybe it’s not, but it definitely smells

“I will not accept any cowardly walks on the side. I don't care if you're male or female, strut it” — Traci Rubin BU senior

bad.”

One model, simply titled “less is more,” wore only boxers under his new outfit, but not even his bare chest pleased the fashion experts.

“I like how two exposed nipples wasn’t enough, so you had to glue two more on your outfit,” Siegel said. “But ‘less’ is definitely way too much.”

Some acts did eventually draw the judges’ attention. Kyle Streb, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering representing Hughes Hall, threw off his birthday-themed jacket as he danced and shook his body on the catwalk.

Sporting his “birthday suit,” Streb made an early impression on the judges.

“You make me want to have my birthday,” Siegel said. “I want you to jump out of a cake for me.”

Abramson said she had mixed feelings about the judges.

“I liked the costumes, and I thought the judges were really funny. Sometimes they were a bit mean, but it was fun to just see people on the runway,” she said.

The effort earned Streb an award for effort and although he said he was surprised, Streb explained his strategy.

“I was really going for a nice tuxedo look,” he said. “I didn’t have anything else planned.

When I got on stage I just went for it and tried new moves.”

Six of the eight contestants were male models who puffed out their chests and presented shirtless and sometimes pantless designs.

But while man after man was turned away by the judges, the remaining two designs stood out. The only two women in the competition earned first- and third-place rankings.

“We were the underdogs,” said Sarah Chorne, a designer of the winning costume and a junior majoring in human development. “But we made it to the top.”

Sabrina Scull, a junior majoring in environmental studies, appeared to walk onstage in just a large cardboard box as she represented “Passion for Trashin’.”

The judges and audience gasped and cheered when she threw off her cardboard cocoon and revealed a dress made completely out of newspaper.

“It was a lot of fun, but I wasn’t expecting to win,” Scull said. “It’s just cool to be making all this stuff from recycled materials.”

The costume materials were predominantly unused recyclables from school and club events.

“We spent less than $30 on the supplies, and that includes tape and scissors,” Abramson said. “It’s mainly newspapers, wrappings, tubes that we just collected.”

Organizers also hoped the trash would be recycled afterward.

“We are going to bag all the remains we collect and label those bags as recycling.

Then we’ll leave them by the recycling bins and hopefully that will work,” Rubin said.

Abramson said the event drew more than 100 people and was very successful.

“We want to make it our annual philanthropy event. It’s our first full year chartered on campus, and this was our first large-scale event,” Abramson said.

Positive Monologues promotes safe sex Sarah Novak Contributing Writer

Women Empowered Support, Protect, Educate, Advocate and Know at Binghamton University (WE SPEAK BU) hosted their third annual “HIV Positive Monologues” in order to spread awareness about HIV/ AIDS and different methods of prevention.

“We wanted a theatrical day to express awareness in a different way than the typical commercial,” said Karlisa Crooks, president of WE SPEAK BU and a senior majoring in anthropology.

The organization held the event to raise money to donate to charities that raise HIV/ AIDS awareness and to hold their annual “It Can’t Happen to Me” event, which invites HIV/AIDS victims to tell their stories and educate students about prevention.

“Students on campus are too smart for their own good and know that they should use condoms and get tested for HIV,” Crooks said. “You go out and have a few drinks and eventually forget about the possibility of getting HIV and you think, ‘It can’t happen to me.’”

The “Positive Monologues” followed the story of four characters whose lives are affected with HIV/AIDS. It begins when Brooke, played

by Katherine Hutson, a junior majoring in economics, meets Jeremiah, played by Michael Gross, a junior majoring in psychology, in a bookstore and they fall in love at first sight.

Michael wanted to take their relationship to the next level, but Brooke told him that she was HIV positive.

“I’m reaping of my parents’ mistake, and now I have to deal with the consequences,” Hutson said of her character.

The next scene showed Donna, played by Cynthia Chiduku, a senior majoring in economics, going out for dinner with her husband Kevin, played by Devon Lapierre, a senior majoring in English, and getting frustrated when he

P! Located in U 81 607-217-71

The

Franz Lino/Staff Photographer

Women Empowered Support, Protect, Educate, Advocate and Know at Binghamton University (WE SPEAK BU) hosted their third annual “HIV Positive Monologues” Thursday evening. The aim of the event was to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS and different methods of prevention.

checks out their waitress.

“I feel like I can’t trust you.

I want a man who only looks and appreciates me when we go out,” said Chiduku’s character.

After their argument, Kevin went out to the bar to drink his problems away and found himself getting seduced by the waitress; meanwhile Donna began receiving more attention from her boss when he heard about her marriage troubles. He asked for her help on a business proposal with the hopes of getting closer to her.

Both scenes ended with Donna and Kevin embracing the other person and leaving the stage as the lights went dark, which made it vague as to whether or not they cheated.

In the next scene, Kevin is waiting on the couch with flowers in hand to apologize for almost sleeping with another woman. Donna was initially skeptical about his apology but forgave him, even though she hid the secret of sleeping with her boss.

“Should I tell him? Is it even worth it? How would he ever find out? I can’t believe how much I’ve disgraced myself by betraying Kevin,” Chiduku said during her monologue.

After giving birth to their first daughter Brooke, Donna and Kevin were horrified to learn that she was HIV positive, and Donna’s secret was spilled.

“Because of her mistake, Donna infected her own daughter and husband without

t price

the bes t a , a te le b b u best b Hours: Mon. - Sat 11am to 10pm.

Sun 1:30 pm to 9 pm

Any 24 oz. drink only $3.50 with this ad *Expires 10/27/13

Located at 4700 Vestal Parkway East, University Plaza across from Mario’s Pizza

Please call ahead for large orders

You Are Cordially Invited To CBF’s 22ndAnnual Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner Friday, November 22 Cost: Reservations required by Wednesday, Nov. 20 Time: 6:00 p.m. (leaving the Old Union at 5:45pm) Place: Grace Point Church 3701 Old Vestal Rd. Special Presentation: Music, Testimonies & Speaker Send RSVP to: www.cbfbinghamton.org Or 607-775-2107

S.A Chartered

even knowing it,” said Daniella Olusoga, the host and activities coordinator for the club and a junior majoring in psychology.

Despite the tragedy, the play concludes with Michael and Brooke happily married and expecting their first daughter, who was tested negative for HIV. “Just because you have HIV, it doesn’t mean that it’s a death sentence,” Hutson said.

“Your life still goes on, and the people who love you will stick by your side.”

At the end of the scene, the cast took a bow to heavy applause.

“I really enjoyed the scenarios because they were really funny and realistic. It makes you think about what you would do if you were in that type of situation,” said Kelly Purcell, a junior in the Decker School of Nursing.

The “Positive Monologues” reinforced the importance of prevention and made students realize how important HIV/ AIDS prevention is to the student population.

“The more I went to WE SPEAK BU events, the more I realized how much of a problem it is in our world.

The play helped me gain a better understanding of how one mistake can change your life,” said Ebony Arendt, a sophomore majoring in management.

NEWS

www.bupipedream.com | November 15, 2013

6

Renovations to Gallery showcases BU photography conclude in Jan. Third annual competition held in Appalachian Dining Hall Souvik Chatterjee

STORE continued from Page 1 about the new storefront display, which will change seasonally, featuring different lighting, colors and scenes.

“It’s not going to be the Barnes & Noble store, and it’s not going to be the bookstore,” Napolitano said.

“It’s going to be the Binghamton University store.”

Students wishing to return or sell back books will now do so in the back of the second floor.

The renovation will also include the addition of a counter featuring products by Clinique, a high-end skin care and cosmetics company, according to Binghamton University Bookstore manager Amanda Konopa.

“We are going to be one of 27 Barnes & Nobles that actually have the Clinique counter, and there are over 650 Barnes & Noble college stores,” Konopa said. “So it’s pretty prestigious, and we are excited about it.”

Konopa also said that she wants the upstairs seating and tables outside of the main entrance to make the bookstore more of a destination for students.

“The seats sound like a really good idea because now I can have quiet places to sit and read books as opposed to the Union where it’s noisy,” said Alex Mackof, an undeclared freshman. “I hope they allow food in the bookstore because it will be next to the Food Court.”

After the renovation, textbooks will be organized alphabetically instead of by school and subject, as they are currently laid out.

Students will not bear the cost of the renovation, according to Konopa.

“All of the money that is actually making this renovation possible was something that Barnes & Noble has come up with separately,” Konopa said. “So it’s not like we are going to inflate any prices to pay for this.”

Binghamton University is in its eighth year of a 10-year contract with Barnes & Noble.

According to Napolitano, students contributed a great deal to the renovations.

“I did a major presentation to the area presidents before they got out for the spring, so the area presidents had access and had knowledge of what was taking place,” Napolitano said. “There has been student involvement throughout the whole process. But once we got into the nitty-gritty and the contractor was hired and the drywall goes up the students didn’t really care about that.”

Napolitano also said that meetings with students and the Binghamton Spirit Committee inspired the Bearcat mural and Binghamton University Bookstore sign outside of the main entrance.

The bookstore renovation is separate from the Food Court renovations and has a different architect, but both projects will be completed at roughly the same time.

“It was very fortuitous for all of us to have the marketplace and the Barnes & Noble renovations dovetailed together and made to look like one giant renovation,” Napolitano said.

Contributing Writer The tables were moved and the stage was set: Appalachian Dining Hall had to be picture perfect for the third annual Binghamton Photography Contest.

Hannah Karp, who coordinated the event, founded the Binghamton Photography Contest two years ago.

“I’ve always loved photography since I was a kid,” said Karp, a senior majoring in biological sciences and a resident assistant in Hunter Hall.

The first place prize went to Jason Cruz, a sophomore majoring in biology, who snapped a photo of hundreds of apples from a side point of view, while second place went to Shira Gelfand, a senior majoring in English, who took a picture of a rainbow falling into trees and a road. The top three contestants won Best Buy gift cards as well as their submission in a frame.

The panel of judges included students and faculty members. These judges were responsible for selecting the top 10 photographs out of 200 entries.

“This event is so great at Binghamton because the students don’t always have an opportunity to channel their creativity if they’re not already part of the art department,” said Ryan Roosa, resident director in Hunter Hall and third-place winner at the

Duncan McInnes/Contributing Photographer

Final entries of the Binghamton Photography Contest sit in the Appalachian Dining Hall. The contest, which had two deadlines, one in October and one in November, was open to all students and was judged in a professional photography showcase.

event.

Roosa’s photo featured a blue sky with a house in the foreground and a hot-air balloon positioned above it, distanced to give the illusion that it was tiny.

The top 10 photos were each framed on a table at the back of the dining hall. Entries included a close-up of a bumblebee pollinating a flower and a photo of the bridge in the Nature Preserve taken from a low level to emphasize the bridge’s wooden floorboards.

The photo that won the People’s Choice Award was a spider sitting on a web with raindrops both in and out of focus.

“I was excited that I made

“Students don't always have an opportunity to channel their creativity” — Ryan Roosa Hunter Hall RD

the top 10; it was a cool feeling,” said Mariam Saeed, a junior majoring in philosophy, politics and law.

Saeed won an honorable mention for her picture of the

Nature Preserve from the edge of the pond that featured fall foliage and its reflection.

Richard Mendez, a judge at the event and a RD in Marcy Hall, said he was impressed with the submissions.

“I thought the submissions were fantastic,” Mendez said.

“It was very difficult [to choose a winner] because we have a lot of great talent.”

Marissa MacAneney, a senior double-majoring in biochemistry and integrative neuroscience and an RA in Marcy Hall, said the photography exposition is an institution.

“I think it’s a good Mountainview tradition,” MacAneney said.

Classifieds

We are offering our Safe and quiet apartments.

They are BU code compliant.

The property is Close to Downtown and BU, yet quiet enough for those who like to study.

Free wi-fi and garbage pick up. Off street parking.

DOWNTOWN, WESTSIDE AND JOHNSON CITY. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 & 18 BEDROOM RENOVATED APARTMENTS AND HOUSES. OFF-STREET PARKING. MOST WITH WASHERS/DRYERS. PRIME STUDENT LOCATIONS. CALL SOON - THE BEST RENTS FAST. 607-3432692/607-316-3411

Discount for students, 450.00.

For more info call Chad 1917-881-8319

Place a classified! email business@ bupipedream.com

Register for

Winter Session at Queens College A great way to pick up extra credits in January.

Earn up to 4 credits in 3 weeks.

January 2–23

www.qc.cuny.edu/winter 65-30 Kissena Blvd. • Queens, NY 11367-1597 • 718-997-5000

Adm_SUNYBinghamton02_WI14.indd 1

11/4/13 12:36 PM

RELEASE Arts & Culture

'Same Love' singer serenades campus Janine Furtado/Asst. Photo Editor

Odeya Pinkus | Contributing Writer In a moving and emotional performance, Mary Lambert sang her heart out on Tuesday evening for an awestruck group of Binghamton University students.

The 90-minute set left much of the audience in silence and, in many cases, tears.

Since her vocal work was sampled in Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ hit “Same Love,” Lambert has been rapidly rising in fame,

releasing her EP “Letters Don’t Talk,” traveling on tour with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and even performing at the 2013 Video Music Awards. The Seattle-based singer focuses on issues like body image, sexuality and sexual abuse.

But despite the sad nature of her material, Lambert’s optimistic and bright personality was showcased through her stage presence and honesty with the crowd.

Donning a black, multicolored print dress, Lambert stood before the onstage piano and introduced

herself with an inviting smile.

“I’m going to cry at you and sing some songs. My name is Mary Lambert,” she said.

Her performances are known for their openness with the audience, and she encourages the audience to cry with her during concerts. Lambert said that she loves smaller shows because they are “so intimate, I can make eye contact. I can look at people while they’re crying.”

She began the show, which was co-sponsored by the Rainbow

Pride Union, the Equality Project, SHADES and the Student Association Programming Board, with three original songs. One was “Forget Me,” the second track on “Letters Don’t Talk.” Students were captivated by her strong lyrics, beautiful voice and the sheer sincerity of her performance.

“I was surprised,” said Jamila Gordon, a sophomore majoring in psychology. “I really didn’t listen to her before, but after today I definitely see her as a true artist.

She was able to touch the crowd.”

Only two hours before she took the stage, Lambert requested to use a practice room to write a new song, which she debuted at the concert.

“We led her into the Fine Arts Building … she wrote a song in an hour,” said Donald Lodge, director of RPU and a senior doublemajoring in political science and Chinese. “She said she was inspired by the snow in Binghamton.”

In addition to her musical success, Lambert is an accomplished spoken word poet, having released a book in January entitled “500 Tips for Fat Girls.”

When she shared the poem “I Know Girls (Body Love),” you could hear a pin drop within the crowd, mesmerized by the emotion so plainly expressed on her face.

“I’m glad you’re here.

Sometimes I think you’re holding me … know that I’m holding you in my heart,” said Lambert after reading the piece.

This type of bond between the audience and performer is rare, and students enjoyed the opportunity to relate with Lambert in such a way.

“I thought it went really well,” Lodge said. “I noticed in the front, a lot of people were crying, just crying with her. People really enjoyed it.”

After the concert, Lambert spoke to Release about the influence of music on our ability to understand other people.

“I believe in the power of vulnerability,” Lambert said. “I believe it has the power to change society. When we allow ourselves

to be vulnerable, there is the greatest opportunity for human connection.”

Opening for Mary Lambert was Laura Keim, a junior majoring in music. Keim began with a cover of Melissa Etheridge’s “Like The Way I Do,” followed by a few originals.

Keim got the chance to open for Lambert through a contest run by RPU. “She was amazing obviously, she was very, very real,” Keim said. “She displays all her emotion. I admire that because I’m a songwriter also. I feel like I’m really vulnerable with my music, and it’s nice to get to know someone in the same way.”

Lambert closed the show with an encore of her most famous song, “She Keeps Me Warm,” which was received with loud and enthusiastic applause. After the performance, she stayed to sign autographs and pose for pictures.

Approximately 160 tickets were sold for that evening, with $1 from every ticket sold going to the Identity Youth Center in Downtown Binghamton, a place for kids to go for help when they are struggling with their identity.

In all, the event was a milestone for RPU and a moving experience for those who attended.

“It was one of the best shows I’ve seen in a really long time,” said Devyn Savitsky, a junior doublemajoring in psychology and history. “I’m like, super emotional.

I have a ton of homework, but I’m going to go home and write music instead.”

Delivery Chinese restaurants that actually delivers Rich Kersting | Contributing Writer For the typical college student — no, for the typical human being — Chinese takeout is sacred. It’s that time of the week when all your friends come over and eat together in a place that’s homier than your average dining hall (unless you live in Hinman College) and free of CNN. It’s that meal that’s affordable even on a college budget, and you never even have to leave campus for it.

Chinese takeout is one of the few types of off-campus food that’s available to students on campus — some restaurants even deliver right to the door of your dorm

building.

If you’re a student who lives or has lived on campus, then you know Panda III. That’s the menu you throw out when you find it in your mailbox, the piece of paper that’s mysteriously slid under your door seemingly every day.

Say what you will about Panda III, but it knows how to get its name out there. But that’s not the only option available to Binghamton University students off campus.

While it may seem like you are limited to the two or three menus that you’ve collected over the last semester or so, this couldn’t be further from the truth. The local community has plenty of Chinese food restaurants, and yes, they

deliver. Some of the most popular local Chinese restaurants include Panda III, New Century, Long Feng and Red Wok. Don’t be afraid to try out new locations or dishes, but remember that it’s always a gamble.

Jordan Mesibov, a sophomore majoring in biology, decided to try out Long Feng with a friend.

They figured the place was new, and they could use a changeup from the norm. The menu was new and colorful; they even decided to overlook the fact that the restaurant misspelled its name on the front of the menu (“Long Femg”). He was sorely disappointed.

“They served me undercooked

shrimp with my shrimp with lobster sauce. Never again, Long Feng, never again,” Mesibov wrote.

However, despite the abhorrent dish, Mesibov commented that its crab rangoon was some of the best he’s ever had, but that his restaurant of choice is New Century.

With Chinese takeout, new places can be hit-or-miss. So before you order, ask around.

Ask what dishes people like and from where. Different restaurants have different strengths. Do your research. People generally like Panda III because it’s quick, cheap and has consistently passable food. Also, it gives you a free

order of General Tso’s chicken if you order more than $30 of food.

But you have to ask.

“They are always reliable and get the order right. Delivery is usually quick, and they know where they are going on campus.

I have never been dissatisfied with their food,” wrote Matt McAuliffe, a junior doublemajoring in classical studies and neuroscience.

But some people flat-out dislike Panda III, like Dan Kersten, an undeclared freshman.

“It took forever, and it tasted average. My friend got the wrong order as well; instead of chicken they gave him pork. I will say that their fried rice was good,”

said Kersten, who prefers New Century.

Large groups usually go with these all-around acceptable options like Panda III and New Century. However, who’s to say you can’t have your wonton and eat it too? If you have a large group, consider ordering from two different restaurants. If five people like the crab rangoon from Long Feng (they are delicious) and five people like the General Tso’s from Panda III, consider placing two separate orders. Don’t sacrifice quality for convenience.

Between one more phone call and $2 extra for tip, you might just have yourself the best Chinese takeout dinner of your life.

November 15, 2013 | www.bupipedream.com

RELEASE

8

Pay for 'Rent' this weekend In daylights? In sunsets? In midnights? In cups of coffee?

How would you measure the hard work and dedication of the cast of “Rent” in preparation for their premiere this weekend?

The Binghamton University theatre department’s Mainstage production of “Rent” has been in rehearsals all semester, first with vocals because the characters in “Rent” communicate almost exclusively in song.

“This production is wall-towall music,” said Tom Kremer, “Rent” director and theatre professor. “There is a page and a half of dialogue at most at one time, that’s it.”

Alex Gill-Pelchar, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, is playing Roger, a rock band singer who is dying of AIDS and dealing with the recent suicide of his longterm girlfriend. Gill-Pelchar has never seen the movie or musical live, but watched the Broadway production recording in a theater class before auditioning for the production.

“All of my opinions of ‘Rent’ are from doing it,” Gill-Pelchar said. “I didn’t have expectations going in; if the audience wanted to see a production of the movie, they should watch the movie. This is our take on ‘Rent.’”

With an immobile, mostly bare set adorning the Watters stage, the cast brings the musical to life with their own physicality and passion for each other and their

performance.

“The set is highly theatrical and non-realistic, which is what we have been going for,” Kremer said. “It is the complete opposite of the movie.”

Adriana Caminero, who is playing uptight lawyer Joanne and a junior double-majoring in environmental studies and theater, added, ”We create the places on the set, from the lot to the loft to my apartment.

Not that it isn’t important to have a set, but we keep the space alive with our words and how we interact with each other on stage.”

The theatre department Mainstage productions are the only theatrical productions on campus that offer students the opportunity to work with professors. When asked what it is like to work on an actual production with the department in comparison to taking theater courses, Erik Young, a senior majoring in theater, describes the two experiences as completely different.

“It is theory versus practice,” Young said. “You can work scenes in class all day long but once you get it on stage in front of 900 people, the work becomes a completely different animal, and there’s a different level of excitement there.”

While Mainstage productions are run through the theatre department, students do not need to be theater majors to audition.

As a student in the Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Gill-Pelchar didn’t believe he would have the time or opportunity to do

theater in college.

“I am so grateful for the reception I’ve received in the department,” Gill-Pelchar said. “Being able to audition for productions and to be welcomed in by the community was a really good feeling, and I never once felt like I was on the outside.”

Gill-Pelchar encourages students to come support the department and their fellow students by seeing “Rent.”

“This is something students should be proud of because it is students from their school up on that stage who have practiced and worked hard all semester,” Gill-Pelchar said.

“They should want to go and support people doing what they love.”

“Come for the fun. It’s entertaining, it’s moving and it’s a chance to enter into another world for a couple hours, hopefully taking something back from it,” Kremer said.

Audiences can expect a wonderful night of high energy and musical euphoria. There is a reason students have been begging the department for years to perform this musical, and their passion for these characters and this story will be evident in the cast’s performance.

Performances are at 8 p.m. on Nov. 15, 16, 22 and 23, with an additional 2 p.m. showing on Nov. 24 in Watters Theater.

Tickets are $10 for students, $16 for faculty, staff and seniors and $18 for general admission. You can purchase tickets at the Anderson Center Box Office or by calling 607777-ARTS (2787).

Provided by Jonathan Cohen

Planning the perfect party House rules for your house banger

time to bring it home. Throw the blowout that will have your friends struggling to figure out, Halloween is over and Parade “Who puked in the aquarium?”

Day isn’t until March, so we have and “Where has my housemate’s to fill the freezing nights with our visiting sister been for the last own homespun outrageous booze three days?” While there are many fests. Sure, there are always mixers ways to throw a house party, there and frat parties to attend, but it’s is only one way to throw a great Katie Kravat | Staff Writer

the door — they can just go to a frat for that. Plus, it breaches the principles of friendconomics. The next time you need your friend to spot you at Rolando’s, he won’t be so charitable, and it’ll be your fault.

2. Supply quality alcohol — It’s totally fine if you have a BYOB policy, but you should still provide.

Location:

Yael Rabin | Contributing Writer

Price: $10 for students $16 for faculty, staff and senior citizens $18 for general admission

Tycho McManus/ Staff Photographer

local jazz quartet, Miles Ahead.

The program also featured performances from Harpur Vocal Jazz, a student-run group.

The second half of the concert featured performances

by Riposo, who, after 28 years, recently retired from his position at Syracuse University as director of jazz studies.

Carbone met Riposo when he joined Riposo’s jazz ensemble while attending community college. “[Riposo] helped me eventually get into the university I wanted to attend,”

Kegs are fine because they’re cheap, but be sure to have other drinks as well. We’re not talking about amping it up with Ketel One; it’s as simple as throwing a few handles of Nikolai into a bucket with some red shit. If you want a variety, have options of vodka, rum or even Franzia. Note: Don’t make guests uncomfortable by yelling at them for drinking alcohol that’s left out — if it’s not labeled, it’s up for grabs.

3. Invites — Using a Facebook event is a great way to invite all of your friends who have Facebook accounts (you can just text those three people who don’t). It’s important that you don’t just invite your close friend group and a few others you know — those always end up being awkward. You need to have a diverse mix of people. Also, for every friend you invite, expect that at least two other people will come with them.

4. Deck it out — Clean up your house. Seriously. But find the balance between “Nice enough to have people over” and “Is this person a serial killer?” If your house is too gross, everyone will (rightly) think you’re gross and use that as an excuse to trash your house with reckless abandon, then leave after finishing your alcohol. Also, try

who promised “nothing but blue skies, from now on.” The third song of the set, “Chelsea Bridge,” slowed down the performance with a relaxing rhythm and easy sounds, perfectly setting the mood for “Aja,” a song originally written for Steely Dan (as part of their Grammy-winning album of the same name). The final piece in the set was “The Jazz Police,” which sounded like an exciting police investigation and ended the first half of the performance.

The second set consisted of, in order of performance, “Blue Bossa,” “Blue,” “Laura,” “Body and Soul” and, finally, “Blues for the Cause.” The last was written by Riposo himself.

When a soloist would finish his or her improv, Riposo and Carbone would often turn to the rest of the ensemble and give them encouraging gestures.

Accompanying Riposo was Dave Solazzo, Riposo’s right-hand man on piano. Riposo would comment that he and Solazzo are “married musically,” as his background piano gives Ripsoso the comfort and freedom to play whatever he wishes.

By the end of the show, the jazz moved many in the audience to clap along and dance in their seats. The performance ended in a standing ovation.

“Riposo is like an older Sergio Flores, but better,” said Peter Devlin, a freshman majoring in computer science.

out some decorations. Note: Laser beams always impress people.

5. Great DJ or party playlist — Music is key. Bands are great, but they’re for smaller, more niche audiences. Like Release. Not every DJ is actually good, so make sure to check out their SoundCloud beforehand. You don’t want 12 different remixes to “What Does the Fox Say?” Play what’s relevant and good for drunken dancing: Miley is out, Lorde is in.

6. Themes — Themes are always fun, just don’t do something that’s too overdone, like “Tour de Franzia.”

7. Separation of spaces — There should be a comfortable spot for every guest. This means an adequate pong area for hard-core players, a couch area for those who just want to schmooze and smoke, a dance area for those who came to party and a hallway for people to wait on line for the bathroom.

8. Fully stocked bathroom — This isn’t a frat. Have an abundance of toilet paper, clean hand towels and soap. If you’ve had any recent medical procedures, make sure you take your Vicodin out of the medicine cabinet. Or leave it.

College!

Do you crave comfort? Demand attention? Try out these bags

Watters Theater, Fine Arts Building

Carbone said.

When Riposo first walked on the stage, the audience saw an unassuming older gentleman carrying a saxophone, but by the time he walked off, they saw a master in his element.

“I’ve had the opportunity to go across the country and play with many college bands; this band is one of the finest,” Riposo said. “They make me feel like I’m 20 years old again.”

Harpur Vocal Jazz opened with the first number, a beautifully executed rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” that had the generous attendance of approximately 150 people standing with hands over their hearts.

The program proceeded with the ensemble coming on stage and Mo “Reese” Taylor on piano. First was Thelonious Monk’s “Straight, No Chaser,” which started the set on an abrupt note, thrusting the audience into the performance.

“It’s one of those comfortable songs you can just sit back and enjoy,” Carbone said.

The song featured several solo improvisations by members of the ensemble, which sounded natural during the performance. The music was consistently balanced between all of the performers, and Carbone did an excellent job making sure that there were always microphones on the soloists, adjusting even while conducting the entire ensemble.

The second song was “Blue Skies,” sung by the ensemble’s new vocalist, Inez Nelson,

9

Strap in: Release backpack guide

8 p.m. on Nov. 15, 16, 22 and 23 2 p.m. on Nov. 24

Jazz legend joins ensemble for campus concert

The Harpur Jazz Ensemble jazzed up the Osterhout Concert Theater on Thursday night with award-winning jazz artist Joe Riposo, who’s played in house bands with Sammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald.

The two-hour concert was free for students and was directed by Michael Carbone, director of Binghamton University’s jazz studies program. Carbone is the saxophonist in the popular

one. Here are the guidelines to hosting your own epic bash.

1. Don’t charge people — While it’s understandable that you’d want to charge some of your guests for the alcohol you supply, you’re inviting people into your home, not your club. People won’t come if they have to pay five bucks at

Date and Time:

Jazz night!

Rich Kersting | Contributing Writer

RELEASE

Shelby Aronoff/ Contributing Photographer

The mainstage musical of the semester is here Rachel Powers | Release

November 15, 2013 | www.bupipedream.com

Overly Specific Music Playlist Songs for every waking moment in your Binghamton day Anna Szilagyi | Contributing Writer Soundtrack to Your Life: Release’s Excessively Specific Playlist We all know that walking around alone on campus is infinitely more enjoyable with headphones on, but finding the perfect song to score your life isn’t easy. What do you do when no new albums are catching your fancy and the Top 40 is already on repeat in the dining hall? Avoid shuffling endlessly with this playlist for everyday situations we’ve all encountered at Binghamton University.

1. Strutting around campus “Royals” — Lorde From seeing your ex’s rebound while walking to class to celebrating an A on your midterm, there are times you just need to strut. The 17-year-old New Zealander Lorde has been all over the radio, but if you think her first hit is overplayed or overrated, you’re just plain lying.

2. Leaving the library after dark “Daylight” — Matt & Kim Daylight: the very thing we lack during depressing winter evenings. Heading to Glenn G. Bartle Library during the day and leaving after dusk is always a bummer, but this song is an automatic mood lifter.

3. Drowning out annoying people on the bus “Little Talks” — Of Monsters and Men “Don’t listen to a word I say…” That’s

the plan. This one has great dialogue to overpower even the deepest of discussions about sorority pledges or the kid who vomited in the sink Friday night.

4. Deflecting saying “Hi” to someone “Gone for Good” — The Shins Everyone has those awkward acquaintances they never want to run into, whether it’s someone from your high school you never talked to or a one-time hook-up.

This breakup song applies to those people you somehow encounter all the time out of the thousands of students on campus.

5. Seeing that attractive stranger “Anything Could Happen” — Ellie Goulding It’s easy to lose hope when the beautiful guy or girl in your anthropology class has no idea you exist. Let Ellie lift your spirits when he or she maybe, kind of looked your way for three seconds.

6. Eating alone in the dining hall “Lonely Boy” — The Black Keys Catchy enough to be distracting, tame enough to resist the impulse to lip-synch or head-bob embarrassingly.

7. Waking up for an 8:30 a.m. class “Love on Top” — Beyoncé Who doesn’t want to be serenaded by Queen B in the morning? Listen while getting ready and before you know it, you’ll be dancing around your dorm room with a toothbrush in your mouth and maybe even become … a morning person.

8. Walking to class on the first brutal Binghamton winter day “My Boots” — Lights Just when you thought Binghamton couldn’t get any grayer, winter approaches.

Mornings are even colder, and dragging yourself to class is even harder. Lights takes an upbeat approach to winter that’ll ease your pain.

9. After your last final “Dog Days Are Over” — Florence and the Machine Florence has the voice of a goddess, and her ubiquitous anthem will translate your post-finals relief and ecstasy into beautiful music. Speed to Long Island (probably) with this blasting in your car for a perfect winter break road trip.

10. Reaching the ending of the Nutella jar while pulling an all-nighter “My Body” — Young the Giant We’ve all done it, and there’s no shame in it. Well, maybe a little. Nutella is medicine for college sorrows, and even if your body tells you no, you won’t quit. Young the Giant encapsulates our relationship with the scarily addicting chocolate hazelnut spread in this upbeat hit.

So, now you have an album of your own to battle your musical dilemmas. Turn to this playlist in times of need for a song appropriate for any mundane occasion.

While coats, boots, scarves and hats are a useful part of the Binghamton University wardrobe, backpacks are essential. Backpacks come in all shapes and sizes and serve a number of different needs. Some students choose backpacks for their spaciousness in order to fit laptops, textbooks or even booze. Other students use their backpacks as accessories, choosing fashion over functionality. Here are the types of backpacks you’ll see around campus.

Fashionable: Longchamp: The Longchamp tote bag is a staple for any Long Island girl. These nylon bags are all over campus but are extremely uncomfortable, with girls choosing fashion over the well-being of their shoulders. Girls that choose these bags choose them solely for Longchamp’s supposed “cuteness,” even though they only come in bland colors and are extremely impractical for anyone taking a class that requires any sort of reading material.

Where to buy: Woodbury Common has a Longchamp outlet, so when you’re heading back up to school after Thanksgiving break with a parental, ask for a pit stop.

Thanksgiving and Hanukkah fall on the same day this year, after all…

Functional: High Sierra/JanSport/The North Face: These three makes tend to be the most functional and are a popular choice among BU students. The “Big Three” have multiple compartments so you can fit your laptop, textbooks, notebooks, lunch and pencil bag. They’re also designed to offer back support, though if you overburden them with a heavy load, don’t be surprised by that ache in your neck. Most students tend to go for black, but there are a few colorful ones out there for

students trying to incorporate some sense of style into their backpacks.

Where to buy: Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Town Square Mall should satisfy your backpack needs.

Functional meets Fashionable aka Funcfashionable: Herschel: According to Herschel’s website, the bag company named its brand after the small town of Herschel in Canada, which today has a population of 30 residents!

Here at BU you will see more than 30 Herschel backpacks in one day. Why is that? Herschel offers both a functional and fashionable bag. They’re wellmade with a simple, ruggedmeets-preppy look. Herschel appeals to students with its clean and classic look, as well as its functionality since it provides space for a laptop and books.

Where to buy: Zumiez in the Oakdale Mall has Herschel bags in stock, but if you don’t see a model you like, turn to the Internet.

Miscellaneous/Brands Unknown: The statement piece: Some standout backpacks you may have seen around campus are clearly there to make some sort of statement. There are those few people with fuzzy animal backpacks, which are more of a throwback to my early elementary school days than anything else. But we should applaud those people for choosing such unique backpacks. There’s also that backpack with the spikes on it, which from behind looks like some sort of half-breed porcupine and turtle. It’s also surprising to see the number of transparent bags on campus, which stand out and offer a glimpse into someone’s life.

These are reserved for those of us with truly nothing to hide.

Where to buy: You’ll run into the perfect, unique non-brand backpack when you least expect it. Just keep your eyes open.

November 15, 2013 | www.bupipedream.com

Doctor Quien

FUN

11

David "Mother" Zucker An Alarming Situation

Refridgerator Material

We'll Call You

Jeremy "Slap'a Bitch" Kaplowitz

Map of Job Fair

Greg "Money Boy" Cashman

Fun Page "The Archivinator" Archives

Tom "King of the Guys" Casey

RELEASE DATE– Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

Our Aemittephagus Future

Seth "Fake Words" Wegener

ACROSS 1 “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” subject 6 Rx 11 Large 14 Roughly 15 Schroeder’s instrument 16 WWII command 17 One watching your place while you’re away 19 Notes after sols 20 Nair rival 21 Gets older 22 Walk through puddles 24 High do 26 Candle holder 27 City founded by Antoine de Cadillac 32 Give the slip 33 Healing plants 34 Small amount 35 Try to strike 37 Towel word 40 Get a grin out of 42 Not taut 44 Glover self-help book for conflictavoiding men 49 Handsome fellow 50 Deuce follower 51 __ Wicked Ale 52 Pinnacle 54 Fly alone 58 Last Greek consonant 59 Seek medical assistance, and hint to the first words of 17-, 27and 44-Across 62 That, in Tijuana 63 Specialized idiom 64 Poker ploy 65 NFL Hall of Famer Marino 66 Poetic “below” 67 Choir neighbors DOWN 1 “All the Way” lyricist Sammy 2 Concert reed 3 Pout 4 Frank topper 5 Bolted down

6 Cask outlet 7 Quote 8 Charlie Brown outburst 9 Suffix with hero 10 Boxster automaker 11 Fit in 12 Lake that’s a source of the Mississippi 13 Biblical region in the Nile delta 18 Delhi cover-up 23 Lane in Metropolis 25 Nemesis 26 Kilt wearer 27 Coming-out party?

28 Actor Wallach 29 Disapproving word 30 Middlesex mom 31 Pier gp.

35 Colors 36 Doctrine 37 Witchy woman 38 Post-op recovery site, at times 39 “Lucy in the __ with Diamonds”

40 First-class 41 Hosp. diagnostic technique 42 __-fi 43 Protective camera piece 44 Caught some z’s 45 Ukrainian seaport 46 It may be seconded 47 Broadway Joe of football

48 Picked from a mug book 52 Tiny pond plant 53 Congeal, as blood 55 Up-and-down inventor?

56 Get beaten 57 Mine materials 60 “__ you for real?”

61 Man-mouse link

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:

xwordeditor@aol.com

By Jack McInturff (c)2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

8/7/07

8/7/07

OPINION Friday, November 15, 2013

Address: University Union WB03 4400 Vestal Parkway E. Binghamton, N.Y. 13902 Phone: 607-777-2515 Fax: 607-777-2600 Web: www.bupipedream.com

Fall 2013 Editor-in-Chief* Christina Pullano editor@bupipedream.com Managing Editor* Paige Nazinitsky manager@bupipedream.com

News Editor* Rachel Bluth news@bupipedream.com Asst. News Editors Davina Bhandari Nicolas Vega Geoff Wilson Opinion Editor* Michael Snow opinion@bupipedream.com Release Editor* Darian Lusk release@bupipedream.com Asst. release editor Jacob Shamsian Sports Editor* Ari Kramer sports@bupipedream.com Asst. Sports Editors Erik Bacharach Ashley Purdy

The Time is Now

Fun Page Editor* Kris Casey fun@bupipedream.com

Design Manager* Zachary Feldman design@bupipedream.com Design Assts.

Rebecca Forney Cari Snider Photo Editor* Kendall Loh photo@bupipedream.com Asst. Photo Editor Janine Furtado Editorial artist Miriam Geiger Copy Desk Chief* Victoria Chow copy@bupipedream.com Asst. Copy Desk Chief Natalie Murphy Lead Web Developer Willie Demaniow developer@bupipedream.com System Admnistrator Daniel O'Connor Social Media Manager Keara Hill social@bupipedream.com Newsroom Technology* William Sanders tech@bupipedream.com

E

ven though Thanksgiving is two weeks away, we’ve already checked out.

Across campus, students are hyper-complaining about their classes and the weather change. We’re all just overeager to get home.

By no means are we against celebrating the union of pilgrims and Native Americans or the reunion of you and your parents. When Thanksgiving break does come, please, by all means, thrill/shock them with wacky tales of your semester. But until then, let’s be here.

Being here, both physically and psychologically, gets a bad rep. But we think it’s good to be here. We like it here. And you know what? We think you like it here too. We think you’ll be upset when spring semester ends.

And guess what? For seniors, graduation is six months away. That’s it. Right now that seems like a lot of time. Like, enough time to have twothirds of a baby. But that’s exactly why we’re writing this now. Before it’s too late.

A wise Bex once passed on this sage advice: Eliminate I can’t wait” from your vocabulary.

This sounds strange. But think about it. When you say you “can’t wait,” you’re dismissing the

present. The time you’re anticipating now will eventually come. There’s no need to wish away the time between now and then.

Sure, you may really be excited to go home for Thanksgiving. Or to go to Miami for winter break. Or for the snow to melt.

But remember: College is here and now. And come graduation time, you’ll give almost anything for another night at the Rat or lazy day on the couch with your crew.

By stopping to speak in terms of what you can’t wait for, you’ll be forced to look around and appreciate what you do have. Take this weekend alone. We have “Rent” on the theatre department’s Mainstage. Why not get out of your bed, support your peers and get a little culture? Do something you don’t have to lie to your parents about.

We have two Binghamton Senators games Downtown this weekend. Sure, we don’t particularly know too much about hockey. But a

synchronized match of brutality centered around drinking with community members? Why not?

Bring a friend.

If your college experience is a series of countdowns to the next things for which you can’t wait, you’re missing the point.

People always complain that there’s nothing to do around here, but that’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. You don’t need to look hard to find new events, and you should keep in mind the ones you know are happening, like First Friday, open mic nights at Cyber Café West or even taco night at the Belmar. Before you know it, it’ll be your last First Friday and your final chance to have a Belmar taco. And when that time comes, will you feel like it went down the way you wanted it to? One thing is for sure: When it comes to graduation day, we’ll all feel like we can wait.

Views expressed in the opinion pages represent the opinions of the columnists.

The only piece which represents the views of the Pipe Dream Editorial Board is the Staff Editorial, above. The Editorial Board is composed of the Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Opinion Editor, Sports Editor, and Release Editor.

Business Manager* Zachary Hindin business@bupipedream.com Advertising Manager Stacey Troy Dan Weisberger

Pipe Dream is published by the Pipe Dream Executive Board, which has sole and final discretion over the newspaper’s content and personnel.

Doing right in the age of impulsivity is tough Common responses to the Philippines typhoon are ineffective

*Positions seated on the Executive Board are denoted by an asterisk.

Pipe Dream is published Tuesdays and Fridays while classes are in session during the fall and spring semesters, except during finals weeks and vacations.

Pipe Dream accepts stimulating, original guest columns from undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty. Submissions should be 400 to 500 words in length and be thus far unpublished. Columns and letters to the editor in response to something printed in Pipe Dream should be submitted before a subsequent issue is published.

Submissions must include the writer’s name and phone number, and year of graduation or expected year of graduation. Graduate students and faculty members should indicate their standing as such, as well as departmmental affiliation.

Organizational (i.e. student group) affiliations are to be disclosed and may be noted at Pipe Dream’s discretion.

Anonymous submissions are not accepted.

Any facts referenced must be properly cited from credible news sources. Pipe Dream reserves the right to edit submissions, and does not guarantee publication. All submissions become property of Pipe Dream.

Submissions may be e-mailed to the Opinion Editor at opinion@ bupipedream.com.

Ezra Shapiro Columnist

Last Friday, Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines. One of the strongest storms ever to make landfall, Haiyan caused thousands of deaths. Thankfully, the president of the Philippines said on Tuesday that the initial estimate of 10,000 dead was probably wrong. Still, the typhoon has killed many and affected at least 10 million.

It’s only human to wonder, “How can I help?” No one can fault you for that. Many send old clothes, toys or anything that might assist those in need. The truth is, though, that your hand-me-downs don’t do anything.

If you really want to help out those millions affected by the typhoon, send money.

Our misguided efforts to help point to a much larger, generational malady: In the pursuit of an admirable goal, we often do more harm than

good. We reprimand the wrong people, send money to the wrong places — we fundamentally misunderstand the nature of the problem we rightfully want to fix.

Examples abound. The thousands — filmmaker Spike Lee among them — who retweeted an address that they thought belonged to George Zimmerman but actually belonged to an elderly couple. The hundreds who expressed their solidarity with the child soldiers in Uganda by posting the KONY 2012 video to their Facebooks — despite the fact that the documentary got crucial facts wrong, ignored Uganda’s own brutal human rights record and generally patronized and infantilized Africa.

Or, to take a more trivial example, all those who made their Facebook statuses something along the lines of, “In response to the new Facebook guidelines, I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, photos, etc.,” unaware that Facebook does not own media on your page nor could a status afford you legal protection if the company did.

The point is, all of the above

causes — the exploitation of children, protecting your privacy, aiding those whose lives have been ruined by a storm — are ones people feel strongly about. You’re right to try to help.

But the thing is, helping isn’t easy. And the bigger the problem, the harder it is to address. You can’t save a country by sending your old clothes or composing a tweet.

You can’t end a war by posting a video.

It is a symptom of our times, in which Wikipedia and SparkNotes replace hard work and research, a YouTube video of a sneezing panda can be accessed anywhere there’s 3G and your computer or phone takes no more than five seconds to load whatever inane thing you wanted to see.

It is hardly revelatory to say that we are the generation of instant gratification. We want what we want, and we want it now. Fine. There’s no

changing that.

But when there is a cause that is worth fighting for, step back for a second, step away from yourself and the unbelievably amazing society we live in. The people we’re often trying to help — in the Philippines, Haiti or Africa — don’t have the luxuries we do.

They can’t just order a new house on Amazon.

They can’t attract attention to their plight by tweeting about the living hell of being a child soldier.

So you want to help. That’s great.

Now, figure out how to make a real difference. It’s going to take more than a minute, but if you care, really care, then it’s worth it.

The bigger the problem, the harder it is to address

— Ezra Shapiro is a senior doublemajoring in political science and history.

OPINION

www.bupipedream.com | November 15, 2013

It is time to invest in entrepreneurship University funded programs are laying the groundwork Justin Kalin Columnist

A paradigm shift is taking place in Binghamton, the sights and sounds of which are something of a misnomer.

Entrepreneurship is in the air, gaining steady traction yet operating in dim light.

Back in 2009, two major initiatives were introduced at Binghamton University encouraging entrepreneurship among students and faculty. The first provided assistance to faculty who wanted to pursue their own business. The second incorporated entrepreneurial themes in the classroom setting with the help of individual $1,000 grants that supported curriculum revisions across academic disciplines.

Fast forward to today, and you will notice an evolution in the number of initiatives to reach the campus and larger Binghamton community, so many in fact that I cannot discuss them all in full detail here.

In direct relation to the University, several major pushes for an increased entrepreneurial spirit include last year’s startup weekend, the creation of a business development learning community in New Dickinson and the promotion of a student-driven sandbox hosted by the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Looking ahead, President Harvey Stenger and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have proposed a high-tech jobs incubator Downtown as part of

NYSUNY 2020 to focus on smart energy, health care and electronic systems integration and packaging.

Economic development efforts along these lines have become an even greater priority to the community at large. Organic meet-ups such as Refresh Binghamton — an open gathering for professional designers, developers and “generally creative people” — are becoming a more common occurrence. A few startup workspaces have opened up as well, including a brand new CoWork Binghamton Downtown and StartUp Suites offered through the University’s Innovation Technologies Complex for emerging technology enterprises.

Even as recent as last week, faculty from the economics department and School of Management came together to rally around Launchpad Binghamton, a project to develop and found businesses Downtown by helping students with the writing of a business plan in order to identify a proper storefront location and raise capital. Ideas like the Launchpad are essential for the University to attract esteemed faculty, who are more inclined to settle at other academic institutions with surrounding areas better equipped to meet their needs.

SUNY Business and Education Cooperation of the Southern Tier (also known as SUNY BEST) came together last February to discuss the interaction of such entrepreneurial forces, driving home the point that the connection of regional activities is perhaps the most crucial factor in rejuvenating Binghamton.

But the universal irony of fostering a collective entrepreneurial mindset is precisely the problem it aims to circumnavigate — people learn but

As a university, we stand at the intersection of forward thinking and opportunity

rarely change. In the scheme of large organizations, the forces of bureaucracy and general social inertia often result in an ingrained culture that can take upward of 10 to 30 years to overcome.

However, as a university, we stand at the intersection of forward thinking and opportunity, a distinct advantage over the traditional institution that inspires others to apply their learning. But that does not change the underlying fact that we have been a knee-jerk job placement school for the duration of many years. Nor does it bring us closer to surpassing the economic decay that has plagued this region for decades.

These entrepreneurial initiatives are an undoubtedly crucial starting point in raising awareness around value creation, but without a clearly defined least common denominator, it will be difficult to find a comprehensive consensus within our lowgrowth region and subsequent aspirations toward a professional culture.

Contrary to popular belief, it is the market rather than the idea that sustains a movement. The same way an investment is compounded on principle, buy-in for an idea is compounded on cohesion. For this reason, economic development needs to be driven by the same vehicle; otherwise the movement risks losing its purchasing power.

As stated by Deputy Director of the SUNY Levin Institute Tom Moebus, an innovation economy takes more than just perseverance; it requires time, energy and private money harnessed through a collaborative culture between young and mature thinkers. That means we need to retain talent as a part of the Southern Tier, and more importantly, it means tomorrow’s entrepreneurs need to start today.

Eat, sleep and build our team. Keep calm and think big, Binghamton.

— Justin Kalin is a junior majoring in accounting.

IDF soldier's death goes unnoticed Media's failure to cover murder of Israeli teen exposes bias Yael Rabin Guest Columnist

On Wednesday morning, a 19-year-old boy was stabbed to death while sleeping on a bus. Eden Atias had been in the Israel Defense Forces for two short weeks and was returning to his base in Tel Aviv when he was murdered on a bus, in his seat, fast asleep.

It’s shocking that the international media responded to this cold-blooded murder with a resounding silence.

There was little to no mention in any of the world’s major newspapers about Atias’ murder. Israel and the Israel Defense Forces are constantly berated in the media for

every move they make. It’s an apparent crime against humanity for a Palestinian to be arrested after throwing rocks at soldiers or civilians.

The media goes up in arms about such a thing and condemns Israel as a violator of human rights. The world’s media has displayed this double standard time and time again, but one would hope that now, just maybe, it would be a little different.

On his Facebook page, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum congratulated the terrorist who murdered Atias and called on “the Palestinian youth to take part in the movement of the resistance, no matter the sacrifice.”

Words of incitement only hinder the peace process and any potential for a Palestinian state. Since July, Israel has released hundreds of terrorists

as a compromise to further the peace talks facilitated by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. What I’m afraid the international community does not understand is that these prisoners are murderers of innocent Israelis and people who attempted to murder Israeli citizens. Two years ago Israel released a number of prisoners in order to finally bring home Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held in captivity for five years by Hamas, from the horrors of Hamas’ captivity.

One of those prisoners was the terrorist who hijacked a car that a cousin of mine was in.

The terrorist shot my cousin in the leg, shot another passenger and killed the driver. They were on their way home from work.

This year I proudly serve as the president for the Binghamton University Zionist Organization (BUZO). Our

organization seeks to spread the pro-Israel message on campus and educate the student body about all the wonderful things Israel contributes to the world, as well as the ongoing conflict in the region. I felt compelled to write this article following the complete void of national and international media coverage of such a tragic death. If Atias had been born in the United States, he could have been a freshman sitting in your Intro to World Politics class, or maybe even pledging a frat. Instead, he was born an Israeli citizen with the duty to serve his country in order to end the terror that inevitably killed him.

— Yael Rabin is a senior double-majoring in history and Judaic Studies.

AN OPEN LETTER I think this goes without saying, but just in case anyone was confused, I am not an Oompa-Loopa. I am not a fictional character from the imaginative mind of Roald Dahl. I am a human being; a female of African American and Puerto Rican descent. I am also, in light of recent events, a former staff member of Pipe Dream.

My decision to quit was not because I felt uncomfortable being one of a few minority members on staff, and it certainly wasn’t because I think those who made the decision to publish this article are racist. The decision to publicize such a tactless article came from a naive and irresponsible place and as someone who held absolutely no role in writing, publishing or promoting the article; I don’t want to be attached to it or the organization that published it.

As for Ms. Cuba, I do not think you’re a racist. I think you’re a very mis-educated, ignorant and arrogant young lady.

I’m only speaking for myself when I say these things, not on behalf of all minorities but the costume that Julianne Hough chose to wear wasn’t offensive.

I am not hurt by her wearing it. I don’t

think it came from a place of hate or maliciousness. I think it was just a very poor execution of a creative choice of costume. Wearing Bantu knots and a jumpsuit without getting a bronzed tan would’ve have sufficed just fine considering the costume was a group costume and others were also dressed as characters from the show.

But your words Ms. Cuba, the words you chose to write, those are much more offensive than Ms. Hough’s costume will ever be. Your dismissive tone and apathetic attitude on a subject area to which you lack the background or understanding to speak upon is appalling.

I will not high five you or thank you because you think having an African American president means things are “good.” Minstrel shows and Jim Crow laws are long gone; however, racism, hate and, most importantly, ignorance are still thriving in our society. I still see these things play out in my life daily.

Your choice of words and your opinion only help to propagate and promote this ignorance further. Pipe Dream’s choice to publish it only makes it worse.

I am not looking for an apology.

Although you did provide one, I didn’t really care for it much. You knew your column was controversial, you knew it may cause some backlash, but you said it anyway. You feel bad only because you got in trouble, not because you understand why you are wrong.

I’m not writing this to change your opinion, as I don’t believe I can. It’s very hard to retract a statement such as yours because you believe you’re right.

Even though over time you may grow to see the err of your ways, you will never fully understand the implications of the statements you made.

In parting, I’ll only offer one piece of advice to you and anyone else who holds your same sentiment.

The only way to do away with ignorance is education, and although you will never see life through my eyes or live in my skin, you can better educate yourself about the hardships minority groups deal with and use discernment before you make statements such as the one you made.

Shavonna Q. Hinton Class of 2015

13

Texas needs an updated sex ed.

Abstinence-only education is misguided and ineffective Madison Ball Columnist

The Canyon Independent School District in Texas has recently come under fire for a sex education curriculum scandal.

Sexual health advocate Katie Gustainis Vela obtained what seems to be a work sheet or PowerPoint slide from an abstinence-only sex education course that literally compares non-virgins to used toothbrushes and pieces of gum — in other words, trash.

The moral of the lesson was indicated at the bottom of the sheet, which read, “People want to marry a virgin, just like they want a virgin toothbrush or stick of gum.”

Approaches to sexual education like these are far past the point of teaching youths about the potential risks of being sexually active, only hammering in the idea that engaging in any form of sexual activity before marriage makes you a less valuable person. This is problematic for a couple of reasons.

First, teaching abstinenceonly in schools is like raising a child and demanding that they never smoke cigarettes, but never explaining to them why.

Obviously, smoking imposes much greater health risks than engaging in safe sex, but the idea of telling kids and teenagers “no, no, no” and never actually educating them about the potential risks — or about the cautions they can take to avoid those risks — is nothing more than an accident waiting to happen. And the numbers don’t lie. According to the Office of Adolescent Health, Texas has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the U.S., ranking fifth out of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia in final teen birth rates among females aged 1519. Back in 2008, Texas ranked third in pregnancies for women aged 15-19. Don’t be fooled by thinking this is just another one of the Lone Star State’s typical shenanigans, either. According to the Guttmacher Institute — which seeks to advance sexual and reproductive health through research, policy analysis and

Texas has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the U.S.

public education — Texas is just one of the 19 states teaching strictly abstinenceonly material.

Second, teaching this to young, impressionable kids, like the middle schoolers from the Canyon Independent School District, can be extremely problematic when dealing with issues of sexual abuse. Elizabeth Smart, a famous victim of rape and kidnap and now an abduction awareness advocate, spoke up about abstinence-only education at a Johns Hopkins University forum on human trafficking in May of this year. She stated that it makes rape victims feel “filthy.”

Smart, who grew up in a strict Mormon family, spoke about being taught lessons just like the ones taught in Texas, specifically in regards to women. Smart urged for lessons that teach children that they are valuable no matter what. Failing to do so, she claimed, leaves victims of rape without a will to seek help.

Third, not only does this curriculum teach kids to shame and devalue themselves, but it also teaches them that it’s okay to devalue other people.

Instilling this idea that what is “pure” is more valuable is the origin of the “slut shaming” phenomenon so prevalent in everyday life.

I don’t think a majority of teens and young adults actually believe that someone who has engaged in premarital sex is a less valuable person, but I do think most are guilty of using the word “slut” or something of the same meaning at least once. So, why is that? Has the idea of a slut been so ingrained in our minds that we don’t even consider the implications of the word at all when using it?

The word “virgin,” even when used in a non-insulting manner, holds very serious implications itself. The idea of being a virgin, which suggests being “pure,” implies that anyone who isn’t a virgin is impure. And this rhetoric is so deeply rooted in everyday life that it often goes unnoticed.

Even the traditional white wedding dress, for example, is a historical symbol of the bride’s purity prior to entering marriage.

The case in Texas is an extreme example of a common, more subtle message. Of course this kind of formal sex education has to stop immediately. However, even those of us who aren’t directly teaching kids that once they lose their “innocence” or “purity” they’re as good as chewed gum need to reevaluate and be more mindful of the words we are using.

— Madison Ball is a junior majoring in political science.

In other words

‘‘

Let’s test how willing they are to actually resolve this diplomatically and peacefully,

’’

President Obama speaking with reporters at the White House in regards to negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, 11-14-13

14

www.bupipedream.com | November 15, 2013

SPORTS

ri ON THE

America east Evans emerging as senior for Albany

After waiting his turn, former JUCO all-American turning heads early Ari Kramer Sports Editor The story of DJ Evans as an Albany Great Dane begins at a 2012 NJCAA tournament game in Hutchinson, Kan. Longtime Albany head coach Will Brown sat in the arena, searching for a junior college wing that could help his team immediately. Instead, he saw Evans, a diminutive point guard generously listed at 5-foot-9.

“My staff was texting me, ‘How are things going?’” Brown said.

“I’m like, ‘Man, I love this 5-foot-7 point guard from East Mississippi [Community College], but that’s the last thing we need.’”

Brown knew who would start in his backcourt in 2012-13. He had the 6-foot Mike Black and the 5-foot-10 Jacob Iati, a pair of senior guards, and could not afford to go even smaller with Evans on the floor.

But Brown’s attitude shifted after he flew back to New York.

“When I came back,” Brown said, “[The assistants] were like,

‘Coach, you really like this kid. Why don’t you just take him and put the best players on the floor?’”

Not even two years later, the 2012 NJCAA Second Team All-American honoree has emerged as Albany’s best player through two games.

Black and Iati graduated, leaving the reins of the offense to Evans, and the senior has capitalized on his opportunity.

In 32 minutes per game — up from 9.9 a year ago — Evans has averaged 16 points, 3.5 rebounds, two assists, 3.5 steals and just 0.5 turnovers. He’s also shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 40 percent from long range.

The Great Danes, despite a scare against NJIT, stand 2-0.

“I had confidence in DJ,” Brown said. “I just wasn’t going to pump him up in the preseason just because the sample size was small, and I wanted him to get comfortable and relax and allow him to learn as we go because he hadn’t been in a situation where he played 28 to 30 minutes a night at the Division I level.”

Photo Provided

Senior guard DJ Evans has been Albany’s best player through two games this season.

Though Evans has stuffed the statsheet, Brown said his point guard still has one crucial area in which he must improve.

“He’s a very, very quiet, laidback, unassuming young man, and it’s really been a work in progress getting him to be more vocal,” Brown said. “I mean this in the nicest way: In his free time he likes to be back in Mississippi with a fishing pole in his hand, by himself, catching catfish.”

“I just need him to be an extension of me, be more vocal,” Brown added, “and I saw signs of that [against NJIT] down the stretch.

Hopefully that will continue.”

Brown said he does not expect

Evans to maintain his scoring rate, but will rely on the floor general to consistently reach double figures.

Of course, even that — being a reliable scorer for a Division I team — may have seemed far-fetched a few years ago. Evans is quick and can make plays, but he’s also undersized — even by America East standards.

“He plays with a chip on his shoulder. Everyone’s always talked about his size or lack thereof,” Brown said. “I think what people are seeing is a good basketball player that’s waited his turn and is going to have a good senior year.” #AEHoops Roundup Stony Brook sophomore forward

and AE Preseason Player of the Year Jameel Warney went down with a knee injury on Wednesday night, scaring the home crowd. His exit from the game was brief, however, and the Seawolves will carry a 3-0 mark into Bloomington for their weekend tilt with Indiana.

Preseason favorite Vermont lost sophomore forward Ethan O’Day to a broken thumb. The 1-1 Catamounts expect him to miss 4-6 weeks.

It was easy to ignore New Hampshire’s 94-70 win over non-DI Suffolk, but the Wildcats drew some attention in earning an 84-81 win at Duquesne of the A-10.

Hartford scored its first win

with a 63-53 defeat of Fairfield on Wednesday. The Hawks, who relinquished an 11-point lead in their season opener against Quinnipiac, also fell to Florida Gulf Coast.

Maine has lost each of its games against Division I opponents by 20 or more points. The Black Bears have allowed an average of 102.5 points in those two losses.

After taking a tie into halftime against No. 7 Michigan, UMass Lowell has been outscored, 137-84, in its last 60 minutes of play.

For more on the America East and Binghamton basketball, follow @BingBBallBlog on Twitter.

BU vies for fourth playoff spot, chances remain slim E.Jay Zarett Pipe Dream Sports

BINGHAMTON

BROOME COUNTY FORUM THEATRE

NOV. 21 7:30 PM

R OU

2013 WAR R

LER FILM MIL T N E

NOW!

ER MILL FILM T EN

TICKE ON SA TS LE R OU

2013 WAR R

TICKETING BEST TICKET PRICE IN TOWN AT BERGERʼS SKI & SNOWBOARD Tickets available at Bergerʼs Ski & Snowboard, Ticketmaster, and the Broome County Arena box office.

DISCOUNTS WITH PURCHASE FROM THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS

BUY 10 TICKETS OF MORE AND GET $30+ OFF AND A FREE FILM. CALL 800.523.7117 *offer only available by phone

TICKET HOLDERS RECEIVE SAVINGS COUPON AT EVENT

• FREE LIFT TICKET TO SUGARBUSH • FREE LIFT TICKET TO WINDHAM MOUNTAIN • 2-FOR-1 LIFT TICKET TO GREEK PEAK MOUNTAIN RESORT • $25 OFF ANY PURCHASE OF $100 OR MORE AT BERGER’S

With only the top four teams qualifying for the America East volleyball postseason, the fifthplace Binghamton volleyball team would have to beat both last-place UMass Lowell and conference leader New Hampshire on the road this weekend to have a chance at earning a spot.

If Binghamton does manage anything like a repeat of last weekend’s pair of sweeps, its fate will still depend on UMBC, Stony Brook and Albany. Each of the three carries an 8-4 conference record into its two conference matches this weekend, and at least one needs to lose both of its contests to grant Binghamton (8-18, 6-6 AE) a shot at a berth. And even then, the decision will be made by a tiebreaker.

“We want to finish strong,” BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama said.

“We are working hard preparing for both of these matches. It will be a challenging weekend. New Hampshire is playing well and Lowell, we can’t overlook.”

In their match with the River Hawks (0-24, 0-12 AE) last month, the Bearcats downed the conference’s only winless team in straight sets. UMass Lowell has actually been swept in its last seven matches and only has two more to go: Friday against Binghamton and Saturday against Albany (8-17, 8-4 AE).

The Wildcats (16-12, 10-2 AE), led by senior hitter Morgan Thatcher and sophomore outside hitter Tori Forrest, have swept each of their last five matches leading up to their Friday tilt with Albany.

Binghamton fans might take solace in the fact that the last time the teams met on Oct. 20, Albany swept visiting New Hampshire.

However, this time, the Great Danes won’t have their home court advantage.

Meanwhile, the last time Binghamton played the Wildcats, at home on Oct. 18, the Bearcats dropped the match, 3-1. “[The Wildcats] are a pretty good offensive team and a good ball control team,” Kiriyama said. “We have to cut down on our errors and then be able to serve tougher, block better or both to be successful.”

If BU wants to come out on top this weekend, reigning America East Player of the Week senior middle hitter Grace Vickers and Setter of the Week Amanda Dettmann, a junior, must continue to lead by example. The two garnered the honors after their contributions in the team’s pair of wins last weekend, when Vickers led with 4.00 kills per set on .513 hitting and Dettmann doled out 12.00 assists and 2.17 digs per set. “[Vickers and Dettmann] work

hard,” Kiriyama said. “They set the tone for the others on the team.

When they play well it sets the tone for everyone else. We are hoping for a good finish from them. I’m sure they are focused for this match and ready to go.”

Binghamton’s future lies partially in its court and partially on the other side of the net. The only certainty is that if the Bearcats want to move on, they have to win. If they lose one match, their season will be over.

“Our chances aren’t great, but the chance is still there,” Kiriyama said. “We are hopeful, and we are going to try and do our part this weekend.”

First serves are set for 7 p.m.

Friday at Costello Athletic Center and 1 p.m. Sunday at Lundholm Gymnasium.

Kendall Loh/Photo Editor

Senior hitter Grace Vickers, fresh off her first-ever America East Player of the Week honors, will look to guide Binghamton in two must-win matches against UMass Lowell and New Hampshire this weekend.

www.bupipedream.com | November 15, 2013

SPORTS

NFL

15

Welcome to the eighth week of Pipe Dream NFL Picks! Every week, Pipe Dream sports editors and one guest will attempt to correctly predict the outcome of four upcoming games of their choice, selecting one prediction as a LOCK. Getting the LOCK correct earns you three points, while getting it wrong costs you one. The other three games are worth one point each, and there is no penalty for wrong guesses on these. Ties give you a half-point. After the sixth week, Erik hangs on at the top with 17 points, leaving the guest behind in second with 14.

Ari and Ashley remain in third and fourth, with 12 and nine points, respectively.

If you want to submit picks, email sports@bupipedream.com.

Pipe Dream Picks Erik 15-13 17 Guest 15-13 14 Ari 10-18 12 Ashley 10-18 9

SPORTS EDITOR

Ari Kramer’s Picks

LOCK: LOCK: SEATTLE (-12.5) over Minnesota Would it make any sense if Seattle beat Atlanta by 23 on the road and then didn’t cover at home against Minnesota?

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Erik Bacharach's Picks

LOCK: CINCINNATI (-6) over Cleveland Death, taxes and the Browns losing on Sunday.

Arizona (-7) over JACKSONVILLE The Jaguars somehow came out on top in a football game last week, which means they’ve filled their win quota for the next couple of seasons.

New England (+2.5) over CAROLINA I don’t get it..

JACKSONVILLE (+7) over Arizona If the Jaguars were ever to have a winning streak, they’d need to play the Cardinals a week after getting a W.

Atlanta (-1.5) over TAMPA BAY In a game with major draft pick implications on the line, the Bucs are better at losing..

NY Jets (+1) over BUFFALO Neither team’s good, but the Jets are better. I think.

BUFFALO (-1) over NY Jets Big Jets fan here. Just going for a reverse jinx.

LOCK: Baltimore (+3) over CHICAGO Ravens can fly, but bears are land mammals. I’m pretty sure that ravens can sustain three hours of continuous flight if they try hard and have team spirit, so the Ravens will hover over the Bears in this game.

Detroit (-2.5) over PITTSBURGH Both cities are former shadows of the glories of an industrial age, but I feel worse for Detroit because, come on, they’ve been going through some tough times, you know? Best of luck, Lions, I know you have it in you.

LOCK: HOUSTON (-7) over Oakland Case Keenum will continue to prove he belongs with the Texans; Terrelle Pryor already proved he belongs with the Raiders.

TAMPA BAY (+1.5) over Atlanta Both Falcons and Pirates are scavengers. There will be a tough battle over the only food on the field, a sack of dried pigskin, but humans are superior to birds. I would watch this game if I had a television.

Cleveland (+6) over CINCINNATI Dalton’s turnover issues won’t bode well over a tough Browns defense.

HOUSTON (-7) over Oakland In our increasingly globalized economy, it’s no longer sensible to define sports teams — essentially businesses — in allegiance to physical land. Oakland quarterback Tyrelle Pryor has thrown six interceptions and one touchdown in the past four games. He also has an average QB rating of 34.3, which is bad.

ASSISTANT

Arizona (-7) over JACKSONVILLE Because one-hit wonders are a thing for a reason.

New England (+2.5) over CAROLINA Because Gronk.

RELEASE EDITOR

Jacob Shamsian's Picks

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Ashley Purdy's Picks

Bucknell deals Bearcats worst loss in D-I program history Binghamton's porous defense allows Bison to shoot 65 percent from field, score 50 first-half points Ashley Purdy Assistant Sports Editor

Both of Binghamton’s basketball teams suffered through disappointing first halves in their most recent games, lagging at least 19 points behind their respective opponents after the midway buzzer. But while the men’s squad surged for a stunning come-frombehind win after pouring in 59 points the second half, the women’s team couldn’t surmount its deficit and fell to Bucknell, 89-48, Thursday night at Sojka Pavilion.

“I think it was the start of the game for us,” BU head coach Nicole Scholl said.

“Bucknell was on fire from the start. I thought on our end we had a number of open shots and we just didn’t knock them down early, and then they built a large lead on us.”

The game did open on a sour note for Binghamton (0-2). Junior forward Sherae Swinson vied for the first shot of the match 30 seconds in and missed it. It took the Bearcats another three minutes to get on the board, with Swinson connecting on a jumper to answer the Bison’s 7-0 run to start the game.

But the Bison (1-1) were never without a response of

their own, and in the last 10 minutes of the first half, they embarked upon a 25-5 spurt. During the half, they drained 18 of 28 field goals on 65 percent shooting and kept Binghamton to just 7 of 32 (22 percent).

“They were playing at home, and they were very shot-confident,” Scholl said.

“I don’t think they were doing anything we haven’t seen before, but our players just didn’t come out through the game, and I think that really affected us in the end.”

That kind of potent shooting and Binghamton’s sticky first half were too much even for Binghamton’s nearly doubled offensive output in the latter 20 minutes to amend. Bucknell didn’t make it easier; the Bison replicated their 65 percent shooting, hitting 17 of 26 this time. “[The second half] was much better, but it was kind of a little too late. But I think we can build on that,” Scholl said. “It’s the group that just needs experience right now.

We’re taking some heavy hits here early and hopefully from our perspective it won’t hurt our players’ confidence.

I don’t think it will, I just think it’s going to take some time for this group to continue to get better, to maintain some confidence and learn how to win.”

Swinson could take home some confidence from her team-high 17 points.

Bucknell senior guard Shelby Romine scored a game-high 25 points and tacked on an additional 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals. Junior forward Audrey Dotson netted 22 points for Bucknell.

Despite her high scoring output, Swinson’s efficiency wasn’t much above the Bearcat average. She shot for just 28 percent on 4-of14 shooting, although she far exceeded any other player with free throws, netting 9 of 11. “[Swinson] did pretty well after she started being more aggressive. She finally got herself to the free throw line and was able to get some points from there,” Scholl said. “She got 17 points in 21 minutes, and on paper it looks like good production, but I still think Sherae can do even more for us for the number of shots that she gets.”

Sophomore guard Kim Albrecht was BU’s secondleading scorer, adding 10 points and putting away 2 of 4 beyond the arc.

The contest was a bit of a record-breaker for both teams: Bucknell reached 50 points at the half for the first time since 2007, and Binghamton’s 41-point

deficit marks the largest loss margin in the team’s 13year Division I history. But it’s still just the beginning, and the Bearcats have plenty of time to make up for last year’s six-win season.

“They’re getting comfortable with one another, and it’s going to take some time and it takes that experience,” Scholl said.

“But I definitely feel like this is a team that’s improving, that they’re learning and continuing to build on that, and there’s a lot more in them that’s just a matter of potential.”

BU is set to return to play at home on Tuesday, hosting Canisius at the Events Center before hitting the road for four consecutive away games over a period of two weeks.

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

FINAL SCORE

48

89

Kendall Loh/Photo Editor

Junior forward Sherae Swinson scored a team-high 17 points in Binghamton’s 89-48 loss to Bucknell on Thursday.

SPORTS

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

BU suffers worst-ever loss Page 15

Frday, November 15, 2013

COMEBACK KIDS

Bearcats overcome 19-point second-half deficit to defeat Cornell on road

FINAL SCORE

89

79

BU vs. Navy DATE

Nov. 16 LOCATION

Events Center TIME

2:00 p.m.

ITHACA, N.Y. — Nolan Cressler freed himself in the corner off a screen, caught the inbounds pass and buried a 3-pointer to give Cornell a 4930 lead over the Binghamton men’s basketball team with 18:45 left in Wednesday night’s game at Newman Arena.

BU head coach Tommy Dempsey, fed up with his team’s inability to execute its halftime adjustments on the sophomore guard, called timeout. From there, he noticed a change in his team’s level of intensity, and the Bearcats (1-2) overcame the 19-point deficit for an impressive 89-79 win, their first in 13 games dating back to last year.

“We haven’t won a lot of games around here, and to be down 19 on the road, it would have been really easy to roll over, and we just kept fighting,” Dempsey said. “We had a great spirit. We had a great belief in one another, and we seized the moment.”

Though he didn’t shine in the box score, senior guard Rayner Moquete played a key role in the second half.

Dempsey assigned Moquete to Cressler, who finished with 19 points, and the senior held Cornell’s top scorer on the night without a point in the final 13:26 of play. “[Moquete] was as important to us winning this game as anything,” Dempsey said. “I told him, ‘You want minutes right now, you have one job and that is to go in there and

take Cressler out of the game because if he keeps hitting threes, we can’t come back.’”

Even with Moquete silencing Cressler, the Bearcats would have struggled to claw their way back into the game if they shot as poorly as they did in the first half, when they converted just 30.8 percent of their field goal attempts. They hit just one of their first 11. Cornell, on the other hand, shot 58.1 percent to take a 43-30 lead at the break.

After Cressler extended Cornell’s advantage to 49-30, the teams traded baskets until Cornell led, 61-42, at the 12:44 mark. Then, with a mix of four shooters and sophomore guard Jordan Reed playing a post role on offense, Binghamton capitalized on mismatches and found its offensive rhythm.

“It put Cornell in a really tough spot because they really didn’t have an answer for Jordan in the post,” Dempsey said. “What we needed to happen was, we needed the guys to make shots around him, and when they were able to do that we became a very hard matchup.”

Reed and freshman point guard Marlon Beck II carried the team on a 15-5 run that cut the deficit to 66-57 with 6:42 left. It was the first time Cornell led by as few as nine points since the 13:38 mark of the first half, when the Big Red held a 13-5 advantage.

The Bearcats trimmed the gap to five points on three occasions, but couldn’t force

the necessary stops to pull any closer until freshman forward Nick Madray stole an entry pass, took it coast-to-coast and finished his own miss. Moments after Cornell answered with a bucket, Beck sank a 3-pointer from the top of the arc to pull within 77-75.

With 1:53 left, the game saw its first and only lead change as Reed attacked 6-foot-9 freshman center David Onuorah for a difficult and-one layup. He converted the foul shot, and Binghamton led, 79-77.

“Jordan’s not going to back down from anybody, and that’s what he did,” Beck said. “We know that’s what he does, and that’s what he does best.”

From there, Binghamton kept its foot on the gas pedal, as Beck buried another clutch 3-pointer to extend the lead to 82-77 with 1:10 on the clock.

He finished with a game-high 27 points, just two shy of Reed’s single-game freshman scoring record.

“Once we started focusing on all the stops, our offense was going, we knew we could get it,” Beck said. “I was feeling it, I was taking a lot of shots and they were falling. My teammates were behind me, and they kept telling me, ‘Keep going at them, keep shooting.’”

As impressive as Beck’s scoring output was, Reed and Madray also eclipsed the 20-point mark. Reed finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Madray posted a career-high 23

points on 6-of-9 shooting.

Freshman point guard Yosef Yacob scored seven points, all at the line, and dished a careerhigh nine assists.

As a team, Binghamton shot 57.1 percent from the floor in the second half to raise its game percentage to 44.4 percent.

With Cressler leading the way, three Cornell players scored in double figures. Junior guard Devin Cherry posted 17 points, 12 of which came in the first half, and senior guard Dominick Scelfo finished with 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting.

The Bearcats are set to return to action on Saturday against Navy. The Midshipmen (1-2) dealt Binghamton a 7552 beat-down in Annapolis last season.

Beck said the Bearcats won’t be caught off guard this time.

“We know we can’t settle after one win, because we’re looking for many more,” he said.

Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at the Events Center.

“We haven’t won a lot of games around here, and to be down 19 on the road, it would have been really easy to roll over, and we just kept fighting” — Tommy Dempsey BU head coach

For updates on Binghamton basketball, follow @BingBBallBlog on Twitter.