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Ahmed said. “Race is part of the reason why yoga classes are more accessible to certain classes of people. You can say that’s a racist statement but it’s speaking to something that is unfortunately true.” While she asks for donations ranging between $5 and $10, there is no mandatory fee to take Ahmed’s yoga sessions. “Even if you’re broke and you want to do yoga, I’m not going to
Rather than throw away costly electronics, students returning from Thanksgiving break can recycle their electronic devices during Binghamton University’s First Annual Student E-Waste Collection Drive. From Dec. 1-3, BU students can drop off their used electronics, functioning or not, at any dining hall between 5 and 8 p.m. The devices will be recycled by international electronics recycler Geodis Supply Chain Optimisation, and computers that are still usable will be refurbished by the University’s Bridging the Digital Divide Project (BDDP), which aims to improve computer literacy in the Broome County area through instruction and providing computers to those with limited access to information technology. Sunday afternoon, the drive collected large items like computers, printers and televisions. The drive is being held by a group of students in the School of Management who won Ernst & Young’s “Your World, Your Vision” grant competition last spring on behalf of BDDP. The group took the $10,000 grand prize with their proposal for a program to both deal with electronic waste on campus and curb the digital divide by improving computer literacy. Dali Lu, a senior majoring in management, was among the students who won the
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Photo Illustration — Hina Ahmed, 28, of the village of Endicott, returned to Binghamton after graduating with her master’s in 2009 with the goal of bridging religious, class and racial divides through the power of yoga. She teaches yoga at the Bundy Museum and Vishnu’s Couch in Downtown Binghamton three times a week, as part of a program called “Salaam and Asanas.”
Hina Ahmed returns from Kuwait to spread passion, philosophy Eurih Lee News Intern One Binghamton University alumna has returned to the area with the goal of bridging religious, class and racial divides through the power of yoga. Hina Ahmed, 28, received her bachelor’s degree in history in 2008 and received her master’s degree in education in 2009. Originally from the village of Endicott, Ahmed moved to the Middle
East after graduation to teach for the Council of International Schools. Ahmed taught history, geography and anthropology to high school students in Kuwait from 2010 to 2012. “My experience in the Middle East was very eye-opening to another culture and ways of life,” Ahmed said. “It took me completely out of my comfort zone and allowed me to grow in ways I never would have had I not had this experience.” Ahmed returned to Binghamton and chose to incorporate her love of
education with her passion for yoga. She currently teaches yoga at the Bundy Museum of History and Art and Vishnu’s Couch Yoga Studio in Downtown Binghamton three times a week. Ahmed said she wants to diversify the demographic of the yoga community by making her classes donation-based, eliminating any inequalities created by the typically high prices of yoga classes. “There is a socioeconomic divide, and it shows in the yoga world,”
John Tagg named SUNY distinguished professor Historian researches evolution of photography, techonology Souvik Chatterjee Contributing Writer One Binghamton University professor was granted the title of distinguished professor by the SUNY central offices. John Tagg, a professor of art history, was one of nine SUNY faculty members granted the Distinguished Professor Award. Admittance to distinguished ranks is awarded yearly to professors whose work is influential and has greatly advanced their respective field. This year, nine awards were given throughout the 64 campuses in the SUNY system. In addition to the award, professors gain acceptance into the SUNY Distinguished Academy, which has more than 900 members. Tagg’s work largely focused on the development of photography and the impact that it has had on society over time. According to Tagg, he started his work in the 1970s, a period
when there was very little research done in the field, yielding very little information about the history of photographs. According to Tagg, there were no previous models that he could work off of to start his research work. “That was my ambition, to kick it into life,” Tagg said. With recent developments smartphone camera technology and the skyrocketing popularity of Facebook, photography has never been more ubiquitous. Tagg said that understanding how photography affects society is a complex issue. “How can anyone understand the role of photography today without taking a look at the past?” Tagg asked. Tagg’s work highlights the significance and evolution of photography in the 19th century and through the 20th century. He covered many decades with his work in the hopes of exploring an
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TAGG continued from Page 1 area that has gone largely unresearched. According to Tagg, photography has had a vast and complex impact on society, ranging from its impact on social interactions to historical and cultural effects. It affects different aspects of society, including allowing families to keep pictures, revolutionizing police databases and changing advertising. Tagg said he could not have achieved the rank without help from various friends and colleagues around the world. “Nobody gets this far without a lot of help,” he said. Tagg said he was happy that the art history department, which has existed since the University’s opening in 1946, was receiving attention. “The humanities have trouble getting visibility,” he said.
competition. Lu said managing electronic waste is important because of the chemicals used in devices that could leak into landfills. “We live in a digitally driven age right now. People have smart phones, iPods, computers, laptops. And you have to be conscious that that’s a good thing, but at the same time, there’s obviously impacts on our environment,” Lu said. “All these devices can leak harsh chemicals like cadmium, lead, mercury — so we have to be aware of that.” Lu and Oyunkhand Baatarkhuyag, a senior majoring in accounting, started a group called Collect-IT through the Student Volunteer Center, which collaborated to host the drive with the Center for Civic Engagement, Residential Life, BDDP and Geodis. “Binghamton’s already pretty green, we have a lot of recycling initiatives on campus,
but I think this is one area where we’re sort of lacking,” Lu said. Lu said she and her group are hoping the drive continues annually, and that the students plan to hold another electronic waste drive in May 2014. Since 2012, Geodis Supply Chain Optimisation has been donating computer equipment to BDDP. “We couldn’t ask for a more generous partner than Geodis,” said Allison Alden, director of the CCE, in a press release. “[W] ithout their assistance, this E-waste drive would be nearly impossible. They are helping to both minimize pollution from electronic waste and empower students.” All items collected from students during the drive will be safely and responsibly recycled and formatted with a Department of Defense-level information wipe. No white goods — refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines — will be accepted.
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A group of SOM students hold an E-Waste Collection Drive in the Rafuse loading dock in Dickinson Community. The student team won the $10,000 grand prize in Ernst & Young’s national “Your World, Your Vision” grant competition on behalf of the Bridging the Digital Divide Project.
Yogi grad bridges cultural divides YOGA continued from Page 1 turn you away from my class,” she said. During her classes, Ahmed promotes yoga and eastern philosophies of peace, unity and harmony to her students. She hopes that the practice of these philosophies will help bring communities together and narrow gaps within society.
Ahmed is working on a project called “Salaam and Asanas” that introduces yoga philosophies to the Islamic community by teaching yoga at the Islamic Organization of the Southern Tier. “You definitely don’t think of bringing yoga to religious institutions,” Ahmed said. “I’m trying to show that yoga isn’t this world that’s its own
category. It synthesizes and blends really well with all religions.” Ahmed is replacing the traditionally used Sanskrit term “namaste,” meaning “I bow to you,” with the Arabic “salaam,” which means “peace,” during her classes, hoping to break through the cultural divides within the yoga community.
Ahmed said she wants to use yoga as a way to create a sense of unity between the student body and Binghamton community. “It really feels like two separate worlds,” Ahmed said. “Both the University and the community can learn from each other, grow from each other and support each other.”
Corrections CORRECTIONS: An article in the Nov. 26 issue of Pipe Dream titled “Local voices heard in poetry” incorrectly stated that there were five readers at the event. There were readers present from five of the poetry workshops. The article also incorrectly stated that the Binghamton Poetry Project workshops take place on campus. The workshops take place at several locations in Broome County, including the Broome County Public Library and the Mary Wilcox Library. CLARIFICATION: An article in the Nov. 26 issue of Pipe Dream titled “Local voices heard in poetry” contained the sentence: “It was just one of a few poems where she exhibited exceptional depth in her subject matter.” The sentence has been changed online and now reads: “It was just one of a few children’s poems that exhibited exceptional depth in subject matter.”
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Bigger doesn't always mean better Release counts down the big 10 pros and cons between Binghamton and Big 10 schools Evy Pitt-Stoller | Contributing Writer
There’s college, and then there’s Big Ten college. Big Ten colleges (there are actually twelve) — which are University of Wisconsin-Madison, Indiana University, Penn State, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Minnesota, Ohio State University, University of Iowa and Northwestern University — have ridiculous amounts of spirit. They’re all part of the Big Ten Conference, which competes in the NCAA’s Division 1. They basically invented partying and fill up 75 percent of Facebook News Feeds with pictures of football games and tailgates. Here are 10 big differences between lil ole Binghamton University and its Big Ten peers. Bleed green! 10. Tailgates If you see people drinking outside and dancing on roofs in Binghamton, they’re probably your colorful local neighbors, not a bunch of schoolspirited undergrads looking to have a good time. What would we even tailgate for, Newing Navy? Tailgates are outdoor parties with alcohol and barbecue that students go to in order to pre-game whatever big
game they’re going to nap during instead of attending. Houses have big beautiful backyards tailored for these events, which happen several times per month. Students stand outside, laughing, drinking and soaking up Vitamin D while we remain in our beds, waiting until Bar Crawl for Mr. Sun to remember we exist. 9. Food choices Should I get Einstein’s or … Einstein’s? Unless you have a car and dem billz to spend on a real meal, food is limited in Binghamton. Our choices are far apart, and there are lots of restaurants as opposed to cheap, greasy, delicious joints (unless it’s a going out night and you’re roaming State and Washington Streets). At Big Ten schools, you are usually within walking distance of plenty of food options available for the college student budget. Food Court, we patiently await your arrival! 8. Parent and alumni participation A huge thing at Big Ten schools is the involvement of alumni and parents. There are dads barbecuing and serving students food at all the tailgates. And if that isn’t enough alumni for you, you can see how involved past graduates are in the schools’ well-being by the names of all the buildings, wings and centers. Glenn G. Bartle Library was named after our first University
president, and does anyone even know what the deal is with Anderson and Couper? We don’t really have too many benefactors, unless Science IV is actually a name. 7. Activism As much as we appreciate the seven people standing in the center of campus reminding us that North Korea is a dictatorship, we pale in comparison to how much activism there is at Big Ten schools. Maybe we should get on our protest grind and get some parking better than M Lot. 6. Friend visitation When you have a friend visiting in Binghamton, your entire clique knows about it for weeks in advance. They wait for his or her arrival and, by the end, you are exhausted only because you had to make sure he or she didn’t wander off in a drunken stupor Downtown. Big Ten schools have a million visitors a minute — they are like the eighth through twentieth wonders of the world for undergrads. When you visit a Big Ten school, you know exactly what to expect. You’re going to be really exhausted from driving too
long and getting lost, you’re going to eat Chipotle and then drink gross beer at a crowded party, wake up too early to drink more gross beer at an outdoor crowded party, nap and then pretend you want to go out when your friend, who does this every weekend, starts getting ready. Friends who visit Binghamton are usually happily surprised at how much fun they have. And then when the snobbishness of their own schools overwhelms them, they make the happiest decision of their lives to transfer here. 5 . Campus presentation BU’s campus is strewn with construction and dreams of tomorrow, making it hard to compare the appearance of our campus to the beauty of the universities of Maryland, Illinois, Indiana and others. But plans for a more beautiful campus are more than just pipe dreams. New Dickinson has already proved itself an undergraduate paradise. I have beautiful dreams of all the wonders that the Food Court will hold, including Red Mango! Our
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construction is but a facade for all the wonderful things to come. 4. Greek Row Did you guys know that not all Greek life houses are neighbored by halfway houses and stranger danger? Big Ten schools have beautiful blocks dedicated solely to the safe and luxurious living of sorority and fraternity stars. The names of the organizations are written in big professional block letters on the houses so you can identify them, instead of the not-so-subtle graffiti you see sprayed on the houses in Binghamton, or the pictures in The New York Times identifying where all the hazing took place. We get it, Big Ten frat stars, you’re really rich and have chefs! But there is something very proper and 1900s Southern Belle about that setup. The grunge of Binghamton Greek life breeds a lot more freedom. 3. School clothing Visiting a friend at Penn State but have no appropriate garb for the tailgate? Don’t worry, your friend probably has about 8,000 different shirts and sweatshirts for you. At Binghamton, though, most people probably have only one or two schoolspirited pieces of clothing. Come on, Bookstore, we’re from Long Island, Westchester and Brooklyn — we have too much style to buy the fuchsia BU
sweatshirt on the sale rack! And this is also a SUNY school. If Daddy had $40 for a T-shirt, I’d be at Duke. 2. Smart people There are, of course, smart people everywhere. However, you see a lot less of them on a regular basis at the Big Ten (Northwestern is exempt). You know how everyone pretended house music was cool but that’s probably because they were on Molly? That’s kind of like what the masses at Big Ten schools are like. When the alcohol wears off, you deeply question your surroundings and decisions. These kids speak their own language of douchiness, and you might leave the school concerned for their real world prospects. 1. Police intervention Have you ever been at a big party in Binghamton where there was suddenly an alert that cops were on the premises? And then five minutes later the party’s back on? I’m not sure what magical conversation transpires between the Binghamton police and a probably drunk host serving alcohol to mostly underage people, but Big Ten schools have a lot to learn. It’s not uncommon to move from place to place during a night because the police break up a party. Ten points for Binghamton!
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Rebecca Porath | Staff Writer Let’s be real: Binghamton is where good weather comes to die. But at the same time, going to a school where cold, dreary weather reigns supreme does have its benefits. We may not be going to the beach, tanning in the winter or even considering going out without gloves, but in some ways, we have an upper hand to those schools down south and out west that have sunshine and warm days all year around. 1. Fashion Winter fashion clearly trumps summer fashion. Sure, the warm schools get shorts, skirts, polos, sundresses and tank tops, but we get boots, scarves, hats, fuzzy socks, dark jeans and, most importantly, sweaters. 2. They get sweaty, we get cozy We get the privilege of looking terrible if we want to. The sweatshirt/ sweatpants combo is a beautiful thing, perhaps the comfiest of all outfits. With all of our extra layers, we feel less pressure to keep our bodies bikini-ready and can focus our attention on more important things, like school and food.
4. The drinks Imagine a world without pumpkin spice lattes, peppermint hot chocolate or a warm cup of chamomile tea. Now of course these things exist in hot weather schools, but could they ever taste as good as they do in the cold? 5. The scenery When the skies aren’t gray, snow can be the most beautiful thing in the world. The way the snowflakes fall gently from the sky, the way they form on the tops of trees, the broken food trays at the end of a hill. All so beautiful — from the view of your room, of course. Walking in the snow will never cease to be the worst thing ever. 6. Snow sports Sure, students at warm schools can play outside without getting frostbite, but we get sledding, tubing, skiing, snowboarding, snowball fights and snowmen. No matter how cold it is, playing in the snow will never stop being fun and will always make you feel like a little kid. 7. We can get closer With the weather outside being frightful and all, you’ll be much more inclined to spend time inside. This means getting in a
whole lot more bonding time with your suitemates and love interests. Think of all the movie nights, board game nights, hot chocolate, baking, cuddling, arts and crafts, heart-tohearts and other inside fun that you wouldn’t be able to have if you were outside enjoying the weather. Cuddling and hot weather just doesn’t work. 8. We appreciate when it’s nice out During the combined three weeks in Binghamton when the weather is actually nice, students are grateful and appreciative. If we went to a southern or western school, we’d take for granted the beautiful days and forget just how lucky we are. Whenever it’s nice, campus is full of people tanning, playing sports, drinking iced beverages, lounging around with friends, Instagramming and acting like quintessential college students. See? We need all those months of misery to enjoy the splendor of weather above 30 degrees. So you can have your bonfires on the beach, your T-shirts in January and your yearlong happygo-lucky attitude, students from the south and west. I’ll take the facenumbing cold any day.
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During the holiday season, the exchange of presents leaves the American consumer with a warm fuzzy feeling. Companies depend on the holiday season for a large chunk of their annual revenue. But do we ever stop and think about where these gifts are manufactured and how we manage to purchase them at such low prices? No, we don’t. And that’s how the system of exploitation of foreign workers continues. This holiday season, it can stop with your cooperation. The imagery of Christmas elves described in popular books and movies is far from the truth. The workers constructing the toys that give children so much joy on Christmas are sometimes children themselves. Up to 80 percent of the world’s toys are made in China. For example, a factory in Shenzhen City, China employed nearly 100 16-yearold workers who are exposed to toxic chemicals, made to work up to 19-hour shifts and paid a mere 28 cents an hour.
Though the Chinese government is partly to blame through its toleration of such deplorable labor practices, the American consumer is not exempt from fault. The problem is not limited to toys, but includes the production of apparel and electronic appliances. I attempted to find a running shoe that wasn’t manufactured in a sweatshop. A sweatshop is defined as a factory that is characterized by one or more of the following conditions: long hours, low pay and unhealthy working conditions. To my dismay, ASICS sneakers, my preferred shoe brand, are made in Japanese sweatshops, though the brand is slightly ahead of Nike in implementation of fair labor practices. I consider myself an educated consumer, but for years I’d been contributing to a company that didn’t treat its workers as dignified human beings. Some proponents of the free market argue that sweatshops are a necessary part of the industrialization process and that these workers are thankful for the jobs, as it is preferable to unemployment. This is a false assumption. No one wants to be paid such a low wage that they must choose between eating and paying for medicine for their children. Companies argue that the only way to keep prices low is through sweatshop
labor. Instead of cutting costs with the wages of workers, companies could eliminate costs in many places along the supply chain. The CEO of Nike, Mike Parker, is the fourth highest-paid CEO in the United States, earning nearly $35 million in 2012. Perhaps instead of dodging questions about the unfair labor practices of his company, CEOs like Parker could raise wages and improve working conditions for their employees. Unfortunately, we cannot expect business executives to make changes based on their moral compasses because that is not the nature of a capitalist system. The consumers have to hit them where it hurts: the wallet. In a country where people take sick pleasure in trampling 11-year-old girls during Black Friday, it is hard to extend empathy to workers who do not share a common language or culture, but it is something we must do. Instead of buying the cheapest product, pay the extra money and buy fair trade goods. All it takes to find fair trade products is a quick Google search. Though Christmas has become a largely secular holiday, I think both Christians and non-Christians could learn a thing or two from scripture during this holiday season.
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The uncomfortable pauses that came along with President Barack Obama’s apology to the millions of Americans who lost their health insurance last month were in no way an adequate commiseration for the problems they faced then and are still facing now. In the president’s address to the nation on Thursday, Nov. 7, Obama stated, “I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me.” Well, nearly 52 million Americans either have already lost or will lose their health care. But at least President Obama said he was sorry. It has been nearly a month since Obama apologized for, and promised a fix to, the Obamacare website; but we have seen neither a sign that it is heading in the right direction nor a sufficiently repentant president, as he continues to defend the problem that he created. On Nov. 30, 2013, after the selfimposed deadline to fix the problem came and went, the American people are still in desperate need of a reliable solution that the president just simply
Kyle Welch Contributing Columnist
According to Forbes, “Only in New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey would the premiums decline slightly for people with individual coverage.” Meanwhile, the rest of the country could be hit with increases as high as 81 percent. It comes as no surprise that, like the distribution of wealth in our country, the middle of the country could be faced with the highest increase in premiums on average, whereas, according to the Society of Actuaries, the northeast will see its highest increase in New Hampshire with 37 percent. Of course, these numbers are just predictions, but with the malfunctions we have seen thus far, such increases are looking more likely than not. Now, with the Democrats and President Obama’s administration under much scrutiny, the main point Obama has been trying to contend is that the Obamacare website should not be indicative of Obamacare as a whole. President Obama still believes that with time and effort, the website will run smoothly, and the United States will see the change in health care that we have been hoping for. But these glitches prove nothing more than Obamacare’s failure, both that of the website and the plan itself. — Julianne Cuba is a senior doublemajoring in Chinese and history.
— Kyle Welch is a freshman double-majoring in Arabic and French language and linguistics.
Server's failure portends poorly for Obamacare's success Julianne Cuba
Clothing company responds well to racism
For the coming holiday season, the clothing store Gap has unveiled an advertising campaign called “Make Love,” bent on spreading love and warmth through the cold winter months. One ad featured a Sikh model posing with a white woman, with the slogan embossed next to them. It is highly unusual for a company like Gap to circulate the image of someone in a minority group, particularly a Sikh man, in its advertisements. Unfortunately, shortly after Gap displayed the images across the country, someone defaced the image on an advertisement in the Bronx. Changing the slogan from “Make Love” to “Make Bombs” and adding the disparaging line “Please stop driving taxis,” this person attempted to sow seeds of hate. These seeds were promptly dug up before they could grow and fester. The vandalized image caused outrage on Twitter, going viral after hundreds of favorites and retweets. Once Gap found out about the graffiti, it promised to replace the billboard as quickly as possible. But the clothing giant didn’t stop there. It completely threw its support behind the Sikh model by making the picture its default photo on Twitter. By doing this, Gap vowed that it would not let anyone stand in the way of supporting true love. Some people will shake their heads, dismissing it as just another hateful act of discrimination that proves that racism is still alive and well. I see it differently. Although racists commit reprehensible crimes against minority groups every day, both physical and nonphysical, Gap’s initiative is a very positive development. And with the popularity of social media and the Internet, activists and Internet surfers alike echo the message that they will not tolerate racism. We certainly haven’t won the “war on intolerance” yet. Stereotyping occurs every day. Racial profiling remains an acceptable police tactic in many areas. Power-hungry, misguided politicians still encourage the masses to believe that minorities are the source of their problems. But our generation, the one belittled for its apathy and obsession with the trivial, is more accepting and welcoming than others. In general, we don’t hate, judge or discriminate based on race, religion or sexual orientation. We’re not perfect; at times we can be judgmental and even quite uninformed, myself included. As a whole, though, we’re making a lot of progress. By continuing to follow Gap’s lead, we can create an integrated society that pushes us to find love based on personal qualities, not identities, a society that gives all of us equal opportunities and a society that honors all lifestyles. Through the fostering and protection of true love, they’ve proven themselves to be ardent defenders of what the world ought to look like. So once again, good going Gap! You’re encouraging a society in which interracial couples don’t receive stares from passersby, people who wear traditional attire receive respect from those who support secularism and immigrants can integrate, not assimilate. That’s what love is, and that’s what the holidays are supposed to celebrate.
New health care site fails to launch doesn’t have. Ever since the Affordable Care Act website went public on Oct. 1, 2013, it has been a clear representation of the mess of a health care system we have in our country. Two months ago, on Oct. 1, had the website not been a complete disaster, the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, would have begun to improve the health care system we have in place. Obamacare is intended to lower the general cost of health care per family per month, strengthen and broaden its coverage and require every American to purchase a health insurance plan by March 31, 2014, or pay a fine. But, unfortunately, none of those goals is coming to fruition; premiums have been exponentially increasing, and still, millions of Americans are without health insurance at all. These recent problems could have easily been prevented had the website been properly designed, checked and tested before its reveal to the public; importantly, Obamacare in general could have been more positively received by the American people. But because of its initial problems, Americans have little confidence in the legislation. In a Forbes article from Nov. 2, the Society of Actuaries projected the change in health insurance prices, by state, as seen with the switch to Obamacare.
good stance on diversity
Critics of hunting should beware of hypocrisy Meat eaters should examine their own practices before criticizing animal hunters Madison Ball Columnist
Every year, hunting season seems to come with a large influx of Facebook statuses and tweets about how disgusting and inhumane hunting is. This season, the statuses and tweets seem to be at an all-time high after the recent controversy over the photo professional big game hunter Melissa Bachman posted of herself with a dead South African lion that she killed. To be fair, I can understand the outrage over Bachman’s actions. Though lions are not considered endangered, they are, according to Panthera — an organization devoted to preserving big cats and their ecosystems — a vulnerable species, only one step before endangered on
the spectrum of Least Concern to Extinct. The tweet that sparked the outrage read, “An incredible day of hunting in South Africa! Stalked inside 60-yards on this beautiful male lion…what a hunt!” and featured a picture of her smiling with the dead animal. After, Bachman was met with unsurprising disgust. I think it’s the way that Bachman happily goes about killing animal after animal entirely for sport that upsets everyone. Melissa Bachman, however, does not represent the average hunter. Most people don’t make it their livelihood to kill every animal they can. Most hunters are actually eating the animals they kill. And, ironically, most of the people who are so disgusted by hunting eat meat themselves. It’s one thing to have no personal desire to take part in hunting, as I don’t, but how could anyone honestly believe hunting is somehow
more ethically wrong than eating factory farm meat? There seems to be a curtain between the food on our plates and the source of our food, and hunting rips down that curtain. Hunting makes it impossible for us to ignore the fact that what we are eating was once a living being. The difference between ordering the cheeseburger and loading a dead deer onto your truck is that the deer has a face that kind of looks like your dog, and that makes us uncomfortable. Of course that visual isn’t really the only difference between hunting and factory farming. Factory farming is by all means much worse. Factory farming pollutes our already limited supply of clean drinking water with ammonia, nitrates, pathogens, antibiotics, hormones, heavy metals and salts. Unfortunately, 46 percent of the U.S. population and 99 percent of the population living in rural areas have groundwater as their source
of drinking water. Hunting has no effect whatsoever on our water supply. The key difference, though, is cruelty. We’ve all seen the horrifying undercover slaughterhouse videos. We all know what’s going on. The farm with the smiling animals that we all happily read and sang about as children is a fictional one. Cows aren’t roaming in the grass fields like some of those ridiculous McDonald’s commercials would like us to believe. The tails of piglets are cut off at birth without any anesthesia; veal calves are chained down for the few weeks or sometimes even days they are kept alive; male chicks are immediately killed from suffocation, gassing, crushing or being ground up alive. The life of a slaughterhouse animal and the life of a wild animal who is ultimately shot by a hunter are incomparable. Maybe you don’t really like animals, and you’re not interested in thinking about the cruelty that
produced your dinner. This article isn’t directed toward you, because you’re not the one posting long Facebook statuses about how hunters are evil. The point of this article isn’t to guilt-trip you or to convince everyone to drop the nuggets and become a PETA-supporting vegan. Hard-core meat eaters aren’t complaining about hunting, and neither are the vegetarians; it’s the group in the middle that’s doing all the talking. It’s the people who are shaking their heads in disgust over a picture of a dead deer on their News Feed as they eat their bacon, egg and cheese. It doesn’t make any sense. These people need to make a choice. Either actually abandon cruelty, or continue on with your diet as is, but think before you give hunters a piece of your mind. — Madison Ball is a junior majoring in political science.
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Bearcats drop pair of tilts before beating George Mason Reed leads Binghamton with 3-0 mark on Saturday, as five teammates win two matches Ashley Purdy Assistant Sports Editor
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Junior 149-pound Joe Bonaldi earned a pair of victories on Saturday.
Journeyman Duals
BU vs. Princeton/ Rider DATE
UNC
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22-14
NC State
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GMU
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21-14
Dec. 7 LOCATION
West Gym TIME
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After facing two of the country’s top wrestling programs in North Carolina and NC State at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Collegiate Duals on Saturday and dropping those matches, 22-14 and 23-9, respectively, the Binghamton wrestling team bested George Mason, 21-14, to wrap up its competition on a high note at Hudson Valley Community College. BU head coach Matt Dernlan pulled some positives from the Bearcats’ first two contests, which, though not successful overall, did see some key wins from individuals. Senior 197-pound Cody Reed won both of his matches against those opponents and his final one against George Mason, distinguishing him as the only Bearcat to go 3-0 on the day. He took each of his matches in a decision by two points. “I think the move back to [1]97, after being at 184 last year, is a much more natural weight class for [Reed],” Dernlan said. “He’s feeling a lot more comfortable, and the results are showing it.” More broadly than individual successes, one of the greatest benefits of facing these leading programs is the experience that a young team like BU can gain from them, and the growth it incites. “It’s a great opportunity when you get those chances to see some of the top programs in the country, to see how you’re going to match up and compete,”
Dernlan said, “and we had some very positive performances. We just need to grow on those. That’s what we’re looking to do early on in the season, is to grow and make gains.” Aside from Reed, several other individuals measured well against some of the country’s best. Junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel followed up his title-winning performance last week at the 2014 New York State Intercollegiate Championship with two wins, one on a technical fall against North Carolina in just 2:48 and the other on a pin against George Mason. “Even in his defeat yesterday against the No. 3 ranked wrestler in the country from NC State [sophomore Nick Gwiazdowski], [Deuel] really showed that he’s capable and ready to battle against the best guys in the country,” Dernlan said. “When he’s going out there, he’s not just looking to win, he’s looking to dominate. And he did that with a tech fall and a pin in his two wins yesterday. Everything that he’s doing, every time he steps out there, he’s growing in his confidence and growing in his belief that he can be one of the best heavyweights in the country.” Initially, however, things seemed ill-fated for Binghamton in its matchup against George Mason. The team surrendered four of the first six matches, putting it behind 14-6 at the getgo. But four consecutive wins from the heavier weight classes earned the Bearcats their sole victory of the duals, capped off
by Deuel’s pin at the 2:58 mark — his team-high fourth pin of the season. “I think [the Patriots are] similar to us; they’ve got a very young team, their head coach has been there two years just like me, so, they’re very much in the same process as we are,” Dernlan said. “Getting a win against a team that’s going through the same growing levels as we are, to get the outcome and get the win definitely set the day on a positive note.” Junior 125-pound David White, redshirt freshman 174-pound Jack McKeever, junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace and junior 149-pound Joe Bonaldi also completed a 2-1 record on the day. Next up on Binghamton’s schedule are bouts with Princeton and Rider on Dec. 7. The matchups will be held at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively, at the West Gym.
It’s a great opportunity when you ... see some of the top programs in the country— Matt Dernlan BU head coach
BU earns first win, places second at UNM tourney After rallying for win against the Lobos, Bearcats fall victim to Arkansas' suffocating defense Erik Bacharach Assistant Sports Editor A second-half comeback in the opening round and a routing by the No. 2-ranked defense in the championship round landed the Binghamton women’s basketball team in second place at the Lobos’ women’s basketball Thanksgiving Tournament this weekend. After four straight losses to start the season, the Bearcats (1-5) stormed back from a ninepoint deficit to defeat host New Mexico, 58-53, in the first round of the tournament Friday night at the Pit in Albuquerque, N.M., only to fall victim to Arkansas’ elite defense in the final round on Saturday night, 72-23. In BU’s first victory of the 2013-14 season, UNM redshirt junior guard Antiesha Brown knocked down a jumper with 6:22 left in the second half to extend the Lobos’ lead to 48-39. But BU sophomore guard Kim Albrecht, who finished with 15 points, drained a basket with 3:29 left to put the capper on a 12-3 run that would even the score at 51-51. After the teams traded baskets to knot the score at 5353, sophomore guard Kandace Newry connected on a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to put Binghamton up for good. With
We grew as a team [Friday night] in our win
— Nicole Scholl BU head coach
14 seconds left, senior guard Vaneeshia Paulk put the game beyond doubt when she sunk a pair of free throws. Junior forward Sherae Swinson led Binghamton with a game-high 18 points, while Newry, in her first start of the season, stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals. Redshirt senior guard Sara Halasz led the Lobos with 14 points. Saturday was a different story for the Bearcats, as Arkansas’ defensive prowess was on full display. Heading into the weekend, Arkansas (8-0) boasted the second-ranked defense in the nation, only surrendering 44 points per game. In their two weekend contests, however, the undefeated Razorbacks held their opponents to just 30.0 points per game. The Bearcats were unable to carry over the momentum from the previous night into the championship round as they fell behind 35-9 going into the break. The Razorbacks held BU to just 14 percent from the field on 3-for-22 shooting. In the second half, the Bearcats didn’t fare much better, posting a 21 percent clip from the field on 5-for-24 shooting. Junior forward Jhasmin Bowen led Arkansas with 15 points, while junior guard Gintare Surdokatie led the Bearcats with a career-high eight points. “This weekend was good experience for us, especially playing two games on backto-back nights,” head coach Nicole Scholl said, according to BUBearcats.com. “The win over New Mexico was great but [Saturday night] (against Arkansas) was a bit of a letdown
Xindi Tian/Contributing Photographer
Sophomore guard Kandace Newry stuffed the stat sheet in Binghamton’s win over New Mexico.
with our intensity. Arkansas is a very good team but we were hoping for a carryover from last night.” “Looking ahead, we can take a lot from this weekend,” she added. “We grew as a team [Friday night] in our win and [Saturday], we had some of our younger players come off the bench and play significant minutes for us. Overall, this weekend was a positive for us.” Up next for BU is a trip to Cornell on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Newman Arena in Ithaca, N.Y.
FINAL SCORE
BU @ Cornell
DATE
Dec. 4 LOCATION
Newman Arena TIME
7:00 p.m.
58
53
WRESTLING
BU goes 1-2 over weekend Page 11
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RAIDERS OF THE 3-POINT ARC
Kendall Loh/Photo Editor
Colgate junior guard Damon Sherman-Newsome was one of eight Raiders to bury at least one 3-pointer against Binghamton.
Colgate rides torrid shooting to rout of Binghamton Ari Kramer Sports Editor
They were on their ‘A-game’ and ran a clinic on us — Tommy Dempsey BU head coach
For one more game, Colgate defied the law of averages. The Raiders didn’t regress from their torrid 2013-14 shooting clips of 51.3 percent from the floor and 48.9 percent from deep, and routed the Binghamton men’s basketball team, 93-64, Sunday afternoon at the Events Center. Colgate (4-2) torched Binghamton (1-6) from every spot on the floor, shooting 66.7 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from long range. The Bearcats had not allowed an opponent to reach 90 points since Manhattan scored 94 on Dec. 30, 2011. “I think it goes without saying it was a tough day,” Binghamton head coach Tommy Dempsey said. “Give Colgate a lot of credit. They’re in a really good offensive rhythm right now as a group. They came in here and just put it on us.” And they didn’t always need much space or time to do it, either. The Bearcats frequently contested Colgate’s shooters, but they also miscommunicated at times, leaving the threats with open looks. “I think they had too many
open shots,” said freshman guard Marlon Beck, who led Binghamton with 14 points. “I mean, they hit a couple of good shots, but I think they had too many [open ones].” Boasting a lineup teeming with shooters — even 6-foot11 junior center Ethan Jacobs buried four treys — the Raiders ran lots of screens and flairs. They whipped the ball around the perimeter and forced Binghamton to keep pace. “When you play a team that’s playing as well as Colgate right now, they make you pay for your sins,” Dempsey said. “They make you pay for not talking. They make you pay for mishandling a ball screen or a handoff or whatever it might be. “They were on their ‘A-game’ and ran a clinic on us.” That clinic stalled, albeit briefly, late in the first half. After scoring 31 points in the first 10 minutes and holding a 39-19 lead with 6:52 remaining, Colgate shot 4 for 8 and turned the ball over three times the rest of the way to the break. Most coaches would love that 50 percent clip, but the Raiders hit 17 of their 25 field goals in the first half, good for a 68 percent mark. With an opportunity to gain
ground, the Bearcats closed the period on a 17-9 run and pulled to as close as 10 points. But the intermission forced the Bearcats to leave the floor, disrupting their newfound rhythm. “Halftime was probably not good for us because I thought we had found a little bit of rhythm and we had found a little bit of defensive chemistry,” Dempsey said. “They were talking and hustling, and then after halftime Colgate came out and got off to the good start to start the second half, and we were just chasing from there.” Jacobs opened second-half scoring with a triple, and by the 15:27 mark, Colgate’s lead had bloated to 61-40. Moments later, Dempsey pulled sophomore guard Jordan Reed and freshman forward Nick Madray — the team’s top two scorers coming into the game. Neither player took the floor again. Dempsey said his decision had nothing to do with Reed’s offensive struggles, as the sophomore shot 0 for 8 and scored a career-low one point, and everything to do with defensive matchups. “I just felt like we had to go in another direction,” he said. Colgate head coach Matt
Langel never faced the same predicament on Sunday, as four Raiders finished in double figures. Sophomore Austin Tillotson, whose one turnover stood as the lone blemish on an otherwise perfect afternoon, scored a game-high 25 points on 9-of-9 shooting. He buried each of his four 3-pointers. Jacobs scored 15, while junior guard Damon ShermanNewsome added 14. Senior forward Murphy Burnatowski, the team’s leading scorer this season, contributed 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting. After following a Nov. 16 blowout loss to Navy with a pair of closer games, the Bearcats will look to show similar resiliency against Mount St. Mary’s on Wednesday. “I don’t want to sit here and analyze whether or not we’re going in the right direction. I’m not worried about that,” Dempsey said. “I think we’ll be better. We’ll be better on Wednesday.” Tipoff against the Mountaineers (2-6) is set for 7 p.m. at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Md.
FINAL SCORE
64
93 BU vs. Mount St. Mary's DATE
Dec. 4 LOCATION
Knott Arena TIME
7:00 p.m.