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Winter is coming

Panelists sit 6 hours sharing their stories Former activists talk peace, government surveillance Joseph Hawthorne News Intern

Activists from around New York state gathered at Binghamton University to commemorate a quartercentury of fighting to give peace a chance.

The speakers were split up into panels, discussing government violence in schools and implications of drone warfare.

Local organizer Jack Gilroy described his lifelong efforts as a teacher at Maine-Endwell to encourage peace efforts.

“When I was across the river I did teach peace studies, but as a subversive activity,” Gilroy said. “You really couldn’t call it peace because that’s dangerous. It might imply that there are people opposed to making us free. I got tired of the whole system here, and me and my family decided to emigrate to Australia back in 1971.”

Political and technology writer and doctoral candidate Ben Brucato said that peace efforts have a direct impact on college campuses where police are permitted to carry lethal weapons.

“Discussion related to guns on campus proceed from an unspoken presumption of the legitimacy of an armed police presence at institutions of higher education,” he said.

“The securitized campus,

The world is ours, and if we struggle, we can fix these things —Leslie James Pickering Speaker

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BU takes food stamp challenge Franz Lino/Staff Photographer

Hundreds of students listen to music, dine on free local food and compete in various activities Sunday afternoon in the Old Union as part of the fifth annual Frost Fest.

This year’s Frost Fest was “Game of Thrones”-themed, and featured an Iron Throne and a “Game of Thrones” ice sculpture.

Fifth annual Frost Fest features laser tag, 'Game of Thrones' Jeremy Bernstein News Intern

This past weekend, winter came to Binghamton University.

The University held its fifth annual Frost Fest on Sunday afternoon, and hundreds of students came to listen to music, eat free food and enjoy an assortment of activities.

This year’s Frost Fest theme was “Game of Thrones,” and the themed activities included jousting and a photo op on the Iron Throne from “Game of Thrones.” There was also a “Game of Thrones”-style ice sculpture.

“I stared at the sculpture for two hours,” said Allie Wong, an undeclared sophomore, who worked the jousting booth next to the ice sculpture.

According to Justine Teu, an HBO College representative and a junior double-majoring in history and English, the festivals board of the Student Association Programming Board picked the theme and then contacted HBO College, which provided some branded giveaways like plastic Solo cups,

laundry bags, posters from TV shows and DVD box sets. HBO College also rented out the show’s signature iron throne so Binghamton University could pose as kings for a day.

For the first time, Frost Fest featured a laser tag course, which was set up in the Old University Union by students using blow-up obstacles and garbage cans.

Students battled against each other in teams of five.

“Laser tag was literally the most fun thing ever,” said Sara Netz, a senior majoring in biochemistry. “Also, I’m a really big ‘Game of Thrones’ fan so it’s all pretty cool.”

Frost Fest included performances from the Binghamton Hoop Troop, No Strings Attached, Chanbara, Liberty Belle and the Union Boys, Bing Stand Up, ProjectDCX, Explorchestra, Cabbage, Harpur Vocal Jazz, Collection Romantic Autumn and The Setbacks.

“There are a ton of acts so it’s a lot of fun to work this event,” said Matthew Rucker, a senior majoring in integrative neuroscience, who was in

charge of the festival’s sound system and electronics. “Also, I got a free spiedie.”

The free catering featured spiedie’s sandwiches from Lupo’s, samosas from Moghul, fruits and soup from Maines, cheese and crackers from Whole in the Wall and 1,000 cupcakes in a variety of flavors from Jarets Stuffed Cupcakes.

“I must have had two chicken spiedies and three snow cones,” said Sophia Degtyar, a freshman double-majoring in studio art and computer science.

According to staff working the event, most students were excited about the “Game of Thrones” theme and knew a lot about the show.

More than 30 student organizations tabled and fundraised at the event, including Scholars for Soldiers, which sends care packages and other supplies to Marines in Afghanistan. Students paid a dollar to shoot a ping-pong ball into a cup of water.

“Even if you miss you still get a fish,” said John Hassler, a sophomore majoring in finance.

Laser tag was literally the most fun thing ever. Also I'm a really big 'Game of Thrones' fan, so it's all pretty cool — Sarah Netz BU Senior

Students spend one week eating on a $28 food budget Madeline Gottlieb Contributing Writer

How much food can $28 buy? One Binghamton University club set out to find the answer.

Binghamton Insecure started the Food Stamp Challenge to raise awareness of the struggle to lead a healthy life on a limited food budget.

The average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) allots $28 a week, which averages out to $4 a day. The Food Stamp Challenge asks students live on that budget for a week.

It was created as a project for the class Women, Gender & Sexuality: Activism, Feminism & Social Justice.

“We watched a documentary called ‘A Place at the Table,’ which sparked our collective interest in raising awareness about food insecurity in our local area and campus community,” said Leah Ferentinos, a senior double-majoring in cinema and English.

Food insecurity is a state of limited or uncertain

availability of food, according to Ferentinos. The group decided to focus on food stamps and families’ difficulty living solely off of food stamps for their project.

Melissa D’Angelo, a senior majoring in sociology, took the challenge.

“The act of calculating and planning out every meal a week in advance takes a great deal of organization and management. Doing the challenge has limited many conveniences that I regularly take advantage of; such as buying a cup of coffee when I’m out for the day, or going out to dinner with friends,”

We believe that hunger fundamentally marginalizes those in poverty — Melissa DeAngelo BU Senior

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Tamasha 2013

Ticket to Bollywood

Festival features Southeast Asian dances, fashion show Brendan Zarkower Contributing Writer

While Binghamton University may be a long way from Mumbai, students got a taste of the Bollywood experience Saturday night at Tamasha.

The Indian International Student Union (IISU) put on its biggest event of the semester. Around 300 people showed up to witness Tamasha 2013’s “Ticket to Bollywood,” which featured dances, comedy and a fashion show in front of a crowded Watters Theater in the Fine Arts Building.

Performances showcased dance routines from a variety of South Asian heritages. Among these were Garba, an Indian folk dance from the state of Gujarat; Masti, a fusion dance featuring elements of Bollywood; and hip-hop.

“The show ran very smoothly, and the dances turned out great. IISU E-Board is really proud of everyone who was involved,” said Jonathan Varghese, president of IISU and a senior majoring

in biology. “Their hard work really paid off. The show gets better every year; we try to get more performers involved as well as bring in more dance teams and outside acts.”

Dance groups featuring Indian classical dance and South Indian dance, among other styles, included the IISU freshman dance team and MODA, a group representing modern styles of dance influenced by Western culture.

The comedy routine this year was presented in the form of prerecorded videos played between the dance routines. It followed a young Indian woman, Anjali Patel, and her quest for Bollywood fame. A sleazy talent agent attempts to trick her into marriage, but it all ends happily as she ends up unveiling his plan and marrying her true love.

Other performances included Cornell Tarana, a South Asian a cappella group that weaves Hindi and English lyrics together, and Quimbamba, BU’s Latin and African dance group.

Binghamton Bhangra also made an

appearance, representing the traditional folk dances of Punjab.

The fashion show was focused on displaying the fashions of the modern day Indian-American student.

Participants dressed in a variety of outfits ranging from traditional to contemporary.

The freshman dance team began the show by starting its routine holding the only lights in a completely dark room.

“I liked freshman dance, it was impressive that they were freshmen and were so good,” said Sarah Safeer, a freshman majoring in management.

“All of the dances were really wellchoreographed.”

Tamasha is traditionally the IISU’s biggest event of the year, and it requires the majority of the fall semester to prepare.

“The show was so great, and it really brought us all together,” said Angela Alexander, a member of IISU and a freshman majoring in actuarial sciences. “I really feel like we’re all a big family now.”

Ryan Gyanchand/Contributing Photographer

Students participate in Tamasha 2013: Ticket to Bollywood Saturday evening in Watters Theater. Around 300 people attended the show, which showcased dance routines from a variety of South Asian heritages.

The show gets better every year; we tried to get more performers as well as bring in more dance teams and outside acts — Jonathan Varghese IISU President

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National University News 2 PSU students charged with ethnic intimidation Police say two Penn State students have been charged with ethnic intimidation after they admitted last week to vandalizing property near a predominantly Jewish fraternity. The Centre Daily Times said Monday that 19-year-old sophomores Eric Hyland and Hayden Grom are accused of spray-painting 12 cars, a dumpster, and a garage outside the Beta Sigma Beta fraternity in State College on Nov. 8.

The vandalism included sexual, graphic and anti-Semitic words and images. Police said Hyland and Grom confessed to the vandalism.

They are charged with ethnic intimidation, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 15 in Bellefonte. A university spokeswoman said the men will face a disciplinary hearing. She declined to comment on potential sanctions but said the university takes the allegations seriously.

State News PA: Snowy owls struck 5 planes at NY area airports The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says that over the past two weeks five planes at JFK, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia airports have been struck by snowy owls. The agency released a statement Monday saying it is working with the state Department of Environmental Conservation to immediately implement a program to trap and relocate snowy owls that pose a threat to aircraft. An unusual number of snowy owls have been spotted in the northern U.S. this year and have been setting up winter residence at airports, fields and beaches far south of their normal range. Bird strikes over New York have been getting special attention since 2009 when a flight successfully ditched in the Hudson River after hitting a flock of geese.

Yale study finds 9/11 kin in NY more political Relatives of 9/11 victims have stepped up their political activity since the attack more than other New Yorkers have and have become a bit more Republican, Yale political scientist Eitan Hersh has found.

His study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that when compared to a control group, families of victims — and even victims’ neighbors, to a lesser degree — have voted more often in general elections and primaries. Families also have donated more heavily to federal political campaigns, the study found. And victims’ relatives and neighbors who changed party affiliation were more likely to switch to the GOP, it found. As for party registration, the study suggested that all New Yorkers, including the control group, may have shifted toward the Republican Party after 9/11, especially for the 2004 presidential election. Hersh studied New York registered voter records from 2001 and found 1,181 victims of the 9/11 attacks among them. He then identified household members and neighbors and used other public records to determine when they voted and made political contributions. He formed a control group of New Yorkers who were similar in many ways including prior political activity, but without a relative or neighbor killed. The study was limited to New York residents and did not include family members of victims from elsewhere.

Gen. MacArthur’s love letters head to auction A large collection of historical letters and first edition manuscripts will be offered in an online auction. Profiles in History’s Dec. 19 sale features over 200 lots. They include love letters from Gen. Douglas MacArthur to his wife. There’s also a letter in which Abraham Lincoln discusses his political strategy four years before becoming president.

Each is estimated to bring $30,000 to $50,000. Other highlights include a manuscript signed by founding father Thomas Paine and letters by England’s King George III. Each has a pre-sale estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. William Shakespeare’s First Folio edition of “The Tempest” and “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” could fetch $15,000 to $25,000. The seller is an anonymous American collector. Other items from the collection sold this year and last.

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P.U.L.S.E. hosts its third annual Women’s Educating, Elevating and Empowering (WE3) Conference Saturday afternoon in the Mandela Room. This year’s theme, “United We Stand, Divided We Fall,” focused on the benefits of female unity in the professional realm.

Police Watch A lighter take on campus crime

Extreme Makeover: Lecture Hall Edition WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 2:15 p.m. — Officers responded to Lecture Hall for a case of criminal mischief, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police.

The Lecture Hall was allegedly filled with fliers from a business.

The fliers were placed all along the hallways and in the classrooms within the hall. The fliers were quarter sheets advertising a fundraising opportunity. The case is still under investigation.

personal assistant. The victim and the unknown-aged male suspect communicated only through email. The victim received a check in the mail for $2,500 and was instructed to cash it and use $2,200 of it to buy prepaid cards from Walmart and to keep the rest as payment.

The victim received a call from his bank informing him that the check bounced and that he had to pay for the full amount of it. The victim tried to call the suspect and found that his number was not in service.

First rule is not talk to about it FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 3:10 a.m. — Officers on patrol on the trail between Mountainview College and College-in-the-Woods witnessed an 18-year-old male with a bloody face and hands, Reilly said. The victim stated that while he was getting out of a cab, an unknown male suspect started an argument with the victim that led to the victim being thrown on the ground and punched multiple times in the face. The victim was brought to a hospital and was treated with seven stitches.

Déjà vu SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 1:30 p.m. — Officers responded to the Office of Student Conduct for an alleged case of harassment, Reilly said. The victim and the suspect, a 19-year-old female and a 19-year-old male, respectively, had a prior case that just concluded. The suspect was reportedly angered with the victim’s testimony so while the victim was walking back from the office, the suspect’s car, which was driving near the victim, allegedly sped up in order to catch up with the victim and abruptly stopped right next to her. The victim was sure that it was the suspect’s car, but was unsure whether or not the suspect was the driver due to the headlights flashing in her face. No action was taken, as the victim only wanted a report filed.

Don’t trust the CDC FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 10:43 a.m. — A 19-yearold male was allegedly the victim of fraud, Reilly said. The victim applied to a job that was posted on the Career Development Center website that was calling for a

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Dr. Wolff talks med school BU alumnus discusses his life as an anesthesiologist Souvik Chatterjee Contributing Writer

A Binghamton University graduate came back to campus to speak to students about the path to becoming a doctor.

Dr. Michael Wolff, a working anesthesiologist at UHS Wilson Medical Center and member of the class of 1980, visited BU Friday.

According to Wolff, entry into medical school in the United States has become highly competitive in recent years.

“It doesn’t matter if you send out 20 applications and get rejected by 19 of them. All you need is one and you’re in,” Wolff said.

He emphasized that it takes many years of work and school to begin practicing medicine.

“The path to becoming a doctor does not end after college or medical school,” Wolff said.

First, applicants must be accepted into medical school, where Wolff described the first two years as an extension of college. In the third and fourth years, medical students start doing clinical rotations, which consist of four-to-sixweek periods in subfields such as obstetrics, pediatrics or anesthesiology. Students also must make the decision of which specialization they

want to go into and apply to internships and then residency programs.

The application to residency programs differs from that of applying to undergraduate or medical schools. It’s a process Wolff called “the match,” where the student ranks the different residency programs across the nation, a centralized agency then ranks the students from the perspective of the residency programs and everyone gets matched up with their highestranking combination.

The type of specialization a student goes into is influenced by external factors, such as observing older doctors practice their field. Many times, a student’s preconceived notion of what field they would specialize in changes in medical school. Wolff recounted that he initially wanted to go into obstetrics and gynecology because he loved delivering babies, but in time ended up choosing anesthesiology.

“There’s so much in medicine,” Wolff said. “There’s something for everyone.”

Trends are influential in medicine as well. Wolff said that sometimes anesthesiology is big, and some years a different field is popular because of new government findings or something popular in the news.

Wolff also talked about alternatives to medical school, such as nurse anesthetists who

he said work phenomenal hours and can also earn a high salary.

He also said he knows many anesthesiologists who wish they were nurse anesthetists.

Jake Driscoll, a junior majoring in biology, said he wants to be a nurse anesthetist because he wants to help others while still earning a great salary and having plenty of time for his life outside of work.

Wolff also mentioned medical schools in foreign countries as a viable way of becoming a doctor.

He also discussed going to osteopathic medical school, which may be easier to get accepted into, instead of traditional medical school. A doctor of osteopathic medicine is licensed in all 50 states to prescribe medicine, perform surgery and perform all the other functions of a standard medical doctor, but an osteopathic doctor is certified in an alternative brand of medicine that focuses on how the body’s structure affects its function. Osteopathic doctors will look for manipulations and adjustments to make to bones in order to solve medical issues. Wolff emphasized that these professionals are equal to their medical school colleagues in pay and lifestyle.

“You can go anywhere in the country and get a job,” Wolff said.

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Langhorne said the most popular majors for prospective medical school students at Binghamton University are integrative neuroscience and biology, adding that the success rate of entering medical school is typically between 60 and 65 percent.

There's so much in medicine; there's something for everyone — Dr. Michael Wolff BU Alumnus

Students hunt academic jobs CDC offers resume advice, interview tips Richard Donnelly Contributing Writer

Graduate students were schooled on getting into the academic employment market.

The event, “Navigating the Academic Job Search,” was held Friday and was co-hosted by the Career Development Center and the Graduate Community of Scholars.

Students in attendance received interview advice and resume tips in the New University Union.

Wren Fritsky, the main speaker at the discussion, discussed a range of topics varying from interview tips to matters of attitude and reputation “off the field.”

Most of the students in attendance were graduate students seeking jobs in the field of higher education.

Fritsky spoke candidly about the importance of professionalism in the academic job market.

“On and off campus, you are being interviewed,” said Fritsky, a career counselor at the CDC. “Everything that you do is an example of your work.”

She also noted the importance of keeping positive relationships with

alumni, former employers and career counselors.

“Employers want people they know, people they can trust, people who they know they don’t have to train,” Fritsky said.

Fritsky’s philosophy on getting a job centered on the importance of personally marketing one’s skills to peers over impersonal resumetailoring to employers. A good reputation in a field can only help a candidate’s ability to network, and having reliable sources for recommendations can make much more of an impact on an employer than one’s experience.

“The event showed me that I have to negotiate with employers, and I have to be my own kind of advertisement,” said Arianna Stimpfl, a graduate student studying anthropology.

Fritsky also discussed the power one has as a prospective employee. Of course, a potential candidate wants his or her resume to blossom and show his or her skills, but giving employers “just enough” will leave them wanting to find out more.

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But it’s really an art. It’s not a position hiring a person.

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Local organizer Jack Gilroy speaks on his lifelong efforts to encourage peace efforts as a teacher at Maine-Endwell. Activists from across New York state gathered at Binghamton University to commemorate a quarter-century of fighting to give peace a chance.

PEACE continued from Page 1 prepared for the unlikely active shooter, is nonetheless one where campus police are armed and prepared to kill students or area residents.”

Brucato said that arming police is costly and does more harm than good.

“It’s vastly more common for an officer to assault or kill a student than for an active shooter to appear on school property,” he said. “In almost all school shootings, the scenario ends before police even arrive on the scene.”

For some speakers, like Leslie James Pickering, protesting has an even more personal meaning.

Pickering said he used to be a representative for a protest

movement in Portland, Ore. “During a 30-day period, I got some 40 or 50 pieces of mail, and they photocopied every single one,” Pickering said, referring to the police surveillance he was under.

“This is from my attorney, and the letter is stamped ‘legal mail.’ It’s supposed to be a federal crime to tamper with legal mail, but of course the federal government is the one doing it.”

Pickering described how past protesting efforts had made him a target of the FBI; he said his phone records, mail, associates and even trash had been investigated in secret.

While Pickering expressed concerns for his well-being, he said protesting for justice was more important and encouraged the audience

to stand up to government institutions.

“It’s very important not to be intimidated. It’s natural to be scared and frightened because the system comes after you when you organize, even if you’re not doing anything wrong,” he said. “Don’t let them make your decisions for you. This world is ours and if we struggle we can fix these things.”

Professor Ute RitzDeutch from SUNY Cortland argued that peace was only possible through government transparency.

The six-hour marathon of speakers in the New University Union was interspersed with breaks and conversations on the best ways to lobby for peace.

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D’Angelo also cited health concerns with the challenge.

“Eating on $28 a week is also very limiting to the quality of food that can be purchased,” D’Angelo wrote.

“Most of the items I have been eating are carbohydrates and inexpensive processed foods, where fruits, vegetables, and whole grain items tend to be more expensive at the grocery store and were out of my budget for this weeks challenge.”

The ultimate goal of the Food Stamp Challenge is to reach out to the Binghamton community, starting with making Binghamton University students aware of the hunger problem.

“We believe that hunger fundamentally marginalizes those in poverty and discussing the issue of food insecurity is an important first step towards issues of class inequality, food access, and living wages,” D’Angelo wrote.

Ferentinos agreed, saying that the challenge helped her better relate with those who rely on SNAP benefits.

“Those of us participating in the challenge now have a much greater understanding of the economic disparities in our current food system,” Ferentinos said.

As for the future, this is something that members of the class say they are eager to continue and encourage others to participate in as well.

“The most we can hope for is that this experience will have an impact on individuals who in the future will have the power to make decisions that will affect food insecurity, income inequality, and living wages for all,” D’Angelo wrote.

Even though the Food Stamp Challenge is new to Binghamton students, it has been made popular by mainstream politicians like New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who participated in the challenge.

“I heard about the Food Stamp Challenge through social media,” said Gilad Eisenberg, a sophomore majoring in biochemistry.

“I think it’s great that Binghamton students participated in this kind of event. I would definitely consider looking into it if this became a repeated event.”

Although the challenge lasted only a week, participants said that it has left a strong impression on them.

“What has been the most powerful piece of the challenge is that I keep catching myself thinking how inconvenient a time of the semester this challenge is for me, but I think that solidifies the purpose of the challenge,” D’Angelo wrote. “Many people consistently live meal to meal and have to plan and organize this way in every circumstance and I have the privilege to be doing this as a week long challenge, with an end date.”

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Students take action against apartheid In remembering Nelson Mandela's work, we look at past action on our own campus

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Students in the late 1970s protest Marriott (Sodexo’s precursor), Ray Charles, whom the University brought to perform after he performed in South Africa, and IBM. Protesters hung Mandela banners on the Couper Administration Building and Library Tower in a show of support.

Staff Reports The Mandela Room, which has hosted everything from campus performances to presidential visits, is named after the late South African president and human rights activist Nelson Mandela. Student and community protests in the late 1970s and 1980s demonstrated against the apartheid policies of the South African government and advocated for naming an area of campus after the leader, who died Thursday. The above photos were

contributed by alumni who took their cause to campus, protesting against the school booking Ray Charles, who refused to boycott apartheid policies by playing in South Africa. They also demonstrated against Marriott, which provided food services to Binghamton University before Sodexo, in opposition to its continued operations in South Africa, as well as IBM, which continued to provide computers to South Africa during apartheid.

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here is only one thing harder than finding a spot on the Downtown Express on Saturday night: finding a spot in Glenn G. Bartle Library during finals week.

Anyone who has tried studying in the library during the past two weeks knows that finding a space to study in, let alone a rare and highly coveted electrical outlet, is nearly impossible. It feels like we spend more time trying to find a study spot than actually studying. Bartle, usually relatively quiet and mostly underutilized, turns into a zoo at the most critical weeks of semester.

We need more space to study and get our work done, and we only need it for the short, stressful period of time when deadlines for tests and papers draw ever nearer. On a campus that is under constant construction, we aren’t advocating for a library expansion or refurbishment. There is a much simpler, more cost-effective way to get students what they need on a temporary basis.

It doesn’t take a lot to create a usable study space. All you really need is a surface, a power outlet and a little quiet. There are ample spaces on campus that fit this criteria, so why not turn these empty rooms into temporary study spaces for the final weeks of each semester?

The school could easily keep the lights on and the doors open in Fine Arts Building, Lecture Hall and the Student Wing. While the majority of these rooms do remain open and unoccupied most of the time, simply advertising these vacant areas as potential study rooms would be a quick, helpful solution. It would just take a simple B-line announcement with a schedule of empty rooms for students to do their work. More study space would relieve some of the stress of finals week by

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providing a few extra quiet places on campus to cram without having to navigate a labyrinth of overworked students and empty Jazzman’s cups.

It’s great that the Dean of Students Office brings in puppies, occasionally sponsors free coffee and organizes a host of other de-stress events. But when it comes down to it, we need more places to study. There are too many students to all fit in the library at one time, and the population is only going to grow as the school expands. Kids are coming up from Long Island by the truckload, with dreams of making Dean’s List and proving to themselves that all of those AP credits were worth it. How can they do that when every seat in the library is booked?

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Revenge porn is cruel; it should also be illegal You shouldn't face humiliation for sharing naughty photos with a partner Stephanie DeRosa Contributing Columnist

Landing a spot on Santa’s naughty list this year? You may want to think again before texting those dirty pictures. Publicized sexually explicit content isn’t just for celebrities and politicians anymore.

It’s called revenge porn. Defined as “a form of sexual assault that involves the distribution of nude/sexually explicit photos and/or videos of an individual without their consent,” its main goal is to humiliate the subject for revenge. Photos are most commonly distributed by exes to websites tailored to this genre of pornography. It’s a serious breach of trust and privacy that can potentially destroy a person’s life.

Revenge porn has been referred to as cyber-rape, and with good cause.

Just as you can’t say a rape victim had it coming for dressing a certain way, you can’t say a revenge porn

victim had it coming for sending the pictures. The photos or videos are sent in confidence, usually to a significant other, with the expectation of privacy.

Sending sexually explicit content to one person does not mean you want the rest of the world to see it too.

It’s non-consensual, traumatizing, degrading and wrong.

Even if they are never sent, having sexy photos on a phone or computer can put a person at risk. Hackers have no problem submitting those photos to a porn site or using them as leverage to threaten or stalk.

I think this issue isn’t so much about whether or not a person should take scandalous pictures, but rather Internet security and privacy. These people are victims, not amateur porn stars.

If they wanted to be porn stars, they would have distributed the material themselves.

But they didn’t. These are ordinary people

with careers and ambitions who are being exploited on the web without their knowledge or consent.

A person’s body and sexuality should never be used against them, especially as a means of humiliation.

Though it’s been around, revenge porn has only recently become a major problem. And the even bigger problem is that no one really knows how to deal with it.

Holly Jacobs, founder of the End Revenge Porn campaign, created a petition along with existing revenge porn legislation to criminalize revenge porn in the United States.

Currently only two states have laws that criminalize it. This October, New York state Senator Phil Boyle proposed a bill that would make revenge porn illegal.

Unlike California’s law, this will also cover photos and videos taken by the victim.

You may want to think again before texting those dirty pictures

Without legislation, only the victims are penalized. It’s extremely difficult to have content removed, and sites often demand huge payments in return for taking down photos or videos. It ruins public and personal lives, careers, relationships and can even lead to suicide.

We should also consider intent: Why should the woman — who sent naked photos with the intention of showing affection to only one man — suffer, while the man — who distributed the photos to porn sites with the intention of hurting her — can get away without consequence?

If you really want to share naughty pictures with someone you trust or spend some quality time video chatting with them, you should be able to without worrying about seeing yourself all over hundreds of trashy websites when the relationship ends.

But for now, revenge porn is still legal.

So if you’re still going to send your partner those pictures, just be careful and aware of the repercussions.

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Guest column: Listen to the Who, not the monster, in you Depression is a nightmare; sometimes you need to take a step back before the dawn can shine Katie Dowd Copy Desk

Most children are afraid of monsters. As a kid, the only monster I feared was the one living inside of me.

That monster is depression.

I’ve been living with depression since elementary school. There have been periods in my life when it wasn’t unbearable; I could get up and go to school and make eye contact with people and generally appear to be a functioning human being. The monster was still there, of course, sitting on my shoulder, whispering in my ear that it wasn’t leaving any time soon.

There have also been worse periods. During these, I can’t get out of bed. I can’t eat, or all I do is eat.

I cry constantly. I have several panic attacks a week. I find myself calling my parents in the middle of the night, apologizing for being a shell of the daughter I was supposed to be. I wander around my apartment like a corpse, unsure of what I’m supposed to be doing. I feel empty.

I’ve been like this for a few months now, and I’ve decided to take the spring semester off. I’m not happy about it. I wish I were normal. After years of living like this, I’m fed up.

But I know myself, and I know that if I stayed for the spring semester, if I continued to pretend to be OK for a few more months, I would be dead by May. I owe myself more than that.

I’m writing this because I know that there are other students here at Binghamton University who feel the same way. And I want you to know that you’re going to be OK. Depressives have brains that are like “Horton Hears a Who!”; somewhere, in all of us, there is a tiny Who fighting

tooth and nail for things to get better.

Whenever I feel angry about having been depressed all these years, I cling to the hope that lies within that anger; I’m angry because a part of me still cares. Part of me still wants to be alive.

Depression is so widespread that it affects one in seven Americans, so debilitating that it is the leading factor in over 60 percent of suicides, and yet it is routinely brushed off as something that doesn’t exist. You’ve heard the comments before, about how depressives are only seeking attention; they’re lazy and just need some motivation; they just need to think positively and everything will get better. Maybe you’ve said these things to people you care about, or tossed them around behind someone’s back.

To those of you who suffer from depression, I want you to know how brave you all are. Depression can ruin your life; in addition to eating away at you mentally and emotionally, it takes its toll physically. People who suffer from depression routinely experience headaches, back pain, chest pain, digestive problems, dizziness, exhaustion and joint pain. Think about it: Your mind and body are trying to shut down on you, and yet you keep getting up every day. That takes an unbelievable amount of strength and courage.

You don’t, however, have to pretend you’re OK. You don’t have to act stoic; you are a living, breathing human being, not a Hemingway protagonist. If you had been hit by a train, everyone would be

You don't have to act stoic; you are a living, breathing human being

running to help. You have been hit by a train; it’s just that most people can’t see it.

So please, tell someone you love and trust how you feel. I know how hard that is and how hard it is to believe anyone loves you when you hate yourself, but they do. Get help, seek treatment, be it therapy, medication, hospitalization or something else.

You deserve to be happy. You deserve a rich and fulfilling life. You deserve to be OK. To those of you who love someone who suffers from depression, be supportive of them. Let them know how much they mean to you.

I cling to my metaphorical Who for dear life. She reminds me that I am not my mental illness, that I am Katie who loves music and the Adirondacks and laughs at almost everything.

My Who hopes fervently that this time next year, we’ll all be OK. — Katie Dowd is a junior majoring in English.

Envi. 'tips' are of little use Don't dis it until you've tried it Culture of consumerism must be abandoned Macon Fessenden Columnist

Everyone knows something about the environmental troubles we have put ourselves in and we’ve all heard several “helpful” tips, like walking to work or turning the light off when you leave the room to save gas or energy. The rhetoric and the apathy in Congress make it seem like we just need a quick fix, like cars with better gas mileage. But if you look at the numbers, we need much more than that.

Let’s see where this comes from. Global warming, for example, is caused by burning too many fossil fuels, which we use every day to make our lives possible. But it wouldn’t be a problem if there weren’t seven billion people on this planet.

Most of these people live at an unsustainable rate, in a culture of consumerism that values throwing away over fixing.

But none of these issues are the real root of the problem.

The reason we are in such a mess is our insatiable need for economic growth.

I know how crazy and hippie

I sound, but this isn’t being spoken about at all. We learn that economic growth is important, perhaps the most important thing in the world.

This makes sense, because economic growth means continued ability to live our current lives. But our current lives are not sustainable. We cannot continue to burn fossil fuels, to destroy wilderness and overstuff landfills if we still want to be a species in 500 years.

Pure Adam Smith capitalism relies on an unlimited supply of resources and doesn’t take into account the environment at all. I know we don’t employ pure capitalism, but our model still needs many more resources than we have, and the environment isn’t nearly as protected as it needs to be.

We have designed a society that gives our species the maximum comfort. None of the major problems our ancestors had to deal with are problems for us anymore.

We don’t have to worry about predators or not being able to find any food in the forest. You could argue that we have evolved into this comfort, that our society is a product of natural selection that allows for billions of large mammals to survive past the

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going to betray us in the end and lead us into extinction?

Earth’s carrying capacity. But at what cost? Is evolution going to betray us in the end and lead us into extinction? Or are we going to somehow find a way to survive as a species? If we do, it’s not going to be the same way we live now. It will be unrecognizable, probably with a drastic reduction in population, and small living communities; technology will be mainly used to provide a sustainable food and energy source.

You have probably heard your local uninformed hippie talking about how our consumer culture is ruining the Earth. They are partially correct, but it’s so much deeper than that. It’s human nature; it could even be the nature of every species (if given the chance). No one is talking about this because it is so unpopular. What if a congressperson started talking about how instead of getting his or her constituents jobs, he or she was trying to quell the growth of the local economy?

He or she would get kicked out of office immediately. How long is this going to go on being undiscussed? Probably forever.

My descendants are most likely screwed. But at least I’ll have fun sitting in my warm house watching my big-screen TV. — Macon Fessenden is a non-matriculated graduate student. He graduated in Spring 2013 with a degree in environmental studies.

Getting paid for sex? There are worse things Jake Lewis Sex Columnist

A lot of people get their first view of sex from porn stars; it’s a social norm to have a stripper at bachelor parties, and a lot of today’s party outfits set people one paycheck away from gogo dancing. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Even though sex is so prevalent in almost all aspects of today’s society, sex-related professions are still considered to be taboo, and if not taboo then at least looked down upon.

I know I’m definitely guilty of it. I always say that if I was ever really down on my luck, I might think about doing porn, but in no other situation would I do it. Most other people would agree that their — for lack of a better term — “rockbottom job” would be sexual.

That’s what society does with these professions. People describe these professions as things people do when they’re desperate or down on their luck, and while that might be true in some situations, it’s not a universal rule.

Some people genuinely want to be involved in porn.

I personally might not understand that, but then again, I don’t particularly understand why people would want to major in math, either; if you don’t share that

perspective, you might not be able to understand it.

People also typically think that porn stars lack in other aspects, which leads to them being categorized as unintelligent or unfit for other jobs, which again isn’t necessarily true.

Porn star Asia Carrera has over 275 videos and performed twice at Carnegie Hall before she was 15. Jenna Jameson led the Oxford Union, a debating society, back in 2001. Sure, some porn stars might not be geniuses, but it’s rare to be a genius.

In addition, jobs in the porn industry all thought of as dirty or grimy professions, which may again be true in some situations but not all.

Porn stars in particular have a crazy amount of safety and cleanliness procedures.

Porn stars get tested for sexually transmitted diseases multiple times a month; they’re required to be tested a minimum of once every 14 days. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation even reports, “Porn stars in California might soon be forced to undergo the same rigorous safety training as doctors and nurses under new rules being considered by the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.”

I’m not trying to get anyone

to quit Decker or stop filling out grad school applications, but I do want us to open our minds to this prejudice.

I still wouldn’t want to be a porn star, but I know I have a lot of unfounded beliefs about sexual professions.

Still, these professions do carry with them risks that other jobs don’t: Having many partners increases the risk you’ll get a disease, even with all that testing. Also, since sex professions are so socially taboo, you’ll probably get a couple of strange looks when talking about your work day.

The sex industry is something that’s surrounded by a lot of ignorance, and that ignorance easily leads to prejudice. When you don’t know about something it’s easy to look down on it, but that isn’t fair to these individuals.

For some it may be a burden and they may want to escape the industry, but not every case cries out for help. Some people do this because they enjoy it, and really, getting paid for sex with someone else who has that same mindset? There are worse things in the world.

The sex industry is something that's surrounded by a lot of ignorance

— Jake Lewis is a senior majoring in English.

There's much more to college than getting good grades Don't stress over a quiz you won't remember in ten years, make memories with friends instead Anita Raychawdhuri Contributing Columnist

With finals approaching and hanging over my head, I find myself stuck in an existential crisis. I know finals are important. Got it. The issue here is that I can’t always completely understand why. The cyclical, and often unfruitful, road of education irritates me more every year. And this is why: I was always a hardworking student.

I labored over my college apps and eventually ended up at Binghamton University. I was happy with that: BU is a good, affordable school. But when I looked at the other kids in my grade going here, I felt a sense of uneasiness.

Out of the 20-something kids in my

grade admitted into BU, there were a few who probably had better grades and SAT scores than I did and were harder workers. There were a lot who were quite similar to me and some who had worse grades and did close to nothing in high school. I understand that college apps are holistic and not just grade-based, but the point I’m making is even if I worked harder than the person next to me, we both ended up in the same place at BU. I’m not complaining about this, but merely giving an example where going the extra mile for grades didn’t exactly put me ahead.

We are placed in a rat race as soon as we enter the school system. We are told

that if you work hard, you will get good grades and good grades will get you into a good college. Once you’re at college, if you do the same thing again, you’ll get a good job and so the never-ending cycle continues into your career. We are always running, pushing our competitors out the way, scrambling, focused on that perfect goal.

But what is that goal?

When do we achieve it? And when we do, is it even worth all we missed out on to get it?

We are working toward something impossible.

We will never be able to stop and appreciate where we are because there is always something better and higher to grasp for.

At this point in our lives, we are told that grades are the key to get us up

We lose sight of what is really valuable in life and are left with baggy eyes

to the next step on the employment ladder or graduate education. What I want to know is if it’s even worth it.

There truly is a lot more to life than grades. Grades are important in the sense that maybe they make it easier to get into graduate school or get an internship. But when you apply for a job, chances are they’ll be looking at the fact that you have a college degree and not whether you got an A or a B in Hist 103. Is it really going to matter 10 years down the line if you’re in a steady job with a loving family? When you look back on Binghamton, will you remember that Tuesday you shouldn’t have gone out but spent all night dancing to Miley at Tom & Marty’s? Or are you more likely to remember that time you got a C on that quiz in some class? And do you really think you’re guaranteed a better quality of life because you slaved away on your paper and pulled an all-nighter studying?

The system is inherently flawed,

and we are constantly placed under intense amounts of stress working toward grades that don’t always result in something tangible. We lose sight of what is really valuable in life and are left with baggy eyes, stress and frustration. I’m a victim of the rat race as much as anyone else. I get stressed over my grades and anxious over my future. It’s not a bad thing to have goals and want to be successful in school. The key is to keep perspective.

College is a brief period in your life.

Be balanced, and enjoy every moment you get to have with your friends. Be involved in things that give your life meaning. I’m willing to bet for most of you that this doesn’t mean a letter on a piece of paper.

— Anita Raychawdhuri is freshman majoring in English.

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A guide to college dating with Darian Lusk I'm bringing back old fashioned courting, since you're not going to find love at the Rat. Probably.

Darian Lusk | Release Editor Dear fellow students: Are you sick of eating in the dining hall alone? Are you tired of spending more time on Netflix than in real life?

Are you posting too many serious romantic inquiries on Binghamton Crushes? It doesn’t have to be this way. Not anymore. I’m Darian Lusk, the dating guru of Binghamton University. I have been called the Susan Boyle of dating. I’ve gone on tens of dates and now I’m here to share what I have learned. With my Eight Pillars of College Dating (patent pending), you’re about to find love in a hopeless place.

1. Standards To succeed in the college dating world, we need to set some ground rules. Your ideal date should meet the following criteria: Student. Four limbs.

Of legal age. Conscious.

Attractive (negotiable). And last but not least, cankles (preferred). Soon, the college ladies will be running to you instead of from you. Soon.

2. Feminism Before you can date the female, you need to understand the female. And these days, that’s even harder than understanding whatever language your econ teaching assistant is speaking this week.

Interpreting a girl’s texts is even harder. “Sorry, I don’t remember meeting u lol.”

“How did u get this number?”

“Stop texting me.” What does it all mean?! Let’s begin.

One thing is clear right off

the bat: Between pregnancies, menstruations and still being legally banned from voting in the state of Arizona, it’s harder than ever to be a woman. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemies. Fellas, we could never really “get” feminism because we will never experience the act of childbirth, but we can try. To begin to understand the Women’s Journey, read up on your feminist literature. I recommend Margaret Atwood, “The Hunger Games” canon, “Dear John,” Thought Catalog and the backs of tampon boxes. Guys, put away the latest Tucker Max manifesto and your complete series of “Entourage” on blu-ray and get cracking!

3. The Location You have the who: girl. The what: date. The why: lonely.

And now that you understand feminism, all that’s left is the where. Location. It’s everything. If you find yourself saying, “I know this great restaurant called Einsteins Bagels,” there is something wrong. Take this lady friend to a fine establishment. Take this lady friend to Lost Dog. Wait, did I say Lost Dog? More like Lost Virginity. #soon 4. Prepared Remarks It’s time. You meet. You cab it Downtown, because you don’t have a car and the blue buses, no. This party of two is officially seated.

Her: A friend of a friend whom you briefly met once at Roscoe Diner on the way home for Thanksgiving break.

You jokingly asked your mutual friend to set you up

but honestly wanted to gauge her reaction, and well, here we are! She looked slightly better on Facebook, but who doesn’t?

You: A nervous male college student, especially since your prior relationship with this girl is less intimate than the one you have with the Facebook album of her seventh grade class trip to Washington, D.C. you discovered two hours ago. But it’s okay, you cleaned up nice, though the tuxedo T-shirt would have been my third or fourth choice.

Hey, you’re rocking it. Who knew you could pull off looking like the love child of James Bond and Jeff Foxworthy?

But let’s not celebrate yet.

Because it’s time to romance your date.

Getting a girl to like you during a first date, let alone at any point, is very difficult.

But fear not: This very guide contains a fill-in-the-blanks script for exactly what you should say the second your date begins. Which is now. So take out your dating guide and simply recite, word for word, the following: You: *Stand up.* Hi. My name is *insert name.* Thank you for agreeing to go on this date with me, *insert name of date.* This is our first date and so far, it’s going well! You’re nothing like the last girl I

dated because you are not a life-sized cardboard cutout of Tina Fey. Just joshing. The last girl I dated was real! *Pause so she can finish laughing.* Currently, I am a *state your year* here at Binghamton University, but my class standing is *state your class standing* because I have *number* of college credits.

What major are you? *pause* Cool! I’m a *state your major* *Make eye contact.* *Smile.* *Okay, smile a little less.* Actually, I brought my DARS if you want to see it.

I also printed my Week at a Glance, so we can schedule more dates.

You are as beautiful in person as you are on Facebook. *Slowly sit back down.* 5. Compliments Once your prepared speech kills, you are ready for the next phase. The fastest way to a woman’s heart aside from being incredibly rich, and reading this guide, is compliments. Here’s one that’s been proven to work: “Hey *insert name of date,* you have long hair, fair skin and great birthing hips.” This first date is heating up faster than the bottom of my laptop when it’s on my lap for too long.

Very. Hot. Watch out single ladies, this guy is a playa.

Bad news: Yoko Ono is not dead yet.

Good news: Neither is chivalry.

Pay for your date.

6. Politeness I have good news and bad news. Bad news: Yoko Ono is not dead yet. Good news: Neither is chivalry. Pay for your date. Open doors for your date. Be a gentleman.

Be traditional. If you catch another man looking at your date at the restaurant, march over to his table and loudly threaten him. It will turn her on. I would know. Also, according to Yahoo Answers, in restaurants, females order food but they will only look at it. They do not eat it.

Sometimes, they will take a pretty picture of the food on their phone so all the other girls can see how pretty the food is on their phones, too.

Most college girls exclusively eat croutons, Chobani and Starbucks gift cards, so just go along with it! It’s polite.

Also, being the woman she is, she will probably go to the bathroom one to 20 times during the meal. Be a gentleman and walk her. This way you’re being “polite,” and the poor girl won’t get lost along the way! In fact, ask your date to bring her trusted friend Kimberly to the restaurant as well, so that she has another woman to go bathroom with.

Chivalry is alive!

7. Closing the Deal Dinner was a smashing success, but now you’re back on campus. This is it: the make or break moment. O face or No face. Dome or home. Are you the master of dating or master of bating?

Some way, somehow, she agrees to take you inside. You

are stunned. How did you do it, you wonder? Was it was because you spent most of the date talking about your major, showing her your DARS and casually asking how cool her trip to D.C. was? Was it because it was a full moon that night so she was ovulating?

Was it none of the above, and she just feels bad for you?

But then it hits you: It was because you followed my Eight Pillars. Now, your days of unrequited Binghamton Crushes and dining hall solo seshes are over. Yup, from now on, your dates are gonna end with her hair tie on the doorknob. Follow my words, and you will win sex. With another person. Hell yeah.

8. Epilogue Suddenly, you have dates on dates. Your suitemates give you mad props but secretly they are jealous/hate you/take it out on Fifa/feel better/relapse/listen to Drake/ everything is okay. Because just like Drizzy himself, you have transformed from that wheelchair kid on “Degrassi” (2001) to “Nothing Was the Same” (2013). The ladies love you. You love you. I love you.

Then, you’ll start bringing girls home during breaks.

Mom and dad will rejoice, and no longer question their son’s sexuality. Neither will you. Definitely straight. Gosh, they will be so proud, almost as proud as they would have been if you had gotten into your reach school, Cornell University. Almost.

This could be you

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Well, good news: There are some fantastic and relatively inexpensive options out there for all the puzzle solvers in your life, and I’m here to tell you what they are.

First up is the most important and entertaining book written about crosswords in recent years (which I am totally *not* saying just because the author is my friend and his book mentions me). It’s Ben Tausig’s “The Curious History of the Crossword,” a comprehensive overview of the crossword puzzle’s history from 1913 to today (yes, that makes the crossword 100 years old this year; you counted correctly; congratulations!). This book is a rare feat — a work of serious scholarship that is also relaxed and funny. Readers get to see how far the crossword has come in terms of its look, its content, its design standards, etc. The book’s most noteworthy contribution to crossword history is its coverage of crossword puzzles in the Internet era. Technology has changed the way puzzles are constructed, disseminated and solved — many people now solve crosswords primarily, if not exclusively, on their phones, tablets or computers, for instance — and Tausig (a

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to the wide, wonderful world of independent puzzles. Crosswords don’t just appear in the newspaper or that poorly trafficked area of the bookstore anymore. Solvers can now choose from a variety of puzzles that are delivered digitally, and then print those puzzles out as a PDF or solve them on screen using free software such as Across Lite. Gift-wise, I suggest getting the expert solver in your life a subscription to either Fireball Crosswords (edited by Peter Gordon) or the American Values Club crossword puzzle (formerly The Onion’s A.V. Club crossword and edited by Ben Tausig). Both subscriptions feature puzzles by the best puzzle-making talent around, and both have a remarkably contemporary focus (with clues drawing from modern slang, advertising and pop culture, as well as more traditional knowledge bases). Fireball is really an experts-only puzzle — seriously, those puzzles break my back on a routine basis. American Values Club is somewhat easier, but no less smart, fresh and modern.

Their puzzles are typically kneedeep in pop culture. They recently featured a puzzle co-constructed by comedian Patton Oswalt. They are basically what’s happening now, crossword-wise.

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If you want to go that route, I have a few suggestions: “100 Years, 100 Crosswords” (edited by Peter Gordon) — allnew crosswords focusing on events from each year the crossword has been in existence. (Easy-Medium) “Wide-Screen Crosswords” (by Patrick Blindauer) — crosswords for the movie buff, with 12x23 grids mimicking the aspect ratio of a movie screen. (Easy-Medium) “Winner’s Circle Crosswords” (by Tyler Hinman) — easy modern puzzles from a five-time American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion, with tips for how to improve your solving game. (Easy) “Easy as ABC Crosswords” (by Doug Peterson) — easy doesn’t have to be boring; these are smooth puzzles by one of the best constructors around, perfect for the beginner or casual solver in your life. (Easy) “Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll Crosswords” (by Brendan Emmett Quigley) — a collection

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Any of the “Sit & Solve” brand puzzles from Puzzlewright press, but especially Ian Livengood’s “Sit & Solve Sports Crosswords” and anything by Patrick Berry.

(Easy) “For the Birds Crosswords” (by Andrew Ries) — there are lots of niche crossword books out there; this one actually happens to be good. (Easy-Medium) Either of the Fireball Crosswords book collections — choose from “Blazingly Hard Fireball Crosswords” or “Sizzlingly Hard Fireball Crosswords” — and remember that those titles are not lying.

Lastly, why not use this giftgiving season to donate to charity *and* get a nice gift for someone you love (or sort of like, or happen to be related to)? Last year, I created the collection “American Red Crosswords” in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, as a way to encourage donations to the (wait

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for it…) American Red Cross. If you go to americanredcrosswords. blogspot.com, you can follow a link to make a donation to the Red Cross’ disaster relief fund (give what you can — suggested donation is $20). Then you can download a collection of 24 puzzles made especially for this collection, expertly edited by Patrick Blindauer and introduced

by New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz. If you’re crafty, you could print out the puzzles and make them into a nice little book for someone. Give to charity. Stuff a stocking. It’s winwin.

Michael Sharp, aka Rex Parker, is the author of the blog “Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle” and an English professor at Binghamton University.

Picture perfect night at First Friday show Graphic design and photography student exhibition makes a Downtown appearance

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Katie Kravat | Release This weekend marked another celebration of the arts with Binghamton’s monthly First Friday, and at one gallery, students ran the show. Jungle Science Gallery and Art Laboratories featured the work of Binghamton University students with the “Fills and Strokes” showcase for graphic design and “Between Light and Dark” showcase for photography.

Students in both departments perfected their artwork all semester, and the audience could instantly tell.

The photography on display was shot by students enrolled in Studio Art 479: Special Studio Project – Photography. Their work was displayed at the front of the gallery, while seniors concentrating in graphic design hung up their art toward the back.

Visitors enjoyed the innovative designs including work by Devin Murphy, a senior majoring in studio art, who used an Eleanor Roosevelt quote juxtaposed with a powerful image of a tattooed male smoker. Erica Buki, president of the Binghamton Student Design Agency and a senior majoring in graphic design, took famous

posters of The Beatles and made them her own, integrating the band’s song lyrics and vectors into the images.

These two designers believe that the purpose of their artwork is to send a visual message through creative expression.

“Graphic design allows us to take our concepts and visually express them through design. It’s mainly used in advertisements and media for the purpose of sending a message. There are so many messages you can send,” said Harjit Kaur, a senior doublemajoring in biochemistry and studio art. Kaur’s concentration is

in graphic design, one of the many options along with photography offered within the studio art major.

Michael Wesko, a graphic design professor who chose the graphic design work to be displayed in tandem with his students, is proud to put art from the University into the local atmosphere. He made distinctions between graphic design and other, less holistic art forms.

“It’s very solution-based, solving problems, so it’s a littler bit different from some of the other arts. It involves typography, photography … it really encompasses a lot,” Wesko said.

Costa Sakellariou, a professor of photography, is proud of her students and glad they decided to premiere the exhibit Downtown.

“I think it’s good for people who live around here to see student art and mix it up. Jungle Science was a great space to show off the students’ work. I’m very proud of the students, and I think it’s great for people to get out of their zone and into the world to see what’s out there,” Sakellariou said.

The graphic design work was on display through Sunday night, while the photography will be on display all month and is available for purchase. And the

timing couldn’t have been better, since December is the biggest month for First Friday according to Katherine Perry, the gallery’s creative director. In February, the exhibition will be moved to the Rosefsky Gallery in the Fine Arts Building so that students on campus can admire the artwork and talent of their peers.

Pipe Dream Managing Editor Paige Nazinitsky and Assistant Design Cari Snider, who both had work displayed in Friday’s show, did not participate in the writing or editing of this article.

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When work turns to play Hansel, Gretel, opera 'Receptionist' plays in Fine Arts this weekend Tiffany Moustakas | Staff Writer With just four actors and an intimate performance space, the cast and crew of “The Receptionist” had a challenge before them. With only five weeks of rehearsal and finals week approaching, they were faced with the task of ending the studio season with a bang.

“The Receptionist” is a comedy written by Adam Bock that depicts the day in the life of Beverly Watkins.

She’s exactly what you would expect someone with that name to be: an office secretary. On one particular day, Watkins and her coworkers are performing their regular office routine until they notice that the boss is absent. Once that happens,

their day turns upside down.

On stage, a desk sits to the left. Among the typical array of office supplies on top is a gleaming white telephone.

Before every rehearsal, student director Martin Murray tests out the sound of the telephone ringing to make sure it’s in sync with the script. The comedic timing of the phone’s ringing and Watkins’ conversation on it are an integral part of the show’s charm. It’s one of the many details that makes the student-run show so watchable.

Murray, a senior majoring in theater, directs his cast members to warm up with each other the traditional way to get them all on the same page. For about 10 minutes, the actors jump around and stretch to prepare. Because

the cast is so small, Murray can give individualized attention to the actors before the curtain rises.

Murray isn’t new to directing, with two other productions behind him.

He has been working on the show’s script since last April, but only rehearsing with the cast for the last five weeks.

“It’s going really well,” he said. “My adviser Elizabeth Mozer is pushing me in new and interesting directions.”

“The Receptionist” is premiering at 8 p.m. Thursday and will have additional performances at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sunday and Sunday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Located in Studio B/Gruber Theater in the Fine Arts Building. Tickets are $3.

“The Receptionist” Where: Gruber Theater (Studio B) in the Fine Arts Building When: 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 Cost: $3

The classic children's story, set to music Odeya Pinkus | Contributing Writer Fairy tales came to life for students and locals on Sunday, as Binghamton University’s music department presented “Hansel & Gretel” — the opera.

This staged adaptation of the classic fairy tale showcased the talents of both graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in the University’s opera singers workshop. In a short but sweet performance, “Hansel & Gretel” was prime holiday entertainment for people of all ages.

The Brothers Grimm tale follows the adventure of two siblings who, after being sent out to the woods by their angry mother, lose their way and fall into the clutches of a sinister witch.

As their parents desperately look for them in the forest, Hansel and Gretel must outsmart the sorceress to avoid being baked into gingerbread men. Colorful and bright, the show delighted viewers both old and young. Clocking in at only 45 minutes, “Hansel & Gretel” enchanted its audience through

incredible vocal feats.

Held in the Anderson Center’s Chamber Hall, the venue was small enough so that every seat had a close-up view. Because the audience was close to the stage, the crowd didn’t feel separate from the performers, but a part of the show. Vocals were backed by only two pianos, so you were able to appreciate each cast member’s abilities.

At one point, the entire focus was directed toward the back of the theater, as the Sandman slipped in through the audience before finally reaching the stage. The Sandman character was cloaked in a long white gown with purple embellishments. The witch had a black cloak and decorative hat.

The rest of the cast embraced their characters through folksy peasant outfits, embodying a storybook fashion. In true fairy-tale fashion, all of the costumes were colorful and elaborate, adding to the enchantment of the show.

“Hansel & Gretel” was so much more than a performance — because of the collaboration between undergraduate and

graduate students, it was an opportunity for students of all ages to learn from each other and perform with new talent.

“This is a really unique experience for both the master’s students and undergrads alike,” said Michael Celentano, who played the Witch in the 1 p.m. performance and is a second-year graduate student studying opera.

“I’m a master’s student, and we all get to learn from each other.”

Students enrolled in Music Performance 466G: Stage Techniques for the Singing Actor were required to participate in the course as a part of their grade. Aside from the performances at 1 and 4 p.m., the cast previewed the opera and taught at related workshops to more than 700 students.

“The opera was delightful,” said Lauren Silberstein, a freshman double-majoring in marketing and music. “I loved being able to see my friends glow on stage.

The reactions of joy and giggles from children in the audience was adorable! If you didn’t see it you missed out on a lovely production.”

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Binghamton drops matches to Princeton, Rider Deuel shines yet again with pair of wins, but Bearcats' opposition coasts to victories Ashley Purdy Assistant Sports Editor

After garnering its first win of the season just a week earlier, the Binghamton wrestling team dropped a pair of home matches to Princeton and Rider on Saturday.

Princeton (3-0), Binghamton’s first rival of the day, entered the West Gym as the underdogs. The two programs had met 10 times previously, with Princeton coming up empty each time. Just last season the Tigers fell, 23-13, to the Bearcats (1-5). But on Saturday, Princeton returned with a vengeance, taking nine of 10 bouts for a 27-5 win.

“We’re a completely different team than we were a year ago,” BU head coach Matt Dernlan said. “We had three starters out today. That’s just the reality of it. Three starters and a bunch of freshmen in here that are trying to find their way. And [Princeton is] a good team. They’re strapping hard, they’re off to a good start … they’re undefeated on the season.”

Only junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel found success in his Princeton matchup, which he dominated. He earned an impressive 17-1 first-period technical fall to account for all of Binghamton’s five points. He was also the only Bearcat to win each of his matches, having taken his second bout in an 11-7 decision. Deuel’s success has been consistent this season. He’s currently 12-4 overall, owns the 2014 New York State Intercollegiate Championship’s heavyweight title and leads the team with four pins.

“What that is is two years’ worth of just all-in commitment,” Dernlan said. “And he’s made so

much progress and such strides in the two years that I’ve been here, just because he’s been all-in, right from day one when I got here.

He’s starting to reap the fruits of his labor, and he’s starting to get confidence in his efforts now.”

Despite the large margin of victory, Princeton’s win didn’t come easily. Senior 197-pound Cody Reed and redshirt freshman 174-pound Jack McKeever suffered close losses, with each falling by just a one-point decision, 3-2, in their respective matches. Redshirt freshman 141-pound Dylan Caruana took on Princeton’s only ranked wrestler in No. 18 Adam Krop, and his match was also a onepoint decision, 4-3.

Just 30 minutes later, the Bearcats faced off against the No. 22 team in the country. Rider (51), a team whose only loss came at the hands of No. 1 Penn State, took away a dominant 29-6 win over Binghamton.

Statistically, the Bearcats saw more success here than they did earlier in the day, with both Deuel and redshirt junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace taking their matches in decisions of four and three points, respectively. Aside from that, two of Binghamton’s wrestlers narrowly dropped closely contested matches after going into overtime, including junior 125-pound David White (2-1) and Keever (3-1).

“Our efforts are there. If you go back to it, I counted up maybe 10 or 12 one-point matches. So the effort’s there. We’re in the fight. We’re in the mix,” Dernlan said. “Now we have to learn how to finish, how to execute. So we need to combine our effort and our execution. Once we do that, I think we’re going to start seeing

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Binghamton hosted Princeton and No. 22 Rider on Saturday, dropping the matches 27-5 and 29-6, respectively.

some success.”

Rider found its most dominant success with senior 165-pound Ramon Santiago, ranked No. 13.

He posted a 15-0 tech fall in 4:14 against Binghamton sophomore Colton Perry.

Next up for Binghamton is Northwestern’s two-day Midlands Championships, scheduled for Dec. 29 and 30. Matches are set to begin at 10 a.m. at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.

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Reed must continue to grow as efficient player Ari Kramer Sports Editor SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jordan Reed ambled into the Carrier Dome’s press room Saturday night, sucking the juice out of an orange slice — an ironic gesture, given the Orange of Syracuse had just chewed up the Binghamton men’s basketball team.

Syracuse’s length overmatched the Bearcats, who turned the ball over 18 times and shot 38 percent from the floor in the 9365 loss. But without Reed’s stellar individual performance, the final score could have been far more lopsided.

Even though Syracuse’s 2-3 zone theoretically should have limited an attacking player like Reed, the 6-foot-4 sophomore guard found ways to score. He finished with a game-high 26 points on 6-of10 shooting from the field and 13 of 14 from the line. He also corralled seven rebounds, despite banging with 6-foot-8 forwards and future NBA draft picks C.J. Fair and Jerami Grant, among others, on the glass.

“He’s still able to enforce his will on the game,” BU head coach Tommy Dempsey said. “He’s still able to get himself to the free throw line, get offensive rebounds. He picked his spots really well in transition and just played a great game.”

Reed excelled in transition, finishing a pair of acrobatic layups through contact and drawing fouls on numerous other occasions.

In the half court, he did not attack the rim as frequently as usual. He simply couldn’t get into the middle of the zone. But he confidently nailed a baseline jumper in the first half and a right-wing 3-pointer in the second to add to his field goal total.

A player who has struggled to maintain a high efficiency level on offense, Reed posted two of the four highest Offensive Ratings of his career last week (146 at Mount St. Mary’s and 147 at Syracuse, as measured by KenPom.com). He split America East Player of the Week honors with Hartford junior forward Mark Nwakamma as a result.

In each of last week’s games, Reed picked his spots effectively. He played under control and rarely forced the issue at the rim.

The Bearcats need similarly efficient performances from Reed the rest of this season, especially as freshman guards Yosef Yacob and Marlon Beck II continue to adjust to running the offense of a Division I team.

When Reed has forced too many shots and struggled with ball control, the Bearcats have either lost games they should have won or couldn’t overcome manageable deficits.

The sophomore went 2 for 16 from the floor and turned the ball over five times in Binghamton’s 74-57 loss at Brown on Nov. 10. When Binghamton relinquished a 14-point second-half lead in a 69-63 loss to Radford on Nov. 23, Reed shot 4 of 15 from the field and 8 of 15 from the foul line.

Contrarily, Reed’s most efficient performances have either won games or kept Binghamton close — with the exception of Syracuse. Dating back to last season, Binghamton is 3-2 when Reed posts an ORtg higher than 130. Remember, the Bearcats have won just five games since Dempsey took over the program, and one of those two losses came to Loyola Md., a game in which Reed fouled out with 3:33 left and his team leading by one point.

Can Dempsey reasonably rely on Reed to churn out efficient performance after efficient performance, given his impressive displays at the Carrier Dome and Mount St. Mary’s?

No, but the sophomore should remember what made him so successful against Syracuse and Mount St. Mary’s last week and Cornell and Loyola Md. earlier in the season.

Don’t forget that Reed has played just 37 games at Binghamton. He’s still growing as a Division I basketball player, so he’ll post higher ORtgs on a more consistent basis in time.

But the sooner he’s able to do that, the sooner Binghamton will pose more of a challenge in the America East.

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By Ari Kramer | Sports Editor The Binghamton men’s basketball team continued its domination of the America East weekly awards, as Jordan Reed and Marlon Beck II garnered accolades for Week 5.

Reed, who split Player of the Week with New Hampshire’s Chris Pelcher on Nov. 18, shared the same honor with Hartford’s Mark Nwakamma. Beck, meanwhile, became the third Bearcat to earn Rookie of the Week this season, joining forwards Nick Madray and Magnus Richards.

Binghamton has won five weekly awards, while Stony Brook and UMBC follow with a pair apiece.

“I think it is great that the conference has recognized several of our players so far this year,” BU head coach Tommy Dempsey wrote in an email. “We are working hard to build this program and these young guys are a big part of our future.”

After scoring a career-low one point against Colgate on Dec. 1, Reed averaged 21.5 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting 54.5 percent from the

floor and 18 for 19 at the foul line in games against Mount St. Mary’s and No. 4 Syracuse last week. The sophomore guard posted a game-high 26 points against the Orange, who jumped to No. 2 in this week’s AP Top 25.

Though Reed had the most impressive line against Syracuse, Beck had the hot hand early in the game, scoring seven points in the first nine minutes.

He finished with 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting to complement a career-high six rebounds. In Binghamton’s win over Mount St. Mary’s, Beck posted a team-high 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting while also burying four 3-pointers.

“To earn the Rookie of The Week is a great feeling but to be the third out of our freshmen group is an even bigger accomplishment,” Beck wrote in a direct message on Twitter. “It just shows the the amount of depth, how much talent, and how much potential to becoming a better team in the conference we hold.”

Armstrong highlights track's performance at Cornell

By Ashley Purdy | Assistant Sports Editor Opening its season with three first-place finishes and a pair of school records, the Binghamton track and field team is off to a solid start.

Binghamton competed at the non-team scoring Cornell/Greg Page Indoor Relays Saturday alongside Syracuse, Ithaca, Cortland, Oneonta and other local programs.

Freshman Keishorea Armstrong simultaneously broke BU’s old school record of 7.80 and took first in the 60-meter dash with her time of 7.63.

The old record was set just last year by junior teammate Ivory Taussig, who took sixth in the same event. Armstrong also gathered a sixth-place win in the high jump with a height of 5-5, good for a tie of BU’s freshman record, set in 1992 by Tracy Canino.

In the 60-meter hurdles, sophomore Kierra

Arthur grabbed a first-place finish with a time of 8.90.

Freshman Sarah Osaheni followed up in second with 9.04.

Sophomore Tori Shaffer posted a height of 5-8 in the high jumps, good for second and a tie for the school record, set in 2012 by Ashley AuPont.

The men’s team also shared in the success, taking first in the 4x800 relay. Senior Raul Avalos, junior Carter Humphrey, sophomore Adam McIe and freshman Patrick McGuire collectively ran a time of 8:04.54 for first, more than 12 seconds faster than runner-up Syracuse’s 8:17.

Binghamton will return to action on Jan. 10 at Southern Tier Collegiate Open, hosted

by Cornell. The event is set to begin at 10 a.m. in Barton Hall in Ithaca, N.Y.

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Paulk and Swinson combine for 29 points, but Bearcats can't hang on to nine-point halftime lead “Overall I think our kids are continuing to improve” — Nicole Scholl BU head coach

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The Binghamton women’s basketball team dropped a tightly contested 63-54 matchup against St. Bonaventure on Saturday at the Events Center.

“Obviously tough game for us,” BU head coach Nicole Scholl said. “After playing such a good half I figured St. Bonaventure would make a run. I was hoping we would do a little bit better

job of stopping it. Overall I think our kids are continuing to improve, and we still have a long way to go.”

The Bearcats (1-7) came out looking sharp, playing an excellent first half.

Binghamton took control of the momentum, thanks in large part to the play of junior forward Sherae Swinson and senior guard Vaneeshia Paulk.

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Feeling the press 'Cuse's length too much for BU Eric Bacharach Assistant Sports Editor SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For five minutes, the Binghamton men’s basketball team was unfazed by No. 4 Syracuse’s overwhelming size and talent.

But then the Orange (9-0) pressed.

“It was what changed the complexion of the game for sure,” Binghamton head coach

Tommy Dempsey said.

The Bearcats (2-7) raced off to an 11-3 start in their 9365 loss Saturday night at the Carrier Dome, but Syracuse’s swarming defense effectively made inbounds treacherous, forced traps and caused turnovers that would quickly set aside Binghamton’s fantasy.

For a full recap of Saturday’s game, visit bupipedream.com/ sports/basketball.

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