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Habitat for Humanity participants build housing options on Peace Quad, SEE PAGE 2
Volleyball tops UMBC in three sets to jump to second place in the latest conference standings, SEE PAGE 16
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HOW TO BE HAPPY
Alumni briefed on University progress Stenger talks changes during Homecoming SOTU address Alana Epstein
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and again and again we will be healthy, we will be more resilient, we will be more productive, we will live longer, we will be happier, we will be
In a Homecoming edition of his State of the University Address, President Harvey Stenger spoke to alumni about the current and upcoming projects underway at Binghamton University. Stenger discussed the new additions to the University, such as the nearly-completed Innovation Technologies Complex (ITC) and the plans for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, as well as sharing his goals for improvement and growth. The ITC is home to both the START-UP suites and new engineering facilities. The suites hold businesses that are partnered with the University through
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Franz Lino/Photo Editor Michael Finkelstein, MD, moderates an inaugural TIER Talk in the Watters Theatre. The TIER (Talks that Inspire, Educate and Resonate) Talk discussed ways to approach creativity, personal goals, how to create a well-rounded life and taking time off to rest.
In inaugural TIER Talk, alumni encourage fulfillment of outside career goals Madeline Mahon
TIER (Talks that Inspire, Educate and Resonate) Talk focused on finding success Though many Homecoming outside the workplace. events focused around During Saturday’s talk, networking and career which was held in the Watters development, the inaugural Theatre, entitled “Rethinking Contributing Writer
Success: Thriving in the Modern World,” alumni and faculty speakers discussed ways to approach creativity, personal goals, how to create a well-rounded life and take time off to rest.
Professor talks Korean future
“Statistics don’t necessarily show that people value work more than they value other things,” said Christopher Morgan-Knapp, associate professor of philosophy. “Research has shown again
Freshmen debut inventions
Charles Armstrong recalls trip to North Korea Rachel Stearns
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Lydia Fletcher/Contributing Photographer Charles Armstrong, professor of Korean studies at Columbia University, presents on Oct. 17 in Lecture Hall 9. Armstrong reflected on his international experiences and speculated about the future of North Korea.
One researcher from Columbia University came to Binghamton University to describe his international experiences and speculate on the future of a country known by many as the “Hermit Kingdom.” Charles K. Armstrong, professor of Korean studies at Columbia, spoke on Oct. 17 about the changes in North Korea and the possible future for its people in a lecture titled, “Post Socialist North Korea:
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Activist looks beyond binaries Robyn Ochs debunks misconceptions about gender Zachary Wingate Contributing Writer
Bisexual activist Robyn Ochs spoke in the Old Union Hall Monday evening about gender identities and sexuality. Highlighting misconceptions of both gender and sexual orientation, Ochs brought to light just how complicated identity is. Ochs’ program covered many facets of gender identity
and sexuality. She made a point to show the fluidity between the two by getting the audience involved in a workshop where everyone anonymously placed their sexuality, gender expression and gender conformity on a spectrum. “Identity is subjective and they don’t all mean the same thing to each person,” Ochs said. “If you don’t fit neatly on the line, find a place off the
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Emily Earl/Contributing Photographer Ira Yousey, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering; Asiful Chowdhury, an undeclared freshman; Austin Cassidy, an undeclared freshman; and Cara Jozefowski, a freshman majoring in biomedical engineering, sit with their engineering project in the Mandela Room on Monday. The Arduino Expo showcased freshmen engineering projects and was hosted by Binghamton University’s Engineering Design Division.
Arduino Expo showcases first projects Chloe Rehfield
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Klara Rusinko/Contributing Photographer Bisexual activist Robyn Ochs speak in Old University Union Hall on Monday evening.
The Mandela Room was transformed on Monday into an exhibition full of flashing lights, techno music and flying robots. Binghamton University’s Engineering Design Division, a program at BU designed to help engineering students transition from high school to college with two hands-
on projects, hosted its fifth annual Arduino Expo. The Expo showcased interactive projects built by 74 teams of three to five freshman Watson School students. Contestants were required to build any interactive object using the Arduino board, a micro-controller board that can be programmed to interact with its surroundings. The projects could be creative and incorporate other engineering products and
software, like LED lights and screens, motion-sensors and circuits. Professor Sharon Fellows, who organized the Expo, said the exhibition allowed students to strengthen their presentation and team-building project documentation skills. The projects ranged from reflective disco balls and guitar tuners to motion-censored robots and
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Habitat for Humanity raises the roof on Peace Quad Shack-a-Thon challenges students to build temporary shelters out of recycled materials Garrett Schor
Contributing Writer Using just cardboard, paper and duct tape, students worked to create a new form of housing on the Peace Quad. The Binghamton University chapter of Habitat for Humanity held a Shack-a-Thon on Oct. 20 where dozens of participants from nine different teams competed to design the best temporary home using recycled materials. Groups from the Campus Climate Challenge, the Binghamton Scholars Program and multiple fraternities each chose different designs such as a rocket ship themed shack, an eco-friendly building adorned with trees and solar panels and a tent structure with a basketball hoop named the “love shack.” Dana Mirro, a sophomore double-majoring in financial economics and biology, said that the event gave participants a better understanding of the difficulties of homelessness. “This shows us how challenging it can be to live like this,” Mirro said. Throughout the afternoon, the groups remained on the lawn to build and personalize their projects with symbols from their respective organizations, as well as raise awareness about homelessness and lower-income housing. “Habitat is a great organization. We can come out for a couple of hours to get the word out and get people to understand how there are homeless people living like this in a first-world country like ours,” said Michael Polvere, a member of the Tau Alpha Upsilon fraternity and a sophomore majoring in economics. Of the 300 observers who
judged the designs, Theta Chi’s “Love Shack” won the most votes and a $150 prize. Galen Merigliano, a member of the group and a junior majoring in environmental science, said that the event was not about the reward. “We’re giving back the money because we don’t really need it,” Merigliano said. “I like Habitat’s mission and we’re always looking for events. It’s good for team building and helps us get to know our pledges.” According to Maria Ortiz, the president of BU’s Habitat for Humanity chapter and a senior double-majoring in political science and Spanish, the event was designed to raise awareness about the organization and low income housing. According to the United States Census Bureau, 16.5 percent of Broome County lives below the poverty threshold. “All of these people are curious and I’m glad people can stop by. A lot of the groups asked their friends to come down and show their support, so they added to the response,” Ortiz said. “We’re just trying to raise awareness for people living in poverty across the United States.” Three members of the local chapter board of Habitat for Humanity and Amy Winans, executive director of the Broome County Habitat for Humanity, said that she was happy to support the student body. “It’s always a pleasure to work with students,” Winans said. “They’re an underestimated force in the community and we couldn’t do what we do without their energy and skill set. It’s good for us to have a chapter on campus; it provides a tremendous link for us and our voice is represented on campus.”
It's always a pleasure to work with students. They're an underestimated force in the community — Amy Winan Exec. Director, Broome County , Habitat
Klara Rusinko/Contributing Photographer Ryan Meehan, a junior majoring in human development; Noah Brenner, a sophomore majoring in accounting; Mike Polvere, a sophomore majoring in women, gender and sexuality studies; Cory Zelniker, a junior majoring in engineering; and Ryan Mirchin, a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience, stand in front of the shack they built for Habitat for Humanity’s Shack-a-Thon.
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STATE NEWS New York favors high school graduation options New York students will have more ways to earn a high school diploma under a change approved by state education leaders. Right now, students must pass five Regents exams to graduate — one each in English, science and math and two in history. The plan approved by the Board of Regents on Monday would let students replace one of the history exams with a comparable exam in their chosen career field, such as science or the arts. Education Commissioner John King says the change will keep students interested in school. Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch says that will help improve the state’s 75 percent graduation rate while increasing the percentage of graduates who are ready for college and careers. The change is expected to start with current seniors.
NATIONAL NEWS Gay rights group backs use of HIV-prevention pill The largest United States gay rights organization on Saturday endorsed efforts to promote the use of a once-aday pill to prevent HIV infection and called on insurers to provide more generous coverage of the drug. Some doctors have been reluctant to prescribe the drug, Truvada, on the premise that it might encourage high-risk, unprotected sexual behavior. However, its preventive use has been endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and many HIV/AIDS advocacy groups. The Human Rights Campaign, which recently has been focusing its gay rights advocacy on same-sex marriage and anti-discrimination issues, joined those ranks with the release of a policy paper strongly supporting the preventive use of Truvada. It depicted the drug as “a critically important tool” in combating HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The Human Rights Campaign urged all states to emulate Washington state, which implemented a program earlier this year offering assistance in paying for PrEP. The preventive option also was endorsed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo when he announced initiatives in June aimed at ending the state’s AIDS epidemic by 2020.
WORLD NEWS Facebook sues law firms, claims fraud Facebook is suing several law firms that represented a man who claimed he owned half of the social network and was entitled to billions of dollars from the company and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. The case was dismissed in April and the man, Paul Ceglia, is facing related criminal charges. Facebook, Inc. and Zuckerberg filed a lawsuit Monday against DLA Piper and other law firms and lawyers, saying they conspired to file and prosecute a fraudulent lawsuit. DLA Piper is one of the world’s largest business law firms. Ceglia claimed in a 2010 lawsuit that he and Zuckerberg signed a 2003 software development contract that included a provision entitling him to half-ownership of Facebook in exchange for $1,000 in start-up money for the budding company. Facebook’s lawyers had claimed that while the two did have a contract, references to the company were slipped in for the lawsuit. In its lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court, Facebook claims that the lawyers representing Ceglia “knew or should have known” that his lawsuit was fraudulent and “based on an implausible story and obviously forged documents.” Facebook, which is based in Menlo Park, California, is seeking unspecified damages along with reimbursement of its expenses racked up in defending itself against the lawsuit. Nigeria declared Ebola-free; ‘spectacular success’ Water laced with salt and sugar, and gallons of the nastytasting stuff. Doctors who survived Ebola in Nigeria credited heavy doses of fluids with saving their lives, as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the country Ebolafree Monday, a rare victory in the battle against the disease that is ravaging West Africa. In the end, Nigeria — the most populous country in Africa, with 160 million people — had just 20 cases, including eight deaths, a lower death rate than the 70 percent seen elsewhere across the stricken region. Officials are crediting strong tracking and isolation of people exposed to the virus and aggressive rehydration of infected patients to counter the effects of vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms. Nigeria’s containment of Ebola is a “spectacular success story,” said Rui Gama Vaz, WHO director for Nigeria. Survivor Dr. Adaora Igonoh said the treatment is not easy. It entails drinking, as she did, at least five liters (1.3 gallons) of the solution every day for five or six days when you have mouth sores and a sore throat and feel depressed.
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Cherielle Gangadeen, a senior majoring in business, and Nana Atuah, a senior majoring in women, gender and sexuality studies speak at “That’s So Unjust,” a discussion about Raven-Symoné’s recent comments about race and sexual orientation.
Police Watch A lighter take on campus crime Aaron Berkowitz | Police Correspondent
A Classic Whodunit SATURDAY, OCT. 18, 1:22 a.m. — A 61-year-old male New York state employee allegedly had his meal stolen from the Engineering Building, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The victim said that he placed his lunch bag containing a turkey sandwich, a pastrami sandwich and a drink in the refrigerator in the building’s kitchen. When he returned later, he found the bag on the floor with nothing inside it. The kitchen is accessed only by maintenance staff. The victim was given a Sodexo gift card since he had nothing else to eat.
He Took The Bait SATURDAY, OCT. 18, 11:09 a.m. — A 53-year-old male was the victim of a phishing scam, Reilly said. The victim said that earlier in the week he was receiving replies to emails that he had no memory of sending. The victim contacted Computer Services, which changed his Bmail password. The victim went to log onto his account a few days later and found that his password was changed again. The victim contacted Computer Services again, got his Bmail and his Pods passwords changed again and was alerted that he opened a phishing email before all of this occurred. There has been no problem since the password was changed again.
Good Morning, Sunshine SATURDAY, OCT. 18, 8:00 a.m. — Binghamton University events staff contacted UPD to report a suspicious character lying down in the west entryway of the West Gym, Reilly said. When officers arrived, they saw that the unidentified suspect was sleeping and smelled of alcohol and urine. Officers woke up the suspect, who was visibly intoxicated. The suspect said that he just wanted to go back to his home in Johnson City. Officers called a cab for the suspect and gave the cab the address to his residence.
Nowhere Is Safe SATURDAY, OCT. 18, 12:01 p.m. — A 22-yearold male resident of Rafuse Hall in Dickinson Community said that his wallet was stolen, Reilly said. The victim said that he placed the wallet down in his room and left for a bit, leaving the door open. When he returned he found that the wallet was missing. The wallet contained cash, credit cards, personal papers, a driver’s license and his BU ID. The case is still under investigation.
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"I want to put my suffering to good use and give purpose to my past.” Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky on her new life goal to end cyberbullying.
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Volunteers walk hunger out of Broome In North Korea, CHOW event raises a projected $20,000 to feed hungry Kanchi Chandwani
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Thousands of meals will be provided to residents of Broome County thanks to local organizations and Binghamton University students’ hunger to serve the community. The Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (CHOW) held its 32nd annual fundraising walk on Oct. 19 which, as of Monday, was projected to have raised $20,000. The 1.5 mile walk took place around the perimeter of the Brain. Over 80 student volunteers from the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), Poverty Awareness Coalition (PAC) and the PreDental Association helped run games and worked at food tents throughout the day. Since 1976, CHOW has provided food to impoverished families at no cost through fundraising events like the walk. There are currently around 30 food pantries and 30 meal sites, according to Leslie Cody, a CHOW program assistant. “We really wanted to involve both the community and school because this event has always really been more of a community orientated event,� Cody said. “But we’re really trying to involve students a lot more and bridge the gap.� CHOW Director Michael Leahey said the walk is the organization’s largest fundraiser and an opportunity to educate the community about food insecurity. “The winter months are the hardest months for the people that we serve,� Leahey said. “We put out a third of our food in the
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Pictured: The CHOW bus, which travels to low-income areas to sell food in order to pay for summer lunches for children.
months of November, December and January. This walk basically helps support the food programs that we run during that time.� According to Leahey, students helped by volunteering in the CHOW food pantries and soup kitchens and working on CHOW farms and in the main warehouse. “The walk is a wonderful way for the students to get involved and support the community that they live in here,� Leahey said. “CHOW relies heavily on the volunteers that are provided by the University’s organizations and the local community.� Besides volunteering, BU students worked alongside CHOW to design a bus that will sell food at discounted prices to families in the Broome County area — an idea unveiled at the walk. “CHOW takes the bus
throughout the county to underserved areas and we sell food,� Cody said. “The profit goes towards a lunch for a kid when they’re not in school during the summer time.� Shriman Balasubramanian, a junior double-majoring in biology and management, was on the team that helped design and plan the bus program. “Our team helped CHOW start up a Kickstarter video and campaign for the bus and we planned out the bus routes for CHOW, taking into consideration where [people in] low-income areas have to really walk more than half a mile to a grocery store,� Balasubramanian said. “I can’t wait to see how it looks all together and what the people think about it.� Jieni Qian, a sophomore majoring in biology, said that
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the overall event demonstrated a positive way for the University to engage with the community. “It’s great to see the community coming together, working with BU students to progress such a great cause,� Qian said. “I love that we are able to give back to the Binghamton community by helping with this walk.�
We're really trying to involve students. . . and bridge the gap — Mike Leahey CHOW director
The rise and fall of Hamhung City.� During the event, which was held in Lecture Hall 9 and sponsored by the Center for Korean Studies and the Academy of Korean Studies, Armstrong said that North Korea can no longer be considered a socialist country. After World War II and the Korean War, he explained, the changes inside the country are actually leading it toward capitalism. “Many people predict that it will collapse in the next 20 years, but I think that it will become an authoritarian capitalism similar to Russia,� Armstrong said. “Although it will probably be very corrupt, it will be more open to the rest of the world.� Armstrong described the city of Hamhung as a case study of the country’s history — it was an industrial city in the early 1900s, but was nearly destroyed after years of war and economic struggle. “In 1906 Hamhung was a particular focus in the new regime,� Armstrong said. “Many new factories were built around it, and it became the hub of industry. After the American bombing, there were no buildings standing in this city. It wasn’t rehabilitated until the famine in the 1990s, and has been in reverse of urbanization ever since.� According to Armstrong, though, the history of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, is in stark contrast to the rest of the country. Armstrong said that Pyongyang was the only city that urbanized after World War II and the Korean War. “The other cities in North Korea still transport by donkey since
all the resources were focused on rehabilitating Pyongyang,� Armstrong said. “Hamhung is no longer the industry hub of the country, and the cities will no longer be socialist.� After the war in the 1950s, however, the North Korean government did try to rebuild cities and the surrounding countryside. Although it received foreign aid in the 1960s, Armstrong explained that the current government was trying to edit its own history. “Once when I was on a tour of a German-built monastery in North Korea, the tour guide credited it to Kim Jong-Un,� Armstrong said. “I informed her that the Germans built it and she had no knowledge of that. It’s interesting how North Korea can rewrite its own history for its citizens since they have no contact with outside world.� John Chaffee, a professor of Chinese history at Binghamton University, said he was excited to hear Armstrong, because events about North Korea are uncommon on campus. “I had not realized the extent of urbanization that has existed there for the last half century, something that sets North Korea off from most of the developing countries around the world,� Chaffee said. “I was also fascinated by his account of the North Korean version of socialist urban development.� Sulim Kim, a junior majoring in history, said that Armstrong’s experiences made her believe in a more positive future. “I want to see North Korea move towards a more open society and hearing about its modernization and urbanization gives me hope for that,� Kim said.
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President Harvey Stenger speaks in Lecture Hall 9 during his State of the University address. Stenger spoke to alumni about the current and upcoming projects underway at Binghamton University about the new additions, such as the nearly-completed Innovation Technologies Complex (ITC) and the plans for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science.
SOTU continued from Page 1 START-UP NY, a program that allows businesses to operate taxfree for 10 years with the promise that they will help grow the local economy. The engineering facilities are located in the SMART energy portion of the ITC, which offers classroom and research space for energy-related disciplines. “When IBM decided that they were done and leaving the Southern Tier, people started to think, ‘What’s next?’” Stenger said. Stenger said that these changes are part of an effort to expand the University’s horizons and create a more innovative atmosphere. While he said that changes would be costly, he added that the engineering and science faculty’s strong reputation would help ease the transition. “We’re trying to transition
from an undergraduate liberal arts university into a research university,” Stenger said. Addressing the federal Title IX violation complaint that was issued to the University this past spring, Stenger said BU is working to address the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and provide support for those involved. “College is a complicated place and it can also be a dangerous place,” Stenger said. “What we’re trying to do on campus is to create a safe environment where victims can come, so we can move quickly through the student conduct process.” But according to Randy Ehrenberg, member of the class of 1967, Stenger’s goals for the University are beneficial for both students and the school as a whole. “I think President Stenger is right on target,” Ehrenberg said. “The campus is growing by leaps
and bounds, it’s wonderful to see a plan that is there to help our students for now and into the future.” Alumnus Mike Needle said the expansion of the University has created more opportunities for students since he graduated. “The breadth of opportunity and depth of resources here is so much greater than when I was a student,” Needle said. “Binghamton is twice the place it was in 1981.” With these programs and initiatives, Stenger said, the University is quickly becoming a model school. “It seems so natural to be at Binghamton University,” Stenger said. “It’s certainly the best time to be here at Binghamton University and be the leader of what we think will become the premier public university of the 21st century.”
line.” Ochs is an outspoken advocate of LGBTQ rights serving on the board of MassEquality, a Massachusetts organization advocating marriage equality and other LGBTQ rights. She has written a pair of anthologies including her work, “Getting Bi” and has won multiple awards including the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. In her talk, Ochs expressed her dissatisfaction with the Kinsey Scale, a linear measurement of sexuality from zero to six, and other past models of sexuality. “The models of sexuality are flawed because they rest on the assumption of two genders,” Ochs said. “Male and female are not opposites but variations on the same theme.” Understanding the dichotomy of gender and sex is both diverse and subjective. According to Ochs, American culture tends to use gender and sex interchangeably when in actuality, they have very different meanings. “Sex is between your legs,” Ochs said. “Gender is between your ears.” Joseph Dibenebetto, a sophomore majoring in sociology, said he found Ochs’ version of measuring sexuality interesting. “I thought it was mindboggling how she modified
the scale and made it her own adding gender to the spectrum,” Dibenebetto said. A good portion of Ochs’ lecture was spent talking about the complicated nature of identities. According to Ochs, we all have multiple identities in which we categorize ourselves. There is also a difference between how people identify themselves and their perception of how others view them. These identities often overlap and effect one another. “Intersectionality is how all of our identities affect our experiences of the other identities,” Ochs explained. “Real people get lost and we don’t see them as they are. Our identities can be stories, not just words.” Ochs also focused on the concept of sexual orientation and her opinions of how American culture addresses it. She explained that in the U.S., when a person thinks about sexual orientation, they often think about genitals. However, she says that this is wrong. “I think that’s stupid and reductive,” Ochs said. “There is so much more to attraction.” She then got the audience involved and asked them what factors made them attracted to somebody besides aesthetics. The audience subsequently responded with answers like “intelligence,” “humor” and “kindness.” According to Ochs, attraction doesn’t always have to be sexual. “Attraction itself is
complicated,” she said. “You can be attracted to someone and might not always want to put your hands down their pants. Attraction is irrational.” Ochs made it clear just how intricate and complicated the gender and sexuality spectrums are. According to her, there is no one answer or way to categorize a human being and self-identity is often a process that is always evolving. “The more complex the … language, the more close to reality we can get,” Ochs said.
Identity is subjective, and [identities] don't all mean the same thing to each person. If you don't fit neatly on the line, find a place off the line — Robyn Ochs LGBTQ Activist
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TIER continued from Page 1 more satisfied if we can be creative.” Focusing on the positives instead of the negatives in life is also important, according to Frederic Luskin, director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and a ‘76 alumnus. “There’s gotta be someone you love that you’re pissed at,” Luskin said. “Or someone that you used to love that you haven’t let go of — some injury or some wound. I’m here to remind you that it’s time. It’s time to decouple, to sever the negativity that we create when the world is hurtful to us or treats us in ways that we don’t want.” Morgan-Knapp analyzed why people engage in competitive goals with the jealousy and stress such competition entails. “It often makes more sense to invest our time, energy and resources in the comparative
and competitive [goals] even if we think they are equal in value,” Morgan-Knapp said. “And what generates envy is how what you have compares to what somebody else has. If we have some non-comparative goals and some comparative goals, we’re going to keep overinvesting in the comparative ones.” This competitive nature, Morgan-Knapp said, leads to overworking and neglecting personal time. “On average, American workers left three paid vacation days unused last year,” Morgan-Knapp said. “That translates into 427 million days of unused vacation time. That’s over a million years.” Kimberly Jaussi, associate professor of organizational behavior, said a large factor in success is creativity, which can lead to more efficient leadership. “When I started really studying leadership, I realized
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that all of the good leaders solved problems in really creative ways,” Jaussi said. “It came to me that creativity is something very different than whether or not you can just make a pinch-pot.” Rebecca Kornell, a member of the class of 2007, said the talk helped her think about life beyond end goals. “I’m in a transitional phase right now: I’m not employed and I’m trying to find a career that I’m really passionate about,” Kornell said. “And from what the description was of the talk, of not comparing, and finding your path and going your way instead of the destination, I think that definitely influences my life right now.” Kara Wendling, a member of the class of 2014, said she appreciated the alumni’s reflections. “When you’re in college, you have all these opportunities to reach out and learn about
different things, different philosophies or business tactics,” Wendling said. “So for alumni to be able to come back and get to experience it again, you can take it and apply what you learn here in your real life to be more open, have forgiveness, to reach out. I really hope they do more of these talks again.”
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Freshmen build robots, LED screens EXPO continued from Page 1 colorful LED lamps. Anna Chan, a freshman majoring in industrial and systems engineering, and her team created a fortune-teller that generated a fortune on an analog screen when fed a quarter. “Our project is attached to an LCD screen, four LEDs, a pushbutton and two wires,” Chan said. “When you insert a coin, it closes the circuit and gives you a fortune.” One team displayed a miniature pirate’s treasure chest adorned with gold coins and pirate figurines that played melodies whenever opened. The music box incorporated a tilt switch, a component to the Arduino board that acted as a vibration sensor. The boards were also coupled with computer software and one team was able to alter the coding to generate a random light show and play
a different tune whenever the chest was reset. “If you clap, the vibration will send a ball back inside the tilt switch,” said Natalie Zanco, a freshman majoring in engineering, about her team’s project. “The tilt switch is what resets everything when you close and open the box. With this, you’re allowed to reset the music and light display without actually closing the box.” Michael Spano, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, said his favorite project featured lights that were activated whenever a Nerf gun was shot in the board’s general direction. He also said he liked the Object-Avoidance robot called ATLAS, a balloon robot that floated away from any approaching objects obstructing its path. Another project consisted of an enhanced version of a BU Bike Share bicycle. “What we wanted to do was to bring the bike into the 21st
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Kerianne Coulon, a freshman majoring in bioengineering; David Bremer, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering; William Potts, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering; and Rebecca Longendyke, a freshman majoring in bioengineering stand by their Arduino board in the Mandela Room. Contestants were required to build any interactive object using the Arduino board, a microcontroller board that can be programmed to interact with its surroundings.
century,” said Cody Fizette, a member of the design team and a freshman majoring in bioengineering said. “Why shouldn’t it have the same features that cars have?” The team used the Arduino board to build a speedometer, resembling one found on a typical car. “We put directional signals on the back so it makes turn signals much easier,” Fizette said. “Instead of using hand signals, you flip a switch and tell people where you are going.” All students participating in the event learned how to work in groups and manage their time to successfully create functioning interactive objects, according to Fellows. But Zanco said that the process of creating the final project had its challenges. “We each had our ups and downs when working on the teams,” Zanco said. “There were times when things didn’t go as planned.” Despite these hardships, all teams were able to successfully construct a project using the Arduino. Thomas Brinskelle, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering, said his team created an “avoidance robot,” which uses an electronic sensor to navigate its path. He said the project and experience were difficult but rewarding. “It avoids any obstacles autonomously,” Brinskelle said. “Most of them happen to be on the ground and use wheels; ours happens to be floating. We really wanted to make something unique. We wanted to challenge ourselves.”
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BSU honors landmarks of black cinema in 'The New Classic' Homecoming weekend fashion show Ariel Taub | Contributing Writer A resounding bass could be heard in the lobby of the Old University Union, as a crowd gathered for Blaq Cinema: The New Classic, a fashion show hosted by the Black Student Union (BSU) for Homecoming Weekend. BSU’s funds raised from the event were directed toward the Youth Project. BSU invites children ages five to 13 from the Binghamton area to campus once a year for educational classes, activities and a meal. BSU inspires these youth and aims to give back and invest in them as our future. This year, a few of them participated in the show. The involvement of Youth Project members meets another aim of the show, “to expose young children of color to the successes that their future exudes just like [those of] their older counterparts,” according to Serdal Jasmin, an undeclared sophomore and the social-cultural coordinator for BSU. The Mandela Room was completely transformed. Cinema projects a “glamorized reflection of life,” Jasmin said, and the decorations extended that to Mandela Room. Elegant, tall tables draped in black tablecloth were placed around the room, each topped with sparkling cider, delicate glasses and silver-star potpourri. One accent wall lit up with red lights, creating a warm, nighttime ambiance. Red and black balloons littered the floor, adding to the festive atmosphere. A roped red carpet marked the entrance to the Mandela Room, dark except for the lit stage. The planning committee, participants and many in the audience wore dresses and suits. This was a fashion show after all. The audience waited in rows of seats set up in front and around the runway. Doors opened at 7 p.m., but the show didn’t start until 9 p.m. The music and energy of the opening dance set the tone for the whole night and the spirit carried over to the models’ runway walks, which were focused and composed.
Each designer drew inspiration from movies that highlight the successes and contributions of black filmmakers in Hollywood, like “Coming to America,” “School Daze,” “House Party,” “Harlem Nights” and others. Measurements and pictures of the models were taken and sent to the designers, who aren’t Binghamton students. There were many factors in deciding who wore what. Fit was key. “For walks with partners, designers tried to match heights to look coordinated,” said Tai Almanzar, an undeclared freshman and one of the show’s 35 models. Overall, she credits the show for fostering great relationships. “I encourage people to try out,” Almanzar said. “Best decision we’ve made for making friends and getting out of our rooms.” The runway walks interspersed with host banter kept the show moving. Sometimes the host and hostess’s chitchat went on for too long and the next acts had to cut them off. For example the, “This is cool and all, but X-fact’r is coming out,” parody of the infamous Kanye interruption to introduce the step team. The show, while about fashion, was also politically charged. The step team came out chanting, “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” The young women on the team protested the “shooting of another young black brother.” Between the team’s step routine, a member shouted, “I don’t think people understand we have structuralized racism, structuralized violence in our country!” Play fighting about being “too light-skin for this,” was shut down with the reminder to “think of where your brother is, Mike Brown.” At one point, some girls offstage marched in with one hand up, chanting, “Hands up, don’t shoot.” Though moving performances from poetry readings and chants instilled a serious, thoughtful dimension in the atmosphere, the tone was fun and lighthearted overall. With some
striking fashion designs that recall the contribution of black filmmakers in American cinema, the show also recalls the message of many of those movies: While it seems like we’ve progressed, there is still much to do.
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'The Lying Kind': a dark play that keeps us laughing The first mainstage production of the semester brings early Christmas cheer to campus and Gobbel have one last job to do the night before Christmas: deliver some tragic news to an old couple Halloween may be around the in a London apartment. Attempting corner, but last Friday night, to save the couple’s Christmas, the Binghamton University’s Theatre constables try stalling, but doing so Department entertained its audience results in them facing grave moral with a taste of Christmas, in an questions and even graver disasters. adaptation of Anthony Neilson’s play Director Carol Hanscom could “The Lying Kind.” have directed a safe, cliche Christmas In the play, nitwit cops Blunt stage show, like “A Christmas Carol” or “SantaLand Diaries.” Instead, Hanscom decided to take a risk with a British 21st-century black farce and a successful risk it was. “The Lying Kind” is the type of play that students excel at, the type with a jumble of maniacal characters. There’s two knuckle-headed policemen, a deranged anti-pedophile “vigilante,” a stripper priest with sassy pink undergarments, a missing dog, a senile old woman who loves to show off her “bum,” an unlucky Chihuahua and a confused old man, Amber Weinstock | Contributing Writer
Even in its most intense moments, the show was hilarious.
to name a few. Even in its most intense moments, the show was hilarious. Yes, we are talking about a show that brings up murder, pedophilia, death and aging, suicide, religion and morality. Characters constantly contradict each other, but the greatest contradictions are the sharp differences in tone. It’s so dark, yet so hilarious. The dynamic between the two idiotic buddy cops — Gobbel, played by Eric Berger, and Blunt, played by Anthony Gabriele — is what makes the play tick. The actors worked well off each other by letting their characters work awfully with each other. They’re opposite on the surface, but deep down, they’re kindred spirits. Like Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in “21 Jump Street,” or Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels in “Dumb and Dumber,” they’re working for the same goal, but at cross purposes and with cross
personalities. Like one character says in “The Lying Kind”: “I thought we were going to help people, not ruin their lives.” The director, set and sound designers, and actors do a good job in covering up the big moral questions and dark elements mentioned above through means of distraction. Jolly Christmas songs in between cut scenes, the accurate yet hard to comprehend heavy Cockney accent and lingo, extreme reactions, physical gestures and actions like a strip show, a “fight” scene and intense penis “groping” all take away from the morbidity of the situation. Although there are many characters, misconceptions and plot twists, Hanscom lets all these chaotic elements blend so that they are amusing, rather than a mess. “The Lying Kind” will be on stage in the Chamber Hall of the Anderson Center at 8 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 24,
and Saturday, Oct. 25. There will be an additional show at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26. Tickets are $14. The show is “like some kind of nightmare” before Christmas that you won’t ever want to end.
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Another movie about the awfulness of war David Ayer's 'Fury' is intense, but signifies nothing new Patrick Hao | Contributing Writer War is hell. And for 2 hours and 15 minutes, David Ayer’s new film, “Fury,” doesn’t muster anything beyond that tired, wornout conceit. The film brutally portrays violence unapologetically and banally; limbs are blown apart, heads shot off and people set ablaze. But amidst the flesh and gore, Ayer wants to glorify and sentimentalize “The Greatest Generation” with a band of misfits teaming together like “The Dirty Dozen.” These conflicting objectives prevent “Fury” from ever finding its stride as a war film in an already over-saturated genre. Brad Pitt stars as Sgt. Don “Wardaddy” Collier, a commander of a tank squadron nicknamed
For this tank squadron, brotherhood is the only way to get through this horrible war
“Fury,” during the final months of the European theater. Other members of his merry band of Nazi killers are the scripturequoting, Boyd “Bible” Swan (Shia LaBeouf), the southern white male stereotype, Grady “CoonAss” Travis (Jon Bernthal) and the Mexican American (unfortunately that’s all we know about him), Trini “Gordo” Garcia (Michael Peña). And of course, there is a new member to the crew: Norman Ellison, played by Logan Lerman, who has yet to earn a nickname. Ellison’s role is simple. As the innocent, fresh-faced member of the crew, he is the surrogate to the audience, the one to mention how crazy and horrible everything is after it’s already become normal to those who have been in combat for years. Ellison watches in horror as others easily kills Nazis, some as young as ten years old. But soon, he finds himself one of them, filled with as much hatred for the enemy as he joins in the ritualistic chorus of saying, “Best job I ever had,” and means it. For this tank squadron, brotherhood is the only way to get through this horrible war, showcasing a common David Ayer trope that dates back to his screenwriting debut in “Training Day.” Ayer, as a director, is much like the film: filled with contradictions in style. At once, he masterfully
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fills his canvas with background details, like a woman in a wedding dress amongst the rubble. He doesn’t focus on her to create a heavy-handed metaphor. She is just a detail that populates his world. That same attention to detail is what makes some of the battle scenes thrilling. The centerpiece of the film is a 15-minute showdown between three American tanks against a far superior German Tiger Tank. Those 15 minutes are some of the most tense and suspenseful action seen in the theater this year. But in other moments, Ayer displays baffling ineptitude in direction. “Fury” is bookended
with an on-the-nose metaphor of a white horse running free in the shattered remains of the battlefield. The film is underscored by a schmaltzy choral score by Steven Price that cheapens dramatic tension. But the score is indicative of Ayer’s style: run by the id and the most superficial of emotions. The only way to prove his thesis is to show the most visceral violence imaginable while eliciting shallow tears and horrors. The only moment that attempts to rise above Ayer’s id is a scene that feels atonal from the rest of the film. After the soldiers take a small German
town, Wardaddy and Norman go to the home of two German women quivering in fear. As they interact with these women, there is a dramatic tension teetering between potential sexual violence and humane compassion. Soon, an impromptu family dynamic is created between these four characters as a feeble attempt to achieve normalcy during the height of brutality. Unfortunately, Ayer does not know how to punctuate that scene to give it the resonance that it deserves. You can tell how hard the actors are working to give anything more than the one-dimensional characters they’re given. There’s
some homoerotic tension between Bible and Wardaddy that probably wasn’t in the screenplay. LaBeouf has the best performance in the whole film even though he has little to do. Every actor rises above the material, no matter how ridiculous or sentimental the situation is with which Ayer presents them. “Fury” presents itself as the next great realistic war film in the pantheon of the war films, but it never exhibits enough pathos or creativity to even sit in the same bunker. War is hell, but so is an artificial recreation of it.
The experiment succeeds: movies don't need a plot Transient Visions shows experimental films from around the world, but they're not for everyone Jami Ganz | Contributing Writer “Every movie has three things you have to do,” Pixar Studio Chief John Lasseter once said. “You have to have a compelling story that keeps people on the edge of their seats, you have to populate that story with memorable and appealing characters and you have to put that story and those characters in a believable world.” The filmmakers whose work was featured in Transient Visions: Festival of the Moving Image, are happy to ignore that advice. The event at Spool Mfg. in Johnson City, screened multiple experimental films over the weekend at its second-annual film festival. Transient Visions showcases a variety of experimental films from around the world. These types typically lack a traditional narrative
and are often seen as avant-garde. The experimental movement focuses more on the creative portion of a film, rather than the story behind it. Spool Mfg. is an art space that exhibits, according to its website, “the existential, personal, social and political dimensions of the contemporary moment.” From the outside, the space — a warehouse — looks like a serial killer’s lair, until the smell of figs with Gorgonzola cheese and red wine permeated the air, cementing the artistic environment. Friday and Saturday’s repertoires consisted of three programs each — two for film screenings and one for performances. Friday’s screening programs included “trave-logue” and “A mind flies, and a memory stays,” the latter of which was curated by the award winning Binghamton University professor,
Tomonari Nishikawa. The highlights of “trav-e-logue” were two films from this year — “Rimbaud” (directed by Péter Lichter), the eclectic Hungarian-made homevideo montage with multi-lingual narrations and the film montage “Traveling Shots: NYC” (directed by Diane Nerwen). Scored with ambient noise and smooth jazz, it exemplified the heart of a true New Yorker. While the excitement of experimental film has conquered the art scene in Downtown Binghamton, this trend has not carried over into the student body — not even students interested in cinema. For the majority of BU students — even those housed in Harpur — the cinema department remains an elusive area of study. The department is rooted in the traditional teachings of experimental film, with acclaimed
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professors hailing from around the globe, including Nishikawa. The department, esteemed as it is, has reached a standstill with some of Binghamton’s more conservative film buffs, who have been dissuaded from declaring the major. Many have noted the lack of screenwriting instruction — there is neither a course devoted to the craft, nor lessons given in general filmmaking. The department’s heady encouragement of sticking to experimental filmmaking is the basis for such trepidation. Also screened during “trave-logue” was a “Dreaming Mao” (2014) — a seven-minute tribute to the general Chinese populace with a motif of “The Forbidden Kingdom’s” Chairman Mao poster. Dan Anderson, the director of the film, was in attendance to take questions on his film and shed some light on what inspired him
to create it. He noted his lack of media equipment on his 2013 trip to China and his fascination with “The Forbidden Kingdom.” With a limited amount of film stock, he tried to portray the environment as he saw it — still rooted in its past. A 2013 film, “The Blue Record,” directed by Jeremy Moss and Erik Anderson, opened up the second program of the evening. The film was shot at the Eastern State Penitentiary — a prison turned museum — in Pennsylvania, and was accompanied by a voice over of Erik Anderson reading prose. Moss, like Dan Anderson, was at the event to explain the film’s creation process, answer questions and thank all contributors. Other high points included two more 2014 films: “La mar salada,” directed by Elena Duque, a Spanish stopmotion film of all things oceanthemed and “Model Fifty-One Fifty-
Six,” directed by Josh Weissbach. The latter of which “chronicles the physical changes of the maker’s heart, which displays a movement from human to cyborg.” The film is scored by Brad Fiedel’s “The Terminator Theme” from “The Terminator: Original Soundtrack.” Sirens, bright lights and all, it was certainly a piece to remember.
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n Saturday night, Binghamton University’s men’s soccer team suffered a heartbreaker of a defeat to America East-rival Vermont in front of a Homecoming crowd of over 1,600. The Bearcats gave up a penalty two minutes before the end of the second overtime period. The Catamounts converted it for a goal and walked away the victors, though not before making a show of taking their shirts off and yelling at the crowd that had been taunting them for the previous 108 minutes. The fans were provocative, but that we could even solicit this sort of sore-winner reaction from an opponent is encouraging. Having a packed Binghamton crowd verbally abuse a team of 20-yearold athletes in tempestuous, frigid weather reflects just how far school spirit can reach at this University. And this passion from the fans showed through as the players fed off the energy of the crowd, playing some of their most motivated soccer of the season— which was likewise noted by the team’s head coach. But this shouldn’t be unique to Homecoming. Ask any player, and he or she will tell you that our teams thrive on their peers’ support. Ask the BU Zoo, which has met with each of the fall’s major programs, just how much the players value a familiar face cheering in the crowd. Ask any fan how rewarding it is to take part in one of our program’s victories, to celebrate with their student-athlete peers at the end
of a successful campaign. The feeling is mutual. One aspect of college sports culture we miss most weekends but which is present over Homecoming is the ability to tailgate. Being a divided campus — with mostly the underaged living on campus, easily able to attend games, and the older, legal drinkers living too far away to commute by foot — enjoying a casual beer before or while watching a game just isn’t feasible to legal consumers. If students could tailgate in the Events Center parking lot before every game, student attendance surely wouldn’t be as low as it is now. Furthermore, it could also increase attendance from community members as well. There’s no reason we shouldn’t try to foster a greater love for our sports teams from residents in the area, and there’s no better way to share the local spirit than with a good ol’ fashioned tailgate. While Homecoming Weekend is a special occasion that gives us all an extra excuse to come out to a home game, this camaraderie can happen during any game. Rather than complain about our undefeated football team, we should capitalize on the opportunities we do have: soccer games, basketball games and — if you’re very patient — baseball games.
To put it gently, we’re not currently surrounded by an enthusiastic sports consumer culture, but we have the facilities and the resources available to lay the foundation for that culture now. Tailgating is a reliable tactic to enliven the crowds at the West Gym, Events Center and Bearcats Sports Complex. We saw on Saturday that our athletes are generally responsible and high-character — they can deal with the aftermath of rowdy crowd support. And that sort of enthusiasm is nothing but promising to higher-caliber recruits, who, like all performers, crave an audience receptive to their craft. The process of building name recognition has to start somewhere, and just because we’re in a smaller conference doesn’t mean it’s a dead-end path. We have some of the finest facilities in the America East. We should use them. And to Binghamton University: You doled out millions on these stadium renovations, why not make some of that back? Sell beer at games and in the parking lot; you’ll sell more merchandise and food. It’s just smart business. Just because we don’t have a football team doesn’t mean we can’t be a sports school. Let’s keep the momentum going.
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Students deserve reform in University drug policy Zero tolerance approach is ineffective and harmful towards students Stephanie Izquieta Contributing Columnist
It may be an off-election year, but it’s been a big one for drug policy reform. Earlier this year in an interview with the New Yorker, President Obama demonstrated open support for the legalization of marijuana, stating, “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol”. The New York Times editorial board made history as the first major national paper to call for an end to marijuana prohibition. In June, New York became the 23rd state in the country to legalize medical marijuana. New York could potentially legalize recreational marijuana in 2015, as state Sen. Liz Krueger (D) plans to reintroduce the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act during the next legislative session. We’re entering a revolutionary moment in the United States. As attitudes change, reformers and politicians alike have a unique opportunity to change broken policies and to move into a future where we
do things differently. Which begs the question, in the midst of all these changes, how will Binghamton University and the SUNY system adjust policies and attitudes to best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition? Presently, both BU and the SUNY system divide substances into two distinct categories: alcohol and all other drugs. And in a message from President Harvey Stenger in which he asks students to make responsible choices, Stenger admits that it would be naive to think that students free from parental supervision would entirely refrain from indulging in nightlife activities like underage drinking. And his solution is abstinence from alcohol and drug use: “Please don’t.” Talk about a missed opportunity. The generic “Just Say No” rhetoric rings loud and clear. As an anti-drug PSA, Stenger’s message is useless and fails to offer any life-saving advice. An effective PSA combats ignorance with information. For example, students could benefit from learning that New York is one of 20 states with Good Samaritan laws. These laws provide limited immunity from charge and prosecution for drug and alcohol possession for the
victim and those who seek help during an overdose. Students deserve to know that New York police officers are undergoing training to use naloxone, a drug that can reverse heroin and opioid overdoses. The blatant flaw of America’s drug war, the belief that prohibition will protect young people, must end. A drug conviction does nothing to help young people, instead doing the opposite. A drug conviction can affect a student’s ability to receive financial aid. Access to financial aid could mean the
While Stenger's PSA was wellintentioned, it completely misses the point.
difference between a student continuing their education and facing a depressed job market with the burden of legal discrimination. While Stenger’s PSA was wellintentioned, it completely misses the point. Stenger acknowledges that underage drinking happens, but he fails to consider that it will continue to happen regardless of his polite request. Zero tolerance approaches are unrealistic, ineffective and even harmful to students. We need comprehensive drug education in order to make informed choices involving our health and future rather than simplistic resistance techniques. Our school policy ought to provide sound information with respect to our intelligence and volition. Administrators must begin to speak honestly about alcohol and other drugs, distinguish between use and abuse, and institute a school policy grounded in science, compassion, health and student rights. — Stephanie Izquieta is a senior majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Law
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A real-life drone encounter prompts questions about associated risks Lawrence Ciulla Contributing Columnist
I heard it buzzing overhead. It grew louder with each passing second, like a swarm of mosquitos headed at you on a summer’s day. It was a small commercial drone falling out of the sky, headed toward me because its battery had run out. I dove out of its way into the bushes. As I lay among the brambles, I began to question the true purpose of commercial drones. The use of drones in warfare increased steadily over the last 10 years, but commercial use has yet to be fully exploited. Companies like Amazon and UPS are exploring options to use drones to help ship products to customers more efficiently. Hollywood is beginning to utilize drones on film shoots. We have known drones only as agents of war overseas, and have failed to consider their possible impact in the domestic United States. I was startled to confront a drone directly in Brooklyn, hovering over a walkway along the Brooklyn Bridge, unknown to most but its owner controlling it a few feet away. Technology has simplified life, while increasingly making it less secure. Commercial drones pose a serious threat to the individual right to privacy. Drones have the ability to fly far above, unseen from the common eye. They are powered with high-quality cameras, allowing
them to shoot images of the earth from a far distance. If individual humans or businesses are allowed to fly drones, there is a high potential for abuse. Suddenly, the ability of a stranger to see into one’s backyard, fly over one’s home or follow one’s path to work exists. Such unfettered access is not only dangerous — it’s excessive. Over the summer, Martha Stewart published an Op-Ed in Time called, “Why I Love My Drone.” She explained her desire to photograph her 153-acre property in Long Island, to view the beautiful work of a “good landscape design” and challenged her readers to “imagine what Louis XIV could have accomplished at Versailles if he’d had one.” Versailles is among the most beautiful palaces in the world, but I’m sure that the aristocratic King Louis did not want everyone else seeing it too. Martha Stewart explained that the main reason she believes in drone usage is that there is no use suppressing a technology we already possess. Her opinion struck a chord with many who believe that simply because they own a technology and want to use it, they should be allowed to use it without restriction. Recent surveillance abuses suggest we must show greater hesitation in legally permitting others to pilot a drone over someone else’s yard. There is no overwhelming necessity for personal drone use, given the potential abuses that could emerge as the result of the Federal Communications Commission legalization. Drones are powerful toys that take away more than they provide — eliminating the right to privacy in exchange for access to beautiful landscapes. We cannot function
in a world in which your neighbor has the ability to spy on you. As I remained hiding in the bushes, unsure of what had really happened, the owner ran over to pick up the bits and pieces of his thousand-dollar drone. When I asked him what he needed it for, he responded, “I’m not even sure.” — Lawrence Ciulla is a junior majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Law
We must show greater hesitation in legally permitting others to pilot a drone over someone else's yard
Advice: Greetings from the friendzone Will telling a friend the way you feel ruin your relationship? Sarah Saad Advice Columnist
Dear Sarah, So I’ve liked one of my best guys friends for a while now. I want to tell him how I feel but I’m worried it will ruin our friendship. We are also in the same group of friends so that could get messy. Help a sista out please. Sincerely, Confused and Friendzoned Dear Confused and Friendzoned, I would first like to say, “welcome to the club!” We are fearful, shy and worst of all, overly analytical. We vent to people and they respond, “What’s the worst that could happen?” We then debate if we want
The power to peaceably assemble must not be infringed Contributing Columnist
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— Sarah Saad is an undeclared sophomore.
Repressive tactics stifle student voices
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to laugh and walk away or sit them down and list every tiny thing that can go wrong. Let me be honest. It takes a lot of energy and confidence to tell somebody your organic feelings. It can be scary and sometimes awkward — even if he feels the same way. But, it would be very dramatic to say it will ruin your friendship. Clearly, you have a strong friendship with this mystery man if you have passionate feelings for him. Therefore, I say go for it! Being honest with yourself and with him provides the potential for him to become the Cory to your Topanga, or simply remain your go-to-guy. While it may be messy at first, a little bit of time and a few shots of confidence could always bring you back to the friendship you once had.
From the pepper spraying cops of the University of California, Davis, to the university police harassment of students as punishment for handing out the constitution at Southern Oregon University, university administrations have been using repressive tactics to silence student protests across the country. The most troubling tactics are the implementation of so-called “free speech zones” and other university policies which aim to restrict our First Amendment rights. These strategies are an attempt to make protest cumbersome and difficult for students. In the case of SOU, students were required to jump through a laundry list of administrative hoops in order to pass out the constitution. Students were required to organize as an official campus group and fill out a campus-approved letter of intent. These regulations are clearly an attempt to limit collective action. The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and assembly in the public sphere. Since a public university falls into this public sphere, students should be able to express their rights without hindrance. This is no longer the case. Restrictive policies are becoming the norm. The fact that universities not only discourage these actions, but actively disrupt the protest process betrays a blatant disregard for the intended purpose
of a university: to broaden the intellectual horizons of students and faculty. Advocates for such policies argue full access to speech and the right to assembly might leave students bombarded with questionable or controversial material. Allowing certain impediments to freedom of speech is a slippery slope. You cannot invalidate certain types of speech simply because they offend others. As long as said speech or assembly does not physically impede peoples’ daily lives or create a dangerous situation, students should be free to spout any opinion they wish. Most students do not have the money to instigate change or air grievances through economic avenues. For the most part, students lack connections to those in positions of power. Protest is one of the few ways that young adults in college can express their concerns. By limiting freedom of expression on campus, administrators effectively silence any self-determination that the student body possesses. Although students at Binghamton University enjoy freedom of speech and assembly with few restrictions, we should not forget that many others students are denied these rights across the country. Over time, their administrations made sweeping changes, without student input, to prevent protesting and other forms of “unruly” behavior. As BU students, we should remain vigilant in protecting our natural rights, or else a familiar fate might befall our own school. — Daniel Burns is a senior majoring in History
Self-confidence is the key determinant of collegiate success Not everyone navigates college in the same way, but believing in yourself is necessary for all Melanie Sharif Contributing Columnist
Navigating the college environment is a serious feat and most students do not get the credit that they deserve. Popular discourse portrays college students as reckless and emotionally immature. It is unclear whom exactly is to blame for this stereotype. It probably has something to do with the popularity of video series like “I’m Shmacked,” a YouTube channel documenting hedonistic ragers at the nation’s biggest party schools. It is an irrefutable fact that college students are under an immense amount of pressure.
Straight out of high school, we attempt to take on new levels of personal, fiscal and social responsibility. The results of this transition are varied. Some people attempt to take on too much, going after every opportunity and subsequently curling up into a ball of shame and tears, unable to do the things that truly inspire them. Some people are not ambitious enough and to deal with the shame of not measuring up, they choose to use drugs or isolate themselves entirely. I do not think that there is any perfect or ideal way to traverse the college experience, as some before me have attempted to argue. Although most campuses are similar in their goals and basic components — an environment designed for higher education, rumors — each person experiences college
differently. Although there are most certainly steps one can take to discover what they enjoy, there is no formula for being happy and perfectly satisfied at school (and if there was, it probably wouldn’t be as simple as Student + Greek Life = Satisfied). You must actively shape your experience in college — like any other experience, it’s a product of your environment and your reaction to that environment. Unsurprisingly, doing this and doing this well can be really difficult and it’s not by any means a “guarantee” of happiness. However, I’ve seen one common element in a successful college experience; self-confidence. Self-confidence is one of the most important qualities to embrace as a college student (and as a person navigating through life). It is also one of the most difficult qualities to embrace as
a college student. Self-confidence is an outward acknowledgement that you are worthy. That sounds grandiose — let me explain: “Worthy” can mean many things. You can be worthy of love, worthy of happiness, worthy of opportunity — and you are. Self-confidence is showing that you believe you are entitled to go after the things you want. In the college environment, where one of your biggest challenges is just figuring out what you want, self-confidence is vital. I have seen people deep in the throes of self-hatred, telling themselves they can’t do anything and even if they tried they’d suck at it. These individuals claim that they aren’t cool, friendly, nice or worth being friends with. They constantly analyze contextual clues to justify their deeply held belief that they’re
an unworthy pile of shit. College can be murderous to your psyche. It’s stressful and busy and it may not even leave you time to think introspectively because you’re too busy ignoring your feelings and watching television. But if there is something I’ve garnered from this ride, it’s that without self-confidence, you may end up in that fetal position forever, clutching your Bachelor’s like a life jacket. College is just a small bubble of influence within an impossibly larger context. So take away this: love yourself. It’s an incredibly important lesson that will get you far, far away from that damn bubble. — Melanie Sharif is an undeclared sophomore
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Through the rainy weather on Saturday afternoon, students and alumni gathered in the Events Center parking lot to enjoy free food and drinks and play football, beer pong and kanjam. Following the outdoor festivities, crowds split to attend either the men’s soccer Homecoming game that followed at 6 p.m. or the Greek God event held later that night.
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Binghamton sweeps UMBC, ties for second in AE Three Bearcats earn weekly conference honors in dominant performance at home Derek Stampone Contributing Writer
The Binghamton volleyball team swept UMBC in its Sunday afternoon Homecoming match, propelling the Bearcats (6-16, 4-2 America East) into a tie for second place in conference standings. Through their performances this weekend, three Bearcats garnered America East weekly honors: Sophomore outside hitter Allison Hovie earned Player of the Week with 12 kills and 16 digs, middle hitter Alexis LaGoy was named Rookie of the Week after recording a .533 hitting percentage and senior Amanda Dettmann shared Setter of the Week honors — her fifth time earning the award – with New Hampshire’s Taylor Dunklau. Dettmann finished Sunday with 34 sets and 14 digs. “I thought our girls played hard and they played well — they kept it up through all three games,” BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama said. “[We] had a couple of lapses there, but they managed to recover pretty quick after those.” The first set saw both teams come out of the gates red hot on the offensive end, featuring a combined 34 kills and a lead of no greater than three on either side. The score was tied at 23 before the Retrievers (9-10, 3-3 AE) committed back-to-back kill errors, handing BU a 25-23 victory. In the second set, Binghamton took control after 10 unforced errors put the Retrievers in a hole from which they could not escape. BU finished the set with a .370 hitting percentage, compared to UMBC’s .028 hitting clip and matchlow 13 points. A kill by senior outside hitter Kristin Hovie sealed the deal for the Bearcats: A 25-13 set victory sent the teams into the intermission with BU up 2-0 in the game. Following intermission, the Bearcats were relentless and built an early 8-3 lead over their visitors. After a timeout, UMBC scored the next five points to tie the score at eight. Both teams shared the lead with the decisive moments approaching, and UMBC seemed poised to force a fourth set, cutting the lead to one. But BU bore down after a pair of kills by Allison Hovie and finished off the set, 25-21, to treat the home crowd to a victory. “We love playing at home,” Dettmann said. “We were on the road for so long this season in the beginning — away for two months — so any time we get to play at home it’s a huge advantage for us.” The Bearcats held the potent combination of redshirt junior middle hitter Krystal Mlemchukwu and junior outside hitter Sherelle Walker, UMBC’s leading hitters, to lackluster hitting percentages of .078 and .062, respectively. “We knew they’re a strong hitting team — they can get up there and bang some balls,” Kiriyama said. “We knew they were going to get a lot of kills and we just wanted to set up a decent block and try to mitigate the damages. But I thought our defense played well. We dug quite a few balls and kept the ball in play.” Next up for Binghamton is a Friday evening matchup against conference-rival Albany. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at the West Gym.
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BEARCAT BRIEFS
Golf finishes fall season at Lehigh Invitational
XC competes in Albany, Princeton Invitationals
Men's tennis participates in ITA Regionals
Women's tennis sends three to ITA Regionals
In the conclusion of its fall season, the Binghamton golf team ended with a seventh place finish out of 12 teams in the Lehigh University Invitational this weekend. Leading the pack for BU in the invite was sophomore Kyle Wambold. Wambold posted a combined score of 155 (+11) to end the weekend in 11th place, a spot he shared with golfers from Rutgers, Lafayette, LaSalle and Towson. Also finishing in the top 25 for the Bearcats was senior Josh Holling. Despite having posted a score of 83 (+11) on the opening day of the tournament, the captain came roaring back on Sunday shooting a team-best 76 (+4) on the day. The effort propelled Holling to a 23rd-place finish, which he shared with competitors from Lehigh, Siena, Fordham and Villanova. Fellow senior captain Jack Sedgewick also rallied back in the second round from a disappointing Saturday, tying for 28th after shooting a combined 160 (+16) during the weekend. The golf team will now recess from competition until the start of its spring season, ending its fall campaign with two finishes in the top half and one first-place team finish. The Bearcats are scheduled to tee off again on March 22 at the C&F Bank Intercollegiate Invite hosted by William and Mary.
The Binghamton women’s cross country team finished third out of 10 teams at the Albany Invitational this weekend, while the men’s team placed 11th out of 37 competitors at the Princeton Invitational. Junior Alexis Hatcher’s finished fifth overall in the women’s race, clocking a time of 18:30.1. Following Hatcher were freshman Allison Davis, who finished 18th overall with a time of 19:14.8, and junior Elizabeth Greiner, who ran a time of 19:38.5. Rounding out the Bearcats’ top-five finishers were sophomores Eileen O’Hara and Alana MacDonald, who placed 33rd and 34th, respectively. On the men’s side, senior Matt Johnson led BU, finishing 41st overall in the 301man event. Junior Ethan Hausamann crossed three seconds and two places later, while seniors Jesse Garn and Andrew Roache posted times of 25:09 and 25:20, respectively. Sophomores Eric Holt and Jon Vallecorsa and senior Ben Snodgrass comprise the rest of BU men’s runners. Both teams are slated to return to action on Nov. 1 at the America East Championship, hosted by Maine.
Binghamton men’s tennis senior Robin Lesage and the tandem of junior Sid Hazarika and senior Ismael Dinia impressed this weekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals, with each taking a pair of matches. No team scoring was kept at the event. Lesage rallied after dropping his first set to Dartmouth freshman Max Fliegner, winning the match, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. He followed up his initial success by topping St. John’s junior Lucas Hejhal, 7-6, 5-7, 6-3, before falling in the round of 32 in straight sets to Harvard freshman Sebastian Beltrame. Hazarika and Dinia came out strong, blowing out Brown’s duo of junior Ivan Kravtchenko and freshman Peter Tarwid, 8-3. The two continued their strong play and advanced to the sweet 16 by defeating a pair from Princeton, 8-6, before being eliminated by Harvard senior Denis Nguyen and sophomore Brian Yeung, 8-5. Lesage also participated in doubles with partner junior Eliott Hureau, defeating Dartmouth’s duo, 8-7, before dropping the next match to Harvard in the round of 32. The Bearcats are set to return to action on Oct. 31 at the MAC Indoor Championships, hosted by Western Michigan. Play will begin at 10 a.m.
The Binghamton women’s tennis team wrapped up its fall season over the weekend in sending singles player sophomore Annie DiMuro and doubles juniors Shea Brodsky and Alexis Tashiro to the ITA Northeast Regional Championships. The event, which spans five days and yields no scoring, is hosted by Yale. Day one concluded with DiMuro falling to Columbia’s Alex Solovyer, 6-4, 6-2. Brodsky and Tashiro likewise fell to Cornell in doubles play, with sophomore Marika Cusick and freshman Priyanka Shah defeating them in 8-4, eliminating all Bearcats from competition. Binghamton’s campaign will pick up again in the spring, when scoring competitions are held. The first contest of that part of the season is slated for Jan. 30 at Army.
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Bearcats host annual basketball showcase Basketball teams participate in first public event to inaugurate fall season, reconnect with fans Ashley Purdy Sports Editor
The Binghamton basketball teams held their first public event of the 2014 season on Friday night, hosting the annual BU Basketball Showcase at the Events Center. This year, the showcase featured an unexpected guest appearance: Spider-Man. Well, almost. Junior guard Jordan Reed donned a Spider-Man mask while hurdling over men’s head coach Tommy Dempsey’s youngest son, Tyler — who completed the ensemble by wearing a Spider-Man suit — en route to throwing down his contest-winning dunk. “I knew [Tyler] would steal the crowd more than I would,” Reed said, explaining his decision. “People would say, ‘Oh he’s so cute!’” Like all Midnight Madness-type events, the showcase’s aim was to provide a segue into hoops season for the athletes and their fans. The night featured performances from the Cheer, Dance and Kickline Teams while the BU Pep Band played in the background, flushing out the components of an actual game at the Events Center. All that was interspersed with team introductions and four friendly competitions amongst the players. “I love this time of the year — going out and showing the fans my personality, even though they see that during the season,” Reed said. “But this is the first time of me going and meeting them again for a long time.” In addition to allowing fans — both season-ticket holders and the BU Zoo — to reintegrate into the college basketball scene, the showcase affords newer players the
opportunity to acquaint themselves with game-day pressures. “Even though they’re college basketball players, they’re nervous, and I can tell that they’re nervous,” Dempsey said. “So that’s good, just getting them comfortable being on the court in front of a big group of fans.” “Getting to step out on the court in front of all the fans was a cool experience,” said freshman guard Jasmine Sina. “It makes me that much more excited for the season to start.” For women’s head coach Linda Cimino, who was hired by the University last April, the event granted her a glimpse of what’s to come for her and her squad. “This was my first chance to see almost the game setup, see the band, see the fans, the season-ticket holders, the BU Zoo and action,” Cimino said. “It was exciting, and I thought our crowd was awesome.” Cimino also used the occasion pragmatically. For seven recruits on both official and unofficial visits, the showcase’s energy provided an early indicator of what they could expect were they to sign with Binghamton. “They got to see all our effort and our first-class performance in terms of what the school does,” Cimino said. “The fog, the steam, the lights — it’s exciting for high school kids to come to see this Events Center filled with people and it’s not for a game. So that’s really helpful for us in the recruiting process, too.” As for the night’s events, the first was a skill competition. Pairs worked together to clock as low a time as possible in maneuvering through cones, shooting a threepoint basket, charging back down the court and tipping the ball in. The team comprising sophomore guard Yosef Yacob and senior
forward Sherae Swinson took first in that competition. Next up was a three-point basket competition. Senior guard Kim Albrecht and junior guard Karon Waller teamed up to win this one, shooting a combined 16 of 30 treys. Both teams selected their best perimeter shooters for the event, which included Sina and senior guard Gintare Surdokaite on the women’s side and sophomore forward Nick Madray and freshman forward Dusan Perovic on the men’s. The entire teams then faced off in an unrehearsed dance competition, which evinced more enthusiasm from the men’s team than the women’s. Freshman forward Romello Walker embraced the opportunity especially, landing a backflip in the last round of the battle. Asked whether or not Dempsey had expressed any caution in executing the gymnastic, Walker grinned and said, “He did actually, but it was for my team. We had to win, so it was necessary.” The final competition was the slam dunk contest. Making it to the semi-finals round with Reed was senior forward Jabrille Williams, whose qualifying dunk was an alley-oop on which Yacob assisted. Also competing were Walker and sophomore forward Magnus Richards. Both teams are slated to head into exhibitions games against Mansfield to open the season early next month. The men’s is set for 2 p.m. on Nov. 1 while the women’s is set for 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 7. Nonexhibition matches begin on Nov. 14. - E.Jay Zarett contributed reporting to this article.
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www.bupipedream.com | October 21, 2014
BU falls to Vermont with 108th minute penalty kick Bearcats outperform Catamounts but error in overtime deals BU its first conference loss Ashley Purdy Sports Editor
One hundred eight minutes into its Homecoming match on Saturday night, and the Binghamton men’s soccer team was dominant from the start. The team passed the majority of the game applying steady pressure in its attacking third and stifling Vermont’s opportunities. Commanding a 15-12 shot advantage and a 7-5 advantage in corner kicks, the Bearcats (4-90, 2-0-1 America East) were swift and tactical, feeding off the electric energy of their 1,604 fans at the Bearcats Sports Complex. But a handball in the box sealed an unfortunate fate for Binghamton. Vermont (7-5-2, 2-1-1 AE) senior midfielder Brad Cole scored off a penalty kick with 1:26 remaining in the second overtime period, dealing the Bearcats their first conference loss in a 1-0 heartbreaker. “It’s difficult to swallow when you lose a game that way, when you feel like you did more than your fair share in the game,” BU head coach Paul Marco said. In fact, Binghamton arguably performed at its peak so far this season. The team pieced together numerous solid opportunities, with just the post standing between it and a goal in two unlucky occasions. The most promising of these chances came in the 22nd minute, when senior forward Steven Celeste broke through Vermont’s defense
and fired a shot from outside of the box. With Catamounts senior keeper Conor Leland at the wrong end of the goal, the shot looked to be a surefire score, but it struck the right post and ricocheted away. While freshman midfielder Isaiah Barrett was in prime position to take a shot off the rebounded goal, Leland made a quick save to kill the look. Come the overtime periods, the Bearcats were just as commanding: The ball spent nearly the entirety of the first period in Vermont’s territory, and the hosts added four shots and forced as many corner kicks before the deciding moment of the second. “The outcome of tonight’s match is very difficult for the team,” Marco said. “I thought the boys played very, very well tonight — it was probably our best soccer … But I think that today’s match won’t define the team. It certainly won’t end our season — we have a lot more to play for.” The team saw offensive contributions from seven players, with sophomore midfielder Logan Roberts leading the efforts with five shots. Classmate Charlie Novoth recorded an additional three, and Celeste chipped in two. Senior forward Derrick Ladeairous, graduate student midfielder Tommy Moon, senior back Jaime Forbes and Barrett rounded out the Bearcats’ contributors with one shot apiece. Even that spread is telling for
a Bearcat squad that averaged 7.1 shots per game before tonight, and the excitement afforded by its vocal crowd played no small role in that production. “I just hope that the fans who came today, and all the students who came, I hope they know and appreciate the amount of respect and the energy level that our guys have for them,” Marco said. Though the loss was disappointing, the health of the team is promising: Senior forward Pascal Trappe was deemed healthy enough to take the field for the first time in two years. The Berlin native immediately impressed the crowd with his deft footwork, through which he deceived none too few of Vermont’s players and easily pushed into their defending territory. Trappe’s return and the team’s strong outing were encouraging to Marco in that the team appears to be nearing its prime shape. “I think we’re getting stronger as the season is continuing to go, and now we just need to make sure that our performance and our product match each other,” Marco said. “We get a little bit more from the performance we put in and at the end of the game we have something to show for it.” The Bearcats will strive to yield a more positive result off their efforts in their next match, which is scheduled for Wednesday night against UMBC. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
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www.bupipedream.com | October 21, 2014
New Hampshire edges out Binghamton, 1-0 Bearcats drop Homecoming Weekend match, recognize seniors and 2004 Championship team Brett Malamud
Contributing Writer Finding itself lagging in the final shot count for just the second time this season, the Binghamton women’s soccer team couldn’t find its winning edge Sunday against New Hampshire, losing its Homecoming match, 1-0. With the Bearcats (5-9-2, 1-3-2 America East) now commanding just five points in the conference after falling to the fifth-place Wildcats (5-8-2, 2-2-2 AE), they will need to secure their next two conference matchups to have a chance at the America East playoffs later in the month. “We didn’t get it clicking in the attack [on Sunday],” Binghamton head coach Sarah McClellan said. “We were passing the ball more than we were going to goal. It’s one of those things where we were just a little bit out of it.” Play was even between the two squads in the opening minutes, with both tallying two shots in first the ten. But the Wildcats offense wouldn’t take long to gain an advantage: In the 27th minute, senior midfielder Caroline Murray deflected a defensive clear and sent the ball into the lower corner of the net, beating senior keeper Gaby Gold. That goal was the first Gold has allowed in six games. The Bearcats attempted to fight their way
onto the scoreboard – but being outshot by UNH, 6-2, through the remainder of the game, BU’s potent offense was extinguished by the Wildcats. “I just think we have to be focused on each game individually,” McClellan said. “We’ve got to recover our legs. This was not our best performance. We’ve got to put it behind us and know that we have a really good shot at extending the season.” But Sunday wasn’t all bad for Binghamton. Also their senior day, the Bearcats paid homage to their senior players; goalkeepers Gold and Alyssa Gutierrez, back Connie Gormley and midfielder Emily Nuss. The four walked out onto their home field before the game as they were introduced along with their families. “They’re really just amazing people,” McClellan said. “They’ve got strong character and have put a lot of energy, work rate and commitment into the program for all four years. It’s been a privilege to work with them.” Unfortunately, Gormley was unable to suit up for what might have been her final game with BU after suffering an injury during Thursday’s match. “It was tough not to have her on the back line and tough not to have her energy on the field,” McClellan said. “But she handles adversity well and will continue to help us
on the sidelines and instruct our backline.” In addition to honoring the seniors, BU’s homecoming weekend also brought a ten-year reunion of the members of the 2004 Binghamton women’s soccer team. During that season, the Bearcats took both the regular season and tournament championships in the America East. The group was honored on the field at halftime to a rousing ovation from the crowd. “It’s really exciting and thrilling to have them on campus again,” McClellan said. “The accomplishments and fighting spirit they had as players, to get to the championship and win it is something that we want to continue in our program and have our players experience that as well.” Former defender Meghan Taylor – who is best known for scoring the 2004 America East Championship game winner off a penalty kick against Maine – was one of those in attendance at Sunday’s match. “It doesn’t seem like it’s been 10 years,” Taylor said. “It’s crazy. It was awesome with all of us being together again. […] We’ve all just stayed so close because that was what we were.” The Bearcats are set to hit the road for their final two games of the regular season, facing Vermont first, on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. at Virtue Field in Burlington.
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HOMECOMING 2014 TOP PERFORMERS BINGHAMTON VS. UMBC WIN: 3-0 SEE PAGE 16
Sophomore outside hitter Allison Hovie continued her dominant 2014 campaign on Sunday, leading the Bearcats to their Homecoming Weekend victory over UMBC. Hovie recorded her third straight double-double in the victory and earned America East Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career on Monday.
ALLISON HOVIE
Senior setter Amanda Dettmann controlled a dominant BU offense on Sunday, distributing the ball to five different hitters in the Bearcats’ three-set sweep of UMBC. Dettmann earned America East Co-Setter of the Week honors for her contribution.
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BINGHAMTON VS. VERMONT LOSS: 1-0 (2OT) SEE PAGE 18
Sophomore defender Charlie Novoth took three shots against the Catamounts on Saturday night. The Gloucestershire native has played an integral role in ball movement and creating offensive opportunities for Binghamton this season, contributing one goal, one assist and 14 shots so far in 2014.
CHARLIE NOVOTH
Senior forward Steven Celeste pieced together the Bearcats’ most promising shot against Vermont on Saturday night, firing a ball from outside of the box that would just ricochet off the post. Celeste leads the team with 20 shots so far in his senior season.
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BINGHAMTON VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE LOSS: 1-0 SEE PAGE 19
Senior midfielder Emily Nuss tallied a shot on goal Sunday against New Hampshire in her final regular-season home match as a Bearcat. Nuss has contributed a pair of goals and three assists so far in her senior season.
EMILY NUSS
Junior forward Stephani Church put a shot on goal for Binghamton against the Wildcats on Sunday afternoon. The team’s offensive leader maintains a team-high three goals and an assist on 33 shot attempts in BU’s 2014 campaign.
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STEPHANI CHURCH
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