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Treasure hunt app growing in popularity

Campus Pursuit spreads across NY Alana Epstein

Contributing Writer On Friday afternoon, Jonathan Horowitz saw an iPhone notification and sped to the New University Union, not to get to class or eat food, but to find treasure. Looking under booths in the Marketplace, he found a hidden $10 gift card for the Royal Indian restaurant.

“Whenever I’m not in class and I’m decently close to the location, I always sprint, usually against my friends,” said Horowitz, a junior double-majoring in Judaic studies and English. “It’s really funny to watch us push each other to get to the prize.”

Horowitz found the prize through

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R&B star Trey Songz performs in front of a screaming audience in the Events Center Wednesday night. Songz played for an hour and fifteen minutes after an opening by The Chainsmokers.

Undead overrun nature preserve Panel talks jobs in academia

Profs. offer tips for launching career Haley Silverstein ...it is important Contributing Writer Elizabeth Robinson had just a few that grad students moments after her flight to splash water on her face and gather her thoughts understand what before meeting the interviewer — the person she had spent months preparing they're in for to meet. Not only would she have to

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Students dodge zombies while running from the East Gym through the Nature Preserve to Mountainview in the inaugural Zombie 5K. The run was hosted by the Zombie Student Association (ZBA), the Nutrition and Fitness Club and Intellectual Decisions on Environmental Awareness Solutions (I.D.E.A.S.) on Sunday afternoon.

Zombies chase runners through campus-wide 5K race Zuzu Boomer-Knapp

Sunday afternoon.

During the inaugural Zombie Chase 5K, sponsored by the Zombie Student After Halloween night most monsters Association (ZSA), the Nutrition and disappeared from Binghamton, but a few Fitness Club and Intellectual Decisions of the undead remained to search for for Environmental Awareness Solutions human flesh inside the Nature Preserve (I.D.E.A.S.), students ran from the East Contributing Writer

Gym fields through the Pipeline Trail of the Nature Preserve and down the road behind Mountainview, dodging zombies along the way.

Members of the Running Club

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make an outstanding first impression, but she had to ride with the interviewer to the hotel before even sitting down to the formal meeting.

For Robinson, understanding how to navigate the interview process played a vital role in the success of her academic job search, and she shared this knowledge on Friday to help others.

Professors Gretchen Mahler, Joshua Reno and Elizabeth Robinson were all hired by Binghamton University within the past five years. They shared their stories of successes and failures in their search for a career at an academic job search panel in the University Union to a room of graduate students hoping to enter academia as well.

Fleishman Center Assistant Director Holly Horn moderated the panel, which featured discussion about resources for the job search, preparing for interviews and managing time between school and looking for a career.

— Joshua Reno BU Professor

According to Mahler, an assistant professor in bioengineering, mentors are valuable resources for securing a job in academia by providing guidance from their own experience and connections.

“Find strong mentors and advisers, people whose careers you really want to emulate,” Mahler said. “Ask them for advice, and take their advice.”

Colleagues on the job market can be helpful as well, said Reno, an assistant professor of anthropology. According to him, peers can be in the know about opportunities and the nuances of the current job market.

“I hope that people will talk with each other and form networks and find

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In 25-hour coding competition, non-profits come away winners Coders tackle local charities' technological obstacles Gabriella Weick

Contributing Writer

While the end of daylight saving time meant another hour of sleep for many, competitors at Binghamton University’s 24-hour Coding for a Cause Hackathon saw the extra hour as an opportunity to work hard creating technical solutions for local charities.

From Saturday to Sunday, 49 students and community members of all ages

gathered in the Innovative Technologies Complex with the intent of coding solutions to IT problems local organizations were experiencing.

The competitors were tasked with five different challenges: creating various donor outreach campaigns via social media, searching for the most economic travel routes for mobile charities, constructing an interactive data visualization website for Broome County, creating a technological communication strategy for lowincome neighborhoods and finding any

technological solution to benefit any nonprofit.

Pam Mischen, an associate professor and director of the Center for Applied Community Research and Development, said the judges were extremely impressed with the projects that were presented, as they were looking for relevance, creativity and technological sophistication.

“I cannot believe the students came up with these projects in 24 hours; some of

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Casey Kane, a sophomore majoring in computer science, and Darrin Frodey, a sophomore majoring in computer science, focus during a 25-hour hackathon in the Center of Excellence Symposium Hall and the rotunda at the Innovative Technologies Complex.

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LOCAL NEWS Man dies after pickup hits deer, overturns on I-88 Police say a 35-year-old man has been killed after his pickup truck hit a deer on an upstate New York highway and overturned, ejecting him from the vehicle. The Broome County Sheriff’s Office tells local media that 35-year-old Sean Coleman of Bainbridge in neighboring Chenango County was traveling on Interstate 88 around 8 p.m. Tuesday when he hit a deer in the town of Fenton, outside Binghamton. Deputies say Coleman lost control of the truck after hitting the deer.

The vehicle overturned at least once before coming to rest off the shoulder of the highway. Coleman was found about 30 feet from the truck. He was pronounced dead at a Binghamton-area hospital. A passenger was treated for a minor injury.

STATE NEWS NY fuel reserves established at 6 upstate sites New York officials say they established six sites across upstate New York for strategic reserves of 2.5 million gallons of gas and diesel fuel for storms and other emergencies. The fuel terminals are located in Buffalo and Rochester in western New York, Vestal in the Southern Tier, Brewerton and Marcy in central New York and in Rensselaer, across the Hudson River from Albany. The Upstate Strategic Fuel Reserve Program is administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. It’s funded with $10 million from the New York Power Authority. The fuel is owned by the state, and the reserves are managed by Buckeye Terminals.

State officials say that suppliers can register in advance with NYSERDA for release of reserves in their regionwhen emergencies are declared.

NYC doctor with Ebola upgraded to stable condition A New York doctor who became infected with Ebola while treating patients in Guinea has been upgraded from serious but stable condition to stable condition, hospital officials said Saturday, marking progress in a case that intensified the debate over how to treat health workers returning from West Africa.

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation issued the upgrade for Dr. Craig Spencer nine days after he was brought to the hospital after reporting a fever. The agency, which runs Bellevue Hospital Center, where Spencer has been undergoing treatment, said he will remain in isolation and receive full treatment to recover from a virus that has killed nearly 5,000 people in West Africa. Spencer, the only confirmed Ebola patient in New York, is a 32-year-old Doctors Without Borders physician who had returned from Ebola-plagued Guinea less than a week before notifying authorities Oct. 23 that he had a fever. The HHC has said Spencer is receiving antiviral and plasma therapies that were effective in treating Ebola patients in Atlanta and Nebraska. Spencer’s quarantined fiancee and two friends remain symptom free.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NEWS Lawsuits: Misconduct at fraternity led to rapes Lawyers for two young women say they’ve filed lawsuits alleging misconduct and negligence at a Georgia Tech fraternity led to them being raped. The lawsuits say the two were raped by the same Phi Kappa Tau fraternity member, one in November 2012 and the other in January 2014. The defendants include the Georgia Tech chapter and the national organization. Phi Kappa Tau released a statement Thursday saying the organization moved quickly to close the chapter when it became aware fraternity policies had been violated and a possible sexual assault had occurred. Georgia Tech suspended the fraternity in March after an investigation into allegations that a member sent an email with instructions for “luring rapebait” at parties fueled with alcohol. The lawsuit says the student accused of rape was expelled.

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Raquel Panitz/Contributing Photographer Amanda Freno, a freshman double-majoring in English and psychology, and Patti Dowd, the Campus Rec group fitness program coordinator, practice yoga in UU 111. NamastGay, a yoga session organized by the Rainbow Pride Union, was held on Monday at 7 p.m.

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Bone-Chilling Crime FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 9:52 a.m. – A 22-year-old male was reportedly the victim of larceny, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The victim placed his Carhartt jacket at the construction site by the library fountain and took a break. The victim got back an hour later and noticed that the jacket was missing. The jacket is allegedly valued at $150. The case is still under investigation.

Wash His Mouth Out With Soap FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 11:40 p.m. – Officers assisted the OCCT director as well as the drivers in crowd control, Reilly said. Students were being rowdy and pushing each other in order to get on the buses. When officers told the students to step back so the driver could open the door of the bus, an 18-year-old male allegedly said, “This is fucking shit.” The officers told the suspect to be quiet and the suspect said, “Fuck you” to the officers. The suspect was then taken out of the line by the officers and arrested for disorderly conduct. The suspect was given an appearance ticket for Vestal Town Court. The suspect said that he was sorry for his actions and that he was mad at the situation, not at the officers.

This Day in History November 4, 1952 The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.

A Haunted Halloween SATURDAY, Nov. 1, 2:00 a.m. – University police assisted in DWI checkpoints located on campus and in the surrounding areas, Reilly said. At these checkpoints the officers stopped vehicles and checked to see if the drivers were under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The officers arrested three suspects, a 28-year-old male, a 22-yearold male, and a 20-year-old male. The first two were given appearance tickets for Binghamton City Court, and the last one was given an appearance ticket for Vestal Town Court.

It’s Time To Move On SUNDAY, Nov. 2, 12:21 a.m. – Officers responded to Rafuse Hall in Dickinson Community due to reports of an argument, Reilly said. While conducting the investigation, the officers found that the parties involved had previously been in a relationship. The male half, an 18-year-old, is unaffiliated with the University and was found in Delaware Hall in Newing College earlier in the day.

Witnesses told the officers that the suspect was reportedly stalking his ex-girlfriend. The suspect was found by officers and was arrested for trespass and given an appearance ticket for Vestal Town Court. The suspect was also given a letter from Residential Life telling him that he was banned from going into any dorm room.

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BU senior picks rats' brains to study taste In campus race, Sarah Park conducts research for Obama's BRAIN initiative Garrett Shor

Contributing Writer Over the summer, Sarah Park, a senior majoring in integrative neuroscience, participated in a project with twelve other SUNY students to improve scientists’ understanding of the human brain.

Park worked as part of the state-run Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) program, an initiative promoted by President Obama. The program was created with the goal of mapping all the neurons in the human brain to gain an understanding of how the mind, body and environment interact.

After receiving a department email that sparked her interest, Park said the program seemed to be a good fit for her.

“They wanted people who were really enthusiastic and interested in research,” she explained.

Patricia Di Lorenzo, a Binghamton University psychology professor, was in charge of the research. Her lab worked to examine how taste preferences in rats varied when offered real food instead of chemical solutions usually used in taste studies.

“We used real food for the research because it’s way more effective to apply to real world understandings of how taste works,” Park said.

Rats were offered food representations of the five different taste groups: sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami, a savory taste.

Substances like grape juice were used for sweetness, coffee for bitterness and clam juice for saltiness.

According to Di Lorenzo, the rats’ neurons were more stimulated by real foods, and the affinities each animal had for the tastes were determined by the amount of times they licked each one.

The information gained from the experiment will help lay the foundation for understanding why patients can experience a change in taste preference after gastric bypass surgery.

In the future, the rats in Di Lorenzo’s lab will be compared to rats who have undergone gastric bypass surgery to study the changes in taste preference. With this information, doctors can then research how gastric bypass surgery can be used to alter a person’s diet preferences.

After her experience, Park said she wanted to go to medical school to become a doctor and continue to

do research.

“It definitely gave me new appreciation for research,” Park said. “But I also realized how important it is to work with people, a lot of people on a daily basis.”

The National Institutes of Health reports that the BRAIN initiative is meant to explore and understand the basic structure of the brain so that medical professionals can improve their abilities to address health issues.

“Every medical advance that there is, you can name anything, has always been built on been based on basic research,” Di Lorenzo said.

“If you want to cure diseases then you need to fund people who do research on basic questions. That’s the only way you could hope to advance treatment methods.”

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people they can rely on as they go though this process,” Reno said.

Robinson, an assistant professor in classical archaeology, suggested online resources, such as blogs and forums that help navigate the job market with interview tips, webinars and peer-editing services.

The discussion went beyond being hired; negotiating the specifics of a contract becomes important, according to all three

professors. Part of Mahler’s negotiations included supplies and equipment for her lab. For others, negotiations could focus on salary or moving costs.

The journey to a career in academia can be long and full of uncertainty, according to Reno.

“Getting a job in academia is not a guarantee,” he said. “And it is important that grad students understand what they’re in for.”

Robinson added that applicants must be willing to be flexible in their career search.

“You have to make a personal decision as to ‘How many times

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Gail Musante, part of the Graduate Community of Scholars (GCS), said she hoped the panel would enlighten hopeful academics.

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Ran Wang, a graduate student studying linguistics, said the panel shed light on the path to a career in academia.

“They answered a lot of questions about the job process,” Wang said. “I now know how much more work I need to do.”

The panel was hosted by the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, Graduate Student Organization and Graduate Community of Scholars.

zombies attack RACE continued from Page 1 attached three neon green flags to the waist of participants before the race started. Throughout the course, ZSA members ran out from behind bushes to chase after unsuspecting runners and grab their flags. Each flag that was snatched by a zombie was a thirty second time penalty against the runner.

Marie Cupo, a co-president of the Running Club and a senior majoring in nursing, explained that the run was unlike any race they had put on before. “[Co-president] Blane’s on the ZSA so he thought of an idea that we could work together,” Cupo said. “We saw a lot of ideas in the past about doing themed runs.

It seemed like a great way to get people to start running.”

Tyler Owitz, a senior majoring in nursing, said that he ran the 5K to support his friends in the Running Club and because he is a fan of the “Walking Dead” series, of which DVDs were being offered as a prize to the winner

The zombies were really into it-- they were really intense — Tyler Owitz BU Senior

along with homemade blankets and organic pies.

“The zombies were really into it, they were intense,” Owitz said.

“It was definitely a little more exhausting than a regular 5K because you’re trying to spin and dodge. But it was really neat; it added a cool element to the run.”

One of the zombies, Kevin Mesquita, a junior majoring in psychology, reminisced about his favorite “kill.”

“We were driving back and we noticed a slow moving human right at the back of the pack,” Mesquia said. “So, we drove right past them, quickly parked off by the side and stormed out of the car at this lone human who thought that he was still alive.

That was his last flag.”

The first survivor to cross the finish line was Jigar Gosalia, the vice-president of the Running Club and a sophomore majoring in psychology. Since Gosalia and the two runners behind him all lost flags, first place went to Maurice Green who — although he finished fourth — managed to keep all of his flags.

Green said that it was exciting to technically finish first, but that winning the pie was even better.

“The zombies were very aggressive,” Green said. “It was sort of like an interval workout because the zombies actually sprinted at us.”

Cupo said that the fun of the event was that it took the focus off of running.

“There’s no pressure,” Cupo said. “It’s just a way to get people to be active.”

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APP continued from Page 1 Campus Pursuit, an app created by Binghamton University students Scott Wisotsky, a senior majoring in political science, and Shachar Avraham, a junior in the individualized major program. The app, which is available for free on Apple and Android devices, gives students clues to hidden prizes donated by local businesses like the GasLamp Gym, Destiny Designs Jewelry and Thai Time. The app is also sponsored by national brands including Dormify, ZULA and Back to the Roots.

The two released the treasure hunt app in January at BU, but are now expanding it to include other college campuses across the state such as Ithaca College, Cornell University and SUNY Albany.

“Students started emailing us saying their friends play Campus Pursuit at Binghamton, and asked if they could start it at their school,” Wisotsky said.

Each campus has its own Campus Pursuit team of three to four organizers that manage the application, with three to five prizes hidden per day from Monday to Friday.

According to Avraham, the duo made changes to the app over the summer to make it easier to use and accommodate its growth.

“Since we started, the app has changed a lot,” Avraham said. “You can now create your own account and choose your school, and there a lot of other user-friendly features that we’ve added.”

Other new features include QR scanning when a participant finds a prize as well as related deals, which allow students to obtain coupons or deals at sponsoring businesses, even if they don’t find the treasure. The winner scans the prize when they’ve found it, so users know that that prize has been found.

The popularity of Campus Pursuit doesn’t just excite students, but helps businesses in the community as well, like Down to Earth Whole Foods in Endicott, one of the app’s sponsors.

“I think it’s a great way to connect to students who might not venture off campus other that what the blue-bus line might provide,” Johan Bergfjord, the store’s owner wrote in an email. “Even if the students have their own transportation, they might not go past the Vestal parkway or downtown Binghamton.

Finding a gift [certificate] provides the incentive to venture beyond a student’s comfort zone if they’re excited about their prize.”

With the growth of Campus Pursuit across New York, Wisotsky and Avraham said they look forward to future expansion.

“We see ourselves revolutionizing the college marketing industry,” Wisotsky said. “We want to be at many schools around the country, and maybe even running treasure hunts in cities.”

Despite the expansions, Avraham said the concept of Campus Pursuit remains simple and rewarding.

“It’s an amazing feeling to hide a gift card, and knowing a random person found it,” Avraham said, “We have made advertising to college students a game students love to play.”

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BU alumnus David Garcia speaks about overcoming adversity at the Latin American Student Union’s 45th anniversary banquet on Saturday night. Entitled “Sueños de Suerte,” the event featured dance performances, Hispanic food donated by local restaurants and discussion about preserving Hispanic culture.

that LASU is. His impact on the Binghamton University campus and Binghamton community, led us to believe he was an ideal speaker for our banquet.”

In his keynote, Garcia discussed the importance of tackling adversity head-on to progress the Latino community.

“We as Latinos posses a sea of courage,” Garcia said.

“Intrepidly, we continue to travel, going against statistics and facing adversity, without any guarantee [of success], to go to places to find the utmost degree of opportunity to pursue our dreams.”

LASU President Marcol Rodriguez, a senior double-

majoring in English and Spanish, said the planning process was arduous, but ultimately worth it.

“Preparing for this banquet took over four months,” he said.

“We have been meeting to plan and discuss the details since early June. From contacting vendors, to deciding on an artist, and envisioning the space. It was a long and exhausting process but it was definitely worth every second of it.”

Attendees ranged from members of the Black Student Union to LASU members from SUNY Albany. Michelle Higuera, a junior majoring in psychology, came to support her friends in

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The Latin American Student Union (LASU) held its 45th anniversary banquet, featuring dance performances, Hispanic food and discussion on how to keep culture as alive and thriving as it was on the dance floor.

The annual banquet was held Saturday night at Travel Hotel & Suites in Downtown Binghamton.

The event, “Sueños de Suerte,” or “Dreams of Fortune,” led to poker chips and deck-of-cards inspired menus, which offered attendees traditional food like rice and beans, pernil and empanadas donated by local restaurants.

These “Dreams of Fortune” also referred to the organization’s support of the DREAM (Dominican Republic Education And Mentoring) Project, a charity supporting education for children in the Dominican Republic.

“We have been fundraising for the organization for two years now,” said Melissa Rodriguez, vice president of LASU and a junior majoring in human development. “Their philanthropic goals reflect some of the struggles that some Latin American students on this campus have experienced before.

In the minority community, education is always strongly enforced in the household.”

Over 300 people attended the event, whose highlights included a dance by Quimbamba, a performance by Bronx-based bachata group Vena and a keynote speech by David Garcia, a scholar and BU alumnus.

“David Garcia is a LASU alumni, who during his time on the Executive Board, painted the LASU logo in our previous lounge in the Old Union,” said Rodriguez. “He exemplifies in all aspects the kind of organization

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Quimbamba, and said she was inspired by the night’s events.

“I’m Colombian and Ecuadorian, and I love to come here and support the Latino community,” Higuera said.

“Everything from Mr. Garcia’s speech to the vibes around us is supportive. It’s inspiring.”

Some students weren’t Hispanic, but said they enjoyed the atmosphere nonetheless.

“It’s a different culture, a different atmosphere,” said Dante Senior, a senior majoring in psychology. “And the food smells amazing.”

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And the food smells amazing — Dante Senior BU Senior

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Tony Worm, a doctoral candidate studying computer science; Philip Dexter, a doctoral candidate studying computer science; and Jessica Bracht, a senior majoring in computer science, take part in the Coding for a Cause Hackathon.

CODE continued from Page 1 the winners are freshmen, some of them learned what they needed to do to complete this challenge within the 24-hour period that they were given,” Mischen said. “Unbelievable talent was shown today.”

The panel of judges consisted of professors and charity representatives from United Way, Safe Streets, The Community Foundation for South Central New York and LaunchNY. Diane Brown, executive director of the Community Foundation for South Central New York, said she believed the combination of technology and social justice was a great pairing.

“One group discovered a resource for people living in poverty who needed phones that none of us knew existed,” Brown said. “I call that good research.”

Winners were chosen from each of the five categories, and firstplace winners each received a cash prize of $800. Tremayne Stewart, a junior majoring in computer engineering, won first place in the fourth challenge, which asked them to create a technological communication strategy for lowincome neighborhoods, and was also voted the most technically impressive. Stewart worked alone to create a website called Community Connect.

“It allowed non-profit organizations to effectively communicate with people in the community whether they have smart phones or cell phones, which

is more geared toward the lowincome sector,” Stewart explained.

Jarvis Chicken, a team consisting of Christopher Beard, a junior double-majoring in computer science and mathematics; Jack Fischer, a sophomore doublemajoring in computer science and mathematics; and Kevin Johnson, a senior majoring in computer science, won first place in the first category for creating a website called donor.ly. Donor.ly would allow organizations to observe the content, hashtags and interactions of their Twitter followers, and then rank the followers based on their tweets’ relation to donating and volunteering.

Beard said he was proud of the work his team was able to accomplish in only 24 hours.

“We appreciate the work that we did because we know all the work we went through, all the problems that we got stumped on,” Beard said. “It’s super rewarding and very encouraging.”

Alex Terela, a junior majoring in computer science, agreed with Fischer on the importance of hackathons and working toward social change.

“Students are coming here because they want to, and are working on things they really believe in that can truly help people,” Terela said. “It’s the students that are making the effort to get here and work on these projects that are really making the difference.”

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Steve Shafran, a senior majoring in biology, fills out paperwork to be considered as a bone marrow donor. Be the Match was a bone marrow registry drive hosted by the Pre-Medical Association and Sigma Psi Zeta.

Bone marrow drive looks for matches to supply stem cells Stacey Schimmel Contributing Writer

Although there are dozens of blood drives on campus each year, nearly 18,000 patients in the U.S. also need stem cells from bone marrow, a tissue that produces billions of red blood cells. Last Wednesday, students had a chance to help.

In the New University Union, the Pre-Medical Association and Sigma Psi Zeta hosted a bone marrow registry on campus. Organizers entered participants into the Be the Match National Bone Marrow Donor Program by taking a cotton swab cheek sample. The program saves the information and alerts people who match a patient who needs a stem cell transplant, and offers them the opportunity to donate.

Approximately 70 different diseases, including leukemia and sickle-cell anemia, can be treated by transplants of bone marrow stem cells, which help strengthen their immune system.

Megan Go, president of the Pre-Medical Association and a senior double-majoring in neuroscience and biochemistry,

said that there are many different drives on campus, but her organization wanted to address a cause that needs more exposure.

“The idea that you can potentially save someone’s life is a very big deal, and something that I think students should reach out to do,” Go said.

Jordan Randall, event coordinator of the Pre-Medical Association and a senior majoring in biology, said it is important to educate students on what a transplant involves.

And since the process is nonbinding, it is painless and helpful to get involved.

“I think it’s good to sign up; if you’re contacted as a match that’s where you can decide ‘Do I want to try and help someone?’ or ‘Maybe I don’t think that this is the right thing for me,’” Randall said.

According to Senior Community Engagement Representative Michael Garbin, Be the Match is the nation’s largest bone marrow donating registry and finds approximately 6,500 matches annually. There are about 13 million people currently in the system. Potential donors are removed from the list when

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“Our goal is for every patient to have at least one match, which is not the case today,” Garbin said. “If you’re called to donate, that means you’re the best hope to save another person’s life, so without your donation then possibly, that person would not have a chance to survive.”

Bone marrow donors may experience headaches, nausea or bone pain after the procedure, but the symptoms usually fade quickly according to the Mayo Clinic.

Garbin said that the best part of the donation process was that Be the Match arranges for the donor to meet their match one year after the transplant so they can see the change they’ve made in the patient’s life.

Throughout the three-hour event, 19 people registered and took a 10-minute cheek swab which added their tissue information to the registry.

Marvin Sukhhiran, a junior majoring in human development, said that if he were a match, he would choose to donate.

“I saw these flyers around

the building and it just looked like a great opportunity for me to contribute back to the community,” Sukhhiran said. “That’s the main reason we’re here: to save someone else’s life.”

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y a holiday where you go into strangers’ houses and they just give you ight alone, they’d ask what you could have possibly spent all that on, e you probably don’t remember either.

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For one week, WHRW takes vinyl for a spin

Campus radio station goes back to a different era, before MP3s and newfangled CD things

library of vinyl records. The library includes music of every genre, including electronic music records, which some DJs use for mixing on their shows. The records span from the early days of vinyl with original masters to today’s newest releases.

Ray Futia, programming director for WHRW and a senior majoring in biology, plays vinyl records on a show, Vinyl Frontier, throughout the year. He’s a believer in the difference between music off of a record compared to an MP3. He described Vinyl Week as “an opportunity for students to hear what vinyl sounds like with its warmer sound and a nice crackle.”

“Vinyls are the easiest way to Raquel Panitz/Staff Photographer get the original masters,” Futia Jeff Goldberg, an undeclared freshman, and Alexander Rava, a senior double-majoring in Spanish and political science, said. “When The Beatles put out broadcast a show using vinyl records. WHRW is producing shows played exclusively off of vinyl until Nov. 9. an original record, for that sound James Sereno | a.m., all DJs will play their music shows, most rely on music taken they were behind the booth Contributing Writer exclusively off of vinyl records. from CDs and MP3s. This week during the recording process with Vinyl Week has become a gives DJs the opportunity to producers making it themselves.”

The popularity of records in This week, WHRW 90.5 FM semesterly tradition for WHRW. introduce their shows to music salutes vinyl. Since Monday at 1 While some DJs use vinyl records that they normally wouldn’t play, general has been on the rise for a.m., and until Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1 throughout the year on their while exploring the vast WHRW the past couple of years. A new

generation has begun listening to and even collecting records, just as their parents had done in their youth. Isabella Castiglioni, a DJ for the show Tulips and Chimneys and a sophomore majoring in environmental studies, said she planned to play “some classic rock, Led Zeppelin, Joan Baez and some instrumental pieces.”

“Honestly, I think part of me thinks it’s a little pretentious to people and they only like the image of vinyl, but I also think it’s cool that people are getting back into vinyl music,” Castiglioni said.

Whether vinyl records are just another trend that could extinguish at any moment is yet to be determined. But with popular artists in the music industry releasing their music on traditional records along with CDs and MP3s, and with chain retailers like Urban Outfitters selling them, it doesn’t seem like the world will see an end to that classic sound any time soon.

This week gives DJs the opportunity to introduce their shows to music that they normally wouldn’t play

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Events Center goes 'Bottoms Up' for Trey Songz

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R&B star Trey Songz performs in front of a screaming audience in the Events Center Wednesday night. Songz played for an hour and fifteen minutes after an opening by The Chainsmokers.

Trey Songz is second Events Center headliner in a row to remove shirt during performance Odeya Pinkus | Assistant Release Editor Binghamton University students and locals alike swooned last Wednesday night in the Events Center, as they were treated to a three-act musical experience headlined by R&B star Trey Songz.

Justine Skye, a Brooklyn R&B artist, opened the concert at 8 p.m. with two dancers in tow. Skye warmed the crowd with a lively performance, and threw T-shirts into the audience.

The Chainsmokers, an EDM DJ duo famous for their single “#Selfie,” followed her performance, starting with, “Yo Binghamton, you ready for some new Chainsmokers music?” and jumping along to their music, engulfed by the blue and red

lights above. Hopefully, everyone that went took this once-in-alifetime opportunity to take a selfie with them in the background.

Around 9:45, Songz walked toward center stage, to the deafening shrieks of the crowd. Songz, whose real name is Tremaine Aldon Neverson, began his rise to fame in 2005 with his first album, “I Gotta Make It.” He’s released six more albums since, with “Trigga” released on July 1 this year. On stage, he donned a hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses, beginning his set with “Heart Attack.”

Songz made an effort to connect with his audience, whether it was pointing out specific audience members while repeatedly singing the line “and you,” or saying “If you know what it’s like to miss

somebody, you can relate to this song,” before singing “Missin’ You.” The audience responded in turn – each new song only reinvigorated the audience.

Some audience members were seasoned Songz fans, coming adorned with homemade shirts, or store-bought “Trigga” merchandise.

Others came indifferent, and left inspired.

“I never was a Trey Songz fan, but now I am,” said Anissa Williams, an undeclared junior. “It was a good performance, I’m happy now, I like him.”

Songz was accompanied by a seven-piece band with guitars, trumpets and saxophones. These additions made the sound bigger and more extravagant, if that was even possible. Songz played his

big hits, such as “Say Aah,” and “Bottoms Up,” even filling in for Nicki Minaj’s part.

While some were upset by the length of the show, around an hour and fifteen minutes, wishing that Songz had done a longer set, the crowd’s overall reception was positive.

“I thought it was a pretty good concert,” said Jabrille Williams, a senior majoring in English. “It was a little bit short, so I know a couple people were disappointed, but the songs he did were pretty good so I liked it.”

Later that night, The Chainsmokers went to the APES mansion to play another set. Ché Johnson, a junior majoring in psychology, said that a member of APES Incorporated reached out to

The Chainsmokers to play at their place.

“One kid knew a girl who was hooking up with one of The Chainsmokers,” Johnson said. The Chainsmokers filmed a video with the theme of “Ebrola,” a fraternity twist to the Ebola disease that’s killed nearly 5,000 people so far.

They came to the mansion wearing Hazmat suits, and documented “bro-y” activity at the party, while also playing a 45-minute DJ set for free.

Closing the Events Center concert, Songz took his shirt off, getting screams from the audience in return. During his last song, “Na Na,” he riled up the crowd, alluding that he’d throw the shirt into the audience. Songz threw it.

The crowd swarmed. And just like

that, he disappeared back into the curtains.

According to Stephanie Zagreda, vice president for programming at the Student Association, the event went smoothly behind the scenes at the Trey Songz concert.

“The show went very well production wise,” Zagreda wrote in an email. “Everything went according and inline with the schedule.”

According to Zagreda, nearly 3,000 people went to the concert.

Trey Songz’s ticket sales were similar to recent years’ shows, with the exception of last year’s J. Cole concert, which sold more. Zagreda would not disclose how much the concert cost.

Release Editor Jacob Shamsian contributed to this report.

This month, celebrate Movember and let it grow out No-Shave November raises awareness for cancer research Kayla Harris | Contributing Writer Razor burn getting you down?

Take a break from shaving this month for No-Shave November — and raise cancer awareness while you’re at it. Men and women alike unite in the height of laziness, by agreeing to not shave for the entire month, in service of a good cause and possibly for some extra warmth.

According to the American Cancer Society, the goal of No-Shave November is to grow awareness by growing hair, which many cancer patients lose. Hopefully, people will see that the money one usually spends on haircuts, blowouts, waxing appointments and beard trimmings would be better spent educating society about cancer prevention.

Ray Futia, a senior majoring in biology, likened his beard to the

pink ribbons worn in support of cancer research. He thinks that NoShave November is an easy way to visibly show support for a cause.

“There are ways to show your support without having to intrude,” Futia said. “People just take it in.

I generally prefer to go unshaven because it’s easier to use what you have.”

While women might be more hesitant, the event is open to anyone who can let it grow and let it stay there. Chloe Engel, a senior majoring in accounting, recalls a time in high school when she and her soccer team decided not to shave their legs for the month of November to prove that they could also get involved.

“We thought, ‘Why are boys the only ones allowed to be lazy and grow out their beards and mustaches?’” Engel said. “NoShave November is a movement to

increase cancer awareness. Both girls and boys should be allowed to support the cause in a fun way.”

Catch phrases, like “Noshember” and “Movember” (the latter of which refers to not shaving your mustache,) have helped the event gain publicity. However, many mothers and grandmothers still oppose the furry faces, making Thanksgiving known as “the home stretch.” That’s the situation for John Behnken, a senior doublemajoring in political science and Spanish.

“I went just about the whole month,” Behnken said. “I shaved right before Thanksgiving at the behest of my mom.” But this does not stop Behnken from continuing to not shave, as this will be his third year participating in the event.

For people who don’t rock facial hair year-round, No-Shave November is a time to experiment

with different styles.

“Honestly, I did it for fun and to raise awareness for cancer,” Benkhen said. Not to mention the attention. Last year, a girl took one look at him and said, “[America] would be proud of your beard.” Now who wouldn’t want to hear that?

Here are some helpful No-Shave November guidelines to keep you focused on your goal.

Nov. 7: Week One The itch and possible discomfort might be starting right about now, but this is no time to quit. Use some anti-itch cream and stay focused on your goal.

Nov. 14: Week Two That full-fledged beard has set in for most young men, excluding the follicle-challenged. Enjoy it while you still can.

Nov. 21: Week Three Possibly on the verge of looking like a small animal has taken up shelter on your face. Be confident, it’s your best shot at not getting funny looks.

Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Make sure to give the older women in your life holiday cards to combat their attempts to shave your face while you’re sleeping.

Nov. 30: Week Four Tycho McManus/Assistant Photo Editor

Ray Futia, a senior majoring in biology, sports his facial hair for No-Shave November.

Be proud and replenish your bathroom with shaving cream and razors because tomorrow is baby-got-back his clean face. Well done.

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ffective next semester, you might have to take a class that ends at 10 p.m. Because of rising enrollment and shrinking classroom space from ongoing construction projects, Binghamton University has extended class times, which currently end at 9 p.m.

The administration didn’t notify or consult students while making the decision, and failed to take into account the consequences of class time extension. The change is detrimental to students and faculty alike.

By mandating certain students stay in class until 10 p.m., the opportunities for them to participate in student groups are greatly diminished. No one should be forced to choose between their favorite club and a class they need in order to graduate. It may not seem like a loss to University administrators — whose offices mostly close at 5 p.m. — but participation in such groups fulfills students socially and intellectually. The extension also affects students who work, whether they choose to take the late shift or need to wake up early for work the next morning. Even

students without extracurricular or work commitments could be left with an awkward schedule lending itself to sleep deprivation.

Non-traditional students will also be harmed by the extension. Some of these students, typically much older than the typical 18-to-22 college demographic, have families. With classes filling up quickly, some will be forced to stay in class during the evening when children come home from school. At 10 p.m., parents should be reading their kids a bedtime story, not taking lecture notes on German studies or computer science.

Faculty members have families, too.

Professors are some of the most vocal opponents of the extension and with good reason. Many faculty members live in neighboring towns like Ithaca and have long

commutes. If an instructor’s class ends at 10 p.m., he or she might end up turning into the driveway at 11. Our instructors did not sign up to teach night school.

The most disturbing aspect of this extension is the lack of communication between the University and the students. The silence is characteristic of the delayed announcement of the housing selection policy changes. We understand that the University is undergoing significant development in a short amount of time. We do not understand why the University seems unwilling or unable to communicate the effects of these changes to students ahead of time, so that students are able to adjust their lives accordingly.

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Libous' past contributions do not excuse his behavior State Senator Tom Libous addressed protesters with patronizing tone Molly McGrath Opinion Editor

Last week, a group of Binghamton University students gathered outside of the Polish Community Center to protest State Senator Tom Libous’ refusal to participate in an on-campus debate with his Democratic opponent Anndrea Starzak. As Libous exited the community center, he told the protesters to remember everything he’s done for the University during his tenure as state senator: “You wouldn’t have the Events Center. You wouldn’t have the athletic fields, just thought I’d share that with you.”

This is not servant leadership.

Binghamton University students cannot be bought off with improvements to our school grounds.

To assume so is an insult to our intelligence and character. Libous may want a pat on the back for securing millions of dollars in funding for our Events Center, the Decker School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy and

Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Innovative Technologies Complex, but it’s not our responsibility as constituents to show gratitude for projects. As constituents, we have a right to continued engagement and progress.

It’s not surprising that Libous jumps at the chance to get a photo op with President Harvey Stenger one week and meets concerned students with a patronizing tone the next.

To his credit, Libous partners with the administration to expand and improve the University as a whole. To his discredit, Libous doesn’t act on the issues Binghamton students care about.

On two occasions, in 2009 and 2011, Libous voted against marriage equality. Though BU is home to students on all ends of the political spectrum, few social issues unite young people like support for gay marriage.

Tom Libous supports hydraulic fracturing and voted against proposed bans on the environmentally damaging technology.

Libous argued that we should rely on the recommendations of scientific experts rather than make a political decision

It's not our responsibility as constituents to show gratitude for kickbacks. As constituents, we have a right to continued engagement

Pennsylvania, Libous’ willingness to support hydraulic fracturing demonstrates he does not hold the interests of Binghamton students in high esteem.

Libous is quick to provide kickbacks beyond Binghamton University. Libous is indicted on corruption charges, accused of securing a job for his son in exchange for sending business to the law firm Santangelo, Randazzo & Mangone. He is also indicted for lying to the FBI. This summer, the FBI raided Libous’ home and confiscated his records. If the allegations are true, such conduct explains his willingness to harken back to his past accomplishments as justification for student support.

Today is election day. The results will determine if Tom Libous represents New York’s 52nd district for yet another term. Before the outcome is made public, let’s send a message to Sen. Libous: Thanks, but no thanks.

Thank you for all that you’ve done for our University. No thank you for your policy decisions and condescension.

on the future of the technology within New York state. It’s the job of political representatives to consult scientific experts and make informed policy decisions based on the data gathered.

If hydraulic fracturing were legalized in New York, Binghamton students would be directly affected as the Southern Tier contains rich natural — Molly McGrath is a senior gas deposits. Given the disastrous double-majoring in political science effects of legalization in neighboring and history.

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Midterm elections will impact Obama presidency If Republicans take the Senate, the next two years and the 2016 election appear bleak for Democrats Lawrence Ciulla Contributing Columnist

Midterm elections are typically a segue to the presidential election.

Millions of dollars are spent on an election that few people turn out for, except for the passionate Republican base. With this election, the Republican Party is poised to take the Senate over after eight years of Democratic control. It presents a troubling future for the last two years of the Obama presidency, with

the goals of the administration in desperate peril.

While this election is for the congressmen and senators of the nation, many voters make their decisions with Barack Obama in mind. The president’s disapproval rate is rising as of late, with 53 percent of likely voters viewing him unfavorably according to a recent ABC News/ Washington Post poll. These low ratings are causing Democratic candidates to distance themselves from the president, move away from his policies and prevent him from campaigning for some of them. Candidates such as Alison

Lundergan Grimes, who is looking to unseat Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, went as far to refuse to admit whether she voted for the president in 2012, an issue on which she received heavy criticism. Because of this Democratic ambivalence, voters are hesitant to embrace any candidates in the same party as the president.

With a Republican Senate and partisan politics of the day, the White House will be forced to pass more executive orders in order to achieve its agenda. Executive orders elicit an angry reaction in the Republican Party, and voters see the president ruling without the popular support

Campus crimes should be the domain of police

College administrations are incompetent in handling sexual assaults and other forms of misconduct Daniel Burns Contributing Columnist

The mishandling of sexual misconduct at Yale University, have called into question the way these allegations are handled in institutions of higher learning.

Investigation of criminal acts are supposed to be conducted solely by the police force; however, many universities, such as Yale and Syracuse, instead seek to take the law into their own hands and process these claims internally.

These attempts are not only misguided, as many campuses lack the faculty or facilities necessary to fully investigate criminal claims – they are also ethically wrong.

In the instance of the ongoing sexual harassment case at Yale, some faculty purposely mishandled the case in an attempt to protect Yale’s image and also to protect the alleged perpetrator’s employment. The faculty member in question, Dr. Simons, reportedly brings in a total of more than $5 million a year in grant money, benefiting the university directly. If the university were to do the proper thing and fire Dr. Simons, they would lose the grant money he previously provided, and the administration of the

school would risk appearing incompetent for not handling the case sooner. This display of incompetency, if exposed, would adversely affect the school’s reputation, arguably one of the most important assets that a college possesses.

Because of the importance of reputation, many universities use control over criminal cases to bury the issues. The sexual assault scandals at Penn State and Syracuse University illustrate this phenomenon. In both instances the universities failed to properly handle the scandal and refused to fully cooperate with the police.

By allowing universities to internally handle criminal cases, institutional biases can affect the process and results of the findings that the university publishes.

In turn, this further dilutes the actual police investigation as the police must rely on the information provided by the university.

Universities seem to be the only institutions that actively participate in the initial investigations of crimes committed by those who attend or work there. If IBM, for example, were caught withholding information on a sexual crime that occurred at its facility, the company would most likely be liable for damages caused to the affected party. The fact that universities are allowed to handle their own affairs over

The fact that universities are allowed to handle their own affairs over and over again is inexcusable and over again with disastrous results is inexcusable. Recent media coverage only further exposes the failure of an internal investigation method.

Many university administrations argue that they are better connected to campus life than local law enforcement and therefore better equipped to handle internal criminal allegations. No matter how well connected campus administrators might be, it does not give them the right to supersede the legal process. Law enforcement are specially trained to handle these situations. A university’s only job in this legal process should be to disclose information asked of them and fully comply with the police.

— Daniel Burns is a senior majoring in History.

A Reflection on Halloween Based in ancient traditions, Halloween is still an opportunity to confront death Melanie Sharif Contributing Columnist

Halloween: the day we set aside every year to solicit strangers’ houses for possibly tampered-with goods. Although massively commercialized by the sale of sexualized costumes and orange candy, Halloween has substantial roots as a tradition.

It is based on the religious observance of All Hallows’ Eve, a time set aside for confronting death.

I’ve been a fan of Halloween since I was young. Something about the mixture of a free, large supply of chocolate and dressing up as various animals did it for me. I wasn’t originally too crazy about the scary part of the holiday. The section in Party City featuring disgusting latex masks gave me nightmares and the creepy gore-themed paraphernalia decorations made me vaguely nauseous.

Nonetheless, I’ve grown to hold a morbid appreciation for the scare tactics that Halloween employs.

The pagans, Christians and Celtics may have sat around and thought about death and

how much it scared them, but Halloween is no longer just about contemplating what it means to stop living. Every year, when we anticipate Halloween, we think hard about what itchy polyester outfit will make us seem the coolest at parties.

We do not consider how we’re feeling about the fact that we’re going to die one day.

We’ve grown complacent with our commercial conditioning, buying and eating lots of chocolate and relishing in the fact that for a day, anyone can prance around in cat ears and say that they’re Josie from “Josie and the Pussy Cats” and not seem insane. The traditional theme of Halloween is still relevant, and the fact that the holiday still retains an element of death proves this.

We just keep dressing up every year because we love rituals and chocolate, and we end up confronting death in new ways. Maybe you’re contemplating the death of your social life, sitting inside a house and intermittently handing out candy to 5-year-olds dressed in bed sheets, or your self-esteem, dressed as a couch potato at a party filled with sexy nurses.

Maybe you are at a haunted house, crying at exorbitantly creepy zombie clowns chasing

after you.

It’s not really common for people to sit down and think about lost loved ones on Halloween, or celebrate death. That’s another cultural observance called Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) that is sometimes confused with Halloween, as they both occur at the end of October. The two are distinct and the only reason that Día de Muertos is at the same time as Halloween is because the Spanish thoroughly commanded that the holiday be moved to make it more Catholic. The Day of the Dead remains a form of respect for death in cultures in which it’s celebrated, a far cry from the mockery which characterizes Halloween.

Through the costumes, the shameful binge-eating of sugar and the weird latex masks, we choose to interpret Halloween as a time to face death, whether that’s by succumbing to fear or by laughing in the face of our eventual demise. It’s not a time to think about the afterlife, or the dead people we know, but a time to freak each other out, laugh about that the fact that we almost killed ourselves with fright, and maybe get drunk in the process.

—— Melanie Sharif is an undeclared sophomore.

of the people. Congress, in turn, will pass bills that are ignorant to the true desires of the American people, yet position themselves favorably in the eyes of their base. Republicans have the chance to reform their party this way, passing bills in line with a new agenda that could help form the winning stance needed to win back the White House in 2016.

They can revitalize themselves among their base and disenchanted Democrats. Progressive issues pushed by the president such as workplace equality, minimum wage and environmental protection will fall by the wayside of the partisan politics and endless bickering.

Recent reports suggest that if the Republicans take the Senate, Hillary Clinton, a leading polling candidate in the 2016 presidential race, might be forced to announce her intention to run sooner than expected. While frequently viewed as the future of the Democratic Party, she faced a backlash from voters who fear her potential presidency would be the third and fourth terms of the Obama administration. A potential Congressional Republican win would force her to get herself out the gate sooner and on the defense, fighting against the politics that could bring her down.

Whether you are a Democrat

or Republican, go out and vote for your best interests. Keep in mind the future of the nation. The results of the midterm election will impact Obama’s presidency and the 2016 election. No election is an insignificant one — whether through voting on campus or through absentee ballot, help ensure that this election does not fall victim to a lack of civic participation.

—Lawrence Ciulla is a junior majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Law.

Volunteerism isn't seasonal Charitable organizations need help all year long Miriam Geiger Contributing Columnist

As the holiday season approaches, messages of thanksgiving and gratitude become more prominent. Sites promoting social activism such as DoSomething.org provide quippy lists for volunteer activities you can do on Thanksgiving without cutting into the usual family meals and football games.

There’s nothing wrong with being thankful, or expressing thankfulness by sharing the love.

There’s a problem, however, when volunteer efforts are solely focused on the six weeks a year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

Last year, one of the volunteer organizations I lead attempted to coordinate with a local soup kitchen in mid-November. Group members thought it would be nice to volunteer at a time when being thankful for what you have is so heavily emphasized. After weeks of emails and phone calls, we received our answer: “No, but we appreciate it. This is the only time of year when we have a surplus of volunteers.” Later, when speaking with one of my friends, he told me he wanted to take his kid to a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving, to serve food and to teach his son about the importance of gratitude. Serving

food is a good low-skill activity for children, but as we get older, we can offer more.

According to the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, “The truth is that relatively few pantries and kitchens need more untrained volunteers to perform manual food service tasks. What these agencies really need are dedicated long-term volunteers or professional and technical volunteers … who can help increase the organization’s capacity to meet client needs.”

Serving food is one of the most basic forms of volunteering. It requires few prerequisites, and is instantly gratifying. You serve food, a person eats food. There.

Done. In other scenarios, one can volunteer a technical service to an organization and it may take a longer amount of time for such an action to influence the organization, but the effect is broader and longer-lasting.

Going through the HungerVolunteer website, different types of volunteering are ranked by level of helpfulness. Direct donations of manual labor and money are helpful. Donation of skills and technical capabilities are more helpful and more necessary to maximize the effects of other forms of volunteering.

Part of the effectiveness of volunteering relies on consistency.

If you only volunteer at a soup kitchen once a year, then yes, you’ve done a good thing. No one will

dispute that. But gratitude is not learned in a single session, and the greatest good doesn’t come from the rare moments volunteers typically show up.

According to HungerVolunteer. org, volunteers are critical to the distribution of food, but are more valuable when they “serve the agency on a regular, recurring basis.” Consistency is key. Volunteering frequently creates an infrastructure, both within the organization and within the idea of promoting gratitude, whether in yourself or others.

There are a few factors one must consider before giving back, namely why you are volunteering. Are you volunteering to feel better about yourself or to fill a need? It’s easier to give in times of crisis. A crisis is a one-time deal. Hunger is a perpetual need, with over 23 million Americans living in food deserts. To give anything (time, money, food) repeatedly requires commitment.

Volunteering isn’t about how good it makes you look to your peers or how good it makes you feel. That positive feeling should not be the primary incentive for altruistic actions. Volunteering is about filling a need and that need isn’t seasonal. The desire to help out shouldn’t be seasonal either.

—Miriam Geiger is a senior double-majoring in English and Studio Art with a concentration in printmaking.

Letters to the Editor To the editor: I am writing regarding the recent Pipe Dream article “Listen to Release: sign that lease” published on October 24th regarding off campus student housing, in which Chenango Place was one of the facilities mentioned.

I realize that the Pipe Dream is a highly influential paper, and while I appreciate Chenango Place being mentioned, I feel that one resident’s opinions are not reflective of our community – especially due to some of the grossly inaccurate statements. I do wish that you had interviewed us, or at least done very basic checking of your facts before publishing an article of this nature.

I’d like to take this opportunity to clear up some of the incorrect information that the article presented, and very much hope that you will share this with your readers.

Contrary to your article, Chenango Place has 4 entrances and 6 exits – one of which is directly across from the parking ramp, so residents need to spend very little time outside. Security is paramount for us here and we take it very seriously. There is always someone at the front desk and we have night time staff that is dedicated to keeping the building and its surrounding area completely safe. We also have video cameras throughout the interior and exterior of the building that are not only

monitored, but recorded as well.

Residents are aware that they can call the front desk at any time for an escort if, for some reason, they do not feel safe.

Our onsite café refers to the vending machines in the computer lounge, which are nearly identical to some other student housing cafés. We do have three retail spaces on the ground floor to rent out to businesses. One of which is will be housing a restaurant to open in the new year. We are also looking to add a coffee shop at one of these locations.

As far as amenities - our onsite gym is fully equipped, and is actually the largest of all the downtown student housing complexes. In addition, we have a large cinema room, top of the line private and group study lounges, a computer lounge with free printing, a game room equipped with pool, ping pong PS4 and XBOX, as well as free overflow laundry for our residents (in addition to the washer and dryer that each apartment has).

If your staff or readers would like to take a tour of Chenango Place to see our facility for themselves, or have any additional questions – please do not hesitate to contact me.

Jessica Mihal General Manager, Chenango Place

To the editor: New Yorkers must reject Proposition 1, which will not reform Albany’s awful redistricting process.

There are two fundamental, unfixable defects with the proposal: 1. The Legislature chooses the members of the proposal’s new Commission. Even if these Commissioners act independently, legislators are still the final decision makers on any redistricting plan.

That’s right: Proposition 1 allows the Legislature to approve the plan developed by their handpicked appointees. And if the sitting legislators who will run in the districts don’t like the plan, Proposition 1 allows the Legislature to tear up the Commission plan and to draw its own map.

Recently a judge ruled that the state can’t use the word “independent” in the ballot language to describe the Commission, concluding there’s no reasonable way to interpret it as “independent.”

2. But it gets worse. Prop 1 requires that existing core of legislative districts must be considered in drafting the new plan. No such requirement exists in the Constitution currently. Forcing all future mapmakers to rely on the existing legislative districts enshrines the awful system New York has in place.

Reject Proposition 1. It is not reform—in fact it will set back real efforts to fix New York’s broken redistricting process.

Sam Clark NYPIRG intern, junior majoring in Philosophy, Politics and Law

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Bearcats eliminated from AE tourney in quarterfinals BU ties UNH in last minute of regulation, survives two OT periods, but falls, 4-2, in PK shootout Jeff Twitty

Assistant Sports Editor After earning its postseason berth on a last-second goal over UMBC, the Binghamton women’s soccer team competed through its America East quarterfinals match in no less of a dramatic fashion.

The sixth-seeded Bearcats (7-9-3, 3-3-2 America East) converted another clutch score at the end of regulation on Thursday, pressing third-seeded University of New Hampshire into overtime.

But through 110 minutes of play and eight penalty kicks, BU saw its playoff run end early. The Wildcats (7-8-3, 4-2-2 AE) beat Binghamton in a penalty kick shootout, 4-2, to advance to the semifinal round.

“I really think [our team] did a great job managing the game,” BU head coach Sarah McClellan said. “Our team just fought and came back in a really tough environment and tough circumstances. I’m really proud of our group.”

Sophomore midfielder Katie O’Neill took BU’s first shot in the second minute of the game,

Tough way to end the season, but really great effort this year — Sarah McClellan BU head coach

forcing an early save out of New Hampshire freshman keeper Mimi Borkan. The Wildcats responded two minutes later with a shot of their own, and the scoreless half reflected the back-and-forth tempo of the game. The first 45 ended with New Hampshire holding just a slight shot advantage over the Bearcats, 7-6.

After an impressive first half consisting of three saves, senior goalie Gaby Gold returned to the net for Binghamton in the second. The move was atypical for McClellan, who normally plays two keepers per game, one per half. Gold made an additional four saves in the period before New Hampshire freshman forward Brook Murphy netted her ninth goal of the season in the 62nd minute, putting her team up, 1-0.

Playing catch-up, junior midfielder Katherine Corcoran let off a shot to New Hampshire just three minutes later, but it hit the post.

Come the 75th minute, BU subbed in freshman Katie Hatziyianis, relieving Gold for the night.

“Both of our keepers made big-time saves tonight, kept us in the game,” McClellan said.

“Katie plays well high off our line so we need[ed] her to kind of be our sweeper.”

With a fresh presence in the net and the Bearcats down a score, the underdogs continued to look for the equalizer in regulation. That shot came in the 89th minute. Freshman midfielder Valerie McNamara put Binghamton on the board, heading a corner kick taken by

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Freshman midfielder Valerie McNamara tallied an 89th-minute goal and a penalty kick score against UNH in BU’s America East quarterfinals matchup on Thursday.

junior midfielder Rebecca Raber into the back of the net.

Regulation ended with the score knotted at one, and the Bearcats delved into their fifth overtime match in six games.

“Our opponent was trying to kill the game and waste time and I think our team just kept pushing forward and kept believing and didn’t give up on the game,” McClellan said. “And when you do that you create chances.”

Outshot, 20-13, through regulation, Binghamton

continued to struggle offensively in the first overtime period.

The opening three shots of the 10-minute stanza were New Hampshire’s, and the Wildcats held a commanding 4-1 shot advantage through the period.

But with neither team able to score, BU prepared for its third consecutive double-overtime match.

The second overtime proved more equal, as the teams split the shot count at two apiece.

On a shot in the 104th minute, Hatziyianis was the star, jumping

up and making a one-handed swat save to keep BU alive. But the Bearcat offense failed to generate, and the teams were pushed into an all-or-nothing penalty kick shootout.

Up first for the Bearcats in the shootout, Raber scored on Borkan to put BU up, 1-0, in PKs. The lead was short lived.

New Hampshire senior forwards Meghan Ledwith and Jenna Shaddock, Murphy and junior midfielder Kirsten O’Neil all struck the ball past Hatziyianis while only Raber and McNamara

scored for the Bearcats. The final score of the game was a 1-1 draw, but New Hampshire advances to play second-seeded UMBC in the semifinal round on Sunday.

For Binghamton, now eliminated, the loss was a bittersweet end to a rocky 2014 campaign.

“I’m really proud of our seniors and this team [who] battled and improved throughout the season,” McClellan said.

“Tough way to end the season, but really great effort this year and a great stretch at the end.”

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BU edges out D-II Mansfield, 66-60, in first exhibition Beck leads with game-high 16 points, freshmen gain experience Ashley Purdy Sports Editor

Like last year’s one-point win over Bloomsberg, the men’s basketball team narrowly secured an exhibition game victory over Division II Mansfield on Saturday afternoon at the Events Center.

Though they led by as many as 12 points through the game and not once allowed a tie or fell behind, the Bearcats just pulled ahead with a 66-60 win to open their season.

But for head coach Tommy Dempsey, that was the ideal scenario.

“I thought it was great,” he said. “It couldn’t have played out much better for us just from a standpoint of when you’re playing these games, you want to be in some real tough situations. These are learning experiences for us.

We need to get out there and play together and get our feet wet, but it wouldn’t have done us any good to play in a blowout situation.”

In the first half, BU had been relying on kicking the ball out, on passing to wing players and attempting to score from outside.

But it wasn’t working.

“We were trying to get out and really go, and put a lot of pressure on [Mansfield], but we just didn’t shoot the ball well,” Dempsey said. “We were 3 for 17 from three, so we tried to adjust a little bit at half time to not take

as many threes. Not because we weren’t getting good shots, but guys weren’t really hitting them.”

The team had maintained a shooting percentage from the field higher than forty through most of the half, but by the end, the Bearcats dipped to 34.6 percent on 9 of 26 shooting.

That wasn’t much better than Mansfield, who weighed in at around 33 percent or lower through the half. From the threepoint region, Binghamton was shooting on a 17.6 percent clip.

“We did try to slow it down a little bit more and get it inside, because I think when you play fast, we shoot a lot of threes in transition, and when we get playing fast, I think we tend to forget about throwing it in the paint or scoring in the paint,” Dempsey said.

Despite the shift, the team still scavenged for points in the closing moments of the game.

Mansfield pulled to within one point, at 57-56, with 1:20 left on the clock. Freshman forward Willie Rodriguez, sophomore guard Marlon Beck II and junior guard Jordan Reed led from there, with Rodriguez landing a clutch trey at the minute mark to start the streak.

Binghamton’s remaining six points came from the line, with Rodriguez, Beck and Reed each drawing fouls and hitting both shots. Mansfield junior guard

Thomas Moore tried to close the gap again, attempting a three with two seconds left, but Rodriguez grabbed an extra board to prevent further damage.

Though the highly touted freshman ended the game with 13 points – behind only Beck, who posted a game-high 16 points – Rodriguez didn’t dig in until the second half. All 13 of his shots as well as four of his six rebounds came in the latter 20.

“I adjusted,” Rodriguez said of his transition from the first half to the second. “All of my nerves were gone. Coach Dempsey helped out a lot. I felt his trust, keeping me in the whole game even though I wasn’t playing too well.”

Freshman Romello Walker, on the other hand, experienced the converse. The 6-foot-6 guard came out with a huge first-half performance on offense. He tallied 10 points in the first half – including two threes – and knocked down each of his first three shots. “[Walker] came right in and just got on a good flow because he came in with energy,” Dempsey said. “He made his first shot. I think that always helps … Willie didn’t make his first couple of shots, and I thought that the pressure seems to mount a little bit when you don’t make them.”

But that sort of conflicting result is why Dempsey scheduled two exhibition games.

Michael Contegni/Staff Photographer

Sophomore guard Marlon Beck II posted a game-high 16 points and matched a team-high six rebounds in Binghamton’s first exhibition game of 2014.

“You need to see guys play when the lights go on,” Dempsey said. “A guy might not play well because he’s nervous and it’s his first game, but in game four he might be more comfortable and he might play great. So I think you need to really give some of the young guys time to show what they can do.”

Behind Beck and Rodriguez in scoring were Reed and Walker,

who each registered 12 points.

Rodriguez, Walker and Beck also led the team with six rebounds apiece, and Reed followed closely behind with five.

While sophomore forward Magnus Richards and freshmen forwards John Schurman and Jordan McRae were expected not to dress for the game, with the former serving a one-game suspension after violating a

team policy and the latter two redshirting this season, Justin McFadden also did not suit up on Saturday. The 6-foot-5 freshman forward suffered a broken nose during team practice on Friday night. Dempsey was not able to provide a timeline of his recovery.

Next up for the Bearcats is another exhibition game, against Oswego State. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. Friday at the Events Center.

Bearcats rout Stony Brook, 5-1, on Senior Day

Trappe leads effort in dominant offensive performance, scores first collegiate goal Ashley Purdy Sports Editor

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Senior forward Pascal Trappe posted six shots and scored a goal in Binghamton’s 5-1 rout of Stony Brook on Saturday.

Five goals. That’s more than half of what the Binghamton men’s soccer team scored all season prior to Saturday night. But that’s how many shots the Bearcats (5-12, 3-3 AE) converted against Stony Brook in their penultimate America East contest, posting a decisive 5-1 victory to secure a berth in the conference tournament.

Binghamton saw offensive contributions from 10 different players and goals from four. The team put up 20 shots to Stony Brook’s 15. That’s not uncommon for the Bearcats: Before Saturday’s game, they took 132 shots and produced just nine goals. All but two of their matches were decided by one goal.

But with BU head coach Paul Marco able to field his best team now that it’s healthy – conveniently on Senior Day – the goals should keep coming.

“This is the healthiest our team has been in over two years,” Marco said. “So we now have a lot of players to pick from, competitiveness in training has been outstanding and players have only been getting better in that environment.”

Senior forward Pascal Trappe,

sophomore midfielders Bret Celeste and Logan Roberts, and junior midfielder Luca Bottoni each netted a goal in the rout.

Spearheading the effort was Trappe, who only recently returned to the lineup. He spent much of the past three years out on injury and did not participate in a 2014 game until mid October. But in his final game at the Bearcats Sports Complex, the Berlin native contributed six of the team’s 20 shots – including his first collegiate goal – and was an integral component to many others.

“He was outstanding today,” Marco said. “He has such ability on the ball and his vision is outstanding.

So when he gets it, everybody has to be ready because he can do anything he wants with the ball.”

Trappe’s 81st-minute goal electrified the Bearcats, opening a 10-minute period that saw Binghamton’s lead jump from one to four. With the score at 2-1, Trappe finished a cross from graduate student midfielder Tommy Moon, shooting it past the keeper with a touch from the outside of his foot.

“It’s really good to come out and play again,” Trappe said. “After the three years, it was tough to get back again, especially because I had a lot of setbacks this season, as well. It was just a good feeling to celebrate

with the team finally,” he added.

Trappe’s goal helped build upon Roberts’ go-ahead score, headed in during the second half’s first minute. After Celeste’s sliding 12th minute goal, in which he capitalized on a rebound off a free kick, the team lulled.

Stony Brook (4-12-1, 2-4 AE) pieced together its equalizer in the 32nd minute. Junior midfielder Alejandro Fritz beat BU sophomore keeper Robert Moewes, who was charging for the save, and chipped the ball into the net. The Seawolves continued to hammer the BU backline, dismantling their hosts’ early 5-0 shot advantage and evening it out to 8-7 by the half.

“We scored early and then all of a sudden it was like we just stopped playing,” Marco said.

But Roberts, firing the ball into the far corner off a cross from senior midfielder Tucker Sandercock – another newly healthy Bearcat – reestablished the lead Celeste built, 2-1.

After Trappe’s goal, BU’s fourth score was an own goal from an SBU defender. Bottoni then netted the team’s fifth goal in the 88th minute.

Roberts was credited with an assist on the play.

Sophomore keeper Robert Moewes and the BU defense were

equally effective. Moewes collected four saves, with one in the 67th minute that especially impressed Marco. After a Seawolves corner kick, freshman forward Fernando Wadskier headed the ball toward the left corner of the goal, but Moewes deftly dove to deflect the shot, and the defense flushed it out.

“I reacted and got a touch on it, and then the defender cleared it,” Moewes explained. “It was important that the defender was paying attention; if not, [Stony Brook] could have gotten a second shot.”

Being the final home contest of the season, the team honored its graduating players prior to kickoff.

The six seniors – back Derrick Ladeairous, forwards Steven Celeste, Trappe and Vlad Finn, and midfielders Matt McCoy and Alan Duff – as well as graduate student midfielder Tommy Moon, all took the field with their families for recognition.

Next up on the Bearcats’ schedule is their final regular season matchup against Albany. The Great Danes (3-8-6, 1-4-1 AE) sit in seventh in conference standings.

The Bearcats just secured fourth.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Bob Ford Field in Albany.

BEARCAT BRIEFS Men's tennis places four in Mid-American Conference debut In its first Mid-American Conference performance since being admitted to the league last season, the Binghamton men’s tennis team made its mark. The Bearcats placed four champions at the four-day MAC Indoor Invitational, hosted by Western Michigan University from Thursday through Saturday.

Kicking things off on Friday in the “Flight C” singles, senior Ismael Dinia edged out a fellow Bearcat in junior Eliott Hureau to take the crown in the flight. In Friday’s “Flight

B” singles, senior Robin Lesage secured a win for BU, besting opponents from Buffalo and Northern Illinois along the way. Also victorious in singles play was sophomore Alex Sacher, who accumulated a 3-0 record in the round-robin “Flight F” round.

Saturday, in the “Flight A” doubles round, Dinia was back in the winner’s circle, this time alongside junior Sid Hazarika. The duo won, 8-3, against a pair from Toledo to bump BU’s win total on the weekend to four. The contest was BU’s last of the fall season.

Swimming and diving opens season against UMASS The Binghamton men’s and women’s swimming teams both lost their opening dual meets this weekend against UMASS. The women were defeated by a score of 192-125 while the men fell, 205.5-113.5.

On the women’s side, senior Caitlin Kelly led the way in the defeat, capturing two individual victories in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle in finishing with times of 23.81 and 53.24, respectively. Kelly, alongside fellow senior teammates Timea Tozser, Shannon Lampe and Corinne Zotter, captured first place in the 200

free relay posting a time of 1:41.09.

On the men’s side, the team seized victory in only one individual event – the 50-yard freestyle, won by junior Brian McKenna. In the 200 free-relay, freshman Peter Behan, juniors Darin Gillenwater, Eric Farm and McKenna secured first place with a time of 1:27.26.

Both the men and women return to action at Drexel on Saturday. The first event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia.

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Placing five men's runners in top 25 propels Binghamton to clinch America East title Jeff Twitty

Assistant Sports Editor Finishing five runners in the top 25, the Binghamton men’s cross country team took first Saturday at the America East Championship hosted by Maine. The title-winning performance comes on the heels of a second-place finish in 2013.

BU’s 59 total meet points was a season-best, as its top runners averaged just under 25:25 to complete the 8,000-meter race.

For senior co-captain Matt Johnson – who paced the team with an eighth-place finish in 25:19.91 –

the win was a sweet way to finish his last AE Championship.

“It was unreal,” Johnson said.

“It’s hard to describe. I didn’t know if I expected [the win] that much.

I just wanted to have the best race that I could possibly have. It turned out really well and the whole team was right behind me.”

Finishing after Johnson in the ninth, 10th and 11th spots were senior Jesse Garn, junior Ethan Hausamann and sophomore Eric Holt, respectively. With neither Garn nor Holt finishing in the top 25 last year, head coach Annette Acuff saw each one’s success to be

critical in Binghamton’s top finish.

“I think the timing was just a lot better for us this year,” Acuff said. “We had a great team last year as well, although we had a lot of different individuals.”

“For the young guys to really step up and fill those gaps really made a difference for our program this year,” she added.

The championship win was the first for the Bearcats since 2009 and their second in a 14-year history with the America East. It was also the first AE men’s title for all of the runners currently on the squad.

For Hausamann, Johnson and

Garn, it was also the first time in their careers that they captured allconference honors.

“It’s really nice to see them go out on a great note,” Acuff said of her seniors. “Our team really pulled things together over the last couple weeks and it came together just very strong as a team and that really made all the difference for us.”

In the women’s races, Binghamton placed eighth overall in the nine-team contest with 183 total points. Junior Alexis Hatcher led the way for the Bearcats, placing 25th overall with a time of 18:52 in the 5,000-meter race. It was the

fourth consecutive women’s race in which Hatcher would pace BU. Not far behind was freshman Allison Davis, who clocked a time of 19:08.32 to earn her 32nd. Junior Elizabeth Greiner and sophomore Alana MacDonald posted times of 19:37.98 and 19:39.46, respectively, to round out the top 50 for Binghamton.

Next up for the Bearcats is the NCAA Northeast Regional Meet, hosted at van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. For Acuff, who was named America East Men’s Coach of the Year at the tournament, the hope is that her team will continue to rise to

the occasion, as it did on Saturday.

“I think all sports teams are striving to do the very best they can at the America East level,” Acuff said. “Every year is a whole other year and it’s very challenging to keep kids healthy and keep everyone on the same page and just certainly have your best day when it counts.”

As for Johnson, he hopes that his team’s improvement continues in the postseason.

“We’d love to [have] a top-10 finish next – that’s definitely what we’re wishing for,” Johnson said.

“Last year we got 10th, so this year we’re hoping to do better than that.”

Bearcats sweep UMass Lowell, fall to UNH over weekend Dettmann becomes third Bearcat in program history to eclipse 4,000 career assist mark Derek Stampone Contributing Writer

Having swept UMass Lowell on Friday, the Binghamton volleyball team could have secured a firstplace tie in America East standings with a win over UNH on Sunday. But the Bearcats (8-16, 6-3 AE) came up short, falling to the Wildcats, 3-1, to remain in second place.

Through the weekend, two of the team’s seniors recorded major milestones: With the Bearcats about to finish off UMass Lowell, setter Amanda Dettmann became the third Bearcat in program history to eclipse the 4,000 assist mark.

[Dettmann has] been a mainstay for us for the last four years — Glenn Kiriyama BU head coach

Against UNH on Sunday, outsider hitter Kristin Hovie finished her 1,000th career kill on Senior Day. “It’s like a fairytale,” Hovie said.

“Who gets that milestone on their senior day?”

“It’s bittersweet,” BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama said of Dettmann’s accolade. “We know her career is coming to an end here. She’s achieved a lot for us, and she’s been a mainstay for us for the last four years. She’s put a lot of heart and soul into the program. It’s a great achievement for her.”

In the first two sets on Sunday, UNH (15-11, 8-1 AE) dominated Binghamton. The Bearcats often looked lost, struggling to connect on passes while committing 16 kill errors. The hosts headed into halftime down two after falling, 2519 and 25-14.

“We started out really slow [Sunday] – just couldn’t get into any rhythm,” Kiriyama said. “We just didn’t execute that well, both on offense and on defense.”

BU looked like a completely different team in the third stanza.

Led by sophomore outside hitter Allison Hovie, who put up seven

kills, the Bearcats found their groove offensively and limited their mistakes, committing only two kill errors in the period. UNH never responded and dropped the set, 2519.

Binghamton’s comeback effort came up short in the fourth. The Bearcats jumped out to a 15-11 advantage. But UNH worked its way back into the game and tied the score at 16-16, 18-18 and 2020. Back-to-back kills from Wildcat junior outside hitter Tori Forrest and junior middle blocker Cassidy Croci pulled UNH away, and the visitors took the fourth set, 25-22, and the match, 3-1.

“We just didn’t execute very well at the beginning,” Kiriyama said.

“We didn’t handle the ball very well.

We got to take care of it when we get that chance.”

In spite of falling to UNH in four sets, Binghamton can take pride in some aspects of its loss.

“Just the fact that we were able to get momentum after coming up and saying ‘We’re not going down in three, this is our house,’ I think that’s a big deal because it showed UNH we were not going to roll

over,” Kristin Hovie said. “UNH is a great team and I wish we could have brought more of our A game.

Hopefully we’ll see them again.”

In its sweep over UMass Lowell (2-24, 0-9 AE) on Friday, Binghamton controlled the first set en route to a 25-18 win. Lackluster hitting doomed the River Hawks, who were held to a .088 hitting percentage. An efficient BU offense, led by reigning AE Rookie of the Week Alexis LaGoy’s six kills, sealed the win for BU. In the second set, the Bearcats led from out of the gates, cruising to another 25-18 victory. They finished the set with a match-high .351 hitting percentage.

The River Hawks did not grow complacent, however: Back-andforth play led to a 10-10 tie midway through the third stanza. At that point, however, the Bearcats responded with a 15-9 run, finishing off UMass Lowell, 25-19, while completing the sweep.

BU is scheduled to return to action this Friday as it travels to Long Island to take on Stony Brook. First serve is set for 7 p.m. in Pritchard Gymnasium.

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Senior setter Amanda Dettmann became the third player in program history to reach 4,000 assists after her performance in a Bearcat sweep over UMass Lowell.