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BU groups join march on UN IDEAS, NYPIRG, College Democrats attend climate change rally in NYC Garret Shor and Jesse Darsinos

Contributing Writers This past Sunday, Binghamton University student groups and Binghamton residents helped constitute the over 311,000 participants walking in the People’s Climate March.

The rally took place in New York City two days before the United Nations Climate Summit. The event began at 11:30 a.m. in midtown Manhattan and lasted over four hours.

BU students walked with the “We Have Solutions” branch of the march, which advocated that people could make a difference if political leadership agrees to address climate change.

Grace Clark, a freshman majoring in philosophy and a member of Intellectual Decisions on Environmental Awareness Solutions (I.D.E.A.S.), said that the protest was successful with an impressive turnout.

“I had never seen such a large, diverse group come together for a common cause,” Clark said. “There were anarchists and socialists

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marching right next to each other — two opposite ends on the political spectrum united in an effort to change the way we treat our planet.”

According to Eleazer Weissman, a junior majoring in philosophy, politics and law and the president of New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), the students wanted to show solidarity with the movement to increase

Artists to compete in 48-hour contest

awareness for future elections.

“We are really making it known to those who make the laws, so they can finally make a change,” Weissman said.

Jon Mermelstein, a junior majoring in history and a member of Binghamton College Democrats, stated that the event had a diverse turnout, with faith groups ranging from Hillel to the Presbyterian Church. According to the

New York Times, the march featured everything from scientific advocacy groups to Franciscan monks.

Harris Weiss, a junior majoring in political science and president of Binghamton College Democrats, said he believed that the march would bring results.

“Whether they listen to us is one thing, but they will definitely hear it and they will

be held accountable if they don’t do anything, ” Weiss said.

Weissman said he believed that BU is taking steps to improve its environmental outlook. He cited signs of progress as buildings with platinum environmental ratings and the BU Acres program, which grows organic food that is used in the College-

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Binghamton Film Initiative, BTV set to host competition Chloe Rehfield and Rachel Sterns Contributing Writers

This October, Binghamton University students and alumni will have the opportunity to join the ranks of international filmmakers as they compete in a two-day production challenge.

BTV and the Binghamton Film Initiative (BFI) are collaborating to host BU’s first ever 48 Hour Film

Competition. The contest is based on the 48 Hour Film Project, a competition hosted in cities all over the world that gives teams of five-to-10 people 48 hours to write, shoot and edit an original film.

Founded last year, BFI is a website where students who are interested in acting, filmmaking or writing can showcase their talents and find other artists. According to Jared Biunno, BFI co-founder and a

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Lydia Fletcher/Contributing Photographer Candace Black, a French teacher from Eastridge High School in Rochester, New York, speaks at the Conference on Foreign Language. Binghamton University’s second annual Conference on Foreign Language Teaching highlighted new advancements in teaching, with new instruction methods to technology in the classroom.

Foreign language classes to see changes Michelle Kraidman and David Zeiger Contributing Writer

Franz Lino/Photo Editor Jared Biunno, BFI co-founder and a senior majoring in cinema, and Michael Hickey, president of BTV and a senior double-majoring in computer science and history, are collaborating to host BU’s first ever 48 Hour Film Competition.

The contest is based on the 48 Hour Film Project, a competition hosted in cities all over the world which gives teams of five to 10 people 48 hours to write, shoot and edit an original film.

Binghamton University’s second annual Conference on Foreign Language Teaching highlighted new advancements in teaching, from new instruction methods to technology in the classroom.

Saturday’s event featured more than 30 workshops, including some promoting cultural awareness and using

graphic novels and technology in the foreign language classroom.

The conference was held by the department of Romance Languages and Literature, with assistant professor Chesla Ann Bohinski as conference chair.

It aimed to show teachers from middle school to graduate school new ways to teach foreign language.

Bohinski said the goal of the was conference to help teachers on every academic

level improve the way they teach language.

“The attendees here are not only from Binghamton [University],” Bohinski said.

“Students are not going to want to take languages here if they didn’t have a good background and a foundation in high school.”

According to Katharine Krebs, the vice provost of international education and

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In first meeting, staff talk diversity Organization aims to create support system for minorities Alexis Hatcher

Contributing Writer On Thursday evening, faculty and staff of color gathered in the University Union Undergrounds to discuss the mission and purpose of one of Binghamton University’s newest organization.

This inaugural meeting of the Faculty and Staff of Color Association (FSCA) was led by facilitators Nolana Quince, a pre-law advisor and Tanyah Barnes, a fellow for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

According to Quince, though the FSCA is new to BU, it has branches on campuses around the country, like Lehigh University and Washington State University.

She said that the association aims to create a support system for faculty and staff of color, who make up a minority on many campuses.

“When I felt a little bit isolated, I started to reach out and just look at what other schools were doing,” Quince said. “Once I saw this type of association, I just knew that I wanted to start it. I started

Long term, I want this group to be a force to be reckoned with on campus.

The main goal is to have it be something... bringing a little bit of color, a little bit of culture — Nolana Quince FSCA facilitator

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Study reveals media disparity Jack Fischer finds imbalance among public, private schools Haley Silverstein

Duncan McInnes/Staff Photographer Jack Fischer, a sophomore double-majoring in computer science and math, conducted a study that analyzed characteristics of universities mentioned in the New York Times. He found that private universities were mentioned more frequently than public universities of equal caliber.

After months of research and review, Fischer asked public administration professor David Campbell to advise him on what to do with the completed study.

“He needed to find an outlet,” Campbell said. “He needed to find a place that would take this idea seriously and where he could engage the public on the issue.”

Fischer said if the media changed the way public universities — such as BU — are represented, students would better recognize the quality of their school and utilize it.

“It’s like you’re going somewhere that’s not even recognized for the full potential that it has,” Fischer said.

Rebecca Conrad, a senior majoring in psychology, said that public universities lack the attention that private ones receive and, as a result, potential students believe that state schools are not on par.

“I think this is a great school,” Conrad said. “But people don’t really pay attention to it because it says Binghamton and SUNY.” This past summer, Fischer got a job at the New York Times doing data science and approached the Times’ public editor, Margaret Sullivan. Sullivan, who acts as an independent liaison between the paper and its readers to handle matters of journalistic integrity,

reviewed his work and published it on her blog.

“The public editor is the best possible place that [the research] could have gone,” Campbell said.

“Getting the public editor of the New York Times to take a college sophomore’s analysis seriously as a critique of the Time’s coverage of higher education is more than a notion, it’s a big big deal.”

Fischer said that he hopes the Times will look into the study and respond accordingly, but is skeptical of results.

“I think they are very passionate about doing things right,” Fischer said. “But I don’t know how this will turn out.”

Professor talks evolution and conscience Derek Turner reexamines Darwin, natural selection Haley Silverstein Contributing Writer

Derek Turner, a professor of philosophy at Connecticut College, spoke Monday evening about the evolution of the conscience as part of Harpur College’s EVoS lecture series.

Turner looked at what Charles Darwin said about ethics, conscience and the evolution of man. According to him, Darwin did not consider the conscience, or the ability to reflect, monitor, approve or disapprove of one’s actions, to be a purely natural adaptation.

“When you look at what Darwin really says about conscience and how it evolved, it turns out, that he thinks that conscience is an evolutionary spandrel, which basically means

In daily walks, Gypsy spreads joy BU's most famous canine helps students feel at home Gabriella Weick There is Contributing Writer nothing better Once Gypsy spots a friend on campus, nothing can stop than seeing a her from saying hello.

“She sees somebody coming at a distance and she will sit dog wag it's and wait,” said Maulyn Weiner, Gypsy’s owner. “I can’t even tail for you get her to move, because if I

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There may be a reason out-ofstate relatives have never heard of Binghamton University — according to one student’s research, not all universities have equal representation in the media.

Jack Fischer, a sophomore double-majoring in computer science and math, conducted a study that analyzed characteristics of universities mentioned in the New York Times. He found that private universities were named more frequently than public universities of equal caliber.

“When I was college searching, one of the things I did was look up news about the different universities,” Fischer said. “I noticed that for Binghamton’s size, which is relatively large and the fact that it’s fairly well known, there was not much being said about it.”

In his research, Fischer looked at variables such as rank, size, proximity to New York City and whether or not the school was public or private. The data showed that public schools were mentioned significantly less than private schools.

Fischer began his research, which took him months to complete, during the fall of 2013.

“I just had a feeling that I was on to something,” Fischer said.

The study was conducted roughly five times, as Fischer tweaked the methodology and worked with BU political science professor David Cingranelli and mathematics professor Xingye Qiao.

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a by-product,” Turner said.

Instead of looking at Darwin within an evolutionary and biological framework, Turner studied Darwin from a philosophical perspective.

“I kind of treat Darwin like a major philosopher when I read him,” he said. “When I do that, I find that often what Darwin is saying is a little bit more interesting than what you get if you read, say, popular discussions of evolution and ethics.”

Turner argued that Darwin looked at conscience as a byproduct of a mixture of traits like language, habit and memory.

According to Turner, social instincts, which create a need for acceptance and cause humans to sympathize with one another, do not distinguish humans from other species. Instead, humans combine social instincts with

heightened mental ability, which defines the human species.

Turner said that Darwin believed that humans would inevitably acquire a moral sense or conscience. But, he argued that natural selection affects social instincts and memory and that selection creates conscience.

Turner’s interest in the evolution of conscience started when he taught a course on evolution and ethics. He said that he chose to focus on Darwin because of his prominence in modern society.

“He’s such an important figure in our culture that I think it’s really important to read what he says very carefully and not be too quick to assume that we really know what he’s saying,” Turner said.

Alexander Scaringe, a senior majoring in neuroscience, said

that Turner’s lecture could be applied more broadly to evolution.

“By hypothesizing that things like social instinct, memory and altruism influence a conscience, Turner opens doors to study not only the evolutionary history of a conscience, but also it’s variability among cultures and different species,” Scaringe said.

Krystin Ferrara attended the lecture as part of her Current Topics portion of her Evolutionary Topics class.

“When you write cited papers, and look at all these names, you don’t really think anything of it,” said Ferrara, a senior majoring in neuroscience. “But then you realize that they’re actual people, and you actually connect it.

When you meet them in person, it makes this type of seminar a lot more interesting.”

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pull her, she’ll slip her collar.

She won’t go until that person greets her.”

Weiner, along with her husband Al, adopted Gypsy, a trained rescue dog, six years ago. They walk her every day, twice a day, on Binghamton University’s campus.

The couple has been married for 60 years and has lived in Vestal since Al received his master’s in English from Harpur College in 1986. Al is a former IBM communications specialist. Maulyn worked as an occupational therapy professor at the University of Iowa. She spends her time volunteering and helped turn the Events Center into a shelter during the 2006 and 2011 floods in Vestal.

Gypsy, a Labrador/Golden Retriever mix, isn’t the first pet the couple has walked at BU. According to Weiner, the two have been walking their dogs on campus since it was still Harpur College, before it became SUNY Binghamton in 1965.

“It’s a great place and we’ve watched it grow,” she said. “We attend all types of events, especially theater. We take a lot of advantage of the campus.”

— Emma Roseval BU Senior

As she began her daily campus walk on Saturday afternoon, Gypsy greeted every student with a nudge and a paw-shake. According to Weiner, the walks last about an hour and each have unique routes. Despite this, it’s never difficult for students to find Gypsy because she always finds them first.

“We’ve met students from all over the world,” Weiner said. “Some don’t even speak much English or dogs aren’t popular in their countries, but that doesn’t bother Gypsy.

It’s sort of a universal love of dogs.”

Students said they believed that seeing Gypsy on campus was a great way to relieve stress and improve the day.

“During finals week they have therapy dogs, but Gypsy is a therapy dog every day,” said Sunny Paracha, a senior majoring in accounting, just as he took a selfie with Gypsy.

“Every time I see Gypsy I have to stop and pet her because she lifts my mood up and all of the student’s moods up, too.”

For others, seeing Gypsy was a nostalgic reminder of their own pets.

“Doesn’t matter, male or female, they come over and say: I miss my dog,” Weiner said. “We hear that everyday.”

Emma Roseval, a senior majoring in human development, said she appreciated the sense of home Gypsy provided.

“Gypsy has brought Marisa Smith/Contributing another feeling of being at Photographer home to this campus,” Roseval Local dog, Gypsy, enjoys a walk on said. “There is nothing better BU’s campus. After being regularly than seeing a dog wag its tail walked by owners Maulyn and Al Weiner over the past six years, Gypsy for you.” has become popular with many students.

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STATE NEWS Man accused of DWI with children in car Police on Long Island say a man is accused of driving while intoxicated with his two children, ages 5 and 8 months, in the car. Newsday says James O’Connor was arrested Sunday after being pulled over on Middle Country Road in Selden for failing to maintain his lane. He faces charges under Leandra’s Law with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger 15 years old or younger. He also faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child.

10-pound postal parcel of pot lands 2 men in jail A 10-pound package of marijuana has landed two Ulster County men behind bars after they picked up the parcel at the local post office. Police in the Ulster County town of Lloyd say in a press release that they were called about a suspicious package in the Highland Post Office. The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office brought in its drug-sniffing dog, Triton, who signaled there were drugs in the parcel. The county drug task force waited until the package was picked up by two men, then busted them Saturday on Route 9W near the post office. Police charged 55-year-old Rodney Lamb of Highland and 46-year-old Robert Lindsay of Montgomery with drug-related charges. They’re being held in the county jail pending arraignment.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NEWS Bear suspected to have killed New Jersey hiker A black bear believed to have attacked and killed a hiker over the weekend likely was looking for food and was circling the victim’s body when sheriff’s officers and wildlife officials killed it, officials said Monday. The approximately 300-pound male bear was killed with two rifle blasts and is being examined at a state lab for more clues as to why it may have pursued the group of five hikers. Killed was Rutgers University student Darsh Patel, 22, of Edison, who had come to the Apshawa Preserve, about 45 miles northwest of New York City, on Sunday with four friends. DEP spokesman Larry Ragonese said the attack was the first fatal bear-human encounter on record in New Jersey.

Student dies at small Rutgers fraternity gathering According to the New York Daily News, Rutgers University sophomore Caitlyn Kovacs died late Saturday evening at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Polices believe her death was alcohol-related, but the cause will not be confirmed until after the autopsy. According to NBC, she was at a small gathering at the Rutgers chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon until friends took her to the hospital around 3 a.m., saying they noticed she looked in distress.

Clarification A previous article indicated that the Mountainview satellite branch of the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development would only advise Harpur and CCPA students, but it will provide advising services for all schools and majors. The article also stated that the office will help students with questions pertaining to degree and major requirements, but it will mostly focus on career and professional advice. stabilizing: cardigans

James Kuo, a sophomore majoring in management; and Brandon Hohenberg, a sophomore double-majoring in accounting and management converse with representatives from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Students gathered in the Mandela Room on Monday evening to learn more about programs offered by the School of Management.

Police Watch A lighter take on campus crime Aaron Berkowitz | Police Correspondent

Shit Out Of Luck THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 8:55 p.m. — A 21-year-old female had her wallet stolen at the Glenn G. Bartle Library, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The victim was using the first floor women’s bathroom, where she left her backpack open on a hook in the bathroom. As she was using the bathroom, her wallet was stolen. The victim noticed it was missing a few hours later as she was trying to buy food. The victim wants criminal prosecution for the individual involved. The case is still under investigation.

From Bad To Worse THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 9:47 p.m. — Patrols observed a vehicle turn onto East Access Road without using a turn signal, Reilly said. The officers performed a routine traffic stop. They obtained the 28-year-old male’s information and put it into their computers for processing. The information check showed that the driver had a suspension on his license for failure to respond to a summons. The suspect was given two tickets returnable to Vestal Town Court.

This Day in History September 23, 1889

Nintendo Koppai, later known as just Nintendo, forms in Kyoto, Japan.

Too Frat To Care SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 10:28 p.m. — RA’s in Johnson Hall in Dickinson Community called UPD due to unruly students having a party in their room, Reilly said. The residents were playing their music loudly and would not turn it down even after the RA’s asked them to.

The room also smelled of alcohol. When officers arrived, they questioned a 19-year-old male resident of the room. They asked if he had alcohol in his possession, and he provided two empty bottles of liquor. The suspect admitted that he asked someone to buy him alcohol since he was under 21.

The suspect was advised that it is illegal to have alcohol in your possession if you are under 21, and was referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Angel On The OCCT SUNDAY, SEPT. 21, 1:03 a.m. — Officers responded to the Delaware Service Drive for reports of an intoxicated female, Reilly said. The 18-year-old female reportedly vomited on the bus back to campus from Downtown, and an unidentified male saw that she was by herself and followed her back because he was concerned for her safety. The male contacted UPD, and when they arrived, the victim said that she just wanted to go back to her room and sleep. The officers called Harpur’s Ferry, but the victim turned down any medical attention. The officers escorted the female back to her room.

"How can we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation? Men – I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue, too.”

Actress Emma Watson in her speech before the UN

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in-the-Woods dining hall.

“I really like how there is a series of small things,” Weissman said. “In Dickinson, they have a system where the lights turn off if nobody is around, adjusting water pressure, just things like that which build up to improve our outlook.”

The student groups worked together to advertise the event across the University and on social media. They organized transportation so that they could travel as a unified group.

“We coordinated well with other organizations like I.D.E.A.S., NYPIRG and Hillel,” Mermelstein said. “And working with them was great.”

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I have never seen such a large, diverse group come together for a common cause Grace Clark BU Freshman

Photo Provided Protesters march on Sunday in Manhattan for the People’s Climate March. The march attracted 311,000 participants, including members from Binghamton University groups such as I.D.E.A.S., NYPIRG and Hillel.

partnered in order to increase video production at BU. “Both of our organizations just want to promote media,” Biunno said. “There’s not enough film and TV on campus.”

At the start of the competition on Oct. 3, each team will be given mandatory prompts including a genre, line of dialogue, character and a prop.

“These requirements sort of force the contestants to not come up with a predetermined film idea,” said Michael Hickey, president of BTV and a senior double-majoring in computer science and history.

According to Hickey, the film’s running time only needs to be a few minutes long, and students are also encouraged to work with a composer to write original music for their project.

Biunno said that BFI’s website will be used as a hub for contestants to contact one another. Students who register on the site can display their interests and other projects, as well as the positions that they need filled. If two students’ interests and needs match then they can contact one another directly through the website.

According to Biunno, the films will be aired a week after the competition and judged on a variety of categories including best director, actor and actress.

The best will then be featured on the University’s website.

The contest will be judged by cinema professors Joyce Jesionowski and Monteith

McCollum, theater professor Barbara Wolfe and English professor Ryan Vaughan.

To add to the competition, BFI co-founders Tyler Downey, a senior double-majoring in theater and English, and Biunno also plan on competing against one another in the contest.

“I’m fully prepared to wipe the floor with him, but we are letting our respective films speak for themselves and I’m very excited to face-off with my co-founder (and to accept my award and possibly do a victory dance in his face),” Biunno wrote in an email.

Hickey said that he hopes the event will excite more BU students to get involved in film. “[Our hope is] that we can spread the experience of filmmaking to as many students as possible in a short amount of time. We really want students to enjoy the process, make new relationships and ultimately create some really engaging and creative films,” Hickey said.

Ken Omiya, a junior majoring in cinema said that the challenge would improve his skills as a filmmaker.

“Winning this would give me great exposure and could lead to connections,” Omiya said. “It’s also a good experience for learning how to hustle. It’s stress, but a good stress.”

Omiya said that he did not expect to get much sleep during the contest.

“We’ll see how the winds of film take me,” Omiya said.

“But I’m a college student, I can manage on two hours of sleep.”

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FSCA continued from Page 1 the initiative, I started to talk to other people and started to hear from them that they really wanted something like this.”

One of those fellow faculty members included Barnes, who has been working at BU since 2009. She was previously a graduate assistant at the University of South Florida, which she said she found to be a more diverse environment.

“Did I feel some isolation when I first got here? Yes,” Barnes said. “When I moved into residential life, my position at that time, I was the only person of visible color.”

With the introduction of the FSCA, Barnes said she believes campus is moving in a positive direction and that she has seen much improvement.

“We didn’t have the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we didn’t have the road maps with the divisional goals for diversity to be a focus [in 2009],” Barnes said. “I do think the campus has grown.”

Barnes and Quince have many goals for the association

and plan to grow and appoint E-Board members in the future. Quince said that she hopes the association will help increase diversity on campus and provide a model of inclusivity and tolerance.

“Long term, I want this group to be a force to be reckoned with on campus,” Quince said.“The main goal is to have it be something … bringing a little bit of color, a little bit of culture. As a whole, we want to expand out to the broader community.”

Though the association will be composed of faculty and staff, it also aims to reach out and support campus’ student body.

“There’s going to be a committee just designed for student development and coming up with events and programs for students,” Quince said. “The sky is the limit for what they come up with. This can include scholarships, social events and career development events for students of color.”

When I moved into residential life, my position at the time, I was the only person of visible color — Nolana Quince FSCA facilitator

director of international programming, knowing foreign languages is a necessary skill in the modern world.

“What our alumni are telling us is that the work is becoming so international,” Krebs said.

The keynote speaker, Candace Black, is a French teacher at Eastridge High School in Rochester. She discussed a specific method of teaching that focuses on incorporating modern technology into the classroom setting.

“Students are bringing their devices anyway, and for teachers for the past five years it’s been a backlash of ‘put your phones away, put your iPads away, put your laptops away,’ and what they’re not realizing is it’s just an amazing device,” Black said.

Black said that she chose the title of her speech, “The Magic of Technology,” after seeing the unprecedented positive effects technology has in the classroom.

She said educators need to adapt their methods to more technologically-advanced students, and the typical class should become more interactive.

“The reality is if you’re waiting out this Internet thing, you’ve got a long time to wait;

it’s here to stay,” Black said.

In her speech, Black detailed specific apps and websites that can be used to enhance both the teaching and the learning experience, such as Prezi, which she describes as a creative alternative to PowerPoint that allows students to do more than simply read off of a slide.

Heather Dravk, a French professor from Messiah College in Pennsylvania, attended this conference to learn teaching strategies from other educators, and said she found the keynote speech helpful.

“A couple of the sites I thought were very useful, and I’d like to play with them, and even if I spend just five to 10 minutes in a class using those apps,” Dravk said. “I think that can be fun for me and the students.”

Julia Ludewig, an adjunct lecturer for German 101 and 102, said she attended to learn new methods of teaching from the workshops and the speaker.

“For me it was overwhelming in the sense that there are so many things that I would like to incorporate into my classroom,” Ludewig said. “But I see the point of starting small, and just picking one.”

a backlash of 'put your phones away, put your iPads away...' and what they're not realizing is it's just an amazing device — Candace Black Keynote Speaker

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ast year, sophomore Jack Fischer set out to see how Binghamton University stacked up against other schools in terms of New York Times coverage.

Tracking the mentions, Fischer found BU and other public schools were referenced significantly less often than private schools of the same academic caliber. Fischer’s study confirmed what many of us thought: A BU degree lacks the prestige necessary to garner the same attention as our peers paying for private school. A BU education endows us with the skills to compete, but lack of name recognition can handicap even the most qualified candidate. The blame for this lack of coverage falls on the New York Times, the University and us. Instead of lamenting our unknown status, let’s give them something to talk about.

In the past decade, BU, when mentioned, received primarily negative attention from the national media, most notably for an embarrassing sports scandal, reports of violent hazing and inclusion on a list of schools under a Title IX investigation for mishandling sexual assault. Students and faculty know BU is far more than the sum of these headlines, but the fact is that bad press attracted more attention than any of BU’s other, more lucrative selling points. Clearly, not all attention is good attention. Binghamton University faculty have done some fascinating and groundbreaking research; it would be nice if big papers like the Times paid attention to these achievements as

well.

Part of the problem is the way in which the University sells itself. We need to focus more attention on substance and less on flashy, cheap ploys in University marketing materials. We get it, D-list celebrities like Billy Baldwin and Flo from the Progressive commercials graduated from Binghamton University. It’s wonderful that they’ve both found success in their respective fields, but parading these two recognizable names and faces around does not change anyone’s mind about the academic reputation of this school. Instead of relying on gimmicks, we should be touting national leaders like Thomas Secunda, the co-founder and vice chairman of Bloomberg L.P.; Amy Dacey, the CEO of the Democratic National Committee; or Hakeem Jeffries, the congressman representing parts of Brooklyn and Queens as the face of our alumni. Alumni like these demonstrate that BU graduates are capable of rising to the top of their fields, not landing commercial spots.

Cultivating a national reputation requires taking the recruitment of out-of-state students seriously. The in-state to out-of-state ratio is high, and it feels like the majority of out-of state students come from the Northeast, and students from the West or South are hard to find on campus. Nationally renowned public universities like Ohio State aren’t necessarily

better than BU, but they’re frequently mentioned in national discussions because of the geographical diversity of the student body.

We have a lot to offer out-of-state students in the way of price, as out-of-state tuition is significantly more affordable than private colleges and even other public universities.

However, this isn’t enough to draw the top students from around the country. The University’s marketing materials targeted at out-of-state students are far from compelling.

Its list of “Top 10 Reasons Out-of-State Students Choose Binghamton” cites “spiedies,” “weekend trips to New York City” and that it “has four seasons,” but fails to mention the academic reputation of the school in any shape or form.

It’s easy to criticize the University for failing to put BU on the map, but BU students and graduates are equally responsible for establishing name recognition. Students complain about a lack of notable alumni. Instead of complaining, take the lack of big names as a challenge. In the vacuum for famous, truly influential alumni, a spot has been left for all of us to fill. The bar is low. At this point, any of us could become Binghamton University’s most famous and important almuna or alumnus. At the end of the day, it’s not about what university you put on your resume, but becoming the student that universities want to put on theirs.

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

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

Progressives offer promising alternative to Cuomo Green Party platform tackles corruption and economic instability fracking and for his role in obstructing the Moreland Commission on public corruption.

Tyler Sparks It is important to note that Contributing Columnist removing corporate money from politics and reducing corruption are not strictly Democratic or Republican issues. Even with widespread support for such initiatives, Gov. Cuomo New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo failed to deliver meaningfully on either.

(D) survived a challenge for the Republican candidate Rob Astorino also Democratic primary on Sept. 9 and fails to address these resonant issues in is likely on the way to a second term. his platform, which is strikingly similar Despite Cuomo’s victory, the primary to Gov. Cuomo’s. election revealed that the Governor is However, Green Party candidate increasingly vulnerable to progressive Howie Hawkins is committed to these challenges.

Cuomo’s vulnerability issues, and to growing the New York is an opportunity to seek out third economy in concrete, creative ways. party candidates willing to combat the Hawkins has been working to build an corruption so endemic to New York state independent progressive third party politics. since 1968, and he is a co-founder of the Although Cuomo outspent his Green Party of the United States. Since Democratic opponents by nearly 40 to 1, 2006, he’s run as a Green Party candidate the governor managed to obtain just 62 for various New York state and federal percent of the votes in the primary. This government offices. is a poor performance for an incumbent In 2010, Hawkins ran for governor and with strong name recognition. His earned nearly 60,000 votes, a significant opponents, Zephyr Teachout and Randy amount for a third party candidate and Credico, mounted progressive campaigns enough to guarantee the Green Party a that attacked Gov. Cuomo for cutting spot on the ballot in the upcoming 2014 public school funding, for failing to pass elections. The growing dissatisfaction the Fair Elections Act, for refusing to ban with Gov. Cuomo’s policies among voters

has significantly bolstered Hawkins’ polling numbers. A Siena College poll recently found Hawkins polling at 12 percent in the upstate 19th and 21st Congressional Districts. Statewide polls predict that Hawkins could receive between 5 and 10 percent of the total vote. Any of these numbers is a massive improvement over the 1 percent he received in 2010, and his popularity suggests an increasing openness among New Yorkers towards new, bold ideas.

Hawkins’ campaign includes a drive toward economic democracy and a Green New Deal. He wants to launch a massive infrastructure project to revitalize New York’s infrastructure by becoming completely fossil fuel-free by 2030. He wants to fund these projects by restoring the progressive tax structure that New York had in the 1970s, which would give 95 percent of New Yorkers a tax break and allow local governments to reduce local property taxes. Perhaps most ambitiously, he wants to start a New York state bank.

This idea is modeled after North Dakota’s state bank, which is partially responsible for having the lowest unemployment rate in the country. More affordable access to credit would directly benefit students who utilize state public aid to help cover the costs of education.

Hawkins’ vision for public education goes far beyond simply offering lowinterest loans to students. Gov. Cuomo has consistently cut state funding for public schools and universities and transferred the costs of operating schools to local property owners by raising taxes and increasing tuition for college students. Meanwhile, Hawkins’ running mate for Lieutenant Governor, Brian Jones, an experienced New York City public school teacher, supports fully funding public schools from Pre-K through college. Hawkins’ platform specifically advocates tuition-free SUNY and CUNY schools.

By rejecting corporate money and funding his campaign solely with the help of small individual donations, Hawkins holds himself fully accountable to the middle- and working-class people of New York. If you are tired of a New York state funded on the backs of working people and of SUNY schools that continually raise tuition and cut student services, Howie Hawkins is a viable option to consider before entering the voting booth this fall.

—Tyler Sparks is a senior doublemajoring in English.

Environmental Columnist

NYC climate rally is a call to collective action Historic gathering drew much-needed attention to global warming Dorothy Farrell Environmental Columnist

In an unusual, historical moment this past Sunday.

311,000 people convened in New York City at the world’s largest climate march. They marched down Central Park West, through Times Square and onto 34th Street carrying posters, drums, horns, hula-hoops and hopes that the human race can overcome the adversities foreseen with imminent climate change.

The march, which had partner demonstrations around the world, was in preparation for this Tuesday’s Climate Summit at the United Nations. Optimistically titled “Catalyzing Action,” the summit initiates a year-long discussion among world leaders to finally come to global agreements on just how to reduce aggregate greenhouse gas emissions.

It was an amazing spectacle representing a vast diversity of people and interests.

Demonstrators came from every age, class and ethnicity. They came alone, with their families,

with their schools and with their organizations. They voiced various causes, from organic and vegan advocacy to labor union rights and anti-fracking. There were rain forest preservationists, water conservationists and political collaborationists. There were so many people that organizers actually had to ask marchers to disperse before completing the entire route.

The march was no small occurrence. Climate change has stirred alarm and confusion among people around the world.

On the geologic timescale, climate change is so significant that many jump to the conclusion that it isn’t a result of our species’ own doing. Over the human life span, the impacts of climate change can be so abstract that individual actions are seemingly negligible.

The march is indicative of a shift; the issue is rising to the forefront of global politics after remaining at a standstill.

The greatest obstacle to climate change is its apparent conflict with our economy. If we cap carbon emissions, some argue that development would no longer be possible. We’ve always been told that development means

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more jobs and higher standards of living. Yet, a planet with a new climate means chaos: uncurbed pollution, rising seas, enabled diseases, species extinctions and the disappearance of numerous ecosystems. What will the economy look like when the global capital, that place where 311,000 people marched, sits under water?

Our greatest insights about life on Earth reveal the significance of cooperation, not competition

work is reflected in clean air and water, biodiversity, walkable cities and public health. We need to consider the impacts of the decisions we make, from the food we eat to the products we buy.

We need to account for everyone and everything because as science has shown us, everything is fundamentally intertwined. Our greatest insights about life on Earth reveal the significance of cooperation, not competition, in driving successful changes.

This is an opportunity to reinvent everything. We cannot rely on a few self-important rich guys to make decisions for us.

Change starts here and now. It starts with the people who chose to march and the people they reached with their powerful message. It starts with awareness that you, a conscious anomaly in a vast and vacuous universe, can make a difference. It starts with the recognition that sitting back and waiting for someone else to do it will solve nothing.

— Dorothy Farrell is a senior majoring in environmental studies.

It’s time to rethink the meaning of prosperity. We need to envision a world where people’s

Seek validation beyond the hookup scene For many students, college is far from a sexual utopia Odeya Pinkus Assistant Release Editor

All the single ladies, or really anyone without a significant other, this one goes out to you all. This one goes out to anyone who thinks they’ll be alone forever. It goes out to anyone who thinks that the only future they can foresee is one involving an excessive amount of knitting and daytime TV. You are not alone. When I was in high school, I had terrible luck with boys. My first kiss was weeks after senior prom and I high-fived him when it was over. All throughout high school, I saw people getting together, breaking up and making up, and I wasn’t involved in any of it. As a perpetual third wheel, fifth wheel and seventh wheel, I became accustomed to complaining about my situation. I always received the same response, “You’ll meet so many boys in college, it’s nothing like high school.” After some experience, I’m here to say that that’s not always true, but for anyone who is riding the same wave as me, it’s also perfectly OK. When I first got to college, I got a taste of Downtown life and it was quite a surprise. It felt like all my fellow partygoers were able to send out pheromones that I just couldn’t. There is no experience quite like trying to dance with two friends while both of them are being hit on from separate directions. It started to get to me that no one seemed interested in dancing with me to “Ignition (Remix)” in Tom & Marty’s. Was I not dressed up enough? Was my personality offputting? Did I make a mistake when I switched deodorant brands?

When I finally managed to play some NCAA tonsil hockey, it did nothing to improve my self-esteem.

If anything, it made me feel worse.

Sure, I was glad I got it out of my system. I wanted to know that I was capable of going out and hooking up like all of my friends. What I realized, however, is that being “capable” is both a warped concept and a terrible way to think about yourself.

So out of all the things I have learned in college so far, I have found this to be the most important.

To anyone who feels alone: You shouldn’t have to find validation on the JT’s dance floor. Now that’s not to say that there is anything wrong with having some fun on a Friday

It started to get to me that no one seemed interested in dancing with me to "Ignition (Remix)" in Tom & Martys night, or any night for that matter.

It’s just so important to make sure you’re hooking up for the right reasons. You both want to have fun?

Great. Do you like them? Great.

Is it love? Great. Are you doing it because you feel like you have to?

Not as fantastic.

Perhaps one of the biggest factors that fuels this is the rhetoric we always hear about college and even more specifically, hook-up culture at our age. “It’s your 20s! Have fun!

You’re young! You’re in college! Go out! Hook up!” These are just some of the phrases that are ingrained into the “ideal” college experience.

But having felt awkwardly rejected or just plain ignored one too many times, I’ve come to realize that not only is this lifestyle unrealistic, but it’s also not for everyone. If it is for you, then that’s great, but for those who feel left out, know that your luck in hook-ups and love are not a measurement of “how great your college experience was” and, even more importantly, of who you are as a person.

If you don’t have someone to be with now, then you will later. As Baz Luhrmann once stated in his song “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen),” “Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t,” and as I once stated, “Maybe you’ll grow old with someone, or maybe you’ll move by yourself to Venezuela and start an organic farm.” But whatever it is, it will be because it’s what is right for you (and whatever other person might be involved). There is no one “right” way to experience college. Let all the awesome things about you as a person validate you because that’s what truly counts.

— Odeya Pinkus is a sophomore majoring in English.

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Contact our Opinion Editor, Molly McGrath, by emailing opinion@bupipedream.com

Sex in the Triple Cities

Slippery when wet: when in doubt, lube it out

Contrary to popular belief, a little bit of lubricant can help improve everyone's sex life Michael Rulli Sex Columnist

There is a negative social stigma surrounding the use of lube in the bedroom. The popular stereotype is that only gay men and old ladies need lube to get jiggy, but everyone could use a healthy amount of lube to spice up their sex life. Maybe you’re a gay man or a lesbian experimenting with sex toys. Maybe you’re a young heterosexual couple who’s had a few too many beers and now that vagina just doesn’t want to

get wet enough for penetration.

Don’t sweat it; there is a lube for every occasion.

Whether you’re getting your lube from the little packets that Rainbow Pride Union hands out at University Fest or you’re at Walmart purchasing lube at wholesale prices, there are a few things you should know before you’re ready for this jelly. For starters, try to only use water-based lubricants. Oilbased lubricants are not good for your lady friend in between the legs and they don’t play nice with condoms or toys made from latex. Since I hope you’re all planning to have safe sex, regardless if this is a committed relationship or a hookup, you

All men should be considering adding lube to their grocery lists, right next to condoms

don’t want your lube degrading your latex condom. Unless you’re looking for a baby daddy; in which case, go nuts.

If you’re considering trying anal, a silicone-based lubricant is ideal. Silicone doesn’t react with condoms and, unlike waterbased lubes, it won’t get absorbed into the skin. This means that it will last longer and for an anal adventure, which isn’t always as simple as vaginal penetration, you really want your lube to last. The only real downside to a siliconebased lube is that it can be a little messy and hard to clean up. It’s a persistent substance with a high chance of staining your clothes.

Clothes are everything, so if you want to continue exploring your

partner’s back door, be careful.

Now for those latex dildos or strap-ons you have hidden in your drawer, a water-based lube is your new best friend, well, besides that dildo. The lube is crucial for maximum enjoyment from your favorite sex toys. Latex isn’t exactly the most erotic material, but with just a bit of lube, it can be!

All men should be considering adding lube to their grocery lists, right next to condoms. Even if your crippling social anxiety or creepy demeanor prevent you from maintaining a relationship beyond a five-minute conversation in the back of The Rat, you and your hand can benefit from a little lube.

Vaseline is so three decades ago when it comes to masturbation,

gentlemen. A nice water-based lube is perfect for a good genital massage after a long day of classes, and an even longer stay on State Street looking for your Tinderella, who just never comes.

Lube is underrated, inexpensive and it can lighten up any night.

If you like it to be quick and in the missionary position, lube. If you’re kinky and want to use a strap-on to bone your boyfriend, lube. Add some grease to the rails and let it rip!

— Michael Rulli is a junior majoring in English.

A cold wind blows through Binghamton. As the sun sets on State Street, summer has ended; th wilt and die. Birds will fly south and frost will begin to set in. Girls will cover their midriffs an again.

he dark march toward winter begins. The leaves will fall and the flowers shall nd boys will sleeve their arms. Winter is coming and you will never get laid

Photos by Franz Lino , Photo Editor, and Tycho McManus, Assistant Photo Editor

RELEASE Arts & Culture

Brunelli brothers headline alum gallery Jonathon Ortiz/Contributing Photographer

Art world siblings paint two different ways to avoid becoming the starving artist trope Rich Kersting | Release Every five years, Binghamton University opens the halls of its art museum to host original works by BU’s alumni. Spanning over 50 years of graduating classes, the 2014 Alumni Art Show is the first alumni exhibit to be juried. Diane Butler, the director of the museum, along with her colleagues Kevin Hatch and Natalija Mijatovic, carefully selected the best 24 pieces from over 50 submissions. While there is no central theme to the show, Butler and her colleagues wanted to show pieces that incorporated different media as well as conceptual pieces that are focused more on being thoughtful than aesthetically beautiful.

The show opened on Thursday night, with a reception at 5 p.m. The event featured a presentation by Anthony

Brunelli, a commercially successful photorealist painter who graduated from BU in 1992.

Brunelli first came to fame with a series of paintings depicting scenes from Downtown Binghamton. His “Views of Binghamton” can be seen in offices all over the city.

After finishing his coursework in 1992, Brunelli spent his remaining semester at BU seeing if he could get his paintings into New York City galleries. Brunelli, a young father at the time, sold his first painting, which depicted the Chenango River, for $12,000.

When it was placed in a top NYC gallery one month before he graduated, it was clear that this was the beginning of an illustrious career. After painting a series of works depicting upstate New York, Brunelli was offered to represent the United States government in

BU alum

a gallery opening in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was his first trip out of the country and with it he discovered his love of travel.

He no longer paints upstate N.Y.; now he paints the world.

Brunelli is currently working on a scene he captured with his iPhone in Madrid.

Brunelli paints from photographs he takes throughout his travels. He is usually equipped with a Canon 5D and an eye for potential. He made notes about the effects of technological advances to his work.

“Artists use whatever tools they have at their disposal,” Brunelli said, mentioning that the difference between his old paintings and his new paintings is like the difference between watching TV in standard definition versus high definition. Accompanying him at the show was his brother,

John, also a BU alumnus, who currently works as the director of the Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts gallery located on 186 State St. John Brunelli graduated from BU in 1997 and found a way to work in the art field as a professional, taking a more administrative role in art museums and most recently, his brother’s art gallery. His story is one about following one’s dreams in a sensible way and he urges students to pursue their goals, but in a way that doesn’t leave you as a starving artist. He acknowledges that following an art career means facing obstacles, but success is determined by how hard you’re willing to work to meet them.

“It sounds cliché, but follow your passions in a smart way towards whatever you define as success and put in your 10,000 hours to be an expert in

whatever it is,” John said.

While the Brunelli brothers serve as inspiring examples of art professionals, the main focus of the show is to highlight works by alumni who don’t necessary make their living by selling art.

While the dream is always to be able to support oneself with one’s art, the exhibit is a perfect example that you don’t have to be an art professional to be an artist. The pieces featured in the exhibit are very diverse and there is very little overlap in terms of style and medium.

While some pieces are concerned with making grandiose sociopolitical statements, other pieces are simply concerned with telling a story or conveying an emotion. Some are very conventional, while others are more abstract. The goal of the exhibit is to demonstrate art from all different styles and mediums, and it succeeds.

Everything from charcoal on wood nailed diagonally to a wall, to a multimedia video loop with accompanying digital prints, the exhibit has provocative, thought provoking pieces that can all trace their artists back to one place: Binghamton University.

You don’t have to be an art professional to be an artist

kills it at reading event

Jennifer Pashley visits River Read bookstore to read from upcoming murder novel Rich Kersting | Release Every five years, Binghamton University opens the halls of its art museum to host original works

by BU’s alumni. Spanning over 50 years of graduating classes, the 2014 Alumni Art Show is the first alumni exhibit to be juried. Diane Butler, the director of the museum, along with her colleagues Kevin Hatch and Natalija Mijatovic, carefully selected the best 24 pieces from over 50 submissions. While there is no central theme to the show, Butler and her colleagues wanted to show pieces that incorporated different media as well as conceptual pieces that are focused more on being thoughtful than aesthetically beautiful.

The show opened on Thursday night, with a reception at 5 p.m.

The event featured a presentation by Anthony Brunelli, a commercially successful photorealist painter who graduated from BU in 1992. Brunelli first came to fame with a series of paintings depicting scenes from

Downtown Binghamton. His “Views of Binghamton” can be seen in offices all over the city.

After finishing his coursework in 1992, Brunelli spent his remaining semester at BU seeing if he could get his paintings into New York City galleries. Brunelli, a young father at the time, sold his first painting, which depicted the Chenango River, for $12,000. When it was placed in a top NYC gallery one month before he graduated, it was clear that this was the beginning of an illustrious career. After painting a series of works depicting upstate New York, Brunelli was offered to represent the United States government in a gallery opening in Hanoi, Vietnam.

It was his first trip out of the country and with it he discovered his love of travel. He no longer paints upstate N.Y.; now he paints the world.

Brunelli is currently working on a scene he captured with his iPhone in Madrid.

Brunelli paints from photographs he takes throughout his travels. He is usually equipped with a Canon

5D and an eye for potential. He made notes about the effects of technological advances to his work.

“Artists use whatever tools they have at their disposal,” Brunelli said, mentioning that the difference between his old paintings and his new paintings is like the difference between watching TV in standard definition versus high definition.

Accompanying him at the show was

Pashley is a perfect example of how you can’t let life get in the way of your craft

his brother, John, also a BU alumnus, who currently works as the director of the Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts gallery located on 186 State St. John Brunelli graduated from BU in 1997 and found a way to work in the art field as a professional, taking a more administrative role in art museums and most recently, his brother’s art gallery. His story is one about following one’s dreams in a sensible way and he urges students to pursue their goals, but in a way that doesn’t leave you as a starving artist.

He acknowledges that following an art career means facing obstacles, but success is determined by how hard you’re willing to work to meet them.

“It sounds cliché, but follow your passions in a smart way towards whatever you define as success and put in your 10,000 hours to be an expert in whatever it is,” John said.

While the Brunelli brothers serve as inspiring examples of art professionals, the main focus of the show is to highlight works by alumni who don’t necessary make

their living by selling art. While the dream is always to be able to support oneself with one’s art, the exhibit is a perfect example that you don’t have to be an art professional to be an artist. The pieces featured in the exhibit are very diverse and there is very little overlap in terms of style and medium. While some pieces are concerned with making grandiose sociopolitical statements, other pieces are simply concerned with telling a story or conveying an emotion. Some are very conventional, while others are more abstract. The goal of the exhibit is to demonstrate art from all different styles and mediums, and it succeeds. Everything from charcoal on wood nailed diagonally to a wall, to a multimedia video loop with accompanying digital prints, the exhibit has provocative, thought provoking pieces that can all trace their artists back to one place: Binghamton University.

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Keep the doctor away with Release's apple sauce Try out a sweet new homemade treat perfect for Rosh Hashanah and the fall season Odeya Pinkus | Assistant Release Editor Move over pumpkin spice; there’s a new signature fall flavor in town and it’s as sweet as apple pie. Coincidentally, both an in-season fruit, as well as a Rosh Hashanah tradition, apples should be your new staple this fall. Now, for those who don’t know, Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year — a time where those of the Jewish faith reflect on their past 12 months (or

13, if it’s a leap year). For those who observe the holiday, apples are essential. Whether it be in a pie, a kugel (like a Jewish casserole) or just sliced and dipped in honey, this delicious fruit manages to wedge its way into many traditional dishes.

The practice is done as a symbol of a sweet New Year and is just a great holiday perk in general.

We asked one of Pipe Dream’s many Jewish mothers for one of her best apple recipes. For those who will be home and need a distraction

from their parents, or for those who need to waste an afternoon in Vestal, consider trying this easy recipe for homemade applesauce. In addition, those who are in the area can take advantage of the many local orchards and take their pick of fresh fruit. Whether you celebrate or not, put on your apron and get a taste of this tasty Jewish tradition, while trying out what’s best in season.

Recipe You’ll need:

Five pounds of apples

(Both sweet and tart varieties.

Sweet apples could be Gala, Cortland or Honeycrisp. Tart ones could be Macoun or Jonagold.)

Ground Cinnamon

Directions: 1. Core the apples, but do not peel them.

2. Cut the apple into quarters.

3. Put apples into pot, with 1 – 1 1/2 cups of water.

4. Heat pot until boiling, then lower heat and cover until apples are soft. Add 1–2 teaspoons of cinnamon during this time.

5. Take the lid off and let apples simmer until there is no water left.

6. Put contents in a strainer.

7. Press the mixture into the strainer using the bottom of a drinking glass. This will remove the seeds and skins. The redder the skins of the apples, the pinker the sauce will become.

8. Let it cool and enjoy!

Photo Provided

Recipe courtesy of Dorah Rosenzweig

'This is Where I Leave You' leaves you wanting more Family portrait features fine acting, but unsatisfying ending Anna Szilagyi | Staff Writer Fans of “30 Rock,” “Girls,” “Parks and Recreation” and “Arrested Development” will find some of their favorite actors in “This Is Where I Leave You.” The film centers around four siblings forced to sit shiva, a week-long period of mourning for observant Jews, after their father passes away, despite their mother being Christian and their father having been a “Jewish atheist.” Under the same roof for seven days, siblings Judd (Jason Bateman), Wendy (Tina Fey), Phillip (Adam Driver), Paul (Corey Stoll) and their mother Hillary Altman (Jane Fonda) confront their flawed family dynamic in close quarters.

The film has a pleasant blend of crude humor, sentimental moments and insights on adult life and all of its complexities.

Despite the story resting on some common tropes, the cast is charming enough to compensate for a few cliched story lines.

The predictable extramarital affair and reconnections with high school loves, for

example, are only salvaged by the lovable ensemble. Viewers see mostly through Judd’s eyes, but each character’s story weaves seamlessly throughout the film.

Each Altman sibling has endearing quirks and a unique, family-related struggle, from Wendy’s quippy one-liners to Paul’s struggle to have a baby with his wife. Hillary’s character, though, feels undeveloped compared to those of her children, and her storyline could have used more screen time.

Driver arguably brings the most energy to the cast. He plays the inappropriate, youngest sibling with a penchant for fleeting relationships. A particularly touching scene includes Phillip and Fey’s character, Wendy, sharing a rare moment of intimacy in which Phillip reveals that Wendy is “the voice inside [his] head,” since she essentially raised him. The film is riddled with these small moments of connection between siblings, spouses, neighbors and old flames.

The subtleties are where each actor shines most.

The film is based on a novel of the same

name by Jonathan Tropper, which he adapted to the screenplay. The dialogue is dynamic, shifting between humor and drama quickly and effortlessly. Many characters echo “it’s complicated” throughout, and this refrain illustrates Tropper’s underlying message: each family has its own narrative, complex and dysfunctional in its own way.

The Altmans’ story will draw audiences in, and each family member will show that spontaneity can be the best, and scariest, remedy for a life that seems to be falling apart.

Ultimately, “This Is Where I Leave You” ties a little too neatly into a bittersweet bow. The family dramas subside in an unexpected twist that feels flimsy because it lacks buildup. In the end, the characters predictably live up to the “simple yet complicated” motif in a safe conclusion.

This won’t prevent audiences from enjoying the company of the characters, though. If you can handle a bit of corniness, the film will leave you fulfilled, reflective and maybe even teary-eyed.

Photo Provided by The Associated Press

Ultimately, “This Is Where I Leave You” ties a little too neatly into a bittersweet bow

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iOS 8 is more user-friendly, but less useful Features include predictive type, health app Rich Kersting | Release With iOS 8, Apple wants to drastically change your relationship with your phone. Unlike the aesthetically dynamic changes introduced in iOS 7, iOS 8 doesn’t refresh the way your phone looks, but it does change the way your phone behaves, in a way that makes the iPhone more like everything else on the smartphone market.

Upon downloading iOS 8, some things seem a little different, but it takes some use to realize everything that’s changed. If you’re using an older phone like the 4s, be prepared for some lag, although most of the kinks seemed to sort themselves out a few days into the update. The new operating system was designed for larger architectures, like the 5 and the 6 series of iPhone.

While the 4s is a beautifully designed phone and still one of the most reliable on the market, this is likely the last big iOS update for which it will be eligible.

The update offers some great new features that improve the iPhone experience. First is the new customization of message threads.

From the new “Details� page, group chats can now be named, and

a new feature has been added to safeguard photos against accidental deletions

individual message threads can now be set to “do not disturb,� which allows you to control which messages you get notifications for. The page also has a feed of all the pictures and videos that were sent between both parties.

Messages can now be replied to while within third party apps from the notification banner.

Third party developers will now be able to use the Touch ID (applicable to the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus), allowing added security in some of the more vulnerable apps like SnapChat and Twitter. Once applied, the option to lock individual apps will prevent people from posting/sending content from your phone without your permission.

Apple has also updated its Spotlight search, which was almost pointless until now. Instead of just searching locally on your iPhone, Spotlight expands its search into the web in order to find more complete suggestions to your queries. For example, when searching “movies,� Spotlight will pull a list of movies playing in theaters near you.

Lastly, a new feature has been added to safeguard photos against accidental deletions. Now when you delete photos, they’re stored in a folder called “Recently Deleted,� where you can retrieve them until a set number of days has passed. To permanently delete a photo, you either have to go into the “Recently Deleted� folder to completely delete it or wait out the clock. While this is inconvenient when trying to clear space on your phone, it’s a nice safety net to have.

Other features just aren’t that important or weren’t executed well. The new predictive keyboard was Apple’s attempt to deliver a “smarter keyboard,�

but it’s an Android knockoff with a crowded mess of numbers and letters.

While predictive text offers contextually appropriate suggestions that learns from your daily language, it’s really only useful for people who need their phone to tell them what they want to say.

Thankfully, you can turn this feature off in the settings. Also, the addition of the audio messaging seems a bit excessive; it’ll either catch on or it won’t.

Another annoyance is yet another app slot being occupied with another pointless Apple app. It’s called “Tips,� and although the logo is well designed, the app is the most worthless application Apple has ever produced. “Tips� functions to provide you with tips on how to use your iPhone. Unless you’re 85 and partially blind, you’ve probably already figured out how to use an iPhone. It’s not complicated enough to warrant a dedicated how-to app.

The other new feature is the Health app, which lets the user upload data about their daily routine. Most notably, the app allows you to create a Medical ID which includes important allergies and medical conditions that can be accessed from your phone’s emergency dialer without unlocking your phone.

While the app probably works best with the new iWatch, the everyday user will probably just ignore the app unless they care to take advantage of the Medical ID. Like any substantial upgrade, time needs to pass before the usefulness of the all the new iOS 8 features can be properly realized. While the design aesthetic hasn’t changed, the update is a sign that Apple is moving in a much more conventional direction with its new iPhone 6 and iOS 8.

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Bearcats drop four at UMES Invitational

Still without playing at home, BU's losing skid extends to seven in nonconference slate Derek Stampone Contributing Writer

The Binghamton volleyball team headed to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Invitational this weekend hoping to snap a three-game losing streak. However, BU (1-14) faltered, dropping four consecutive contests to push their skid to seven games.

“I think we struggled quite a bit to find any consistency,” BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama said. “But there were times when we played well. We won a couple games, and some close games that we lost … I know we can play better, so we just have to keep at it.”

In their opening match, the Bearcats fell behind, 19-11, to Bethune-Cookman. BU battled back with a late 5-0 run, but it was too little too late as they fell, 25-19. The Bearcats continued to struggle throughout the remainder of the contest, dropping the second set, 25-17, and the third, 25-19. Mistakes hampered the Bearcats, who committed nine service attempt errors while Bethune-Cookman banged home eight aces in the match.

“I think … our serve-receives have just got to get better,”

Kiriyama said. “I think that it will make everything else work out a lot better, including our hitting percentage and hopefully our point scoring too.”

In their second match of the day, the Bearcats were defeated by host UMES in straight sets. The Bearcats struggled, finishing with a .062 hitting percentage, compared to the host’s .226. UMES also finished with a 40-23 advantage in kills.

Binghamton returned to action on Saturday against Rider. The team started slowly, dropping the first two sets by identical 25-21 scores. The Bearcats won their only set of the weekend in the third, through which they lead from start to finish.

BU jumped out to an 11-4 lead, stretching its lead to nine. However, Rider responded with a 6-1 run of its own, cutting the lead to four. Two kills by senior outside hitter Kristin Hovie increased the lead and a kill by junior Megan Burgess terminated the set, 25-19. Despite the win, the Bearcats could not sustain their momentum. In a lengthy fourth set, Rider built a 16-11 lead. BU forced a tie at 23 points, but Rider quelled the late surge by taking the advantage. BU

successfully defended five setpoints, but could not hold back the tides on the sixth, dropping the set, 33-31, to end the game.

In its final match of the tournament, Binghamton’s offense dissipated, losing in straight sets to Campbell. The Bearcats were unable to generate a rhythm and committed nearly as many attack errors (23) as kills (24), resulting in a team hitting percentage of .011.

Campbell, on the other hand, finished with a blistering .323 percentage and only eight attack errors.

Despite their disastrous start to the season, Kiriyama still believes that his Bearcats can rally in the upcoming weeks.

“They’re capable,” Kiriyama said. “I still have faith in them that they’ll keep getting better, and I know the season is getting on here and so we got to start seeing it soon here. They’re working at it. They know what they need to do … I’d just like to be more efficient at being able to side out when the other team is serving, so we have to be able to pass the serve and then convert from there into points.”

The Bearcats are scheduled to play their last non-conference match on Wednesday at Cornell.

First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at Newman Arena.

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Senior setter Amanda Dettmann dished out a match-high 45 assists against Rider on Saturday.

BEARCAT BRIEFS Golf takes 8th at Cornell invite Staff Reports The Binghamton golf team gave an up and down performance at the Cornell Invitational this weekend, recovering from Saturday struggles to deliver an efficient outing on Sunday.

On the second day of the 54hole tournament, the Bearcats’ participation was salvaged by senior Jack Sedgewick, who shot 69(-2) on the day. That score ties the lowest round of any competitor over the weekend, which granted him a team-best 17th-place finish.

As a team, the Bearcats finished the third and final round on Sunday by shooting an overall 298(+30). That lower score drastically altered BU’s place in team standing, garnering it an eighth place finish, which was five places above where it started the day.

That nominally low finish was precipitated by BU’s opening day of play, in which the team shot a first round of 316 — 32 over par — landing it in 14th out of 15 teams. Junior Jesse Perkins led the team on Saturday with 78(+7) in the round. The Bearcats improved upon their play, albeit minimally, in the second round of the afternoon.

Shooting a combined 308(+24), BU moved up a spot into 13th place to finish the day. Perkins again led the team with a score of 75(+4) and finished the day in 26th place overall. Through the tournament, Perkins finished six spots behind Sedgewick, in 23rd.

The Bearcats return to action on Sunday when they head to the Patriot Intercollegiate, a two-day tournament hosted by George Mason.

Hureau, Caputo play at Ivy invite Staff Reports Last weekend, the Binghamton men’s tennis team sent two of its members, junior Eliott Hureau and sophomore Thomas Caputo, to the Ivy Plus Invitational, hosted by Princeton University. The event featured 128 players from 22 teams from across Division I. The two opened play together as a double’s pair, defeating freshman Josh Pompan and junior Zach Lessen from the University of Pennsylvania, 8-4. That is as far as the pair would get together before dropping the next round, 8-2, to a pair from St. John’s University.

In singles play, both Hureau and Caputo found minimal success.

Hureau dropped a pair of matches, initially falling to Princeton’s sophomore Joshua Yablon (6-1, 6-2) before he faced University of Miami’s senior Henrique Tsukamoto, to whom he lost in three sets (3-6, 6-1, 106). Caputo also fell in both of his contests, losing to Brown University freshman Aaron Sandberg (6-3, 6-4) before falling to University of Pennsylvania freshman Nicholai Westergaard (6-3, 6-3).

The entire men’s tennis team will return to action next weekend at the Penn Invitational hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.

Play will begin at 10 a.m. at the Hamlin Tennis Courts.

XC pariticipates in Iona Meet Staff Reports The Binghamton men’s and women’s cross country teams found moderate success at the Iona Meet of Champions on Saturday, finishing in eighth and 12th place, respectively.

Junior Alexis Hatcher highlighted the Bearcats’ participation in the meet.

She finished with a teambest 19th place in the 6,000-meter race, clocking a time of 23:04.49. Junior Lizzie Greiner followed with a second-best 66th, finishing in 24:26.80.

Sophomore Eileen O’Hara, freshman Allison Davis and junior Shannon O’Hara all joined Hatcher in the top100 in the 163-woman field.

The men’s side was paced by junior Ethan Hausamann, who finished 29th out of 205 runners in the 8,000-meter race with a time of 26:33.50. Seniors Matt Johnson, who finished 30th and Ben Snodgrass, who took home 47th, rounded out Binghamton’s top three men’s participants.

Also finishing in the top100 for the men were junior Nate Kozyra and graduate student Chris Fernandez.

Next up for the cross country squads is the Lehigh Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. The race is set for 10 a.m. on Oct. 4th in Bethlehem, PA.

www.bupipedream.com | September 23, 2014

BU loses weekend games Hot streak doused by Cornell, St. Bonaventure Brett Malamud

Contributing Writer Facing a pair of teams against whom it holds a combined 14 percent winning percentage in the last five years, the Binghamton women’s soccer team repeated history last weekend. The Bearcats (4-6), who had previously won four of their last five games, had their hot streak snapped at St. Bonaventure on Friday and fell to Cornell on Sunday.

Binghamton fell behind early against the Bonnies (4-51) following an unassisted goal by senior midfielder Brittany Charles in the third minute.

The hosts found the back of their net again in the 10th and 26th minutes, jumping up to a 3-0 lead before sophomore midfielder Katie O’Neill cut Binghamton’s deficit to two.

Despite the small resurgence, St. Bonaventure’s dominant first 30 minutes proved to be too much for the Bearcats and they dropped Friday’s match by a final score of 3-1.

Even though they lost, the Bearcats again showed their prowess in creating opportunities on offense, holding an advantage in shots, 18-7, as well as in

corner kicks, 10-2.

Hoping for a different result at home, Binghamton returned to the Bearcats Sports Complex on Sunday to face a red-hot Big Red squad (5-1). Showing signs of hope throughout, the Bearcats maintained an uptempo pace, applying pressure to their visitors on both ends of the ball. The back-line, led by senior defender Connie Gormley, finished regulation allowing just six Cornell shots, five of which came in the second half. In their previous three matches, the Big Red’s powerful offense had put up a combined 43 shots on their opponents.

“That was probably the best full game that our players have had against a strong team who’s on a winning streak,” Binghamton head coach Sarah McClellan said. “The effort of our players and the focus that they had in those first 90 minutes was tremendous.”

Assisting Gormley on BU’s defensive end were sophomore backs Kelly Corrado and Allison Mack and freshman back Hannah Shankman. Senior goalkeeper Gaby Gold played the entire match and stopped several crosses in front of the net, which proved to be crucial in deciding

the final outcome.

On the offensive end, Binghamton looked to capitalize on its numerous chances. Senior midfielder Emily Nuss tallied three shots, two of which sailed above the crossbar. O’Neill had a chance outside the 18-yard box in the closing minute of regulation, but it landed right before the keeper.

The overtime period, much like the first 90 minutes, began as a chiefly defensive bout. Junior forward Katherine Corcoran tallied the first shot of the period in the 94th minute to no avail.

Then with 54 seconds remaining in the overtime period, Cornell junior midfielder Shanay Fischer headed in the game-winning goal off of a cross. “[But it was] a great battle here against Cornell,” McClellan said. “That’s why we like to play them because it helps us get better.”

Standing below .500 at the conclusion of non-conference play, the Bearcats now prepare for their first America East foes with conference play kicking off next weekend.

Scheduled for only two games over the next two weeks, the Bearcats have time to regroup and develop their team play.

“We need every single practice now to get ready,” McClellan said. “We’re going to need every second of preparation for that game and we’ll need to take it one game at a time now because every conference game matters so much.”

First on the Bearcats’s AE schedule is a Sunday match at home against Maine. Play is set for noon at the Bearcats Sports Complex.

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Senior defender Connie Gormley led the Bearcats’ defensive effort in their 1-0 overtime loss to Cornell on Sunday.

Murphy won't return in 2014

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Junior Morgan Murphy will no longer play for the women’s basketball team, BU’s Athletics department announced on Friday.

Former star leaves team for "personal reasons" E.Jay Zarett

Assistant Sports Editor On Friday, the Binghamton University Athletics department announced that junior forward Morgan Murphy, one of last year’s starters, will no longer play for the women’s basketball team. Murphy, who averaged 8.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in 2013-14, will remain in school, but is no longer part of the program.

“It was personal reasons,” BU head coach Linda Cimino said.

“That is why she decided not to play. She is still going to remain a student here at Binghamton.”

Losing Murphy has the potential to be a huge blow to the Bearcat roster. Last season, Murphy, along with senior forward Sherae Swinson, was BU’s go-to player in offensive drives.

Some of the most successful BU possessions ended with Murphy scores in the paint off of her post moves. Binghamton will now look to replace this offensive production when its official team practices commence on Oct. 6.

“We really haven’t put in our

offensive plan or game strategy yet,” Cimino said. “What we are doing is developing the skill level of all of our players right now at the guard position and at the post position. I think right now we are really working on player development. We will put a game plan together once we start official practice … The ladies in the program right now are really committed to working hard and getting better.”

In addition to losing Murphy, the Bearcats are facing other blows to their roster. Guards Stephanie Jensen and Vaneeshia Paulk, both starters on the backcourt from the 2013-2014 season, are graduating, and sophomore guard Kandace Newry transferred to Tennessee Tech over the summer. This means BU returns only one starter from a team that finished 5-25.

Now, freshmen Jasmine Sina, Imani Watkins and Asia Baker will be forced to play a large role in the upcoming season. Heading into a new season with such an inexperienced team may scare some coaches, but not Cimino.

“We are not in panic mode,”

Cimino said. “The girls believe in the program, they believe in the system we are putting in. The young women that are part of the program now are on board, they are working hard … Honestly, I think that right now the girls are really excited, and eager to get started. They see that they are getting better and they are playing together as a team right now.”

The absence of Murphy now leaves BU with only 11 players on the current roster. However, only 10 can participate in games this season. Sophomore Alyssa James, who transferred from Caldwell this summer, must redshirt to adhere to the NCAA transfer policy. Cimino will continue to recruit the 2015 and 2016 classes to fill the void for upcoming seasons.

“Since I have gotten here we have had a recruiting plan,” Cimino said. “We have got a plan.

We are looking for players who fit into our system. We are looking for really good players, really good students and high caliber individuals to be part of our program.”

Binghamton falls to Leopards, remain winless at home Bearcats make adjustments to game strategy, but deflected ball spoils shot at home win Orlaith McCaffrey Contributing Writer

The Binghamton men’s soccer team was forced to swallow yet another home loss after a decisive 63rd minute goal was deflected into the back of its net on Saturday against Lafayette. The loss was particularly difficult for the Bearcats (2-5), who came out firing on all cylinders in the first half, addressing earlier issues of complacency in the early minutes of home games.

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the gates, with BU leading many of the game’s offensive drives. During that time period, BU applied steady pressure to the Lafayette defense with four corner kicks and six shots. “[We] came out and played pretty well [Saturday night],” Binghamton head coach Paul Marco said. “I thought we started the match well.

We got in behind them right away.”

The Leopards were not silent during the first 45, however. They recorded an equivalent number of shots and forced one more corner kick than their hosts, although most of their shots went far wide or soared high above the goal.

Entering the second half tied at zero, both teams made a push to control the flow of play. Early on, the second half looked much like the first, with a frequent exchange of possession and a slew of imprecise shots. In the 46th minute, Lafayette’s senior forward Tom McCutcheon was granted a penalty kick against junior goalkeeper Stefano Frantellizzi. Frantellizzi reacted instantaneously, falling on

the ball in the left side of the goal for the first block against a penalty kick since Jason Stenta’s on Oct. 7, 2009.

In the second half, Lafayette’s freshman defender Christian Moyse, who is his team’s go-to in long-throw scenarios, threw the ball into the box, initiating what would turn out to be the gamewinning play. The ball ricocheted off several players and was deflected past Frantellizzi to put Lafayette up, 1-0. The score held through the final buzzer.

“We don’t give up a goal in the run of play and this one is thrown into the goal from the throw-in,” Marco said. “I mean, it’s a tough one to swallow because I thought the guys, at times, played pretty well tonight.”

Binghamton’s best opportunity to score came in the 70th minute, when graduate student midfielder Tommy Moon was granted the game’s second penalty kick.

Lafayette senior goalie Sandy Leavy stopped Moon’s attempt, adding to his season-high performance of

seven saves in the match through the process.

“Tonight we were unlucky,” Marco said. “We miss a penalty.

[Moon] probably took 50 of them this week and they were all struck below the knee. Today, I just don’t know what happened to him — he just mishits it and it goes wide.”

Each of Binghamton’s home losses this season have had final scores of 1-0. BU has struggled to take advantage of its scoring opportunities at home, a part of the Bearcats’ game that must be fixed to avoid these losses.

“I think that those are the moments that really matter in college soccer,” Marco said. “You get one or two opportunities and you have to make them. We haven’t at home yet.”

The Bearcats have one more chance to win a non-conference home matchup before they open their America East slate. They are set to play No. 23 Syracuse at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bearcats Sports Complex.

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Junior goalkeeper Stefano Frantellizzi became the first Binghamton goalkeeper to stop a penalty kick since 2009 in BU’s 1-0 loss to Lafayette.

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