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Volleyball serves its way to victory Volleyball defeats conference-rival Albany in five sets to start 1-0 in conference play, see page 10

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Pharmacy school planned for Johnson City Governor Cuomo, President Stenger on hand to unveil location of 70,000 square foot facility Nicolas Vega News Editor

Tycho McManus/Assistant Photo Editor Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks in the Events Center in March. On Thursday, Sept. 25 he announced that Binghamton University’s new pharmacy school will be constructed on the site of the old Endicott-Johnson Shoe Factory in Johnson City.

Binghamton University is extending its reach into Johnson City, with the announcement that its planned $60 million, 70,000 square-food pharmacy school will be built on the site of the former Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company.

On Wednesday afternoon, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited campus to announce the location of the pharmacy school.

BU President Harvey Stenger as well as N.Y. state Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Sen. Thomas Libous also spoke at the press conference, which was held at the Innovative Technologies Complex.

“At Binghamton University, we’ve always recognized that an education should lead to great employment,” Stenger said. “It should be linked to the opportunities of the future as well as today.

“The dream of the school of pharmacy matches that vision.

Pharmacy is probably the fastest growing profession in our country today.”

According to Stenger, the school will be integrated into

In meeting with JFK, prof. found inspiration Sandro Sticca shares passion for English language, teaching Alexandra Mackof Assistant News Editor

Surrounded by stacks of papers and walls of novels and reference books, professor of French and comparative literature Sandro Sticca’s academic environment seems to consume his slight frame.

Sticca was born in Italy and moved to the United States just after he finished high school.

He knew almost no English, but studied Greek, Latin and French growing up. Before college, Sticca was drafted by the U.S. Army to serve during World War II. “I was a riot since I didn’t know the language,” Sticca said.

“They would tell me I had basic training at two o’clock, and I’d come out with a broom instead of a rifle.”

After his service, he enrolled at Syracuse University and was determined to become an English professor despite his limited grasp of the language.

Ignoring doubts from the department, Sticca graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1957 with a degree in English literature after three years.

“I find that I can say more things in English than I can in Romance languages,” Sticca said. “English has 750,000 words, French only has 350,000.

You can express yourself and

say more. It lends itself to being spoken, to communication. I learned it as a second language, to me it is sacred.”

President John F. Kennedy was campaigning at the time and spoke at the commencement ceremony.

“He spoke about the future, and told us to be all that you could possibly be,” Sticca said.

“He told us, ‘When all is done and you go out into the world, the only thing that counts is what you leave here’ and pointed to the library.”

Sticca was given the opportunity to speak with Kennedy personally, describing their communication as “effortless,” saying, “It was as if Cicero was standing in front of me.”

The two took a photo, which Kennedy later signed. Sticca’s passion for the English language impressed Kennedy, and the two kept up a correspondence over several months. Kennedy’s secretary invited Sticca to have breakfast with the president once he returned from Dallas in 1963.

“But of course, tragically, he never returned [from that trip],” Sticca said through tears.

Sticca frequently receives offers to buy his autographed photo, which he says he finds disturbing.

“It has such an unimaginable

the University’s START-UP NY framework and will pursue solutions for global health problems while continuing to support local, regional and statewide economic growth.

“The building will add space and locations for companies that will develop pharmaceutical products, drug-delivery systems, and health care analysis methods,” Stenger said.

Lupardo said that she foresees BU becoming a leading figure in the pharmaceutical field.

“The field of pharmacy is evolving,” she said. “This is going to be able to tie in to the new developing field of biotechnology.

And advances in science are going to allow us to help develop the medicines of tomorrow.”

According to Libous, the construction of the Downtown Center in Binghamton helped pave the way for Johnson City’s pharmacy school.

“A lot of businesses have built around it and we have seen Downtown Binghamton grow,” Libous said. “And so we said we want to see that same excitement in Johnson City. We have a worldclass hospital there in United Health Services. We’d like to build

our pharmacy school in Johnson City.”

Cuomo said that the construction of the pharmacy school will usher in an era of economic prosperity for upstate New York.

“This project brings the whole story of Binghamton upstate New York full-circle,” he said. “The school of pharmacy, it’s not just about a school. It’s a school and an economic engine for the future.”

The school is slated to officially open in the fall of 2018, and, according to Libous, will have an inaugural class of 250 students.

This project brings the whole story of Binghamton upstate New York full-circle — Andrew Cuomo Governor of New York

Professor remembered for research, protests Bruce McDuffie, who taught at BU from 1958-1988, passes at 93 Joseph Hawthorne Assistant News Editor

Franz Lino/Photo Editor Professor Sandro Sticca poses with a picture of himself and President John F. Kennedy taken in 1963. Sticca was given the opportunity to speak with Kennedy personally when he graduated from Syracuse University Magna Cum Laude.

value, that the meaning will last me a lifetime,” Sticca said.

“I have to make a pilgrimage, like Chaucer’s from London to Canterbury, and visit Arlington to see where he is buried.”

After receiving his Ph.D. from Columbia University, Sticca

achieved his dream of becoming a professor. He also followed Kennedy’s advice, leaving his mark on libraries everywhere by publishing over 46 books.

“When a topic interests me,

See JKF Page 4

Bruce McDuffie, analytical chemistry professor at Binghamton University from 1958 to 1988, died Sept. 12 at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee after battling dementia for several years.

McDuffie, who was 93, is survived by his wife, Winifred Groover McDuffie; his children John, Susan and Judie; three grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

He made headlines in 1970 when he tested a can of tuna from his home and found high levels of methylmercury.

“It was an exciting time and he got a lot of coverage,” said his son, John McDuffie. “Life Magazine actually came to do a feature on him and he went to speak at conferences around the world.”

After the discovery he would often bring his work home with him, according to Susan McDuffie, one of his daughters.

“He’d always be picking up roadkill to test it,” she said.

“You’d open the fridge and never know what to expect.

I’m sure there was a flying

squirrel in there one time.”

According to McDuffie’s wife, his friendly demeanor disguised his strict grading policy.

“He was a tough, tough grader,” Winifred said. “He was nicknamed the ‘smiling assassin’ and also the ‘velvet harpoon’ because he was so good at smiling while giving you a bad grade.”

Winifred said that political activism was important to him during his stay at BU, exemplified when he helped

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Photo Provided Bruce McDuffie, former professor of analytical chemistry at BU, passed away on Sept. 12 at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. McDuffie received national recognition in 1970 for discovering high levels of methylmercury in a can of tuna.

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OCCT routes changed to address delays, crowding Some service increased during peak hours, bus runs extended by five minutes to account for long waits Joseph Hawthorne Assistant News Editor

Students returning from the Rosh Hashanah break are coming back to a new OCCT bus schedule.

While the new inboundoutbound structure will remain the same, according to Student Association President Alex Liu, all buses will be allocated five extra minutes to address the realities of the routes on which they run.

“The idea for the schedule is to add some time to the routes in order to adjust for the increased traffic both on campus and off campus,” said Liu, a senior majoring in philosophy, politics

and law. “That gives the buses more time to account for unexpected delays and just more time for the route.”

In response to a growing student population in Binghamton’s West Side, Liu said that buses following the route would come every 15 minutes, instead of every 20, during peak hours.

“We hope that will solve the issue of all the students wanting to get on campus during the day, and all the students wanting to get off campus at night,” he said.

DCR buses will continue to run on Leroy Street instead of Riverside Drive until construction is completed.

Changes will be available on OCCT’s Twitter page, but because the bus planners have not received exact dates for construction the permanent schedule will not be altered.

Tim Redband, OCCT public relations coordinator and a senior majoring in philosophy, politics and law, said that the schedule would not change again this semester.

“This will be the last change,” Redband said.

“Once the construction is done, we’ll take a look at going back to the schedule that we originally had for the spring.”

However, Redband said that

OCCT could adapt further to ensure students had reliable service in the mornings.

“We will see what’s going on,” Redband said. “If we’re finding that at the Downtown Center we’re leaving too many people behind, we would send a yellow bus behind the DCR inbound so that we would pick up people going to class.”

According to Liu, OCCT also faces long-term challenges as the student population increases on and off campus.

“We see that as we’re driving down the West Side, we’re filling up a lot quicker,” Liu said. “And the same goes for on campus. Oncampus traffic has increased a lot

Once the too, vehicular and pedestrian. We have buses going along the Brain construction is but being stuck as pedestrians go done, we’ll take a back and forth across the Brain.” look at going back Next semester OOCT will add GPS to all of its fleet in order to to the schedule track student use, according to that we originally Liu. Unlike previous scanners, this system was created by a private had for the spring. contractor and will allow students to tap their IDs instead of swiping.

— Tim Redband OCCT PR Coordinator “It will track students getting on, getting off, and know exactly where students are living and know where the heavy traffic is in terms “Basically we’re concerned of ridership,” Liu said. about getting kids to class, we don’t According to Redband, though, want to leave people behind in the the primary focus was immediate morning,” he said. need.

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Former BU engineers develop puncture resistant surgical gloves Inspired by Rutgers trauma surgeon, prototype reduces up to 95 percent of injuries David Zeiger and Kanchi Chandwani Contributing Writers

For their senior project, four Binghamton University engineering students decided to lend surgeons a helping hand.

Calvin Davis, Katie Schwiker, Lisa Benison and Matt Reiss created a prototype of punctureresistant gloves for their capstone project. They were guided by professor George Catalano, as well as by bioengineering faculty advisors Guy German and Amber Doiron.

For engineering majors, a senior capstone project tasks students with finding a solution

to a problem posed by a client. At the end of their senior year, the students present their product to the client.

BU alumnus Dr. Adam Fox, a trauma surgeon who works at Rutgers University Hospital, proposed the need for punctureresistant gloves.

“He contacted our professor, and said ‘When people are doing surgery we have a lot of hands in a small area, it’s pretty common people get punctured with suture needles while working inside the human cavity. It’d be great if we had some solution to sort of prevent that or reduced it in general,’” Reiss said.

The team developed the

gloves to reduce the number of needlestick injuries, or a piercing wound caused by a needle point.

They were originally made for surgeons to use during abdominal surgery to protect the surgeons’ hands from getting pricked, thus reducing the risk of disease spread and chances of postoperative infection.

According to Schwiker, the gloves were developed out of a puncture resistant superfabric, which was then coated in latex.

The team has been exploring possibilities for latex-free versions of the product, but have not made it their top priority.

“We determined that the number of latex allergies is really

low,” Schwiker said. “In the future they could be coated with nitrile, but we didn’t have access to nitrile to use it in our design.”

The superfabric was originally designed to withstand abrasion, but Davis and Schwiker explained that layering this fabric makes it puncture-resistant to needles as well.

“The preliminary test showed that our gloves were able to prevent about 93-95% of needle sticks,” Schwiker said. “The material is made up of guard plates, so there is weaker space in between them. We used two layers of material to prevent this, but punctures could still happen.”

The team has handed off the prototype to Dr. Fox and a team of University researchers, who are working on getting the gloves FDA approved for surgical use.

According to Reiss, Fox has used the gloves on cadavers to test them with suture needles, but the product will not be used in operating rooms until approval is granted by both the FDA and the University.

“The University also has all the information, the design and what not, and technically the University owns it,” Reiss said.

“We’ll see where it goes in the future.”

People get punctured with suture needles...it'd be great if we had some solution to...prevent that — Matt Reiss BU alumnus

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STATE NEWS Schumer wants faster action on synthetic marijuana Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal Drug Enforcement Agency needs to speed up its fight against synthetic marijuana. The Democrat says Sunday that he’s urging the agency to use its existing authority to ban more than 250 chemicals used in the synthetic drugs. Schumer says the agency has already prohibited about 20 of the chemicals used to make synthetic pot, but hasn’t yet acted on a long list of chemicals that it can ban. Sold under a variety of brand names, synthetic marijuana includes any number of manmade substances designed to mimic the effects of marijuana.

Even though many of the chemicals are already banned, drug chemists can circumvent the restrictions by switching ingredients.

New York report shows trends in campus harassment In a one-year snapshot of sexual violence and harassment complaints, the nation’s largest public university system spotted cases of repeat offenders, trouble-prone departments and abuse involving alcohol, social media and cellphones.

About half of the 29 state-operated campuses within the State University of New York noted discernible patterns. SUNY Purchase said it would give students in foreign programs extra training after seeing that two assaults happened

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Mishal Aminullah, a senior majoring in linguistics, and Nicole Shefler, a senior majoring in biology study outdoors on the Harpur Quad. Students were welcomed back to campus on Sunday afternoon by warm weather and clear skies.

during travel abroad. SUNY Delhi reported it planned “healthy breakups training” after finding a trend involving ex-boyfriends and girlfriends. SUNY Cobleskill said it would increase faculty harassment training after reporting a pattern of faculty members commenting on female students’ attire or cleavage. The reports are required for each of the next two years as part of a voluntary agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, which criticized SUNY’s grievance procedures for not always providing for prompt and equitable resolutions to sexual harassment complaints required under federal Title IX. Overall, the campuses attended by 219,000 students reported 145 cases of verbal sexual harassment and 238 cases of sexual violence or assault during the 2013-14 academic year. Only the state-operated campuses, and not SUNY’s community colleges, were included.

NATIONAL NEWS New mom Chelsea Clinton celebrates baby daughter Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say they are “blessed, grateful,

"Since a young man signing really as a teenager, this is really what he has known … It is what we’ve known. He’s been the Yankees shortstop. It is hard to believe it is coming to an end.”

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and so happy” to become grandparents. Their daughter, Chelsea, gave birth Friday night to her first child, Charlotte.

The baby was born at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City,

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where the Mezvinskys live. No other details of her birth were released by the family. The news comes as Hillary Clinton deliberates whether to run for the White House in 2016. She is the leading Democratic contender to succeed President

In a September 23 article, Marilyn Weiner’s first name was misspelled “Maulyn.”

Barack Obama, her 2008 campaign rival, and has said she expects to make a decision around the beginning of next year. Hillary Clinton has called the prospect of becoming a grandmother her “most exciting title yet.” She has said she didn’t want to make any decisions about another campaign until the baby’s arrival, pointing to her interest in enjoying becoming a grandmother for the first time.

SPORTS NEWS Derek Jeter has RBI single in last at-bat Derek Jeter hit a run-scoring infield single in the final atbat of his 20-year major league career, leaving to a standing ovation at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees captain hit a high chop that bounced off a hand of leaping Red Sox third baseman Garin Cecchini, and Jeter reached first without drawing a throw. After a few seconds, Brian McCann trotted from the dugout to pinch run. On his way off the field, Jeter pointed to the Boston dugout and embraced pitcher Clay Buchholz. As he approached the Yankees dugout, he waved his cap and was hugged on the warning tack by Mark Teixeira,

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Sticca leaves mark with 46 books JFK continued from Page 1 I must study it,” Sticca said.

“Then I’ll write about it in English or Italian or French.”

In the 1980s, Sticca became the first American to be knighted into the Order of the Knights Templar in Italy.

“I was honored for my general contribution to knowledge,” Sticca said, “but also for furthering the cause of the Italian language.”

Sticca emphasized the importance of the relationships professors build with students,

saying that the encounters are mutually beneficial.

“I think unless you are active as a professor, you give nothing,” Sticca said. “If you don’t give something of your own to the students, what is the difference between you and a book?”

Sticca said he encourages his students to never lose their individuality and creativity.

“The human soul is so beautiful, and can imagine so many things,” Sticca said.

“Those with an imagination went to the moon before man actually walked on it.“

In light of his accomplishments, Sticca offered advice to students for how to leave their marks by capitalizing on their talents and interests.

“Always ask yourself what you can contribute,” Sticca said.

“You have to follow what nature suggests for you and what you want to be. Order, discipline and intellectual preference are the secrets. If you don’t like something, there is no use knocking on the door because your mind will reject it.”

They would tell me I had basic training... and I'd come out with a broom instead of a rifle.

— Sandro Sticca BU professor

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Professor McDuffie passes away at 93 MCDUFFIE continued from Page 1 charter a bus for students and faculty to attend the 1963 March on Washington.

“I remember him saying that the participation in the march was one of the most significant things in his life,” she said.

According to Winifred, McDuffie also led demonstrations in the 1970s that saved the Nature Preserve from dorm construction.

“There was talk of bulldozing the area, and Bruce and some students protested vigorously,” she said.

“Eventually administration bent to their urgings and gave up.”

According to his son John, McDuffie’s interests varied, but he approached every task with excitement.

“He was very driven and persistent, and had a really good sense of humor,” John said. “I remember late nights growing up, making…puns and everyone trying to top each other.”

McDuffie served several terms as president of the McDuffie Clan Society of America, a society open to everyone with the surname “McDuffie.” His involvement in the society led to an interest in running later in his life.

“At one of the Highland games they needed someone to run the kilted mile,” Susan McDuffie said. “He was 60, but

he completed it. And from there he got into triathlons, which he was running into his late 70s.”

His son, though, said the interest in athletics began even earlier.

“I remember going skiing at Greek Peak,” John said.

“There was a time that he didn’t have classes on Tuesday and Thursday and he’d take me out of class and we’d go skiing.”

According to his son, McDuffie was always volunteering his time, whether it was tutoring students at local schools, helping register voters or demonstrating to protect the environment.

“He was very concerned about trying to make the world a better place and he always had some cause,” John said. “He was altruistic.”

He was very concerned about trying to make the world a better place

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.

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UC Professor discusses humanist theory Talk highlights human responsibility, critical thinking Gabriella Weick

critique it alongside notions of nationalism.

Radhakrishnan encouraged the audience to question their beliefs and challenge themselves by thinking critically on the subject of humanism. “Make the distinction between filial and affiliation,�

Radhakrishnan said. “When you say, ‘I am naturally something,’ what does that mean?�

Spanos, who attended the presentation, said that he found it stimulating. “Being human to me is that we live in a world where we can’t do it all, we’re assigned to ourselves when we strip ourselves of using abstract higher causes,� Spanos said. “It means a kind of radical, finite humanism. We therefore need each other.�

According to Susan Strehle, an English professor at BU, the organizers were extremely impressed with the turnout, noting the hall was so full they ran out of seats “It was a little awkward to have people on the floor,�

Contributing Writer Those interested in English, sociology, history and the social sciences came together Tuesday afternoon to discus and debate the concept of humanism in an event titled “Untangling the Crisis in the Humanities: A Binghamton Prophet.�

Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan, who received his Ph.D. in English from Binghamton University in 1983, took a break from his position as Chancellor’s Professor in English and Comparative Literature at UC Irvine for few days to deliver a lecture inspired by his teacher and mentor, BU professor William V. Spanos.

Radhakrishnan’s talk related Spanos’ theories of humanities to Martin Heidegger, a German philosopher, and Edward Said, a Palestinian American thinker and literary theorist. He said he hoped to examine the idea of humanism, a system of thought that focuses on secular human responsibility, and

Strehle said. “But then again they were on the floor because there were so many of them, so kind of cool all the way around.�

Many reactions to the lecture were positive, as listeners said they appreciated Radhakrishnan’s openness to questions and comments with the audience during and after the lecture. “I thought the talk was really successful, not only in terms of the content, but also in professor Radhakrishnan’s generosity with his time and willingness to have a dialogue with his audience after the presentation,� said Hannah Ledford, a second-year Ph.D. student studying English.

Radhakrishnan’s lecture provoked conversation amongst the listeners about the academics’ theories and their impacts. “The talk was a celebration of Spanos’ work and his ability to incorporate the Heideggerian theories of ontology with Said’s politics,� Ledford said. “He recognizes that these things

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are often perceived as opposite ends of the spectrum, but they are both important for creating change in the world.�

According to Strehle, the talk was very informative, and helped shed some light on the current debate in the academy over the humanities as a field of study. “I think people were really engaged with what [Rajagopalan] had to say,� Strehle said. “I really think it went wonderfully well.

Rajagopalan is without any doubt the most eminent graduate of the doctoral program in English at Binghamton University, and we’re really proud to have him back on this occasion to give a talk.�

The event was hosted by The Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems and Civilizations and co-sponsored by the department of English, General Literature and Rhetoric, and the department of Comparative Literature.

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Binghamton's newest art studio has something for every type of palate Adrian Bauza | Contributing Writer When people need to relax, they usually turn to one of three things: alcohol, junk food or creative expression. Now there’s a place that combines all three, comfortably located just a few blocks away from Downtown.

Last summer, local entrepreneur Alise Pierson took the initiative to establish a new space for the arts in Binghamton. Wanting to bring some new vibrancy to State Street, she opened Uncorked Creations as a space for painting. Since then, the loft-style venue has served as a social and artistic channel for both veteran and amateur artists alike.

“I’m just excited to bring more creativity to people’s lives with it,” said Pierson.

Originally, the studio had a BYOB policy for artists to unwind both after and during the painting sessions. Although this policy was revoked due to legal constraints, the studio was able to team up with Social on State, the tapas bar next door. Through this partnership, they were able to continue to provide the creative boost for their patrons. Meanwhile, the studio was already working on getting a liquor license, and the wine bar was in the works. Finally, on Sept. 5, the bar opened to the public, and reception has been positive.

Uncorked Creations features painting classes for all ages, with adult classes starting at $35, and “Creative Kids” classes for $25. The price “includes the canvas, paint, art supplies and 2 to 3 hours of instruction” according to their website.

If the prospect of alcohol and painting is not

tantalizing enough, then let the addition of a sweet dessert finally convince you.

Pairing wine with chocolate is not an easy task, as some argue that the flavors compete so much that it cannot be done. Uncorked, however, knows how to do it. The variety of wines is not as extensive as in other places, and the chocolates not as diverse as you’d find at a chocolatier, but each is carefully selected for a purpose. For the untrained palate, it will open a world of new possibilities.

While the space is reminiscent of a fancy New York City loft-bar, there is something distinctly Binghamton about the place. Looking out of the window while surrounded by warm lights and art gives you a different view of upstate New York.

The space is big enough to host a large party while still being cozy. While there are small tables, perfect for dates and other escapades, the bar and larger tables are more prominent, emphasizing the social aspect of the place. Regardless of where you sit, after a few glasses of wine and the perfect pairing of chocolate, you will be talking to everyone around you.

The space, as well as the studio, is available for private parties and events, so make sure to check their calendar to see when and what times the bar is open, so you don’t unexpectedly walk into someone’s event.

Whether you’re looking for an artistic outlet, or just want to enjoy the delicious buzz of this amazing combination, Uncorked Creations has a space for you.

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Brittany Cartie, a senior majoring in studio art and drawing, teaches a painting class at Uncorked Creations on Sunday. The loft-style studio doubles as a wine bar and creative work space.

Local Target misses bullseye with new fashion line Altuzarra's affordable collection is a disappointment in Vestal Meryl Fontek | Contributing Writer While the arrival of Joseph Altuzarra’s collaboration line with Target has been long-awaited, its local presence has been somewhat of a letdown. Sneak peaks of the Altuzarra collection were made public on sites like Net-a-Porter. com, TeenVogue.com and Luckymag. com, and Net-a-Porter is the only one you can purchase from. The collection, while aimed at the fashionable, modernday corporate woman, has some pieces appropriate for the non-working types as well.

Altuzarra, a Parisian-born clothing designer, has already been exalted for his work despite his young age. A 2004 Swarthmore College graduate, Altuzarra began by interning at Marc Jacobs, and has since seen incredible success. In 2006, he was an assistant to Givenchy, and in 2008 he debuted his first collection of 15 pieces. He was featured in Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30, and has received numerous other accolades for his work.

Altuzarra’s pieces are normally found in the Barney’s and Bergdorf Goodman’s of 5th Avenue, and are sold at consistently high prices (usually ranging in the low thousands). The introduction of his line in Target, appropriately titled “Altuzarra for Target,” brought a new hope for the money-minded fashionista. Each piece is modestly priced under $100.

While much of this line consists of leopard- and snakeskin-printed pencil

skirts with thigh-high slits, there are some conventional pieces as well.

Flipping through the online lookbooks, I saw an array of versatile, feminine blouses that seemed to float right off the computer screen. These particular favorites could be perfectly paired with jeans or satin tap shorts.

The morning the line launched, I ran through the Target parking lot with thoughts of leather-paneled trench coats and crimson, velvet tuxedo jackets obstructing my vision. To my dismay, the Vestal Target had the least exciting pieces of the entire collection.

The assortment was a letdown, to say the least. There was an empire drop-waist, animal-print dress hanging loosely on a hanger. The material had a yellow sheen to it and the shape of the dress very closely resembled a woman attempting to conceal a baby bump.

Another piece was a navy button-down silky blouse imprinted with a huge white lilac right down the front. Not only was it unflattering, but it stylistically resembled something my grandmother would wear to temple.

There were two items that had me biting my lip on whether or not to purchase. A black embellished pullover sweatshirt and a simple shift dress. The black pullover was tailored to be an oversized fit. Stitched onto each shoulder was a white bird. The very graphic nature of the sweatshirt reminded me of something I would walk right by at Forever21, no thank you. The

“A-line” sleeveless shift dress was the only item that was worth some thought.

The design, however, was nothing new.

White on top and pale blue on the bottom with a slight ode to menswear.

This type of dress was really best left for the hanger to don.

Sure, it’s not the Target of Manhattan, so I can’t exactly blame Altuzarra’s sales team for not sending the most coveted pieces to Vestal. However, I was still disappointed. The online options of Altuzarra’s line are exciting, but you won’t find them here. Your best bet to snag an Altuzarra design is still on Net-a-Porter. Those waiting for the fashionable liberation of the Triple Cities will have to wait just a bit longer.

Your best bet to snag an Altuzarra design is still on Net-a-Porter.

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may be, it is systemic, and the solution requires us to look critically at this test. The benefits of a merit-based test are clear, and we should hold the individuals hired accountable in keeping us safe. But the civil service examination standards leave little room for racial equality when hiring officers.

Community members should feel comfortable with and reflected by those hired to protect them. Hiring minority officers, even if they do not perform in the top three, could significantly aid police-community relations by better representing and better integrating a significant population of the community. Being able to trust and identify with local police officers should not be a privilege.

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This summer, the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. alarmed the nation. The gross disparity of minority representation in the local police force and in government positions is frequently cited as one of the main causes of that city’s racial tension. The announcement of Broome County’s statistics reveals that this problem is not confined to the South or the distant regions of the United States. That same lack of representation is present within our own community, and in light of the Ferguson tragedy, refusing to examine the roots of this problem and refusing to acknowledge that it may be the result of some deeper issues could lead to destructive consequences.

Rather than taking the stance that if minority citizens perform better on police examination tests, there will be less inequality, we ought to seek out the underlying cause of the performance gap. Perhaps the candidates do not receive the same level of education or do not have access to the same resources, which places them at an obvious disadvantage. Whatever the problem

Derek Stampone Contributing Columnist

Every few months, a new study emerges that casts an ominous shadow on the future of scientific literacy in the United States. Most recently, in February 2014, the National Science Foundation released the results of a 2012 survey of physical and biological science questions that were given to the general population. The average score of the 2,200 participants was a meager 6.5/10, barely passing. Only 74 percent of respondents correctly answered that the earth revolves around the sun. To physicists like me, this problem is of great concern.

There are many arguments to make about the value of scientific literacy in the U.S. Some say that the average person does not need to know the intricacies about a technology in order to benefit from it. I doubt the majority of people who use the Global Positioning System (GPS) are aware of the warping of spacetime due to general relativity that must be taken into account by GPS designers, but the chances are they can still use their GPS to successfully navigate. Likewise,

one can learn how to drive a car without first having understood the physics and chemistry that makes it all possible.

Interest in science is at an all-time high. The CBS comedy, “The Big Bang Theory,” has successfully drawn in armchair scientists, as evidenced by its many awards and accolades. Physicists are actually hired to work on the show to ensure that the content of every on-screen chalkboard and white board, as well as the physics principles Sheldon Cooper so smugly talks about, are accurate and relevant to the current episode.

Ultimately, I value the specialization of knowledge that has occurred over the past 100 years in this country. There are opportunities to become an expert in very narrow fields. With the proliferation of the Internet, the ability to share and look

Of utmost importance to me is the a growing distrust of the sciences among lay people

up information has become exponentially easier than it was in the past. Some people have become content creators whose sole purpose is to share science with a broader audience. Some of my favorites are the comic XKCD and the YouTube videos from MinutePhysics and Hank Green’s Crash Course. As RadioLab’s Robert Krulwich said in his commencement speech at the California Institute of Technology, “science is ultimately about telling a story.”

Of utmost importance to me is a growing distrust of the sciences among lay people. Climate change, fracking, vaccines, nuclear energy and evolution are just the beginning of what may eventually become an insurmountable challenge for scientists around the world. Any fraud with a blog and a vitriolic writing style can drum up support to take down “those lying, deceitful scientists.” Even the optimistic view that those individuals are misinformed and ill equipped to consume scientific data to generate meaningful conclusions is still a concerning prospect.

Their hypocrisy of denying science that does not fit with their worldview while reaping the benefits of related science that does is jarring and does not jive with the scientific method as a means of solving problems.

Science literacy matters because almost all the issues we face as a global society have scientific solutions that

require implementation by humans.

These humans must be scientifically literate to understand the nature of the problem and the details of the solution.

The solutions will require government intervention carried out by politicians elected from an educated citizenry. Some of the greatest achievements of modern science, such as the near 100 percent eradication of the Guinea worm, are not the product of expensive, novel research and methods, but rather the education of basic principles and the successful implementation of them.

We as a society must rediscover admiration and respect for those who press against the boundary of human knowledge and find a way to burst through.

The degree of technological advances over the past 100 years has fundamentally altered human existence and no one knows what is truly coming in the future.

The proliferation and regulation of these brand-new technologies demands a society that is scientifically literate. The next time one of your friends goes off on an issue like net neutrality or vaccines causing autism, take a step back and consider the situation with a scientific mind. Our future depends on it.

—Derek Stampone is a physics PhD candidate.

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Repressive dress codes put girls at educational disadvantage Banning 'distracting' outfits demonstrates schools' tendency to place more value in boys' learning Madison Ball Columnist

Recently, there has been a flood of student protests against sexist dress codes and I couldn’t be more proud.

Last Monday, 100 kids from Bingham High School in Utah walked out of class after a dozen girls were banned from a homecoming dance because their dresses did not comply with the dress code. Students from Tottenville High School in Staten Island geared up for protests last week when a strict dress code landed 200 kids in detention, 90 percent of whom were female. There was even a protest this past spring in Illinois when school administrators notified parents that shorts, leggings and yoga pants were no longer permitted for female students. Like

almost all other schools issuing such dress codes for females, they claimed that these types of clothing were “too distracting” for male students.

These stories are all too familiar to me, as I’m sure they are with countless other women and girls.

I’ll never forget the first, and only time I can recall being called a slut.

It was before I had even kissed a boy and it was by the nurse in my middle school, and no, she didn’t literally say the words, “you’re a slut,” but that is exactly how she made me feel.

On a very hot day, I did something that was completely out of control and blatantly obscene; I wore shorts and a short sleeve shirt that revealed my “cleavage.” I was 12. My teacher received a phone call and told me I had to go to the nurse’s office. The nurse told me I should be ashamed of my outfit and that I had to change.

She called my parents multiple times, leaving them messages saying their daughter had come to school in very

inappropriate attire and that they had to bring me a change of clothes.

I remember feeling nauseous hearing the nurse tell my parents that my “cleavage was exposed.”

I stood in the doorway waiting to ask a friend if I could wear her gym clothes. When the nurse saw me standing, she told me I had to step away from the doorway because “no one was supposed to see me.” It was humiliating. What was I supposed to feel ashamed of? Did they think I was trying to lure in innocent boys by seducing them with my awkward 12-year-old body? God forbid a boy be so entranced with the sight of pale lanky legs that he can’t concentrate in class and does poorly on a test.

The reason I was locked up in the nurse’s office all day is because the school administration was primarily concerned with the minute possibility that my outfit could negatively impact boys’ ability to concentrate.

In fact, they were willing to fight this

possibility at the cost of adversely affecting my own education. This is just another example of how boys’ education is valued over girls’ education. Who cares if I had to miss almost an entire day of class? At least the boys weren’t distracted.

When school dress codes are

When school dress codes are created and enforced in this way, it’s degrading to both girls and boys

created and enforced in this way, it’s degrading to both girls and boys. It sends the message to girls that we should apologize for boys looking at us; that if a boy loses control it’s our fault because we somehow provoked him. Girls aren’t responsible for boys concentrating in class, just like we’re not responsible for boys behaving in bars; that’s their job. When girls are in middle school and high school we’re told to dress conservatively so boys don’t get distracted, then in college we’re told to cover up when going out so as not to tempt predators. How about we stop pretending boys are uncontrollable animals, and hold them accountable for their own actions?

Let’s stop sending the message to boys that they are incapable of controlling their urges and making rational decisions.

— Madison Ball is a majoring in political science.

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Hookup culture critics miss the point A high number of sexual partners is nothing to be ashamed of Anita Raychawdhuri Columnist

The buzzword “hook-up culture” and resulting criticisms of this concept are common topics of conversation on college campuses.

Frankly, I’m tired of it. I understand the multitude of reasons given as to why “hook-up culture” is harmful.

However, I find the shaming involved in criticisms of “hook-up culture” not only problematic, but unfair.

I am not opposed to monogamy. In fact, I think it is a great thing, if that’s what you’re into. However, a lot of people in college are not in long-term committed relationships and why should they be? Back when people were less likely to go to college and thrust into the “real world” earlier in life, it made sense to marry in your early twenties. This simplistic road to finding a final partner is no longer realistic for modern college students.

We all know how often the transition from college to high school severs relationships. The same is true, unfortunately, with the transition from undergrad to graduate school, or a study abroad

program, or an internship or into the workforce. Students are faced with a greater number of options. More people travel and are even forced to move to find work. It becomes a lot more complicated to make things work when students are settling into their lives at a much later time.

Despite this, we still want to meet people, have fun and date casually. If the two people involved are consenting adults who are emotionally capable of handling the situation then it should not be looked down upon. People often act

I find it hard to believe that as a generation we will have trouble settling down because of our hookups

apologetically in terms of their hookups, as if there should be some sort of guilt involved. They’re afraid to admit how many people they have hooked up with or that they like hooking up. Your sex life is your business and your value as a person and capability to be in a functioning, monogamous relationship is not affected by how many hook-ups you have had.

I find it hard to believe that as a generation we will have trouble settling down because of our hookups. I also do not think that hooking up itself is something specific to our generation. Premarital sex and hookups have been around since the dawn of time. Sexual exploration is natural and pleasurable. The only difference between us and our ancestors is that we talk about it more. Due to social media and a more open society, we are granted the freedom to discuss our “hook-ups.” Yet, this freedom has resulted in increased oppression.

We are being encouraged to believe that hooking up is detrimental to our interpersonal relationships. Can’t we be given a little more credit than that? As a generation, we are capable of handling our sexual freedom in whatever way we please. Don’t apologize for your sexuality.

— Anita Raychawdhuri is a sophomore majoring in English.

To the editor: This article is a response to Joshua Seed’s piece from September 19 commenting on our recent meeting. Mr. Seed’s claims in the article are decontextualized and simply wrong. That meeting featured an important and educational talk providing conclusive evidence that Israeli soldiers have routinely used Palestinian civilians as human shields since the Second Intifada, rather than the other way around as the Zionists claim.

In the alternate reality invented for his article, Mr. Seed presents himself as an open-minded Israel sympathizer eager to challenge his own preconceptions and acquaint himself with the Palestinian perspective. In reality, Mr. Seed is a committed right-wing political activist, one of approximately 50 nationwide Emerson fellows who receive a stipend, training and other resources from the far-right lobby group StandWithUs in order to, in their words, “become an elite cadre of leaders on college campuses… and bring Israel’s message to their campuses.”

Closely affiliated with the Israeli Foreign Ministry and far-right associates, StandWithUs promotes “Israel’s message” by, among other things, bullying liberal pro-Israel group J Street with what its leader denounced as “thuggish smear tactics.” Their primary objective is to counter (read: slander) the boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) movement and groups such as SJP that support it. We repeat, Mr. Seed is a paid operative of an ultraright organization, and the various things they expect in return for their patronage include writing “articles for local and campus media outlets.”

Now that readers are aware of the fully disingenuous nature of Mr. Seed’s engagement, we are happy to describe the “incident” as it actually occurred. In the midst of the talk delivered by a Jewish graduate student, Mr. Seed – known to all SJP members as a closed-minded political opponent – conspicuously stood up to leave the room. The speaker asked him, “Was it something I said?” At that point, a few people in the group started smiling and chuckling at his inability to present a counter-argument as a known pro-Israel apparatchik. Mr. Seed quickly replied that he was going to the Shabbat services on his way out. A few of those chuckling continued doing so—again, not because of the services, but in the type of triumphant expression of solidarity that all groups would feel when a hostile political opponent abruptly leaves an event unable to formulate any substantive counter to its successful presentation. Most people in the room would’ve barely noticed the entire exchange, but Mr. Seed, unable to marshal substantive arguments at our event in front of its modest audience, found something to take out of context in an attempt to discredit our entire group in front of the much larger Pipe Dream audience!

Let us conclude by putting the big picture back in context. We, as

SJP members, respect all religions.

In fact, at our GIM’s we emphasize strict regulations that lead to the definitive termination of any member who utters any anti-Semitic remarks. Mr. Seed’s insinuation of anti-Semitism is a red herring from the long-standing Israeli government playbook that seeks to defend Israel by smearing its critics. This allows pro-Israeli groups to change the conversation by putting Israel’s critics on trial; thus they can avoid the onerous task of having to defend outrageous Israeli crimes.

Mr. Seed also bizarrely accuses us of exclusivity when that is exactly what BUZO and other Zionist organizations on campus stand for.

They reject any dissent, an example being Benjamin Sheridan, who made national news after being asked to resign from a Hillel subsidiary group after organizing a screening of the documentary Five Broken Cameras.

Conversely, SJP welcomes all students and faculty members who support BDS, regardless of gender, race, creed, or ethnicity. However, we do not focus our attention on endless debate and bad-faith dialogue with disingenuous political activists such as Mr. Seed, as we strongly believe that racism and genocide should be laid bare, not debated. We’re primarily devoted to presenting the facts on the ground.

When Palestinians are suffering the direct, residual, and routine effects of occupation miles away, we at Binghamton University should be more interested in alleviating that suffering than distorting the facts.

Instead of the Zionist students nervously laughing, shouting and smiling in protest of a memorial vigil for Gazan children, they should come to terms with the legitimate facts on the ground. Instead of maligning us, they should dissociate themselves from all crimes against humanity committed by the Israeli government. Perhaps then we can live up to the noble ideal of peaceful co-existence.

—Students for Justice Palestine executive board

Mr. Seed’s insinuation of anti-Semitism is a red herring from the longstanding Israeli government playbook

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BU snaps seven-game skid with pair of wins Bearcats sweep Cornell before clinching season's first America East victory over Albany Jeff Twitty

Assistant Sports Editor

Through his tenure as head coach of the Binghamton volleyball team, Glenn Kiriyama has been known to expose his team to top talent early in the nonconference season, a tactic used to shape his teams into winning form come conference play. This season was no exception, as evidenced in Binghamton’s 3-14 record outside of the America East.

One winning weekend later, including a 1-0 start in the America East, it looks like the Bearcats might be turning their season around just in time.

Facing Cornell on Wednesday, BU returned its star outside hitter in sophomore Allison Hovie from an injury that benched her for two weeks. “[Hovie is] a gifted athlete,” Kiriyama said. “She’s definitely a difference maker, but she also brings a lot of energy to the court – that might make more of a difference than anything else.”

Binghamton fell behind in its first set against the Big Red (38), trailing 7-4. After a fortunate string of BU kills and Cornell errors, the Bearcats took a 1413 lead and never looked back, winning the first set, 25-22.

The second set saw a similar story, with a Hovie kill giving Binghamton the final spurt it needed to turn a late 17-16 lead into a 25-20 win. BU dominated the third set, leading by as many as 12 points en route to a 25-14 victory and securing the team’s second straight-set victory of

the season.

Junior outside hitter Megan Burgess led BU’s attack with 13 kills and a .462 hitting percentage. In her first game back from injury, Hovie matched Burgess offensively with 13 kills and a .333 hitting percentage.

Sophomore libero Bailey Walker added 15 digs.

Saturday, the Bearcats traveled to face Albany in their first America East match of 2014.

With the Great Danes (2-11) also struggling in their early season, the match endured through the full five sets – the first such match for BU all season. “[The Great Danes are] sort of our rivals, so it was easy for them to get up for the match,” Kiriyama said. “Being our first conference match, their energy was pretty high all match long.”

The opening set proved to be a back-and-forth shootout between the two squads, with neither team taking an advantage larger than two. A kill by senior setter Amanda Dettmann was enough for the Bearcats to take the first set, 25-23.

Albany rebounded in the second set, with 12 of sophomore setter Mikayla McCauley’s match-high 56 assists converted in the period. The Great Danes ousted Binghamton, 25-13, in the set. In the third, the teams remained close for much of the set, but a kill by freshman middle hitter Alexis LaGoy—who provided a spark for BU during Allison Hovie’s absence—gave the Bearcats the third set, 25-23.

Desperate to bounce back, the Great Danes capitalized on BU errors in the fourth, forcing

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Sophomore outside hitter Allison Hovie recorded 19 kills against Albany on Friday, which tied her career high.

a fifth set after posting a narrow 25-21 set victory.

Battling fatigue, both teams suffered from errors and neither could consolidate a sizable lead. Hovie delivered for BU once again, serving the matchdeciding ace that turned out to be the play of the night.

Binghamton won the set, 16-14, and the match, 3-2.

The triumphant first victory in the America East for the Bearcats was well deserved according to their head coach.

“It’s a great start,” Kiriyama said. “They’ve been working hard all preseason, and it’s nice for them to play well and get a win.”

In addition to her gamewinning service ace, Hovie tied a career high in kills with 19.

Dettmann added 52 assists while Walker put on another strong defensive performance with 33 digs.

Binghamton aims to address some issues in its next game, against New Hampshire,

especially concerning the team’s hitting percentage – the team posted a .168 mark against Albany.

“We want to get better efficiency and eliminate some of our forced errors, as well as just handle the ball better,” Kiriyama said.

BU is set to take on New Hampshire Friday at the Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.

It's nice for them to play well and get a win

— Glenn Kiriyama BU head coach

BY THE NUMBERS number of saves made by goalkeeper Robert Moewes in Thursday’s game against Syracuse.

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Binghamton drops two to Syracuse, Princeton Princeton outshoots BU, 22-5, en route to 2-0 win Kyle McDonald

Contributing Writer

Tycho McManus/Assistant Photo Editor

Sophomore forward Logan Roberts contributed a team-high two shots against Princeton on Saturday.

In the first-ever meeting between the two programs, the Binghamton and Princeton men’s soccer teams ended the first half in a scoreless stalemate.

But come the second 45, the Tigers (3-2-2) dominantly outshot the Bearcats (2-7-0), 16-3, recording two goals in the process.

Princeton shut out BU, 2-0, at Roberts Stadium on Saturday afternoon, forcing Binghamton’s losing skid to extend to five. The Bearcats created some decent chances throughout the game, but failed to capitalize on those opportunities — a theme that has resonated throughout their season.

“We created enough chances,” BU head coach Paul Marco said. “[We] moved the ball quite well, but just couldn’t come up with a goal.”

Another recurring theme was the Bearcats’ defensive struggles against set pieces, as both of Princeton’s goals came off throw ins.

Neither team would get on the scoreboard until the 64th minute, at which point Princeton junior midfielder Thomas Sanner buried the ball into the back of the net. Sanner connected on a play incited by senior forward Cameron Porter’s throw in to bump up Princeton, 1-0.

The Tigers struck again just 17 minutes later, when Porter tallied a second assist in the match. This time he found junior midfielder Nico Hurtado, who beat Binghamton’s

sophomore keeper Robert Moewes at the line, increasing Princeton’s lead to two.

“They had two or three special players, [Porter] and [Sanner],” Marco said of the Tigers. “[Sanner] was a handful today.”

However, the Bearcats didn’t go down without a fight. With only minutes remaining in regulation, BU pressed forward, recording two shots in the team’s final effort. With four minutes to go, sophomore forward Lee Manchio launched a shot that sailed just wide of the net. Two minutes later, sophomore midfielder Connor Nealis sent another shot directly at the goal, but Princeton’s junior keeper Ben Hummel preserved his team’s shutout.

“We need to be better with the ball and be less careless,” Marco said. “Hopefully we can adjust and get through this dip before next Saturday when we start conference play.”

On the brighter side, the Bearcats have only allowed two or more goals twice in their nine games this season.

Their defense has kept games close while their offense has generally created solid opportunities, but the team as a whole has struggled to find its rhythm. On that strand, Marco finds it additionally frustrating that he has not been able to field his best team this season, due to a few players’ lingering injuries.

Though the current skid is certainly a rough patch for the team, the Bearcats still have one more opportunity to improve before their America

East schedule begins. They wrap up their non-conference slate with a contest against Colonial Athletic Associationmember Hofstra (3-3-2) on Tuesday and head into AE play against Hartford on the following Saturday.

“The Hofstra game will help us — a few of our conference opponents play the same style as [Hofstra],” Marco said.

Kick-off is set for 7 p.m.

Tuesday at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Long Island.

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We moved the ball quite well, but just couldn't come up with a goal — Paul Marco BU head coach

Maine forces draw from dominant BU

Bearcats control game, outshoot Black Bears, 16-4, but fail to consolidate opportunities E.Jay Zarett

Assistant Sports Editor

For the second consecutive contest, the Binghamton women’s soccer team failed to find the back of the net through regulation into overtime.

Though the Bearcats (4-6-1, 0-0-1 America East) created numerous opportunities before the goal, they were unable to deliver and settled for a doubleovertime tie against the Black Bears (2-6-1, 0-0-1 AE) in what was both teams’ conference opener.

The Bearcats set the tone early, spending much of the first half in the attacking third. They pounded Maine with attacks, crosses and shots while preventing their visitors from spending a considerable amount of time on the offensive.

“I thought that it was a great battle,” BU head coach Sarah McClellan said. “We were a little unlucky to not come out on top, but at least we got the point.”

Its triumph didn’t solidify

I thought our back line really stayed organized — Sarah McClellan BU head coach

in the game’s stats, however, as BU struggled to break through offensively. The team misplayed passes and was plagued by calls for offsides.

The Bearcats’ first serious opportunity came in the 20th minute, when junior forward Stephani Church broke through the Black Bear back line and forced a one-on-one with sophomore keeper Claudia Dube-Trempe. Church beat the keeper but shot high, hitting the crossbar.

Binghamton outshot Maine in the period, 5-1, but the two teams headed to the locker room tied.

“We felt like we needed to be tighter defensively and keeping the ball a little bit longer,” McClellan said. “Our midfielders were working too hard defensively because we kept turning it over. We talked about keeping the ball better.”

Binghamton came out stronger in the second half.

BU’s defense, led by senior back Connie Gormley and junior midfielder Katherine Corcoran, trapped the Black Bears, snuffing out the Black Bears every time they touched the ball. Maine attempted only two shots throughout the period, neither of which proved insuperable for freshman goalkeeper Katie Hatziyianis.

“I thought our back line really stayed organized,” McClellan said. “Really nothing dangerous against our back line which is super positive for us to take away.”

While the Bearcat defense shut down Maine, their offense continued to attack.

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Junior forward Stephani Church sent a shot off the crossbar in Binghamton’s scoreless tie with Maine on Sunday.

Binghamton attempted seven shots in the period and was awarded seven corner kicks.

However, Maine’s defense withstood the challenge. Junior back Noelle Leon-Palmer broke up attack after attack from BU. Even when plays slipped

by Palmer, they didn’t surpass Dube-Trempe.

The Bearcats’ best chance of the night came with 19 minutes remaining in regulation off of a corner kick from junior midfielder Rebecca Raber. A

scrum ensued in front of the goal, and it appeared as if the ball was heading toward the back of the net when DubeTrempe made a last-moment save.

Binghamton created another chance with six minutes remaining off an open Corcoran shot, but it went wide.

With no score in regulation, the game headed to overtime.

Two minutes into the overtime period, Corcoran saw another chance to score what could be a decisive goal, but

her shot was just high, hitting the crossbar. The Bearcats continued to attack throughout the remainder of the game and neither team could create a good opportunity. At the end of both 10-minute overtime periods, the score held at 0-0, giving Binghamton its first draw of the season.

Through the game, Binghamton outshot Maine, 16-4, and took seven more corner kicks.

“I thought our team did a

great job on staying focused and urgent on the game, wanting to play and wanting to play fast,” McClellan said. “In the end we just didn’t get that one goal that we needed.”

The Bearcats are set to return to action Sunday when they take on UMass Lowell in their second America East match-up. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. at the Bearcat Sports Complex.

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DRAWN TO A CLOSE

Despite overpowering Maine through 110 minutes, BU ends Sunday night game in a scoreless tie, See page 11 for full story Franz Lino/Photo Editor