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PIPE DREAM Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Binghamton University | www.bupipedream.com | Vol. LXXXVI, Issue 9

Astronaut touches down on campus NASA's Jeanette Epps recounts undersea explorations, zero-gravity training Emilie Leroy

Pipe Dream News Astronaut Jeanette Epps came to Binghamton University’s Center of Excellence to speak about her experience during training and on NASA missions. Epps, originally from Syracuse, has a bachelor’s degree in physics from LeMoyne College and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland. Prior to being selected as a candidate for the 2009 astronaut class, Epps worked as a smart materials researcher at Ford Motor Company and as a technical research officer in Iraq at the Central Intelligence Agency. She said that she had dreamed of being an astronaut since childhood, but she encouraged those who would like to apply to the Astronaut Corps to also pursue other interests. “Do what you love,” Epps said. “Do what you’ve always wanted to do, and then think about how that could further space expedition.” She entered an online application process in which 3,500 applicants with backgrounds in biological science, physical science, engineering or math and research experience vied for a spot as an astronaut.

B-line separated into news, calendar

Daily online updates now filtered through B-Engaged Zuzu Boomer-Knapp Contributing Writer

“You get to know each other really well, and once you do that, you kind of get to know yourself as well,” Epps said. “You can explain yourself to other people.” Epps trains and goes on missions such as the NASA Extreme Environment Mission

Starting today, Binghamton University will change how students receive daily online announcements. On Oct. 7, B-Line will be divided into two separate entities, B-Line Calendar and B-Line News, according to members of the Communications and Marketing department, the Student Affairs Assessment and Strategic Initiatives office (SAASI) and the Student Association (SA), who were behind the change. According to Kate Ellis, Binghamton University’s senior director for Communications and Marketing, the current B-Line will now be filtered through B-Engaged. Students will not have to take any additional action besides submitting their event to B-Engaged in order to publicize events.

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Franz Lino/Photo Editor Astronaut Jeanette Epps gave a talk on Monday, Sept. 29 in Binghamton University’s Center of Excellence. Prior to being selected as a candidate for the 2009 astronaut class, Epps worked as a smart materials researcher at Ford Motor Company and as a technical research officer in Iraq at the Central Intelligence Agency.

Epps completed training and became an astronaut in November 2011. Training included learning to pilot a T-38 jet, operating robotic arms aboard spacecrafts, learning emergency medical procedures and studying foreign languages. For Epps, the most difficult component of training was

the Spacewalk at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas, where candidates were dressed in full spacesuits and practiced working on the exterior of a fullscale model of the International Space Station that is submerged in a pool. “It’s so physical; we’re in the suit for six hours,” Epps said.

BU incubator breaks ground

“Even getting suited up is a challenge.” Outside of the technical aspects of training, Epps and her peers also completed a 10-day long hike to hone skills working as a team. Epps said that learning how to work with crew mates was vital for a successful mission.

Bubble soccer bounces to campus 24 intramural teams kick off inaugural season Alana Epstein

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Ben Grobe/Staff Photographer President Harvey Stenger speaks at the ground-breaking of the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator on Thursday. The event featured dozens of politicians speaking about the importance of the START-UP NY.

Politicians, educators welcome start of construction Joseph Hawthorne Assistant News Editor

Binghamton University furthered its reach into the Downtown area on Thursday morning by breaking ground for a $19 million, 35,000-square-foot project. United States Sen. Charles Schumer, among dozens of politicians and other guests, presided over the start of construction on the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator,

a facility that will partner private companies with nearby colleges and universities. The incubator, which is less than five blocks from the University Downtown Center, will provide free offices and lab space to companies that are part of the tax-exempt START-UP NY program. “We hope to be doing things that are scientifically based and have manufacturing possibilities,” BU President Harvey Stenger said. “New materials and new devices in health care as well as new

materials and new devices in energy harvesting and storage.” Schumer explained that the incubator would temporarily support companies until they could afford their own space to work, and then it would invite new companies to move in for at least a few years. “It keeps going and going, it’s not a one-time deal,” Schumer said. “The companies that will be here when it opens in 2016 will eventually leave and establish

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Bubble Soccer bounced into the spotlight as Binghamton University’s newest intramural sport on Tuesday. In this game, each player enters a plastic bubble which covers everything but his/ her legs. Both teams start on opposite sides of the gym and run towards each other on the ref’s whistle in an attempt to kick a soccer ball into their opponent’s goal. Upon arriving at the West Gym for a Thursday night encounter, teams named United FC and the Brewskis strapped themselves into the bubbles and prepared for battle. “The name got me excited, I’ve played soccer since I was a kid so I was excited to try another type of soccer,” said Leshatho Moshakga, a graduate student studying geography and player for the United FC. Students poured into the West Gym on Thursday to watch their friends play and see what Bubble Soccer was all about. As the competitors fought to a 0-0 tie, John Shadwick, an

undeclared sophomore on the Brewskis, said there were other things other than scoring on his mind. “You forget you’re even playing soccer, everyone’s just running around with big bubbles on them,” he said. Bumping into teammates took place of the traditional celebratory high five. “It’s like bumper cars,” said Evan Rubin, a junior majoring in biology. “Except with people in bubbles.” But according to some, the falling was the best and only part of the game. “It’s hard to do everything, all you can do is really hit your

opponents,” Moshakga said. “It’s hard to kick, harder than regular soccer but it’s fun to see everyone knocked down.” Dona Tungyuz, a graduate student studying computer science, said that the bubbles posed difficulties beyond mobility. “It was so hot inside. I feel like I’ve already lost two pounds,” said Tungyuz, a player for United FC. Intramural coordinator Ben Wagner got the idea to introduce Bubble Soccer as an intramural sport here at Binghamton after seeing

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Emily Earl/Contributing Photographer Students participate in a game of bubble soccer in the West Gym on Thursday evening. The sport was introduced this year as the latest intramural sport following its popularity at Rec Fest.

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Binghamton University officials hope to one day turn the city of Binghamton into a “college town” and make it a place for students to work and live after graduation. On Thursday, SUNY BEST (Business and Education Cooperative of the Southern Tier) hosted the second of a threepart event series discussing the importance of establishing a relationship between the University, local businesses and students to create a “college town.” The event featured speakers Per Stromhaug, assistant vice president for Innovation and Economic Development, and Brian Rose, the vice president for Student Affairs. Stromhaug explored BU’s current entrepreneurial and research efforts to connect with the city of Binghamton, while Rose analyzed changes in young-adult lifestyles and how Binghamton could appeal to them. Stromhaug emphasized the creation of an “entrepreneurial ecosystem” in which graduates stay in Binghamton after graduation by way of graduate school, internships or jobs at both local businesses and larger corporations. “You need students to come here, you need students to stay here and you also need entrepreneurs to come here,” Stromhaug said. “Think local, act locally to make this happen.” Rose discussed popular trends for 18- to 33-year-olds and what exact measures could attract them to live, work and study in

Megan Reilly/Staff Photographer Per Stromhaug, assistant vice president for Innovation and Economic Development, speaks at an event on Thursday hosted by SUNY BEST (Business and Education Cooperative of the Southern Tier). The event featured speeches from multiple University officials about fostering a stronger economic relationship between students and the community.

Binghamton. “Seventy-seven percent of young people plan to live in urban centers,” Rose said. “And one of the greatest predictors for economic success is the number of college graduates that you have in your community.” According to Thomas Kowalik, event organizer and the director of the Center for Innovative and Continuing Education, the creation of the University Downtown Center has already helped revitalize an urban core. “I think the idea that we’ve connected with this sort of concept of a ‘college town’ has really sparked a lot of interest in the community,” Kowalik said. “With President Harvey Stenger, the vice presidents and leaders of the campus, we are really making great strides in forging collaborative relationships between the University, the Downtown area and other parts of the region.” Janice Cheng, an alumna and accepted graduate student of public administration for the spring semester, said that

connecting students to the local area was important. “It’s hard for Binghamton University because it’s so isolated, and the students are sort of too confined to campus because of the transportation issues for them to be actively engaged in the community of Binghamton,” Cheng said. “I think it’s important for students to come here for school but also for life.” According to Stromhaug, efforts are already underway with local businesses, government and larger corporations to transform Binghamton. These include expanding the student body population and graduate school program, opening the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, welcoming large corporations for programming competitions and partnering with START-UP NY. “[Becoming a college town] is a potential claim-to-fame for Binghamton,” Kowalik said, “so it’s something we really need to be working towards.”

Site simplifies scholarship search S.O.A.R. database to make funding more accessible Stacey Schimmel Contributing Writer

Binghamton University students looking for financial support for school, research and studying abroad can now find it in a single database. The Office of External Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards has launched a new online database, the Scholarship and Other Award Resources (S.O.A.R.). S.O.A.R. is a searchable database which allows students to identify and review information on external scholarships, fellowships, summer opportunities, dissertation support, research support and post-graduation opportunities. Previously, BU’s internal scholarship database consisted of PDF files that students had to sift through to find what they were qualified for. This was time-consuming and students grew impatient, according to the Office of External Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards director Janice McDonald. “It wasn’t searchable; it was very awkward to use,” McDonald said. “Over the summer, one of our major projects was to develop a database that was much more user-friendly so that a student can go in, search, use some filters and find opportunities that would directly apply to them.” According to Ashley Serbonich, assistant to the director, the new database allows students to filter the information based on keywords, discipline/field, year and award period to narrow down their options. “We want to make something that students will actually use so we want it to be, instead of just a resource that goes underutilized, something that really is used and

beneficial,” Serbonich said. Serbonich also said that not many students have used the new database, but those that have gave positive feedback. News of the update was sent out to all the undergraduate and graduate department directors and appeared on B-Line last Wednesday. “It’s pretty convenient. Last year I didn’t really know anything about scholarships because when you clicked on it, you just got a giant list that you had to scroll through and it just wasn’t worth the time,” said Aaron Armstrong, a sophomore majoring in biomedical engineering. “But now that you can sort it out and just pick things that are individual to you, it works a lot better and I was able to find a few things that I was interested in applying for.” According to McDonald, BU students have been strong competitors for international and national awards and scholarships. Awards like the Goldwater Scholarship have over 1,200 nominees from institutions across the nation and only about 300 receive scholarships. Four BU students were among last year’s recipients. BU students have also been Truman Scholars, Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships recipients and Critical Language Scholarship recipients. There are also currently three students studying abroad on Fulbright Scholarships. The database offers separate categories for students interested in pre-health or pre-med tracks with descriptions of the scholarships. The website also offers filters based on race, gender, disability and residency. Matthew Ehrlich, a sophomore double-majoring in actuary science and chemistry, said the site was still lacking.

“Having looked for scholarships to no avail in the past, the S.O.A.R. database seems to be a great way to give students access to them. However, it doesn’t have the option to narrow scholarship results by major subdivisions,” Ehrlich said. Henry Kostecki, an undeclared sophomore, said that S.O.A.R. encouraged him to look for financial support. “Now that I’m a sophomore and I’m really starting to think about funding my education for the future, this will be really beneficial for me because it was overwhelming before,” Kostecki said. “But now S.O.A.R. will streamline my approach into looking for scholarships.”

We want to make something that students will actually use... something that is... beneficial — Ashley Serbonich Office of External Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards

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STATE NEWS Woman charged after wrong-way crash on Thruway A 26-year-old Albany woman faces a drunken driving charge and other charges after an accident that occurred while she was driving the wrong way on the New York state Thruway in Schenectady County. State police say Joanna Scott initially got on the Thruway heading west early Saturday morning, but a witness reported seeing her make a U-turn in her Honda Accord and head east in the westbound lanes in the town of Rotterdam. Shortly before 1 a.m., the Honda collided with the rear trailer axle of a tandem tractortrailer. The Honda spun around and came to rest partially in the driving lane near Exit 26. Scott was admitted to Albany Medical Center in stable condition with various injuries. She was charged with driving while intoxicated and possession of marijuana. The trucker was not injured. Bear cub found dead under bush inside Central Park A bear cub has been found dead under a bush inside New York City’s Central Park, and authorities suspect animal cruelty played a role in its death. Police say the cub was found Monday morning by a dog walker, who notified a Central Park Conservancy employee. There were signs of trauma to the body. Authorities say it may have been dumped there; they are not among the park’s known wildlife population,

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Aria Hourizadeh, a freshman majoring in biology, speaks with professor Will Tregidga of the University of Otago during the Study Abroad Fair. The Study Abroad Fair took place on Wednesday, Oct. 1; it showcased the various options students have to study abroad.

and there are no bears at the Central Park Zoo right now. No bears were reported missing from other zoos. The animal is being sent to Albany, where the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will take over the case and perform a necropsy on the 3-foot cub. It was not clear what type of bear it was.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NEWS UW starts tracking stalking, domestic violence The inappropriate use of social media is a major contributor to increasing stalking incidents on the University of Wyoming campus, UW Police Chief Mike Samp said. UW recorded 10 stalking incidents in 2013, the first year colleges were required to track the crime. Samp said the stalking involved a variety of situations, including non-students from off campus stalking students, faculty and staff on campus through social media. UW and other colleges around the country also began tracking domestic violence incidents for the first time in their annual campus crime reports.

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

Not-So-Sweet Mate FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 1:32 a.m. — Three 19-year-old females found that their belongings were rummaged through in their suite when they went Downtown, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. When they came back to their suite, the victims found that money, jewelry and a bottle of body spray were all missing. Later in the day, a watch, some jewelry and the body spray were all returned to the room. Police interviewed the suitemates and a 17-year-old female suitemate admitted to stealing the items. The RA staff was notified and is working to move the suspect to a different room. The victims declined to press charges.

NATIONAL NEWS Journalist with Ebola arrives at Nebraska hospital An American video journalist who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia has arrived at a Nebraska hospital, where he will be treated for the deadly disease. Ashoka Mukpo, 33, arrived by ambulance Monday at the Nebraska Medical Center, where he will be kept in a specialized biocontainment unit built specifically to handle this type of illness. Mukpo was working in Liberia as a freelance cameraman for NBC

Not Cool, Man. Not Cool FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 3:25 p.m. — A 44-year-old female Sodexo worker in the Marketplace allegedly had money stolen from her wallet while she was working her shift, Reilly said. The victim said that she had her wallet with her purse in the New University Union catering office and noticed that the money was missing when she returned. Nothing else was missing from her wallet or her purse. The case is still under investigation.

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Idiot Of The Week FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 1:34 a.m. — Officers on patrol by the Delaware Hall bus stop noticed an SUV blasting loud music drive onto the Delaware service road, Reilly said. The officers saw that there were more than two passengers in the front seat, so they pulled over the SUV. While speaking with the 20-year-old male driver about the amount of people in the vehicle, the officers noticed the smell of alcohol on his breath as well as his bloodshot, watery eyes. They asked if the suspect was drinking, and he said no. The officers performed a field sobriety test, which the suspect failed; he was subsequently arrested. The suspect took a Breathalyzer test at the police station; his BAC was .14 percent. The suspect was given appearance tickets for DWI, driving with an obstructed view, driving with a BAC of over .08 percent and possession of a forged license, all returnable to Vestal Town Court. Dude, There’s A Bathroom Inside SATURDAY, OCT. 4, 11:20 p.m. — While on patrol, officers noticed an 18-year-old male urinating on the side of the Old University Union, Reilly said. The officers asked for the suspect’s ID, and when the suspect opened his wallet, the officers noticed a forged driver’s license. The officers asked for that ID as well as his actual New York state ID. While the suspect was taking out his actual ID, another officer noticed yet another forged ID. The student said that he purchased the IDs online. The suspect was placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct and possession of a forged license.

sickened with Ebola to return to the United States for treatment during the latest outbreak, which the World Health Organization estimates has killed more than 3,400 people. Doctors at the isolation unit — the largest of four in the U.S. — will evaluate Mukpo before determining how to treat him. They said they will apply the lessons learned while treating American aid worker Rick Sacra, who was allowed to return home to Massachusetts after three weeks, on Sept. 25.

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Binghamton University’s Undergraduate Research Center (URC) is launching a new student journal. The URC was created two years ago in an attempt to increase undergraduate students’ involvement in research. The journal’s creators said they hope to encourage the publication of original research from a

We decided it was time to create an undergraduate research journal that was open to all students in all fields Janice McDonald URC Director

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variety of disciplines. “We decided it was time to create an undergraduate research journal that was open to students in all fields,” said Janice McDonald, director of the URC. “The ones that exist on campus right now are really focused in a department or on a subject area, but this journal will be open to all of our undergraduates in all of our colleges. I think it’s what’s lacking on campus right now.” The URC hosts workshops ranging from poster design to introduction to research seminars, and has a number of programs that focus on connecting students with grants and summer research opportunities. Ashley Serbonich, assistant to the director of the URC, said that with this journal the URC hopes to make students more aware of their peers’ research involvement. “This has been a project that has been up and coming,” Serbonich said. “Last year with our graduate students, we had one of them do a proposal and look into examples of other schools’ journals that had similar university-wide formats for all disciplines, so we had a very basic layout of what we wanted to do.” According to Mikhail-Ann Urquhart, a graduate assistant for the URC, students have a variety of options when submitting their work. It can be entered in the form of an article, video or picture in the case of artists. Students submit a form online, which is reviewed by

either an advanced graduate student or experienced faculty member. Their work receives comments and then passed to an editorial board composed of faculty members from different academic units on campus. This board will make all final decisions about which research is accepted. “Ideally, we want a publication that will have about nine to 12 submissions,” Urquhart said. “We do want it to be a little bit competitive, but we are trying to keep the scope wide open for everyone to have a chance to apply.” The journal will be published annually, and the URC aims to debut the first issue in the spring of 2015. Each year will have a specific theme that is broad enough to include all the possible departments, with this year’s theme being sustainability, according to Urquhart. “We’re hoping to pull out and to reach those ideas that are actually going to affect sustainability,” Urquhart said. “It’s that dual impact that we expect to have in terms of boosting the ability of the students to shine, for them to build their resumes, for the University to shine and also to put ideas out there that are designed to help sustainability in the future.” The journal has yet to be named. The URC is currently hosting a contest for who can come up with the best name, and the winner will receive a $50 gift card to the BU Marketplace.

BUBBLE continued from Page 1 videos of it online and speaking to a friend at another university. After bouncing the idea around for a while, Wagner decided to debut Bubble Soccer at Rec Fest. “It was a huge hit,” Wagner said. “After we opened registration for Bubble Soccer leagues all three leagues filled within 24 hours.” The Bubble Soccer league attracted both students of all ages and genders, some of whom have been playing soccer for years and some who have never played at all. According to Wagner, there are already 24 teams registered for the league and 12 on the waiting list. Each team has anywhere from five to eight players. “Bubble Soccer’s a lot of fun, it’s nothing like I was expecting but it was a good time,” said Emily Paye, a sophomore majoring in environmental studies and playing for the Brewskis. “It’s a competitive game for some, but the best part is running into your friends and making them topple over.” “I think it’s a cool game to bring everyone together,” said Catherine Holden, a sophomore majoring in nursing. “It’s fun to watch my friends make a fool out of themselves and push each other around.”

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Technology incubator finds home Downtown

Ben Grobe/Staff Photographer President Harvey Stenger confers with officials at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator. The $19 million, 35,000-square-foot facility is planned to open in 2016.

TECH continued from Page 1 new facilities in the Binghamton Southern Tier area. And then new companies will come in, and then they will leave.â&#x20AC;? Of 12 spots for companies

available in the incubator, five have already been approved to use the facilities and are currently using office space on BUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus. Kevin Drumm, president of SUNY Broome, said that the incubator was not just about

helping companies, but students as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As students are going through their college careers, [they will] get a hands-on experience at a real honest-to-goodness business incubator,â&#x20AC;? Drumm said. According to Drumm, the top floor of the building complex is set to house the SUNY Broome Bridge to Entrepreneurial Excellence Program, which will help college students create businesses of their own. Many speakers at the opening ceremony praised the scope of collaboration on the project, which included resources from the federal and state government, Broome County government and even Cornell and Colgate Universities. According to Schumer, the federal Economic Development Administration pledged $2 million for the project because of its

potential to create jobs across the region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The criteria they used was which projects had the greatest potential to create future jobs,â&#x20AC;? Schumer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In other words, for every dollar spent, how many new and good paying jobs will occur. The fact that we won, when there was so much competition in every corner of this nation, shows the amazing potential in this project.â&#x20AC;? Binghamton Mayor Rich David said this project would improve both economic and aesthetic prospects of the city, beyond the central Downtown area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the first investment by the University that, frankly, is in a neighborhood in transition, just east of Downtown,â&#x20AC;? David said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have taken literally an entire city block down and we are going to revitalize the area.â&#x20AC;?

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B-Line replaced by B-News, B-Calendar B-LINE continued from Page 1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;By going into B-Engaged students will be able to submit one time and it will feed to the University events calendar,â&#x20AC;? Ellis explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The University will still send out that listing Monday through Friday, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be called B-Line Calendar. It will be the current dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events and the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events.â&#x20AC;? B-Line News, on the other hand, will distribute administrative announcements from the University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;B-Line News is going to mirror â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dateline,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; which is for faculty and staff, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be for those greater University things,â&#x20AC;? said Chris Zamlout, executive vice president of the SA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;B-Line Calendar is going to be the

B-Line that we have today: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our student group events. Oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largely administrative and oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more student-oriented.â&#x20AC;? According to Zamlout, Communications and Marketing and SAASI wanted to phase out B-Line because they had no way of measuring whether students were using it or if it was effective. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They wanted something where they could track the information and make sure the information theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sending out to students is useful for them, but also not getting rid of something the students wanted,â&#x20AC;? Zamlout said. Zamlout sent out testers to observe what students thought about getting rid of B-Line. According to him, students were upset about the notion, prompting him to work with the University to

create both the calendar and B-Line news. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen the calendar and the beta of what the e-mails are going to look like, and it should be a smooth transition,â&#x20AC;? Zamlout said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This new B-Line will link straight from the calendar so whenever you click on something it will take you to the events calendar and give you all the information.â&#x20AC;? B-Engaged features aspects that the developers hope are more user-friendly. The site highlights thumbnails of fliers showcasing upcoming club events and allows students to organize their clubs into a co-curricular record of activities. Harris Weiss, president of College Democrats and a junior majoring in political science, said that he was concerned about the

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transition for many students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been dealing with B-Engaged all summer so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m used to it but for anyone that has spent five minutes on it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is so easy to get lost on there and not understand it and not know where to click and where to go,â&#x20AC;? Weiss said. According to Cassie Lolo, a junior majoring in integrative neuroscience, B-Engaged would be an asset if it were more well-known. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think B-Engaged is really convenient but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not used as much as it should be,â&#x20AC;? Lolo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t using it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not helpful, but now that B-Engaged is the center for clubs, students may see its use.â&#x20AC;?

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NASA continued from Page 1 Operations (NEEMO) expedition while waiting to be assigned to a space mission. During NEEMO, Epps and three other astronauts spent nine days living and conducting research underwater off the coast of Florida. The team was testing drills and techniques that could possibly be used on space missions. Elizabeth Gellis, a junior majoring in English, said that Epps’s experiences of learning to work with others were helpful, regardless of career path. “I think that there’s a lot, even if you’re not going to be a scientist, which you can glean from learning to interact with people,” Gellis said. “People who you’ve never worked with before, who you’re working with in a high stress situation, and overcoming your own mental block.” The talk was sponsored by the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program, Decker School of Nursing and the Watson School of Engineering, among others. Sharon Bryant, the project director of Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program and also a professor in the Decker School of Nursing, said she hoped that Epps’s presentation would serve as an inspiration for students, especially young girls, who were considering fields in the sciences. “Often times we hear that women are not good at science,” Bryant said. “Epps would be such a good role model for other little girls of color to know that yes, they too can be scientists.” When asked to tell how she dealt with fear throughout training and missions, Epps told students to always take the risk. “Fear is natural, but just because you’re afraid doesn’t mean you can’t do it,” Epps said. “You should have a natural fear of certain things, especially of things you haven’t done before, but once you’ve done them, it causes the fear to evaporate.”

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R&B singer Trey Songz will headline the Student Association’s fall concert at 8 p.m. on Oct. 29. Songz (his real name is Tremaine Neverson) is currently touring for his sixth album, “Trigga,” released this past summer. He follows the trend of other hip-hop artists brought by the SA’s Programming Board to perform during the fall. In the fall of 2013, J. Cole performed, preceded by Childish Gambino and Afrojack in 2012, and Wiz Khalifa in 2011. According to Stephanie Zagreda, SA vice president for programming, hip-hop musicians have been the most requested artists on the Programming Board’s surveys for at least the past three years, including on Spring Fling surveys, when a pop-rock artist is usually the headliner. The genre’s artists beat out all others by a margin of more than 20 percent in this

year’s fall concert survey. Trey Songz came in third in this year’s survey. Iggy Azalea was the most requested artist, but Zagreda said that she was only available on a Sunday, and the Programming Board decided they didn’t want to have a Sunday show. It would have cost about the same amount for the SA to book Iggy Azalea as it costs to book Trey Songz, because at the time the Programming Board put in a bid for her to perform, her profile wasn’t as big as it is currently. Bastille, the second choice in the poll, turned out to be unavailable. The Programming Board will announce the concert’s opening acts later in the week, and Zagreda said that one opening act will be an EDM artist. Sources with knowledge of the matter say the Chainsmokers (their big song is “#Selfie”) are in negotiation for an opening act, but Zagreda will neither confirm nor deny that they are slated to perform. The Events Center’s stage

isn’t big enough for everything that each artist wants in their stage productions, Zagreda said. She’s setting up a new plan that will give the openers about 15 feet of stage space to work with, and is currently negotiating with one of the artists to try to give them a majority of what they want while still keeping the full scale of Songz’s set and keeping the changeover time between acts fast. “As soon as I can get them to agree to the layout that I sent them last week, then we’re good to go,” Zagreda said. When the openers finish, the curtain behind them will pull up to reveal Songz’s set on the rest of the stage. “We have three weeks until the show,” Zagreda said. “It’s going to be a lot of production in a short amount of time, but it’s going to be good. It’s going to be just as big, productionwise, as J. Cole was.” Since Friday evening, days before the SA officially announced Songz’s

performance, the Binghamton University Events Center’s ticketing website revealed that he would be coming. “Trey Songz” was included in the list of upcoming performances, alongside Nick Offerman. Zagreda said the information went online early due to a mistake from the person who set up the ticketing page on the website. “When he was building the page, it ended up getting published at the time of setup, instead of being hidden until the release date,” Zagreda said. The SA will sell 300 tickets at the presale price of $20 in the SA Ink office today, Tuesday Oct. 7 from noon to 4 p.m. Normal ticket sales will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 8. They will be available online at 6 a.m. on the Event Center’s website and at the Events Center Box Office from 124:30 p.m. Tickets for students are $25 plus fees and public tickets are $35 plus fees.

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Rich Kersting | Release While it’s easy to just sit along for the ride that is college, there are some students who go above and beyond, past course syllabi and major requirements, and do something absolutely extraordinary. Such students are Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington, the creative and administrative minds behind the popular hyperlocal messaging app Yik Yak. Since its launch less than a year ago, it’s taken college campuses across the country by storm. Avoiding the tolls of postgraduation unemployment, Droll serves as the company’s CEO, focusing on product management, and Buffington serves as the company’s COO, managing product distribution and community growth. It all started with an idea that sparked from an observation that the two Kappa Alpha fraternity brothers made during their time at Ferman University (they graduated in 2013). They realized that there were a couple influential Twitter accounts on their campus being followed by thousands of students. Each Twitter account, as you can imagine, comes from the creative mind of one individual (or perhaps a small group). Figuring that there must be more than a few people with funny things to say, the two set out to create a platform

whereby anyone can have a voice. That platform later became Yik Yak. Buffington describes Yik Yak as a virtual bulletin board for your campus (or any hyperlocalized area), where anyone can post to the masses. You don’t have to have a Twitter account with thousands of followers to be heard, and you don’t have to expose your identity. It’s meant to be a safe place where thoughts and statements are protected by anonymity. You can say what you want, and not have to worry about the repercussions. Anonymity, however, is a doubleedged sword. While it opens up the public discourse to a wide array of topics and conversations that are often held for private quarters, it also opens the door for abuse. As one can imagine, the app initially broke out into high schools and middle schools across America like wildfire and, at that age, students were unable to handle the responsibility that comes with anonymity. However, due to its hyperlocalized nature, the Yik Yak team was able to block off the high schools and middle schools, restricting the use of the app in those locations. Yik Yak also has filters in place that scan posts for racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of hate speech, as well as removing any posts containing the names of individuals. “It’s a partnership between us and

the communities, they need to police themselves,” Droll said. “Then there’s our responsibility to have filters running, we’re always making sure that being anonymous doesn’t get out of control.” The road to Yik Yak wasn’t a simple one. Failures had to be endured. While attending Ferman, Droll was studying information technology while pursuing a pre-med track and Buffington was studying accounting. Neither major prepared them for app development. Nevertheless, they began working on a social Q-and-A app which would they would call Dicho. It would eventually be shut down, and chalked up to a failure, Dicho sparked an interest in the two. It kindled their passion for creating apps, and served as a fundamental learning experience to their development of Yik Yak. By the time they graduated in 2013 and began working on Yik Yak, Droll and Buffington had sharpened their skills. More often than not, it’ll take learning from failures to reach your success. They first showed Yik Yak to their old classmates still attending Ferman. For honest feedback, they didn’t reveal that the app was of their own creation, crediting it instead to students from Harvard. Needless to say, the app was received very well, and has now spread nationally, with some international exposure. If there

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is a lesson to be learned from Yik Yak, it’s the power of one good idea, and the necessary trials to endure in order to execute that very idea into a viable product that people want. “Start simple with your idea, don’t make it too complicated to start,” Buffington said. “You can add on later, its hard to take away things. If you want honest feedback, don’t tell people that you made it.”

If you want honest feedback, don’t tell people that you made it. — Brooks Buffington Yik Yak Co-founder

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A galaxy of DJs at Café O’Spaceis Jonathan Ortiz | Contributing Writer After braving the stuffy air, crowded dance floors and altogether flagrant scene of the State Street bars, Downtown enthusiasts often find themselves recuperating with a beer in hand at Binghamton’s finest hookah joint, Café Oasis. This past Thursday, guests were treated to an atmospheric arrangement of lively drum and bass beats, grooving hip hop instrumentals and ambient deep house tracks at WHRW 90.5 FM’s Café O’Spaceis II: Strange A’Feels. With hookah smoke and sounds of muffled chatter heavy in the air, the audience grew restless in anticipation for the music to start. Fortunately, they were satisfied within minutes as Dan Kadyrov, stage name KADYROV, began to fill the room with airy drum and bass tracks, followed by performances from student DJ’s (exitpost), Tealegs, Uncle Sam and Jizzy Fra. After his set, Kadyrov, WHRW’s general manager, said the event, which cost $5 to attend, was meant to raise funds for the end-of-year WHRW concert. At previous Moefests, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and Real Estate performed. “I really like this kind of community involvement,” said Kadyrov, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering. “I hope to get WHRW to do more as the year goes on.” As the vibe changed from DJ to DJ, so did

the faces in the crowd, but the house remained packed. Following KADYROV was Ken Herman, known on the stage as (exitpost). As each artist brought their own flair to their set, (exitpost) distinguished himself through the addition of guitar into his set, showing a precise and expert musical balance. The audience enjoyed a jazzy change of pace when Tealegs (moniker for Tom Legnard) took to the stage with the complex chords, soulful vocals and stylish melodies that accompanied his deep house set. If anyone was looking for something to move their feet to, Tealegs delivered. Those who enjoy a more bumping, old-school groove were pleasantly surprised as Uncle Sam (known offstage as Sam Titus) changed the playing field from mixer to beat pad and delivered a continuous stream of smooth, head bumping hip hop instrumentals. Jared Frazer saved nothing but the most dance-provoking tracks for the hardcore music fans who stayed until the end of the show. With the stage name Jizzy Fra, the experienced DJ has performed bass-heavy sets at various venues this past semester, including an opening set for Bro Safari at Forever Glow III: Future Hype. Frazer said he’s planning the release of an EP. After his set, Frazer, a senior majoring in English, explained that through his performances he aims to provide a sense of enjoyment from music. “I want people to continue to have fun,” Frazer said. “I want to play music that makes people feel something. That makes them want to dance.” As the event came to an end and attendees took the final, fruit-flavored drags of their hookahs, it was clear that no one was left disappointed. Lily Brine, a sophomore majoring in French, was more than satisfied with the performances. For her, it was the shared experience of being part of the audience. “It’s the vibe,” Brine said. “Even just being here and listening to the live music connects you in such a better way. You share the energy. You are just part of it. It makes you feel so good.” Editor’s Note: Staff Writer Ken Herman and Contributing Writer Sam Titus were not involved in the publication of this article.

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Zombie walk brings October First Friday to life down — the horde’s trek was too loud to ignore. Downtown Binghamton teemed with “It was pretty surreal,” Roman said. “It humans and zombies alike at this month’s was an unexpected interruption, but it was Art Walk. pretty fun. Definitely weird.” First Friday, appropriately held on the Keeping up with the ghoulish theme first Friday of every month from 6 p.m. of the night was Jungle Science, an art to 9 p.m., is a city-wide event featuring gallery at 33 Court St. Paintings of the galleries, performances, art exhibitions and mythological creature Cerberus along other varieties of entertainment for local with that of a detailed octopus were crafted and student patrons to explore. entirely out of human blood by Nick On Oct. 3, Binghamton kick-started the Halloween spirit by hosting an event called “Paint the Town Dead and Witness the Horror.” Binghamton residents, along with out-of-towners who traveled in for the event, embraced the spooky season by dressing up as zombies and trudging from Confluence Park to 75 Court St. While the undead walked on, the living took part in a nearby slam poetry event, hosted by Binghamton University’s Slam Poetry Club. Members of the club recited original poems outside of art galleries on State Street. During an animated performance by Dan Roman, president of the Slam Poetry Club and a senior majoring in English, the massive zombie march ambled past. Shrieking and grunting, over 100 zombies drowned out the noise around them. Dan had to stop speaking and step Alison Gryzlo | Contributing Writer

Kushner, who also presented his work there last spring. These were coupled with gray paintings of man interwoven with machine, inspired by surrealist painter H.R. Giger. There was even a hearse parked outside of the gallery, with a coffin falling out of it, hopefully for decoration. A touching aspect of this First Friday was at Atomic Tom’s Gallery at 200 State St. This art gallery featured an exhibition titled “The Rude and Bold Women Art

Show.” Although this exhibition is put on annually, this year was special, being a tribute to Dianne L. Hodack, an artist that recently succumbed to cancer. Along with Hodack’s art hanging in the gallery, the center of the room featured colorful pen drawings that she drew during her illness. These powerful works captured Hodack’s faith and will to survive. Some had lengthy pleas to God that brought some patrons to tears. This exhibition showed the power of

artistic expression and its ability to touch the human soul. Hadock’s works were a powerful reminder to appreciate the life we have and to never give up hope. All in all, this month’s First Friday was the perfect beginning to a festive October. Zombies and bloody paintings made for an ideal segue into the Halloween season. The eerie-themed festivities made for a perfect night to celebrate the upcoming holiday in Binghamton.

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Super Smash Bros. is absolutely smashing Mario, Kirby and the rest of thes crew come to the Nintendo 3DS in the iconic game series Adrian Bauza | Contributing Writer Nintendo’s newest game is, appropriately, a smash. The line outside Nintendo World was comparable only to that of an Apple event. Nintendo, the “underdog” of the console wars, was just hours away from putting out one of the most expected titles of this generation: “Super Smash Bros.” for Nintendo 3DS. Those who played the demo were in awe, while those who didn’t awaited impatiently for what would be a unique experience. The long wait came to an end at midnight. For many, dreams came true. For others, they turned into nightmares. Within hours, the game was sold out. The Smash party had just begun. Since its Nintendo 64 release in 1999, “Super Smash Bros.” became a must-have for any video game-lover. The franchise not only introduced Nintendo to a completely new genre; it also helped revive interest in past games and franchises that had been adored in Japan, but neglected in the West. “Super Smash Bros.” made Nintendo the company we know today. In its latest installment, we get an experience similar to “Brawl,” the previous iteration of the game, but still fresh enough to keep veteran players interested. It’s also the first time “Smash” has been released on a handheld, making it way more attractive to the player on the go (A Wii version is slated for release later this year). Staples like assist trophies and custom moves make a comeback, while new game modes make first

appearances. One of the main selling points is the massive roster, with characters ranging from the classic Link and Mario, to some unexpected additions that still baffle players, like the Duck Hunt dog. This huge variety of characters makes the game more fun when played competitively. However, Masahiro Sakurai, one of the game’s creators, said he was less concerned with balancing out each character’s strengths than he was with giving them a large range of abilities, which makes sense considering how difficult to control and outright weird some of the characters are. Stages are as varied as the characters, with classics returning and others, like Final Destination, being completely revamped to provide a new gaming experience. The classic game modes also make a glorious return and new modes make a confusing appearance. Glory Mode is the prime example; nobody seems to know what it’s all about or what on earth is going on, yet, somehow, they keep on playing and enjoying it. Don’t try looking in the manual; you’ll probably end up more confused. But the 3DS is not a flawless machine and hardware limitations have led to some problems in gameplay. The main problem experienced by most people has been frame rate drop and lag, sometimes making the game unplayable. Nintendo became aware of this and within hours, Sakurai issued a memo and advised the players to “turn off their cellphones” while playing.

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As silly and improbable as it sounds, most of the problems were solved by this unorthodox solution. Still, players are expecting Nintendo to give a proper explanation to this situation and address it better, but who knows what they have in mind. Some characters were split, effectively rendering the old strategies useless. Such is the case of Zelda and Sheik, now separate characters. In earlier versions of the game, players could switch between them during gameplay. If this is indeed a limitation, it’s something that will make players reflect on new strategies and techniques and will add some

balance to the game. So far, the gaming experience, although far from flawless, has been more satisfactory than expected. Downloadable content is to be expected and with it, probably some solutions to the problems most players have faced. This is a fresh new start for a franchise that was still relevant, but in need of a facelift. The Wii U version is on its way and with it, the Smash experience we are used to. Meanwhile, its little brother for the 3DS does not disappoint.

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New thriller 'Gone Girl' is a sleek web with too many threads

Provided by The Associated Press Jami Ganz | Contributing Writer After a lukewarm summer of movies, director David Fincher’s coiled thriller, “Gone Girl,” marks one of the first big releases of the fall movie season. And like a Hallmark autumn day, Fincher supplies audiences with his signature cool air, crisp cinematography, carried by sharp performances from Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck, Tyler Perry and Neil Patrick Harris, to name just a few. The film revolves around the supposed disappearance and possible murder of Amy Elliott Dunne (Pike) - a woman who, as a girl, inspired a famous series of children’s books - on the morning of her fifth wedding anniversary. Her husband, Nick Dunne (Affleck) is the prime suspect, with new information and “clues” constantly coming to light.

SPOILER ALERT If you don’t want the plot spoiled, stop reading now and go see the movie. After the movie reveals that Nick has more than enough of a motive to murder his seemingly perfect wife — namely, a much younger mistress (Emily Ratajkowski), and a boatload of life insurance to cash in — we learn that Amy is actually alive. Alive and well on her way to ruining her husband’s life, one brilliantly calculated setup at a time. (I’ll leave the details for those of you who enjoy surprises.) While it does possess all the keymakings of any great film–an A-list lead, dynamic supporting stars, strategic cinematography and an intelligent script–“Gone Girl” lacks something. It doesn’t jump off the screen in the way

that one anticipates a critically acclaimed film would. For starters, the film is pegged as a cerebral mystery or thriller. However, besides during the first hour, the only mystery left to solve is not who kidnapped Amy Dunne, but what Amy herself plans to do with the story she’s weaved. When the movie changes its scope, the audience detaches itself from the “main” story at hand and goes into secondary plots. No one ever watched a Hitchcock film expecting the perpetrator — or lack thereof — to be revealed less than halfway through. That just didn’t happen. Amy, in spite of, or rather because of her abhorrent traits, remains the standout character — rare for a “victim.”

Her ability to charm reached not only those who knew her, but those viewing the film. Then again, it’s easy to root for the emotional underdog, before said underdog is revealed to be a crazy murderer. (RIP Harris’ creepily charming character whose throat is slit with a box cutter. In bed.) Despite fitting the bill of sickeningly flawless women across the globe, Pike’s acting appears a bit stilted and fragmented, similar to the composition of the film itself. On the other hand, this particularly stoic demeanor lends itself to making the viewer question whether Amy is truly a reliable secondary narrator and therefore has the potential to completely alter the plotline. Gillian Flynn, who penned both the

novel and the screenplay, seems to have created a cleverly masked 21st-century version of Daphne du Maurier’s “Rebecca” — a novel where the titular character meticulously calculates her begrudging husband’s actions to ascertain when and how he would murder her. He obliged, to a tee. Similarly to Amy, she wanted to “win” the marriage and put her husband away for good. Though, unlike Rebecca, Amy had real motive. Her husband was a lying, lazy, inattentive and unfaithful piece of work. Both women, though, were wealthy, tall, thin, beautiful and inordinately psychopathic. Suffice it to say, Amy Dunne is the one person who could scare Satan.

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The Final Frontier

n Sept. 29, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps spoke at the Innovative Technologies Complex about the difficulties of wearing a 300-pound space suit and training to operate robot arms. What she didn’t mention was her gender. On Sept. 29, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps spoke at the Innovative Technologies Complex about the difficulties of wearing a 300-pound space suit and training to operate robot arms. What she didn’t mention was her gender. Although attendees and sponsors praised Epps as an inspiration to young girls, her accomplishments are impressive regardless. The notion that competent women are outliers is the final frontier we must overcome in breaking through the glass ceiling women face entering the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. Thankfully, the institutional constraints on women wishing to pursue STEM careers are dissolving. That Epps and other female astronauts are able to reach their positions based on merit reflects this shift. Tech companies like Google actively recruit women and willfully disclose their employment demographics, acknowledging that a workforce dominated by men is undesirable. As we can see from the retroactive outcry over chemist Rosalind Franklin’s lack of Nobel Prize recognition for her work in the discovery of DNA, we’ve come a long way from the time when female scientists weren’t given credit for their discoveries. While structural constraints may have deteriorated, women still aren’t entering STEM careers at the same rate as their male counterparts.

Women hold fewer than 25 percent of STEM jobs. At BU, it’s common to walk into Watson lectures and see only a handful of women sitting in the seats. Though the environment is beginning to change, some women simply haven’t been encouraged to pursue STEM-related careers. From a young age, girls are socialized into believing they are not biologically suited to excel in STEM. Popular wisdom holds that women and men are hard-wired differently. Exaggerations of the findings showing the subtle differences in brain structure persist: Women are thought to be biologically suited to verbal proficiency and memorization while men are suited toward compartmentalized, spatial reasoning. Reliance on outdated research ignores advances in understanding of the human brain. Neuroscientists theorize that differences in brain behavior could be a result of socialization itself, as brain functions change in response to experience. So by teaching girls that their professional callings lie elsewhere, we may actually be causing them to perform poorly in math and science. Even the way young girls are taught science is problematic. A viral photo of the Carnegie Science Center’s fall programs for Scouts demonstrates the persistence of gendered norms in education. Boy Scouts are offered a variety of program options in chemistry, robotics, biology and astronomy. Girl

Scouts are offered “Science with a Sparkle.” Carnegie’s defenders argue that pink-washing science sparks an interest among young girls who are naturally more attracted to sparkles than chemistry kits. Sparkles aren’t inherently inferior, but the absence of choice limits girls. The lack of choice reveals the root of the problem: The continued prevalence of the false idea that girls are biologically suited to a limited way of thinking. At BU, students are breaking those traditional barriers. Rebecca Tanzer, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, helped develop a satellite at NASA. When she was there this summer, she sometimes realized that she was the only woman in the room. And in Alpha Omega Epsilon, the professional engineering sorority, Mandy Boltax, a senior double-majoring in computer science and English, worked on the design of eBay’s website and developed new software at Microsoft. Successful women like Jeanette Epps may be an inspiration to young girls interested in the STEM field. Girls surrounded by such role models are shown to be more likely to pursue STEM careers. But in order for more women to enter STEM, we need more than role models. Encouragement must come through educational reform, from the earliest period of socialization to the college level. As Epps has proven, the sky is hardly the limit.

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Media treatment of Courtney Lapresi reveals negative stigma against sex workers her field of study into striptease acts when tuition proved to be too much to handle. Like for many others, sex Esmeralda Murray work provided a seemingly stable way to make fast cash, and she took Contributing Columnist her job in stride. Until she entered the MasterChef kitchen, that is. As soon as Lapresi was billed as an aerial dancer, the claws came I recently tuned in to the season out. One of her fellow contestants took finale of MasterChef to get my weekly offense to her work, stating, “When I dose of entertainment. I expected to think legit aerial dancer, I think Cirque watch two chefs duke it out for first du Soleil, not boobs out on a pole.” place. I ended up watching a young Bloggers went out of their way to woman apologize for her life choices. uncover racy pictures of her performing For those unfamiliar with the FOX on stage, attempting to weaken the hit, MasterChef follows 22 amateur validity of the talent she displayed on chefs who compete for the chance to the show. Some critics claimed that her win three coveted prizes — $250,000, history was untrustworthy and that her a trophy and the opportunity to success could potentially be linked to publish a cookbook. The hopefuls come from different walks of life, and their occupations are often displayed during confessionals. Some particular professions shown were “video game designer,” “petroleum landman,” “high school student” and just plainold “unemployed,” but one stood out from the rest for the TV-viewing crowd: “aerial dancer.” Courtney Lapresi is many things: a Philadelphia resident, the latest MasterChef winner and a former stripper. Once a dance student at the University of the Arts, she incorporated

We live in a society where sex workers are treated with repugnance and contempt

“sexual favors” given to the producers. The public’s reaction to Lapresi’s background might have left a bad taste in my mouth, but MasterChef’s response left me with a burned tongue. “It’s very hard for me to talk about this,” Lapresi said, donning her chef’s jacket as she uncomfortably worked her way through the confessional. “I’ve done things I’m not proud of. Not being able to pay my rent, I made the difficult, embarrassing decision to work in a gentlemen’s club.” The truth was officially out, wrapped within an expression of regret, but quite honestly, the apology was as unnecessary as it was abrupt. Did Lapresi need to apologize, on national television, for the “difficult, embarrassing” decision she made? Did she need to treat her former occupation with distaste? Did she need to feel ashamed? The answer is simple: absolutely not. We live in a society where sex workers are treated with repugnance and contempt. The common “stripper” is often stigmatized for trying to make an honest living, and revealing that someone used to perform such acts could ruin a career. But this shouldn’t be the case. Lapresi shouldn’t have to feel ashamed for the decisions she made

in life. She shouldn’t have to sit in front of a camera, face penitent and contrite, practically pleading for America to forgive her just because of the route she took to pay her bills. Her narrative — resorting to sex work to pay her tuition — is almost reminiscent of Miriam Weeks, the Duke student-turned-porn star, and the public’s reception of both women has been anything but lukewarm. Both have been ridiculed and derided by the masses, but for what? Working hard to earn a paycheck? Sex workers are people, too; they are dreamers, students and diligent workers. Working at a gentlemen’s club does not lessen one’s value and it should not detract from one’s accomplishments. Instead of shaming exotic dancers for their occupations, we should learn to be more progressive, more receptive and more accepting. Lapresi may have been a stripper, sure, but one thing is for certain — you can expect to see her cookbook on shelves soon. —Esmeralda Murray undeclared sophomore

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Obama foreign policy doctrine primarily shaped by public opinion The President failed to take action on the crisis in Iraq until climate was politically advantageous Lawrence Ciulla Contributing Columnist

Throughout the summer, a constant flow of foreign crises spread throughout the world: from the Israel-Palestinian War, to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, to the spread of Ebola in West Africa. But none have been as significant to the United States as the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). President Barack Obama has been slow to assertively act — or at least slow to respond — bringing into question the Obama Doctrine of nonintervention and its ability to truly deal with international conflict. The militant group ISIS is ravaging cities throughout Iraq and Syria, ethnically cleansing by the thousands

and growing a militia as large as 31,500 according to recent CIA estimates. It poses a threat to the U.S. not only by recruiting American citizens to fight, but in executing our journalists. Like many Americans, I am frightened by the prospect of American boots on the ground after witnessing America’s longest war occur on Iraqi soil, but I agree that the threat of ISIS is larger than this fear. Earlier in the summer, public opinion was against intervention in Iraq, framing ISIS’s rise as a problem for the Iraqi army, the entity we had spent so long training. Earlier this year in a New Yorker interview, the president wrote off ISIS as a “JV team”: A view which, at the time, aligned with that of the American population. It wasn’t until a shift in public opinion, prompted by the unfortunate execution of American journalists, that the president authorized broad military campaign against ISIS in both Iraq and Syria.

This tactical move does not follow the comments the president has made throughout his tenure. He’s worked to promote a doctrine of avoidance, staying out of foreign conflicts and selectively granting support where needed. Such a sudden change indicates president felt too politically frightened of military intervention in Iraq for months, until the American public moved the needle on the issue. It’s not a matter of flip-flopping on issues, but admitting to supporting an interventionist policy all along. Being a politician isn’t easy, especially a democratic president, polling at 40 percent approval, with more than half of Congress and the talking heads of cable news pushing against him. With a midterm election coming up and fundraisers to attend, it is hard to be frank with voters. The president has a history of waiting until an issue is politically acceptable to demonstrate his

support on both domestic and foreign issues, such as immigration and gay marriage. And now the White House is playing defense with his previous remark referring to ISIS as a “JV team,” claiming it was taken out of context. The president is brilliant in being able to analyze and break down

He's worked to promote a doctrine of avoidance, staying out of foreign conflicts

foreign policy, but what he has a hard time doing is simplifying it for the American people and using the right words to do so. With this in mind, it feels as if he’s slow to respond to situations, not only to gauge a threat, but also to gauge public reaction, and that seems to be the true Obama Doctrine. Throughout multiple presidencies, nonintervention has appeared to be the most politically advantageous answer to conflict, as the American public loves to criticize our role abroad and whether foreign wars are worth the tax money. Through his reaction to the ISIS situation, the president has revealed himself to be much like his predecessors: only willing to budge when necessary and politically acceptable. — Lawrence Ciulla is a junior majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Law.

Don't feel pressured into choosing a career path until you're ready Students are constantly asked what they study, but it's ok to take the time to explore interests Giovanna Bernardo Columnist

Oh, you’re in college? What school do you go to? Oh, Binghamton University, nice! What’s your major? If you’re undecided like me, your stomach squirms every time someone asks you that question, and it’s not for the shame of not having a major. Rather, it’s for having to explain my plans for my degree at BU once again. I can’t count the number of times I’ve had to tell my relatives, parents’ friends, even cab drivers that I’m in Harpur College, and though I used to want to major in English, I’m looking to transfer into the School of Management for

marketing. (And now all of you know, so I’ll never have to answer that question for you.) Obviously, part of being in college is explaining that most basic fact behind why you’re here: what you study. However, being undecided, I’m sick of the pressure that accompanies this question. When I was a freshman, the question made me feel as though I should know exactly what I wanted to study the second I entered college. Now, as a sophomore, it makes me feel like I’m in a race to find the major that will define what I do for the rest of my life. I know that during your freshman and sophomore years, not having a major may be overwhelming. It seems like everyone around you knows exactly what they want to do and are taking upper level courses, while you’re still sitting in those Lecture Hall

1 intro classes waiting for a major to suddenly pop into your head. Even though I know my plan for my bachelor’s degree, it doesn’t mean I know exactly what I want to do in the marketing field right this second. I find different aspects of business, marketing and advertising that interest me every day. How am I supposed to make the decision about the exact thing I want to study right now? I can barely decide what flavor cream cheese I want at Einstein’s! Not having to make that decision so soon is a blessing, and being undecided shouldn’t be a burden or a scary thing. These four years of college are the last transition period between childhood and adulthood, especially those final two years. Everything as a junior and senior seems to revolve around preparing for

life after college: With starting to study for the LSATs or MCATs, applying to graduate schools and scoring that internship that will be the perfect segue into your dream job, the amount of life-changing decisions to be made is overwhelming when you think about it all at once. So why rush to make more big choices in your freshman or early in your sophomore year? Save the stress about life after college for your upperclassman days, and simply worry about exploring your interests to find your passion as an underclassman. You’ll have the rest of your life to worry about working; why should you start at 18 or 19 years old? I think the biggest obstacle in this search for what we want to do with our lives — starting with the simple task of declaring our major — is impatience. We’re in such a rush to feel secure about our

futures that we have to know exactly what our degree will be and right this second. We forget to embrace this time as an opportunity to explore what we’re interested in, and sometimes settle for what will lead us to the most secure job. So if you’ve decided on your major early on, kudos to you. But to the freshmen, sophomores and maybe even juniors out there who are still undecided, don’t be afraid of what the future will hold. And don’t rush to declare a major you’re not in love with. Think of this as the oncein-a-lifetime opportunity to determine what passion of yours will define your life. Who would want to rush that? — Giovanna Bernardo is an undeclared sophomore.

We're in such a rush to feel secure about our futures that we have to know exactly what our degree will be right this second

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Gender inequalities continue to persist Israeli nationalism Emma Watson's UN speech draws attention to social hardships is paradoxical Rebecca Klar Contributing Columnist

I often find myself in heated debates with friends, both male and female, surrounding the issue of feminism. Confusion, doubt and anger surround this one word, yet many fail to look past the word to observe the real world issues we are facing. Emma Watson delivered a speech to the U.N. which many are claiming brings a fresh new perspective to the concept of feminism. I think many people see Watson’s views on feminism are groundbreaking to the fact that she mentions inequalities for both genders. However, isn’t this what feminism has always been about? As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, feminism is “the theory of political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” This simple definition sounds quite similar to the in-depth arguments Watson explains in her speech. Although my peers and older living generations distort the word “feminist” into an evil concept which empowers women to assert power over a submissive class of men,

“feminist” simply means an advocate for the equality of both sexes. Watson formally invites the males of the world to join in this campaign, which is quite kind of her, yet in my opinion completely unnecessary. Was there a formal invitation given to white people to join in on the issue of civil rights? Did I miss my invitation to advocate or care about gay marriage? Why should half of the world’s population believe they need to be formally invited to educate themselves about an issue that involves every person in our social structure? I believe the reason many focus on female inequality when speaking about feminism is because discussions surround the issues women are faced with, as opposed to those faced by males. There is simply more concrete evidence of inequality toward women than there is for male inequality. Watson hit the surface in her speech about the social hardships experienced by men. The work of a father does not hold the same value as the work of a mother in child-rearing. Males struggle to openly express emotions without facing ridicule. These social hardships must be addressed and changed, and I think it is incredible that Watson mentions them. Issues facing women effect men. We’ve made great strides

in efforts to decrease the gender pay gap, but until it is closed entirely I don’t think we should assume the job is done. Additionally, there is a huge inequity between the wages of women with children and women without. This economic disadvantage of women with children is what Ann Crittenden calls “the Mommy Tax” and is prevalent in the working world today. The implications of the Mommy Tax are visible in our day to day lives. A professor once told me that when she was searching for jobs she made sure not to mention she had children, whereas her husband

Watson formally invites the males of the world to join in this campaign

with the same qualifications and applying for the same job positions would always mention their children. Males are still seen as providers for a family and therefore having children would make her husband more eligible for a job; yet, women are still viewed as primary caregivers. Under this view, my professor would have less time to devote to her job if she had kids. Women are expected to work just as much as their male partners outside of the home, but they are still expected to work more inside the home. This inequality affects men and women alike. Both men and women should be able to work as much as they choose inside and outside the home without societal influences or pressures. I agree with Watson when she stated: “I decided I was a feminist and this seemed uncomplicated to me.” I am a feminist because I don’t think my gender should change my career opportunities, nor how I am permitted to express my emotions. I hope that Watson’s HeForShe campaign takes off and helps put an end to the social and economic inequalities facing men and women today. — Rebecca Klar is a sophomore majoring in English.

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Democratic and Jewish identities do not and cannot coexist in Israel Daniel Burns Contributing Columnist

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is marked by a long history of violence on both sides. As of late, there is one aspect of the conflict the media neglects: the paradoxical nature of Israeli identity. This paradox is centered around Israel’s management of its domestic government and, by extension, its policies. It is widely accepted that Israel considers itself a Jewish state, and by the same token, it also thinks of itself as a democratic state. The problem is that these two identities do not and cannot coexist currently in Israel. While the state projects itself as a supporter of democracy, the amount of people able to participate in democracy does not match the demographic makeup of Israel. Palestinians who occupy Israel’s West Bank and Gaza territories are not permitted to vote, as they are not officially Israeli citizens. Based on Israeli voting and citizenship laws and population estimations from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, the legal voting population is approximately 7,659,000, leaving 3,820,372 unable to vote. This gap between those who can and cannot participate is on the rise. Studies conducted by the United Nations and Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics predict that the population of the West Bank and Gaza will grow exponentially. If current conditions persist, Israel cannot be called a “democracy.” It is undemocratic to deny such a large percentage of

the population the right to participate in government. The voting gap could be easily rectified by passing laws that would give suffrage to those who currently cannot engage politically within Israel. But, these sweeping changes would undermine Israel’s nationalist identity as a united Jewish state. One of Israel’s unifying principles is that its government acts in the the best interest of the Jewish people within the state, on its borders and elsewhere. If Israel were to become a full democracy by expanding voting rights, the identity of a Jewish state would become compromised. The religious demographic of Israel and its territories is almost split in half among Jews and Muslims. If everyone were permitted to vote, regardless of religious affiliation, Israel could not credibly follow through on its guarantee to act in the Jewish people’s best interest. After being denied the right to vote for such a long duration, the newly included Muslim population would vote for policies and officials to support its unique religious and political interests. A truly Jewish state cannot exist if it contains parties willing to vote against the interest of the Jewish community, and a democratic state cannot exist if a significant portion of its population cannot participate in its government. This paradox of identity will continue as long as Israel attempts to tread the fine line between these two conflicting ideologies. In order to solve this paradox, Israel needs to fully invest in one identity: either a democracy or a Jewish state. — Daniel Burns is senior majoring in history.

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BU stifles UMass Lowell Bearcats split weekend bill Nuss scores two in 4-0 dominant victory

BU falls to UNH in five, sweeps UMass Lowell Derek Stampone Contributing Writer

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The women’s soccer team celebrates after beating UMass Lowell, 4-0, to remain undefeated in conference play.

Brett Malamud

Contributing Writer

As of late, the Binghamton women’s soccer team has had problems finding the back of the net. But against UMass Lowell on Sunday, the Bearcats (5-6-1, 1-0-1 America East) found no such trouble. Showcasing its depth while thrashing the River Hawks (48, 1-2 AE), 4-0, BU finished its

[We're] jockeying for a position and so early points in the season are a big deal — Sarah McClellan BU head coach

second America East game still undefeated in conference play, allowing its AE competition no goals so far. “Any win is a good win,” Binghamton head coach Sarah McClellan said. “[We’re] jockeying for a position and so early points in the season are a big deal.” The Bearcats’ offense exploded in the win, posting its second-highest goal count of the season. Senior midfielder Emily Nuss contributed a notable performance, kicking off the game’s scoring in the fifth minute on a blast from 25 yards out. She scored again in the 79th minute, this time off of a steal in the offensive zone, before finishing her day with an assist in the 85th minute. She fed the ball to freshman midfielder Valerie McNamara off of a corner kick, and McNamara headed it in for the fourth goal. “I was really proud of Nuss’ performance,” McClellan said. “She played hard and was dominant in the midfield today. The way she struck the ball … she was feeling it. I think she had a great game.” Junior forward Stephani Church also made a tremendous impact on the game. Church buried the ball into the lower right-hand corner for the team’s second goal in the 25th minute off of a well-executed through ball. Overall, the attack on goal was in full force and Binghamton seized its opportunities. The Bearcats dominated possession

for most of the game and earned seven corner kicks. BU also fixed its shot inaccuracies in the contest, appearing more concentrated on the quality of their shots, rather than the quantity. The Bearcats finished the game with 18 shots and a .22 shooting percentage. “We’ve been working hard all week on our combination play and holding the ball up top and scoring goals,” McClellan said. “It was just a matter of time for those to go in and we had to stay committed to attacking the goal.” Senior goalie Gaby Gold and freshman keeper Katie Hatziyianis split time in the net, with the former taking the first half and the latter the second. The Binghamton defense continued to push the ball into the offensive end and as a result, the keepers combined for only three saves while Lowell managed only eight total shots. “A shutout is a really great success for us,” McClellan said. “I think that we were able to do what we wanted to do on both sides of the ball today. That’s going to be important going forward into some really tough games.” The Bearcats look ahead to a road trip after their previous stint at home. BU will start its action with a matchup in Connecticut against Hartford, which currently sits in first in AE standings. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Al-Marzook Field in Hartford.

The Binghamton volleyball team yielded a split bill in America East play this weekend, dropping a grueling five-set match to New Hampshire before sweeping UMass Lowell two days later. Through the win and the loss, the team improved its conference record to 2-1. The Bearcats (4-15, 2-1 AE) traveled to Durham, N.H. on Friday to take on the defending AE Champion, New Hampshire (9-11, 2-1 AE). In a wild, back and forth match, the Wildcats prevailed in five sets to subdue the Bearcats. Binghamton opened the match with a 26-24 win in the first stanza. The Bearcats set the tone early with a stout defense, limiting UNH to a .115 hitting percentage while posting a .205 percentage of their own. A strong second set performance by New Hampshire leveled the match at one game apiece. Binghamton’s eight attack errors led to a .055 hitting percentage that it could not overcome and New Hampshire ended on top, 25-18.

Binghamton triumphed in the third set, 25-20. The Bearcats were led by outside hitters Allison and Kristin Hovie, who combined for eight kills in the set. The Bearcats were unable to finish off the Wildcats in the fourth set. UNH won, 25-21, effectively extending the match to a pivotal fifth set. At that point, the wheels came off for Binghamton: New Hampshire jumped out to a 7-2 advantage from which the Bearcats could not recover and they dropped the set, 15-7. “We just couldn’t get it going early,” BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama said. “I thought New Hampshire played a little bit better than we did. We had to hit a lot better in order to beat them and we just didn’t execute when we needed to.” Against UMass Lowell (2-18, 0-3 AE) on Sunday, BU controlled the first set from beginning to end en route to a 25-17 win. Poor hitting doomed the River Hawks, who were held to a .062 hitting percentage, and a well-balanced offense — featuring five players who contributed kills — sealed the deal for BU. The second set saw the two

teams battle back and forth to open play, but a 6-2 run propelled the Bearcats ahead. Binghamton cruised to a 25-14 victory, finishing the set with a seasonhigh .389 hitting percentage. Shoddy play by the River Hawks made the final set for the Bearcats a mere formality. Poor hitting by UMass Lowell led to eight attack errors, and BU completed the sweep with a 2518 win. Binghamton was led this weekend by Allison Hovie — who turned in back-to-back 13 kill performances — and reigning America East Rookie of the Week Alexis LaGoy. The 5-foot11 middle hitter continued her impressive debut campaign with 19 terminations in two games. The Bearcats played a difficult non-conference schedule, struggling against top competition. But in developing their play against higher calibered programs, the Bearcats have found considerably more success in their first three AE games. “I thought they’re maturing in that aspect,” Kiriyama said. “They’re overcoming obstacles a lot easier and quicker.” Binghamton is slated to return to action this weekend in its first home matches of the season, after having played 19 consecutive matches on the road. “We’re finally looking forward to being at home,” Kiriyama said. “It’s been a long time.” The Bearcats play their home opener against Hartford, with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. On Saturday, they’re set to host Stony Brook in a 1 p.m. matchup. Both contests will take place at the West Gym.

They're overcoming obstacles a lot easier and quicker — Glenn Kiriyama BU head coach File Photo

Sophomore outside hitter Allison Hovie led the Bearcats with 26 kills through two games this weekend against New Hampshire and UMass Lowell.

BEARCAT BRIEFS Golf places first at Hiawatha invite Staff Reports Binghamton’s golf team faced a seven-stroke deficit at the end of the first day of play at the third-annual Binghamton Collegiate Invitational this weekend. However, the Bearcats came storming back on the second day of play, erasing the deficit to win the 16-team tournament at the Links at Hiawatha Landing. This marks the first year the team won their invitational. The Bearcats gave a strong showing in the opening round on Sunday. They finished with a team score of 286(-2), the best round of the season for BU so far. However, the hosts sat behind both the University of Delaware (279) and Robert Morris University (284) in the

overall standings. BU returned to action Monday, posting a roundhigh score of 290 strokes while turning a seven-stroke shortfall into a three-stroke lead. Sophomore Kyle Wambold led the comeback, shooting a 70(-2) on Monday. Wambold led all golfers with an overall score of 141(-3) over the course of the tournament. Senior Josh Holling also had an impressive tournament, finishing in a tie for sixth place while shooting an overall 144. Binghamton returns to action in Philadelphia this weekend at the Big 5 Invitational, hosted by Temple University.

Rinaldi charged with DUI, suspended Staff Reports Sophomore walk-on John Rinaldi was suspended from the men’s basketball team after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated early Friday morning, the University announced Friday afternoon. Rinaldi did not participate in the team’s first official practice later that day and cannot participate in any of the team’s activities during his suspension, as is determined by the Binghamton University Student-Athlete Code of Conduct. However, academic resources will still be made available to him. After all legal proceedings are resolved (Rinaldi was issued an appearance ticket

in Vestal Town Court), the Dunmore, Pa. native can appeal to be reinstated to the team. He would first need approval from head coach Tommy Dempsey before meeting with the Athletics Review Board, which would subsequently make a recommendation to Athletics Director Patrick Elliott. The final decision is Elliott’s. The 6-foot-2 guard played 26 games with no starts last season, averaging 4.9 minutes per game. He scored seven points, grabbed 12 boards and committed five turnovers through his 127 total minutes.

XC competes at Lehigh Paul Short Run Staff Reports The Binghamton men’s and women’s cross country squads each had a solid outing last Saturday at the Lehigh Paul Short Run, finishing in 18th and 10th place, respectively. With both the men’s and women’s teams competing in races featuring 40 or more different schools, this meet marks the first that the teams finished in the top half of the competition this season. Junior Alexis Hatcher led BU in the 6,000 meter brown race, finishing 13th out of 360 runners with a time of 22:01. Sophomores Alana MacDonald and Eileen O’Hara would be the next

Bearcats to finish in the top 100, at 89th and 91st, respectively. Freshman Allison Davis rounded out the top-finishers taking 94th with a time of 23:09. The men’s team also found success. Leading the pack in the men’s 8,000 meter gold race was junior Ethan Hausamann, finishing 41st while clocking a time of 24:40 — his third best time as a Bearcat. Also finishing in the top-100 in the 358man gold race were junior Matt Johnson in 71st and senior Jesse Garn in 87th. The cross country teams are next set to travel to New Jersey on Oct. 18th for the Princeton Invitational.

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BEARCATS END SCORING DROUGHT

BU hangs onto early score, gets first home win of 2014 Orlaith McCaffrey Contributing Writer

Following the form of its last five home games, the Binghamton men’s soccer team’s match against America East-rival Hartford was decided by just one goal. Only this time, the Bearcats (3-8-0, 1-0-0 AE) emerged on the victorious end of that 1-0 mark, earning their first home win of the season and their first overall victory since Sept. 7. Mired by a slew of close and late losses, the Bearcats set their frustrations aside and took a step toward changing the course of their season, when, in the 12th minute of Saturday night’s match, senior forward Steven Celeste converted on a cross served in the middle of the box. Both freshman forward Ben Ovetsky, who initiated the play in firing a long pass from the left sideline, and senior back Derrick Ladeairous, who received the pass and crossed in front to Celeste, were credited with assists. The goal was a long time coming for Celeste, who was last year’s leading scorer with four goals on 27 shots. This season, he’s already accumulated 18 shots through 11 contests, which leads the team. Graduate student midfielder Tommy Moon is the only other Binghamton player to have broken into doubledigits in shots, with 13. Moon has also scored just one goal in 2014. “We’ve all struggled to put the ball in the net,” Celeste said. “I’ve just been blocked and it was good to

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FRANTELLIZZI LEAVES TEAM MID-SEASON Standout keeper quits for "personal reasons" Ashley Purdy Sports Editor

Stefano Frantellizzi left the Binghamton men’s soccer team the weekend of Oct. 27, leaving just two goalkeepers remaining on the Bearcat roster. The junior is reported to have quit the team due to personal reasons, with head coach Paul Marco insisting that neither misconduct nor attitude was a factor in the decision. Marco told Pipe Dream that the decision to leave was entirely Frantellizzi’s. While the team is “a little bit less” without him, Marco said Frantellizzi had multiple reasons to leave the team and that he supports the decision. Frantellizzi was the team’s exclusive keeper in the 2013 season. Through 1839:11 minutes and 19 games of play, the then-sophomore standout collected 106 saves, at 5.58 per game. Those statistics garnered him the distinction of ranking 12th nationally in saves per game, 21st in save percentage (.822) and eighth in total saves. He additionally recorded six solo shutouts last season and set program-bests in most saves in

a single season and most saves in a game (with 12 against Columbia on Oct. 23). Perhaps the most impressive of those shutouts was when he and his defense staved off then-No. 7 UMBC for a scoreless tie on Oct. 26. For all that, Frantellizzi took the field in just four of the eight games Binghamton played while he was still on the team. Sophomore keeper Robert Moewes, who sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules, has been BU’s primary keeper in 2014. The German goalie suffered a foot injury that precluded him from participating in those four games Frantellizzi started, but has been active in the past four. While players leaving teams is rare, it does happen – only, usually at the end of the season. Down to two keepers in the middle of the season – one of whom is not entirely healthy – the team will have to persevere through the next seven regularseason games, at least. “Obviously, there’s always pressure,” Moewes said. “But you have to deal with that.” “I think that the guys realize that a little more is now required and hopefully this can ignite the guys a

little bit,” Marco said. “I think it’s also a time of opportunity for some, Brian [LoTempio] being one of them.” Redshirt-sophomore keeper Brian LoTempio, who joined the team in the same year as Frantellizzi, was actually chosen for the No. 2 spot behind senior Chris Hayen in the 2012 season, Marco explained. But a broken wrist forced a medical redshirt season, and lingering knee and wrist injuries have prevented the third-year from participating in any official games during his time at Binghamton. Now that LoTempio is allegedly back to 100 percent health, Marco is confident in his potential. “Brian has had a very good fall season so far – he’s looked as sharp as I’ve ever seen him,” the head coach said. “Without hesitation, obviously, if Robert goes down, Brian goes right in,” he added. While the Bearcats will now face additional difficulties in the net, Marco said he would not be bringing in a new keeper at this point in the season. Though they planned to bring in a goalie for the class of 2017 – whom they’ve already identified – they will now need to bring someone else in for the class of 2016.

finally get my first one of the season. Hopefully there’s a bunch more to come.” Unlike many of the Bearcats’ previous match-ups — which all had scoreless ties well into the second half — Saturday’s game saw Binghamton capitalize on its scoring opportunities early. The Bearcats played with fervor from kick-off, but the quick goal energized the team even more, allowing the Bearcats to protect their first home lead of the season and triumph over a team they hadn’t bested since 2010. “I thought we got a complete game today,” BU head coach Paul Marco said. “The team played extremely well from the first whistle to the last whistle. I thought that it was a great, competitive match — a terrific Division I soccer game. The guys responded, we got our first goal at home and I’m just delighted for the boys — really happy, proud of their effort. I thought that Hartford was a very good team. They had some special guys, but I thought we did a pretty good job of keeping them in check.” Hartford (4-4-2, 0-1-0 AE), which was predicted by AE coaches in the preseason poll to finish second in the conference this year, provided a unique challenge to Binghamton in the speed of its players. But Binghamton responded adequately and specifically well in one vs. one defending. The match marked the opening of conference play for both teams. In their AE debut, the Hawks outshot

the Bearcats, 10-7, but sophomore keeper Robert Moewes recorded three saves en route to his first collegiate shutout. What was perhaps the Hawks’ best opportunity of the night came in the 35th minute. Junior forward Javoni Simms — who netted the game-winning goal that knocked Binghamton out of last year’s AE Tournament in the teams’ quarterfinals matchup — rifled a shot straight at the goal, but Moewes dove to deflect it, accounting for one of his three saves that night. “For us to start off conference play 1-0 is outstanding,” Marco said. “But we’ve got a long road ahead of us. We still have many more matches to play and if we don’t make more out of each match, this one won’t matter in the end. It doesn’t matter who leads the race; it matters who crosses first at the end.” Saturday night’s 1-0 triumph comes on the heels of a disappointing loss to Hofstra last Tuesday. With just nine minutes remaining in regulation, senior defender Daniel Grundei scored off of a rebound in front of the goal. Despite the Bearcats’ best efforts to respond, putting up two shots and corner kicks in the final minutes, time cut their efforts short, and they shouldered yet another 1-0 loss. Next up for the Bearcats is another conference game. They’re slated to host University of New Hampshire at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Bearcats Sports Complex.

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WE TALKIN' 'BOUT PRACTICE Ashley Purdy Sports Editor

With both of Binghamton’s basketball teams participating in their first official practices this past week, hoops season is looming near. The men’s basketball team inaugurated its preseason with an open practice at 3 p.m. on Friday while the women’s team scheduled its first practice for 4 p.m. on Monday, which was closed to media. The men’s team Head coach Tommy Dempsey addressed the media while his team warmed up in the West Gym. Due to a change in NCAA regulation two years ago, the coaches are now able to train with their players 12 months out of the year, so that the first practice “isn’t what it used to be.” The entire team — including its seven freshmen — are thus already more or less in Division I shape, having passed the summer months working on individual weaknesses and personal development. The team should be ready to tackle what Dempsey has planned for the upcoming season. “We plan to press a lot more this year, so that’s something that takes a lot of time,” he said on Friday. “So we’ll start right here from day one working on our press, working on our half court defensive concepts. We’ll be defensive first, and that’s what we’ll do primarily this weekend.” The plan is to play 10 or 11 players in

the first half of games so that the team can keep up its energy and maintain the fast-paced style Dempsey aims to fully implement this year. With each member of the class of 2014-15 standing 6’5” or higher and noted for his athletic prowess, the Bearcats should have the necessary depth. “I think we’ll be able to get up and down, we’ll be able to press and run more, mostly because of our depth,” Dempsey explained. “Because it’s hard to play guys 30-plus minutes a game and play with the type of pace that we’re looking to play at.” Another of the first points Dempsey and the coaching staff will be looking at in the upcoming weeks — in addition to a “coachability” and a positive spirit amongst the players — are the rotations. “We’ve looked at a lot of groups over the summer, and even in the fall here … where we’ve scrimmaged a little bit at the end of each workout and tried to put some different guys together,” Dempsey said. “But it’s in such short doses — because our workouts were only usually 40 minutes — that it’s hard to get a true indication of what the pecking order is, who belongs where. And this is the time for the players to figure that out for us.” The women’s team Head coach Linda Cimino received her first verbal commitment for the 2015-16 class in Western Wayne High School-star Rebecca Carmody. The 5-foot-9 guard averaged 14.1 points per game as a junior last season and earned All-Lackawanna League honors, according to a source.

The Bearcats will return six players, only one of whom started last year, in senior forward Sherae Swinson. Cimino recruited four scholarship players to the class of 2014-15, though sophomore Alyssa James must sit out the season due to NCAA transfer regulation. The 6-foot-1 forward came with Cimino from Caldwell College. The program is expected to endure through a rocky rebuilding phase in Cimino’s first year at the helm. Of the team’s major contributors last year, three graduated, one transferred and one quit the team last month. But Cimino, who is widely known as a tireless recruit and an even more diligent coach, has an eye to the future, and will look to set the stage from here. First, however, she’ll need to challenge her current players to rise to the occasion and perform against all odds this season. “Everybody has a 100% open chance to get on that court,” Cimino said. “All we are looking for are girls who are going to work, have a positive attitude, and be committed to the process. I think we have a good process in place … I think that if everybody does the right thing they will see some kind of opportunity for themselves on the court this season.” For more updates on Binghamton’s basketball team’s, follow BingBBallBlog on Twitter. Also keep on eye out for our season preview issue next month. E.Jay Zarett contributing reporting to this article.

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THOMAS BRUCE GIVES VERBAL TO BU Ashley Purdy Sports Editor

With just one of Binghamton’s 13 available scholarships expected to open next year, Tommy Dempsey received his first, and likely last, verbal commitment for the class of 2015 last Thursday. Thomas Bruce of DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, Md.) gave his verbal to the Binghamton men’s basketball team for the 2015-16 academic year and confirmed he intends to sign his National Letter of Intent during the in-season signing period approximately two months away. DeMatha head coach Mike Jones described the 6-foot-9, 200-pound senior as a versatile player who finishes primarily at

the rim but who also has some perimeter skills. Bruce, who allegedly sprouted four inches in the last couple of years, is also effective on the defensive end, described by his head coach as a potent shot blocker. Jones also mentioned that Bruce was a late bloomer – having suffered a broken leg his freshman year and spending the next year largely still recuperating from that injury, he fell under the scouting radar. Coming off the bench last season for a team that went 29-6, Bruce averaged about eight points, eight rebounds and two blocks per game. But with the big man back in full health, Jones speculated that Binghamton got a “steal” in landing Bruce so early – he guessed that if Bruce had waited until the spring signing period to commit to a program,

he would have garnered considerably more offers. As it stands, Bruce still drew interest from multiple schools, including Quinnipiac, Hofstra, Delaware and Radford. Along with Binghamton, Rider and High Point also offered. But the combo forward ultimately decided upon Binghamton after visiting its campus three weekends ago. “I felt more at home,” Bruce explained. “I felt very welcome. I liked everyone on the team, I liked every one of the coaches, the student life and everything was nice. I just liked the overall feel.” Former forward Alex Ogundadegbe, who graduated from Binghamton last year and also attended DeMatha, apparently played a considerable role in Bruce’s decision. “He was actually a big part of

getting me [to Binghamton],” Bruce said. “He was always talking about how nice it was and how he wanted to get me up here.” True to Dempsey’s style, Bruce is a high-character kid who should fit well in the America East generally, and at BU specifically. Bruce said the coaches recruited him by selling BU’s academic quality as well as the growth and development of the men’s basketball program. Based on that criteria, Jones asserted that Bruce will be a great fit at Binghamton next year. “He’s coming from a high school where excellence is not just the expectation, but the requirement on and off the court,” Jones said. “So he will fit in perfectly.”

I liked everyone on the team, I liked every one of the coaches, the student life and everything was nice — Thomas Bruce Class of 2015 verbal commit

For more updates on Binghamton’s basketball team’s, follow @BingBBallBlog on Twitter. Also keep on eye out for our season preview issue next month.

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Sophomore Goalkeeper

robert moewes

NO FLY ZONE Bearcats shoot down Hawks, River Hawks

Senior Midfielder

Emily Nuss Freshman Forward

Jocelyn Acor

Senior Forward

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Jocelyn Acor - #2

STEVEN CELESE - #8

ROBERT MOEWES - #1

EMILY NUSS - #9

A speedy and agile forward from Hornell, freshman Jocelyn Acor raced the field Sunday against UMass Lowell. Having already found the back of the net twice this season, Acor contributed to BU’s dominant offensive outing against the River Hawks, disrupting their flow and making them lose control of the ball.

A potent forward from Saratoga Springs, senior Steven Celeste conjured his 2013 efficacy in netting his first goal of the season against Hartford. Last year’s leading goal scorer is this year’s leading shot taker, often fronting the team’s offensive efforts and laying heavy pressure on opponents’ back line.

A native of Dortmund, Germany, sophomore Robert Moewes dove for three clutch saves on Saturday to earn his first collegiate shutout. The 6-foot3 keeper interrupted many more of Hartford’s opportunities throughout the game, grabbing live balls and showcasing his almost immediate reaction time.

A veteran from Syracuse, senior Emily Nuss dominated the midfield against UMass Lowell. Putting up a pair of goals with an assist to spare in a career record-setting performance, Nuss established her place as a force to be reckoned with on a dangerous Bearcats offense.

Men's soccer prevails over Hawks with early goal on Saturday, earns first home win,

Women's soccer douses River Hawks in 4-0 triumph at home on Sunday,

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