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Professor explores rise and fall of Easter Island

In EvoS talk, anthropologist Carl Lipo looks past current notions of the Rapa Nui people's demise Travis Clines

Contributing Writer History is not always as it seems, and a Binghamton University professor is looking to rewrite the story of the people of Easter Island.

Anthropology professor Carl Lipo said Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island and recognized for its iconic stone statues, is seen as an example of a people destroying their land by overusing resources. But instead, he said it is an example of a people enduring over time with scarce resources.

“It’s often been treated as this catastrophe, something that we should learn from in order to avoid,” Lipo said.

“I think we can go there to understand what it takes for a community of

It's often been treated as this catastrophe, something we should learn from ... to avoid — Carl Lipo BU Professor

people to live on an island with limited resources, in such a way that allows them to persist over a really long period of time.”

In his talk, which was part of the Evolution Studies (EvoS) series talks, Lipo discussed a model first proposed by anthropologist Jared Diamond. This widely accepted theory explains the fall of the people living in Rapa Nui as a response to the overuse of their resources. With this model in mind, Lipo went to Rapa Nui in 2000 to determine what caused the collapse of those living there.

According to Lipo, the explanation offered by Diamond does not fit with what he discovered. He explored the meaning behind the moai statues, and said their meanings varied. From a family perspective, they symbolize ancestors; from a community perspective, they tie the people together and represent community resources.

Lipo said that European contact was more likely what had a devastating impact on the island. When Jacob Roggeveen discovered it in 1722, the population was around 3,000 according to Lipo, but by 1877 it was down to 111.

Diamond’s theory also states that the cause of their collapse was a growth of their population, but Lipo said that is unlikely.

“When we look at the record we actually see there is no evidence of a demographic collapse,” he said. “We

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Rebecca Kiss/Contributing Photographer LGBTQ students and allies show their pride and support for the LGBTQ community in Binghamton University’s first Pride Parade. The parade started at Lot M on Saturday, continued around the residential communities and ended in a celebration at the Peace Quad.

BU celebrates first pride parade

LGBTQ community marches around campus to promote inclusion Michelle Kraidman Contributing Writer

LGBTQ students and allies braved the cold and a few minutes of snow to show their pride of and support for the LGBTQ community in Binghamton University’s first Pride Parade.

The marchers started in Lot M at 2 p.m. on Saturday and paraded around

the residential communities and down to a celebration on the Peace Quad, where LGBTQ student groups and Real Education About College Health (REACH) tabled and gave information about their organizations and safe sex. BU a cappella groups Rhythm Method and The Harpeggios performed after the parade as well.

Matthew Walsh, a second-year graduate student studying student affairs

administration, organized the parade as well as an LGBTQ student panel on Wednesday, which featured students describing coming out at BU as well as other LGBTQ campus issues.

Walsh organized these events as a part of the independent study for his degree, with help from student groups Rainbow Pride

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Filmmaker tells story of cinema dept.

Scott MacDonald chronicles evolution of BU film education from '67 to '77 Michelle Kraidman Pipe Dream News

A decade can hold significant changes in the way a field is taught, learned and presented. Filmmaker Scott MacDonald wanted to document the decade of changes in Binghamton University’s cinema department.

This past August, Hamilton College professor Scott MacDonald published “Binghamton Babylon: Voices from the Cinema Department, 1967-1977,” which chronicled the legacy and impact of

Binghamton University cinema faculty and students on his career and the careers of many others in the film industry.

The book draws on interviews with film faculty and students of BU to tell the history of the department from 1967-1977. MacDonald aims to show how film was changed by the self-taught faculty who tried to steer away from the then-conventional way of filmmaking by acknowledging that teaching cinema is different from teaching other disciplines; film cannot just be taught out of a textbook. According to MacDonald, BU

was the only institution he knew of that took this approach.

In 1972, he attended the State University of New York statewide film symposium, held at BU. There, he watched a screening of films made by former faculty that greatly affected him, including Larry Gottheim’s “Horizons,” Ken Jacobs’ “Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son,” Ernie Gehr’s “Serene Velocity” and Nicholas Ray’s final film, “We Can’t Go Home Again.”

Influences like these motivated him to

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Bike-share CEO looks to change city transit

Jay Walder, '80, former MTA chair, accomodates growing populations Travis Clines

Jay Walder graduated from BU in 1980 Contributing Writer and is now the president and CEO of Motivate, a company that designs, deploys More and more people are using bikes and manages bike-share systems. He spoke for transportation, and according to one to students, alumni and Binghamton Binghamton University alumnus, they residents in a talk on Friday at the may be the future of how we travel.

University Downtown Center, sponsored by the Alumni Relations Office.

Most transportation is focused on increasing efficiency of already-existing methods, Walder explained, but he wants to change the entire transportation system.

“What you’re seeing in cities all around the world is recognition that the status quo is simply not acceptable,” he said. “People are throwing away the old playbook and they’re reaching for new things.”

In his talk, Walder said cities today are growing in complexity, and with that growth comes an increased need for transportation. In his 30 years of experience, he has worked for the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Hong Kong, as the managing director of finance and planning at Transport for London (TfL) and as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York. One of his most significant changes to the MTA are the countdown clocks in NYC subways.

But now, Walder said, he wants to focus John Babich/Pipe Dream Photographer on changing transportation systems. For Jay Walder speaks to Binghamton University students, him, it’s a matter of conveniently fitting alumni and Binghamton residents in a talk on Friday at the University Downtown Center. transportation into the ways cities are RELEASE

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shaped.

“If you think about the cities that we know, there’s absolutely no question that traditional public transit shaped twentieth century cities,” Walder said. “Today’s cities are more complex than that, today’s cities aren’t being shaped anymore by the path of public transit.”

The emergence of bike sharing is not an incremental change in transportation, Walder said, but instead is a whole new approach. He said that in the past 15 years, bike shares have grown from four programs to 850 programs worldwide.

Motivate operates in over 11 cities worldwide. It is the parent company of Citi-Bike in NYC, a bike-share company which allows members to pick up a bike in one location and park it at another once they arrive at their destination.

“Unlike public transportation in the way we’ve come to know it, you decide where you want to go, you decide when you want to go,” Walder said.

Jim Broschart, the vice president for advancement at BU and an organizer of the event, said he hoped this influential alumnus could inspire students to create an impact in the future. “[Students get] an appreciation for a diverse pathway to [their] own success,” Broschart said. “Maybe some specific

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Photo Provided Anne and Keith Gardner have produced 30 apps available on the App Store. Keith, a senior majoring in computer science, and his mother, Anne, have teamed up to create mobile apps that help kids develop math and reading skills.

Mother and son help bring education to the App Store

BU student Keith Gardner and mother Anne bring academics to smartphones with dozens of programs Pelle Waldron

Assistant News Editor When he was growing up, Keith Gardner wanted to create mobile apps.

Now, he has 30 available on the App Store.

Gardner, a senior majoring in computer science, and his mother, Anne, have teamed up to create mobile apps for young kids learning math and reading skills. The apps can be downloaded on the iTunes App Store and are currently only available for iPad and iPhone.

Gardner was born in Endicott, New York, and now lives in Owego, New York, a 45-minute commute from Binghamton University. He is currently taking a semester off to intern for Bloomberg in London before returning to graduate from BU in the spring.

Anne teaches reading to kindergarten through third graders in Newark Valley, New York. With her background in teaching, she is able to provide the content for the apps, which Gardner is

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then able to code.

The apps have been downloaded over 70,000 times, and each app has a free and paid version. Profit from the apps goes toward funding Gardner’s BU tuition. The pair plan to create more apps for both iPhones and computers, and to translate them into more languages. They also plan on phasing out the free versions, since they limit the app features.

The apps present each student with a series of math problems or reading exercises. Each completed exercise unlocks the next one.

The reading apps start with level C, which is for beginners, and go up to level I/J, which is around the secondgrade level. Some of the apps have been translated into Spanish for young kids, and can also be used to learn Spanish at the beginner level.

“We always have wanted to do something like this,” Keith said. “My mom has always been interested in

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don’t find any archaeological evidence that directly associates with somehow there being a maximum number and then an abandonment of that stuff in prehistory.”

Lipo said that the population of Rapa Nui was most likely never very large because of the lack of resources on the island. The people had to use slash-and-burn farming to give the ground nutrients, Lipo said, which helps explain the lack of trees on the island. He said this evidence shows the people worked with what they had and did not face a decline until much later due to the European influence.

Susan Ryan, the EvoS program coordinator, said Lipo’s focus on evolution and environmental issues are why the program had him speak.

“I think everyone has a preconceived notion of evolution,” she said. “I think Carl Lipo will open up their eyes to how evolution can apply to so many different aspects of our lives, of our studies here on campus and understanding the human condition.”

Tiffany Kurian, a senior majoring in integrative neuroscience, said that the talk had many implications for our world today.

“I think people get wrapped up in what’s going on here and in classes,” Kurian said, “and sometimes forget about looking at the bigger scope of things and the bigger picture about what’s going on in our environment and how we’re going to survive towards the future.”

new things, new activities. I’ve wanted to program mobile apps since I was in high school, but didn’t know how.”

Around Christmas of 2013 they realized that they were able to actually make the apps, and the first one was released about a month later.

“I think we just started baby steps, and then the more we did it, the more excited we got, and now we’re just looking to go on from here,” Anne said.

“It’s starting to really gain some momentum, and we’re enjoying it.”

Eileen Head, the undergraduate program director of computer science, said this is an example of a way BU students can reach out beyond the greater Binghamton community.

“I think all of our majors look for ways to give back to the community,” Head said. “People want to get out, and I think it’s

important that you don’t just insulate yourself from the needs of the world around you … Keith is very good that way.”

As a teacher, Anne has had a lot of experience working with kids.

While the teaching is different with mobile apps, she said she thinks the change is good.

“I think the big thing is when you take it to an iPad it gives the kids all the support they need,” Anne said. “A teacher isn’t always there for a child when they don’t know a word, when they don’t understand a phrase. They get stuck and sometimes they even misread it, and once we get on the iPad they can check everything.”

Keith said the app is predominantly used by parents who home-school their kids, and the resource is inexpensive compared to textbooks.

Erik Langert, a friend of Gardner’s and a junior doublemajoring in mathematics and computer science, said that

while he is impressed with the apps, they don’t surprise him.

“It’s people like him who I expect to build cool things to make the world a better place,” Langert said. “It shows how great of a program BU has. It continually pumps out highly motivated passionate students that do big things.”

I think the big thing is when you take [education] to an iPad it gives kids all the support they need — Anne Gardner Local Teacher

Book details BU's influence in film FILM continued from Page 1 write the book when he realized that he was not the only person influenced by the BU cinema department all these years later.

“The screening blew my mind.” he said. “It was my first real experience with something other than films with characters and conventional narrations. It transformed the way I saw film and the way that I taught film.”

MacDonald said that his observations from BU’s cinema department stuck with him throughout his career. After the creation of his film theory, which stated that film was the vision of the director and was more of an art than an industry in the late 1950s, students began requesting that film be taught in a classroom setting.

“I’m of the generation where

film studies started,” he said.

“Students demanded that there be film courses, but those of us that raised our hands and said ‘yeah, I’ll teach film’ didn’t really know what we were doing.”

MacDonald said his teaching of film drastically changed by no longer focusing on just popular films, but also on films from students and faculty that may not have made it big. He said he noticed that film instructors have to teach from the ground up, in a way that was different from the standard way of teaching.

He analyzed the films he saw at the University in his book, and he plans to show four of the films when he visits BU on Wednesday.

Vincent Grenier, a BU cinema professor, said he has worked with many of the directors interviewed in the book. Grenier said that he believes that the time

being discussed was important, but he said that today’s cinema department is influential as well.

“I can’t help to point out that the cinema department is still continuing with a vibrant tradition of opening people’s eyes, fostering new artists and maintaining a creative and passionate teaching environment,” Grenier said.

Grenier said that he believes his book will be beneficial to the University, specifically by giving exposure to the cinema department and how it continues to affect film studies.

“The cinema department has been a very inspiring place, perhaps even an exceptional place from its very beginnings,” Grenier said.

“And that can only be an asset to the University. The times have changed, of course, and it could be said that that it is retaining what has been best about that period.”

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Union (RPU) and SHADES. He said his experience transferring from a college with a large LGBTQ population to BU, where he said he found less of an LGBTQ presence, inspired the event.

“I came out at my previous institution, and the only reason I felt brave enough to do so was because there were so many people that were just like me,” Walsh said. “I can’t imagine being a freshman in this environment and not seeing everything I saw at my old institution. I was hoping, by doing this, to increase our visibility and make these students know that this is a safe and welcoming environment.”

Walsh said that an LGBTQ Resource Center, which would organize events and offer services for students, is in the works, but said he wanted to give BU a vision for the future of the Center, which he said was direly needed because of the absence of administrative programming on LGBTQ issues.

“Because the LGBTQ Student Resource Center isn’t fully formed yet, there’s a vacuum for programming, and as a result, a lot of the programming has fallen on the student LGBTQ groups,” Walsh said. “I’m hoping that students continue this parade in years to come.”

Alexia Mercedes, the president of SHADES and a sophomore double-majoring in art and design and English, said that the club marched in the parade to show students that they are a resource.

SHADES is the first and only LGBTQ club for minority students, though they are open to all students.

“Any opportunity where we can reach out to people and let other people know that there are organizations on campus catered to them, to students under the spectrum,” Mercedes said. “We take whatever opportunity to get our name out there.”

Mercedes said she would compare the pride parade to a parade celebrating a nationality.

“We see people who are out and proud and waving our flag, and it makes us feel like we have a community,” Mercedes said. “The more pride parades, the better.”

Marcher Eric Leiderman, a senior majoring in sociology, said pride parades help those in the LGBTQ community be proud of who they are.

“Parades are good because it’s important at Binghamton for all students to express themselves and have their own voice,” Leiderman said. “By marching and having a parade and coming out together, we show that we’re proud of who we are.”

Urban transit rethought with bike-share programs BIKE continued from Page 1 knowledge about the components of his career, his work, but also some appreciation that alumni are important in the life of the University and can have an impact on them day to day.”

Shane Tracy, president of the BU Bike Share (BUBS) and a senior majoring in industrial engineering, said the talk was

an excellent way to see the possible future for bike share programs such as BUBS. He said the path that Walder took was inspirational.

“He came from Binghamton, and you saw where he’s gone,” Tracy said. “The ability for Binghamton to bring in an alumnus like this, and show the success they have had, is all very exciting.”

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UP Update/SA Meeting On Monday night, the Binghamton University Student Association (SA) passed its first legislation of the fall 2015 semester.

In “UP at Metroplex’s State Street Express Bus,” a resolution written by Nicholas Ferrara, a BU Student Congress representative and a junior majoring in political science, Ferrara called for the SA to vote on legislation that shows the entire SA’s support in asking University Plaza (UP) to provide a direct bus from UP to Downtown. The legislation passed unanimously with 37 votes.

“When you’re any undergraduate student going to UP, they don’t pay much attention,” Ferrara said. “But when you say, ‘I’m coming with this resolution with the support

of 13,000 undergraduate students,’ it gives you a little bit more legitimacy. That’s what this resolution is trying to do.”

Although the legislation does not call directly on the SA to take action, Ferrara said it was important to communicate the SA’s disapproval for the management at UP, as well as their support for those affected.

“We’re advocating for the people we represent,” he said.

The SA also approved to vote on three separate pieces of legislation at their next meeting, including a call for the University to take action on the overpopulation of deer on campus, a request for more course reserves to be offered in the library and an appeal for a change in how retaken course grades appear on transcripts.

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Pissed Off THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 7:37 p.m. — Officers on patrol observed a group of three people standing near two cars in Lot F3 and one of them urinating in between the cars, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police.

The officers approached the group and asked the urinating male of an unidentified age for his ID. As he opened his wallet, the officers noticed a suspicious item and asked him to take it out. It turned out to be a forged ID. The suspect, who was not a student, was asked how he got onto campus and he said that his friend drove him. The friend was still parked in the lot, so the officers approached his vehicle and noticed the driver was trying to hide four cans of Redd’s Apple Ale in the glove compartment. The officers also noticed another can in the cup holder and some empty Coors beer cans on the floor. The officers asked for the suspect’s license and registration and smelled alcohol under the suspect’s breath. Three of the people in the group were issued appearance tickets returnable to Vestal Town Court for unlawful possession of alcohol. The fictitious license was destroyed and the male was given an additional appearance ticket for possession of a forged instrument.

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Clean Break THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 8 p.m. — An officer checking social media sites related to the University discovered that an unknown suspect broke a washing machine in Bingham Hall in Newing College, Reilly said.

The suspect reportedly tore the door of the washing machine off the hinges. The officer called in a work order to get the machine fixed.

Money Shot FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 7:43 p.m. — A 27-year-old male reported that someone stole his wallet and keys from the East Gym, Reilly said. The victim said that he placed the items against the wall while he played basketball.

When he finished he noticed that the items were missing.

The victim said that he didn’t remember seeing anyone walk out with the items. A search of the area came up with negative results. The case is still under investigation.

What a Freshman SUNDAY, Oct. 18, 12:11 a.m. — Officers were dispatched to the University Union bus stop for reports of an unconscious male on a bus, Reilly said. The officers entered the bus and saw that the unconscious individual was surrounded by vomit. The individual was woken up and identified as a resident of the University. A Vestal EMS was called and proceeded to transport the individual to a local hospital.

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Ashley M. Quick, 28, was taken into custody following an accident in which she collided with another vehicle while driving drunk, according to the Press and Sun-Bulletin. The accident occurred in the parking lot of the Dublin Double bar on Route 26 in the Town of Union. When she was leaving the parking lot at approximately 9:30 p.m., she hit another vehicle. Quick was put through a series of sobriety tests following the accident and, after being taken to the Broome County Sheriff’s office, was found to have a BAC of 0.19, above the legal limit of 0.08. Quick was charged with one count of driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and one count of aggravated DWI, driving with a BAC of 0.18 or more, also a misdemeanor.

Two children were found dead in a fire early Monday in Johnson City, according to the Press and Sun-Bulletin. The fire occurred early Monday morning at 145 Floral Ave, and Johnson City police have charged Johnson City resident Dwight Burton, 38, with murder and arson in the first degree. Two adult women are being treated for severe burns, according to a spokesperson from Upstate University Hospital.

Officials have not identified the victims yet and the intersection of Floral Avenue and Willow Street has been blocked off while officials are investigating the scene.

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Binghamton can only let you go Downtown, comfortably, hubris. But the cold/rain/hail/snow/rain/hail/snow combo g the mercury flirt with the freezing mark didn’t keep you ourself, Weekend Warrior. Winter is coming.

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Arts & Culture

History and hidden gems at Showtime Costumes

In a local shop filled with hundreds of different personas, co-owner Niki Striss' is a stand-out Kara Brown | Contributing Writer For Niki Striss, the business of selling costumes was never the plan. But in 1978, with no store, Niki bought $17,000 worth of them and started Showtime Costumes.

“I started from scratch,” Niki Striss said. “No one taught me, no one told me, no one was willing to help.”

The first fuel to the flame was many years ago, when her husband Ronnie was in a band and Niki had to buy all of the outfits and equipment. When the band folded after five years, she was left with all of their Vegas-style costumes. This, however, was just the beginning.

One day the couple traveled to New York City and went to a toy show that included costume merchants.

“When I saw the costumes, something happened to me,” Striss said. “I just bought and bought and bought with nothing in the bank.”

When they came back to Binghamton, Ronnie found a dinky store in Hillcrest up for rent at $90 a month, and Showtime Costumes was born.

Now, many years later, the carefree, fun-loving spirit that started the shop remains alive and well within. Having moved from its original Hillcrest location 25 years ago, Showtime Costumes is located in a 23-room Victorian-style home at 142 Main Street in Downtown Binghamton.

Upon opening the giant wooden door, you are immediately greeted by two eightfoot-tall figures — Frankenstein and a witch — as well as a fully

trimmed Christmas tree. With the “Solid Gold Oldies” radio playing as you score through the thousands of costumes ranging from southern belles to sexy cavewomen, you can’t help but feel that you’re in a quirky, never-ending time warp.

While the store itself is magnificent, the true heart lies in its colorful co-owner. A boisterous woman in her late 60s, Striss’ sharp tongue and quick wit are a part of the experience when you shop at Showtime. A customer came in and tried to bargain down prices with her his entire visit; when she asked whether or not he was married and he said no, she replied, “I’m not surprised, because you’re a jackass.”

Striss shared stories of her time as a professional singer and her celebrity encounters. She met Connie Francis, Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole, and has traveled all over the country. She even spoke about Nick Macioci (now known as Nick Massi) of the Four Seasons “de-cherrying” her brother’s girlfriend back when the music group first started in New Jersey and went by the name “El Maracos.”

Although it may not be as exciting as her youth, Striss is very happy with where she ended up. From BU students to the entire Binghamton Senators team, Showtime Costumes has been a fun place for people to shop for decades, and it holds a lot of memories. In 2014, The History Channel even taped an episode of “American Pickers,” featuring their collections.

Sarah Simone/Contributing Photographer Showtime Costumes, located at 142 Main St. in Binghamton, sells a variety of merchandise ranging from stage costumes to masks for Halloween. The shop’s owners, who have been in business for over 35 years, are looking to eventually sell the property.

“Last year all the students came here, and it was wonderful,” Striss said. “I couldn’t believe it. Usually they trash the place you know, but not that year. They were good.”

But after years of service, the curtains may soon close on this community gem. Striss loves the costume shop and hates to know

that her time there may be coming to an end. The house is up for sale, and many of her big ticket costumes are on eBay and Craigslist.

As this chapter in her life ends, she plans to pursue other interests.

She and Ronnie have another shop in a barn full of antique toys and trains, and will dedicate more of

their time there. But if the house on Main St. doesn’t sell by January 1, she plans to replace her current inventory with her collection of antiques and vintage clothing.

“I’ve got tons and tons and tons of quality vintage clothing,” Striss said. “I mean fabulous stuff from the ’20s to present — except for

the ’80s, I don’t know what the ’80s were … I just know it was sloppy.”

And no matter what she sells, or where, one thing is certain: Striss’ love for the trade is staying put.

“Thirty-seven years in business,” Striss said. “That’s a lot. I wanna stay here forever, but I can’t.”

Lions and tigers and scares, oh my

'Boo at the Zoo' terrifies for a cause at annual event Mckenzie Delisle | Contributing Writer

Neil Seejoor/Pipe Dream Photographer Important figures in black history are showcased on the wall of the Black Student Union’s lounge. The mural, which is located in UU006, was painted in 1968.

Release's Mural Review: Part IV

From timelines to odd shapes, the best and worst at BU Kathryn Shafsky | Assistant Release Editor Slowly canvassing the Union, Release continues to review Binghamton University’s finest — and most unrefined — wall art.

The Ping Pong Room (Room 029 in the Undergrounds) We use the word “mural” very lightly here. Dictionary.com defines a mural as “a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling,” and while this piece of “art” fits the definition, some colorful circles and randomly placed lines don’t quite do it for us. The centerpiece of the mural is a ping pong player clad in some striped ensemble with a semblance of Pantone 342. Odd patterns aside, the most notable thing in this mural is his weirdly defined leg muscle. Seriously, who painted that? It’s uncomfortably visible on the left thigh and also above the right knee; the latter “muscle” definition looks more

like extra white pants material than anything else. It’s also sad to see that this determined player never got a nose, but instead a large black triangle. Eliciting imagery of Scarecrow from “The Wizard of Oz,” it’s honestly pretty terrifying.

Also, this man is clearly unable to smell the delicious vegan dishes coming from the nearby Food CoOp. The shapes surrounding the man look like a kindergartner’s poor attempt at a Kandinskyinspired art project. That or the weird wall decals that were always advertised in Pottery Barn youth catalogs. We’re sure this design had a purpose, and it seems to be an attempt to recreate a bouncing ping pong ball. However, it ended up just looking like concentric circles made up of poorly saturated colors. Don’t waste your time on this mural; ping pong isn’t worth it.

Black Student Union Lounge (Room 006 in the Undergrounds) Around the corner from the ping

pong disaster is a historical tribute to black achievement, located in the Black Student Union’s lounge.

The mural was created around 1968 when the lounge was first established. The timeline, painted in black and white, features historical figures from Egyptian queen Nefertiti all the way to South African revolutionaries Nelson and Winnie Mandela. The mural also showcases other icons in AfricanAmerican history, including slaves breaking from their chains, portraits of abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman and members of the Buffalo soldiers, an all-black cavalry established during the Civil War. What’s great about this mural is that it’s not only visually appealing, but its cultural significance is a refreshing look on Binghamton University’s walls.

Additionally, BSU has an equally impressive, albeit more colorful, mural in their office on the third floor of the New Union that’s worth checking out.

The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park’s 24th annual “Boo at the Zoo” has attractions that will bring out your wildest fears.

Unlike an ordinary haunted house, “Boo at the Zoo” does much more than create one menacing mansion. Instead, the zoo hosts a collection of spooky scenes that are connected by a dark, woods-lined pathway — ideal for lurking creatures.

To begin their excursion, guests are welcomed with loud music as they purchase their tickets. But when they take their first steps down the shadowy pathway, comfort is lost and all that remains is unnerving anticipation and the hidden creatures ready to scare.

Zoo visitors are forced to remain calm while they are stalked by zombies, chased by a headless horseman on stilts and deceived by seemingly empty woods.

But the journey reaches its highest point of intensity inside the confined walls of several haunted rooms. While entering a clown “funhouse,” the guests are provided with a pair of 3D glasses that cause swirling colors and shapes to blur their vision and make them essentially blind to approaching dangers.

The zoo has collected some fan-favorite scenes over the past 24 years that are now included in the event every year.

“With 24 years of props being bought and built and everything, we like to bring back some of the same things,” said Rachel Davenport, the zoo’s public relations coordinator.

One of these attractions, “The Dot Room,” has walls lined with a black fabric with neon polka dots. Volunteers dress

themselves in the same dotted fabric, allowing them to be camouflaged against the walls as a means to scare approaching guests.

And while you’re being chased by the undead, it’s nice to know your screams are going toward a good cause. The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park uses the profits from “Boo at the Zoo” to pay for common zoo expenses, such as the animals’ diets, enrichment items, the park’s maintenance and much more.

“It’s one of our largest fundraisers,” Davenport said.

Transforming a family-fun zoo into a hauntingly long and scream-inducing journey unfit for anyone under 10 is no simple task. Each year, volunteers — including many Binghamton University students — assist the zoo in the challenge.

“We have a lot of SUNY kids that come in that help us,” Davenport said. “Whether it’s the sororities or fraternities, or just different community groups [that] love to come in.

The volunteers for “Boo at

the Zoo” also like to mix things up from one year to the next, so be ready for some unexpected changes and surprises from the woods.

“They’re always getting very creative,” Davenport said. “Year after year they change up their costumes so it’s really cool to watch.”

The event’s last runs will take place on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Go embrace the Halloween spirit, raise money and experience the zoo in a new, spooky light.

Year after year they change up their costumes so it's really cool to watch

John Babich/Pipe Dream Photographer The Ross Park Zoo’s annual haunted house event, “Boo at the Zoo,” took place this weekend.

The event helped to raise money for common zoo expenses like food for the animals as well as the park’s maintenance.

October 20, 2015 | bupipedream.com

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RELEASE

Release Eats: How to maintain a healthy lifestyle on campus

Binghamton University's registered dietician Alexa Schmidt discusses balanced nutrition in the dining halls Kara Brown | Contributing Writer As a college student, eating right can be difficult. Whether it’s from your mom or self-proclaimed experts on Instagram, there is varying and often conflicting information coming at you from every direction. In order to help us streamline this advice and separate right from wrong, Release asked the University’s registered dietitian, Alexa Schmidt, five of our burning, healthy-eating questions.

1) Do you recommend eating three big meals a day, or several small ones?

“It really depends on the person, and what’s gonna work for them …

Consistency is the biggest key.”

Alexa suggests eating every

three to four hours, with five hours as the maximum amount of time you should go between meals.

Eating consistently throughout the day provides a constant fuel source, which in turn regulates blood sugar and helps maintain energy, focus and concentration. While Alexa thinks that this method is best, she understands that it’s not always realistic. If opting for three larger meals is more realistic for you, be sure to eat small snacks in between.

2) What are the healthiest places or stations to eat on campus?

“You can create a healthy meal at almost every station.”

If you want a quick option where you don’t have to put in much thought, Alexa suggests going to the stations in the resident

dining halls that advertise wellness meals, such as Entrée in Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center (C4) and Chef’s Table in Hinman. Those meals have to meet certain caloric and nutrient criteria to ensure they are balanced. One of Alexa’s favorite stations, Simple Servings, which is located in the C4 and Appalachian dining halls, is also a great option. In the Marketplace, she cites Garden Toss and New York Street Deli as being good places to build a healthy meal. The deli serves a grilled eggplant sandwich complete with lettuce, tomato, an olive oil vinaigrette and two types of hummus. It is full of vitamins and minerals from the vegetables, as well as lean protein from the hummus and healthy fats from the olive oil.

3) When dieting, should people focus on restricting their intake of fat or carbs?

“I would say focus on your overall calorie intake.”

Alexa says there isn’t one particular nutrient that is the worst for you. She suggest eating whole grains, fresh fruits and legumes as sources of good carbohydrates.

For healthy fats, try foods like avocados, olive oil and nut butters.

Above all, portion control is the most important factor. Alexa shared that one white condiment cup in the dining halls equals four tablespoons. A stack of cards is the same size as a 3 oz. piece of meat, which is about half the amount of protein your body needs in a day.

Being mindful of your portion size can prevent you from overeating.

4) What is your opinion on detox teas?

“I’m not a big fan of any detox products [or] supplements. Taking a look at your diet would be the first place to start.”

Instead of buying an expensive tea full of ingredients you don’t recognize, focus on having a balanced diet. Integrating whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, healthy fats and water into your diet is a healthy, more natural alternative to these teas.

Alexa suggests first asking yourself why you think you need a detox product and working from there.

For example, if your reason is weight management, then limiting the amount of calories you eat would be more beneficial.

5) What is the most valuable

nutritional information/advice you think college students should have?

“Balance.”

Balancing your day and your meals by adopting good habits is much healthier than buying a detox tea or going on an extreme diet to make up for your nutritional mistakes. Alexa says that making consistent, healthy choices is best.

Make meals that include three to four of the food groups, and snacks that include one to two. Balancing your plate will get you the nutrients you need to fuel your day.

Alexa Schmidt offers personalized advice on topics ranging from sports nutrition to guidelines for vegetarians. Her office is located in the West Gym, Room 21.

OPINIONS Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Letter to the Editor: It's your turn to help

Despite disadvantages, BU Alumni Association has made great progress

DUTY CALLS This past weekend, Binghamton University had its first-ever pride parade. The Editorial Board commends the University for the strides it has taken to promote LGBTQ-inclusiveness on-campus, both literally with this parade, and with the the designation of 52 bathrooms as gender neutral and the option of gender-inclusive housing that was opened in the fall of 2014.

And while these additions are certainly necessary and beneficial to many students — after all, we all use the bathroom — they can’t be very helpful if they can’t be found. Despite there being dozens of gender-neutral bathrooms on campus, they are remarkably

difficult to find. In fact, there is no map of where these facilities are on campus. Short of walking around the halls of the University and hoping for the best, there is no practical way for a genderqueer student to find a toilet.

The University must, at the very least, put a list of where these bathrooms are on its website so students who need them know where to find them. Another suggestion is for each genderneutral bathroom to include a map — perhaps near the hand dryer — of campus with locations of other gender-neutral bathrooms highlighted. Being able to easily find a bathroom is something that most of us take for granted, but that

people outside of the narrow gender binary cannot. No student should enter a building on this campus without knowing if they’ll be able to relieve themselves should the need arise.

And while we are making these resources easily accessible, there are a few more to add on. At Bowdoin College, every bathroom stall on campus has a list of students — LGBTQ and allies — who can be contacted in the event that a queer student needs someone to talk to. This is a completely doable option for the University — laminated lists in all of the genderneutral bathrooms with phone numbers and email addresses of students who can sign-up, either

with the University or through the Rainbow Pride Union, as a support system. This will work great for introverted students, students who don’t feel ready or safe to be out on-campus and students who are uncomfortable in group and club settings.

A gender-neutral bathroom is more than a place for a student to do their business; it’s a safe space for students who have to constantly deal with a world that is hostile toward queer people.

Gender-neutral bathrooms provide momentary reprieves from daily, imposed heteronormativity. Queer students have a basic right to safety and comfort on this campus; let’s ensure they have that.

Views expressed in the opinion pages represent the opinions of the columnists. The only piece which represents the views of the Pipe Dream Editorial Board is the Staff Editorial, above. The Editorial Board is composed of the Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Opinions Editor, Sports Editor and Release Editor. The Opinions Editor was not present for this staff editorial.

Editor, You weren’t impressed with the tailgate party at Homecoming. Fair enough.

The Alumni Association invites you, the students, to help us throw a cooler party that will attract more alumni back to campus. But, if we’re being fair, your editorial titled: “Let’s Get the Party Started” (Oct. 13) looks only at a nanosecond of alumni outreach and uses that to draw broad and unfounded conclusions about alumni engagement at Binghamton University.

Alumni engagement is not just about one party, it’s about keeping graduates connected to our school — and I’d pit Binghamton’s efforts behind alumni engagement against any school’s. Princeton (founded 1746), and a private school, and University of Delaware (founded 1743) — the two schools you mention — both have had 200 more years than Binghamton University (founded 1946) to build up school pride — not to mention football teams to rally behind during Homecoming. Despite its obvious disadvantages as compared to your exemplar schools, Binghamton has accomplished huge successes in alumni engagement recently.

Start with Homecoming 2015. Binghamton dedicated its first ever Alumni Center right smack in the middle of campus.

Last year, Binghamton rolled out its first-ever Universitywide Strategic Plan for Alumni Engagement. The Plan, which was prepared by the Alumni Association, included input from the president, the provost, the vice presidents, the deans

and other campus leaders and partners. Not impressed yet?

Consider these numbers: There are 14 new regional chapters of the Alumni Association across the globe that were launched in the last three years, almost 3,500 alumni came out for events last year and we’ve increased alumni volunteers from just over 650 in 2011 to almost 1,150 last year. We’ve recently attracted some never-been-back-tocampus alumni, including U.S. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries ’92 (who’s been back twice) and Stephanie Courtney ’92 (better known as “Flo”), who spoke at commencement this past May. We’ve also added exciting new programming, like the Alumni Global Day of Service, which right out of the gate drew approximately 420 volunteers, including 70 students. And, the alumni giving rate at Binghamton University — while not as high as we’d like it to be — is consistent with the rates among public universities across the country.

The bottom line is that while we’ve made a lot of progress in promoting alumni engagement, we agree with you that more work needs to be done. And it’s never too early to get involved. So, let’s work together to advance the future of our great school.

Help your Alumni Association achieve its mission of alumni engagement. You can start by visiting the Alumni Office at the new Alumni Center; it’s right smack in the middle of campus!

Heidi B. Goldstein ‘81 President of the Binghamton University Alumni Association

Stop searching for frogs to kiss and be your own prince charming

It's easy to fall for the wrong type of person — trying to find your perfect match isn't always worth the cost Michael Rulli

Sex Columnist

Years ago, while sitting around the dinner table at her house, my aunt gave my sisters a little piece of advice: That throughout life they were going to come into contact with frogs on their journeys to find princes. These frogs would try to trick them into

thinking that they were really princes in disguise. Now, little did my aunt know that there was also a little gay boy sitting there, taking it all in. She did, however, leave out a crucial piece of the story — how many frogs you’d come in contact with before you stumble across a prince.

Since I’ve been out and about on my own journey, I’ve come into contact with a lot of frogs.

Many of them were obviously frogs from the get-go, but a good

time nonetheless. Of course, I also encountered my fair share of the more dangerous kind — the ones that trick you into thinking they might be a prince. These guys are the type that make you let down some of those walls you’ve been forced to surround yourself with; the type that you hope will turn every corner or pass by while you’re sitting at a table in the Marketplace you’ve deemed easy to be spotted at; the type that you look forward

to sleeping next to, even though your arms always fall asleep before they do.

They are the type you want to introduce to your friends, but more so the type you hope wants to introduce you to their friends.

These frogs are dangerous — and, unfortunately for many of us, we have to kiss a lot of them, just to be ultimately disappointed when you finally notice that they never go through a Sailor Moonesque style transformation from

wart-ridden toad to Tuxedo Mask.

It’s hard not to fall for it, but you know what? That’s OK. I know this is going to sound cliché and basic but what I’ve learned from kissing all these frogs, and always going back to the worst ones time and time again, is that it takes all the drama, all the latenight wine and Adele moments, to finally wake up. It takes all of that to realize that the prince is a waste of your time. It’s 2015, and soon it’ll be 2016. We’re basically

living in the future, so why do we want a medieval relationship? Go kiss all the frogs if you want to.

Instead of searching for princes, go search for some good lighting.

Buy yourself a new ball gown or get a little heavy handed with the lip liner for a change. In the words of Latrice Royale, “Get up!

Look sickening, and make them eat it!”

— Michael Rulli is a senior majoring in English

Slash and burn agriculture creates hazardous conditions in Southeast Asia

Unless Indonesia's government begins to support sustainable development, damaging annual haze will continue Benjamin Goldberg

Columnist

For the last several years, an annual haze has descended upon parts of Southeast Asia. At its worst, it has created hazardous conditions which have forced the closing of schools and caused lung diseases.

The haze is the result of slash and burn agricultural techniques being used to expand palm oil plantations in Indonesia. The haze has caused tension between Indonesia and countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. Far from being a regional problem, however, the haze and its cause have

serious consequences for global climate change.

Palm oil is the world’s most ubiquitous vegetable oil, estimated to be in 50 percent of products that the average consumer buys — everything from food to bio-fuel and cosmetics. It’s the most efficient vegetable oil to grow, requiring up to 10 times less land and having a greater output than alternatives such as canola and rapeseed. Over 80 percent of the world’s palm oil comes from Indonesia and Malaysia; in Indonesia, palm oil plantations employ over five million people and comprise over 11 million hectares — an area larger than Iceland.

In the past few years, the palm oil industry has come under increased scrutiny with regards to

its sustainability. In order to expand the plantations, vast tracts of rainforest and peatlands were being destroyed. The deforestation was destroying habitats for endangered species such as orangutans. Even more troubling is that Indonesia’s rainforests are home to one of the world’s largest carbon sinks; when the organic matter is set on fire, this carbon is released into the atmosphere, causing the haze.

Mainly due to the palm oil industry, Indonesia has become the world’s fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gases. However, in 2014, after international pressure and campaigning by celebrities such as Harrison Ford, the five largest palm oil companies in Indonesia agreed to the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge

(IPOP) which included a “zero deforestation” clause.

The firms who signed the pledge aligned themselves to environmentalist NGOs and began setting aside specific concessions of rainforest for preservation based on their socioeconomic value and carbon stock. They also took initiatives to become certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), something that 20 percent of the world’s palm oil suppliers have now done.

Nonetheless, local governments in Indonesia have punished the IPOP seigneurs for attempting to conserve concessions and have threatened to grant the concessions to their competitors if they aren’t developed. The fact that

the decision to adopt sustainable practices was an industry initiative and not a government one has put firms at odds with the authorities.

The recently elected government of President Joko Widodo has claimed that efforts to achieve sustainability have put an unfair financial strain on the smallholders who account for 42 percent of the country’s palm oil production; he has also recently asked the IPOP seigneurs to “row back” on their pledges.

However if Widodo’s government actually cared about smallholders he wouldn’t be violating a 2013 law that requires the government to distribute quality seeds and train farmers and would start commenting on unreasonable prices imposed on them

by middlemen.

The reason Widodo wants to expand the plantations is to meet increased global demand amid falling prices — but the World Bank says that this can be achieved by 2020 through better land and industrial management instead.

The Indonesian palm oil industry has the opportunity to become sustainable and remove its international stigma. But unless the government gets in line and begins supporting sustainable developments instead of attempting to nationalize the industry, things such as the annual haze will continue.

— Benjamin Goldberg is an undeclared sophomore

October 20, 2015 | bupipedream.com

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SPORTS

Binghamton shines in singles play Bearcats compile 14-4 record at Patriot League Kickoff Nicholas Waldron Pipe Dream Sports

The Binghamton men’s tennis team traveled to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania over the weekend to participate in the Patriot League Kickoff at Lehigh University.

Binghamton participated alongside Colgate, Lafayette and the hosting Mountain Hawks in the roundrobin tournament.

Junior Frenk Kote, freshman Valentin Bouchet and junior Vihar Shah won all three of their singles

matches, leading the Bearcats to a dominating 14-4 singles record over the weekend. BU did not miss a beat despite playing without their top two singles players, seniors Eliott Hureau and Sid Hazarika, who were sidelined with injuries.

BU head coach Nick Zieziula had high praise for Kote’s performance.

“Frenk had a great weekend, he led the team in singles and doubles with his energy and focus from the first point to the very last,” Zieziula said to bubearcats.com.

Bouchet was particularly impressive over the weekend,

winning his matches by a total of 36-10. One of three freshmen on the revamped Bearcats roster, Bouchet dominated his singles matches but could only muster one win in doubles alongside his partner, junior Thomas Caputo.

While the Bearcats shined on the singles courts, they struggled with doubles throughout the tournament. Kote and freshman Ludovico Cestarollo were the only pair to win multiple matches, beginning their weekend with a win over Lehigh and ending it with a win over Lafayette.

Zieziula was not impressed with his team’s performance in doubles, something that was a strength for the Bearcats last season. ”Our doubles was very disappointing this weekend,” he said to bubearcats.com. “We need to work much harder to stick to our tactics attacking at the net and our execution at critical points in order to be ready for the MAC indoors later this month.”

The Bearcats do not start their conference season until March, keeping plenty of time to get healthy and continue working on their doubles play. Four Bearcats are set to travel to Yale on Thursday for the ITA Northeast Regional. The first serve is set for 10 a.m. at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut.

Frenk [Kote] had a great weekend; he led the team —Nick Zieziula BU Head Coach via bubearcats.com Emily Earl/Assistant Photography Editor

Junior Frenk Kote went undefeated in his singles matches to lead Binghamton at the Patriot League Kickoff this weekend.

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Sophomore Nate Howe led the Binghamton men’s cross country team with a time of 26:25.9 at the Albany Invitational on Saturday.

BU competes in Albany Invitational

With top runners resting, men finish eighth, women 10th Derek Schuster

Contributing Writer The Binghamton men’s and women’s cross country teams raced at the Albany Invitational on Saturday, marking their last competition before the America East Championships, set for October 31.

With the top nine men and the top seven women resting and preparing for their upcoming races, other runners, many of whom have not competed since the Bearcats’ opening meet in early September, were given a chance to show what they could do.

The Binghamton men, who finished eighth out of 14 teams, were led by Nate Howe.

The sophomore finished the 8,000-meter course with a time of 26:25.9, placing him 25th of 157 runners.

Howe was followed by a pair of seniors, Jared Rousell and Jade Marhaba, who finished with times of 26:54.5 and 27:31, respectively.

Rounding out the scoring five for BU were sophomore Matt

Gill (27:36.3) and senior Andrew Sweeney (27:45.1).

Middlebury, led by senior Sebastian Matt (25:38.7), placed three runners in the top 15 to secure the overall victory. Sacred Heart junior Sean Ferguson was the top finisher on the men’s side, completing the course in 25:11.

The women’s side was dominated by the host Great Danes, who placed five runners in the top 10 to win with a score of 25. They were led by junior Jessica Donohue, who finished the 5,000-meter course in 17:31.3 to take the overall title.

The Binghamton women finished 10th out of 13 teams.

Senior Kailey Dwyer led the Bearcats, covering the course in 19:48. Close behind her were senior Shannon O’Hara and freshman Erika Yamazaki who finished with times of 19:51 and 19:57.3, respectively.

Binghamton will now turn its attention to the AE Championships.

“We’re just focused on running as a team,” BU head coach Annette Acuff said. “The focus and the expectation is that everyone is just

able to run to their best potential.”

At last year’s conference championship, the men narrowly edged out UMass Lowell, 59-62, to claim the AE crown. The women finished eighth with 183 points.

Both races had nine teams.

This year, Acuff has different goals for the teams.

“Our goal on the men’s side is to certainly finish in the top two or three,” she said.

She believes that most of the runners on the men’s side are in the best shape of their lives and is looking to use this talent to find success.

“On the women’s side, we’d like to be somewhere in the middle of the pack.” Acuff said.

Acuff would also like to see her team’s work pay off and continue on last season’s performance.

“We’ve been focusing all year on some great pack running,” Acuff said. “As long as they execute well and run some smart races, we should be good.”

The Bearcats are set to head to Stony Brook for the AE Championships on Saturday, October 31. The time of the first race is yet to be announced.

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Kote leads BU at Patriot League Kickoff See page 11 Tuesday, October 20, 2015

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Senior midfielder Katherine Corcoran scored a goal in the 26th minute of the Bearcats’ win over Maine.

After failing to capture a win for 13 straight games, Binghamton defeats Maine, 2-0

Nathan Dodge

Contributing Writer The Binghamton women’s soccer team entered its matchup against Maine having lost 11 of its last 13 matches. On Sunday night, however, the BU offense took charge, netting two goals en route to a 2-0 victory over the Black Bears to take its first America East win of the season.

Binghamton (2-11-2, 1-4-1 America East) matched Maine (8-6-1, 3-2-1 AE) stride-for-stride

in the first half, with each squad tallying nine shots and four saves in the first 45 minutes of play.

But senior midfielder Katherine Corcoran made the difference in the first half, netting the game’s first goal in the 26th minute off of a direct corner kick.

Her first attempt was deflected out of bounds by Maine freshman goalkeeper Claudia Dube-Trempe, setting her up for a second attempt from the corner, which wrapped just inside the far post and into the back of the net for her first goal of the season.

“[Corcoran]’s goal was a great strike off the corner kick and gave us a huge boost in the game,” BU head coach Sarah McClellan said.

“The girls stayed committed to defending and working on every play and created quite a few great opportunities as a result.”

Maine was unable to find an equalizer in the first half, sending the Bearcats into the intermission with the advantage for just the second time this season.

To open the second period, the BU defense came out ready to protect its rare lead. Sophomore

Bearcats rally to defeat UMass Lowell Behind strong play of Ngo, BU tops River Hawks in five sets

Kevin Ren/Contributing Photographer Sophomore setter Sarah Ngo was named the AE Setter of the Week after recording a careerhigh 61 assists during BU’s victory over UMass Lowell.

Anthony Toccafondi Contributing Writer

Playing in its eighth five-game match of the season on Friday, the Binghamton women’s volleyball team won its last two sets against UMass Lowell to secure its second conference victory of the season.

With starting junior libero Bailey Walker out with an injury against the River Hawks, junior defensive specialist Kasey Muchnicki, making her first collegiate start, delivered.

The junior set a career high, with 31 digs.

“Kasey really stepped it up tonight,” BU sophomore setter Sarah Ngo said. “It was really cool for me as a setter to get those really

nice digs.”

Binghamton (5-15, 2-4 America East) opened the game with a tight first set, but the River Hawks (4-17, 1-4 AE) managed to surge ahead with a 15-12 lead. BU narrowed the lead down to two, 15-14, but once again, UML pulled away, scoring four of the next five points.

With UMass Lowell at set point, 24-20, Binghamton rallied to cut the deficit to just one point, but it was too little, too late as the River Hawks closed out the the period, 25-23.

Binghamton came back with a vengeance in set two, taking an early lead, 12-8. After two River Hawk points closed the gap to two, Binghamton went on a tear in which Ngo racked up two assists and made

a kill of her own. The Bearcats didn’t look back, capturing the set 25-16.

Set three was a close battle, as Ngo connected with senior right side hitter Megan Burgess to spark a short burst by BU as it took a 14-13 lead. The score remained close the entire way, but UML pulled out the tight set, 26-24.

With the River Hawks leading 2-1 in the match, BU came out strong in the fourth set, taking a commanding 18-13 lead. UML fought back to make the score, 2220, but Binghamton put it away with three straight points, two of which came off assists from Ngo. After a Binghamton win to tie the game at 2-2, the deciding fifth set saw even more tightly-contested points. After UMass Lowell recorded the first point, Ngo connected with Burgess to even it up and then with freshman outside hitter Gabby Alicea to take the lead. Binghamton then rallied with four of the next six points, all of which came off of assists by Sarah Ngo. Although BU secured an early lead, the Bearcats allowed UML back into the game as the River Hawks tied the set at 13. But a Ngo-tosophomore middle hitter Kristella Morina kill followed by the deciding point by freshman setter Kaelan Haag put the set and the game to rest at 15-13, as Binghamton took the match, 3-2.

Burgess led the team with 20 kills, while Ngo contributed a career-high 61 assists, good enough to earn the sophomore AE Setter of the Week honors.

“I thought Sarah [Ngo] did a nice job getting the hitter some nice sets there, especially in the fifth game,” BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama said.

After the win, Binghamton sits fifth in the conference standings.

The Bearcats are scheduled to return to action next against nonconference opponent Siena on Thursday. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the West Gym in Vestal, New York.

goalie Katie Hatziyianis came away with five saves in the half to give her a total of nine on the day, including a diving stop on a oneon-one Maine opportunity.

“Katie had a superb game,” McClellan said.

“She did everything … [she] communicated and played aggressive to get the shutout.”

Hatziyianis’ notable play was bolstered by an impressive performance from the rest of the defense, as the Bearcats held on to the lead and forced a shutout. BU’s back line has been solid all season

long, but has struggled to finish out games, giving up 15 secondhalf goals for the year. They held on Sunday to solidify the shutout.

“Our back line and midfield did a fantastic job to win their battles,” McClellan said. “It takes real resolve to stay composed throughout the game.”

BU converted once more when sophomore midfielder Hannah Shankman secured a loose ball and sent a pass downfield on the right side to junior forward Leighann Bennett, who blasted a goal into the left corner of the net. The 87th

minute score by Bennett was her first of the season and secured the victory for the Bearcats.

Sunday’s victory is BU’s first since its opener against St. Bonaventure nearly two months ago. It is also Binghamton’s first conference win of 2015. The Bearcats are currently in last place of the America East standings with four points.

Binghamton is set to return home on Thursday to face off against UMBC. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

BU battles to draw against Hartford

Despite being outshot, 20-4, Bearcats hold on for shutout Matt Pilotti

Contributing Writer The last time the Binghamton men’s soccer team took the field against Hartford was in the 2014 America East semifinal. The Bearcats played the Hawks into overtime, but fell, 2-1, ending their season. The outcome of BU’s most recent match-up against Hartford on Saturday, however, was filled with a mix of frustration and success — rather than seasonending despair — as the two teams played to a scoreless draw.

“We had to make sure we were going to put a team out that was going to be competitive enough,” Binghamton head coach Paul Marco said.

The Bearcats (7-5-2, 2-11 America East) relied on a relatively young lineup and solid defense to will its way to a 0-0 draw against a relentless Hartford squad. Seeking its first conference victory to remain in the playoff hunt, Hartford (4-5-4, 0-2-2 AE) came out of the gates playing with a sense of urgency. After peppering Binghamton with a few shots that sailed wide, Hartford saw its best chance at opening the scoring come just nine minutes into the game as a deflected ball clanked off the crossbar.

The Bearcats’ stellar midfield play continued to slow down the Hartford attack and created some opportunities for the Binghamton offense. BU looked to work the ball early in the Hawks zone, but could not create strong opportunities on net. Their best chance of the night came in the 26th minute when junior forward Logan Roberts knocked on Hartford’s door with a close strike, but was met with a great save by the Hartford keeper.

Roberts’ shot was the second of just four that the Bearcats would register for the entire game, only one of which was on goal.

“I thought we were going to get [good chances] in the game,” Marco said. “We were then shooting the ball from far away or not taking care of it on the final pass.”

While the BU offense could not find its rhythm, the defense continued to stave off the Hawks.

A relatively quiet first half gave way to increased Hartford ball pressure, which resulted in a barrage of shots on the Binghamton goal. Most were unsuccessful, though, as it was tough to find a good shooting lane and space to pass the ball close to the net. When the ball did find its way to the goal, junior goalkeeper Robert Moewes made numerous impressive saves to keep the match knotted at zero.

He totaled nine saves en route to his fifth solo shutout of the year.

Against a potent Hartford squad including senior forward and 2014 America East Conference firstteam selection Javoni Simms, any slip-up could have proved costly, but the back four of Binghamton’s defense led a tremendous effort.

In the overtime periods, the crossbar became BU’s saving grace once again. Just over three minutes into the second OT

period, Hartford penetrated the Binghamton defense and fired a shot off of the crossbar, coming as close to scoring as they did in the first half. The Bearcats’ last viable scoring opportunity came with five minutes remaining in the game, when they penetrated the Hawks’ zone, but the chance yielded no shot at the target.

Although hampered by a 20-4 shot disadvantage, the Bearcats escaped with another point in the America East standings, capping a successful road trip.

The tie provides the team with some momentum heading into a pivotal match-up at home against last season’s conference champion, UMBC. “I see us being good again on Saturday,” Marco said. “UMBC is going to be a very difficult game again, and when we create our chances, we’ll have to do well with them.”

The Bearcats will look to remain atop the standings and send their seniors out with a win when they are set to return to action with a Senior Day contest against UMBC. Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

Kaely Hankison/Contributing Photographer Freshman midfielder Harrison Weilbacher was named the America East Rookie of the Week on Monday.