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perspective about what Binghamton is; this is a city in a major state of rejuve ion. We are actively putting ourselves into other communities to get the word out about the festival.” One of the biggest additions, according to Ludzki, is a performance from a 48-piece orchestra from the Binghamton Philharmonic synchronized with an animation projection. “We were looking for the right thing to add something truly spectacular and blow people away,” Ludzki said. “The minute [the Binghamton Philharmonic]
Students heading to Downtown Binghamton this semester may notice an increase in police presence, especially around and inside popular bars. According to Binghamton Police Chief (BPD) Joseph Zikuski, efforts to prevent underage drinking and fake ID use will increase. “While student safety remains our top concern, cracking down on underage drinking will be a focus of Binghamton Police officers in Downtown Binghamton this fall,” Zikuski said. “In coordination with the New York State Liquor Authority, BPD will work with taverns and restaurants to prevent underage alcohol consumption. This will include random sweeps to enforce fake ID laws.” This increase in monitoring coincides with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that he plans to combat underage drinking on New York state college campuses and in college towns. “Underage drinking can lead to life-altering consequences for college students, and as the fall semester gets underway, we are working to educate college students about this reckless behavior,” Gov. Cuomo said in a press release. “These coordinated efforts will build on our progress to help avoid
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As students return to school and the semester begins, Binghamton Police Chief Joseph Zikuski encouraged those living in Downtown Binghamton, on the West Side or in other parts of the city to remember “common sense” safety precautions. According to the Binghamton Police Department’s (BPD) website, a large percentage of incidents happen Downtown in densely populated areas near Court Street. However, in more heavily student-populated areas south of Main Street and along Floral Avenue, a different variety of crimes are reported. In these areas, rates of reported theft from a motor vehicle were comparatively high in 2015. Additionally, a relatively high concentration of burglaries occurred on Main Street near Chapin and Murray Streets, which are both student neighborhoods. “It’s no secret that there have been some crimes committed against students walking home,” Zikuski said. “Students should remember to keep their doors and possessions locked up well.” Zikuski said that most crimes involving students occur on Friday and Saturday nights, and they usually involve alcohol. “I remember a case last year, we got called for a student who was drunk north of Main Street on the West Side and had no idea where he was,” Zikuski said. “It turned out he lived on campus. You’ve got to be careful in unfamiliar areas.” To stay safe, Zikuski said that students should travel in pairs or groups, especially at night, and should not walk around with their cell phones out and headphones in. While Zikuski did not recommend avoiding particular neighborhoods, he stressed that students must keep their wits about them in unfamiliar places. In order to address the constantly changing needs of the city, BPD instituted a community response team. This flexible team works directly under Zikuski to target high risk areas. “Since they’re not assigned to a particular shift, we put them in areas where they are most needed,” Zikuski said. “We know students are moving in for the next two weeks so if all the sudden there are problems down on Chestnut or Leroy [streets], they’ll be there.” The West Side Neighborhood Crime Watch is a local group also dedicated to promoting student safety. Organized by City Councilwoman Dani Cronce, the group recently established a spinoff student outreach board to increase dialogue between West Side residents, landlords and students. “I would like for students to join as well,” Cronce said. “You are residents too.” Students have mixed opinions about Downtown safety. Some do not feel that living in the city poses much risk, while others prefer to stay on campus. “I haven’t seen any reason to be afraid,” said Kevin Liang, a senior majoring in mathematics who lives on the West Side. “It’s not like people are out here getting stabbed regularly. My neighborhood feels safe.” Zikuski echoed this sentiment and further emphasized the need for a
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Photo provided by LUMA Festival A graphic is projected onto a building Downtown during the 2015 LUMA Festival. Last year, 25,000 people gathered to admire the visual arts.
LUMA Festival to light up city Second annual festival to feature full orchestra, new animations Gabriella Weick Assistant News Editor
On Friday, Sept. 2, the LUMA Projection Arts Festival is returning to light up the streets of Downtown Binghamton. Last year, over 25,000 people attended the first LUMA Festival on State Street. According to Conrad Taylor, the director of promotion and volunteer coordination for the LUMA Festival and a junior majoring in political science, the festival is doubling its size this year, spanning five blocks compared to last year’s two. “The idea was always to grow it,” said
Joshua Ludzki, the festival’s co-founder. “In the wrap-up of last year, we were already thinking how [we] can blow people away visually, thematically and artistically for the next year.” Taylor said that this year, LUMA organizers expanded their outreach beyond the city of Binghamton to attract attendees and sponsors. A public relations team was hired, spreading word of the upcoming event at Spiedie Fest, First Friday, the Broome County Fair and a radio station in Ithaca. “If you live in Binghamton, you know of LUMA,” Taylor said. “For people outside the area, we want change their
BU expands transfer program
100 students to be welcomed through partnership with Corning Community College Amy Donovan Contributing Writer
SUNY Corning Community College (CCC) and Binghamton University have partnered to create a new program called Binghamton Express, which will allow students to transfer from CCC directly to BU after meeting requirements. Students who transfer to BU can join Harpur College of Arts and Sciences or the Decker School of Nursing. Since this is the first year of the program, these are the only schools at BU that students can transfer to. Each year, Harpur College will take up to 75 students and Decker will take up to 25 students from the Binghamton Express program. Starting in the fall 2017 semester, students at CCC can fill out an
application and a program enrollment form. First-year students are required to have earned 30 credits and have at least a 3.1 GPA. Second-year students must have earned 60 credits and maintained at least a 3.0 GPA. Prospective Decker School of Nursing students must obtain an associate’s degree in nursing and be a licensed registered nurse with at least a 3.0 GPA to be able to transfer into the school. Jenae Norris, the senior associate director of recruitment at BU, said that this partnership will ultimately help students achieve their academic goals through the collaboration between the two schools. “The purpose of the program is to provide opportunity and access through the seamless vehicle of SUNY as two institutions work collaboratively
together in order to provide a viable pathway for students to live up to their full potential and successfully reach their ultimate goals,” Norris wrote in an email. Similar to the Binghamton Advantage Program (BAP), a joint program that was started in 2011 in which students can transfer to BU from Broome Community College (BCC), prospective students in the Binghamton Express program will be able to access some BU amenities while they are attending CCC. This includes access to the University’s library system as well as access to athletic and student events. However, unlike BAP, Binghamton Express students will not be living on the BU campus while taking classes at CCC.
[It will] provide a viable pathway for students to live up to their full potential — Jenae Norris Director of Recruitment
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Binghamton adds dorm, dining options
Licensed Subway and Starbucks to take over former Hinman Nite Owl location Alana Epstein Pipe Dream News
Kevin Sussy/Photography Editor Construction workers build an outdoor patio extension in the Marketplace. Physical Facilities at Binghamton University has been working to renovate buildings on campus throughout the summer.
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While students were home for the summer, Binghamton University Physical Facilities was working to renovate buildings on campus, and construction is still ongoing as Sodexo dining services adds more food options. The Student Wing and Lecture Hall construction projects have been completed, adding more classroom space. The renovation of Old Digman Hall of Old Dickinson Community is also finished, and is open for residents this fall. Physical Facilities can now start renovations on Cayuga Hall of College-in-the-Woods, now that there is space in Old Dickinson Community for students who would have been displaced by Cayuga Hall’s temporary closure.
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According to Karen Fennie, the communications specialist for Physical Facilities, it may appear that much of the construction is not finished, but most of the work has been done. “Some contractors may have odds and ends to finish up with landscaping or addressing small punch list items,” Fennie said. “We try to complete a lot of the more disruptive work that entails road closures or utility shutdowns in the brief period when most students are away but it is impossible to address everything in that short time period.” Old Digman Hall of Old Dickinson Community is a health and wellnessthemed dorm and according to Fennie, this will offer students more living options. “The Lecture Hall and Student
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Newly installed video scoreboard installed in Events Center,
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West Side police presence increases CRIME FROM PAGE 1 strong relationship between the University and community. “The University is a great asset to the community,” Zikuski said. “So student safety is at the top of my list.”
Annual Downtown LUMA festival to double in size LUMA FROM PAGE 1 called saying they wanted to be involved, we thought it would be an amazing experience. A symphony with a projection mapping … this is not something that has been seen in the U.S., if at all.” There will also be four projections featured at
the event. One is by Nick Rubenstein, one of the festival’s co-producers, who is partnering with Novel Studios, a local animation company. Favorite Color, a company from New York City that does animations for HBO and Disney, is doing two projections. Last year, the company did one. This year also marks the
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— Joseph Zikuski Binghamton Police Chief Raquel Panitz/Pipe Dream Photographer Students gather by the bars in Downtown Binghamton. According to Binghamton Police Chief Joseph Zikuski, efforts to prevent underaged drinking and fake ID use will increase.
Transfer process streamlined Additionally, all CCC students can apply to the Binghamton Express program whereas BAP is by invitation only. Norris added that the new program will be beneficial to both schools in that it will help CCC students continue their education and it will also help BU’s enrollment management planning because of the advanced knowledge of the transfer students. Norris said that this program will benefit the Southern Tier in general. “This new initiative allows us to further strengthen the pool of graduates who may be more likely to fill positions locally so that our state’s economy is also
first year of LUMA’s juried competition, a $5,000 grandprize contest in which animators across the country submitted their work to be chosen as a projection for the event. According to Ludzki, four or five finalists have been chosen, and the winner will be announced this Friday. The event is co-presented
by Matthews Auto Group and the city of Binghamton. The Kickstarter for the event also aimed to raise $15,000, but so far has raised almost $19,000. “It’s very gratifying and nice for sponsors to see that people of Binghamton want to get involved,” Ludzki said. “It says something about what this event means for Binghamton.”
With a week left to plan and pull together the finishing details, Taylor said the team is excited for attendees to see the finished product. “Many people picture Binghamton how it once was, not the potential it has now,” Taylor said. “This year is, by all means, bigger and better.”
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able to benefit in the future,” Norris wrote. BU’s relationship to community colleges is not limited to programs like BAP and the Binghamton Express program. Delanie Madison, a senior majoring in business administration, transferred from BCC after earning an associate’s degree in business administration. Although Madison was not a part of BAP, she said that transferring to BU was an easy transition. “Transferring into Binghamton University, I did not have to worry that all of my credits I received at Broome Community College were not going to be able to go towards my Bachelors degree at Binghamton
University,” Madison wrote in an email. “Binghamton University’s transferring process was seamless and all of the staff were always available for help.”
...our state's economy is also able to benefit — Jenae Norris Director of Recruitment
needless tragedies and create a safer learning environment on campuses statewide.” Cuomo’s initiative is a partnership between the New York state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, the New York State Liquor Authority, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and the New York State Police. The program will also offer training for bar and restaurant staff in college towns to educate owners and employees on
the legal responsibilities associated with alcohol sales. Dylan Markowitz, a senior double majoring in geography and geology, works as a bouncer at a bar Downtown. According to him, there has been a noticeable change in police monitoring on State Street. “As we have more pressure from local police, we have to be more careful,” Markowitz said. “Cops have been increasing their presence from the street to inside the bars.” Markowitz added that
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Wing renovations have created additional classroom space with modern technologies,” Fennie said. “The Old Digman renovation provides a unique housing environment while creating the opportunity for us to do phased renovations in other old residential areas.” Sodexo has increased its dining options in Hinman Dining Hall, with a licensed Starbucks and Subway, which will be completed by September. These will replace Hinman Nite Owl, and proximity to Parking Lot M will add convenient places to eat for students who commute to campus. The Marketplace is also expanding, with the addition of a sushi station as an extension
of Mein Bowl. Construction is ongoing for a pavilion outside the Marketplace fireplace area, which is scheduled to be completed by Family Weekend in midSeptember. According to Jim Ruoff, resident district manager of Sodexo dining services, these openings will create new dining choices, and if students have input they can submit it through the Student Culinary Council. “The opening of the Starbucks and Subway will be transformational for the Hinman Community and everyone that parks in Lot M,” Ruoff said. “The area just has a great feel to it. I think the opening of the sushi station in the Marketplace will be very popular also. I am really looking forward to student input
through the Student Culinary Council for our changes for next year.” Stephanie Tsalwa, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering who worked and lived on campus throughout the summer, said she thought the new additions were good for the campus, but that the construction hindered the orientation experience for new BU students. “I’m super excited about whatever is happening at the Marketplace; it seems like it’s going to be a cool modern space for students,” Tsalwa said. “On the other side, I feel like the construction during orientation can make campus look uninviting, especially with all the detours on the Brain which also forced the buses to use different routes.”
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Musician and former Bearcat Mr. Reed performs at Shindig at the Fountain. Sponsored by Campus Activities, Shindig at the Fountain featured live music, amusements rides and giveaways.
Campus concert kicks off Welcome Week
Shindig at the Fountain offers students a chance to mingle, dance and glow into the new year Odeya Pinkus Arts & Culture Editor New freshmen and returning students alike were treated to a night of music, rides and fun at Binghamton University’s fourth annual “Shindig at the Fountain.” Appropriately placed by the fountain in front of Glenn G. Bartle Library, this nighttime Welcome Week event was an opportunity for students to get their know their
brand-new classmates. The event featured New York City-based hip hop and soul artist, Mr. Reed, as well as his fully stocked band, which utilized backups like a keyboard, saxophone, bongo drums and extra vocals. The show started out with a simple beat that grew into a much bigger sound, ultimately exploding into the full act that is Mr. Reed. The energetic act entertained the crowd while food vendors
served treats like lemonade and funnel cake. Carnival rides such as a carousel and a ferris wheel illuminated the night as the band played on. Additionally, light-up bracelets and carabiners were given out to attendees. The headlining artist known as Mr. Reed, whose real name is Jesse Nathaniel Reed, was an active member of the BU community as he was a student here in the early 2000s. During his time as a
Bearcat, he was a winner in the Late Nite Binghamton battle of the band competition and served as the vice president of multicultural affairs. As a professional performer, Mr. Reed has been on “America’s Got Talent” and has toured worldwide. His love for his former stomping ground was apparent during the show, with consistent shoutouts to local organizations, places and institutions such as
the Black Student Union, Hillel, The Rathskeller Pub and BU’s Off Campus College Transport. Mr. Reed also discussed how many of the songs he was performing he wrote on this campus during his time here. Reed’s clear nostalgia themed the night, along with some advice for the freshman class. In both his words and his lyrics, Reed discussed “appreciating diversity” and neighborly love, among
other topics. Appropriately for a Welcome Week event, one song repeatedly had the line “May we be friends” in it. “I think the music is good and the food is good too,” said Aida Gning, an undeclared freshman. Gning expressed that events like these truly bring a feeling of a “warm welcome.” “It makes the students more comfortable with this campus,” Gning said.
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From left to right: Emma Manfredi, a junior majoring in English, and Sophie Säther Mahfouf, a senior double-majoring in theatre and political science, in a scene from “Problem Child.”
Shining a light on diversity New audition process for Mainstage shows Shauna Bahssin Arts & Culture
On the surface, this year’s Binghamton University Mainstage productions promise diversity in the genre of shows being staged. The semester kicks off with a contemporary play, “The Motherf**cker with the Hat,” followed by the musical goldenage piece “Bells are Ringing,” and comes to a close with an original jazz version of “The Nutcracker.” Within the department, however, measures are being taken to ensure that the casting of the shows is diverse as well, with a new audition process that the season’s directors hope will bring in a group of actors who reflect BU’s student body. Though this is not the first time in recent history that the department has expressed its consideration for onstage diversity — last April, a panel at the theatre department alumni conference centered on the subject — this particular movement was born when Carol Hanscom, an adjunct lecturer of theatre, pitched “The Motherf**cker with the Hat” to the department when it chose plays to produce in the next season. The play, which requires actors of color in principal roles, started the conversation about ensuring casting to be more racially diverse. “We’ve always cast our shows without regard to whether a character is supposed to be white,” said Tommy Iafrate, director of “Bells are Ringing” and an assistant professor of theatre. “But by doing a play like ‘The Motherf**cker with
the Hat,’ it’s kind of a different case, because these are characters whose ethnicity and whose racial identity is important to them, and that’s a bigger part of the storytelling.” With three Latino leads, “The Motherf**ker with the Hat” presents a cast of characters diverse enough to be a realistic reflection of its setting, New York City. To create these lifelike worlds onstage, the department is working to create the same diversity in “Bells are Ringing,” a musical which is also set in New York City but first premiered in 1956 with an all-white cast. To Iafrate and Hanscom, to produce the same show 60 years later in that fashion would be unacceptable. “There are lots of responsibilities that we have as theatre artists in the 21st century when it comes to the worlds we create onstage,” Iafrate said. “One has to do with plays like ‘The Motherf**cker with the Hat,’ when you’re honoring the work of a playwright and you’re adhering to the characters who are on the page. But that doesn’t let me off the hook when I’m directing a play that first premiered in 1956 … the play takes place in New York, and the New York that I know is a rich, diverse place with all sorts of different people. For me to create a world onstage and call it New York and for it to only have white people in it would lack integrity.” In order to attract a more diverse group of actors to auditions, the department will have two different processes: the first will allow a traditional professional audition, in which the actor prepares a monologue and about a minute of
music to sing, for theatre majors and anyone else interested. For people who have less of a background in theatre, their audition process will include signing up for a 1 1/2 hour-long slot in a group with nine other people, where they’ll be taught a musical number from “Bells are Ringing” and given excerpts from “The Motherf**cker with the Hat” to rehearse and perform with each other. The directors said they hope this process will appeal to a greater number of students at BU, which would better allow them to create a diverse cast. Though the plays chosen for the spring 2017 semester do not necessarily take place in racially diverse settings — the first play next semester, Sam Shepard’s “A Lie of the Mind,” is set in Monta na — the department will likely continue this format of auditions to reach out to as many BU students as possible and have a cast that reflects the University’s diverse student population. “[There are students] who have done theatre in their past, but they’re afraid to step out and do it in a larger setting,” Hanscom said. “Auditioning is scary. So we’re trying to break down those barriers so that people can come and show us how delightful they are, and what a sparkling presence they have through scene work, if that’s what they choose to do.” Auditions for the fall 2016 Mainstage season will take place on Sunday, Aug. 28 and Monday, Aug. 29.
The Student Association Programming Board announced Wednesday that this semester’s Family Weekend comedy show will feature stars from the hit show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” Show veterans Brad Sherwood and Greg Proops will be bringing their live improvisational act to the Events Center on Sept. 17 as a part of the weekend’s familyfriendly festivities. “Whose Line is it Anyway?” ran in the United States on ABC from 1998 until 2006 and featured a cast of comedians doing improvisational games and performances. Each episode had a guest star who would join them. Besides the show, Proops is also known for his role as Max Madigan on “True Jackson, VP,” and as the voice of Bob from “Bob the Builder.” He is currently on his “The Smartest Man in the World” tour. Sherwood has served as a host on ’90s game shows “The Dating Game” and “The Big Moment.” He is currently on tour with Colin Mochrie, performing an improvisation show that is completely driven by
audience participation. In the survey, Sherwood and Mochrie were listed as the headliners instead of Proops and Sherwood. Proops and Mochrie were the most popular choice among respondents, with 31.5 percent of students saying they were “Dying to see!” They were followed closely by Hannibal Buress, with 27.3 percent “Dying to see!” them, then Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer of “Broad City” with 20 percent responding the same. Less popular choices in the survey were Patton Oswalt and Chelsea Peretti, who each received less than 15 percent of students voting “Dying to see!” for them. According to Max Maurice, the vice president for programming for the Student Association, unforeseen circumstances led to the switch. “Colin accepted our bid and everything like that, but a week later we had heard back from him and he had said that he had gotten an offer to perform at a prestigious gig at the Kennedy Center in D.C.,” said Maurice, a senior majoring in electrical engineering. “It’s a very prestigious thing that a bunch of comedians go to that he was invited to so he was like, ‘I should
go,’ and it was the same day unfortunately.” Still, Maurice is confident that the two will put on a fun and exciting show for students and their families. “I am very confident that Greg Proops will be a very good replacement if anything because he was on the original both U.K. and U.S. version of the hit series.” The show will feature openers from the Bing Stand Up comedy club, Helen Frazer, a senior majoring in anthropology, and Seth Owitz, a senior majoring in integrative neuroscience. Frazer says she is excited to be a representative of the University and her club. “It’s a great opportunity to show our classmates and their parents how much we can accomplish as a club, but it’s also definitely nervewracking because of the size of the Events Center,” Frazer said. “For me, it’s not about how many people will be in the audience, I’m just easily intimidated by high ceilings.” A special presale for $7 student tickets and $20 family tickets will be from Friday, Aug. 26 to Monday, Aug. 29, or until 400 tickets are sold. Regular tickets for a student fee of $10 will be sold beginning on Monday, as well as student floor seats for $20.
Maurice is confident that the two will put on a fun and exciting show for students and their families. Provided by Greg Proops and Brad Sherwood
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Ocean's 'Blonde' delivers The long-awaited album brings new sound Seth Rosenberg Staff Writer After four seemingly endless years, Frank Ocean released “Blonde,” the follow-up album to his highly regarded debut “Channel Orange” on Aug. 20. With “Channel Orange,” Ocean took rhythm and blues and soul into the modern age, practically redefining what it means to make smooth music in the process. “Channel Orange” was an ambitious project; it took elements from funk, soul, electronica, R&B and even hip-hop to create a truly unique product featuring deep bass, tight drum sets and otherworldly electronic sounds. Coupled with Ocean’s one-of-akind voice singing passionately written romantic tragedies, it’s no wonder the album was such a success.
The strippedback sound showcases Ocean’s ability to elicit powerful emotions in the listener
However, after “Channel Orange,” he nearly disappeared from the public eye and gave little to no indication of what music, if any, he was making. Over the next four years, predictions were made as to when Ocean’s sophomore album would come out and what it would sound like. Eventually, even Ocean himself began to tease his fans, giving them a release date only to push it back further and further. Nobody really knew what was going on and whether or not the album was ever truly going to come out. After live streaming through Apple Music what would become the video album “Endless,” Ocean released “Blonde” a day later. “Endless” was most likely released to create buzz for “Blonde,” and isn’t meant to be looked at as a stand-alone finished product. Think of it as an art project paid for by Apple. The music on “Endless” can be described as a modernized fusion of soul and pop, almost like music you would listen to in space. On “Blonde,” the model that helped shape “Channel Orange” is scrapped for something far more minimalist and experimental. As a whole, “Blonde” lacks the cohesiveness of “Channel Orange” but makes up for it in its display of raw emotion. The organized and smooth sound of “Channel Orange” is traded for a more personal sound featuring light, feathery guitar work and drums that are never overbearing. The stripped-back sound showcases Ocean’s ability to elicit powerful emotions in the listener. This is where Ocean excels; he can have you heartbroken and helpless through his own
experiences and failings, belted out in his distinctive voice. He is unafraid now, there is nowhere he is unwilling to go with his music, no emotions he isn’t willing to feel and sing about. The boldness in making such honest and personal music is what makes Ocean so unique. “Blonde” opens up with “Nikes,” which although being audibly enjoyable, has no clear message or aim. However, on “Ivy,” the second track, Ocean refocuses. He muses about a past love and the passing of time, how even though he knows he can never go back, it still replays in his mind. He sings, “I ain’t a kid no more / We’ll never be those kids again,” and later on, “my waves wouldn’t dip back then / Everything sucked back then.” Ocean retells what his life was like when he first fell in love with this unnamed person. He dials up the emotions even more on “Self Control” with vocals backed by slow, rhythmic acoustic guitar. He sings, “Some nights you dance with tears in your eyes.” The significant time lapse between “Channel Orange” and “Blonde” makes the content on the latter appear more mature. By talking about his past failings or negative emotions, Ocean shows he has learned from them. Overall, “Blonde” is filled with sounds and lyrical content that are hard to find in todays cookie cutter music scene; Ocean made the album he wanted to and released it on his own terms. Most artists try to glamorize their lives or aggrandize their own egos, but not Ocean. His music resonates with people because he chooses to be emotional, vulnerable and, most of all, real.
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SA event to foster multicultural community Georgia Westbrook Assistant Arts & Culture Editor This Friday, the Anderson Center will play host to author and filmmaker MK Asante as part of the inaugural Multicultural Extravaganza. The event, spearheaded by the Student Association (SA) and the Multicultural Resource Center, will feature performances by various cultural groups and the opportunity to win prizes. “This is ME”: Binghamton’s Multicultural Extravaganza, has been in the planning stages since the beginning of the spring 2016 semester, and was established with the goal of uniting the students and University staff who work with and identify as part of the multicultural community, explained Jermel McClure, Jr., the vice president for multicultural affairs for the SA.
“At Binghamton University there is a large community of engaged students who are excited to welcome new students, and grow our community each year,” McClure, a junior majoring in political science, wrote in an email to Pipe Dream. “Starting the year off under the same roof celebrating the diversity on campus provides new students with a great opportunity to connect with returning students and find their fit within the Multicultural Community.” The name of the event, “This is ME,” is both a nod to the abbreviation of Multicultural Extravaganza and a call to students to claim BU as a space for themselves in which they can flourish. Asante was selected to echo this theme. He is well-known for his memoir, “Buck: a Memoir,” published in 2013. The book
made the Washington Post bestseller list in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, Asante was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. In addition to the performances and keynote speaker, the Multicultural Extravaganza will include talks by University administrators. A call to students included in the event page on B-Engaged reads, “Come be inspired to dream big, claim your space and make your mark here at Binghamton University!” Students who are unable to attend the Multicultural Extravaganza can find an introduction to these resources and student organizations at the Multicultural Resource Center culture fair from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, in Old Union Hall and the Mandela Room in the Old University Union. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the event is free to attend.
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OPINIONS Thursday, August 25, 2016
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You will find your own voice in ours
We strive to represent all the perspectives of our student body Jeffrey Twitty
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At Binghamton University, the air is fresh with excitement and promise.
If you’ve taken a walk down the Spine this week, you’ve almost certainly encountered the scent of Welcome Back barbecue smoke, sounds of construction equipment and the nervous and eager faces of the class of 2020. BU has gone to great lengths in advertising just how impressive this new class is. They boast the selectivity of the applicant pool, broadcasting the high SAT scores and GPAs of admitted students. The success of these students bodes well for the school’s Strategic Plan, which aims to make BU New York’s premier public university. Doing so means expanding the University’s campus facilities, its resources and student enrollment at a rapid rate. As the University continues
its path toward premier, the school will undoubtedly undergo change. BU has made it a goal to enroll 20,000 students by 2020, a plan commonly known as the “20 by 2020” plan. Overall, the changes taking place seem to offer positive benefits to the quality of research and academia at the University. They translate well into messages that show a commitment to prestige. But as an Editorial Board, we hope that amidst these changes we do not lose what makes Binghamton such an incredible place. Despite being a large research university, Binghamton offers a fantastic undergraduate experience due to its professor-to-student ratio. If the school expands enrollment too quickly, it is possible that this focus may be
lost as BU chases the prestige of becoming a graduate-focused research university. What we do not want is a school that gets too big for its britches, so to speak. We saw the University Counseling Center’s forced transition from full-service to a referral system in reaction to an increasing student body coupled with limited access to funding. While this change was done out of necessity, we do not want to see instances of shortchanging also pop up in areas of academia that could limit the undergraduate education BU offers. In order to ensure that changes like these do not become common occurrences, the growth of the University must be tempered with practical measures of oversight.
This could include monitoring the professor-to-student ratio, making sure that the percent of classes taught by teaching assistants doesn’t rise too sharply and continuing to address the lack of counselors available for advising. Binghamton University has built its reputation on the strength of its undergraduate teaching, and it would be a shame to see this sacrificed for the sake of expansion. We look to the future of our school with excitement, as the next four years promise to bring novel opportunity to both current and future students. However, this opportunity will only be provided if the growth is made in a responsible and sustainable manner.
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 Arts & Culture Editor.
is eight to 16 pages of what those students on the Spine, packed in the bus and fixing that midday paper jam found to be important — plus a few advertisements. This year, we urge you to look for yourself in Pipe Dream. Not only in Weekend Warriors, but on every page. Find your point of view. Find your voice. Find your University, and read all about it. And if you don’t see it in us yet, stop by UUWB03. It’s a lofty mission, to unite the perspective of thousands of students, but it’s necessary. It’s a goal that Pipe Dream will aim for every Tuesday and Friday, and it is our hope that you will contribute to the conversation every day. Contribute to it by giving Pipe Dream a piece of your voice and, in the process, giving one or 17,000 of your peers a new piece of theirs. We’ll hear from you soon.
On campus this year, you are bound to hear countless voices. Well, not quite countless — about 17,000 and rising at last count. While walking across the Spine, crammed up against the window of a OCCT bus or waiting for the printer, you’ll overhear the interests, accomplishments and concerns of your peers. You’ll listen to voices carrying an array of pitches, accents and languages, and they’ll all have something new to say. A voice — even a lone one — is powerful beyond measure. It can share an idea, spread a message, or bring light to issues that others may not even be aware of. One of these — Jeffrey Twitty is a senior ideas, messages or issues, either double-majoring in English and directly or passively, will have an geography. impact on you this year and maybe for the next four or 40. If you’re returning, chances are you have found your own voice here on campus. If you are new, you’ll find that voice of yours soon enough. You’ll find pieces of it coming out of the mouths of people that you have plenty in common with, and from those who come from different worlds. Eventually, all of these pieces will take shape as you form your own voice and, if you’re lucky, allow you to leave Binghamton University sounding and thinking differently than when you entered. Pipe Dream is proud to be one of the many voices that you will come across here at BU. But what makes us different is that we’re more than a voice, we’re a representative. What you’ll find on our mahogany racks
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Recent ruling will positively impact prisons Department of Justice policy shift is initial step towards future termination of private contracts Zachary Borodkin
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One of the most daunting challenges confronting the U.S. criminal justice system today is the overcrowding of the nation’s prisons. The past decade has witnessed a doubling of the number of adult offenders brought before our courts. In the 1980s, the penal system’s perceived failure to rehabilitate offenders, a reluctance to provide more funding for correctional institutions and increasing demand for more jail space led to a crisis. The solution that
emerged was the privatization of prisons and jails by contracting out their operations, in part or in whole. After 30 years of privatization, this issue again has come under heavy fire in public discourse. The problems created by the growing demand for prison space and funding are only made worse by the lack of confidence in the quality of correctional services. Programs designed to rehabilitate offenders have not demonstrated a significant reduction in crime or recidivism and have thus lost credibility. Last week, the federal inspector general released a report concluding that federal prisons run by private companies are substantially
less safe and secure than ones run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and feature higher rates of violence and contraband. In short, evidence and reports like this one have brought the belief that government is not equipped to meet the challenges of contemporary institutional confinement to a boiling point. With the costs severely outweighing any efforts at reforming inmate rehabilitation programs, the Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to phase out the use of private federal prisons. While some proponents of the decision are calling it historic, the new policy will only affect a relatively small portion of the federal prison population, roughly 22,000 of 193,000
prisoners. These inmates are housed at 13 privately run federal contract prisons, which primarily house “criminal aliens,” or non-citizens convicted of crimes, many of whom may be deported at the end of their sentences. As each of these contracts comes up for renewal over the next five years, the Federal Bureau of Prisons will either decline to renew that contract or substantially reduce its scope. The policy shift also has no bearing on the private operation of immigrant detention facilities. As of December 2015, 62 percent or 21,080 of the 34,000 beds for people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are in privately run facilities.
They are under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security, not the Department of Justice. The vast majority of privately-run prisons in the United States are at the state level, and will be unaffected by the DOJ announcement. The numbers presented above are just a small portion that will be affected by the phase out, but they are a significant step toward ending the 30-year experiment in crime reduction. There are still many unanswered questions concerning where the prisoners will be transferred to (think about the challenge with closing Guantanamo Bay) and how the three companies, the Corrections Corporation of America, GEO Group and Management and
Training Corporation — which run the 13 federal private prisons to be phased out — will react. Nevertheless, public office holders and candidates alike from all levels of government should use the announcement to answer these and other questions in the form of carefully crafted policies to reduce the monetary effects in states that will be affected the most. This change by the DOJ may seem like nothing more than a ripple in an ocean of controversy, but enough ripples can create a wave that will make private prisons an afterthought in future generations. — Zachary Borodkin is a graduate student majoring in public administration.
Daily practices of self-care essential to success
Finding time to engage in empowering, enjoyable activities boosts productivity and happiness time on things such as getting enough sleep, eating properly and participating in enjoyable activities. The problem comes in when homework is piling up, you have a party on Friday night, Daily practices of self-care a test in a tough class next week are extremely important, but and anxiety, wondering when often swept to the wayside when everything will get done. schoolwork and stress come to While it may seem the forefront. Daily practices counterintuitive to spend are the activities that sets one’s time relaxing when there is so soul on fire and serve to create much work to be done, these happiness and empowerment in daily practices are essential the individual. It is difficult to to maintaining one’s overall deny the necessity of spending happiness and productivity. Kara Bilello Contributing Columnist
These first few days when you are adjusting to your new schedule are an optimal time to begin incorporating selfcare into your day. As students adjust to new class times, practice times and down time; why not add time for daily practices as well? Mine include singing, journaling, sleeping at least seven hours and resting periodically. Devoting just a bit of time to these activities allows me to clear my head and be better prepared for the rest of my day, especially if I need extra
energy for class or studying. I argue that learning can be the most productive if the student is in a clear and bright frame of mind. Through the repetitive motions of daily practice, concentration and skill are built. In addition, these daily practices are a way to build mindfulness into our daily lives. By paying attention to one’s own needs and what suits an individual in terms of likes and dislikes, a greater insight is gained about how that person functions.
From this, an understanding of how one feels at any given moment can be gained and used to better manage one’s life and time. For example, if I am a person who wakes up at 4:30 a.m. for crew practice, I know I am going to be tired by 4:30 p.m. I know that when I am tired, my mood is less positive; therefore, I should take a nap before seeing friends for dinner. Should I follow that initiative, the experience that I have with my friends has the opportunity to be more positive and fun, based on
the fact that I am well-rested. Let this school year be a time for learning and rejuvenation. It goes without saying that taking a break from schoolwork or other activities that keep one busy can be difficult. If I am in “the zone” during a reading period, I hardly want to be torn out of it. But if that time will then be dedicated to a daily practice that makes me feel more happy and rejuvenated, it is worth it. — Kara Bilello is a sophomore majoring in English.
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Bearcats look for rebound season under new leadership New head coach Bhattacharjee seeks program overhaul after disappointing 2015 campaign
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To say that the Binghamton women’s soccer team’s 2015 season was disappointing would be an understatement. After BU went 3-12-2 and was victorious in just one conference matchup, former BU head coach Sarah McClellan was let go from her position at the helm. Since the hiring of Neel Bhattacharjee to take McClellan’s head coaching role at the turn of the new year, the sole constant for the Bearcats has been change. Throughout the spring season, Bhattacharjee and new assistant coaches Taylor Schram and Jackie Firenze have worked to alter the culture of a program that went winless for 13 straight games last season. Bhattacharjee, who
previously served as an assistant at Syracuse, Boston College and George Washington, knows the Bearcats still have considerable room for improvement. “[The players] know we’ve got some work to do, some things that we want to do in terms of establishing our identity and our playing style and they’ve really caught on to it,” he said. According to the team, his intentions and vision were clear from the moment they met him. “Right away when we met Neel [Bhattacharjee], we knew that he was serious, he meant business and that’s just been the mentality — that every day you have to work as hard as you can and nothing’s given,” said junior captain Hannah Shankman. Part of the culture that Bhattacharjee hopes to establish within the team is having the
team that isn’t expected to lose. That won’t be an easy task for the Bearcats after the graduation of their leading goal scorer, midfielder Katherine Corcoran, who netted three goals last season. BU’s offense took another blow during the preseason when sophomore forward Julianne Johnston, who was second on the team in goals last year, was sidelined with an injury. Despite the losses, Bhattacharjee believes the attack has the potential to be much better than recent years. Seven of BU’s 12 losses were by only one goal and they failed to score in four of those games. Bhattacharjee hopes that his focus on possession strategies will give the Bearcats the edge they need to come out on top in tight games.
“One thing that we’ve really focused on over the course of this preseason is what we’re doing with our possession, so build-up play, getting a rhythm, switching the point of attack, [is] what we’re going to do on our attacking set pieces,” he said. The renewed focus seems to be working so far; Binghamton tied St. Bonaventure, 1-1, in double overtime on Friday and defeated Niagara, 1-0, on Sunday. Redshirt sophomore forward Jocelyn Acor netted the lone goal against the Bonnies while sophomore midfielder Patty Loonie did the same against the Purple Eagles to record the first goal of her collegiate career. While the offense continues to work on its game, the Bearcats will once again rely on their strong defense to stay in
games. In the net for BU will be junior keeper Katie Hatziyianis, who sat out for just 25 minutes in total last season, leading Binghamton to a conferencebest 6.65 save per game average. Hatziyianis, who is second on the program’s all-time saves record, is confident in BU’s progression since the coaching change. “Everyone’s on board with this team culture that he wants to create and I think that’s going to be really beneficial going forward,” she said. “We know early what we need to do and how we’re going to do it.” Binghamton is set to return to action on Thursday night in its home opener against Lafayette. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.
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$1.3 million display to enhance fans' game experience Video scoreboard to feature replays, fancam at games, be used for University-wide events Orlaith McCaffrey Sports Editor
When Binghamton women’s basketball guard Jasmine Sina sinks a three from the left wing this winter, fans won’t just notice the number on the Event Center’s scoreboard rise by three. They will instead watch the newly-installed video scoreboard come alive with a replay of the shot and Sina’s name flashing brightly on each of its four LED panels. The board, which is 18 feet, 2 inches wide and 14 feet high, will also be used to display relevant statistics, graphics and shots of fans in attendance at games. According to Binghamton Director of Athletics Patrick Elliott, the total cost of the project was $1.3 million, $1 million of which was secured through a designated public funding source for the Events Center. The remaining funds were supplied by the athletics department’s commercial revenue, which is generated by corporate advertisements and ticket sales. The planning and installation of the scoreboard was a joint effort between the athletics department, Physical Facilities and the company that won the bid to perform the installation — Eastern Sign Tech. Leading the charge for the athletics department was Leigh Ann Savidge-Morris, senior associate director of athletics. “I was basically the athletics representative who worked with Physical Facilities and then also communicated with the company who won the bid in regards to giving our vision, the functionality that we’d need for [the scoreboard], the
overall look, how it’s going to be operated and the actual end use,” she said. The implementation of this vision began in June, when there was a long window between the University’s commencement and local high school graduations for Eastern Sign Tech to complete most of the installation. “The goal was to get [the hardware] installed at that point,” Elliott said. “But then there is subsequently a significant amount of wiring that needs to be done as well. Most of that’s been done over the course of the summer.” Prior to the start of the basketball season, the scoreboard will be put through a series of dry runs in order to ensure its functionality. “We’re really excited to get going,” Elliott said. “We’re still a couple weeks away, probably, from getting past the final adjustments and then we’ll have to get up to speed on [the scoreboard] quickly.” In addition to featuring replays of key moments during games, the board will be used to enhance the experience of attending a game at the Events Center. “Our goal is to make it interactive, to really improve the fan experience during games,” Elliott said. The athletics department hopes to accomplish this by periodically using the scoreboard to display images of the crowd, similar to the “fancam” that is featured at professional sporting events. “A video scoreboard provides almost unlimited potential,” Savidge-Morris said. “Not only from our perspective for marketing and advertising
opportunities, but also with ingame engagement of the crowd during events.” While the scoreboard will serve multiple purposes from an athletics perspective, it can also be utilized for non-sporting events, including concerts and commencements, that take place in the Events Center. “We’re really looking to see how we can use this asset University-wide to help any of those events going on and to create a better experience for anyone who’s coming in for any type of event here,” Elliott said.
A video scoreboard provides almost unlimited potential... with in-game engagement of the crowd — Leigh Ann Savidge-Morris Senior Associate Director of Athletics
Kevin Paredes/Assistant Photography Editor The new video scoreboard in the Events Center will be used for the first time this basketball season.
Bearcats seek to recapture intensity BU hopes for return to AE Final
Volleyball's playoff hopes rest on veterans Young squad aims to recreate postseason success
Provided by BU Athletics Sophomore Gaby Alicea led the Bearcats in 2015 with 339 points in 2015.
Kyle McDonald Assistant Sports Editor
In 2015, America East (AE) play failed to go as planned for the Binghamton volleyball team, as the Bearcats dropped six of their first seven conference matchups. It wasn’t until the tail end of the regular season when BU began to turn up the heat, winning its last four matches to secure the fourth and final spot in the AE tournament. Despite losing to eventual champion New Hampshire in the first round, the Bearcats hope to recreate the play that led to their success late last year. “We remind [the players] a lot of our last few games of the
season,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “We hope to get that same intensity level in practice and have it carry over into this season.” With just three incoming freshmen and a strong core of returners, Kiriyama will rely on the experienced members of the Bearcat roster to relay this message to the rest of the squad, which was ranked fourth in the conference preseason poll. “Hopefully [the veterans] can lead by example,” Kiriyama said. “They know the work that it takes to get there to the conference championship.” Binghamton returns junior setter Sarah Ngo and sophomore outside hitter Gaby Alicea, who were both members of the All-
Conference Second Team in 2015. Ngo was first on the team and fourth in the AE with 999 assists while Alicea led BU in points (339) and kills (284). The dynamic pair will be a key for BU in its quest to return to the AE Championships. “I’m really excited this year just because we have almost everybody back now,” Ngo said. “I really think this team has a lot of potential.” Injuries served as a constant thorn in the Bearcats’ side last season. Senior outside hitter Allison Hovie and junior middle hitter Lexi LaGoy both missed almost all of the 2015 season while senior libero Bailey Walker missed the final nine matches. Kiriyama knows keeping his squad healthy will give them a chance to climb in the conference standings. “It’s always a key and always a question mark for every season and we’re just hoping that we can stay healthy,” Kiriyama said. In 2014, LaGoy was named America East Rookie of the Year and led the team with a .294 hitting percentage. Hovie and Walker also played major roles for Binghamton prior to their injuries. Hovie was selected to the 2014 All-Conference First Team while Walker set a program record with 558 digs. This season, they will serve as captains for the seasoned Bearcats as they solidify their identity. “We’re looking to solidify a lineup,” Kiriyama said. “We’re looking at team chemistry and to see who works well with each other on the court.” Binghamton is set to kick off its season against the University of Tennessee at Martin in the first round of the College of Charleston Invitational on Friday. First serve is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. from TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina.
Noah Bressner Assistant Sports Editor
Even with Binghamton’s mercurial weather, it’s not supposed to snow in August. But ahead of the Binghamton men’s soccer team’s first practice, a snowball fight took place in the bowels of the Events Center. True to meteorological reality, the snowballs were just paper, each marked by a player with a fact about themselves. And with nine freshmen on the roster, the icebreaker may have been more necessary this year than ever before. BU head coach Paul Marco calls this year’s team the youngest he’s had in his 20 years as a head coach. The large incoming class replaces a group of seniors that led the Bearcats to their best season since 2008, including a victory against No. 28 Ohio State and a trip to the America East (AE) championship game. Two-time AE Goalkeeper of the Year Robert Moewes left Binghamton, after graduating, to play out his eligibility and pursue a graduate degree at Duke. Last year’s leading scorer, forward Pascal Trappe, is also gone after tallying six goals — the highest total of any Binghamton player in a season since 2012. Midfielder Tucker Sandercock and back Bret Celeste also graduated. Both were key players whose defensive presence will be missed. With a year of collegiate play already under its belt, Marco hopes the 10-member sophomore class will pick up the burden left by the graduating seniors. “The great news is that a lot of those sophomores played significant minutes last year,” he said. “The growth of the team has been quite good. The spirit of the team has been terrific. The enthusiasm in which the guys have gone down to the field with, and even doing fitness tests, has been great. So yeah, we are going to miss Pascal and Robert,
but we’ll be a little different.” Sophomore Harrison Weilbacher will take over Trappe’s spot at forward, where Marco expects him to be able to cover more ground. Weilbacher played in every one of the team’s 20 games last season, starting in 19 of them and finishing the season with a team-high five assists. The decision of how to replace Moewes in the net will be tougher. None of the four goalkeepers on the roster have played in a collegiate game. Ahead of the season opener, a starter has yet to be named. “We have four freshmen [goalkeepers] on the team, all fighting for the right to play,” Marco said. “Robert [Moewes] was terrific for us; he was such a good leader on the field and his intensity was terrific. You get goalkeepers who can make great saves or have great distribution, and I think we have that in our goalkeepers. They’re going to have to grow quickly with confidence and courage and that is something that Robert excelled at.” Redshirt junior back Charlie Novoth and redshirt sophomore
forward Isaiah Barrett, the latter of whom was named the AE All-Rookie team, both lost last season to injury. This year, they will be expected to play major roles on the young team. “I’m 100 percent; I played all summer in Florida,” Novoth said. “I played 14 out of 16 games there. I’m fully prepared for everything, better than ever.” Novoth will serve as captain alongside senior back Zach Galluzzo. Novoth and Galluzzo will provide a veteran presence on the back line alongside sophomore Kevin Flesch as the Bearcats adjust to a new goalkeeper. “The challenge for us is going to be how can we move through some of those simple mistakes that we are going to make early in the season, and can we stay together when it gets a littler harder?” Marco said. “By conference play, hopefully, we have everything going in the right direction.” Binghamton will open its season on Friday against Canisius. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. from the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.
Raquel Panitz/Pipe Dream Photographer Sophomore forward and midfielder Harrison Weilbacher started 19 of BU’s 20 games in 2015.