Fall 2016 Issue 3

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Intro PPL courses maintain B- average Professors and students discuss the nonofficial grading policy held in core classes for major Alexandra Mackof & Gabriella Weick Pipe Dream Editors

Binghamton University students pursuing law careers frequently turn to philosophy, politics and law (PPL) as their major for a thorough pre-law track to show that they are prepared to tackle the academic rigor of law school.

Charles Goodman, an associate professor of philosophy, said there is technically no PPL department, but a committee of philosophy, history and political science professors. Over 15 years ago, the committee decided

upon an informal shared norm to set the average of PPL classes at a B-.

Despite being widely practiced, there is no official policy that would punish a professor who did not abide.

Goodman said that at the heart of the PPL major are four courses: Philosophy of Law and Justice, Philosophy of Law and a senior seminar, and an applied ethics class, which may be medical ethics, environmental ethics or policy and markets. The B- grading average formally applies to only Philosophy of

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Program will provide mediation for students Student conflict and dispute management program to act as third party amid issues Amy Donovan

director and the assistant director of case management and budgeting, said that this program is for incidents that A quarrel between roommates, an do not necessarily violate the code offensive or discriminatory remark of conduct, but still negatively affect from a classmate and anything that students. Conflicts are settled through needs mediation from a third party can mediation with a trained faculty now receive help from the new Student member, with an emphasis on creating Conflict and Dispute Management productive conversation and effectively Program.

Jazell Johnson, the program SEE CONFLICT PAGE 2 Contributing Writer

Kevin Sussy/Photography Editor Binghamton Ballroom Dance Association member Albert Rojas de Jesus, a senior double-majoring in political science and Spanish, teaches Ruth Fatolitis, an undeclared freshman and Hazar Panc, a graduate student studying business administration how to dance salsa in the the Memorial Courtyard by the Fine Arts Building.

Talk shares High Tech Incubator to open in 2017 ideas for Located on Hawley Street, entrepreneurship center to bring over 250 jobs to Binghamton Southern Tier economy High Technology Incubator Stacey Schimmel Pipe Dream News

University, businesses discuss community improvement strategy David Zeiger Contributing Writer

On Thursday morning in the University Downtown Center (UDC), about 90 Binghamton University administrators, faculty, local businesspeople and community members from the Southern Tier met to discuss how BU and local businesses can collaborate to revitalize the region’s economy.

The talk, which was put on by the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships, is part of a monthly lecture series entitled the SUNY Business and Education Cooperative of the Southern Tier (SUNY

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In spring 2017, Downtown Binghamton will become home to the new Southern Tier High Technology Incubator (STHTI), taking steps toward bringing back its industrial base and creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The 37,000-square-foot incubator is being built by Binghamton University, SUNY Broome and regional economic development partners, which are funded by a variety of primarily governmental sources. The incubator will be located at 120 Hawley Street and will house at least 12 new startup companies.

According to Per Stromhaug, the assistant vice president for entrepreneurship and economic development at BU, the incubator’s purpose is to grow new companies, recruit entrepreneurs, foster student entrepreneurship and encourage companies to relocate to the city of Binghamton.

“Eventually we’ll have more of an innovative economy in the greater

Binghamton area that will hopefully lead to a transformation of the economy,” Stromhaug said. “I think it will benefit Binghamton University tremendously.”

The incubator will have 18 laboratories on two floors including five dry labs, four wet labs containing sinks, drains and hoods, conference rooms and offices for small business development centers. It is projected to create over 250 jobs within the first three years and 900 over a nine-year period.

Stromhaug said the building itself will house between 60 and 100 people, but it will take time to grow to that number.

According to him, the challenge with startup companies is that they initially need very little in terms of support, but can grow very rapidly and require more resources.

Christopher Valentine, a junior majoring in political science, said that as someone who grew up locally, he believes the new incubator could be an important source of economic growth

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Student Wing gets technology boost

New classrooms, lounges feature dry-erase walls and wireless monitor connections Brendan Zarkower Assistant News Editor

Photo provided by Travis E. Clines Laura Bronstein, the dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs, speaks to administrators, faculty, local businesspeople and community members from the Southern Tier about how BU and local businesses can collaborate to revitalize the regional economy.

After almost two years of construction, the Student Wing has reopened its doors to reveal a completely revamped set of classrooms, lounge spaces and technology resources.

The remodeling of the space was driven by a wide variety of departments on campus, from Physical Facilities to the Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT), which hosts the Learning Studio.

The Learning Studio is a classroom-lab hybrid that gives Binghamton University’s

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administration an opportunity to test out new educational technologies in a smallscale setting.

“We wanted to put these 20 classrooms online and the question was, do we want to just build a box, or are there other better ideas out there?” said James Pitarresi, vice provost and executive director of the CLT. Some of the technologies pioneered at the Learning Studio have now made their way to Student Wing classrooms. These include a special paint that allows the walls inside of classrooms to be written on safely with dry erase markers, tiered

seating in classrooms to create better lines of sight and multiple large monitors to be used for group presentations.

According to Pitarresi, the CLT’s research highlights a few specific items that professors often utilize frequently in their classrooms.

“What they really need were display devices that are bright, large and high definition,” Pitarresi said. “People want writing surfaces as well, and the advantage of this space is that instead of having a six-foot glass board you have 20 feet of wall you can write on.”

In addition to these technologies,

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some screens in the new classrooms can be connected to without use of an HDMI or VGA cord.

“In some rooms you have the ability to connect to the screen wirelessly — a student can do that, a faculty member can do that and it can be changed quickly,” Pitarresi said.

With the new construction, the Student Wing is now almost completely filled with classrooms, as it was originally intended when built. According to Michelle Ponczek, director of course

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Incubator to house 12 new startups STHTI FROM PAGE 1 for the area.

“As a Vestal High School alum and current Binghamton University student, the project could also provide opportunities for high school students to explore career fields related to technology, as well as potentially increase the amount of local high school students attending Binghamton University and remaining in the area postgraduation,” Valentine said.

The STHTI currently has $19 million in funding through

collaborative contributions from the Regional Economic Development Council, a NYSUNY 2020 grant, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the Broome County Industrial Development Agency and the SUNY Research Foundation. It is included in BU’s START-UP NY taxfree zone, in which either new companies to the area or existing companies that are expanding can apply to become members. Companies operating in the incubator will pay no New York state income tax for

10 years.

The incubator will house companies that have already secured funding, are far along in their development or are making final prototypes of their products.

Construction began in fall 2015, with work on the upper parking lot, roofing, stairs, electrical, plumbing and sprinkler system. According to Ryan Yarosh, the director of media and public relations at BU, completion is expected for spring 2017, with an occupancy date of May 17, 2017.

Stromhaug said if the Downtown area is built up, he hopes students will start businesses here instead of relocating after graduation.

“This is the anchor point of the Binghamton innovation district — to try to change Downtown Binghamton into a desirable place to have your business,” Stromhaug said. “The more attractive Binghamton is, as not only a cultural center with restaurants, but also innovative technology and jobs, the more likely it is that we will recruit top-notch students.”

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Caleb Schwartz/Pipe Dream Photographer Pictured: Jazell Johnson, the program director for the new student conflict and dispute management program.

CONFLICT FROM PAGE 1 solving disputes.

“We’ve had some issues in the past where students have encountered issues on campus that may not have broken the code of conduct, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it didn’t cause some type of harm,” Johnson said. “Prior to this program, if it didn’t break the code of conduct there was very little that could be done.”

According to Johnson, this program was created because of past suggestions students made about conflict being handled on campus, including the demands made by Students for Change in 2015. This prompted faculty from the Dean of Students, the division of diversity, equity and inclusion and other offices to create a program that would help with resolution.

If a conflict arises and a student wishes to pursue the student conflict and dispute management program, they have to complete a dispute form that will be available online. The form includes basic information as well as the contact information of all parties included in the conflict.

After the office reviews the form, they will contact the parties involved and ask if they want to participate in a meeting to help resolve the conflict. The meeting will be mediated by a faculty or staff member involved with the program, all of whom have undergone an 80-hour training session, and will either center around mediation or restorative justice.

According to April Thompson, the associate vice president and dean of students, mediation is about creating dialogue between students who wish to resolve conflicts with one another, while restorative justice is about repairing any harm that has been done to an individual or community. Instead of punishing someone, it’s a way to make sure they understand the harm they did and learn from it in the hopes

of not repeating the action.

Nicole Sirju-Johnson, the associate chief diversity officer and director of the Multicultural Resource Center, underwent the training. She said that the idea of dialogue creates a more understanding environment that also sets Binghamton University apart from other institutions in that it gives students more options when dealing with issues.

“It is a more welcoming environment and it will provide an educational experience that you can’t find at other places,” Sirju-Johnson said.

Sirju-Johnson said that the program is not necessarily about one person being right, but rather an opportunity to facilitate a conversation.

“Even if you are fully in the right, there is always more than one way to handle that,” SirjuJohnson said. “Can you turn being right into a teachable moment? Absolutely. Being right is not enough, so if you respond to something in the wrong way can you do further damage?

Absolutely.”

Faculty from the Dean of Students Office, code of conduct and other offices were a part of the implementation team.

A student committee, formed specifically for this purpose, was also involved and helped advise faculty and staff on what students would want out of the program.

While there are no trained student mediators at the moment, Johnson said that she wants to eventually include students in that aspect of the program. She also mentioned the possibility of having student interns this semester to work on marketing and publicizing the program.

“I think many times students may view the systems that a university offers as potentially punitive, not very developmental, possibly very black and white,” Johnson said. “We really wanted a program that allows and encourages students how to communicate.”

BEST). Laura Bronstein, the dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs (CCPA), said the CCPA’s extensive community involvement includes over 38,000 hours of undergraduate and graduate work in community service opportunities and internships.

According to Bronstein, a major success for the department’s student community outreach was social work intervention in local health care systems. Students work with hospital patients in order to try to reduce readmissions. Bronstein said hospital readmissions are usually unnecessary, extremely expensive and put increased pressure on the local healthcare infrastructure.

“After just two hours of social work intervention over the course of 30 days, patients that worked with students had zero hospital readmissions.” Bronstein said.

Besides getting students involved in the local community, the CCPA sponsors and collaborates on projects to enhance educational opportunities and local economies. The CCPA works to distribute grants to provide resources for underfunded schools and to encourage sustainable community development. The focus of the department’s local outreach is collaborative development in which the communities’ concerns and suggestions are central to the decision-making process.

“We are talking with residents

and working with people in the community,” Bronstein said.

“Everything we’re doing is related and beneficial to the community.”

At the event, there were also representatives from the New York State Mentoring Program, a statewide initiative to connect atrisk fourth grade students with a mentor from local organizations like universities and corporations.

Melinda Sanderson, the upstate director for the program, said that they provide a stable and caring figure in the lives of the state’s impoverished children.

“It provides students with hope,” Sanderson said. “It reduces the school-to-prison pipeline and fosters workforce opportunities and community development.”

Joseph Abu, a 2015 BU alum, attended the forum to research potential master of public administration (MPA) programs to apply to.

“Seeing what the school does in the community through local outreach makes the MPA program here much more exciting,” Abu said.

Donna Fish, an independent consultant in the Southern Tier who looks for people to fill executive positions at universities, said she regularly attends SUNY BEST events.

Fish said she enjoyed the event, because she believes improving the economy of the Southern Tier is a priority.

“It’s amazing in terms of the breadth of speakers who were brought in, as well as the community connections that are fostered here,” Fish said. “I’m really impressed.”

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building and academic space management, the new lounge spaces and classroom areas are based on student and faculty feedback.

“The Student Wing was actually built as a classroom building but was turned into student services, so it made sense to turn it back into classrooms,” Ponczek said.

“Since the Dickinson Dining Hall was converted to [Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center], we had a great opportunity to move functions from the Student Wing over to Old Dickinson.”

Among the functions of the old Student Wing that have been moved to Old Dickinson Community are the registrar and student accounts.

Jennifer Wegmann, a lecturer in the health and wellness studies

department, signed up to use the new classroom technology with her contemporary health issues class.

“The first 20 minutes of class today were spent with the students breaking up into groups and using the walls to articulate wellness in any way they could,” Wegmann said.

“Some drew pictures, some made charts and they all got into varying levels of detail.”

Student reception of the new classrooms and lounge spaces has been generally positive. In particular, some students have particularly enjoyed the new seating arrangements in the lounge area.

“These chairs are dope,” said Daniel Greenberg, a senior double-majoring in business administration and integrative neuroscience. “I feel like I’m on a half-spaceship, half-pearl, white egg.”

Shawn Fleming/Contributing Photographer Pictured: Students study in the newly created lounge space located in the Student Wing.

Core PPL classes maintain B- average PPL FROM PAGE 1 Law and Justice and an applied ethics class.

“Top grades in PPL mean something; it’s hard to get an A in Law and Justice, because it’s a very difficult, very demanding class,” Goodman said. “Our goal is to gauge whether this is a realistic option for you. If you get a D, it often means it’s not the right major for you, but if you get an A, that means you really accomplished something.

It’s only because of the grading average that we can make sure the grades are meaningful.“ Anthony Reeves, the director of the PPL program and an associate philosophy professor, said that a curve adds value to students’ achievements.

According to him, the class

competitiveness can foster student success. “[W]hen I write letters of recommendation, I indicate that many of PPL’s classes apply a curve, and this allows the transcript to better convey a student’s promise,” Reeves wrote in an email. “So, through discussion, several PPL faculty have weighed these sorts of considerations [….] and [have] come to the conclusion that a curved average in the range mentioned above is appropriate.”

Students in required PPL classes expressed varied opinions on the grading policy. Lucas Daub, a senior majoring in PPL, said that he believed the grading rewards those who work the hardest.

“By having an A in Philosophy of Law and Justice, it not only

means you did all the work required by the syllabus, but also you did it better than all of the students in that class that got less than an A,” Daub said. “This reflects a recurring principle in the PPL program: success in the legal field is not just about meeting the standards set by the institution. It’s also about outdoing your peers.”

Others such as Glenn Rohan, a senior majoring in PPL, said they didn’t agree with the practice.

“It’s ridiculous because we’re all planning on applying to law school,” Rohan said, “but the curve makes our GPAs terrible.”

Jonah Klempner, a junior majoring in PPL, said he shared similar sentiments to Rohan.

“It’s frustrating,” Klempner said. “In order to do very well, other classmates must do very

poorly. Consequently, classmates who were potential friends become academic enemies.”

Despite mixed reactions, Reeves ultimately said the committee decided upon the practice to give BU students an edge up on competitors at other schools.

“We have students who ought to be competitive against some of the best students at the most recognized universities, and we want to enable them to succeed after graduation,” Reeves wrote. “To set the target for the curve quite low in order to resist grade inflation would effectively be to unilaterally respond to a collective action problem — dangerous business, as PPL majors know, and it is our students’ interests at stake.”

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The Binghamton Police Department have charged Nicholas Chappell, 27, with second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder.

Chappell killed David Sanborn, 23, of Whitney Lane closures to occur on Route 17 east Point and injured Jordan Doolittle, 26, of Windsor, according to Binghamton Homepage. The shooting The New York State Department of occurred at Chappell’s residence at 1 Mozart St. at Transportation say the Prospect Mountain 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Construction project will require lane closures in Binghamton this Friday. The department says Two teenagers charged after 11-year-old shot in work will be performed on Friday. State Route 17 Johnson City east will be closed between the state Route 17 east ramp to the Interstate 81 north split and the Route Police arrested two teenagers, 16 and 17, after 17 east bridge over the Chenango River. This road investigating an incident where an 11-year-old was work will also require the closure of the Route 17 shot on Tuesday night. Police say around 10:30 east Exit 72 (Front Street).

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ARTS & CULTURE Sweet taste of fame

Students share food and find followers Kara Brown Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

On June 12, 2014, a soonto-be Binghamton sophomore started a food Instagram. Five hours later, she texted one of her friends and they decided to run the page together. The account is @nyceeeeeats, and over the past two years, it’s garnered almost 170,000 followers. The women behind the page are Nikki Motto and Rachel Fisher, both of whom are currently seniors majoring in psychology.

The account is dedicated to showcasing delicious meals from the restaurants of New York City. From pasta to desserts, the variety of food on their account keeps followers engaged and coming back for more.

Motto and Fisher say that not only do they enjoy what they do, but it’s incidentally brought them a lot of cool perks.

“This summer we were really lucky,” Fisher said. “We got to go to a lot of different restaurants for free.”

In addition to taking their own pictures, they’ll sometimes do paid partnerships with restaurants in which they are sent photos and paid to post them. They also repost selected submissions from their followers.

The success of the account has gotten them more than just free food. They’ve been invited to speak at social media events, judge a steak competition and even attend the U.S. Open. But they were unable to attend the tennis competition, because they had to return to Binghamton for classes. Being away at school has proved to be a challenge. “[Restaurants] invite us to come in, and we can’t,” Motto said. “So it’s a little difficult, but we make it work.”

When they aren’t able to go into restaurants, the restaurants sometimes send them complimentary food to photograph.

This weekend, Baked by Melissa is sending them cupcakes.

As the page has evolved, it has essentially turned into a business, which is something Motto and Fisher never imagined would have happened.

“I literally just started it because I saw one other food account and I was like, ‘I love food, I eat food all the time, I might as well make one,’” Motto said.

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Visitors view art during a First Friday gallery opening at JungleScience Gallery and Art Laboratories.

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One of their inspirations was the account @nycfoodgals, which coincidentally is run by two Binghamton alumnae. When Fisher and Motto started their page, @nycfoodgals had over 100,000 followers. After two years of playing catch up, the two accounts now have the same number of followers.

With aspirations in the marketing and medical field respectively, Fisher and Motto treat the account as nothing more than a hobby.

“Never ever thought I would make money from it, never thought I’d get free food from it,” Motto said. “People come up to me and are like, ‘Do you want to make this your business,’ and I’m just like, ‘I’m on a pre-med track, so it has nothing to do with that.’”

Although running the account isn’t a step on their career path, it hasn’t stopped them from working hard to curate the best work they feel they can put out.

“Whenever I post in the morning,” Motto said, “I always like to post breakfast food,

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because I feel like no one wants to see pizza at like 10 in the morning — at least I don’t. And then if she just posted mac and cheese, I won’t post pasta next, I’ll post something else.”

Even though the account is based in New York City, @ nyceeeeeats has an international following.

“I went to Africa in January and I met people from Australia,” Motto said. “We were just on Instagram eating dinner one day and they were looking at the food account and I was like, ‘Oh, that’s my food account.’ It was so cool because they were from Australia and they followed it and they were like, ‘Oh my god I can’t believe it’s you.’”

At the end of the day, Motto and Fisher are grateful for their unprecedented success.

“We’re really proud of this and we love that everyone else is too,” Fisher said. “We’re not prejudiced to food; if you send us a picture, we’ll repost it for you. We really want to engage with people that are our fans and share our happiness.”

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The more you post, the more followers you’ll get and the more engaged they’ll be Stay patient, success won’t happen over night Good lighting results in better pictures as opposed to editing the photos after the fact

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If some pictures don’t get as many likes as others, don’t give up Stay true to who you are

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Stephanie Kirincic & local families to older folks, as well Georgia Westbrook as students from both Binghamton Arts & Culture University and Broome Community College.

Aptly named, First Friday is a Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, monthly gallery walk occurring a participating gallery on State on the first Friday of each month. Street, opened 13 years ago.

Local venues feature artists and His brother, John Brunelli, the host cultural events all around gallery director for Anthony Downtown Binghamton. Every Brunelli Fine Arts and a month, these places come Binghamton University graduate, together to celebrate the vibrant says that a slow night for First arts community in the city of Friday is 500 to 700 people. It is Binghamton. The art on display more likely than not that you will includes drawings, paintings, find multiple familiar faces while sculptures, photography, theatrical viewing all the excitement. performances and music.

“Sometimes 2,000 people will This month’s event, happening come to our gallery space, so the Friday, Sept. 2, is a special First crowds are always bustling,” John Friday because in addition to said. attending galleries, everyone can He said that for this First stay out and experience LUMA. Friday, his gallery will be showing The projection light festival art from all over the world, began last year, in which all of the including some from South street lights get turned off and Korea and Japan.

Downtown Binghamton is brought Another highlight this to life with animations played weekend will be at Atomic Tom’s, on Binghamton’s buildings. This another gallery located on State year they will be accompanied by Street, where you can see part of the Binghamton Philharmonic’s their ongoing singer-songwriter 48-piece orchestra. Last year, series. Also, the Art Mission and around 25,000 people came out to Theater will be showing some see what LUMA had to offer. beautiful artwork, as well as the First Friday’s triumph is that it Cooperative Gallery 213. attracts every demographic, from Many restaurants and cafes

participate as well.

“What’s really nice is the synergy between the galleries and the restaurants,” John said. “[The cafes] provide a lot for the audience to do, and pull in all different types of people.”

First Friday is set to be held Downtown from 6 to 9 p.m. and LUMA begins at 9 p.m.

For those who have never been to First Friday, here are some tips: • Walk there, and if you can’t, use public transportation — parking can be a hassle with such a large number of visitors, especially with LUMA happening • If you are planning to go out, bring things you need for downtown, you’ll be right by the bars • Look up the galleries and events ahead of time and bring a game plan with you • Try and find places with food early — you want first pick at that cheese platter • Go with a friend or a group — it’s easy to get overwhelmed if you’re navigating this by yourself

Change up your scenery

Head off campus for Labor Day relaxation Katherine Scott Contributing Writer Even though we’ve been back for only a couple of weeks, Labor Day is coming up, which means we already have a day off. Take advantage of this long weekend and get off campus with a day trip to a local attraction. It’ll be a while before you can do it again without tons of work hanging over your head.

1. Ithaca Gorges, Ithaca, NY (1 hour, 8 minute drive from campus) If you like to hike in the Nature Preserve, a good option for a day trip is a visit to the Ithaca Gorges.

Within around an hour of campus, you’ll find Robert H. Treman State Park and Buttermilk Falls State Park, both of which include spectacular waterfalls. This is the ultimate day trip for those who need a quick escape from the everyday.

2. Animal Adventure Park — 85 Martin Hill Rd., Harpursville, NY (26 minute drive from campus) To see a giraffe in upstate New York, you’ll only have to drive about 30 minutes from campus to Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday, the park features llamas, alpacas and zebras, among other animals. Tickets for adults are a reasonable $9 each, and while you do need to pay to feed the animals, the prices are reasonable and have cheap refills. Overall, it has overwhelming potential for a fun day out with friends.

3. Cutler Botanic Garden — 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton, NY (10 minute drive from campus) This beautiful garden at the Cornell Cooperative Extension is open to the public free of charge,

and would be perfect to see right before fall comes and the leaves change. If you decide to take a tour, there will be a charge of $2, which goes straight to the nonprofit organization that runs this garden for environmental education. If you need a relaxing way to spend your day off, pack lunch, bring a book and wander among the trails.

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Binghamton Mets Baseball — 211 Henry St., Binghamton, NY (10 minute drive from campus) The Binghamton Mets, the New York Mets’ AA team, are home this weekend, playing in their last games of the season. The B-Mets play a four-game series against the Erie SeaWolves from Friday through Monday, and tickets are $5 this weekend for students. Head to a game to catch the next Jose Reyes or Mike Piazza.

5. The Cider Mill — 2 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott, NY 13760 (14 minute drive from campus)

Labor Day is the unofficial start of fall, so it marks the perfect time to make your inaugural trip to the Cider Mill in nearby Endicott. For apple cider donuts, candy apples and plenty of Instagram-able fall pictures, this is the perfect spot. The apples are grown in upstate NY, between Syracuse and Rochester, so you can be sure you’re supporting local orchards.

6. Great New York State Fair — 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13209 (1 hour, 18 minute drive from campus) This weekend is the last for the State Fair, and there are a lot of different attractions — and something for any taste. A selection of the things to do there are: a rooster crowing contest, a pogo stick stunt team and a feature called “Extreme Log Makeover.”

Even among these unique attractions, there is an assortment of fried foods, delicious chocolate milk and classic carnival rides.

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Pictured: The Cider Mill, located in Endicott, New York. Rebuilt in 1972, The Cider Mill offers attractions to thousands each year with its homemade pure cider and old-fashioned goods.

OPINIONS Friday, September 2, 2016

Letter from the Student Association in response to RA workshop controversy

Elizabeth Manning/Editorial Artist

LESS IS MORE

Starting next week, the Pipe Dream Editorial Board will be publishing a once-weekly editorial to appear in our Friday issue.

Straying from our traditional twice-weekly editorial, this change comes as we reconnect with our goals for the platform. Part of our mission as a newspaper is to produce content that not only informs our readers, but also connects to them in meaningful ways.

We strive to do this by listening to the voices of over 17,000 students and community members and figuring out what they truly hold important and propel their ideas and concerns into the spotlight.

Communication is the key to nearly every relationship that there is. And it is our hope that by introducing a once-weekly editorial, that we can further open the lines of communication, and hear more

of what you — the students — have to say. We can now be more confident pieces that will repeatedly resonate with our readers each week, and never use the platform for content that may fall flat or go ignored.

This past year was an extremely active one for our University — a year that was punctuated with many instances of conflict and change, giving us plenty of intense moments to fill the space with. This year will undoubtedly bring in a similar flurry of news and discourse. As our campus continues to engage in passionate discussion about a tumultuous current state of affairs, both close to home and worldwide, semiweekly editorials seem frivolous. We want to ensure that each time

you pick up a copy of Pipe Dream, you are reading the most meaningful content we can produce — content that caters to the intelligence of our readers and is worthy of your time.

Although we are cutting down the quantity of editorials we produce, we are dedicated to improving their quality. It’s no easy task to represent and speak for the entire BU student body; perhaps it is an impossible one. However, it’s one that Pipe Dream is committed to reaching. Our decision to publish more meaningful editorial content on a less frequent basis is one change that we believe will help get us a step closer to doing this.

Once a week, we will be

taking a step back from our custom and not publish a Tuesday editorial. This step back will allow us to move forward in listening, discussing and digesting the opinions, stories and values that can be found in our community. This will enable us to take an even bigger stride towards serving as the most representative voice of our campus community. And while we take a step back and look toward moments of reflection, we hope to open ourselves up to you.

Reach out to us, share your stories and help us guarantee that when we use our platform, we use it well and we use it right. Help us understand your voices, so we can take the time to best represent them in ours.

In response to the controversial publicity surrounding a Resident Assistant training session entitled “#StopWhitePeople2k16” the Student Association held a meeting with the leaders of Intercultural Awareness Committee member organizations to explore the best course of action for students moving forward as a united front.

On August 21st, 2016, there was an article published by a student run newspaper, grounded on inaccurate assumptions criticizing a one time, optional Resident Assistant workshop.

The article subsequently caused a media firestorm surrounding Binghamton University and several threats to the safety of the RA’s who facilitated the training, as well as the larger campus community of color.

While the title of the RA training session, “#StopWhitePeople2k16” may have been offensive to some at face value, that was not the intent of the facilitators of the event.

In fact, many of the attendees of the training session praised the facilitators for creating a safe space for RA’s to engage in meaningful conversations addressing the relationship between communities of color and police, privilege, crime and segregation. The session was not mandatory, and the title was intentionally provocative in an effort to catch the attention of other Resident Assistants and draw them into the workshop.

The Student Association stands in full support of the conversation facilitated by the RA’s in the workshop. We believe that it is imperative that students continue freely discussing

difficult subjects. The RA’s who created this experience for their peers should not be condemned or criticized, but supported as allies in the process of creating a more inclusive community.

Student safety is a primary concern and responsibility of everyone at Binghamton University. In this instance, these RA’s and students of color who faced threats in backlash, must be protected. Students should report any threats to their safety to UPD (607-777-2222) immediately and let friends and colleagues know that threatening behaviors are not tolerated at Binghamton University.

Moving forward, we must all commit ourselves and our organizations to come together to continue promoting multiculturalism and a constructive, respectful dialogue.

Together, as a united community of students, we can combat any bigotry with which we are confronted.

Best Regards, — The Student Association at Binghamton University — The Black Student Union — Hillel - Jewish Student Union — Latin American Student Union — Women’s Student Union — Haitian Student Association — SHADES — Powerful United Ladies — Striving to Elevate (P.U.L.S.E) — Men of Color Scholastic Society — Rainbow Pride Union — International Indian Student Union — African Student Organization

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Senior citizens unfairly denied right to intimacy We must promote a conversation that is sensitive to the sexual needs of our aging population Kristen DiPietra

Contributing Columnist

Sex therapist Shirley Zussman insists that “in the long run, sexual pleasure is just one part of what men and women want from each other.” Zussman, still practicing, is now over 100 years old. She has worked with William Masters and Virginia Johnson, renowned pioneers in sexuality research, and is the creator of the blog “What’s Age Got To Do With It?” She is one of countless others who emphasize the importance of sex at every age.

The benefits sex normally yields

become more imperative as we age.

Senior sex promotes cardiovascular health, pain relief and can ward off feelings of depression and isolation that become more prevalent with senescence. However, when a senior citizen enters a nursing home or long-term care facility, they are often discouraged from having a sexual relationship with other residents.

In nursing homes across the country, elders are being denied their natural right to intimacy.

Only four states protect the right for unmarried and married couples to have private visits. 18 states address the right to a private visit by married couples, and the remaining 28 states adhere to federal

regulation that does not entitle residents to a private room. Most nursing homes lack a clear policy on sex and relationships. To treat consenting adults as asexual, or to ignore their sexuality altogether is cruel and paternalistic.

Affection between elders is sometimes infantilized as cute, or rebuked by juveniles as gross.

This promotes ageism and the stereotype that sex is only for young people. Some seniors reflect that sex and intimacy improve with age.

Our culture has a significant lack of understanding about how the dynamics of sex and relationships change as people age. We may not like to think of the sex lives of our parents and grandparents,

but we must comprehend and protect their needs when they are under scrutiny.

The Hebrew Home in Riverdale, New York, has pioneered a sexual expression policy, in which residents are encouraged to pursue sexual relationships if they so desire them. Residents even relish in the home’s senior prom, which they say makes them feel young again. The progressive approach was introduced not only to promote comfort, but to set a standard for how staff should approach intimacy among residents and to protect other residents from unwanted advances. The home’s staff supports their residents’ autonomy, with one aide constructing a do not

disturb sign.

Of course, geriatric sexual expression is not devoid of complications. The issue of consent in patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia has spawned numerous legal battles. In 2014, Henry Rayhons was acquitted of sexually abusing his wife who suffered from Alzheimer’s. The Hebrew Home assesses consent on a case-by-case basis, allowing even residents with cognitive impairment the right to have sex in certain situations.

Because pregnancy is no longer a concern, many seniors don’t feel the need to use condoms, which is partially responsible for the burgeoning growth of STDs in nursing homes. Care facilities

have an obligation to address the sexual health of their residents with proper education and an open dialogue. In Australia, former nurse Elaine White discusses the importance of K-Y Jelly, Viagara, sex aids, vibrators and even pillows to support limbs with residents.

As the generation that sparked the sexual revolution begins to enter long-term care facilities, we must promote a conversation that is sensitive to the needs of our aging population and maintains the autonomy and dignity that comes with sexual well-being.

— Kristen DiPietra is a junior majoring in English and human development.

Consequences of factory farming largely ignored

Increasing focus on meat industry may lead to more positive choices on the consumer level Brian Deinstadt

Contributing Columnist

In recent years, liberal-minded activists and politicians have taken significant steps to improve the rights of those within the African American and LGBTQ communities, women and many others. Besides further improvement upon the rights of these respective groups, some may wonder what another issue could be for the progressive movement to tackle. I believe the discussion needs to transcend the human condition, and hone in on the phenomenon of factory farming — a terrible process that encumbers the lives of millions of farm animals

everyday.

While we sit back and debate the use of particular bathrooms or the sale of certain wedding cakes, millions of animals consisting mostly of cattle, chickens, pigs and turkeys are being held captive in unbearable living conditions where they are bred to die and harvested to eat. In 2015, 29 million cows, 115 million pigs and 232 million turkeys were slaughtered in the United States for the purposes of human consumption. Surpassing the death tolls of all mammals combined is the chicken, whose species’ astounding 8.8 billion deaths in 2015 undoubtedly gives it the distinction as the most abused animal on the planet.

I could go into great detail about the reprehensible methods

associated with slaughterhouses, but I am not sure it would be news to anybody. The remarkable aspect about the issue of factory farming is that most people know it takes place and even recognize their active participation in it as customers. The most common answer you will hear from a defensive omnivore is that “meat tastes good.”

This is a perfectly reasonable answer: It does taste good! I am less interested in condemning those who eat meat than I am by our open disregard to the ethical implications from doing it. Part of this position relates to my own diet. Although I was a vegetarian for five years, I recently transitioned back after realizing there really is no karmafree way of being a vegetarian without sacrificing salutary needs.

Vegetarians still consume eggs, milk, cheese, honey and other animal products, all of which are ethically indefensible, deriving from gruesome processes.

If meat is delicious, has numerous health benefits and is craved by over 300 million Americans, what could possibly be a separate option to factory farming in meeting the demands of so many people? Luckily, recent scientific developments have led to the creation of protein-packed alternative: synthetic meat.

Although it has yet to hit the shelves, companies like Memphis Meats have made breakthrough discoveries regarding the proliferation of cells molecularly identical to those of the average piece of slaughtered meat.

In fact, Uma Valeti, cardiologist

and CEO of Memphis Meats, argues that their synthetic meat tastes exactly the same as regular meat and is actually more natural relative to factory farmed meat due to its omission of antibiotics, which create immunities to disease among the animals and its exemption of growth hormones.

Hopefully, one day, it will be possible to produce and enjoy as much meat as possible without bemoaning the processes that allow us to eat it. With the introduction of companies such as Memphis Meats, I trust that this time will be sooner rather than later. Until then, the wide-scale slaughter of animals in factory farms seem a bit inescapable.

This does not mean we cannot make positive decisions regarding our dietary choices on our

own. Instead of consuming the same turkey sandwich everyday, substitute it for an eggplant wrap or portobello mushroom burger.

Rather than picking up that same package of Tyson chicken breasts that undoubtedly came from a factory farm, elect for the grass-fed beef where the cows were at least able to roam pastures freely prior to being prepared for consumption.

Decisions like these may not ethically cleanse our consciences completely, but at least they can help tip the scale for these poor animals until we reach a point in time when we can eradicate their suffering completely.

— Brian Deinstadt is a junior double-majoring in political science and English.

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Cross Country

Men aim for 2016 rebuild

After losing stars, Binghamton ready for new era Kyle McDonald Assistant Sports Editor

Provided by BU Athletics Junior Allison Davis placed 31st overall at the 2015 America East women’s Cross Country Championships.

Davis to lead young BU squad

Women seek improvement in AE competition Evan Cole Contributing Writer

In 2015, the Binghamton women’s cross country team fielded a veteran squad, including five seniors, but only managed to place seventh of eight teams at the America East (AE) Cross Country Championships. This season, the team will consist mainly of underclassmen as it tries to improve from its lackluster finish while also building for the future.

Junior Allison Davis, who was one of BU’s top runners at each meet last season, is expected to be a main contributor this year.

“Allison Davis is definitely our top returner this year,” said BU head coach Annette Acuff.

“I think she’s got a great shot at improving quite a bit from where she was at last year in the conference. Allison improved by a good 20 seconds from her time last year, so I’m thinking top 15 for her [in the conference], and it could be a very realistic goal.”

Davis, along with three other upperclassmen — Michelle

Crook, Alana MacDonald and Eileen O’Hara — will look to lead the others by example. This leadership is essential, as these four will play a large role in shaping the team’s identity for this year.

“We have a really good work ethic on the team, and I think the girls are doing all the right things,” Acuff said. “It’s just a process in terms of development, so hopefully every year they can just develop a little bit more.”

Keeping the team healthy is once again a focus. According to Acuff, practicing daily has a significant impact on building up the strength and stamina necessary to compete at a high level. The team’s offseason training emphasized recovery from the spring track season and getting ready for the upcoming cross country season. “[The team] got a few workouts in, but a lot of it’s just building up their mileage and aerobic base capacity in order to be ready for the season,” she said. “If you stay healthy, you

can train well more consistently and hopefully have a little bit of success early on in the season that will build confidence going into the conference [championships] week.”

The crop of incoming freshmen may serve to excite and reinvigorate the team as the season gets underway. A constructive offseason of training and recovery has the Bearcats on the right track as they look to improve after their lackluster finish at last year’s conference championships.

“As a team we can hopefully move up a place or two [in the conference standings],” Acuff said. “It just depends on the how the conference looks. We just try to take it one meet at a time to see how the kids are progressing and how healthy they are going into the conference meet.”

The Bearcats are set to kick off their season on Saturday at the Harry Lang Invitational at Colgate University. The first race is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in Hamilton, New York.

After winning the America East (AE) Championship in 2014 and placing third last year, the Binghamton men’s cross country team has established itself as one of the top squads in the conference.

This year, however, the Bearcats will have to take a step back.

“This year is a little bit more of a developmental year,” said BU head cross country coach Annette Acuff. “We’re probably not going to be quite as competitive as what we were last year, but you never know.”

Binghamton will have to adjust to the departure of a large senior class. A total of six runners have graduated, including two of BU’s two most valuable runners from last season, Collin Frost and Ethan Hausamann.

Frost was the Bearcats’ top finisher in every race he ran last season. His fourth-place finish at the AE Championships earned him a spot on the AE First Team.

Hausamann was Binghamton’s second best runner in 2015. He took home ninth place in the AE championships as well as Second Team All-Conference honors.

Acuff knows it will be a tall task to replace Frost and Hausamann.

“It always hurts to lose some of your top athletes,” Acuff said.

“Hopefully a lot of the younger guys, it’ll give them a chance to step up and they’ll get a little more recognition.”

The key returner to the squad would have been senior Eric Holt, but he will be redshirting this season in the hopes of making his final contribution in a year when the Bearcats are more competitive.

After finishing third on the team in each race last season, Holt’s absence will definitely be felt. He finished 19th overall in the AE championships and finished 80

out of 246 runners in the NCAA Northeast Regional Meet.

Although Holt will not be running this season, he will still have an influence on the young team. Acuff believes Holt’s presence, as well as that of classmate Hausamann, will have a positive influence on his younger teammates.

“Ethan Hausamann, even though he’s done with cross country eligibility, he has indoor and outdoor track [eligibility] so he’s still around [too],” Acuff said.

“Just having their presence around certainly makes a big difference.”

Holt will not be the only athlete that will redshirt this season. Acuff plans to redshirt all five incoming freshmen in order to allow them to acclimate to the different style of college distance running. “[It helps them] because they move up from a 5K in high school to an 8K distance, so it’s a tough transition,” Acuff said. “It’s

a distance that they’ve never really trained or competed at so there’s a little bit of a learning curve there.”

The first meet of a season is often seen as very important, especially to get off to a good start.

But Acuff described this week’s Colgate meet and the Sept. 17 Binghamton meet as “very low-key, low profile meets.” In these meets, results are not the most important thing for the team.

“We just want to help them continue to train well and maybe get in a couple of developmental races where they can build off of that,” Acuff said. “Like every year, we are just hoping some kids can make some good steps forward in terms of their overall development.”

BU is set to kick off its season at the Harry Lang Invitational, hosted by Colgate University, on Saturday. The meet is scheduled to get underway at 11:30 a.m. in Hamilton, New York.

Provided by BU Athletics Graduate student Nate Kozyra placed 32nd overall at the 2015 America East men’s Cross Country Championships.

FALL 2016

BEARCATS TO WATCH Volleyball

Alicea will look to replicate a successful freshman season in which she became the first Binghamton freshman to be named to an America East AllConference Team. In 2015, she led the Bearcats in both kills and points with 284 and 339, respectively.

Women's Cross Country

Gaby Alicea

Allison Davis

Sophomore, Outside Hitter

Junior

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Going into the 2016 spring season, Wambold competed with Jesse Perkins, who graduated in May, in a twoway race to finish the year as the team’s top scorer. Then, Wambold took over. He won the Wildcat Invitational at Villanova, finished third at the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Invitational and tied for seventh at the Big Sky Conference Championship.

Men's Soccer

Kyle Wambold

Charlie Novoth

Senior

Redshirt Junior, Back

Last season, Davis finished as the team’s second runner in all four of her races behind now-graduated runner Alexis Hatcher. In 2014, she finished behind Hatcher as the team’s second runner three times.

Davis will now take the reins as the team’s top runner in a year where the women’s cross country team is trying to improve from a second-to-lastplace finish.

Novoth, who missed all of last season due to an injury, will command the experienced backline in front of rookie goalie Alejandro Cubillo. The Englishman was named cocaptain prior to the season by Binghamton head coach Paul Marco and alternates free-kick responsibilities with sophomore midfielder Harrison Weilbacher.

In 2014, he tallied 14 starts in 16 games.

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Jesse Garn inks

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Three-time All-American continues running career with New Jersey*New York Track Club Zach Leibmann/Contributing Photographer Former Binghamton track athlete Jesse Garn, ‘15, has signed to run professionally with the New Jersey*New York Track Club.

Orlaith McCaffrey Sports Editor

In July 2012, Binghamton middle distance star Jesse Garn sat in the parking lot of a Red Lobster and first pondered his potential as a professional runner. To Garn, who had just completed his freshman year, the possibility seemed distant and its path unpredictable.

On Tuesday, Garn, who graduated from Binghamton in May, announced on social media that he had been signed to run professionally with the New Jersey*New York Track Club. He credits his inspiration to go pro to the example set by Erik van Ingen, ‘12, who holds the Bing-

hamton record for individual NCAA Championship appearances at seven.

“I only had one year to train with Erik [van Ingen], but he was a huge running role model for me,” Garn said. “It was pretty much watching him and realizing that an athlete like him, coming from his background, could do it and he inspired hope in me that maybe down the road I could.”

It was van Ingen who first asked Garn whether he could see himself running professionally.

The conversation, which took place as they sat parked outside the Red Lobster prior to van Ingen’s departure for the Oregon Track Club, was a pivotal mo-

ment in Garn’s career.

“I was picking his brain about what it was going to be like for him and his options and how he arrived at it,” Garn said. “The future was so unpredictable, I really had no idea where I was going to go from there. I was very, very fortunate that I continued to improve the way that I did.”

Garn didn’t just improve. He transformed from an average collegiate runner to one who achieved All-American honors three separate times, making him one of the most successful runners in program history.

As a junior, Garn became only the second Binghamton runner to break four minutes in the mile, recording a time of

3:59.37 at the Boston University Last Chance Indoor Meet. That same year, he placed eighth in the mile at the prestigious Millrose Games. In 2015, Garn made a name for himself on the national stage by placing fourth in the 800-meter at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. This past July, he qualified to compete at the U.S. Olympic trials.

The achievements Garn made over his collegiate career were recognized by several coaches and clubs who expressed interest in his talent over the past year. He eventually decided on the New Jersey*New York Track Club, whose website states its mission as “developing each athlete to compete at

the highest level of the sportU.S.A. Championships, World Championships and the Olympic Games,” and was founded by head coach Frank Gagliano and Olympian Erin Donohue in 2009.

“I’ve actually competed against a lot of the guys on the team before at some track meets while I was at Binghamton,” Garn said. “They’ve just been supportive of me and with the resources that they have and where the program is going, I just thought that it was the best fit.”

Despite his accomplishments while at Binghamton, Garn knows that the transition to running professionally will require quite an adjustment.

“Joining a professional running club, the intensity will be greater, even the weekly mileage,” he said. “I’m pretty much going to be running more and it’s going to be a lot harder.”

BU cross country head coach Annette Acuff said that deciding to run professionally was the right choice for Garn.

“It’s the best opportunity for him to continue to grow and get to the next level, postcollegiately and more on a professional level,” she said.

“Now he’ll be surrounded by a lot of other athletes that have similar talent levels to him and if not, obviously, better.

I couldn’t be more ecstatic.”

Bearcats head to NYC BU refines coaching staff

After 0-3 start, Binghamton seeks first victory

Emily Earl/Pipe Dream Photographer Sophomore outside hitter Erin Shultz is averaging 2.67 kills per set through three matches this season.

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After a rocky start to the season, the Binghamton volleyball team will try to right the ship this weekend when it heads to St. John’s to compete in the John Kaiser Volleyball Classic. At the College of Charleston Invitational last weekend, the Bearcats (0-3) lost their first three matches of the season, dropping nine out of the 10 sets.

Although they ended in losses, many of the sets were more competitive than the final score showed. In the season opener against UT Martin, junior setter Sarah Ngo recorded 36 assists and was one of the reasons

Binghamton pushed the match to four sets. The Bearcats were shut out in three sets of each of their two ensuing matches against South Carolina and the College of Charleston.

The Bearcats have their work cut out for them this weekend when they face undefeated La Salle in their first matchup. The Explorers (5-0) have dropped only one set all year, securing each victory in a dominant fashion.

“We’re really trying to focus on our side of the net, trying to get better in a lot of areas,” BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama said. “We just want to be competitive this weekend.”

La Salle is a young squad with seven freshmen, including

its assist leader, freshman setter Kathryn Wood, and its kill leader, freshman outside hitter Devin Corah. Binghamton is an evenly spread team with six underclassmen and eight upperclassmen.

“It’s a good mixture,” Kiriyama said. “We’re hoping [the upperclassmen] continue to improve as well. I think having those upperclassmen improves team chemistry all around.”

The next matchup of the weekend is set to be a competitive one, with the Bearcats facing Niagara on Saturday at noon.

Despite losing nine of their first 10 sets played, the Purple Eagles (1-3) managed to secure a dominant win in their fourth match of the season against Cal State Fullerton.

Senior libero Bailey Walker, who missed last season due to an injury, is a player to look out for as Binghamton’s senior leadership will be key in helping them break out of an early slump.

“She’s done a nice job getting back into the swing of things, both in her defense and in her leadership out on the court,” Kiriyama said.

Kiriyama also expects sophomore outside hitter Erin Shultz to make an impact after a productive offseason. “[Shultz] is in good shape, and we’re looking for her to contribute a little bit more on the outside this year,” he said.

The Bearcats are set to face St. Johns (3-0) in their final matchup of the weekend. Undefeated in their first three games, St. John’s has yet to lose a set. BU must be able to level the floor on the defensive end in order to put pressure on an otherwise dominant Red Storm team.

Binghamton is scheduled to begin action against LaSalle on Friday. First serve is set for 4 p.m. at Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, New York.

Assistants optimistic for continued progress

Noah Bressner Assistant Sports Editor

When Tommy Dempsey left his position at Rider to become the head coach of the Binghamton men’s basketball team in 2012, he took assistant coach Ben Luber with him to once again serve on his staff. A year later, Luber was promoted to associate head coach.

In June, Luber announced he would return to Rider to retake his old position, leaving behind his title and forcing Dempsey to make a flurry of promotions and hires.

Bryan Goodman was promoted from assistant to associate head coach, while Chretien Lukusa, the former coordinator of player development, is set to take over as assistant coach. Pete Corasaniti, who previously served as head team manager and graduate assistant at Syracuse, will take over as coordinator of player development.

Corasaniti didn’t arrive at Binghamton until after summer workouts had ended, but he will bring unique experiences gained during his time at Syracuse with him to the Events Center. While serving on the staff of head coach Jim Boeheim, his duties included scouting opponents, recruiting

and player development.

“Pete [Corasaniti] is tremendous; I think he’s going to be really good for us,” Goodman said. “He’s extremely organized; he’s extremely diligent. The guys at Syracuse recommended him very highly, so we know what we are getting. He’s the perfect guy for that role at this time.”

To his new role, Goodman brings his experience from CSU Bakersfield, which transitioned from Division II to Division I during his tenure as associate head coach. He also served as assistant head coach at Bucknell and Oklahoma.

“I’ve been fortunate that everywhere I’ve worked, the coaches have given me some responsibility that I think helps prepare me for this,” Goodman said. “I believe every role I’ve ever had has better prepared me for this position. One of the reasons I came to work for coach Dempsey was that I thought I could help based on my experience.”

The player development position that Corasaniti now holds is largely administrative.

His responsibilities this year will now include paperwork related to travel and logistics. In his new role as assistant coach, Lukusa’s

responsibilities are now more focused on basketball.

“Now I get more opportunities to get on the court and put guys through workouts,” Lukusa said.

“I’ll do scouting for games and I’ll also get on the road to recruit a little bit more.”

Even with Luber gone, the responsibilities of the coaching staff remain the same.

“All of us as assistants have a hand in recruiting, that’s our main job and that doesn’t change,” Goodman said.

Goodman and Lukusa remain optimistic about the 2016-17 season and the direction of the program after a strong finish last year.

“We think it’s going in a great direction,” Lukusa said. “We’ve got really great leadership in Coach Dempsey; he has a really great vision for the program and is really dedicated to bringing our players some of the things that players in bigger programs have, whether it’s the new locker room or the new scoreboard.”

Binghamton, which released its schedule on Wednesday, is set to start its season on Nov. 11 against Cornell. Other key early matchups include St. John’s and VCU.

Pipe Dream Archives Former men’s basketball coordinator of player development Chretien Lukusa has been promoted to assistant coach.