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Student concerns were brought to the forefront of the Binghamton mayoral race at a forum hosted by the Center of Civic Engagement on Wednesday evening.

Both incumbent Mayor Rich David and his opponent, Tarik Abdelazim, spoke to more than 100 students and community members at “An Evening with the Binghamton Mayoral Candidates,” held at the University Downtown Center. The College Community and Public Affairs co-sponsored the event, along with the Andrew Goodman Foundation Vote Everywhere program.

Each candidate received 40 minutes to answer 10 questions derived from the original 39 questions submitted by students, staff and faculty. Moderator Jim Ehmke, news director at News Channel 34, offered multiple follow-up questions to each candidate, allowing them the chance to elaborate on their stances. The questions spanned the issues affecting students both directly and indirectly, including student retention in the region post-graduation, tenant-landlord relations and food insecurity on the North Side.

Alison Twang, assistant director of the CCE, said the candidates’ willingness to attend a student-targeted forum shows students they are a valued part of the Binghamton community.

“Community members who work with students and know students really recognize the value that you bring to the community and want you to have a voice,” Twang said.

Both candidates spent most of their time relaying their views on issues relevant to University-city relations. The University’s assistant to the vice president for student affairs, Randall Edouard, will co-chair the Town-Gown Advisory Board alongside Deputy Mayor Jared Kraham.

David said the growth of the University

Sasha Hupka/Assistant News Editor Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke at Huron Campus in Endicott on Wednesday. During his speech, he discussed the economic challenges facing the Southern Tier and announced that a BU startup will bring over 230 new jobs to the area.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke in Endicott on Wednesday, announcing that Imperium3 New York, Inc., a consortium of local businesses, will begin operating in the village. The move is expected to bring over 230 jobs to the Southern Tier.

Imperium3 New York will focus on researching, developing and manufacturing lithium-ion batteries. The consortium includes Charge CCCV, which started on the Binghamton University campus in 2014, as well as C&D Assembly, Inc., a company based in Groton, and Primet Precision Materials, located in Ithaca. “[Charge CCCV], with this great invention, is now ready to go to the next step, which is to create a factory to actually make these batteries and produce these batteries,” Cuomo said.

“Where are they going to do it? Right here in Endicott.”

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“We said to our academic universities... look, you're coming up with great ideas...Your ideas can help the world by commercializing it” Andrew Cuomo Governor of New York

While Charge CCCV will focus on research and development, C&D Assembly and Primet Precision Materials handle manufacturing and producing the batteries. Charge CCCV, which has patented a method of extending the life of lithium-ion batteries, will be located at the Huron Campus in Endicott. The company’s method is based on the work of M. Stanley Whittingham, a distinguished professor of chemistry, materials science and engineering at BU. Charge CCCV has also developed methods of storing renewable energy.

According to Cuomo, the presence of Charge CCCV in Endicott will bring employment opportunities to the area, which has suffered economically since the collapse of the manufacturing industry. Now, Broome County is fighting to find new opportunities and industries.

“Everyone had their industry, and then the

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Salvation Army builds new facility Patch measures Larger location, expanded services planned for North Side athlete's glucose

Technology may help diabetics assess blood glucose levels during workouts

Caelum Rogers Contributing Writer

Some residents of the North Side of the city of Binghamton are forced to take city buses across the river to Downtown Binghamton to receive help from the Salvation Army, often spending extra money on bus fare. However, the construction of a new building at 530 State St. means that within two years these residents will be able to walk past the bus station and down the street to access the services they need.

Construction of the Binghamton Salvation Army’s new facility is currently ongoing on the North Side. The new building, to be located near the Family Dollar store on Chenango Street, will provide a host of new activities, opportunities and resources for the local community.

The current Salvation Army headquarters in Broome County, a 13,000-square-foot building located on Washington Street, was built in 1905 and remodeled in 1959. According to Chet Schultz, chairperson of the Binghamton Salvation Army advisory board, there are numerous problems with the current structure, leading the organization to look

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Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer The current Salvation Army building is located on Washington Street in Downtown Binghamton and is set to move to the North Side by 2019. The organization is moving to a larger facility that will feature two kitchens, computer rooms and a gymnasium in an attempt to better serve the community.

for a new location. Issues include expensive repair and maintenance costs and little access for people who have limited mobility.

The building is simply too small to serve the community, Schultz said.

Maj. Ron Heimbrock, the Salvation Army officer in charge of the Binghamton unit,

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echoed Schultz’s comments regarding the lack of space at the old building. According to Heimbrock, the Salvation Army often had to keep people outside waiting during their soup kitchen and bread line services due to

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Athletes who suffer from diabetes or exercise-related hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) may now have a more comfortable way to monitor their blood sugar levels while working out, thanks to a blood glucose-monitoring patch developed by researchers at the Center for Advanced Sensors and Environmental Systems (CASE) at Binghamton University.

Seokheun Choi, the assistant director of CASE and an assistant professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, said there are inherent flaws in the traditional glucose-testing methods because of risk of contamination from the skin’s surface. These proteins, Choi said, can interfere with glucose detection and decrease the accuracy of readings.

Traditional methods of blood glucose

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sensing involve the use of a bulky, battery-powered digital glucose meter and lancet that extracts blood though a finger prick. They also require patients to carry accessories, including lancets, alcohol and a glucose meter. More convenient glucose meters have not reached the mainstream, according to Choi, since the current technology can’t be scaled down.

“Conventional measurements are not suitable for preventing hypoglycemia during exercise,” Choi said. “This is because the underlying process relies on invasive blood sampling, causing the possibility of sample contamination with sweat containing various electrolytes and proteins.”

Current glucose-testing devices employ complex sensing techniques, which means it’s hard to make the technology compact and portable,

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Research develops blood glucose-level monitoring patch PATCH FROM PAGE 1 Choi said. Choi’s solution is a noninvasive, ultra-compact, selfpowered glucose-monitoring patch that utilizes sweat rather than blood to detect an athlete’s blood sugar levels.

The patch is integrated into a standard adhesive bandage patch and is paper-based, flexible and disposable. By utilizing capillary action, or the tendency of fluids to spontaneously flow through narrow spaces and between fibers, the patch achieves two functionalities at once. It wicks sweat into a enzymatic fuel cell to generate its own power, and then uses the same sweat sample to detect blood glucose levels.

This eliminates the need for an external power source and extraneous sensors.

According to Choi, sweat Kevin Paredes/Photography Editor makes an excellent biofluid for Seokheun Choi, the assistant director of CASE and an assistant professor in the department of electrical and computer monitoring blood glucose, since engineering, has developed a patch that monitors blood glucose levels. Unlike traditional glucose monitors, the patch is not blood and sweat are biologically bulky and does not require the use of lancets to draw blood.

similar in terms of their ability to indicate glucose levels. Choi emphasized that the patch samples glucose continuously rather than periodically, and therefore provides real-time blood glucose information.

“The glucose level in sweat is metabolically related to blood glucose,” Choi said. “The measurement is performed during or immediately after exercise, when there is enough sweat to obtain an adequate sample.”

Maedeh Mohammadifar, a third-year graduate student at BU studying electrical and computer engineering, is the second author associated with this project, and assisted undergraduate researchers in developing the patch. She said the innovative enzymatic fuel cell, which is sensitive to glucose, has been in the works for a while. But in this project, sweat was tested for the first time.

“We immobilized some

enzymes on the paper, which are sensitive to glucose and react to the different concentrations of glucose,” Mohammadifar said.

“For the first time, we tested sweat as a sample. The main thing [in this project] is that it is a noninvasive method.”

While the science behind this blood glucose patch is complex, the technology is easily scalable, Mohammadifar said. The patch is inexpensive to manufacture due to the paper base, and therefore has the capability of being massproduced. Additionally, she said, the bio-powered fuel cell, which generates power for the patch, has big implications in other areas of biosensing in which traditional batteries aren’t practical.

Today, this technology is being aimed at athletes due to its unique flexible and lightweight nature.

However, the patch may become available to the general public in the future, possibly as a resource for those with hypoglycemia.

Facility to open in 2019 Forum talks hurricane impact FACILITY FROM PAGE 1 occupancy restraints.

“It has served the Salvation Army well over the years, but quite frankly, it’s falling apart,” Heimbrock said. “It doesn’t provide the space we need for the programs that we want to develop.

We need a new building.”

With the construction of the North Side location, the Salvation Army aims to fill these gaps in its service and expand its role in the community. In a press statement, Heimbrock stated that the new location will make the Salvation Army’s services more accessible for Binghamton area residents.

“When we move to the North Side, we’ll be right in the middle of a neighborhood where children play and families live and where there are a lot of community needs,” Heimbrock said. “Our ministry will take on a whole new dynamic. We’ll be able to reach out to a new group of people with many more programs.”

The new location will boast a high school-size gymnasium and two commercial kitchens, one to serve as the soup kitchen and one for culinary job training.

In addition, the building will include two computer labs, one operated by the Salvation Army itself and the other managed by the Advanced Technology Training and Information Networking program, a government program run through the SUNY system that aims to provide access to technology and computer literacy training in underprivileged areas.

The new facility will also serve as an opportunity for the Salvation Army to start working closely with similar organizations, including Advanced Technology Training and Information Networking, that are already active in the community.

Laura Hamilton, the Binghamton Salvation Army capital campaign director, wrote in an email that having the Salvation Army work with other organizations will benefit the economy as a whole.

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“We realized that by working together, we could reach more people through existing and enhanced programming,” Hamilton wrote.

“This collaborative approach is innovative, sustainable and allows the Salvation Army and its partners to reach more people than ever before.”

The project, which carries a $6 million price tag, has raised more than 75 percent of needed funds. Last year, the Binghamton Salvation Army received a $1.7 million Consolidated Funding Award from the New York Regional Economic Development Council to help finance the plan and develop anti-poverty programs.

Another $1 million has come from local foundations, with donations from community members and local businesses also contributing.

A groundbreaking ceremony kicked off construction in April 2017, and officials estimate that the building will be complete by the spring of 2019.

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Following the destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Hurricane and Climate Change: The Social Construction of Disaster and the Politics of Disaster Relief explored the political nature of addressing the aftermath of natural disasters.

The forum, hosted by the sociology department on Tuesday, featured various speakers from professors in the sociology department at Binghamton University.

Michael West, professor and chair of the sociology department at BU, said the forum was assembled in an effort to show solidarity with people who are suffering in the greater Caribbean area in the devastating aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria.

The event began with a presentation by Molly Patterson, assistant professor of geology at BU. Patterson’s talk focused on

Jacob Hanna/Contributing Photographer Gladys Jiménez-Muñoz, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in sociology at BU, is Puerto Rican, and spoke about how the economy in the country has hindered the prosperity of Puerto Ricans. “We have been strangled, repressed, oppressed by the financial sector,” Jiménez-Muñoz said. “Puerto Ricans can’t breathe.”

dispelling misconceptions about of a normal climate cycle. climate change including the The speakers also discussed myth that current carbon dioxide the deficit of credible news and levels in the atmosphere, which information about the well-being Patterson said had not been seen SEE FORUM PAGE 4 in the last 800,000 years, are part

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Pipe Line LOCAL NEWS Protesters interrupt Cuomo announcement Midway through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s speech in Endicott on Wednesday, two protesters interrupted to share their concerns on Cuomo’s stance on IsraeliPalestinian relations, unrelated to his announcement that day. One of the protesters was Adam Wilkes, a student representative to the Binghamton University Council and a senior double-majoring in economics and sociology. He stood up to question Cuomo’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and held a sign that read, “Free Palestine.” After Wilkes and the other protester were removed from the building, Cuomo restated his support for Israel.

Vestal residents drink coffee with police officers Residents of Vestal got to speak directly to local law enforcement officials at the inaugural “Coffee with a Cop” on Wednesday morning, according to WBNG. The event at Vestal Town Hall provided community members the opportunity to voice their concerns and ask questions to police officers.

The Vestal Police Department said

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Student buys $1,350 in gift cards for scammer FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 8:50 p.m. — A 19-year-old STATE NEWS female contacted UPD and said she believed she was the victim of fraud. The female said she’d New York Attorney General received an email from a man who claimed to be challenges GOP health care bill named Raymond Kattoura. The email listed a job New York Attorney General Eric opportunity as a personal assistant. The female said Schneiderman has vowed to she was looking for employment and responded to challenge the GOP health care bill email. She told the sender she was interested if it becomes law. He said he would in the position and was hired on Sept. 16. sue the Trump administration to She was asked to purchase multiple protect New Yorkers, according iTunes gift cards and electronically to CNN. Schneiderman called send them to a person named out the bill’s measure that would Craig. She told officers she require increased state funding purchased $200 in gift cards of Medicaid. He said the bill’s and sent them to Craig on defunding of Planned Parenthood Sept. 20. Later, on Sept. denies women their constitutional 26, she purchased a $100 gift card and a $50 gift right to an abortion. card. She sent these as well. She told police she Cuomo calls for in-state tuition purchased $1,000 in gift for displaced Puerto Rican cards afterward, but did not students send them because she had Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for for yet to receive reimbursement SUNY and CUNY institutions to for the previous gift cards and provide in-state tuition to students was concerned the job might be from Puerto Rico and the Virgin a scam. Eventually, she received Islands displaced by hurricanes a bank check for $1,995. The victim Maria and Irma, according to the deposited the check and decided to wait for Daily News. The current in-state it to clear before sending the other gift cards she tuition for CUNY and SUNY schools had purchased. She said she’d been instructed to are $6,530 and $6,670, respectively. send a copy of the bank deposit slip to Craig, but because she was worried the job might be a scam, she opted not to do so. When she did not send the copy of the deposit slip, Craig became very angry and demanded the rest of the iTunes gift cards. At this point, the victim ceased communication with Craig because she was certain that the job didn’t exist and contacted UPD. The victim originally believed that she had only lost $350 as a result of the scam, but she then realized that she couldn’t

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return the $1,000 in gift cards that she’d purchased.

Due to her circumstances, officers contacted the stores that had sold the gift cards to the victim and explained the situation. The stores then agreed to work with the victim to devise a plan to reimburse her for the cards. The case is still under investigation, and UPD reminds students and faculty to be alert for scams and fraud, especially in regard to email communications.

Intoxicated male transported to hospital FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 11:30 p.m. — Officers responded to Windham Hall of Mountainview College after receiving a report of an intoxicated student.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers observed that the student, a 19-year-old male, was lying in bed vomiting and shivering. The male’s eyes were rolling into the back of his head. Officers contacted Harpur’s Ferry ambulance immediately and tried to ask the male questions about his condition. Although the male was able to respond to his name, he was unable to respond to other questions. The only information he was able to tell officers was that he had drank seven to nine shots of vodka in 40 minutes. Harpur’s Ferry took the male to the hospital.

Lost and found turns up fake ID MONDAY, Oct. 2, 6:48 p.m. — A small purse was turned into UPD for lost and found, but when officers searched the purse to determine who it belonged to, they found a forged Connecticut driver’s license.

Officers also discovered a real ID in the purse, belonging to a 20-year-old female student. The forged license listed the student’s real name, but contained a false date of birth. Officers contacted the suspect, who claimed that the purse was hers. Officers asked the suspect about the forged license and informed her that she would be reported to Student Conduct.

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Cuomo boasts jobs for BC CUOMO FROM PAGE 1 industry changed,” Cuomo said.

“And the question became, well, how can you transform upstate New York to get into the new economy, which was much easier said than done.”

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in August 2017, Broome County reported an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent. In the same month, the national unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, and the state unemployment rate sat at 4.9 percent. For residents of Binghamton, average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2017 were $298 lower than the national average. Cuomo said his administration hopes to turn those numbers

around by pushing academic institutions, particularly SUNY and CUNY schools, to invest in their communities.

“We said to our academic universities, private and public — SUNY spearheaded it — look, you’re coming up with great ideas,” Cuomo said. “And those are not just academic ideas.

Your ideas can help the world by commercializing it.”

Cuomo said Charge CCCV is a good example of a university generating economic change and progress on a local level.

“Binghamton University has a professor, a couple of professors, who are doing research, who are doing development, and developed the new lithium battery of the future,” Cuomo said. “That is the entire game

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in so much of this economy now. Everything is battery storage, and how do you store energy, whether it’s in cars or windmills.”

Shailesh Upreti, the founder, director and president of Charge CCCV, completed his postdoctoral work at BU. He stated his company plans to develop technologies for storing energy at the Huron Campus and bring jobs to the Southern Tier.

“For me, today’s announcement, right here in Endicott, has been many years in the making,” Upreti said. “My research in battery technology first brought me to upstate New York, several years ago, and I am excited to continue this journey down this new path right here in upstate New York.”

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Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer Tarik Abdelazim, the democratic candidate in the Binghamton mayoral election, spoke at the University Downtown Center on Wednesday along with incumbent Rich David. The candidates answered questions from students and discussed towngown relations.

Forum draws over 100 MAYOR FROM PAGE 1 calls for a strengthened relationship between the University and city government. ”I think that for a long period of time there has been this disconnect between the University and the community, and as Downtown continues to evolve into this college town, we need to be proactive,” David said.

Abdelazim agreed on the importance of the board’s role, but emphasized the importance of diverse collaboration in tackling issues that affect all Binghamton residents. He often choked up speaking about his childhood in Binghamton, though he said emotions ran high due to his hope for future of the city.

“We really need really bold, imaginative solutions

to challenges that all across this country we are facing,” Abdelazim said. “This is where it starts.”

Public safety was also frequently referenced at the forum. Abdelazim criticized the current administration’s community policing measures and the idea of a blue-light system. He suggested the University instead invest its money in transforming public spaces.

David said his administration has consistently focused on public safety Downtown and that issues like safety must be treated not as one pertaining only to students but to every city of Binghamton resident.

“When we talk about public safety, it’s not about protecting or focusing on one population more

so than the other; it’s everyone,” David said. “I’m the mayor of everyone that lives in the city, whether you’ve been here for a day or your whole life.”

Matthew Dorfman, a sophomore double-majoring in political science and economics, came to support Abdelazim, whom he had been canvassing for with student group Generation Vote. He said he thinks it’s important for all the students, living both on and off campus, to get engaged in civil activism.

“This is our community,” Dorfman said. “We all go Downtown and interact with the people that live here. It’s very important to understand, and the best way to do that is to hear it straight from the source, from the two candidates running for mayor.”

Lecture highlights hurricanes FORUM FROM PAGE 2 of the people in Puerto Rico outside of anecdotal reports.

Communications infrastructure on the island remains nonfunctional two weeks after Hurricane Maria made landfall.

Kelvin Santiago-Valles, associate professor of sociology at BU, expressed particular concern for the situation of the elderly as well as the national water supply. Leaking toxic waste dumps in Puerto Rico in conjunction with large pools of stagnant water could have serious long-term consequences, he said.

“In terms of industrial waste, cancer rates are going to start going through the roof in the next 15 years,” Santiago-Valles said.

Much of the forum focused on the social and political systems obstructing relief efforts

in the Caribbean, particularly Puerto Rico. Concern with the militarization of aid relief, such as the deployment of the U.S. military to Puerto Rico in order to disperse aid, was a recurring theme.

This militarization negatively affects the efforts of grass-roots organizers, according to Santiago-Valles and others.

Gladys Jiménez-Muñoz, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in sociology at BU, is Puerto Rican, and spoke about how the economy in the country has hindered the prosperity of Puerto Ricans.

“We have been strangled, repressed, oppressed by the financial sector,” JiménezMuñoz said. “Puerto Ricans can’t breathe.”

The final half hour of the forum was largely devoted to a discussion about the most

effective ways for students to engage in relief efforts. One point that was reiterated was the importance of donating to a reputable charity with a verifiable legacy of meaningful outreach. Jimenez encouraged any students who aren’t sure how best to donate to contact her for a list of trustworthy organizations.

Jermel McClure, Jr., president of the Student Association (SA) at Binghamton University, detailed the SA’s plans to organize fundraisers in the coming month with a goal of raising $20,000 in order to utilize the potential of mobilizing a community as large as Binghamton’s student body.

At present, all funds raised are slated for donation to UNICEF. McClure said that students can get involved by making direct donations at the SA office, or by getting involved with fundraisers hosted by student groups.

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Acknowledging the crisis in Myanmar The genocide of the Rohingya people must be addressed Jessica Gutowitz Contributing Columnist

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If you are a senior at Binghamton University, this is the number of people who have died as a result of mass shootings since you first entered college in 2014.

The top-three deadliest mass shootings in history have occurred only in the last 10 years.

In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas and the other 272 mass shootings that have taken place in 2017, it’s time to realize and acknowledge that we’ve grown desensitized to these occurrences. We have been alive for what seems like countless mass shootings in the United States, and it’s hard not to feel numb when we’ve grown up seeing this happen so frequently.

At this point, it seems almost unsurprising when another one occurs.

We challenge you to move past this feeling of helplessness.

We challenge you to be aware of the impacts and of these events. People dying as a result of gun violence shouldn’t be a regularity.

It can be hard to feel an overwhelming sense of loss when hearing of these events; they often occur in other cities and states, causing a greater disconnect. However, the reality is that it can happen to us. It has happened to us.

In 2009, a mass shooting occurred on Front Street in Downtown Binghamton at the American Civic Association.

Fourteen people died, including the gunman. The other 13 were taking an English as a second language class at the center.

This is still the worst mass shooting to occur in our state’s history. We can’t forget that this happened in our city — the place we call home for four or more years.

A memorial now stands at the intersection of Clinton and Front streets: 13 birds in flight hover 15 feet above the pavement among benches and

a surrounding garden. In the wake of devastation in a city, all that physically remains is a man-made structure that we’re supposed to recognize and use to contemplate complex and difficult emotions.

Despite this tragedy, Claudia Tenney, a Republican representative for New York’s 22nd Congressional District, has expressed her strong support for the National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment.

She was, in turn, endorsed by the NRA during her campaign.

It’s unclear how the city of Binghamton’s congressional representative can show such unwavering support for these weapons after the massacre that took place in her own district.

We are college students, we are young people, we are millennials — regardless of the term, we make up an overwhelmingly large group

of the population, and we can unite to have overwhelmingly loud voices.

We have grown up in an era of unparalleled gun violence and devastation.

And although it seems as though this is just the way it is in the United States, it is up to us to challenge this fact. This is not normal, and we must work to pay attention, and make change.

We express our deepest condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the victims in Las Vegas.

It remains unfair and incomprehensible that innocent people who were attending a music festival — something exciting, enjoyable and completely guiltless — lost their lives. Take time to reflect on these difficult feelings, and make your voice powerful enough to incite change in this abnormal time.

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Clinton, who held office at the peak of the Rwandan genocide, has said that not doing more to prevent and stop these acts of violence was one of the biggest failings of his presidency.

I believe the main reason he, and other world leaders, have not addressed the plight of the Rohingya people is because they are Muslim.

Trump has demonstrated racism in many aspects of his public life, most notably against Muslims in which his colloquially termed “Muslim ban” is concerned. Myanmar is not one of the countries listed in the third iteration of the ban, which prompts one to wonder how aware Trump and our representatives are about this situation.

Refugees, particularly Muslim refugees, are a hot-button topic right now. After the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015, many nations, including France, cracked down on typical physical indicators of Islam such as burqas and niqabs, or items that cover one’s face, banning them completely. Many would rather be rid of the Muslim people currently residing in their countries and thus are not likely to welcome more.

Now that you know about the situation in Myanmar, you’re probably wondering how you can help. Organizations like Save the Children and Islamic Relief USA are collecting donations to provide food, water and other basic necessities to Rohingya refugees.

If, however, like me, you can’t really afford to donate, then spread the word of your new knowledge of this horrific and meaningless loss of life. Call your representatives — Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Claudia Tenney, to name those in New York and the Binghamton area.

Tell people in power that this is an issue that you care about and want to be brought to the table. Use your voice to help those who are screaming but cannot be heard.

If you’ve never heard of Myanmar, you’re not alone. I hadn’t heard of it until about a month ago when The New York Times’ Snapchat Discover section featured a harrowing video depicting Rohingya men, women and children fleeing Myanmar. The Myanmar army has been participating in what constitutes an ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people from the country.

The Rohingya people are a predominantly Muslim population living in the overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar. Countries like Myanmar and Bangladesh have tried to claim that the Rohingya people claim ethnicity elsewhere to avoid assimilating them into their own nations, causing a sense of statelessness among the Rohingya people. The violence in Myanmar increased dramatically, starting in August, to the point where nearly 500,000 people fled in a single month. An exodus like this has not been seen since the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

These figures are not just alarming; they’re horrifying.

Our own domestic political spats consistently live on the forefront of our consciousness, making it easy to ignore what is going on in Myanmar.

Every major news network is willing to address the latest political scandal. In a world where a tweet from President Donald Trump gets over 86,000 favorites in three hours, it would take minimal time for him to raise awareness for this worsening humanitarian crisis — and that’s the least he could do.

He could develop a policy position aimed at aiding the Rohingya people or bring it to the forefront of discourse on the world’s stage, but he hasn’t. It is worth — Jessica Gutowitz noting that former President Bill undeclared freshman.

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Combating the sexism in medicine Gender disparities in health care must be acknowledged

Morgan Manganello Contributing Columnist

An emergency medical technician provides care to people on what is likely one of the worst day of their lives. EMTs endure rigorous training to become certified, from hours of book work learning the particulars of the human body to hours practicing their assessments in lab. EMTs sacrifice their own social lives, spending upward of 16 hours a

week in class alone, to become the best providers possible. As an EMT myself, I understand the desire to put others’ needs above my own. But with over 70 percent of emergency medical service providers being male, the field is still very much a boy’s club.

It is no secret that Binghamton University has a large pre-health program, one that is filled with intelligent and capable women who will go on to become the scientists of tomorrow. For many, their first look into the medical field will come immediately following

graduation and the reality of gender disparities in health care careers can come as a shock.

The disturbing reality is that even in 2017, there are still people who are unapologetically sexist. A study done by the Annals of Internal Medicine journal showed that reported gender discrimination in various medical schools’ faculty ranged from 47 percent in the youngest participants to a staggering 70 percent in older participants.

In just one year as an EMS provider, a CPR and first-aid class that I taught brought me face-

to-face with misogyny. During a break, my students, a group of male construction workers, were complaining that they were hungry. One of the men turned to me and said, “Well I thought this little lady would be making us some sandwiches for lunch or something, we are hungry!” which elicited a flow of chuckles from his colleagues. After pouring my heart into teaching my students, I felt as though I was a mere joke to them, my only purpose being to make their food.

Another harsh reality of health care is the deficit of female

mentors: more than 85 percent of women in health care report that they lack a female mentor, even though nearly 80 percent of health care and social assistance workers are women. Without strong female role models, it can be hard to persist through gender discrimination.

I am reminded every shift that female representation in medicine matters.

To all of my fellow female classmates who will soon be entering health care, know that you are not alone in your journey.

There are three unconditional truths for your career as a woman

in medicine: one, there will always be someone ignorant enough to doubt your competence based solely upon your gender; two, you will always be determined enough to brush it off and continue rising; and three, there is an endless supply of men and women who want to see your success. Lean on them in times of doubt. Sure, your path through medical training might be more difficult, but it will make your success even sweeter.

— Morgan Manganello is a junior majoring in integrative neuroscience.

Understanding the historical neglect of Puerto Rico We must end the modern-day colonization of the island

Sarah Molano Contributing Columnist

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, it’s apparent that many U.S. citizens don’t know much about Puerto Rico. Without historical context, we cannot feel the full magnitude of the current situation. Most people just know the basics: all power was knocked out, people can’t get clean water, communications are down and full power won’t be restored for another four to six months.

President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency the next day. That same night, he traveled to his golf course in New Jersey for the weekend.

The first U.S. officials arrived in Puerto Rico five days after it was hit. When Trump arrived, he told the people they’re lucky it wasn’t “a real catastrophe like Katrina” and threw paper towel rolls out into a crowd like they were on a game show.

Most people I know are angered by Trump’s actions, his harsh words about the mayor of San Juan and his statement that Puerto Ricans just expect help to be handed to them. Many asked, why aren’t the people of Puerto Rico being treated the same way as victims in the United States?

While it’s great that people see the problem in the government’s response, this is nothing new.

The United States has always neglected, excluded and exploited the island.

Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States. This status means the U.S. Constitution, and all that it provides to the American people, only partially applies to Puerto Ricans, immediately turning them into second-class citizens.

Despite the fact that the U.S. Congress has full jurisdiction over it, Puerto Rico does not have a voting representative. While Congress can make decisions that affect Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico does not have a say.

Similarly, while the president of the United States is also their president, U.S. citizens who reside in Puerto Rico cannot vote in national elections. Nor can the 3.5 million Puerto Rican people.

They have no voice in selecting the leader whose actions will affect

them and their home.

Then there’s the Jones Act, which says all vessels that sail in U.S. waters must be U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged and 75 percent U.S.crewed. With Puerto Rico being restricted to U.S. shipping, the most expensive in the world, prices are driven up. This is passed onto Puerto Rican consumers, as imported goods become more expensive and their cost of living increases.

Members of Congress urged the waiving of the act in this relief effort because it made it harder to access food, medicine and other emergency supplies being brought by ships. Puerto Ricans were forced to wait eight days for Trump to waive the act.

There are numerous examples that all tell the same story of

exploitation. The United States has taken Puerto Rico’s land and resources while tossing its people to the side.

The issue doesn’t have a simple solution. Puerto Ricans, myself included, are split on what to do. Puerto Rico has voted multiple times on the issue of statehood. While the most recent results showed the people were overwhelmingly in favor of it, only 23 percent of registered voters actually voted.

If Puerto Rico became a state, this would grant the citizens the same rights as every U.S. citizen. Others advocate for their independence, eliminating the United States’ hold on the people, but leaving them to take on a plethora of domestic problems they are not equipped to deal with.

While nobody knows the right answer, all that needs to be clear is that the United States has always neglected Puerto Rico. It didn’t start with Trump, and it won’t end with him. We, as both U.S. citizens and college students, need to keep using our voices and hold the government accountable for disenfranchising our country’s citizens. Student protest has a long history in the United States and at Binghamton University. After all, if people love this country so much, they should acknowledge its faults and strive for something better.

We can start by ending the modern-day colonization of Puerto Rico.

— Sarah Molano is a junior majoring in English.

ARTS & CULTURE Pipe Dream Archives In this photo from September 2016, models strut their stuff at Black Student Union’s annual fashion show. This year, the show will explore “The Chronicles of Culture.”

Black Student Union to host annual fashion show

'Chronicles of Culture' will take you on a journey through the wardrobe this Friday Calendra Scahill Contributing Writer This Friday, prepare to journey through “The Chronicles of Culture” at the annual Binghamton University Black Student Union (BSU) fashion show.

Kicking off Homecoming Weekend, “The Chronicles of Culture” will feature a runway of models sporting various designs created by young designers from other colleges, including the University at Albany and ones in New York City, along with performances from different multicultural groups on campus.

“Our aim is just to unite the whole community and not

just, like, the specific black community, but the community of Binghamton in general,” said Janiera Headley, the social cultural coordinator of BSU and an undeclared sophomore. “It’s something that we want to bring everybody together for.”

Among the acts performing in this year’s show are dance groups Uyai Nnua, Quimbamba and X-Fact’r Step Team, along with two up-and-coming artists from BU, Essence and Delly.

To differentiate this year’s show from others in the past, Headley explained that there will be a preshow: an interactive event that includes games, vendors, food and more that will start an hour before the event begins. The pre-

show will introduce the facets of culture that the fashion show will highlight, along with elements of culture that students might already be familiar with.

The theme of this year’s show, “The Chronicles of Culture,” is a play on the popular “Chronicles of Narnia” series. The show will be split up into six different scenes that relate back to the theme and follow the plot of the book series chronologically.

Headley explained that when the theme was initially devised, organizers had no specific plans for the cultural part of the show in mind.

“When I thought of the ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ as a fashion show theme, I wasn’t even

thinking about culture,” Headley said. “[I was] just thinking, ‘Let’s do a theme … [where] every time this little girl or her siblings walk into the wardrobe, they enter a new fashion dilemma, like a new fashion world.’”

However, as time went on, the focus on culture emerged as the organizers decided that certain characters could represent various ethnicities or cultural influences, Headley said. For instance, in the fashion show, the character Aslan will symbolize the Caribbean community, Mr. Tumnus will represent the Latin American community and the White Witch will personify the world of materialism.

Each year, the fashion show

serves as a fundraiser for the BSU Youth Program, which brings children from the Binghamton area to campus to interact with BSU members in fun and educational activities each Saturday.

Whether it is putting on a show for Kwanzaa or buying gifts for the kids at the end of the semester, BSU has a strong connection with the local children and values the opportunity for involvement, explained Sasha Meus, the secretary of BSU and a junior majoring in sociology.

Headley echoed this sentiment.

“In a way, it’s a feeling of escape,” Headley said. “These kids are all underprivileged — some of them, you know, they suffer

from many issues within their households. So those few hours every weekend really do make a difference.”

The fashion show is one of BSU’s largest and most popular functions of the year.

“It’s definitely an event that is talked about, I would say, forever,” Headley said. “Like, even me being a freshman last year, I would hear about previous fashion shows from years ago that were still being spoken about because every year is just a new experience.”

The event will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6 in the Mandela Room. Tickets are $10 in advance and $20 at the door. All proceeds will go to the BSU Youth Program.

Getting in the spirit: Homecoming Weekend recipes

Stay festive and full with these snack ideas Quench your thirst with Bearcat beverages Lauren Poretsky Contributing Writer

With Homecoming Weekend just around the corner, getting decked out in the school’s official color is essential. Instead of shelling out $15 to $20 at the Binghamton University Bookstore, swing by Walmart, pick up an $8 BU T-shirt and upgrade it with our DIY tailgate clothing guide.

Easy Cheddar Biscuits — 1 package store-bought biscuit dough — 2 cups grated sharp cheddar — 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper — 2/3 cup of butter, melted 1. Unwrap biscuits and separate.

2. Open each biscuit and place about two tablespoons of grated cheddar cheese inside.

3. Place biscuits in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Sprinkle top of biscuits with remaining cheese, plus cayenne, salt and pepper to taste.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

5. Brush each biscuit with melted butter.

6. Wrap each biscuit individually in tin foil to keep them warm.

Adapted from Food Network and Pillsbury Oreo Soccer Balls — 1 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened — 1 package of Oreos, crushed — 2 cups white melting chocolate — Black edible decorating marker 1. Mix together cream cheese and crushed Oreos until completely blended.

2. Roll mixture into 1-inch balls and freeze for 20 minutes.

3. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate in microwave in intervals of 30 seconds, stirring after each interval.

4. Dip each ball in chocolate to fully cover it, then place on wax paper in a single layer.

5. Refrigerate for two hours or until firm.

6. Use black decorating marker to draw pentagonhexagon pattern of a soccer ball, then re-chill them until ready to serve.

Adapted from allrecipes.com and Snackworks

Barbecue Buffalo Crunch Mix — 3 cups corn Chex cereal — 4 cups rice Chex cereal — 1 1/2 cups bite-sized pretzel twists — 3/4 cup honey-roasted peanuts — 2 cups bite-sized cheese-flavored crackers, like Cheez-Its — 1 tablespoon hot sauce — 1 packet of ranch dressing mix — 1/2 cup barbecue sauce 1. In a large microwavable bowl, combine Chex, crackers, pretzels and peanuts.

2. In a separate bowl, mix together hot sauce, barbecue sauce and ranch dressing mix.

3. Pour wet mixture over dry ingredients and stir to evenly coat.

4. Microwave uncovered for five to seven minutes, stirring every two to three minutes.

5. Let cool on a sheet of tin foil, then store in airtight container.

Adapted from Chex Watermelon Feta Skewers — 1 watermelon, cut into cubes — 16 cherry tomatoes, halved — 32 small basil leaves (or torn up larger ones) — 1 cup feta cheese, cubed — 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar — Salt 1. Push a watermelon cube to the tip of a 6-inch wooden skewer.

2. Then, skewer a basil leaf, tomato half, feta cube, tomato half, basil leaf, watermelon and so on.

3. Repeat this pattern on remaining skewers.

4. Drizzle skewers with balsamic vinegar and sprinkle with salt.

Adapted from Food Network

Provided by the Food Network Combine watermelon, feta, tomato and basil for maximum tailgate enjoyment.

Provided by yayforfood.com Green smoothies are a perfect treat for Homecoming Weekend.

Matthew Mandel Contributing Writer

Beaming with Bearcat pride? Show everyone you rock Binghamton University green from the inside out with these five delicious drinks to serve at your Homecoming Weekend festivities.

Green Apple Ice Cream Soda Float (gluten-free) Ingredients: — 3 peeled slices of Granny Smith apple — Green sprinkles — Whipped cream (optional) — 1 cup sparkling apple cider — 2 scoops vanilla ice cream 1. Place the apples and apple cider into a blender and pulse until smooth.

2. Pour the mixture into a glass and top with ice cream, whipped cream and sprinkles. Serve.

Adapted from willcookforsmiles.com

Evergreen Cocktail Recipe (Alcoholic) Ingredients: — 1 ounce tequila — 1 ounce green creme de menthe — 1/2 ounce Midori — 2 ounces white grapefruit juice — 2 ounces pineapple juice Instructions: 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, pour in all of the ingredients and shake until chilled.

2. Strain the mixture into a glass and serve.

Adapted from mixthatdrink.com

Healthy Pear Ginger Chia Smoothie (vegan, gluten-free) Ingredients: — 1 packed cup baby spinach — 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated ginger — 1 pear, sliced — 1 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk — 2 tablespoons chia seeds Instructions: 1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

2. Pour into a glass and serve.

Adapted from yayforfood.com

7 Up Green Apple Lemonade Spritzer (alcoholic) Ingredients: — 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and cubed — 1 1/2 cup apple-flavored vodka — Juice from 1 lemon — Juice from 1 lime — 5 drops green food coloring — 3 cups lemonade — 3 cups 7 Up Instructions: 1. Add all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until combined.

2. Pour into glasses and serve.

Adapted from simplymaderecipes.com

Shamrock Shake Ingredients: — 1 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream — 1/2 cup whole milk — 10 drops green food coloring — 1 teaspoon peppermint extract — Whipped cream (optional) — 1 maraschino cherry

Instructions: 1. Combine ice cream, milk, food coloring, whole milk and peppermint extract in a blender.

2. Blend until well-combined and pour into a glass.

3. Top with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry. Serve.

Adapted from epicurious.com

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Welcome home, alumni

Celebrate Homecoming with these events Staff Reports

There’s plenty to do this weekend for Homecoming, but figuring out what to attend and what to skip might be a challenge.

Check out our weekend calendar for highlights.

FRIDAY 4 p.m., LGBTQ Alumni Panel and Student Mixer, UU-111 Sponsored by the Q Center, this event offers a unique opportunity for students to network and communicate with professionals in the LGBTQ community who also attended BU. The panel will feature alumni with careers in industries like health care administration, government and TV production. Professional attire is recommended for this event.

6 p.m., Grand Opening and Lecture for the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Fine Arts Building, Casadesus Recital Hall This new academic center

will be officially launched this weekend, with a lecture titled “African Regional and National Mechanisms on Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocity: The Missing Link.” The lecture will be given by Liberata Mulamula, the inaugural practicitoner-inresidence for the Center. Following the talk, a reception will be held in the Admissions Building.

SATURDAY Noon, Hinman Anniversary “Take a Seat, Make a Friend,” Hinman Quad Students and alumni are invited to hang out and get to know each other — in a ball pit. This activity is an adaptation of a program done by the SoulPancake Street Team, a group dedicated to pushing people outside their comfort zones. This event is one of many Hinman College 50th Anniversary events throughout the weekend.

10 p.m., Bing Brews and Bands, various bars around Downtown Binghamton Head Downtown and hit up

some of your old favorites during this brewery tour sponsored by BingPop and Visions Federal Credit Union. The event, returning for its second year in a row, includes popular Downtown venues like Lost Dog Cafe, Water Street Brewing Co. and Garage Taco Bar, and features performances by local bands and BU a cappella groups.

Get your tickets starting Thursday, online or at Lost Dog, Little Venice or Water Street Brewing Co. SUNDAY 1 p.m., Miles for Matias Walk, Newing Quad This annual event, organized by the Alpha Phi Omega community service fraternity, honors the memory of a late brother of the chapter and raises funds for the Lourie Center for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis at the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.

Registration for the event is $5 per person, with a discount for groups of more than five people.

Registration is available online now at milesformatias.com.

Provided by Binghamton University Alumni Association Alumni enjoy microbrews and live music at Garage Taco Bar as a part of Bing Brews and Bands in this photo from September 2016.

Steven Gorgos/Idea Kraft Chris Olsen, ‘11, is a partner of Idea Kraft, a brand-development and design agency, which is currently expanding to New Orleans.

Idea Kraft opens in NOLA

Branding agency thrives with Chris Olsen, '11 Georgia Westbrook Arts & Culture Editor

For alumnus Chris Olsen, ‘11, a degree in sociology has led to a successful startup.

Idea Kraft, founded in 2008, is a brand development and design agency with locations in the city of Binghamton and New Orleans.

The company has seven fulltime employees, three part-time employees and works with several freelancers. These include designers, developers and copywriters.

Olsen, a partner in the company, specializes in digital marketing — an interest he developed as an undergraduate student.

“While I was at BU, a bunch of my friends and I started a T-shirt company and we sold shirts on campus at Spring Fling and stuff, and just locally, we booked shows and during that I learned how to do online marketing,” Olsen said. “And so it just kinda went from there.

Marketing came out of needing to do it for my own company.”

Though Olsen is from Orange County, New York, he made connections locally during his time at BU and decided to stay after graduation. After working for a

few other startups and marketing companies in the area, he partnered with Ewelina Zajac-Holdrege, another local marketing guru, to formally launch Idea Kraft.

Since its start, the company has worked on designs for local and national companies, including Cooperstown Brewing Company, the Cat Brand, Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce and Early Morning Farm, among others. ”A lot of times we’ll get into a company with a really small project and we’ll end up growing within that organization and taking on lots and lots more work,” Olsen said. “Once we catch somebody’s attention, we can grow [our relationship with them] significantly.”

Though the company has been able to grow, the successes have not been without their attendant challenges. Olsen said that Idea Kraft has struggled to find talented designers and maintain a market for their services.

“One of the hardest things in upstate New York especially is finding clients that value really good design work,” he said. “Right now we have a ton of really great clients, but that took a while to build up.”

As Idea Kraft is expanding to

New Orleans, the new office has made community engagement a priority. It is focusing on reaching out to community members through creative entrepreneurship events.

Housed in the old railroad station Downtown, the Binghamton location’s use of an updated space provides an apt metaphor for the spirit of Idea Kraft: refreshing communities through design.

Olsen said he would like to bring this same kind of rejuvenation to New Orleans, as he said the two cities have a lot in common.

“The market in New Orleans and Binghamton, though it doesn’t seem like it, is actually really similar,” he said. “Obviously New Orleans isn’t in the Rust Belt, but the old manufacturing town down here was old shipping and that kind of stuff and sort of was in decline for a long time, but is now sort of experiencing a renaissance of music and food and technology, sort of similar to Binghamton in a lot of ways.”

Olsen said that the company plans to expand into even more markets throughout the U.S., including the Carolinas, in the coming months.

Sport school spirit in style

University apparel can be trendy and fun Katy Wong Staff Writer

With Homecoming Weekend just around the corner, getting decked out in the school’s official color is essential. Instead of shelling out $15 to $20 at the Binghamton University Bookstore, swing by Walmart, pick up an $8 BU T-shirt and upgrade it with our DIY tailgate clothing guide.

For all of these shirts, you’ll start with the same basic materials: BU T-shirt, Scissors, Chalk, Ruler.

Choker cutout T-Shirt Place the T-shirt on a flat surface. Using chalk, outline an upside-down triangle starting from the bottom of the collar of the shirt and making the bottom tip of the triangle match how deep you want the V-neck to go. The chalk makes the process easier since it can easily be removed and can be seen better than pen or pencil. Make sure the outline starts below the neckline or collar, which will be used as the choker part of the shirt. It’s also important to try on the top with the V-neck outline to see how it would look before being cut. The last step is to cut out the chalk outline with a pair of sharp scissors. You can pair this top with almost anything — a pair of skinny jeans, denim shorts or even a miniskirt.

Inspiration from Revenge Bakery Muscle Tank Like the previous design, place the T-shirt on a flat surface. Next, make five 1-inch marks with chalk: a mark an inch away from each of the shoulder seams, a mark an inch away from the collar seam and a mark an inch or two below each armpit seam, depending on how low you want the sleeve to go. Using sharp scissors, cut the markings in a line along the original armhole and widen the neck at the mark. Try pairing this tank with a bralette underneath, especially if the arm holes are long.

Inspiration from the Blondielocks Tie-up Tank First, follow the same steps of the muscle tank — make your marks where the arm sleeves will be cut off and then use sharp scissors to cut the sleeves. Instead of just leaving the shirt as a muscle tank, cut completely down the armhole in a straight line. This should leave two flaps on each armhole, like two ties to make a ribbon. Use the two flaps on the bottom of the shirt to tie a bow on each side of the shirt.

This ensures that the tank top stays in its form and adds a cute addition to the shirt.

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Provided by BU Athletics Sophomore Ryan Rodriguez paced Binghamton this week, leading the team to a third-place finish while also placing third individually.

Golf places third of 17 at home

Rodriguez leads BU at Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational

Justin Zion Contributing Writer

After a sluggish opening round, the Binghamton golf team put forth a solid comeback on day two to finish third on the leaderboard at the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational this past weekend. Led by sophomore Ryan Rodriguez’s performance, the Bearcats posted the best score of the final round, going even for the day.

In addition to propelling the team, Rodriguez placed highly on the individual leaderboard, earning a third-place finish out of 90 participants. Rodriguez struggled through his first few holes on day one before rebounding with an eagle on the 12th hole to save his round. That powered Rodriguez to a seamless final round and a final score of three under par. “[Rodriguez] had a lot of confidence with his ball striking today,” said BU head coach Bernie Herceg. “He had a lot of good shots, and he putted well

over the past two days. Overall, his performance was just very solid and consistent.”

He wasn’t the only one who played well, as freshman Nacho Glagovsky and sophomore Chris Yustin tied for 18th place on the leaderboard, each posting scores under par in the final round. Sophomore Tom Mandel and junior Zak Ottman weren’t far behind, each finishing tied for 29th at seven over par.

The Bearcats’ third-place finish came amid a crowded field of 17 schools. They finished the first round in the middle of the pack, tied for sixth. They were sitting at plus-12 as a team and all but one player had shot under par.

“We had a very slow start,” Herceg said. “We did not play well on the front side. I felt very fortunate that we were only five shots off the lead.”

The Bearcats, however, managed to turn things around in the final round. Yustin started things off by birdieing the first hole, while Rodriguez strung

together four consecutive birdies to round out the front nine. Slowly but surely, the Bearcats began moving up the leaderboard, culminating in a respectable finish.

Binghamton’s placement was its best of the season by far, as they had finished 11th, 12th and 10th, respectively, in their first three tournaments. Despite this, there was a lingering feeling of defeat among the team as they fell short of their ultimate goal: winning the invitational.

“I could feel it in the guys — they’re disappointed,” Herceg said. “We felt like we had a good chance to win this tournament, a home even, and we didn’t pull off that objective.”

The Bearcats ultimately fell two strokes short of the win, which was earned jointly

by Lehigh University and St. Bonaventure, who finished in a tie at 10 over par. The Bearcat players had finished their respective rounds first, so they were consigned to watching and waiting, hoping for a

shift on the leaderboard that never came.

Rodriguez himself was in a similar situation on the individual leaderboard. At one point late in the day he was even sitting in first place, until junior Ross Pilliod of St. Joseph’s Pennsylvania and sophomore Nikolas Maff of Monmouth overtook him.

Despite the disappointment, however, Herceg was still proud of his team’s performance.

“I was proud of the guys,” he said. “We made a really valiant comeback. They really played with their heart. Having moved up on the board, shooting some better numbers, seeing some of the guys shoot under par, it definitely builds confidence in us.”

Herceg and the rest of the Binghamton golf team look to take that newfound confidence forward into their final event of the fall: the Austin Peay Intercollegiate.

The two-day tournament tees off on Monday, Oct. 16 from Dickson, Tennessee.

Quarterback Start: Jameis Winston (TB): Coming off a stellar performance against a struggling Giants defense, Winston looks to continue his momentum against a worse New England secondary.

The Buccaneers’ offense could put up a plethora of points on Thursday night.

Matthew Stafford (DET): Stafford has yet to put up a solid performance since his week one explosion against the Cardinals.

This week, he takes on a Panthers defense that poses far less of a threat than any of his previous three matchups.

Sit: Ben Roethlisberger (PIT): Roethlisberger goes against a surprisingly stingy Jaguars front on Sunday. Facing a stronger defensive line than he’s seen all season, Big Ben should be under heavy pressure all game.

If you’re desperate: Deshaun Watson (HOU): Since being named the Texans’ starting QB in week two, Watson has exploded onto the fantasy scene, posting at least 300 passing yards and at least two touchdowns in each of the past two weeks.

Watson’s versatility gives him the potential for a big game despite facing a tough Chiefs defense.

Running back Start: Latavius Murray (MIN): With Dalvin Cook sidelined for the rest of the year, Murray is poised to be the Vikings’ lead back. The combination of Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan’s suspension and Murray’s workload give him a high floor on Monday night.

Frank Gore (IND): Facing an extremely porous 49ers front seven, Gore will find plenty of open lanes on Sunday. He possesses high upside against his former team with Andrew Luck still sidelined.

Sit: Doug Martin (TB): Martin is coming off a suspension, and uncertainty concerning his role this Thursday as well as great potential for Tampa Bay to abandon its run game makes Martin a risky play against the Patriots.

If you’re desperate: Alex Collins (BAL): Receiving only around 10 touches per game, Collins has impressively surpassed 80 rushing yards in each of the past two weeks. His explosiveness gives him sneaky upside against a poor Raiders defense this week.

Wide receiver Start: Pierre Garcon (SF): In an otherwise anemic passing offense, Garcon has managed to receive a steady volume of targets and now faces a burnable Colts secondary.

Garcon possesses a high ceiling in a matchup against his former team.

DeSean Jackson (TB): Jackson has struggled to consistently produce this year, posting over 40 yards just once in three games. He has a great opportunity to record some big plays against a Patriots defense that has struggled against vertical threats like Jackson.

Sit: Amari Cooper (OAK): With EJ Manuel at QB, the Raiders’ top receiver cannot be trusted against a physical Ravens defense. Oakland will have a tough time offensively until Derek Carr returns from injury.

If you’re desperate: Will Fuller (HOU): Fuller caught two touchdowns last week in his season debut. The Chiefs oddly rank among the bottom of the league in WR yards allowed, so Fuller has plenty of upside again this Sunday.

Tight end Start: Evan Engram (NYG): Engram has proven to be a reliable option in fantasy’s least reliable position.

He again has a high floor against a suspect Chargers defense.

Martellus Bennett (GB): Bennett leads all Packers receivers in targets on the season. Playing against an injured Cowboys defense, Bennett has high upside this week.

Sit: Kyle Rudolph (MIN): Rudolph has disappointed many owners this season, as Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen have proven to be superior targets in the Vikings’ passing game. Rudolph’s floor is too low to warrant starting him.

If you’re desperate: Cameron Brate (TB): The Patriots have not been able to defend any aspect of their opponents’ passing game this year.

Brate has touchdown potential this Thursday as the Buccaneers will look to exploit New England’s pass defense frequently.

[ATHLETE SHOWCASE]: Luescher bursts onto the scene As the breakout star on the men's soccer team, Luescher sets the bar high in rookie season Grace Palumbo Assistant Sports Editor

Freshman midfielder Noah Luescher may be a rookie on the Binghamton men’s soccer team, but he is unwilling to let that stop him from recording a breakthrough first season as a Bearcat. Just 10 games into 2017 play, Luescher has already put three goals and four assists on the board, formed tight bonds with his teammates and earned America East (AE) Rookie of the Week honors twice.

Fans and fellow Bearcats might be surprised to know, however, that before this August, Luescher had never even set foot on Binghamton’s campus. He chose to attend the University after simply speaking with the coaches and future team members.

“It was a little risky, but it was worth it,” Luescher said.

He credits the team with providing guidance to make the transition to life at BU and on the soccer team as smooth as possible.

“They helped me a lot,” Luescher said. “There are two guys from Germany that I can talk to in German so I talked to them before I came here, so it made my decision a little easier. I could get information directly from a player and they could tell me how it really is here as a player, as a student. That really helped me for my decision, and when I came here, the team was amazing. They showed me around, they helped me with the academic stuff. If I have questions, I can always go to the older guys and ask questions.”

The close connections Luescher has forged with his teammates are even more evident on the field. During three consecutive games earlier this season, he posted at least

one assist to junior forward Nikos Psarras, with no verbal communication necessary before or during the games.

“I think Nikos is one of the best strikers on the team,” Luescher said. “He wants to score goals and he always makes these runs from behind, and I just have to deliver him the ball and most of the time he will score it. So, he knows I will deliver him the ball when he runs in behind so we never really talk about it.”

Even as a stellar team player, however, Luescher still has aspirations of his own for this season. With 10 points under his belt already, Luescher has the potential to make some noise in the AE. “Individually, if I’m honest, I want to be Rookie of the Year,” Luescher said. “That’s my goal.

I’ve won Rookie of the Week twice now and I want to keep going. I want to keep scoring

goals, getting those assists and get Rookie of the Year. That’s my personal goal.”

It is a bold goal, but certainly one that is attainable for Luescher if he continues to play the way he has so far. Off the field, Luescher is also looking to make changes academically.

“I want to major in business and international management so I’m enrolled right now in Harpur College, but I want to transfer to the School of Management here, which is one of the best in the country, so that is my goal for the next step, academically,” he said.

With a game plan in mind and teammates standing with him, Luescher is making the most of his career at BU thus far. Catch him on the field this Saturday evening at 6 p.m. in the Homecoming Weekend match against UMBC at the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

Provided by BU Athletics Freshman midfielder Noah Luescher has been the Bearcats’ top facilitator this season, recording the second most points on the team (10) and a team-high four assists.