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Racist drawings prompt town hall Student groups voice concerns with administration's response to incident Amy Donovan Assistant News Editor

Jacob Hanna/Contributing Photographer Costumed members of the League of Women Voters of Broome and Tioga Counties marched down Main Street in a re-enactment of the Binghamton 1913 Suffrage Parade, one of the first steps toward women’s suffrage in New York state. The re-enactment is part of the women’s suffrage centennial celebration, commemorating when New York state gave women voting rights in 1917.

Officials re-enact suffrage march Residents celebrate 100 years of women's right to vote in NY Michael Levinstein

granted the right to vote statewide until 1917. Suffrage wasn’t passed nationally until the 19th Amendment in 1920.

One hundred years ago, women in A re-enactment of the initial march, New York gained the right to vote. The complete with early 20th-century attire, next year, the first woman to exercise was held Saturday on Main Street in that right, Florence Chauncey, did so in Downtown Binghamton. Organized by Broome County. the League of Women Voters of Broome Five years earlier, in 1913, a march and Tioga Counties and the Broomeadvocating for suffrage was held in the Tioga Suffrage Anniversary Committee, city of Binghamton, but women weren’t the event was a part of the centennial Contributing Writing

celebration of women’s suffrage in New York state.

After the march, costumed reenactors gathered at the Landmark Church on Court Street, speaking on behalf of the men and women who marched more than 100 years ago: Ida Gitchell, a former Binghamton resident, lobbied for the original 1913 march

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On Thursday morning, a student discovered that a racist picture had been drawn in a fifth-floor study lounge in Endicott Hall of Newing College. The drawings featured racist depictions of black people, including racial slurs and allusions to slavery.

While the pictures were erased after the incident was reported to Binghamton’s New York State University Police, a resident of Endicott Hall took a photo of the drawings, which then began to circulate via social media. A town hall meeting to be held later that night was then announced, hosted by Josh Gonzalez, the Student Association (SA) vice president for multicultural affairs and a senior majoring in geography.

The Binghamton University administration sent out a B-Line News Addition just after 5 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. The addition said the incident was reported at 8:45 a.m. and investigated by UPD, which spoke with the two individuals who admitted to drawing the graffiti. According to the individuals, the drawings were meant to be a “social experiment.”

At 7:30 p.m., less than 12 hours since the incident had been reported, Gonzalez, along with Raul Cepin, the SA vice president for academic affairs and a senior majoring in Latin American and Caribbean Area studies, held a town hall in Room UU-120 of the University Union.

Gonzalez said that many students and alumni reached out to him about the incident, and this led him to organize a town hall. Cepin said that it was important to have a town hall in

order to facilitate a discussion about racial discrimination at the school that the administration has been reluctant to start.

“It’s important for the University to be very serious about instances of racial discrimination, specifically when they’re anti-black, because the University can often respond to different instances of discrimination,” Cepin said.

The room was packed with students voicing their concern about their safety on campus, as well as what action should be taken as a response and how the administration should handle the incident. The town hall began with Gonzalez and Cepin emphasizing that the meeting was meant to be a safe space for students, and encouraging the crowd to listen respectively to others’ opinions.

Members of BU’s faculty and staff were present, including Jazell Johnson, the associate director of Student Conduct and program coordinator of the Student Conflict and Dispute Management Program, who said that depending on what the police report says, the office could begin its own investigation if the students responsible are found to have violated the Code of Student Conduct.

Another staff member present was Valerie Hampton, the chief diversity officer for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, who said there were a number of resources available that students can access if they feel unsafe, including her office.

There was a general consensus among attendees that the administration didn’t take the incident seriously enough; students specifically

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Hurricane BU to welcome new sorority victims get SUNY tuition cut

Domestic violence awareness promoted

Sasha Hupka

CVAC, students 'paint town purple' to honor victims, share resources

Erin Kagel

Contributing Writer

Assistant News Editor

Following a call to action by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the SUNY Board of Trustees voted on Friday to extend instate tuition to students from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for the 201718 academic year.

In a press statement released Wednesday, Cuomo called on SUNY and CUNY to temporarily amend the guidelines governing public universities and colleges in New York because of the aftermath of hurricanes Maria and Irma in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

“The Puerto Rican community is one of the most vibrant communities in New York, with over 1.1 million Puerto Ricans calling the Empire State home,” Cuomo said in the statement. “At the same time, more U.S. Virgin Islanders list their place of birth as New York than any other state in the nation.”

According to Arthur Ramsay, senior director of SUNY Student Assembly’s Office of Communications, the Board of Trustees was originally scheduled to

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By the spring of 2019, Binghamton University Greek life will expand to welcome a new National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) sorority.

Currently, BU has 53 Greek life organizations and comprises roughly 15 percent of the student population. Of those organizations, only six are NPC sororities, which are primarily social.

The remaining sororities have a stated professional or multicultural focus.

L.C. Coghill, the director of fraternity and sorority life at BU, said he sent out a bulletin to the 26 NPC sororities to begin the process of bringing a new one to campus.

“Then they decide if they want to apply to come to your campus,” Coghill said. “And then from the applications you receive, you pick the groups that you would like to have come in and give a presentation.”

Coghill said Greek life organizations have been added to campus as the need for them has arisen. In 2015, Phi Mu was added to the mix of NPC sororities on campus because women said were not finding the Greek experience they wanted with the five sororities already available to them.

“For every person of quality who wants to be in a fraternity and sorority, I want to make sure that we are providing them an opportunity to do that,” Coghill said.

Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Sigma Alpha sororities were the two applicants invited to campus and presented on campus last week. Kappa

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Mia Katz/Contributing Photographer Leaders from the national board of the Alpha Sigma Alpha and Kappa Kappa Gamma sororities presented to students and staff last week with the hopes of establishing a chapter at Binghamton University. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life is looking to bring another National Panhellenic Council sorority to BU by spring 2019.

Kappa Gamma has chapters at Colgate University, Cornell University and Syracuse University; BU would be the first State University of New York to host a colony. Alpha Sigma Alpha has chapters at both Stony Brook University and SUNY Cortland and aims to expand more into the Northeast.

Groups from both organizations spent the day exploring campus before giving detailed presentations on how they would go about colonizing on campus and what that process would mean for interested students.

When Alpha Sigma Alpha presented its case, Jen Akright, a leadership consultant for the sorority, explained how the organization looks to fit in with

existing Greek life.

“One of the things we do with our new chapters is we set requirements that are similar to all of [the existing sororities],” Akright said. “Specifically with academics, whatever the average GPA requirement is, we’re going to match that. With our chapter dues, we’re going to match that.”

Following Kappa Kappa Gamma’s presentation, Beth Black, the fraternity president, explained Kappa Kappa Gamma’s interest in BU. “When we start a new chapter, we always want to go someplace where we feel like the students on that campus could make us a better organization,” Black said. “And we believe that about the students at Binghamton University.”

OPINIONS

Eric Jurmain & Yuri Lee Contributing Writers

With activities ranging from painting rocks purple to singing along with a cappella groups, the Crime Victims Assistance Center held its annual Paint the Town Purple event at the Peacemaker’s Stage in Downtown Binghamton on Friday night in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Haley Murphy, ‘14, campus sexual assault liaison for the Crime Victims Assistance Center, said domestic violence is an issue that is often considered taboo.

“A lot of people don’t talk about it,” Murphy said. “They don’t know how big of an issue it is. We want to show

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Getting graphic with the on-campus Visual Media Center,

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Volleyball falls short in a pair of away matches,

Men’s soccer ties UMBC in Homecoming Weekend match,

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Kevin Paredes/Photography Editor The drawings featured racist depictions of black people, including racial slurs and allusions to slavery.

Endicott Hall drawings spark dialogue DRAWINGS FROM PAGE 1 criticized language used in the news addition that stated the drawings were “characterized as racist” instead of racist.

Other topics of discussion included the lack of training resident assistants undergo when it comes to instances of racial discrimination and the lack of white people present at meetings like the town hall.

Cepin also mentioned that since it’s unknown what the individuals responsible for the drawings look like and what race they are, he posed a question asking if they were students of color. One student present said if that was the case, there needed to be more outreach.

Ebony Derr, a junior majoring in accounting, said she attended the town hall to be a part of a discussion that could lead to

change.

“It’s really important that we have a space where our voices can be heard and we can come together and actually work toward getting things done on campus because it doesn’t seem like the administration is going to any time soon,” Derr said.

Cepin said that he thought the meeting went well, and it showed that students are capable of coming together.

“It was a really good event and it shows that students are united and definitely have conviction when it comes to pushing for a more progressive campus,” Cepin said.

This week, Cepin and Gonzalez said they will be hosting another town hall to discuss the incident and focus on what action to take next. The time and location of this meeting have yet to be determined.

Binghamton that [domestic violence] does happen and show it in a positive way so that more people can talk about it.”

Crime Victims Assistance Center staffers read statistics on domestic violence throughout the event; more than 60 percent of gay or bisexual men and lesbian or bisexual women will be emotionally or physically abused by their partners, according to the center’s statistics.

Betty Czitrom, ‘16, victim liaison and advocate the Crime Victims Assistance Center, said domestic violence rates have steadily increased for the past 30 years, but many people are still unaware of the issue and the resources available for victims.

“We want to see more people in the community know about this issue and talk about it,” Czitrom said. “Know our phone number and have materials to educate themselves in case they or a friend need help. We want to tell them about all of the resources we have.”

Stephanie Milks, senior assistant of the Broome County District Attorney’s Office, said it was her office’s job to ensure that cases of domestic violence be treated seriously.

“We take a hard stance on domestic abuse and violence crimes,” Milks said. “We have many resources readily available for anyone and everyone.”

Liana Kaplan, a counselor and advocate at A New Hope Center, a comprehensive domestic violence center in Owego, said her center

facilitates many services for families and survivors of domestic abuse, including supervised visitation programs for parents who don’t have custody of their children.

“The experience of a survivor and the impact that domestic abuse has on them is so fragile and important,” Kaplan said. “Here we focus on resources for every survivor in any household.”

Binghamton University student organizations were also present, including the Women’s Student Union (WSU), the Omega Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated and the Latino Greek Council.

Sara Hobler, the senior adviser of WSU and a senior doublemajoring in history and sociology, said her organization took part to form closer ties with the Binghamton area community.

“We want to take a national, international approach to feminism without being in the bubble of the University,” Hobler said. “Domestic violence is a key and core issue. It would be remiss if we were not here.”

Rosemary Espinal, a member Omega Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated and a senior majoring in English, said her sorority focuses on raising awareness of violence against women and it was important for them and the Latino Greek Council to participate and get to know the community.

“In Binghamton, the population that experience domestic violence is extremely high, and it is important for students of Binghamton to engage in this issue because it is a universal problem,” Espinal said.

In-state tuition offered TUITION FROM PAGE 1 meet in November, but called an emergency meeting to vote on the extension in light of the devastation in the Caribbean.

Ramsay said SUNY had identified 214 current students who would benefit from the revisions as of Friday afternoon.

The in-state tuition at a SUNY institution is roughly $10,000 less than the nonresident fee, and by enacting the extension, SUNY will lose at least $200,000.

Despite the loss, Ramsay said the measure will have little impact on the SUNY budget, as the decrease in money will be spread across the entire SUNY system of campuses.

The Board of Trustees has also called upon CUNY and SUNY statutory schools to take similar actions and extend instate tuition to those impacted by the hurricanes. Tuition at SUNY statutory schools is determined by separate boards.

In a press statement, H. Carl McCall, chairman of the Board of Trustees, said he felt it was SUNY’s responsibility to help students and their families.

“SUNY has a responsibility, as a public institution, to step in and help students when circumstances beyond their control may affect their ability to attend, pay for, and succeed in college,” McCall said. “The SUNY Board of Trustees is proud to do what it can for these displaced students.”

Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger said he felt the extension was necessary while the Caribbean copes with the aftermath of the hurricanes, and said the guideline changes would not affect enrollment targets.

“I believe it is a great idea that I fully support while Puerto Rico is in recovery,” Stenger said. “Of course, students who transfer here from Puerto Rico will have to apply and

be admitted as other transfer students do. This will allow us to adjust our transfer admission rate so as to not change our enrollment targets.”

Other university presidents also expressed their support for the decision. On Twitter, Havidán Rodríguez, president of the University at Albany, praised Cuomo, SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson and the entire SUNY system for assisting students impacted by the hurricanes. Rodríguez was born in Puerto Rico and said the University at Albany was proud to be partnered with SUNY. Currently, Puerto Ricans and Virgin Islanders will only receive in-state tuition credit for the 2017-18 academic year, but if the Board of Trustees deems it necessary to extend the guideline revision, it may hold another vote at a later date to determine if the measure should be applied to the 201819 academic year.

March takes Main St. MARCH FROM PAGE 1

to take place in Binghamton; Former Binghamton Mayor George Green was a prominent male sympathizer who attended the original march; and Willis Kilmer, a newspaper owner in Broome County, aided the cause by publishing a range of opinions on the movement in his paper.

Many who attended the event emphasized the importance of remembering the initial New York women’s suffrage movement today. Binghamton resident Debra Hogan, 49, who attended the march as a spectator, said she wants everyone to exercise this right.

“More people should take advantage of their right to vote,” Hogan said.

Local historian Gerald Smith, 62, helped to organize

the re-enactment and portrayed a male sympathizer to the suffrage movement. He said women are still fighting for equal voting rights in 2017.

“There are still efforts to curtail votes, so it’s a struggle that goes on,” Smith said.

Conrad Taylor, a Binghamton city council member representing the Fourth District and a senior majoring in political science, portrayed James Macindoe, president of Binghamton’s Common Council in 1913.

“What couldn’t escape me throughout the afternoon was that there’s still so much to do,” Taylor said. “Keep in mind that this is the 100th anniversary of white women getting to vote.”

Members of the League of Women Voters of Broome and Tioga Counties stressed the importance of having a fully informed electorate. Chenango

resident Pat Giglio, 68, said she believes a more intense political climate in the United States today will increase voter turnout in the next election.

“I really want everyone to get all of the information that they need and then go out and vote,” Giglio said.

Representatives from the League of Women Voters sat at a table outside the church, encouraging attendees to register to vote.

After the event, New York state Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo spoke to attendees and marchers.

She said that it’s important for supporters at the march to continue working for further reform.

“Women are still challenged on a number of issues, everything from pay equity, to affordable child care, breaking that glass ceiling,” Lupardo said.

Sasha Hupka/Assistant News Editor Volunteers bag garbage collected from trails at Aqua-Terra Park during Gandhi Day. In honor of the national day of service, several student organizations collaborated to engage in service activities.

Ghandi Day comes to BU Aqua Terra Park cleanup marks national service day Julia Donnelly Contributing Writer

The first annual Gandhi Day of Service at Binghamton University was held Saturday, drawing in a crowd of over 50 students to participate in a garbage cleanup at nearby Aqua-Terra Wilderness Area.

The National Gandhi Day of Service is a nationwide event created by students at the University of Michigan in 1998.

Since then, South Asian American organizations across the country have sponsored Gandhi Day events with the goal of promoting the values of Mohandas Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, through service and civic engagement, coinciding with the celebration of his birthday.

Gandhi Day was organized by Delta Phi Omega, a sorority that promotes the advancement of South Asian women. In hosting the event, Delta Phi Omega collaborated with the Iota Nu Delta, Delta Epsilon Psi and Alpha Phi Omega fraternities, the Pakistani Students Association and the Indian International Student Union.

Sarah Samson, the social and fundraising chair of Delta Phi Omega and a junior majoring in human development, said the day was multifaceted.

“A lot of people hope to

implement change on the campus itself, while also helping the greater Binghamton community,” Samson said. “Through our event, we not only show that this change is possible, but that we can promote unity and collaboration among different organizations.”

Prior to leaving for the service project, the leaders of Delta Phi Omega gave a presentation that outlined the meaning behind the event and the project itinerary.

Gandhi’s most famous quote was projected onto the screen, serving as inspiration for the day’s events: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Armed with gloves and trash bags, participants dispersed throughout the park and removed everything from soda cans to old batteries. Trevon Ferguson, a sophomore majoring in political science, said he quickly realized the event had a much greater significance than simply beautifying the Aqua-Terra Wilderness Area.

“By doing these park cleanups, you’re not only volunteering, but you’re helping the entire environment — which, honestly, is being destroyed right now,” Ferguson said.

In addition to aiding the environment, Gandhi Day brought a variety of students together and strengthened bonds among

BU student groups. Laura Miller, a senior double-majoring in psychology and anthropology, is the president of Alpha Phi Omega and said she is very passionate about Gandhi Day and what it means to the BU community.

“We are always looking to collaborate with other members of Greek life, especially interested in community service events,” Miller said. “I hope Gandhi Day will become a tradition, as it allows organizations, Greek or not, to serve our community on both the large and small scale.”

As the Aqua-Terra Wilderness Area cleanup came to an end, participants continued to haul old televisions out of a ditch and load them into their own cars for removal. The students ate lunch together and reflected on their volunteer experiences with their new friends from other organizations. Chanda Bhandal, a sister of Delta Phi Omega and a senior majoring in English, was a main organizer of Gandhi Day and said she saw the event as a successful start to what she hopes becomes an annual event.

“As the first Gandhi Day at BU, we are really happy with the turnout and we can see a sense of unity has developed, which is the goal of promoting Gandhi’s legacy,” Bhandal said.

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Pipe Line LOCAL NEWS Devils win first game The Binghamton Devils won their first in-season game on Saturday, Oct. 7, defeating the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 2-1. This season, the Devils replaced the Binghamton Senators as the local hockey team after the Senators left for Belleville, Ontario. Binghamton’s next game is set for Friday against the Laval Rocket in Quebec.

of Binghamton will administer an enrichment program focused on sustainable communities and STEAM-related activities.

Broome County ABLE Re-Entry Program displays members’ artwork at gallery

Artwork created by people who either had been or are currently incarcerated was displayed at the Binghamton University Downtown Center in Downtown Binghamton on Friday evening as a part of the Broome County ABLE Binghamton schools awarded Re-Entry program, according $2.9M grant to WBNG. The program helps The Binghamton City School people transition from being District announced on Friday incarcerated back into society that it received a received a $2.9 outside of prison. million grant from New York Man sentenced to 10 years in State Office of Child and Family prison for drug operation Services to host after-school programs, according to WBNG. The grant is given through In relation to a major drug the Empire State After-School operation, Ferris Brown, 33, was Program and was secured by sentenced to 10 years in prison Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo. on Thursday morning at the Officials said that a collaboration Broome County Court, according between the school district to WBNG. Brown and five others staff, high school students, were arrested in October 2016 for Cornell Cooperative Extension a heroin operation that generated of Broome County and the city $250,000 in sales.

“We hurt for you and we hurt with you. But you can be sure we’re going to walk through these tough times together, every step of the way, because when America is at its best, our bond and our spirit is unbreakable.”

— Country singer Jason Aldean on “Saturday Night Live” in honor of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting.

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The following accounts were provided by Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police.

point so that they could take better photos. The officer escorted the students off of the roof. They have been reported to Student Conduct.

Mud found in bathrooms WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 10:49 a.m. — An employee in Academic Building A reported that an unknown brown substance was smeared across the interior portion of a door to the second-floor women’s bathroom. The employee was concerned the substance might be feces, but told police they were unable to tell. According to the employee, there was no other similar substance anywhere else in the bathroom.

The employee advised UPD that a similar incident had occurred in the firstfloor women’s bathroom earlier in the week, when an unknown suspect had spread mud on the walls. The substance was determined to be mud, not fecal matter. The officer asked the employee to inform other staff in the building of the incident, and report it if it happened again. The case is still under investigation.

Security guard witnesses sushi thief THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2:40 p.m. — An officer responded to the University Downtown Center after a security guard reported a larceny. The security guard said he’d witnessed a male conceal a package of sushi in his backpack and walk away from Jazzman’s. The officer spoke with a Sodexo employee who was working in Jazzman’s at the time of the incident. The employee said this was the suspect’s third attempt to steal food from Jazzman’s in the last 30 days. The officer made contact with the suspect and identified him as a 19-yearold student. The suspect admitted to taking the sushi and not paying for it. He said he’d taken the food out of necessity, as he received social security and was waiting for his next check. Sodexo requested that the student be referred to Student Conduct.

Students climb to the moon WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 10:28 p.m.

— An officer coming into work heard voices coming from the vicinity of the Fine Arts Building, which seemed unusual given the time. The officer went to get ready for work and then returned to the area. Upon returning to the area, the officer observed that the voices appeared to be coming from the roof. The officer accessed the roof and encountered four students, two 19-year-old males and two 19-year-old females. The students said they had climbed onto the roof because they wanted to photograph and videotape the moon.

They said it was the harvest moon and the Chinese Kindly moon, and they had wanted a higher vantage

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ARTS & CULTURE Visual Media Center serves engineers and artists

Though the office is hidden in Fine Arts, the Center's work is visible across campus Sarah Buerker Staff Writer From the minute you stepped onto Binghamton University’s campus, you’ve seen the work that the Visual Media Center produces — whether it’s signs advertising the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development or prototypes for engineering students’ projects, this center has had a hand in creative projects nearly everywhere at BU. The machinery and knowledge of the techniques that go into creating those signs, prototypes and projects sit quietly in the basement of the Fine Arts Building.

Marcus Newton, the University’s photography studio specialist and digital media technician, manages the inquiries about the Center, coordinates the scheduling for use of the Center and its facilities and offers instruction in using the machines.

“Visual media arts is anything content-driven that’s visualbased,” Newton said. “As far as this studio — it’s just a home for facilitating that. I like to think of it as a collaboration space for art students because there’s so many different tools here for all different concentrations.

If a student has a self-directed assignment, they come down here because it’s very accessible [and] because there’s a lot of things at their disposal.”

The Visual Media Center is home to a large-format digital ultraviolet printer, a laser cutter, a photography studio and an alternative, or historic, printing darkroom.

These resources facilitate the

creation of students’ studio art class projects and commercial requests for signs, like many of those that advertise events and offices around campus.

The Center has seen changes over the past few years, beginning as a strictly commercialized printing center for BU. Since then, it’s become a hub for students to hone their creativity through the unique opportunity of learning how to use commercial-grade equipment.

With its mix of historic and modern technologies, the Visual Media Center exemplifies the changes in the way visual media is produced. “[The] laser cutter here is used for design, self-directed assignments or mixed-media classes,” Newton said. “The printer is [also] really unique in that it can print not only on paper, [but] it can print on rigid material, like windows and glass, [too]. So that’s pretty unique for this printer. There’s some mixedmedia students coming in to print on canvas and fabric [too].”

The Center is partnered with the University’s Copy Center, fielding any major print jobs they need done for students, departments or events. This means that the space must be designed to work for both student and commercial use, which is sometimes a challenge, according to Newton.

“The facilities, they are for our classes, [but] the resources like the inkjet lab and the laser cutter, anybody in the school has access to,” he said. “The printer is used more experimentally by the students, but more practically by the school. It’s kind of like a space

Provided by Binghamton University This laser cutter is one of many resources the Visual Media Center has to offer. The Center is open to BU students and faculty and contracts with the University Copy Center.

where the school has access to, but it’s [mainly] designed for the students.”

The creation of promotional materials is the most visible evidence of the Center’s use, but the priority is still the students.

Newton is well-suited to support this, as he holds a faculty position in the art and design department.

In addition to mentoring an intern each semester, he also offers instruction in the facility and assists students across

disciplines. Students can use the advanced inkjet printers and laser cutter to make prototypes for engineering projects, the theatre department takes their headshots in the Center’s photography studio, and, of course, students in art classes utilize the center for their studio art class projects.

“The fun thing is the technology is new, but the change is not,” Newton said.

“Technology has always changed,

whether it’s from historical print processes to new print processes, there’s always a practical function for [the technology].

There’s always artists that take it in new and exciting ways … we hope that our students are to think of new ways and functions for the broad range for material access.”

The best way to learn the ins and outs of the Visual Media Center and its resources is to take a studio art class, but you

can also set up an individual appointment with Newton.

The classes, in particular, however, allow students to be guided through the technology available in the studio by knowledgeable instructors, while also collaborating with other students.

“Our daily duty is mainly to help students, and art design faculty when they have a show coming up,” Newton said. “[But] we keep very busy with students.”

Fashion collides with culture Ryan Gosling steals Annual BSU show transports style from street to stage the screen in sequel

John-Paul Keblinski Contributing Writer

Models, designers and performers took the stage this weekend for the Black Student Union’s (BSU) annual fashion show.

This year’s show, titled “The Chronicles of Culture,” offered a unique spin on “The Chronicles of Narnia.” The show combined cultural themes with social issues, engaging with different communities and displaying different aesthetics over the course of six scenes.

“There was a lot of thought that was put into the roles of the characters and connecting it to culture,” said Monet Schultz, president of BSU and a senior majoring in sociology. “There was a great storyline and the pieces were really amazing. The designers were really great and our models, of course, were awesome, so it was a great show.”

This year, the show began with a free pre-show. Around 350 attendees were treated to food and video games and also had the chance to meet some of the artists who contributed to the show. Makeup artists and hair stylists showed off their talents while fashionistas milled about taking pictures of each other’s outfits, discussing how they expected the show to go. Schultz said the pre-show allowed the artists to showcase their work.

“We [had] a lot of cool designers, we [had] a lot of cool vendors [and] we [had] a lot of students and professionals who’ve put a lot of work into this show,” Schultz said.

Once the show began, motocross denim and racing jackets from the brand SINA shared the stage with logo-heavy tees and rare sneakers like Nike Special Field Air Force 1s.

Malik Ashbourne, a designer from the Bronx and the mind behind SINA, said that his goal for the night was to debut a new

'Blade Runner 2049' displays the future of science fiction Josh Rosenthal Staff Writer

Kevin Paredes/Photography Editor Mikala Robinson, a sophomore majoring in business administration, strikes a pose at the end of the runway during BSU’s annual fashion show. The event raised funds for the BSU Youth Program.

look.

“I call it ‘blackstar’ — a mixture of the rockstar vibe with that royal Egyptian feel, which is what I go for when I dress every day,” he said. “I just want to spread the magic that I use on myself to everybody else.”

Ian Hercules, a junior majoring in physics, reflected on his time at the show and noted that SINA’s designs were his favorite.

“I didn’t really understand the theme, [but] some of the fashion was fire,” he said. “I would buy some of the clothes they had up there. [SINA’s] clothes, I would wear any day.”

Streetwear had a heavy presence on the runway, with most designers at least including some street-inspired looks in their scenes. For those who were more experimentally inclined, there were avant-garde options as well, complete with translucent materials and silky detailing designer.

Angie Chang, a member of

Fashion Runway club and a senior majoring in financial economics, said she enjoyed the looks that came down the runway.

“I think this entire show is really great,” said Chang. “It’s very diverse, it’s very elegant [and] it’s very carefully planned.”

Although clothing took center stage, this wasn’t your typical fashion show. Another layer was added to the event by opening each of the six scenes with a different skit, including one reflecting on life in Harlem, another exploring the dichotomy between the lives of wealthy white New Yorkers and people of color and another examining racial profiling and police brutality.

The student-run show has been a Homecoming Weekend staple since the 1970s. With on-stage dancing and singing, plus interactions between the performers and audience, it was clear this was a community event.

The models didn’t stick to the traditional runway strut either, with plenty of onstage

interaction between the models, which created a sultry mood that captivated the audience.

The attendees yelled out models’ names, whether cheering for their friends on stage or expressing their appreciation for their looks.

Beyond the audience participation, community was a focus in the outcome of the event.

All proceeds from the show will support the BSU Youth Program, which brings children from the Binghamton area to campus each Saturday to take part in fun and educational activities with BSU members. The total raised was unavailable when this article went to press.

Host Marv Glover, a standup comedian from Brooklyn, said that he appreciated the significance of the show beyond fashion.

“For people of color to be able to come out and just enjoy culture and each other and fashion, it’s incredible,” Glover said. “You can feel it in the air.”

“Blade Runner” is arguably one of the most influential science fiction movies of all time. It revolutionized the genre of neo-noir and kickstarted conversations about artificial intelligence that we are still having today — and yet, for many, it flies under the radar.

Director Denis Villeneuve has attempted to remedy this lack of recognition with “Blade Runner 2049,” a sequel to Ridley Scott’s original film.

The original “Blade Runner” featured detective Rick Deckard, who is tasked with taking down a group of replicants, or bioengineered humans, who have rebelled against their human masters. In “Blade Runner 2049,” Ryan Gosling plays K, one of these replicants, whose job is to “retire” older replicant versions. An investigation into one of these older replicants becomes personal for K and brings him into contact with Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, who is reprising his role from the original.

Even though Ford creates the connection between the original film and its sequel, this is Gosling’s movie. He makes for a compelling protagonist, actively struggling with his own identity. Because he’s a replicant, he plays the character stoically, but the man behind the facade always comes through in the moments when he breaks down.

In terms of production, this is easily one of the best films of the year. Everything on screen is top-notch, from the direction

by Villeneuve to the production

design by Dennis Gassner. This is one of those movies where it is clear that an incredible amount of effort went into every single shot. The musical score of the movie is similarly incredible, as the exceptional Hans Zimmer took inspiration from the original movie to create synthesized music with a solemn effect. The special effects also deserve praise, especially because of how realistically holograms are created and employed.

The film’s most noticeable shortcomings are in its story and pacing. The movie is nearly three hours long, but it feels even longer. Everything in the movie is very slow, including the shots and the dialogue — even the action scenes feel slow and methodical. Beyond this, the story feels weaker as a whole than the effects that contribute to it. Like the original, “Blade Runner 2049” is adverse to exposition, preferring instead to let the audience draw meaning from the plot for themselves.

This might make for interesting debate, but also creates confusion about what’s going on.

This movie is similar to “Mad Max: Fury Road” in that it’s one of the few movies you could point to as a pinnacle of modern filmmaking.

Its direction, cinematography, design, score and special effects are all among the best of the year. But, like “Fury Road,” some viewers may be justifiably turned off by how unconventional the story is, and, at times, it feels like the filmmakers cared more about style than substance. Even if that’s the case, the film is not one to be missed if you have even the slightest appreciation for the art of filmmaking.

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Break out of your workout rut with simple swaps

Try our tips to tone your glutes — and have fun — with moves beyond the basics Kara Brown Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

When working out your glutes, it’s easy to fall into a routine. Although there’s nothing wrong with relying on a few go-to moves, you can always take them to the next level to increase both the burn and the fun. If you’re sick of basic moves, introduce these variations into your workout. Listen to your body and adjust accordingly, based on your fitness level.

Bridges

Donkey Kicks

For any butt workout, you’ll want to start with bridges. They are a great way to warm up and get your gluteus muscles activated, which will allow you to get the most out of your booty workouts.

For a basic bridge, (A) start on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat in front of you.

(B) Walk your heels as close to your butt as you can get them and flatten out your spine so there is no space between your back and the floor. (C) Squeeze your butt cheeks and lift your hips into the air and then lower back down, ensuring your entire back touches back down.

Next to the squat, donkey kicks are the quintessential buttkicking workout. (A) Start on all fours with your hands beneath your shoulders and your knees beneath your hips and with a flat back. (B) Keeping your weight centered, move one leg up with your foot flexed while squeezing your glutes and keeping your hips square to the ground. You don’t have to get super high, just high enough that you feel it in your butt. (C) Bring your leg back down without letting your knee touch the ground.

Complete three sets of eight on each side.

Basic bridge

Basic Kick

Pulse it out

Bridges in relevé

Floating donkey

Ham-strung out

Follow steps A through C from above and complete eight reps before holding your hips on top and completing eight little pulses, in which you move up and down only about an inch, squeezing your butt every time you hit the top. These little pulses are perfect to activate your glutes and get them used to squeezing. Perform these before doing bigger exercises like squats and lunges to really burn them out.

Rise onto your toes and walk your feet even closer to your butt. Follow steps A and B from the basic bridge, but instead of touching your back to the floor, go down until you’re about two inches above the ground before going back up to the top. Make sure you don’t arch your back — keep your core engaged to maintain a flat spine. If you’d like, you can also add the pulses into this variation.

Instead of beginning with your knees on the ground, you’re going to hover then an inch above the ground. Complete steps A through C without letting your knees touch the ground. If you find this to be too difficult to perform for three sets, maybe do your first and last set normally and add this variation in for the second set. If you feel pain in your knee, this variation may not be for you. Listen to your body and adjust accordingly.

Perform steps A through C with a straight leg and a pointed toe, allowing your toe to tap down between reps. When you do lifts with a pointed toe, you’ll engage the hamstring rather than lifting with a flexed foot, which engages the glutes more. (A) Perform eight reps and then hold your leg on top. (B) With your hips steady and your toe pointed begin to bend and extend the leg at the knee, squeezing your heel into your butt before extending back out.

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Show your pride on-campus on Oct. 11

BU student groups to celebrate National Coming Out Day Rachel Greenspan Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

This week, all students identifying as LGBTQ and as allies will be coming together to celebrate National Coming Out Day across campus.

Beginning in 1988, in honor of the one-year anniversary of the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, National Coming Out Day is celebrated with lectures, workshops, marches and the like to demonstrate the prevalence and importance of the LGBTQ community around the nation.

Every year around Oct. 11, Binghamton University groups participate in the observance of National Coming Out Day by tabling and holding marches, rallies and other events to increase visibility on campus.

National Coming Out Day is one part of Pride Week, an extension of the holiday. Throughout this week, the Q Center, as well as student groups like Rainbow Pride Union (RPU), SHADES and Keshet will be holding special events in honor of National Coming Out Day, which falls on Wednesday this year.

Established in 1971, RPU is a Student Association (SA)chartered group that works to provide a safe space and

Provided by Rainbow Pride Union To celebrate a previous National Coming Out Day, the Rainbow Pride Union gave students “I’m coming out as …” buttons to fill in with whatever they chose. This year, the event will include a march, tabling and other activities.

community for all LGBTQ students. RPU is kicking off Pride Week with a keynote address by Robyn Ochs, activist, educator and editor of “Bi Women Quarterly.” The event, titled “Beyond Binaries: Identity and Sexuality,” will be an interactive workshop on exploring sexuality.

Brandon Bocanumenth, director for RPU and a senior majoring in psychology, said that the group is working with the Q

Center, as well as Keshet and SHADES, SA groups for Jewish LGBTQ students and LGBTQ students of color, respectively, to facilitate programming National Coming Out Day and Pride Week.

On Wednesday, festivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a march from the School of Management building across campus, followed by organization tabling and activities like tie-dying on the Spine from noon to 4 p.m.

The evening will continue with a celebration in UU-111 at 6 p.m. and Coming Out Stories in UUW302 at 7:30 p.m.

Bocanumenth said that while Pride Week is a huge opportunity for RPU to gain new members, the organization is always busy.

RPU meets weekly and holds social events like fashion shows and drag shows throughout the year and also offers HIV testing on campus once per semester.

“For a lot of people, it’s hard to get testing because you have to go off campus and you have to pay for it,” Bocanumenth said.

“We provide free, anonymous testing to anyone who wants to sign up.”

As for being an ally during Pride Week, Bocanumenth said that support is key. For example, this Wednesday, non-LGBTQidentifying groups will be tabling to show solidarity.

While LGBTQ organizations may be more visible this week than others, Bocanumenth said support and resources are always available from the Q Center and the LGBTQ student groups.

Additionally, RPU holds weekly office hours in their lounge, UUW-302.

“You can come in if you need advice, you need someone to talk to or just to hang out,” Bocanumenth said.

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Kevin Paredes/Photography Editor Henry Ghanney, a senior majoring in human development, speaks at the town hall on Thursday.

CALL IT WHAT IT IS

On Thursday morning, a racist drawing was discovered on a whiteboard in a common room in Endicott Hall of Newing College.

That evening, Binghamton University issued a B-Line News Addition in response to the finding.

The statement, which is no longer available on the website as of Sunday evening, said, “Offensive graffiti that has been characterized as racist was reported at about 8:45 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 6, on a whiteboard in the Common Room of Endicott Hall in Newing College.

Binghamton University does not condone offensive incidents of any kind.”

While the University acknowledged the incident, it didn’t condemn the underlying issue in this incident: blatant racism on our campus. It seems as though the University was trying to criticize this act in a roundabout way by stating the graffiti was “characterized as racist” rather than blatantly stating that it was racist. Regardless of who is believed to have created these drawings, the University’s language and actions were vague and insufficient.

We live in a social and political climate in which all acts of hatred or bigotry must be immediately condemned. We cannot use vague language or beat around the bush when talking about racism.

Even our own president, Donald Trump, did not immediately and effectively condemn the events that transpired in Charlottesville, Virginia between protesters and neo-Nazi marchers. If we ever want to move forward to dismantle institutions of racism in our

country, we must call it out, admit that it is there and condemn it for exactly what it is.

This certainly also applies to our University; if we want to foster a safe and united campus that’s free of hatred, we must address it explicitly. It is the University’s responsibility to denounce all acts of hatred, regardless of their manifestations. We, as students, should not have to worry about encountering any sort of bigotry on this campus. We are here to

learn and to better ourselves.

After the graffiti was discovered, a town hall was quickly organized by student leaders — rather than by the administration — to discuss the incident. This seems to be another instance of students taking matters into their own hands and fighting for change when the University did not do an effective job of doing so, and it will not be the last time. Although it’s admirable for our fellow students to be taking action, the responsibility

to ensure the safety of students lays on the administration.

No one should ever feel scared or threatened by anything on this campus. It is unclear why the B-Line News Addition is no longer available on the website, as there is now no evidence of the University addressing this issue.

The University must decide if it is going to continue to loosely and ineffectively address issues of race, or if it will take a strong stand to condemn this behavior.

Views expressed in the opinion pages represent the opinions of the columnists. The only piece which represents the views of the Pipe Dream Editorial Board is the Staff Editorial, above. The Editorial Board is composed of the Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Opinions Editor, Sports Editor and Arts & Culture Editor.

BU should rename the Watson School Thomas Watson, former CEO of IBM, assisted Hitler during the Holocaust Michael Harel Contributing Columnist

Thomas Watson is the pride of the Binghamton area: He is the man who started the internationally recognized and revolutionary company International Business Machines (IBM) out of Endicott, and whose name is memorialized by our Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering.

Few know Watson as a man unworthy of this honor, a man who Adolf Hitler honored in 1937 with a specially created award for extraordinary service by a foreigner to the Third Reich and whose company’s technology was responsible for the tattoos given to prisoners at concentration camps.

In 1933 as the Holocaust began, Watson provided Hitler with IBM’s punch-card system — a precursor to the computer that could hold information for data processing and controlautomated machinery — and assisted Hitler in committing his genocide as extensively and efficiently as possible.

Edwin Black’s book “IBM and the Holocaust,” which is based on over 20,000 pages of documentation drawn from archives in seven

countries, sheds light on IBM’s involvement in the Holocaust and received much media attention at its time of publication in 2001.

According to Black, IBM’s technology played a role in all phases of the Holocaust. The Nazis believed anyone with a Jewish grandparent was Jewish and thus needed IBM’s punch cards to sort through census information and locate them. In addition, IBM’s technology tracked trains, organized food allocation and managed the concentration camps’ populations.

Especially disturbing are IBM concentration camp codes, which highlight the extent of IBM’s involvement in the camps. Prisoners were coded into the system by their “type”: homosexuals were 3; Jews, 8; and Gypsies, 12. The way prisoners were murdered was also encoded: 3 represented death by natural causes; 4, by execution; 5, by suicide; and 6, by gas chambers. IBM engineers designed these codes and every two weeks did maintenance on the machines within the concentration camps. Over 2,000 machines were used in Germany alone, and IBM had a department in almost every concentration

camp to manage punch cards and track prisoners. Illustrating the ubiquity of IBM technology in the Holocaust, the famous tattoos given to prisoners began as punch-card numbers.

Watson and IBM were aware of what their technology was being used for. Watson visited Nazi Germany many times and even dined with Hitler. IBM leased their machines to the Third Reich and therefore remained active in the maintenance of them and knew what they were being used for.

Operations of IBM’s machines in Nazi Germany were managed directly by IBM headquarters in New York and later through its subsidiaries in Europe. In fact, IBM headquarters actively recruited Nazis for top management positions in its subsidiary in Germany in order to enhance its business relationship with Hitler.

While Watson was a brilliant man who has done great things for our city, we cannot ignore the horrors his company was involved in.

While it is possible that Watson was forced to do business with Hitler or lose his assets in Germany, this does not excuse his actions.

The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide says that among the “acts [that] shall be punishable” include “complicity in genocide.” Our engineering department highly emphasizes ethics and according to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world’s largest technical professional organization, engineers must commit “to accept responsibility in making decisions consistent with the safety, health, and welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public or the environment.”

We have named our engineering school after a man who represents polar-opposite values and who assisted the Nazis in the killings of millions of Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, paraplegics and other nonAryans. It is custom to name buildings, roads, monuments and the like after people we idolize. People whose actions we seek to emulate and whose legacies we wish to cement into history. We must decide which values we stand for.

— Michael Harel is a junior double-majoring in history and psychology.

Letter to the editor: Recognizing the importance of the Maintenance of Effort bill To the Editor, I am writing to you today to talk about an issue that most students aren’t aware of, that is of the Maintenance of Effort Bill that has passed both chambers of the state legislature. As students, we should all care about whether this bill gets signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. To essentially break down what Maintenance of

Effort (MOE) is, is that it ensures that state funding for SUNY and CUNY aren’t less than they were from the previous year. But, as everyone well knows the cost of living on campuses have been getting increasingly more expensive so, SUNY and CUNY need more funding to cover cost’s like energy, inflation of rent, and collective bargaining among professors and the state.

Since Governor Cuomo has vetoed this bill in the past, the cost of all this is coming out of our (students) pockets and that is totally unacceptable.

The SUNY Student Assembly (SUNYSA) which is the “federal student government” for the entire SUNY system along with its partners at CUNY, have created a petition to ask Governor Cuomo to sign the

bill that was passed by both the State Senate and the Assembly.

If you feel like students shouldn’t have to pay for the states tab on higher education then sign the petition at www. sunysa.org under “Advocacy”.

In solidarity, Henry Mehmet Gulergun Junior, History SA Congress Rep.

The dangers of toxic friendships Emotional abuse is not only present in romantic relationships Morgan Manganello Contributing Columnist

of an abusive friendship, the simplest way to recognize this situation is by asking yourself: Do you feel worse about yourself directly following an interaction with your “friend” than you did before the interaction?

If the answer to that question is yes, it is time to start reconsidering the friendship. Scientists are discovering that the effects of emotional abuse go beyond the burden of emotional trauma. Researchers at UCLA have discovered that the stress from a toxic friendship causes an increase in the levels of inflammatory proteins that can lead to cancer, heart disease and diabetes. In fact, the state of your intimate relationships is so important to your health that Dr. Daniel Yadager has equated the value of good friendships to that of eating well and exercising. So, if you are the victim of an emotionally abusive friendship, your pain is real and tangible. The denial and invalidation of your abusive “friend” does not cancel out the emotional and physical toll they have inflicted upon your body.

In our society, there is this notion that while romantic relationships may come and go, friendships are meant to last a lifetime. The pressure and manipulation that the abusing friend applies on the victim to stay, usually by convincing them that they will never find any other friends, is combined with the societal expectation that friendship is meant to outlive any romantic relationship to create a situation of entrapment for the victim.

If you are the victim of a toxic friendship, know that you are in control of the relationships in your life and you can break the pattern of entrapment. A sign of strength is knowing when a problem is too big to tackle on your own and setting out to find support and strength in others.

Throughout our health education, we are reminded to look for warning signs of abuse in our partners — but why are we never reminded to look for those same warning signs in our friends?

Emotional abuse is the cyclic pattern of tactics such as threatening, scrutinizing and bullying along with more subtle methods such as manipulation, humiliation and intimidation. Most abusers behave in this way to dominate their victim, thereby gaining a sense of control.

It is important to recognize that emotional abuse can occur in any type of intimate relationship, not just romantic relationships. Psychologist Jenn Berman explains a “toxic friend” as someone who tears down your self-esteem instead of building it up, who is overly analytical of you and who is an emotional or fiscal burden on you. The hallmark of emotional abuse is its subtlety and wiliness, so much so, that most victims don’t even realize that they are in fact victims.

One of the most obvious signs of a toxic friendship is an overwhelming feeling of apprehension in the victim, colloquially known as “walking on eggshells.” This can lead the victim to anxiously leave each interaction wondering if they did something wrong and overcompensate to ensure stability.

This feeling of apprehension builds on itself when the abuser invalidates their behavior upon confrontation, leaving the victim confused and silenced.

Other signs of an abusive friendship include blaming the victim for problems they did not cause, the abuser’s constant need to be right and to prove the victim’s mistake — Morgan Manganello is a and belittling the victim. While junior majoring in integrative there are even more manifestations neuroscience.

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Welcome back, alumni. Even though men’s soccer tied the big Homecoming game, we hope you got your Binghamton fill by reliving your college days and returning to your old State Street antics for just one weekend more. If you don’t have photos of you spinning the shot wheel at Tom & Marty’s and downing a Scorpio Bowl at The Rat, you weren’t really back … right? Have fun waking up for work on Monday morning!

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BU honors All-Americans Moore, Waldron recognized at ceremony Eric Lee Contributing Writer

Following in the footsteps of BU head coach Kevin McKeown, alumni Tom Moore and Garrett Waldron, ‘17, were honored on campus as All-Americans on Friday.

The recent graduates are the second and third All-Americans from the men’s lacrosse team and the 14th and 15th All-Americans in the Binghamton athletic department’s history. With two All-Americans being selected from the team in the same season, and with 11 wins earned to set a new program record for victories in the 2017 season, this event also serves as a culmination to what is described as the most successful lacrosse season in program history.

“These are just the third and fourth athletes who have been inducted as All-Americans in team sports,” said BU President Harvey Stenger. “That sounds like that is just a random statistic, but that’s critical when you think about the baseball programs with 300 teams out there to get an AllAmerican. For lacrosse, to have two All-Americans in one year is quite outstanding.”

Not only did Waldron finish the season last year with 42 ground balls and 19 forced turnovers, but his versatility and tenacity on defense are what separated him as an All-American.

“In 16 of our games, Garrett held nine of those opponents’ top leading scorer to one point or less,” McKeown said. “He also held, arguably, one of the most talented players in the country to his lowest point on the season, which is only three points. Garrett was a complete defenseman. He was able to guard [short]-speed dodgers that were quick around the goal. And he was able to guard 6-foot-4 220 goal dodgers that tried to run through him. I truly believe that this is what made him so special.”

Waldron started 11 games in 2016 before suffering a torn ACL. Despite not playing in the season’s final three weeks, he was quick to emerge as a leader and became the captain of the team.

“Something we preach here as a team is that we are family,” Waldron said. “These are some of the closest group of guys I’ve ever seen in my life. They have given me the best four years of my life that I will remember for the rest of my life. You can’t do your job on the field unless you know every single guy behind you is doing their job as well and they always did.”

In regard to Moore, McKeown spoke on his character and the unique experiences that shaped him for his breakout season last year.

“Despite being the most talented goal scorer on our team, Tom was a very unselfish individual,” McKeown said. “He was quick to praise his teammates in postgame interviews. He was quick to high-five his teammates that set him up for a goal. He was quick to get everybody involved on the offensive end of the field and realize the importance of six guys working together on an offense.”

Moore broke the Binghamton single-season records for both points (73) and goals (48). He finished the season ranked sixth among Division I players in goals per game (3.00) and 13th in points per game (4.56).

The former BU standout was drafted in the sixth round of the Major League Lacrosse draft with the 47th overall pick by the Atlanta Blaze.

“It is a truly humbling experience to be up here to receive this award,” Moore said. “If you would’ve asked me a couple of years ago, that I was going to be an AllAmerican, I [probably would’ve laughed] at you. To be a part of such a great team and such a great community it’s actually unbelievable to feel the love and support from everyone. The big thing I wanted to talk about is that it was never about the statistics or anything like that. It was always about the team and just being a part of the guys.”

As the current lacrosse team looks to follow up on of one of its best seasons, Moore will be moving on to his new career as a professional athlete, while working at RAS Boriskin law firm and applying to law schools during the offseason.

Waldron intends to work at National Income Life Insurance Company.

Provided by BU Athletics Alumni Tom Moore and Garrett Waldron, ‘17, were honored this past Friday by receiving certificates recognizing their All-American selection for the 2017 season.

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Rebecca Kiss/Assistant Photography Editor Junior setter Kaelan Haag earned 25 total kills over the weekend during volleyball’s matches against UMBC and Hartford.

Volleyball falls to UMBC, Hawks

BU fails to pick up first road win on the year Yaakov Spivack Pipe Dream Sports

Coming in hot after a pair of wins at home, the Binghamton volleyball team was left disappointed this weekend. BU took on UMBC and the University of Hartford in a series of two matches on the road, dropping the games by scores of 3-1 and 3-2, respectively.

“Both matches were similar in that we didn’t handle the ball well on our side,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “We didn’t pass the ball well … and didn’t really dig that well either. Just those two areas. If we do those two areas well, maybe we have a real good chance of winning.”

Friday’s match versus UMBC began with a close first set. Both teams stayed within just a few points of one another until the score was 21-20. It was at that moment that the Bearcats began to pull away, ultimately winning the set, 25-21, following several key assists from senior setter Sarah Ngo. The second frame was initially a close one as well, but halfway through, the Retrievers rallied both offensively and defensively and took the set 2518. The third sequence featured both teams giving their all, as the players offered an intensive

effort to take an advantage. Points were continuously exchanged, prompting a 23-23 tie. It was at this point that UMBC junior setter Krytsia Negron provided her team with two key assists to take the set, 25-23. The fourth set saw the Bearcats fighting hard to stay in the match, and it ultimately ended in another 25-23 loss as UMBC took the frame and the match.

Sunday’s match against the Hawks began with what was initially a neck-and-neck first set. Both teams traded points right out of the gate, going nearly point-for-point to a 12-12 tie coming off a kill from Hartford freshman outside hitter Abby Nash. Following this, the Bearcats pulled ahead and took the set 2521 off a service error.

After Hartford won the second set, 25-20, and tied the match, the Bearcats dominated the third frame. Binghamton took an early lead and never looked back, taking the game, 25-13.

Ready to retake control of the match, Hartford began the fourth sequence with an early 4-0 run.

The Bearcats did the best that they could to ride its momentum, but ultimately lost the set, 25-15.

The fifth and final set was highly contested, with neither team allowing the other to pull ahead. The frame was tied at

8-8, 10-10 and 11-11. Two quick kills from Nash preceding two attack errors from the Bearcats gave the Hawks a 14-11 lead.

While Binghamton did manage to score one more point on a kill from junior setter Kaelan Haag, Hartford ended up taking the set and the match, 3-2.

“We made some unfortunate errors down the stretch there,” Kiriyama said. “Hitting, passing and digging. You know, we just have to play a lot better down the stretch. There’s no quick fix, we just got to be able to convert, but execute a little bit better.”

One bright spot from the Bearcats this weekend was the performance of Ngo, who posted hitting percentages of .500 against UMBC and .600 against Hartford. “[Ngo’s] been pretty consistent,” Kiriyama said. “She’s the quarterback of the team, calling the plays … she did a nice job on defense too. She was able to run down most of the balls that were hit her way.”

With the next two matches at home, there is reason for Binghamton to be optimistic, as the team is currently undefeated at home with three wins.

The Bearcats are slotted to face Stony Brook University this Friday. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. from the West Gym in Vestal, New York.

VOLLEYBALL

BU drops two on the road SEE PAGE 9 Monday, October 9, 2017

Left and bottom right by Rachel Tomei/Pipe Dream Photographer and top right by Rebecca Kiss/Assistant Photography Editor The Binghamton men’s soccer team tied UMBC, 1-1, in the annual Homecoming Weekend match this past Saturday.

Men's soccer ties UMBC in Homecoming match

Ovetsky nets Binghamton's lone goal against the Retrievers as BU earns its third draw Julian Guevara Pipe Dream Sports

In the 69th minute of a scoreless tie with UMBC, redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Alejandro Cubillo took matters into his own hands. After saving a shot on goal

by UMBC senior midfielder Gregg Hauck, the experienced goalkeeper looked down field and found an open man in senior forward Ben Ovetsky to score Binghamton’s only goal in a 1-1 tie.

“We’ve been working on this counterattack a lot lately,” Ovetsky said. “I was isolated one-on-one and [UMBC’s goalkeeper] ran out of the box as fast as he could, and

then all it took was a nice volley to capitalize on the opportunity.”

Ovetsky and the defender were one-on-one baiting the UMBC (6-2-3, 1-0-1 America East) goalkeeper and forcing him to come out of the box. After making an impressive move with the ball, the veteran forward was a touch away from an uncontested goal, breaking a scoreless tie in front of a Homecoming Weekend crowd of more than 1,900. Cubillo was credited with the assist.

“Both goalies were terrific, [Cubillo] was outstanding in the second half,” said BU head coach Paul Marco. “He made two saves that got the fans out of their seats

almost like a goal was being scored.

But I thought the whole back group was great tonight.”

Ovetsky has a history of scoring these important clutch goals for BU (3-5-3, 0-0-2 AE) against UMBC. Last season, he found the back of the net for the game-winning goal in the final 10 minutes of regulation. The younger BU offense players, such as freshman midfielder Noah Luescher, will look to Ovetsky for leadership in scoring opportunities.

The Bearcats’ advantage was not safe for long as the dangerous offense of UMBC went on the attack.

Hauck would give his team a tie in the 76th minute on an unassisted

goal, booting a tough shot to the upper left corner in traffic.

The Retrievers’ offense was not finished, however, as they forced Cubillo to make a diving save directly following Hauck’s goal. Cubillo would have his work cut out for him, but his strong play, combined with the defense’s hard work, held the Retrievers to just one goal.

“I thought it was a good collective performance defensively,” Marco said. “Their front five or six players are very very good, and I thought we did a pretty good job with them.”

The Bearcats played two overtime periods in a game that

had the fans on the edge of their seats. UMBC outshot Binghamton 17-10 during the match, forcing Cubillo to make some tough saves, three in the second overtime alone.

“It’s tough for a goalkeeper, because you’re always in the spotlight, to make a save and when the moment comes it’s really fast and you don’t even have time to think about it,” Cubillo said. “But it was great to play in front of a big crowd today. Unfortunately didn’t get the result, but I’m happy and looking forward to keep working.”

Something that won’t show up on any stat sheet is the impressive defensive stops that the Bearcats made late in the

game. Redshirt freshman back Kurt Wesch made a clean tackle to extinguish a breakaway play for UMBC sophomore forward Tre Pulliam early in the second half.

However, Binghamton also missed out on a couple of key scoring opportunities, most notably when freshman forward Jack Muller was on a breakaway and the Bearcats were called offsides.

The Bearcats are set to pick up play this coming Wednesday when they will travel to Hartford to continue conference play. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from AlMarzook Field at Alumni Stadium in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Binghamton dominates, blanks Retrievers at home Hanna posts first solo shutout as women's soccer records second America East victory Rachel Visser Contributing Writer

Provided by BU Athletics Freshman forward Genna Michitti logged both the second goal and second assist of her collegiate career in a shutout match against UMBC on Thursday.

Even though the Binghamton women’s soccer team fell flat in a 2-0 shutout loss to University of Vermont just last Sunday, it showed no signs of defeat on Thursday in a match with UMBC. The team claimed its first America East (AE) victory of the season blanking the Retrievers (2-8-3, 0-4 AE), 3-0.

BU (8-3-3, 2-2 AE) took control of the game early over the Retrievers and refused to let down its momentum, leading to a 3-0 shutout for freshman goalkeeper Mackenzie Hanna in her first collegiate start.

“Overall, from start to finish it was a solid performance,” said BU head coach Neel Bhattacharjee.

“We wanted to get off to a good start and we knew things could just kind of flow from there. We talked about being relentless from start to finish, from the first minute all the way to the 90th, and I thought we did that.”

Less than eight minutes into the first half, redshirt junior forward Kayla Saager gave the Bearcats an early lead with a left-

footed goal, putting the score at 1-0.

This marked her 10th goal of the season and furthered her position as leading goal scorer in the AE. Just 10 minutes after Saager’s goal, freshman midfielder Dora Hayes netted a header off a pass from sophomore forward Ryan Reilly from 12 yards out. At the end of the first half, the score remained at 2-0, leaving the Retrievers scoreless and trailing in shots, 8-2.

During the second half, the Bearcats worked in a unified effort on both ends to control play. Binghamton allowed UMBC only one shot, compared to BU’s seven. The Bearcats were also able to lengthen their score further, courtesy of a goal from freshman forward Genna Michitti in the 56th minute. Binghamton’s success was not solely due to the offense, but rather a cumulative team effort. “[Sophomore midfielder Carly Barnett] did a tremendous job for us in terms of ball-winning, and able to connect passes and open the game for us,” Bhattacharjee said. “Any of our freshmen, whether they’re on the front line, on the back line or Mackenzie Hanna

in goal. Dora Hayes, obviously in midfield with the goal she scored.

We just got a lot of contributions from a lot of different areas and different classes, so it was good to have that big collective effort from everyone tonight.”

The Bearcats are looking to continue this team-wide momentum in their upcoming AE Conference matches. Currently, at about the halfway point of its conference schedule, Binghamton is ranked fifth of the nine teams in the AE. “For us to get to [the] postseason as one of the top six, usually the magic number is 11, so that’s obviously a goal for us,” Bhattacharjee said. “We gotta collect five points over the next four games, but this group seems to be even hungrier than that. They don’t just want to get the 11 points — they want to qualify for postseason and also host. But we’re just gonna take it game by game.”

Binghamton is set to take the field next against in-state rival Stony Brook this Thursday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.