Fall 2017 Issue 24

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Lebanese students seek SA charter Proposed cultural group aims to honor heritage Conner Torpey Contributing Writer

One Binghamton University student is on a mission to give Lebanese students a space where they can both enjoy and learn more about their culture.

Joseph Seif, a sophomore majoring in political science, is the hopeful founder of the Lebanese Student Association (LSA). According to Seif, the group is designed to celebrate Lebanese culture and promote dialogue for anyone interested in Lebanon. Seif wrote in an email that he attended a conference in Houston earlier this year that inspired his interest in starting a Lebanesefocused group.

“That gave me the confidence and encouragement to help create that bridge between the ‘lost’ young Lebanese and Lebanon,” Seif wrote in an email. “This association will also help Lebanese that come fresh from Lebanon and will attempt to create fundraisers to help the people in need in Lebanon.”

The association has yet to meet with the Student Association (SA) to discuss chartering, which determines the group’s budget and grants them the ability to reserve a room. Seif said he was frustrated with the chartering process.

“The only headache is the SA; having the association chartered requires paper work and time that a student doesn’t have considering all the homework, class assignments and exams they have,” Seif wrote.

Glenn Avisado, the executive vice president (EVP) of the SA and a senior triple-majoring in political science, business administration and economics, oversees more than 300 student groups on campus and the SA-chartering process. Avisado wrote in an email that the whole process should not take more than a month if done correctly,

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Tom’s Coffee, Cards and Gifts on Main Street in Binghamton offered customers a 20 percent discount on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25.

Residents shop local on Saturday Small Business Saturday encourages local patronage Mariel Grosshtern Contributing Writer

What can you get at Tom’s Coffee, Cards and Gifts on Main Street?

Coffee beans, handmade pottery and a 20 percent discount on Small Business Saturday.

On Nov. 25, Tom’s and other local vendors took part in the day, a postThanksgiving tradition founded by American Express in 2010. Since 1982, Tom’s Coffee, Cards and Gifts has been a staple of the Binghamton community.

According to owner Tom Kelleher, he’s advocated for supporting small businesses since before the official day to do so was created.

“We really just want to support the community,” Kelleher said. “When you buy within the area, the money goes

back to people here.”

More than 100 people visited Tom’s on Saturday, which is much more than a typical weekend, Kelleher said.

All customers who mentioned Small Business Saturday, or its “Shop local” slogan, received the discount.

At the Broome County Regional Farmers Market in Binghamton, the first 50 attendees received complimentary tote bags before shopping from more than 30 local vendors. Vendors at the farmers market included Binghamton Brewing Co., a local craft beer business, and Infiniti Greens, a startup launched

by Joseph Rigoroso, a BU senior majoring in business administration.

At the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Water Street, more than 20 local vendors, including LuLaRoe, a company that sells women’s clothing, set up stations in the main ballroom. While vendors sold products from 10 a.m. to noon, the hotel provided warm chocolate chip cookies and coffee for customers.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar tweeted his support of local businesses on Saturday.

“I want to see our local economy do as well as it can,” Garnar tweeted.

“Small businesses are the life of our community.”

Not all businesses saw a spike in customers, though. Places like Buffy’s Burritos on Washington Street, which rely heavily on student traffic, missed out since most students left the area for Thanksgiving break. Buffy’s Burritos even decided to close early, at 5 p.m.

New York’s Empire State Development, the Department of Labor, Department of Taxation and Finance and Department of Agriculture and Markets all endorsed the initiative and encouraged state residents to support the economy by purchasing goods from local stores. Richard Ball, commissioner for the Department of Agriculture and Markets, said customers who shop small can often find unique,

one-of-a-kind items.

“From Buffalo to Long Island, innovative food and beverage producers are creating delicious products that you can’t find anywhere else,” Ball said in a press release. “They make great gifts and buying local helps spur the regional economy.”

Howard Zemsky, president and CEO of Empire State Development, said in a press release that the organization encourages residents to shop locally.

Between 2014 and 2015, the Southern Tier’s gross regional product decreased by 4.4 percent, or nearly $1.3 billion in economic activity.

“Small businesses employ more than half of New York’s private-sector workforce and are the backbone of our economy,” Zemsky said. “We encourage New Yorkers to come out and support our small businesses on Saturday, and every day, in order to boost local economies and strengthen communities across the state.”

Students honor transgender victims Medical club talks

local sex trafficking

Q Center sheds light on anti-transgender violence

AMWA discusses instances around Broome County

Ari Bateman Contributing Writer

Snow swirled around a group of students as they stepped forward, one by one, to read the names written on small transgender pride flags. Of the 325 known victims of anti-transgender violence who have died in the past 12 months, the flags represented the 25 who were murdered in the United States.

The ceremony served as the culmination to a weeklong series of events discussing transgender awareness. The week ended on the national Transgender Day of Remembrance, which has been observed annually on Nov. 20 since 1999. It recognizes those who have been lost to anti-transgender violence in the preceding year. Kelly Clark, director of the Q Center, noted that the names read at the ceremony were likely not reflective of the total number of victims, many of whose deaths may not have been reported or classified as hate crimes.

“For all of the folks we know, there

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Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer Kelly Clark, director of the Binghamton University Q Center, speaks to students at a name-reading event on the national Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20.

are dozens and dozens we don’t know,” Clark said.

The planting of the flags and namereading ceremony followed a silent march through the Marketplace, starting in the University Union’s Tillman Lobby

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and ending at the flag-planting spot on the Spine. Maeve Farrell, a freshman majoring in computer science, said it was important for her to attend the event.

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Last year in Broome County, Binghamton area man Antonio Ballard was convicted on eight counts related to sex trafficking involving three minors. He’s set to serve 17 years in a federal prison, followed by a 20-year supervised release.

The Ballard case and local sex trafficking were the main focus at the American Medical Women’s Association’s Sex Trafficking Awareness Meeting held on Monday, Nov. 20 in the Science Library.

The inspiration for the event came after the local chapter attended the national American Medical Women’s Association’s 102nd Anniversary Meeting in March, which highlighted sex-trafficking issues. Michelle Toker, president of the Binghamton University

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chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association and a junior majoring in integrative neuroscience, said she was also inspired to hold the event after two Broome County police officers spoke about local sex-trafficking issues in her class, HWS 331: Contemporary Health Issues. According to Toker, there has been a lack of recognition in regard to sex trafficking in schools throughout the country, including BU. “We’re asking for it to be talked about in middle schools but it’s not even being talked about in college,” Toker said.

Abisha Nalladurai, a member of the American Medical Women’s Association and a junior majoring in biology, said she was surprised to learn about the nearness of sex-trafficking cases.

“You think it’s not going to be local, that it’s such a foreign thing, but in fact it is very local.” Nalladurai said.

According to CNN, between 14,500 and 17,500 people are trafficked into

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The best looks from the Soul Train Awards red carpet,

Internet sensation Rudy Francisco publishes first poetry collection,

Contributing columnist Taylor Falter blames the DEA for the opioid epidemic,

Women’s basketball splits Great Alaska Shootout,

Men’s basketball downs Hartwick College at home,

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Organization pushes for SA charter Q Center plants LEBANON FROM PAGE A1 especially after the entire process has been moved online this semester. According to Avisado, the mistake many students make is not scheduling a meeting with the SA before trying to form a group.

“When groups don’t set up that meeting and just start off on their

own, they make mistakes, and all the work they did might have been for nothing,” Avisado said.

Seif said he was concerned there may be backlash against the LSA due to conflicting views with Zionist and Israeli groups on campus. He also said he hopes the group will bring together those of all cultural backgrounds rather than further divisions.

“I hope that the LSA and other Israeli [and] Zionist organizations on campus can connect and set an example for the world of peace of coexistence,” Seif wrote. “I will always extend my hand for a handshake.”

Casey Sheils, a sophomore majoring in anthropology, said she sympathized with Seif’s efforts and felt the University should continue

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supporting the creation of all cultural groups.

“The student body has almost complete control as to how these groups are welcomed and accepted into student life,” Sheils said.

“Regardless of the University’s affiliations or who they support politically, any student group that is peaceful and positive should be welcomed.”

TRANS FROM PAGE A1 “I wanted to show solidarity with the trans community on campus,” Farrell said.

Other events throughout the week included Pronouns Matter Day on Nov. 15, during which volunteers and employees of the Q Center tabled at locations across campus to raise awareness and distribute thousands of pins to students and faculty.

Some pins simply read “Ask me my pronouns,” while others featured a space for participants to write their own preferred gender pronouns.

According to Clark, the education that Pronouns Matter Day fosters is foundational to addressing anti-transgender violence, because it can help build a basic respect for others’ identities.

“What a lot of people don’t think about is that there is a continuum of violence that LGBTQ and especially trans people experience,” Clark said.

“Being an ally on the small things is a way of helping us get to the big things.”

Bianca Amanini, the multicultural affairs vice president of Broome Hall in Newing College and a sophomore majoring in psychology, also hosted an event in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance. The evening began with a presentation about the significance and history of the day and made note of the demographic makeup of the victims, 80 percent of whom were transgender women. Of those women, 95 percent were women of color.

The conversation eventually turned to the atmosphere

Students discuss local trafficking AMWA FROM PAGE A1 the United States every year.

Internationally, it’s the third largest crime industry, behind illegal substances and arms trafficking, and generates approximately $32 billion annually. There are between 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today, according to CNN. “It’s a web of economic, social and political issues in a lot of countries,” Nalladurai said.

During the discussion, members were shown a TEDx Talk given by Meghan Sobel, an associate professor of communications at Regis University, that depicted the issue’s complexity and emphasized that trafficking can happen to anyone.

“It’s also worth noting that boys can be trafficked too, in much the same way that girls can,” Sobel said in the video.

Sobel told the story of Oi, a boy from Thailand, who felt responsible, as the oldest child in his family, to provide financial support. Oi was stateless, meaning he lacked citizenship in any country and also had difficulty finding a job. At 12 years old, Oi was trafficked to foreign men in order to earn money for his family. According to Sobel’s talk, the system for breaking up sex-

Jacob Hannah/Staff Photographer Abisha Nalladurai, a member of the American Medical Women’s Association and a junior majoring in biology, discussed local sex-trafficking cases at a meeting on Monday, Nov. 20. According to CNN, between 14,500 and 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States every year.

trafficking organizations often punishes the victims rather than the customers, who are typically foreign businessmen.

After the video, Nalladurai highlighted the economic impact sex trafficking has on its victims.

“In Oi’s case, he was initially

forced into it, but the reason he stayed in it because it was the only way he was making money,” Nalladuri said.

The American Medical Women’s Association emphasized that sex trafficking can still largely be regarded as foreign.

Anu Verma, a junior majoring in anthropology, said she felt there was a distinct lack of education about trafficking in the United States.

“I never learned about sex trafficking in middle school or high school,” Verma said.

surrounding transgender politics at Binghamton University. Students suggested that BU’s administration could help transgender students by instituting a University-wide policy that requires professors to ask students’ gender pronouns or increases the number of genderneutral bathrooms on campus.

Jack Shearer, a sophomore double-majoring in linguistics and psychology, emphasized the importance of cultivating an accepting atmosphere in the classroom.

“It’s important to establish a definition of a safe space for the classroom,” Shearer said.

“I think people think a safe space is like a liberal echo chamber, but it’s really a place where you can have your basic identity respected.”

The discussion was followed by another name-reading ceremony, accompanied by a moment of silence and the lighting of a candle for each victim. Organizers at the Q Center and in Newing College expressed dismay at the number of attendees, with fewer than 20 students at each.

“I put this event in a group chat of over 700 people,” Amanini said. “What more can we do?”

Students also voiced concern that those who did attend were generally well-informed about the issues at hand already. Nichelae McFarlane, a sophomore majoring in political science, said the low turnout conveyed a lack of support for transgender students.

“If people at [BU] and faculty members actually cared about students, they’d come to events like this,” McFarlane said.

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Pipe Line LOCAL NEWS Goat Yoga event held in Broome County

Children’s Charity of Greater Binghamton celebrates 10 years The Children’s Charity of Greater Binghamton celebrated its 10th anniversary by holding a toy drive and a silent auction on Friday afternoon, according to WBNG. The event took place at the Relief Pitcher in Binghamton and the toys and money raised from the silent auction will go to children in need.

On Sunday morning, the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park hosted its first Goat Yoga event, according to WBNG. Throughout the event, hosted at Knights of Columbus in the city of Binghamton, the zoo’s goats freely roamed around the space as more than 20 attendees STATE NEWS practiced yoga. Proceeds from the event were donated to the zoo’s Gov. Cuomo announces free Green Team, a group focused on admission at state parks on environmentally friendly initiatives.

Black Friday Goat yoga sessions have previously been held at the Broome County Admission to all state parks on Friday, Regional Farmers Market.

Nov. 24 was free of charge, thanks to the New York State Office of Parks, University hosts annual holiday Recreation and Historic Preservacraft show tion. Most parks are already free Hundreds of local vendors when it’s not peak season, but places showcased their products at the 15th like Niagara Falls and the Walkannual Holiday Traditions Crafts way Over the Hudson that usually Show at Binghamton University on charge fees were also free. More than Friday and Saturday. Homemade 69 million visitors make their way decorations and products were to New York state parks every year. available for purchase, in addition New York begins naloxoneto gift baskets that were raffled promoting campaign off. The proceeds of the raffle went to Community Hunger Outreach Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration Warehouse. launched a new public-awareness campaign Tuesday, encouraging Police arrest Endicott man on state residents to carry naloxone, acsuspicion of child pornography cording to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. possession Naloxone is known to reverse opioid An Endicott man was arrested overdoses, and, according to the DeFriday afternoon in connection partment of Health, is available in with possessing child pornography, over-the-counter kits at more than according to WBNG. An 2,000 pharmacies statewide. Adverinvestigation by New York State tisements promoting the use of nalPolice showed that Justin Mancini, oxone and discouraging opioid use 35, had child pornography and had will be placed in common spaces such placed an ad on Craigslist to babysit as the New York City subway system, shopping malls and laundromats, as children. well as on social media websites.

“I’m embarrassed and ashamed. I’ve let a lot of people down and I’m hoping I can make it up to them and gradually regain their trust,” Sen. Al Franken, to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, announcing he would return to the Senate on Monday.

This Day in History Nov. 27, 1924

The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in New York City.

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Who is Dave East?

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Rapper Dave East is known for his featured appearances on tracks from big-name performers, including Chris Brown and Nas. East will open for Post Malone at the fall concert on Thursday.

From featured artist to concert opener, the Harlem native is on the road to headlining Sarah Buerker Staff Writer If you were one of the lucky few who scored tickets to the soldout 2017 fall concert featuring Post Malone, chances are, you’re going so you can hear “rockstar” live — but do you know who the opener, Dave East, is?

Even if you haven’t heard of David Brewster, Jr., better known by his stage name Dave East, you might have heard him rap before; East has been featured on tracks

by A$AP Ferg, Trey Songz, Nas, Meek Mill and Mac Miller. Dave East’s most notable appearance is on “Wrote My Way Out,” a track from “The Hamilton Mixtape,” based on the award-winning

Broadway musical. “Hamilton” became quintessential in the musical theatre world in 2016, gaining popularity after integrating rap music, U.S. history and Broadway. The track is about an uphill battle to success, with East’s verse touching on his struggle to get where he is today.

In his words — “Bumble Bee Tuna, now we could get steak.”

The 29-year-old rapper from East Harlem was signed by Mass Appeal Records in 2014, before moving to Def Jam Recordings in 2016. In 2016, East was featured on XXL magazine’s famous “Freshman Class,” alongside rising stars like Anderson .Paak, 21 Savage, Kodak Black and Lil Yachty, just to name a few.

His latest release, and his first extended play with Def Jam, is titled “Paranoia: A True Story.” East’s roots are evident in his music, as he tells stories of growing up and out of Harlem, and navigating fame and money now. From his music to his personal brand, East’s appreciation of his roots is evident. His stage name, East, is an homage to East Harlem, and his rhyme scheme is based on the music he grew up with.

Standing at 6 feet 6 inches, East might look more like a basketball player than a rapper — and if you think so, you’d be right. In high school, East played in the Amateur Athletic Union alongside current NBA players

Ty Lawson, Michael Beasley and Kevin Durant. In college, he played for two years in the Atlantic 10 Conference for the University of Richmond. For his junior year, East transferred to Towson University in Maryland, where he played until he dropped out, leaving behind the prospect of playing in the NBA to pursue rap.

In Def Jam’s series introducing their artists to listeners, “I Am Def Jam,” Dave East gives a short taste of his life leading up to his music career — including the role of basketball in his life.

“Basketball was my driving force for everything — I gave basketball, like, 15 years,” he said. “I scored 1,000 points in

high school. I was able to get two Division 1 scholarships for college because I was playing ball. I was damned for a minute because ball was all I knew, but I was able to take that same determination, that same thing I wanted, the NBA, and put it into music.”

With 1.3 million followers — and counting — on Instagram, a friend group overflowing with notoriety and the drive only an NBA prospect could have on his side, Dave East might just be the next big thing.

To brush up on your Dave East knowledge for the concert on Thursday, check out our playlist here and online on our Spotify account, @bupipedream.

“Phone Jumpin (feat. Wiz Khalifa)” — Dave East “Perfect (feat. Chris Brown)” — Dave East “Maneuver (feat.

French Montana)” — Dave East “Wrote My Way Out” — Nas, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aloe Blacc “Slow Down (feat. Jazzy Amra)” — Dave East “Keisha” — Dave East “Stove Top” — Dave East “Kd” — Dave East “East Coast REMIX (feat.

Busta Rhymes, A$AP Rocky, Dave East, Snoop Dogg, French Montana and Rick Ross)” — A$AP Ferg “Streets Ain’t the Same” — Dave East

'Helium' reaches emotional high

Spoken-word poet Francisco to release collection Nov. 28 Georgia Westbrook Arts & Culture Editor “Get out of bed / The day has been / Asking about you.”

This is the opening line to the opening poem, “Good Morning,” from “Helium” by Rudy Francisco. The slim volume will be released Nov. 28.

This is the debut collection from Francisco, who has previously found fame as a spoken-word poet and has performed alongside artists Jordin Sparks and Gladys Knight, among others. Francisco’s piece “Scars/To the New Boyfriend” has amassed almost 1.7 million views on YouTube.

The collection alternates between inspiring and damning — but despite their simplicity, all of the poems in “Helium” pack a punch. The work is easy to read, but meaning is not as easily accessible as the

words themselves. Francisco wants the reader to sit with his work, to remember the lines and to chew on them over and over until they are soft enough to swallow.

Francisco wastes no space on his pages, incorporating the titles of the pieces into many of his works, like “Why did you leave?” The lines answer the question posed in the title.

“Because / you wouldn’t let me / love both of us / at the same time,” he writes.

That’s the entirety of the poem. Technically and semantically, the question is answered, but the reader needs to discover its meaning on their own.

In another piece, “Mercy, after Nikki Giovanni,” Francisco engages with the threat of violence against African Americans through his rescuing of a spider. A woman he is with

asks him to kill the spider, but he brings it outside with a cup and a napkin instead.

“If I am ever caught in the wrong place / at the wrong time, just being alive / and not bothering anyone,” he writes. “I hope I am greeted / with the same kind / of mercy.”

Francisco has collected awards, both on U.S. stages and international ones, including the 2009 National Underground Poetry Slam Championship and the 2010 Individual World Poetry Slam Championship.

His Facebook page, on which he publishes snippets of and complete original poems, has over 123,000 likes.

Though he is a spoken word poet, Francisco’s poems translate just as successfully to the page, with broken rhythms that lead the reader as though Francisco is dancing with you.

In the collection as a whole,

the placement of the individual pieces is intentional and carefully planned to provide its own meaning.

The poems “Brother” and “Sister,” for example, are situated on two opposite pages, and these works describe the way Francisco protects those he considers to be brothers and sisters, respectively.

In the first poem, Francisco writes, “When I call / you brother, it means you have / at least 4 fists / during any fight / you can’t talk / yourself out of.”

And in the second, he writes, “When I call you sister. It means I broke the boy’s arm / when he touched you without / your permission. I’m sorry you had / to see me like that.”

The poems in “Helium” are mostly a single page, rarely more than two, but despite their brevity, the impact of Francisco’s words cuts deep.

Provided by Button Poetry “Helium” is the debut collection of poetry from Rudy Francisco. The volume will be released by Button Poetry on Nov. 28.

The year of fall colors

Let autumn makeup inspire holiday looks Kara J. Brown Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Ditch frosty hues of makeup this winter and get toasty in deep oranges, rustic reds and bronzetoned metallics. Although these shades have typically been reserved for fall, they have become the colors of 2017 — and are perfect for both holiday and New Year’s looks.

Urban Decay sparked this trend with the release of the fourth palette in its Naked series, the Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette ($54), on June 30. According to its website, the eye shadow palette features 12 “amber-hued neutrals — including warm browns, burnt oranges and rich siennas.”

With shades that could be used to create everything from sunset-inspired looks to bronzed statuesque ones, this palette quickly became the most soughtafter release of the summer and sold out in just 13 hours.

On the heels of the Naked Heat palette, Sephora released three 28-shade PRO shadow palettes —

Warm (bold oranges, yellows and browns), Cool (ashy grays and pale pinks) and Editorial (neon mattes and muted metallics).

According to Refinery29, the Sephora PRO Warm Palette ($68) is a great buy if you couldn’t get your hands on the Naked Heat palette — and reviewers agree.

“Right now the warm browns and rustic tones are the it thing and this palette is all that and more,” wrote one shopper in a comment on Sephora’s website. “If you were caught against the wall between buying the Natasha Denona [Sunset Eyeshadow Palette] or the Urban Decay Heat palette for that matter, just buy this instead.”

While the satin and matte shades in Sephora’s palette provide the same warmth as the Heat palette, its metallic shades lack the same depth. Enter the Tartelette Toasted Eyeshadow Palette ($46).

With shade names ranging from “Cashmere” to “Fireside,” there’s no doubt that this Oct. 15 release is meant to be worn throughout the fall and winter.

Beauty YouTuber Kathleen

Lights made a video comparing the Toasted palette to the Naked Heat palette.

“If you like the deeper, smokier, darker shades, then you would definitely prefer the Urban Decay palette,” she said in the video. “If you’re someone who likes to have lighter crease shades as well, then you might like the Tarte palette a little bit more.”

As if you needed more warm colors to choose from, Kylie Jenner has also released two holiday palettes, The Naughty Palette ($44) and The Nice Palette ($44), which arrived on Nov. 22. Like the Naked Heat palette, The Nice Palette features warm orange, burgundy and gold shades, including a bronze-toned coral shade “Gumdrop,” which swatches eerily similar to “Lumbre” in the Naked Heat palette.

While many traditional holiday looks include cranberry and gold shades, these Kylie Cosmetics palettes are taking a more fiery approach, including bright oranges, reds and copper shades in their range of colors.

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Tips for a safe fall concert VPP warns parking may be a challenge Staff Reports

The fall concert is a great time to hang with friends, let loose and jam out. Although you want to relax and have fun, you shouldn’t do so at the expense of safety.

We talked to Libby Aliberti, the vice president for programming for the Student Association and a senior majoring in biology, for some tips on staying safe.

Items to leave at home: Large bags, backpacks and umbrellas will not be allowed inside, so be sure to make arrangements for these items.

The last thing you want is to be denied entry for something that can easily be avoided.

Seat rules: If you purchased stadium seating, you’ll be expected to stay seated for the show or stand directly in front of your seat — not in the aisles or on top of your seat. If you have a general admission ticket and attempt to move down to the floor, you will be removed from the facility and won’t be allowed back in. Also, keep in mind that if you leave the Events Center for any reason, you won’t be allowed back in.

Transportation and parking rules and information: If you’re driving to campus, be aware that lots F1, F2, F3, G and H will be closed to nonticket holders after noon on Thursday. Lot F will be closed for the entire day. Aliberti

anticipates that the main campus lots will fill quickly, so though it’s not required, you can park in Lot J in the Innovative Technologies Complex (ITC) and take a shuttle, which will be running between Lot J and the Events Center from 5 p.m. to midnight. It will make no other stops on its rounds and will run every 10 to 15 minutes.

“Overall, we want to stress to students that they should try their best to use OCCT/BC Transit as much as possible, carpool, park in the ITC lot, or walk to the show in order to limit the amount of traffic and congestion on campus,” Aliberti wrote in an email. “[There may be] thousands of people that are not normally on our campus.”

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Parents should stop relying on technology to help their children grow Hannah Gulko

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In January of 2016, the last standing Barnes & Noble in all of Queens, New York was targeted — literally. The new year brought with it the closing of the neighborhood’s beloved bookstore and replaced it with … a Target.

And as all of Forest Hills said a tearful and regretful goodbye, we also waved an unconscious farewell to childhood literacy.

As a child, reading was my sincerest form of adventure. It showed me how to be patient and how to appreciate the journey rather than anticipating an end. Books taught me about true love, about the purest forms of magic, about bravery, friendship, loss and pride.

Children need these kinds of adventures.

Books don’t discriminate.

You don’t have to be any kind of religion, race, gender or any other socially identifying factor to enjoy them. You don’t have to be outgoing, well-dressed, rich or popular. Books open their

pages to teach the most eager of minds about science, about history, math, literature and fairy tales.

They give children opportunities to explore their imaginations, to expand their language skills, to enhance concentration and to develop cognitive and logical thinking skills.

Today we delight in toddlers who know how to swipe open their parents’ phones and we calm children by putting them in front of TVs. While we revel in their technological knack, we fail to see the bigger picture — we are encouraging a development that is completely reliant on the presence of electronics.

And like any millennial, I bring my bold opinion to explain to you why I think that’s wrong.

A 2013 study at Ohio State University found that children who watched or were exposed to TV had a poorer understanding of their parents’ mental states, altering the interactions between child and parent.

Children who had parents read to them at a young age, however, were found to have “an advanced vocabulary, word recognition in spoken words, ability to connect

written letters to spoken sounds [and] reading comprehension.”

Another study found that toddlers and preschoolers who read with their mothers typically had better connections to them. The mothers “were more likely to ask their child questions, respond to their child’s statements and questions, and explain concepts in greater detail.” TV can stand in the way of a healthy parentchild attachment relationship, which can severely stunt the development of the child.

TV is designed to be passive — entertaining and educating on the surface level. Books, on the other hand, are more proactive, prompting the reader to concentrate on what’s being said and to think through concepts they encounter.

A 2013 study at Tohoku University in Japan found that increased exposure to TV correlated with thickening of regions in the brain that determine arousal and aggression levels. The frontal lobe also thickened — a symptom that correlates with lower ability to reason.

However, a study done in the same year at Emory University was done on how reading a

novel affects the brain. The test subjects were found to have had increased connectivity in parts of the brain that are related to language.

Children who grow up thriving between the pages of books, whose minds have been enriched by thousands of eloquent words flowing, twisting and crackling with electricity, are those who are more open-minded and see the world through the eyes of a loving and trusting protagonist.

They are those who are calmer, more mature and better able to connect and empathize and they are those who question everything.

Of course, you don’t have to trust me. But please, if anything at all, don’t constantly play into the culture that silences their 3-year-old on the subway by giving them your iPhone.

Instead, hand over a fantastic seven-page book about the sounds that different animals make. Amuse your child, interact with them and revel in their fascination as they proudly “moo” all over the city.

— Hannah Gulko is a sophomore majoring in human development.

I’m a freshman and my significant other and I have decided to stay in a relationship despite that we go to different schools. We’ve been together for three years and didn’t want to break up just because we went to college, but now it seems like it might not be going as well as we had hoped for. We don’t talk as much as we used to, and when we do, things are way different.

I’ve also met so many new people here and I think I want to open myself up to the idea of dating other people. I’m just afraid that I might be losing someone really special and important to me, and I’m afraid I’ll never get them back. What should I do?

Sincerely, Long-distance Lover Dear Long-distance Lover, It seems like it might be time to break it off. Plenty of relationships fizzle out when people move away, and long distance isn’t for everyone.

Relationships require effort, and with the tumult of college, people often don’t have the time or energy to put the effort in. I think in this situation it’s important to be honest. Talk to them face to face, over Skype or on the phone and tell them how you are feeling. Allow them to respond and to share their thoughts and feelings — you might even find that they feel the same way. It will be difficult, and neither of you will be over it overnight, but if you let it drag on, you may grow to resent them for holding you back. And know that even though you are initiating the breakup, you have every right to mourn the relationship.

While I was home for Thanksgiving break, I realized how hard it is to be around my parents all the time and live at home. I know that we’ll be going home for winter break soon for about a month, and I don’t know how I’m going to deal with it. I also know that I’ll probably have to move back home after college, and just thinking about living with my parents again full time makes me anxious. It’s just hard going from living independently to being under their constant watch all the time. What can I do to keep the peace with my parents?

Thanks, Parental Peacemaker Dear Parental Peacemaker, This is totally understandable — you’re going through lots of changes while at school and your parents aren’t there to see every second of it.

Regardless of what makes you anxious, it’s important to be upfront. They’re your parents, so of course be calm and respectful, but have a conversation with them about what rules or policies don’t sit well with you anymore.

For example, if your high school curfew was 11 p.m., maybe they could consider extending it to 1 a.m. Don’t try asking for something you know they won’t agree to — like no curfew — and be willing to compromise. If your anxiety stems more from the way your parents act, then still have a mature conversation about it, but know that this will be harder for them to stop, and you’ll have to call them out on it. If being yelled at makes you upset, tell them early in the break, but then if they forget and begin to yell at you, say to them, “Your screaming upsets me, could you please lower your voice and have a conversation with me instead?” Hope this is helpful.

Separating art from the artist In light of sexual assault accusations against Louis C.K., we must decide how to interpret his legacy Kristen DiPietra

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While no person is perfect, many comedians come close to it. They serve as theologians, political scientists, regular scientists and most importantly, that family member who tells it like it is, even if they get into hot water and hurt some feelings.

They’re credible because they can make entire crowds laugh at the painful, ugly truth. When the whole world is a carnival of controversy and petulance, we look to comedy to set the record straight. That’s why of all the recent accusations of sexual harassment, assault and violence, Louis C.K.’s story is the

hardest to swallow for me.

Although rumors of C.K.’s misconduct have been circulating for years, few had the audacity to pursue or even believe them. The outpour of complicity in comedic circles, either through vehement denial or silence is unacceptable, but understandable. They’ve lost a hero and friend.

Many of the editorials describing the incident write of C.K. in the past tense, which sounds eerily posthumous.

He was, and still is, I believe, a comedic mastermind. His stand-up specials and semiautobiographical television series are blunt, poignant and hallmarks in the rich tradition of cynicism and obscenity, paved by the likes of George Carlin and Lenny Bruce.

C.K.’s comedy is feminist.

It bitterly reflects the absurd reality of male violence and dominance and its repercussions for the opposite sex. A personal favorite of mine is C.K. musing about why women agree to go on dates with men considering they are the biggest threat to women.

How is there such a disconnect from the author and his words?

It feels easier to believe the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and other prominent men in the entertainment industry and despise them. These are powerful men with blatantly large egos — not some awkward shlub like C.K., perpetually donning a black T-shirt when he rides the New York City subway alongside us.

It never occurred to me that C.K. had the same caliber of influence, simply because he

positioned himself at the bottom.

While C.K.’s transparency about his perversions doesn’t make the issue any more palatable, it may absolve him of hypocrisy. Unlike politicians, priests and even fellow comedian Bill Cosby, who all preach morality, yet engage in wellcloistered sex crimes, Louis articulated the depravity many of us secretly harbor. Michael Weiss of CNN writes, “Louis fantasized aloud about poisoning kids with nut allergies and jerking off a New York City subway rat. He didn’t ask you to admire him; just the opposite.”

Yet, comedians are supposed to make sense of tragedy, not manufacture it. How can someone who cleverly destroys misogyny, toxic masculinity and violence against females become

an agent of them?

Jon Stewart, a fellow comedian and friend of C.K. encourages us to look deeper into misogyny and examine how our own mundane actions contribute to a larger system of injustice, particularly in the comedy world.

“It’s endemic,” Stewart said. “I think it’s a question of we’re used to being in charge, and I think if you talk to women, they’re in a very difficult position and you get mad at yourself, too, for laughing it off and for thinking that didn’t happen.”

Sarah Silverman, another friend of C.K., acknowledges the pain and contradiction of both loving him and despising what he’s done. “Can you love someone who did bad things?” she asks, a question that she admits she lacks the answer to.

She is confident in supporting the victims and holding C.K. accountable, along with anyone else guilty of similar actions.

I hope C.K. is not “done,” as one Vulture article claims.

When C.K.’s film “I Love You, Daddy” was pulled from theaters, I couldn’t help but think of the hundreds of other people involved in the production, who have only one man to blame for being unable to reap their reward.

I thought of C.K’s fans and his legacy and realized that our culture is still learning the best way to respect victims, separate art from the artist and be better for the future.

— Kristen DiPietra is a senior double-majoring in English and human development.

The Drug Enforcement Agency should take responsibility for the opioid epidemic The classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug forces patients to rely on painkillers Taylor Falter

Contributing Columnist

Sixty-four thousand people died of opioid overdoses last year. Tens of thousands of them could have been spared if not for decisions deliberately made by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The opioid epidemic is highly publicized at this point, with the White House recently declaring it a national emergency. While such nonsuperficial attempts at addressing the problem are lovely gestures of goodwill, they are somewhat overshadowed by the fact that the issue they

purport to be concerned with is a direct consequence of decisions made by an agency of the federal government, and that the epidemic only continues to exist due to their deliberate efforts.

To be very clear, the opioid epidemic is a man-made plague, not a natural one. It’s the predictable consequence of the DEA abusing its powers in order to give opioids an effective monopoly and deny people access to superior products.

The opioid epidemic could end tomorrow if the government were simply to renege on the policies that led to its genesis — but that isn’t going to happen, and a lot of people are going to die as a direct result.

There is an indisputable

solution to the opioid epidemic — stop deliberately mislabeling marijuana as a Schedule I drug.

That’s it.

Here’s some background into the specifics of how the government goes about denying people access to medicine that would save lives. First, the government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug. Schedule I drugs are drugs that must fit two qualifications: they must have “no currently accepted medical use” and must have a “high potential for abuse.”

The first of these qualifications unambiguously precludes marijuana from being a Schedule I drug. It is, at the absolute least, accepted as a treatment for certain varieties of

childhood epilepsy at this point.

While that’s far from its only use, simply having any type of accepted medical usage blatantly violates the exclusionary clause that serves as first qualifier of Schedule I drugs.

Additionally, marijuana is far less addictive than several Schedule II drugs like cocaine.

Marijuana is wrongly classified as a Schedule I drug, and it’s not like the DEA doesn’t know this.

The Department of Health and Human Services recently requested that the DEA reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, a move that would remove federal restrictions on its medicinal usage. They declined without explanation.

Why? A 2013 study of the 17 states with medical marijuana laws found that, compared to states without them, the average doctor prescribed over 1,826 fewer doses of painkillers each year in states with medical marijuana laws.

A separate study, which evaluated 13 states where medical marijuana was legalized, found that legalizing medical marijuana resulted in a 33 percent decrease in deaths by opioid overdose. The data on this is not ambiguous — allowing people access to medicinal THC will save lives.

The uncomfortable truth is that the DEA effectively created the opioid epidemic by labeling marijuana a Schedule I drug,

giving opioids a monopoly on the market for painkillers. That could have been a mistake.

However, after it was made indisputable that their classification was wrong and that correcting for their error could save lives, they are still actively refusing to reschedule marijuana.

The point where the DEA chose to continue wrongly classifying marijuana was when the DEA transitioned from having a passive responsibility for the epidemic to an active role in maintaining it. Let’s call this what it is. This is effectively mass murder by the DEA. — Taylor Falter is an undeclared sophomore.

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Davis, Bruce combine for 40 points in blowout win over Hawks

Men's basketball downs Hartwick

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Junior forward Thomas Bruce was too strong to be kept from the rebound and too big to be kept from the basket. Time and time again, Bruce collected a rebound and slammed down a dunk. In all, he collected eight boards and tallied 23 points despite playing just five minutes in the second half. Combined with a 17-point performance from junior guard Everson Davis, Bruce led the Binghamton men’s basketball team to a 97-65 victory over Hartwick on Sunday.

Bruce, who has notched three double-doubles so far this season, came up just short of his fourth against the Hawks (1-2) while shooting 10-for-10 from the field — a program record. Seven games into the season, his role on the team has grown to include almost everything.

“It’s kind of hard to go perfect from the field,” Bruce said. “Seeing that, and being able to do that, was definitely a big confidence booster for me. I really just like to facilitate, I like to pass and I like to score … whatever I can do to make my team

Noah Bressner/Managing Editor Junior guard Everson Davis scored 17 points in the Bearcats’ victory over Hartwick on Sunday.

better, I’m going to do.”

While BU (3-4) was never truly threatened by the Hawks, a Division III team scheduled as a buffer between a weeklong trip around North America for

the Cancun Challenge and the rest of regular-season play, it struggled more in the first half than a Division I program should against Hartwick. Binghamton scraped a nine-point lead going

into halftime before breaking out in the second.

“I’ve got to give Hartwick credit, they really came to play,” said BU head coach Tommy Dempsey. “Their kids stepped up

and made a lot of shots. In the first half, we weren’t getting as many stops as we needed to, so their defense was constantly set.”

The Bearcats shot a 52.7 percent clip from the field on

Sunday, but struggled from beyond the arc. BU went ninefor-33 in 3-point range, including just 18.8 percent in the first half.

Junior guard J.C. Show tallied 15 points, while junior guard Timmy Rose led Binghamton with seven assists.

Sophomore guard Fard Muhammad largely took over late in the game when Binghamton’s edge became irreversible and its starters largely headed for the bench, tallying nine points, two rebounds and an assist. Dempsey aimed to play as many players as possible against the Hawks — 10 Bearcats played in the first half alone.

Freshman guard Kevin Townes and senior guard Corey Baker led Hartwick with 15 points each. Baker went five of six from the 3-point range while tallying four steals. Binghamton struggled to keep the Hawks away from the 3-point line as a whole, allowing the Hawks to shoot 40 percent from beyond the arc.

The Bearcats went 1-3 in the Cancun Challenge, losing to George Mason and Evansville before splitting a pair of games against Montana State and CSU Northridge in Mexico.

“Being back home is definitely a great feeling,” Bruce said. “To come out and execute like we did and play as fast we needed to and play like we did back on our home court was great.”

Binghamton is set to face Delaware State on Wednesday.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. from Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware.

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The Binghamton women’s basketball team continued its nonconference schedule in the Great Alaska Shootout, falling to Tulsa and defeating Maryland Eastern Shore to earn third place in the tournament.

On a trip that featured many players’ first times traveling by plane and a visit to see the northern lights, the Bearcats (4-2) worked to develop better chemistry in preparation for America East play.

“It’s a bucket-list item, a once-ina-lifetime opportunity,” said BU head coach Linda Cimino. “Any time you can go away with the team and the kids can build on their chemistry and culture is a positive … this experience is gonna help us for the rest of the season.”

In its first matchup of the shootout, Binghamton played a tightly contested game against Tulsa (3-3).

The contest featured poor shooting from both schools, as the Bearcats shot only 25 percent from the freethrow line and the Golden Hurricanes hit only 33.3 percent of their field goal attempts.

Senior center Alyssa James faced early foul trouble again and was therefore limited to only four minutes of playing time in the first two quarters. An exceptionally efficient first half from redshirt junior guard Jasmine Sina kept the Bearcats in a tight game during the opening two periods. Sina shot four of six from the field and buried three shots from downtown to lead BU with 11 points at the break.

While Binghamton posted a scalding 52 percent performance from the field, hitting only one of six from the charity stripe and allowing 12 offensive rebounds hurt its chance to have an edge at the half. Tulsa’s ability to generate extra possessions kept the game tied at the half, 33-33.

“As bad as we played all first half to go into halftime [with a] tied score, I thought that put us in position to win a basketball game and come out in the second half,” Cimino said.

“Having Alyssa [James] on the bench hurt us defensively because they went inside and they pounded it inside, but offensively … some people stepped up, especially Jasmine [Sina, by] knocking down some shots.”

It turned out to be a tale of two halves for Sina, as both offenses sputtered in a half that featured neither team shooting above 31 percent from

Following a disappointing, albeit expected, loss to No. 1 Penn State and a rough showing at the Black Knight Invitational last weekend, the Binghamton wrestling team bounced back to improve its record from 0-1 to 3-1 at the Indiana Duals this past Sunday. With only seven individual match losses, the Bearcats secured wins over Indianapolis University, Indiana University and Eastern Michigan.

In the initial matchup against Indianapolis (0-3), redshirt senior Jacob Nicholson, redshirt sophomore Tristan Rifanburg and redshirt junior Vincent DePrez all secured pins against their opponents and claimed victory definitively. Redshirt juniors Mark Tracy and Anthony Lombardo picked up major decisions to win their matches as well. Their victories helped propel the Bearcats to a 35-7 win over the Greyhounds to start the day.

In the following dual against Indiana (3-1), Lombardo picked up a pin early in the second period against the nation’s No. 25 wrestler in the 174-pound weight class, redshirt sophomore Gabe Koontz. Redshirt junior Connor Calkins picked up a

Ariel Kachuro/Contributing Photographer Junior forward Rebecca Carmody scored 19 points, logged nine rebounds and collected three steals during BU’s two contests in the Great Alaska Shootout.

the field; Sina was held to one point and shot one of three from the field.

James played all but one minute of the final periods, but failed to hit a shot from the field. The backcourt of senior guard Imani Watkins and sophomore guard Kai Moon carried Binghamton’s offense in the second half, combining for 17 of the team’s 22 points.

“Any time your starting center doesn’t score a field goal and your starting two-guard doesn’t score in the second half, it puts you in a tough position,” Cimino said. “We still were in the game right down to the end, and just made a couple of poor decisions with the basketball, and I think that cost us the game.”

Binghamton entered the fourth quarter with a one-point advantage and was up 55-53 with five minutes remaining, but after this point, BU’s offense came to a complete stop, failing to score in the game’s closing minutes. Five clutch points from Tulsa freshman guard Shug Dickson propelled the Golden Hurricanes to a 60-55 win.

Looking to rebound in the tournament’s third-place game,

Binghamton cruised to an easy 6851 victory against the Hawks (1-4).

Binghamton jumped to an 22-7 lead in the first quarter, and the Hawks never cut the deficit to within single digits.

The Bearcats immediately remedied their shooting woes, shooting 46 percent from the field and 82 percent on free throws. James bounced back in the win, showcasing her versatility by tallying 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocks. Junior forward Rebecca Carmody added 13 points and five rebounds in her fourth start of the season.

“I thought our defense was very good from the start of the game,” Cimino said. “We got a couple quick steals and converted on some easy transition layups. It was exciting that we were able to get some rebounds, get some steals and get out in transition.”

After taking third in the Great Alaska Shootout, Binghamton returned to the contiguous states but will continue its road trip when it travels to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania to face Bucknell on Wednesday. Tipoff from Sojka Pavilion is scheduled for 6 p.m.

tech fall in the 285-pound weight class to win the match and give the Bearcats a 29-6 win to improve to 2-0 on the day.

In the third and final dual, the Bearcats faced EMU (3-3). Rifanburg picked up his second pin of the day, earning his third victory, and redshirt sophomore Frankie Garcia picked up a major decision to help boost the team to a 28-13 win against the Eagles.

The Bearcats had many solid outings on the day.

DePrez secured a pin just 2:35 into his first match of the day against Indianapolis redshirt junior J.D. Waters. He also claimed victory in his other two bouts in the 165-pound weight class, finishing 3-0 on the day.

“He was 3-0 on the day, plus the Indiana guy he wrestled was ranked top-20 in the country,” said BU head coach Matt Dernlan. “Any time you can get a dominant win over a guy that’s ranked top-20 in the country, you know you’re doing a lot of things right.”

Senior Steve Schneider also had a very solid day, winning all three of his matches in the 184-pound weight class. Additionally, Nicholson succeeded in finishing 3-0 in the 133-pound weight class events.

“At 133, Nicholson kind

of started hitting his stride today,” Dernlan said. “There were glimpses of it in the past couple of weeks, but today was the first time he was putting complete efforts.”

Lombardo also had a strong showing, earning himself a pin and a major decision to lead the way to his three wins in the 174-pound weight class. “[Lombardo] was another outstanding performance today,” Dernlan said.

Rifanburg had two pins on the day but lost his other match in sudden victory.

Overall, Binghamton had a notable afternoon picking up victories in every weight class except 141 pounds.

“When you win 23 of 30 matches across three dual meets, there’s a lot of good outcomes,” Dernlan said.

Up next for the Bearcats is the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, and the competition they face there may require a bit of preparation.

“The Las Vegas Invitational is hands down the toughest tournament outside the NCAA Tournament,” Dernlan said.

The tournament will take place all day on both Friday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 2 from the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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