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Students assaulted DT in separate acts Orla McCaffrey News Editor
Two Binghamton University students were assaulted in Downtown Binghamton this past week. The suspect charged with assault in the stabbing of a BU student was a fellow student, identified by WBNG as Steven Mangra, a senior majoring in philosophy, politics and law. The incident occurred at The Rathskeller Pub in Downtown Binghamton at approximately 3 a.m. Saturday morning, according to a B-Line news addition sent by the University on Saturday night. The victim, who works at the bar, was taken to the hospital but was later released with injuries that were not life-threatening, the addition said. The news addition said the Binghamton Police Department (BPD) had provided details on the incident. In May 2008, BU student Bryan
Steinhauer, ’08, was assaulted by three men, including former Binghamton basketball player Miladin “Minja” Kovacevic, inside The Rathskeller. Steinhauer was repeatedly kicked by the men and left in critical condition. He spent months in a medically induced coma. Late last Monday night, a 21-year-old female student was assaulted and her cellphone was stolen outside of the Twin River Commons housing complex on Washington Street. In that incident, the victim was approached by five females, who assaulted her on the sidewalk outside the student apartment complex before taking her phone and fleeing. Chris Valentine, a senior majoring in political science, said he encountered the victim following the attack outside the nearby University Downtown Center (UDC) on Washington Street Monday
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Orlaith McCaffrey/News Editor Binghamton University student Steven Mangra, a senior majoring in philosophy, politics and law, stabbed another student at the The Rathskeller Pub in Downtown Binghamton early Saturday morning. He was charged with assault the following afternoon.
If you think the freshman sitting next to you in class is smarter than you, they probably are or at least they got higher grades in high school. According to Pipe Dream’s analysis of admissions statistics for the classes of 2021, 2020, 2015 and 2010, the average high school GPA of enrolled students has increased almost two full percentage points since 2006, when the class of 2010 began at Binghamton University. The average freshman in the class of 2021 also likely hails from Long Island or New York City, is enrolled in the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences and is white. Admission to BU continues to be competitive; of the four SUNY university centers (BU, University at Albany, University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University), only Stony Brook University (40.7 percent in 2016) rivals BU in
selectiveness. “The caliber of this incoming class is a testament to the University’s distinction as a top-tier institution, and we are honored to welcome such an impressive crop of students,” said Provost Donald Nieman. The racial composition of BU hasn’t changed much since the class of 2010 was admitted, when 6 percent of students identified as black or African American. In this year’s class, just 4 percent of freshmen identify as black. Among all SUNY institutions, the percent of students who identify as black is 10.8 percent. Eleven percent of students identify as Hispanic or Latino in this year’s freshman class, the same percent as the classes of 2015 and 2020. The number of out-of-state students at BU has decreased as the number of downstate students has picked up; fiftythree percent of the class of 2021 hails from New York City or Long Island, an
increase from 49 percent in the class of 2010, 48 percent in the class of 2015 and 51 percent in the class of 2020. Just 6 percent of this year’s freshmen come from states other than New York, down from 9 percent of the class of 2010 and a high of 18 percent in the class of 2015. International students make up 5 percent of the class of 2021, down from 7 percent in last year’s freshman class and 8 percent in the class of 2010. International BU undergraduates are mostly likely to be from China, the Republic of Korea, Turkey, India and Japan. The majority of first-year students — 72 percent in the class of 2021 — are enrolled in the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences. The Watson School of Engineering has the second-largest enrollment, followed by the School of Management, College of Community and Public Affairs and Decker School of Nursing.
BU goes tobacco-free Mountainview redefines RA role Allison Detzel Pipe Dream News
Students returning to campus this semester may have noticed fewer clouds of smoke on Binghamton University’s campus. BU’s new tobacco-free policy, implemented Aug. 1, forbids the use of any tobacco product, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah and chewing tobacco on any property owned or operated by the University. The “Tobacco-Free Campus Management Procedure,” the policy issued by BU’s Office of the Vice President of Operations as well as the Environmental Health and Safety Office, places the responsibility to uphold the ban on the entire campus community, including students, visitors, employees and Binghamton’s New York State University Police. According to JoAnn Navarro, vice president for operations at BU, the procedure treats violations as disciplinary issues rather than criminal ones, referring employees and students who violate it to Human Resources and the Dean of Students Office, respectively. “When we are made aware [of violations], we are working on a case-bycase basis to help educate people about the policy and what it means,” Navarro said. “So far, we are extremely pleased with the cooperation across campus in abiding by the policy.” The switch has been met with mixed reactions from students. Jessica Alfaro, a senior double-majoring
in history and sociology, said although she is not a smoker, she thinks a campus-wide ban is not realistic. “I have noticed fewer people smoking [on campus], outside the library especially, since I’ve been back this semester,” Alfaro said. “But in the long run, I don’t think a ban is sustainable. A tobacco-free campus doesn’t encourage people to quit — it only makes them want to hide it.” In an effort to help ease the University into the new policy, the Healthy Practices Clinic was launched last spring. The clinic is staffed by nurse practitioners and undergraduate nursing students from the Decker School of Nursing and is associated with their Interdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Program. When a patient first arrives at the clinic, their health history is taken by the staff, followed by an evaluation of their general health. After a consultation, the staff recommends personalized nicotine replacement therapy, consisting of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved tobacco nicotine replacement products like gum, patches and lozenges, followed by cessation counseling, which treats tobacco use as an addiction and attempts to educate patients on its dangers. Colin Talvi, a junior majoring in psychology, said he made the switch from cigarettes to a nicotine vaporizer. Vaporizers are classified as an electronic nicotine delivery system, which is labeled by the FDA as a tobacco product and prohibited under the ban. Talvi said he is adhering to the new policy, but hasn’t
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Jillian Forstadt Assistant News Editor
Resident assistants (RAs) are a thing of the past in the Mountainview College living community. This year, RAs, who used to number two a floor in each of four buildings, have been replaced by one senior resident per floor. According to the Binghamton University Office of Residential Life, the senior resident role places more of a focus on community development than on issues such as discipline. Each building will now also be staffed by student managers from 8 p.m. to midnight a role formerly played by RAs. BU’s administration points toward the pilot program as one of its steps toward creating a holistic on-campus living experience. Students in BU’s youngest living community will have access to original programs meant to promote “high-impact learning experiences.” This philosophy comes directly from BU President Harvey Stenger’s Road Map to Premier initiative, a strategic plan meant to uplift the University’s reputation as a premier public university. The second goal listed in Stenger’s 2013 strategic plan states these experiences, which include undergraduate research, internships, service-learning and study abroad experiences, will “allow our students to become global citizens, successful professionals and lifelong learners.” According to Dean of Students April Thompson, this goal inspired Mountainview College’s pilot program. “These are the learning experiences
Jonathan Flores/Pipe Dream Photographer This year, Mounatainview College resident assistants, who used to number two a floor in each of four buildings, have been replaced by one senior resident per floor. According to the Office of Residential Life, the senior resident role places more of a focus on community development than on issues such as discipline.
that have an impact on whether or not you graduate, and being successful here, and how well you do and how engaged you are,” Thompson said. The pilot program, first developed in the winter of 2016, explores how residential experiences can contribute to students’ success. The University administration worked with Mountainview College staff, including the community’s collegiate professor Kevin Wright, to develop a curriculum that would encourage academic success within the “home” environment. Working toward its stated goal of better accommodating the community’s
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students, the administration restructured the Mountainview College staff at the program’s start in the spring 2017 semester. When dealing with discipline, staff members now take more of a case management approach. Two roles have been added to facilitate this: a case management graduate student and an academic support graduate student. Wesley Dyer, a first-year graduate student studying social work, is the case management graduate student for Mountainview College and deals
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Student charged with assault ASSAULT FROM PAGE 1 night before midnight. “A girl ran up to us outside of UDC screaming with blood pouring down her face,” Valentine said. “She told us those girls jumped her and took her phone.” Valentine said he called 911 and began to chase the group, who had started running through the Holiday Inn parking lot on Hawley and Washington Streets. “I accidentally hung up on the cops or vice versa,” he said. “I stopped to call them back, picked up the girl’s phone, ran around the courtyard looking for them, but they were gone.” BPD posted surveillance video of the suspects to its Facebook page, calling on anyone with information to come forward, and Twin River Commons sent out an email detailing numerous safety tips to its residents two days after the assault, but made no mention of the incident. “It’s important to understand that while our community is gated, has an on-call service, and has controlled access, we cannot guarantee safety at all times, you as a resident must be aware of your surroundings and personal safety as well,” the email astated. The University’s email sent Saturday night encouraged students to “always be aware of their surroundings and to remain in groups with a plan to return safely to campus.” It also included a link to safety tips issued two weeks ago by Dean of Students April Thompson. The University did not issue a statement or notify students of the first assault.
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Rebecca Kiss/Assistant Photo Editor BU’s new tobacco-free policy, implemented Aug. 1, forbids the use of any tobacco product, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah and chewing tobacco on any property owned or operated by the University. “When we are made aware [of violations], we are working on a case-by-case basis to help educate people about the policy and what it means,” said JoAnn Navarro, BU vice president for operations. “So far, we are extremely pleased with the cooperation across campus in abiding by the policy.”
Policy prohibits tobacco products BAN FROM PAGE 1 noticed the same from his fellow student and employees. “I respect and understand the concerns of students and faculty and why the ban was implemented,” Talvi said. “Since the start of this semester, I have witnessed many students and University employees outright ignore the ban. If certain areas were designated [for] smoking, smokers would have a place to go and nonsmokers could easily avoid the areas.” Geraldine Britton, assistant professor of nursing and the director of the Interdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Program, said in the short time the clinic has been open to the public, patients have consisted mainly of University employees and staff. However, the office is actively trying to inform the entire University community of the resources offered. “In the past month, we have attended several employees fairs, as well as the welcome event for international students at which we assessed blood pressures, pulse and oxygen levels and provided tobacco use information to about
100 employees,” Britton said. “We are in the process of developing a ‘road show,’ where we will be providing these services at central sites around campus for employees and contractors, such as Sodexo.” Britton said the program has already resulted in at least one participant curbing their tobacco addiction. “One success story stems from focus groups of smokers we conducted in the spring on campus to generate ideas for the clinic,” Britton said. “A week after a focus group was held, we heard that one of the participants was motivated to quit by the group discussion and by the impending tobacco-free policy and has been smoke-free ever since.” The Healthy Practices Clinic is located in Academic Building B Room 331 and operates by appointment on Mondays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Walk-in service is available from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on those days. All services are free of charge and funded by the Decker School of Nursing, Student Health Services and the Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative.
with issues of emotional conflict. Kyle Reeser, a thirdyear graduate student studying biomedical engineering, is the academic support graduate student, assisting students with individualized course-related issues. Both now have offices in the Mountainview College residential buildings. According to Kim Garrison, area director of Mountainview College, the initiative aims to provide educational support for academic and career readiness, promote a safe and respectful environment and encourage a successful transition to college and adulthood, in addition to supporting high-impact learning experiences. “It really is approaching the holistic student on all different levels,” Garrison said. According to Thompson, the program also prioritizes the
ways in which the University can best maximize families’ investment in on-campus living. “For the dollars that you’re putting in, we want students to get the most from their residence hall experience,” Thompson said. “We’re really reinvesting in them with infrastructure and support and direct attention to them on the things that matter to students.” To measure the program’s success, Thompson and her colleagues are evaluating factors that signal students’ performance and well-being, including GPA, incident reports, the number of calls to Harpur’s Ferry ambulance and students’ success in “gateway courses,” such as Biology 117: Introduction to Organismal and Population Biology. According to Thompson, this data will be evaluated on an individual student level and through the community as a whole.
In the new system, matters of conflict management are handled by the senior residents on more of a case-by-case basis instead of immediately referring students to the Office of Student Conduct. Marisa Madonna, a sophomore majoring in psychology, has lived in Mountainview College both before and after the restructuring, and said that the changes have forced students to become more accountable for their actions. “Obviously, if things get out of control, they’ll take care of it, but it kind of forces us to be more mature and responsible,” Madonna said. The two-year pilot program, which concludes in May of this academic year, is not planned to expand to other communities as of yet. Thompson, however, said that once the administration develops a full report of data, it will evaluate similar programs.
ITC unveils new facility Sasha Hupka Assistant News Editor
Students, faculty and staff working at the Innovative Technologies Complex (ITC) may notice a lack of construction as they arrive on campus today. On Aug. 31, the University celebrated the opening of its new $70 million Smart Energy Building in the ITC. The 114,000-square-foot building will provide space for chemists and physicists to conduct research and development-related initiatives. According to University President Harvey Stenger, the building will help correct a lack of research space for the these departments on BU’s main campus. “This opening is a turning point in the history of Binghamton University,” Stenger said. “The
Innovative Technologies Complex was constructed with the intent of adding research facilities, but this new Smart Energy Building integrates the basic sciences of chemistry and physics into the ITC.” The new building includes laboratories, classrooms and offices, and was built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold standards, which promote sustainable design. Stenger stated that the space will provide facilities for engineers, scientists and students to work together and create new energy technologies. “To move our great faculty into this facility will make the world a better place,” Stenger said. “Smart energy — that’s going to be our focus. The fact that these faculty are here and many are doing
research in the areas of smart energy is a great advantage that we have.” The research performed here is expected to help revitalize the local community. The planning and the construction of the Smart Energy Building had an economic impact of $90.7 million on the region, and supported 915 local jobs. Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said the building will have important impacts on the local economy, for students and faculty as well as residents across the county. “This is an exciting day for Binghamton University and Broome County,” Garnar said. “This Smart Energy Building will bring new jobs, technologies and research opportunities that will expand beyond the Southern Tier region.”
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“I check the bus schedule before I go and I always go with a friend.”
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“I like to bring pepper spray, and I always make sure my phone is charged all the way. I bring enough money to make sure I can get home alright.”
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“I always have a group of friends and know when I’m going.”
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President Trump to end immigration program President Donald Trump is giving Congress six months to replace the immigration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), according to the New York Times. The program protects young undocumented immigrants who were minors when they immigrated to the United States by providing a renewable two-year deferral period from deportation. Ending DACA would affect around 800,000 undocumented immigrants who are protected by the program. Details of the plan are not yet set, including whether people can still renew their status during the six-month period. President Trump to end immigration program Former President Obama’s letter to President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day, a tradition for outgoing presidents, was published by CNN on Sunday. The letter featured advice from Obama including congratulatory remarks and cautionary anecdotes about the United States presidency. Obama also urged President Trump to preserve democracy.
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For Natalie Elisha, confidence yields career success 'Have goals that are big enough': Elisha, '09, shares tips and tools for maximizing potential Hannah Reichelscheimer Contributing Writer By the end of sophomore year, most college students have only just declared a major and may be scrambling to find a summer internship. But Natalie Elisha, ‘09, spent the end of her second year at Binghamton University preparing to graduate two years early — to begin law school on a full scholarship in the fall. “There are two types of people in this world,” Elisha said. “There’s a type of person who wants the 100, gets a 98 and is upset, and there’s the type of person who wants a 70, gets a 75 and is thrilled. I’m the former. This is the way I’m wired: to always want more, to always want to push myself.” On Friday, Elisha was welcomed back to BU to speak at the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development in University Union West, in a room packed with 50 students. At the start of the event, attendees were forewarned of Elisha’s energetic personality and her proclivity to call out people in the audience as active participants in her talk. These traits are what made Elisha’s talk so compelling — and what has made her career so successful. After completing her undergraduate degree with a double-major in philosophy and philosophy, politics and law, Elisha attended St. John’s University School of Law on a full scholarship. She went on to work at a real estate development company, and then a trust and estates law firm, before opening up her own law firm at
Provided by Lisa Applebaum for the Fleishman Center Natalie Elisha, ‘09, who graduated from BU in two years and started her own law firm at age 24, leads an interactive talk with students at the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development on Friday. Elisha taught students her tools for success, encouraging self-confidence, networking and realizing one’s potential.
just 24 years old. Elisha’s law firm, Elisha Law PLLC, is based in New York City and specializes in trusts and estates, asset production and elder law. Recently, Elisha has been working to help shape the next generation of professionals with her book, “The Millennial’s Guide to the Universe: How to Live the New International Dream.” Her talk centered on her “rules of success.” In her talk, Elisha shared three
secrets for living a successful life. First, she maintained that you must know your purpose. Then, you need the right tools to achieve that purpose. Lastly, you must have the right risk-management portfolio in place, which means having a better understanding of how to protect your money and your life. Another bonus secret to success, made clear by 50 students eagerly writing down every tip Elisha gave — always carry a pen.
Elisha’s self-proclaimed “magnetic” personality is something she tried to bring out in each student at the event. Throughout her talk, she reinforced the importance of a good first impression and “selling yourself” to anyone and everyone you meet. She also discussed setting strong goals, and had students break into groups to work on identifying their goals and finding the confidence to believe that their goals are valid.
“Have goals that are big enough,” Elisha said. “If your goal is so easily attainable, it’s not a goal, it’s something on your to-do list. Goals should scare the shit out of you and make you so zestful for life that you must do this, life or death.” Christina O’Hara, a sophomore double-majoring in philosophy and psychology, said she found the talk inspiring. “I got out of it that fearlessly pursuing the things that you like
and going for it, not just in your big interviews, not just when you’re going for jobs, but every day — bringing that sort of passion and happiness and excitement — is crucial,” O’Hara said. Elisha’s motivated personality has shaped the course of her life since before she even arrived at BU. At just 15 years old, Elisha broke bones throughout the left side of her body when she was hit by a drag-racing car in Fresh Meadows, New York, near her high school. Because nobody was found culpable for injuring her, Elisha resolved to become an attorney, in the hopes of stopping what happened to her from ever happening again. Less than one decade later, Elisha was already well into her career. “When I was 24 years old, do you think I had so much confidence in the fact that I could run a law firm?” Elisha said. “No way. But, I showed people like I did, and eventually you get the recognition and you’re like, ‘Wow, I actually am this thing.’” Elisha, who was rated a Super Lawyer in New York City in 2017, said that many of the tools that yielded her success are not reinforced by traditional education. In the future, she said she would like to return to her alma mater to teach these ideals. “Why not start here at Binghamton [University] and have a course that is all about life skills and about crafting a business mission or a mission for your life,” Elisha said. “I think if we had a course that’s all about the ‘Why?’ we would literally be printing out entrepreneurs here that were able to make astronomical change and give back to the school.”
Alumnus publishes sophomore novel Fuzzy friends Nathan Englander, '91, focuses on secondary characters Georgia Westbrook Arts & Culture Editor “Dinner at the Center of the Earth,” written by Nathan Englander, ‘91, is a novel about the secondary characters in a story — the ones who appear to deliver coffee or to drive the getaway car — not the ones about whom great epics are written. And that’s what makes it compelling. The novel, released Sept. 5, is written in chapters alternating between characters, which makes for a disjointed read. But this structure isn’t so bad in a novel where the characters themselves are the highlight, as opposed to the plot. Broadly, the book explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, telling the story of Z, also known as Joshua, who starts a friendship with Farid while they are both living in Berlin. Z infiltrates governments under the guise of selling refurbished technological hardware, something Farid discovers after that information is used to blow up a Palestinian neighborhood where his brother lives. This sets off a string of events across Europe and the Middle East, replete with a romantic subplot, and ends with Z imprisoned and guarded by a character called only by his action — “The Guard.” This guard is the son of Ruthi, the handler, secretary and right-hand woman to “The General,” who is responsible for some of Israel’s most prosperous times, and also Z’s erasure from the wider world by placing him in an anonymous cell. While the structure of the novel makes the story hard to follow at times, Englander’s characterization is the thread which ties it all together. Englander takes the characters that might fall below the surface were the novel a news story and makes them central to the novel. Rather than wax poetic on “The Guard,” Englander uses him as the pivot point for the novel, but not its focus. Instead, we see
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Shawn Fleming/Pipe Dream Photographer “Dinner at the Center of the Earth,” Nathan Englander’s second novel, was released today. Englander graduated from BU in 1991 with two bachelor’s degrees in English and Judaic studies.
the characters in his network develop beyond sidekicks. Rather than simply mentioning them in passing, Englander develops the supporting characters into complex beings with stories of their own. This is Englander’s second novel. The first, “The Ministry of Special Cases,” was published in 2007. Like his latest work, the first novel explores the telescoping grief experienced by a family and its homeland. Englander has also written short story collections, including “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank,” which earned him a place
among the finalists for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Englander returned to Binghamton University last spring to serve as commencement speaker for the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences’ second ceremony, where he received an honorary doctor of letters degree. Though in a 2013 interview with Pipe Dream, Englander claimed that he has “never once sat down to write a Jewish story,” “Dinner at the Center of the Earth” seems to suggest he may not make that same comment today. In the aftermath of the Charlottesville riots and Heather
Heyer’s murder in August, he penned an op-ed for The New York Times, titled “What Jewish Children Learned from Charlottesville.” In that piece, he wrote of his own childhood as a religious Jew on Long Island, and how his own experiences of anti-Semitism have informed his identity. In the same way, they have informed the story in “Dinner at the Center of the Earth.” The novel is about Jewish people, to be sure, but more than that, it is about operating in a world of prejudice and conflict today.
Music lovers flocked to the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park on Monday for the second annual Rock and Roar Music Festival. The free festival, held in the zoo’s amphitheater, was a sevenhourlong concert presented by McDonald’s and sponsored in part by iHeartMedia. It was originally meant to be held Sunday, but was postponed due to the rain. The event was organized jointly by Binghamton-based band Voodoo Highway and the zoo. The band’s vocalist, guitarist and percussionist Dana Stewart, an associate professor of Italian at Binghamton University, said that the idea for the festival came as a result of the amphitheater being built. Voodoo Highway had played at some of the zoo’s events before, so the marketing director asked if they could help bring students and community members together for a festival. “I love hosting events or taking part in events that combine the energies and the creativity of the community and the University,” Stewart said. Student band POOL, two-time BU Battle of the Bands champions, opened the event. They have played alongside Voodoo Highway before, but it was their first time playing the Rock and Roar festival. Guitarist Joe Gallo, a junior majoring in industrial engineering, said that the venue had a “fun vibe,” and he enjoyed playing at the amphitheater and hearing a fuller sound because of the acoustics. Singer Allie Young, a senior majoring in English, echoed Gallo’s sentiments and said she was happy with the audience engagement. “It was a fun show for me and it
was really nice to see all the people in the audience enjoying it too,” Young said. POOL was followed by local artists Devinne Meyers, the Woodshed Prophets, Bess Greenberg, Voodoo Highway, Laurence Elder and Molina. Voodoo Highway played an additional set with some guest musicians — including Curtis Kendrick, dean of libraries at BU — as a part of their new Grateful Dead tribute outfit, Voodoo Highway and Company. The groups ranged in style from “power twang” to alternative rock, and played both covers and originals. “All the bands who are playing together have original music,” Stewart said. “There’s really a thriving original music scene here in the Binghamton area, so we wanted to highlight and celebrate that.” Local artists and vendors set up tables on the path from the amphitheater to the zoo. There were representatives from businesses like Borel Boutique, Robilotti Salon, Paparazzi Jewelry, the Pampered Chef and Traveling Vineyard, as well as community organizations like the Fine Arts Society of the Southern Tier. The zoo was also open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and visitors of all ages explored the menagerie, which includes a rare Amur leopard, red pandas and a variety of farm animals in the petting zoo. “It’s a really beautiful setting for a day of music and art,” Stewart said. Dawson Lau, a senior doublemajoring in geography and environmental studies, attended the festival and said that while he wishes there had been more vendors and a larger student turnout, he enjoyed the festival. “The primary focus was the music and the artists, which was awesome,” Lau said.
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South Side store sells shoes, offers free group runs Confluence Running owner gives tips and welcomes all with no-runner-left-behind policy Melanie Gulbas Staff Writer
The store provides shoe fittings and sells specialized running attire, hydration and nutrition solutions, as well as injury prevention and treatment products. This last facet of the business makes up most of the sales at the store; eighty percent of its work is done based on referrals from the medical community, including podiatrists and physical therapists. Beyond simply selling sneakers, Confluence Running organizes training and group runs, too. These running programs include a Couch to 5K Program, a halfmarathon program, a 3-Person Relay Program and a marathon program. Popular recurring runs organized by the store include beginner group runs, Binghamton area trail runs, First Friday pub runs and Sunday long runs. In addition to his responsibilities at the store, Gawors is also an adjunct lecturer of health and wellness at BU and the director of Broome County Parks, Recreation and Youth Services. He initially came to Confluence Running as the manager — before it was even built — and eventually became the owner. “It’s a weird sense of relaxation and chaos owning the shop,� Gawors said. Gawors said he takes pride in his shop and in the inclusive environment it has created. “We have a no-runner-leftbehind policy during our Saturday-
For some, running may seem like an exhausting feat, but for Matthew Gawors, ‘12, the exercise energizes him. As a result, he has made it his career to encourage people to get active, starting with his store, Confluence Running. Confluence Running, located at 46 S. Washington St. on the South Side of Binghamton, aims to be more than just a shoe store. Instead, its mission is to improve the physical, emotional and financial wellness of the community. Gawors has been competing in races all over the United States since 1996, but decided to put down roots in the Binghamton area as a student here, where he earned a bachelor’s degree from the Binghamton University School of Management, followed by a master of business administration in 2012. At BU, Gawors was involved with Harpur Chorale, as well as the Running Club. He brings his expertise, earned from a life spent in the sport, to Confluence Running. The store facilitates trail runs, road runs and tourism events to create an inclusive community. Their mission is to “educate athletes, promote health, and create a protected and inclusive community for athletes to thrive and improve in.�
morning beginner group runs,� he said. The no-runner-left-behind policy is strongly enforced during this run, as it is a slower-paced social run — perfect for those just starting out.
Tips Some tips from Gawors to help you start running: Be consistent with your runs — maintain a routine as you increase the distance of your runs and build up strength. Do two hard workouts in the week, and make the rest easier — adjust your effort as you get more comfortable running. If you feel like you’re dying on an easier day, slow down — running does not always need to be a race. Avoid injuries by intensifying your workout routines slowly — take care to stretch before and after each run and to seek medical advice if you have any concerns. Shawn Fleming
Rebecca Kiss/Assistant Photography Editor Holly Swimm, an undeclared freshman, goes for a run on campus. Confluence Running, a store on the South Side of Binghamton, provides free running groups for the greater Binghamton community.
Grab a slice Downtown Parlor City Pizza offers the New York classics Gabby Iacovano Staff Writer
Rebecca Kiss/Assistant Photography Editor Parlor City Pizza & Co., which opened this summer, serves up pizza, calzones, subs and the like. The restaurant is located near the State Street bars.
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A cozy new pizzeria at the corner of Washington and Hawley streets in Downtown Binghamton has potential to become a popular spot for late-night snacks. Parlor City Pizza & Co., founded by Binghamton community members Joshua Pauch and Mark Lyons, is less than a five-minute walk from the University Downtown Center and right across the street from student housing complex 20 Hawley Street. The homey, brickclad hole in the wall used to be a hair salon, but the two friends have spent the past eight months restructuring the interior to add a pizza counter and sit-down restaurant. “The place just kind of fell on our laps, and we just threw it together,� Pouch said. Currently, the restaurant consists of a counter with seating for only eight people. Within the next few weeks, the main dining area and outdoor patio should be completed. Just around the corner from the bars on State Street, the pizzeria could turn out to be a lively hangout for students after nights out. Potential customers who are anxious to share a pizza with a big group of friends before the
renovations in the main dining room are done can order delivery. The pizzeria’s delivery service, which will run until 1:30 a.m. every night, might also be a good option once the weather gets too cold to go out. “We’re hoping to do more takeout and delivery, especially in the wintertime when we can’t use the outdoor seating,� Pouch said. Diners can expect to find a variety of pizza toppings and flavors, including classics like Meat Lover’s, local standards like chicken spiedie and unique creations like the turkey club, which consists of fresh basil, turkey, bacon and tomato on white pizza. In addition to the pies, the eatery serves standard pizza-shop fare like stromboli, garlic knots, calzones and subs filled with meatballs, sausage or cured deli meats. For dessert, the restaurant offers its signature “Sweet Bites,� a cross between a zeppole and a cinnamon bun. New York City and Long Island natives who miss their local Italian spots might find some new favorites here. While it is by no means a “health food� hub, Parlor City Pizza has a few options for customers who might want something a little less doughy. The restaurant serves a few flavors of wings, including its signature “Parlor City Style,� and the wings are baked instead of deep-
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fried. The restaurant also make a house, chef’s and antipasto salads, and are working to incorporate more vegan options into its menu. Glutenfree pizzas are not on the menu, but they can be made upon request. Though it may seem that a casual pizzeria near the State Street bars would cater only to BU students late at night, patrons from the community have been enjoying their food — for lunch and dinner — since the restaurant’s opening in June. Pouch admits that there was no grand revelation that prompted them to enter the pizza business, and neither Pouch nor Lyons has any pizza-making experience. They grew up with a few knowledgeable pizza makers from the area who are now working at the restaurant, and they said that support has been invaluable to the launch of the business. “We just knew that there was a demand here for good New Yorkstyle pizza, and we have people who we know can make great pizza,� Pouch said. Parlor City Pizza & Co. is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. It is currently closed Sundays, but hopes to open on Sundays in the coming weeks.
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OPINIONS Tuesday, September 5, 2017
When dissent is not enough
Nationalism isn't patriotism
Response to Gunnar Jurgensen's 8/28 column
Recent events shouldn't compromise one's love for the US
Jacob Hanna Guest Columnist
I suppose the recent trend of center to center-right leaning voters speaking out against President Donald Trump and regretting their vote for him is fine for now. Many liberals, particularly on social media, are more enthusiastic. They hail these dissenters as part of “#TheResistance” without much of a thought, but this has led to political misconceptions at minimum when “#TheResistance” tends to be less savory than these liberals would have liked. In Gunnar Jurgensen’s piece published on Aug. 28, it seemed as though he thought the bluster and political incorrectness of candidate Trump would fade once the president took office. The opposite was true. Jurgensen expected Trump to denounce the neo-Nazis of Charlottesville, but failed to recall his failure to disavow David Duke and how the Ku Klux Klan-affiliated paper, The Crusader, endorsed the president. Jurgensen’s piece, although more transparent than most, has not been the only example of former Trump supporters coming forward with changed viewpoints. If Jurgensen and the many other dissenters are genuinely surprised by Trump’s behavior, then they have not been paying attention. Consider the example of Australian Broadcasting Corporation reporter Chris Uhlmann. In July, during the G20 summit of world leaders, he correctly accused Trump of having “no desire and no capacity
to lead the world” live on air. That clip was plucked from the airwaves and put onto Twitter, where most hailed it; some did so enthusiastically, and some, including those on the left who had seen it all before, did so tepidly. What they had not seen was the fact that earlier, in February, Uhlmann wrote an oped accusing Jewish academics fleeing Adolf Hitler’s Germany of spreading the “intellectual virus” of Marxism to the United States, repeating a classic and patently false anti-Semitic trope used by the Nazi regime itself. This reveals something about the center-right dissenters — that it is doubtful that they speak against the president due to fundamental policy differences, but instead because he isn’t a very nice man. He doesn’t smile as he endangers the lives of those who do not look like him. But never mind Uhlmann’s example; at least that one got the critical analysis it deserved. Here is one where critical analysis is much more needed: the New York Times published Julius Krein’s op-ed “I Voted For Trump. And I Sorely Regret It.” soon after the violent events that took place between neo-Nazis and protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. The president’s response — that both sides were to blame for the conflict — suddenly, violently woke Krein up. Then, he finally saw that he could not support the president anymore because the president was a racist, an antiSemite and an Islamophobe. Fine. But here is my question: What was the first clue for Jurgensen, Uhlmann and Krein? Obviously, it was not
when the president’s family was sued by the Department of Justice for lying to people of color by saying that apartments were not available to them when they were vacant — a case the family later settled. Nor was it the statement that the Central Park Five — a group of five black teenagers wrongly convicted of murder based on coerced confessions and flimsy evidence — should be cause to “BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY. BRING BACK OUR POLICE!” Nor was it when he said Mexicans were “bringing drugs [and] crime” to the United States, that “they’re rapists — and some, I assume, are good people.” Nor was it the proposed immigration ban, all of which happened many months before Charlottesville. This was it. This was the flashpoint. These delayed responses to condemning Trump are like ignoring the warnings that your stove is on and being surprised when your house goes up in smoke. Of course, it wasn’t their house. Trump’s policies will not affect them. Who will they affect? Students of color. Women. Muslim students. LGBTQ students. Students with a disability. Poor students. Simply saying sorry would never be good enough; actions always will speak louder than words. Either stand with the marginalized people you claim to be apologizing to by being there with them and supporting policies that protect them, or don’t bother apologizing at all. – Jacob Hanna is a sophomore majoring in economics.
Brian Deinstadt
Columnist
It’s a strange time for the American patriot: politics have become so polarized that they have left little middle ground between those who worship our flag and those who cannot stand it. For the average American in the middle of the political spectrum, patriotism seems to be a dying trend — a feeling only worth expressing quietly due to possible criticism. But this should never be the case; in 2017, there is plenty to be proud of, and no American should feel shy expressing love for the land from which they hail. The likely reason for the decline in patriotism is due to it being wrongly enmeshed with extremism. Patriotism alone is a benign emotion, but like any emotion, it falls on a spectrum where shifting in either direction can become problematic. Too far right exists nationalism, an ideology related to patriotism, but certainly not the same. There is plenty of literature devoted to distinguishing the two, but it can be summarized as the following: patriots are those who think their country is great, whereas nationalists think their country is greater. One doesn’t have to be a scholar in history to know that “My country is better than yours” is a dangerous sentiment. Merely possessing the thought is fairly innocuous, but acting on it is what has led to the suffering of millions
of people. The philosophy of the Third Reich remains due to its magnitude and timeless relevance; a young Adolf Hitler leaving Austria to join the German army was not the result of a haphazard relocation, but rather a disdain for an ethnically diverse Austria and a nationalist belief that the German people were superior. More recently in our minds rest the events of Charlottesville, which sadly reminded us that Hitler’s nationalist ideas did not die with him. It was abject nationalism that initiated such violence, as shown by the white supremacist murderer who drove his car into a crowd of people. Within nationalism lie degrees of aggression and acrimony that simply do not exist in patriotism. Patriots may value their culture and set of ideals above others, but they would never dream of enforcing them on other groups the way a nationalist would. The product of patriotism is often merely pride, whereas that of nationalism can be imperialism and war. The U.S. military has also been a group essential in the cause of patriotism and it’s another good example of the U.S. character encapsulated. As the only student from Binghamton University who attended officer training for the U.S. Marine Corps this summer, I can personally testify to the quality of men and women in our military. Therein, I met young Americans from every corner of the country, many dissimilar in color, religion and culture, but all united by creed — united by the notion
that preserving freedom and patriotism is something worth fighting for, regardless of what is happening in the news. Few people would argue that our nation’s history is perfect. But fully acknowledging the errors of our past and admiring our country for what it is today aren’t mutually exclusive. Pride for one’s nation does not have to be the pride for one’s government either. You can denounce the current administration while still espousing U.S. values such as freedom, justice and opportunity. Core values should transcend politics, as shown in Texas, for example. In the last couple weeks, Texas has seen devastation from Hurricane Harvey unlike any event in recent memory. But instead of wallowing in their haplessness, we have seen ordinary civilians do extraordinary things like use their personal boats to go out and rescue stragglers. Outside of Texas, we’ve also seen a tremendous amount of donations given to aid the cause. Such altruism is not the result of pretty politics, but the genuine desire to help other Americans in a time of struggle. There are millions of people who contribute to the United States’ exceptionalism every day, and it’s these people who make the United States not just a great place to live, but of course, a great place to be a patriot. – Brian Deinstadt is a senior double-majoring in political science and English.
Letting go of your goals Don't let your expectations of college inhibit new experiences Kristen DiPietra
Columnist
Hello, and for those of you who are new to Binghamton University, welcome. For the underclassmen still donning Cornell sweatshirts and clinging to the very slim possibility that you will transfer there next year, you should probably accept your fate and drown your sorrows at The Rat. I’ll pick you up around 8 p.m. For seniors embarking on your final year of undergrad, brace for a slew of sentimental
comrades reminding you that each college event will be your last and to prepare for your impending doom as an entrylevel punching bag. This past week has enjoyed its fair share of welcome-back parties, and with it hosts a series of droll conversations in which strangers feign interest in each other’s “goals.” I stumbled upon one of these unfortunate interactions between two young men, who both vowed to have sex with a girl before the end of the semester, which hopefully won’t impede upon their other plans of going to the gym at least three times a week and
getting a 4.0. To these young men, I sympathize, but it would be impressive to accomplish even one of these objectives. I was under the same impression that I somehow had to do it all during my first semester and every semester after that. If you’re looking for a piece of unsolicited advice from a woman-child who still can’t drive on highways, here it is: Throw away all your goals. You will be far too busy to refer to that sticky note laden with promises that usually become compromised when life happens. Somewhere along the way,
college students lost their ability to create their own benchmarks and actually complete them. We can’t entirely blame movies like “Animal House” for compelling us to want to drink all, screw all and do all. The mantra of “doing college right” forces us to cram a lifetime of milestones into four short years. Finding yourself seems to be an idea we peddle to an insecure generation of freshmen as something that is supposed to happen in college in addition to finding best friends and a lucrative passion to study. Let things come to you. This doesn’t mean slack off on your studies or wait to be invited to
things. Rather, do not let these goals hinder you from truly enjoying your time and tailoring your college experience to your interests. Gain the freshman 15 — you’ll lose it when you forget to eat during finals week. Have as much sex as you want or no sex at all. The great thing is that nobody cares about you or your business because you are irrelevant — you’re not on television and you’re not curing cancer. You’re just some kid who’s doing their best. The only person who might view your personal life with some shred of significance is your roommate because, well, “your boyfriend
always leaves the toilet seat up when he’s over.” So no matter what stage you’re at in this academic game riddled with hypersensitive, politically correct classmates, jaded professors who find regurgitating their words to be the highest form of flattery and enough ketamine to quell the Kentucky Derby, enjoy it. Anyone who says they know the key to success is a liar. You’ll just have to find it out for yourself along the way. – Kristen DiPietra is a senior double-majoring in English and human development.
Letter to the editor: Thoughts on campus parking One of the more common complaints you’ll hear around campus is how horrendous parking is. Despite megalots like lot M, there are still significant issues with parking, and congestion coming into campus can be frustrating at
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best and dangerous at worst. Many of the students driving to campus live within roughly a five mile radius of campus. Why don’t these students rather ride the bus, ride a bike, walk, or any combination of the three? Or carpool? If
there were even just two people per car, we would see half the cars on campus as we currently, and would see incredibly easier access to parking and less congestion. I surely can’t be the only one dumbfounded when I see people who live in Vestal
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Plaza, less than a mile away, drive to campus for the day. This kind of behavior creates unnecessary headaches and dangerous conditions for others on campus. While the University has claimed to attempt to alleviate
this issue, there has clearly been no real progress with this issue. Considering how unwilling students are to not drive, the University needs to take more extensive measures, such as limiting the number of parking passes sold or
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geographically limiting who can purchase parking passes. Left unaddressed, the issue with campus congestion will only get worse in the years to come. – Harold Jones is a junior majoring in geology.
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Left and Right Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer, Center Provided by BU Athletics From left, freshman midfielder Dora Hayes, senior goalkeeper Katie Hatziyianis and redshirt junior forward Kayla Saager. Saager was the focal point of the Binghamton women’s soccer team’s offense this weekend, tallying goals in both of the team’s games.
Women's soccer falls to Stags, rebounds to take Iona Saager spearheads offensive threat as Binghamton captures first shutout victory of season
Evan Cole Assistant Sports Editor
Despite not playing its best in the first half against Fairfield University, the Binghamton women’s soccer team escaped the first 45 minutes tied at zero. After entering the second period with a renewed focus, the Bearcats (4-11) outshot the Stags (2-3-0) 16-6 for the remainder of the match, but it wasn’t enough. On its first shot of the second overtime, Fairfield nullified all Binghamton momentum and edged out a 2-1 victory on Friday night. “We played well enough over the course of the whole duration to get the win,” said BU head coach
Neel Bhattacharjee. “It’s frustrating to come away with the loss.” The Bearcats started the game sluggishly, lagging on defense and failing to create opportunities offensively. BU recorded eight fouls and only one shot on goal in the opening half. Fortunate to end the half unscathed, Bhattacharjee’s squad was revitalized early in the second half, as redshirt junior forward Kayla Saager buried her third goal of the season from 35 yards out. The team had created enough scoring opportunities to secure the victory, but impressive saves by the Stags’ keeper and a failed shot attempt by freshman forward Genna Michitti kept the
game within reach. Fairfield was eventually able to force overtime by scoring a goal created by countering Binghamton’s attack in transition at 78:44. After the Stags netted the game winner and took victory, 2-1, the Bearcats had to immediately shift their attention to Iona, with their next game only two days away. “We were able to get over [the loss] pretty quickly,” Bhattacharjee said. “[You’ve] got to have a short memory when you have a quick turnaround. We had a good focus getting ready for Iona.” On Sunday morning, Binghamton translated its rejuvenated spirit into logging two goals within the 15-minute mark
against the Gaels (1-5-0) during the second match of the weekend. Long strikes from freshman midfielder Dora Hayes and Saager gave the Bearcats a comfortable 2-0 lead. After building a two-goal margin, the team’s concentration shifted to shutting down the Iona attack. Relying on their depth, the Bearcats sent in 17 different players to secure a 2-0 victory, marking BU’s first shutout of the season. “We had a good amount of depth, which we needed to [use] on the second game of a weekend,” Bhattacharjee said. “We showed our ability to play not just in a competitive style, but with some flare as well.”
As a key component of Binghamton’s offense, Saager has facilitated the attack for several of her teammates through her diverse skill set. Leading the team in goals and assists, she provided offense when the team need it the most. “Kayla can show us a different look,” Bhattacharjee said. “She knows where her teammates will be to follow up rebounds, to play her balls in. Obviously, teams are starting to focus in on her more and more, and as that happens, that opens things up for us, giving us a good chance to score.” Following BU’s victory over the Gaels, the Bearcats will continue their seven-game road trip. Not playing again in Vestal,
New York until October, the squad will work hard to minimize the impact of traveling and maintain an aggressive approach. “We’ll certainly miss being able to play at home during that time because that’s certainly been an advantage,” Bhattacharjee said. “We’ll be able to manage that and keep improving … and if we do that, we’ll be in a good mindset as we travel for these next few away games.” Binghamton’s stretch of away games continues this Thursday night, as the team travels to Easton, Pennsylvania to take on Lafayette. Kickoff from Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Bearcats swept at JMU BU earns first wins of season Men's soccer struggles against Dukes, Hokies
Volleyball rallies past Cleveland State and Rider
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The weather may be cooling down in Binghamton, but the men’s soccer team braved the early September heat down in Harrisonburg, Virginia this past weekend at the James Madison Tournament, where it went 0-2 overall against stiff competition. The Bearcats (2-2) began play at the invitational on Friday night in a match against James Madison University. The Dukes (2-1-1) took control of the game early by scoring just 13 minutes into the game, and followed up quickly by netting another shot a minute later, pushi ng the score to 2-0 after only 14 minutes of play. For the remainder of the half, Binghamton went on the defensive, with redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Alejandro Cubillo posting two saves against the Dukes. This style of play continued into the second period, where Cubillo made an additional four saves before the end of the game. Although Cubillo did not surrender any goals in the second half, the Bearcats were simply unable to score. Binghamton ultimately fell to James Madison, 2-0, while recording only one corner kick and seven shots for the entire game. “I felt a little disappointed after Friday’s match,” said BU head coach Paul Marco. “I don’t think we put enough into the match. If we had played like we did today [Sunday] on Friday, I don’t know how that match would’ve gone. I would’ve liked our chances a little better.” BU returned to the field on Sunday to face off against No. 15 Virginia Tech. The game remained fairly even until the Bearcats gained the advantage in the 34th minute of the match, courtesy of junior forward Nikos Psarras and assisted by freshman midfielder Noah Luescher. The goal marked Psarras’ second goal of the season and Luescher’s second assist.
Powered by the offensive prowess of junior outside hitter Gaby Alicea, the Binghamton volleyball team captured its first and second victories of the season against Rider University and Cleveland State. Despite dropping a closely contested match against Marist, BU left Poughkeepsie, New York, winning two of three games in the Marist Tournament. Following a three-game sweep at the UNLV Invitational last week, the Bearcats (2-4) were searching for their first win of the season against Rider (2-3) in the opening game of the tournament. After surrendering a fourpoint run to the Broncs, BU found itself down early in the opening set. Binghamton went on to eventually tie the game at 10 with its own four-point stretch. Although the Bearcats were able to create a fivepoint advantage with the score at 21-16, they were unable to close the game and lost the first sequence of the morning. Even though the team was unable to pull out the victory in what seemed to be a winnable first set, Binghamton appeared refocused during the rest of the match. BU unquestionably dominated the rest of the way, capturing three straight wins to ensure a 3-1 victory against Rider. “Gaby Alicea got off on a really good run on her serving and that sort of set the tone for us,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “We never looked back there.” In the second game of the doubleheader, Kiriyama’s squad was unable to gain a substantial edge against the Red Foxes (3-1). The Bearcats fell in the first two sequences, neither of which was lopsided by any means. BU was able to claw its way back and capture the next two sets, 25-18 and 25-19. In the final frame, service errors partially Rachel Tomei/Staff Photographer led to Binghamton ultimately Junior outside hitter Gaby Alicea helped lead the Bearcats to victories over both dropping the last game, and the Rider University and Cleveland State University, earning 67.5 points over the course of three games. Bearcats lost the series, 3-2.
Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer Junior back Kevin Flesch anchored the defensive line on the Binghamton men’s soccer team to hold No. 15 Virginia Tech to one goal in a match this past weekend. with 30 kills in the UNLV Invitational this past weekend.
The Bearcats maintained their 1-0 lead until about the 70-minute mark, when the Hokies (2-2) were able to score off of a penalty kick. Despite Binghamton’s efforts to reverse the tie, Virginia Tech was able to score again just 11 minutes later, putting the game at 2-1. “We did enough to secure at least a point today,” Marco said. “In one moment, I thought the ref did a really good job during the game, but he awarded them a penalty kick that myself and other coaches — their coaches — even their players’ body language, wasn’t appealing for a penalty. I think everybody was a little stunned that he gave it. So, [I was] disappointed because that’s how they tied the game.” BU fired two more shots in a last-ditch attempt to tie the match, but with neither successful, the Hokies went on to take a victory, 2-1. “I thought that our guys who played up front did a decent job today,” Marco said. “It was a lot of ground to cover for them in the heat, but Noah and Nikos, [freshman forward] Jack [Muller] and [junior forward] Chris
[Nkoghe], I thought those guys did a pretty good job. And then the guys in the back I thought did a pretty good job. [Redshirt senior] Charlie [Novoth] and [junior back] Kevin [Flesch] and [freshman midfielder Chris] Stamper and [redshirt freshman back] Kurt [Wesch] were all solid today.” Due in part to the tough competition, the Bearcats were left with a 0-2 overall record for the weekend invitational. However, with a day of rest and a couple days of preparation, Marco seemed optimistic about returning to play next weekend. “Overall, I’m a little better after today’s performance than I was after Friday’s performance,” Marco said. “We’re still a work in progress. We still have some time to get a little fitter. The fitness is still a problem for us. But we saw a lot of guys play today and a couple of guys played quite well.” Binghamton is scheduled to take on George Mason University this Friday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. from the George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Virginia.
“It was good to compete well against all three teams this weekend, even the one we lost,” Kiriyama said. “It was a tough loss, but it was a very competitive match.” During the third match of the tournament, the Bearcats faltered in the first set for the third time over the weekend. Although the Vikings (2-3) defeated BU in the opening frame, the Bearcats went on to win the next two sets. After Binghamton squandered the fourth game, 25-15, the team overpowered Cleveland State in a competitive fifth set to earn its second win of the season and the tournament. “It was important to play well this weekend, at least to build off our first weekend,” Kiriyama said. “We saw a lot of good things out there. The players played hard and played a little bit smarter this weekend.” Alicea’s performance was a major component in the Bearcats’ two victories, especially her ability to capitalize on passes from senior setter Sarah Ngo. During the Marist Tournament, Alicea posted a total of 67.5 points, connected on
56 kills and corralled 41 digs. “She’s become a very dominant hitter for us, and she’s got the confidence now that she can go up against any block and convert for kills,” Kiriyama said. “She’s running a really high confidence level right now and swinging aggressive, taking advantage of all the sets that she hits.” With the Marist Tournament in its rearview mirror, BU will head home to continue its nonconference schedule. For several members of the team, such as freshman setter Jaclyn Smith and freshman middle hitter Elis Gadelha, the matchup will mark their first home game. “It’s always fun to be at home, but they know every match is going to be tough,” Kiriyama said. “We can’t relax at any time the ball is in play. We try and stress just play each point as hard as you can and then relax after the whistle blows.” Binghamton is scheduled to take on Siena College in its first home game of the season on Tuesday. First serve is slotted for 7 p.m. from the West Gym in Vestal, New York.