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Holiday break impacts turnout
Hit-andrun driver receives sentence
More locals, fewer students attend Binghamton's fall Restaurant Week
Siddiqui receives two-month jail sentence after leaving accident
Sasha Hupka Assistant News Editor
Orla McCaffrey News Editor
Aizaz Siddiqui, the 26-yearold Binghamton man arrested last December for the hit-and-run death of Binghamton University junior Stefani Lineva was sentenced Thursday afternoon to two months in Broome County Jail and three years of probation. Siddiqui’s sentence, handed down by Binghamton City Court Judge William Pelella, will be served through the Weekender Work program, which requires inmates to report to the jail only on Saturdays and Sundays and perform manual labor or communityservice activities. Siddiqui was behind the wheel of a 2013 BMW when he struck Lineva early on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. Lineva was found against the concrete median on the eastbound side of Vestal Parkway near the Pennsylvania
Restaurant Week
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Binghamton University’s Rosh Hashana break overlapped with the city’s twiceannual Restaurant Week, meaning fewer students were in town to dine at the 25 participating restaurants. Binghamton Restaurant Week, organized by eatBING, occurs every fall and spring in Downtown Binghamton. The 10day event offers students, locals and visitors discounted meals at restaurants from predetermined menus. Usually, Restaurant Week is packed with BU students looking to score deals on fine dining, but this fall, the four-day Rosh Hashana break fell near the beginning of the event. The break began on Sept. 21. and classes resumed on Sept. 25, giving students only six days to attend Restaurant Week — two days before the break, and four days after. For restaurant owners like David Whalen of Binghamton Hots, this meant that fewer students might turn out for Restaurant Week. Whalen wrote in an email that his restaurant had experienced
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Activists protest jail conditions JC Wegmans begins Orla McCaffrey News Editor
“Why so little justice?” “Why so many deaths?” “Why so many poor locked up?” “Why so much medical abuse?” These were the messages on signs held by protesters on the corner of Front Street and Lt. Vanwinkle Drive in the Town of Dickinson on Wednesday evening, when roughly 40 community members and students rallied against what they said are inhumane conditions inside the Broome County Jail. “We found a really horrific spate of deaths that have occurred in the jail — four deaths in the last six years; that’s about six times the normal rate for a jail
this size,” said Andy Pragacz, a member of Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier and a sixth-year graduate student studying sociology. Binghamton resident Tinamarie Gunther, 43, said her husband was neglected, abused and beaten inside the jail. “I was told that my husband’s medical conditions were made up,” Gunther said. Less than a half-mile up the hill, outside the jail, a very different scene unfolded. In the parking lot, kids climbed in and out of military-style black humvees, watched K-9 dogs follow orders and tried on officers’ equipment before taking a tour of the jail with their parents. The jail’s open house, according to
protesters, was a response to recent negative publicity the Broome County Sheriff’s Department has received. According to Broome County Sheriff David Harder, the jail has held an open house for 19 years — every year since he’s been in charge. The protest came two months after the jail was sued by Legal Services of Central New York, a public-defenders group whose suit alleges juvenile inmates are routinely kept in solitary confinement for interminable periods after committing minor offenses. According to The New York Times’ coverage of the suit, underage inmates
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Jonthan Flores/Pipe Dream Photographer Students and community members protest near the Broome County Jail along the side of North College Drive. Activists from Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier are calling for better jail conditions after the death of six inmates.
home-delivery service Amy Donovan Assistant News Editor
Lugging Wegmans grocery bags on and off the bus is no longer the only way for students without cars to go grocery shopping. The Wegmans in Johnson City partnered with a delivery service this month, called Instacart, that allows customers to order their groceries online or on the Instacart app and have them delivered to their home. In August, Wegmans expanded its partnership with Instacart to locations in Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester, New York before adding the Johnson City location. Instacart employs personal shoppers who pick out the food customers order and then deliver within an hour, two hours or any scheduled time within the week the order was placed. The service will deliver to the following zip codes: 13760, 13790, 13850, 13901, 13903, 13904 and 13905. Julie Eckstein, a junior majoring in English who lives off campus, said she’s excited about Instacart deliveries. She thinks college students, specifically, will enjoy the new service. “I think it’s a really good idea,” Eckstein said. “I think it’s definitely targeting college students versus locals because I feel like college students won’t mind throwing down the extra $5 when they’re so busy.” While the service will not deliver directly to a dorm on campus, the Instacart website said the service will deliver to the Binghamton University
entrance by Denny’s, which is within the 13850 zip code. Daniel Kim, a sophomore majoring in cinema, lives on campus and said he thinks this delivery service is a positive thing, but the fact that it doesn’t deliver to individual dorms makes it less enticing. “That makes it a little less convenient, because I was assuming they would come straight to your door and you really have to do no effort with that,” Kim said. “College students hate giving effort for anything really, so it makes it a little harder.” The delivery fee is $5.99, but the fee is waived for a customer’s first delivery. Customers also have the option of signing up for a yearly membership for $149 or a monthly membership for $14.99, which would not include a delivery fee. Certain items from Wegmans cannot be delivered, including alcohol, prescription drugs, food from the hot and cold bars and over-the-counter drugs that require an ID. Most of the foods found on the Instacart website for Wegmans are more expensive than the foods found in store. For example, on Instacart, one gallon of Wegmans brand 2 percent milk is $1.99, while the in-store price is $1.69. Wegmans is not the only grocery store in the greater Binghamton area using Instacart. The PriceRite in Vestal, as well as various CVS stores and the Petco in Johnson City, have recently started using the delivery service. Customers can place a delivery any day of the week between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m.
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Sentence includes community service SENTENCE FROM PAGE 1 Thomas Saitta, said his client Avenue exit. After a five-day investigation that included $30,000 in reward money, the Binghamton Police Department arrested Siddiqui, who posted bail the following week. “I’m sorry; I didn’t do what I should’ve that night,� Siddiqui said in court Thursday. “I’ve been trying my best to right the wrongs. I didn’t mean for any of this to happen.�
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Lineva’s mother and a family friend sat near the back of the courtroom, crying as details of the accident were mentioned. In May, Siddiqui pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of an accident without reporting, which carries a maximum penalty of one year. Siddiqui’s defense attorney,
shouldn’t serve any jail time because Lineva was lying in the road when struck, a previously undisclosed detail. “She was actually lying prone in the driving lane of [Route] 434 when she was hit; she had a blood alcohol level that was nearly three times the legal limit ‌ that’s significant given the circumstances: It’s 2 a.m. in the morning and you have a body lying motionless in the driving lane of the road, and Mr. Siddiqui didn’t see her until he was right on top of her,â€? Saitta said. Palella urged Siddiqui to take the sentence as an opportunity to take responsibility and be held accountable. “You can make your life a positive one by giving back to others because the victim can no longer do that,â€? he said. Lineva transferred from Adelphi University last fall and was a member of the BU women’s tennis team. “The loss of someone so young and talented is almost impossible to imagine and impacts our entire community,â€? BU President Harvey Stenger wrote in a statement shortly after Lineva’s death. “We will miss Stefani’s spirit, passion and engagement with everyone she touched on our campus.â€? Siddiqui was initially charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of a property damage accident resulting in death, for which he could have faced up to seven years in state prison if convicted.
Jonathan Flores/Pipe Dream Photographer Members of Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier, a local group that advocates for the end of mass incarceration, protest the living conditions in the Broome County Jail.
JUST questions county jail deaths JAIL FROM PAGE 1 are kept with “no meaningful human interaction, no education or programming, no music or television, and limited reading materials.� Harder said his corrections officers don’t use the term solitary, instead referring to the disciplinary unit as Delta Pod, and that inmates are usually placed there for fighting. “We don’t refer to it as that because it’s not a dark cell with a little peephole,� he said. “In fact, the cell is bigger than the one they’re in. So now, a group of lawyers and Legal Aid have decided to sue me for treating these people horribly. [The inmates] don’t behave, so we’re locking them up; if they behave, we take them back out.�
A main concern of the protesters was the lack of adequate medical treatment to which they say inmates have access. Katie Smith, 24, of Binghamton was released from the facility in July and said she was denied a trip to the hospital after a fall in the shower left her with spinal cord damage. “They came in and took my pulse and my blood pressure and told me I was fine, when they should have taken me to the hospital just to make sure nothing else had happened,� Smith said. “Now, when I turn my head, I literally can’t see; it’s all blurry.� Karla Marte, a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience, attended the protest with the College Progressives. She
said wants students to realize the problems of mass incarceration exist on the local level. “People tend to see it as something very distant and far removed, but it’s here in Broome County — it’s happening,� Marte said. “Black people, disabled people and poor people being disproportionately incarcerated.� Numerous protesters also noted what they called an inhumane bathroom situation for female inmates, in which they are visible to male corrections officers. “Those toilets are within 10 feet of where the girls eat their dinner, so that’s disgusting and humiliating, and the [corrections officers] can literally walk by them and see them using the toilet,� said Alexis Pleus, 34, of Windsor. “It’s
horrific; it’s really not humane at all and really improper.� Harder didn’t dispute this depiction of the bathroom facilities, saying it was necessary for the direct supervision structure of the jail. “The bathrooms are semiprivate because we have to be able to make sure that nothing’s going on in there,� he said. “I mean, we don’t go down in there and stare at them when they’re going to the bathroom, we generally have an idea.� The Broome County Jail can house up to 600 inmates; 517 beds were occupied the morning of the open house and protest. Karen Benitez, Michael Levinstein and Rachel Lackow contributed reporting to this story.
Rosh Hashana coincides with Binghamton Restaurant Week BREAK FROM PAGE 1 that his restaurant had experienced a drop in student business, but numbers were still good overall. “Business has been quite good so far this fall, though I haven’t yet had a chance to compare with last year,â€? Whalen wrote. “I would say this fall has been better than last spring. While we do typically see a fair amount of student business for restaurant week, this year I have noticed a decline which can most likely be attributed to the break.â€? According to Marie McKenna, owner of the Lost Dog CafĂŠ and a member of eatBING Restaurant Week committee, it is too soon to tell if the break has taken a toll on business. “It’s hard to tell if we are busier than last year; I usually wait to assess the number of guests served until the event has come to completion,â€? McKenna wrote in an email. “Various factors affect whether people come out in the beginning of the event or towards the end.â€? McKenna also said the
Ariel Kachuro/Contributing Photographer Students wait for a bus home on Rosh Hashana. This holiday’s break overlapped with Binghamton Restaurant Week, causing a decrease in student attendance. Nevertheless, an influx of residents and visitors kept restaurants filled and students are expected to flock Downtown this week for the last four days of the event.
University’s frequently changing calendar made it challenging for the eatBING committee to plan Restaurant Week around breaks. Although the event was held in October last fall, McKenna said it was necessary for Restaurant Week to take place in September this
year, limiting scheduling options. “Our committee organizes this event a year in advance and for various reasons we need it to be held in September,� McKenna wrote. “We make efforts to avoid the Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur when scheduling
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restaurant week, but depending on where they fall, it’s not always possible. We also like to avoid scheduling on Homecoming and Family Weekends as those dates are really intense for us all.� Eugenie Zynda, owner of The Shop, said roughly half of her staff
is made up of BU students, whom she had asked to stay in town over the break for Restaurant Week. “Restaurant Week takes all hands on deck,� Zynda wrote in an email. “We have a tight team and everyone understands that. The increase in business makes it well worth their time and they are able to boost their incomes!� Although Zynda said that she had seen a decrease in business during the break, she said she was hoping to see more students coming in for Restaurant Week following the break. “Because of increased use of local promotional outlets, this [Restaurant Week] brought out area residents all week long,� Zynda wrote. “We did have a lighter than expected Saturday brunch, a time that we typically see a lot of student traffic. We do expect to see many students come in for the second half of [Restaurant Week], once they return from break, through Thursday, Sept. 28th. This means, that instead of seeing a sharp drop in traffic during the second week, as we sometimes do, we are expecting steady student
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traffic next week.� Sen Mabry, a junior majoring in political science, was skeptical about business being as good this fall as in previous Restaurant Weeks. Mabry, who has attended Restaurant Week before, went to Sake-Tumi with friends over break. “We and another group that was with us were the only students, but it was mostly Binghamton residents,� Mabry said. “Everybody was away for Rosh Hashana, and I think a lot of people don’t know about it.� Although this fall may draw fewer students to Restaurant Week than usual, the week is still set to be popular among residents and visitors. “Many students from BU & SUNY Broome come out for Restaurant Week along with locals, business people by day and groups of friends by evening,� McKenna wrote. “More recently we’ve seen people traveling from other areas, including Scranton, Syracuse, Ithaca, Owego, Whitney Point and Windsor.� Mariel Grosshtern contributed reporting to this story.
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Pipe Line Shields, 47, and Shawn Rhodes, 19, face felony charges for thirddegree criminal sale of a controlled Boil water advisory issued in substance, first-degree criminal parts of Broome County nuisance and misdemeanor Residents of Endicott, Endwell and counts of seventh-degree criminal of a controlled West Corners were advised to boil possession their water on Sunday, according substance. Both men were sent to to WBNG.com. The warning came the Chenango County Jail, with bail after a main water line broke on set at $30,000 in cash. South Street in Endicott, causing STATE NEWS the area’s water system to lose pressure and increase the chance of harmful bacteria in water. The NYS expands and promotes hemp pilot program Village of Endicott released a statement on Facebook advising Andrew Cuomo residents to boil all water before Governor Thursday that use until further notice. Repairs on announced applications will now be accepted the line have begun. for the state’s Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Vestal Central Schools Program, according to the Press investigate group chat and Sun-Bulletin. The program is a The Vestal Central School District part of the state’s efforts to expand announced Friday it is currently the industrial hemp industry. The investigating a student group chat pilot program is open to business, containing offensive language, researchers and farmers who want according to WBNG.com. The to research, grow and manufacture statement said the group chat hemp. The cap on the number of may have included racist and participants was lifted earlier this sexist language. Four players on year, and in July the state created the Vestal High School football a $5 million industrial hemp team were suspended from a game processing grant program. There on Saturday, believed to be in are currently 20 licensed partners in the program, and the application connection with the group chat. period will be open until Nov. 22. Chenango County pair accused of “By expanding industrial hemp research, we are opening the doors meth and cocaine sales to innovative ideas that could Two residents of Greene were provide a major boost to our farms arrested Thursday in connection and communities, creating new with the sale of methamphetamine jobs, and laying the foundation for and cocaine, according to the Press future economic growth,” Cuomo and Sun-Bulletin. The men, Chad said in a statement. LOCAL NEWS
This Day in History Sept. 25, 1981
The first female Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O’Connor, was sworn in.
“As a team, we have decided we will not participate in the national anthem. We will not stand for the injustice that has plagued people of color in this country.” — The players of the Seattle Seahawks in a statement issued on Sunday, in response to President Donald Trump’s comments on the NFL.
Police Watch The following accounts were provided by Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Student throws garbage out window FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m. — A resident director (RD) in Newing College contacted police after an unknown person threw garbage in front of the outdoor entrance to their residence. The RD believed the garbage was placed in front of the residence on Sept. 14 between 12:30 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. During the investigation, officers discovered the garbage appeared to have been thrown from an upstairs window. Officers were able to identify three possible windows that could have been the source of the garbage, one of which had a broken screen. Officers interviewed a resident of the room, an 18-year-old male, who was in the room when the garbage was thrown. The resident denied throwing the garbage. The second resident was not in the room at the time of the incident. Because the other windows had attached, undamaged screens, the officer believed that the first resident of the room was lying. Upon interviewing the resident a second time, officers observed the broken screen was on his side of the room. The resident told the officer the screen was not broken, but when the screen was touched, it fell out of the window. The resident was referred to Student Conduct, and will receive a bill of $50 to pay for the screen. Job opportunity too good to be true FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 3 p.m. — A 17-year-old male student contacted police after he received a check in the mail. The student stated that he had been corresponding with an unknown male suspect about a job opportunity with Exxon Mobil Corp. He said he had filled out an application through the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development requesting to be contacted for job opportunities. After filling out the application, the student stated that he was contacted by the male via email to participate in the
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2017 ExxonMobil Community Job Program. Officers have determined that this program does not exist. The student replied to the email and began communicating through phone and text with the male. The student provided the male with his contact information, and told him where he lived on campus. He also gave the male other personal details, believing that the questions were for a job. The male told the student that he had gotten the job and that he would send the student a check for $1,850, which would include his pay and money to set up an office, from which the student would be expected to work. The male instructed the student to deposit the check in his checking account. The student was told to inform the male when the check had been deposited, and was asked to deposit the check using a mobile device or ATM. After receiving these instructions, the student felt that this might be a scam, and went to UPD. The student did not lose any money, and destroyed the check. UPD said students and faculty should be vigilant about phone and email scams, especially when they involve jobs or opportunities to earn money. Student urinates on tree SUNDAY, Sept. 17, 2:19 a.m. — An officer on patrol was driving past the University Union bus stop when he observed a male standing by a tree. The male appeared to be urinating. When the officer pulled up next to the male, he zipped his pants and began to walk away. The officer asked him to stop, and told him that he wanted to speak with him. When the officer asked the male for a form of identification, the male produced a forged Rhode Island driver’s license. The officer warned the male that he could be arrested for giving a false name and date of birth, and asked him for his real information. The male then produced a real ID. The officer told the male that there were several people around him within eyesight who would have been able to observe his offensive behavior. The male admitted to urinating on the tree and was arrested for disorderly conduct. He was given a warning about possessing a fake ID, and will be referred to Student Conduct. The fake driver’s license was confiscated.
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OPINIONS Monday, September 25, 2017
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THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS
The mayoral race in the City of Binghamton is well underway, and Binghamton University students must take full advantage of this opportunity to learn more about local politics and their effect on the community. The race between Democratic candidate Tarik Abdelazim and the incumbent, Republican Rich David, will be the center of a series of events to be held in the coming weeks. It’s important to understand that Binghamton is not just the name of our university, but a real city with real people, politics and problems. If you live within city limits, as many upperclassmen do, participating in this election is a way to ensure that you are using your voice to impact the future of the city and the institution that bears its name. Pipe Dream reiterates this sentiment frequently; however,
it’s important to consider the tangible impacts the mayor’s office has on our everyday lives. The mayor of Binghamton not only serves the residents of the city of Binghamton, but also the University — so the office ultimately affects you whether you live on-campus or off. The mayor has a say in the routes of Off Campus College Transport’s blue buses in Downtown Binghamton — the switch from the DCL route to the DCR was a highly debated topic after complaints from local residents last fall, necessitating constant communication between the University and the city.
The mayor of Binghamton is also responsible for deploying police on State Street on Friday and Saturday nights, and the mayor’s office was also on board to install blue lights on the West Side, citing the safety of students as motivation for the proposal. If you have ever supported or been unhappy with any of these propositions, or have taken part in protests and marches against these city policies, you have seen the effects of local government on the University. The best way to kickstart your involvement as a constituent is to attend a
debate. You’ll be able to hear both candidates speak about their ideas for the city and its involvement with the University. You’ll also be able to hear them answer questions from residents and voters, and you can use these answers in order to make your own informed decision on who to cast your ballot for. There will be three main events in which the candidates will speak about their platforms and ideas. The city of Binghamton mayoral debate will be held on Sept. 26 at the New York State Office Building on Hawley Street. Due to limited seating, priority will be given to Binghamton Chamber
of Commerce members, but if you can’t secure a spot, don’t be discouraged. There are two more events that are open to the public. The Center for Civic Engagement and Vote Everywhere will host “An Evening with the Binghamton Mayoral Candidates” on Oct. 4 at the University Downtown Center, where the questions for the candidates come from students. There is an online form for question submission, so you can even participate in the action from your phone by asking about your own concerns. Finally, the SUNY Broome College Democrats will hold
a town hall for Abdelazim on Oct. 3. This will also be an opportunity to hear about his vision for the city and ask questions about it relates to the University and higher education in the area. No matter which event you choose to attend, make sure that you have a place in the room where it all happens. To raise up the Binghamton community, you must raise your voice. These policies matter, and they affect Binghamton students both on and off campus. You have the opportunity, the power and the obligation to impact the future of a community in which you will spend four years of your life.
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Understanding Brexit's impacts
Supporting sexual assault survivors
The United States is affected economically
Students must stand against decisions to favor accused predators
Brad Calendrillo Columnist
It is certainly a tense time for politics in the United States, from the election of President Donald Trump to his recent controversial remarks following the neo-Nazi riots that were driven by hatred in Charlottesville, Virginia. Since our country has its own serious issues going on, it is easy to ignore or forget about what else is happening throughout the globe and how it impacts our country. I studied abroad in London last semester, and from an economic standpoint, it was a convenient time for me to do so. After the Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016, where 51.9 percent of British voters were in favor of Brexit and won by a small margin, the pound significantly weakened against the dollar. As a result, it became less expensive for Americans to travel to the United Kingdom, and the pound may drop even more once Britain officially leaves the European Union in approximately March 2019. This slight ease on my bank account worked out well for me, although I did not fully understand the severity of the situation before departing for London. It was not until taking a course abroad about British history and politics that it all clicked. It was time to think about the more significant impacts on both Britain and the United States rather than only thinking about how it affects myself and other tourists.
Soon after the announcement of Brexit, it was the uncertainty of investors that made British stocks plummet along with the pound. However, according to CNN, Wall Street went down by 500 points at the same time as a direct result, so it economically impacted the United States as well. In addition, a large amount of U.S. companies invest in the United Kingdom. The United States directly invested roughly $588 billion in the United Kingdom in 2014. Therefore, if Britain experiences increased unemployment due to Brexit, it will negatively impact our economy as well. In terms of trade relations, when Britain leaves the EU, the United States will no longer prioritize trading with Britain. According to former President Barack Obama, they would be put to the “back of the queue” for trading because the United States puts the EU first. However, without Britain in the EU, the United States will have less leverage in EU relations. The United States and United Kingdom have a “special relationship,” but with all of the newly inflicted circumstances of Brexit, it can certainly be hindered. Trump can also use Brexit as ammunition for other ideas that he may have in mind. He tweeted about Brexit: “They took their country back, just like we will take America back.” This might have inspired his “Make America Great Again” campaign, which is undesirable to his opponents. In fact, in possible extreme cases, Brexit can result in deportation of immigrants who came to Britain legally to become EU citizens.
Brexit is a relevant example of why everyone should vote, including young people. Brexit should be used as a reference for all developed countries about how imperative it is to vote. According to BBC News, only 71.8 percent of British citizens voted in the referendum. If the voting turnout was 100 percent, I firmly believe that the results would have been different, as the results were incredibly close. Similarly, the United States can relate because the results of our most recent presidential election certainly could have been different if we had all voted. According to The Telegraph, only 58 percent of registered voters in the United States voted in the 2016 election. As U.S. citizens, we should pay attention to events such as Brexit to be informed about what is going on throughout the globe, how we are impacted, how other countries are impacted and how we can learn from these situations. We certainly have a lot going on in our current political climate, but it does not hurt to recognize the struggles of others. We should also take time to look at the bigger picture and reflect upon how these situations impact the United States and other nations in the long term. The first step is for us to remove our selfish notions from the situation and to take the focus off of how it can benefit us, but rather understand the entire situation as a whole. This is the best way for everyone to stay informed and educated. – Brad Calendrillo is a junior majoring in English.
Kara Bilello Columnist
On Sept. 19, Lindsay Wrobel, a senior at the University of Rochester, ended the sixth and final day of her hunger strike. However, this end was not in defeat; it was in victory. Her goal in this fast was to problematize the continued employment of professor Florian Jaeger, who has been accused of sexual harassment and has since been placed on a leave of absence following reports by 11 students and faculty members who “accused him of stalking, pressuring students to share drugs and have sex and creating a hostile environment.” This case holds special significance — it took place on a college campus. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, rape or sexual assault is experienced by 11.2 percent of all undergraduate and graduate students. This also occurs in tandem with Betsy DeVos’ statement to repeal and revamp Title IX to be more favorable to the perpetrator. As university students, faculty and staff, we should all stand by Wrobel without question and admire her determination. Title IX was established for this purpose as a federal law in the Education Amendments Act of 1972, to protect students from sexual harassment, violence or discrimination on the basis of sex. Yet this seems to not be as commonly accepted as it should,
despite the presence of the dean of students, the ombudsman and resources such as resident assistants and the University Counseling Center — all of which can be used as resources for students to turn to should the need arise. Why does the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network report that women ages 18 to 24 are three times more likely to be victim of sexual assault or rape and men are 78 percent more likely to be victims, just because they are college students? Of course, a dialogue has been raised about the effect that this six-day hunger strike has had on Wrobel’s health; in fact, Jaegar sent Wrobel an email on Sept. 19 in which he seems to express concern for her health. However, his sentiment is null — if he was truly concerned about the health of a student at his university, he would never have harassed students at all. It goes without saying that this is not education. His email comes across as insincere, as something that he is only using to protect his ethos in light of public attention being shed on the case. It is highly probable that Jaegar used his position and his power as a tenured professor to commandeer such an abusive presence in the University of Rochester community. There is a particular significance to this finding by the University of Rochester as we stand today. On Sept. 7, DeVos defended the rights of the accused or the defendant in sexual assault cases under Title IX, essentially undoing the work done by former President Barack Obama to protect victims of sexual assault from further trauma.
DeVos advocates for the stance of innocent until proven guilty. However, only 2 to 10 percent of reports of sexual assault or rape are false; that means that at least 90 percent are genuine. The need for innocent until proven guilty is negligible here: only 20 percent — one in five — female students ages 18 to 24 report. If we rely on an “innocent until proven guilty” approach, then we risk missing those who are, in fact, guilty, while compounding more shame and doubt on the victim. DeVos risks allowing perpetrators to slide by without any sort of repercussion or lesson to be learned from their actions. At Binghamton University, we are 165 miles from the University of Rochester, but we have the power to shed national light on this. We can contact the University of Rochester to express our shock and disgust. We can speak with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to urge them to place high priority on this case. We can speak to our local officials to remind them of the importance of Title IX and thank our own Dean of Students Office, ombudsman and Title IX coordinator, Andrew Baker. There are 11 voices that were courageous enough and strong enough to speak up on Rochester’s campus to advocate for themselves. The least that we can do is educate ourselves. If we are smart enough to have made it into the BU community, then we are smart enough to advocate for those whose voices are held down. – Kara Bilello is a junior doublemajoring in English and Spanish.
Arts & Culture Presents: Feeling hungry? You know what time it is: Binghamton’s fall 2017 Restaurant Week. During this twice-yearly event, restaurants in the city offer three-course fixed-price meals, with options for lunch and dinner. Our staff has sampled burgers, pastas and tacos galore to find out what you should — and shouldn’t — bite into, so take advantage of all the deals available this week and use them as an excuse to venture Downtown before the bars open. Pipe Dream’s guide to Restaurant Week is fit with options for all tastes and budgets, and we hope you’ll share your own reviews with us and your fellow readers. Head to bupipedream.com for Pipe Dream’s full coverage of Restaurant Week, which runs until Thursday, Sept. 28.
South City Publick House Kara Brown Assistant Arts & Culture Editor If you’re looking to grab a bite to eat at a comfortable, low-key bar but don’t feel like running into everyone you know at The Colonial, South City Publick House is the perfect place to go. The South Side gastropub, located on the corner of Vestal Avenue and South Washington Street, has a relaxed yet mature aesthetic. Upon arrival, you’re greeted to a large and sturdy wooden bar, and a dining room filled with round wooden tables and English-style pub chairs. On an exposed red-brick wall that runs the length of the dining room, there are photos showcasing early 20th-century Binghamton, and hammered copper pendent lights outfitted with Edison bulbs hang from the ceiling. The mix of rustic and contemporary items makes for a homey yet refined experience.
During Restaurant Week this fall, South City Publick House is offering a threecourse lunch for $12 and a three-course dinner for $15. I went with a friend for lunch. For an appetizer, you can choose from the housemade soup, the mixed greens salad, the orzo salad and the Mediterranean bruschetta. I chose the orzo salad and my friend picked the bruschetta. The orzo salad was light and refreshing, filled with cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, feta cheese and olive oil. My friend said he enjoyed the bruschetta, because unlike most brushettas, the bread was well-toasted and didn’t get soggy from the dip. The main course offers six options to chose from and I chose the stuffed baconmacaroni and cheeseburger. This burger was everything I could have hoped for. Served on a brioche bun, it featured two char-grilled patties topped
with a gooey Swiss and cheddar macaroni and cheese, bacon and a chipotle aioli sauce. Although the macaroni and cheese oozed out of the sides of the burger, the cheese was thick enough that it didn’t drip all over my hands. My friend ordered the teriyaki-pineapple pulled pork sandwich and was blown away. He said that because the sandwich used teriyaki sauce, instead of the traditional barbecue sauce, the juices cooked into the meat, so the sandwich wasn’t messy. Both of our meals were served with crispy house-made chips and a pickle. There were two choices for dessert: a cheesecake parfait and a red velvet cookie. My friend ordered the cheesecake parfait and said it was so good that I had to try it. Composed of layers of crushed graham crackers, a light cheesecake filling, a blueberry sauce and whipped cream, this parfait is a must. I got the red velvet
Shawn Fleming/Pipe Dream Photographer If you’re looking for something beyond the typical burger and fries, try South City Publick House’s stuffed bacon macaroni and cheese burger, served with house-made chips.
cookie, which was filled with chunks of white and milk chocolates. The cookie comes in a plastic bag, which was perfect because I was too full to eat it then, and was able to put
it in my bag for later. I ended up forgetting about it and ate it the next day, and to my surprise it was soft and chewy like it had just come out of the oven. The mix of high-quality food
and a friendly neighborhoodbar vibe makes South City Publick House the perfect place for an affordable and casual meal with friends and family, or even by yourself.
Alexander's Cafe Sasha Hupka Assistant News Editor Walking into Alexander’s Cafe feels a little bit like coming home after a long trip. The black-and-white checkered floor and small counter area are reminiscent of a local deli or market, and the friendly staff give the establishment a warm, welcoming vibe. The restaurant, located in an odd corner of Downtown Binghamton on Chenango Street across from The Printing House, seems unassuming at first glance; but for those that are willing to travel off the beaten path, this cafe holds some seriously good food. The cafe features a large seating area with glass windows that provide guests with fantastic views of the historic buildings that line the street, but my photographer, Stephen, and I chose to sit outside and appreciate
the uncharacteristically warm fall weather. We quickly received a menu and began eagerly scanning it to see what was in store for our meal. For restaurant week, Alexander’s Cafe is offering a three-course dinner for $20 and a three-course lunch for $12. We went for dinner. For our first course, we got to choose from British tomato soup, crab-stuffed mushrooms and Cobb salad. Stephen decided to be healthy and went for the salad. My love of seafood won over my desire to fit into my jeans, so I ordered the stuffed mushrooms. Both proved to be good choices. My mushrooms were perfectly cooked, with a stuffing that was crispy on the outside but warm and soft within. After stuffing another mushroom in my mouth, I also tried some of Stephen’s salad, which came with bits of bacon and chicken and tasted delightfully creamy with feta
cheese. Upon moving to the entree section of our menu, Stephen and I were met with four options, each of which sounded mouthwatering. I opted for a pan-seared tuna steak, while Stephen ordered pork Milanese. We were also given a choice of corn or garlic mashed potatoes for sides, and we ordered one of each. My tuna steak was pepper encrusted and came with wasabi mousse, which complemented the fish well and added some extra flavor to my corn. I liked the dish, but I found myself wishing that the dinner had slightly more substance to it. Stephen did not have this problem, and requested a box to take home some of his pork. For dessert, the cafe offered two options: a New York-style cheesecake and a cannoli. We ordered one of each. Although the cannoli could have had a smoother filling and a harder,
Stephen Ruiz/Staff Photographer Alexander’s Cafe on Chenango Street features options unique to the restaurant, including this pan-seared tuna steak with wasabi mousse.
more flavorful crust, it still managed to remind me of visiting the bakery with my mother on Saturday mornings as a child, and was a lovely way
to end my meal. All in all, I had a wonderful time at Alexander’s Cafe and certainly will be returning for dinner. If you’re looking for a
comfortable, welcoming place with good food and reasonable prices, Alexander’s Cafe is the place I would recommend.
Water Street Brewing Co. Hannah Ettestad Staff Writer Down on Water Street, tucked away just past Court Street, is a restaurant-brewery that offers unique dishes and a large variety of beers brewed right inside the building. Water Street Brewing Co. opened in 2011 and has a classy but friendly feel to it. The seating area is spacious and the dark wood of the tables and chairs are lit only by the sunlight and string lights, giving it an intimate vibe. As soon as I walked in, I was curious about what type of food a place like this would have to offer. For this year’s Restaurant Week, the brewery is offering a three-course dinner that includes a drink, entree and dessert for $20. The drink
options were all Water Street Brewing Co.-brewed beers, and I tried their most popular beer: the hefeweizen. The beer was close to perfect in its simplicity. It was smooth, fresh, crisp and didn’t have any extraneous flavors to distract from the quality of the brew on its own. There are three options for the main course: barbeque pulled lamb, The Plate or a vegan burger that comes with a choice of soup, fries or salad. The restaurant offered me and my date a sampling of all three of these options. The shining star of the three entrees was the mysteriously named second option, The Plate. It consisted of a pile of fries topped with guacamole, pico de gallo, Water Street Brewing Co. “secret sauce,” beer queso and Buffalo chicken (there was also the option of a burger instead of
Courtney Mitchell/Staff Photographer Water Street Brewing Co. offers plates for vegans and meat eaters alike, from this black-bean quinoa burger, to pulled lamb and The Plate, which is composed of french fries, buffalo chicken and bacon.
the chicken). The fries on their own were pretty good, and the tender, well-flavored Buffalo chicken was excellent. What elevated this dish before simple bar food, however, was the addition of the guacamole and pico de gallo. They gave the dish a fresh take on the “loaded fries” genre and worked fantastically, making this dish both unique and delicious. Water Street Brewing Co.’s vegan entree option was highly disappointing. The black bean, quinoa and dried field-mushroom burger itself was fine, but the “home-made spicy drunken whole grain mustard” brought the whole dish down to a point where neither I nor the photographer wanted to take more than a couple bites. The choice to use full mustard seeds as a way to give their veggie burger some
flair instead resulted in an overpowering, almost chemical taste that drowned out the rest of the burger. The final course offered the choice of one of three cupcakes: pumpkin pie, chocolate stout or French apple. Of course, I tried them all. My first impression was that they were a bit on the smaller side for supposedly being their own dessert, but on the first bite of the pumpkin-pie cupcake, I realized that what they lacked in size, they made up for in flavor. Overall, my experience at Water Street Brewing Co. was good, and there were certain dishes, like the plate of fries and the cupcakes, that made me want to return. Whether it be for the beer or the food, Water Street Brewing Co. is definitely worth checking out.
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Number 5 Sarah Buerker Staff Writer I’d heard a mix of reviews about Number 5 before going: Some said it was amazing, some said it was overrated, but everyone I’ve talked to has said that the steak is a dream. After whirring around the revolving door into the quiet buzz of Number 5, my photographer and I were welcomed into a rustic dining room by soft jazz music playing in the background. We were seated on an elevated stage between a Frank Sinatra and a Pink Floyd poster. For 75 years, the building stood as the Engine Company Number 5, serving the South Side of Binghamton until it was turned into a restaurant in the late 1970s, though the fireman’s pole remains sectioned off in the upstairs dining area. Looking around the establishment, it’s evident that the building has a lot of character. From the art on the walls to the old books on the shelves, Number 5 has worked to highlight the historic character of the interior and exterior, which offer customers a unique dining experience.
For Restaurant Week, they’ve selected some of the best of their expansive (and expensive) menu for $30. Although the price point is at the higher end, it’s a great deal for the caliber of food they offer — some entrees alone are more than that it costs for the three courses for dinner this week. Number 5’s menu uses enticing food jargon I’d typically have to ask my mother to explain to me — delicious even if I couldn’t quite pronounce the word for it. Even from the short list, it was hard to choose just one dish for each of the courses. The first, and some may say the best, indicator of a good restaurant is the bread. Number 5 did not disappoint. The fluffy house bread was served on a wood cutting board with whipped red-pepper butter, a simple but delicious snack to start with while you ponder your choices. As an appetizer, I ordered the pan-seared scallops with dried blueberries, apricot and cranberry chutney. Cranberry chutney simply means that it’s a spiced cranberry mixture boiled down and used as a condiment. Never having considered the possibility of seafood combined with fruit, I was
wary at what the waitress would bring, but it was surprisingly good. The scallops cut like butter and the dried fruit added a faint, musky tartness and tang to the rich decadence of the scallops. The photographer, Laura, ordered the baked French onion soup, spiked with applejack brandy, Parmesan and provolone cheese. From just one spoonful, it was easily one of the best French onion soups I’ve had; the applejack brandy added a warmth that highlighted the other flavors of the soup. After these starters, our expectations were high for the entrees. I ordered the truffleinfused seared salmon topped with shredded beets and green-onion aioli. The salmon was among the best-cooked and -prepared salmon I’ve had. The salmon itself cut like butter and burst with truffle flavor in every bite. The beets and aioli, which is mayonnaise seasoned with garlic, added a welcome contrast of textures and taste to complement the salmon. I savored every bite. Across the table, Laura ordered the Greek chicken. The waitress raved that the Greek chicken was one of the more popular dishes, especially
Laura Schorr/Staff Photographer Number 5’s inventive Restaurant Week menu includes classics like shrimp scampi and steak, with newer options like petite Greek tenderloin or this seared salmon, which also comes with truffle-infused shredded beets. The dish is finished with a green-onion aioli.
with patrons that ordered from menu of food offered at the bar. The chicken was fragrant with the smell of the lemon-butter sauce and the plate overflowed with spinach, feta and risotto. At this point, we were stuffed. After each bite, thus far, we had raved about how good the food was on this little corner of
Binghamton at the end of Vestal Parkway, and the third course didn’t disappoint. By sweet serendipity, the waitress ended up bringing us all three desserts: the Homemade Chocolate Decadence, bread pudding and blueberryzucchini cake. Each dessert came topped with an airy whipped cream, and they were all sweet,
rich endings to an indulgent meal. Number 5 is the ideal spot in the Binghamton area for an upscale dining experience — a date, a birthday or just to treat yourself with some friends. Restaurant Week is the perfect opportunity to have a sampling of Number 5 without paying the full price for the fancy meals.
Garage Taco Bar Grace Palumbo Assistant Sports Editor
Rebecca Kiss/Assistant Photography Editor For vegans and vegetarians, Garage Taco Bar offers many options, including their tofu tacos. The chips and salsa, as well as the sopapilla dessert pastries, are also vegetarian.
If you’re tired of chainrestaurant Mexican food but still craving tacos, Garage Taco Bar is the way to go. The waitstaff is friendly, the atmosphere is relaxing and the restaurant is conveniently located at the corner of Henry and Washington streets in Downtown Binghamton. This Restaurant Week, Garage Taco Bar is offering a three-course lunch or dinner menu for $12 or $20, respectively. We dined there for dinner, but the menu options were almost identical. If you’re looking for fish or pork, however, be sure to go for lunch, as the fish and carnitas tacos are only available then. Also, be aware that all three menu choices will be served on a single platter, so don’t expect three separate courses. For the first choice, I ordered the chips and pico, aka housemade chips and salsa. The chips tasted good and were clearly made on-site, but they did not taste much different from any other
tortilla chip. The salsa was mild and more sweet than spicy, which I thought was a nice change of pace, but for those who favor spice, you may want to make another choice. The photographer who dined with me ordered the street corn as her first choice. Although not on the cob, the corn came smothered in butter and chili powder. She said it was the best part of her meal. For the main course, we sampled the house tofu tacos and the cauliflower tacos, and we were pleasantly surprised. The tofu was well-seasoned and complemented the cabbage and radish with which it was served. The chipotle and adobo made the tacos a little spicier than I may have been prepared for, but add much-needed flavor too. We were similarly impressed by the cauliflower tacos, but for those with an aversion toward spicy food, be sure to order without the jalapenos. The portions were generous, with three well-stuffed tacos per plate. It was almost difficult to finish all three, but thankfully, we were successful. The third “course” was
disappointing simply because, if you’re younger than 21, it was not much of a choice at all. Among the three options, two were alcoholic beverages: the house margarita and the house beer. The sopapilla, a fried dough-type dessert, was the only pick that was not for adultsonly. We both ordered this, and though we were happy with our food — fried tortillas doused in cinnamon and honey — we were disappointed by the lack of choice. For those with dietary restrictions, such as vegetarians and vegans, this place offered a decent selection of food. For example, the tacos we sampled, when ordered without crema, are a fun treat for a vegan palate. All of the appetizers were vegetarian as well, and most could be made vegan with some simple substitutions. I would not recommend this venue for family dining, or for those looking for a more formal setting, but for a relaxing evening on the patio in the last of the summer heat, this is a perfect choice.
The Shop Amy Donovan Assistant News Editor With its open-brick aesthetic and new-age hipster vibes, The Shop offers a refreshing environment that complements its eclectic combination of foods and creates a casual yet stylish atmosphere. The Shop is located on Washington Street, right around the corner from Lost Dog Café and Garage Taco Bar, and this tucked-away location makes the restaurant feel like a hidden gem in the city of Binghamton. This Restaurant Week, The Shop is offering a $12 threecourse lunch special where you can pick from three appetizers, six entrees and four desserts. However, three of the four desserts include tea, coffee and espresso, leaving the milk and chocolate chip cookies the main option for an actual dessert. But if this lunch menu leaves you wanting, have no fear — the dinner special for $20 has a lot more options in both the entree and dessert sections, including more pizzettas and Nutella crepes. We decided to sample the lunch menu, as it was four in the afternoon when we were able
to visit. First, we tried their house heritage greens salad with cucumbers and sweet tomatoes. While the house salad looked underwhelming and plain, thankfully, it didn’t taste anything like that. The honey-orange red wine vinaigrette dressing created a tangy flavor that was sweet but didn’t overpower the salad. The cucumbers and sweet tomatoes tasted fresh and meshed well with the sweet dressing. Next, we sampled the roasted chicken-and-vegetable sandwich, which featured zucchini and squash, some vegetables that aren’t normally found on sandwiches. The texture and taste of the zucchini and squash added a surprising and delicious contrast to the toasty ciabatta bread and the Sriracha mayonnaise, which really solidified this sandwich as my favorite. The potato chips on the side were almost as good as the sandwich — perfectly salted and so thin that they practically melted in my mouth. The staff was nice enough to also let us sample the roasted pork loin bánh mì sandwich, which did the traditionally Vietnamese sandwich justice. The pickled carrots, radish and jalepeño cilantro were perfectly proportionate to one another,
creating a spicy and delicious dish. Thankfully, this dish also came with those heavenly potato chips, along with tiny pickles that, aside from making me feel like a giant, were crispy and oddly refreshing. While waiting for my dessert, milk and chocolate chip cookies, I was able to relax in the warm lighting of the restaurant and listen to the calming jazz music playing from the speakers. It made me feel as if I were in a posh Parisian cafe. At last, the milk and cookies came, but the classic dessert was not as good as I had hoped. The cookie was chewy but in a hardto-chew kind of way, and the fact that the cookie wasn’t warm was also a little disappointing. However, the chocolate chunks were a huge perk, and the glass of milk that accompanied the cookies was a cute touch that made the whole experience very homey. Overall, The Shop made me feel at ease while truly living up to the hype I had heard about it. The restaurant features a wide variety of dishes, including quinoa salad and crepes made with truffle oil, that combine to create an original menu and restaurant. It is, and should undoubtedly be, a hotspot for this Restaurant Week.
Laura Schorr/Staff Photographer With options from salads to crepes, The Shop on Washington Street is a hotspot for students. Their Restaurant Week menu features items such as this red lentil soup and house heritage greens salad.
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Social on State Georgia Westbrook Arts & Culture Editor This Restaurant Week at Social on State, it’s all about texture. The tapas-style restaurant is serving three courses for $25, and you can pick any three items from their menu of 15. If you prefer three appetizers, you can choose more snack-like options, but if you’re craving something heartier, you can choose three entrees. The portion sizes were large, so don’t be afraid to come as a group and share. Though my date and I each chose what we thought were one appetizer, one entree and one dessert, we were surprised by the order in which the savory items were served. Rather than bringing out the dishes based on the order in which we ordered them, the appetizer and entree selections were brought out in the order in which they were able to be prepared — this meant we were starting with macaroni and cheese and the grilled peach-and-burrata salad. From the start, it
was clear that at Social on State, tapas doesn’t necessarily apply to portion size. Our first courses were huge and we were stuffed by the end of them. The macaroni and cheese, which appears all over Instagram, was smoky, creamy and unsurprisingly photogenic. It was heavy as a first course, but would be perfect as a vegetarian main course. The salad was a mix of textures: creamy burrata on top of a bed of crunchy arugula, crisp pancetta and tangy dressing. While the peaches were sweet, they were hard and unpleasant. The burrata more than made up for that, however, especially when shoveled in our mouths in a combination with the other parts of the salad. It was smooth and just salty enough to whet our appetites for the next round. We chose to try the Korean barbecue pork-belly tacos and chicken and waffles for our main course. Though these seemed to be served in smaller portions than the first part of our meal, we were so stuffed that it didn’t really matter. The tacos were very vinegary and the consistency was the same throughout. My
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date commented that he wished the carrot slaw on top had more crunch and that the sauce had a little more spice. On Social on State’s non-Restaurant Week menu, they serve an excellent crispy pork-belly skewer, so we were slightly disappointed. The chicken and waffles were delicious, however, with a mix of flavors that echoed the inventive combination of the salad. The chicken was deep fried and extra crunchy, with a slightly spicy crust, while the waffles were a sturdy and simple base. This dish was drizzled with maple syrup, which was perfect — when we could taste it. My date and I agreed that we wished there had been more of it on the plate. For our dessert course, we ordered one of each of the two sweet options on the menu: the molten chocolate cake and the caramel apple-crisp sundae. The cake was very rich and topped with a small scoop of espresso ice cream that paired well with the slight bitterness of the chocolate. The sundae was another attempt at creative mixing, but one which didn’t live up to our previous
plates. The subtle caramel ice cream was the star, served with apples and granola that didn’t quite hit their intended marks in terms of bite. While the apples were jarringly crunchy against the smooth ice cream, the granola was soggy. We found that the best way to eat the dessert
was to order both and combine the cake and ice cream in one bite, though if you have to pick just one, the salted caramel ice cream is a lighter way to end the meal. Social on State has earned a reputation for being just that — a social way to eat. Restaurant
Week is no different, only a little `cheaper. Adventurous eaters and those who stick to the safe side of things will both find pleasing options on the menu, but either way, the best way to eat here is certainly to go with someone else and split the small dishes in its intimate atmosphere.
Noah Bressner/Managing Editor Social on State’s usual fare is updated this Restaurant Week with options like chicken and waffles with New York maple syrup.
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Women's soccer falters in America East opener against UNH Despite Saager's eighth goal of the season, Binghamton edged by tough competition
Evan Cole Assistant Sports Editor
Looking to carry over momentum built in nonconference play, the Binghamton women’s soccer team aimed to showcase its improvements this season after failing to make the America East (AE) playoffs in 2016. While the Bearcats (6-2-3, 0-1 AE) performed competitively against New Hampshire, a sluggish start to the game set the tone in a 2-1 loss against the Wildcats (7-3-0, 1-0 AE). “We’re not satisfied with what we gave the first 45 minutes,” said BU head coach Neel Bhattacharjee. “We gotta be a lot sharper. We need that to be shown over the course of 90 minutes on a consistent basis.” While no goals were scored by either team in the opening half, the Bearcats were outshot 9-2 in that time frame. Missing sophomore defender Sam O’Malley
due to injury, Binghamton left many seams open as the Wildcats appeared on the brink of breaking the game open. BU entered halftime fortunate to be in a scoreless draw. “[O’Malley’s] nursing an injury, so we hope to get her back for the next game,” Bhattacharjee said. “We had a pretty hard talk at halftime … we showed fight from the very beginning of the second half.” Adjusting its formation, BU worked to keep short touches in the middle of the field and force the ball outside defensively. The new strategy generated nine second-half shots. “We wanted to play a little more compact in the midfield,” Bhattacharjee said. “We were tighter-knit in terms of stringing passes together.” While the team did come out with new energy, Binghamton ceded a goal to junior midfielder
Gaby Dorsey in the 64th minute. The Bearcats were more engaged in this half, however, and responded less than 10 minutes later with a goal from redshirt junior forward Kayla Saager, who dribbled through the Wildcat defense to score a rare unassisted goal. In the final minutes of the game, the Wildcats put through the winning goal. “We weren’t able to quite get the equalizer at the end,” Bhattacharjee said. “We allowed New Hampshire to control possession and overall tempo of the game.” After falling in the quarterfinals of last year’s AE Tournament and recording seven nonconference wins, New Hampshire presented a tough challenge for an improved Binghamton squad. After starting the match flatly, the Bearcats managed to recover and demonstrate their ability to play competitively against one of the
AE’s most talented teams. “We really showed the grit and mentality needed to compete with one of the better teams in the conference,” Bhattacharjee said. “If we’re fortunate enough to make the postseason and get another chance at New Hampshire, that’d be great.” Saager recorded four shots on goal herself, but was unable to net a second goal. While the team tallied a lofty eight shots on goal, senior New Hampshire goalkeeper Mia Neas recorded seven saves to preserve its lead. After allowing one goal or fewer in over three weeks, Binghamton uncharacteristically allowed multiple goals to New Hampshire, highlighting O’Malley’s absence. Binghamton will try again for its first conference victory of the season this Thursday at Albany. Kickoff from Bob Ford Field in Albany, New York is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer Redshirt junior forward Kayla Saager scored the team’s lone goal against New Hampshire, bringing her season total to eight.
Volleyball suffers deflating loss to conference rivals Alicea's 13 kills, four aces not enough to overpower formerly winless Great Danes
Emily Earl/Pipe Dream Photographer Junior outside hitter Gaby Alicea spearheaded BU’s offense with 13 kills and four aces in a loss against Albany this past weekend.
Edward Aaron Contributing Writer
After turning in several lackluster performances against
nonconference opponents, the Binghamton volleyball team fell to Albany, 3-1, in its America East (AE) debut of the 2017 season. The Bearcats (3-11, 0-1 AE) entered the
match having lost their previous six games, and Albany (1-12, 1-0 AE) entered winless at 0-12. “It’s different, conference [play] is a different experience in itself,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “The intensity level goes up a little bit.” BU began the match with a point on the first serve, marking its only lead of the entire frame. Albany went on a 6-1 run to take a 6-2 advantage. The Bearcats eventually called a timeout trailing 13-8 and another trailing 19-12. Neither proved to be effective as Albany continued to dominate the sequence, winning 25-17. The second set began with a strong showing from the Bearcats. Binghamton opened the frame on a 6-1 run, forcing a Great Danes’ timeout. Albany responded after the break and picked up its intensity
to tie the game at 12. Even though BU scored the next point, the Great Danes countered with a 5-0 stretch to take a 17-13 edge. Binghamton’s comeback efforts produced a onepoint deficit, but Albany closed out the sequence by posing a 5-1 run, winning the second set 25-20. Binghamton put forth its best effort in the third set. A string of kills propelled the Bearcats to an early 8-2 advantage, prompting an Albany timeout. BU continued to apply pressure and pushed the score to 15-8, forcing another timeout. Neither stoppage proved to be effective as the Bearcats rolled over the Great Danes and captured a victory, 25-14. “Our serves came alive toward the second half of the match,” Kiriyama said. “And our middle has continued to excel.” The fourth set was the most
contested of the match. In a backand-forth beginning, Albany managed to take a short-lived 15-13 lead. BU ultimately rebounded with six consecutive points to establish a 19-15 edge. Despite the change in momentum, a timeout called by Albany head coach MJ Engstrom resulted in a shift in Albany’s favor. Soon after, the Great Danes captured a 21-20 lead and finished on a 6-2 run to win the set 25-23, as well as the match 3-1. “We didn’t pass well enough to run a very diversified offense, so that hurt us against them,” Kiriyama said. “And they sort of came down on our outside who had a tough time tonight.” Despite outperforming the Great Danes in points, kills, aces and assists, the Bearcats were not able to perform well enough within each individual frame to earn a
victory. With the loss, Binghamton fell to 3-11 overall on the season and 0-1 in conference play. Albany picked up its first win and currently sits at 1-12 on the season and 1-0 in conference play. When asked about upcoming AE matchups and the remainder of the season, Kiriyama acknowledged there is clear room for improvement. “We gotta get better in a lot of different areas, we gotta serve a little more accurate, pass a lot better,” Kiriyama said. “If we could do just these small things, I think things will be okay for us down the stretch here.” Seeking their first conference victory, the Bearcats will next battle UMass Lowell on Friday, Sept. 29 at home. First serve is slotted for 7 p.m. at the West Gym in Vestal, New York.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Bearcats fall to UNH SEE PAGE 9 Monday, September 25, 2017
No points for Griffin-dor Rachel Tomei/Staff Photographer Sophomore forward Haris Brkovic scored two consecutive goals in a match this past Saturday against Canisius.
Brkovic nets two goals as men's soccer dominates Golden Griffins for first win in five matches Yedidya Naiman Pipe Dream Sports
The Binghamton men’s soccer team rose to the occasion this past Saturday as it defeated Canisius, 5-1, in front of the ESPN3 cameras. With this win over the Golden Griffins (6-2-0), who had won their last six games, the Bearcats improve to 3-4-1 and earned their first victory in five games. The match was relatively contested throughout the first half with the Bearcats holding a slight advantage, courtesy of a goal from redshirt freshman back Kurt Wesch. He found the back of
the net with a shot from outside the box to give Binghamton the lead after the first 30 minutes of play. Both teams were quiet for the rest of the period and heading into halftime the score remained at 1-0. At the half, the Bearcats made some adjustments and the match appeared to take on a whole new persona. Just seven minutes into the second period, Wesch swiftly crossed a ball to freshman forward Jack Muller, who perfectly executed a leaping header to extend their margin to two. “It was a very, very good goal,” said BU head coach Paul Marco. “Perhaps one of the best we have
seen all year.” Just 32 seconds after the first goal of the second half, the Bearcats struck again. Redshirt senior midfielder Charlie Novoth passed to sophomore forward Haris Brkovic, who fired a shot from the top of the box and managed to place it under the Golden Griffin’s keeper, increasing the advantage to 3-0. “We talked about playing longer diagonal balls to the opposite side, either the striker, midfielder or even a wide back could get into that space,” Marco said. “And Charlie [Novoth] played a terrific pass across their back line, and Harris took it off his chest
and beat a player and finished it — it was outstanding.” By scoring twice within 32 seconds, the Bearcats broke the school record for fastest consecutive goals. The previous record was 36 seconds, set in 2007 in a match against Maine. The Bearcats, however, were not settling with just a 3-0 lead, and less than two minutes later, Brkovic stole the ball from the Canisius defense and beat the keeper to net his second goal of the game. “The next one was just pure effort, he stripped the ball from the center back and buried it,” Marco said. “He was ready to play.”
Canisius attempted to come back with a goal in the 63rd minute, but was unable to close the 4-1 gap over the rest of the period. The Bearcats further quelled their efforts with a goal from junior forward Nikos Psarras, assisted by junior midfielder Harrison Weilbacher, with less than four minutes left in the game. This was Psarras’ sixth goal of the season, and Weilbacher’s first assist. The five goals scored by the Bearcats over the course of the match was the highest singlegame tally since a Nov. 1, 2014 match against Stony Brook, in which they also netted five goals. Additionally, a win of this
magnitude to happen against a team that has not lost in over a month provided the Bearcats with some much-deserved confidence following a couple of weeks of intense fitness training under Marco. “We’ve always thought all year that we’re a pretty good team, we just have to put better performances in,” Marco said. Hoping to carry its momentum from its dominant performance over Canisius, Binghamton is scheduled to take the field next against Cornell on Tuesday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from the Charles F. Berman Field in Ithaca, New York.
[ATHLETE SHOWCASE]: Sarah Ngo sets up for the future Entering her final year on the volleyball team, Ngo searches for her first America East title Samuel Ditchek Sports Editor
On Oct. 21, 2016, the Binghamton volleyball team squared off with the Great Danes at the University Gymnasium in Albany, New York. During this highly anticipated match, BU found itself up by two sets with a chance to put away the series and stun the host. With Binghamton one point away from earning the sweep, an unlikely hero delivered the final tally to shock Albany. That hero, then-junior setter Sarah Ngo, cashed in on a set from thensophomore outside hitter Gaby Alicea and delivered a kill that she would never forget. “The last point of that one was really memorable because I am not a hitter, obviously, I am a setter, so I’ve never been the greatest hitter,” Ngo said. “But the last point of that match when we took the whole thing, I jumped up and hit the ball and hit this girl right in the shoulder/face area and it was a great feeling that we just swept Albany.” Even though Ngo considers that play and that match as one of her fondest memories of the sport, her decision to play Division I volleyball was not one made with absolute certainty. Despite being introduced to the sport at the age of seven and playing on numerous teams prior to Binghamton, Ngo was
hesitant to commit to playing collegiate volleyball. “Fun fact, I actually originally did not want to play college volleyball,” Ngo said. “I didn’t want to play the sport, I didn’t even want to go to college. So I have a kind of crazy story of how I went from that time to being recruited and deciding to actually go that route and then where I am today.” That “crazy story” concerns a decision between Binghamton volleyball and her passion for singing and songwriting. Ultimately, she decided in favor of Division I volleyball, but her love for the arts and her passion for music are still strong today. Ngo appeared to consider her choice as simply delaying the pursuit of her passion, not by any means abandoning her dream. “It just goes to show that plans that we have for ourselves don’t always work out, they’re not always what’s meant to be,” Ngo said. “We just got to roll with the punches.” Although Ngo initially displayed signs of reluctance when it came to volleyball and BU, she has undeniably excelled both on and off the court. She has been a major contributor to the team’s success, as she has already posted 422 assists and 151 digs in this season alone. “She’s a very experienced player now … the setter is like the quarterback of the team, so she’s
always involved on the court, off the court with everything they do,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “She works hard in practice, goes after it and has a high engine on the court.” In her final season as a Bearcat, Ngo is still searching for her first America East title. She hopes to improve as a leader alongside senior middle hitter and best friend Lexi LaGoy, and propel BU to a championship in November. “My goal as a player is to just be the best individually that I can so that I can contribute to the team, whether that is being better at defense, being more consistent at setting or putting up a good block for my defenders in the back row,” Ngo said. “As a person, I am really trying to work on being a solid rock on the court, steady, really good leader especially for the underclassmen coming in as well as the rest of the team.” Ngo values her role as a captain because it offers the opportunity to implement solid leadership while directing both sides of the ball. She seeks to guide her teammates by setting a positive example and helping the team reach its peak potential. “She’s the kind that’ll put her arm around you and want to know how you’re doing and things like that, willing to help out in any way possible for the good of the team,” Kiriyama
Emily Earl/Pipe Dream Photographer Despite her initial reluctance to play volleyball and attend college, senior setter Sarah Ngo has turned in a notable athletic career during her time as a Bearcat.
said. “She does well in all aspects of her life.” After majoring in business with a concentration in marketing as an undergraduate,
she decided to graduate a year early and enroll in a fasttrack MBA program through the School of Management. Following graduation, Ngo
intends to take at least one year off to work on her singing and songwriting in addition to marrying her fiance next July.