Fall 2018 Issue 12

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Students experience increased risk of theft

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Property crimes concentrate on West Side, Downtown

University alumni oversee four-day recruitment visit

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On a warm summer morning in Binghamton, a student rental house on Leroy Street stood with its basement door busted open, waiting for Hunter Andrasko and his roommates to wake up and discover the break-in.

Andrasko, a junior double-majoring in human development and political science, found the scene left behind by a nighttime intruder when he woke up and promptly called his roommates to check on their belongings. They searched the house from top to bottom, and after they failed to find anything missing, called the Binghamton Police Department to report the incident.

“We knew [someone broke in] because there was a door from the outside of the house leading into the basement, which then connected to a staircase that led to a door by the kitchen,” Andrasko said. “Blocking that door was a massive refrigerator. [In the] morning we woke up and found the door in the kitchen open with the refrigerator pushed out from the wall. Nothing was stolen, but we were all pretty shaken.”

Andrasko’s experience is similar to those of many other Binghamton University students living off campus.

Every year, students file police reports to document thefts from their vehicles and homes. Some also file reports of robbery and other types of property

our process and make it as simple and convenient as possible for both students and parents,” Mignone wrote.

“Through the years, some students have expressed concern about the timeline and signing up for housing in the fall. We heard these concerns and wanted to directly address them and adjusted the process to accommodate the needs of the students.”

Over the past several years, the housing process has drawn criticism from students who felt rushed by the early sign-up. Serena Tycko, a sophomore majoring in biology, said she thinks it’s a very complicated process to go through, especially as a freshman.

“I had not even gone through a full semester before deciding about where and with who I was going to live with

Approximately 80 Binghamton University students attended the Google Code Jam Kickstart competition in the University Union in hopes of gaining an edge as job applicants to Google.

Google hosted its annual coding competition on Thursday evening as part of a four-day Google recruitment visit coordinated by the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. BU alumni and Google employees Michael Head, ‘09 and Jim Bankoski, ‘90, helped coordinate it in an effort to reach out to students looking to pursue a career at Google.

The competition, a smaller-scale version of the international Code Jam, invited students from the Watson School to come solo or in teams of up to four people to strengthen their coding skills and compete for prizes.

Students were asked to solve two coding problems in the space of an hour. The first one involved a smaller data set allowing multiple attempts, and the second involved a larger set with only one attempt. The puzzles were intended to simulate some of the questions prospective employees may face in a Google interview.

As the students worked against the clock to solve the problems, Head and Bankoski walked around the room assessing the students’ progress.

Head, a senior software engineer at

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Ariel Kachuro Assistant Photography Editor Students will now be able to register for room assignments in the spring semester, giving them more time to make decisions about housing for the 2019-20 academic year.

ResLife extends dorm sign-up Two-part process allows February deadline Valerie Puma News Intern

In an effort to give students more time to make on-campus housing decisions, Binghamton University’s Residential Life will be extending the deadline for room assignment registration for the 2019-20 academic year from October to February.

Traditionally, students have registered housing groups, selected their room assignments and signed a housing license in a matter of weeks in October. Now, students will be able to go through a two-part process: signing housing licenses, which obligates students to live in an on-campus dorm for the entire academic year,

applying for learning communities and forming groups starting on Oct. 18 and finalizing room assignments by Feb. 11.

According to Paola Mignone, interim director of ResLife and University Housing, the changes to the on-campus housing process will allow students to consider their options.

“We want our students to have sufficient time to consider their housing options and make the best choice to meet their needs,” Mignone wrote in an email. “Ultimately, we believe that the benefits of living on campus are in the best interest of most students and we hope [everyone] will agree.”

Mignone also wrote that input from students and staff helped influence the decision to extend the housing deadline.

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Talk addresses climate change Workshop focuses on writing in academia

Annual lecture features environmental experts

Faculty discusses writer’s block, challenges in academic work

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Three climate change experts and Binghamton University alumni gathered on Saturday to give a talk on localizing environmental impact and educating on the effects of global warming.

The Binghamton Alumni Association hosted its annual TIER Talk in Watters Theater. This year, the lecture discussed climate change and featured Amy Hyatt, ‘78, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Palau; Seth Schultz, ‘01, special adviser on science and innovation to the Global Covenant of Mayors; and Tasfia Nayem, ‘14, master’s candidate at Duke University’s Nicolas School of the Environment and former climate change communicator at the Environment Protection Agency (EPA). The discussion was moderated by James Pitarresi, a professor of mechanical engineering.

According to the BU Alumni Association website, TIER Talks is a speaker series that encourages BU alumni and faculty to give their perspectives on current issues. Since its inception in 2014, the talks have focused on issues such as augmented reality, political polarization and the neuroscience of addiction.

Hyatt discussed her experience witnessing the effects of climate change on small island nations. Global warming comes with consequences such as rising

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Rose Coschignano Staff Photographer Amy Hyatt, ‘78, the U.S. ambassador to Palau; Seth Schultz, ‘01, the special adviser on science and innovation to the Global Covenant of Mayors; and Tasfia Nayem, ‘14, a master’s candidate at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and the former climate change communicator at the Environment Protection Agency, present at the Watters Theater in the Anderson Center on Saturday.

sea levels, which endangers islands like Palau.

“We debate [climate change] here, and some people don’t believe in it,” Hyatt said. “It’s an academic debate, and that’s how I grew up thinking of it. But you live on these island nations and see it all around you — the consequences are very clear.”

According to Hyatt, islands like Palau are fighting climate change with education, teaching children about the importance of protecting the environment and the challenges it is

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facing. She also read an excerpt from a poem titled “Tell Them” by Kathy JetnilKijiner, which speaks to the fear many residents of island nations have of losing their home.

“We’re teaching the children what they can do, and we’ve embedded [climate change] into the curriculum there,” Hyatt said.

Schultz spoke about his work for C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, which connects the world’s top 90 cities

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In an effort to address the difficulties of publishing academic writing and writer’s block for professors, Binghamton University’s Writing Initiative’s Campus-Wide Writing Support (CWWS) and Faculty Outreach hosted a workshop titled “Professors as Writers” on Thursday in Glenn G. Bartle Library.

The CWWS was established by the University to help faculty develop critical thinking skills with writing as a facet of disciplinary learning, according to its website. The initiative offers oneon-one consultations with faculty, class visits and demonstrations and collaborations with departments, among other resources.

The workshop emphasized three major points: the importance of getting started, becoming comfortable with messing up and writing with an openended process. The open-ended writing process, which supports writing freely for a set amount of time instead of a set number of words, was practiced during the workshop.

BU requires all undergraduate professors to publish work or research.

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This writing requisite can create difficulties for professors, especially those who don’t produce academic work frequently.

Robert Danberg, coordinator of CWWS, led the workshop and had the attendees write for three minutes about whatever came to mind when they thought about their fears and difficulties with writing. One of the attendees, Clarice Kelleher, a chemistry lecturer at BU, said she wrote about her difficulty with vocabulary when producing academic writing.

“I went to a talk recently and I didn’t know a lot of the terminology being used,” Kelleher said. “I run into these writing blocks often because I have a fear of sounding dumb.”

Another BU chemistry lecturer in attendance, Benjamin Turnpenny, said he wrote about external pressures and the need for support from other people.

“I feel pressure from the need to publish academic work,” Turnpenny said.

“I think it would help to ask people who are in a similar situation, like [Kelleher], to see how they’re doing things.”

Danberg included an article written

by Maria Konnikova for The New Yorker in the workshop. The article, titled “How to Beat Writer’s Block,” mentions the importance of becoming comfortable with writing.

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Missing Broome Community College student found dead

Schoharie limousine crash becomes nation’s deadliest accident in nine years

Police announced that Alexander Wetzel, a student at Broome Community College who was reported missing this week, was found dead on Wednesday, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. Wetzel was last seen driving a gold 2005 Volvo XC90 around 9:20 a.m. on Oct. 2. In 1999, Wetzel and his three siblings made news as the second known surviving set of quadruplets born to Binghamton-area parents.

Police have not released any additional details about the case.

Meth trafficker convicted in Southern Tier drug bust Alonzo Harris, 43, an Arizona resident accused of acting as a Southern Tier conspiracy’s methamphetamine source, was convicted of federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges on Thursday, according to WBNG. According to police, at least 50 parcels of meth were shipped into New York’s Southern Tier and distributed around Broome County from January 2015 until Sept. 5, 2017. Postal inspectors observed a large volume of packages sent between Phoenix, Arizona and Binghamton, consistent with drug shipments heading eastbound and cash payments for those drugs being sent westbound, according to court documents.

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Around 2 p.m. on Saturday, a limousine lost control at an intersection in Schoharie, New York, killing all 18 passengers and two pedestrians, according to The New York Times. The vehicle drove through the intersection, which was at the bottom of a steep hill, without stopping and crashed into an unoccupied 2015 Toyota Highlander. The limousine then landed in a ravine alongside the road. All of the victims were adults. The crash is the deadliest transportation accident in the United States since 2009, when a plane crash near Buffalo, New York killed 50 people.

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Lecture features former EPA official CLIMATE FROM PAGE 1 in a network that shares ideas and information about how to combat climate change. The group represents more than 650 million people and a quarter of the world’s economy.

C40 has helped launch programs such as bike sharing in multiple major cities. However, according to Schultz, smaller cities such as Binghamton can also work to implement environmentally friendly programs.

“There are a bunch of different types of city networks out there,” Schultz said. “One is called ICLEI — it’s one of the oldest; it’s been around for about 20 years. There’s another in the U.S.; it’s called the Urban Sustainability Director’s Network. Directors of sustainability for cities of all sizes in the U.S. coordinate with each other, so there’s a ton of stuff for smaller cities.”

Nayem originally intended to speak about her work at the EPA, but said many of the projects she previously worked on have been discontinued in the past year under President Donald Trump’s administration. Instead, she focused on the importance of talking about climate change.

“Studies have found that

Sidney Slon Staff Photographer Students in the BU Ultimate Frisbee Club play against Syracuse University in a showcase game on Friday at the Recreation Turf Field in Old Dickinson Community.

Americans mention their own family and friends have the greatest ability to convince them to take action to reduce global warming,” Nayem said.

“You don’t have to be a scientist.

One of the top reasons people don’t talk about climate change is because they don’t know all the science. But you don’t need to know all the science. Studies have shown it’s more effective to use your own voice to explain how it relates to you.”

According to Nayem, climate change is a challenge that comes with opportunities to make the world a better place.

“I see climate change as a way to think critically about our legacy and how we want to live on this planet,” Nayem said.

“I see it as an opportunity to be really creative and strategic about how we address [issues] individually and collectively, and I see it as a way to address the inequities that exist.”

Elizabeth Nutig, an undeclared sophomore, said she came away from the talk with a better understanding of climate change and how to combat it on an individual level.

“I didn’t really realize how important talking about climate change is because you always hear about [what] scientists can do or big politicians,” Nutig said.

Police Watch The following accounts were provided by Investigator Robert Meddleton and Investigator Mark Silverio of Binghamton’s New York State University Police.

Annoying roommate MONDAY, Oct. 1, 9:31 p.m. — An 18-yearold male contacted UPD to report harassment that took place in Johnson Hall of Dickinson Community. The male said the suspect, his 18-year-old male roommate, had threatened to punch him because the victim’s presence annoys him. The victim was placed in emergency oncampus housing and will be reassigned to a different room while Residential Life works to correct the situation.

Suitemate conflict TUESDAY, Oct. 2, 6:46 p.m. — An officer responded to Cascade Hall of Mountainview College after a 19-year-old male reported an act of menacing. The victim reported that the suspect, his 19-year-old male suitemate, made homophobic comments toward him. A heated

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discussion developed between the two and according to the victim, the suspect challenged him to fight. A third party was able to de-escalate the situation, but the victim said he fears physical injury. The victim asked that the suspect be removed from the suite. He also requested that the suspect be reported to Student Conduct. ResLife is working to correct the situation.

Blackmail WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3, 2:26 p.m.

— A 71-year-old male met with an officer at the School of Management after reporting larceny and an extortion attempt. The male said he was sent an email stating there are recordings of his webcam capturing him viewing videos and obtaining his Facebook and email contents. The email threatened to expose the recording and send it to all of his contacts, unless he paid $5,000 to a Bitcoin address within 36 hours. The victim did not send the money and contacted police to document the extortion attempt.

Officers advised him to block the sender from his email account and to contact UPD if any further communication ensued.

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period, and burglaries rose slightly by about 3 percent.

These crimes are becoming increasingly centralized in student-populated areas, including the West Side and Downtown Binghamton.

Binghamton crime maps for 2016 show burglaries heavily concentrated in posts 209, which encompasses the area bounded by Main Street, Seminary Avenue, Murray Street and Schiller Street, and 202, which includes the area south of Seminary Avenue between Laurel Avenue and Front Street. Binghamton’s West Side is also a hot spot for robbery, a change from 2010 crime maps where robbery was more evenly split between Post 202 and Post 207, which spans Downtown Binghamton.

According to Chris Governanti, police liaison between the city of Binghamton and BU, students are especially vulnerable to break-ins and thefts over school breaks, as there is an increased chance of students traveling home

theft. Student-populated areas of Binghamton are not immune to crime, and increasingly, many appear to be targets for thieves hoping to steal expensive electronics and valuables.

Across the city, crime rates appear to be falling. According to data from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services between 2013 and 2017, BPD reported an 11.3 percent decrease in total index crimes, or the eight offenses that the FBI includes in its annual crime index, including violent offenses and property crimes. In Broome County, total crime dropped by approximately 22 percent between 2012 and 2016.

Although Binghamton saw a drop in overall crime, some property offenses are rising, including robbery, which rose roughly 31 percent between 2011 and 2016, according to Binghamton crime reports.

Larceny saw an approximate 5 percent increase over the same

and leaving their valuables unwatched. Students also tend to see higher rates of theft from motor vehicles left unattended on the street, in parking lots and in garages, especially when valuables are left in view.

Governanti said thieves often target houses they believe are empty, as it’s less risky to break into a home that isn’t occupied.

Kaitlyn Campbell, who lived in the same house as Andrasko over the summer, said the officer who responded to their break-in told her the intruder probably didn’t realize students were living in the house, as it was under construction at the time, and likely would not break in again.

Still, Campbell felt unsafe after the incident.

“We were kinda on edge,” Campbell said. “I slept with a knife in my bed for like a week after.”

Students are also vulnerable to theft because their rental houses may lack deadbolts and security systems, making it easier to break in without

2016 Crime Statistics in Binghamton

Burglary Larceny Robbery Larceny from motor vehicle

Post 209 Post 207 West Side Post 202

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425 1,440 89 157

+2.66% +4.80% +30.88% - 44.13%

In 2012, 36.25 percent of all crimes in Binghamton occurred in student-populated areas.

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attracting attention. Andrasko said the officer who responded to his house noted his landlord had failed to provide adequate locks on the basement door. According to Campbell, their landlord told them he had never bothered to install a deadbolt on the door because none of his properties in Binghamton had ever been broken into. Although the landlord later replaced the lock and added a deadbolt to the door, Andrasko and Campbell still had concerns about their security.

“It was honestly really scary,” Andrasko said. “None of us had ever been in a situation like that before and it felt like the landlord didn’t even care. The rest of the time I was in that house I was nervous something like that was going to happen again.”

While student populations are especially at risk for property theft, they also contend with other crimes near their offcampus homes. According to 2016 crime maps, aggravated assaults are highly concentrated in posts 209 and 207, and the heaviest concentration of rapes in the city were in Post 209, which runs parallel to Main Street. Additionally, two murders have occurred on Binghamton’s West Side so far this year: the murder of BU nursing student Haley Anderson, which occurred on Oak Street, and a drive-by shooting near Main and Walnut streets that killed Daequan Dickerson, 27, of Binghamton.

Over the summer, Andrasko also saw his sedan vandalized after he parked it on his street overnight. He was unable to park it in his driveway because of construction on his house.

“I was originally reluctant to park my car in front of the house because I had heard that it was a dangerous area,” Andrasko said. “I parked it right outside of the house. That morning, I had noticed that my car was keyed pretty much from end to end.”

This semester, Andrasko is living in Newing College, but after his experience living off campus, he said he would not consider renting on the West Side again.

“I did not feel safe in the house,” Andrasko said. “Maybe I’d do University Plaza or something, but I would definitely not live near [the West Side].”

Students attend Google presentations GOOGLE FROM PAGE 1 Google who has worked at the company since 2011, received both his bachelor’s degrees in math and computer science and a doctorate in computer science from BU. Bankoski, who also received his bachelor’s in computer science at BU, has been working as an engineer at Google since 2010.

Bankoski said the event was meant to provide students with coding practice that might help them in a job interview, which the University might not typically offer.

“A lot of different universities don’t do interview coding practice like we do at Google,” Bankoski said. “This is sort of to get people in the mindset so they can actually practice doing interviews of the sort that you might see at Google or Facebook or LinkedIn.” Jordan Levin, a junior majoring in computer science, was part of the team, “Memorization Boys,” which won the coding competition. Levin is also a part of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) at BU. “I thought [the event] sounded like fun, and I’m involved with ACM, so I can’t do ACM program competitions,”

Theft Safety Tips Thieves look for vulnerable houses, people and cars. Here are some safety tips to avoid becoming a target.

• Do not leave valuables in your vehicle. Additionally, do not leave valuables, including televisions, video game consoles and laptops in areas of your house visible from outside windows.

• Ensure you have a deadbolt on exterior doors and keep it locked when you are away. If you do not have a deadbolt, ask your landlord to install one.

• Do not hide extra keys outside. If you need to leave a set of spare keys, leave them with a friend.

• Set automatic timers for indoor and outdoor lights.

• Set poles in the tracks of sliding glass doors.

• Ensure all windows, upstairs and downstairs, are securely locked. Additionally, check bulkhead doors.

• Leave a parked car in your driveway while you are away.

Avoid parking your car on the street.

• If you are leaving for a long period of time, call the Binghamton Police Department at 607-772-7076 and report that your house will be vacant. Officers will regularly check your home until you return.

• Walk in well-lit areas, areas and be aware of your surroundings. Don’t be distracted by your phone while walking.

• Try to avoid large crowds, including lines at bus stops.

ResLife reforms housing process DORM FROM PAGE 1 the all of the next year,” Tycko said. “Luckily, I was, and still am, very close with my roommate and we were able to fill a suite with our other friends. Despite this, the timing of sign-ups was still intimidating.”

The new two-part registration process aims to fix the issue.

ResLife will also be offering a special bonus that will help students receive an earlier time slot during the room selection period. Students who register for housing by signing the housing license between Oct. 18 and Nov. 1 will be awarded 15 ‘priority points,’ which will be added to their academic credits. These credits are used to determine the time slots for room selection in February. “[We want] to encourage students to start thinking about their on-campus housing options early,” Mignone wrote. “These points will be given to every student who registers between those dates, so groups of students will accumulate points, [but] registering does not obligate them to continue the housing process. The number one thing we hear from students is that they want to live with their friends in the community of their choice, and we try very hard to make it possible.”

Although these changes were

implemented to put students more at ease about making housing decisions, some students, such as Madeleine Slavin, a junior majoring in anthropology, still have concerns.

“What’s the point of making the actual sign-up in February, when you’re still giving priority to people who sign up this early,” Slavin said. “It’s still too early — they didn’t give us enough notice.

I feel like it’s kind of pointless to move the priority stacking system to February if they’re still rewarding the people who have somehow managed to figure out where they’re going to live early on.”

Other students, like Tycko, believe this new system will be beneficial to students who need more time to consider options.

“After hearing that the process for signing up was moved much later, I was relieved,” Tycko said.

“My priority was also moved down because I’m moving buildings, so I’m thankful for the possible additional priority points. Overall, I definitely prefer this process.”

For students who want to learn more about the new signup system and housing process, information sessions will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 in Hinman Commons and Room 114A of the Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center. An additional session will be held at 8:30 p.m. in Hillside Commons.

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Binghamton University alumni and Google employees Michael Head, ‘09, and Jim Bankoski, ‘90, host the Google Code Jam Kickstart competition in the University Union Thursday evening. The competition was part of a four-day Google recruitment

visit coordinated by the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Levin said. “I figured I would come to this one since I’m able to participate, and I like solving programming problems.”

According to Lindsey Sikorski, director of Watson Career & Alumni Connections, the

marketing aspect of the event was a primary concern.

“Our biggest thing was marketing it to make sure that our students knew about the events and that they could sign up, and that went pretty well,” Sikorski

said.

The visit also offered other events, including a presentation on following a technology career at Google and a discussion on Google engineering roles for noncomputer science majors.

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Faculty furthers academic writing skills WORKSHOP FROM PAGE 1 “It’s useful to escape from external and internal judgment,” Konnikova wrote. “Such escapes allow writers to find comfort in the face of uncertainty.”

The workshop turnout — two professors — was less than Danburg had expected.

He said the low attendance is symptomatic of professors not wanting to admit they may need help with writing.

“Professors don’t show up because they think they should know how to do it already,” Danberg said.

Danberg ended the event with a reminder that published work is not as simple as it seems.

“Think about a movie and of all the things hiding outside of camera view that the viewer does not see,” Danberg said.

“Don’t mistake writing with having no work; don’t forget all of the things hiding out of view.”

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Bo Burnham talks ‘Eighth Grade’ at Osterhout Director, comedian visited BU on Sunday Sarah Buerker Arts & Culture

Bo Burnham sat down with Orrin Kenyon, assistant director for the University Union, and Courtney Mitchell, the Student Association (SA) vice president for programming and a senior majoring in computer science, along with a sold-out crowd in the Osterhout Concert Theater in the Anderson Center. In a twohour Q&A-style conversation, Burnham touched on being a director, producer and comedian in 2018, spoke on social media and its intersectionality with politics, youth, anxiety, performing, comedy and simply being a person.

Burnham started his career on YouTube back in 2006, posting videos of skits meant for his brother, who was away at college, to see. Today, Burnham has over 1.5 million subscribers and has logged over 200 million views on his videos, along with three standup comedy specials. For his latest project, he’s behind the camera to write and direct his feature film, “Eighth Grade.” The comedydrama follows the struggles of an anxious eighth-grader during her last week of classes before embarking for high school and tells the story of an average, unpolished, awkward 13-year-old girl.

“I’ve watched YouTube videos and it’s pretty much true that the boys talked about ‘Fortnite’ and the girls talked about their souls,” Burnham said. “I mean, partly it’s that age and partly it’s that — I’m not a cultural sociologist or whatever, but I think at that age, you ask boys, ‘What do you like to do?’ and you ask girls, ‘Who are you?’ And girls have to go deeper way quicker, I think they’re just sort of forced to think of themselves existentially in the world, which is a huge weight, meanwhile boys, it’s just like, ‘Don’t eat too much dirt!’

The attempt at a performed public truth is the truth to me. It’s the truth of the moment. I know this is a smidge away from sounding like nonsense, but it makes sense to me. I walked away and was like, I know exactly what you’re feeling, and I hope that I’m able to do that.

Rebecca Kiss Photography Editor Bo Burnham, director and comedian, among other things, was featured in the Distinguished Speaker Series at the Osterhout Concert Theater on Oct. 7.

It’s not just for women, why can’t everyone see themselves in her?

We all see ourselves in cowboys, we all see ourselves in astronauts, why can’t we see ourselves in a 13-yearold girl? Why can’t she be a conduit for the human condition?”

Burnham curiously answered each question, taking a few pregnant pauses to collect answers to the questions Kenyon, Mitchell and the audience asked. Though he lost track of the original question, it seemed to be indicative of the goodness and provocation of the questions he was being asked. At 28 years old, Burnham seemed to have an acute awareness of the impact of social media on global culture as a whole, wanting to extend to the college-aged audience

the knowledge he’d gathered from his unique experience as a content creator who had been there before the crest of YouTube and explosion of social media.

“That’s the point of this age — to hold convictions strongly, stand up and speak with conviction,” Burnham said. “Maybe fail out loud a little bit. Maybe overreach a little.

My certainty has sort of waned away; I have no idea what the question I’m answering is. That is something that is more interesting to me now, which is certainly what I tried to do in ‘Eighth Grade.’ I tried to present my audience with the things I’m struggling with, with things I don’t understand to presume that they are as deep and intelligent as me. I presume that

a 13-year-old girl is as deep and intelligent as me because they act the same as me. The older I get, the more I’m more interested in a conversation rather than talking.”

Burnham effortlessly weaved comedy, sincerity and uncertainty into each of his answers. As a peripheral fan of Burnham, I found it not only easy, but interesting to hear the points he made about his personal experience as a public figure who lived his young adult life out on the stage of the World Wide Web. Having seen the rise of the internet, the college-aged audience laughed, asked and clung to Burnham’s stream of consciousness as he intuitively answered each question that was thrown his way. More seasoned

Burnham fans enjoyed hearing him speak to his work, rather than listening to his whimsical, socially conscious jingles.

“I first heard about Bo Burnham when ‘what.’ came out,” said Liam Carey, a junior majoring in economics. “My friend saw it and kept talking about how amazing it was, so I checked it out. I loved it.

I thought the talk was incredible; just how smart and well-spoken he was about everything and how he’d keep going and give long, complicated answers. Everything he was saying was so real and honest.”

“I feel like you got to know him on a more personal level,” said Jeff Koutsantanou, a junior majoring in accounting. “He wasn’t trying to

put on a show, he was just having a conversation. It was interesting to be able to see that side of him, since he’s a really funny comedian, too.”

Burnham talked a lot about the themes and creation of “Eighth Grade.” One student asked him about his experience working with the kids on set.

“All the extras, we had open call in the town we were at, I sat down with them one by one because I wanted them to feel comfortable when they showed up on set. Every kid is important, every kid had to feel really comfortable. I said to one girl, ‘What’s your name?’ and she said her name and I asked her for a special talent and she said, ‘I have eczema.’ There was another kid that was eating a bell pepper like an apple. They’re perfect. They couldn’t not be eighth-graders if they tried,” Burnham said. “It’s unsurprising that a generation of kids that self-documents was very comfortable on camera. They did not give a shit about the cameras — for them, it was just another camera in the room. They were already filming themselves all the time. They didn’t stiffen up, or they stiffened up in the exact right way.”

Even if you haven’t seen the movie, the themes are easy to relate to even on a conversational level. Much of our generation has Facebook to remind us of the fiveyear anniversaries of duck faceclad, sepia-filtered photoshoots, delivering to us a time capsule of the anxieties and blissful memories from middle school.

The movie speaks to the ubiquity of those feelings beyond the scope of the eighth grade, and made for a meaningful conversation about universal struggles everyone can face.

“I would say one of the biggest takeaways was he was talking about ‘Eighth Grade,’” Carey said.

“He made that movie for him, not about him. He didn’t want to make a movie about a comedian who’s on a national stage having anxiety problems, so he kind of related those feelings to a broader audience by putting them through the lens of a 13-year-old girl [whom] people can relate to and understand. I didn’t know that he was kind of relating that to himself in such a deep way, but it makes a lot of sense now.”

‘Venom’ sparks laughter Staff advice: midterms Marvel’s newest film hits dark comedy notes Lakhsmi Chatterjee Contributing Writer

“Venom” is not the action movie you’d expect in any way.

From the intense trailers to the eerie posters, the film sets itself up to be a dark and dramatic war between good and evil, set with a villain as the main character.

The film itself is anything but that. Instead, it becomes a fun mess while Venom emerges as the most likable of the three main characters: a scientist, a journalist and an alien.

Set mostly in present-day San Francisco, “Venom” opens with a spaceship hurtling toward Earth and crashing in Malaysia. Back in San Francisco, Carlton Drake, the young and powerful leader of the Life Foundation — played by Riz Ahmed — watches the event unfold from ground control and frantically asks if any specimens were recovered.

A medic on the ground finds one of the astronauts still alive and rushes him to an ambulance.

When inside, however, Venom’s black hand emerges from the astronaut’s chest and crashes the vehicle. Moments later, the same hand rips the roof open, but this time it’s emerging from the medic.

Next, the audience is introduced to Eddie Brock, a journalist who’s been assigned to write about Drake and his space program, who is played by Tom Hardy. After snooping through his fiancee’s emails, Brock learns

about several lawsuits against Drake and decides to question him on that instead. Long story short, Brock gets fired, breaks up with his fiancee and gets kicked out of his home.

The first half-hour of the movie plays the plot out to be exactly what the commercials said it was: an intense battle with aliens that should leave the audience at the edge of their seats. Ahmed plays Drake off as a scientist who wants to save humanity by getting humans to merge with an alien and leave the planet that humans destroyed, summarized by the line, “God has abandoned us …

I will not.” His character seems to be an evil take on Elon Musk.

Hardy plays Brock as an optimistic and rugged man with a can-do attitude that he uses to justify all his actions despite who they hurt.

Both characters think they’re doing the right thing, but Drake’s intentions turn evil, similar to Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That’s why most of the audience seemed disappointed in the predictability and fast pace of the first few scenes.

However, the tone changes when Venom enters Brock’s body.

Playing with its predictability, Brock secretly enters the Life Foundation’s headquarters, gets infected and gets a sudden urge to eat raw food. This is where the comedic aspects of the movie start to emerge, as Brock eats live lobsters at a high-class restaurant.

Soon enough, you may find yourself laughing at scenes you didn’t expect to be funny.

In “Spider-Man 3,” Venom is portrayed as a straight-up evil

being who wishes to take over humanity and uses human bodies to do so. In this movie, however, Venom and Brock work together.

While inside Brock, Venom speaks to him and gives him some sound advice at times, such as never stop pursuing your dreams, take care of your mental health and let your loved ones know you love them before it’s too late. When he’s not doing that, he’s complaining about how hungry he is.

In the end, Venom seems to become the most unexpected, relatable character for most of the audience. Apart from being constantly hungry, he decides to save humanity because he is, as he describes himself, “kind of a loser” on his home planet.

His banter with Brock brought the most laughter in the theater, making it really awkward when he literally bites someone’s head off moments later.

Ahmed gives a stellar performance as the true villain of the movie. Despite its abrupt change in tone, Drake stays serious through his whole endeavor to “save” the human race.

Meanwhile, Hardy’s confusion and amusing banter with Venom counters this in a way that puts everyone at ease.

Overall, “Venom” is a mess, but it’s a fun mess. Don’t go in looking for a thrilling saga. It’s a funny, dumb, twisted, cultish movie that has so many crazy elements that it somehow works. It’s not the best movie out there, but with midterms just around the corner, it’s a nice distraction from the world.

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Try to fit in some time for yourself into your daily routines, especially during high-stress times like midterms. Whether it’s going to the gym, taking breaks in between studying for different classes or planning a night to go out with friends, those few hours of ‘me time’ is all the difference when it comes down to keeping a level head.

— Nikkolette Sather, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor I’m a big advocate for face masks, especially under-eye masks. Breaking out during exams makes my entire mood so much worse, so I think if you feel great on the outside, it’ll translate to how you feel during the exam as well.

— Shauna Bahssin, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

Make a schedule for studying so that you ensure that you can devote enough time to each subject, as well as schedule in breaks and sleep.

— Jessica Gutowitz, Opinions Editor

Don’t wait until the last minute to do your work. It may work sometimes, but there will be one day where it won’t work out and you’ll just be even more stressed.

— Katy Wong, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

Don’t forget to take study breaks! I highly suggest rewatching your favorite shows as a way to destress.

— Amy Donovan, Assistant News Editor

Try your best to take care of your health, both mental and physical. There’s nothing worse than taking an exam while you’re super sick, or just unable to focus because you’re so sleep-deprived.

— Sarah Molano, Copy Desk Chief and PRISM Editor Sometimes it’s hard to find the time, but try to take 30 minutes each day and make that your relaxing time. Do something that makes you happy, like taking a bath, watching Netflix or listening to music. You’ll be surprised at how much better you feel afterward.

Besides that, just study, study, study, preferably alone before meeting up with a group.

— Sasha Hupka, News Editor

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‘Gig economy’ work is too precarious for college students Pay and workers’ rights aren’t guaranteed Jacob Hanna

Contributing Columnist

Fernando Garcia Esteban A woman with a banner in support of Christine Blasey Ford at the March to End Rape Culture in Philadelphia on Sept. 29, 2018.

Kavanaugh’s appointment is a slap in the face for sexual assault survivors Ford’s bravery was disregarded by the Senate vote Elizabeth Short

Contributing Columnist

On Thursday, Sept. 27, nearly 20.4 million people across the nation tuned into both cable and broadcasting networks to watch Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Ford is the first of multiple women to come forward and accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault during his high school years. Ford, a research professor of psychology at Palo Alto University in California, came forward on more than one occasion once it became clear that Kavanaugh was the clear nominee for the Supreme Court.

Both Ford and Kavanaugh read prepared opening statements on Thursday, followed by rounds of questioning from prosecutor Rachel Mitchell.

Ford began the opening statements, stating that she was “terrified” to be there, easily noticeable by her quiet, sometimes shaking tone of voice.

She went on to state why she thought it necessary to come forward. “I am here because I believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while

Brett Kavanaugh and I were in high school.” Her statement continued, detailing the assault that occurred when she was just 15 years old.

She even went so far as to close her opening statement by combating allegations that this accusation comes as a politically motivated attempt to keep Kavanaugh away from a seat on the Supreme Court: “Those who say that do not know me. I am a fiercely independent person and I am no one’s pawn. My motivation in coming forward was to provide the facts about how Mr. Kavanaugh’s actions have damaged my life, so that you can take that into serious consideration as you make your decision about how to proceed.

It is not my responsibility to determine whether Mr. Kavanaugh deserves to sit on the Supreme Court. My responsibility is to tell the truth.” She was then questioned on a number of matters in regard to both her personal life and in regard to the alleged assault.

When it came time for Kavanaugh to read his statements, a shift in the air of the room was palpable. Kavanaugh was visibly angry and on more than one occasion, on the verge of tears. He was appalled at how the accusations have been handled and was especially angry with those political figures involved: “This is a circus. The consequences will

extend long past my nomination.

The consequences will be with us for decades. This grotesque and coordinated character assassination will dissuade confident and good people of all political persuasions from serving our country.” He cited personal calendars, his own experiences with sexuality in his youth and even the fact that he has many female friends as aspects for his defense.

His fury reached an apex when he stated that he felt this was an attack led by Democrats to keep him from the position.

“This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit, fueled with apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election, fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the Clintons and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups.”

It was incredibly hard to watch these statements as they aired nationwide that Thursday.

I was most taken aback by the difference in tone and demeanor between the two parties. Where Kavanaugh was teary and filled with anger, Ford was polite, respectful and powerful as she quietly offered information. She even apologized that she couldn’t be of more help. As I watched her testimony and questioning, I couldn’t help but think of Anita

Hill’s testimony against Clarence Thomas 27 years ago. One would think such a painful display would never happen again, yet here we are.

I believe her, and I spent much of the weekend hoping the rest of the nation did as well. On Saturday, the Senate voted 50-48 in favor of Kavanaugh, one of the closest Senate votes regarding confirmation of a Supreme Court justice in decades. Admittedly, how this entire situation was handled feels like a slap in the face to sexual assault survivors.

When someone like Ford comes forward, knowing well what will happen to them once they do, those accusations should be taken more seriously than a hearing and weeklong investigation where neither the victim or alleged perpetrator is interviewed. Ford deserves more, women deserve more and the ripples these entire few weeks have caused will last generations — as will Kavanaugh’s decisions on the Supreme Court, now leaning to a much more conservative side.

Whatever your opinion, situation or level of education, I urge you: Get involved, do independent research and most importantly, vote this November. If we take even a fraction of Christine Blasey Ford’s courage, our voices will be heard for years to come.

— Elizabeth Short is a sophomore majoring in biology.

As parts of the economy have failed to catch up to prefinancial crisis levels, as we have seen in the Southern Tier in general, a large number of workers have been forced into the so-called “gig economy,” where they get paid based on the gigs they perform. For example, an Uber driver gets paid based on how many people they drive to their destinations. While I have not provided taxi service for Uber, I have participated in other forms of the so-called gig economy.

In particular, I was a courier for a local food delivery app specifically for college students. What I found was labor even more precarious than part-time employment.

For starters, any food that I had to deliver was paid for out of my own pocket, to be reimbursed later by the company. This is problematic for drivers like myself who don’t necessarily have enough money, because it artificially limits the amount of work you can do. I doubt that the company behind the app does not have the money to cover the orders for the courier.

Instead, it passes those costs — temporarily, but still significantly — onto the worker.

Secondly, though I performed labor for the company, I was technically not one of its employees. I was a so-called “independent contractor,” a classification significant because of its lack of labor protections: I was not entitled to workers’ rights that in other situations would be a given, such as a minimum wage, unemployment, workers’ compensation, reimbursement for fuel or any such benefits.

Independent contract workers are also not protected by antidiscrimination laws. Additionally, I had to hope and rely upon the notion that my customers would tip me for my services. This often didn’t happen, thanks to the reality that the current economy simply does not favor college students.

Further, the app described incentivized labor that for some could prove risky, if not even dangerous. The most orders often come after dark and even after midnight. Putting aside the health effects of staying up late and driving — and the increased risk of car accidents that labor provides — it can affect academic performance

as well. There is a large body of research correlating short sleep times, which workers endure after a long night on the job, and worse academic performance.

Though this is my experience with only one gig economy app, parts of it are generalizable, such as the lack of a minimum wage, reliance on tips and precarious labor. Some will say that these are just gigs, after all. That they are meant to be temporary or supplemental to gainful employment elsewhere.

But this is likely not the reality for many people. In June 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report on the number of people performing independent contract work: 10.6 million. It is possible, even probable, that a proportion of those nearly 11 million workers are using the gig economy as their sole line of income. Perhaps some of them are college students — even Binghamton University students.

Still, their classification rewards them with pay that isn’t enough to live on (that is, about half as much as what they would have made five years ago) and few to no benefits.

These companies are fighting to keep these workers considered independent contractors and not employees, and in some cases they are winning. In September 2018, Uber won a lawsuit on the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing a decision by a lower court to classify its drivers as employees and not independent contractors.

So what is to be done? As examples, if these services are to be used at all, we must make sure workers receive a better pay. That means tipping at least 20 percent where possible, regardless of the quality of service rendered. The National Labor Relations Act must be amended to extend labor protections to independent contract workers. These rights include the right to unionize, to a minimum wage and to be protected against discrimination, among others. But these are only partial solutions that don’t get to the root cause of these ills. Critically, we must aid and support efforts by these and other workers to organize, build bottomup movements without hierarchy and perform radical labor activism.

Mass protests, wildcat strikes and other such actions are necessary to finally give these workers the rights they deserve. It can be done, has been done in countries like the United Kingdom and elsewhere and should be done.

— Jacob Hanna is a junior majoring in economics.

BU students are exacerbating a New York farming problem We should recognize our role in local agriculture and economies Jacalyn Goldzweig-Panitz

Contributing Columnist

The rise of the wellness and sustainable agriculture movements has created a national conversation about deliberate, proactive food consumption — consumption that has, over recent years, steered away from dairy milk. It’s in this sense that Mark Bittman’s explosive 2012 New York Times piece, “Got Milk? You Don’t Need It” served so clearly as a premonition for the contemporary struggles facing New York dairy farmers.

Bittman wondered if drinking milk in America was part of a fad perpetuated by lobbying dairy associations, ill-informed doctors and the Department of Agriculture. It wasn’t long into my teens that I began to hear a similar tune: Dairy’s health benefits are overstated and its environmental impact is serious.

So when I arrived on campus freshman year, idealism and meal plan in hand, I began to substitute almond milk for cow milk. Many of my friends did the same, though some opted for soy.

Our actions describe a national trend: The U.S. conventional milk market sales decreased by more than 6 percent between 2016 and 2017, while

annual almond milk sales have shot up, along with other milk alternatives. But falling market share isn’t the end of the story.

It doesn’t take an economics major to know that the choices we make about what to buy impact those doing the selling.

During the same 2016 to 2017 period, 24 mainly family-run, multigenerational dairy farms closed in the Southern Tier.

To be clear, the low-price environment that has tracked closures nationally is driven by a variety of factors; the effects of our changing preferences are compounded by recent retaliatory tariffs on dairy exports, as well as increased global milk supply. But the

greater purpose of this piece is not to deride President Donald Trump’s trade war, it’s to ask: Do we fully understand and appreciate the backyard footprint of our consumption choices? I don’t know if we do, because it wasn’t until I learned about this issue last month that I considered more than just grand ideals about wellness and sustainability while at Wegmans.

Fact: The global dairy industry accounts for nearly 3 percent of all climate-warming emissions.

Health-wise, dairy products are Americans’ biggest source of saturated fat, and physicians have called out a link between heavy dairy consumption and Type 1 diabetes. But it doesn’t

take a nutritionist to know that most foods are better consumed in moderation, including sugarpacked chocolate or vanillaflavored almond milks. Though we should hold off on making false equivocations, almond milk, too, isn’t gloriously sustainable, and the rapid growth of the water-dense industry is having lasting and damaging implications for California’s environment and ecology.

To be clear, the choices we make about what to put into our bodies are deeply personal and should remain so. But we are part of the Southern Tier community, even if just for four years, and I think farm closures here should matter more to us

than farm openings in California.

Each represents the loss of more than just businesses, but of longstanding community institutions — institutions that have historically bankrolled local municipalities and school districts. Closures, too, represent the loss of a way of life. Earlier this year, The New York Times reported an uptick of suicides among hurting New York state farmers. I won’t argue that it is not natural for industries to evolve, but if you didn’t know about your local impact, now you do.

— Jacalyn Goldzweig-Panitz is a senior majoring in political science.

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Volleyball sweeps River Hawks, falls to UNH at home Alicea’s 14 kills propel BU to second AE win Edward Aaron

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As the Binghamton volleyball team continues its America East (AE) Conference campaign, the Bearcats swept University of Massachusetts Lowell (1-15, 0-4 AE) Friday evening and fell to University of New Hampshire, 3-1, on Sunday afternoon in its first home matches of the season. The weekend began with the Bearcats (4-13, 2-2 AE) sweeping the Riverhawks at their first match of the season at the West Gym. “It was a very tough match,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “It was pretty evenly matched [and] I was impressed that we were able to keep battling.”

Despite Binghamton winning all of the sets, each game was tightly contested, with the Bearcats winning 25-21, 25-22 and 26-24. Senior outside hitter Gaby Alicea led the way with 14 kills and freshman setter Kiara Adams recorded a game-high 29 assists.

“I think we were behind a lot in that match,” Kiriyama said. “They battled well, fought back well and were able to execute with their offense. The outsides had a nice match at the end there.”

Sunday’s match marked the first time the Bearcats have faced New Hampshire (8-11, 4-1 AE) since the 2017 AE semifinals, a series match that was captured by

Christine DeRosa Staff Photographer Senior outside hitter Gaby Alicea led the way for the Binghamton volleyball team with 14 kills in a 3-0 victory over UMass Lowell.

Binghamton in a sweep.

“They’re always a really close matchup with us,” Kiriyama said.

“It’s always a battle with them, they compete well.”

The first set began competitively for both teams, but with New Hampshire leading 15-13, the Wildcats went on a

10-3 surge to take the first game, 25-16. “[The match was] really up and down,” Kiriyama said. “We had some good parts and some not-so-good parts there. We just didn’t control the ball well on our side. That would have made it a bit easier on offense. Our offense

suffered a little bit and we just weren’t able to get the sets that we wanted to the right hitters when we needed it.”

The second game was the high point of the match for the Bearcats. The Wildcats failed to take the lead for the duration of the set, with BU winning the first

point and never looking back.

“I thought we hit a lot better all around,” Kiriyama said.

“Meaning that all of our players are involved. I thought we handled the ball a little better with our passing and served tougher in that second set.”

Much of the third set was

dominated by UNH. Although play was tight early on, a 9-1 run in the middle of the game gave the Wildcats a 15-9 lead that they did not relinquish, winning the frame 25-16.

BU won the first serve of the fourth set, but New Hampshire went on a 5-0 stretch, fueling an advantage it did not surrender for the remainder of the sequence.

The Bearcats fought back, keeping the game relatively close, but ultimately the team fell 25-20, losing the set and the match 3-1.

“It was tough, it was tough out there,” Kiriyama said. “But New Hampshire’s a good team.”

Adams was again the gameleader in assists, posting 31, and sophomore outside hitter Samantha Gioiosa recorded 25 digs in the losing effort.

Presently, the Bearcats sit at a .500 conference record with a rematch of last season’s AE Championship match against Stony Brook upcoming.

Kiriyama knows his team needs to up its game in order to secure conference victories critical to this season’s success.

“We gotta improve,” Kiriyama said. “It’s gonna be tough here on out. No match is easy. Hartford and Stony Brook will be tough matches for us on the road [and] we’re just hoping to win some and pick up a few wins on the road here and there.”

First serve against Stony Brook is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12 from the Pritchard Gymnasium in Stony Brook, New York.

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Christine DeRosa Staff Photographer Sophomore midfielder Noah Luescher rifled a goal from the top of the box in BU’s Homecoming Weekend loss to Stony Brook.

Entering into Homecoming Weekend tied for first place in the America East (AE) conference, Binghamton fell to Stony Brook, 2-1, in a heated conference game.

The back-and-forth intensity eventually led to a scrum that resulted in two endof-game red cards for the Seawolves (63-2, 3-0-0 AE), one to freshman defender Rondell Payne for fighting and the other to senior midfielder Serge Gamwanya for abusive language.

Through the first half, the game remained locked at a scoreless tie. With both squads playing tight defense, the Bearcats (3-7-2, 2-1-0 AE) were only able to get one shot off, and the Seawolves just had two. Both teams committed over six fouls in the half.

The stalemate was finally broken eight minutes into the second half.

Stony Brook freshman midfielder Trausti Birgisson headed in a cross to

give the Seawolves the lead in the 53rd minute. Stony Brook had an opportunity to do more damage when SBU redshirt sophomore midfielder Gabriel Fernandes ripped a shot on goal off a counter attack; however, redshirt junior goalkeeper Chris Shutler came up with a critical save to keep the Seawolves from extending their lead.

The Bearcats bounced back in the 73rd minute after sophomore midfielder Noah Luescher switched from playing on the left side of the field to the right.

Sophomore back Chris Stamper crossed it into the top of the box where Luescher finished the play and tied the score up at one. “[Luescher] scores another terrific goal to get us back in the game,” said BU head coach Paul Marco. “He showed today why he is one of the best players in our conference, and I think he’s one of the best in the country.”

Stony Brook received a free kick in the 85th minute and once again found the back of the net via header. Following the goal, the Bearcats were unable to muster another chance and ultimately lost, 2-1.

“On the second goal, we weren’t

switched on,” Marco said. “We had enough guys back to deal with their guys and we just didn’t defend.”

Despite the loss, Luescher undeniably turned in a solid performance. Since being named AE offensive player of the week on Oct. 1, he scored his third goal in his past four games.

“Once he got into a rhythm of play, he was quite good,” Marco said. “When we needed him to be special, he was.”

Overall, Marco appeared happy with how the team played.

“I thought we battled in both halves quite well,” Marco said. “Credit a lot to Stony Brook, they were very good today.”

The Seawolves ultimately led the Bearcats in shots, 8-5. Shutler recorded three saves in total to keep the match close.

With the Seawolves’ victory, Stony Brook has taken sole possession of first place in the AE standings, while Binghamton dropped to a three-way tie for second.

Next up for Binghamton is an away game at UMass Lowell on Saturday, Oct. 13. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Cushing Field Complex in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Binghamton drops two consecutive conference games Women’s soccer stalls offensively in losses Justin Zion

Sports Intern

It was a rough Homecoming Weekend for the Binghamton women’s soccer team. Looking to build off a strong two-game winning streak, the team instead got blown out in consecutive games. The Bearcats (7-6-2, 2-30 America East) fell to Stony Brook 4-0 on the road and followed up with a demoralizing defeat at home to University of Massachusetts Lowell, 3-1.

“We’ve got to regain our competitive mindset,” said BU head coach Neel Bhattacharjee.

“You got to put in the work and you got to put in the effort … we’ve got to find that again.”

The Bearcats never had a chance against the Seawolves (8-5-1, 3-0-1 AE) on Thursday.

Binghamton mustered a couple of shots in the first 20 minutes,

but Stony Brook promptly took the lead on its first shot of the game, courtesy of senior forward Julie Johnstonbaugh in the 25th minute. Johnstonbaugh struck again just two minutes later to put the Bearcats in a 2-0 hole.

From there, the Seawolves cruised to victory, adding two more goals in the second half to cement their margin. Stony Brook put up a total of four shots on freshman goalkeeper Haylee Poltorak’s cage, and each made it past her. On the Bearcats’ side, redshirt senior forward Kayla Saager was the only effective member of the team’s offense, firing off four of the seven shots on goal for Binghamton.

Following that lopsided defeat, Binghamton turned to its home stadium, where it had yet to lose, to try to rebound and return to the win column. But even in the friendly environment of the Bearcats Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon, BU failed to overcome the offensive pressure of UMass Lowell (4-6-4, 2-1-1 AE).

In the eighth minute, Saager made a heads-up play by cutting off a pass back to River Hawks senior goalkeeper Julia Schneider for an easy tap-in goal. Other than that, the Bearcats offense was nowhere to be seen in the first 45 minutes. UMass Lowell controlled the ball for much of the half, and while the River Hawks did not put many shots on net, they took advantage of their opportunities up close.

“In the first half, we were pretty much outplayed and outcoached in every regard,” Bhattacharjee said. “We can’t expect to come out and give as poor performance as we did. And if we don’t work hard, if we don’t tackle, if we don’t defend and if we don’t play a possession quick, anybody can come here on our home field and get a result on us.”

The star of the game was undoubtedly freshman midfielder Emily Nelson of the River Hawks, who recorded all three of UMass Lowell’s goals. Her three scores came within a 16-minute span

in the first half in which the ball was almost constantly on the Binghamton side of the field. The Bearcats surrendered more goals in that span than they did the entire rest of the season at home.

BU managed to up its pressure in the second half, but the River Hawks changed their strategy as well, largely sitting back on defense to counter Binghamton’s rush. Many of the Bearcats’ shots went wide, and Schneider came up with saves when she needed to, sealing a River Hawks 3-1 victory.

Once again, the only source of offense for Binghamton was Saager. She again had four of the Bearcats’ seven shots on goal against UMass Lowell, and scored Binghamton’s only goal of the weekend. Bhattacharjee, however, was not concerned about the lack of offensive diversity.

“One thing that we try to do is get our wingers and also our attacking midfielders involved in the attack,” Bhattacharjee said. “[Saager] is hungry in and around the goal, and if she has an open

Ariel Kachuro Assistant Photography Editor Redshirt senior forward Kayla Saager was the only goal-scorer for women’s soccer in its two losses to Stony Brook and UMass Lowell this past weekend.

look we want her to take it … we want her to get a decent share of shots and when that happens, she’ll usually find the back of the net.”

The Bearcats look to rebound from their slump this Sunday, Oct. 14 at Hartford. Kickoff is schedule for 1 p.m. from West Hartford, Connecticut.