Fall 2018 Issue 13

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BU to renovate Hinman College

March for Racial Justice

Dining hall, two residence halls to see construction Jacob Kerr News Intern

Incidents involving the police were highlighted at the event, including an altercation with two young black teenagers at a Binghamton park in August 2018, in which BPD officers placed a 13-year-old female in handcuffs on suspicion of spray-painting a nearby area. During that incident, a 14-yearold boy with developmental disabilities was also handcuffed and placed into a police van, where he repeatedly banged his head, injuring himself while in police custody. In September, the YWCA issued a formal complaint to BPD regarding its “excessive use of force” on a black

Students will see one fewer dining option next year as Hinman College prepares to make major renovations.

Renovation plans for the 201920 academic year were announced during building-wide meetings held throughout the living community last week. The renovations will affect Hinman Dining Hall, Hughes Hall and Cleveland Hall, putting all three out of commission for the year.

The meetings were led by Kandyce Baker, Hinman College area director, and Al Vos, collegiate professor of the community. According to Baker, the dining hall will be torn down and rebuilt to encompass more seating, programming and offices.

The two residence halls will undergo internal renovations, some of which include electrical and plumbing improvements. All three buildings will begin renovations in May 2019 and reopen in August 2020.

Renovations to the residence halls are a part of an initiative by Binghamton University to revamp at least one building each year. Starting with Newing College in 2013, every living community on campus has been remodeled, except Hinman College and Oneida Hall in College-in-theWoods. Plans to renovate Oneida Hall were changed to accommodate Hinman College.

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Sidney Slon Staff Photographer A group of Binghamton University students participate in the March for Racial Justice in Downtown Binghamton on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Students, community members protest inequality, police brutality Christine DeRosa Contributing Writer

While many Binghamton University students headed home for fall break, some filled the streets of Downtown Binghamton for the second annual March for Racial Justice on Saturday.

The march, organized by Citizen Action and Progressive Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT), began at the Broome County Courthouse on

Court Street before the group of approximately 50 people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade.

The group, including a handful of Binghamton students, filled the streets while chanting, “Whose streets? Our streets,” “Black Lives Matter” and “No justice, no peace.”

Rachel Slotnick, a member of the College Progressives and a sophomore majoring in music, said she decided to participate in the march after reading up on events in the community. The Binghamton Police Department (BPD), along with other community officials, has come under fire recently for violence against people of color.

Restaurant Week to benefit local charity Participating businesses donate 50 cents per meal Michael Levinstein Pipe Dream News

Since 2010, EatBing has hosted Restaurant Week in the city of Binghamton. During the twice-a-year event, restaurants create prefixed threecourse meals and donate money from the proceeds to a local charity.

EatBing was officially created in 2014 to promote local restaurants and food culture. Prior to 2014, the group was known as Binghamton Restaurant Week. Marie McKenna, president of the EatBing board of directors and co-owner of the Lost Dog Café, wrote in an email that forming EatBing helped structure their group while donating money to charities.

“The idea behind it was to elevate the food and beverage culture in Binghamton and call attention to the burgeoning restaurant scene while raising money for worthwhile charities,” McKenna wrote.

The fall 2018 Restaurant Week started on Oct. 9 and will end on Oct. 18. This year, there are 27 restaurants participating, including Lost Dog Café, Water Street Brewing Company, Social on State and Little Venice. Since the

beginning of Restaurant Week in 2010, participating restaurants collectively have seen over $4.3 million in sales and donated over $125,000 to their charity partners. Each Restaurant Week, these restaurants sell between 19,000 and 20,000 meals, according to EatBing.

This fall, participating restaurants will be donating around 50 cents per meal to the Mothers & Babies Perinatal Network in Binghamton. An estimated $4,500 will be donated to the organization, which serves Broome, Chenango, Chemung, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga and Tompkins counties. Additionally, donations will be going to a beautification project in Binghamton, which has yet to be announced.

Each Restaurant Week, EatBing receives requests from local charities, which are reviewed and voted on by the committee. In the past, proceeds from Restaurant Week have gone to charities such as the Boys and Girls Club of Binghamton, Habitat for Humanity and the Animal Care Council.

Restaurant Week began with only seven restaurants participating.

McKenna wrote that the growth of the event is correlated with increased attention to local food and the opening of more restaurants in the area.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Senior James Cioffi paints Downtown Binghamton with his murals,

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Sidney Slon Staff Photographer Friends, relatives and professors remember Sophie de Tournemire, a rising sophomore who took her own life this July, in a candle-lighting ceremony on the Hinman College Quad.

Students remember de Tournemire Memorial service held in honor of rising sophomore Lia Berger

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Friends, relatives and professors gathered in the Hinman College Quad to pay their respects to Sophie de Tournemire, a rising sophomore who took her own life in July.

The service was held on Tuesday, Oct. 9 and moderated by Julia Amodeo, a sophomore double-majoring in environmental studies and Spanish.

Amodeo said she became close with de Tournemire her freshman year and approached the Dean of Students Office to create the service following her death.

She spoke about her relationship with de Tournemire at the event alongside several other friends and relatives.

Al Vos, collegiate professor of Hinman College, had de Tournemire as a student in his human development course. At the memorial, he read the first thing she wrote in his class and described her as being devoted to community service.

According to Vos, de Tournemire had a heart like few others and was a vivid poet. “’By nature we crave human

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connection, and that’s for me what community service is all about,’” Vos quoted. “’By connecting to others, we’re really connecting to ourselves.’”

De Tournemire was also a member of the Slam Poetry Club. Aspen Rust, the president of the Slam Poetry Club and a junior majoring in psychology, did not know her personally but said the entire group felt the loss. She shared a poem the club wrote about moving forward in the face of tragedy. “’In tragedy, all we can do is be the best we can be to ourselves and to

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SPORTS

Ryan Gosling stars in the film “First Man,” directed by Damien Chazelle,

Copy Desk Chief Sarah Molano discusses relationships with large age gaps,

Women’s soccer falls to Hartford,

Cross country competes at the Princeton Invitational,

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Missing Endicott girl found in Barton Selina Ramirez, 15, of Endicott, was safely located on Thursday afternoon in the town of Barton, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. Ramirez had been missing since September. She was located at an address police identified through Facebook comments and was found with an adult male and female, according to police. Ramirez is currently in the care of Tioga County.

according to the Press & SunBulletin. According to a release from the Binghamton Police Department, a verbal confrontation between two groups of men occurred May 28 on Spellicy Boulevard. Cureton, who was sitting inside a parked SUV, was shot in the torso and then, while wounded, drove to an apartment at Carlisle Hills Apartments on Moeller Street. He was hospitalized in serious condition but underwent surgery and is recovering from his injuries. Graves was remanded to Broome County Jail.

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Police seek second armed robbery suspect On Thursday, Tioga County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Mason Runyon, 22, of Barton, in connection with a gunpoint robbery on Route 17C in the town of Tioga, but the second suspect, Isaiah Ramirez, remains at large, according to the Press & SunBulletin. When investigators executed a search warrant at the residence where the robbery took place, both suspects fled into a wooded area. Runyon was taken into custody, but Ramirez avoided arrest. Ramirez was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall. He weighs 230 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. Anyone with information about Ramirez’s whereabouts is asked to call the Tioga County Sheriff’s Office.

Teenager charged in Memorial Day shooting Quali Graves, 17, was arrested on Friday at his residence on Chapin Street in the city of Binghamton for the shooting of Eric Cureton,

Republican club in Manhattan vandalized, FBI to investigate brawl On Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked the FBI to investigate a fight that occurred between right-wing and anti-fascist activists near the Metropolitan Republican Club in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. On Friday morning, the building was vandalized by anti-fascist activists hours before an appearance

by Gavin McInnes, founder of the Proud Boys, which is classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Following McInnes’ appearance at the club, at least two fights broke out Friday evening. The FBI, assisted by the New York Police Department and the New York State Police, will determine if police responded appropriately to the incident.

Cuomo has criticized the New York Republican Party for inviting McInnes to speak, and linked the violence to President Donald Trump, whom he said unleashed “hate and division.”

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This Day in History Oct. 15, 1991 The U.S. Senate confirms Justice Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court in a 52-48 vote, three days after Anita Hill testified that Thomas sexually harassed her while she worked with him at the U.S. Department of Education and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Christine DeRosa Contributing Photographer Students sell pumpkins on the Spine to raise money for Binghamton University’s Make-a-Wish Foundation.

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

On air MONDAY, Oct. 8, 3 p.m. — An officer responded to a call regarding a 58-year-old male suspect who had repeatedly entered WHRW, the University’s radio station, uninvited and disrupted disc jockeys on air. On several occasions, the suspect appeared at on-air shows and would call shows to prevent others from calling in. WHRW members told him he couldn’t be at the station without being invited.

He was repeatedly asked to stop. Officers contacted the suspect and told him he was not allowed at the station unless he was invited. The suspect was given a warning for trespassing.

Plates TUESDAY, Oct. 9, 1:38 p.m. — An officer on patrol on West Drive observed a black Mercedes with obstructed plates driving in front of him. The officer stopped the car on Glenn G. Bartle Drive and ran the plates. The officer learned the vehicle’s registration was suspended. The driver, a 20-year-old male, received tickets for the obstructed plates and the suspended registration. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Eavesdropping WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10, 2:05 a.m. — An officer parked

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in Parking Lot Q1 heard yelling and observed a vehicle pulled over by the College-in-the-Woods Service Drive. The officer noticed an older male fighting with two college-aged males and one college-aged female outside of his vehicle. When the officer approached the group and asked about the cause of the conflict, the older male, an Uber driver, said he was listening to a conversation the students were having while in the car. He didn’t agree with their thoughts about racism and told them so, arguing racism doesn’t exist. The group began to fight with the Uber driver, who began to drive erratically. One of the male passengers spilled the macaroni and cheese he had in the backseat. The driver said the spilled food damaged his car and indicated he planned on charging the group for the damage. The officer told the driver if the student was willing to clean up the mess and it was an accident, he couldn’t charge for cleanup. The officer advised the driver to focus on the road and avoid confronting students about their opinions unless asked to share his thoughts on the conversation.

Arkansas ID WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10, 7 p.m. — A wallet was brought to the lost and found at UPD. During inventory of the contents of the wallet, an officer noticed a forged Arkansas ID. The suspect, a 20-year-old male, was contacted and asked to visit UPD, but he didn’t come to retrieve his wallet. An arrest is pending.

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“When we arrived at the consulate, he went right in. He told me to alert the Turkish authorities if I did not hear from him soon. Had I known it would be the last time I would see Jamal, I would have rather entered the Saudi consulate myself. The rest is history: He never walked out of that building. And with him, I also got lost there.”

— Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who disappeared on Oct. 2 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in an opinion piece published in The New York Times on Saturday.

University creates new area of excellence Data science added to research initiative Phariha Rahman Pipe Dream News

According to Xingye Qiao, associate professor of math at Binghamton University, it is important to have institutions dedicated to studying data in a world increasingly driven by it.

Qiao will chair BU’s new data science transdisciplinary area of excellence (TAE). The TAE initiative was launched in 2013 to address issues with the methodologies and perspectives of multiple disciplines, according

to the TAE website. Along with data science, the other TAE initiatives include citizenship, rights and cultural belonging, health sciences, material and visual worlds, smart energy and sustainable communities.

According to Qiao, data science is a rising discipline that utilizes statistics and computer science to make predictions for a variety of scholarly fields.

“Groundbreaking research and scholarship in many fields increasingly rely on data and computational approaches, leading to fundamentally new approaches to asking and answering questions,” Qiao said. “Seeing the great need on campus, I and a

few of my colleagues proposed to create a new TAE in data science.”

Donald Nieman, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, said he was impressed by the merit and diversity of the data science TAE faculty while reading proposals for the new group.

“It included faculty who do cutting edge work in data science and who are developing new methodologies to analyze data, as well as faculty in almost every area of campus who are using data to address critical issues in their disciplines,” Nieman said.

“In addition, it was clear that this broad and diverse group work together very well, creating a true transdisciplinary team.”

The data science TAE will have three focal points for research: the fundamentals, which include statistics and computer science; data-enabled discovery, which focuses on analyzing data; and real-world application.

Nancy Um, chair of the art history department, said she joined the data science TAE because she felt it was important that the humanities fields were included in the new group.

“Humanities scholars are becoming increasingly interested in new data-driven and computational approaches to research,” Um said. “As an art historian, I engage the possibilities offered by data visualization and

digital mapping as historical tools.

In particular, I have tried to use both strategies to understand the movement of art objects over time and space.”

According to Kenneth Kurtz, associate professor of psychology and another member of the data science TAE, data science is an important addition to the initiative.

“The TAE program up until this point did not address the important domains of learning and computation,” Kurtz said. “I am hopeful that the TAE will help to galvanize cross-disciplinary training and research on our campus through the common lens of finding meaning in data.”

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March for Racial Justice held in Downtown Binghamton MARCH FROM PAGE 1 woman during a domestic incident. Later that month, school staff at Binghamton High School allegedly verbally assaulted a black teenager after he left school early.

Belinda Ellison, a YWCA staff member, attended the event and said she was marching to raise awareness about racism.

“I’m here to stand up for racial justice and inequality,” Ellison said. “The YWCA’s mission is to eliminate racism and inequality, and promote justice for all.”

Jaedyn Lalonde, a member of BU’s Frances Beal Society and a senior doublemajoring in biology and environmental studies, said she felt being involved in the march was important because it helped bring issues to the forefront.

“In the past three months, there’s been so much police brutality in the Binghamton area,” Lalonde said. “It’s important to do things like this. By doing this, you’re doing something.”

According to PLOT, the theme behind this year’s march was “Black women lead.” The theme was chosen to illustrate the importance of women of color and protest their marginalization by placing their voices first in the march.

The march featured various speakers,

including Aviva Friedman, ‘14, who is also a member of PLOT and Citizen Action.

Friedman introduced herself to the crowd as their “token white friend” for the afternoon and discussed the importance of recognizing racism within oneself.

“It’s not our fault that we were raised in a racist society, surrounded by institutions whose gears are fueled by notions of white superiority,” Friedman said. “It’s not our fault that we were shaped and molded by people unaware of their biases. But it is absolutely our fault if we do not work to dismantle that.”

Friedman also said white people should take up less social space and challenged attendees to do some introspection.

“Interrupt yourself before you interrupt a person of color,” Friedman said. “Call yourself out when you think something racist or racially biased.

The next time someone mentions their doctor, professor, lawyer, catch yourself automatically picturing a white man.”

BPD was present during the protest, with vehicles both in front and in back of the crowd. Auxiliary officers were also along the route, keeping traffic from the marchers. During the protest, a member of PLOT mentioned the police presence to the crowd and said the group specifically asked BPD to not be present. A post

Sidney Slon Staff Photographer Community members and students donned signs for the March for Racial Justice in Downtown Binghamton.

shared on the event’s Facebook page after the event condemned the police presence at the march.

“PLOT would also like to remind

attendees that Binghamton Police were not welcome at today’s event, and their forced ‘escort’ was an intimidation tactic,” the post read. “We continue to

reject BPD’s authority and presence, and remain committed to empowering communities despite their rampant and racist over-policing and abuses of power.”

Hinman faces remodeling in 2019-20 HINMAN FROM PAGE 1

Rebecca Kiss Photography Editor More than 25 eateries, including Lost Dog Café, 205 Dry and Social on State are participating in this semester’s Restaurant Week. Proceeds will benefit the Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network in Binghamton, and each restaurant is donating around 50 cents per meal.

Restaurant Week held for eighth year EATBING FROM PAGE 1 “Over time it has continued to grow,” she wrote. “We now have two breweries downtown, Water Street Brewing and Galaxy, and many more new restaurants and coffee shops with all types of cuisine.”

Kerri Kunkel, a junior majoring in business administration, said she is excited for Restaurant Week every year.

“I would say that recently, Restaurant Week has expanded, having more restaurants participating,” Kunkel said. “I always look forward to when the new menus come out, seeing which items are continuously included as an option and which items are new.”

McKenna wrote that she is expecting a large crowd this week and noted Binghamton’s location has helped feed the success

of Restaurant Week and other hospitality-related events.

“Binghamton is growing as a hospitality and tourism center because it has so much potential,” she wrote. “The real estate is still somewhat affordable and we are a hub to the Finger Lakes, Canada and downstate destinations.

We also have access to amazing farms in the regions surrounding Broome County.”

Kyle Briggs, a sophomore majoring in history, said he appreciates that Restaurant Week helps local charities and encourages people to try new things.

“I like that Restaurant Week gives you the chance to try different items which you might not have had before,” Briggs said.

“Also the fact that it gives back to the community is good.”

Spring 2019 Restaurant Week will run from March 26 to April 4.

Friends, family hold memorial MEMORIAL FROM PAGE 1 others,’” Rust read. “’In tragedy, all we can do is love.’”

Hannah Gulko, a junior majoring in human development, was a friend of de Tournemire’s from high school. Because de Tournemire’s spoken word poetry inspired Gulko to write as well, she recited a poem in her honor.

After each speaker read, a moment of silence was held as 19 candles were handed to 19 attendees, each representing a year of de Tournemire’s life.

The attendees with candles were lined up, and a candle at the end was lit. The flame was passed to each candle until all of them were burning.

As 19 balloons were released — purple, because it was de Tournemire’s favorite color — the attendees were instructed to blow their candles out.

Ethan Feuer, a junior majoring in English, was one of de Tournemire’s mentors in the Emerging Leaders program (ELP) and said he was coping with the loss by thinking positively.

“She made everyone feel wonderful and confident,” Feuer said. “She was the glue that held our knowledge community together in more ways than one.

I’ve been actively trying to make her memory a blessing by thinking more optimistically.”

Calista Requijo, a sophomore majoring in English, was in the same ELP group as de Tournemire.

“She was such a great girl,” Requijo said. “She meant a lot to a lot of us.”

De Tournemire’s parents will be hosting a run on campus in her honor next month.

Editor’s note: Hannah Gulko is a contributing columnist for Pipe Dream’s Opinions Section.

“We want to do what we can to minimize both the number of students experiencing the disruption and the level of that disruption,” Vos wrote in an email. “Given the new plans for reconstruction of Hinman’s dining hall, we are looking at an adjustment in the schedule of hall renovation, not something completely unplanned or unexpected.”

With Hinman College down to three residence halls and no dining hall, students currently residing in the living community will face a challenging decision regarding

their future housing plans, said Elizabeth Nutig, co-president of Hughes Hall and an undeclared sophomore.

“I feel like a lot of residents are stressed about their choice of whether or not to live in Hinman next year,” Nutig said.

“Especially many freshmen feel really stuck. Their default is sticking to the place that they have spent this year growing comfortable with and growing to love, but obviously that place won’t be the same next year.”

Although the renovations may cause problems for students, Vos said he believes there are other reasons students choose to live in

Hinman College.

“Hinman is more than the physical buildings, and we are determined to uphold the Hinman spirit,” Vos said. “We are thinking about creative ways to sustain the pride and sense of community that we have in Hinman.”

To help create solutions for potential problems, Vos and Baker have begun to assemble a “transition team” composed of students who want to help.

“Hinman will look very different next year and we are in the process of planning out how to preserve all the things students love about Hinman during the renovation

project,” Baker said. “We want the student voice to be at the forefront of this project.”

Although Nutig is concerned for students in the community, she said residents of Hinman College are known for making the best of tough times and would find a way to accept and appreciate their living situation.

“There will be no shortage on the so-called ‘Hinman spirit,’” Nutig said. “I have no doubt that the Hinman community will come together even more. It will be easier for all residents to get involved and for everyone to have a voice in the community.”

Board introduces five new initiatives Funding will go toward off-campus safety Valerie Puma News Intern

With goals of bringing together members of Binghamton University and the city of Binghamton to influence a safer and healthier community, BU’s Town-Gown Advisory Board (TGAB) will be implementing several recently funded initiatives.

On Sept. 21, at the first BU Council meeting for the 2018-19 academic year, administrators in the Division of Student Affairs office gave updates regarding the TGAB’s health and wellness projects. Randall Edouard, cochair of TGAB, interim dean of students and assistant vice president for student affairs, announced seven proposals to the Council, five of which were already partially funded and ready to put into action.

“We just completed our first year of having a Town-Gown Advisory Board, and I’m happy to report that we were extremely successful,” Edouard said.

The board consists of 32 representatives from across the area and is structured by an executive committee, which serves as a decision-making body, five subcommittees and a steering committee, which consists of the co-chairs of the five subcommittees. The subcommittees focus on student housing, safety, promoting and cultivating positive community engagement, transportation and parking and dangerous underage drinking.

At a meeting held in September 2017, Edouard said the board’s actions would be based on the input of engaged community members who volunteer their time for collaborative efforts. During its first year, the full board met three times, and the subcommittees

Kojo Senoo Staff Photographer Binghamton University’s Town Gown Advisory Board will be implementing five new initiatives regarding offcampus safety, transportation and student housing.

met numerous times to draft proposals to present for funding consideration.

“They all had to provide at least one full proposal to be reviewed,” Edouard said. “Of seven proposals presented, the executive committee approved five for funding.”

At the next official meeting on Oct. 24, the board will publicly announce its plans to implement these proposals.

From the underage drinking subcommittee, a proposal for a data-driven collaboration received approval for up to $20,000 in funding. The project is subject to agreement with the Binghamton Campus Community Coalition (BCCC) on an approach that aligns with the BCCC charge.

BCCC is a partnership that aims to reduce underage drinking and substance abuse, particularly on college campuses.

The broad-

based coalition includes representatives from the Binghamton mayor’s office, Binghamton Police Department, Broome County Health Department, local business owners and offices on campus that deal with students at risk for alcohol and drug abuse.

“It’s a data-driven approach to address [underage drinking],” Edouard said. “We need to know what’s going on, and we don’t have the full blast of exactly what [that is]. We have a lot of anecdotal information, but we want real data.”

The subcommittee for safety received approval to fund a public safety consultant, or transportation expert, to assess and provide recommendations of what might be done to improve off-campus safety overall.

“It’s a multifaceted proposal,” Edouard said. “We agreed to provide funding for a consultant

to find the actual issues about what is happening off campus.

Once we have that information, we will continuously attack this particular problem.”

The other initiatives include a transportation and parking proposal to research and assess North Side transportation issues and a student housing proposal to train BU interns to disseminate information to fellow students on housing availability and services offered

by Binghamton City Code Enforcement. “Cry, Laugh, Create,” a proposal from the subcommittee for promoting and cultivating positive community engagement, also was approved and will encourage BU students and Binghamton residents to share personal stories and build relationships.

“We are going to begin to really engage students with residents in the city of Binghamton,” Edouard said.

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Professors should promote female students’ participation From kindergarten, the school system is skewed toward male participation Emily Houston

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There’s something troubling I’ve noticed as I struggle (and fail) to stay awake through each of my classes here at Binghamton University, and I’m sure it’s something you’ve observed in some of your classes too: Girls participate less than the boys.

Particularly in science classes, but common in “softer” subjects as well, male students are more likely to raise their hands and contribute to the discussion than female students are. This lack of female participation stems from the environment in primary, middle and high school in which teachers seemingly interact with male students at a higher rate than their female counterparts. This practice of paying more attention to boys than girls must be remedied in order to ensure equal class participation between genders.

David Sadker is a professor emeritus at American University who has studied gender bias in the classroom for his entire professional career. He found that, yes, boys do speak up more often during discussions, despite the fact that they might not know as much about the subject in question, but that this issue starts long before you get your college acceptance letter. Teachers throughout students’ primary education interact with boys 10 to 30 percent more than they do with girls. This itself is an issue, but so too is the disparity in their specific interactions in which girls are not properly encouraged. Studies have found that boys are praised more than girls for getting something right, but that girls are criticized more than boys when they get something wrong.

This atmosphere that doesn’t inspire the female voice then carries over into college, the main period that Sadker’s research is focused on. He saw that professors’ general interaction time is larger with males and that these

Provided by Syda Productions A female student raises her hand to answer a question in a lecture hall.

instructors are more inclined to ask their harder questions to male students rather than females. Other professionals who have studied this subject note that college professors “make eye

contacts more frequently with males than with females, allow their classrooms to be maledominated by calling on males more frequently, allow males to interrupt females, and respond to

males with attention and females with diffidence.”

These assertions are disturbing.

In a society that precipitates a notion of gender equality, there is an obvious difference in how our teachers interact with students on the basis of gender beginning as early as when children enter kindergarten. This then sets women up for an entire educational career in which their voices will be heard less than the men sitting next to them. Is this really how we want our education system to work?

Teachers need to be aware of the direct effects of their actions.

A larger effort needs to be made throughout our primary education system to ensure complete fairness between students. Though this is obviously an issue that extends to college professors as well, the root of the problem can be traced all the way back to the people who taught us in the first years of our schooling. We need to work with these instructors to prevent bias from permanently harming girls and discouraging their eagerness

to speak up.

It’s 2018, which means it’s time to fight this disparity.

Professors: Think about the way you’re treating your students in class. By no means do I think that instructors on this campus make a specific effort to favor men, but doing it unknowingly can cause just as much harm. Let’s change it.

Men: Help the women surrounding you in lecture and be open to their comments. Studies have shown that male students are more willing to ignore a female student’s contribution in class than a man’s — don’t fall into this statistic.

Women: Don’t let yourself be defined by the environment we grew up in. It sucks that this is the way we were raised, but that doesn’t mean we have to allow it to continue. Go ahead, raise your hand — it’s time for your voice to be heard.

— Emily Houston is a senior double-majoring in political science and English.

Is age truly just a number?

Though some are technically legal, relationships with large age gaps can be dangerous Sarah Molano

Copy Desk Chief

A couple of weeks ago, social media platforms exploded due to an alleged relationship between 31-year-old rapper Drake and an 18-year-old model, Bella Harris. Photos also circulated of the two hanging out backstage at the American Music Awards when Harris was only 16. And in September, there was speculation about Drake’s friendship with Millie Bobby Brown, the 14-yearold star of “Stranger Things,” after the teen mentioned text message conversations and dinners with the rapper in an interview.

I call attention to these relationships because they have

pushed forth a conversation about something our culture largely ignores — when are these large age-gap relationships inappropriate? This is not to accuse Drake of being a predator, since these speculations are just that — speculations. However, these situations bring up two important conversations: a dialogue about these “legal” yet creepy, at best, relationships, and the concept of “grooming.”

I’m going to get personal for a second. When I was 17 — the summer before my senior year of high school — I became friends with a 24-year-old man with whom I had to interact with fairly frequently. Pretty quickly, what started out as just speaking casually and taking the train together became somewhat romantic in nature. At the time, I was flattered

that I must have come off as mature and interesting enough to keep this man’s attention. At the time, I thought it was fine because, if the situation were to progress, the age of consent in New York is 17. It’s legal, so there’s nothing wrong, right?

But it didn’t feel right, and I didn’t exactly understand why.

Nothing ended up happening because we both recognized that it was a strange situation. However, that doesn’t negate the fact that this 24-year-old person, who already graduated from college, was showing romantic interest toward a soon-to-be high school senior. We were at completely different stages in our lives in every sense, and that plays a big role in why relationships like that aren’t healthy.

When we’re young, we simply

don’t know better, and that makes it easier for us to be groomed.

I don’t know that the man I’ve been referring to was maliciously targeting me, but either way, he did take steps to build my trust so I wouldn’t feel weird about the relationship. Grooming is the process by which a sexual predator targets a child — which I was at the time — for sexual purposes, and relies on the imbalanced power dynamic between adult and child in order to manipulate and coerce. Predators can identify who is vulnerable and slowly build trust until they can take that step into inappropriate territory without the child realizing the nature of it.

I was vulnerable: I was an attention-seeker with low selfesteem and had family problems.

I was groomed: We bonded over similar music tastes and we were

both interested in politics. I think a turning point was that around this time, I was stalked by a man on the subway and that made me afraid to take the train alone, and I shared this information with him. The next time I had to take the train home alone, he offered to give me a ride instead. Right there, he exploited my fear of traveling alone while simultaneously building my trust in him. On the way out of the car, he hugged me, establishing physical contact that we hadn’t had before. I felt protected and special.

Instead of feeling flattered, I should have wondered why that man was pursuing me. Think about it: There must be a reason why he wasn’t looking to date women his own age, or couldn’t get women his own age to date him.

Looking back now, it’s clear to me

that he probably preferred to date someone he’d have power over. A 17-year-old girl doesn’t have the same development, experience and tools she would need to navigate a relationship with someone seven years older than she is.

This is all to say that legality doesn’t always equal morality.

As college students, we’re kind of in this weird middle age: not quite adults, but not teens, either. However, we’re still in a completely different phase of our lives than someone in high school.

The bottom line is a predator isn’t just the middle-aged dude hanging around schoolyards; he’s also the guy in his mid-20s dating a teenager.

— Sarah Molano is a senior double-majoring in English and philosophy, politics and law.

Your selfie isn’t your sense of self

India should buy weapons from the US

Avoid losing yourself on social media

It will strengthen alliances between democratic nations

Jillian Forstadt

Digital Editor

At his talk on campus last week, Bo Burnham brought up the culture of self-documentation that has become so specific to our generation.

Burnham’s film, “Eighth Grade,” follows a young girl, Kayla, as she navigates her social life, social media and sense of self as she approaches the start of high school. The catch, however, is that these three areas aren’t mutually exclusive in 2018.

Finding one’s sense of self, or their “truth,” has in part become performative due to the demands of a culture so invested in social media.

“The attempt at performed public truth, to me, is the truth at the moment,” Burnham said. While he may have joked that this can sound like existential nonsense, this statement struck a chord with me.

This conflation of sense of self and one’s social media presence has become ingrained in youth culture and follows us into college.

The way we express ourselves on social media translates as a direct reflection of the

core of who we are, whether it’s in a selfie on Snapchat, a politically driven post on Facebook or a conversation in the comments on Instagram.

When you first meet someone new, it has become habit to check out their social media accounts shortly thereafter. What we find then quickly frames our assumptions about that person and thus has given way to a generation obsessed with curating our social media so that it exhibits only how we want others to see us. But social media can only go as far as to provide a two-dimensional snapshot of our lives, inevitably omitting so much of what makes up every three-dimensional person who has set foot on this campus.

Author John Green has said that we must imagine others complexly.

This is more important to remember now more than ever before, especially as we scroll through online feeds that serve to streamline and simplify everything we share.

Despite the obvious cliche, Burnham was right when he said college should be a time to find ourselves — what we believe in and what we stand for. This period in our lives is a pivotal time for growth and self-reflection,

and very few people remain unchanged after four years on this campus. The way we evolve as people comes as a direct result of everything we experience during college, most of which cannot be shown in one online profile or validated through likes. Documenting your experiences to share over social media is not inherently bad, but it takes away from focusing on making meaningful connections with those around us.

All of this is ironic, as part of my job as digital editor is curating Pipe Dream’s social media accounts to best express this newspaper’s “truth” in photos and captions. The social media currency of likes and follows are valuable to my sense of success in this role. Yet, when I log back into my own social media accounts, I always try to take a step back and remind myself that the person I am (and want people to know me as) can only shine offline.

Next time you see me around, rather than looking up my Instagram handle, I hope you come over and say hello instead.

— Jillian Forstadt is a junior double-majoring in English and political science.

Mendel Litzman

Contributing Columnist

On Oct. 5, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin formally announced the signing of a $5 billion weapons deal. India will purchase five S-400 Triumf missile systems, which are utilized to protect strategic and valuable locations from aerial attack. Russia supplied India with 62 percent of its weapons from 2013 to 2017, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Given this, the Pentagon should develop a plan transitioning India’s old weapons from their heavy reliance on Russian weapons systems to purchasing weapons from the United States and our Eurasian allies.

This announcement occurred after a meeting on Sept. 6, when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis convened with their Indian counterparts, Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj. The meeting was successful in emphasizing an increasingly continental strategic balancing alliance. India signed onto the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA), which aims to strengthen United States ties with India in order to counter China’s rise in the South China Sea. Preventing any probes

or Chinese revanchism there is an imperative for both regional partners and U.S. foreign policy.

Emblematic of the veritable significance of this alliance, the Pentagon changed the name of Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command on May 30. COMCASA has permitted India access to purchase advanced weaponry systems from the United States. India’s tradeoff is permitting the use of its communications network for the U.S. military and the sharing of encrypted military intelligence. The Indian military is also considering the purchase of fighter aircrafts from the United States, replacing their current inferior Russian models.

However, the purchase of the S-400s is perturbing to the Pentagon’s forethought expectation that they would eventually sell India an F-35 fighter aircraft.

This diplomatic gaffe may materialize in a work environment filled with low morale after the Trump administration proposed a 30 percent decrease to the international affairs budget. In the words of American Foreign Service Association President, Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, “the Foreign Service Officer Corps at State has lost 60 percent of its Career Ambassadors since January [2017].”

Diplomacy is an ancillary institution harnessing the soft power of the United States. Diplomats resolve conflicts without military force, creating peaceful resolutions and fostering relationships that can

increase common consensus and lead to alliances.

The severe myopia in policy allowed Putin to exploit this aperture. Countries with the Triumf missile systems include Greece, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ukraine and Bulgaria. To combat this, the United States can sanction India under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, though there is the possibility for the current administration to grant India a waiver. Still, India was among the top five weapons importers in the world from 2013 to 2017. From 2008 to 2017, India’s purchases of U.S. weapons increased by 557 percent and it is one of the top purchasers of U.S. weapons at 5.3 percent annually.

The United States should bolster its strategic alliance with India, providing a waiver for the importation of Iranian oil. This alliance would be a welcome accretion to solidify ties with India, providing it with superior weapons systems. The creation of a Qualitative Military Edge for India in South East Asia would be a strategic imperative that should be implemented cautiously. The United States should be prudent in providing weapons to India; these weapons should be incorporated to balance and counter a rising irredentist China in South East Asia. Furthermore, this implementation will strengthen the growing alliance between the world’s largest democratic states.

— Mendel Litzman is a junior majoring in political science.

Almost everybody familiar with Downtown Binghamton knows that Dos Rios is the new popping Mexican-fusion restaurant in town.

Centrally located on Court Street, the restaurant sits next door to The Colonial and is owned by many of the same people.

As we walked in, my photographer and I marveled at the stylish interior, filled with Mexican-inspired artwork and sugar skulls that we continued to admire throughout our meal. The restaurant has a large, open space and encompasses a bar and outside seating.

This Restaurant Week, Dos Rios is offering a $12 lunch and $20 dinner. We went in for dinner, which included a choice of one appetizer, an entree and dessert. After calculating the prices, we figured that, on average, the deal gets you savings for a free dessert. Of course, there are a plethora of add-ons that will also raise the price of your meal, so choose wisely.

If you’re anything like me, then you are always looking for some good-quality chips and guac.

Fortunately, that is exactly what Dos Rios provides. With a perfect hint of lime, the chips and guac is a classic appetizer you can’t miss.

We also ordered the Mexi Fries, which united waffle fries, chipotle crema, cotija cheese, pico de gallo and jalapeños into a perfectly crunchy assortment. Aside from these, you have a choice of salsa, queso, eloté, buffalo shrimp or chicken tortilla soup.

For entrees, we ordered the Dos Rios spicy cauliflower tacos and garlic mojo habanero

introducing brand-new menu samplings and Number 5 and longtime Restaurant Week new restaurants. With prices ranging from $10

participant, Lost Dog Cafe. Restaurant Week runs

to $20 for a full three-course lunch or dinner,

through Oct. 18, so make sure to take advantage

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shrimp. Be warned, the spicy cauliflower tacos possess a spice that exceeds their name. Never have I tried anything so burning hot; both our mouths were on fire for the rest of the night, and the initial shock was followed shortly after by a stabbing pain. Hereafter, a dull tingle finally receded to a numbness, clearing sinuses we never even knew were blocked.

Both dishes were served with traditional black bean and corn with onions and peppers. While the shrimp was a must-have, be warned that the rice is also hot (nothing that can’t be cured with a side of sour cream, however). For the fainthearted, I would recommend the regular tacos (with a choice of chicken, steak, fish or carnitas) or the Mexi Caesar Salad.

Downtown Binghamton.

Dos Rios

When choosing what places to try out this Restaurant Week, keep in mind that there are not many vegetarian options on the Dos Rios menu.

Dessert came swiftly and was a welcomed changeover. The only two options were the mezcal banana foster and cinnamon dessert nachos, so we took one of each. While the mezcal banana foster was simply bananas topped with whipped cream, it was the cinnamon dessert nachos that caught our attention. Who would have thought that chips would taste so good with chocolate and ice cream? The burst of flavor was a pleasant surprise, and despite being already stuffed to the brim, we devoured the entire plate.

While our experience was spicier than we had imagined, I cannot applaud Dos Rios enough for its fast service. The service was excellent, and we were in and out of there in under an hour.

Overall, we would recommend the Mexi Fries and the cinnamon dessert nachos as Restaurant Week essentials. The rest awaits your decision.

The Colonial James Tlsty

Contributing Writer

In the three short years since its opening, The Colonial has emerged as a pioneer in the restaurantpub trend occurring in Downtown Binghamton. It’s undoubtedly a hotspot, as my 6:15 p.m. arrival saw crowds of people outside the restaurant waiting for a table. Inside The Colonial, there was audible buzz about the upcoming Tuesday-night trivia event.

The Colonial has certainly become an epicenter for Binghamton bar culture, but is the title warranted?

My meal there yielded several answers, but before I jump to conclusions, I will start by describing the appetizers.

One of the most impressive aspects of The Colonial’s menu is its attention to vegetarian diets. Within the appetizer selection, there were multiple meat alternatives, including salads and a tempting French onion soup that could satisfy anyone looking to keep up their regimented diet, all without sacrificing the restaurant experience.

For my appetizer course, I eagerly selected the tofu wings with “bang bang” sauce, the hottest sauce The Colonial has to offer. Although the wings provided a fun, spicy kick, they did not leaving me

floored from the heat as I might’ve hoped, leaving a high ceiling for The Colonial to step up its spice game. However, the crispness of each tofu bite was undeniably delicious, making the appetizer a great first round for the evening.

For my entree, I ordered one of the most adventurous creations I have ever seen on a Restaurant Week menu: the PB and J Burger. The Colonial presents a burger with brie and bacon, sandwiched between glazed buns of peanut butter and jelly. As someone who will often indulge in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for a mid-afternoon snack, my curiosity was piqued to see how the combination translated to something as substantive as a burger.

The PB and J Burger was ultimately a unique culinary experience, as the sweet flavors of peanut butter and jelly did tastefully contrast the salty patty. Although I would not forecast this as the next groundbreaking culinary fusion, it is a fun and unique item on The Colonial’s menu. The brie was also a valuable compliment, as it helped provided further richness and depth to the overall creation.

Craft Sasha Hupka News Editor

Located immediately in the center of Downtown Binghamton on Washington Street, Craft is both hip and timeless at first glance. Wood-paneled walls and classic rock give the restaurant a relaxed vibe, but the atmosphere is decidedly young and fun, something that comes through in Craft’s Restaurant Week menu.

As I walked into the restaurant with my photographer, Tyler, we were quickly greeted by the hostess and showed to our table, where we met our server, Morgan. She took our drink orders and departed for the kitchen, leaving us to contemplate our options. For Restaurant Week, Craft is offering two sliders, one side and one dessert for lunch and dinner. Lunch costs $12 and dinner costs $20. We went for dinner.

To start, my companion and I ordered our sliders and sides. Tyler went for the classic Craft and crispy chicken sliders, while I ordered the grilled shroom and fried burrata sliders. For sides, he chose tater tots and I went for fries. When our meals came out, the sliders looked amazing, and the sides were massive.

After taking some photos, Tyler and I dug in.

Tyler Gorman Contributing Photographer Cookies and cream milkshake and pumpkin cheesecake milkshake.

He was more than satisfied with his options, and finished them quickly before digging into his tater tots. I found the grilled shroom slider to be the more

Tiffany Dun

Contributing Writer

Cinnamon Dessert Nachos

Stomach rumbling, I stepped through the doors of Dos Rios Cantina to the welcoming aroma of sizzling Mexican spices. While I was expecting a somewhat upscale Chipotle, what I received was something much more spicy.

Week event is back and better than ever — offerings — including upscale steakhouse

Rose Coschignano Staff Photographer

Restaurant Week Fall 2018

This fall semester, the biannual Restaurant writers tasted and reviewed 13 different menu

For a side to my burger, I had cajun-seasoned fries.

The cajun seasoning satiated my desire for some added flavor to the fries. However, most of the seasoning was concentrated toward the top, with only a select number of fries being coated. The Colonial compensated for this by providing a very generous serving of fries, as I was unable to clear my plate by dessert’s arrival.

Last, I had a peanut butter and chocolate milkshake, one of two dessert items offered on the Restaurant Week menu. The serving size for the shake was rather small, but it still had the delicious trademark blend of flavors that one could find in a candy-shop staple: the chocolate peanut butter cup.

The Colonial has captured the faithful patronage of Binghamton residents and Downtown enthusiasts.

If you seek to experience the spot yourself, plan ahead and call in for a reservation or go during an off-hour. The busy influx can sometimes stretch the staff thin, but The Colonial still offers some of the most accommodating and inventive food on Court Street.

interesting of the two, with the combination of arugula, mushroom and onion making my mouth tingle. It tasted like the mushroom had been marinated in some sort of vinegar beforehand, and I was all for it. The fried burrata slider was more expected, but still delicious and surprisingly light.

As we ate, we remarked on the beauty of our surroundings. We were seated inside but close to the patio, and we could see the twinkle lights that were strung overhead. Tyler compared it to an English pub, and said the atmosphere reminded him of a community hangout that was affordable and welcoming.

After polishing off the sliders, Morgan came back over to check on us and take our dessert orders. It’s important to note that although lunch and dinner have different menus at Craft, the options are essentially the same, with one big exception — dessert. While the lunch menu is fairly limited, Craft’s dinner menu offers doughnuts with dipping sauce and two different milkshakes. As we ordered our last course, I found myself wondering if those desserts could make up for an $8 difference.

The answer was yes, they could. This time around, Tyler ordered a pumpkin cheesecake milkshake and I stuck with a cookies and cream milkshake. The shakes were huge, and loaded with whipped cream and toppings. Drinking the milkshake through a giant straw, I immediately understood the price difference. The shake was ridiculously creamy and as someone who loves ice cream, I was definitely impressed. Much to my surprise, I was able to drink the entire thing.

Tyler and I left Craft full and happy. The menu offered lots of options, and the restaurant’s vibe is busy, but casual. If you want a solid meal in a great atmosphere, Craft is the first place you should head to.

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Social on State Emily Kaufman & Bridget McCusker

Chicken tacos.

Bridget McCusker Managing Editor

Arts & Culture

This Restaurant Week, Social on State is embracing fall flavors and taking inspiration from the Mediterranean and Spanish roots of tapas. According to head chef Vince Fronda, this particular menu is especially exciting — Social on State is in the process of changing its permanent menu, and its Restaurant Week menu sees a sampling of some potential dishes. Longtime fans will also notice that the restaurant has undergone a face-lift, swapping out its old decor for new, chic additions to the space, though TVs and a relaxing atmosphere keep it down-to-earth and casual.

Unlike other restaurants in Downtown Binghamton, Social serves its dishes tapasstyle, and allows diners to pick any three options for $25 during Restaurant Week, running the gamut from lighter dishes to heartier options to desserts. Fronda cited fall flavors as a main theme of the menu for Restaurant Week, a profile unifying the array of offerings. Another new element of the menu was Fronda’s addition of more Mediterranean-inspired plates, like the grilled calamari and patatas bravas. Your best bet is to share a combination of dishes with your dining partner to experience the full expanse of flavors and textures from the Social kitchen. The menu isn’t divided by specific courses, so our server, Elizabeth, gave us the option to choose the order in which our dishes came out.

We decided to start off with drinks — not included with the Restaurant Week menu, but a creative and integral part of the restaurant’s menu and social ambiance nonetheless. We

Number 5 Shauna Bahssin

Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

Restaurant Week in Binghamton is occasionally the subject of negative talk from cynical students and residents. For many of the participating local restaurants, the fixed prices for a three-course meal are not significantly less expensive than the total for the same items on the regular menu, and it’s easy to overeat if you wouldn’t order three courses on a normal night out.

Number 5, one of the oldest restaurants in the Binghamton area, is a standout exception to this rule. For $30 this week, you can get one of the best-quality meals available, comparing to a regular menu that boasts most of its entrees well above the Restaurant Week fixed price by themselves.

Everything about the restaurant indicates that its standards are nothing short of the top shelf. Though the first floor is overrun with faux cobwebs and other Halloween paraphernalia at the moment, the facade melts away to expose a slice of historic Binghamton: The name refers to Fire Station Number Five, which serviced Binghamton’s South Side until the 1970s. The first floor is somewhat more mod, but the second floor of the building — where myself and my accompanying photographer were seated — reflects a well-preserved and dated interior.

Our meal itself was bookended by sugar; besides the dessert offered on the fixed menu, we began our meal with bread accented by lemon-vanilla butter. The bread itself was delightfully fluffy, but the butter was what took center stage — the restaurant whips it fresh almost every day, and the accenting

flavor always changes. While our server, Kara, informed us that the sweeter flavors can get mixed reviews from diners, I had to pace myself to prevent spoiling the rest of the meal due to overeating.

Just as quickly, our appetizers arrived. I had ordered the French onion soup to start, which incorporated applejack brandy into the beef stock, with a Parmesan base and topped with provolone cheese. It was immediately clear that the rich soup clashed with the unseasonably warm 80-degree weather outside and was more suited to a wintry day, but the evident slow-cooking that went into it made me reminisce of meals that my parents would make on cold days when I was younger.

The photographer, Kojo, ordered the honey bourbon shrimp; the only aspect of the dish that we were disappointed with was the size, but the sweetness of the honey balanced the stronger flavors of the shrimp out well.

After inquiring about the strikingly seasonal seasoning of the appetizers, we learned that Number 5 uses Restaurant Week as a way to gauge and edit its fall menu. Though it offers staples — like the petite Greek tenderloin — that bring in regulars each time the event is organized, the dependable influx of visitors allows the establishment to experiment with its fall flavors. This couldn’t be more noticeable in the harvest salmon, which I ordered as my entree. The filet was served upon a layer of sweetened butternut squash puree and topped with a burst of choppy walnut butter.

The delicate flavors of the butternut squash complemented the pungency of the walnuts, but more importantly, the combination offered

both chose a cranberry lime white sangria, which proved a perfectly light accompaniment to the range of flavors we were yet to experience.

The first dish we tried was the burrata salad, with no complaints. The creamy cheese — the clear star of the dish — paired perfectly with the peppery arugula, earthy beets and butternut squash, while pepitas added an unexpected crunch. Alongside the salad, we tried the mac and cheese — a Social staple well worth the hype — effortlessly presented spilling over the side of the bowl. The creamy smoked gouda was the main event, married flawlessly with the classic corkscrew cavatappi pasta.

To follow our first course, we tried the chicken tacos, which were topped with crunchy pickled carrots and jalapenos, along with a spicy sriracha aioli. The sweet undertones of the braised chicken paired with the kick of the sriracha aioli introduced a simple, yet fullbodied combination of flavors and textures.

The tacos were a perfect way to follow the flavors of our first course, and with two per order, they were perfect for sharing.

Next was the kung pao squash, served with tofu over a bed of rice. Compared to our other samplings, we agreed this dish was underwhelming, featuring white rice with an overly oily sauce that didn’t seem as fresh as the ingredients in the other dishes. Though a fair and filling vegetarian option for a main course, its lack of strong flavor left something

a welcome distinction in texture from the uniformity of the salmon.

My dining companion ordered the more traditional medium-cooked prime sirloin, which was well-seared and maintained an evenly grilled pinkish complexion when he cut through for the first bite. While we both agreed that the quality of the cut couldn’t be beat, he felt that the house-made steak sauce was a bit overpowering; if you venture to Number 5 for Restaurant Week and would prefer a meal where the focus of the plate is more to the beef, consider ordering the tenderloin cut instead, which is broiled in lemon and garlic salt.

The entree itself was a truly hearty meal by itself, but we were up to the task of finishing our desserts. We went for a mix of old and

French onion soup and honey bourbon shrimp.

to be desired.

A standout among the entree options was the maple steak, topped with an au poivre sauce that allowed the subtle flavor of the maple marinade to shine through. Though it was a small portion of steak, the parsnip and potato puree on the side made it a well-rounded and satisfying dish, with the au poivre sauce proving versatile enough to enhance both components.

Although we were a bit indifferent toward the dessert options when first browsing the menu, we decided on the pumpkin flan. The light, airy texture of the flan, reminiscent of traditional pumpkin pie, paired beautifully with the cinnamon, whipped cream and candied ginger on top. We were also offered a complimentary peanut butter and chocolate mousse, which was light in texture but rich in flavor. After sampling both desserts, we regretted not saving more room to be able to finish them. The pumpkin flan and peanut butter mousse proved to be the perfect sweet ending to a meal of multifaceted flavors.

All in all, we were impressed by the diverse options available on Social’s Restaurant Week menu that made for a nuanced yet harmonious meal. The restaurant’s classic repertoire of tapas dishes fused with fall-inspired flavors introduced exciting twists on robust comfort foods. Diners can come to Restaurant Week at Social expecting an adventurous dining experience unlike any other Downtown — though they might find it difficult to narrow down all the offerings to just three.

brand-new items on the menu, trying a slice of the flourless chocolate decadence cake, a melt-in-your-mouth option that is offered every season for Number Five’s gluten-free diners, and the apple-pumpkin bread pudding.

The bread pudding was particularly pillowy, and the fragrant apples were far more present than the subtle notes of pumpkin. It didn’t win for visual presentation, but it took the cake for autumnal essence.

Upon leaving the establishment, we were surprised to find that it was still warm out — the meal had momentarily taken us into fullonset fall. We also left feeling overly full; true to Restaurant Week cynics, we did overeat by what may have been a wide margin. Yet, contrary to this take, Number 5 may succeed in offering the best quality food for what is genuinely the best value.

Kojo Senoo Staff Photographer

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Rigatoni a la vodka.

Rebecca Kiss Photography Editor

Lost Dog

Upon entering Little Venice, the first thing I saw was the restaurant’s gift shop, which sells novelty aprons, t-shirts, sauces and wall hangings.

Looking past the threshold into the interior of the restaurant, I spotted a slew of quirky paintings, curated from a former owner’s art collection. The kitschy atmosphere seemed to confirm all my apprehensions about Italian restaurants outside the five boroughs and Long Island. However, once I sat down to eat, I was pleasantly surprised

by Little Venice’s commitment to freshness, quality and authenticity.

Little Venice’s Restaurant Week menus offer a $12 lunch or a $20 dinner, each with an appetizer, main course and dessert. My dining partner and I opted for the dinner menu. For the appetizer, I ordered the breaded mozzarella, which consisted of three pieces of lightly breaded cheese. The small pouches of warm, gooey cheese were covered in a crispy, well-seasoned breading and served with marinara sauce. As aforementioned, I hold Italian food to a high standard, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of

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Jillian Forstadt Digital Editor

If you’re a Binghamton University student who hasn’t been to the Lost Dog Cafe, do you really go to school here?

Almost everyone knows this popular Downtown Binghamton establishment, and my meal there this Restaurant Week only reinforced its in-demand image.

I came to the nonconformist eatery with Pipe Dream’s photography editor, Rebecca. She and I chose the vegetarian route for our three-course lunch, which came at a fixed price of $12 for lunch and $20 for dinner. The restaurant is known for its eclectic assortment of comfort food, but stands out for its delicious vegan and gluten-free options.

We both started with a cup of the housemade soup of the day, either cream of mushroom or quinoa curry. We chose the curry, which came with chunks of quinoa, carrots, celery and onion. The broth and vegetables complemented each other well, as the vegetables took flavor from the smooth coconut milk and spices.

Other appetizer choices included a glass of the house chardonnay, house cabernet sauvignon, a pint of the Lost Dog Pale Ale or the Dog House Salad.

Little Venice’s marinara sauce. According to our waitress, the sweet, tangy sauce is locally famous.

For my main course, I ordered the ravioli, served again with marinara sauce. The Restaurant Week menu offers ravioli with or without the restaurant’s signature “meat logs” — oblong meatballs shaped in a way that purportedly helps them cook more evenly. My dining partner ordered the chicken cutlet parmigiana, which came with a side of spaghetti. All of the restaurant’s pasta is made in-house, and this effort definitely pays off. Both my ravioli and my dining partner’s spaghetti were fresh and cooked to al dente perfection. The ravioli were plump with creamy cheese filling, and the spaghetti noodles were thick and yellow — clear signs of a good homemade pasta. Our portions were large and filling, but we saved some room to sample one of the restaurant’s house-made sweets. For dessert, my dining partner and I both ordered the chocolate mousse. Drizzled with chocolate syrup and served in a dainty glass, the mousse

The restaurant’s fan-favorite dish is the rigatoni ala vodka, but the Moroccan vegan “meatball” tagine caught my eye.

After witnessing us struggle to decide on our orders, our accommodating server, Elaine, surprised us with each of our own pastas — I got mine “old school” with a pinch of cayenne pepper — and a tagine to share.

While I had tried the Lost Dog’s vodka sauce before, the heat from the cayenne brought the dish to new levels, heightening the flavor of the sauce and the creaminess of the cheese. As Rebecca pointed out, the cheese flavor of the dish is a bit stronger than you would find at other places, but that’s part of what makes it unique and enticing.

The “meatballs” were well-flavored and hearty, hardly alluding to their soy base.

They were served over turmeric rice with golden raisins, which added the perfect amount of sweetness to the savory dish.

I could’ve preferred stronger flavors from the saffron tomato sauce, but the meatballs and rice made up where the sauce lacked.

For meat-eaters, the house offered a roasted red pepper-pesto chicken sandwich and barbecue short rib sliders with a choice of fries, salad or macaroni

was rich, creamy and delicious.

Diners should be warned that Little Venice might not be the best Restaurant Week option for vegans or vegetarians. As a vegetarian, I was forced to order the only meatless option on the dinner menu, and I counted zero vegan entrees.

This was not surprising, considering most popular Italian-American dishes involve cheese, but it’s something to consider if you’re looking to take advantage of the Restaurant Week special.

The restaurant’s usual menu accommodates restricted diets with a build-your-own-pasta feature, which includes a gluten-free pasta option as well as vegan choices like the marinara sauce or oil and garlic sauce. This week’s limited menu, however, sticks to crowd favorites like chicken parmigiana, veal cutlet and ravioli.

Despite these limitations, my dining experience was enjoyable. The staff was attentive, accommodating and friendly, and the food was good enough to impress even the most skeptical downstate dweller.

and cheese.

While we were certain that we couldn’t manage another bite after our filling entrees, we couldn’t say no when Elaine brought out all three desserts on the lunch menu, as well as an additional sampling from the dinner menu.

The array included an Oreo-stuffed brownie, the great pumpkin cookie, a butterscotch blondie and a slice of the maple cake with bourbon-maple cream cheese frosting.

We agreed the maple cake was probably one of the best things we’ve tasted in our lives, but I think my favorite of the four was the butterscotch blondie. It wasn’t as sweet as the others and was denser than the cake, but the butterscotch chips were melt-in-your-mouth good and served as the perfect conclusion to our meal.

With a variety of maple and pumpkin flavors, the orange hue of the curry and the warm spice of tagine, fall Restaurant Week at Lost Dog Cafe serves as a testament to the season. For those staying in Binghamton for fall break (or through the rest of Restaurant Week), I encourage you to make yourself at home among the relaxed decor of lanterns and string lights, generous waitstaff and comfort food.

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The Shop Jacob Hanna Staff Photographer Margarita flatbread pizzetta and red pepper eggplant whip, swiss and Havarti crepe.

The Shop can be found on Washington Street near other student-favorites like Lost Dog Café and Garage Taco Bar. The Shop combines the best of both types of eateries, serving everything from coffee and crepes during lunchtime to flatbread pizzettas, cheesy melts and beers at dinner.

I came in for lunch this Restaurant Week a little after noon. The lunch menu consisted of three courses, with three options for the appetizer, seven options for the entree and two for dessert. It should be noted that one of the choices

of appetizer was a beer, leaving you with the choice between a soup or a salad if you opt for a food item as an appetizer.

Also, the two options for dessert were two different cookies — chocolate chip, or gluten-free double fudge.

Personally, I wasn’t sure that I was hungry enough to eat three courses, so I went with the beer for my appetizer. The menu gave a choice between a Catskill Brewery short draft of pilsner, black lager or IPA. In my true Brooklyn-loving fashion, I ordered the IPA, which came in an adorable short glass. For my main course, I chose the red pepper eggplant whip, swiss and Havarti crepe. A note to my vegetarians out there: three of the seven main courses were vegetarianfriendly, which gave me some wiggle room unlike those restaurants that only serve salads for nonmeat-eaters.

While waiting for the meal — as the restaurant played Kate Bush in the

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background — I was apprehensive about the crepe, as I’ve only ever had the the sweet dessert kind. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from a maincourse crepe. However, when my food arrived, I was quickly impressed by the presentation. The burnt orange color of the crepe filling really popped next to the small pile of leafy greens on the plate. Its pleasant appearance matched the taste, as the cheeses and red pepper eggplant whip were perfectly paired in the savory crepe, making my first savory crepe experience a pleasant one. No one flavor was overwhelming; everything just complemented one another. The IPA’s sour also presented a good contrast to the crepe’s savory.

The only minuscule complaint was that I wished the crepe itself were warmer.

When dessert-time came around, the chef kindly offered us an option from the Restaurant Week dinner menu: a Nutella

crepe. When the sweet arrived, the presentation was, again, impeccable.

Powdered sugar was sprinkled all over the warm crepe and plate, and a small tin of whipped cream was provided on the side. I appreciated that the whipped cream came on the side and allowed us to control the amount to use. As is typical with Nutella crepes, some parts were just a bit too sweet for my tastes, but I was left satisfied after the last bite.

Don’t let The Shop’s laid-back ambiance fool you — from the quality of its food, it’s clear that the chefs put in a lot of work to create unique dishes with contrasting yet complementary flavors. The excellent service was the cherry on top, or the whipped cream on the crepe. Overall, it’s no surprise why The Shop has such a stellar reputation. I’m confident that it’ll be packed this Restaurant Week — and for good reason.

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Few can walk into The Shop and not be immediately charmed by its dim hanging lights, cozy brick-wall interior and colorful artwork. Once you walk inside, your eye is drawn to the expansive bar that serves a wide array of both espresso drinks and alcoholic beverages.

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Stepping into 205 Dry is like going back in time. Waitresses are dressed like flappers, the music is jazzy, the lights are dim and the eclectic velvet couches and wooden tables make everything seem perfectly out of place.

This Restaurant Week, 205 Dry is offering a $20 fixed-price meal for dinner consisting of one appetizer (or cocktail), one entree and one dessert.

While I had my eye on the butternut squash soup, I decided to start with the fried Brussels sprouts. Cooked with just the right amount of oil, the Brussels sprouts were crispy but not overly greasy. Not only were they tasty, but they also made me feel like I was a healthy person.

If you feel like replacing the appetizer with a cocktail, which the menu said is necessary sometimes, you can order the Sidecar. Consisting of cognac, triple sec, lemon and simple syrup, they present the strong drink in a classy and flowery teacup.

Next for the entree, I continued with the theme of fried foods and opted for the chicken sandwich with buttermilk fried chicken, the house slaw, pickles and the house sauce.

Simple but truly satisfying. The house sauce tasted like chipotle mayo and marinated the chicken perfectly. The slaw really made the sandwich, though, and added an extra kick to it.

The sandwich also came with fries, which I excitedly ate while a jazzy version of Beyonce’s “Halo” played in the background and perfectly described how I felt about my meal.

Other entree options included a garden and grain bowl with kale, peppers, cauliflower and fried Brussels sprouts. You can also add chicken or tofu to the bowl, making this entree particularly versatile. In addition, 205 Dry offers a beef tenderloin sandwich with provolone cheese, garlic aioli and arugula.

Partially because I like to beat a bit to death, but mostly because it looked too delicious to pass up, I continued my fried food exhibition and chose the fried apple fritter.

In the shape of a ball, the cinnamon- and sugar-flavored fried dough encased a sweet apple filling that had a pastelike texture. The combination of the fried dough and filling complemented each so well, I was sad that there was only one apple fritter.

Going to 205 Dry is all about the experience. The decorations, attention to detail and food make the restaurant a perfect destination if you’re looking to spice up a night out.

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salad was tasty and perfectly mild, although those seeking a hotter taste could get hot sauce included. My photographer got the street corn, which is made with butter, queso fresco and chili seasoning, giving it a good blend of sweet and spicy.

House Margarita.

The speakeasy, which opened in January 2018, provides a welcoming environment that emulates a cozy parlor room with bookshelves and mirrors lining the walls. The unusually warm October day allowed me and my photographer to sit right by the new patio. Decorated with twinkly lights and pretty wood furnishing, the patio gives off a different vibe than the rest of the restaurant, but still makes you feel like you’re far away from the city of Binghamton.

Garage Taco Bar

The first thing you notice about Garage Taco Bar is how on the nose the name of the restaurant is. If the restaurant wasn’t built in what used to be an actual garage, then it took painstaking measures to make it appear like it was. The structure lends itself to a good mixture of indoor and outdoor seating, with a setup of tables and awnings outside and a bar inside. We elected to go with the indoor seating, where new wave rock was playing from speakers and dim neon lights created a comfortable atmosphere.

As the name suggests, the main focus of Garage Taco Bar is its selection of tacos and other Mexican-inspired cuisine. For Restaurant Week, the restaurant is offering a lunch and dinner meal for $12 and $20, respectively. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and dinner is served from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. We went during dinner, but the menus are mostly the same, with the main difference being you get an extra taco for dinner.

On the dinner menu, Garage Taco Bar offered three different appetizers: a lime citrus salad, calabacitas and a street corn bowl. I got the lime citrus salad, which was made with mixed greens, pico de gallo, queso fresco and a house dressing. The

For an entree, you will get three soft shell tacos with four different options: Korean-style barbecue cauliflower, grilled chicken fajita, chorizo street corn or grilled skirt steak. I got my three tacos with grilled skirt steak, which also comes with caramelized onions, pickled cabbage, queso fresco, chimichurri, cilantro-lime aioli and cilantro. Like the appetizer that came before it, I thought the tacos were delicious and were much higher quality than a typical Mexican-inspired restaurant. The wide array of fresh ingredients used made a noticeable impact in creating a quality taco. The tacos were pleasantly mild as well, but as with the appetizer, that could be changed with just a bit of hot sauce.

For the desserts, the options are a cheesecake burrito, a margarita or a Modelo beer. Unfortunately, being under 21 means I have only one real option, but it’s hard to complain too much given how heavenly the burrito was. Served with whipped cream and a mixed berry sauce, the savory cheesecake burrito proved to be an excellent end to the meal. I imagine it would have been even more perfect if you were someone that prefers spicier foods, as the the sweet finish would provide a great balance to the meal.

By delivering excellent food in a comfortable location, Garage Taco Bar is a solid choice for anyone looking for a good lunch or dinner. Boasting excellent appetizer options and different types of tacos, any fan of quality Mexican-fusion food should definitely check out Garage Taco Bar this Restaurant Week.

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Watson student creates murals on the side Sarah Buerker Arts & Culture

Most part-time jobs that college students find to make some extra petty cash to go out on the weekends involve a cash register — maybe some desk work, filing papers or folding clothes at the local mall. James Cioffi, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, however, serendipitously stumbled upon a more unconventional part-time job: painting murals throughout Downtown Binghamton.

You can find his paintings on the walls of the apartments above Strange Brew on Washington Street and at various organizations’ houses, like the residence of the members of the rugby team on Court Street.

“I think the main reason I started painting was because I had some leftover paint from helping my friends work on a project,” Cioffi said. “My room in the rugby house didn’t have any posters, so I thought I could just paint one or two things on the wall instead of buying a few posters. That’s when my friend asked if I would want to do something on their wall. It’s so funny [this all came about], just because I didn’t want to buy posters. I didn’t take an art track or anything, but I still do art on the side for fun. Some of my friends that are in fraternities wanted some art on their walls and

Sarah Buerker Contributing Photographer James Cioffi, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, paints murals on different buildings and establishments throughout Downtown Binghamton.

stuff. They asked me if I could help them out. The first one I did was ‘Pulp Fiction’-themed at one of my friend’s frat houses.”

Cioffi breaks the mold for a stereotypical art-type in more ways than one. He has always done art for fun, not wanting it to become another laborious task on top of the many others students face day to day. His practice in painting is also college-sensitive — his focus for when he graduates in the spring is to find an engineering job.

“I’m studying something completely unrelated,” Cioffi said.

“I never planned to have art as a job. I always wanted to keep it as

not a job, actually, so I could enjoy it. It’s not as fun when people are telling you what to do and when to do it. I didn’t want to get paid to be an artist when I grew up. It’s nice right now; it’s the perfect college job. I get to paint whatever I want to paint and I still enjoy it.”

Cioffi views his art as a hobby, inherently; freelancing paintings Downtown was a fairly natural job for him to fall into. Though these murals are his first major paid pieces of art, he has done art since high school, so he’s not fresh off the cuff with his seemingly natural affinity for art. Well-spoken and earnest, Cioffi has unsurprisingly made friends during his time at

BU that have enlisted him to paint for them.

“I’ve never submitted anything to go in any of those galleries,” Cioffi said. “In high school, I kinda had the same approach. I never really took any art classes. There were AP art students; I felt like I didn’t work as hard as them. There are some people that really apply themselves and do some amazing stuff. I try not to step on their soil, because who am I to claim I’m an artist?”

With a background in mechanical engineering and overall versatility in interests, Cioffi said his artistic inspirations were also versed in disciplines that we tend to think of as separate, even opposing. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics are perhaps not as separate from the arts as most people view them. For Cioffi, working with diametrically opposed disciplines can actually elevate each discipline.

“I talk to my friends about the Renaissance artists … I like how guys back then seemed to be more universally talented, like, they were mathematicians, engineers, but then they could also paint. People always think of Michelangelo and da Vinci as painters, but they were engineers, they were writers, they studied all these different things.

It’s unbelievable, they would sketch out all their organs before they started working, I mean, way beyond their time. Definitely inspired me not to focus on one thing my entire life. I know that they’re on a whole other level, but I want to strive for the best.”

Damien Chazelle’s ‘First Man’ takes off Cinematography wins in this Armstrong biopic Jason Gaffney

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In 2014, Damien Chazelle introduced “Whiplash,” a compelling drama about a drummer in music school, to the world. The film was very wellreceived by critics and garnered five Academy Award nominations.

Two years later, Chazelle’s “La La Land” hit theaters and received universal acclaim; the film received a whopping 14 nominations at the Oscars, tying the Academy’s record for most nominations received for a single piece of work. Needless to say, Damien Chazelle has set the bar pretty high for his movies.

Another two years go by and Chazelle directs “First Man,” a fictionalized retelling of the events that ultimately led up to Neil Armstrong placing the first manmade footprints on the moon.

Admittedly, when I watched this film I went into the theaters with high expectations, considering Chazelle’s impressive track record.

That prejudice would turn out to be a mistake, however, because even though I enjoyed the film, I ultimately left the theater wanting just a little bit more.

“First Man” chronicles the story of Neil Armstrong, played by Ryan Gosling, and his involvement with NASA’s program to send people to the moon for the first time. Gosling portrays

Armstrong as a very intelligent and diligent scientist who refuses to give up despite several failed missions and close friends who have died, but who also is not particularly charming or likable.

One memorable scene is during a press conference when Armstrong is asked what he plans to bring with him to the moon and he calmly replies, “If I had a choice, I’d take more fuel.” Gosling’s stoic facial expression and monotonous voice work perfectly for the character of Armstrong, who generally hid his emotions from peers, but Gosling’s acting ability is also tested in this film; during one scene in particular, Armstrong locks himself in his office after coming home from his infant daughter’s funeral and the audience can see on his face how much he struggles to contain his emotions, until he slowly breaks down and begins to sob uncontrollably. Moments like this showcase Gosling’s talent as an actor, but throughout the movie we don’t get to see much of Armstrong by himself; he is most often around others and keeps an impressive poker face so as not to let anyone know how he feels. I wish I could’ve seen more raw emotion from Gosling, but that doesn’t take away from the impact of his performance.

The rest of the cast works very well. Claire Foy is phenomenal as Armstrong’s wife, Janet, who ends up being the most compelling character in the film as she deals with the difficulties

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of raising two children and the fear of having an astronaut as a husband, who at any moment could die should his mission fail.

Corey Stoll is wonderful as Buzz Aldrin, Armstrong’s pessimistic partner during the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. I laughed out loud several times watching Stoll create awkward moments by saying something he probably shouldn’t have said. Even Luke Winters, the child actor who plays Armstrong’s oldest son, is great in this film; the pain and confusion he feels can clearly be seen on his face as he gives his father a stern handshake before he leaves for the moon. The terrific work of the cast is definitely one of the highlights of this film.

Chazelle’s direction, though, is by far the best part of the film.

The jerky camera movement during the flight scenes creates a chaotic atmosphere that makes the audience feel real fear for the characters on board. The sound design is fantastic. Every crash and explosion sounds incredibly real, and the sudden silence that fills the room when the camera moves from inside the lunar module to the moon’s surface showcases Chazelle’s impressive attention to detail. The visual effects are superb as well. I haven’t seen a space movie look that good since 2013’s “Gravity.”

There’s no doubt that Damien Chazelle knows exactly what he’s doing when he metaphorically takes the wheel.

The film’s only flaw — and

what made me leave the theater wanting more — was the writing.

There were several scenes that seemed out of place with the rest of the movie; one scene focused on the protests against NASA and the amount of government money spent that could have been used for helping people in poverty, but this subject is not mentioned anywhere else in the film. I also felt that some more scenes could have been added to make it a bit more engaging. Stoll’s Aldrin was my favorite character, but he was only shown in two scenes before the final 30 minutes of the movie. Also, the famous words that Armstrong says as he steps onto the moon (“That’s one small step for man…”) are never explained. It would have been interesting to see how he came up with those particular words instead of hearing them for the first time during the conclusion.

The ending itself was spoiled by the premise of the movie; everyone watching in the theater knew, without a doubt, that Neil Armstrong would make it to the moon, so there wasn’t really any tension created while watching that scene.

Ultimately, while its screenplay could have been tweaked, “First Man” is a very good movie with excellent directing and a cast that blew me away. I was a bit underwhelmed because of the writing, but I would definitely recommend the film to anyone who is a fan of effective filmmaking.

Rating: 4/5

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It’s that time of year again: The air’s getting colder, the leaves are changing color and students are stressed over upcoming midterms. Many listen to music to help them focus on their work while others may play it during downtime to relax. For either one of those moods, here are some peaceful yet motivational songs to play while staring at either your notes or the fall foliage.

“Vienna” — Billy Joel This classic by Billy Joel is the ultimate calm-down song. From Joel’s signature piano hooks to the soothing lyrics, this song has one of the most important messages for a time like this: slow down. You will be fine no matter what happens, so there’s no need to stress over an event you’ve been preparing for since the semester started. And even if things don’t turn out how you expected them to, life will always find a way to catch up. At the end, Vienna, or wherever you were destined to end up, will be there waiting for you.

“Dear Prudence” — The Beatles This isn’t the Beatles’ most well-known song, but it is an important one for stressed people everywhere. The song was written by John Lennon while the Beatles were on their famous retreat to India in 1968. While there, Lennon befriended Prudence Farrow, sister of actress Mia Farrow, who was studying meditation with them and became so absorbed in it that she would become a recluse and refuse to come out for days on end. Lennon wrote the song to convince her to end her seclusion and join her friends again. Like Farrow, many seclude themselves while getting ready for their midterms, but doing this for too long can lead to more harm than good. Always take time out to hang out with friends, walk around and just relax. Like the song says, “The sun is up, the sky is blue, it’s beautiful and so are you,” so go out, take a break and enjoy the autumn weather.

“Take It Easy” — Eagles The title says it all. Like Billy Joel told us in “Vienna,” it’s important to slow down and keep your mind at ease during such a stressful time like this. While the Eagles are talking about problems with women in their song, the same message gets through: Take it easy and let things work out however they will.

“Strange Magic” — Electric Light Orchestra Jeff Lynne proves himself to be a great songwriter and composer in this 1975 classic from the Electric Light Orchestra. The song is instantly calming from its weeping guitar licks in the beginning and distorted sounds that make you feel like you’re floating. The lyrics are entirely in the third person, putting you directly in this fantasy world where you’re sailing through the sun and walking through meadows. These images may be enough to get you to finish that chapter.

“Listen to the Music” — The Doobie Brothers Unlike the other songs on this list, “Listen to the Music” doesn’t have a direct message to calm you down with. Instead, it’s a catchy tune that’s supposed to make you smile and feel happy. If you really do want to lock yourself in your room to study, make sure this song is on shuffle every once in a while and let the guitar groove you through your study guide.

“Here Comes The Sun” — The Beatles This classic Beatles song is a friendly reminder that all this studying will be over soon. Thanks to George Harrison’s beautiful acoustic guitar and the accompanying violins, “Here Comes The Sun” instantly sends listeners into a peaceful state. This song can be so powerful that sometimes you feel the warmth on the sun directly on your face. You can also listen while studying outside. Both this song and exposure to actual sunlight are good options.

If you needed one message out of all of these songs, it’s this: You got this. While midterms are important, you have all the resources you need to ace them. All you need to do is believe in yourself and be confident in the material. Everyone has their own style for studying, so push through it and ace them.

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Bearcats tune up before AE meet Cross country competes at Princeton Invitational Kyle Reina

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The Binghamton University men’s and women’s cross country teams faced a tough field at the Princeton Invitational Friday afternoon, but freshman Aziza Chigatayeva was undaunted by the competition.

Rookie Chigatayeva completed the 6K distance event at West Windsor Fields in 22 minutes and 15 seconds, leading the women’s squad for the second time this season. She was the fourth-fastest freshman in a large group of experienced collegiate runners.

“Aziza definitely had a fantastic 6K and that was just her second 6K of the season,” said BU head coach Annette Acuff. “As a freshman, she’s fearless.”

She finished 26th out of 222 runners and crossed the finish line one minute and 52 seconds after senior Caroline Alcorta of Villanova, the meet’s winner on the women’s side. Alcorta was followed in quick, uninterrupted succession by her teammate Nicole Hutchinson and sophomore Lauren Ryan, securing Villanova’s victory.

Overall, the BU women’s team finished 18th out of 22 squads. Senior Erika Yamazaki finished second for the Bearcats, with a time of 23:11, and sophomore Kaylee Stone was the third BU runner to complete the course, with a time of 23:39.

The team edged out its conference rivals, the UMBC Retrievers, who were hot on their heels in 19th place.

On the men’s side, Princeton junior Conor Lundy led the Tigers to victory with a time of 23:55 for the 8K distance, securing a win for himself and the host school. Villanova accompanied its women’s team’s triumphant performance with a strong showing and a second place finish. Meanwhile, the Bearcats finished 17th out of 22 squads, sandwiched between conference rivals Stony Brook in 15th place and UMBC in 18th.

As far as individual performances, redshirt junior Daryn Hutchings was Binghamton’s fastest male competitor, clocking in at 25:09 for the 8K distance.

He placed 52nd in a field of 219 runners, building upon his solid season. At the previous meet, Hutchings finished with a time of 25:41 and placed second for the team. Redshirt sophomore Mitch Halpern and redshirt sophomore David Leff finished second and third for BU with times of 25:13 and 25:41, respectively.

A few names were conspicuously absent from the Princeton invitational rosters. Junior Jessica Cueva-Scarpelli and redshirt sophomore Dan Schaffer, consistent top performers for their squads, did not race on Friday. Schaffer won the previous meet, the Brown Race at the Lehigh Paul Short Cross Country run, and was named the AE men’s cross country Performer of the Week earlier this month.

Acuff confirmed that two of the top five women and two of the top five men were absent, and explained that they are resting for the upcoming AE Championships.

The Bearcats have not attended the Princeton Invitational since 2014, when just the men’s squad participated, placing 11th out of 37 teams. Acuff noted that the meet is more competitive than the Albany meet that the teams have attended for the past few years, but the squads were up to the challenge.

“Our teams were stronger this year, on both the men’s and women’s sides,” Acuff said.

The meet was an important opportunity for individual runners to test their abilities against a competitive field and gain self-assurance as the final meets of the season approach. Acuff believed that they accomplished this goal.

“More than anything, the Princeton meet helped a lot of kids gain a lot more confidence going into the championships,” Acuff said.

The Bearcats will look to use that freshly honed confidence at the AE Championships on Oct. 27. The competition will be hosted

by UMass Lowell.

Senior midfielder Patty Loonie netted the Bearcats’ only goal during Sunday’s match against Hartford.

Rose Coschignano Staff Photographer

BU falls to Hawks as playoff push intensifies Women’s soccer faces pivotal game Thursday Evan Cole

Assistant Sports Editor

Heading into yesterday’s game just one point shy of postseason contention, the Binghamton women’s soccer team had an opportunity to put itself on an inside track for a spot in the America East (AE) Tournament. Facing first-place Hartford, the Bearcats (7-7-2, 2-4-0 AE) ceded two goals in the game’s first 15 minutes and failed to mount a comeback, falling to the Hawks (12-1-2, 5-0-1 AE) on the road, 3-1. With sixth-place New Hampshire losing both of its matches this weekend, Binghamton now faces elimination from the postseason with a loss on Thursday, a home game against UNH (6-7-2, 2-3-1 AE).

“We had good possessions,

put them under pressure and created a few high-quality opportunities late in the first half, but we couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net,” said BU head coach Neel Bhattacharjee. “We battled well in the second half. We gave up an unfortunate third goal and again, our spirits never wavered, got a goal back and kept playing until the end. I was really happy in terms of our mentality and our competitiveness, but we couldn’t get into a hole as early as we did.”

The matinee opened with Hartford’s offense thriving, as the Hawks put in two goals on its first two shots to begin the game. The team’s passing led to two point-blank opportunities which were converted by senior forward Ashley Claud and junior forward Kaila Lozada to give Hartford a quick 2-0 lead with 30 minutes in the first half remaining.

“Honestly, we were looking at the goals and we have to give credit to Hartford on the first one,” Bhattacharjee said.

“We thought our defensive shape was pretty well. Hartford was just able to make a couple key passes and they got in … after that, I just felt we just got a little bit panicked in terms of our quality on the ball and our midfield play. We ultimately settled and made a couple of substitutions who had a good impact on the game.”

After calming the Hawks’ initial attack, the Bearcats were able to string together a couple chances before the end of the first half, though they could not put a shot on goal.

Redshirt senior forward Kayla Saager and senior midfielder Patty Loonie each shot wide of the net before the Bearcats entered halftime trailing by two, keeping Binghamton at a significant deficit.

“I felt like when it was 2-0,

if we were able to get a goal back, we felt that it would change things,” Bhattacharjee said. “I felt that we were good enough on the day to do that.”

The second half opened pretty evenly, with each team probing for chances and failing to gain momentum. In the game’s 63rd minute, Hartford retook control of the game, firing three shots on net in the ensuing eight minutes, one of which netted a pivotal third goal in the 69th minute. Hawks senior midfielder Hayley Nolan blasted a shot from 30 yards out which deflected off freshman goalkeeper Haylee Poltorak and into the net.

Binghamton responded in the 79th minute when Loonie headed in a corner kick from Saager to bring its deficit back to two, yet the game’s fate was essentially sealed at that point. The Bearcats struggled to produce offensively throughout the match,

generating only four shots and Loonie recording the team’s lone shot on goal.

Binghamton now has only two games remaining on its regular season schedule and faces an uphill battle to return to the AE Tournament. A win on Thursday vaults BU two points ahead of UNH, while a loss eliminates the Bearcats from playoff contention.

“It’s a critical match on Thursday,” Bhattacharjee said.

“It’s something that we’re going to have all of our focus and attention on. We’re just taking it one game at a time and focused on what we can do against New Hampshire at home on Thursday night.”

The Bearcats’ critical match against New Hampshire is scheduled to kick off on Thursday at 6 p.m. from the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

Volleyball drops consecutive AE matches BU swept by SBU, downed by Hawks Samuel Ditchek Sports Editor

Entering the weekend with a respectable 2-2 conference record, the Binghamton University volleyball team tacked on two more losses after it was swept by Stony Brook and downed by Hartford in four frames Friday night and Sunday afternoon, respectively.

SBU (12-8, 6-0 America East) cruised past the Bearcats in straight sets while Binghamton (4-15, 2-4 AE) put up a more competitive fight in a very winnable match against the Hawks (9-9, 2-4 AE).

In the opener of the twogame slate, BU remained within reach of the Seawolves at least in the first two frames. Stony Brook took the first two games by scores of 25-20 and 25-22, respectively, before dominating Binghamton in the third sequence, 25-15. Stony Brook held the advantage in points, kills, aces, blocks, assists, digs and errors. Graduate student outside hitter Emily Costello and senior middle blocker McKyla Brooks nearly posted 15 kills each in the sweep.

“They’re a pretty solid team all around, so we just had to prepare for a good offensive team,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “They’ve got one of the best hitters in the

conference … we’re trying to do our best to read the plays better and get two blockers up, especially on their middle. We didn’t have enough firepower to keep up with them. Hopefully, we can do better the next time around, though.”

While the offense was stagnant for the Bearcats against Stony Brook, it certainly picked up when the team faced off against Hartford.

The trio of senior outside hitter Erin Shultz, graduate student middle hitter Lexi LaGoy and senior outside hitter Gaby Alicea each racked up 12 kills, yet the team as a whole could not contain Hartford junior middle blocker Jenna Bridges. Her 20 kills proved instrumental in the victory as she sealed the match with two down the stretch in the fifth set.

“I know the effort is there, we just gotta keep working and pushing harder in practice to get better in pretty much all facets of our game,” Kiriyama said. “Particularly with digging and blocking, we gotta shore that up and I think we’ll do a lot better going down the stretch.”

For the Bearcats, Sunday’s match denoted the halfway point in the conference season. While the team was 3-3 in conference last year at this mark — one victory behind where it is now — BU was able to capture five out of the remaining six matches.

Kiriyama’s squad may be

Sidney Slon Staff Photographer Senior outside hitter Gaby Alicea posted 12 kills during the Bearcats’ four-set loss to Hartford.

hopeful that it will repeat its late-season magic and secure a spot in the playoffs.

“I think they’re definitely capable of making a good run in the second half of the season,” Kiriyama said. “We got a couple of home games coming, and it’ll give us a good test. We’ve got some young players in certain positions, and hopefully, they can come around in the second half of the season and produce a little bit more for us.”

Up next for BU is a rematch with UMBC, a team that Binghamton edged in the first game of the conference schedule. Tied for last place in AE, the matchup presents another winnable game for the Bearcats and an opportunity the team must capitalize on if it hopes to earn a postseason bid. “[The first game against UMBC] was a very close match,” Kiriyama said. “In fact, we had to come back against

them the first time around, so we want to come out stronger, be competitive early on, not fall behind and we want to be able to control their hitters better because they did outhit us.

We want to be able to convert better on our offense and block better to stop their hitters.”

The Bearcats’ upcoming game against the Retrievers is slated for Friday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. from the West Gym in Vestal, New York.