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Monday, October 15, 2018 | Vol. XCIV, Issue 13 | Binghamton University | bupipedream.com
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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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