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FINALS BY THE NUMBERS In the coming days, Binghamton University students will be taking final examinations in many of their classes. Pipe Dream studied up to take a look at finals week by the numbers.
How many final exams are there?
Who gives the most finals?
1,104
Mathematics
How many departments are giving final exams?
80
128
Computer science
61
Nursing
51
Economics
51
Chemistry
47
How many of the finals are on what days? Monday
20
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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20
20
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Friday
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Professors offer alternative exams BU Faculty Senate passes open access Students see online, takehome tests during finals week Jackie Zou
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As finals week begins, some professors at Binghamton University are ditching the traditional pen-and-paper final exam and are instead administering electronic or take-home tests, marking a growing trend toward alternative examination formats. The push toward untraditional exams is being driven by increasingly complicated finals week schedules for students and convenience in administering and grading tests for professors. Unlike traditional finals, online or take-home tests don’t require professors to proctor examinations or grade handwritten responses, and for students, they provide flexibility in scheduling and a more relaxed finals experience. According to Christine Gelineau,
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rose coschignano staff photographer As students prepare for final examinations, they may be studying for untraditional tests, including online and take-home exams.
In a policy implemented in March, SUNY pledged to make scholarly resources more accessible and affordable for students through open access. This week, Binghamton University’s Faculty Senate joined other SUNY schools in passing a campus-level open access policy. On Tuesday morning, around 40 members of the Faculty Senate gathered in Old Union Hall to vote on the policy, which would make select scholarly literature freely available to the public. According to Elizabeth Brown, director of assessment and scholarly communications for University Libraries, the policy was drafted by University Libraries staff before it was
submitted for review by the Faculty Senate’s executive committee. “First, there were some discussions about it, and then it was sent to the full Faculty Senate for approval on Dec. 4,” Brown said. “It’s the faculty members’ choice to [pass] this, however — the researcher or content creator.” According to Brown, all professors at the University will be expected to follow the policy; however, the choice to submit articles for open access is ultimately voluntary because the policy’s impact depends on the publication a faculty member’s work is included in. Some publications don’t offer open access, while others do. If a professor wanted to opt out of the policy, they could choose to submit their work only to journals without open access. “How open access would become available is if the journal has an open access option,” Brown said. “That’s one
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Human rights rally opens discussion on resources, issues Broome Hall RAs hold event with Human Rights Institute Valerie Puma news intern
To celebrate Universal Human Rights Month this December, resident assistants in Newing College held a human rights rally on Thursday in Broome Hall. The RAs, along with representatives from Binghamton University’s Campus Bible Fellowship, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) and the Human Rights Institute, held the event in hopes of facilitating an open discussion about
human rights. Jillian Nostro, an RA in Broome Hall and a senior double-majoring in biology and Spanish, said she wanted to help plan the discussion to allow students to hear about human rights issues from a variety of perspectives. Nostro also used the event to expose students to new organizations and resources. “Binghamton University is a very diverse campus,” Nostro said. “We’re basically a big melting pot, especially here in Newing where we have break housing, so we have a lot of international students as well as Binghamton Advantage Program students, LGBTQ and Jewish students. We want BU to feel like a home for everyone, but not everyone
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knows about the organizations and resources available.” Thursday’s rally was a Newing Global Engagement event, organized by RAs to get students more interested in international matters. Activities included a wall poster on which students could write what human rights mean to them and a table where students could write a letter to their representatives to praise or criticize their actions regarding human rights. Ugwuogo Onwuka, a member of BU’s Campus Bible Fellowship and a junior majoring in mathematics, said he attended the rally to discuss human rights from the perspective of a practicing Christian.
“Because we are created in God’s image, human beings have intrinsic values that other creatures do not have,” Onwuka said. “In the Bible, one of the things that is said is that hurting another person is defying the God who created them, as it would go against what they were created for. When God created us as equals, we were created with unalienable rights. There are a lot of Christian organizations that are trying to end sex trafficking, interpersonal violence, slavery and other violations of human rights.” Mahmoud Almady, president of the MSA and a sophomore majoring in biochemistry, said he also attended the rally to spark further conversation of
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religious views on human rights. “[Muslims] believe that all people, regardless of age, sex, religion, etc., were created as the best of all the creatures, and as such we have rights that cannot be taken away such as the right to live,” Almady said. “There is a very important Hadith, which is what we believe the Prophet [Muhammad] said, that the one who kills one person will hold the same weight as if you killed all of humanity. We hold the human life to a very high standard — all people are equal — and the best among us are the ones who stand up against oppression.”
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Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced on Friday that $750,000 in federal funding would be allocated to the State University of New York’s Binghamton Acceleration of Cleantech Entrepreneurial and Economic Development (XCEED) initiative as part of the Economic Development Administration’s i6 Challenge program, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. XCEED’s funding will be used to mentor and support clean-tech innovators and entrepreneurs in the Southern Tier, working closely with Binghamton University graduate students and businesses housed in the University’s clean energy incubator on Hawley Street. LOCAL NEWS
Family Enrichment Network gets $4.1 million in state funding The Family Enrichment Network of Greater Binghamton will receive $4.1 million in state funding to address homelessness in Broome County, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. The funding is a part of the $29.6 million that will be allocated to eight projects providing permanent housing and support services to homeless veterans, domestic violence survivors and individuals with mental illness, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office. Broome County’s grant, awarded through the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s Homeless Housing Assistance Program, will be used to develop 19 units of permanent supportive housing in Binghamton. These units will be given to homeless families and individuals, including young adults aged 18 to 25 and those with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Binghamton High School graduate dies in accident Noah Farrelly, a freshman at Stony Brook University and a Binghamton High School graduate, passed away on Thursday after he was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday morning, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. The 18-year-old, who had been jogging, died from his injuries at Stony Brook University Hospital. According to Suffolk County Police, Farrelly did not have the right of way at the traffic light when he was struck. Farrelly was a Southern Tier Athletic Conference All-Star in 2015 and 2017 while a member of the track and field and cross country teams at Binghamton High School, as well as 2018 Section 4 Indoor Track 3,200-meter champion, 2018 Section 4 Outdoor Track 3,200-meter champion and fourtime state meet qualifier.
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Trump administration reverses Obama-era rules for school lunches The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday its final plans to lower nutrition standards for grains, flavored milks and sodium in school cafeterias that were part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, according to The New York Times. The changes, which will go into effect by July, apply to school meals that qualify for at least some federal reimbursement. Under the new rules, only half of the grain products on the cafeteria’s weekly menu must be whole grain-rich. It also permanently allows schools to serve low-fat flavored milks rather than nonfat milks and, while it still requires schools to reduce sodium in lunches, they will not be required to do so as aggressively.
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Police Watch The following accounts were provided by Investigator Robert Meddleton of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Stolen chairs Date and time unknown — After two chairs valued at $3,588 were stolen from a ground-floor lounge in the University Union on Nov. 19, officers arrested three suspects for grand larceny. The suspects, a 25-year-old male, a 19-year-old male and a 19-yearold female, took the chairs from a display in the lounge showcasing furniture options for future renovations of the University Union basement. After officers identified the suspects, they questioned them. The 25-yearold male said he had taken one chair to his girlfriend’s house and the other to his residence. The chairs were both recovered. The female suspect said she had agreed to help take the chairs because she didn’t approve of the amount of money being spent on the chairs. She added that she feels tuition is too high. The three suspects will appear in Vestal Town Court. Feelings TUESDAY, Dec. 4, 3:01 p.m. — Officers responded to a call regarding harassment at Oneida Hall of College-in-the-Woods. The victim, a 20-year-old female, said she met the suspect, a 19-year-old male, earlier in the fall semester. Shortly after meeting the female, the suspect expressed his feelings for her. She told the suspect she didn’t feel the same way but wanted to remain friends. After this discussion, the female said the suspect began making her
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uncomfortable. According to the female, during one incident, the suspect pushed her while she was visiting friends in a room. During another incident, the female encountered the suspect, who stared at her for no reason and made a profane gesture toward her. The female told officers that she didn’t want any further contact with the suspect. Officers helped her obtain a no-contact order through Residential Life. They also spoke with the suspect, who confirmed he had shoved the female earlier in November while in the same room as her. Officers told him to cease contact with the female. Vaping alert WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5, 6:18 p.m. — Officers were dispatched to Oneida Hall of College-in-theWoods after a fire alarm went off. When the officers arrived, the building evacuation was already in progress. The officers entered the building and went to the room that triggered the alarm. When they entered the dorm room, they noticed a strong smell of marijuana and a green substance in a plastic bag on one of the desks in the room. After the alarm was reset, the officers went back to the room and spoke with a resident, a 20-year-old male, who admitted to vaping and setting off the alarm. He also admitted to smoking marijuana. Officers obtained permission to search the room, and, in addition to the marijuana on the desk, they also discovered a bag with a white rock and powdery substance. The substance tested positive for cocaine. When questioned about the substance, the suspect said it belonged to a friend who visited him for Santacon. The suspect was arrested and will appear in Vestal Town Court.
“While many Americans who desired a particular outcome to the election knocked on doors, toiled at phone banks or found any number of other legal ways to make their voices heard, Cohen sought to influence the election from the shadows. He did so by orchestrating secret and illegal payments to silence two women who otherwise would have made public their alleged extramarital affairs with [U.S. President Donald Trump]. In the process, Cohen deceived the voting public by hiding alleged facts that he believed would have had a substantial effect on the election.” Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York in a joint sentencing memo filed on Friday against Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer. In the memo, Trump is accused of being an accomplice in the hush payments of Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal.
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mike yang contributing photographer Newing College resident assistants host a human rights rally to celebrate Universal Human Rights Month.
Students talk human rights rally from page 1 After students were given the time to walk around and participate in conversation and activities, David Cingranelli, codirector of the University’s Human Rights Institute and a professor of political science, discussed his involvement in human rights studies and the Institute’s newest opportunities for students, including the new human rights minor and internship and study abroad opportunities. “I’ve been teaching about human rights for 30 years,” Cingranelli said. “Right now, I think there’s great jeopardy and it’s a good time for those of us who care about human rights to get
involved and be supportive. The leader of our own country is not the biggest supporter of making the advancement of human rights as an important goal of American foreign policy, and he’s even withdrawn the United States from the Human Rights Council, which is the primary body within the United Nations that deals with human rights matters. This worries me.” At the end of his speech, Cingranelli encouraged students and RAs to ask questions and voice their own concerns. Hannah Zamor, a sophomore majoring in political science, said she enjoyed listening to the group’s discussion and hearing from a professor in her field of study.
“I think the event was a hit because the topics covered were very intriguing and really thoughtprovoking,” Zamor said. “It’s better to be thinking than to not be. I’m interested in human rights, civil rights and public service, so this was all very interesting to me.” Almady said he believes that human rights is a topic that needs to be touched on more often, especially by students. “The most important thing that I wanted to get out of the event was, at the very least, to present the issue to students as well as my own perspective,” Almady said. “I firmly believe that knowledge is power, and if people are intrigued then maybe they’ll go out and investigate the issue a little more.”
one exception to the policy. In some cases, there just aren’t any open access journals available for the work that the researchers are doing.” According to Jonathan Karp, chair of the Faculty Senate and an associate professor of history and Judaic studies, a proposal for the policy was introduced a year ago and has since been met with little opposition. At the Faculty Senate meeting, the policy was met with nearly unanimous approval. There were five abstentions out of the 40 members. According to Karp, one of the only concerns faculty members raised about the policy was whether or not some articles could be opted out of the policy if they were published in a journal with open access. “There were concerns that it would affect the academic situation of submitting articles,” Karp said. “Some professors weren’t sure if articles would be submitted automatically to a journal and could choose to opt out, or if the policy would permit professors to submit articles [to the journals they’d prefer], or an opt-in version. Ultimately, the rules regarding submission are voluntary, but the policy is opt out, so there’s an expectation to submit one’s scholarly works.” Additionally, the policy will apply only to journals, so professors won’t be required to make books open access. According to Brown, the campus policy is a step toward complying with the overall SUNY-
Exam formats vary for finals finals from page 1 a lecturer in the English department at BU and the associate director of the creative writing program, she began to administer an online final for her ENG 370D: Re-Visioning America class when there was a semester in which two of her students were not going to be present to take it because of scheduling conflicts. However, she said the online examination actually ended up making grading easier because it provided typed responses. Ever since, she’s used the online format during finals week, and said she believes it has been wellreceived by most students in her class. “Once I had worked the bugs out with that wholly online course, and enjoyed the benefits of having typed exam essays to read instead of blue books
crammed with nearly inscrutable handwritten answers, the choice to offer the exam online even for ‘brick-and-mortar’ classes was irresistible,” Gelineau wrote in an email. “When I first began doing this, I did find some students apprehensive about the online format but by now the vast majority of students seem to be wholly comfortable with Blackboard and an online option.” Nevertheless, some students are still skeptical of untraditional final exams. Caroline Bikles, a senior majoring in environmental studies, said she prefers traditional finals and doesn’t feel that online or take-home exams help relieve her workload or stress. “Take-home finals and electronic finals may be more beneficial to those who aren’t good at traditional test taking, but most often people look up the
answers online and don’t actually learn the material,” Bikles said. “I feel like having half of your finals before finals week and half during finals week helps take a lot of the pressure off since you have less to worry about.” But others are open to the idea. Aadarsh Devkota, a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience, prefers traditional pen-and-paper tests, but said he understands alternative testing formats might be beneficial for others. “I think take-home tests are fine as long it is harder and more conceptual-based,” Devkota said. “Usually, electronic tests are pretty short duration so there isn’t even enough time to look up answers. I actually still prefer traditional tests because I think individuals have an easier time being in a test-taking zone. It might be easier for some.”
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far. There are also many college campuses outside of New York that have adopted the policy.” Karp said he thinks open access will be beneficial to campus researchers and scholars alike. “I think it’s a good thing,” Karp said. “There are already venues that do this — that provide scholarly articles online for free. It’s good all around.”
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wide stance on open access. “The SUNY-wide Faculty Senate that exists beyond [BU] passed a resolution that all SUNY campuses should have an open access policy by March 2020, so this is our way of responding to that resolution,” Brown said. “Stony Brook and Brockport are the other two SUNY schools that have passed the policy so
Cirque Musica tumbles through Veterans Arena The group collaborated with local orchestra Kyle Reina
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Cirque Musica Holiday enchanted the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena on Thursday, Dec. 6 with its “Wonderland” performance. Supported by the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cirque Musica cast performed daring and thrilling stunts to the rhythm of classic holidaythemed songs. The orchestra was conducted by its newest music director, Daniel Hege. Cirque Musica, produced by TCG Entertainment, is an international show that tours showing four different variations of its performance. Alongside its “Holiday: Wonderland” show, the ensemble also showcases the Cirque Musica Symphonic, “Heroes & Villains” and “Crescendo.” The group features aerialists, hoopers, contortionists, unicyclists, dancers and other circus performers. Thursday night’s show blended together the performances of both the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cirque Musica group, which put on a broad range of acrobatic acts. Before the show began, country singers Sarah Darling and Tyler Flowers opened with acoustic performances of
rose coschignano staff photographer Cirque Musica collaborated with the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra this Thursday for “Wonderland,” a festive performance full of acrobatic stunts and classic holiday tunes.
classics such as “Santa Baby,” “The Christmas Song” and “Silent Night.” The show quickly transitioned into the opening of a narrated story that would continue throughout the performance alongside the stunts of the Cirque Musica cast. The show’s story centered around a young girl named Caroline, a character who also
doubled as a vocal performer on several live performances of songs. Although this plot came to the forefront at times with a voiceover, it mainly served as an aide to the stunts of the Cirque Musica performers. The music performed was an array of songs, mostly with string family instruments at the forefront. One performer would occasionally play the violin in
unorthodox ways, such as when she was raised by a harness and played the violin in midair. Brittany Hall, executive director of the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, said she enjoyed the experience of collaborating with the performers of Cirque Musica. “The show has been in production for a few weeks now, and we work with the production
company to seamlessly bring those together in one day,” Hall said. “That’s what is so exciting about what we do. The show arrived today in Binghamton, and the orchestra got onstage this afternoon and rehearsed with the performers [to] put on a show the same night.” The performers often delivered a show as pairs, with diverse and interesting uses of harnesses,
ropes and other apparatuses to create a performance. One duo impressed with high-speed acrobatics on roller skates, then amped up the intensity with props that allowed them to do stunts that would be impossible otherwise. Each act continuously increased in difficulty: One performer performed tricks on a unicycle, only to precariously travel across the stage on a taller unicycle, then finish by riding a unicycle tall enough that he needed a ladder to mount it. Performers also doubled as assistants during the show, exemplifying the ensemble nature of the company. While their fellow acrobats would be in a performance, others would hold ladders steady or prepare harnesses and ropes. Their twofold role is unconventional and avoids the awkward introduction of assistants out of costume. The festive ambiance of the show appealed to families, which was timely at this time of year, as the holidays encourage people of all ages to come together and celebrate the season. “We’re always looking for the next new thing that’s coming out for orchestras, and we try to diversify our programming and find everything for everyone,” Hall said. “Tonight was the family concert — it was so appropriate to bring your children or your grandkids, and it was great for the family.”
Get Grinch-y with green face masks Pipe Dream’s best study spots Fall semester finals week is particularly difficult because, unlike the spring semester, everything in the Binghamton area resembles a desolate, frigid tundra. The only thing that keeps many students going is the holidays coming just around the corner. This finals week, Pipe Dream decided to combine the good, the bad and the freezing in a de-stressing activity — creating DIY Christmas-y, Grinch-like face masks. The masks are easy to make with a blender to clear up your stressed out, sleep-deprived skin, while providing some holiday cheer.
Green Tea and Mint Mask — 2 teaspoons matcha powder — 5 sprigs mint, leafy stems included — ½ teaspoon water rebecca kiss photography editor Save your skin from finals week stress and be your Grinch-iest self with these easy DIY green face masks.
Avocado Honey Mask — ½ avocado — Juice of half a lime — 3 teaspoons honey Cucumber Cooling Mask — Half a cucumber, cut in pieces — Inner liquid part of the base half of an aloe leaf Blend all until smooth. If you don’t have a blender, mashing together in a bowl will create a similar, but lumpier consistency.
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I made a matcha-mint mask. I originally wanted something with more hydrating power, but because we did the masks right after Santacon, I was in the mood for something more detoxifying. I let the mask dry completely on my face, and then washed it off with warm water — beware, because this mask will stain your face green and you may need to cleanse a second time with a makeup wipe or micellar water. However, after testing each of them, we agreed that this mask packed the biggest punch — I was shocked by how much clearer and more radiant my skin looked after I washed the mask off. The green tea detoxes your skin and tightens pores as it dries, while the mint is packed with acids that combat redness. Yet, unlike most inorganic acids, it creates this effect while soothing the skin with a cooling feeling. This mask was also the most Grinch-y — it came out with an opaque forest-green hue, which was so concentrated color-wise that I felt like I had gotten a real spa treatment.
I chose the cucumber aloe mask. Because the cucumber was so gelatinous, the addition of aloe resulted in a runny liquid mask, similar in texture to Cetaphil. As someone who rarely does face masks, I appreciated that this mask was light, soft and not too thick. With healing aloe and fresh-scented cucumber, this seems like an ideal summer mask, but it can also be great for winter dryness. My skin gets chapped and flaky in the winter, and the moisturizing properties of the aloe and cucumber gave me a healthy glow, cooling and refreshing my wind-weathered skin. In terms of Grinch-iness, however, this fell low on the scale. There were a few flecks of green from the cucumber skin, but the mask was mostly transparent and not very pigmented; the shimmery sheen on my face was a far cry from the Grinch’s aggressively verdant visage. This was preferable for me as a timid face mask novice, but not optimal for the dedicated Grinch impersonator.
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The avocado honey mask was our face mask of choice. Before you begin to apply this homespun face mask, we would suggest exfoliating your face with any gruff facial cleanser you may have at home with a washcloth. It will allow the mixture to seep into your pores better, resulting in a better outcome for your skin. Avocado helps soothe skin inflammations, including eczema, acne and psoriasis, while both the honey and lime possess antibacterial properties to combat acne-causing bacteria. As we spread the face mask onto our faces, we felt it was difficult keeping a good layer on our skin. It became chunky in some areas while very scarce in others. We would suggest
adding a bit more honey or avocado to the mix to make a thicker substance. The mask also left a burning sensation where our skin had breakouts due to the lime juice. We would not recommend this mask for sensitive skin types or severely acne-prone skin, as your skin would feel the burning sensation much more. On the other parts of our face, like the T-zone area, it was more of a “cool” feeling. Toward the end of the 15 minutes, we felt our skin was getting tight and knew it was about time to take it off with cold water. On the bright side, your skin has a glow after you rinse it off, and it smells great, too. This mask wasn’t the most Grinch-y of the three, though it still had a noticeable green hue for the festive effect.
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The first semester of my sophomore year, I had been feeling confident in an African American literature class until the midterm. I can’t remember what was on the exam, but I explicitly remember what happened after it: I felt so sick about whatever I had written
In high school, my top priority was to be as perfect as possible. I needed to have the perfect grades, make the most money and keep all of my shit together in order to prepare myself for my perfect future life. I loved that word. Perfect. The reality of my life was much messier than I was willing to let myself believe. I lived with my dad and two sisters in a stressful environment. While my friends had stable home lives, mine was a little more chaotic. I didn’t know how to respond, so I simply worked to make my life as perfect as those around me. When I involuntarily chose to go to Binghamton University, I felt like I had failed in my quest for perfection. No private school had thought I was worthy of a scholarship, so I was banished to western New York with all the other angry 18-year-olds who were in the same situation. Freshman year was a nightmare. That’s the only way I can describe it. I made wonderful friends, but they transferred home, and I cried every day that summer, dreading my inevitable return. But something changed sophomore year. I began to make
that I exited the room and burst into tears. I got worked up about my perceived failing in the class to the point that I missed one session, then another, and then my perceived failings became plural, and then I withdrew from the class entirely, well aware that this would set me
friends with new people, people who had chaotic home lives, too. People who were scarred by their pasts, but unwilling to let it affect their vision of the future or who they were in that moment. For the first time, I learned how to stop complying with the conservative social values I had grown up with and allowed myself
to have opinions and feelings without fear of what others might think. I’m still working out the kinks, but I’m an entirely different person now than I was when I set foot on this campus three and a half years ago. Pipe Dream helped me with all of that. It taught me how to stand up for myself and introduced me to people I would never have been friends with outside the walls of our office basement.
back a semester in my major. Two weeks later, I meekly met my professor in her office after receiving an email with the subject line, “Where Have You Been.” She told me about how, like me, she felt so unconfident about an exam — for her, Shakespeare — in her own undergraduate English program that she also missed multiple sessions. But she dyed her hair, found out she had gotten an A and returned to class. As for me, she informed me that I’d gotten a grade on the better side of good and recommended I do the same — sans dyeing my hair. Throughout my four years at Binghamton, I liked to maintain that my life here wasn’t about my academics as much as it was about my ecosystem surrounding them. Though I was just as adept in my classes as my peers, I grappled with turbulent, unshakable anxiety as a student. Outside of the classroom, I loved my life here, at least in the beginning: I had joined Pipe Dream’s Copy and Arts desks within my first two weeks at this school and loved
Now, as I leave Binghamton, I’m not searching for perfection anymore. Sure, it’s a nice concept, but I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m never going to have a perfect, normal life. I’m going to live an unsettled and chaotic life, but honestly, I wouldn’t be happy any other way. College is tricky, and difficult, and makes you question every part of your inner soul, but in the end, it spits you out a better person than you ever could have envisioned. And now for a couple of shoutouts: Sam and Evan — Thanks for putting up with me, even when we all knew I didn’t know what the fuck was going on. I’ve never had brothers before, but you’ve taught me that maybe they aren’t that bad. Colin and Noah — You’ve listened to a lot of my shit and honestly, that’s more than I could ever ask. Thanks for being amazing friends even when I probably didn’t deserve it. Kim — We bonded over an impossible class sophomore year, and you may think that I was the one holding you afloat during microeconomics, but honestly, you were the one helping me. I needed a friend like you more than I even knew at the time, and you helped me more than I can ever really tell you. Rebecca — I’m going to cry; can we do this drunk? Thank you for making me learn how to say what I really wanted instead of being a complacent bitch. It’s changed me for the better. You’ve kept me humble, but you’ve also taught me that it’s OK to be messed up, and I think that’s the most important lesson I learned in college, if not in life. To the rest of the Pipe Dream staff — have fun this year, and I cannot wait to see what’s in store for the paper! — Grace Palumbo is a senior double-majoring in business administration and history. She is an assistant sports editor.
this newspaper with rabid enthusiasm; by the end of the year I had also started working at the Binghamton Telefund, where I learned I could pursue fundraising for the arts as my career. Yet it was the moments where my educators were truly human with me, like that one morning my sophomore year, that changed my feelings about the reason I was really here.
other field, and from my own experiences with professors Stoever, Whittier, Walker and Um, I feel inclined to agree. Sometimes, I think I’m the luckiest person in the world that I got to spend four years examining art and literature of profound beauty, or at least art and literature of profound interest to me. And with all the talk about how difficult it is to
One particularly wise English professor liked to remind my class every few weeks that “the liberal arts teach you how to live, and by that, they also teach you how to die.” For her, the empathy that emerged from these studies on life were unparalleled from any
get a job in the arts, I hope that I can continue to feel fearless and certain that it’s the right place for me. I was always interested in this sphere: There weren’t a lot of surprises in my undergraduate timeline. In high school, I knew I wanted to study English and
In the summer before high school, I won a speech competition. The host of the competition handed me my prize, my first ever iPod, and asked me why I thought I won. I felt I performed horrendously, so I wasn’t really sure why. But then she pulled me close and said, “It was passion. You pulled everyone in with your passion. Promise me you won’t lose that.” I’ve never forgotten what that woman said, but “passion” itself is absurdly abstract. We’ve all heard it used in speeches plenty of times, and in high school, my idea of passion was something I thought I deserved a yearbook superlative for. But after spending over four years at Binghamton University, I realized that passion is a drive that forces you to push yourself, something that comes in different forms and can be found in unexpected places — even in the people around you. Here at BU, there are people from all walks of life who dedicate themselves to something they truly care about — from photography to political engagement, traveling to collecting bottle caps. I’ve
come to understand “passion” through these people, whose faces illuminate and smiles blossom at the thought of doing what they love. I see it in the students who dance in the reflections of the Grand Corridor windows; who study Shakespeare’s plays by day and perform them at night; who spend long hours in clinicals and enjoy every minute; who construct koi ponds and
towering skeletons, cardboard Ping-Pong tables and strings of sakura for club events. I watched these students pursue and persevere. Between piles of coursework and parttime jobs, internships and exams, when would anyone find the time to put on a cultural showcase for 400 people? Or make a haunted house? The people at this University whom I have had the pleasure of working with have proven to me that passion requires effort. It requires that you push yourself
art history, I knew I wanted to live in Dickinson Community, I knew I was interested in the student newspaper. The detours from this pre-college plan were welcomed, too: the Telefund, moving to Buffalo for a summer, and then San Francisco the following year — the summers that I moved far from anyone I knew gave me the most clarity about who I was as a person. I was so selfassured about these items in my life that I want to wrap them up in a package and carry them with me wherever I go, and rid myself of the doubt that comes with the fact that I only have a sketch of the working, adult world and its operations: paying for my own life, renting an apartment, knowing how to stay close with my college friends when we might be thousands of miles apart. — Shauna Bahssin is a senior double-majoring in art history and English and an assistant arts & culture editor. She was Pipe Dream’s managing editor in spring 2018 and the copy desk chief from fall 2016 to fall 2017.
beyond what you perceive to be your limits in order to grow and understand that the extent of what you can accomplish may be defined by practical limitations, but the extent of what you gain from trying is infinite. I saw passion everywhere I went, in everyone I met, and it is one of the most awe-inspiring sights I’ve seen at BU. When you have your passion and you follow it however you can, the rest will follow. The friends who nurture you, who you were meant to meet, will find you and you will find them. BU has given me the opportunity to meet those people and to be inspired by them every day so that I, too, can explore the things I love and strive to be a better version of myself — and that, I have to say, is generous. Thank you to my closest friends, my family, for keeping me alive and afloat. I love you all with every fiber of my being. Thank you to the faculty who have taught and supported me, and thank you to the organizations I had the sincerest honor of being a part of: the Japanese Association (BUJA), Asian Student Union and Pipe Dream. Thank you for welcoming me to a space of warmth, laughter and light. To all whom I leave behind, you who are reading this article, I hope you recognize the spark in yourselves, too. I hope you use your time in this University to cultivate your passions or discover them if you feel you haven’t yet. Find it, and protect it with your lives. It doesn’t have to be related to a career path, and it doesn’t have to be grand. Just do something that you truly love. I can’t guarantee that it’ll win you an iPod, but for what it’s worth, your passion is worth more than that anyway. — Priyanka Das is a senior double-majoring in English and Japanese studies. She has been a copy editor since fall 2014.
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FALL 2018 REPORT CARD annabeth sloan editorial artist
Administration: C+ At the end of last semester, we gave Binghamton University’s administration an incomplete, pending the implementation of new safety and security measures in the wake of two student murders. The University has fulfilled what it promised last semester, adding more security cameras on campus, creating a new safety initiative and implementing Alertus, a new campus notification system. Although the Editorial Board maintains that these measures should have been implemented before two lives were lost, it acknowledges the steps made to make the University safer. Nevertheless, there are still issues that the new safety initiative doesn’t address, such as adequate funding for campus counseling resources. Mental health is just as much of a public safety issue as lacking security cameras, and can help prevent tragedies before they happen. Additionally, communication could be better. This semester, BU saw several student deaths, and it took more than 10 hours in some cases for the University to release alerts to the campus community about the tragedies. Although these were not immediately threatening situations, there is still room for improvement when it comes to campus communication. BU also currently finds itself in a difficult budgetary situation. Although the University didn’t get itself into this position, its response to it has been lackluster. First, administrators cut University Libraries’ budget by 4 percent, a move that hurts the most important component of the University as an
academic institution. Although the financial challenges posed to BU are serious, the administration seems to be trying to downplay their potential impacts. The University only released the news of the fiscal challenges when it couldn’t keep it under wraps any longer, and didn’t discuss it at all during President Harvey Stenger’s State of the University address in September. Additionally, at a recent Faculty Senate meeting, Provost Donald Nieman told faculty members that he didn’t consider the budgetary situation a crisis, instead calling it “a shock to the system.” Students and faculty have concerns that need to be addressed, and although administrators did release an FAQ about BU’s financial situation, the University needs to do more to show the campus community it is taking their concerns, and the budgetary situation, seriously. Athletics: D Following up a spring season in which men’s lacrosse, baseball and softball all failed to make their respective conference playoffs, it did not appear that it could get much worse for the athletics program. Quickly disproving that assumption, the fall sports managed to turn in their worst collective season in Binghamton Division I history. The only exceptions were the strong seasons swimming and diving and golf turned in. Men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball all failed to reach the America East (AE) postseason since BU joined the conference in 2001. On the team level, men’s soccer registered a lackluster 2-50 conference record and a 3-12-2 overall record. BU finished the
season on a seven-game losing streak and failed to log even one goal in nine different matches. Women’s soccer was unable to reach the high expectations that were set based on last year’s solid performance. The Bearcats captured three fewer conference matches and completed the campaign on a five-game skid. It was not much of a surprise that in a season where the volleyball team opened 2018 with only two sets in the first 29 frames that it did not qualify for AE playoffs. The Bearcats scraped up five victories in their 25-game season. SA: B At the end of last semester, we were hopeful that this year’s Student Association (SA) Executive Board would be more active than last year’s. Although we’ve seen some particularly good work from Vice President for Finance Kevin Darrell, Executive Vice President Michelle Dao and Vice President for Multicultural Affairs Andy JeanBaptiste, we didn’t see as many initiatives from Vice President for Academic Affairs Doug Wehbe and SA President Jerry Toussaint. However, we do acknowledge that a large part of Toussaint’s platform included reclaiming the University Union as a place for students, which seems to be coming to fruition as the University Union renovations get underway. Even so, the Editorial Board is not sure whether or not these renovations are completely necessary, as we question whether there are more beneficial initiatives to allocate money toward. Next semester, we’d like to see more from Toussaint and Wehbe, but overall, the SA did a solid job on the
back end this semester. SAPB: C+ This semester, the Student Association Programming Board (SAPB) delivered a less than impressive performance, as seen with the substandard handling of the fall concert. We understand that the poor weather is something it could not control, though the planning before the event could have definitely been handled better. We feel that the SAPB should have had a snow-date set earlier in advance in case a cancellation was needed, especially since the concerts have recently been held later in the semester. In the cancellation announcement that was sent the day of the concert, the SAPB did not clarify when the new potential date would be or if students would be refunded their money. Students should know where their money is going, and the SAPB still has not sent an update on the rescheduled date. Although the SAPB did not handle the fall concert well, the Binghamton Underground Music Presents (BUMP) and comedy shows’ headliners were impressive. The JPEGMAFIA concert turnout was one of the best in years, and students were excited to see him perform. Tig Notaro’s comedy show was also a highlight of the SAPB, as she still performed for a crowded Lecture Hall during the November snowstorm. Residential Life: BResidential Life has seen some improvements this semester. It upgraded the sign-up process for housing to give students more time to find roommates and suitemates
and form their groups. This reflects student feedback — students have frequently said that a few months into the fall semester is far too early to begin thinking about housing for the following year, let alone making set-in-stone decisions. Though this doesn’t fix every issue, this is a step in the right direction, and we hope that it will continue to listen to student feedback and further improve and simplify the process. There are also going to be renovations to Hinman College. The improvements to residence halls are badly needed, but it is unclear why the Hinman College Dining Hall is being altered. The Starbucks and Subway restaurants are only a few years old, but the dining hall will be razed. Residence halls will only see renovations (not a full rebuild) despite the necessity for more on-campus housing. Additionally, this will only displace students living in Hinman College, forcing them to trek to further dining halls and exacerbating crowds during prime mealtimes in existing dining halls. Decker: B This semester, we were happy to see Decker Student Health Services Center expand its services to offer daily STI and HIV testing, since more students will now have access to these important services. We were also pleased with Decker’s new psychiatry residency program, in which residents working with United Health Services can spend time learning from Decker, and students have increased options for psychiatric services. However, in a more general sense, Decker still offers limited walk-in hours and does not offer weekend
appointments, which would be a beneficial means to extend services. Moreover, it’s still difficult for students to get appointments with Decker psychiatry, as services are still limited and not sufficient to cover the number of students who require them. The Editorial Board worries that students are not always getting the medical care they need, in terms of both physical health and mental health. UCC: BThough the University Counseling Center (UCC) took some steps toward improvement this semester, other factors led the Editorial Board to keep its grade consistent with that of last semester. We laud the UCC for hiring three more counselors, especially those with experience in LGBTQ and multicultural communities, but the ratio of the number of counselors to students is still extremely discouraging. As a result, the UCC is consistently booked to capacity, forcing students seeking mental health services to either join a waitlist, use emergency appointments or find an off-campus provider, which is not feasible for many students. It is clear that this is an issue of funding, but the fact that the problem persists shows that the University continues to ignore the importance of the mental well-being of students. BU’s safety initiative following last semester’s student murders included improving access to mental health care, but the University is still not adequately fulfilling its promise. The Editorial Board wonders when the UCC will finally become a top priority for the University.
Views expressed in the opinion pages represent the opinions of the columnists. The only piece which represents the views of the Pipe Dream Editorial Board is the Staff Editorial, above. The Editorial Board is composed of the Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Opinions Editor, Sports Editor and Arts & Culture Editor.
(Red) campaign is an effective way to raise money for charity Proceeds go to combat diseases like AIDS in African nations Sophia LoBiondo Contributing Columnist
When I was looking into getting a new iPhone last year, I noticed that for the first time, Apple was offering red iPhones. I thought the color was cool and soon realized that the red phones were a part of a larger initiative called “(Red),” which is a project that is working to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
in several countries in Africa. The way Red works is actually quite simple. Popular companies such as Apple and Amazon have partnered with Red, creating items in the color red, branding them “(Product)RED” and then donating a portion of the profits made to the organization, which then directly uses all of the proceeds toward fighting AIDS. This is a simple and efficient way for people to buy new products while contributing to this cause. Red works with the Global Fund The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
to provide relief in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. The Global Fund receives all Red funds, which are used to support local programs. The Red initiative has raised over $500 million and donated every penny to its campaign. With this money, The Global Fund works to educate people in these African countries on prevention, while providing counseling, treatment, HIV testing and other services. Education is especially important in fighting the AIDS epidemic. Transmission of the
disease could be easily prevented, but many people do not receive a basic education on the matter and therefore are never informed on how it can be prevented. Sadly, for young women, AIDS is a leading cause of death on a global scale, and 400 babies are born with HIV every day. So far, Red has directly helped nearly 110 million lives and continues to contribute to The Global Fund. Red is an important step in not only spreading awareness of the issue of AIDS, but also creating a simplified and reliable way for people to become involved in this
issue. There is no need to ask people to make a donation to the campaign; instead, the product itself is the donation. Apple alone has contributed over $200 million over the past 12 years by selling red iPhones, cases, Apple Watches, watch bands and Beats headphones. There is also a wide array of products on Amazon with the Red label. Buyers benefit by purchasing new things while people in need receive part of the proceeds. Through Red, making a contribution to fighting AIDS has been simplified to meet
modern-day habits. Through effective partnerships with popular companies, Red has changed the way ordinary people can become actively involved in helping people in need. Both the buyers and the receivers of funds benefit in this situation. While you’re doing your holiday shopping this year, keep in mind that December is national AIDS Awareness Month, so think about buying something red to support this cause. — Sophia LoBiondo is an undeclared freshman.
Can alcoholism develop in college? The habits we develop now will carry into our lives after graduation Evan Moravansky Contributing Columnist
Weekend warriors: Finals have finally begun to rear their ugly faces once more, and if you’re anything like me, you’re doing everything except writing those four essays due this week. The stress imbued in this time of year can be hard to manage, and coping with it can prove more difficult than your last exams. There are a great many ways to hash out one’s worries, but it’s all too easy to fall into unhealthy coping mechanisms, especially ones centered around substance abuse. In the college sphere,
where alcohol reigns king, alcoholism can, too. The normalization of binge drinking on college campuses is nothing new, and progress to combat it has been iffy at best. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that a national survey found “about 20 percent meet the criteria for an [alcohol use disorder].” A quarter of college students also admitted that alcohol consumption led to academic consequences such as missing class or receiving a poor grade. Despite the number of deaths attributed to alcohol increasing by 35 percent in the last decade, alcohol-related deaths among teenagers have declined by 16 percent. In 1994, 44 percent of college students
were reported binge drinkers, higher than the rate we see now. Although the numbers might suggest that more responsible drinking is becoming the norm, there is a history of failing efforts to curb abusive habits in a society where as many as 60 percent of adults who drink say it’s a way of coping with stress. The struggle to combat excessive drinking in colleges across the United States has persisted for decades, with institutions wanting to respect students as responsible adults while maintaining a face of authority and control. Robert Saltz of the Prevention Research Center claims that colleges’ favored approach for supplying information about alcohol abuse isn’t enough, that what has been
learned in decades of studying the topic is that better enforcement changes behavior. Bars and Greek life, where students have few barriers to accessing alcohol, can be especially hostile to these strong-arm approaches. Universities, meanwhile, have hit funding walls again and again, unable to find effective measures that yield meaningful results before the money dries up. Combine that with changing administrations and pressure from alumni, and it hasn’t gotten any easier. I’ve yet to come across someone who denies that college alcoholism is a problem, but I’ve heard many times that there isn’t much that can be done about it. I’d say that’s wrong. Surely, no problem can be solved if we
assume it’s unfixable. Therein sits a significant factor in why it persists — the culture refuses to change. The friction from every angle hasn’t made much progress, if any at all, but the situation is far from hopeless. A number of solutions have been proposed, ranging from restricting access to alcohol to reopening the campus bar, but there’s more to it than that. A 2016 study found that graduates drank fewer drinks after college, but continued to drink with the same frequency, so the habits we establish in college stay with us when we leave. If the governing bodies of the University can strike a balance — as a student must do between work and play — perhaps there is a commonsense policy that could replace
our current blind-eyeing and help establish positive patterns for life. I don’t think college drinking should stop. Like many others, I see it as part of the experience, and outright ending it would be detrimental to the maturity that college endows us with. Universities can find a comfortable middle ground for healthy drinking habits to exist if they smartly weigh what students want and what students need. Negligence, as it stands now, only enables us to misuse alcohol, and as the times change and perspectives adjust, so must our methods of addressing alcohol abuse. — Evan Moravansky is a junior majoring in English.
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‘Twas the night before finals, when all through the stacks, students flipped through their textbooks, no time to relax. The seats were all full, the coffee line stretched; lethargic young scholars hunched over their desks. Eyes fixed on their laptops, they dreamed of their beds, while visions of winter break danced in their heads. Happy finals week to all, and to all a long night.
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Women’s basketball edged out by Rider at home Binghamton turns ball over 28 times in defeat Samantha Marsh pipe dream sports
A half-court basket made in the final seconds of the third period by Rider senior guard Lexi Posset helped seal the game for the Binghamton women’s basketball team, as BU (5-5) ended the period down by one and was not able to regain the lead that it held by almost three quarters of the game, ultimately losing to Rider (4-5), 62-57. Coming off a game against Niagara in which she scored zero points, sophomore guard Lizzy Spindler turned her entire game around, starting off strong with a 3-pointer less than two minutes into the game. Spindler also netted four more 3-pointers throughout the match, marking a careerhigh five in the game. Spindler now has a total of 18 3-pointers this season, putting her in the top 10 in the America East (AE) for 3-point field goals per game. Spindler also had a layup in the fourth quarter, ending the game with a career-high 17 points. However, she had six turnovers throughout the game, something that the team as a whole struggled with. Binghamton turned the ball over 28 times during the match. “I think that we just need to clean up the little mistakes that
sidney slon staff photographer Sophomore guard Lizzy Spindler netted a career-high five 3-pointers and led the Bearcats in scoring in a home loss to Rider.
were happening,” Spindler said. “Boxing out, turnovers, simple things — and they are simple things — so we can definitely clean them up really easily. Especially coming into conference
play, I think it’s really important to. This game was a really tough loss, and we should have won, but we have to bounce back from it.” Other top scorers for Binghamton were senior forward
Rebecca Carmody and junior guard Carly Boland, who each had 13 points. Eleven of Carmody’s points came in the first half, as she battled with injuries all throughout the second half.
After falling one too many times, Carmody was taken out of the game and could not finish the last five minutes. Boland and Carmody were also matched in rebounds, as both came away
with a total of five. Carmody is positioned in the No. 2 spot for rebounding in the AE Conference, only behind Albany senior forward Heather Forster. “[Carmody] is not just a rebounder,” said BU head coach Bethann Shapiro Ord. “She can score, and when she’s on her game, she can shoot the three, she can attack the rim, she can rebound for us and I think in the past, that was one of the things people would say: She can just rebound, rebound, rebound, but the kid has a grit about her that can make her score. She’s a scorer.” Even though the Bearcats excelled in several areas, they had just one steal by Spindler in the third period as opposed to Rider’s 18 steals. Half of those steals came from Rider’s junior guard Stella Johnson, who was able to net 21 out of Rider’s 62 points. While Johnson had the most steals and points for the team, Posset was not far behind with 19 points and five steals. “It was a tough loss,” Shapiro Ord said. “It’s one of those things that we talk about and try to work on, but we just have to do little things because they do add up.” The Bearcats have just over a week to recover from backto-back losses before taking on No. 2 Notre Dame. The game is scheduled to tip off at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16 from Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Wrestling falls to Buffalo in nonconference match Sparacio earns one of three Bearcat victories Lance Kim
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The Binghamton wrestling team withstood a heavy loss this past Thursday, falling 29-10 to SUNY Buffalo at home. After a tough showing at their last meet versus Cornell, the Bearcats sought to come out fighting against the Bulls, but came up short in the dual match at the Events Center. Junior Anthony Sparacio, redshirt senior Vincent DePrez and redshirt freshman Lou DePrez were the only Bearcats to earn victories at the meet, combining for 10 team points. Sparacio picked up a victory against junior Kyle Todrank, earning an 8-3 decision after a takedown with 18 seconds left. Brothers Lou and Vincent DePrez — natives of Hilton, New York — dominated their respective matches. Lou DePrez took on redshirt sophomore Logan Rill successfully, taking a 7-0 decision. A highly regarded
addition to the Bearcats, Lou DePrez continues to impress after placing fifth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational a week ago. Vincent DePrez took a 14-4 victory against redshirt freshman Jake Lanning, providing another bright spot in an otherwise disappointing showing. Redshirt freshman Aidan Monteverdi nearly secured a decision against junior Troy Keller, but was just edged out by a 7-6 advantage as time expired. Redshirt freshman Joe Doyle had a difficult matchup in redshirt senior Jake Gunning, almost eking out a decision, but ultimately falling 7-4 with 30 seconds remaining. Redshirt sophomore Jason Javier, redshirt freshman Matt Swanson and redshirt senior Anthony DePrez also competed, but were defeated in their matches. At the end of the day, the Bearcats earned three winning decisions out of a possible 10. Although the Bearcats were successful last season at Buffalo, winning 22-14, this meet had a far different outcome and lowered the team’s record to
0-2 in dual matches this season. Binghamton will need to improve to contend for a championship in a conference that consists of toptier competition, such as Cornell, Lehigh, Army and Navy. As the season continues, seniors Joe Russ, Joe Nelson, Vincent DePrez, Anthony DePrez and Steven Bulzomi will all seek to have successful farewell tours, with Vincent DePrez boasting an 85-47 career record coming into this year. Bulzomi, a 125-pounder from Oakdale, New York, came into this year with a lifetime 47-36 record. The five seniors who are departing have their fair share of support from a strong freshman class consisting of nine wrestlers. With the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships occurring in early March and the NCAA Championships coming two weeks afterward, the Bearcats have several months for improvement. After the Southern Scuffle Tournament at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Jan. 1 and 2, the Bearcats will face a difficult string of meets with stops
sidney slon staff photographer Junior Anthony Sparacio earned one of Binghamton’s three wins against the Buffalo Bulls, taking an 8-3 decision over junior Kyle Todrank.
at Army, Columbia, Brown, Harvard and Sacred Heart before returning home on Feb. 10 to battle the Hofstra Pride. Time will tell if this wrestling
team is a force to be reckoned with in the conference, with the highest hopes resting on the shoulders of Lou DePrez and the rest of the Bearcats’ wrestlers.
The Bearcats will travel to Tennessee on New Year’s Day to take part in the Southern Scuffle. They will return home to face UPenn on Jan. 18, 2019.
Men’s basketball overpowered by Greyhounds’ offense BU outscored by nine points in each half of loss Kyle Reina
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christine derosa contributing photographer Graduate student guard J.C. Show mustered 10 points against Loyola Maryland, all coming in the second half of the Bearcats’ lopsided defeat.
The Binghamton men’s basketball team was defeated handily by a blazing Loyola University Greyhounds (Md.) offense Saturday afternoon, resulting in an 83-65 loss to the Greyhounds (4-6) in the Events Center. The 83 points surrendered by the Bearcats (3-7) represented the most they have allowed the entire season to this point. Despite several coaching adjustments throughout the matinee match, the Greyhounds’ offense stayed efficient. The Bearcats operated out of a 2-3 zone defense for a majority of the match until about halfway through the second half, when they employed a press and
switched to man defense. Loyola was hitting its shots from all over the floor as it finished the game shooting 59 percent from deep and 54 percent from inside the arc. In the second half, the Greyhounds pushed the ball inside, where they were able to break down the 2-3 zone. The Greyhounds were able to manage good looks at the rim. “I thought we played really hard,” said BU head coach Tommy Dempsey. “They moved the ball great and made shots, they came out and played a great game and we tried a couple of different things to disrupt them, but they were just in a great rhythm all day.” The Bearcats were led by freshman guard Sam Sessoms, who posted 20 points and has been averaging 18.5 points per game so far this season. “I was finding the right spots
and my teammates got it to me when I was in the right position, and I was able to make shots that I work on every day,” Sessoms said. Loyola’s starting five all posted double-digit scoring, led by junior guard Andrew Kostecka, who scored 13 points on 5-6 shooting from the floor. The Greyhounds’ scoring was a byproduct of ball movement in the offense, as they finished with 20 assists. Binghamton’s other two double-digit scorers were graduate student forward Chancellor Barnard and graduate student guard J.C. Show, who both finished with 10 points. Show, who went 0-4 in the first half, shot 4-6 in the second, including two 3-pointers. “I just made shots and was more aggressive in the second half,” Show said. “Guys did a great job of finding me in both halves, and we did a great job of buckling
down and running the offense.” Loyola was in foul trouble for most of the game, with at least 10 fouls in each half. Binghamton stayed clear of fouls in the first half but committed 11 fouls in the second. Loyola pulled away in the second as the Bearcats were unable to close the gap, and the Greyhounds did not let the lead drop below 10 for the last 12 minutes of the game. Binghamton’s risky use of a press in the last five minutes only widened that gap, as the Greyhounds consistently got out in the open floor. The Bearcats look to secure their fourth win of the season against Youngstown State on Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Events Center in Vestal, New York before embarking on a three-game stretch away from home.