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County exec. plans opioid rehab facility Forum explores use of Developmental Center as addiction treatment space Karen Benitez Contributing Writer

after getting to know him over the past couple of years.

“He’s a wholehearted individual,” Whitbeck said. “He works for the people.”

After the results came in when polls closed at 9 p.m., Abdelazim spoke at the Broome County Democratic Headquarters on Court Street. He said he was disappointed with the outcome, but proud of his team’s efforts.

“Our campaign brought together a diverse group of people and inspired people to believe in a positive message,” he said.

He also noted the challenges of starting his campaign less than four months before

In 2016, 90 percent of Broome County’s 76 drugoverdose deaths were heroin- or opioid-related, according to District Attorney Steve Cornwell’s office.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar held a public forum Monday evening to discuss the region’s battle against opioids, and specifically, the plan to repurpose the Broome Developmental Center. Roughly 40 people gathered in the Broome County Public Library to hear community comments and talk about the proposal to make the center a space for rehabilitation.

The Broome Developmental Center, located on a 40-acre property in the Town of Dickinson, provided services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities until its closure last year. The long-term inpatient services provided by the center were seen as a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires people with disabilities to be integrated into communities rather than be institutionalized. The center discharged its last patient in March 2016.

Now, a state-funded plan may give the old center a new purpose — fighting addiction. The proposal has two phases: first, to establish medically supervised withdrawal and stabilization of patients, and second, to provide long-term residential care.

The first phase will provide 50 beds for supervised withdrawal and stabilization, during which patients are guided through detoxification with or without medication. Medication-assisted therapy, individual and group counseling, transportation to treatment at discharge and evidence-based medical practices would be provided to adults who are suffering from withdrawal symptoms or can’t abstain from substances that were

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Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer Binghamton Mayor Rich David speaks at the University Downtown Center in October. David was elected to a second term on Tuesday, beating opponent Tarik Abdelazim by almost 18 percent of the vote.

Republicans dominate Broome County elections Rich David wins second term as city of Binghamton mayor Orla McCaffrey News Editor

Election Day was good for Republicans in Broome County, as GOP candidates won 10 of 11 contested elections. In the city of Binghamton, Mayor Rich David secured a second term Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Tarik Abdelazim by nearly 18 percent of the vote.

Votes for David totaled 5,134, while 3,572 were cast for Abdelazim, according to the Broome County Board of Elections. The

mayor took the stage to Katy Perry’s “Roar” after his win was announced by Bijoy Datta, Broome County Republican Party chairman, at Terra Cotta in Downtown Binghamton on Tuesday night.

“When you’re first elected, you’re elected based on platform and potential,” he said.

“When you’re re-elected, it’s validation of what you’ve done.”

Binghamton residents voted at 30 polling locations, including Tabernacle United Methodist Church on the corner of Main and Arthur streets. That’s where West Side resident Ty Whitbeck voted half an hour before the polls closed.

Whitbeck, 32, said he voted for Abdelazim

BSU observes Black Solidarity Day Multicultural clubs celebrate community through music Erin Kagel Contributing Writer

Each year on the first Monday of November, Black Solidarity Day honors the achievements of African American men and women. This year, Binghamton University’s Black Student Union (BSU) hosted an event for students of color in Old Union Hall in the University Union to celebrate the national day of observance through music and dance.

Approximately 150 students attended the annual social event on Monday, Nov.

6., which kicked off with a performance of the black national anthem. The celebration featured DJ TGIF, who played songs representing the evolution of hiphop, and Mwaikazi Lajas, the founader of True African Performance Dance Company, who gave a presentation on the importance of the relationship between the arts and culture.

This year’s theme, “Solidarity Through Music,” focused on the ways music has historically united black people as a means of protest and resistance. Past themes have highlighted black education, academic excellence and finance.

Lajas said African Americans should use the arts to bring attention to pertinent issues.

“The arts are a way for us to come together on common ground,” Lajas said. “More importantly, we have to use the arts to promote our ideals and bring awareness to certain issues.”

Ian Farmer, the political correspondent for BSU and a junior majoring in philosophy, politics and law, introduced the event and explained why Black Solidarity Day is important not only nationally, but on BU’s campus.

“It’s so important in this political climate because people are emboldened by the current occupant in the White House,” Farmer said. “It’s important now more than ever to have a united front

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The Black Student Union Executive Board hosted the annual Black Solidarity Day celebration Monday evening with the theme of “Solidarity Through Music.”

Screening shows County budget passes unanimously Rohingya crisis Property tax cap decreases; BC Lift fare to rise 50 cents

Discussion focuses on human rights violations Simra Aziz Contributing Writer

More than 600,000 members of the Rohingya ethnic group have fled their native Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh since the end of August. In response to the growing humanitarian crisis, administrators of the Institute of Genocide and Mass Atrocities Prevention (I-GMAP) at Binghamton

Amy Donovan University hosted a documentary screening and discussion on Tuesday evening.

The film shed light on the challenges facing the Rohingya, most of whom are Muslim, who have historically lived in the Buddhist nation of Myanmar.

The Institute’s two co-directors — Max Pensky, a professor in the philosophy department, and Nadia Rubaii, associate professor in the department of public administration

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Broome County’s 2018 budget was passed unanimously last Thursday, and County Executive Jason Garnar held a public hearing Tuesday to discuss the specific details and address community concerns.

Previously, all hearings regarding the county budget have been conducted solely by the county legislature. Garnar said he decided to conduct the hearing this year since he has the final say on whether or not the budget is passed.

“It’s important to always listen to what the public is thinking about,” Garnar said.

“This is a very open process; really these public hearings are an opportunity for the public to officially comment on the record about what they feel about the budget.”

Garnar announced the county’s proposed budget in an address on Sept. 14, when he acknowledged the county’s financial problems and listed new initiatives including partnering with a local development organization, The Agency, to create a small business fund and increase funding for Broome Community College (BCC).

According to a report published in September 2016 by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Broome County was one of five municipalities described as significantly fiscally stressed.

At the end of 2016, Broome County had just $250,000 in its bank account, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin.

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Changes from last year’s budget include decreasing Garnar’s proposed property tax rate cap from 1.84 percent to 1.5 percent.

George Phillips, a Binghamton resident and the Southern Tier regional director for Reclaim New York, an organization that aims to empower New Yorkers through education and civic engagement, brought up government-mandated reform.

“We do believe that mandates drive up the cost of the budget, our governance here for Broome County and for towns as well,” Phillips said.

Other additions to next year’s budget include a 50-cent fare increase for BC Lift, an alternative service for those who can’t use the county’s bus routes, and a public health coordinator position to help combat the

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SPORTS

Strange Brew to add second location in Downtown Binghamton,

Theatre department stages “The Wizard of Oz” with a modern twist,

Contributing columnist Morgan Manganello highlights the similarities between millennials and their parents,

Start ‘em or sit ‘em?

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Binghamton wrestling looks ahead to the 2017-18 season,

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Broome County election results

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Binghamton Mayor

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Rich David (R) 5,134 Tarik Abdelazim (D) 3,572

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Joseph Mihalko (R) 19,651 Dan Livingston (D) 15,404

Yes 6,089 No 30,132

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GOP wins 10 contested seats ELECTION FROM PAGE 1 the election.

“If I could change something, I would have announced my candidacy a year ago,” Abdelazim said. “David had $71,000 in the bank when I announced.”

Abdelazim said he’d be willing to work with David in the future.

“If the mayor is receptive, I’d be happy to collaborate on issues because I care about this community,” Abdelazim said.

David follows his predecessor, Democrat Matt Ryan, as a twoterm mayor. Jan. 1, 2018 will be the first day of his second term.

The race for Broome County

Clerk, between Republican City Council President Joseph Mihalko and Democrat Dan Livingston, also went to the Republican candidate.

Mihalko defeated Livingston by more than 4,000 votes.

On campus, registered students were able to vote from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Old Union Hall in the University Union. According to the Center for Civic Engagement, 312 students voted on campus this year, compared to 178 in 2015, the last odd-year election.

Claudia Rutley, a sophomore majoring in political science, said she volunteered to work the polls to honor the efforts of groups who have fought for their voices to

be heard.

“To not vote would be disrespectful to all the work they did,” she said.

In the town of Vestal, two Democrats, John Fletcher and Suzanne Messina, were elected to the town council. It was the only contested race won by Democrats in Broome County.

The most well-known statewide referendum, the potential constitutional convention, was voted against across New York, including in Broome County.

More than 30,000 Broome County voters chose to veto the convention and just over 6,000 voted in favor.

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— prefaced the screening with background information on the current Rohingya crisis. Many attacks have been issued against the Rohingya in recent years, they said, by the Myanmar military. This has led to widespread displacement despite the Rohingya’s quiet oppression. Their rights have been severely restricted, making them ineligible to work legally, travel between villages, vote and access education and medical care, Pensky and Rubaii said.

Attendees viewed the short documentary “Sittwe,” directed by U.S. filmmaker Jeanne Hallacy, which follows two teenagers and shows the Muslim-Buddhist division in Myanmar and how it has caused mass suffering for both sides.

Lauren Singer, an undeclared freshman, said the documentary left her surprised.

“You hear about these things all the time, but hearing the perspectives straight from the people who are experiencing the oppression leaves me with chills,” Singer said.

The documentary was followed by an interactive discussion led by guest speakers Adem Carroll, the director of the New York Office of the Burma Task Force, and Htay Lwin Oo, a human rights defender for the Rohingya and native to the state of Rakhine in Myanmar. The pair guided students in examining the many facets of the crisis, including how the refugee crisis was sparked by the Rohingya’s

displacement to neighboring countries. Potential solutions to the crisis were also considered, including ways to bring the two religious groups together and engage New Yorkers in the issue.

“Being far away doesn’t change anything,” Carroll said.

“Even though there aren’t a significant amount of Rohingya in New York, there are still refugees who know oppression.

Students here are aware of the culture, and if they are aware of the situation they can reach out to at least change their own country.”

Carroll’s nonprofit organization promotes the responsibility to protect and respond to situations such as the Rohingya crisis. Carroll said that through this event, he hoped to connect with other professionals and to collaborate with their expertise in order to deepen their analysis in hopes of pushing it to the United Nations. According to I-GMAP administrators, the situation in Myanmar won’t change unless an entity like the United Nations facilitates that change.

Rebecca Sirochinsky, a sophomore majoring in nursing, said the event made her question the lack of public attention toward the Rohingya crisis.

“The event piqued my interest because it was about a certain situation I had never heard of,” Sirochinsky said.

“After attending, I feel bad about how little attention something like this gets in the United States.”

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Binghamton resident John Solak said he’s concerned about a particular allocation of money from the BCC Foundation and also expressed a general concern that Broome County does not use a zero-based budget, in which every function within an organization is examined according to its needs and costs.

Bob Weslar, county representative for District 13, which includes portions of Binghamton’s West Side and the First Ward, attended the hearing and although it was not mandatory for members of the legislature to attend, he thought that it was important that people are OK with the budget.

“The biggest issue has to do with making sure that it’s sound and tight and that people out there are getting a good bang for their buck and that we’re spending the people’s money well,” Weslar said.

Garnar can veto any changes made by the legislature until Nov. 19 but said the bill will likely pass as it is.

“There were so few changes that were made to the budget and fairly insignificant that the budget’s going to remain as is,” Garnar said.

“I’m certainly not going to veto the budget.”

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Orla McCaffrey/News Editor Broome County Executive Jason Garnar held a public forum Monday evening to discuss the plan to repurpose the Broome Developmental Center as a space for addiction rehabilitation.

these kids are just perpetuating this problem into adulthood, if they make it to adulthood,” Gotthardt said.

Kathryn Simons, another social worker at the Greater Binghamton Health Center, said in order to take action, other people need to pay attention.

“For teen advocacy, it’s about, ‘Do we have enough people paying attention?’ and I don’t think we do,” Simons said.

A budget proposal is currently being drafted to present to the county legislature for approval. If it’s approved, the center is expected to open two months later.

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used in the past.

Details regarding the second phase are still being finalized, and will be contingent upon the progress and results of phase one.

The second phase is expected to provide 50 additional residential rehabilitation beds and utilize the rest of the center’s campus.

Garnar, who ran on the platform of repurposing the developmental center, said constituents’ comments on the rehabilitation services already available in Broome County reflected the necessity for new resources.

“We’ve had a number of people say, ‘We’ve called places; there’s a waiting list and we can’t get in,’” Garnar said.

At the forum, community members voiced their support for the treatment center, but others said they’re concerned that the center wouldn’t provide youth rehabilitation services and wouldn’t help treat people from outside the area.

Renee Gotthardt, a social worker at the Greater Binghamton Health Center, said under the current proposal, there will be a lack of beds for addicted adolescents.

“We have a responsibility to give them the same treatment, if not more treatment, than we are giving the adult population because

politically and socially.”

Various multicultural organizations tabled at the event, including the Juvenile Urban Multicultural Program, the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and Powerful United Ladies Striving to Elevate (PULSE). According to Farmer, the event was one of the many ways that the University’s minority community shows solidarity.

“BU is a predominantly white institution and with all these organizations representing different aspects of blackness,

it’s always good to just come together and stand in solidarity,” Farmer said. “We’re all trying to do the same thing, and that is provide safe spaces for people of color on campus and to liberate the minority population of this campus.”

Chantel Ayuso, the public relations chair for PULSE and a senior majoring in psychology, said she left the event feeling empowered and motivated by all of the other organizations that came to show their support for Black Solidarity Day. “It’s important for us to show

up to things like this to show that we are united and to let each other know that we’re here,” Ayuso said.

Josh Gonzalez, vice president for multicultural affairs for the Student Association and a senior majoring in geography, said the event provided an important service for students of color on campus.

“It’s something that’s necessary,” Gonzalez said. “It’s important for our minority groups to remember who they are and that they matter because we comprise such a small portion of the school but we contribute a lot to it.”

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Binghamton fire spreads to two houses

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A fire broke out at 38 Robinson St. in the city of Binghamton on Tuesday, according to WBNG. It was ruled an accident by city fire officials, who said it was caused by sparks generated from the cutting of a pipe in the basement.

The fire spread to the home next door, but no one was harmed in the incident.

Endicott resident arrested for fracturing 3-year-old’s skull

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After a three-week trial in Tompkins County, an Ithaca man accused of murder, robbery and conspiracy was found not guilty on all charges on Wednesday, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. Roy Clements, 39, was accused of killing Camden Rundell and conspiring with others to rob Rundell of his marijuana plants last December.

The jury deliberated for five days before reaching a decision.

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NYS top judge issues rule on judges An Endicott woman’s actions resulted in the fracturing of a 3-year-old’s skull and led to her arrest, according to WBNG. Danielle Agosto, 25, was arrested Wednesday and will be charged with first-degree assault after engaging in conduct that caused the 3-year-old to suffer a skull fracture. Agosto, an acquaintance of the child’s family, was sent to Broome County Jail without bail.

On Monday, New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore issued a measure that would require all prosecutors to disclose all evidence favorable to the defense to state judges at least 30 days before a trial. The rule will take effect on Jan. 1 and is said to be the first of its kind in the country. The rule also gives judges the power to press charges on prosecutors who withhold such information.

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

Hit-and-run remains unsolved FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 6:15 p.m. — A 21-year-old male contacted UPD after finding damage to his vehicle. The male said he’d parked in Parking Lot L between 3:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Upon returning to his vehicle, he noticed a dent on the driver’s side rear bumper. Officers searched the lot, but didn’t find any vehicles with matching damage. The damage is estimated to cost less than $1,000. The case is still under investigation.

Smokers flee police SATURDAY, Nov. 4, 1:07 a.m. — An officer was on foot patrol in Newing College when he observed three students near Lake Lieberman. The students had a flashlight and appeared to be using a lighter. The officer approached the students and noticed the odor of burning marijuana, as well as what appeared to be a homemade water bong. The three students saw the officer and threw everything on the ground. They attempted to flee the scene, but after several verbal commands to stop and return, the students came back. The officer requested

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identification from each of the students, but all of the students said they didn’t have any. The officer observed that one of the students had a phone with an ID holder. The officer advised the student that the ID was in plain sight, and the student complied with the officer’s request to see the ID. It was a forged driver’s license from Rhode Island, and the officer advised the students that false impersonation is a crime.

The students became very cooperative and were identified as two 18-year-old females and an 18-year-old male. The male claimed that the marijuana was his, and was advised of the criminal and civil liabilities of marijuana consumption.

Because the officer believed that compliance could be gained without prosecution, the students did not receive a ticket to Vestal Town Court and were not referred to Student Conduct.

The marijuana, driver’s license and homemade bong were confiscated.

Ambulance backs into wall SUNDAY, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m. — Officers responded to Parking Lot V for a singlevehicle accident. A 21-year-old female told officers that she had struck a wall while backing up a Harpur’s Ferry ambulance. There was more than $1,000 in damage to the left rear side of the vehicle.

The wall was also damaged. An accident report was generated and a work order has been placed to repair the wall.

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Denouncing anti-Israel sentiments in academia Despite Israel's flaws, its supporters should not be targeted Michael Harel Contributing Columnist

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Acknowledging our wasteful mindset Landfills are not the only option for waste disposal Georgia Kerkezis Contributing Columnist

We tend to view trash as burdensome and inconvenient, opting to get rid of it as easily and quickly as possible. We throw it into a plastic bag and leave it at the side of the road. A garbage truck comes to pick it up in the morning. It leaves behind a wake of rotting stench that disappears along with the trash in a matter of seconds. The trash is dumped into some landfill far away, and that’s it, right?

This mentality is the very reason we are now facing a trash crisis. Landfills all over the country are nearing maximum capacity and we are running out of space to put our waste. The Fresh Kills Landfill that serviced New York City was forced to close in 2001, and within the next six years, the landfill in Albany is expected to follow suit.

The system of using landfills for waste disposal is fundamentally flawed and failing. What is more flawed, however, is society’s wasteful mindset that fuels this system.

Landfills are reaching maximum capacities because they were not designed to decompose waste, but to isolate it from the environment. All sides of a landfill are sealed to prevent

contamination, which also prevents moisture and oxygen from coming into contact with the waste.

Without these factors, waste is unable to decompose and instead remains buried in the landfill for so long that it is essentially entombed forever. Normally, it takes newspapers only about six weeks to decompose, but some studies on landfills have found perfectly preserved newspapers with dates from over 40 years ago.

Instead of properly dealing with the waste we generate, we have created this system that allows us to take the easy way out, shove it aside and avoid it. This system represents society’s careless and selfish attitude regarding waste. I believe that we need to change this attitude.

We need to take responsibility for our waste and dispose of it in ways that mimic nature. In nature, nothing is ever truly wasted; everything given off as waste by one organism is utilized by another. Even the feces of an animal make for good soil fertilizer and the growth of healthy plants.

The human population can mimic nature by recycling its own trash into new products. Instead of throwing a plastic water bottle into a landfill where it will remain for a few hundred years, we can recycle it into another plastic bottle, or even a fleece jacket or carpet.

Recycling is not a new concept by any means, but in order for it to become extensive enough to solve

our trash crisis, we must change our mindset about trash. Simply put, we need to stop viewing it as waste and realize that the things we throw away are resources that can — and should — be used again in the making of other things. With this mentality, “trash disposal” becomes the beautiful and natural act of “nutrient recycling,” just like what happens in nature.

I acknowledge that some objects don’t currently have a market for recycling, such as candy wrappers or paper plates contaminated by food. Changing our view of trash can help spur new initiatives. Empty ink cartridges, K-Cups and used Brita filters can now be shipped back to the production companies to be reused. Many more initiatives will come if only we address our waste culture.

In addition to becoming more conscious about recycling, I urge you to restructure your view of trash. Instead of viewing it as something to discard into the nearest garbage can as soon as possible, realize that all things contain value and potential to be reused. With this mentality, society will be better able to solve our trash crisis and ensure that the entire face of the earth is not some day consumed by mountains and mountains of trash.

— Georgia Kerkezis is a sophomore majoring in environmental studies.

Seventy-nine years ago today in Nazi Germany, 91 Jews were murdered, more than 1,000 synagogues burned and over 7,000 Jewish businesses destroyed.

This day became known as Kristallnacht — the night of broken glass — and is widely believed to be the beginning of the Holocaust.

We will forever be haunted by the question — what would have happened had the world taken action earlier? We, the future leaders of the world, must remember the lessons from that and not stand idle as groups are persecuted for their beliefs.

On the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May said, “Today, [there is] a new and pernicious form of anti-Semitism, which uses criticism of the actions of the Israeli government as a despicable justification for questioning the very right of Israel to exist.”

She is correct, and this growing form of anti-Semitism has become normalized on college campuses. The culture that has developed, in which the political left and academic community personally attack those who support Israel, is not acceptable.

A hypocritical double standard has developed in which the left focuses on disparaging Israel while ignoring even greater human rights violations committed by other countries in the Middle East and elsewhere. It is important to recognize this new type of antiSemitism as the violent hate speech it is in order to put an end to it.

The left and academia specifically single out Israel and those who support it but does not do the same for other countries with more devastating human rights violations. For example, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) advocates for an end to Israel.

Numerous colleges and universities have voted to

adopt BDS ideology and 1,394 academics in the United States alone — including several Binghamton University professors — have signed the BDS petition. It is sensible to boycott a country whose policies you think are inhumane, but why only target Israel?

In a few cases, the focus on Israel in the academic community has become explicitly anti-Semitic.

Recently, in a response to a speech by Alan Dershowitz, a professor of law emeritus who is pro-Israel, at University of California, Berkeley, a swastika was drawn on a poster for the event and The Daily Californian — Berkeley’s student newspaper — published an anti-Semitic cartoon.

The cartoon, which portrays Dershowitz with a dark, spiderlike body stomping on a Palestinian child, evokes images of Nazi propaganda.

Dershowitz is a critic of many of Israel’s policies, but just because he believes in its right to exist, he is pictured as an evil creature.

Another egregious example of anti-Semitism occurred last month at McGill University.

Following the decision by the Board of Directors of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) to reject BDS, the pro-BDS group made a campaign called “Democratize SSMU,” which singled out member Noah Lew for his opposition BDS. On Oct. 16, at an SSMU meeting open to all McGill students, the ratification of the board of directors was put on the agenda.

Normally, all 12 members are ratified together at once, but the BDS group motioned to divide the ratification and to vote for each director individually.

Lew was not ratified. This was a blatant demonstration of antiSemitic discrimination.

Martin Kramer provides an explanation for the domination of anti-Israel thought in academia in his “Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America.”

He says that in the mid-20th century, the prevailing thought in the academic community was that the rest of the world could be remade in the image of the United States. However,

events such as the Iranian Revolution destroyed this notion and created a vacuum for a new paradigm in the field to be set.

Graduate students who resented established academics for maintaining possession of the few academic positions available sought a way to gain influence. According to Kramer, this climate allowed Palestinian-American Edward Said’s book “Orientalism,” which condemned traditional ideas, to cause a transformation that allowed the academic left to gain control of academia.

In addition, it created an “acceptable hierarchy of political commitments” that put those who said were victims of colonialism at the top — Palestinians, the Arab nation and then the Islamic world.

Within the academic community, it has been stigmatized to be pro-Israel.

Although BU has a large proIsrael community and relatively small BDS presence, this normalized anti-Semitism is also present on our campus. I have many friends who have felt personally targeted by their teachers for expressing their pro-Israel beliefs. One colleague, after admitting her disagreement with Hamas being described as a resistance movement, was repeatedly called out and attacked in subsequent classes — once for 30 minutes — for having proIsrael beliefs.

Students should not be scared of what their teachers will think of the Star of David necklace they’re wearing. If you see discrimination against Israel supporters, you must speak up.

Even though Israel is flawed, these flaws must be put into context. Israel is progressive in terms of LGBTQ rights, women’s rights and overall human rights. It might not be perfect, but like any other democracy, challenging its policies is reasonable. But when you mask anti-semitism with anti-Israel sentiments, you are complicit with the same ideology that allowed Kristallnacht to occur.

— Michael Harel is a junior double-majoring in history and psychology.

Bridging the gap between generations Millennials and Gen Xers are only separated by time Morgan Manganello Contributing Columnist

“They’re slackers, cynics, whiners, drifters, malcontents.”

I bet millennials popped into your head while reading that sentence. However, those were also words used in the early 1990s to describe the Americans born between 1965 and 1978: Generation X. This forgotten generation, often referred to as the United States’ middle child because it is sandwiched between the baby boomers and millennials, is the generation to which the majority of our parents belong. It is no secret that our country is polarized right now, with that divide reaching the intergenerational gap between Gen Xers and millennials. While hostilities steadily grow between these two generations, it is important to note the uncanny similarities between the problems that both groups have faced in their 20s.

Generation Xers were in their 20s primarily in the 90s. The 90s was a time marked by extreme

global insecurity and danger, due in most part to the end of the Cold War. It was during this time that the U.S. government and military had to learn and adapt to novel security threats in the “New World Order” — not unlike the challenges that we are facing today.

Although the frequency at which mass gun violence has occurred may have risen since the 90s, gun violence and debates over gun control were well known to Generation X. The Mother Jones database has estimated that 159 people were killed in mass shootings in the 1990s, while 381 people have been killed in mass shootings in this decade so far.

The heated debate over gun laws has actually come full circle in the wake of the more recent mass shootings. In 1994, Congress enacted the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which prohibited the sale, manufacture, importation and possession of specific military-style semiautomatic assault weapons; this act lasted 10 years before Congress decided against reauthorizing it.

This bill was the largest piece of crime-control legislation ever passed in the history of the

nation, and as you might imagine, this bill was met with controversy.

Following the devastating Las Vegas shooting in October, many have called for a renewal of the assault weapons ban from the 1994 crime bill.

Similarities between Gen Xers and millennials go even further than tragedies endured.

Women of all ages have felt the unjust pressure to conform to unrealistic ideals of beauty.

Millennial women have endured the “thigh gap” craze that took the internet by storm earlier in this decade. The advent of social media and the newly accessible photo-doctoring applications have facilitated novel challenges for millennials. The quest for these unrealistic ideals has led many millennial women down a road of unhealthy body image and even eating disorders.

Thanks to the fashion industry of the 90s and its “heroin chic” style of modeling, our mothers were forced into unhealthy and unattainable beauty ideals as well, with possibly even more danger attached. The “heroin chic” look clouted models looking worn out, strung out and malnourished, forcing a perilous

and reckless message — that heroin addiction is glamorous, sexy and cool. “Heroin chic” held its grip on fashion and society up until 1997 when prominent fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti died due to complications of his excessive heroin use.

Additionally, the current level of tension that millennials are experiencing regarding race relations is actually almost exactly as it was in 1992, when the United States was in the throes of the Rodney King verdict. On March 3, 1991, four white Los Angeles police officers were recorded kicking and clubbing Rodney King, who was unarmed, 56 times after a highspeed chase resulting from King speeding on the highway. The police officers were indicted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and excessive use of force by a police officer. Despite video evidence, the mostly white jury acquitted the police officers — a decision that led to the worst riots since the civil rights movement.

The riots in Los Angeles resulted in over 50 deaths, 2,000 injuries, 9,500 arrests and over $1 billion in property damage from the looting and arson.

A 2014 Gallup poll showed that 13 percent of Americans claimed racism as the biggest problem in the United States. This was the highest statistic since the 15 percent claimed in 1992.

Unfortunately, the United States still witnesses police brutality targeting people of color.

Our parents witnessed history repeating itself with the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed by a white police officer after stealing from a convenience store. The grand jury, nine of the members being white, decided not to indict the officer, leading to riots that lasted weeks.

Both Generation X and millennials have felt the gutwrenching impact of terror inflicted upon innocent Americans.

Millennial women and their mothers have felt the systemic oppression of women via dangerous and unnecessary beauty ideals.

The pain of a country divided by civil discourse and racism has been felt by the two generations.

It was Gen Xers who were

seen as “slackers” because of how little they were interested in working hard and it is the millennials who are known as the “Me Me Me Generation,” unable to accept criticism, self-centered and lazy. Young people are preemptively and harshly criticized for what is clearly a stage into adulthood. But look at what the “slacker” generation achieved: they brought us from analog to digital, revolutionizing and advancing our world to heights we never imagined possible. Now we can wait and see the greatness that millennials can achieve on their own or we can team up, parents and children, to usher in a new era of greatness.

The events and influences that our two generations have weathered unite us and make us stronger than any intergenerational angst. We may be parents and children, but we have an infinite and reciprocal flow of knowledge between us.

The sooner we realize this great truth, the sooner we can build a more united country.

— Morgan Manganello is a junior majoring in integrative neuroscience.

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Finding home: 'The Wizard of Oz' makes new magic

Gender-flipped characters, modern updates bring the classic story into the present

Rachel Greenspan & Carly Heitner Arts & Culture While most are familiar with the tale of the yellow brick road, this semester’s Mainstage production of “The Wizard of Oz” takes more twists and turns than just a trip out of Kansas.

Both visually and contextually, this production is unlike one you’ve seen before. Director Tommy Iafrate, assistant professor of theatre, said that a main focus of his production is homing in on the theme of “home.”

“At its heart, I think ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is a story about a girl who goes on a journey and misses home,” Iafrate said. “And that’s something that I think a lot of us on a college campus can relate to because a lot of students are living away from home for their first time.”

Iafrate said that he used his own childhood memories as inspiration for this vision of home. From fond memories of his mother folding fresh, clean laundry, he chose to create a backdrop and setting in which everything looks like it is made from laundry. Of course, this includes costumes, but also extends to the props and set pieces used onstage.

The most major and obvious choice made in this production is that Iafrate has swapped genders of various leads in the show. The Cowardly Lion, Wizard, Tin Man and Scarecrow are all changed to female characters — and the Wicked Witch of the West is played

story often also exists for theatre performers, who have to spend much of their careers on the road.

“I have spent a lot of my career going away from home either to work on [cruise] ships or on national tours or regional theaters that take me away from people that I already know and love, but where I am lucky enough to collaborate with other artists that become my friends, that become my loved ones,” Iafrate said. “So, this idea of developing a chosen family is something else that I think is really universal.”

Finding yourself and your own family in the theater is a sentiment echoed by Mia Leopold, a member of the ensemble in “The Wizard of Oz” and a senior majoring in cinema. For Leopold, a connection to the theater is actually what drew her to the University in the first place.

“On a personal note, when I first came to [BU] for a campus tour, I snuck into Watters Theater and decided then and there that I wanted to go to [BU],” Leopold said. “Now I’m performing onstage, in the same theater where I first connected to [the Rebecca Kiss/Assistant Photography Editor University].”

The Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow are three male characters that are switched to female for the Binghamton University theatre department’s Mainstage “The Wizard of Oz” debuts this production of “The Wizard of Oz,” which examines the classic story through the lenses of gender and sexuality.

Friday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m., and runs by a man as a drag queen. and about what each character “I think it’s important that the Wizard of Oz,” as well as in on Nov. 11, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m., “To me, none of these wants.” family unit that Dorothy comes most adaptations and renditions as well as a matinee performance characters’ genders are important In addition to playing with from is heteronormative because thereafter, the alienation and on Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets are to the plot,” said Marisa gender, Iafrate said that he built that’s, in many ways, I think what loneliness Dorothy feels from her available online, by phone and Cartusciello, who plays the Tin his production around how he she is rebelling against, and why family is important to her journey, at the box office, and are $10 for Man and is a senior majoring in sees Dorothy’s experience leaving she feels like such an outsider at where she meets the characters students, $16 for seniors, faculty, theatre. “This story is all about the home as a parallel for LGBTQ home,” Iafrate said. who grow with her throughout staff and alumni and $18 for the message it gives to the audience experiences of coming out.

In the 1939 film of “The the story. Iafrate said that this general public.

Strange Brew to expand More than the undead Cafe will add second location on Court Street Zombie Student Association alters course Nikkolette Sather Contributing Writer Strange Brew opened its doors about a year and a half ago — and it’s ready to expand.

The Downtown Binghamton cafe is located at 137 Washington St. Alexey Bartashoff, founder and co-owner, is opening a new location in the beginning of December at 101 Court St. (formerly Laveggio Roasteria, which has relocated to 178 State St.).

The Court Street location will have bar-style seating, as opposed to the restaurant-style seating Strange Brew currently offers. It won’t have the full menu offered at the original location but will serve quick items like fruit parfaits and bagels.

This spot will also be home to a nitro coffee tap with a wide variety of options, which Bartashoff said is exclusive among Downtown restaurants. Additionally, the bar

will offer loose-leaf tea with flavors that can be mixed and matched, plus an extensive list of lattes.

“We will be bringing something new to Downtown, while keeping up with the expectations Strange Brew already has [set],” Bartashoff said.

With this new site, Strange Brew hopes to make itself more accessible to the other side of Downtown, while alleviating some of the issues they experience now, such as heavy foot traffic and long lines.

“Sometimes people are in a rush and see the line is too long, so they pass by instead of waiting,” Bartashoff said. “[They see] customers ordering not just drinks, but pondering what food items they want as well.”

As a grab-and-go spot, the new location will be focused on fastpaced service with separate lines for those just ordering drinks and for those ordering both food and drinks.

Staying in line with Strange Brew’s original goals, this location will also work to move away from the idea that coffee shops are only meant for college students. Strange Brew welcomes everyone from families looking to grab a quick bite to the elderly enjoying their morning cup of coffee.

“Strange Brew is the definition of Downtown, meaning all walks of life and people of every variety are welcomed,” Bartashoff said.

Sarah Maximowicz, a barista at Strange Brew, said that she loves to interact with the locals who come in and to form a bond with them.

“Over time, you begin to be on a first-name basis with them, banter back and forth and learn their favorite orders or introduce them to new things,” she said.

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Georgia Westbrook Arts & Culture Editor Despite its name, the Zombie Student Association (ZSA) is alive and well on campus.

The ZSA does not fit neatly into its Student Association (SA)designated category of “cultural club,” but instead spills over into a mix of club sports and gaming. The organization has approximately 20 active members and has shifted its focus since it began as a Late Nite Binghamton activity nearly a decade ago, according to Maggie Hall, secretary of the club and a junior majoring in biology.

“We’ve kind of changed a lot over the years; we’re a cultural club, technically,” Hall said. “We started out a lot with the big zombie craze, so we used to do things more related to zombies.

I mean we still do the ‘Humans versus Zombies’ as our big thing … [but] we do a lot more of that and just like Nerf-related stuff as opposed to zombie-related stuff these days.”

The club travels to other colleges in the northeast, including Ithaca College and SUNY New Paltz, for invitationals and also invites other clubs to participate in events at Binghamton University.

The ZSA funds its travel with a combination of money from the SA and money raised through fundraisers.

The organization’s biggest event each semester is called a “Weeklong.” During this game, members of the club criss-cross campus completing missions and competing in teams as “zombies,” or students wearing arm bands marking themselves, and humans, with added tasks and clues.

Tyler Rowe, the vice president of the ZSA and a sophomore majoring in chemistry, explained that Humans versus Zombies competitions follow a set of rules but may differ from school to school. “[Clubs from] different schools go to … [the host] campus and [the hosts] explain however they run the game,” Rowe said. “Different schools have minor variations in however they play, and they’ll be,

Provided by Zombie Student Association Members of the Zombie Student Association pose during an event on campus.

The organization hosts a variety of events focused on Nerf-gun battles and travels to compete at colleges in the Northeast.

like, four or five original zombies and however many humans and as the game goes on, the zombies get more and more people until the sides shift and then at the end of the day, the zombies usually win.”

Most members, like Rowe and Hall, were new to the world of Humans versus Zombies before they came to BU, but the club teaches these new members the ropes. Beyond the actual Nerf battles, many members of the ZSA spend time together modifying, or “modding,” their “blasters” — aka Nerf guns.

“A big part of our club I would say is modding blasters, ‘cause you’ve got the thing that Nerf sells and it’s like, ‘Okay, the spring in here is terrible, it, like, falls down onto the ground immediately,’” Hall said.

“We have some [blasters] that the club owns that we give out to people to, like, rent,” Rowe said.

“Most members have their own just by, like, necessity. One of our old members even made his own blaster from 3-D printing.”

The ZSA is sponsored by the blaster company Zuru, which sends free blasters to the organization, which then rents them out to members or raffles them off.

Though the blasters and Humans versus Zombies are

most closely associated with the club when you see members on campus, the ZSA also hosts other types of battles throughout the year.

“Territories … is like a Nerf war, so instead of Humans versus Zombies … it’s Humans versus Humans, so everyone has blasters and everyone’s firing at each other,” Rowe said.

“Our big thing is Humans versus Zombies and this is different because it’s Humans versus Humans instead of Humans versus Zombies, but it’s still got the same general idea to it, you know, people fighting each other with Nerf,” Hall said.

The club is hoping to expand its on-campus presence to include more events like a recent one modeled after “Escape the Room” and collaborations with campus groups like the Newing College Council. Hall said that the club is looking to change its name to reflect recent changes and this expansion.

“I mean, the club started what, like eight years ago?” Rowe said.

“Like that’s when everyone was like ‘Zombies are the huge thing,’ so over time people started getting less and less interested in zombies.

We don’t focus on that aspect of the club as much.”

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'Unnatural Selection' show offers art for thought

The interactive exhibition, now on display, makes environmental concerns tangible Patricia Nieberg Staff Writer Vestal, New York and the Galapagos Islands have more in common than meets the eye.

In both locations, marine pollution is a major issue. Ben McLauchlin, a senior doublemajoring in graphic design and environmental studies, is using art to shed light on the issue.

“Unnatural Selection,” an interactive art exhibition at Binghamton University, displays the threat of plastic to marine organisms — and humans — all over the world.

The exhibition features posters with facts, holographic images of seafood, plastic optical illusions and plastic sea animal sculptures. “[Plastic] was a very different medium for me to work in,” McLauchlin said. “I had never worked with plastics before this and being able to go around Binghamton and pick up trash and revitalize it was really rewarding. It was a very unique process in terms of manipulating the materials and creating the different shapes that

you see in the exhibit.”

According to Dyllan May, a sophomore majoring in biology, using art as a method of study can help science amateurs grapple with these current environmental problems.

“It’s really inspirational and he’s so creative,” said May. “This whole idea about teaching people about science through art — I think it’s kind of revolutionary.”

McLauchlin said his interest in marine pollution began in the summer of 2016 during his study abroad program in the Galapagos Islands, where he participated in a marine biology lab. In spring of 2017, McLauchlin started brainstorming for this project and began to build the art pieces the following summer with funding by the Binghamton University Summer Scholars & Artists Fellowship 2017 Program.

He also had help from Francis Chang, lecturer for the department of Art and Design, and Jessica Hua, assistant professor of biological sciences.

This is not McLauchlin’s first venture into this kind of project.

Previously, he had curated other

exhibitions to highlight similar issues of marine pollution, but his use of plastic as a medium makes this one unique.

Having guidance from academics and professionals in both science and art allowed McLauchlin to bring the dense concepts to a wider audience. Corinne Fischer, who worked with McLauchlin in the lab and is a junior doublemajoring in environmental studies and geography, said this exhibition made the subject more digestible.

“A lot of people think [water pollution] doesn’t involve them,” she said. “[The exhibition] helps people realize it affects everyone

and anyone can learn about it.”

According to the exhibition, 75 percent of marine debris is plastic and $13 billion of natural capital like water, soil and living organisms are lost annually because of plastic pollution.

“I’ve always been fascinated by [garbage] in particular,” McLauchlin said. “I was perplexed that there could be so much trash in the ocean and I wanted to learn more about it.”

He also highlights the domino effect this pollution has on animals and humans. The toxic chemicals from plastic are ingested by animals, which are then transferred

to humans after consuming seafood.

The goal of McLauchlin’s work is to demonstrate the harsh reality of marine pollution and its effects on the environment through demonstrating that the issues rest not only in the Galapagos Islands, but also in the backyard of the Binghamton area.

“I hope that [people] gain appreciation for how fragile the ecosystems are here and abroad,” McLauchlin said. “And I hope that they leave with more knowledge and an interest combining plastic pollution in their own lives.”

For Brittney Pemberton, a

junior double-majoring in human development and psychology, McLaughlin’s artwork did just that.

“It helps people like me who are more visual,” she said. “Sometimes they need to see something and it kind of sticks with you a little bit more. Before, I wasn’t thinking about [plastic pollution] but now this has kind of been brought to the forefront of my mind.”

The free exhibition debuted Wednesday night in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Conference Room in Glenn G. Bartle Library. It will be open Nov. 9 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Courtney Mitchell/Staff Photographer Brittney Pemberton, a junior double-majoring in human development and psychology, examines a piece of art in the exhibition “Unnatural Selection.” The interactive show was designed by Ben McLauchlin, a senior double-majoring in environmental studies and graphic design, as part of the Summer Scholars and Artists Program.

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Wrestling to kick off regular season on Sunday Bearcats welcome seven freshmen, including FloWrestling No. 1 recruit Lou DePrez Yedidya Naiman Pipe Dream Sports

Following a season in which the Binghamton wrestling team set multiple program records in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championship matches, BU looks to continue its success as the team progresses into its 2017-18 season. With an incoming class of seven new freshmen, including Lou DePrez and Dane Heberlein, it looks as though the Bearcats will continue to improve.

DePrez, a six-year letter winner at Hilton High School, was ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the country by FloWrestling. He was a New York state champion from 2015 to 2017 and finished his high school career with a 263-25 record.

Heberlein also boasted impressive stats in his high school career as a New York state wrestling champion in 2014, 2016 and 2017, in addition to being a two-time allstar in football and three-time allstar in baseball.

Additionally, six Bearcats were ranked in the EIWA preseason rankings. Junior Steven Bulzomi ranks fifth at the 125-pound weight class, and sophomore Parker Kropman came in sixth for the 149-pound weight class. Redshirt juniors Anthony Lombardo and Mark Tracy both placed seventh in the 174-pound and 197-pound weight classes, respectively. Fellow redshirt junior Connor Calkins is ranked fifth at 285-pound weight class and senior Steve Schneider came in second for the 184-pound weight class.

Kropman not only ranks sixth for the 149-pound weight class,

Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer Redshirt junior Joe Russ posted a 3-5 overall record in the 133-pound weight class for the Bearcats last season as a starter.

but he also competed in the 2017 Maccabiah World Games over the summer, in which he took home a silver medal in the 65-kg freestyle and a bronze in the 71-kg GrecoRoman competition.

The Bearcats got a preview of this year’s competition at the Princeton Open this past Saturday.

DePrez started his collegiate career off well with a secondplace showing, losing only to the No. 2 wrestler in the country at 184 pounds, Ohio State junior Myles Martin.

“Lou put up a great fight against one of the best wrestlers in the country,” said BU head coach

Matt Dernlan for bubearcats.com.

Several other freshmen also placed well at Princeton. Freshmen Joe Doyle, Dane Heberlein and Aidan Monteverdi all finished in the top six in their respective weight classes.

“It can be hard for the young guys to adjust at first,” Dernlan

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Fantasy Football Quarterback Start: Ben Roethlisberger (PIT): Despite a wildly successful career to this point, Roethlisberger has yet to have an elite fantasy performance this season. His struggles should subside this week, however, as he faces an easily beatable Colts defense. Big Ben has multipletouchdown upside this week.

Tyrod Taylor (BUF): Taylor continues to take advantage of an incredibly beneficial segment of his schedule. A matchup with the Saints this week gives Taylor plenty of opportunity to keep his momentum, as New Orleans has struggled to stop any offense this season. Taylor’s rushing ability and the debut of Kelvin Benjamin give Taylor a high floor heading into this week.

Sit: Marcus Mariota (TEN): Mariota was projected to be a viable fantasy starting quarterback this season, but injuries and poor performance have prevented this forecast from coming to fruition.

Facing a strong Bengals defensive line, Mariota will have little time to create an offense void of playmakers.

If you’re desperate:

target White frequently gives the running back a steady floor.

Wide receiver Start: Adam Thielen (MIN): Thielen continues to be a favorite weapon in the Vikings’ offense, no matter who is playing at quarterback. On pace for 140 targets this season, Thielen is again a smart play against a burnable Redskins secondary.

Sterling Shepard (NYG): Shepard returned from an ankle injury last week and is the Giants’ only viable receiving threat apart from Evan Engram. Against the 49ers, Shepard should be peppered with targets and should have a couple of opportunities to find the end zone, as well.

Sit: Davante Adams (GB): Following Aaron Rodgers’ collarbone injury, the entire Packers offense has regressed mightily. At wide receiver specifically, all three of Adams, Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb have seen significant drops in production. If possible, fantasy owners should look to trade these receivers as Rodgers is likely done for the season.

If you’re desperate: Juju Smith-Schuster (PIT): Smith-Schuster has emerged as the Steelers’ second best receiver and possesses high upside in nearly any matchup due to the attention Antonio Brown draws from defensive backs. Against a porous Colts defense, Smith-Schuster also has a higher floor than usual this

week.

Tight end Start: Austin Seferian-Jenkins (NYJ): Despite failing to produce in backto-back weeks, Seferian-Jenkins has still seen enough targets to warrant a start this week. With most of his recent struggles being due to tough matchups, ASJ can right the ship against Tampa Bay. Charles Clay (BUF): After being sidelined for three games with a knee injury, Clay is expected to make his return this week against the Saints. While the Saints have proven capable of defending opposing tight ends, Clay’s rapport with Taylor still gives him a stable floor.

Sit: Hunter Henry (LAC): Henry’s momentum as the Chargers’ top tight end sputtered two weeks ago, recording only two receptions for 11 yards against a bottom-tier Patriots defense. Coming off a bye week, things do not get much easier for Henry, as he faces an elite Jaguars defense this Sunday.

If you’re desperate: Austin Hooper (ATL): Hooper’s involvement in Atlanta’s passing game has steadily increased throughout this season, and he could be worth a start for a team with a tight end on a bye week. The combination of Hooper seeing six targets last week with Julio Jones and Devonta Freeman nursing injuries leaves Hooper as one of the Falcons’ top offensive options this week against the Cowboys.

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As both teams prepare for their respective seasons, the Binghamton men’s and women’s lacrosse squads have announced who will lead them in the upcoming campaign. For the men’s team, BU head coach Kevin McKeown has named senior midfielder Stephen Petrelli and redshirt junior defenseman Sal Fama as captains. Last year, Petrelli netted 15 goals and was named to the America East (AE) All-Tournament Team.

Fama was named a captain last season as well, despite taking a redshirt year due to injury.

Petrelli and Fama will look to help the men’s team build on the success of a 2017 season, which featured BU finish as the runner-up in the AE Conference. Last year, the Bearcats won a program-record 11 games before losing to Albany in the finals of the conference tournament. Both players have the potential to have promising years, as Petrelli finished fourth on the team in points last season with 18 and Fama collected eight

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ground balls before his season was cut short.

On the women’s side, BU head coach Stephanie Allen selected graduate student midfielder Callon Williams, redshirt senior midfielder Jocelyn Penteck, redshirt senior attack Brianne Arthur and senior midfielder Miriam Ghabarou as captains for the 2018 season. Williams missed the majority of last season due to injury, but in the 2016 season, she scored a team-high 29 goals and earned nine assists. Last year, Penteck posted 16 goals and dished out six assists.

Williams, Penteck and Arthur have all been captains before, which should give them plenty of experience to lead the team again this year.

For Ghabarou, this will be her first season as a captain, but her service on the Leadership Panel last year should aid her adjustment into the role.

With regards to Williams, she appears to be a reliable option for the Bearcats, as she is the active career leader in goals (73), assists (21) and points (94). All four veterans seek to help the team rebound from a six-win season last year, in which they failed to reach the conference tournament.

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to focus on this week. We have to go back to work and be ready for Sunday.”

Up next for the Bearcats will be the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, which will take place on Nov. 12. It will be an all-day event at the Events Center in Vestal, New York.

BEARCATBRIEFS

Week 10: Start 'em or sit 'em Josh McCown (NYJ): McCown has quietly been a solid fantasy option this season, scoring multiple touchdowns in each of the past three weeks. Facing a bottomtier Buccaneers defense, McCown should put together another quality game.

Running back Start: Orleans Darkwa (NYG): Recording at least 18 touches in two of the Giants’ last three games, Darkwa has taken the reins of the Giants’ backfield. Facing a 49ers defense that is frequently gashed by the run, Darkwa heads into Sunday’s matchup with a high ceiling.

Matt Forte (NYJ): After nursing an injury for most of the first five weeks, Forte has emerged as the Jets’ most productive running back upon his return.

Now facing the Buccaneers, Forte’s versatility should enable him to gain plenty of yards both on carries and receptions.

Sit: Rob Kelley (WAS): Kelley has simply struggled to gain yards on carries, which is extremely problematic, considering that he’s a running back. Despite scoring twice last week, Kelley stands little to no chance of repeating that performance against an elite Vikings front seven.

If you’re desperate: James White (NE): Facing the Broncos, White certainly has a tough matchup this week.

However, Tom Brady’s tendency to

said. “But one thing I can say is that we didn’t get beat on talent today. There were times when we got out executed, but that’s all part of the process. The guys put in outstanding effort and their performances on the mat showed it. It’s a great positive thing to have in our pockets, but now we have

DeAndre Hopkins

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