Pipe Dream Spring 2013 Issue 12

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No. 1 Stony Brook

Pipe Dream reviews the 2012-13 basketball season and predicts the outcome of the America East tournament

No. 8 Binghamton

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The president stands trial

discussion of racism on Wednesday, completely overshadowing a series of deeply personal accounts of discrimination.

University President Harvey The conversation, which had Stenger was publicly and unexpectedly previously been restricted to student censured at a student-organized testimonials about their experiences

SUNY 2020 against an audience onslaught of the program’s proposed tuition hikes, saying they will negatively affect lower-income students.

“It’s interesting because if you read the legislation, it requires that tuition will not affect anyone who qualifies for financial aid,” he said.

“2020 actually allows us to charge higher tuition for higher-earning families.”

Other students quickly followed suit, getting up not to share their run-ins with racism, but to voice their concerns with systemic racist policies that they found in in the University, and asked Stenger to answer for them.

As the questions became more pointed, the discussion strayed from a question format to direct accusations. One student even shouted out “he’s not my leader” in response to a comment endorsing Stenger made by Affirmative Action Officer Valerie Hampton.

Though there was an attempt by Asheeke to bring the discussion back to personal accounts of racism, it with racism, became heated when a continually returned to questions moderator of the discussion, student and comments for President Stenger.

Toivo Asheeke, directed some Shehryar Qazi, a second-year comments and criticisms directly at graduate student studying sociology Stenger. who was among the most outspoken Stenger, who witnesses say was visibly caught off guard, defended

The Student Association released the final draft of their proposed constitutional overhaul, which they plan to bring to a vote at Monday night’s student assembly meeting.

If the assembly votes to approve the new constitution, the student body would then have to approve it during the upcoming SA Executive Board elections in order it to be officially adopted.

This version retains many of the changes that were included in the first draft, but with some key differences.

Off Campus College would have 15 representatives in the newly renamed student congress — as opposed to the 10 that the previous draft called for — making up one-third of the legislative body. The change means that the legislative branch will now have 45 representatives as opposed to the 40 called for in the initial draft, and the 61 under the current constitution.

According to David Blair, chair of

Chabad fights cancer in style and dive, doing whatever they can to avoid sudden death at the hands of a foam dart.

As bullets fly through the This was the scene in air, students jump, roll, duck Old University Union room

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Galen Merigliano, kneeling, a freshman majoring in bioengineering, and Sean Levin, a freshman majoring in economics, concentrate on their impending round in the Nerf tournament Thursday night. The Binghamton Zombie Student Association hosted the event.

120 Thursday as the Zombie Student Association (ZSA) hosted its annual 3 versus 3 Nerf Tournament.

Like a modern day Western, each team started with their backs against the wall on opposite side of the room. Each player was a single dart away from elimination, allowing for a maximum of 3 points for killing each opponent.

Masakazu Tanahashi, the president of the ZSA, said the right strategy for the game was to take time and think through every decision on the field.

“Patience is pretty key,” said Tanahashi, a senior majoring in psychology.

“Knowing what kind of blaster you and your opponents are using is important, and also seeing their reloading pattern, because then you know when it is optimal to strike.”

Galen Merigliano, a freshman majoring in bioengineering, went into battle prepared to use his speed to his advantage.

“My strategy is to roll — lightweight and accurate — with my dual wielding triads,” Merigliano said. “I do think this is a winning strategy since agility is key to dodging Nerf bullets, and my gun is designed to be quick and accurate.”

Jennifer Gordon, a

The fight against breast cancer is personal for Binghamton University student Jessie Rubin and her family, who shared their stories at Chabad at Binghamton’s girls-only fashion show Thursday evening.

The women of Sigma Delta Tau sorority, Eta Zeta and the Fashion Club joined Chabad to sponsor “Fashion for a Cure” to raise breast cancer awareness and celebrate women who have battled breast cancer.

“Tonight’s event is about raising money for an important cause, raising awareness, about womanhood, femininity, bonding, and friendship,” said Rivki Slonim, director of education at Chabad.

“Also, it is about the strength and fragility of womanhood.”

Rubin, a senior majoring in English, spoke at the event along with her mother and grandmother.

Her grandmother, Natalie, has been a survivor of breast cancer for 23 years and her mother, Melanie, was diagnosed with cancer in 2003 and again in 2006.

“Breast cancer is something real and something that needs to be talked about,” Melanie Rubin said. “I’m lucky I’m a survivor. If I had just one wish, I would wish that not one more person would be diagnosed with cancer.”

Jessie Rubin’s speech focused on how it is important for

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Chabad, in collaboration with SDT and the Fashion Club, hosted “Fashion for a Cure” Thursday night to raise breast cancer awareness.

women to be active in learning about their family history with cancer. She said women should perform self-examinations and ask their gynecologists about mammograms starting at ages 3540.

“The best way to learn about breast cancer is to be a little scared,” Jessie Rubin said. “These strong, beautiful women kicked breast cancer’s tuchus.”

In addition to the speeches and fashion show, the event offered a performance from the Binghamton Pegs, pink hair extensions, desserts, raffle prizes and a chance for students to purchase the outfits being modeled in the show.

For the first time, members of Binghamton University athletic teams modeled in the fashion

show. Players from the BU women’s volleyball, soccer and tennis teams all strutted their stuff along the runway.

Outfits included both casual and formal wear. The casual category included differently styled leggings and sundresses, while the formal wear featured a number of dresses for a night out.

The show’s proceeds will go to Sharsheret, a non-profit organization that specializes in providing support to Jewish women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Last year we raised $1,800 and we will hopefully beat last year’s record,” said Cari Snider, a junior majoring in graphic design, and a design intern for Pipe Dream, who

Michael Contegni/Staff Photographer

Koula Sophianou, consul general to the Republic of Cyprus, speaks to students in the Mandela Room Thursday evening in celebration of National Women’s Day. She spoke about the state of women’s world affairs, as well as her experiences growing up in Cyprus, and how they shaped her as a diplomat.

In celebration of National Women’s Day, Koula Sophianou, consul general to the Republic of Cyprus, spoke on the state of affairs for women in the world and how it has affected her career as a diplomat.

Sophianou said that growing up in Cyprus, the role of women, while always important, has changed drastically since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied one-third of Cyprus.

Many of Cyprus’ men, like Consul General Sophianou’s father, died in the war, pushing women into the workforce for the first time. These added responsibilities forced women to care for the financial, as well as emotional, well being of their families.

“Up until 1974, the women stayed at home [and] the men could bring home the money,” Sophianou said. “It was supposed to be a patriarchal society, but the women, in their own

environment, they are actually the leaders of the family, because they had to sustain the family emotionally.”

Sophianou noted the stark differences between Cyprian and American feminists, which she said might be due to the relative equality Cyprian women experienced even before 1974.

“Its not your typical suffragette movement like you saw here in the early 20th century,” she said.

“It is a totally different movement that started from economic reasons. That is when women realized that they needed to have autonomy in their finances.”

Sophianou said that coming from a country where she was valued as a woman, she never experienced the discrimination in the workplace that many other women face daily.

“The issue of being a woman was never a problem; I didn’t make it a problem either,” Sophianou said. “In your life when you have aspirations, and you have goals in your life, you need to focus on them and be sure of yourself.”

According to her, there are

bigger things to consider in life than gender.

“It was never an issue that I was a women,” Sophianou said.

“Why? Because in our world, the most important thing is to serve your country. It has nothing to do with being a woman or a man.”

However, she cautioned against painting all women with the same wide brush of equality.

“Sometimes we take for granted what we learn here in the Western world,” Sophianou said.

“We really have to realize that even though in my experience, I never encountered any problems in my job being a woman, there are other parts of the world where women are having a difficult time.”

She said the global community needs to provide education to women in the developing world, so that they can in turn educate their daughters instead of sending them to foreign schools where they are far from their families and not contributing to the betterment of their native countries.

Sophianou also noted a need

to promote and teach gender equality from a young age. She said that it is a “difficult world,” and when it comes to change, people need to start early.

“Gender involves both men and women,” she said. “It’s part of education, it comes from school, it’s a part of the socialization process.”

This message resonated with P.U.L.S.E. Vice President Shaneira Da Silva.

“I really like what she said about education, and using the tools that you have to help other people,” said Da Silva, a senior majoring in human development.

Kevin Guenthner, a senior double-majoring in sociology and human development, was impressed with the talk.

“I found her to be really inspiring, and really genuine,” he said. “Everything she said really hit home.”

Several organizations including Dorm Room Diplomacy and P.U.L.S.E. sponsored the event, held on Thursday evening in the Mandela Room.

Students attend "Fashion for a Cure" helped plan the event.

Rachel Hollander, a senior majoring in anthropology, modeled in the fashion show.

“I chose to participate because

Sharsheret is a great organization that helps fight breast cancer and I’m honored to be a part of it,” Hollander said.

Danielle Napear, a junior majoring in psychology, said the personal stories added to the event.

“I thought it was a great event,” she said. “I enjoyed hearing about the Rubin family and liked how

the sports section was added to the show this year.”

Jonathan Heisler/Photo Editor

Students attend "Fashion for a Cure" on Thursday night at Chabad.

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New campus entrance sign design announced Binghamton University’s community is invited to comment on a new design for the main campus entrance sign. More information and images of the design are available on B-Line. Comments on the signs can be sent to Karen Fennie at kfennie@binghamton.edu until Thursday, March 28. A contractor will begin work on a mock-up of the new sign at the main entrance later this week depending on availability of materials. Work on the mock-up will take three or four days to complete and is not expected to affect vehicular traffic, but the sidewalk near the entrance may be closed during some of this work.

NYC plans campaign against loud headphones New York City is planning a $250,000 social media and marketing campaign to warn teens that they risk hearing loss from listening to personal music players at high volume, health officials said Wednesday. It’s the latest effort by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to urge New Yorkers to avoid unhealthy habits, from smoking to drinking large amounts of sugary soda. It’s unclear how the city will deliver its hearing-loss messages, which will aim to “better inform and educate New Yorkers about ways to protect hearing from exposure to loud sounds,” particularly long and loud listening sessions on music devices with earphones, the city Health Department said in a statement. Officials plan to use focus groups and interviews with teens and young adults to decide how to frame the campaign. It has raised $70,000 so far, from a donor who asked to remain anonymous, according to the fund’s executive director, Sara Gardner.

Dept. of Education investigates how University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill handles sexual assault cases The federal office investigating allegations about the way the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill handles sexual assault cases is seeking reams of information from the school within 20 days, a deadline that campus officials say they will work to meet. Among the documents requested are those regarding policies, procedures, training and grievance procedures for sexual assault complaints. The office also wants a spreadsheet describing all student complaints about sexual assault, including details on whether it was formal or informal, whether the school investigated, who investigated and whether the assault was on campus or off. The rights office said the complaint alleges that UNC Chapel Hill failed to respond appropriately to concerns about sexual assault and that it didn’t provide impartial investigations. The complaint also alleges that the school didn’t have appropriate grievance procedures and didn’t provide appropriate training for residential life staff and others.

Give Baxter your vote SUNY is hosting its first ever Mascot Madness competition, where you get to vote for your favorite SUNY Mascot. The mascots represent 30 SUNY campuses, 472 athletic teams and over 220,000 students.

To vote, Visit the SUNY Blog.

Round one voting goes until March 10th, 2013.

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Stefany Stempien, left, a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience, and Arielle Cravatta, a student at Broome County Community College, hoola-hoop at the Center for Civic Engagement Youth Engagement event in Old Union Hall on Thursday evening. The event was held to get students interested in helping youth in the local community.

Police Watch Phoney felon MONDAY, MARCH 4, 5:40 p.m. — A 25-year-old female reported that she lost her phone while at M&T Bank in the New University Union, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The victim said she left the phone on the counter and had later heard back from someone who said they had the phone. She went to the Mountainview Dining Hall where she was supposed to meet the person, but she couldn’t find him or her. University police were able to obtain the identity of the suspect, an 18-year-old male student. They spoke with the suspect, who at first was hesitant but later admitted to having the phone.

The suspect was arrested for possession of stolen property and was issued a ticket to the Vestal Town Court.

BTV has cameras?

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 3:31 p.m. — A 21-yearold male student reported to University police that a video camera he borrowed from the BTV station went missing, Reilly said. The victim had the camera in a bag in his suite in Hinman College’s Smith Hall, and when he was ready to return the camera, he found that it was missing. The victim’s suitemates were interviewed, but they did not know anything about the camera. There are no suspects and the case is still under investigation.

Feng shui faux pas WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2:30 a.m. — Officers on patrol were called to Newing College’s Bingham Hall after a 19-year-old female student was unable to get into her room, Reilly said. The student found all the furniture from the floor’s study lounges in front of her door. The resident assistant messaged the students on the floor, but none of them knew anything about the incident. The officers interviewed two students that had been walking by, but they said they did not know anything either.

There are no suspects and the case is still under investigation.

Debate debacle THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 12:21 a.m. — Officers on patrol were called to Newing College’s Endicott Hall after receiving reports of a noise disturbance in the building, Reilly said. The officers found the room, where eight 19-year-old male students were talking loudly inside.

The suspects opened the door and the officers could see beer cans scattered across the room. The suspects provided identification and admitted they weren’t of legal drinking age. The officers then noticed a vaporizer and two grinders, along with a plastic bag with a green leafy substance. Upon questioning, the suspects admitted to smoking just before the officers had arrived, and produced a glass bowl when asked if they had any more paraphernalia.

Due to the suspects’ cooperation, the case was sent to the Office of Student Conduct, and all contraband was destroyed.

This Day in History

Did you know...

March 8th 1910 French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.

The flower nectar of citrus plants (including some varieties of grapefruit, lemon and orange) contain caffeine

March 8th 1978 The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.

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BU witches and wizards test their Hogwarts knowledge as an “Auror” from the Harry Potter series roamed the crowd of more than 30 students to prevent cheating as students While Binghamton may be a split into teams of four, each far cry from Hogwarts School with a unique name inspired of Witchcraft and Wizardry, by the books — “The Potheads” students with a flair for magic and “The Weird Sisters” making matched wits and wands during the list.

Alpha Delta Phi Society’s Teams answered a variety (ADPS) Harry Potter trivia of questions, such as, “How night. do you enter the kitchens at A member of ADPS dressed Hogwarts?” and “Witherwings:

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Each team appointed a runner who would rush to the judges’ table in hopes of submitting their answer first.

At the close of each round, the winning team was awarded either a Chocolate Frog, complete with a wizard trading card, or a box of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans.

The Weird Sisters were ultimately crowned the victors, and each team member received a gift card to RiverRead Books. Kelly Vest, one of the Weird Sisters and a freshman majoring in biology, said the book series changed her life.

“I grew up with Harry Potter,” she said. “It definitely transformed my childhood from this little girl who was bullied for being small into someone who could scream strange Latin words at her oppressors!”

Joshua Patkin, Potheads team member and a freshman majoring in management, said the event was a great opportunity to meet with other students passionate about Harry Potter.

“Harry’s story is really something that will live on

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the constitutional review committee, the increase is meant to make the representation more proportional.

“It was OC3’s (Off Campus College Council) large size relative to the other

forever,” she said. “It’s a story that explores life and death, power, redemption, love, morality, friendship and more.

It’s a universal and eternal story set in a fantastical world we have all come to know and love. That won’t die.”

According to Vest, the trivia had stretched the limits of her Harry Potter knowledge.

“They stumped us, especially in the final round,” she said.

The Alpha Delta Phi Society is a co-educational literary society that focuses on the fine arts, humanities and literature.

All proceeds from the night will be donated to the Broome County Public Library.

Amanda Levine, a member of ADPS and a senior majoring in philosophy, politics, and law, praised all of the competitors for their Harry Potter enthusiasm.

“A lot of people love Harry Potter!” she said. “A lot of very enthusiastic people, as we can see from the competition tonight.”

— Copy Desk Chief Katie Busser is the social chair of Alpha Delta Phi Society and did not contribute to this article.

communities which led us to increase the number from 10,” Blair, a senior majoring in math, wrote in an email.

The draft also calls for Susquehanna Community and Hillside Community to share five representatives who will be equally accountable to both communities.

But Ryan McTiernan, president of the Susquehanna Community Council, dislikes the changes.

“I would much prefer that Susquehanna has its own representative so that they represent Susquehanna’s interests solely,” said McTiernan, a senior majoring in political science.

Although Susquehanna is allocated two seats, it currently has no representatives seated in the Assembly.

The second constitution draft also omits the original draft’s proposed name change for the vice president for multicultural affairs, suggested to be renamed

Test your Harry Potter knowledge!

1. What was the name of Madam Hepzibah’s House Elf? 2. What potion did Harry use to regrow his arm bones?

3. What is Gilderoy Lockhart’s most secret ambition?

4. What three questions does Snape ask Harry on the first day of potions class?

5. What are the various types of currency in the Wizarding World?

Check your answers at the bottom of page 5!

the vice president for diversity and inclusiveness in order to better represent students with disabilities and minorities who don’t fall under the traditional cultural group umbrella.

Blair said that while the name will stay the same, the role of the position will still be expanded.

“The VPMA name will remain because it has very high name recognition with the administration and with student groups,” Blair said. “The VPMA will have an expanded role, representing students with disabilities, international students, students in the EOP program, and all other types of diversity on this campus.”

But Donald Lodge, director of Rainbow Pride Union, said that he feels the title doesn’t reflect the needs of his group.

“We don’t feel we are a cultural group,” said Lodge, a junior double-majoring in political science and Chinese.

“LGBT people are not a culture,

we are a community.”

Like in the original draft, the financial council would be merged into the legislative branch as the finance committee, but the final draft calls for the members to continue to be elected separately.

Blair said that this change is in recognition of the special role of the committee.

“There were concerns that given the importance of the finance committee that those on the finance committee should be elected by their constituents specifically for the purpose of serving on that committee,” Blair wrote.

The final draft still calls for the creation of a new committee within the legislature that will focus on student life and academic needs, grants the the executive board the power to veto legislation with a 5/6 vote and requires the Judicial Board to review all legislation for constitutionality.

Where should women work?

In anticipation of International Women’s Day, Women in Business highlighted the best companies for female workers to join and discussed the various inspirational women throughout their lives.

About 60 people attended the event on Thursday to examine the most women-friendly businesses.

The list includes KPMG, Dell, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and IBM. “These companies emphasize a work-life balance and promote pregnancy leave and pay,” said Tiffany Choi, president and founder of Women in Business.

Choi, a junior majoring in management, said that gender equality in the workplace benefits the business itself.

“It creates a bigger talent pool for companies to select from,” Choi said. “Diversity actually increases a company’s income and economic wealth, because of

the informed and well-rounded decisions generated from diverse thought.”

Cathleen Wang, the vice president of public relations for Women in Business, added that the accounting firm KPMG has a Women’s Advisory Board, and has been inducted into the Working Mother magazine Hall of Fame for being honored 15 years in a row as one of the 100 best companies for female employees.

Wang, a junior majoring in accounting, said that the benefits of women-friendly businesses extend beyond the individual.

“Companies who support women are supporting families as well,” Wang said.

Wang said that the event served as a reminder to women that even when times are tough, they can still accomplish their goals.

“Earlier in history, it was more difficult for women to accomplish their dreams but [they] still did regardless,” Wang said.

The club also provided markers and paper for people to draw the

women who inspire them the most. Drawings included Rosie the Riveter, Beyoncé and Mother Earth, as well as personal role models.

Choi said her role model was her mother because of her dedication to her work and the support she provides.

“My mom works 60-70 hours a week as a postal worker to pay for my own and my sibling’s tuition,” Choi said. “My mom tells me to accomplish things and is always proud of me regardless of what I do.”

Wang said that inspirational figures allow women to help each other improve themselves and achieve great things.

“Women who inspire us are not just inspiring us, they’re also supporting us and creating a network between women, and that’s the exact purpose of Women in Business,” Wang said. “Supporting one another is just as important as inspiring and both are important in your career.”

While maintaining a balanced diet may seem like a pipe dream for students forced to eat in the dining halls, Alexa Schmidt, a registered dietitian, suggested a few simple steps to turn this feat into a reality.

Schmidt said that college students are eating upside down, and that students eat too little in the morning for breakfast but have big meals at night.

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“I think on a college campus that often students are so busy that they wake up and don’t have time,” she said. “They skip breakfast and by dinnertime they are starving and then they are snacking all night long. This really is the opposite way of how the body should be fed.”

According to Schmidt, students should eat three to four food groups in each meal. This consists of half vegetables with some fruit, a fourth of grains and a fourth of protein.

“It all comes down to balance and fueling the body early, often and consistently,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt also said that a balanced diet consists of 46 to 65 percent carbohydrates, 10 to 35 percent protein and 20 to 35 percent fat. She emphasized the nutritional value of protein because it stabilizes blood sugar levels.

She also presented attendees with healthy alternative meals that can be found in the residential dining halls, suggesting food substitutions such as eating a Luna bar instead of a NutriGrain bar or a bagel with turkey instead of a bagel with cream cheese.

“This is very realistic for college

students as far as how we can make a meal plan for optimal metabolism based on what we have on campus,” said Alexa Lippman, a senior majoring in human development.

Schmidt advocated against skipping meals because it reduces metabolism by 10 percent. To help students gauge hunger, she suggested the Hunger Scale, which helps guide eating. It ranges from zero to 10; zero being starving, and 10 being full. Schmidt encourages students to stay between 4 and 7.

Students attendees had mixed reactions to the presentation. David Gueli, a junior majoring in integrative neuroscience, said he would have enjoyed if the presentation expanded beyond dietary habits.

“I was hoping that she would speak a little bit more about exercise as opposed to just nutrition, but I enjoyed the material I learned,” he said.

Daphne Lee, a junior majoring in biology, agreed with Schmidt’s points on students’ dietary schedule.

“College students don’t have enough energy during the day time and that’s why we nap all the time, so I think that eating more during the day

when we need the energy is definitely a good idea,” she said.

Schmidt invited attendees to meet with her for lunch at one of the dining halls to discuss healthy eating.

“I think its important for people to stop and think if they just do these small things, they can really feel better have more energy, increase

their concentration, increase their overall metabolism and have overall health benefits from it,” Schmidt said.

“Meal Planning for Optimal Health” is the second installment of a series of three health presentations sponsored

by Sodexo and the Eating Awareness Committee.

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As the second installment of a three-part series, Alexa Schmidt, a registered dietitian for Sodexo, lectured to students about making healthy eating choices in college in her talk, “Meal Planning for Optimal Health.”

Join the best to be the best during the discussion, continues to condemn SUNY 2020 and many other University policies.

“It (SUNY 2020) will increase tuition and disproportionally affect blacks, Hispanics and other minorities,” Qazi said.

“Our institutional racism is day by day hurting us because we have to wonder now if we can afford college and the tools to lift ourselves up.”

Stenger also had to answer criticism that the University is cutting back the Clifford D. Clark Fellowship for Diversity.

In an email to Pipe Dream, Toivo said not only tuition hikes, but also the University’s increased investment in departments where black and Latinos are historically

underrepresented will further hurt those groups.

“The school is investing more in departments like Mechanical Engineering … [that] have the lowest Black/ Latino populations (2%) and women populations,” he wrote.

“If you extrapolate those numbers into the future it means the number of Black/ Latino students will continue to shrink because the [high schools] many are coming out of won’t prepare them for the focus of this transformed campus.”

Pipe Dream did not receive Toivo’s response in time to ask Stenger for a response.

The rational tuition plan, which is responsible for SUNY 2020’s tuition increases, was passed by the state legislature in March 2011, nine months

before Stenger took office.

Milton Chester, director of student conduct, stood up for Stenger at the discussion, saying, “In fairness to President Stenger, in one year he’s done more than in the 11 years of his predecessor.”

The discussion, called Rally Against Racism, was sponsored by the Haitian Student Union, Latin Student Union, Men of Color Scholastic Society, Black Student Union, MALIK Fraternity Incorporated, African Student Organization, Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Society, Caribbean Student Organization, BLACK Unity and Sociology Graduate Student Union as a forum for students and administrators to speak about their experiences dealing with racism.

Nerf veterans lock and load for practice competition freshman majoring in computer science, said she was new to the ZSA’s tournament.

“I came because I like to shoot people just for fun,” she said. “I don’t really know how to play, but I am excited to try it out.”

Alexander Yasuna, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering, participated in the event to take a study break.

“I came for fun because I had a really rough week,” Yasuna said. “Also, I took an exam that really sucked, so I wanted to de-stress, and this

was a fun way to do so.”

Dylan Ferrara, a freshmen majoring in computer science, said the tournament brought out the competitive spirit among people with similar interests.

“This event brings together the people who love Nerf, who want to battle and who want to prove they are better than others,” Ferrara said.

“Anything can happen.”

More than 20 students competed against each other in consecutive matches. The tournament served as practice for a charity event the ZSA will be hosting in the future.

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Samantha Steiner | Release It’s every actor’s worst nightmare: to be cut off mid-speech by the blare of a ringtone. But that’s all part of the plan for this semester’s Mainstage production. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Elizabeth Mozer, races from profound to pedestrian and back again. This is Mozer’s first time directing at Binghamton University.

The story begins with Jean (Christina Catechis),

protagonist and ingénue. She is sitting in a café when a cell phone goes off at a neighboring table. After unsuccessfully urging the phone’s owner (Jake Wentlent) to pick up, she answers it herself. She soon learns that her fellow patron’s name is Gordon and that he is dead. Things spiral out of control from there, as Jean tries to comfort Gordon’s loved ones.

We meet his eccentric mother (Sarah Lees), wife Hermia (Arshia Panicker), mysterious business colleague (Jacobella Luongo) and adorkable brother Dwight (Rob Tendy).

One of the highlights of the show is the cell phone ballet, a five-minute sequence featuring phones, trench coats, umbrellas and a soundtrack of recorded conversation.

“The voices behind it are the ensemble, myself, my assistant director and my assistant choreographer,” Mozer said.

“We don’t have speaking lines in the play, so our voices aren’t recognizable.”

Ensemble members worked with assistant choreographer Lindsay Harris to choreograph the scene. They drew inspiration from Macklemore’s “Thrift

Shop” and other contemporary songs.

“We have a move called the drunk penguin, and Tom [Planamento] has a move called the Beyon-Tom that looks like the ‘Single Ladies’ dance,” said Harris, a freshman majoring in human development.

The play is high tech in more than just its subject matter: movable scrims facilitate transitions as the settings range from a church to a stationary store to another universe (set designs are based on paintings by Edward Hopper and René Magritte). But with

a tech-heavy set, a lot can go wrong.

“There’s always things that are unexpected happening.

There’s bound to be error,” Mozer said. “I told the cast to be prepared. If a phone doesn’t ring, answer it anyway.”

Despite the serious subject matter, the cast has fun on and off stage.

“The stage management has been keeping a list of Elizabeth-isms, things I say,” Mozer said. “We laughed a lot during rehearsals.”

Mozer is eager to share the play with the University’s

population.

“I’ve worked on it piece by piece like a mosaic or a pointillist painting,” she said. “I think it has a certain lightness, a humor that’s quirky and unusual.”

When you settle into your seat at Watters Theater, prepare to see romance, violence and the bizarre. But before the curtain rises, be sure to turn off your cell phone.

Tom and Marty's has tacos Michele Quiles | Release Mallory Stein | Release

For years, the Binghamton Food Co-op’s mission was simply to provide an organic and healthy alternative for students on campus. But now, a new program organized by Co-op volunteers will allow students to buy food in bulk from food producers and share it with friends.

Wholeshare provides students access to food that is fresher, more affordable and comes straight from food producers.

Wholeshare was organized

by Sarah Keon, a sophomore majoring in environmental studies, Josh Schultz, a sophomore majoring in psychology, and Dan Livingston, a Binghamton University alumnus. To view a catalog of the foods available for purchase, students can join Wholeshare through the Food Coop online at www.wholeshare.com/ join/1638. Ordered food items are then shipped to the Food Co-op in room 130 of the Old University Union, where students can pick up their orders.

“This way, the middle man is cut out,” Schultz said. “You are buying directly from the farm or source.”

Besides buying in bulk, Wholeshare offers the option to split food among friends and students. The program also lets

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consumers know exactly where the food they purchase comes from, information that isn’t even always available in organic supermarkets, and whether or not the food is organic or fair trade. It gives people regional access to food from the greater New York area that they would not have had otherwise.

Wholeshare is connected to three suppliers: Regional Access, Tierra Farms and Four Seasons. However, because of the environmentally and economically friendly process of the farms, an order needs to meet a contingent minimum of $350 in order for these producers to ship out to campus.

The only supplier that meets this minimum is Regional Access. The other suppliers will not ship unless the order is substantially larger.

Until students start buying and

signing up for Wholeshare to build bigger orders, they can’t yet buy in minimum amounts from Tierra Farms and Four Seasons. For now, only Regional Access will process smaller orders since the Co-op already spends $300.

Although the Food Co-op serves vegetarian and vegan food, Wholeshare is not restricted in that way.

“You can buy meat or cheese, and it’s very inexpensive,” Keon said.

The expansive catalog offers not only fresh produce, but also things such as falafel chips, natural yogurt, gelato, crumbled blue cheese, soda and pet food.

crowded on Fridays and Saturdays from approximately 1 to 3 a.m. and always seeming Want cheap Mexican food to have “Chicken Fried” playing but don’t feel like paying more on repeat, Taco Night offers a than $6 for a burrito on Vestal nice change of pace. Speedy Parkway? On Friday nights service and a quiet atmosphere from 5 p.m. until midnight, set the mood for being able to Tom & Marty’s has got your back. Located at 89 State Street, the restaurant and bar recently started its two for $2 Taco Night.

Here’s how it works: diners are instructed to fill out a small card with their name and then check off boxes with their personal taco preferences.

The minimum number of tacos for the special is two, with a choice of chicken or beef as well as hard or soft shell.

After selecting the major taco components, you also get a choice of toppings, including cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, salsa, olives and jalapenos.

And if you’re looking to go all out, adding guacamole is only 50 cents extra. The bartender on duty collects the cards and within a couple minutes, voila enjoy quality time with a couple — fresh tacos emerge from the of friends over a classic Mexican kitchen and appear right before dish. For those of you who are your very eyes. feeling adventurous, Tom & While most of you Marty’s is stocked with board Downtown-goers are familiar games that you can play while with Tom & Marty’s for the bar’s you eat, or you can simply kick shot wheel, being extremely back and watch whatever sports

event is happening on one of the bar’s many flat-screen televisions.

“Taco Night at Tom & Marty’s showcases a lighter, more sophisticated side of Binghamton’s favorite bar while still conveying the idea of good times with friends, and they have mad good tacos,” said Matt Gochan, a first-year graduate student studying physics.

In addition to the two for $2 taco special, the bar also offers deals on drinks such as $3.75 margaritas and $3 Coronas, keeping up with the Mexican theme. But remember, only if you’re 21 and over. The quality is above what one would expect from an inexpensive diner and is surprisingly filling, but of course you don’t have to stop at the two-taco minimum.

The current record for taco consumption is a whopping 30 tacos set on Feb. 8, Taco Night’s debut.

Taco Night is the newest of Tom & Marty’s promotions.

We’ll have to wait and see what else the bar has in store for this semester, but until then we can just keep eating our tacos.

Rebecca Porath | Release Binghamton students look forward to Parade Day all year. Parade Day is that special time when we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a month in advance and in a wholesome manner. We wake up early, get decked out in green and spend the day Downtown. The memories, or almostthere memories, will stick with us forever.

The only problem with Parade Day is that it’s a one-day deal. You must be thinking, “How can I get Parade Day year-round?”

Well, you might not be able to experience Parade Day every weekend, but colleges around the country have their own unique extravaganzas comparable to our exceptional day. For you Parade Day enthusiasts out there, here is a list of the top 10 college party events that you should definitely consider attending.

1. Mardi Gras — Tulane Parades, beads, floats, masks and flashers. The city of New Orleans pretty much does the work for this party.

Students of Tulane just have to show up in purple, green and gold and go nuts.

2. Halloween — Ohio University Ohio University does Halloween on another level of crazy. Over 20,000 people fill the streets from dusk till dawn, going so crazy that, in 2010, 82 people were arrested.

3. State Patty’s Day — Penn State In 2007, students of Penn State checked their calenders only to realize that St. Patrick’s Day fell during their Spring Break. Having none of that, students decided to make their own holiday, and make it big. Similar to Parade Day, students start early and end late to celebrate their faux Irish heritage. This year, the local bars were given $5,000 each to stay closed, but somehow the students managed.

4. 4/20 — University of Colorado Boulder Every year at UC Boulder, tens of thousands of students hold a “rally” on the campus’s Norlin Quadrangle for the legalization of marijuana by, well, let’s just say actions speak louder than words.

It’s a safe bet that this year students at Boulder are going to go even crazier.

5. W.I.L.D. — Washington University Walk In Lay Down, or W.I.L.D., is a concert event held twice a year at WashU. The name comes from the fact that students used to bring couches onto the quad and lie down on them during the concert. Since its inception in 1973, the emphasis has been less music, more party.

6. Mifflin Street Block Party — University of Wisconsin, Madison To celebrate the end of spring semester, the Badgers do what any other sound-minded person would: gather over 20,000 students and bring them to Mifflin Street. This celebration actually began in 1969 as a peace protest against the Vietnam War, but nowadays, students are more focused on the fact that open containers are allowed and not so much the Vietnam War. 7. Floatopia — University of California, Santa Barbara Floatopia is the ultimate college beach party. Named for the fact that students bring floatation devices to lounge on in the ocean during this party, Floatopia has attracted around 10,000 students in

recent years. While many have criticized the environmental damage that this event causes, no one can deny that a day on the beach with thousands of people in a notquite-perfect state of mind would be an event to remember.

8. Spring Fling — University of Pennsylvania Lasting for an entire weekend, Spring Fling is the culmination of spring semester at Penn. Dubbed the largest party on the East Coast, Spring Fling is known for its high-quality performances and even higher quality parties. Penn has gotten artists from Kid Cudi and Tiesto to Passion Pit and Lupe Fiasco.

9. Veishea — Iowa State University Started in 1922 as a celebration of the different colleges at Iowa State (Veishea is an acronym for the different colleges), Veishea is a week-long event consisting of parades, speeches and entertainers such as the Black Eyed Peas, Billy Joel and Diana Ross. This clearly translates into a week-long party for students of Iowa State, what else? Veishea has a history of getting out of hand — riots have broken

out on three separate occasions over the years.

10. Slope Day — Cornell In a similar fashion to many of these outrageous events, Slope Day is held at the end of spring semester, on the Libe Slope of campus. Thousands of Cornellians and non-Cornellians alike attend Slopefest, the carnival aspect of the day, the live entertainment and the free food and drinks. Past performers at Slope Day include Snoop Dogg, Kanye West and even The Grateful Dead.

There is no denying the fact that no college party will ever compare to Parade Day. But, if you want to check out the competition, and maybe have some fun, definitely attend one or all of these events. While they may all seem similar in fashion, each college offers a uniquely enriching experience that promises to better you as a person, from your heart all the way down to your liver.

Thinking about studying abroad? Let us help you Eve Simmonds | Release Preparing to travel abroad is difficult.

Figuring out how to get the money, where to go and if you can actually manage to be so far away from your friends and family are just a few of the obstacles you’ll have to consider. Here in Binghamton, there are plenty of opportunities to travel abroad and we have programs that span the entire globe.

The first thing to keep in mind is the language. While some of the programs are completely in English — meaning the classes are taught in English and everyone around you is fluent in the language — some of them are not. This means you’ll need to be on top of your game when it comes to the language you’re going to be immersed in, or at least be able to fill in the gaps quickly if you aren’t. You really don’t want to do poorly just because you didn’t quite understand what the teacher was saying for the last 45 minutes thanks to that convenient barrier called language.

The next thing that should be considered is the social activity of the place. If you know you want to go out and do semiquestionable legal things, then you probably want to choose a country that’s known for its night life. On the other side of that coin, if you’re more of a snuggle-up-with-a-goodbook person, then you want to make note of whether there are plenty of museums, libraries and coffee shops around. While all the study abroad programs are safe, you should research the area for things like crime rate to decide if you personally would feel comfortable there. We all like to let loose every once in a while, but if you’re too scared to leave your building, you’re not going to get to experience everything the country has to offer.

Of course, keep the drinking age in mind. Also worth noting is that in some places, the drinking age is different from the buying age, meaning that just because you and your friends can get totally smashed at 18, you won’t necessarily be able to buy the alcohol needed to get completely annihilated. Society sucks, but playing by the rules, especially when you’re not in your home country, is kind of important.

Every study abroad experience is different and everyone thinks different things are important. However, these are just a few of the many things people should keep in mind when they decide whether or not they want to pursue a place to live for almost half a year. Side note: remember, academics do come into play too, you crazy kids.

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Worse

Same

Do you think the United Kingdom is part of Europe?

Would you rather learn a romance language, or a SinoTibetan language?

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You need to take a long hard look at your life in America.

Of course it is!

Talk dirty to me baby

Do you prefer the arts and history or mathematics and science?

The thought of doing derivatives late into the night gets me excited.

Ze Germans.

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France, Florence, and London are calling!

Nicer

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Hipster

Would you prefer the stereotypical view of Asia or get a chance to change your perspective?

Hey, Asia's stereotypes are pretty!

Go checkout China, if they can fit you!

Why not both?

Take a look at those African programs!

I am expanding my horizons and you can't stop me!

I hear Tukey is beautiful this time of year!

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Hope you can dance, because you, my friend, are headed to Latin America

The five best video game soundtracks Chelsea Desruisseaux| Release Recently it seems like everyone is asking one question: what is trap? Trap music is basically what would happen if a Dutch DJ went to Houston, took Molly and sipped on lean at the same time, and then decided to make some music. It is equal parts hip-hop, dance music and dubstep. The tempo and song structure of the mixes are provided by the rap music, all the synth work and the sampling comes à la EDM (electronic dance music) and the hard-hitting bass is derived from dubstep. The trill vocals and the accessible beats really get you hyped for no reason.

Trap music originally stemmed from southern rap music. Rappers like Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane and Three 6 Mafia would’ve been the first thing you thought of when talking about trap music.

The beats had hard 808 bass samples, raspy snares and a clap was almost always thrown in there.

The best thing about trap is that it fuses hip-hop and club bangers without making one or the other corny. You still get the up-tempo, high energy elements of EDM, but with a nitty-gritty, raw feeling to it.

The beat still drops. There is less of a buildup, but this isn’t a bad thing. Sometimes when listening to dubstep or house music, during the buildup, it feels like a fairy is about to fall down a cliff. In trap, the bass still bumps, without having to hear the vocals of Gotye remixed in the background.

“I heard about trap from a friend,” said Paola Diaz, an undeclared freshman. “Trap music has more drums in the

William H. Powers | Release There’s a big difference between serious dramatic tension and putting a gun to someone’s head and expecting us to care for no other reason than that there is someone with a gun to his head.

Now, these moments are still a source of drama, and “The Walking Dead” has done well in squeezing drama from the immediate threat of violence. On a show about the zombie apocalypse, this is acceptable, but if AMC hopes to continue its monstrously successful run, it should fix the show’s fundamental flaws.

The first issue is getting us to care about these characters even, and especially, when they are not in immediate danger. Daryl is highly likable, but unfortunately he is the exception and not the rule. The only other appealing characters are Shane and Rick during season 2. Both men were certified badasses who played off each other in spectacular fashion.

Unfortunately, Shane is dead and Rick is losing his grip on both reality and my devotion as a fan.

Without characters we want to return to every week, this show is going to have a problem.

Not to sound sexist, but virtually every female character

sounds as compared to just wobbles and straight beats in house or dubstep. It’s less mainstream.”

Artists like Flosstradamus, DJ Sliink and RL Grime — all notorious trap DJs — have been in the trap game for years and have only recently been getting more mainstream attention (sorry to all of you hipsters out there). Still, trap is not about being mainstream, but truly is about conveying a certain feeling through music. It blends the beats that you want from electronic music with the vibe and soul of hip-hop. It’s a genre that you can get hyped to, but also vibe out to whether you’re going to a frat or you’re alone in your room. Trap is super eclectic and appeals to different people.

“I like that everybody can dance to it in a different way,” said Kristine Thomson, an undeclared freshman. “With trap music, it’s not about the drop so much, because a lot of the other stuff is just waiting for something to come up and then you drop it. It’s just the whole beat and the bass the whole time, and you can dance really, really hard the whole time instead of just waiting for it to come up.”

Trap isn’t just about the music, it’s about the feeling.

It’s all about the good vibes and getting pumped because you’re in college, dammit.

on this show is problematic. The only reason I include “virtually” is because I don’t totally hate Michonne, but she is the victim of little screen time. When she and any other woman is on screen, they contribute little to the group other than, stereotypically, bickering with each other. The women have more screen time now, and since the start of this season every one of them has had to carry a gun and pull her own weight. But the women on this show are unlikeable and, at best, boring. The blame lies not in their acting, but somewhere between the writers and the source material (which I have yet to look at. If any readers have, please chime in).

The strict racial quota on this show needs to be fixed. T-Dog, who probably had less than a page of lines in his three seasons on the show, is killed off and, miraculously, a new survivor in the form of a prison inmate takes his place as a token black character. He doesn’t last long either and is killed during the initial assault on Woodbury.

Tyreese, shuffled from group to group at this point, isn’t much better. Given the acting chops of Chad Coleman, best known to fans of “The Wire” as Cutty, the people running the show should take

Emily Mancini| Release late ’90s punk to the virtual world, from the gameplay to Any gamer will tell you the soundtracks. “Tony Hawk’s that music is a vital part American Wasteland” (THAW) of the overall video game did an exceptionally good job experience. Music enhances compiling a 63-song lineup of the overall atmosphere and punk, hip-hop and hardcoredepth of a game, and without based bands, including a decent soundtrack even the 14 covers of punk classics most visually stunning games recorded specifically for the can fall flat. Here are a few game. Players can skateboard outstanding compositions through a virtual Beverly Hills from some games you may and wreak havoc to the tune of recognize. bands like the Dead Kennedys, “Spyro the Dragon” The Doors, Rise Against and Who could forget “Spyro Felix Da Housecat. What’s the Dragon”? If you owned great about this soundtrack is a PlayStation as a kid, you its variety: one minute you’re certainly remember trouncing thrashing along to Mastodon’s around Spryo’s brightly “Iron Tusk” and the next you’re colored world, chasing egg caught up in Bloc Party’s thieves and collecting gems somber, atmospheric sound in with Sparx hovering over your “Like Eating Glass.” Whether shoulder. Equally memorable you’re a fan of metal, punk, is the series’ unique hardcore, alternative or classic soundtrack, the catchy tracks hip-hop, this soundtrack has of which could get stuck in you covered. your head for hours at a time.

Notable Tracks: Here’s an interesting factoid: Bobot Adrenaline — Stewart Copeland, drummer “Penalty Box” for the rock band The Police, Thursday — “Ever Fallen in composed the first three (and Love (Buzzcocks Cover)” arguably the best) “Spyro” Alkaline Trio — “Wash Away soundtracks. Copeland’s goal (T.S.O.L Cover)” was to compose a score that An Endless Sporadic — would be interesting and “Sun of Pearl” catchy but at the same time “Silent Hill” series complex so as not to annoy the “Silent Hill” is a popular gamer. Copeland incorporated survival horror game series a variety of percussion known for its surrealistic and instruments in addition to disturbingly psychological the standard guitar and piano, elements. A major part of spontaneously weaving their what gives these games their sounds together. The result terrifying, unique atmosphere is melodic and unusual, and is the soundtrack.

The the overlapping rhythms give installments feature various each level a special depth and sound effects layered with atmosphere. silence, in addition to an Notable Tracks: official score composed by “Spyro 1” — “Dark Passage” famous Japanese composer “Spyro 2” — “Magma Cone” Akira Yamaoka. The pieces “Spyro 3” — “Fireworks range from heavy industrial Factory” rock to soft piano pieces, “Tony Hawk’s American all of which intensify the Wasteland” game’s eerie atmosphere. The The early games in the soundtracks themselves are Tony Hawk series brought fantastic on their own, but

paired with the gameplay they leave a lasting impression on the player. Think somewhere along the line of Nine Inch Nails blended with classical music and ambient drone. A word of warning: don’t listen to these past 2 a.m.

Notable Tracks: “Silent Hill 1” — “Summer Snow” “Silent Hill 2” — “Betrayal” “Silent Hill 3” — “Dance With Night Wind”

of J-pop, hip-hop, funk, electronic dance music, rock music, acid jazz, trip-hop and metal. Players dash around an eye-popping city on inline skates, spraying colorful graffiti to re-claim territory from rival gangs while evading gun-happy cops. The concept sounds rather dark, but the bright colors and upbeat, fast-paced music makes the gameplay fun and exciting, plus the catchy soundtrack is fantastic enough to stand on its own.

Notable Tracks: Guitar Vader — “Magical Girl” Hideki Naganuma — “Sneakman” Guitar Vader — “Super Brothers” “The Legend of Zelda” From the notorious 8-bit theme from the 1986 release to the most recent game in the franchise, “Skyward Sword,” “The Legend of Zelda” games consistently offer phenomenal soundtracks. Each game offers a soundtrack that is unique to the game itself (take, for example, the creepy-as-hell “Majora’s Mask” OST), but on the whole still identifies itself as a purely “The Legend of Zelda” piece. What players love most about Zelda soundtracks is that they trigger an almost Pavlovian response: when we hear that characteristic riff, we know we’re in for an adventure.

Notable Tracks: “The Wind Waker” — “Opening Theme” “Majora’s Mask” — “Clock Tower Day 3” “Skyward Sword” — “The “Jet Set Radio” Sky” “Jet Set Radio” was a “Link’s Awakening” — “Tal groundbreaking game in the Tal Heights” realms of both graphics and music. The upbeat soundtrack includes an eclectic array of original and licensed songs combining the musical genres

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advantage of the talent they have at their disposal. Even Michonne, who seems to be here for the long haul, is noticeably close-lipped.

Despite all of these flaws, not to mention the many others that plague this show, I still can’t stop watching it. At its worst, “The Walking Dead” is a plodding, poorly written melodrama. But at its best, it is the most thrilling show on television. It’s easy to get caught up with the show’s weaknesses in the middle of a season but the reason we all keep coming back in historic numbers time after time is because this show can make us feel more fearful than anything else we’ve ever seen.

Moments That Make This Show Great 1. “Days Gone Bye” Many of the shows that dominate today’s awards circuit began with incredible episodes (e.g.

“Breaking Bad,” and “Mad Men”) but none have produced a pilot quite as perfect as “The Walking Dead.” There are too many great scenes in this episode to highlight one, but it will suffice to say that this is one of the greatest moments in the history of television.

2. “Breakdown on the Highway” The first half of the second season is, in most fans’ opinions, the weakest stretch of the show. This is not for lack of a thrilling start. The scene on the highway is a slow burn that starts the moment they enter that jam of cars and, once the RV breaks down, it only gets worse.

3. “It Was Legendary” Out of all the entries on this list, this one is

probably going to be the least well-known. This moment is a personal favorite of mine. The episode opens on Shane, running in slow motion, as Rick recounts to Laurie, for the thousandth time, an old high school story that exemplifies Shane’s sheer force of will. Rick is right. Shane will make it back, and this episode shows just how far he is willing to go to get there.

4. “I Hear Nebraska’s Nice” The main conflict of the second season was the power struggle between Rick and Shane. This Western-style shootout, which built up from two men feeling each other out with words until violence exploded and just as quickly ended, solidified, at least in the viewer’s mind, that Rick is a man looking to protect his wife and son and “anybody who gets in the way of that’s gonna lose.”

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In the past, the Vice President for Multicultural Affairs has primarily been responsible for dealing with SA-chartered cultural groups on campus and promoting diversity and inclusion on behalf of those groups.

Two proposed changes to the Constitution were expanding the role of the Vice President for Multicultural Affairs to include other minority groups, most importantly students with disabilities and LGBT students, and changing the title to Vice President for Diversity and Inclusiveness, which accounts for the new groups being represented.

In the final draft of the Constitution, the expansion of the role is still in place. However, the title remains.

The rationale behind discarding the revision is that there is name recognition with the VPMA — students are familiar with the SA E-Board as it is, and the change would cause confusion. But

with such an expansion in representation, wouldn’t changing the name let students know that it is, in fact, something different?

While we do have Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), an SA representative in charge of communicating with students with disabilities is valuable in giving a voice to those students in the context of a student assembly, which is not provided by the SSD office. Student-to-student interaction and advocacy goes a lot further than just providing accommodations, and a lot can be accomplished when students are given the opportunity to speak up.

It’s a huge step forward that LGBT students and students with disabilities now have formal representation in the SA, and more comprehensive promotion of diversity and inclusion will benefit a large population of students who want their voices heard. But if the SA is going to follow through with the proposed role expansion, then

they should make sure the students it affects know about it. Inclusion is hardly inclusive when students are kept in the dark about opportunities available to them.

Multicultural affairs implies a much more limited scope than diversity and inclusiveness; a student with a disability, or an LGBT student, may not automatically assume that he or she would be factored into this category. If the SA is really serious about accounting for this new constituency, and about continuing their improved transparency and communication, then changing the title would make a difference.

With much-needed condensing and minimal substantive changes to constitution, we’re pleased with the final draft. We just hope that the SA will take the necessary steps to ensure that future students in the newly represented minority groups know that someone is advocating for them.

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It’s been nearly three months since President Obama teared up at a press conference held after the massacre at Newtown. It’s been nearly three months since the brutal killing of 20 schoolchildren that was supposed to revive the debate surrounding gun regulation. It’s been nearly three months, and absolutely nothing has been done to prevent this from happening again — and trust me, it will.

As Alex Jones pointed out during his fiery debate with Piers Morgan, Hitler and Stalin took away people’s guns — and look what they were able to do. If only the Germans were able to rise up against the Nazis with their guns, the argument goes, perhaps the Holocaust could have been prevented.

There is, of course, a noticeable distinction: Hitler and Stalin were dictators. In a civilized democracy, the whole objective is that your leaders exist because you chose them. You wouldn’t elect people who want to kill you or need to be tamed with your guns. And anyway, good luck banding together your buddies in Texas to take down the U.S. military.

That said, it is true that the Second Amendment did have a purpose. As Jill Lepore pointed out in her widely Instead, what we have gotten are quoted New Yorker piece, “One the typical red herring arguments Nation Under the Gun,” the Second that this is not about guns, but rather Amendment was written principally about “Halo” and Quentin Tarantino because, at the time of our founding, movies. Instead of talking about data we had no standing army. As a matter and reality, we have been drowning in of practicality, we needed people to call a series of disturbing inaccuracies that on should there arise a need to fight, only put in place a barrier in the way of say, the Native Americans. Now, with sensible reforms. Here are the top three the most bloated military in the world, misconceptions regarding guns: it’s just unnecessary.

1. The Second Amendment was 2. Guns are a reasonable means of written to protect against the tyranny self-defense. of the government.

This one is perhaps the worst,

because even the most vocal advocates of gun regulation seem to believe it. As Joe Biden said in a recent interview, if you want self-defense, you don’t need an assault rifle. Instead, “just buy a shotgun.”

In reality, study after study shows that a gun in the home puts the owner at more of a risk. One such study reveals that gun owners are nearly three times as likely to be the victim of murder than non-gun owners. Other evidence shows that the likelihood of a homeowner shooting down an intruder is extremely low. The facts are in, and guns by no means protect anyone.

Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed.” It’s amazing the NRA can get away with unilaterally amending the Constitution, which precedes those words with, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State.”

But, the NRA is not alone. Even President Obama consistently states that he is a “supporter of the Second Amendment” and supports the individual right to firearms. Almost everyone in Washington believes that in order to remain consistent with the Constitution, one needs to support this inaccurate reading of the Second Amendment.

Actually, the individual right to a firearm is a completely brand new idea. It was first pushed forward by organizations such as the NRA starting around 30 years ago and was only legitimized less than five years ago in the 5-4 Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. Never before had anyone even asked the question of whether or not the Second Amendment deals with the individual 3. The right to individual right to bear arms because, after all, ownership of a gun is an established there used to be a time when facts Constitutional principle. mattered.

At the National Rifle Association’s D.C. headquarters, there is a banner — Jess Coleman is a freshman reading, “The Right of the People to majoring in human development.

With Parade Day and the dignity we lost on State Street somewhere behind us, the most dreaded part of the semester stands in front of us: Midterm Season. Yes, break out the Adderall and the Tillman Lobby knock-off venti mocha lattes and pack your library bags for the next couple of all-nighters.

Until your last dreaded econ test, Bartle is your new home.

Although we all swear by our own studying techniques, there are a few library-goers everyone dreads to be next to. Here are a

few of them: The Wild Child — Everyone has a too-social butterfly in their inner circle and chances are — normally — you love them. They might even be your go-to going-out gal on those Wednesday nights everyone else spends in bed watching “American Idol.” No one, however, needs someone visiting them in the library telling them how lame they are for missing trivia this week or complaining about how no one is available to “chill.”

Let’s be honest, this person is most definitely an HDEV major and cruises through midterm week without so much as one mini mental breakdown.

Good for him or her, but listen party animal, try to distract as hard as you want, but midterm

week is reserved for Glenn G. Bartle only.

The Overachiever — The overachiever is probably your roommate or chemistry lab partner and the only thing that motivates you to get up and occupy the lib on Sunday mornings. Sure, it’s great to have a library buddy; you can share snacks and walk across the artic tundra that is the Binghamton campus together.

This Dean’s list-er loves the library and as a result has a 4.0, which they’re not too modest to bring up.

When it all boils down, congrats on all the overachievement, but, c’mon, C’s get degrees and that’s all the normal student body needs to be reminded of during midterms. After all, no

one wants to feel bad about themselves, especially during the week that values your selfworth on a 0-4.0 scale.

The Frat Rats — If you’ve ever stepped foot into the North Reading Room and weren’t blinded by the insane-asylumwhite walls, you’ve noticed the array of Greek letters and the

frat boys wearing them. Greek life has really turned around and made a better name for themselves lately, but that’s beside the point. The NRR is nothing short of a weird library pregame with everyone talking about what mixers they’re going to that weekend. Whether you hate Greek Life or are sporting your own set of letters, the NRR is the epitome of distraction and should be avoided at all costs.

Last Weekend’s Mistake — Hey, admit it or not, everyone has one or two, and the Pods are filled with everyone and their mothers running around trying to print out their 12page midterm papers. More importantly, they’re nothing short of an embarrassing bomb from last Saturday night

waiting to explode. Every printing line has potential to have the one person out of the 15,000 undergrads you don’t want to see. During this crucial week, it’s necessary to go without the awkward “Sorry I never texted…” conversation, because when it gets down to the wire, every second counts.

All in all, spring break is so close you can practically taste the Red Headed Sluts, with just a few tests between you and the sun you haven’t seen in about six months. No matter where you or your study partners fall in the long list of library misfits, happy studies, and to all a big curve!

— Elizabeth Herrling is a sophomore double-majoring in English and biology.

Maintaining the sanctity of voters' rights Just as a new statue of Rosa Parks was being unveiled in the U.S. Capitol, across the street in the Supreme Court, the Judicial Branch was deciding whether or not we live in a post-racial America.

The argument put forth by the plaintiff in Shelby County v. Holder is that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is an old cure for a new disease. That is, that racism is over due to a number of factors, from America reelecting a black president to more minorities in the House of Representatives than ever before, higher African-American turnout in some parts of the South than the North, and so on.

The constitutional context of the case is grounded in questioning the legal right of Congress to renew the Voting Rights Act, as in 2006 it voted 98-0 to extend it for another 25 years.

Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the main point of contention in the case, requires certain jurisdictions with a history of discrimination to gain federal approval before making any changes to their voting practices. The law currently covers nine states, mostly in the South and a few other scattered jurisdictions, all with a history of voter discrimination.

These covered entities can exempt themselves from the law if they do not have any acts of discrimination for 10 years, and more jurisdictions can be added if they are found to commit violations of the 14th and 15th Amendments.

The answer to whether or not Congress

For most American children, the routine is the same. Go to elementary school. Learn the alphabet. Go to middle school. Have an awkward sexual awakening. Go to high school. Sweet-talk your way into good grades. Go to college.

And so on and so forth.

does have the right to extend these protections is pretty straightforward.

Both the 14th and 15th Amendments, the amendments that the Voting Rights Act enforces and the amendments that extend equal protection and the guaranteed right to vote, state in their text that Congress is responsible for the enforcement of their provisions.

Beyond the legality of the Act, what seems like a greater point worth questioning is, what is the goal of striking down the Voting Rights Act? As put by Chris Hayes, “What is the interest on the other side of this case? It seems to me that you have the moral force of protecting people from systematic exclusion, discrimination on one side and on the other side, the best you can come up with is the sovereign dignity of Alabama?”

the kind of laws Republicans in several states have recently advocated, including tighter identification standards. It would also give those states more flexibility to move polling places and redraw legislative districts.”

What makes Section 5 of the VRA so essential is that it stops discrimination before it occurs. This is unlike Section 2, which remedies ills by allowing suits following discrimination. The obvious problem with that is there are no re-dos in elections. You have to wait two or four years for your next chance and live with the results in the meantime.

As Timothy Noah argued in the New Republic, this is a time in our country when the Voting Rights Act needs to be extended, not destroyed. As Noah pointed out, in June the Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Mike Turzai told a GOP crowd, “Voter ID, which is going to allow Governor [Mitt] Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania? Done.”

Turzai’s comment, amazingly, was deemed insufficient evidence to throw out Pennsylvania’s Voter ID law. This, of course, was due to Pennsylvania not being a “pre-clearance” state. While the law was eventually ruled “not to be enforced” by the same judge months after it was upheld, these laws, which according to Mother Jones account to 24 since 2011, will not all be struck down by judges.

When 25 percent of African Americans do not have valid photo ID in a nation in which study after study has shown that voter fraud is for all intents and purposes nonexistent, we as “the world’s greatest democracy” should be making voting easier, not harder.

According to Justice Scalia during the hearing of Shelby v. Holder, the protections under the VRA amount to a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.”

What reason for the VRA’s continuance is more likely than racial entitlement?

An answer that seems quite obvious following the 2012 elections is the flood of attempts to pass restrictive laws that disproportionately affect minorities, who vote overwhelmingly Democratic.

As The New York Times points out, — Geoffrey Weinberg is a senior “[s]hould the court strike down the law’s double-majoring in history and political central provision, it would be easier for science. lawmakers in the nine states to enact

a gift. I was driven by a natural curiosity that led me to read for fun and want to multiply before all the other kids. Even at an older age, people strive to excel.

Here’s an example. In South Africa, every graduating high school senior, or matric, takes “matric exams.” These exams encompass everything students learned throughout the years and are the biggest indicator of whether a student is strong or not. Students can pass their exams with an “exemption,” which is an A, or even a “distinction,” a B. Given the difficulty of the exams, both of these grades are coveted.

Weeks after taking these exams, For these children, an education is South African students crowd national the standard; it is expected. But this newspaper distributors at midnight to new normalization of education has led hear — you guessed it — their matric to dire consequences. On one hand, it results. Everyone in the country can see is absolutely wonderful that American your grades and see whether you got your children are almost guaranteed a basic high school diploma or not. education.

But, on the other, what is a basic education? The standard for education has clearly declined over the years. Basic but essential programs such as grammar are being cut from American school systems.

Teachers are poorly paid and are held to the standard of a few standardized tests.

Now, if I meet an individual, young or old, who knows the difference between Gasp. Of course you’re angered by “your” and “you’re” or “there” and “their,” this very public display. Why wouldn’t I choke up as I long for yesteryear. you be? You’re from the land in which You see, growing up in South Africa, I some schools don’t rank their students was exposed to the belief that education is and children never win games because

“everyone’s a winner.”

Too bad. You know why? In a real-life setting, not everybody is a winner. Nobody is going to hold your hand and tell you it’s okay. And if you mess up, everybody knows.

You can’t sweep your shortcomings under the carpet as an adult so why should you be able to as an almost-adult?

Here’s a wake-up call, America. This refusal to give students a real goal and purpose is taking all the meaning out of education. Countries that were once considered the bottom of the barrel are completely overtaking us because in those countries, people are not afraid to work and they are not afraid to face failure. And if they do fail, they are not afraid to get back up and try again.

This wishy-washy education routine that forces students to do nothing more than merely memorize is no longer adequate. On an international scale, American students are no longer competitors.

America has the resources to teach its students and that is wonderful. But systemic laziness needs to be removed from the education system and there needs to be a revitalization in the desire to not just get a degree, but to push beyond that.

You did it once, America. Why not do it again?

— Nesh Pillay is a senior majoring in English.

Letter to the editor To the Pipe Dream Editorial Board: Your recent piece, “A Debatable Apology,” [Pipe Dream, March 5, 2013] glosses over several points that are significant. First, as a team, we consistently make clear the distinction between the national ranking system and having the top two-person unit because we consciously have to make choices on where to spend our money. Spending on one directly trades off with the other. We cannot afford to build a robust varsity program without cutting our novice program or having our funds increased. In light budgetary constraints, the team makes a conscious choice to serve a greater number of students versus a select few. As a side, Eric Larson’s comment that there is enough in our SA budget to attend the National Debate Tournament (NDT) does not take into consideration the fact that the money left in the account is owed to the assistant coaching staff who can’t get paid until the end of the semester.

Second, there is a difference between debate’s national ranking and the ranking of a high school soccer team.

The difference is that the national ranking system ranks a program’s overall effectiveness across all three divisions.

This is deliberately done in order to reward programs that care about spreading debate beyond those who have prior experience. While your piece claims that novice and JV competition is “less prestigious,” from the point of view of Binghamton debate this is where the greatest educational value for the dollar exists. Unlike a sports program, debate is educational as much as it is competitive.

Success for students who have never debated is every bit as prestigious.

Third, we are one of the only programs in the nation that qualified people to the NDT who are in their second year of debate ever. While most students who attend the NDT have significantly more

experience than the students on Binghamton’s team, Binghamton quickly trains its new members to move out of the novice and JV division to compete nationally. The fact that students qualify so quickly stands as testament to the success of the program beyond its national ranking or ability to qualify. It demonstrates that in a very short timeframe, and with only a fraction of the budget, Binghamton can roll with the “top dogs” even if they are not the “top dog.”

Qualifying for the NDT is the equivalent of qualifying for basketball’s NCAA tournament and marks Binghamton’s debate program among division one competitors. The willingness of varsity members to take a backseat and forego national travel so more students can debate speaks volumes to the desire of all members to see as many students at Binghamton gain the benefits of debate.

This year alone we didn’t attend national tournaments at Georgia State, Kentucky, the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and Harvard. Even with these sacrifices Binghamton is ranked among the top in the nation as a program while having a two-person varsity unit that is recognized as among the best in the country.

Ultimately, if we had a larger budget we would easily be ranked higher as a varsity program than we are. However, at this size, we are unwilling to make the trade-off with our novice and JV program since those debaters hold the future of the activity. As the director of Binghamton University’s Speech and Debate Team, I am proud to say that we prioritize the ranking of the overall success of the squad instead of a select few. After all, if it were not for Binghamton being open to new debaters I would have never gotten the chance to debate and grow into the director I have become.

Sincerely, Joe Leeson-Schatz Director of Speech & Debate at Binghamton University

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The Rookie Jordan Reed has taken the America East by storm his freshman season, averaging 16.7 points per game and leading the league in rebounding

Jimmy Gray, Senior Guard

8 TEAMS | 7 GAMES | 1 AMERICA EAST CHAMPION | 1 TICKET TO THE DANCE

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SPECIAL AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP, MARCH 8 - MARCH 16 Morgan Murphy, Freshman Forward

Filling big shoes After seeing marginal playing time last season, Sherae Swinson has stepped up to help fill the gaps left behind by last year’s leading seniors

LOOKING TO UPSET It’s called March Madness for a reason.

To paraphrase, that’s what Binghamton men’s basketball head coach Tommy Dempsey has told his team as it prepares to face top-seeded Stony Brook in the America East tournament quarterfinals on Saturday.

“I told the players that over the next month they’re going to see a lot of crazy things happen in college basketball, a lot of upsets,” he said. “Teams are going to win games that they weren’t supposed to win, and our mindset has to be that we believe we can be one of them.”

Under head coach Steve Pikiell, the Seawolves (236, 14-2 AE) have now won three regular-season league championships in the last four years. They’ve fallen short in the conference tournaments, but this is arguably Pikiell’s best team.

Stony Brook, which finished the regular season with a program-record 23 wins, leads the America East in points per game and scoring defense, and according to www.kenpom. com, the Seawolves rank 30th in the entire country in adjusted defensive efficiency.

Binghamton (3-26, 1-15 AE) averaged 42 points in a pair of losses to the Seawolves this season.

In last year’s quarterfinal matchup with Stony Brook, Binghamton led with as few as 11 minutes left before falling 78-69. This year, the No. 8 seeded Bearcats think they’ll have a chance to upset the top seed if they can stay close late in the game.

“If we’re in it come the stretch, the pressure slips off of us and goes on the other

team because, from what I hear, they’ve been the best in the league a couple years and never really … went to the NCAA tournament,” BU freshman guard Jordan Reed said. “So I figure as long as our team stays in it, the pressure will gradually slip over to them and we hopefully will come out on top.”

Dempsey expects his team to have some extra fans in the stands come Saturday, as Albany, the tournament’s host, plays after the Bearcats. With a win over Maine, the Great Danes would face either Stony Brook or Binghamton in the semifinals.

“The Albany faithful won’t be rooting for Stony Brook, I’m sure,” Dempsey said.

But even with all the support in the world, tightening the reins on Stony Brook won’t be easy. Dempsey said that nearly flawless execution — playing cohesively in the 2-3 zone, hustling back to prevent transition buckets and keeping Stony Brook freshman Jameel Warney and senior Tommy Brenton off the glass — will be key.

“When I talk about being perfect it’s not about making every shot or not making any mistakes offensively,” Dempsey said. “It’s more about we’re going to have to be almost perfect defensively.

We’re capable of doing that.

We just have to stay focused.”

Dempsey has often said that this year’s Bearcats need to limit opponents to around 60 points in order to win.

Binghamton simply doesn’t have the offensive arsenal to play with a team as the score creeps into the 70s.

Reed has been one of the bright spots offensively, though, leading the team and ranking second in the conference with 16.7 points per game.

But Brenton, reputed as one of the Northeast’s premier defenders, frustrated the freshman to the tune of a 10.5-point scoring average on 26.1 percent shooting in the teams’ two meetings.

Reed said he likes competing against Brenton for the learning experience.

“He’s one of the smartest and [most] talented players that they have here in the America East,” Reed said. “So I feel like going against him is just only going to make me better for next year, but not only next year — just to be a better … player in the future.”

Even if Reed finally wins the individual battle with Brenton, Binghamton seniors Jimmy Gray and Taylor Johnston and junior Brian Freeman will need to score, too. But Dempsey said the contributions can’t stop there.

“We’ll need some periphery guys to make some big shots and to get some big offensive rebounds,” he said. “You see that happen at this time of year. Sometimes in March, for whatever reason, on a given day for a given team, the ball goes in the basket and a guy who has only made a handful of threes all year makes a couple.”

The odds are stacked against Binghamton even finding itself in a situation in which those “big shots” and “big offensive rebounds” could come to fruition.

If they do, though, and Binghamton wins, few upsets this season would be more surprising — and this season has featured more than its fair share of shockers.

But it’s March, the month in which madness disrupts structure.

Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday at SEFCU Arena.

Jonathan Heisler/Photo Editor

The Bearcats will need to rely on offensive contributions from Jimmy Gray, among others, if they hope to knock off top-seeded Stony Brook in Saturday’s conference quarterfinals.

AMERICA EAST STORYLINES Stony Brook has won three of the last four regular-season titles. The Seawolves are still seeking their firstever NCAA tournament appearance, though, having lost in back-to-back conference championship games.

For the first time in conference history, Boston University will not participate in the AE tournament. The Terriers, who finished the regular season in second place, announced that they are leaving the league to join the Patriot League next season, and the conference subsequently banned the team from competing in the tournament.

Many conference tournaments are held at neutral sites, but the America East allows member schools to host. For the last three years, it was Hartford. This year it’s Albany, which could potentially play a semifinal home game against top-seeded Stony Brook. The Great Danes would need to beat Maine in the quarterfinals, while the Seawolves would need to dispose of Binghamton.

Barring two upsets, Binghamton’s Jordan Reed and Maine’s Justin Edwards won’t face each other this weekend. But the two players are competing for the America East scoring title, with Edwards currently leading Reed 16.678 to 16.667. If Reed wins, he would become the first-ever America East freshman to win both the league scoring and rebounding titles.

Vermont has won five America East tournaments since 2003, and, despite losing several significant pieces from last year’s championship team, the Catamounts are in a position to repeat. They’ve already beaten Stony Brook as well as every other team in the field. But a potential second-round tilt with Hartford wouldn’t easily translate into a win — the Hawks beat Vermont in Burlington last weekend.

Though UMBC won just seven games this year, the Retrievers’ director of athletics removed Aki Thomas’s interim tag and named him head coach this week. Thomas had served as a UMBC assistant coach until October, when former head man Randy Monroe resigned.

Since starting 0-13 last season, Hartford has gone 26-21. The Hawks are the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament thanks to Nate Sikma’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer that downed Vermont last weekend. With a young core, Hartford is on the rise.

Stony Brook's Warney turns heads in freshman season Freshman forward Jameel Warney, who graduated from Roselle Catholic High School as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,968 points, has continued to raise eyebrows since joining Stony Brook, the top-seeded team in this weekend’s America East tournament.

Warney has proven to be especially potent around the net, leading the conference with a fieldgoal percentage of 62.4 and tying for the top spot in blocks per game with 1.6. His 7.3 rebounds per contest rank sixth in the league.

Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said Warney’s outstanding

freshman season didn’t come as a surprise to him.

“From day one, the first time I saw him play, I knew he’d have a tremendous impact on our program and in the league,” he said.

“The first thing [that stands out]: 6-foot-9, 260 [pounds],” Pikiell added. “That was the first thing that jumps right off the page. I mean he’s huge and he’s got tremendous hands and he’s really, really coachable. So he’s got three great things going for him.”

And those three qualities have made him a key player on one of the country’s best mid-major teams — the Seawolves ranked No. 17 in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25.

Warney has started every game for the Seawolves, leading them with 12.2 points per contest. He has also posted the team’s secondhighest rebounding average, trailing only senior forward Tommy Brenton’s 8.7 boards per night. And in an offense predicated on balance and passing, Warney has proven to be a real team player.

“He’s unselfish almost too much, to a fault sometimes,” Pikiell said. “He’s a real good passer, and he really is a great teammate. He’s got some great qualities for a big guy that are kind of rare.”

Though he still has room to grow, Warney is certainly off to an impressive start, having already broken two program records. On

Nov. 11 against Mount Ida, he really talk about individual stuff.” became the first Stony Brook player to shoot 100 percent from the floor (8-for-8) while attempting at least eight field goals. And no other Seawolf has ever earned as many as Warney’s eight America East Rookie of the Week awards.

But even though Warney is a prime candidate to win the conference’s Rookie of the Year honor, Pikiell said he and the team haven’t given the accolade much thought.

“We’re just trying to win a league championship,” he said. “We Provided don’t really get too involved with Jameel Warney the personal, individual awards and what-have-you. We preach the Warney has improved his play team, team, team stuff, so we don’t through the season, posting higher

numbers in the conference slate than in earlier season play. In Stony Brook’s 16 America East games, he shot 65 percent and averaged 12.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest.

It wasn’t a very steep change, but a tangible improvement, nonetheless.

“He’s gotten better at both ends of the floor,” Pikiell said.

“Defensively he’s made great strides.

He’s in great shape — he wasn’t in great shape early on, so his conditioning has improved a great deal. Just his overall basketball IQ is just really good and improving.”

And with three more years of eligibility still remaining, there’s no saying just how good Warney can be if he continues to improve.

Three Bearcats garner accolades The following year, Elofson saw a reduction in playing time, as the team had four seniors, but the forward was still able to average more than five points and five rebounds per game despite being hampered by a shoulder injury.

— Nicole Scholl BU head coach

This year, Elofson is one of three seniors and a fundamental part of the team, both on the court and off. She has started 22 of the 24 games she’s played in and averaged six points and five rebounds in 24.5 minutes.

“It’s been great seeing Kara grow, especially coming back from that shoulder injury [her Jonathan Heisler/Photo Editor junior year],” BU head coach Now in her fourth season with the Bearcats, Kara Elofson is viewed by her teamNicole Scholl said. “She’s been mates as a leader both on and off the court. a great leader for us, and as a head coach, you’re going to winners on the depth chart. miss your seniors when they As a freshman at go.”

Binghamton, the 5-footFrom her freshman year After leading Hopkins High 10-inch forward saw limited until now, Elofson said she School (Minn.) in scoring playing time, but in 2010- believes that she has improved and rebounding her senior 11, she became a starter and across the board. year, Kara Elofson arrived ranked third on the team “I think conditioning at Binghamton with an in scoring and rebounding, helped me the most with impressive résumé but behind averaging nine points and improving on all my other a talented group of letter eight rebounds per game. skills, and I’ve definitely

improved on my outside shot,” she said. “A couple of games have been going by where I’ve taken that shot and it’s been going in, which is good since in the past I never really tried to take it that much.”

Off the court, the Minneapolis, Minn. native plays an active role in the development of her younger teammates.

“We will have a lot of ups and downs, especially as you’ve seen this season, but if you keep your focus things will fall into place eventually,” Elofson said she tells her teammates.

Freshman forward Morgan Murphy said Elofson leads by example.

“Often times Coach tells me to watch her, see what she’s doing. I see what she does, and I’ve seen that she’s had a lot more confidence with her shot this year, so I know that’s something I can work on improving,” Murphy said.

“She’s not a flashy player, but she’s very fundamentally strong, both on offense and defense.”

When Binghamton takes the SEFCU Arena floor against Hartford today at noon, Elofson knows it could be her last game as a Bearcat. But regardless of this weekend’s results, she hopes to have helped her team’s future through her leadership and example.

Sherae Swinson

Jasbriell Swain

Three Binghamton women’s basketball players received accolades at Thursday evening’s America East awards ceremony.

Sophomore forward Sherae Swinson was named to the allconference third team, junior guard Jasbriell Swain made the all-defensive team and freshman forward Morgan Murphy earned all-rookie team honors.

After scoring 2.5 points per game as a freshman, Swinson became the focal point of Binghamton’s offense this season, increasing her average to a teamhigh 10.2 points per game. She ranked 15th in the conference in scoring.

Swain, who averaged 8.3 points per game, ranked second in the America East with 8.4 rebounds

Morgan Murphy

per game and third with 2.6 steals per game.

In her first season with the Bearcats, Murphy finished third on the team in scoring with 7.1 points per game. Her 4.3 rebounds per game ranked fourth on the Bearcats.

Albany senior guard/forward Ebone Henry and Boston University senior guard Chantell Alford were named co-Players of the Year, while Henry also took Defensive Player of the Year honors. Maine forward Liz Wood and Albany forward Shereesha Richards split the Rookie of the Year award.

After leading her team to a perfect regular season conference record, Albany head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson was named Coach of the Year for the second straight year.

Women's basketball looks to repeat upset performance There is a sense of déjà vu lingering around the Binghamton women’s basketball team this year as it gears up for this afternoon’s America East quarterfinals.

The Bearcats, who beat No. 3-seeded Hartford as the No. 6 seed last year, will once again find themselves seeking an upset performance when they take on the No. 2-seeded Hawks in Albany.

Last season, the Bearcats beat the Hawks 48-45 in Hartford, but lost to eventual champion Albany in the semifinals 58-50. This is the first time since 2003 that Binghamton has entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed.

Last year, though, the Bearcats were a totally different team, centered around four seniors, three of whom comprised the team’s top scorers. Led

by Andrea Holmes, the seniors scored 38 of Binghamton’s 48 points against Hartford.

The team has three seniors this year, but sophomore Sherae Swinson and juniors Jasbriell Swain and Vaneeshia Paulk lead the team in scoring now. It will be on this trio and players like freshman Morgan Murphy

Player of the Year

to carry the Bearcats to another impressive victory over Hartford.

“I can’t lie, knowing our history I smiled, because you never know what’s going to happen with us playing Hartford,” Swain said. “It’s win or go home, so I’m excited to play [them]. It’s not going to be easy, and they’re going to be aggressive, so it’s up to us to be more aggressive.”

Binghamton head coach Nicole Scholl said she was happy that topseeded Albany, which is hosting the tournament, plays on the other side of the bracket. But overall, she said she’s focused on the game ahead for her team.

“I think we’re sitting in a good spot right now,” she said. “I think the big thing for this game is going to be a defensive battle. Both teams are very strong defensive teams … and we really need to focus on [senior forward] Nikkia Smith, who is the heart and soul of that program, so we need to keep her under control.”

Smith, who was named to the allconference second team on Thursday evening, has averaged 10.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 44.8 percent from the floor this year. She scored 13 and 14 points, respectively, the two times Hartford faced Binghamton this year.

Rookie of the Year

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The teams split their regular season series, with Binghamton taking the first match 46-44 on Jan. 2 at the Events Center and the Hawks winning the rematch 65-50 on Feb. 6.

Hartford, which averages 57.4 points per game, bests Binghamton in every offensive statistical category and also holds a seven-point advantage in scoring defense.

Scholl said her players understand the nature of the conference tournament: win and advance, or lose and go home. That type of setup could raise anxiety levels as tip-off approaches.

“But once that ball gets rolling,” Scholl said, “all the nerves will be gone.”

If the Bearcats upset Hartford, they will advance to the semifinals and face the winner of the UMBCVermont quarterfinal game.

The Bearcats are 2-0 against the Retrievers in the America East tournament, having won quarterfinal games in 2006 (77-62) and 2009 (66-54). Against Vermont, however, Binghamton is 0-2, having lost in the quarterfinal round in 2003 (69-58) and 2005 (80-65).

Tip-off against Hartford is set for noon today at Albany’s SEFCU Arena.

ESPN3 will have the broadcast.

Coach of the Year

Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook

Jameel Warney, Stony Brook

Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook

In an age when players are glorified for pouring in gaudy point totals, Tommy Brenton is as old-school as they come. You won’t see his name on the conference’s top-20 scorers list, but his contributions to Stony Brook’s recordsetting season run deeper than his 8.9 points per game. He’ll graduate as the Seawolves’ all-time leader in rebounds and steals — he averaged 8.7 and 1.6 per game this year — and he’s widely regarded as an elite defender. But at 6 feet 5 inches, Brenton also plays the role of point forward, ranking second in the conference in assists with 4.9 per game.

The America East featured three standout freshmen this season, but Jameel Warney stood out just a little more. Warney shot 65 percent in conference games and ranked 10th in scoring with 12.2 points per game and sixth in rebounding with 7.3 boards per game. Boston University’s Maurice Watson Jr. played exceptionally well during the Terriers’ late surge that led to a second-place finish, and Binghamton’s Jordan Reed could become the first-ever freshman to lead the conference in both scoring and rebounding. But neither player was as efficient or consistent as Warney.

Last year, Stony Brook finished atop the America East regular-season standings.

But the Seawolves graduated three of their top four scorers. With a few new faces and a different core, Steve Pikiell coached Stony Brook to a programrecord 23 wins. The Seawolves also led the conference in points per game and scoring defense, and they rank No. 29 nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency. Vermont’s John Becker, Boston University’s Joe Jones and Hartford’s John Gallagher also had admirable seasons at the helms of their respective teams, but the Seawolves finished with a commanding threegame advantage over the pack.

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Ebone Henry, Albany

Liz Wood, Maine

Katie Abrahamson, Albany

With Boston’s Chantell Alford leading the league in scoring and having an impressive all-around year, AE coaches tabbed her and Ebone Henry co-Players of the Year. We agree that choosing between Alford and Henry is not easy, but Henry’s reputation as an elite defender — she took the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year award — and the Great Danes’ perfect conference record set her apart from Alford. Henry ranked just behind Alford with 14.3 points per game, and she also averaged 5.2 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game.

In another tight race, Liz Wood edged out Albany’s Shereesha Richards in scoring and rebounding while playing 32.4 minutes per game. Call us biased, but Wood averaged 21 points in 36 minutes per game against Binghamton.

Her 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting helped Maine beat the Bearcats on Feb. 16 at the Events Center.

When you go 25-3 and steamroll your way to a perfect conference mark, you’re going to win Coach of the Year, barring some crazy circumstances.

That’s just what Katie AbrahamsonHenderson and Albany did in 2012-13.

The Great Danes, who are ranked 10th in the latest College Insider Top 25 Poll, dominated to the tune of an 18.9-point scoring margin, leading the conference in points per game and scoring defense while shooting 45.1 percent from the floor, by far a league-best.

Sherae Swinson never expected to be leading the 2012-13 Binghamton women’s basketball team, but, after making just a single start last season, that is exactly where the sophomore finds herself heading into this weekend’s America East tournament.

Swinson closed out the regular season as the Bearcats’ leading scorer, averaging over 10 points per game to make her the only Binghamton player among the top 20 in the conference in » Total starts: 1 scoring. » Average minutes: 15.0 Playing an average » Points per game: 2.5 of only 15 minutes » Total attempted field per game last season, goals: 53 Swinson emerged as » Field goal percentage: one of Binghamton’s .340 » Rebounds per game: key players in 2012-13, 3.0 totaling 831 minutes of » Season-high: 9 points action, second-most on against Hartford on Jan. 14 the team.

The change, according to Swinson, » Total starts: 23 came largely as a result » Average minutes: 28.7 of the transformed team » Points per game: 10.2 dynamic and a new » Total attempted field boost in confidence. goals: 330 BU lost its top three » Field goal percentage: .376 scorers to graduation » Rebounds per game: after the 2011-12 5.0 season, leaving behind » Season-high: 25 points several gaping holes against Vermont on Jan. 16 begging to be filled.

“I [knew] that I had nothing to lose coming into this season since we lost a lot of seniors last year and we needed some more leadership,” Swinson said. “So I decided to step up.”

The decision paid off quickly as Swinson saw almost more than double her normal minutes in Binghamton’s season-opener and set a new career high in scoring (12 points) in the team’s second game of the year. In Game No. 3, Swinson raised the bar again, leading all scorers with 23 points against Austin Peay.

She quickly was beginning to believe in herself.

“It was a lot about the confidence this year, because I didn’t have a lot of confidence last year,” Swinson said. “If you don’t really get playing time, it hurts your confidence, but when coach [Nicole Scholl]

gave me a chance to play, my confidence boosted.”

The forward went on to break doubledigits in scoring a team-high 14 times, leading the Bearcats in points 13 times and in rebounding six times.

Seemingly out of nowhere, the softspoken Swinson found herself in the unexpected role of leader.

“I really didn’t imagine this at all. I’ve never been, like, a leading scorer on a team before so it’s all brand new to me,” she said.

“But I’m having fun.”

Swinson said the role was a little uncomfortable at first, especially as only a sophomore, but she credited Scholl for giving her the confidence and encouraging her to shoot more.

Describing herself as “not really talkative,” Swinson said she leads more by doing than saying.

“I can be vocal on the court, like calling out screens and stuff,” she said. “But I think I lead mostly by example, by doing what coach says and working hard in practice.”

Despite all the leading she has been doing this year, Swinson still watches, soaking in what she can from the older, more experienced players on the team.

She looks up to and learns from players like junior guard Jasbriell Swain, senior forward Kara Elofson and senior guard Mallory Lawes.

“Jas works hard no matter what,” Swinson said. “She dives on the floor, she … risks her body for steals and rebounds and stuff. [I look up to] Kara because she works hard. Even though she’s undersized, she still posts even though she might not get the ball. And Mal because she just … works hard every day. Coach even says it in the locker room all the time. Mal never gives up at all.”

Two of those three players will be gone come next season, but Binghamton is a relatively young team with potential to be real contenders down the road. Swinson said she believes that in a year or two, the Binghamton women’s basketball team could be “very good” if it keeps heading in the same direction.

Wherever the next two years take them, the Bearcats will have a leader in Swinson.

And as she settles further into the reality of her new role, Swinson might just continue to surprise herself.

Catching up with Binghamton men's basketball

POTLIGHT

By Zak Seghroucni, Contributing Writer

Jordan Reed freshman forward

ZS: At this early point in your basketball career, have you ever thought about going pro?

JR: Yeah, I think about it a lot. I have always dreamed of playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, because that’s my hometown.

ZS: Who is your favorite player in the NBA and why?

JR: My favorite player in the NBA is Ronald “Flip” Murray. He is from my hometown and was inspirational since he made his way up from a Division II team. The man always played with a chip on his shoulder.

ZS: You came to Binghamton to a struggling program. Why? JR: As a freshman I wanted to be able to get on the floor right away. I wanted to play for a team where I could have a significant impact and immediately make a difference.

ZS: Statistically you have a higher field-goal percentage [and] average higher scoring numbers and rebounding numbers than some of the top-20 freshmen guards [in the country], according to cbssports.com. Do you feel you should be recognized and ranked in this category of freshmen?

JR: Of course. My teammates and I work hard every day. I’ll be there and Binghamton will be a powerhouse in the America East very soon. It’s only a matter of time before people will be camping outside the Events Center for tickets. It’s going to be like that again.

Chris Rice

sophomore guard

Reed thriving as focal point of BU offense

ZS: What are your plans for the future?

CR: I am currently a bio major. I have always thought about coaching. As of now I am just keeping my grades high to see where basketball and the future takes me.

ZS: How would you compare the coaching experience you are receiving now to last year’s?

CR: Coach Macon and company were good guys. They inherited a rough situation, rougher than the one they have now. Basketball is a process with many different steps.

Coach Macon, unfortunately, wasn’t able to get it done. I still keep in contact. This year there are different x’s and y’s, and we are working hard to establish a culture within the team. We’re not there yet, but we work for it every day.

ZS: If you had to put your entire Binghamton experience into one word, what would it be?

CR: You got a dictionary on you? I don’t know if there’s one word.

Jabrille Williams sophomore forward

When recruiting Jordan Reed, Binghamton’s coaching staff saw raw talent but couldn’t anticipate Reed’s competitive drive.

It wasn’t long after the freshman guard donned the green and white for the first time that BU knew it had something special.

“The thing in recruiting that comes so hard at times is what’s on the inside — you don’t always have a great feel for that,” Binghamton head coach Tommy Dempsey said. “You try to get a feel for what’s on the inside as best you can, but what you normally evaluate in recruiting is what you can see. What I’m learning about Jordan is that he’s got a huge heart, a huge competitive desire. He wants to be great, and he’s coachable. Those are things that separate guys at this level.”

In his rookie season, Reed has thrust himself atop the scouting reports of opposing America East teams. His 16.7 points per game are good for second in the conference, while his 9.6 rebounds per game have landed him in first. No other guard in the entire nation has posted a higher rebounding average.

Reed has also received America East Rookie of the Week honors six times this season and is very much in the conversation for AE Rookie of the Year.

“I was a little bit of a surprise coming into the America East,” Reed said. “They didn’t really know what I was capable of.”

As a senior at Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pa., Reed averaged 24.5 points per game. He led the Trojans to a 22-6 record, their first conference title in eight years and their first PIAA state tournament berth in six years.

But now that the secret’s out and Reed is clearly BU’s focal point on offense, the freshman has looked to get his teammates more involved. His 39 assists have him at second on the team behind senior point guard Jimmy Gray.

“I feel like I’m ultimately going to need my team’s help because I’ve had highscoring games before, but it’s not all about that,” Reed said. “Sometimes you have to have everybody on the same gear because you need more than one scorer to win games. When other people score and when

I get other people involved … I feel like we’re a hard team to stop when we play all together.”

Still, Reed knows he has a lot to learn and has a long way to go in his development as a basketball player. Despite the Bearcats’ struggle to find the win column this year, Reed has remained optimistic about the future of the program and continues to push himself so that he can be at his full potential if and when BU becomes a viable threat.

“When I came into it, I didn’t know that we would be in this predicament,” Reed said. “It’s stressful, but at the same time I just want to finish out the season strong, and I’m really looking forward to next year.

I just feel like it’s a matter of time before Binghamton becomes a powerhouse in the America East conference.”

A perfect example of Reed’s perseverance this season came in the team’s Feb. 17 matchup against Maine.

After scoring only three points on 0-10 shooting from the floor in the first half, Reed had a talk with assistant coach Ben Luber at halftime. Luber has worked with Reed all season long, helping him to get his jump shot more consistent. In the second half, Reed came out and exploded for 26 points and pulled down 11 of his 17 rebounds.

It’s been that kind of season for Reed, who averages 35.1 minutes per game but only owns a 39 percent mark from the field. There are times when his shot isn’t falling, and times when he can’t miss. If Reed can become more consistent with his jump shot, he’ll be that much tougher of an assignment for opponents.

“I feel like I had my ups and downs,” Reed said. “I had some great games and some not so good games, but that all comes along with me understanding how college basketball is on this level … I just feel like anything that’s thrown at me, I can just get with my coaches and we can figure out what I did wrong and what can I do better.”

Ultimately, it’s Reed’s pure ability combined with his passion for the game that will dictate his future success at Binghamton. If this season is at all the beginning of an upward trend, Reed will be giving his competitors headaches for a long time.

ZS: What are your plans for the future?

JW: Well right now I am focusing on my economics major. I would eventually like to work on Wall Street one day.

ZS: Who is your favorite econ. professor?

JW: Kenny Christianson. I really enjoy his up-and-down style.

ZS: Are there any accomplishments on or off the court that you are particularly proud of?

JW: I was able to make the Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.75. I’m constantly working hard on and off the court, and it’s starting to really pay off.

ZS: Who would you pick to be on your team for a five-on-five [pick-up] game in the NBA? JW: I would pick Carmelo Anthony because he is an unstoppable scorer, Lebron James to dominate all aspects of the game, Tyson Chandler to anchor my defense and Kyrie Irving to run the show.

ZS: Why do you like basketball?

JW: It gets me away from school, stress and problems. There are no worries when I’m playing ball, just fun.

ZS: What was your funniest basketball moment?

JW: When I was 6 years old, one of my friends just started playing ball. I passed the ball to him, but he scored on his own basket. It was his first bucket ever, so he started jumping around, but then we told him what happened. He went home and never played basketball ever again. Also, one time in high school my friend was on a fast break and all of a sudden threw up.

Brian Freeman junior forward

ZS: Do you have any especially memorable moments this year?

BF: Game against New Hampshire. It was the first time the whole year I felt like people in the crowd had a chance to see what I could do.

ZS: What are your plans for the future?

BF: Change the dynamics of the way we view society around the world, through basketball and literature. I would like to advance myself in the game where I can be in a situation to be influential and write about my experiences, the good and bad. I want to be a support base where people want to relate to me.

ZS: Jordan [Reed] freestyles. Do you have any hidden talents?

BF: Write poetry. My material is not yet published, but I would like it to be.

ZS: When were you first able to dunk?

BF: When I was 13.

ZS: What [is] the greatest lesson [that] being a sociology major has taught you?

BF: Probably that we are all the same, no matter what. No matter what we look like, where we put our priorities in society, you are always going to be the same person, socioeconomically and politically. One person doesn’t have more value than the next person. Because of capitalism we don’t see that, because we are taught to look at the world from a stratified perspective, but not a one worldly perspective. We live in a plethora of world perspectives, but there is only one.

Taylor Johnston senior forward

ZS: How have you grown since freshman year?

TJ: Athletically and socially, by coming to America and excelling in a very different situation. Life back home in Canada was a lot slower pace and laid back. New York is very fast-paced.

ZS: What are your plans for the future?

TJ: Basketball-wise, I always want to be around the game. Maybe be a coach one day.

I’m pursuing [my] master’s and applying to Binghamton, Virginia Commonwealth, Miami, Buffalo and Ohio University graduate schools.

ZS: What was your most memorable game of your young career?

TJ: It was a high school game. After scoring only 10 points at halftime, I ended up scoring 48 points, 14 3-pointers and three 2-pointers, for the game.

ZS: What is something that most people don’t know about Taylor Johnston that you would like to share?

TJ: My stepfather and I have been working on a business project that we are planning on launching at the end of the summer. Further details coming.

East in scoring defense, but the offense lagged behind at No. 4 in points per game. This year, Win the Big East regular- though, Stony Brook tops the season title, and you’re charts in both categories, and guaranteed a bid to the NCAA Pikiell can rely more on his tournament. Win the America offense.

East regular-season title, on “The great part about this the other hand, and all you’re year’s team is that we can win guaranteed is the No. 1 seed in the game on the offensive end the conference tournament and of the floor,” Pikiell said. “It’s a an NIT berth. huge difference.”

Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell can verify that, as he has experienced both scenarios. As a player under Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun at UConn, Pikiell and the Huskies earned a trip to the Big Dance after taking the Big East regular-season crown.

But despite winning the America East regular-season championship in three of the last four years, Pikiell and the Seawolves (23-6, 14-2 America East) still find themselves seeking the program’s first-ever NCAA tournament berth. They’ve — Steve Pikiell lost in the conference finals in Stony Brook head coach back-to-back seasons — as the No. 1 seed last year and as the No. 5 in 2011 — and fell in the Perhaps no game on Stony semifinals in 2010.

Brook’s schedule demonstrates But even though his team that point more than the has yet to achieve its annual Seawolves’ 75-70 win over preseason goal of reaching the Albany on Sunday. With the NCAA tournament, Pikiell said Great Danes finding the holes there’s no “monkey” on his in Stony Brook’s defense and team’s back. shooting 56.5 percent from the “When we’re good enough to floor, Stony Brook converted win the regular season and then 51.1 percent of its field goals the [America East] tournament,” and sank 22-of-29 free throws he said, “we’ll be good enough to to preserve its winning streak, go the NCAA tournament.” which currently stands at six.

And this year’s team has the In that game, just two players qualities to be good enough to — freshmen guard Carson do so.

Puriefoy (17) and freshman The 2011-12 Seawolves forward Jameel Warney (10) ranked first in the America — cracked double-figures in

scoring. Puriefoy ranks sixth on the team in points per game, and even someone like senior guard Leonard Hayes, who averages just 2.1 points per game, has the potential to occasionally play a key role on offense, as he did in his 11-point performance against Binghamton on Jan. 9.

Opposing coaches have taken notice of Stony Brook’s depth.

“I watched their game against Albany, and with three minutes to go, they were in a one-point game and they didn’t have a starter on the floor,” Binghamton head coach Tommy Dempsey said. “My point being, their depth is pretty impressive.

They can come at you with a lot of guys, and they have a lot of different weapons.”

Sometimes a top seed overlooks a first-round matchup with an inferior squad. Every NCAA tournament, it seems, a No. 1 seed finds itself in a tight game with a No. 16 seed in the first half. America East folks proudly remember Albany’s 2006 tilt with UConn and, to a lesser extent, Boston University’s first half against Kansas in 2011.

Pikiell said he and his team will not take anything for granted, despite facing a quarterfinal matchup with Binghamton, a team it beat by an average of 25.5 points in two games this year.

“We have a game against Binghamton, that’s the only thing we’re guaranteed,” he said.

“That’s the game we’re focused on, 100 percent.”

But if the Seawolves guarantee themselves another game with a win over the Bearcats, they could potentially play the hosting Great

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After leading his team to three regular-season conference championships in the last four years, Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell is looking to guide the Seawolves to their first-ever NCAA tournament berth by advancing to this year’s America East Championship title game and winning it.

Danes in the semifinals. It’s one of the tournament’s flaws, but Pikiell said he pays it no mind.

“We beat Binghamton and hopefully we’re in that position,” Pikiell said. “I just want to win the first game, and then we play the second one. It doesn’t matter who you play, and it doesn’t matter where you play. If you’re good enough to win the game, you win it.”

“Someone has to play the host school,” he added.

If the Seawolves finally cut down the nets, Pikiell will experience his first NCAA tournament from the helm of a program. But he played in two at UConn and coached in three

more as an assistant — once with the Huskies, but also with Central Connecticut State and George Washington, his last stop before Stony Brook. So in regard to reaching the tournament, he cares more about his players, especially his seniors.

“Most importantly for our players, our seniors have won three league titles in four years and we never won one prior to that,” he said. “It would be awesome.”

“And it would be awesome for our students and our university,” Pikiell added.

But nothing’s guaranteed.

That’s the nature — and the beauty or the flaw, depending on

who’s talking — of mid-major college basketball.

Nonetheless, even if Binghamton, Albany or another team upsets the Seawolves, Pikiell is confident the future at Stony Brook shines bright.

“We feel real good about our program. We compete for league titles every year,” he said.

“Everyone starts off the year, all nine teams, on trying to get to the NCAA tournament, so everyone has that goal. We’d love to get there too, but we’ve built a program here that’s going to be good for a long time … So we’re excited about that.”

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The Binghamton women’s lacrosse team fell behind early against Marist on Wednesday at the Bearcats Sports Complex and, despite a brief second-half surge, fell 11-6.

The Bearcats (0-4) came out slow offensively with senior attack Kimberly McGeever and senior midfielder Kristen Stone scoring the team’s only two firsthalf goals.

After a scoreless opening 10 minutes, the Red Fox offense jolted to life, scoring three straight goals in less than three minutes. Goals from McGeever and Stone cut BU’s deficit to one, but Marist (1-4) answered with another three-goal run to head into halftime up 6-2.

Binghamton’s minimal production was in part due to Marist’s ability to keep the ball on its end of the field. “[Marist] did hold and possess the ball a lot, but unfortunately there really is no [tactic] to stop the stall in the girls’ game with no shot clock rule,” Binghamton head coach Stephanie Allen said.

The Bearcats’ start to the second half featured three goals in the first 11 minutes, but a Marist goal kept the gap at two.

BU senior midfielder Katherine Hunsberger scored on a free position opportunity just three minutes in to notch the first goal of the half. McGeever and Stone would each add their second goals of the game to contribute to the early run.

The Red Foxes squelched the comeback attempt, though, as

they scored the next four goals to take an 11-5 lead.

Allen attributed Binghamton’s defensive woes in part to injuries that have affected the team’s depth, playing a factor late in the game especially.

Stone would provide a late goal to record a hat trick on the day and bring the score to 116. The goal was a little too late, though, as time would expire with Binghamton standing as losers by five.

Allen said she felt the Bearcats had their chances on offense, but could not convert.

“I thought we could’ve possessed the ball better, but either way we still need to take more advantage of the opportunities we have,” Allen said.

The Bearcats recorded 17 shots to Marist’s 21 and tallied nine draw controls to Marist’s 10.

Binghamton also had 12 turnovers and converted just 3-of-7 free position opportunities.

BU freshman goalie Erin McNulty played well in her thirdstraight start as she collected six saves and three groundballs.

The Bearcats are now in their biggest break of the season with their next game set for March 16 at UConn. Binghamton is 0-3 alltime against the Huskies.

“We have a lot to work on and the break will be a good time for us to recuperate and work on some individual fundamental stuff,” Allen said.

Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Connecticut’s George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex.

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With her hat trick, Kristen Stone accounted for half of her team’s scoring in Binghamton’s 11-6 loss to Marist on Wednesday.

Wrestling gears up for CAA Championship at Boston

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Currently ranked No. 5 in the nation, Nate Schiedel heads into this weekend’s CAA Championship looking to lead Binghamton to a team title while reclaiming one of his own.

After two straight years of runner-up finishes, the Binghamton wrestling team will head back to the Colonial Athletic Association Championship on Saturday in search of a return to the top.

The Bearcats, the only team other than Hofstra’s to take the crown in the last 10 years, won the conference title in 2010.

Last year, despite sweeping the championship awards for Most Outstanding Wrestler, Wrestler of the Year, Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year, Binghamton was again edged out by the Pride, 80.5 to 78.5 at the Events Center.

While Most Outstanding Wrestler and Wrestler of the Year Donnie Vinson returned in 2012-13 for his senior season, Coach of the Year Pat Popolizio departed for North Carolina State and Rookie of the Year Nick Gwiazdowski followed.

Under new head coach Matt Dernlan, Binghamton went 5-13 this regular season under a tough, road-heavy schedule featuring a handful of nationally ranked opponents.

Vinson said he believes the rigor of the regular season will

benefit the team in postseason play.

“It can’t hurt us,” he said. “I think I’ve wrestled around 13 or 14 of the top-20 ranked kids.

I know that helps me going to nationals. I get a taste of pretty much everybody. It just helps set us up.”

After closing out the regular season with a 27-1 overall record and a perfect dual slate, Vinson now sits atop the program’s all-time wins list.

Currently ranked No. 4 in the nation at 149 pounds in both the NCAA’s Coaches’ Panel and RPI rankings, he will look to defend his CAA Championship title this weekend.

Sharing the spotlight with Vinson this season is 184-pound senior Nate Schiedel, who also went undefeated in dual matches and recording a 24-1 overall record. Schiedel heads into the weekend ranked No. 5 in the nation in the Coaches’ Panel rankings, and the RPI rankings determined he faced the 18th-toughest schedule in his weight class. The senior took the conference title in 2010, but placed second last year behind Hofstra’s Ben Clymer, who has since graduated.

“Nate’s a real leader in the wrestling room,” Vinson said.

“Everyone looks up to him.

He’s been a captain for three years. He keeps great position, wrestling-wise, he doesn’t get scored on. You can always count on him for a big dual …

He’s just a guy that you want in the lineup.”

, — Matt Dernlan BU head coach

Dernlan named 141-pound sophomore Joe Bonaldi, 174-pound redshirt junior John Paris and 184-pound redshirt junior Cody Reed, heavyweight redshirt freshman Tyler Deuel and 125-pound senior Derek Steeley, if healthy, as some of the other Binghamton wrestlers who have a shot at doing something special at this

year’s CAA Championship.

Reed, who closed out the regular season with wins in six of his last seven matches, is the only other BU wrestler to crack the RPI rankings at No. 30.

“I think they all have great opportunities,” Dernlan said.

“And for us to carry the weekend and to win the conference tournament, we’ve put it on the guys already. I’m pretty sure it’s going to come down to bonus points at the end of the day on Saturday afternoon.

So when the guys have the opportunity to get bonus points … they need to do it for the team because that’s going to be the difference-maker in the team race.”

Action is set to kickoff at 10 a.m. Saturday at Boston University’s Case Gymnasium.

BU @ CAAs Date: March 9 Location: Case Gymnasium Time: 10 a.m.