Pipe Dream Spring 2013 Issue 20 by Pipe Dream

Choreographing the elements Earth, air, fire and water dance on stage in “Cosmogony,” the theatre department’s annual dance show.

PIPE DREAM Tuesday, April 16, 2013 | Binghamton University | www.bupipedream.com | Vol. LXXXIII, Issue 20

"COMPLETE SHOCK"

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Top: Bill Iffrig, 78, lies on the ground as police officers react to a second explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston on Monday. Iffrig, of Lake Stevens, Wash., was running his third Boston Marathon and near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of two bomb blasts. Bottom Left: An injured woman is tended to at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Bottom Right: Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon

BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S. A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism. President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible will “feel the full

weight of justice.” As many as two unexploded bombs were also found near the end of the 26.2-mile course as part of what appeared to be a well-coordinated attack, but they were safely disarmed, according to a senior U.S. intelligence official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity because of the continuing investigation. The fiery twin blasts took place about 10 seconds and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the fluttering national flags

Tamar Gaffin-Cahn grew up cheering on the runners of the Boston Marathon as they began the drive up Heartbreak Hill, the hardest part of the race. She remembers sitting and eating ice cream with her grandparents as the runners passed through her hometown, and her family even hosted an Ethiopian runner who came to Boston to beat his own record. The bombings at this year’s marathon took place a block from where Gaffin-Cahn had her high school prom.

Thankfully, her family and friends are safe, but her cousin was at the spot where the bombs went off and left just 20 minutes earlier to get snacks with a friend. “The phones were down for a bit, making it scarier not to be in contact with friends and family at home,” said Gaffin-Cahn, a junior majoring in international social change. “Everyone is safe, thank God.” Gaffin-Cahn said she was inspired by the emergency responders who came to the scene and “didn’t stop helping.” “What gives me hope is the strength of the Boston community.

A Binghamton University student’s unique approach to photosynthesis could make solar technology more effective. The new extraction method is being researched by Yehudah Pardo, a junior majoring in bioengineering. “All organisms undergo photosynthesis, the process which absorbs light and puts it into usable energy,” Pardo said. “My project focuses on capturing the moving electrons during this process, and using them to produce electricity that could power a large scale solar panel.” The conventional method of producing electricity for solar panels is through silicon, a semiconductor which is 30 percent efficient at converting light into electricity. Photosystems, the functional unit of photosynthesis, may be much more efficient. Some parts of a plant’s photosynthetic engine are known to be 95 percent to nearly 100 percent efficient at being able to absorb and convert light. “The main advantage of extracting photosystems is that it is much more efficient than conventional methods of producing electricity,” Pardo said. “On a molecular scale, photosystems are very efficient, and I have been working on a unique extraction process that, if harnessed properly, could be used on a large scale.” Pardo said that his extraction method that he uses is different than those of his predecessors. Older methods involve smashing the cells into pieces and dissolving them with chemicals in order to remove the photosystems from the cells. Pardo’s process, however, uses genetic modification to move the photosystems into the outer membrane. “It has a lot of potential advantages since the photosystem is maintained in the membrane,” he explained. “It is easier to reach, will be more stable, and will degrade slower.” The current stage of Pardo’s research has been focused on the process of extracting the outer membrane vesicles in cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae. “No one has ever studied this for any photosynthetic value, and the hope is to be able to create electricity efficiently through this process and put them in a solar panel,” Pardo said. Pardo generally spends three to four days a week in the lab, working five hours at a time in hopes that

Students fight to stay afloat in Canoe Wars Students clashed in a real-life game of Battleship in the East Gym Rec Center pool Friday night during Binghamton University’s first Canoe Wars. The objective of the game was to use buckets of water to sink the other teams’ canoes without being sunk. Players couldn’t touch the other teams’ canoes or take water out of their own canoe. Four teams would compete in each round, and the last two teams afloat would move on to the next round. The teams, each composed of four students, arrived in costume. The members of S.S. Harvey Stenger’s Revenge dressed as pirates with wooden swords, pirate hats and bandannas. “Argh! We’ve been adventuring on the high seas now for years,” said the team’s captain, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering who asked to be called Matt Beard. “I remember when I was but a cabin boy so many years ago. Now I am a captain, and I will lead my team to victory!” During the course of the competition, several teams formed alliances to try and

secure a spot in the next round. “We tried making an alliance with the other team to get the third boat down so that us two could advance to the next round, but then they backfired and came around and got us,” said Jessica Phillips, a graduate student in the early childhood education program. “It was really messed up!” Rodney Rebello, a member of the team Red October, shared specific sinking techniques. “We want to attack the other boat at a perpendicular angle so we want to go straight at them so they only have one line of fire against us,” said Rebello, a senior majoring in finance. S.S. Harvey Stenger’s Revenge won the competition, surviving eight rounds of naval battle. “Argh, it feels great,” Beard said. “We killed all of our opponents and sunk them down into the depths! Davey Jones’ Locker!” Team Slaughter, who wore matching American flag bandanas and face paint, quickly became a crowd favorite. As their canoe sank, the crowd chanted “USA!” while team members mimed a violin quartet. Teresa High, assistant director of campus recreation

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Students attempt to sink each other’s canoes in the East Gym’s pool on Saturday afternoon. The objective of Canoe Wars was to use buckets of water to sink the other teams’ canoes without being sunk.

and outdoor pursuits, said student interest led to Campus Recreation hosting the tournament. “This is just for fun,” High

said. “We interviewed for a new intramural position and a number of folks we interviewed mentioned that their schools did canoe wars. Some of us on

staff went online and looked According to High, Campus to see what its all about. The Recreation plans on holding professional staff and the another Canoe Wars next students really wanted to do semester. this event at Binghamton.”

BU celebrates Korean culture Students looking to get their thrills while donating to a charitable cause were in luck at this year’s Casino-in-theWoods. The 37th annual Casinoin-the-Woods took place on Saturday night and offered students the opportunity to legally gamble, with proceeds going toward a good cause. The fully functioning dining hall-turned-casino featured blackjack, roulette, money-wheel, beat the dealer and joker seven tables. Nathan Karsenty, the CIW area-wide treasurer and a junior majoring in accounting, worked to obtain the gambling license that made the event possible. “We usually start about a month or two before the event to ensure we have all parts of the license forms necessary,” he said. “I worked with the SA VPF and the Town of Vestal to obtain the Games of Chance License.” Karsenty described the event as a huge success, with more than 700 admissionpaying patrons in attendance — the first hundred of whom received free plastic masks. “Between admissions and gaming revenue, we were able to collect about $6,000,” Karsenty said. “From that, we are able to donate about $3,400, a 36 percent increase from last year.” Proceeds from the event went to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholars program, an organization working towards raising $21,000 to help rebuild a children’s playground in the Binghamton community. “We always like to keep Casino-in-the-Woods charities local,” Karsenty said. The dining hall, which

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Alex Li, left, a freshman majoring in computer science, and Jacky Feng, a freshman majoring in economics, play blackjack Saturday night at Casino-in-the-Woods. The College-in-the-Woods Dining Hall was transformed into a casino where students could gamble legally and play several different card games for real money.

was decorated with masks and murals in line with the masquerade theme, closed at 5 p.m. the day before in order to prepare. The casino was entirely student-run, and all of the casino dealers were trained student volunteers. Jill Chen, a sophomore double-majoring in accounting and Chinese, helped organize the dealer training for the event. “To be a dealer required a three-hour commitment,” she said. “We held training sessions that were an hour long in order to go over rules and procedures for working in a casino.”

The dealers were assigned based on their preferences and their skills. Belinda Wang, a junior majoring in English, was a dealer running the casino game “Beat The Dealer.” “The training was very fun, relaxing and casual,” she said. For some students, like Sawyer Rock, a senior majoring in philosophy, politics and law, it was their first time dealing cards. “As a dealer it [was] cool to see the event from another side, instead of just being a participant,” Rock said. Esther Lenderman, a junior majoring in cinema, was working at Casino-in-theWoods for the second time.

— Greg Mongan BU Student

“I did this last year for community service,” she said. “I loved doing it so much that I decided to volunteer again, this time on my own. It’s really cool being a hotshot blackjack dealer. It is also a great way to meet people and support a great cause.” Some students who came to the event were willing to gamble their money away more than others. “I started out with $52,” said Greg Mongan, a freshman majoring in economics. “If I lose all my money I might be spending more than that, but it’s all for charity.” Other students were less willing to gamble with a lot of cash. Lauren Lewandowski, a junior majoring in biological anthropology, put in $5. “We’ll see how quickly I lose my money,” she said. “I came to the event hoping to have some fun while winning at the same time.”

More than 300 people joined for a night of dance, comedy and music during the KoreanAmerican Student Association’s (KASA) Korean Night The event, which was hosted Friday night in the Mandela Room, celebrated both traditional and contemporary elements of a dual Korean and American identity. This year’s event featured musical performances using traditional Korean harps and drums and dances by student groups DANCO and KASA MoDa. There was also a guest appearance by internationally renowned choreographer and dancer Mike Song, best known for being a finalist in “America’s Best Dance Crew’s” Kaba Modern. Jin Choi, a senior majoring in English who sang the Korean national anthem and performed in several dances, said she became involved in order to spread K-pop, which she said serves as a great outlet for spreading Korean culture. “It grabs people’s attention, especially since ‘Gangnam Style’ became a huge hit,” Choi said. Nicole Ly, who performed with KASA MoDa dance group, said Korean Night is a fun event that mixes Korean and American culture. “I personally like to dance, but it opens a lot of doors for different people,” said Ly, a junior majoring in management. Before each act, there was a video clip where the performers introduced themselves in Korean. The event was emceed by

Justin Yeung, who quickly admitted that he didn’t totally fit in. “I have a confession to make,” he said. “I’m Chinese.” Yeung proceeded to say that he regretted getting involved with KASA so late during his time at Binghamton and that he loves Korean food, music and women. KASA received grants from alumni and the Asian Student Union to present the event. The night raised nearly $3,000, which will go toward the mentorship program, in addition to other social events that KASA offers. One student said the mentorship program brings Asian students who were adopted by American parents here in Binghamton to the event every semester and sets up workshops to enhance their understanding of the Korean culture. Michelle Kim, the event’s publicity chair and a sophomore majoring in actuarial science, said the night was a success. “I really think this year’s Korean Night was one of the best we’ve ever had,” Kim said. “We had amazing performances, and the guest performer was so great. The audience was the also at its best. It gave us performers and E-Board members another opportunity to realize the reason why we perform and pull a show together.” Andres Kim, a sophomore majoring in economics, enjoyed Korean Night. “There’s a lot of culture involved with different diversities, and it’s a great way to show the Korean culture,” he said.

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Hinman Hysteria

Fire in Hinman Dining Hall On Monday night at 6 p.m., Vestal Fire Department received a call from Hinman Dining Hall where a fire broke out in the deep fryer. The fire was extinguished by University police before the fire department arrived on the scene, and there was no damage. Though the downstairs grill did not re-open for the night, the upstairs portion of the dining hall was opened once power was restored to the building. John Paffie, assistant fire chief for the Vestal Fire Department, noted that Sodexo staff responded quickly and there was no duct damage in the building.

Hugh Grant filming in Binghamton British film star Hugh Grant is starring in a film that is currently being shot in Binghamton, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. The film, which has not yet been named, is a romantic comedy. The movie is directed by Marc Lawrence, class of ‘81, and also stars Marisa Tomei. Movie website The Wrap describes the film as “romantic comedy that revolves around Ray Michaels (Hugh Grant), a witty, sexy Englishman who, in 1988, is on top of the world in Hollywood, having just won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Fifteen years later, he’s creatively washed up, divorced and broke. With no other options, he takes a job teaching screenwriting at a small college on the East Coast. What he doesn’t expect to find is his romance with a single mom who’s gone back to school.”

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Residents of Hinman College’s Lehman and Cleveland Halls huddle during a game of ultimate frisbee on Monday afternoon. The game was part of Hinman Hysteria, a week-long competition between buildings that includes events such as soccer, capture the flag and other camp-style games.

Trial starts for aides of NYC mayoral hopeful The trial of two former associates of a candidate seeking to become New York City’s first Asian-American mayor began Monday with jury selection in federal court in Manhattan. City Comptroller John Liu has not been charged and is not expected to testify in the conspiracy case. But the trial could complicate his bid for higher office in what’s turning into a hotly contested mayoral race. Liu’s ex-campaign treasurer, Jia “Jenny” Hou, and former Liu fundraiser Xing “Oliver” Wu Pan are facing federal charges of conspiring to break campaign finance laws. Federal prosecutors say the two circumvented a $4,950 contribution limit by using straw donors — people whose contributions are reimbursed by others — so they could boost the Democrat’s campaign war chest. Each count against Hou and Pan carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence.

Pa. service company probed over N.Y. inmate deaths The state attorney general’s office says it’s investigating a company that has become New York’s largest private contract provider of jail medical services. The state Commission of Correction has issued critical reports about nine inmate deaths between 2009 and 2011 at county jails that contract with Correctional Medical Care Inc. The company, based in Blue Bell, Pa., says it uses some of the most qualified and dedicated licensed medical personnel in New York state to provide inmate health services in a cost-effective manner. CMC has provided medical services at the Broome County jail since 2006 under contracts worth more than $18 million through the end of 2013. Sheriff David Harder told the newspaper he was satisfied with CMC’s track record and noted few inmate complaints. County jails in 15 of New York’s 62 counties use contracted medical providers, and 11 of those contracts are held by CMC.

BU alum Nathan Englander is named Pulitzer Fiction finalist Nathan Englander, ‘93, was named a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his book “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.” The book, published by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, was described as “A diverse yet consistently masterful collection of stories that explore Jewish identity and questions of modern life in ways that can both delight and unsettle the reader” on the Pulitzer website. After graduating from Binghamton University, Englander spent two years in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa before living in Israel for five years. His first book, “For the Relief of Unbearable Urges,” published in 1999, won the PEN/Malamud Award for “excellence in the art of the short story.” Englander has also published a novel, a play and an English translation of the Haggadah, the Passover text. The other finalist for the Pulitzer was “The Snow Child” by Eowyn Ivey. “The Orphan Master’s Son,” by Adam Johnson, won. Last year, no prize was awarded in the category for the first time in 35 years.

Police Watch Roommate wanted THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 11:42 p.m. — Officers on patrol were called to Mountainview College’s Hunter Hall after receiving reports of a suspicious person in the building, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Witnesses said that they saw the man in the building the previous four days, and officers were concerned that it was a suspect they had previously dealt with. The officers found the suspect, a 29-year-old male, sleeping in one of the bathrooms. Police found that the suspect was staying in the ground floor kitchen area. The suspect was given a ticket for criminal trespassing and relocated to Downtown Binghamton.

Roommate squabbles FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 11:45 p.m. — Officers were called after receiving a report that a 19-year-old male student from Mohawk Hall was being harassed, Reilly said. The victim said that he had gotten into a physical altercation with his suitemate, a 20-year-old male student, after the victim had been arguing with him over sanitary conditions in the residence. The victim was struck several times in the head and later went to the hospital to receive treatment for bruises on his face. The officers found the suspect, who was given an appearance ticket to Vestal Town Court for physical harassment.

Don't drink and climb SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 3:24 a.m. — Officers on patrol responded to a call at the Dickinson Community quad after a student was injured there, Reilly said. Two students who had been consuming alcohol Downtown decided to climb the art sculpture on the quad once they returned to campus. One of the students, a 20-year-old male, slipped and fell, opening a 1-inch cut on his forehead above his eyebrow. Harpur’s Ferry was called and the student was transported to Binghamton General Hospital.

Hide the snake SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 5:11 a.m. — Officers on a perimeter check in Hinman College noticed a 22-year-old male student urinating off the loading dock for Lehman Hall, Reilly said. The officers approached the suspect, who quickly “made himself decent” and provided identification. The officers asked the suspect why he was urinating outside when the Nite Owl was still open, but he had no response. The suspect was escorted back to the door, and the case was sent to the Office of Student Conduct.

In other words “But make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. And we will find out who did this; we'll find out why they did this. Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice.” — President Obama In his official remarks following the explosions

Lecture dissects K-pop features that distinguish it from other types of pop music. “When I try to distinguish Korean studies scholars K-pop from other music today, discussed the popularity and this is what I come up with: globalization of Korean pop high quality music videos, music, or K-pop, in a talk on synchronized dance, idolism Friday as part of the Korean and eroticism,” Maliangkay Studies Symposium. said. Speakers discussed K-pop’s presence in the U.S. in relation to the concept of Hallyu, a Korean term that refers to the intensified, worldwide popularity of South Korean culture and entertainment that began in the 1990s. Lecturers at the event included scholars Roald Maliangkay, a professor at Australian National University; Mary Yu Danico, a professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Crystal — Robert Ji-Song Ku Anderson, a professor at Elon BU Professor University; and Sharon Heijin Lee, assistant professor at New York University. Robert Ji-Song Ku, coMaliangkay compared coordinator of the event and K-pop to pop music in other a professor in the Asiancountries. American studies department “Contemporary K-pop at Binghamton University, is sometimes criticized for said the possibility of being too homogeneous; K-pop becoming a global the groups move, dance and phenomenon had never dress identically,” Maliangkay occurred to him. said. “The mimicry is most “Korean culture was not noticeable among the boy something I ever even dreamt bands and girl groups. In other of boasting about here in the countries, boy bands and girl U.S.,” Ku said. “There was groups receive the same kind nothing to say about it with of criticism — they all come people … I personally always up with the same ideas.” knew Korean culture rules. However, Maliangkay said But very few people in America K-pop has certain stylistic knew about it, until now.”

Immanuel Kim, cocoordinator of the event and an assistant professor in the Asian-American studies department at BU, said they chose K-pop as the topic of this year’s symposium to appeal to students while educating about Korean culture. “We felt that it would appeal to the wider audience, and instead of a long, drawn out, somewhat too scholarly event,” Kim said. “We thought we would really reach out to the undergrads and find something they can associate with.” About 100 students attended the annual Korean/ Korean Studies Symposium on Friday, hosted by the Center for Korean Studies and the Department of Asian American Studies. Frank Tiu, a freshman majoring in integrative neuroscience, said he believes the popularity of K-pop in America will continue to increase over time. “I think that America really became obsessed about K-pop with ‘Gangnam Style,’ and popular groups like 2NE1,” he said. “And I think it’s gonna be the new big hit.” Bailey Pittman, a junior majoring in Chinese, said she was excited to share her love for K-pop and learn more about the genre. “I’m really, really obsessed with K-pop, so the history was nice, to see where K-Pop kind of evolved from,” Pittman said.

one day his project will turn into a commercially viable method for efficiently producing electricity for solar panels. “Nobody that I know of has tried to do this, and the extraction method I have come up with has the potential to channel energy more efficiently since photosystems can absorb all wavelengths of light, and one day perhaps be used on a grand scale to power solar panels,” he said. Pardo has faced some setbacks in the five years he has been working on this project. “Research is full of stumbling blocks and failures, and if you haven’t at least failed once then you are not doing research,” Pardo said. “I remember one instance when my cultures were contaminated, and so I couldn’t work with them. The community college I had been working at gave me a budget of $500, but every culture [cost] about $200, and that was a bad setback.” The inspiration for this project came to Pardo during work he did for a county science fair. “I had been entering the science county fair since the fifth grade, and every year I came up with new and more interesting ideas,” Pardo said. “The idea for this project started as an idea for a science county when I was in high school, and I eventually ended up working at a lab facility on the project.”

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Boston attack leaves destruction in wake lining the route. Blood stained the pavement, and huge shards were missing from window panes as high as three stories. “They just started bringing people in with no limbs,” said runner Tim Davey of Richmond, Va. He said he and his wife, Lisa, tried to shield their children’s eyes from the gruesome scene inside a medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners, but “they saw a lot.” “They just kept filling up with more and more casualties,” Lisa Davey said. As the FBI took charge of the investigation, authorities shed no light on a motive or who may have carried out the bombings, and police said they had no suspects in custody. Officials in Washington said there was no immediate claim of responsibility. WBZ-TV reported late Monday that law enforcement officers were searching an apartment in the Boston suburb of Revere. Massachusetts State Police confirmed that a search warrant related to the investigation into the explosions was served Monday night in Revere but provided no further details. Police said three people were killed. An 8-year-old boy was among the dead, according to a person who talked to a friend of the family and spoke on condition of anonymity. Hospitals reported at least 144 people injured, at least 17 of them critically. The victims’ injuries included broken bones, shrapnel wounds and ruptured eardrums. At Massachusetts General Hospital, Alisdair Conn, chief

of emergency services, said: “This is something I’ve never seen in my 25 years here … this amount of carnage in the civilian population. This is what we expect from war.” Some 23,000 runners took part in the race, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious marathons. One of Boston’s biggest annual events, the race winds up near Copley Square, not far from the landmark Prudential Center and the Boston Public Library. It is held on Patriots Day, which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution, at Concord and Lexington in 1775. Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis asked people to stay indoors or go back to their hotel rooms and avoid crowds as bomb squads methodically checked parcels and bags left along the race route. He said investigators didn’t know whether the bombs were hidden in mailboxes or trash cans. He said authorities had received “no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen” at the race. The Federal Aviation Administration barred low-flying aircraft within 3.5 miles of the site. “We still don’t know who did this or why,” Obama said at the White House, adding, “Make no mistake: We will get to the bottom of this.” With scant official information to guide them, members of Congress said there was little or no doubt it was an act of terrorism. “We just don’t know whether it’s foreign or domestic,” said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House

Committee on Homeland Security. A few miles away from the finish line and around the same time, a fire broke out at the John F. Kennedy Library. The police commissioner said that it may have been caused by an incendiary device but that it was not clear whether it was related to the bombings. The first explosion occurred on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the finish line, and some people initially thought it was a celebratory cannon blast. When the second bomb went off, spectators’ cheers turned to screams. As sirens blared, emergency workers and National Guardsmen who had been assigned to the race for crowd control began climbing over and tearing down temporary fences to get to the blast site. The bombings occurred about four hours into the race and two hours after the men’s winner crossed the finish line. By that point, more than 17,000 of the athletes had finished the marathon, but thousands more were still running. The attack may have been timed for maximum carnage: The four-hour mark is typically a crowded time near the finish line because of the slow-but-steady recreational runners completing the race and because of all the friends and relatives clustered around to cheer them on. A woman who was a few feet from the second bomb, Brighid Wall, 35, of Duxbury, said that when it exploded, runners and spectators froze, unsure of what to do. Her husband threw their children to the ground, lay on top of them and another man lay on top of them and said, “Don’t

get up, don’t get up.” After a minute or so without another explosion, Wall said, she and her family headed to a Starbucks and out the back door through an alley. Around them, the windows of the bars and restaurants were blown out. She said she saw six to eight people bleeding profusely, including one man who was kneeling, dazed, with blood trickling down his head. Another person was on the ground covered in blood and not moving. “My ears are zinging. Their ears are zinging,” Wall said. “It was so forceful. It knocked us to the ground.” Competitors and race volunteers were crying as they fled the chaos. Authorities went onto the course to carry away the injured, while race stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site. Roupen Bastajian, a state trooper from Smithfield, R.I., had just finished the race when he heard the blasts. “I started running toward the blast. And there were people all over the floor,” he said. “We started grabbing tourniquets and started tying legs. A lot of people amputated. … At least 25 to 30 people have at least one leg missing, or an ankle missing, or two legs missing.”

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No one can mess with a Masshole, as people call us,â&#x20AC;? Gaffin-Cahn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have always been proud to be from Boston, and will always be proud. I love that dirty water.â&#x20AC;? One month ago, Edward Cody still hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t decided if he was running in the 2013 Boston marathon. He ran it 2012, but a lingering injury kept Cody from training properly for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race, and in the end he decided to sit it out. Cody probably would have completed his race well before the bombs went off near the finish line about four hours in, he said, most likely keeping him out of harmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way. But he said his family, who would have been in the stands cheering him on, could have been caught in the carnage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those kinds of thoughts definitely came back to me,

like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh wow, thank goodness we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all there,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said. Sophomore Noga Rogel grew up just outside of Boston and watched the marathon pass through her hometown every year with her family and friends. When she heard about

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the bombings, Rogel said she was in â&#x20AC;&#x153;complete shock.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I â&#x20AC;Ś have such joyous memories of Marathon Monday and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just so devastating to think that it will completely change from now on,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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Sarah Rice | Release Dance fans kicked it at “IFD Fantasy,” the International Flag Dancers’ 12th-annual spring showcase, in the Anderson Center Sunday. The program promised a “dream sequence,” with dances covering a wide array of styles, including hip hop, jazz, contemporary, ballet, lyrical and tap. But if you were expecting flags, keep dreaming. The name refers to their worldliness, but what the dancers lacked in flags they made up for in swag. IFD put on a variety show for the 100 fans, family and friends in attendance. They invited Hula Hoop Club and Tap That to perform, and a member serving as host only added to the atmosphere. Usually IFD performs at community and school events throughout the semester, so this banquet was their chance

to show off dances that they couldn’t otherwise. Chelsea Lucas, president of IFD and a junior majoring in history, choreographed two dances herself. “Overall I could not be any more proud of my team,” she said. “They are all so hardworking and while we come together to dance we have really become a tightknit family. IFD is just so special because of our diverse backgrounds, dance styles and the strong bond we form as dancers and as friends.” An immense amount of work went into this show. All the dances were choreographed by members of the team, and each member performed in several dances. One of the dances, “The Thrifty Shopper,” choreographed by Natalie Teboul, secretary of IFD and a junior majoring in human development, received a strong

response. Teboul, who was “obsessed with Macklemore’s new album when it came out,” knew she wanted to choreograph something by the rapper. “’Thrift Shop’ had been a little over played so I didn’t think much about using it, but then I realized that there was nothing better for me to use since I love thrift shopping anyways, and the back beats were perfect to put together counter beats!” Teboul said. Teboul describes the process as nothing but fun. With a mixture of tap dancing and hip hop, dancers playing drums on garbage cans in the background, a saxophonist on the corner of the stage and costumes that were as random and colorful as a thrift shop, Teboul’s piece was definitely one of the highlights of the show, although it’s hard to chose a single one in a night full of them.

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Senators game filibusted by flash mob on ice Nicole Negron and Kayla Harris | Release Friday night hockey froze when a flash mob stormed the Senators rink. Pumping “Vamos a la Playa,” Binghamton local Katie Barlow lead the way. During the first intermission, fans broke out their best dance moves on the concourse at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. For a moment, everyone was so caught up in random song and dance, they forgot about the long concession lines and numbers on the scoreboard. Barlow, a 2011 Alfred University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in theater

and a minor in dance, grew up in Binghamton but moved to Oregon to pursue dance. After realizing there’s no place like home, she returned to Binghamton with hopes of creating something different and exciting. Organizing the flash mob allowed Barlow to let loose and express her inner creativity while bringing community members together. “I see this project as a stepping-stone performance,” she said. “Wise and something great for the Binghamton community.” Most of the 30-member mob consisted of BU, BCC and Alfred students. Many found interacting with students of

different backgrounds very rewarding. The performance consisted of five main songs and three transition songs. Each one had its own dance; the mob didn’t recycle any moves. To the audience, the flash mob was both surprising and confusing. After a short dance by a group of boys at the beginning, one woman said, “Must be a frat.” Another woman added, “They didn’t have frats like this in my day.” “I thought it was great,” onlooker Jason Gruenauer said. “I was hanging out, waiting in line for a beer and then there was fantastic free entertainment.”

The group of boys danced their way across the arena, colliding with a group of girls. The dancers joined together for the finale of the flash mob, leaving the audience snapping photos and videos on their phones and cameras. Andrea Clapper, a freshman majoring in early childhood education at BCC, said the flash mob allowed her to step out of her comfort zone. “At home, I’m not really a social person,” Clapper said. “This helped me be less shy.” Barlow tabled in the student union at BCC to attract dancers for the mob. She also put up posters Downtown and around the BU campus. The

event’s publicity helped raise awareness, and the mob helped further Barlow’s career as an emerging choreographer. “This has really helped me to make a ton of connections in the area,” Barlow said. “This is what graduate schools, dance companies and colleges will be looking for when furthering a dance career.” Barlow, currently an independent choreographer, is hoping to attend graduate school for choreography and higher education. She has organized other large-scale dances, specifically her senior project, which consisted of 45 dancers. For the flash mob, the key was keeping

the dance moves manageable for everyone, even those who didn’t have any experience in performing. Barlow wanted her dancers to be able to learn the choreography in about 15 minutes and then practice the dance until memorized. After the performance ended, Barlow was relieved that all went smoothly, and she plans to continue this tradition. “I would love to organize another flash mob!” she said. “There is something about bringing a large community together and doing something spontaneous to create happiness in an area that might need it that is great!”

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Theater dance show stages the elements Nicole Negron and Evy Pitt Stoller | Release

Forging earth, air, fire and water, “Cosmogony” took the audience on a journey to the beginning of the universe with the theater department’s annual dance show. The show, choreographed by JoEllen Kuhlman and performed by the students of Binghamton’s dance and theater program, was held over the weekend in Osterhout Theater. For Kuhlman, who’s also an expecting mother, “Cosmogony” followed up on last semester’s well-received “Hairspray.” “Cosmogony” was 90 minutes long and featured choreography styles that include tap, jazz and modern. The four elements were presented through colorful backdrops, props and a global array of music genres. Two dances in particular

were geared toward showcasing the contrasting strengths in male and female bodies. In the first, three males danced in a series of different poses with the spotlights focusing on each during their respective solos. In the second, three female dancers began intertwined on a chair and ended in a similar position but with their arms in a Rosie the Riveter-style pose, representing female empowerment. “’Cosmogony’ means new beginning, or origin of the universe,” Kuhlman said. “I thought it was a great fit being that dance is coming back to the stage at Binghamton.” Ten dancers — Deedi Boland, Nicole Dlug, Jared Douglas, Rebecca Evans, Katherine Leenig, Doug Mackay, Erin Murphy, Shelby Reller, Saihou Sissoho and Imani Williams — comprised the cast. They auditioned with a selfchoreographed solo and then learned a combination taught

by Kuhlman. For Kuhlman, pregnancy made her central role in the show’s production more difficult. But, just like pregnancy, months of labor led to the birth of something beautiful. “It was a challenge and a bit frustrating at times,” Kuhlman said. “I could not show the moves exactly how I wanted them to look. The dancers did a great job figuring out what I was after.” With “Cosmogony,” dancers needed to learn the choreography and also express individuality within a synchronized dance group. “The experience was very professional,” said performer Nicole Dlug, a junior doublemajoring in biology and dance. “Everything was handled as if it were a production in the real world. Jo was fantastic as always by supporting the talents we all individually possess and promoted them in each dance we were cast in.” “Cosmogony” channeled an innovative approach to what would otherwise be a traditional dance showcase. Those who missed out should keep their eyes open for future JoEllen Kuhlman creations. And we’re not just talking about her baby.

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Yesterday was the first successful act of organized terror on American soil since 9/11. This wasn’t a random act committed by someone who is mentally ill. Carrying out an attack at an event as large and well-secured as the Boston Marathon takes planning and support. When we first heard the news, we didn’t believe it. Some of us wondered if the explosions were accidental. Then we found out the truth: bombs. Plural. People were killed. One of the victims was an 8-year-old child. And the number reported injured just kept going up throughout the day. Right now, it’s over 130. As we’re writing this editorial, we’re deciding what we want the front page of this paper to look like. The photos coming out of Boston are jarring. Whoever committed this attack wanted it noticed — the Boston Marathon is an event with a lot of

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I’m about to come out of a closet. Not The Closet, but the one next to it. I’m coming out of the I Believe in God Closet.

It is a cramped closet whose shelves are littered with relics of Christianity’s darker past: war and exploitation, intolerance and shame. Its walls are painted with the words of hate that have been flung in the name of our Lord, Amen. It smells like decay. Every time I’ve cracked open the door, I have been met with shock and astonishment. Most recently, I encountered the words, “But you’re smart!” “But you’re smart!” is an acceptable response to a number of statements; “Yes, I believe in God” is not one of them. This insulting response suggests that anyone who believes in God is stupid and further insinuates that anyone who doesn’t believe in God is smart. Each of these inferences is untrue. Christians might not be proud to publicly acknowledge their faith

after the recent antics of American fundamentalists, which have been embarrassing to everyone: Americans, Christians, people with any sense of humanity. But in the same way that not every Muslim subscribes to an extremist agenda, not every Christian believes that homosexuality is a choice or opposes same-sex marriage. Not every Christian believes that abortion is murder, or that all nonbelievers will end up in Hell, regardless of merit. Not all Christians believe that Jesus walked the Earth with his pet stegosaurus, that “intelligent design” must be taught in school as a legitimate theory alongside evolution, that prayer will cure what needs surgery, or that “1 like = 1 prayer.” It is unfortunate that a minority has managed to color an entire belief system negatively just because it is louder and angrier than the rest. It’s just as unfortunate that the minority of faux-intellectual atheists have managed to taint an otherwise unassailable community. Pointing out that rabbits don’t lay eggs or that the Easter Bunny never makes an appearance in the Bible isn’t clever or particularly insightful. It is common knowledge that the spread of Christianity was helped along by merging Christian and pagan holidays, and that traditional symbols of fertility were adopted as hallmarks of the Easter

holiday. Thank you. Move along. You are standing with your nose almost touching the painting, focusing on the brushstrokes and ignoring the story of hope and renewal. “Happy Zombie Jesus Day,” indeed.

like that of many other religions, is one of love. Love your family, love your neighbors and love the people around you. It isn’t a scientific examination of the world around us and shouldn’t be taken as such. Questioning Christian institutions is fine. Any man-made establishment should be subject to scrutiny by its constituents, regardless of what higher power it purports to represent. Recklessly lambasting Christianity in order to join the ranks of allegedly smart and openminded atheists serves no purpose other than to highlight insecurity, stupidity, and closed-mindedness. I won’t throw my religion in your face if you don’t throw your lack thereof in mine. I struggle with my faith sometimes. I don’t know why bad things happen. The “God is testing your faith” answer seems far too petty for the omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent being I imagine cradles the universe in his hands. Yes, I am smart and believe in God. It is through my intellect that I believe that there is an intelligence higher than that of Man, not despite it, and I will not be ashamed.

Relying on science to disprove religion suggests that the two must somehow exist in opposition with one another just because scientific breakthroughs have disproved Biblical stories in the past. The Bible was written by many different authors and edited and translated over centuries, and as such cannot be accepted as an infallible text, free of metaphor. Disproving it isn’t necessarily evidence against the existence of a higher power. Just because the Earth wasn’t forged in a week doesn’t mean that a hand didn’t lovingly drop a — Chantal Berendsen is a senior quark in place to set off the Big Bang. double-majoring in German and At its heart, the Christian message, political science.

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Beware — Facebook takeover It’s hard to find a person whose life doesn’t involve music on a daily basis. The rise of smartphones, iPods and computers ensures that we hear the stuff almost all the time. Music pervades all cultures, and we regard creative and talented musical artists with awe.

of instruments, but I’m a sucker for its sound, and it makes for a good conversation piece. Despite having played in both the University’s orchestra and wind symphony and taken studio lessons all of my four years here, I’m not a music major. Sure, it can be a hassle sometimes, but it’s not as hard as you think to fit rehearsals into your schedule. Continuing to play doesn’t only help you retain the skill; it has a number of other benefits. You’ll experience new composers and pieces, each with its own interesting (or not-sointeresting) parts, as well as It’s likely that a number of revisit old favorites you may have you haven’t played an instrument played in high school, like Robert since elementary school music W. Smith’s musical interpretation class, but don’t let not majoring of Dante’s “Divine Comedy.” in music limit your musical endeavors. Data from the 2009 U.S. Census showed that about 8 percent of Americans play musical instruments on a regular basis, and there’s no reason you shouldn’t be one of them. I’m often surprised by the number of people who played an instrument at some point, whether they taught themselves There’s also the community. guitar or played trumpet in their Students who participated in school’s band, and later gave up musical groups at my high school on it. were very close-knit, and I made I have been playing bass a number of friends by playing clarinet — which is similar to the an instrument. There was no fear regular clarinet, but larger, an of being labeled a “band geek” octave lower and much manlier either, as football players and than a soprano clarinet — since scholars alike were involved in fourth grade. Sure, it’s not the the music program. most well-known or appreciated The atmosphere is similar in

university ensembles, in which students across all majors, who have all sorts of different hobbies, play. Everyone’s friendly and there’s no fear of judgment, even from the conductors — as long as you have your part down. But playing in ensembles on campus isn’t the only way to keep music a part of your life. You can find the more “classical” instruments (like clarinets, saxophones and violins) as well as guitars and drum kits that you can rent or buy at a number of music stores. eBay is also a wonderful place for getting a cheap, used instrument. The Internet also provides a number of musical resources. YouTube has tutorials for both new players and hardened veterans, and sites such as Reddit provide places to reach out to other players across the globe. All I’m saying is that it’s never too late to start playing, and if you’ve already started, it’s not that hard to keep doing it. Binghamton’s orchestra and wind symphony are always looking for new players, and the commencement band is a nice way to make a quick buck and keep your chops in check. Whether you want to take part in a large ensemble, groove alone on the piano or start up a rock band, just try to keep music in your life. — Zach Stanco is a senior double-majoring in philosophy and English.

Do any of you remember Facebook’s original layout? The fact that there was no “like” button, no option to chat online or that instead of Timeline, walls were actually a separate entity from the rest of our profiles? Sadly, it took me more than

a few minutes to visualize what the old Facebook looked like, but I think that it is all just part of Mr. Zuckerberg’s plan. This is not your typical conspiracy theory. It is by no means on the same spectrum of deceit as John Lennon being alive, as the Kennedys actually murdering Marilyn Monroe or as the idea that the AIDS virus was in fact created and put into our world to destroy a certain group of people. Nonetheless, I stand behind my theory that Mark Zuckerberg is attempting to take over the world through Facebook. Well, that might be a little bit of an exaggeration, but I do think that Facebook has taken a foothold in our society that is way too strong for any social media outlet. And the proof is in the numbers. In 2008, there were

100 million users, and, as of January 2013, that number is an incredible one billion. More recently, though, this theory of mine has only been exacerbated by Zuckerberg’s new political organization and his newly launched Facebook application for smartphones. AT&T, the widely used cell phone network, has teamed up with Facebook to create Facebook Home. On April 12, AT&T launched HTC (High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan) First with Facebook Home, a phone designed with Facebook at its base.

just seems out of place and unnecessary. Further, Mr. Zuckerberg is in the process of creating his own political advocacy group with Joe Green, a friend and fellow Harvard alum. As published in an article from the Wall Street Journal from March 2013, “Mr. Zuckerberg has told confidantes that the new group will initially be focused on comprehensive immigration reform. The group also plans to focus on issues including education reform and funding for scientific research.” Mr. Zuckerberg hopes that his political group will pave the way toward making it easier for immigrants to come into the United States. On the group’s homepage, Fwd.us, the slogan reads, “Join the tech community in passing immigration reform.” And then, “Connect with Facebook.” Immigration is a political issue and Facebook is a social media platform. The two are not According to AT&T’s website, related, so they should not be this phone is “the mobile marketed as one. experience that puts your friends Facebook is on its way to at the heart of your phone. From becoming involved in almost the moment you turn it on, you every aspect of our daily lives, see a steady stream of friends’ and, frankly, it’s scary. posts and photos.” Thus, I warn you all to watch Although AT&T doesn’t your back, because one day, Mark believe the HTC First with Zuckerberg will take over the Facebook Home will be a “mass world. market machine,” Facebook’s attempt to even involve itself in — Julianne Cuba is a junior areas other than social media majoring in Chinese.

Letter to the editor When it comes to the proper way to use Facebook, one phrase covers it all: more is more. The more friends you have made through your mutual drive to relentlessly remember the ’90s no matter the consequences, the better.

Unfortunately, though, we haven’t all been pulling our weight. Because everyone has had Facebook for a number of years now, we’ve grown overly comfortable with our relationship and have begun letting things slide. I’ve taken it upon myself to offer a few helpful suggestions in hopes of once again making Facebook an escapist playground for the overly critical. When it comes to photos, resist going through them with friends and picking out the “good” ones to upload because odds are you’ll meet a chorus of self-deprecation in the form of “Ugh, I look terrible” anyways. Social protocol dictates that all females vocalize flaws and

deeply rooted insecurities to ensure they appear modest. This modesty is what leads some friends to untag themselves; they’re fearful of breeding selfdoubt in others. Make sure to reassure them that it’s okay to stand out by making one of these photos your profile picture with an empowering caption such as, “Only Amy could make a retainer and stained shirt look this good!” A picture is worth a thousand words, and these words are never in higher demand than on the day after a night filled with hard drinking and gaps in memory. This is why it’s a good idea to help publicly jog your friend’s memory by redecorating her wall with a series of photos documenting the migration of her dress throughout the night. You can trust that you have successfully turned your friend’s blackout night into one that is impossible for her, and 400 of her closest friends, to ever forget. But what if I don’t have anything to take pictures of, you ask? It is important to keep in mind that you don’t have to attend an event to take photos. You can always turn taking photos into an event. It’ll give people a lot to talk

about, sparking such discussions as “Oh My God, did you see Kate’s photos?” “Yeah I did, they’re insane! You mean the ones in her chair, right? Did you see those crazy shots of her on the couch? Ugh, she even looks good when she’s just hanging out at her house taking picture after unsuspected picture of herself.” This last note on pictures should go without saying, but every photo should have a filter. Anything less is an embarrassment. Do you really want to be the person who uploads mediocrity? Your unedited photos run the risk of exposing your onedimensional personality, devoid of creativity or deep emotional conflict. And you already have your breakup poetry for that. Statuses, though, are a different story. You won’t need a filter for these streams of consciousness. Feel free to let your creativity overflow.

Unfortunately, though, it has recently become the trend for people to be overly withholding and stingy with their statuses, too tightfisted to type. They are “afraid of how they’ll come across” or some other nonsense people who lack the ability to copy and paste a meme say out of defensiveness. It is important to remember, however, that people will no longer want to be your friend without an all-access pass to your every thought. As Nicole Fernandez, a senior in the Decker School of Nursing, puts it, “The best part of Facebook is definitely being able to watch a football game just by reading your newsfeed.” Some people may argue that these constant updates are better suited for Twitter, but they just don’t understand how let down and abandoned your friends would feel without your real-time updates on the status of your newest parking violation. And so, when it comes to Facebook, just remember subtlety is not your friend. No, your real friends are the hundreds of mindless drones who feed off of your every move. Don’t let them go hungry. — Jillian Kermani is a senior in the Decker school of nursing.

To the editor: Professor Weaver’s recent letter, written in response to Jess Coleman’s article, epitomizes a major problem with the abortion debate: It is discussed and decided mostly by men. Everyone is entitled to share their opinions, but shouldn’t the people making the decisions be those most invested in and affected by the outcome? By stating, whether he meant it seriously or not, that no one under the age of 25 should be allowed to write about abortion, Weaver marginalizes those most affected by abortion law — young women. According to the CDC, in 2008, women aged 15-29 accounted for 73.3 percent of all abortions. Weaver makes it clear in his first sentence that he has no respect for the opinions of undergraduates, but it is precisely women in their teens and 20s who should have the most to add to the discussion. Weaver continues to show his misunderstanding of the issue when he relates pro-choice arguments to people who choose to forego vaccination. He claims, rightfully so, that those who are not vaccinated are dangers

not only to themselves, but also to society, because of the possible spread of diseases that were previously eradicated. However, this argument is not at all analogous to the abortion debate. If a woman decides to get an abortion, the people around her are not medically affected. Her decision has no bearing on the health of others. Weaver also comments that Coleman’s article “emphasizes bodily autonomy issues, particularly in regards to women’s bodies.” Who else’s bodies are relevant in this discussion? Certainly not men’s. Again, it is women who are affected by abortion, it is women who have to undergo the procedure and deal with the consequences, and it is women who should be at the forefront of this discussion. For many of us, the fight is not over fetal life, but rather our right to choose what to do with our own bodies and lives. I would argue, then, that it is a very important topic, and it should not be dismissed as Weaver so inconsistently does at the close of his letter. Sammie Ruthenberg Class of 2013

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Junior attack Matt Springer earned his 100th career point but only converted on two of 13 shot attempts in Binghamton’s loss to Hartford.

the focus of Binghamton’s offense. However, both players found it difficult to find the back of net. On a day that could have been Springer scored two goals on 13 celebratory, with junior attack shots, while Antinozzi was held Matt Springer earning his 100th scoreless for only the second time career point, Binghamton men’s this season. Antinozzi did notch lacrosse folded under pressure one assist on the day. and suffered a disappointing 11-3 loss to America East rivals Hartford on Saturday. On Monday, Binghamton dropped its second straight game, a tight 12-11 nonconference match to Canisius. Over the weekend, the Bearcats (5-7, 1-2 America East) got on the scoreboard first against the Hawks (6-5, 2-1 AE) with an unassisted goal by sophomore — Scott Nelson attack Tucker Nelson, but after BU head coach relinquishing a goal that broke a 2-2 tie, Binghamton never saw the lead again. “They’re usually great “It’s very disappointing,” shooters,” Scott Nelson said of Binghamton head coach Scott Springer and Antinozzi. “Springer Nelson said. “I think we had a lot didn’t shoot the ball very well of chances early in the game to today and he had a lot of great get some nice goals and we didn’t looks at it. And Antinozzi, he took finish them. And then all we did some bad shots, but he had some was play defense for the whole good looks — he just didn’t put second half.” them in.” As usual, Springer and junior After trailing 5-2 at halftime, midfielder Michael Antinozzi were the Bearcats had a complete

defensive lapse at the start of the fourth quarter and gave up five goals in the first four minutes, allowing the Hawks’ lead to balloon to 10-2. “I think we just played so much defense that [we] started to come apart,” Scott Nelson said. “Kids just kind of panicked – it shouldn’t be happening in our 11th game.” The game saw another big loss for the Bearcats when junior midfield Alex Doerflein went down in the beginning of the second quarter with a knee injury, which initial reports called an ACL tear. Doerflein had been taking the majority of Binghamton’s faceoffs. In terms of replacements on faceoff, Scott Nelson said he plans to use a committee. Freshman midfielders Mitchell Labianca and Joey Dalfo and freshman defender George Diegnan could all be called upon to take faceoffs in the final games of the season. The trio is a combined 6-35 on faceoffs for the year. While Labianca’s faceoff record currently stands at 2-17, Scott Nelson said he has great potential. Hartford was whistled for four penalties during the game,

which should have played right into a Binghamton game plan that anticipated a Hartford team known for taking a lot of penalties. But the Bearcats only converted on one of the four man-up opportunities. “We did hit the crossbar a couple of times,” Scott Nelson said. “The goalie had some incredible saves so it wasn’t like the opportunities weren’t there. We executed a lot of it pretty well, we just didn’t finish.” The lone man-up goal was scored by Springer, his 25th of the year. It was his 100th career point. On Monday night, the Bearcats fell down early at Canisius but rallied from down 12-6 to pull within one with 1:31 remaining. The comeback fell short, however, as the Golden Griffins buckled down in the final 90 seconds. Springer tallied a game-high six goals. The Bearcats will look to get back in the win column when they play conference-rivals Vermont on Saturday. Face-off is scheduled for noon at the Bearcats Sports Complex.

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BEARCAT BRIEFS Men's tennis stays hot with wins over UMBC and Buffalo By Alisha Ogbewele | Contributing Writer After topping UMBC and Buffalo over the weekend, the Binghamton men’s tennis team has won five straight matches. The Bearcats (139) defeated conference foe UMBC (7-8) 6-1 on Saturday morning, earning the doubles point after sweeping their opponents 3-0. Binghamton freshman Sid Hazarika improved to 19-2 on the season after his singles match victory over Retrievers freshman Justin Carter, 6-4, 6-4, while classmate Alexander Maisin came from behind to win his singles match, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. The Bearcats returned home Sunday afternoon

to edge past Buffalo (9-7) 4-3. Binghamton swept the doubles matches 3-0 and split the six singles matches. Sophomore Robin Lesage secured the team win with his three-set match victory over Bulls freshman Pablo Alvarez, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Hazarika fell to 19-3 on the season, after a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 battle with Bulls senior Vusa Hove. Bearcats junior Ruben Haggai won his 11th straight match, 6-1, 6-4. Binghamton is set to wrap up the regular season with a pair of home matches this week. The Bearcats are scheduled to face Niagara on Wednesday at 2 p.m. before taking on Boston University Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex.

Women's tennis closes out regular season with pair of losses By Erik Bacharach | Assistant Sports Editor In losses to UMBC and Temple this weekend, the Binghamton women’s tennis team failed to earn a point before its opponent clinched the match victory. The Bearcats (4-16) lost the doubles point and four consecutive singles matches against host UMBC en route to a 5-2 loss on Saturday at the UMBC Tennis Complex. The Retrievers (3-14) claimed all three doubles matches to win the point before nabbing the first four singles decisions. With the loss, BU finishes its conference season with a 1-3 record. Sophomore Katherine Medianik earned a tight victory from No. 1 singles, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), and

freshman Sara Kohtz delivered again with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win from No. 3 singles. In their regular season finale Sunday afternoon, the Bearcats struggled again in their 6-1 loss to Temple at TU Pavilion. The Owls (9-13) swept the three doubles matches and took five of six singles matches. Kohtz was the only Bearcat to earn a point after rallying in the third set to secure a 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 victory from No. 3 singles. The freshman has won five of her last six matches to finish the regular season 13-12 overall. With the regular season in the rear-view mirror, the Bearcats will now turn their focus on the upcoming America East Championship. BU is set to head to Baltimore, Md., for the three-day event, scheduled to begin on April 26 at the UMBC Tennis Complex.

Track and field teams each finish third at Army 5-Way Meet By Ashley Purdy | Pipe Dream Sports On Saturday afternoon, Binghamton’s track and field teams competed at the Army 5-Way Outdoor Meet, with the men’s and women’s squads both finishing third in the final team standings. The teams posted a combined total of seven first-place performances. Senior Ashley AuPont captured first in both the women’s high jump and 100 hurdle events. She ran a time of 14.86 in the 100 hurdles and recorded a height of 5-5 ¼ in the high jump. Freshman Tori Schaffer placed second in the high jump, also with a height of 5-5 ¼. Other winners included junior Alexx Baum, who secured the women’s triple jump with a distance of 38-8 ½. The 4 x 400 relay team,

consisting of senior Jessica Hennig, juniors Jessica Goldberg and Erika Kisel and sophomore Ivory Taussig, also ranked first. The quartet finished with a time of 3:52.44. The men’s team’s victories featured senior Mike Jennings, who captured the 800 with a time of 1:53.97, senior Greg Feathers, who won the discus 149-0 and freshman Joe Miceli, who earned first in the pole vault with a 15-3 mark. Overall, the women’s team earned 130 points, placing behind Columbia and Army. Columbia captured first with 158 and Army took second with 137. The men finished with 86 points, trailing Army (286.50) and Middlebury (120.50). Binghamton is set to host the New York Upstate Challenge this weekend. The competition is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. on Saturday at BU’s Track and Field Stadium.

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Unexpected hot start gives Mets fans glimmer of hope Is this a dream? Should I Buck. Regarded as a throw-in pinch myself? in the R.A. Dickey trade, which brought blue-chip catching prospect Travis D’Arnaud and pitcher Noah Synndergard to the Metropolitans, the veteran Buck has proved to be a solid pickup. Through the first 11 games, he has hit six home runs and drove in 19 RBI, which are among The Mets are actually driving the highest totals in the league. pitches out of the park at a If Buck continues to produce consistent rate. It brings tears at even two-thirds of the rate, of joy to this fan’s eye after D’Arnaud will remain in Las witnessing severe power outages Vegas with the Triple-A affiliate. over the last handful of seasons. Picking up where Ike Davis left off last season, the Mets have seen a dramatic increase in their home run rate so far this season. Not only has power hitting increased, power pitching has been evident, primarily contained in the right arm of young Matt Harvey. Harvey’s first three starts have been fantastic, as he has surrendered just two earned runs in 22 innings of work. The most impressive statistics are his WHIP and strikeouts per nine innings, which are 0.55 and 10.23, respectively. Those two numbers speak volumes about I am not the type to get hyped his control and his ability to up over a great stretch to open fool hitters with his 95-plus mile the season because, as most Mets per hour fastball and his nasty fans know, things can change in breaking pitches. an instant. The Mets have had While Harvey was expected good first-halves the past few to be a solid major league seasons only to see the team starter, the biggest surprise of combust after the All-Star break. the young season has to be John As of right now, however, things

are looking up. The starting pitchers other than Harvey and Jon Niese are tossups, and the closer situation is dicey. My trust in Frank Francisco (when he eventually returns) and Bobby Parnell is minimal, but as long as the offense can keep putting up a ton of runs, the closer role will be unnecessary. I have been impressed with the offense. Buck and Lucas Duda have been supplying the power, while David Wright, Daniel Murphy, Marlon Byrd (another clutch veteran acquisition) and Ruben Tejada have been hitting at a consistent rate. The Mets are tied for the most runs scored in the National League and lead the Senior Circuit in RBI. They are second in OPS and third in batting average. Hopefulness is the attitude of most Mets fans, myself included, and the great young talent and surprising veterans have sparked some of those feelings. But only 11 games have passed, and the competition of those games has not been of the highest caliber. Facing the Nationals and the Braves will be the first true test for the Amazin’s. Looking to the future will either make you misleadingly happy or unreasonably disappointed. For now, the Mets faithful should take it one game at a time.

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members Shawn Needham (men’s lacrosse, junior defense) and Tyler Deuel (wrestling, redshirt freshman heavyweight). Price participated in the event last year as well, exceeding the $1,000 mark both years. Other student-athletes from the men’s lacrosse, wrestling, softball, swimming and diving, and men’s and women’s soccer teams supported the event by either shaving their heads or donating their hair for Locks of Love. Binghamton athletic director Patrick Elliott and Dennis Kalina, the senior associate athletic director for external affairs, also shaved their heads. Kalina, a childhood cancer survivor, was one of the top individual fundraisers. Other top fundraisers included Sean Wasser, who raised $3,323 and was the top individual, and team “LifeSHAVERS,” which raised $4,645. St. Baldrick’s funds more childhood cancer research than any organization besides the U.S. government and has raised over $100 million since 2005.

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In frigid temperatures, Caitlyn Friis gets hot, posts 6 RBI in weekend sweep of Maine Ari Kramer Assistant Sports Editor

Since the outset of America East play, the Binghamton softball team has had its sights set on one main goal: to host the conference tournament in May. And with this weekend’s sweep of Maine, the Bearcats (18-11, 8-1 America East) are one step closer to doing so. The regular season conference champion hosts the four-team, double-elimination tournament, and Albany lost its perfect mark on Saturday by splitting a doubleheader with Stony Brook. The Great Danes (21-10, 8-1 AE) and Bearcats, who won’t face off until the final regular season series, are now locked in a firstplace tie. “We’re really pumped that [Albany lost] because now we have a shot to bring the America East [tournament] here,” Binghamton junior pitcher Demi Laney said. Laney earned AE Pitcher of the Week honors after allowing just two earned runs while fanning 15 in nine innings against Maine (6-32, 2-7 AE). A week after dominating

UMBC 22-3 over three games, Binghamton never trailed Maine and outscored the Black Bears 24-2 to extend its winning streak to seven games, the program’s second-longest winning stretch since joining Division I in 2002. A doubleheader sweep of St. Bonaventure on Wednesday would break Binghamton’s record of eight-straight wins. As the Maine series approached, Binghamton head coach Michelle Burrell said she wanted to attack early to pressure the Black Bears’ pitching and defense. And that’s just what the Bearcats did in each of the three games. In the first inning of the series opener, junior second baseman Jessica Bump led off with a single and scored on a two-out, tworun home run by freshman first baseman Lisa Cadogan. Bump drove in two runs the following inning, and freshman catcher Taylor Chaffee belted a grand slam as the Bearcats tacked on eight second-inning runs. Bump would account for the Bearcats’ final run with a third-inning solo shot, and Binghamton prevailed 11-2 in five innings.

Binghamton coasted to a 5-0 win in the second half of Saturday’s doubleheader with BU senior pitcher Rhoda Marsteller tossing a gem. Bump singled in a run in the second, and sophomore shortstop Caytlin Friis belted a three-run shot in the fifth to create separation. Marsteller threw seven innings of five-hit ball for the shutout. In Sunday’s series finale, the Bearcats played aggressively on the base paths and used another three-run Friis homer to tack on seven second-inning runs. After falling behind in the count with one out and runners on second and third, Friis found a pitch she could drive and put Binghamton on the board with the first three runs of the game. “It was a clutch hit,” Burrell said. “She’s doing a really good job. She’ll get two strikes on her, and she stays in there and keeps a good approach at the plate.” But Burrell was not satisfied with her team’s complacent approach after building an early lead. The Bearcats would ultimately win 8-0 in six innings. “We let up a little bit once we got a lead,” she said, “and we want to make sure that we

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Sophomore shortstop Caytlin Friis belted a pair of three-run shots against Maine to lead the Bearcats to a three-game sweep of the Black Bears this weekend.

don’t do that and that we’re still working to put pressure on every inning and have quality at-bats every at-bat.” Over the weekend, the Binghamton offense showcased its balance of power and speed, belting five homers and swiping 11 bases on 11 attempts. “I think we’ve got speed that we can do a combination of things, and I think that variety in our lineup is definitely helping and allows us to be aggressive,” Burrell said. Chaffee, who repeated as AE

Rookie of the Week, hit a teamhigh .714 on the weekend while Bump batted .625 to improve her season average to .341. Friis led the Bearcats with two home runs and six RBI. Binghamton is set to face St. Bonaventure in a non-conference

doubleheader this Wednesday before visiting Hartford for a three-game conference set over the weekend. First pitch against the Bonnies (5-31, 2-12 A-10) is set for 3 p.m. at McGrawJennings Field.

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Bearcats take two of three from Albany, stand in fourth place Ashley Purdy Pipe Dream Sports After playing 80 consecutive road games, the Binghamton baseball team opened the newly reconstructed Bearcats Sports Complex by taking two out of three games from Albany this weekend. The Bearcats (16-12, 7-7 America East) split Saturday’s doubleheader with the Great Danes (13-15-1, 8-7 A E), dropping the opener 5-3 in extra innings before taking the nightcap 4-3. They capped off the series on Sunday with a 4-1 win, with the final runs coming at the bottom of the third. The series’ highlight for the Bearcats came on Sunday, in the form of a Jay Lynch complete game. The senior pitcher struck out eight and allowed only one run and two hits in nine innings to pick up his third win. He threw 80 strikes and took a no-hitter into the sixth. In the process, Lynch lowered his season ERA to 2.44 and his conference ERA to 1.20. He was named America East Pitcher of the Week for the performance. “[Lynch] gave us exactly what we needed,” Binghamton head coach Tim Sinicki said. “We’ve been struggling a little bit to score

some runs lately … and he really settled in and pitched as well as really anyone has in an outing this spring so far. … He was real key for us obviously [on Sunday], keeping Albany in check and giving us the chance to scratch out a few runs.” The Bearcats outhit Albany 7-2 in the finale as sophomore left fielder Jake Thomas reached base in three of his four plate appearances to improve his season on-base percentage to .542. As of Monday afternoon, Thomas’ on-base clip led the nation. The game opened with Lynch walking Albany senior outfielder Nolan Gaige on four pitches and hitting No. 2 hitter Greg Muller. The Great Danes played small ball from there, using a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners and a sacrifice fly to score their only run of the game. From there, Lynch buckled down to strike out the side in the second and coast to the victory. After plating a run in each of the first two innings, Binghamton rallied with two outs for two third-inning runs. Freshman third baseman Reed Gamache and sophomore outfielder Zach Blanden each tallied an RBI. The series kicked off on Saturday with Albany using three

walks and a hit batter to snap a 3-3 ninth-inning tie and win in extra innings. The Great Danes scored the go-ahead run when Binghamton freshman Jake Cryts walked Gaige with one out and the bases loaded, and a sacrifice fly added an insurance run. Senior pitcher Jake Lambert went seven innings, scattering seven hits without an earned run. He struck out four and didn’t walk a batter in the no-decision. Sophomore reliever Mike Kaufman shouldered the loss. The Bearcats struck first in the nightcap with two runs in the second inning, but Albany used two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead. Binghamton responded immediately, though, as Nevares delivered a fifth-inning RBI double to tie the game, and Ruby hit a sacrifice fly to plate the winning run. Junior pitcher Jack Rogalla earned his third win, tossing seven innings and allowing no earned runs and only four hits. The BU pitching staff now owns a 3.71 ERA, best in the America East. Sinicki said he thought the team performed fairly well with the

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Sophomore outfielder Jake Thomas reached base in nine-of-12 plate appearances to lead BU in its series win over Albany. Thomas now owns the highest on-base percentage in the nation at .542.

excitement that surrounded the series. “The conference as a whole is very competitive, and I think there’s very little that’s separating any of the teams right now,” he said. “I just think that you’ve got to play good baseball in order to win games, or, because everyone is so

similar, you can find yourself on the wrong side of the game.” As the second half of conference play approaches, Binghamton stands in third, just a half-game behind Albany and Hartford, who are tied for second at 8-7. Maine leads the conference with an 11-3 record after sweeping its weekend

three-game series against sixthplace UMBC. Binghamton is scheduled to return to action this afternoon against Marist. First pitch for the non-conference match is set for 3 p.m. at McCann Baseball Field.