Prepare for Parade Day Release dishes out essential tips for Saturday, and a cutout BINGO game to bring along, see page 9
Editorial
Sick of Sodexo?
This Eating Disorder Awareness Week, it's time to focus on mental health, see page 13
Students voice their grievances with campus food. See Sodexo’s responses, see page 2
PIPE DREAM Friday, February 28, 2014 | Binghamton University | www.bupipedream.com | Vol. LXXXV, Issue 10
Palestine advocates go door-to-door
Love your body
Campus observes National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Students for Justice in Palestine distribute 'evictions' Rachel Bluth News Editor
This week marked a new observance for Binghamton University. Israeli Apartheid Week, a national campaign to “raise awareness about Israel’s apartheid policies toward the Palestinians,” was commemorated by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Based on student reactions, the most controversial tactic of the weeklong observance was the posting of fake “eviction notices” on students’ doors in several residential communities. The “evictions” notified students that “If you do not vacate the premises … we reserve the right to demolish your premises without delay.” The notices then go on to explain that “Since 1967, Israeli occupying forces have destroyed nearly 27,000 homes and other structures crucial for Palestinian livelihood, resulting in the internal displacement of more than 60,000 indigenous Palestinians.” Tyler Albertario, the president of SJP, estimated that the group distributed
between 150 and 200 eviction letters between Mountainview College, College-in-theWoods, Newing College, Dickinson Community, Hillside Community and Susquehanna Community. He said the purpose of the notices was to expose BU students to the realities of everyday life for Palestinians in the West Bank, who he said receive real eviction notices every day from land developers supported by the Israeli government. “Palestinian families receive eviction notices like that on a daily basis, and by distributing similar eviction notices, even if they’re fake … it raises awareness among students,” he said. “Yes, it raises some eyebrows too, but it’s necessary to break this spell that this campus has been under for decades of not really questioning the line of undying and unquestioning support for the apartheid state of Israel.” According to Albertario, the group aimed to get at least two buildings per residential community, based on which dorms they could
See SJP Page 4
30 Million will suffer from an eating disorder in their lifetime
Women
50% Use unhealthy behaviors to control their weight
Men
70% 37%
of men who binge eat experience depression
The number of 18-30-year-olds who don't like their bodies
G.I. Joe versus the Average Man
Unfair to Compare 5'11
5'4
120 LBS
165 LBS
Average Woman
Average Model
Chest 44 in vs 39 in
Bicep: 16 in vs 13 in Waist 29 in vs 40 in
43% of men are dissatisfied with their bodies
UCC advises students on how to get help Madeline Gottlieb and Alex Mackof Pipe Dream News
Eating disorders can be
silent problems that even meant to bring these problems those suffering do not to light. acknowledge. National Eating More than 30 million Disorder Awareness Week, which took place this week, is See NEDAW Page 6
Digman elevator set on fire
19-year-old male student starts blaze Wednesday Staff Reports
A 19-year-old male set fire to a Digman Hall elevator at 2:26 a.m. Wednesday. The fire, which was contained to the first floor elevator, caused no injuries, but students were forced to evacuate the building until nearly 5 a.m., when police and fire officials could be sure that the building was clear of smoke and that there were no mechanical hazards in the elevator. According to Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police, the fire started when “some kind of combustible material” was ignited. The suspect was arrested on
See FIRE Page 7
Dartmouth curator talks Dak'Art BU receives
$800K in grants
Nzewi displays pieces from throughout African history
Suvik Chatterjee and Emilie Leroy Pipe Dream News
On Wednesday evening, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, the curator of African Art at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College spoke about Dak’Art, a biennial festival of contemporary African art that showcases traditional and modern facets of African artistry, conveyed through a variety of media, such as oil canvas and masks. Dak’Art is named after Dakar, Senegal, where the festival is held. According to Nzewi, it has served as an important platform for contemporary visual culture in Africa. As Nzewi showed pieces from different decades, there was a noticeable change from the pre- to post-colonial pieces. The art from the 1980s and 1990s contained messages about the political, economic and social failures that many African countries were facing at the time. “Art was no longer ideological,” Nzewi said. “Art was about dealing with issues.” Nzewi showed many forms of art, including paintings and masks.
Money to go to Center of Excellence and Science V
One piece, by a Cameroonian artist, bridged real photography with drawing, where two faces were side by side, looking at each other, one real and one not. After gaining independence, African artists wanted to reclaim their heritage, so post-colonial pieces have more traditional aesthetic. Dak’Art highlights where
Nicolas Vega
Assistant News Editor
I learned a lot not only about African art but Africa's history as well. I had no idea that African colonization lasted so long —Pat Tierney BU Junior Tycho McManus/Staff Photographer
Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, the curator of African Art at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College speaks about Dak’Art, a biennial festival of contemporary African art that showcases traditional and modern facets of African artistry. The lecture was part of the Harpur College Dean’s Speaker Series in Visual Culture.
See ART Page 7
Binghamton University received $800,000 worth of economic development grants from the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG). The grant presentation was held Wednesday in the lobby of the Engineering and Science Building at the Innovative Technologies Complex (ITC). BU President Harvey Stenger was on hand to receive the checks from NYSEG President and CEO Mark Lynch. The grant will go toward offsetting the costs of construction on the Center of Excellence Building and Science V, according to Lynch. “We are lucky to have an opportunity to show how well we design and build buildings, to the point where we are actually awarded money for it,” Stenger said. According to Stenger, BU was not eligible for the grant
program until 2011 because it was meant primarily for the business industry. However, the University, with help from NYSEG and New York state assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, petitioned the New York State Public Service Commission to modify the requirements of the economic development programs. Stenger said that though BU is receiving a large sum of money from NYSEG, the grant helps both the University and the company. “When you’re expanding the energy base of a facility,” he said, “you have to run in new power lines, you have to put in new pipelines, you have to install new furnaces. And so that expansion is very expensive. What they’re trying to do is help you with the cost of that expansion because they know that you’re one of their important customers.” Lynch agreed with Stenger
See GRANT Page 6