Spring 2015 Issue 8

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Friday, February 20, 2015 | Binghamton University | www.bupipedream.com | Vol. LXXXVII, Issue 8

Spike Lee's school daze

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University announces $2.5M turf complex

Opening in Fall 2015, field to help grow intramural sports, reduce costs

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Franz Lino/Photo Editor Spike Lee speaks in the Events Center about his life and career for Black History Month.

Nikki Giovanni cancels appearance as keynote speaker Jacob Shamsian

appearance as Binghamton’s Black History Month keynote speaker. The poet was scheduled to speak in the Mandela Room For Black History Month, Spike Lee next week. The Black Student Union is spoke to a crowd of over 700 on Thursday trying to arrange another speaker to come night in the Events Center about the movies instead. However, the speaker will probably he’s directed, his experience making them not come in the month of February, said and his own college experience.

Ridwan Olatilewa, BSU’s vice president. BSU Nikki Giovanni also canceled her may also choose to save the money it raised Release Editor

and book another high-profile speaker next year, Olatilewa said.

For Lee’s talk, BSU put up a small stage at the end of the basketball court, facing the bleachers, where the audience sat. “Between 700 and 800 people got tickets,” Olatilewa said, and the venue provided ample

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Last week, the Facilities and Services department of Campus Recreation announced the construction of a new recreational turf complex.

Announced on Feb. 10, construction will begin in June, after the end of the spring intramural season. Located at the entrance to the University along Bartle Drive, the 130,000-square foot turf field will replace part of the grass East Gym field and will be open for the fall 2015 semester, according to Campus Recreation.

In the past, intramural sports have struggled to stay consistent, especially in the springtime when poor weather conditions cause rain damage to the fields and mud, ruining the grass. The turf will limit the playing inconsistencies, as it creates safer conditions since drainage will be easier

and mud will not pose a hazard.

According to Cindy Cowden, the senior associate director of Campus Recreation, the new facility will cost approximately $2.5 million. Funding for the turf field will come from the BU Foundation.

Maintenance costs for the University will decrease, as it is less costly to take care of a turf field than a grass field, according to a press release from the University. The new complex will have electrical lighting, which will allow for increased playing time and the expansion of the intramural sports program. With the change, Campus Recreation plans to increase the amount of teams within existing programs, and will explore the possibility of adding more sports as well.

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Before going Downtown, BU braces for near arctic temperatures a close look at cab rules Administration, Harpur's Ferry warn against frostbite risks Zachary Wingate

UPD, Broome County officials discuss regulations for taxi passengers Zuzu Boomer-Knapp Staff Writer

Nicole Vogt said she has avoided taxi cabs for the past year and a half. According to her, it was when she witnessed a physical altercation between an intoxicated student and a taxi cab driver that she got scared away.

“It was a dangerous situation,” said Vogt, a junior double-majoring in economics and geography. “I would have loved to know if I could have gotten that

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Binghamton University Police Department Lieutenant Steve Faulkner and the director of the Broome County Government Security Division James Dadamio discuss taxi cab safety in the Old University Union.

cab driver fired or removed from the greater Binghamton area.”

Vogt and others who wanted to explore the rights and regulations of taxi riders piled into the Mandela Room in the Old University Union on Wednesday night to listen to Binghamton University Police Department Lieutenant Steve Faulkner and the director of the Broome County Government Security Division James Dadamio.

At the event, Faulkner and Dadamio discussed taxi cab safety and answered students’ questions about specific experiences. With the help of Student Association President Alexander Liu, Faulkner made cards about important points from the event, including the fact that the drivers are required to return lost property and display their driver’s licenses, and handed them out to housing community directors, Off-Campus Community Council (OC3) and the SA to distribute to students.

Faulkner told students that the person who calls for the cab has the right to refuse the pickup of additional passengers and that, unless specified upon entering the cab, a taxi driver is required to bring any student that has paid his or her fare to his or her destination.

“Since the students are huge users of the taxi cab industry, education is key,” Dadamio said. “If I felt unsafe in a situation, I would remove myself from the

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Pictured: Ashley Barnhill, a senior majoring in biology, is dressed warmly for winter weather. In light of many wind chill warnings issued by the National Weather Service, the danger of hypothermia has increased.

Though the students and faculty at Binghamton University are no strangers to the snow and cold, recent subfreezing temperatures have raised concern for even the most hardened residents.

The National Weather Service issued a wind chill warning Feb. 14-16 and Feb. 19-20, informing those in the area of hypothermia risks if proper precautions were not taken. On Feb. 13 and 14, the administration sent out B-Alert emails to warn students about the dangerously cold temperatures and frostbite risk.

Katharine Ellis, senior director of communication and marketing and one of the few people authorized to send out B-Alerts, said sending these types of alerts

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Health Fair prescribes med. school advice Cornell, Albany reps among those tabling at ninth-annual event Pelle Waldron and Travis Clines Staff Writers

The Charles Drew Minority PreHealth Society hosted its ninth annual pre-professional health fair on Wednesday as part of their Charles Drew Memorial Week, drawing over 200 students to Old Union Hall.

The club planned to host one educational event every day this week in memory of African-American physician

Charles Drew. The fair itself was an opportunity for pre-health students to meet representatives from eight graduate health schools, including Cornell University, University at Albany and University of Buffalo, and learn more about the medical field.

Erin McArdle, a senior majoring in nursing and president of the Nursing Student Association, said the event was a good chance for students to explore programs that could further their education.

“Sometimes I feel like when we come to school we forget about the world outside,” McArdle said. “We’re in Binghamton for what we came for, but then there’s all these other places that you could go to further careers. I think it’s important to have people come and talk about other programs you might not know about.”

Representatives from colleges helped

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In front of NYS legislators, SUNY Chancellor pitches budget increases Along with university presidents, Nancy Zimpher outlines spending plans for 2015-2016 Joseph Hawthorne Assistant News Editor

Responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in the State University of New York system, SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher went before Albany politicians last week to help keep the schools running.

On Feb. 10, Zimpher testified about the 2015-16 annual budget from the New York state government in a joint hearing of the State Assembly and Senate Committees, including Ways and Means and Higher Education. Following her

State of the University address in January, Zimpher asked representatives to approve increased spending on infrastructure and to continue funding past commitments at the same levels, including legislation from NYSUNY 2020.

Zimpher said that the state government needed to support the costs of current SUNY community colleges, hospitals and employees, police officers in particular. According to her, the pension benefits for such officers were not competitive enough to retain them and were very costly to the entire system.

“Under the current arrangement we

simply cannot compete with the benefits offered by similar entities, and our students and campus communities would be better served by fewer turnovers at our University police departments,” Zimpher said. “Since 2008, 64 officers have left their SUNY posts for other departments, which has resulted in recruitment and training costs of $5.4 million.”

Zimpher also argued that since nearly half of all SUNY buildings were 40-to-50 years old, the state would need to drastically increase its spending on the system’s infrastructure from $200 million to $600 million a year for

construction and renovations. Zimpher said that since almost 40 percent of SUNY-owned assets were such properties, such an investment was practical.

Zimpher reminded politicians that in 2011, New York representatives passed NYSUNY 2020, legislation that included a pledge to graduate 150,000 students by 2020. According to Zimpher, the current number is 93,000.

“In New York, the unemployment rate is two times higher for those without a college degree and we simply cannot

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In New York, the unemployment rate is two times higher for those without a college degree — Nancy Zimpher SUNY Chancelor

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Med. school reps draw hundreds at ninth-annual Charles Drew fair FAIR continued from Page 1 to explain the application process, such as the nuances of applying to different sections of their respective schools and what tests were required, like the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The Decker School of Nursing and co-ed professional pre-health fraternity Delta Epsilon Mu tabled as well, and provided information on requirements to get into Decker and the benefits of joining the pre-health fraternity.

Joy Swanson, the director of nutritional sciences at Cornell, said it was also important for students to have hands-on experience and the ability for students to focus on personal areas of improvement.

“Part of the problem is being

able to identify what you don’t know,” Swanson said. “That’s going to help you answer the problem. Part of the learning process is showing the students it’s more than just in a lecture hall sucking it in, but it’s applying it.”

It was also a chance for students to interact with these schools without leaving campus, said Ruth Tesfaye, a junior majoring in biology and the education coordinator for Charles Drew.

“Many students have diverse interests and have the opportunity to learn about these programs rather than traveling to those schools,” Tesfaye said. “They can learn about the schools they’re interested in, they can learn about what they can do to improve, to be

prepared.”

Tiara Hills, a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience and a Charles Drew intern, said the fair was enlightening to those unsure about the specifics of applying to medical schools.

“Some of us don’t really know about the application process, what things we should be putting on our resume, what types of internships we should be looking at,” Hills said. “I hope they just feel comfortable, they become familiarized with the process of going into the medical field.”

Other events throughout the week include free HIV testing and a safety awareness event in conjunction with Harpur’s Ferry Student Volunteer Ambulance Service.

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Campus sees hypothermia, frostbite risks COLD continued from Page 1 is unusual.

“This was the first time we sent out a B-Alert due to extremely low temperatures, so it is not common,” Ellis said. “We felt it was necessary to warn our students that extremely low wind chill factors are dangerous.”

Ellis wrote in an email that she was not aware of any specific temperature threshold designated to cancel class, but the governor would have to declare a state of emergency for campus to shut down.

“Our physical facilities staff is maintaining roadways and sidewalks on an ongoing basis and we monitor our heat and power sources,” Ellis wrote. “Our priority is to make decisions in the best interest of our students.”

John Baust, a professor of biological sciences, has studied how organisms freeze and survive in subzero temperatures and has traveled to arctic regions including Alaska, Siberia and the Antarctic. He said Binghamton is experiencing abnormal arctic weather.

“This is true polar weather with subfreezing temperatures and strong winds,” Baust said. “In fact, the other day, it was one degree warmer in Fairbanks, Alaska than it was in Binghamton.”

According to Baust, prolonged chilling can be very problematic.

Humans can lose around 30 percent of heat out of their heads alone, and are subject to hypothermia, frostbite and chilblains, where capillaries under the skin rupture.

“There’s some disagreement, but when the body is chilled the immune system is suppressed and that leaves someone more subject to getting a bacterial or viral infection, particularly in the lungs,” Baust said.

Keith Chason, executive director of Harpur’s Ferry, said they have responded to a noticeable increase in coldweather emergencies. He said that students should be aware of the dangers of drinking alcohol in freezing weather, as people who drink may feel warm enough to shed layers, but in reality their bodies are more vulnerable.

“They lose heat more quickly,” Baust said. “Alcohol is a vasodilator, meaning it increases the diameter of the blood vessels, in particular the peripheries, so we lose heat much more quickly.”

Alex Kruger, a senior majoring in English, lives Downtown and works at Champz Sports Grille.

She said she sees many people underdressed.

“People are crazy going Downtown dressed the way they

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From left to right: Tiffany Brown, a freshman majoring in biology; Mmekom Udosen, a freshman double-majoring in neuroscience and Africana studies; and Kenya Babb, an undeclared freshman, speak to Antonia Duran and Melissa Mendoza, both sophomores majoring in nursing, during the pre-professional health fair.

do, there is a warning that you can literally get frostbite,” Kruger said.

“People walk by my job and run inside for just a minute to warm up.”

Baust said he has also seen people underdressed, and although people might not die from frostbite, it is still uncomfortable and straining on the body.

“I’ll walk across campus and see so many people underdressed because they simply don’t recognize it or they think ‘I’m okay I’m only going in between buildings,’” Baust said. “So I think the message is really take some extra precaution, wear a hat, wear some gloves, do something to block the wind.”

This is true polar weather with subfreezing temperatures — John Baust BU Professor

Cowden said that the new playing field will provide more opportunities for students to get involved in intramural sports.

“The turf complex will be focused on increasing the offerings for the more than 6,000 students who take part in intramural programming,” Cowden said. “Our intramural soccer, softball and flag football leagues continue to be popular year after year and will see the most benefit from this complex.”

Legan Bayombo, a sophomore majoring in biomedical engineering, said that he thinks the new turf field is a step in the right direction for the University.

“Binghamton University is a top research school, at times it can feel as if the school is one dimensional,” Bayombo

said. “By implementing things that encourage extracurricular activities, Binghamton shows that it is a dynamic school invested in more than just academia.”

Cowden said that it is important for students to be active, and that the new turf field provides opportunities for that.

“Our campus recreation programs are geared towards encouraging students to find ways to stay active and lead a healthy lifestyle,” Cowden said.

“With longer seasons and more time available to play, we can explore the options for growth of programs that continue to fill up year after year, or new sports that we have not previously had the field resources to support.”

Jesse Wong, a sophomore majoring in industrial systems engineering said that it will

be good to have space that is reserved for intramural sports.

“It gives more students the opportunity to experience Binghamton recreational life instead of only the sports teams having the opportunity on these fields,” Wong said.

According to Jay Francis, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering and an intramural sport supervisor for Campus Recreation, the new field will be a great asset for the University and student body.

“It’s very important for the University to do things like this because it shows that it cares about the well-being of the students,” Francis said.

“Students are not only offered the opportunity to do what they want, but they can use some of the best facilities in the area while doing it.”

Chancellor pushes SUNY budget SUNY continued from Page 1 allow anyone to be left behind,” Zimpher said.

Supported by testimony from Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger, New Paltz President Donald Christian and Monroe Community College President Anne Kress, Zimpher emphasized an increase in performance-based funding for schools. She proposed that the state government raise support for such programs, including the Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) and “Finish in Four” degree guarantees, from $18 million to $50 million.

“Perhaps the most important [proposal] is to provide funding to SUNY that can be used to reward performance of individual campuses. I am strongly in favor

of this proposal,” Stenger wrote in an email. “The performance goals that will be rewarded are things we are good at, such as high impact learning experiences, graduation rates, retention rates, and sponsored research.”

Zimpher also proposed an additional $10 million per year to attract and retain professors focused on research. According to her, a limited number of about 100 such professors reaped in over $500 million of outside funding annually for further research.

“Our success, both internally and for the state in terms of research, relies on this very small number of ‘rainmakers,’” Zimpher said.

That same day, representatives of the Student Assembly of SUNY testified that current budget

plans were insufficiently funded or were even cutting necessary aid to students, such as money for EOP and textbooks.

“Investment in SUNY is not a one-way revenue stream,” said Lori Mould, president of the Student Assembly, to the committee. “We generate $5 in spending for every $1 the state invests. SUNY is responsible for providing students with various services and supports that are directly responsible for ensuring our students access, completion and ultimately success throughout their education endeavor.”

The legislative committees were still debating these proposals as of Tuesday, but according to Stenger, the chances of them being approved were “very good.”

BU Freshman to run for city council position SA, UPD break down Conrad Taylor announces campaign for Downtown district seat

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Assistant News Editor Though over a thousand students live in Downtown Binghamton, Binghamton University freshman Conrad Taylor says they are underrepresented in the district’s local government. And that is why Taylor is running for city council.

Taylor, a freshman majoring in political science who lives in College-in-the-Woods, announced his campaign this week for the fourth district seat on Binghamton’s City Council, which encompasses the North Side and Downtown Binghamton.

Running as a Democrat, he would be replacing Democratic incumbent Lea Webb, who is vacating the seat after serving the maximum number of terms.

According to Taylor, council positions are part-time positions with a stipend of approximately $10,000. Since most members have other employment and responsibilities, he said that being a full-time student would not be an issue.

Originally from New York

City, Taylor said his main goal was to foster a better relationship between the students, the University and the Binghamton community.

“Students need to feel like they’re part of the community before they graduate,” Taylor said. “They need to get more involved in local politics; they should get involved in policy making and community service.

You meet some amazing people in this community.”

Having a student on the council would bring attention to students’ needs, according to BU political science professor Jonathan Krasno, but he thinks it could also benefit the district as a whole, despite what some might believe.

“The problem with someone opposing Conrad because he’s a student is just that, a problem,” said Krasno, who teaches a class that Taylor is in. “It’s shortsighted on everybody’s part to take that approach. We want to make the town friendlier to students, and students friendlier to the town. Everyone benefits.”

Taylor’s platform includes

making the government aware of student grievances, like the inconsistent plowing of Downtown streets and lack of accessibility to local politicians.

But he stressed that he was not only a representative of the students, but of long-term residents as well. He said he plans to bring a grocery store to the less-student-populated North Side and address the number of dilapidated houses in the neighborhood.

“We need to have students have a place in local government, so they feel represented,” Taylor said. “But I want to be a voice for all. I want to make it clear right now that I really want to fight for every member of my district.”

As of now, according to Krasno, he is the only candidate for the seat. And though some may be apprehensive about his age, Krasno said it was a benefit, as city council seats are held for four years. According to him, the district also leans 60/40 toward Democrats, giving Taylor a chance.

“We just want a friendlier environment for students who

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Conrad Taylor, a freshman majoring in political science, is running for city council to replace Democratic incumbent Lea Webb. As a BU student, he plans to improve the relationship between the students, the University and the Binghamton community.

live Downtown, and students who eat and drink Downtown,” Krasno said. “The idea here is students are important players in the local economy, and they should be treated as such.”

situation. Get out of the cab, call another taxi or call the police if you need help, but then follow up and report it.”

Students like Christina Loguidice, a junior doublemajoring in political science and economics, were surprised to learn that cab drivers can face fines up to $150 for overloading their car, which happens when there are not enough seat belts for every passenger. She said she has been in cabs that have been packed with 15 or more girls.

“I was really frustrated and wanted to get out at that point, but I was shoved into the back,” Loguidice said. “In retrospect, I think that I really put my life in danger and that felt like a violation of my rights.”

Dadamio and Faulkner both stressed that if a student felt his or her rights had been violated, the best course of action is to take a picture of the cab driver’s license plates, write down the name of the driver and report the incident on the Broome County website.

Liu, a senior majoring in

philosophy, politics and law, said that he believed the event was a great idea because it set a precedent for more of these types of educational events in the future.

“The students had a lot of questions, the business cards were a hit and now that this event has worked, the next step is that this happens more often,” Liu said.

“We want to make sure that when students come to Binghamton, they know from the beginning that they have rights in taxi cabs and if things are happening there are mechanisms in place to help them.”

Sara Downie, president of the College-in-the-Woods College Council and a junior doublemajoring in math and geography who helped organize the event, said that it was put on to avoid further problems with taxi drivers.

“Everyone needs to use a cab every once in a while but they don’t think about asking for their rights,” Downie said. “I think it’s important that people know so that they don’t do whatever the cab driver says because they don’t have any other form of transportation.”

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NY court says sex with undisclosed HIV is misdemeanor New York’s highest court says a Syracuse man who had unprotected sex after lying about being HIV-positive should face a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment and not a more serious felony. The Court of Appeals says Terrance Williams didn’t expose his partner “out of any malevolent desire” to give him the virus that causes AIDS, though his partner got sick. The court majority, calling Williams’ 2010 conduct “reckless, selfish and reprehensible,” says it didn’t show “depraved indifference” necessary to support the felony.

The four judges declined to decide whether HIV infection no longer “creates a grave and unjustifiable risk of death” because of advances in medical treatment. In a dissent, Judge Eugene Pigott Jr. says he’d reinstate the felony charge, that Williams’ lies showed “utter indifference” for the victim’s fate.

Religious law at issue in rabbi’s divorce kidnap team trial A New York rabbi testified Thursday that Jewish law allows for nonviolent force to be used against husbands who don’t want to give divorces as prosecutors began presenting their case against an Orthodox rabbi accused of using a kidnap team to force the hand of reticent husbands. Prosecutors say New Jersey Rabbi Mendel Epstein’s team used handcuffs and electric cattle prods to torture men into granting divorces. But defense attorney Robert Stahl says the rabbi wasn’t involved in any crimes and is a “champion of women’s rights.” Epstein’s son and two other rabbis are co-defendants in the trial. Jay Goldstein, one of the defendants, says people must abide by the Jewish principle that the law of the land is the law. The jury is expected to hear from an undercover FBI agent and some recordings made by agents on Thursday afternoon.

Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver indicted on 3 charges Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted Thursday on three charges after his arrest in a federal bribery case. The indictment was returned to the United States District Court in Manhattan, where he appeared briefly last month when he was freed on bail just a day after sharing the stage with Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his State of the State address. The indictment doesn’t add to the charges against Silver when he was arrested, but it’s a critical step that provides a legal roadmap for prosecutors’ presentation of evidence.

Silver will now have to enter a plea, at a date yet to be set, to charges that include two forms of honest services fraud, plus extortion under the color of official duties. Silver’s arrest came after he had led the Assembly for over 20 years, becoming one of the most powerful and savvy figures in New York state politics.

‘Ice volcano’ forms at geyser in New York state park The arctic conditions have turned a geyser at a state park in western New York into a five-story-tall “ice volcano.” The geyser is in a pond near the Glen Iris Inn at Letchworth State Park, which straddles the Wyoming-Livingston county line 40 miles south of Rochester. Days of subzero temperatures have formed a solid cone of ice several feet thick with water still spouting out of the top. Park officials tell local media that the formation dubbed an ice volcano is at least 50 feet high. Winter is normally a quiet season for the park, known as the “Grand Canyon of the East” for its scenic gorges, but dozens of people are showing up daily to see the frozen wonder while it lasts.

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Emily Gay, a sophomore majoring in chemistry, and Deanna Moor, a junior majoring in psychology, head back to their seats during mass in the Mandela Room. Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent, with a special mass hosted by Newman House Catholic Church.

Police Watch A lighter take on campus crime Aaron Berkowitz | Police Correspondent

iPooped THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 2:12 p.m. — A 20-year-old female was the victim of larceny at the College-in-theWoods dining hall, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The victim went to the employee restroom near the kitchen, placed her iPod in her bag and placed the bag outside of her stall in the bathroom. A few hours later the victim noticed that the iPod was missing from her bag. The victim deduced that it was stolen while she was in the bathroom. She contacted UPD and they told the dining hall manager to tell the staff to be careful with their belongings.

The manager agreed.

A E Bye WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 6:10 p.m.

— A 20-year-old male reported his sweatshirt missing from O’Connor Hall in Dickinson Community, Reilly said. The sweatshirt, which had the Alpha Epsilon Pi symbols on it, was last seen in a dryer two days before.

The victim believes that it was stolen from the dryer.

There are no suspects at this time.

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Spooky Ookie 2: The Ghost of Newing FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 2:05 p.m. — Cleaning staff of Broome Hall in Newing College contacted UPD after seeing a suspicious character on the fifth floor of the building, Reilly said. The male, who looked middle-aged and had a gray hoodie and gray sneakers, has been seen multiple times in the past two weeks. He was initially believed to be a parent. The suspect had been asking about different locations in the building. UPD searched the building but no one was located. Surveillance cameras were utilized to find the suspect.

So far, no video evidence has turned up. Officers are advising residents to contact UPD if they encounter anyone of this description.

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— Officers along with Harpur’s Ferry responded to Marcy Hall in Mountainview College for reports of an intoxicated 19-year-old male, Reilly said. The victim was found in the bathroom of his suite lying on his side covered in vomit. The victim eventually woke up and told the officers that he was drinking in his room and went to the bathroom where he was found by his suitemates. The victim was transported to Binghamton General Hospital.

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Boot, rally and colonize downtown John Babich/Pipe Dream Photographer

Just off the corner of State Street, a Binghamton alum has opened up a brand new bar Exposed brick, flat screens showing hockey games and the central dimly lit bar create a similar sportsbar, upscale-dive atmosphere

Erin Rosenblum | Staff Writer Alex Jaffe knows a thing or two about Downtown Binghamton’s bar scene. As a student, he frequented State Street’s bars multiple times a week like the rest of us (Remember Scoreboard?).

Now, as a post-grad, he opened his own.

Jaffe graduated from Binghamton University in 2012 with degrees in human development and psychology. But instead of fleeing the Southern Tier upon graduation, like most downstate students (Jaffe hails from White Plains), he played his next career move on Court Street.

He came up with the idea to open up a bar from a combination of wanting to support the recent Downtown

revitalization movement and from a serendipitous series of events that made available a location around the corner from State Street.

“Five years ago, there wasn’t much happening in Downtown Binghamton,” Jaffe said. “Now we have two new breweries, new coffee shops. There’s a lot going on and I’m happy to be a part of it.”

The Colonial is a good fit amongst its brethren: Tom, Marty, JT and Uncle Tony. Exposed brick, flat screens showing hockey games and the central dimly lit bar create a similar sports-bar, upscale-dive atmosphere. In lieu of Bobby Shmurda and Ariana Grande, Elton John and Billy Joel serve as background music.

It offers the largest selection of beers on tap than any other bar in the immediate area; of the 21

beers available, two-thirds are specialty craft beers.

Compared to most of its State Street counterparts, The Colonial is a better place for having conversation than to “get down to this sick beat.” The music is low and the seats are numerous.

Danielle David, a graduate student studying business administration, described the bar as “the perfect pregame spot before heading to the hustle and bustle of State Street.”

“We wanted to provide a place where a student could grab a drink with his or her professor and not feel uncomfortable,” Jaffe said. “It’s a place for locals, young professionals, hockey fans, students and homeless people,” he joked.

Perhaps the largest difference between The Colonial and the rest of State Street, is that it’s

open from 5 to 11 p.m., seven days a week, as a restaurant.

Offering “bar food with an upscale twist,” as Jaffe describes, The Colonial’s menu is promising on paper. Patrons choose from a variety of unique appetizer options, such as butternut squash risotto croquettes and truffle parmesan French fries.

Main course options range from a grilled cheese flight (a single plate with three approaches to the traditional sandwich) and a variety of different burgers and other sandwiches.

While the menu is impressive for its sophisticated approach to bar food, the execution is lackluster. The appetizers cost practically the same as the entrées, but come with significantly less food, leaving customers unsatisfied.

“I enjoyed the food and the

relaxing atmosphere, but I left hungry after ordering two appetizers and spending a lot more than my friend who got an entrée,” said Joseph Meloro, a graduate student studying management. “This place has a lot of potential, though.”

It’s important to note that The Colonial is still in its “soft opening,” which might explain some of the kinks, but for David Sass, a senior majoring in political science, that wasn’t enough of a justification.

“The food was good,” Sass said. “But I might have only liked it because it took an hour and a half to come and I was starving.”

Matthew Schwarz, a senior double-majoring in economics and political science, had even harsher words for The Colonial.

“Just go to Burger Mondays.”

BHM speaker talks college, race, and filmmaking SPIKE continued from Page 1 breathing space compared to the crammed Lecture Hall of about 500 people who heard Stephen A. Smith speak for Black History Month last year. Lee’s talk was free to the public, and sponsored

by Campus Activities; the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; the Multicultural Resource Center; and the Student Association Vice President for Multicultural Affairs’ office.

Lee, in jeans and a Nike cardigan, spoke about his childhood in Fort Greene and Cobble Hill in Brooklyn, where his family moved after he was born in Georgia. (His mother bought a Fort Greene brownstone for $40,000 in 1968; it’s now worth millions.)

“We were the first black family to move to Cobble Hill where, at that time, was a predominantly Italian-American neighborhood,” Lee said. “Cobble was right by the docks, and historically — at least in Brooklyn — the dock work was Italian-American.”

When he was younger, Lee didn’t have his eyes set on filmmaking. He wanted to play second base for the New York Mets, but wasn’t a good enough athlete. Instead, he went off to the historically black Morehouse College to study liberal arts.

“When it came time to go to college, it was expected I’d go to Morehouse College, in Atlanta, Georgia,” Lee said. “My father went to Morehouse, my grandfather went to Morehouse, and my mother and grandmother went to Spelman College, which was across the street.”

Lee marveled that his grandmother was able to go to college — her own grandmother

was a slave. His grandmother lived to be 100 years old, and helped finance his education at Morehouse, and later New York University film school, by saving up her social security checks. Now, Lee teaches third-year graduate students in the film program at NYU. At John Dewey High School, Lee was an “average student,” but he struggled academically in his first two years at Morehouse. Right before the summer of his junior year, he met with his college adviser, who told him to “think long and hard in choosing a major,” because he’d used up all his electives.

That summer, in 1977, everything changed for Lee. Historically, it was the hottest summer in New York City on record — a setting used for “Do the Right Thing” a dozen years later. It was also the height of stagflation, when New York City’s economy was doing poorly, and Lee couldn’t find a summer job. With nothing to do, Lee decided one day to visit his friend Vietta Johnson, a day he calls “one of the most important days of my life.”

“A spirit told me, ‘go see Vietta,’” Lee said. Johnson had a Super 8 camera she wasn’t using, as well as a box of film. She gave them to Lee, and told him to “go out and shoot stuff.”

“I didn’t find film; film found me,” Lee said. He shot footage of the growing disco scene — “DJs were hooking up their turntables, their speakers to streetlamps; the dance was the hustle” — but soon found something more interesting to shoot.

The summer of 1977 was also the summer of a massive blackout, in July, when looters took to the

streets.

“My father drove me to all the looting places. Choice items were air conditioners, color TVs, the Walt Frazier Pumas — white leather with the foam thing — and Pampers,” Lee said. “And I had all this footage.”

He took all that footage back to Morehouse, and a professor told him to assemble it into a story.

After two semesters of work, “Last Hustle in Brooklyn” was finished.

He showed it to his class, and they liked it.

“And that’s when it hit me, that I’m going to tell hopefully truthful stories about African American existence in this country,” Lee said.

“I was very, very clear that some of these images might not all be positive, which I got criticized a lot for. But that didn’t matter. The truth was more important.”

Lee had harsh words for images he said Hollywood perpetuated, of an “almighty white race,” compared to the images Hollywood depicted of minorities, like the Native Americans in old John Ford and “Tarzan” movies. He made “Bamboozled,” a fictional film about a contemporary minstrel show, to combat the pervasive dehumanizing imagery.

“Film is a very powerful medium,” Lee said. “It can build people up, or destroy people. It’s

always been my position that the reason why the United States is the most powerful country on this Earth is not because we have more nuclear arms — a nuclear bomb never influenced someone how to dress, how to talk, how to dance.

You can go all over the world and see the impact of American culture.”

Lee’s movies aren’t just about race — he’s made over 30 films, about a wide range of subjects — but he does think a lot about diversity in front and behind of the camera. “She’s Gotta Have It,” Lee’s first feature film, came out in 1986, a year when it was just one of two films with black female leads, he

said. Later in his career, Lee gave actors like Halle Berry and Rosie Perez their first film roles. Even today, Lee said, there’s a dearth of opportunities for people of color to show the world their talent on camera.

“It has been my charge to show alternative visions of the African American experience in America,” Lee said. “The more imagery we have, the less of a weight one character has. There’s no way one character is going to carry the whole race. We’re too complex for that. That’s one of the problems.

Black people are not a monolithic group.”

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Imagine Dragons should reimagine 'Smoke + Mirrors' does not live up to their first album James Sereno | Contributing Writer If you turned on your radio during the summer of 2012, then you’ve almost definitely heard the upbeat sound of Imagine Dragons’ single “It’s Time.” The doubleplatinum single — released as a track on their first studio album, “Night Visions” — helped Imagine Dragons become an international success.

This week marked the release of the Las Vegas natives’ second studio album “Smoke + Mirrors.”

Unfortunately, this album doesn’t live up to the beautiful, experimental music of its predecessor.

As you make your way through the album, each track blends into the next with few sounds truly standing out. In such a short time, Imagine Dragons seem to have made a very stereotypical sound for their music and that was the downside to “Smoke + Mirrors.”

Front man Dan Reynolds’ voice was pleasant throughout, but failed to channel the same power that was present in “Night Visions.”

Following the release of “Night Visions,” Imagine Dragons triumphed everywhere from Grammy and Billboard awards to being featured on EA’s “FIFA 13” soundtrack. Needless to say, fans

Each track blends into the next with few sounds truly standing out

had high hopes for the sophomore album from Billboard’s “The Breakout Band of 2013” — the 13-track album was self-produced by the band along with British hiphop producer Alex da Kid (Alexander Grant), who also produced their first studio album.

While many tracks seemed too bland to remember their names for future examination, some tracks did warrant a mention for notability. The two singles off the album, “I Bet My Life” and “Shots,” had the sound that made “Night Visions” such a success. Out of the remaining 11 tracks, “Hopeless Opus” stood out for both its name and sound.

During the 2014 Grammys, Imagine Dragons performed an astounding set with Kendrick Lamar, each performing their most popular singles at the time.

Imagine Dragons sang what was arguably their most popular song, “Radioactive,” and Kendrick Lamar rapped to his hit single “m.A.A.d City.” The performance left viewers in awe from the energy and creativity each party showed.

More recently, the band covered Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” for BBC Radio 1 and incorporated Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” to make a catchy cover of an already popular song.

If Imagine Dragons had taken some of the aforementioned experimentation and applied it to their album, it would have created a much more memorable experience. Overall, “Smoke + Mirrors” was a sophomore album that could not live up to the music that made Imagine Dragons stars.

“Night Visions” aside, this album was still an overall disappointment that needed a much wider range of sound. Whenever the band begins writing their third album, they need to shy away from these bland songs.

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The best local grocery store that you've never heard of Evy Pitt-Stoller | Staff Writer In the depths of Front Street, bountiful with food, cleaning supplies and every other knickknack you can think of, is a supermarket of wonders. But just what is so special about this not-so-well-known place?

The unbelievable prices. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to Aldi.

With incomparable costs such as $1.99 for a 16-ounce package of fresh asparagus, $2.99 for a 16.9-ounce bottle of olive oil or $19.99 for a Panini grill, Aldi has proven to save its customers nearly 50 percent on almost 1,500 of the most frequently bought grocery items. Weis and Price Chopper are fine alternatives to

Wegmans, but this is a whole different level.

There are a couple of things you should be aware of before beginning your long and fruitful relationship with this supermarket Parthenon.

First, it’s BYOB (as in bring your own bag). Part of the reason shopping at Aldi is so cost-effective is because of all the money they save on shopping bags. Customers do have the option to purchase Aldi shopping bags (which are reusable and long-lasting), but if you want to save even more you should come with a backpack and/or some plastic bags in tow. Second of all, credit cards are not accepted. Cash, debit cards, EBT and Link cards are the only ways to pay at Aldi.

And finally, there is a quarter-

deposit for a shopping cart.

You stick a quarter in the top of the shopping cart, which will release it from the rest of its shopping cart buddies, and you get the quarter back when you return the cart. This is another way Aldi makes it possible to provide low-priced items; as it says on their website, “By not having to hire someone to police the shopping carts, we are able to pass the savings on to our customers.”

Aldi likes its products like I like my men — almost 100 percent exclusive. With the provision of lesser-known brands such as Nature’s Nectar and Choceur, Aldi is able to deliver high-quality products at low-quality prices.

“I’m so brand specific when it comes to my groceries,” said

Victoria Kardonsky, a senior double-majoring in economics and psychology, as well as a loyal Aldi customer. “I was so nervous when I first went to Aldi that the food would be crappy and outweigh my excitement about all the savings. I couldn’t have been more wrong, and I do literally all of my food shopping there now.”

Aldi does not just provide the basics, either. You can find unbelievably cheap almond milk, agave nectar, truffle oil, goat cheese and so many more high-end products among the Aldi shelves.

Save a buck or two (or 100) and head over to Aldi. Give a college student a Wegmans, he’ll eat for a day. Give a college student an Aldi, he’ll eat for a lifetime.

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Be an informed Oscars watcher, with our handy predictions Jacob Shamsian | Release Editor I wish I had better news for you, “Boyhood” fans, but it looks like “Birdman” will win best picture at the Oscars this weekend. But it’ll be close.

The Oscars, distributed by a group of movie industry members known collectively as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), largely fits within a framework of other industry awards. And although nearly every critics group in the country has given their top prize to “Boyhood,” the industry’s awards up till now have pointed to “Birdman.” It’s won the top prizes from the Screen Actors Guild, the Producers Guild and the Directors Guild, the three industry unions that tend to point to the Oscar’s best picture winner the most.

But “Boyhood” has two aces up its sleeve: One, it won best picture and best director at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, the British version of the Oscars, which also has a significant crossover in membership. And two, “Birdman” isn’t nominated for best editing, the category in which the winner frequently matches with the best picture winner. No movie has won best picture without a best editing nomination since “Ordinary People” 34 years ago.

But rules are meant to be broken — “Argo” was only the fourth movie to win best picture without a best director nomination. And so “Birdman”

will win and “Boyhood” will join the long list of masterpieces that did not win an Oscar for best picture. And that’s okay.

In close races like this one, there could be a split between the best picture and best director winner, which usually go to the same movie. Last year, for example, Alfonso Cuaron won the best director award for “Gravity,” while “12 Years a Slave” won best picture. The same could happen here, but I don’t think it will. “Birdman’s” stylistic flourish puts the director front and center. It’s a movie about show business, which AMPAS loves, and it’s about a director and actor. It makes a statement about directing itself, and I don’t think that will go unnoticed.

Alejandro G. Inarritu will win, following Cuaron, his BFF. Will Michael Keaton win for best actor? His character in “Birdman” is about acting, and AMPAS enjoys giving its vanity mirror awards. But Eddie Redmayne has won most precursor awards, so he’ll win here. Keaton has a good shot, though — he’s won his fair share of awards, and he’s been game on the campaign circuit.

Bradley Cooper also has a good shot at winning for “American Sniper.” It got an unexpectedly large amount of nominations, indicating support in the Academy, and burned up the box office.

Where else will “Birdman” win? Certainly for cinematography, the flashiest, most compelling component of the movie. Emmanuel Lubezki

won for his seamless, incredibly long and beautiful shots last year for “Gravity,” and he outdid himself with “Birdman.”

For best actress, expect Julianne Moore to win for “Still Alice.” As with Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything,” it’s an extraordinary performance in an otherwise unremarkable movie, but Moore’s done better than everyone else at the precursors, and she still hasn’t won a best actress Oscar despite four previous nominations.

Best original screenplay is a tight race between “Birdman,” “Boyhood” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

“Boyhood’s” screenplay is a titanic accomplishment, but as with Linklater’s “Before” trilogy, votes might mistakenly think the movie is improvised rather than carefully thought out. AMPAS loves stories in old European settings, but they love stories about show business even more, so I’d give the edge to “Birdman.”

There are two categories in which “Boyhood” is in the lead.

Patricia Arquette is a standout in the movie as Mason’s mother, and an Oscar should cap a very long and successful awards season for her. Editing 12 years of footage is a massive accomplishment, and “Boyhood” will likely win the contest for that category, especially in “Birdman’s” absence.

Some pundits think “Whiplash” will win the editing contest for its fast-paced formalist shape. It might, but far more certain is a win for J.K.

Simmons as best supporting actor. Like Arquette, he’s swept virtually all precursors for his category, and he gets extra points for starring in “The Rewrite.”

Expect “The Grand Budapest Hotel” to do well in the crafts categories.

Remarkably, it received the most nominations (at nine, tied with “Birdman”), despite being released in March.

The production design and costumes are immaculate and essential to establishing the movie’s fully imagined world, so expect wins there. It stands a good shot for best score, too, but “Theory of Everything” stands out more on that front. And how long did it take you to realize that old woman was Tilda Swinton? It should have no problem winning makeup and hairstyling as well.

Along with a good shot for Bradley Cooper for best actor, “American Sniper” will probably win both sound categories, where war movies tend to do well, and where it’s always a good bet to pick the movie that’s also nominated for best picture.

In sound mixing, though, “Whiplash” is a potential spoiler.

Even though “The Imitation Game” has eight nominations, the only place in which it’s likely to win is for best adapted screenplay, which is unfortunate, because it’s about the life of a fascinating person — Alan Turing — and completely misrepresents him while simultaneously demonstrating the most boring parts of his life. “Whiplash” has been well received in this category as well, and hopefully it’ll win.

The Oscars 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 ABC OSCAR PREDICTIONS Best picture: “Birdman” Best director: Alejandro G. Inarritu, “Birdman” Best actor: Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything” Best actress: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice” Best supporting actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood” Best supporting actor: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash” Best adapted screenplay: “The Imitation Game” Best original screenplay: “Birdman” Best animated feature: “How to Train Your Dragon 2” Best foreign film: “Ida” Best documentary feature: “Citizenfour” Best editing: “Boyhood” Best cinematography: “Birdman” Best costume design: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Best makeup and hairstyling: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Best production design: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Best score: “The Theory of Everything” Best original song: “Selma” Best sound editing: “American Sniper” Best sound mixing: “American Sniper” Best visual effects: “Guardians of the Galaxy”

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Should you hold the door? A precise equation Photo Illustration by Raquel Panitz/Pipe Dream Photographer

Gone are the days of awkward hesistation, just punch in the numbers and you'll know Odeya Pinkus| Assistant Release Editor Dumbledore once said, “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” And while we’re not facing the Dark Lord every day, students are placed in an equally tough situation all the time, all over campus.

Let’s set the scene. It’s a cold, normal day at Binghamton. You trek across campus and finally happen upon the semi-warmth of the vestibule before the actual entrance, when you see a straggler out in the distance.

They want you to wait for them.

So now what to do? Do you give in and let them through? Do you shun them and literally slam a door in their face? Or do you, through your own kindness, inadvertently become the Union’s new doorman?

And what if they didn’t want the door kept open? Now you’ve caused them to run. Fellow students, it’s time to set the record straight, once and for all. This mathematical formula will determine whether or not you should hold the door for someone.

Let’s start with the basics: How far away are they from the door? Let X be the number of feet

that the student is away from the door. One foot away? What are you going to do, shove it in their face? You monster.

Now moving on, let Y equal how many things they are carrying. A backpack does not count; only count items that are either affecting the balance of the person, or are blocking one of their extremities from opening the door.

The next thing to consider is whether the door is a push or a pull. This is essential. The handle makes a world of difference. Any pleb can push, but it takes free hands and strength of mind to pull through a barrier of steel

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and wood. For a push door, subtract 3, for a push door, add 2. Let’s call this variable S. Let’s now focus on the individual. We need to discuss your needs, as well as the lone straggler.

What are YOU carrying? How is your day going? What’s your relationship with your parents like? Now we must quantify these very hypothetical and abstract situations.

If the person is pregnant, let P equal the number of months pregnant they are (just estimate).

Fill into the following equation: (P+1)X2 If you are holding a drink

that’s hot or cold, let D equal the degrees of your drink. Take the absolute value of D. Did that hot cup of coffee spill all over you? Stop doing math and go to a doctor for burn wounds.

If you are in a bad mood, how angry are you on a scale of 1 to 10? Self-evaluate, and after working it out personally find that number (let’s call it M) and add 3. Doing a good deed will brighten your day!

Now here’s the formula: X + Y + S + ((P+1)X2) + |D| + (M + 3) Add those values up; if the number is over five, you gotta wait, buddy.

Let X be the number of feet that the student is away from the door

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Late-night TV needs new voices Talk show hosts should invite more diverse guests Lawrence Ciulla

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Turf's Up he intramural program is immensely popular, with over 8,000 students participating throughout the year.

With that widespread support, it inevitably puts a damper on students’ days when their game is cancelled due to “poor field conditions.”

Fortunately, Binghamton University is constructing a new, cost-effective and environmentally conscious 130,000-square-foot turf field to provide students with a new and improved place to kick, throw and hit balls in a variety of different sports.

The new turf field will allow students to play year-round.

In a climate as gloomy and unpredictable as Vestal, New York’s, a field more resistant to inclement weather conditions is a necessity. Dedicated athletes will no longer be held up by

rain, snow or maelstroms (and maybe squalls), and the more fair-weathered players might be more willing to go to practice and stay active if their cleats aren’t sinking into the ground with every step.

Unlike many campus recreation programs, access to this new field is free. Even if the gym is crowded or students don’t feel like doling out money to stand in line for an hour to pretend they know what they’re doing with weights, everyone will be able to enjoy this facility. At a large university like Binghamton, which has limited acreage for expansion, new construction projects can be difficult to plan. More students enroll in the University every

year and servicing their diverse set of needs is a challenge.

Construction won’t impose costs upon students who are more interested in tearing up textbooks than turf.

The initial construction cost is $2.5 million, but decreased maintenance costs make the turf field more economical over time. Because the turf is made of recycled tires and doesn’t require chemical upkeep or mowing, the project is also more environmentally friendly. There will, however, be more energy used to light the field so that students may play at nighttime, but that’s a cost that effects a considerable benefit.

Probably the most detrimental aspect of this whole project is

that those black bits of turf get everywhere. You’ll start seeing them in the dining halls, in the lecture halls, in your sheets, in your shower. Or maybe not. But they’ll get places.

We know it is hard to conceptualize this new project right now, because if you stay outside for longer than 15 minutes, you’ll probably need to amputate your toes. Construction is scheduled to be completed in fall 2015, so there will be something to look forward to next year. In the meantime, you can still wade through inches of snow on the muddy grass field and wait until you face-plant while running around in the mud, in case spring ever returns and Binghamton ever thaws.

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Last week, Jon Stewart announced that he intends to end his run on “The Daily Show” later this year. Every night, the final seven minutes of his show are dedicated to showcasing a different viewpoint. Stewart brought on an eclectic host of guests throughout his tenure.

While Stewart sometimes interviewed popular celebrities, more often than not he interviewed guests for their expertise, not for widespread fame. With his announcement, Stewart leaves one of the only nightly television shows that focuses beyond celebrity guests.

I grew up on the big latenight talk shows. “The Tonight Show,” “Late Night,” “The Late Show” — there was no show I did not watch. I admired the hosts — fascinated by their presence, pitch-perfect reactions to everything and command of the audience. I watched reruns and YouTube videos of the greats: Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett and Steve Allen.

These were all men built for television, and they consistently brought on guests that were polished just like them. Night after night, these hosts invited countless celebrities to promote movies, television shows or music albums. The conversations centered on Hollywood and celebrity, offering a one-sided view of American life.

Now more than ever, different viewpoints should be invited into the American home. Late-night talk shows and their guests are invited into the intimate settings of American bedrooms and living rooms. People watch these hosts — Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman or Jimmy Kimmel — while curled in a blanket or with a loved one. They want to be entertained and listen to people and subjects relevant to their daily lives.

There is a desperate need for substantive conversation in the dialogue of late night television.

When Craig Ferguson attempted to stay away from the scripted and pre-planned stories of guests on “The Late Late Show,” celebrities felt less interested in stopping by.

He recently left the show — tired of the same stories every night.

He is not alone. Back in the day, Cavett tried to hold substantive

conversations with his guests and his show was canceled every few years. Substance is not a popular business model.

In the days of viral video, talk shows produce YouTubeready clips that stretch out the success of their show and bring more people into the franchise.

It becomes necessary for talk shows and their hosts to produce the kind of interviews that can make a great video title. These videos are shared on Facebook, Twitter, gossip websites and email — bringing viewers back to the show. It is a good marketing strategy, but does not go far enough in advancing the public good.

“The Daily Show,” with its nightly ridicule of the media and American politics, is unlike traditional talk shows; it presents interviews that do not aim to make headlines, but rather to inform, excite and inspire. It brings on the type of guests that deserve a more mainstream outlet — the same star treatment that many celebrities receive on network talk shows. Their voices and stories need be told and I hope that late-night talk shows soon give them a chance to speak.

— Lawrence Ciulla is a junior majoring in philosophy, politics, and law

Now more than ever, different viewpoints should be invited into the American home.

Late night talk shows and their guests are invited into intimate settings

Law school costs are no longer worth it for most students With a shrinking legal market and salaries, legal education system is unsustainable Many prospective laywers do not worry about this debt due to the false assumption that their future lawyer salary will quickly ease the burden of student loans

not list whether or not graduates find employment as lawyers or in jobs that even require a Juris Contributing Doctor (J.D.).

Columnist At Syracuse University College of Law, only 54 percent of graduates can expect to obtain a long-term legal career, according Law schools and the degrees to lawschooltransparency.com. they offer are increasingly This horrifying statistic is further financially unattainable for compounded by the fact that prospective students. Not only has the average debt that a student tuition risen exponentially, but will face upon graduation from the actual return on investment Syracuse is close to $235,000. has drastically devalued due to Many prospective lawyers do an oversaturation in a shrinking not worry about this debt due to job market. the false assumption that their Many students are no future lawyer salary will quickly longer buying in. Sources like ease the burden of student loans. l a w s c h o o l t r a n s p a r e n c y. c o m For most law graduates, this is place law schools’ deceitful use not the case. Most lawyers who of statistics under scrutiny. make enough to pay back large Schools often present inflated student loan debt are those with employment numbers that do careers in “Big Law” at top law Daniel Burns

firms. This creates yet another ugly problem, as the reality of landing such a job is slim.

Recent statistics show that most “Big Law” firms only hire graduates from the top 20 law schools in the country. Your J.D. degree from a school ranked 54, and the hundreds of thousands of dollars you spent to get it, mean nothing to “Big Law” firms unless you graduated first in your class or know someone in the firm. What these factors add up to is an expensive degree that is worth far less than the time and money spent on it.

I am not saying that law degrees are worthless, but the reality is that the commitment of resources necessary to obtain such a degree is astronomical and unfair. A lawyer salary of $50,000 would be feasible if the

money spent on a law degree matched the salary. In order for degree price and salary to match, one of two steps must be taken.

Either law schools stop milking students for a degree in a field that is nowhere near as lucrative as it used to be or an alternative to acquiring a J.D. is created to compete with law schools.

The second step seems more probable. Before law school became the primary means to obtain a J.D., prospective lawyers could apprentice themselves under an attorney as an assistant in “reading law.” Once these assistants spent enough time and had practiced enough, they took the bar exam and became lawyers if they passed. Although “reading the law” fell out of practice after the advent of law schools, it is still legal to become a lawyer in

this way in some states, such as New York and California.

The “reading law” route serves as an established way in which anyone, regardless of assets, can become a lawyer.

If it became more prominent, apprenticeship could allow many prospective lawyers to enter the market without the financial burden associated with law schools. With competition comes change. If ”reading law” becomes common place, law schools will be forced to adapt. Competition will destroy the monopoly held by law schools and finally open the career up to those unable to participate in the old system.

— Daniel Burns is a senior majoring in history

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To forgive, or not to forgive?

Commentary on A-Rod's apology Steroid usage detrimental, but treat like cases alike

Apologies insufficient to excuse lies and deceit

E.Jay Zarett

Michael Fratto

Assistant Sports Editor Spring training 2015 is upon us and once again Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez finds himself in the headlines.

Rodriguez is about to return after missing all of the 2014 season due to a suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs.

There is no room for steroids in the MLB. Steroids make their users bigger, faster and stronger, widening the performance level between users and non-users.

The reputation of the MLB was damaged by those who used steroids. Rodriguez has ruined his own legacy by making the choice to use over and over again and deserves to have his career scrutinized because of his decisions. However, Rodriguez has been treated unfairly by both the Yankees and their fans.

When the Yankees acquired Rodriguez prior to the 2004 season, they expected to insert one of the most potent bats in baseball history into the middle of their lineup. For the most

part, Rodriguez has delivered on that promise. In his 10 seasons as a Yankee, Rodriguez has played in the All-Star game seven times, batted .291, belted 309 home runs and driven in over 900 runs. He has posted seven seasons of over 100 RBI, has hit 30 or more long-balls seven times and earned the AL MVP in 2005 and 2007. He also batted .365, hit six home runs and drove in 18 runs during the 2009 postseason, which culminated in a Bombers World Series victory.

Despite putting up incredible numbers while a part of their team, Rodriguez and Yankees management have consistently been in a state of tension throughout his time in pinstripes. The Yankees even attempted to void Rodriguez’s contract in 2013 over steroid usage. Ask Yankees fans how they feel about Rodriguez, and most of them will have nothing positive to say.

Contrast this reaction to the one received by former Yankee pitcher Andy Pettitte. Pettitte was a star in his own right for the Bombers. He compiled 219

victories over 15 seasons with the Yankees while recording an earned run average of 3.94.

Pettitte was a five-time champion on loaded Bombers teams and on Tuesday, the Yankees announced that he will have his number — 46 — retired by the team. No other Yankee player will wear that number again.

He is revered by Yankees fans, a reminder of the winningest decade any team has ever seen.

However, just like Rodriguez, Pettitte is an admitted user of performance-enhancing drugs during different portions of his career.

Both men had stellar careers. Both were cheaters.

One is viewed as a hero, about to become an immortal for the winningest franchise in American sports history. The other is ostracized, hated by his own fan base.

How does that make sense? Either both should be admired for their stellar accomplishments as baseball players, or both should be shunned for cheating the game.

Honoring one and disparaging the other is illogical.

Contributing Writer Alex Rodriguez seemingly wrapped up apologizing to his fans on Tuesday, when he released a handwritten letter expressing remorse for the conduct that resulted in his 211-game suspension in the 2014 MLB season.

In his letter, Rodriguez stated that he takes “full responsibility for the mistakes that led to [his] suspension.”

The mistakes? He cheated. He took performance-enhancing drugs and lied about it to the MLB, the New York Yankees and the fans.

Rodriguez claimed that he never took steroids after the 2001-03 seasons and for months that was his story. He acted as though he’d never met Anthony Bosch, that he had no idea what Biogenesis was. He said he just wanted to play ball. But after the Biogenesis investigation was completed, it was released that Alex Rodriguez not only took PEDs from Bosch, he also recruited other players to use Bosch’s regimen.

So, lying and apologies aside, what does this year’s season entail for Rodriguez and the Yankees?

First and foremost, Rodriguez needs to get through spring training and gain a spot on the Yankee roster. With the resigning of third baseman Chase Headley to a four-year, $52 million deal, Rodriguez’s job will most likely amount to designated hitting alongside the likes of Carlos Beltrán when he makes the team. And Rodriguez will make the team. The Yankees owe him $61 million with his contract expiring three years from now. The Yankees need to get their money’s worth somehow. It is a new chapter of the ever-lingering career of Rodriguez.

What we get from the letter is that Rodriguez intends to play some baseball. He wrote, “I will do everything I can do to be the best player and teammate possible, earn a spot on the Yankees and help us win.” But what Rodriguez’s future holds is uncertain. How can the Yankees, the MLB and the fans turn the other cheek and just erase their minds of what we now all know?

Will we be gullible, and trust Rodriguez again? Don’t we all remember that in 2010 Rodriguez came out and announced that he was on steroids while playing for the Texas Rangers from 2001-03?

And as baseball fans, when we found out that Rodriguez used PEDs it was demoralizing. He was supposed to be the superstar to break the records, including Henry “Hank” Aaron’s all-time home run record. He had a golden-paved road to Cooperstown by age 25. But we will have to wait and see what the Hall does when Rodriguez retires.

In recent years, all players who have been associated with using performance-enhancing drugs — Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire among them — haven’t drawn nearly enough votes to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

As a Yankee fan, I do not understand the motives of Rodriguez. All I know is that Rodriguez will continue to be on the Yankees for the next three years, unless Hal Steinbrenner and the Yankees decide to buy his contract out. But until then, and until Rodriguez redeems himself somehow, he will continue to be known as the ball player who could have been the greatest, the guy who didn’t need steroids, but took them anyway. I want to believe Rodriguez, we all do. But a liar is always a liar.

SPORTS UPDATES

The baseball team’s series against William & Mary, originally scheduled for this weekend, has been canceled due to snow in Williamsburg, Virginia. A new date for the contest has not been assigned.

Next up on the Bearcats’ schedule is a series against Radford next weekend, with the three games spread between Feb. 27 and March 1.

The track and field teams are slated to participate in the America East Championships, held at the New York City Armory this weekend. The twoday tournament begins at 10 a.m. on Friday and continues into Saturday.

The teams will look to replicate their success from last year, in which both Bearcat squads finished second.

The men’s tennis team is scheduled to take on Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire at 6 p.m. Friday before heading to Providence to take on Brown at noon on Saturday. The women’s tennis team is headed to Boston to take on Boston University at 10 a.m. Saturday.

WOMEN'S

The men’s lacrosse team is set to host Marist at noon on Saturday.

The women’s basketball team hosts Maine at 2 p.m. Saturday, one of its final three regular season contests MEN'S The men’s basketball team hits the road for Long Island to take on Stony Brook at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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The wrestling team is set to head to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania to take on Bucknell at 7 p.m. Friday before facing Bloomsburg at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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Friday, February 20, 2015

BU poses successful comeback over Vermont, 57-55 Powered by effective defense, BU downs the AE's no. 2 team behind second-half surge Ashley Purdy Sports Editor

Last season, behind a 30-point, 14-rebound performance from former guard Jordan Reed, the Binghamton men’s basketball team pushed regular-season champion Vermont into overtime at the Events Center before dropping a close one, 92-82.

This season, behind a wholeteam effort and a defense as unyielding as they come, Binghamton didn’t make it to overtime. Instead, the Bearcats won in regulation, 57-55. They halted a four-game skid with just two games left on the regularseason slate and finally posed a successful comeback.

It was a long time coming.

“It’s not like this has come out of nowhere,” BU head coach Tommy Dempsey said. “We’ve had a lot of games where they’ve gone right down to the wire …

I think more so the importance of the win was just being able to finish, because you can’t just keep coming close … and not win any games. Because then you start feeling like you can’t win.”

If Binghamton (5-24, 4-10 America East) has an archetype this season, it’s playing the comeback kid. The comeback kid that puts in an inspiring effort and puts on an electric display, but ultimately comes up short. Just look at BU’s games against Albany, Hartford and Stony Brook.

So when Binghamton pushed back from a 10-point second-half deficit, rallying behind a 17-7 run to tie the game at 48 with 3:37 to go, things were exciting, yet dubitable.

Sophomore guard Marlon Beck II capped off the surge with a quick 3-pointer to get the tie after it looked like the Catamounts (1611, 11-3 AE) might sneak off for a 20-point win again, as they did at home on Jan. 19.

Six points from freshman forward Willie Rodriguez and two from Beck and freshman guard Romello Walker and it was a fourpoint game. Sophomore forward Magnus Richards’ two shots from the charity stripe then brought the score to within two, 45-43, but Vermont hit a 3 and tried to pull away.

Binghamton wouldn’t allow it.

Freshman center Bobby Ahearn

added two from the line before Beck hit his clutch 3 — one of many this season.

“I knew [my defender] kept sagging off me and I knew we were down three as well and they’re really good with plugging up the gaps so you can’t really drive,” Beck said. “So once I saw him keep backing up, that’s my shot from the top of the key.”

From there, Walker, freshman forward Justin McFadden and Beck combined for four from the free-throw line to instate a fourpoint lead, 54-50, with 46 seconds left on the clock. Binghamton clung to that lead through the subsequent longest 37 seconds of anyone’s life, converting 3-of-8 from the line, forcing a turnover and gaining possession on a crucial dive for a loose ball that turned into a dogpile to come away with a 57-55 victory.

That only capped off an efficacious performance that saw Binghamton commit a season-low four turnovers while forcing 11 out of Vermont. The Bearcats crashed the glass, too, lagging behind the Catamounts by just two, 29-27.

And they played physical, drawing 27 trips to the line out of Vermont, who only made that trek eight times in the game. BU scored 24 points in the paint to Vermont’s 26, but that doesn’t even count its 15 points from the line.

“I thought we had them outstretched and we took advantage of some matchups that we liked and we got great shots — we only had four turnovers because we took care of the ball,” Dempsey said. “Once we had a matchup that we liked, we took advantage of them. And if we drew help, we did a good job of playing off two feet and making the right play.”

Binghamton had only trailed by four, 27-23, heading into halftime.

Rodriguez and Walker combined for 16 of BU’s points in the half. In the early second period, BU tied it at 27 behind buckets from Ahearn and McFadden, but Vermont poured in three 3-pointers and pieced together a 10-point lead, 41-31, with 12:44 to go.

After that, though, it was all BU. Rodriguez led all scorers with 18 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor and added three blocks. Ahearn followed up with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor — mostly the low post,

where he flaunted his seemingly effortless reverse layup — and a team-high seven rebounds. Walker had 10 points and four rebounds and Beck posted nine points, three assists, four boards and two steals.

Beck finished 4 for 8 from the line in the last moments of the game, which ended up being as crucial to the win as his game-tying trey.

Though McFadden didn’t stick out on the stat sheet on Wednesday night, his intangibles set him out on the court. He scored six points and pulled down one board, but Dempsey said he was key, and his return — as well as Ahearn’s improved health — were instrumental to BU’s win. “[McFadden is] on the front of the press, he’s battling on the glass, he’s playing the best player on the other team,” Dempsey continued. “We need him out there. He’s just so crucial for us.”

Dempsey doesn’t want to talk about momentum, but his group’s confidence ought to be on the rise after snapping Vermont’s win streak at five, not to mention getting a win over the team currently second in the AE. With third-ranked Stony Brook (18-10, 9-4 AE) up next on their schedule, it’s good to know that the Bearcats can finish off their comebacks — if they need to come back.

Tip-off against the Seawolves is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Island Federal Credit Union Arena on Long Island. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

I thought we had them outstretched and we took advantage of some matchups that we liked and got great shots — Tommy Dempsey BU head coach

Dassie Hirschfield/Pipe Dream Photographer & Caroline Sardella/Contributing Photographer

Clockwise, from top left: Freshman forward Willie Rodriguez knocked down 8-of-14 shots from the field en route to posting a game-high 18 points. Sophomore guard Marlon Beck II chipped in nine points, three assists, four boards and two steals.

Freshman forward Justin McFadden’s gritty defense was instrumental in BU’s 57-55 win over Vermont. Freshman center Bobby Ahearn contributed 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor and a team-high seven rebounds.

No. 22-ranked Deuel more than just a heavyweight

For senior whose motto is "be better," leadership extends from mat into community Jeff Twitty

the Binghamton wrestling team’s outcome on the line. And for the 270-pound captain with a teambest 21-4 record this season, his As the team’s heavyweight, position as headliner couldn’t be senior Tyler Deuel’s matches always more fitting. come at meet’s end, usually with “I have an ability to step up for Assistant Sports Editor

Klara Rusinko/Assistant Photo Editor

Senior heavyweight Tyler Deuel’s “silent giant” style of leadership has made him a pillar among his teammates and his community.

the team,” Deuel said. “In dual meet situations I’m usually the last one to wrestle. To me, just the ability to be able to overcome those pressure situations and usually come out on top, I feel like that’s a strong quality that I have.”

After ending his junior season with a sixth-place finish at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships last year, Deuel returned for his final season as a man on a mission.

So far during his final journey as a Bearcat, the senior has been ranked the No. 22 heavyweight in Division I wrestling this year — the second-highest in the EIWA — becoming the leader and the anchor of a young Binghamton team.

“Being a leader is just really going out there and setting a high standard for the rest of the team to try and measure up to,” Deuel said.

“So I feel like I need to perform. I need to put points on the board, I need to be consistently winning matches, beating good opponents and I would like to see my teammates aspire to do the same — or even aspire to be better.”

Be better on, and off, the mat.

When he’s not hitting the books, the 2013 America East Helping

Hands Award winner suits up for Binghamton in a different way. By serving as president of Binghamton’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Deuel raises money for the Adopt-A-Family and St. Baldrick’s charities, with which he has been involved since his freshman year. With his team, he has volunteered with the Special Olympics of New York, Southern Tier Region as well as with area schools as a student mentor.

“It’s definitely good in getting the Binghamton name out there,” Deuel said.

“It builds strong character, too,” Deuel added. “I think I get something out of it through helping other people — it turns me into someone that I want to be.”

And at this point in the season, who doesn’t want to be Tyler Deuel?

Last Friday night, after his 18-0 win by technical fall to finish Buffalo, 2412, the heavyweight was swarmed by a group of youth wrestlers hoping to get his “autograph.” But to find Deuel’s motivation, look no further than the side of the mat.

“The guy that I look up to the most is my coach,” Deuel said of BU head coach Matt Dernlan. “He has a lot of strong leadership qualities.

He sets a good example whether

that’s on the mat or just in life in general.”

Beginning his Binghamton career under the guidance of former head coach Pat Popolizio, Deuel was on board when Dernlan took the reigns of the wrestling program in 2012. And while the former Penn State assistant brought with him a philosophy Deuel had never seen before, it was one that he quickly adopted.

“Everything that he does is designed for you to compete at the highest level,” Deuel said. “So to me, it’s a no brainer to follow a guy like that.”

With a reputation as a “silent giant,” Deuel’s lead-by-example mindset has earned the following of everyone around him as well.

“We always talk about how everything’s tied together, he aspires for social excellence, academic excellence,” Dernlan said.

“He’s one of those guys that I wish I could have five more years with,” Dernlan continued. “He’s really invested and jumped in with both feet … He’s still trying to get better, even at this stage in his career.”

This includes the heavyweight hitting the wrestling room in the morning instead of the team’s

scheduled afternoon practices, to accommodate his post-graduate schedule. Despite being listed as a senior, the fourth-year student is currently pursuing his MBA at BU after having completed his bachelor’s degree in sociology in three years.

To get an idea of how that sizes up with his peers, only 84 percent of Division I athletes completed their bachelor’s degree in four years in 2013.

Next up for Binghamton is a pair of dual meets on the road against Bucknell and Bloomsburg this weekend to close the regular season. For Deuel, the biggest challenge of his senior season is coming up on Friday in Bucknell senior Joe Stolfi — the No. 16 heavyweight in the nation as well as the top heavyweight in the EIWA. Facing Stolfi, the Bearcat that has always striven to “be better” has a shot to walk into the EIWA tournament next month as the best.

And it’s about time.

“I look at the calendar and I’ve got about a month left in my season,” Deuel said. “So to me, it’s just the final go-around. I have to make everything a reality so I can finish my career on a high note.”