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BU names new parking executive Brian Favela hired to alleviate issues with on-campus parking Pelle Waldron Assistant News Editor
As a response to growing concerns about the state of parking on campus, Binghamton University has hired a new executive director of parking and transportation services. Brian Favela earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Colorado Technical University and both his MBA and MA in management and leadership from Liberty University in Virginia. After serving as the senior director of parking operations and transportation at the Texas Medical Center for almost four years, Favela applied for the newly opened position at BU. He officially started the position on Feb. 15. According to Vice President for Student Affairs Brian Rose, it is not only important to solve current parking problems, but also to prepare for future issues. He said Favela’s experience made him right for the job. “I’m confident he will provide the strategic thinking we need to identify solutions that will stand the test of time,” Rose wrote in an email. “Longterm solutions are our focus as we don’t want to invest in parking and transportation infrastructure that will be insufficient for our needs again in a couple of years.” The 32 commuter parking lots, which are open to those who live offcampus and have a commuter parking permit, are located on campus, at the Innovative Technologies Complex (ITC) and at the University Downtown Center (UDC). There are 22 of the 24-hour lots that are open to anyone with a parking permit, including students who live oncampus. Susan Crane, the director of parking services at BU, said there are enough parking spaces to accommodate everyone with a parking pass. She said the problem is not a shortage, but a matter of figuring out how best to utilize the spots, since students frequently have to park far away from their destination. Additionally, Crane said that parking changes for the 2015-2016 academic year, which resulted in unhappiness among students, did not change the lot designations as is commonly
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Michael Contegni/Pipe Dream Staff Photographer Tom and Marty’s owner Larry Shea led a game of Family Feud in Endicott Hall in Newing College Monday evening. Over 60 students gathered in the Great Room where he discussed responsible drinking, sexual consent and bar aggression.
Bar owner advocates for safe drinking Larry Shea of Tom and Marty's encourages responsibilty while Downtown Michelle Kraidman
tips with fun. He discussed sexual consent and bar aggression in between rounds of Family Feud, relaying the information Tom and Marty’s owner Larry Shea while resident assistants (RAs) checked stepped out of his natural habitat students’ answers. There was no overall on Monday night to visit students at winner, but prizes were awarded after Binghamton University and teach about each round to the teams who answered safe drinking. correctly. Over 60 students gathered in the Endicott RAs Jesse Darsinos, along Endicott Great Room in Newing College with Scott Appelman and Tae Kyung Lee while Shea mixed responsible drinking — both seniors majoring in accounting Pipe Dream News
— said they organized the event as a way of acknowledging the reality that college students drink while making sure they do it responsibly. Darsinos, a sophomore majoring in political science, said that they invited Shea to host the event because they wanted to teach their residents important information, while doing something they enjoyed. “Drinking plays such an important role in college life,” Darsinos said. “If
students are going to drink, we want them to know how to drink safely, and Larry has a brand around his name. We decided to bring what they enjoy doing to them and and we reached a different demographic of people, which we thought was important in teaching them about safe drinking habits.” Shea stressed the importance of staying
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Councilwoman establishes neighborhood watch
In wake of recent Downtown violence, community members strive to create safe space Brendan Zarkower Pipe Dream News
In response to a string of recent incidents, including several attacks on students, community members from Binghamton’s West Side met on Friday evening to plan the formation of a neighborhood crime watch. The meeting was organized by Dani Cronce, the District 3 city councilwoman, and was held at at Champz Sports Grille on Main Street. District 3 encompasses much of the West Side, including heavily
student-populated areas surrounding Main Street. The crime watch would consist of community members and students who keep in contact with the police about neighborhood issues. Around two dozen citizens attended the meeting. Cronce emphasized the need for cooperation between neighbors to not only combat criminal offenses, but also quality-of-life offenses such as littering and noise complaints. “We’re the first response when a crime happens,” Cronce said. “[Community members] are there even before the
police so we have to act to prevent crime.” Also in attendance was police officer Christopher Governanti, the Binghamton University liaison to the Binghamton Police. He took questions from attendees about police protocol and other areas of community interest, such as what to do when witnessing a crime or submitting a noise complaint. Relating specifically to students, Governanti emphasized the importance of stepping up and contacting the police when necessary, especially in larceny or drug-related crimes.
“Students can help the community by reporting crime when they see it,” Governanti said. “Too often people claim they were witnesses to crimes but never tell us, so we have no way of knowing about what happened.” He also stressed that students should be alert when walking around Downtown Binghamton alone. “To keep themselves safe, students should take common sense steps by making sure they are aware of their
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Agent talks jobs in literary field Homes for Scholars seeks Erin Harris discusses difficulties, rewards of publishing career funds for students in need BU alumni Sam Vaughn and Patrick LaBuff raise money for housing grants
Shauna Bahssin Contributing Writer
With their sights set on a career in the literary field, students gathered on Monday in Library North to talk with literary agent Erin Harris. Maria Mazziotti Gillan, the head of Binghamton University’s creative writing program, invited Harris, an agent for Folio Literary Management, to speak. Harris worked in the publishing industry for 10 years at literary firms such as William Clark Associates and the Irene Skolnick Literary Agency prior to her current job at Folio. She has represented authors such as Daniel Levine, a New York Times Editors’ Choice awardwinner for his book “Hyde,” and Carla Power, the National Book Award finalist for her book “If the Oceans Were Ink.” Harris began her discussion by
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Kevin Sussy/Pipe Dream Photographer Pictured: Erin Harris, a literary agent for Folio Literary Management. Harris came to Binghamton University at the request of Maria Mazziotti Gillan, the head of BU’s creative writing program, to discuss what it takes to break into the literary world.
ARTS & CULTURE
From illness to inspiration, a BU student is now dedicated to helping others,
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The cost of college is usually steep, but two Binghamton University alumni are looking to lessen the burden by awarding small grants to students in order to pay for their housing. Homes for Scholars (HFS) was launched in 2015 by Sam Vaughn ‘15, who graduated with a degree in sociology, and Patrick LaBuff ‘15, who graduated with a degree in political science. The nonprofit organization was created when the two looked at their student loans at the end of 2014 and realized that while their loans were large, some students’ were much worse. This prompted them to create an organization to help other BU students. The start of the pilot program, “The
OPINIONS
The Marketplace will now get a new type of food each week at the former Wholly Habaneros station,
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First Two Program,” was announced on Feb. 11 and will distribute a combined total of $6,000 to two BU students to pay for their 12-month housing lease for the 2016-2017 academic year. Every month, each student will receive a check for $250 to go toward rent. “Our hope is by reducing the cost they have to pay to live, it allows them to focus more on what they want to focus on and gets more people into higher education,” Vaughn said. HFS received nonprofit status with the IRS in 2014 and began fundraising shortly after. The founders raised money by putting collection boxes in local businesses and accepting donations from students, friends and family until they attained
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SPORTS
Former SA chief of staff discusses what he calls the “SA’s Insiders’ Club”,
Baseball drops two of three in weekend series at VMI,
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Head women’s basketball coach Linda Cimino earns AE Coach of the Year,
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