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Three students assaulted on Hawley Street

Victims discuss launching a Safe-Ride to prevent incidents after early-morning attack on Sunday

Alexandra Mackof News Editor

Three Binghamton University students were attacked at 3 a.m. Sunday near Hawley Street in Downtown Binghamton.

Rebecca Lisoski, Alyssa Lebowitz and Richard Salmon were heading to the house where Lisoski and Lebowitz live with 19 other students.

The three were crossing the intersection at Hawley Street and Exchange Street, two blocks away from the police station, when the light changed and a dark Jeep honked at them. According to Salmon, a senior majoring in financial economics, a passenger in the car yelled at them while driving past,

and then the car pulled up by the girls’ home.

Two women and one man quickly exited the car and approached the students and a physical altercation ensued. According to a statement released by the Binghamton Police Department, all three assailants are in their mid-twenties and of medium build.

Lisoski, a senior majoring in business administration, said that they did not know their attackers and had never seen them before.

“We watched as three doors opened and two women and a man exited the car, quickly approached us and grabbed both girls by the hair while the man tried to restrain me with his hands,” Salmon said.

Lebowitz, a senior majoring in psychology,

ran into her house to notify the police after being pushed by one of the women. The other female attacker dragged Lisoski by the hair until Salmon managed to free her, and told her to run inside the house as well.

“They were dragging me so much on the concrete that my jeans have huge holes — they were ripped open,” Lisoski said. “They just kept punching me and I put my hands up to protect myself but I really couldn’t fend them off that well.”

According to Salmon, the three attackers then asked him to hand over his belongings.

He resisted, and one of the women swung to hit him. He grabbed her hands to throw her off. The three then got back into their car and drove away.

“Rich protected us the whole time,” Lisoski said. “He saved my life, and was able to make sure Alyssa wasn’t injured.”

Binghamton Police came shortly afterward, and took a statement from the three students, but Lisoski said that they were unhelpful.

According to her, the police hesitated to categorize the incident as assault, even though it was later classified as one. The initial responding officers referenced that the injuries she sustained were not severe enough to label it an assault. The police also said that they would not begin looking for the attackers that night, because it was too

I feel the school is getting larger in population, but the [city] police force simply doesn't have enough manpower to support our safety — Rebecca Lisoski BU Senior

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The Editorial Board discusses BU’s responsibility to keep students safe and informed off-campus, page 8

BU Counseling Center drops long-term individual sessions To cut wait times and conserve resources, UCC switches to short-term brief therapy model Alexandra Mackof News Editor

Michael Sugarman/Contributing Photographer Olga Gonzalez, a senior majoring in human development, and Hadas Bernstein, a senior majoring in psychology, speak to around 30 students gathered in the New University Union on Monday night. The talk was for the Mental Health Outreach Peer Educators (M-HOPE)-sponsored event “Mental Health Stigmas” to learn about stigmas commonly and wrongfully associated with certain mental health issues.

Mental health stigmas debunked M-HOPE interns encourage awareness of harmful stereotypes Stacey Schimmel Pipe Dream News

Although some may jokingly call Binghamton’s weather “bipolar” or say their friends are “OCD” for going back to the parking lot to check if they locked their cars, these terms are commonly misused and create mental health stigmas.

Around 30 Binghamton University students gathered in the New University Union on Monday night during a Mental Health Outreach Peer Educators (M-HOPE)-sponsored event called “Mental Health Stigmas” to learn about stigmas commonly and wrongfully associated with certain mental health issues. This event was also the first Mental Health Advocate program of the semester.

Three M-HOPE interns presented a

slideshow with different images, definitions and resources for students, which included a clip of Vinny Guadagnino from “Jersey Shore” discussing how he deals with anxiety. Students were asked to write down the first thing that comes to mind when hearing words like “cancer,” “mental illness,” “counseling” and “physical therapy.” Presenters explained that mental health issues are commonly thought of as less important than physical health issues, but they are connected and affect each other.

Hadas Bernstein, an M-HOPE intern and a junior majoring in psychology, said that she tries to incorporate mental health awareness into her daily life by intervening when she hears people using incorrect terms.

“In reality, it’s not a matter of me being

politically correct,” Bernstein said. “It’s me being sensitive to the people around me, and that’s really what I hope other people got from this.”

The presenters defined the term “microaggression” as a brief verbal, behavioral or environmental indignity that is a negative insult toward people of a non-dominant identity. The presenters said that people do not realize they use microaggressions because they are embedded in conversations. A common microaggression includes calling skinny people anorexic.

The interns stressed that disorders are not adjectives and encouraged students to use “person-first vocabulary,” meaning that instead of defining people by their mental

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The Binghamton University Counseling Center (UCC) has begun to reallocate resources and is changing the support services it offers to students.

The UCC now provides individual counseling which emulates the “brief therapy model,” a change from the previous model of individual counseling, which had no restrictions on how long students could use it. According to the website, brief therapy is short-term and “focused on helping students to resolve or effectively manage a specific problem or challenge, or to make a particular desired change.”

The UCC will continue to offer same-day urgent counseling and group counseling.

According to Johann Fiore-Conte, the assistant vice president for health and wellness, this new model will allow the UCC to provide services to more students.

“It’s about being equitable to new students, which means creating more initial meetings to discuss options,” FioreConte said.

Students requiring long-term or openended therapy will be referred to outside resources after their needs are assessed.

Counselors will tailor referrals to meet students’ financial, transportation and insurance limitations, as well as address any individualized concerns. Mark Rice, the clinical director of the UCC, said that counselors will still be a resource for the students if needed.

“It’s difficult for a counselor to set up an appointment for a student directly,” Rice said. “But they will follow up with the student to make sure it is going well and

help them prepare for the transition.”

Both Fiore-Conte and Rice said that the new service format would allow the UCC to reduce wait time for students. Previously, those seeking care needed to sign up for a wait list before getting an appointment, since the counselors were frequently fully booked with current patients. The brief therapy model will create time for new students and allow for a larger turnaround and a shorter appointment wait.

“We’re trying to get students in more quickly and assess their needs,” FioreConte said. “Then we can connect them with resources either within the UCC or an outside referral.”

Some students who have been utilizing the counseling center’s longer-term treatment have expressed concern.

According to one student, who chose to remain anonymous, the counseling center had always been a great resource because it was convenient, free and centrally located.

Referring students off-campus, they said, might discourage some from reaching out.

“Therapy in general is super expensive since most psychiatrists and psychologists don’t accept insurance, so it’s pretty disappointing to me that they wouldn’t be more interested in the welfare of the student body,” they said. “The only reason I started getting regular help was because of how accessible the counseling center was, so I feel like a lot of students will be deterred from receiving any sort of therapy if they’re just referred to places offcampus.”

Other students were angered by the change. Jessica Dunn, a junior triplemajoring in sociology, Latin American and

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BU to benefit from $500M Entrepreneurship 101 for all majors funding for Southern Tier Two-credit New Venture Accelerator navigates funding, marketing skills

Funds to go toward relocating Decker School of Nursing, creating walkway to Downtown Zachary Wingate

Lakes and Central NY region. The URI designated the Southern Tier as a “Best The New York State Legislature Plan Awardee” for giving the most awarded the Southern Tier $500 million compelling case of how the money for a number of endeavors, some of awarded will help fund revitalization which will go toward strengthening the projects. bond between Binghamton University The money will be split into four and the local community. categories, each focusing on different The Upstate Revitalization projects.

Initiative (URI) named the Southern SEE BUPIPEDREAM.COM Tier region as one of three recipients FOR FULL STORY. of the funds, in addition to the Finger Pipe Dream News

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Whether they’re studying finance or music, professor Kenneth McLeod wants students to know that they can one day become their own boss.

The two-credit course UNIV 280C, New Venture Accelerator II, is the second half of a two-part class, each of which can be taken without the other section as a prerequisite.

The first class offered in the fall semester is more theoretical, teaching the logistics of navigating entrepreneurship, such as the likelihood of initial failures. The spring

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Sasha Dolgetta/Pipe Dream Photographer Kenneth McLeod, a biomedical engineering professor, speaks during two-credit course UNIV 280C. The spring portion of the class requires students to get involved and become entrepreneurs themselves by successfully launching a venture of their own.

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Victims call for action Counseling Center changes options in wake of DT attack UCC FROM PAGE 1

ATTACK FROM PAGE 1 late in the evening.

She added that they did not call an ambulance even though she informed them she was badly hurt.

Lisoski spent over seven hours in the hospital the following day, receiving treatment for a knee laceration and neck injury.

Lisoski met with Binghamton Detective Carl Peters on Monday.

Peters said that although they would look for the attackers and check surveillance around the city for a license plate number, the chances of arrests are slim.

The three students met with Milton Chester, the assistant dean for off-campus services, on Monday afternoon to discuss how the University can better protect students Downtown.

One idea they have is for a saferide program, and are in the process of setting up a meeting with BU President Harvey Stenger. Lisoski said that if the University is unable to help, they will try to set up a chartered ride program on-campus with student volunteers instead.

“We think a safe-ride program

is really imperative to protecting students who live off-campus,” Lisoski said. “I feel the school is getting larger in population, but the police force simply doesn’t have enough man power to support our safety, especially if we live down the street from the station and they wouldn’t even offer to patrol more.”

According to Ryan Yarosh, the director of media and public relations for the University, BU is working closely to support the three victims and prevent issues in the future.

“We are extremely concerned about this off-campus incident and are working with the victims and their families to make sure they have what they need in terms of counseling, academic assistance, etc.,” Yarosh wrote in an email. “We are also referring them to any other support services they require. Their safety is our highest priority.”

The Binghamton Police Department (BPD) is encouraging anyone with information relating to the investigation to contact the Binghamton Police Detective Bureau. Informants can remain anonymous.

Caribbean studies and Africana studies, said the University has an obligation to provide comprehensive counseling services to its students.

“I think it’s outrageous,” Dunn said. “Studies show that around one in six college students suffer from anxiety, and depression is the number-one reason students drop out of school. How can the University cut back on services so critical to students’ well

being? And even more important, how can they expect to increase enrollment and cut mental health resources? It’s short-sighted and unreasonable.”

According to Fiore-Conte, the change stems from a need to redistribute the current UCC budget. The UCC is funded by the student-health fee, which also supports campus resources like 20:1, Real Education About College Health (REACH) and Decker Health Services. The fee is capped by SUNY, and schools are

unable to increase it autonomously outside of this limitation.

Although more funding does come in from increased enrollment because of more students paying the student-health fee, FioreConte said that this is not enough to support student need.

“The student demand is increasing at a rate that outpaces the increasing student population,” Fiore-Conte said. “A larger percentage of the student body is coming in, not just more students because of greater

enrollment.”

Rice added that the UCC has expanded, having added four new counselors and a mental health coordinator over the past four years. According to him, the UCC will still be providing comprehensive services to students and will better serve the campus population overall.

“Students that come here will receive a consultation,” Rice said.

“But they will then be partnered with the best care that also suits their needs and supports them.”

M-HOPE challenges mental health stigmas STIGMA FROM PAGE 1 disorders, they should be referred to as a person with a certain disorder such as “a person with depression” rather than “a depressed person.”

Olga Gonzalez, an M-HOPE intern and a senior majoring in sociology, said that the interns want to make students conscious that their wording affects others around them.

“It’s important for us to discuss stigma because a lot of people go through these things,” Gonzalez

said. “It’s not something that just a small amount of the population goes through, but a lot of people don’t talk about it, and they don’t get the help.”

Students were also asked to write the most common stereotypes and misconceptions of ADHD, schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa, bipolar disorder and OCD. They then shared why they wrote such words and shared personal stories disproving the stereotypes, combating such perspectives as those claiming that all depressed

people are lazy or anorexics want attention.

Donna Nazarian, a Real Education About College Health (REACH) intern and a freshman majoring in psychology, said that talking about stigmas that exist is just as important as teaching about the disorders.

“As far as learning, I feel we touched upon stuff that maybe we already knew, but the conversation is important to have because just by talking about it openly — I think that as a society we can kind of get

over the stigma,” Nazarian said.

The interns stressed that stigmas are problematic because they silence and discourage people from seeking the help they need, as stigmas can induce feelings of worthlessness and may create barriers between people oncampus. Presenters instructed students to show concern for others when they are feeling down, check their own use of language and encourage others to go to the University Counseling Center if needed.

Entrepreneurial class teaches students to be their own bosses

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portion requires students to get involved and become entrepreneurs themselves by successfully launching a venture of their own.

The class was formerly offered under the engineering department until last semester, when McLeod turned it into a University-wide class. McLeod, an engineering professor, said that he opened the class so that more students, regardless of their major, can create a job for themselves with innovative thinking and a proper skill set.

“I want them to have more

options; I don’t want them to panic when they graduate or be saying ‘I don’t know what to do with my degree,’” McLeod said. “I want them to be saying, ‘I have this very cool degree and look at all the cool things I can do with that.’ If nothing else they can launch a venture and employ themselves and they know how to do that and they’re comfortable doing that.”

The class walks students through the entire process of launching a business venture, from how to develop a product or an idea to how the product can be distributed on the market. It also encourages

students to take advantage of the Innovative Technologies Center’s (ITC) $25,000 fund for student-run ventures, which can cover expenses a student entrepreneur might incur, such as travel. Anyone can write up a proposal for funding, which usually amounts to around $1,000.

McLeod also encourages students to create their ventures in the Binghamton area. He said he wants students to realize the area’s potential for growth and that they don’t need to leave the area to be successful.

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Mark Joinnides, who graduated in 2008 with a degree in bioengineering, took the class nine years ago. Since then, he said he has launched several start-ups and is now working as a consultant at an NYC-based biotechnology start-up. He said that an innovative way of thinking is very important, especially for college students

because they are at a flexible time in their lives.

“A lot of people I meet just put themselves into this box artificially and they think of college as just a means to an end to get a job,” Joinnides said. “In my opinion that’s boring; not everyone is going to make a fortune as an entrepreneur, but I think McLeod realized as college students now’s the time to try and fail at things.”

David Axelrod, a sophomore majoring in business administration, is taking the second part after taking the fall class. He said that innovative thinking is a

skill that can help students whether they plan on starting their own venture or if they are choosing a more traditional career path.

“I think it’s absolutely imperative that young students get really involved in entrepreneurial ventures,” Axelrod said. “They can then take those skills and either work on their own and always have it as a fallback if a traditional career doesn’t go so well, or do something called entrepreneurship, and use these skills we learned in the class and apply it to your area of expertise to innovate from within.”

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Pipe Line UNIVERSITY NEWS Storm line installation at ITC Access Drive February 1-4 The installation of a storm line across the ITC Access Drive will result in one-lane traffic Monday, February 1 through Thursday, February 4, according to the University News Briefs. Persons with flags will be directing traffic while the project is underway.

LOCAL NEWS Wegmans warns of Facebook scam Wegmans is warning customers of a scam involving a false Facebook post, according to the Binghamton Homepage. An employee questioned the validity of the post on Monday, bringing it to attention. Wegmans is informing its customers that the post, which shows the Wegmans storefront with the claim that the company is giving away a free $200 grocery coupon, is not affiliated with or supported by Wegmans.

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SWAT responds to Johnson City incident Alpha Ketchatcham, 27, was arrested in Johnson City on Friday after holding a woman against her will, according to the Binghamton Homepage. Traffic was temporarily shut down on Main Street between Floral and Lester Avenues and neighboring apartments were evacuated after Metro SWAT, consisting of members of the Johnson City, Vestal and Binghamton Police Departments, were called in after a woman had texted a neighbor to call the police. The SWAT negotiator was able to get the female victim and a small child safely out of the apartment and Ketchatcham, who had active felony warrants, did not comply with surrendering himself. The team entered his apartment at around 7 a.m. and he was arrested.

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Kevin Ren/Contributing Photographer Pictured: The Crosbys, Binghamton’s all-male a cappella group, singing at the Dollar Show on Saturday night. All nine of Binghamton’s a cappella groups and a comedy group, The Pappy Parker Players, performed for students in the Lecture Hall Saturday night.

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LeXXXure Hall THURSDAY, Dec. 17, 11:15 p.m. — Officers responded to Lecture Hall for reports of two people engaging in sexual activity, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. On arrival no one was present in the room. The custodian who called the police stated that he had seen two people’s backsides upon entrance to the room, and they had seemed shocked and left the area immediately. The officers searched the area but did not find anyone.

Drink and Draw SATURDAY, Dec. 19, 2:24 a.m.

— Officers responded to the Fine Arts Building where there were numerous individuals on the roof, Reilly said. The officers made contact with the students on the roof of the Anderson Center, where they found multiple beer cans. The officers explained that no one is allowed on the roof at any time of day and that it was especially dangerous because they had been drinking. The suspects said that they were not aware they were not allowed to be on the roof. They were escorted off the building and referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Voicemail Victim WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 7:51 a.m. — A 53-yearold female contacted UPD with a complaint of harassment by a 59-year-old former Sodexo

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employee, Reilly said. The victim said that she had received numerous voice messages from the former employee that were threatening.

The officers contacted the suspect and advised him to stop leaving voicemails or he would face harassment charges, and he replied that he would stop his actions.

Mirror Mischief SATURDAY, Jan 30, 4:14 a.m. — Officers responded to a call of a vandalized vehicle in Lot Q1, Reilly said. The victim stated that he had parked his car in the lot and upon returning to it noticed that the back window was shattered and the two side mirrors were broken off. The officers saw a running car parked near the suspect with two occupants sitting inside. The driver of the car, a 19-yearold male, admitted to breaking the back window of the car by throwing one of the mirrors through it. He did not provide information on who broke the mirrors. The suspect stated that his reason for the vandalism was that they had been drinking earlier in the night Downtown and his friend had gotten beaten up. Another officer was speaking to the passenger in the car, an 18-year-old male, when he noticed a bag containing marijuana. He was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and the first suspect was charged with criminal mischief, arraigned in the Town of Vestal Court and remanded to the Broome County Jail on $500 bail and $1,000 bond.

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ARTS & CULTURE More bands for your buck Kathryn Shafsky | Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

Summertime means summer festivals, and while fun, these concerts can get extremely pricey. If you’re living on a college budget, they’re often impossible to go to. However, this doesn’t mean you need to miss out on the fun. Many festivals will allow you to go for free if you donate some of your time to working at the festival, but if you aren’t willing to miss out on some of the fun, there are more affordable options out there. To alleviate your summertime sadness, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best values the East Coast festival scene has to offer.

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SunFest Dates: 4/27 - 5/1 Prices: 1-day pass - $35; 3-day pass - $55; 5-day pass - $75 A lot of people in the Northeast don’t know about SunFest in West Palm Beach, Florida, a fiveday festival that’s been host to huge names like Ellie Goulding and Pretty Lights in 2014 and Lenny Kravitz and Schoolboy Q in 2015. While this year’s lineup won’t be announced until February 25, at just $75 for a five-day pass, this festival is an unbeatable value. The festival also includes a Fine Arts Show, fireworks and a 5K race, so there will be plenty to keep you busy between sets. Sure, you’ll have to travel to Florida, but with such low prices, attending SunFest will allow you to listen to some amazing acts — and catch some rays — without completely breaking the bank.

Dates: 5/27 -5/29 Prices: Friday pass - $60; 2-day pass - $160; 3-day pass - $185 Although it’s only in its fourth year, Boston Calling is known for consistently getting big names, and this year is no different. Located in Boston City Hall Plaza, this year’s event will feature acts including Sia, Haim and up-and-coming artist BORNS. General admission tickets start at only $185, and if you can catch a $1 bus from New York City to Boston, the cost is definitely manageable. Plus, finding a cheap place to stay in the city or the surrounding area is far from impossible, so with just a little smart saving, a trip to the festival isn’t out of reach.

Prices: 3-day pass without camping - $175 before fees; 3-day pass with camping - $210 before fees One of the worst things about being a country music fan in New York is pining over all of the country festivals happening in the South that are too far to travel to. Luckily, only a two-hour drive from Binghamton is the Taste of Country Music Festival at Hunter Mountain, New York.

The lineup includes country superstars Kenny Chesney, Jake Owen and Kid Rock, as well as rising stars Old Dominion and The Swon Brothers. Tickets start at $175 for a three-day pass without camping, and with low travel costs, it’s the ideal festival for country fans who don’t want to travel all the way to Tennessee for the outrageously priced CMA Musical Festival.

Dates: 6/16 - 6/19 Prices: 3-day pass without camping - $299 before fees For those that want a Coachellalevel lineup but don’t have personal connections with Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Firefly is a choice East Coast option.

Located in Dover, Delaware, this year’s acts include Mumford & Sons, Blink-182, Fetty Wap and Kings of Leon. While the price of a ticket is a steep $299, you are allowed to pay in monthly installments leading up to the event. If you’re looking for top-shelf content, but can only pay as you get tips from your waitressing job, Firefly is doable.

Plus, Fetty Wap will be there, need we say more?

Dates: 6/2 - 6/5 Prices: 3-day pass without camping - $185 before fees; 3-day pass with camping - $219 before fees; 4-day pass without camping - $205 before fees; 4-day pass with camping - $239 For those invested in the indie music scene, seeing Beck and other indie superstars might not be so far-fetched. Also located in Hunter Mountain, New York, headliners at this event include The Avett Brothers and Wilco. Tickets start at $185 for a 3-day pass without camping, and for the reasonable price, you’ll also be able to catch acts like Michael Franti & Spearhead, Umphrey’s McGee and Gary Clark Jr.

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Confessions of a personal grocery store shopper Ebony Derr Contributing Writer

There’s no speculation as to whether or not the “broke college student” trope is true.

We all know that opulence isn’t supposed to be part of the “best four years” of our lives, so it’s not uncommon to pick up odd jobs for quick cash. However, not every financial venture ends up being truly worth it.

This winter break, I began a job as a personal shopper for an online grocery company. My job was to fulfill online grocery orders, which would then be placed on trucks and delivered to customers’ homes. My aunt put in a good word for me, and the work sounded doable, especially for an hourly wage of almost ten dollars.

I was scheduled to work three days a week from 6 p.m. to midnight and two days from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m., which meant that I would have to kiss all hopes of having a social life goodbye.

There would be no nights out with my friends, as the job occupied my evenings, and postwork exhaustion left me close to unconscious for the entirety of most mornings. Yet, the thought of coming back to school with

cash to spend outweighed the prospects of a poor sleep schedule.

The job required constant movement, and once you filled one customer’s order, it was time to fill the next. A torturous cycle that went on for hours, it was like being locked in a grocery store without being able to purchase or eat any of the food that you saw. The orders would range from fewer than 20 items to over 150 items, and contained everything from multiple cases of firewood to unnecessarily large crates of oranges — even the occasional pregnancy test.

Still, what really made this job a hassle were the types of orders that I was expected to fill. Not everyone is actively capable of getting to the supermarket and buying their groceries, but it was clear that some people only used this service as an excuse to not buy certain items themselves — the heaviest items at that. I spent the winter filling orders that called for dozens of cases of water and soda, which I had to lift and put into individual boxes for delivery. I once had an order comprised of 30 cases of 12-pack sodas that I was expected to fill with no assistance. As a person who usually finds lifting heavy

items to be a small task, I’ll be the first to say that I never want to lift 30 individual cases of soda ever again. I legitimately wanted to cry by the end of it, and I wouldn’t wish this kind of torture on even my gravest foe.

Although I did struggle through long nights and heavy lifting, I realized how much you could learn about a person based on their groceries. It was clear to me that someone planned on having a big party soon when they bought four packs of red Solo cups and 12 individual bottles of Axe body spray. I knew if they were a pet owner from the 30 cans of Friskies Paté cat food they ordered, or if they had young children when they bought cases of diapers and baby food. Whether they ate healthy meals or Hungry Man, I was able to decipher it all.

In retrospect, despite the fact that the work was brutal, I know that this summer when I return home I plan on working there again. When you’re desperate for money, you’re willing to do just about anything to get it. My time there was difficult, but I remember how excited I got when Friday came and I was able to cash my check and have money that I felt like I genuinely earned.

It’s not news that Millennials have grown accustomed to their post-wake-up routine of scrolling through standard social networking platforms.

But an addicting app has its users seemingly refreshing it just as much as they do Instagram. Say hello to Neko Atsume, your newest addiction.

Neko Atsume, or “Kitty Collector” in Japanese, has one ultimate goal for its players: to attract every one of the in-app cats and gather them. The app — which made its debut in Japan last year and has since made its way to the U.S. and beyond — has 49 cartoonishly depicted cats complete with names and personality descriptions, 17 of which are considered rare finds.

To assemble the kitties, the game prompts the user to buy food and toys and scatter them throughout with little strategy needed. If a cat likes the treat left out or finds entertainment in a toy, he’ll visit and leave fish currency in return. It takes hours for a pet to come crawling in, so the app must be constantly revisited for progress checks, adding to its addicting nature.

If they stay patient, the user will eventually have their cat book completed with adorable pictures of the little guys.

But that’s that. The game has no real action to it. A button is tapped, food is left out, the app is closed for a few hours and then reopened for a minute or two to see if a kitten awaits. Similar to Schrodinger’s Cat, what looms — or doesn’t loom — is a mystery. So why is the sight of a virtual cat so satisfying?

“It’s more of a lifestyle,” Ben Brandwein, a junior majoring in English, said. “It’s a connection you make with virtual pets.

I think what made other games such as Pokemon and Tamogatchi so attractive and

magnetic and made people so obsessive is they offer this real, virtual companionship.”

Neko Atsume appeals to a large audience — from stressed college kids to busy mothers who need a quick escape from reality. Many of the game’s reviews highlight its seemingly magical ability to dissipate stress or anxiety. Along with its supporters, however, come its haters. For them, the app’s lack of action just won’t cut it.

“I don’t like games that reward you for not playing,” Vincent Longobardi, a junior majoring in biology, said. “If I’m going to sit down and play a video game, I want to be playing that game. I don’t want to wait for something to happen. That’s not fun.”

Longobardi added that interactive features, like mini games or a two-player mode, could enhance the app. He also

referred to the short attention span of Generation Y kids as a possible reason why this game is deemed enjoyable.

But despite these people, the app is rising in popularity.

For most, like Brandwein, it offers a delightful moment in an otherwise Neko-less life. Neko Atsume merchandise is also on the horizon, and the game’s players are investing in real-life plush toys, school supplies and even sweatshirts to show off to their kitty-collecting colleagues.

Fans better buy them quick — the Amazon plushies are already on back order.

For those who play, Neko Atsume provides a charming fantasy land. Between Billy the Kitten, Chairman Meow and Joe DeMeowgio, it’s undeniable that the Nekos add the comfort of a cat to players’ lives without the mess of a dirty litter box.

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Public schools are burdened School districts need more resources to meet challenges Anita Raychawdhuri

Columnist

Three Binghamton University students were attacked at the intersection of Hawley Street and Exchange Street this past weekend.

But chances are you probably hadn’t heard about it.

In fact, Pipe Dream may not have been informed of this assault had one of the victims not been related to a former editor.

Hundreds of students were out in the Downtown area around the same time of the attack, and their safety could have been compromised by the assailants. Yet the information of the incident did not surface publicly until Monday afternoon, and the University has yet to issue a statement or alert about the incident more than two days after it occurred.

Another violent assault.

Another wall of silence from the administration. This is unacceptable.

Members of the BU administration were well-aware of this vicious attack — we know this because they reached out to the victims the following day to see how they were doing. But it seems that this is as far as they felt they needed to go. There

was no mass-email warning students about the violence that had occurred Saturday night.

Instead, it seems as if the hope was that this incident would be quickly forgotten, so as not to mar BU’s public perception.

These students were not in a “rough neighborhood.”

They were in the middle of Downtown, two blocks from the Binghamton police precinct when the attack occurred. They were traveling in a group, just like off-campus students are advised to do at night. And yet, the attack on these students who were behaving responsibly — who were seemingly doing everything right — was not communicated to any other BU student.

We attend a university that is in the middle of a growth spurt.

But in BU’s never-ending quest for “premier,” current students are being let down in order to attract prospective ones.

When cell phone service was

down a week and a half ago, every student got a B-Alert.

But on Sunday morning, there was no email waiting to be read regarding the assault.

The University must acknowledge the ugly truth that Binghamton is a city like any other, and that crime and violence occurs here. Nobody wins when students get hurt and the University keeps the information to itself. Opening up about important issues in the surrounding area might hurt Binghamton’s reputation in the short-term, but staying silent and losing the trust of students will hurt this school much more.

Having said this, Pipe Dream’s Editorial Board acknowledges that there are many things that are simply out of the University’s power. Clearly UPD can’t patrol the streets Downtown, and there is only so much that the University can do to police student behavior. But

it does have the power to inform students.

We have said, on numerous occasions, that the University needs to expand its notifications system. When three students get assaulted by a group of thugs Downtown, we need to know as soon as the University does.

When a different student gets his head smashed on the West Side, our phones should be buzzing.

We demand transparency from our University. Give us information — however unpleasant it may be — so that we can make smart decisions and keep ourselves safe.

We should not have heard about this attack by chance. Pipe Dream should not be breaking this news to the student body days after it occurred. The administration has been silent on issues of student safety for far too long, and it must now work to win back the trust of the student body.

Enough is enough.

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of the education system that is actually filled with empty promises.

I mentored a student who was in the ESL program. Her fellow classmates, in middle school, were deeply involved in drugs, sex and interpersonal problems, and already uninterested in school. I am aware that these issues exist in all schools, to some degree, but the higher prevalence in low-affluence areas is a cause for concern. The higher likelihood of outside issues that I outlined above cannot be erased, but it is the schools’ job to make the school day as safe, nurturing and intellectually stimulating as possible.

In these high-need districts the very basics must be met. This means enough resources for students, safe buildings, heat in the winter, proper working bathrooms — all conditions that, to differing degrees, are not met in many of America’s public schools. I understand that this is largely to do with funds, but why is education not a priority?

Whether this means allocating more money to districts, shrinking pay of administrators or involving the community to invest in students through donations, surely there is a way to improve these schools. Students who are already disadvantaged should be going to a safe building, with proper textbooks and teachers who care. School may be their only opportunity to be told that they are capable of college, of graduating high school or of getting off the streets. Every child has the right to a good education.

Proper education is a right that too many students are being denied.

In high-need school districts — such as Detroit, where teachers are currently filing lawsuits against the school district for “deplorable conditions,” or New York City, where similar complaints have been made over conditions, quality of resources and teaching staff— students are struggling every day to receive the education they deserve.

I’ve always believed that education is the most reliable way to bridge achievement gaps and tackle economic/social inequality, so it breaks my heart that students growing up in the United States are faced with school conditions one would expect in an impoverished nation. The students attending these institutions likely have no other choice. Their families do not have enough money to send them to a private school, and they were not one of the lucky ones placed in a charter school. Instead, these students must attend whatever local school is available. Unfortunately for many students, particularly in inner cities, there is no local reliable education source.

Many of the children that end up attending these public schools are burdened already with a slew of issues, from economic hardship, being a non-native speaker, special needs and personal issues that stem from low affluence. School should — Anita Raychawdhuri is a be the thing that helps them out senior majoring in English. of these situations, unlocking the potential that all these children certainly have. Instead, the schools are demoralizing to students, offering them nothing but a reminder of their designated lower status and the fact that America does not care about its children if they aren’t wealthy enough to attend a decent district.

Through my own experiences of being a Johnson City Mentor and applying to programs such as New York City Teaching Fellows, I saw firsthand the conditions that students in high-need districts face, bruising my idealistic image

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More needs to be done to address fraternal misogyny Binghamton University should be harsher on fraternities amid sexual assault allegations Emily Houston

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In the past year, the media has been plagued with news headlines reflecting the poor behavior of fraternities as related to women. In a world where gender inequality is still a prevalent force, fraternities seem to contribute to the general promotion of misogyny and foster hostile environments for women on college campuses. As these men continue to exhibit behavior atypical to the college experience, the question must be asked: why aren’t colleges across

America expelling fraternities, or at least calling for extreme methods of reform?

It’s an indubitable fact that not every fraternity member is a rapist, nor is every fraternity misogynistic, but a study conducted by sexual assault scholars John Foubert and Jerry Tatum depicting that fraternity members are three times more likely to rape than any other person on campus certainly supports the idea of Greek Life misogyny. Due to a mandate at the national level, most sororities are prohibited from serving alcohol, restricting them from hosting parties and giving social control to fraternities.

Binghamton itself is a university that is no stranger to instances of misconduct in Greek Life. In 2012, widespread allegations of hazing pervaded our school, resulting in an investigation that caused the temporary halt of recruitment in all Greek Life chapters on campus. This thorough investigation begs the question: if the University was willing to go that far to rid the school of hazing, then why isn’t action being taken to minimize misogyny and sexual assault on campus?

There is a plethora of options that could help contribute to the mitigation of misogyny and

sexual assault fostered in the environment of a fraternity. Many schools have been considering proposals to closer regulate underage drinking and even implement a total ban on alcohol, while other universities have explored making all fraternities co-ed or simply expelling them altogether. While an allout expulsion seems to be an extreme gesture, implementing restrictions on fraternities and regulating their activity more closely can only breed positive results. In specific reference to the issue of sexual assault, it is possible that exposing fraternity brothers to the effects of rape can help to lessen its frequency

of occurrence. Simple acts, like mandating sexual assault training for fraternity members, could go a long way in drastically reducing sexual assault — so why are universities, including Binghamton, hesitating to implement this minor act of reform?

If our society existed in a state of gender equality, fraternities could, in theory, be successful. But since we instead live in a world in which one in five women are raped or sexually assaulted on college campuses and where universities such as Binghamton are under sexual assault investigations in possible violation of Title IX

law, the continual presence of fraternities normalizes a maledominated culture that already has such a pervading presence in our society. It is rather horrifying to think about a cult of men who are denying women entry, monopolizing alcohol and mandating rules in such an exclusionary group. With the existence of fraternities, it really should be no surprise that sexism is so prevalent in our world — but it should be shocking that our society is still enabling this level of misogyny in the modern day and age.

— Emily Houston is a freshman majoring in English.

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Binghamton dominates in victories over Ithaca, SHU Nicholson, A. DePrez deliver big weekends with two wins apiece Matt Pilotti Pipe Dream Sports With the postseason on the horizon, now is the time for the Binghamton wrestling team to hit its stride and gain momentum. The team did just that this weekend, closing out January on a high note with two dominant victories.

“It was all about establishing momentum this weekend,” BU head coach Matt Dernlan said. “As we head into the last month of the season, as we get into our peaking phase of the season, these are the types of tendencies you want to see.”

On Saturday, the Bearcats (9-5, 5-3 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) got the ball rolling with a 36-6 win over Ithaca.

Not to be underestimated because of their NCAA classification, the ninth-ranked Division III Bombers (11-5) jumped out early with a pin at the 125-pound weight class.

However, that proved to be the only taste of defeat on the day for BU as it rattled off nine straight wins to take the match.

Providing a boost to his team, junior 133-pounder Jacob Nicholson pinned his opponent to even the score at six. Nicholson’s win was matched by redshirt junior Dylan Caruana’s 7-3 overtime victory at 141 pounds. The win gave the Bearcats a 9-6 lead that they would not relinquish. In total, BU racked up seven decision victories and two pins, with the second win by fall coming from senior Jack McKeever in the

174-pound weight class.

Returning to action the next day against Sacred Heart (1-11, 0-7 EIWA) the Bearcats showed no signs of fatigue — rattling off nine consecutive victories against the Pioneers. Binghamton started slowly when freshman Steve Bulzomi dropped the opener, 144, at 125 pounds. The loss would not prove too critical of a hit to the Bearcats, however, as Jacob Nicholson followed the loss with a strong bout in the 133-pound match. Nicholson smooth sailed from the initial whistle, racking up near-fall points on his way to a 19-0 victory by technical fall. In key moments, Nicholson delivered this weekend, not only winning his matches, but giving his team critical bonus points.

Redshirt junior Dylan Caruana again continued the winning ways for the Bearcats at 141 pounds, earning a 12-6 defeat of Sacred Heart sophomore Alex Harnsberger. Next up for BU was freshman 149-pounder Jesse Dellavecchia who delivered the first of two pins on the day for Binghamton. He immediately jumped out to a commanding, 6-0, lead over Sacred Heart freshman Chris Cornell and would tally on an additional four points en-route to a pin at 2:07.

Binghamton’s aggressive approach in its matches was no fluke. The success is attributed to the wrestlers buying into the philosophy preached by Binghamton head coach Matt Dernlan.

Provided by BU Athletics Junior 133-pounder Jacob Nicholson collected a total of 11 team points for BU over the weekend against Ithaca and Sacred Heart.

“If you are going to have success in March, you are going to have to go out and score points,” Dernlan said. “You can’t sit around, wait around and hope something good happens.”

The only ones hoping for something good to happen were the Pioneers, but the DePrez brothers crushed those hopes. In the 157-pound bout, sophomore Vincent DePrez took care of business, never trailing

and beating his opponent by a score of 8-2. The 165-pound match highlighted one of the best performances of the day for Binghamton. Sophomore Anthony DePrez mirrored his brother’s victory with a stellar showing of his own, pinning Sacred Heart junior Matt Fisher at 1:45.

With two takedowns in the first minute of the match, Jack McKeever rattled his opponent in the 174-pound match and set the

tone early. Controlling the entire way, McKeever collected a 12-4 major decision for the Bearcats and extended the team’s overall lead to, 27-4. The final three matches of the day followed a similar pattern — all Binghamton wins, clinching the match and a 38-4 defeat of Sacred Heart.

Bonus points and wins summed up the strong weekend for Binghamton. In total, out of 20 matches, BU won 18 of them. Hand

in hand with the 18 wins were 11 bonus-point wins, representing a standout all-around effort.

“Separating ourselves and [winning] when the opportunity presents itself,” Dernlan said of the weekend. “[It was] a very complete effort by the guys.”

The Bearcats are set to return to action on Friday night at home against American. First match is scheduled for 7 p.m. from the West Gym in Vestal, New York.

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The Binghamton men’s and women’s track and field teams split up this weekend to compete at the Cornell/Robert Kane Invitational, hosted by Cornell, and the Penn State National Open, hosted by Penn State.

At Cornell, it was senior Nina Sarmiento who had the only firstplace finish of the day for the Bearcats, taking the win in the 500-meter with a time of 1:17.01.

Sophomore Juliana Klein and junior Aziza Hawthorne each took third in their races, the 400-meter (1:02.63) and 200-meter (25.90), respectively.

Off the track, sophomore Brooke Bonney took third in the weight throw, throwing for 55-10½ and hitting the ECAC standard qualifying time. This mark also improved her own personal best and set school record, which was previously at 52-10¾.

Jackie Crunden, a junior, took third in the high jump, hitting a mark of 5-5.

For the men, it was sophomore Tom Moshier who had the highest finish of the day, taking third in the 800-meter with a time of 2:00.63.

Freshman Martin O’Connell took fourth in the 1,000-meter (2:33.22), while graduate student Pat Heikklia placed fourth in the weight throw (50-9½).

At Penn State, it was the pole vault duo of junior Peter Fagan and senior Joe Miceli who had the highest finish of the day for the Bearcats, finishing first and second, respectively, and both hitting a mark of 16-9½, meeting the IC4A standard qualifying time.

This mark also puts the two at second and third place all-time in that event in Binghamton history.

Also recording a high finish on the men’s side was senior Adam Mcle, who finished fifth in the 500-meter (1:05.51), and junior Jon Alkins, who finished sixth in the 200-meter (21.92).

Junior Keishorea Armstrong was the top finisher on the

Last season, the Binghamton men’s tennis team opened the spring season by registering a 2-14 record in non-conference play. But, this year, the Bearcats are off to a much better start.

Binghamton (4-0) returned to the court on Saturday, topping Bucknell, 7-0, to begin nonconference play with four straight victories for the first time since 2009-10.

However, second-year BU men’s tennis head coach Nick Zieziula isn’t judging his team on its win-loss record, at least not yet.

“Last year, at one point, we had lost 14 matches in a row, but we were also getting better,” Zieziula said. “We played very good tennis.

Whether we’re winning all our matches, losing all our matches, or somewhere in-between, really what matters is getting us ready for conference play and making sure we’re getting a little bit better each day.”

BU managed to secure the doubles point, capturing two of the three matches. After BU senior Eliott Hureau and freshman Valentin Bouchet were victorious, 6-2, against their Bison counterparts, senior Sid Hazarika and junior Frenk Kote dropped their matchup. But,

Emily Earl/Pipe Dream Photographer Senior sprinter Nina Sarmiento won the women’s 500-meter race at the Cornell/Robert Kane Invitational on Saturday with a time of 1:17.01.

women’s side, placing second in the long jump with a mark of 19-8.

Senior Alexis Hatcher finished fifth in the 1,000-meter (2:53.76), while sophomore Allison Davis finished seventh in the 3,000-meter (10:01.37).

The indoor track season will culminate at the America East Championships in less than three weeks, and BU head coach Mike Thompson expects his team to utilize the remaining time to get to the level at which they must be at to face that competition.

“The last two weekends will go a long way in preparation,” Thompson said. “I think right now they’re still not quite where we want them to be, but the last two meets were pretty decent.”

Thompson is looking to see his athletes step up in the meets that are left before the conference championships, in which the men’s and women’s teams finished second and third, respectively, at last year’s meet.

“What we want to see is determination and focus,” Thompson said. “I think as a whole, we want everybody to start stepping up and start producing some good performances. The goal is for them to show up, stay in the present and compete to the best of their abilities.”

The Bearcats are set to return to action this weekend at the Sykes and Sabock challenge in State College, Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday.

Bearcat juniors Thomas Caputo and freshman Ludovico Cestarollo rallied for a 7-5 victory to give Binghamton the edge.

“I think that we had a little bit of a sloppy performance in the doubles,” Zieziula said. “Eliott and Valentin played well and got an early break and controlled their match, but we were a little up and down at two and three. We got the doubles point, which was good.”

Binghamton, however, thoroughly dominated the singles portion of play. Each of the Bearcats’ six singles competitors captured straight-set victories over their Bison counterparts, including Hureau’s 6-3, 6-1 victory over Bucknell sophomore Daniel Wright. The win was Hureau’s fourth straight singles victory to open the season and his first career win from the number one position, according to his coach. “[Hureau’s] been playing really good tennis for really the whole year,” Zieziula said. “He had a good year from the fall. It was nice for him to get his first win at number one.”

The Binghamton women’s tennis team also returned to action this weekend in its first matches of the spring season.

The Bearcats competed in three matches at West Point from Friday to Sunday, falling to Army

and Seton Hall, 5-2, and defeating Sacred Heart, 5-2.

“It’s hard to come out and compete because you haven’t competed since October,” BU women’s head coach Libby McGovern said. “I felt like we competed overall, with the first three days of competition this year, at an extremely high level and made progress.”

BU seniors Agatha Ambrozy and Shea Brodsky, junior Annie DiMuro and sophomore Olga Ostrovetsky each recorded at least two singles victories over the weekend while the combination of Ambrozy and Ostrovetsky was the only doubles pair to record a victory in that portion of play.

They defeated duos from both Sacred Heart and Seton Hall over the three days of competition.

“At one point during every match, somebody made an impact,” McGovern said. “Every single person really stepped-up and made a difference in different matches at different times — whether it’s doubles, whether it’s singles, whether it’s both, whether it was Friday, Saturday or Sunday.”

Both the BU men and women are set to return to action this weekend. The Bearcat men are set to take on Brown and St. John’s on the road, while the women are scheduled to take on Rutgers and Siena, also away from Vestal.

Really what matters is getting us ready for conference play —Nick Zieziula BU Men's Head Coach

Rebecca Kiss/Contributing Photographer Senior Eliott Hureau recorded both a singles and doubles victory in Binghamton’s win over Bucknell on Saturday.

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Noah Bressner Pipe Dream Sports After combining for 43 points in last Wednesday’s win over UMBC, sophomore forward Willie Rodriguez and junior guard Marlon Beck were nowhere to be found on offense as the Binghamton men’s basketball team (5-16, 2-6 America East) fell to Maine, 74-63. Rodriguez and Beck, two of the Bearcats’ leading scorers, combined for just eight points and shot 3-for-12 and 0-for7 from the field, respectively.

Binghamton led by as many as seven points against the Black Bears (8-13, 4-4 AE), only to be outscored, 42-27, in the second half. Sophomore guard Kevin Little led Maine in scoring with 22 points and combined with freshman forward Issac Vann for

41 of the Black Bears’ 74 points.

Shooting 36.9 percent from the field for the season entering the night, the Bearcats are having trouble getting shots to fall this season. From the onset of the contest, they had trouble just getting shots off. Maine’s fastpaced press stunted any offensive production. At the other end of the court, the Black Bears wasted no time from the tip. Utilizing a hightempo offensive strategy, Maine leapt into the lead with a 13-2 run four minutes into play.

Following the run, the Bearcats figured out the press. BU responded by scoring 34 points in the final 12:48 in the first half to take a 36-32 lead into the locker room.

Down by five with 2:03 remaining in the second half, a missed three-point attempt

from sophomore forward Justin McFadden ended any hope of a Binghamton victory as the Black Bears ended the game on 20-6 run.

After shooting 47 percent from the field in the first half, Binghamton managed just 32 percent in the second.

The Bearcats were led in scoring by freshman forward Thomas Bruce, who netted a career-high 16 points and shot 6-of-7 from the field. BU as a whole, however, was held to just a 41 percent shooting clip from the field for the contest “I thought Maine fought really hard in the post,” BU head coach Tommy Dempsey said. “We’re not a great shooting team so they were bringing extra help in there. Oneon-one in the post I thought we liked our match-ups … but they brought more help in the second

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A bright spot for the Bearcats 1. came off the bench as freshman STONY BROOK: 17-4, guard Timmy Rose and sophomore 8-0 AE forward Bobby Ahearn tallied 14 and 11 points respectively. Rose, a 2.

ALBANY: walk-on, scored his career-high in 17-6 points as well and has become a key 6-2 AE player in recent games, averaging 3.

VERMONT: 23.7 minutes in Binghamton’s last 13-10, three contests, including a season5-3 AE high 28 minutes in Saturday’s 4.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: game.

12-9, “[Rose] is playing well,” 5-3 AE Dempsey said. “As his freshman year here has gone on, he’s got 5.

MAINE: more and more playing time …

8-13, and with that, he’s getting more 4-4 AE and more comfortable out there.”

Until the closing minutes, the two teams were more evenly to secure the victory and keep it matched than the final score out of Binghamton’s reach. indicated, but Maine pulled away The Bearcats are set to return by making clutch, late free throws to action on Wednesday night

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UMASS LOWELL: 7-14, 3-5 AE

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HARTFORD: 7-16, 2-6 AE

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BINGHAMTON: 5-16, 2-6 AE

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MAINE: 16-7, 7-1 AE

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STONY BROOK: 14-7, 6-2 AE

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BINGHAMTON: 9-12, 4-4 AE

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HARTFORD: 8-13, 4-4 AE

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VERMONT: 7-14, 2-6 AE

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NEW HAMPSHIRE: 7-14, 1-7 AE

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Vladimir Kolesnikov/Contributing Photographer Sophomore guard Imani Watkins tallied a team-high nine points in Binghamton’s loss to Maine on Saturday.

UMASS LOWELL: 3-17, 0-8 AE

Bearcats shoot just 32 percent, commit 20 turnovers Nicholas Waldron Pipe Dream Sports The Binghamton women’s basketball team fell to the Maine Black Bears, 52-38, in an America East Conference game on Saturday that was all but decided from the opening tip.

Saturday’s game doubled as Binghamton’s (9-12, 4-4 AE) Play 4Kay Event, which raised money and awareness for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The fund is named after former North Carolina women’s basketball coach Kay Yow, who lost her battle to breast cancer in 2009.

Before the contest began, both teams took time to participate in an opening ceremony which honored breast cancer survivors, including Binghamton head coach Linda Cimino’s mother, who has beaten the disease twice.

Binghamton players escorted the breast cancer survivors to center court before Cimino presented each with a pink rose.

Maine (16-7, 7-1 AE), which currently holds its opponents to a conference-best 51.3 points per contest, showcased its defense by allowing the Bearcats to score only four points in the first quarter. The game seemed to hit rock bottom for Binghamton when Maine went up, 21-4, early

in the second quarter. But a 12-0 run brought the Bearcats back to life late in the second period.

Unfortunately for the Bearcats, they could not sustain the burst and ended the half trailing, 26-18. The Bearcats were only down eight despite the lack of production from two of their most legitimate offensive threats, sophomore forward Alyssa James and sophomore guard Imani Watkins. After going down 17 in the beginning of a game against a team at the top of the conference standings, the Bearcats battled back.

“Our kids fought hard but, unfortunately, we started the game off slow and we came out of halftime slow,” Binghamton head coach Linda Cimino said.

“Two of those quarters got away from us.”

As the game wore on, it became increasingly evident that James’ and Watkins’ struggles to score were not limited to the first half. Maine’s defense remained as tight and organized as it was in the opening quarters. James was unable to put the ball on the floor without getting swarmed and Watkins was not given any space to penetrate.

“We weren’t crashing on offense enough,” Watkins said.

“We had one person crashing and

four getting back.”

There is no more telling stat for the Bearcats than the 20 turnovers that they recorded.

From errant passes on fast breaks to forcing the ball into the post to solid defensive plays from Maine, Binghamton simply turned to ball over far too much. Giving up potential shots in a game and shooting just 31.7 percent from the field isn’t a recipe for success.

“I think you have to credit Maine’s defense for our turnovers,” Cimino said. “We haven’t been turning the ball over a lot in games and today you saw what happens when you turn the ball over 20 times.”

With all of that said, Binghamton faced a solid opponent and was not blown out by any means. The Bearcats kept their energy up until the final whistle, which is certainly a positive to pull away from a game that didn’t go Binghamton’s way. If the Bearcats can get going early and protect the ball, they have shown that they can compete with every team in the America East.

Binghamton is set to start the second half of conference play on Wednesday when the Bearcats will host Stony Brook. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Vestal, New York.