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Elizabeth Chilton selected as new Harpur College dean Chilton is currently chancellor for research and a professor of anthropology at UMass Amherst Alana Epstein Pipe Dream News

After reviewing dozens of resumes and interviewing many candidates, the Binghamton University Harpur College of Arts and Sciences dean search committee has selected Elizabeth Chilton as the new dean of Harpur College.

The search committee, which included Upinder Dhillon, dean of the School of Management and chair of the committee; Linda Spear, professor of psychology; Omowunmi Sadik, professor of chemistry; and Kaitlin Biagiotti, the undergraduate student representative, expressed confidence in its selection of Chilton for the post.

According to Dhillon, Chilton exhibited most of the necessary characteristics for the position of all the candidates.

“Dean Chilton has had sustained experience in leadership positions of increasing responsibility and scope,” Dhillon wrote in an email. “She is a collaborative leader with a strong appreciation of a liberal arts education at a top-tier public research university. She is a creative problem solver who has the vision to develop strategies that enhance the reputation of Harpur College.”

Specifically, Chilton stood out due to her leadership experience and communication skills, Spear said.

“All of the candidates interviewed had notable strengths,” Spear said. “What made Dr. Chilton stand out in particular was her strong interpersonal skills and her strong background of experiences that make her particularly well-suited to enter this deanship.”

Chilton is currently a professor of anthropology and the associate vice chancellor for research and engagement at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

According to Chilton, BU proved to be a welcoming environment throughout the search process and she is looking forward to her new start as the Harpur College dean.

“As an archaeologist whose scholarship really spans the arts and sciences, from bone chemistry of dog remains to the interpretation of artistic design motifs on ancient pottery, and as an academic leader who has served in administration for more than 10 years, I am excited to have the opportunity to apply that experience and commitment toward Harpur College’s continuing success,” Chilton said.

According to Spear, the committee had to combine its diverse opinions and backgrounds in order to narrow down the pool of applicants and select the candidate that is best fit to lead the school.

After the previous dean of Harpur College, Anne McCall, left the University last spring, professor of psychology Terrence Deak took over as interim dean.

According to Deak, the new dean must be well prepared and establish clear priorities.

“The key attributes necessary to be successful as the dean of Harpur College are vision, fortitude and the ability to connect personally with a multitude of people,” Deak said. “My expectation is that any new dean would come in with pre-formed ideas about where [they] would like to take the college and be able

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Alex Niman/Contributing Photographer Panelists engage in discussion with students and staff Wednesday evening in Old University Union.

Speakers encourage press as tool for activism Democracy Matters teaches attendees methods to elevate their voices form of activism and the media’s role in driving change.

The event, titled “The Press and Since President Donald Trump’s the People,” was hosted by Democracy inauguration, the media has faced major Matters, a student organization that criticism, prompting journalists and encourages students to get involved in readers alike to voice their concerns. politics and activism and aims to drive On Wednesday, in the Old University big money out of the political process.

Union, a panel discussed writing as a Organizer Grace Clark, a member of Alexandra Hupka News Intern

Democracy Matters and a junior doublemajoring in philosophy and sociology, stated that the event was designed to give students the tools necessary to write down their viewpoints effectively.

“We are anticipating a lot of students who are coming will want to know how

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Students take BU looks to raise graduate enrollment with new master's first place in Graduate School will host a master of arts in applied liberal studies, opening fall 2017 supply chain competition Hannah Walter

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For the second year in a row, undergrad team will advance to int'l round Stacey Schimmel

Last week, Binghamton University approved a new master of arts in applied liberal studies (MAALS) graduate program, which will provide students with the knowledge to apply degrees in the liberal arts to professional workplaces.

The classes in the program are meant to help students with undergraduate degrees in liberal arts develop the abilities that are most sought after by employers, such as communication and leadership. MAALS, which will be

housed in BU’s Graduate School, will be a three-semester program with one summer session.

Students will take six core classes in topics such as information technology, finance and research design. They will also be required to participate in two internships, one local and one beyond the greater Binghamton area, in addition to a capstone project in which they will assemble a report reflecting on their time in the program. The program directors predict that once they receive their degree, most MAALS students will look for jobs in either the private sector or the nonprofit world relevant to their graduate studies.

Susan Strehle, the dean of the Graduate School, said she believes that the internship aspect of the program will help give students a leg up when they are looking for a job. “[An on-campus internship] would provide help for campus offices and also vet these students, while sharpening their skills,” Strehle said. “Then they’ll do a second internship elsewhere, get great letters of recommendation and get interesting professional jobs. That will be our best selling point. One year in six classes, a summer internship and another in fall puts a student on the job market in January, a year and a half in without too much student debt and the

ability to get a job that is a jump up from what they could have with a bachelor’s degree.”

The MAALS program will be the first of its kind that is targeted specifically toward traditional students, and will focus on improving interdisciplinary professional skills. Beau Brammer is the administrative director for the Graduate School and has been helping develop MAALS since he began working at the University seven months ago.

“This program is intentionally not geared toward one profession,” Brammer said. “It is meant to be more

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For the second year in a row, a team of Binghamton University students won the American Production and Inventory Control Society Supply Chain Competition, held in Albany.

The team will be traveling to San Antonio, Texas in October to compete against teams from schools around the world.

The competition requires groups of students to analyze companies’ operations decisions that abide by smart supply chain strategies. Teams are judged based on a combined score of their performance on The Fresh Connection, a simulation software in which they make operations decisions such as amount of inventory on hand, machinery setup and packaging products.

BU brought two teams this year, which placed first and third. The first-place team consisted of students Jonathan Aranov, Barbara Perez, Liyang Tao and Sam Clarke, who also won last year. The third-place team included Amanda Martinez, David Wong and Lisa Appelbaum. The teams

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Speaker looks at monetary effects of sexual assault Cornell lecturer Elizabeth Karns examines financial impact on victims after assault Samuel Abaev Staff Writer

Raquel Panitz/Staff Photographer Elizabeth Karns, a senior lecturer in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, spoke Friday afternoon at the University Downtown Center. She discussed how sexual assault victims are more likely to experience a wage gap when compared to nonvictims.

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On Friday afternoon, Elizabeth Karns, a senior lecturer in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, spoke about an aspect of sexual assault that often goes unnoticed by explaining the way in which sexual assault victims are more likely to experience a wage gap compared to nonvictims.

Karns also holds a master’s in public health in epidemiology and a juris doctor degree centered around the field of sexual assault. She explained to a group of 40 at the University Downtown Center that on average, one in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted during

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their college years, yet only 2 percent of people who get assaulted report it.

“The vast underreporting is surprising,” Karns said. “[Reporting sexual assault] matters because it helps people to get on the path of their recovery. Victims should be able to process this, and one of the methods that may initiate their recovery is reporting the incident so that they may receive the proper help and treatment.”

Karns explained that money is not something people usually focus on in the aftermath of a sexual assault, yet costs for a victim begin almost immediately.

These may include tests for sexually transmitted diseases, a rape evidence

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SOM students take first place in APICS competition SOM FROM PAGE 1 were formed from students in Supply Chain Management 480A: Problem Solving in Supply Chain, offered as a onecredit course at BU. Aranov said that his team worked well together and that he enjoyed representing BU. “This competition revealed to me the beauty of teamwork when everyone on a team is willing to put all their effort toward a common goal,” said Aranov, a junior majoring in accounting. “As someone who is a firm believer in the value provided by state schools like [Binghamton University], it is a thrill to be able to contribute

to [Binghamton University’s] growing reputation through wins like this one.”

This is the second year in a row that a BU undergraduate team beat a graduate team for the grand competition in Albany, and BU teams have placed in the top three for the past four years.

Donald Sheldon, a lecturer in the School of Management, mentored the students. He teaches the course, which is offered only in the fall and designed to prepare students for this American Production and Inventory Control Society competition.

The local professional Southern Tier chapter of the society sponsors

student expenses for the twoday competition in Albany and the class continues to practice after the fall semester is over.

Sheldon said he teaches the course to generate more student interest in operations management and recruits from his Management Operations 311 course.

“I only accept students that are willing to work hard, no other criteria,” Sheldon said.

“Our work has paid off with wins three out of the four years we have been involved.”

Clarke, a teaching assistant for Sheldon and a senior majoring in business administration, said he benefited from the competition

because as a business student, it’s important to understand the supply chain and operations side of a business to be a better leader in a company.

“I enjoyed it because you learn something in class, and once you actually get to implement it and see its effect on business, the learning you get from that is 10 times the amount you would get out of a textbook,” Clarke said. “Last year our team made it to D.C. for the finals and we came in eighth place, but I couldn’t end it that way, so I told organizers I would be back next year and now we ended up winning.”

Cornell lecturer talks monetary impact of assault ASSAULT FROM PAGE 1 kit and clothing replacement.

Furthermore, she noted that a long-term concern for sexual assault victims is their likelihood to veer off their educational path, which she quantified through the monetary cost victims lose out on throughout the course of their lives.

“Some victims may drop a course to ease the stress of their life after an assault, which may result in the loss of their financial aid, as one may no longer be considered a full-time student,” Karns said. “Others may transfer schools, usually to those which are easier which may further limit their potential.

In the long run, victims are six times more likely to have

episodes of post-traumatic stress disorder in their lifetime than others. They are more prone to use hard drugs, twice as likely to be a smoker and exhaust 20 percent more insurance use compared to nonvictims.”

These limiting factors, Karns noted, all contribute to a wage gap and perpetuate a string of losses for the victim.

The losses are characterized not only by the mental stresses and the immediate monetary costs of the assault, but also the thousands, if not millions of dollars the victims may lose if the assault caused them to fall from their educational path and deal with additional issues in the workforce.

Karns explained that in order to remedy the wage

gap, certain actions must be taken to keep students on their educational paths after an instance of sexual assault. This may be done, she explained, by allowing the student to sustain a period of lowered stress. One such method suggested is to allow for the temporary release or deferment from the burden of student loans, an idea that has not so far succeeded, but Karns encouraged contacting local representatives about the matter.

Haley Murphy, a Binghamton University alumna who graduated in 2014 with a master’s in student affairs and administration and currently works as the campus sexual assault liaison at Crime Victims Assistance Center,

an organization that looks to support and educate the community’s ability to prevent and respond to victims of crime, explained how the event may have an impact on the way sexual assault can be perceived and responded to.

“I’ve never seen this information put out this way before,” Murphy said. “It’s a completely different take on it, and it can get people to have a new perspective of it. Money speaks and this may garner more attention to sexual assault and the consequences of that. Sexual assault is an underreported issue which happens often, so hopefully Karns’ analysis and unique perspective on it can help get more attention around it.”

Masters in applied liberal arts to launch next fall MAALS FROM PAGE 1 broad because the majority of graduates are not going to be working in the same job for 25 years, so therefore, we want to make them marketable to the most amount of options.”

The University has begun advertising the program and recruiting BU students to fill the 25 spots currently available.

Applicants must submit their transcript, résumé, letters of recommendation, a personal

statement and a 500-800 word writing sample from their undergraduate work.

GRE scores are optional.

The program is programmed and championed by President Harvey Stenger, who has often talked about finding a way to fill the gap between a liberal-arts education and the job market. It originally was part of the 4-1-1 plan in his Road Map to Premier initiative. The goal of 4-1-1 is for graduate students to have four years of undergraduate

learning, one year of graduate coursework and one year of an internship, which together will provide them with the necessary experience and knowledge to succeed in the workforce.

A survey was then taken of 5,000 Harpur College of Arts and Sciences juniors and seniors to assess the level of interest in the program, and Brammer said he took a variety of aspects into consideration when building MAALS. “I asked myself, ‘How can we

meet the desires of students with the needs of the marketplace?’

This program was the answer I came up with,” Brammer said.

“We are combining the liberalarts skills that employers are looking for with professional background and experience.

We are filling a niche in liberalarts education at the graduate level that tries to rethink it from a 21st-century perspective and prepares students for a globalized marketplace.”

Photo provided by Elizabeth Chilton Pictured: Elizabeth Chilton, who was recently hired to be the new dean of Harpur College starting July 2017.

Elizabeth Chilton appointed Harpur Dean DEAN FROM PAGE 1 to develop a vision for the college that engages the interests and aptitudes in our rich intellectual environment. It will take fortitude to manage a college of this size because the number of great opportunities outweighs the resources available.”

According to Provost Donald Nieman, Chilton attracted the attention of the committee with her impressive background and qualifications.

“Dr. Chilton rose to the top of a very competitive field of candidates,” Nieman wrote in an email. “She stood out not only because of her outstanding record of teaching and scholarship but also because of her strong listening skills, commitment to diversity and collaborative approach to academic leadership. I know she will be welcomed by Harpur faculty, staff and students and build on Harpur’s longstanding tradition of excellence.”

Chilton will be working with Deak over the next few months during the transition, and will officially take the position of Harpur College dean in July.

[Chilton] stood out ... because of her strong listening skills, committment to diversity and collaborative approach to academic leadership — Donald Nieman, BU Provost

Democracy Now hosts panel on free press PRESS FROM PAGE 1 to write letters to the editor, blog and [write] other forms of activism,” Clark said. “We want to give them the opportunity to ask questions and get advice on ways they can get involved.”

Panelists at the event included Nadiya Al-Noor, a special programs assistant at the Center for Civic Engagement and a first-year graduate student studying public administration; Zachary Frieden, vice president of the Roosevelt Institute and a sophomore majoring in political science; and Caleb Schwartz, the opinions editor of Pipe Dream and a sophomore doublemajoring in environmental studies and political science.

Frieden said he agreed to participate in the panel because he felt the press was important,

especially in the current political climate.

“It’s especially important nowadays that we have writers who can speak their views adequately,” Frieden said.

“That’s why I’m here to share my experience and how students can get their voice heard.”

Questions posed to the panel ranged from general advice about voicing beliefs to queries on how to get media outlets to report on an event. One student asked about the use of social media in promoting events and sharing articles. Al-Noor said that social media was a great way to be heard, but warned attendees that they may find that others disagree with them.

“Most people get information from social media,” Al-Noor said. “Take advantage of it and get your writing out there.

There are going to be people who disagree with you, but try and get as many people involved as possible.”

Panelists also advised attendees to be vigilant about what they read and ensure that they are taking in information from multiple outlets and viewpoints.

Finally, they encouraged students to start writing with a purpose and sharing their thoughts with others.

“Aim big,” Al-Noor said.

“Just because you’re a student, it doesn’t mean you’re voiceless.

If you’re passionate about something, go out and try to get published.”

Attendees like Jacob Hanna, an undeclared freshman, said he hoped to find ways to support his views in his writing and drive sociopolitical change.

“I am here to support the group and learn about the role of writing in activism,” Hanna said. “I am an academic writer, so I think I can learn skills I can use in my writing to support progressive ideals.”

Jacob Chank, a sophomore majoring in political science, said that he supported the vision of Democracy Matters and wanted to become more engaged in activism.

“I really appreciate the fight for citizen advocacy and activism that Democracy Matters supports,” Chank said.

“I just hope to learn more about the basis of advocacy and making my voice heard in government.”

Editor’s note: Caleb Schwartz is the opinions editor of Pipe Dream and did not have any input on this article.

Alex Niman/Contributing Photographer Nadiya Al-Noor, special programs assistant at the Center for Civic Engagement and a first-year graduate student studying public administration, speaks as part of the panel.

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Pipe Line LOCAL NEWS Two men arrested after shotgun fired during dispute in Binghamton home Police have arrested two men after a dispute led to a shotgun being fired in a Binghamton house, according to Binghamton Homepage. The Binghamton Police Department responded to a report of a gunshot and a female yelling in the area of a two-family residence located at 121 Beethoven St. around 6:10 p.m. on Thursday. Police say a domestic incident between the secondfloor occupants escalated into a disturbance between the occupants of the first and second floor of the house. Police arrested Quashawn Hollenquest, 22, and charged him with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and one count of assault in the third degree. Police also arrested Dashay VanDuyne Sr., 37, who was charged with one count of reckless endangerment in the first degree, a felony. Both were arraigned in the Binghamton City Court and taken to the Broome County Jail.

the sentencing, Judge Joseph Cawley said he was “absolutely confident” the testimony was true and that Werkheiser is guilty.

NATIONAL NEWS Southern New York’s U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara fired by President Donald Trump After being asked to resign only days before, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has been fired by President Donald Trump’s administration, according to The New York Times. While it is standard practice across presidencies to replace U.S. attorneys and other political appointees, Bharara’s reputation for tackling corruption, particularly on Wall Street, was noted by many on both sides of the political spectrum as a reason to keep him on board during the current administration. Some Republicans, including Assemblyman Brian Kolb of New York, expressed their support for Bharara. “Good for Preet, he is doing the job he was appointed to do!” Kolb tweeted.

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Hitler kept Nazi soldiers high on crystal meth during World War II

The Binghamton Dance Studio operator convicted of sexually abusing a child was sentenced Friday in Broome County Court, according to Binghamton Homepage. The convicted, Samantha Werkheiser, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison. During an emotionally charged sentencing hearing, a victim read an impact statement detailing the emotional trauma she suffered as a result of Werkheiser’s actions.

Werkheiser continues to maintain her innocence. Before handing down

When Germany invaded France in 1940, its soldiers marched on Pervitin, an early form of crystal meth, which kept them perked for the lightning speed of blitzkrieg warfare, according to the Times Union, referencing Norman Ohler‘s book, “Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany.” During the waning days of the war, the Nazis also developed cocaine chewing gum for young sailors to use while piloting single-man submarines on suicide missions.

Police Watch Male found injured on campus SATURDAY, March 11, 1:51 a.m. — Officers responded to the Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center after receiving a report of a bleeding person flagging down a Harpur’s Ferry ambulance, said Investigator Dennis Bush of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. When officers arrived, they met with Harpur’s Ferry and identified the person as a 19-year-old male.

The male had dried blood on his face and hands. Upon introducing himself to the officers, he told them that he was “no snitch” and refused to divulge any information related to the cause of his injuries. Officers observed that he was talkative and friendly, but would not tell them what happened to him or who had hurt him.

One Harpur’s Ferry member informed police that when they first spoke with the man, he had told them that a female had hit him. The male stated that he was not a student, but was visiting someone on campus. He declined to identify who he was visiting, but he did tell officers that the two backpacks lying next to him in the grass were his and that one contained a small pocket knife, a small amount of marijuana and some associated paraphernalia. The male appeared to have no serious injuries. He asked to be taken to a bus stop so that he could return to his home in Long Island. However, officers convinced him to take a trip to the hospital first to get cleaned up and make sure that he had no further injuries. The man was taken to the hospital, and the officers confiscated the marijuana and paraphernalia found in his bag.

Male found collapsed in Oneida Hall SATURDAY, March 11, 3:19 a.m. — Officers reported to Oneida Hall of College-in-the-Woods after being informed that a male in the hall was unconscious and heavily intoxicated, Bush said. Harpur’s Ferry arrived at the hall at the same time as the police. Upon

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arriving at the hall, officers entered the back door entrance of the building and observed a male lying just inside the doorway. The male was completely unresponsive to sound or pain stimuli, and officers observed a heavy odor of marijuana on his person. The male was identified as a 27-year-old nonstudent using his New York state driver’s license. Harpur’s Ferry began treating the male, and officers spoke with the 19-year-old female who had reported the intoxication.

She stated that she did not know the man, and that he had exited a cab with her and her boyfriend. After exiting the cab, the female stated that he had collapsed. She and her boyfriend then dragged the student into the entrance of the building to get him out of the cold, and she then contacted the police. Officers assisted Harpur’s Ferry with loading the male onto a stretcher. The male remained unconscious the entire time, and was transported to the hospital.

Upon running the male’s license through a police database, officers discovered that the man had a warrant for a crime against public order from Middletown, New York. Middletown officers were contacted; however, they declined to pick up the male for the warrant.

Student drops phone in crack between elevator and hallway in Newing College SUNDAY, March 12, 4:26 a.m. — A 19-year-old male contacted dispatch to report that his phone was stuck in an elevator in Endicott Hall of Newing College, Bush said. The male stated that while he was exiting elevator 104, he had dropped his phone into the crack between the elevator and the hallway. The male asked if somebody could help him retrieve his phone.

Dispatch informed him that the phone could not be retrieved until regular business hours on Monday. The male stated that he was not a student at Binghamton University, and that he would be returning home later that day. A work order was placed to retrieve the phone, and arrangements will be made to return it to its owner.

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ARTS & CULTURE Artists stay up all night for drawing marathon

The BU Art Museum hosted its annual event over the weekend Hannah Ettestadt Contributing Writer “Coffee and sheer willpower.”

That’s how life-drawing art model Bethany Gordon, a senior majoring in graphic design, planned to stay awake during the second annual Drawing Marathon, sponsored by the Binghamton University Art Museum. The event took place in the museum itself and lasted from 10 a.m. on Friday to 10 a.m. on Saturday.

From a pool of applicants, 10 selected artists competed in the marathon, which offered both a jurors’ prize, decided by three appointed judges, and a people’s prize, decided by the qualitative nature of comments left in an open box. The artists drew a single figure drawing using charcoal on canvas for the duration of the event.

The three judges were Blazo Kovacevic, the innovator behind the drawing marathon, BU alumnus and assistant professor of art and design; Diane Butler, the director of the art museum; and Ann Welles, who runs Exhibit A, a gallery in Corning, New York.

“There’s no real structure to [the criteria for judging], we just are like, ‘Let’s see what’s best,’” Kovacevic said. “We want to have that moment of ‘oh.’

Something that will surprise us, something that’s different.”

Before coming to BU, Kovacevic did his undergraduate studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Montenegro. He said that his inspiration for a drawing marathon came from the eight-hour classes he took at the academy.

“I was always intrigued what would happen if we could get into some setup where we’d be drawing for more than a few hours,” Kovacevic said.

The marathon consisted of 15-minute breaks every hour, and half-hour breaks every four hours. The artists were provided with food, drinks and art supplies, but they were not allowed to leave the museum during the course of the competition.

The height and width of the provided canvases required that for the most part the artists had to stand to draw, increasing the physical toll of the task.

“My legs already hurt and we’re only 10 hours in,” said artist Madison O’Connor, a

freshman double-majoring in art and psychology.

Among the participants, coffee was an energymaintenance strategy.

“I plan on waiting until 11 p.m. to start drinking coffee and then just keep on drinking,” said Christina Rose, a senior majoring in art.

Others had less formal, but just as caffeinated plans.

“I haven’t really thought much of how I’m going to stay up yet, I guess I’ll probably just drink way too much caffeine,” said Max Samson, a sophomore double-majoring in graphic design and computer science.

Despite the physical strain, both Rose and Samson agreed that the mental aspect of committing to a drawing for 24 hours was even tougher.

“I decided I’m going to reward myself by drawing the face last,” Rose said. Rose does portrait drawings more frequently than full-figure drawings.

Rose’s spot in the museum room allowed her to see the face of the seated model, but not all the artists had the same view. The canvases were spread out in a circle around Gordon, causing each artist to draw from their own unique angle.

In addition to the variety of angles in the drawings, artists had their own approach and strategy to their creative process.

“Some would say my approach is kind of formulaic, I try to break the figure down into weight and planes, kind of like the typical how-to-draw books with the circles and prisms, then you break it down into lines and then finally you add rendering,” Samson said.

On the other hand, O’Connor has a method that involves putting down a heavy layer of charcoal and then erasing from it to create details.

“My specialty is kind of like building and then subtracting from it,” O’Connor said.

Viewers at the event liked O’Connor’s work enough to crown her the winner of the $250 people’s prize.

The jurors’ prize, worth double the people’s prize at $500, went to Kelly Wu, a Johnson City High School senior.

All of the participating artists’ drawings will be on display at the art museum in room 213 of the Fine Arts Building until Wednesday.

Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer Artists compete in the second annual Drawing Marathon, sponsored by the Binghamton University Art Museum.

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'Step sisters' celebrate confidence X-Fact'r Step Team fosters success, teamwork onstage and off

Calendra Scahill Contributing Writer Fusing together step dancing, rhythmic motion and the spoken word, the X-Fact’r Step Team brings a fresh dance style to Binghamton University.

Derived from roots in African culture, X-Fact’r’s name stands for “Expressionism of African Culture Through Rhythm.” The dance team strives to educate the community about the history of Africana culture in an entertaining way. To achieve this goal, the team performs at various multicultural events on campus such as the Culture Shock dance competition, the Black Student Union Homecoming Fashion Show and the Multicultural Extravaganza.

The team is currently comprised of all female members, but X-Fact’r is an inclusive dance team open to all genders, races and sexualities.

“As long as you want to step, we’re here,” said Elise Morris, the

vice president of the club.

Founded in 2001, the team was the first non-Greek-affiliated club on campus for step dancers to perform. The team provides the same close-knit social aspect as Greek life but in the form of a group fully dedicated to step dancing.

What makes X-Fact’r different from other dance teams is its style.

Focused on the art of step dance, in which dancers create intricate sounds and rhythms with their bodies through precise footwork, clapping and movements, the team makes its own music through the beats of the energetic motions used.

“We bring personality; we bring life with the steps,” said Davina Campbell, president of the club and a junior majoring in mathematics.

Since music doesn’t usually accompany their dance routines, every movement and spoken phrase has a specific purpose and must be executed flawlessly.

Without background noise,

there is more pressure to have a perfect performance because mistakes are more obvious.

Each performance is a highintensity workout, and X-Fact’r is an extremely committed team.

They practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., every day for several hours when there is an upcoming performance and they meet on Sundays for a general body meeting.

Dedicating so much time to the organization, the members of X-Fact’r have developed a family oriented community. The dancers depend on each other not only while performing and practicing but also for advice about academics, emotions or any problems they have.

“It’s literally like having 18 sisters,” Campbell said.

“We call ourselves step sisters,” Morris added.

The group takes the attitude that the intimacy of the members is vital to the fluidity and success of the dances. When everyone has

the same mindset and dedicates the same amount of intensity to the performance, the movements become much more natural and smooth, explained Campbell.

For Campbell, being part of the team has not only boosted her confidence and self-esteem, but has also given her helpful skills in the classroom. She explained that her experience on X-Fact’r has improved her public speaking, made her more outgoing and given her organizational and leadership skills.

“X-Fact’r is the glue to the pieces that are broken,” Campbell said. “It’s what helped me become who I am now.”

Much more than a club, X-Fact’r is a passionate and dedicated group that provides a family aspect and an inclusive environment for BU students, no matter how advanced their dance abilities may be. “[The club] is something that really stuck out to me,” Morris said. “I couldn’t picture my college experience without X-Fact’r.”

Battle of the Bands crowns Spring Fling opener On Friday night, 10 acts competed for opportunity to play Katy Wong & Gina Lee Arts & Culture Binghamton University students lined up outside the Undergrounds on Friday night waiting to hear 10 bands for the chance to open for this year’s Spring Fling headliner.

Ultimately, alternative rock band POOL stole the show and was crowned first place, with the rock band The Nesbitts following in second. But there was a diverse slate of bands that performed, with genres ranging from soulful rock to death metal. The room was crowded with students, and some were left standing in the back.

According to Max Maurice, the vice president for programming for the Student Association, the Student Association Programming Board hosted the Battle of the Bands contest due to a lack of contestants participating when the event was previously hosted

by BU’s Late Nite Binghamton program.

Maurice shared that the turnout for this year was significantly higher than previous years, in which only three or four applicants signed up to compete.

Additionally, this year’s Battle of the Bands was advertised to all genres of music, as opposed to in year’s past when it was advertised as a rock competition.

“I like the opportunity for students to showcase their talent and to say they opened for a big musical act,” said Maurice, a senior majoring in electrical engineering.

Four judges decided which band got the opening gig for Spring

Fling. These judges included Hannah Hersch, the concert chair and a senior majoring in accounting; Rachel Levy, the undergraduate coordinator for Late Nite Binghamton and a junior triple-majoring in political science, history and philosophy, politics and law; Jennifer Keegin, the associate director of campus activities; and Milton Chester, the assistant dean for off-campus programs and services.

Maurice said the bands were judged on their showmanship, crowd responsiveness, the originality of their music and how they showcased their energy and passion.

Besides the two winners, contestants included student acts such as Apollo and Dionysus, Rapboy300000 and The Landshark Committee.

Apollo and Dionysus performed death metal.

“We really just want to melt the audiences faces off [with our music],” said group member Robert Petruso, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering.

The band’s goal was to introduce death metal to the BU community.

“We probably won’t win tonight because we’re death metal, but we just want to have a fun time on stage,” Petruso said. Regardless, the crowd still gave a positive response.

The Landshark Committee also performed on Friday night. The band includes a saxophone player that added a touch of jazz to their music, and its lighthearted sounds got the audience dancing and singing along, especially during a

cover of Ray Charles’ song, “Let’s Go Get Stoned.”

The duo Rapboy300000 and Squid brought high energy to the stage with their original song, “Alternative Facts,” and had the crowd laughing with their satirical rap lines about modern day politics.

At the end of their performance, they literally dropped the mic and walked off the stage.

Despite not winning the firstplace prize, The Nesbitts are still guaranteed a spot to sing at the festival during the day as the runner-ups.

Christopher Kaya, a junior majoring in psychology and a member of The Nesbitts, shared how thrilled he felt to have made it this far, especially since the band came in last place the previous year.

The band includes Kaya; Matthew Brennan, a junior majoring in English; Tom Galvin, a junior majoring in political science; and Ryan Lupia, a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience.

“We’re really just four nerds

who really love music,” Galvin said.

Kaya explained that the band started out by playing music in a garage during middle school and throughout high school, and all of those members ended up attending BU. Recently, they added Brennan as the lead vocalist. Currently, the band is in the process of recording a new EP. The first-place winner, POOL, is an alternative rock band that was formed just two months ago, with some members of last year’s winner, The Three 4s. POOL consists of Eric Sabshon and Robert Castriota, both sophomores majoring in finance; Sage Gibbons, a junior double-majoring in biology and environment studies; and Joe Gallo, a sophomore majoring in industrial engineering.

The band members shared that they practiced three days a week to prepare for Battle of the Bands, and are excited by the win.

“We want to put on the best damn show that we can ever give,” Gallo said.

Laura Schorr/Pipe Dream Photographer Stand and Wave performs during the Student Association Programming Board’s Battle of the Bands Friday evening.

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Professor combines performance and philosophy with course Through various artistic mediums, Jeffner Allen encourages dialogue and expression among students Julianna Klein Contributing Writer Jeffner Allen’s performance art class is designed to showcase oneof-a-kind moments — and make people think about them.

Allen, a professor in the philosophy department whose academic focuses extend to the Africana studies, Asian and Asian American studies and women, gender and sexuality studies departments, teaches a class called Africana studies 480S: Feminist and Diasporic Performance Art. There are a variety of different mediums through which performance art can take place, and Allen says one of the class’ goals is to expose students to the various forms.

She said a local civic celebration, poetry, walking through nature, dance, film and many other things can become a performance. Their ambiguity leads the viewer to reflect, question and interpret the performance.

“Hopefully, if it works, they’ll have some sort of emotional response or unresolved quandary,” she said. “Performance art is more like a process, and it doesn’t really give a firm answer to anything.”

The class mostly consists of a daily, themed discussion and project sharing. These projects can be in any medium, and are inspired by the material that students study in the class, on different performance artists and other topics.

“They can either respond to it directly or take what they found from that, interpret it and place it in a different sphere,” Allen said.

“That’s one of the really exciting moments of the class, because

Casey Tin/Staff Photographer Jeffner Allen discusses performance art pieces that are expressly feminist during her Feminist and Diasporic Performance Art class.

then you can talk about the work in conjunction with the other performers that are renowned that we watch.”

Part of the uniqueness of this course comes from the immediacy of the work that is created.

“Some aspects that most performance art shows is that it is an event that happens in the moment,” Allen said. “It’s unrepeatable, not only because the event itself would be performed differently each time,

but because the performance also includes the reactions of the viewers.”

The class focuses on some performance art pieces that are expressly feminist, and there is also a focus on the African and Asian diaspora. Allen said this is to show performance art in different contexts.

“Because the angle is feminist and diasporic, the class doesn’t really stay with any single definition, but performance art

keeps unfolding as the class continues,” she said. “It’s a small intersection with a fleeting moment, but it is full of potential interpretations.”

The performance art movement itself began to emerge in the late 1960s, and Allen’s interest has been growing since then.

“Spontaneously, I started following different performers,” she said. “It was almost like street art or popular-culture art, but out

of that, many of those people have become famous artists.”

When creating the class, Allen said she thought about the atmosphere that she wanted it to have, informed by her interest in the movement.

“I actually developed it because I wanted a class where placing different mediums in conversation with each other would be the norm,” she said.

Allen said throughout her years of teaching the class, it has

progressed the most in terms of technology. Students use technology in their performances, as well as a tool to study other artists online. The most important message Allen hopes her students take away from the class is that it is important to question one’s beliefs and assumptions, as well as to connect with others.

“A lot of the performance art class is about communication and expression,” she said. “It often opens up new possibilities.”

Hamilton Mixtape 2.0: Broadway soundtracks to try next

For fans of the 'American Musical,' these modern albums will update your musical library Rachel Greenspan Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Though we all want to be in the “The Room Where it Happens,” most Binghamton University students will not have the chance to see “Hamilton: An American Musical” on Broadway in the near future.

But thanks to the soundtrack, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical masterpiece is accessible to everyone with a phone. If you’re looking to download new tunes as awesome as the 11-time Tony Award-winning “Hamilton,” Pipe Dream compiled a list of cool, contemporary

musical soundtracks that are groundbreaking in their own way.

1. “In the Heights” (2008) — Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda first achieved Broadway success with his 2008 production of “In the Heights,” winning seven Tony awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama nomination.

The show, which takes place in Washington Heights, focuses on the lives of its residents.

Miranda brought rap and hiphop to the stage in “In the Heights,” paving the way for the wild success of “Hamilton: An

American Musical” and creating an exciting and dynamic soundtrack.

2. “The Last Five Years” (2001) — Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Though Brown’s “The Last Five Years” doesn’t excite with hip-hop, it takes a fresh look at the classical music of Broadway.

Listening to the soundtrack may evoke some tears — it follows a failed marriage, the story told backward by one partner and forward by the other. The two meet in the middle of their wedding song, and we hear them sing to each other for the only time of the show. Listening to

the soundtrack from beginning to end gives the same heartbreak as Alexander Hamilton’s death.

3. “Once” (2011) — Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová While many know the Academy Award-winning song “Falling Slowly” from the 2007 film of the same name, the “Once” album offers many more songs worth listening to.

Though it’s certainly not a hiphop musical — Hansard and Irglová give passion and plot to songs reminiscent of Bon Iver — the soundtrack takes a new approach to modern musical writing, using alternative and

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4. “Next to Normal” (2009) — Music by Tom Kitt, Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Kitt and Yorkey’s powerful show about a woman living with bipolar disorder examines the family dynamic, especially in a time of grief. The soundtrack is often loud and jarring, both literally and emotionally, but each song adds a new layer to the already-complicated characters.

Yorkey and Kitt capture the essence of musical theatre in “Next to Normal”: the dire need to sing to express emotion.

5. “Dear Evan Hansen” (2016) — Music and Lyrics

by Pasek and Paul “Dear Evan Hansen” is orchestrated by Alex Lacamoire, the Tony Award-winning orchestrator of both “Hamilton: An American Musical” and “In the Heights,” and has the same complicated and thematic undertones found in Miranda’s shows. The show, which follows a high school tragedy, became a huge hit immediately following its opening this fall. Ben Platt — the actor who played Benji in the a cappella-themed film “Pitch Perfect” — stars as the lead, offering his smooth, rich vocals to the voice of Evan Hansen.

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2017-18 SA E-BOARD ENDORSEMENTS President — Michael Wuest This choice was by far the most difficult. Jermel McClure, Jr.’s platform consisted of concrete ideas that were either unoriginal, already underway within the Student Association (SA) administration or relatively unrealistic. Wuest presented a platform that failed to identify many specific initiatives. Our endorsement pivoted on whether we wanted a president with an underwhelming platform or a president without an obviously defined one.

That being said, we are confidently endorsing Wuest.

His experience working with University administration shows that he is prepared to negotiate and collaborate, skills that will serve him well while acting as the CEO of OCCT and sitting on the board of Harpur’s Ferry. And as a publication that repeatedly pushes for student involvement locally, we were thrilled to hear his intentions to bridge the gap between the University and the city of Binghamton.

Furthermore, we were undeniably impressed with Wuest’s ideas to expand mental health counseling support.

McClure said he is working with the University Counseling Center to increase services, but the reality is that their resource allocation is not within SA control. Wuest offered a creative plan that tapped

into SA resources, such as the High Hopes Helpline, as well as local initiatives to support students.

And finally, Wuest seems prepared to lead campus in an increasingly tumultuous political climate. Wuest said he would respect varied viewpoints while also having zero tolerance for hatred and bigotry among students, which proves that he would stand by the student body without silencing controversial voices on campus.

Executive Vice President — Glenn Avisado Although Avisado is running unopposed, we are positive that he is the man for the job. As a current project manager for the Student Association President, he has experience in the organization and is familiar with its ins and outs.

Avisado wants to provide increased guidance from the EVP office in order to decrease the adjustment period for the executive boards of student organizations at the beginning of the school year, which undoubtedly an issue for the SA’s almost 300 student groups. He also wants to take a more handson approach with clubs applying for SA charters.

Another goal of Avisado’s is ensuring that the SA’s five businesses — SA Ink, Binghamton Sound, Stage and Lighting,

ESCAPE, the Food Co-op and the Art Co-op — have the resources to expand their services. He suggested that the Food Co-op could offer a wider array of snack foods in addition to the lunches it currently provides. His plan includes providing credit card readers on a trial basis, which would be an efficient payment method that’s not cash or BUC$.

Vice President for Finance — Rebecca Ho Rebecca Ho demonstrates a nuanced understanding of the needs of the VPF office. Her plans to transition some of the financial forms online and make the treasurer’s exam automatically graded would make the SA office and student organizations more efficient. She also proposed creating financial advisers to aid struggling organizations and creating an “idea pool” to help groups fund each others’ events and projects.

Ho explained a plan to allow groups to use an SA debit card for large, pre-approved purchases.

This would take a large burden off of groups that travel or buy expensive equipment. Her ideas are realistically attainable and fit in well with where the VPF office needs growth, especially with respect to modernization.

We’re confident that an VPF office under Ho would thrive.

Ho’s opponent, Serena Tesler, showed a lack of understanding of

some vital functions of the office she hopes to occupy. Although Tesler has plenty of experience on financial bodies at the University, it did not translate into her platform. Her proposal for an online voucher system may sound good, but it would be impossible to implement due to the necessity of submitting physical receipts. Even suggesting this move underscores her lack of understanding of the complexities of the SA, the University and satisfying basic audit procedures required when using state money.

Additionally, she wants to hold monthly financial meetings with every single student organization, something that would be an unfeasible and wasteful use of time and resources for both the VPF office and student groups.

We are concerned that Tesler’s election actually would be detrimental to the SA’s ability to function as an organization.

Vice President for Academic Affairs — Raul Cepin Cepin is the current SA VPAA, and has spent much of his time in office this year organizing and creating a stable foundation. Coming into an office in transition and turmoil, Cepin did a commendable job of setting himself up for success for his role going forward.

His platform included promoting interdisciplinary learning, growing mental

health resources and providing options for students facing food insecurity. He said he plans to continue working with other members of the SA E-Board on the SA Spotlight series, and also keep up with the SA Advocates program. He seemed very in touch with students’ needs academically, while also paying attention to supportive services necessary for successful learning.

Vice President for Multicultural Affairs — Joshua Gonzalez Joshua Gonzalez has the connections, capability and experience to further the conversations started this year by McClure. Additionally, he intends to promote a culture of unity and collaboration throughout campus by promoting diversity in BU’s tour guide program and a diversity leadership conference aimed to foster alumni connections.

Gonzalez also has solid ideas concerning the proposed Black Umbrella Organization, with years of experience pursuing the initiative and a full understanding of the opportunities and conflicts that it may present.

While Eric Lee presented a well-intentioned platform for improving conditions for multicultural organizations on campus, it lacks the social tact and nuance necessary for accomplishing the duties of VPMA. Between Gonzalez’s

existing ties with the SA Financial Council and with numerous multicultural organizations, he showed the savvy to be able to successfully navigate this delicate position.

VPP — Elizabeth Aliberti, but …

We’re endorsing Aliberti, but with plenty of reservations. She is currently serving as the vice festival chair for the SAPB, but we felt she lacked a solid grasp on the position she is running for. Much of the job involves the programming of SA groups, and when asked about what events she had attended, she couldn’t come up with any hosted by a student organization.

We appreciated her plan to continue Max Maurice’s recordkeeping efforts, but the rest of her platform was underwhelming.

Enhancing accessibility to SAPB as an organization isn’t a bad thing, but it’s definitely not the most important job of the VPP. Additionally, Aliberti wanted to increase involvement within the organization itself. Again, this idea is nice, but we’d have liked to have seen more.

Aliberti is uncontested in this election, but only because of a clause in the SA’s constitution that disqualifies non-SAPB members from running against members. As a candidate she is just fine, but we really would like to have heard other options.

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Finding transparency in student business After Chick-N-Bap's misleading sales, the establishment must reconsider its practices Haralambos Kasapidis

Contributing Columnist

Supporting a local business is a good feeling. Consumers who visit up-and-coming shops are able to indulge in the culture of their surroundings while contributing to their local economy. This concept having its convenience in the Marketplace, coupled with flavors that are hard to find elsewhere on campus, is the reason why I loved eating at Chick-N-Bap. After a recent discovery that their lamb-over-rice bowl actually has no lamb, though, I am more than disappointed in the Chick-N-Bap organization.

In fact, for operating under such an outright lie, I am questioning whether or not this eatery has any respect for their customers.

Being born and raised in New York City, I didn’t realize how for granted I took the food around me until I got to Binghamton University. In just three blocks from my home in Brooklyn, I have the options to eat Vietnamese, Halal or Russian cuisine. In BU, when I would not have time to experiment a recipe for myself, I frequently visited Chick-N-Bap to try some new flavors. Over time, I would speak highly of this establishment and tell all my friends to go try it. I was loyal to Chick-N-Bap, but are they loyal back?

According to a 2015 survey conducted by news platform Elite Daily, millennials are the most brand-loyal generation this country has seen. We are drawn to companies that are authentic — which makes sense. U.S. culture has seen corporations use loopholes and politicians use “alternative facts” to get things

to be their way, despite issues of legality.

Millennials grew up alongside endless food scandals — like Taco Bell’s “where’s the beef?” fiasco and McDonald’s usage of beef tallow in their french fries, which they claimed were vegetarian — so it’s no surprise they still happen to this day.

In a world where corporations want to be labeled as people but their highest concern is maximizing their profits, I shouldn’t be surprised that Chick-N-Bap is following a business model of dishonesty similar to larger companies.

Yet, a part of me is quite surprised and angry. One reason for my astonishment is because I recognize Sung Kim. I see him constantly in the seats around Chick-N-Bap. In my mind, every time I saw him sitting and observing his company, I always commended his diligence and

assumed he had a large role to play in the daily operations of the restaurant. His apology revealed this to be semi-true.

Kim seems genuinely apologetic, and him being a young entrepreneur does excuse this oversight but it also raises concerning questions: How regulated is Chick-NBap? Don’t employees prepare a clearly marked package of beef before Chick-N-Bap opens, and then proceed to take orders from customers, some explicitly ordering lamb? The connection that a wrong kind of meat was being prepared should have been made sooner, especially considering the switch from lamb to beef was made last semester.

Another reason for my anger is because it took two studentworkers to speak up for this to be an issue in the first place. Is there anything else customers

aren’t in the know about? At $7 for a plate, Chick-N-Bap isn’t the cheapest food option on campus to buy from. The price of convenience should come with transparency, and crucial information should not be issued alongside an email after workers chose to speak up.

Though I am more offended than inconvenienced that ChickN-Bap sold beef under the guise of lamb, there is a considerably large Hindu population at BU. I cannot speak for them since I do not identify with their demographic, but I am well aware that beef is forbidden in Hindi diets. Above all else, perhaps they are owed a personal apology. Kim wrote, “I truly apologize to all the students at Binghamton University, especially to those who were affected.” I appreciate the apology and maybe it is enough for some people, but actually

acknowledging the specific demographic of students “who were affected” would have given the apology a stronger sense of solidarity.

I implore Chick-N-Bap, and every food establishment on campus, to follow a route of transparency moving forward.

Putting out an ingredients list, making nutrition facts more identifiable and owning up to potentially fatal mistakes like this one are a great start. A huge part of the food industry revolves around customer service, and dishonest actions are the best way to lose those customers.

Mistakes are inevitable, but owning up to them and going the extra mile to show affected consumers that they are thought about is important.

— Haralambos Kasapidis is a senior majoring in English.

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SA Candidate Platforms

Each candidate for the 2017-18 Student Association E-Board positions shared a summary of their positions with us.

Read them here and don’t forget to check your email on Thursday for a voting link.

President

Jermel McClure, Jr. Objective: To be elected SA President and represent the entire student body’s best interest while working to improve Binghamton University’s campus. Also, to develop and improve Student Association business practices ensuring that we are maximizing our efficiency. As SA President I plan to have an active role in the many events SA organization’s provide for our student body. I have been active in my role as Vice President for Multicultural Affairs and I plan to remain involved with our campus community.

Main Points of Improvement/ Concern: • OCCT: Implementing text alerts to send students updates on route changes or delay; New and improved OCCT website; Proper contract negotiation

using prior experience.

• Off Campus Safety: Expanding Safe-Ride services to downtown Binghamton; Working with the University to have Text-Alerts sent to students regarding crime.

• Mental Health: Continue working with the UCC on diversity initiatives relating to staff hiring; Bringing conversations surrounding mental health to the forefront.

• Services for Students with Disabilities: Working to bridge the gap between SSD and Administrators; Working to upgrade our campus to meet ADA standards.

• Student Representation: Student Representation on all university committees is essential; Striving to meet the needs and request of students and organizations.

• Sexual Assault Awareness: Expanding the “It’s On Us” campaign & developing workshops for students; Collaborating with organizations to spread awareness across campus.

• Collaboration: Fostering more collaboration between student orgs and University offices/departments

Michael Wuest Hello! My name is Michael Wuest and I would like to be your next SA President. Government has been a passion of mine since early education. I served as a three term Youth Senator in the state of West Virginia, and the 58th Youth Secretary of State. I am a current member of Student Congress and Head Representative for Hinman College. I sit on the Student Life and Academics Committee and have passed legislation on the correction of parking services on campus. I fight for you even now at the Attorney General’s Office where I work.

I stand for the green spaces on campus by advocating

Raul Cepin Dear students thank you for believing in me and trusting that I would represent you in a passionate and honest way. As the Vice President for Academic Affairs I can make a significant impact on the resources provided to students, as well as the quality of education.

Having a successful academic experience at Binghamton depends on more than just credit hours, it entails research opportunities, internships and overall support. I believe that a holistic approach to learning that focuses on balancing academics and wellness is an essential part of a successful and healthy academic

Rebecca Ho My experience as an Information Systems major along with my connections, will enable us to: 1. Modernize Treasurers spend too much time filling out paperwork.

With encryption and password protection technology, there is no longer a necessity for hardcopies.

Having students constantly print and deliver forms is not only inefficient, but also makes record keeping and automation difficult.

The Treasurer’s Exam should be automatically graded so student groups can access their budgets immediately, and all forms should be completed online.

2. Idea Pool Currently, a lot of larger organizations have massive amounts of rollover money that goes unused. These organizations

Joshua Gonzalez My name is Joshua Gonzalez, I am a Junior and an accelerated student pursuing a Masters in Urban Planning and a Bachelors in GIS and Africana Studies, and I am running for the Vice President for Multicultural Affairs. I am a student representative of congress, an off-campus representative for OC3, the Vice Chair of FinCo, the Historian of the Men of Color Scholastic Society, the President of Gamma Sigma Zeta Fraternity, Inc. As the VPMA, I will strive to ensure a positive and healthy atmosphere. Students should feel comfortable enough to voice their opinions, achieve their goals, and be provided with a space where they can achieve success. As VPMA, I will work

Glenn Avisado With all the great work already done in regards to student groups, I want to continue wherever Raaga leaves off, but also provide greater mentoring for groups next year. An issue I frequently hear is that turnover for E-Boards makes it hard for clubs in the first few months of the school year as leadership is still learning their roles and how to properly function as an E-Board. Some clubs are definitely less affected by this than others, but I believe that with guidance from the EVP’s office, we can help maintain

have done such incredible jobs fundraising that despite putting on events every week, they cannot spend all of their money.

At the same time, smaller organizations are constantly tight for cash.

I will create an Idea Pool.

Smaller organizations will be able to post a request for funding of a specific project. Larger organizations could go through this list and sponsor projects of their choice. For example, club volleyball could list “3 Volleyballs: $39” and Partners in Health would be able to sponsor the organization directly.

3. Financial Advisors Rather than punish student groups when they make a mistake, groups should be assigned a Financial Advisor.

Groups that are having trouble managing their finances could consult with an advisor about voucher submissions, budget hearings or any other financial matter. In addition, simple budget guides will be made available for new organizations, so they are given the tools to succeed financially.

Eric Lee At a time when antisemitism, anti-blackness, and other treats of bigotry and racism continues to threaten our multicultural community, this is a pivotal moment in our country’s history, and an opportunity for us to unite our multicultural community here at Binghamton University. We do not see strong relationships or connections between the Jewish, Black, Asian, Latino, and other multicultural communities and it will be my priority to build the bridges within these strong and diverse multicultural communities.

I will utilize the three tier approach of building bridges via intra-community, intercommunity, and community advancement, which is used by the Multicultural Affairs office at Columbia University.

I will work with our 150 multicultural groups on campus to support them and provide them resources and collaborative opportunities with faculty and help our multicultural clubs design innovative and creative events that will encourage our multicultural clubs to have deep conservations about the issues that affect us. I will work with our multicultural groups to send our students to leadership conferences like the Black Student Leadership Conferences and etc. I will also begin the process of building a black umbrella organization via a Black Alliance Drafting Committee to foster stronger and more unified ties in our multicultural community.

I will work on creating a multicultural career fair that will connect our multicultural community to job opportunities and diversity initiatives at top firms. My platform is based on mosaic multiculturalism that will mirror the Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1988.

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a consistent level of quality leadership right from the start, across all of our student groups.

One of my biggest focuses next year, though, will be revitalizing the SA businesses, and to expand the services that we can offer to students. A project that I’m currently looking into is bringing credit card readers back to the SA, allowing students to pay for our services without always requiring cash, or BUC$. Should we see success from this, there is also a possibility in the future for student groups to start utilizing some of these credit card readers as well for events or fundraisers.

As always, however, I’m willing to learn from our students about what they want, so please feel free to reach out to me with any questions, concerns, or ideas you may have for next year.

Thank you, and I look forward to serving you next year.

Vice President for Finance

Serena Tesler The Vice President for Finance of the Student Association is an administrative role that exists as a financial resource for SAchartered student organizations.

As VPF, upholding the financial and legal integrity of the office is my main priority. My experience with managing large finances and maintaining professional relationships with administrative staff will allow me to assume the VPF’s additional role as the Chief Financial Officer of OCCT. My most current experiences include training under this year’s VPF and working with the SA’s Financial Director as the Treasurer of the History Club.

I will grow the professional relationships I’ve established as the Chair of the Disabilities (ADA) Committee. I was the Vice Chair of the SA’s Financial Committee as a returning, voting Student Congress

Representative (Hinman). I have seen the financial and legal workings of the SA as a member of FinCo, Internal Affairs, the author of legislation, and as the Treasurer of my organization throughout the chartering process.

Platform: • Restore financial agency to community governments, allowing them to choose their voting style for discretionary allocations • Hire contractors to fix the SA’s website and make forms interactive and consistent • Hire office assistants familiar with the Financial Policies and Procedures and budgeting process • A digitalized, time-efficient voucher process, creating a convenient, online record of submissions • Monthly meetings with all treasurers and extra account guidance for newly-chartered organizations, ensuring financial stability through proactive budgeting • Revise the FPP to contain a comprehensive guide to fundraising and establish contract-based ticket fundraisers

Vice President for Programming

Vice President for Multicultural Affairs

Vice President for Multicultural Affairs to strengthen the bond between our cultural organizations and diverse student body to promote unity and collaboration as well as relationships with the Binghamton University administration.

I plan to reach out to members of all Binghamton University communities.

These communities include the international student community, LGBTQIAP community, students with disabilities, the religious student community, survivors of interpersonal violence and the multicultural community.

I have many initiatives, two key ones are a positivity Campaign and Expansion of Mental Health Resources, a #LetsTalkAboutIt campaign that encourages unique programming between different organizations; while continuing projects such as Multicultural Extravaganza, and International Festival. Thank you and I hope you consider me as your choice for the VPMA of the 2017-2018 academic year.

for a no trace policy in the preserve, utilizing mental health assistance like High Hopes Helpline further, auditing the university diversity credit to see everyone represented equally in our studies, and providing our renowned services such as OCCT and Harpur’s Ferry with required resources for further success.

As President, I will be the voice of our campus to the Greater Binghamton Area.

Embodying the reality that our elected positions matter to the locality, and that we are worth integrating with no matter our brevity here. Together, we will welcome the community to partake in hosted events, concerts, and student activities.

Growing united.

I see a bright future.

One where everyone in this community cooperates to build and create. However, crafting that vison will require work: today. Let me work with you, for you.

Vice President for Finance

Vice President for Academic Affairs involvement. It is my goal to use the office as a platform for student advocacy and a sound board for resources. a) Skills Based Courses Advocate for an increase in skills based courses offered to Harpur and CCPA. I believe that it is important to prepare students for engaging in a technological environment with skills such as coding, social media marketing, photoshop, grant writing, and Excel. b) Increase access and marketing around research, internship and enrichment opportunities already offered from various parts of the university. c) Case Competition - Host a case competition where undergraduate students from all the schools in Binghamton University can compete for a scholarship. The topic will be on an academic or university issue significant to Binghamton University

Executive Vice President

President

Elizabeth Aliberti I. Enhance SAPB Accessibility If elected, it will be my duty to make students aware of SAPB’s role as a coordinating organization of major programming events on campus and to act as an advisor to any student organization that has questions regarding programming.

Through increasing SAPB presence at informational events, I hope to enhance the accessibility of our organization in order to improve the quality of events and representation of our student body.

II. Increase Committee Involvement My goal, if elected, will be to make our SAPB committees more approachable, enjoyable, and inclusive.

Through increasing meeting frequency for these committees, I hope

to change the atmosphere of committee meetings from strictly event planning to explorative, creative, and fun.

This change will encourage membership retention and allow for innovation in the acts that are brought to our campus.

III. Continue Detailed Record Keeping and Organization of SAPB Finances I will continue the current VPP’s initiatives of increasing record keeping of all expenses.

Contracts and other records will be held for several years in order to increase organization and fluidity throughout transitions between semesters and to ensure that our expenses can be tracked over time as we strive to remain within our budgetary limits.

All expenses will be accounted for and our money will be used in the most efficient ways possible.

If elected as VPP, it will be my priority to bring the best possible concerts, festivals, variety shows, and speakers to our campus while remaining financially responsible.

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Bearcats win third straight Binghamton defense stifles Delaware attack

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Raquel Panitz/Staff Photographer Senior midfielder Valerie DeNapoli scored three goals and added an assist in BU’s 20-7 win over Saint Francis.

BU routs St. Francis, 20-7 Binghamton snaps three-game losing skid

Yedidya Naiman Contributing Writer

Following a string of three straight losses, the Binghamton women’s lacrosse team’s offense erupted on Friday afternoon, taking down Saint Francis by a decisive 20-7 mark. The victory was just the second of the season and the first one at home for the Bearcats (2-5).

“It’s good to get the monkey off our back, we’ve had a little bit of a rough patch at home,” said BU head coach Stephanie Allen.

BU came out strong in the first half, finding the back of the net five times in the first eight minutes of the game. Saint Francis (3-2) finally got on the board after 13 minutes of play and followed up with a second tally three minutes later. BU’s response was swift, though, as junior attack Tiffany Ryan scored directly off of the draw to increase BU’s lead to 6-2.

The Red Flash then cut the deficit in half with two goals of their own. A goal from redshirt junior midfielder Jocelyn Penteck and two from senior midfielder Valerie DeNapoli increased BU’s advantage to five. Saint Francis once again scored twice more before BU junior midfielder Jacqueline Kennedy landed a freeposition shot to put the score at 10-6 going into halftime.

The first 30 minutes put together by the Bearcats was undoubtedly their best first-half performance of the season. BU recovered 12 of 17 draw controls and outshot the Red Flash, 19-12.

The Bearcats’ dominance in the first half was only the beginning of their excellent play against Saint Francis. They opened the second half even stronger than the first, tallying the first nine tallies while holding Saint Francis to just one goal. Sophomore attack Rebecca Golderman scored three goals during the half to give her a game-high four. In addition

to Golderman, multiple other Bearcats helped carry the offense.

“We had eight different goal scorers out there today [and] multiple assists,” Allen said.

One area in which BU has struggled this year has been its defensive play. Heading into Friday’s match, BU has been outscored, 94-85. Even in games where the Bearcats have been able to score in the double-digits, their defense has not been able to keep the offense afloat. On Friday, however, the Bearcats’ defense came through in the second half, holding the Red Flash to just one goal and three shots.

“Our defense really understood, going into the second half, what our game plan was and made some adjustments just as far as off-ball positioning,” Allen said.

The Bearcats are set to host Mount St. Mary’s. Opening draw is scheduled for 3 p.m. from the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

Ahead by just one at the start of the final quarter, the Binghamton men’s lacrosse team needed a spark to secure its third straight victory.

That’s exactly what the Bearcats (41) found in a four-goal run, in which four separate players found the back of the net, to open the period against Delaware in Saturday afternoon’s 13-9 win.

“We knew [Delaware] was pretty aggressive defensively,” said BU head coach Kevin McKeown. “They took a couple fouls and we did a nice job of coming out and being composed with our man-up unit.”

After only having scored on three man-up opportunities all year, the Bearcats converted on four of five man-up opportunities against Delaware (5-3).

Composure on both ends of the field powered BU past a tireless Delaware squad on the road. The Bearcats’ coolness under pressure was a product of their effective presence in the defensive zone. To take down the Blue Hens, McKeown knew that his team had to slow down a blistering offense.

“They’re potent in pushing the ball from defense to offense,” McKeown said.

Regardless, the Blue Hens, who came in averaging slightly fewer than 12.5 goals per game, were held to their second-lowest scoring effort of the season.

“It was an effort by all seven guys,” McKeown said. “The defense has done a great job of limiting the higher percentage shots for the other team and giving [senior goalkeeper Tanner Cosens] a chance to make saves.”

Cosens recorded 10 saves in the net; he stops an average of 58.3 percent of shots.

McKeown believes the biggest defensive performance may be entirely absent from the final box score.

“[Senior defenseman Garrett Waldron] held their leading scorer, [Freshman attach Charlie Kitchen], to two goals — he did a phenomenal job.”

While the Delaware offense stalled out, the Bearcat assault plowed on, mounting 22 shots on goal and converting on most of them.

“Our offense did a great job shooting the ball,” McKeown said.

“Just under 50 percent shooting — that’s huge.”

Spearheading the barrage was redshirt senior attack Tom Moore, who accounted for seven of BU’s 22 points, including four goals and three assists. This marked Moore’s second consecutive seven-point performance, and his fourth hat trick on the season. He is currently tied for 13th among NCAA Division I players with three goals per game. “[Moore’s] a high-level player; he makes the guys around him better,” McKeown said.

Junior attack Thomas McAndrew added two goals and two assists, and sophomore attack Griffin Konen finished the day with two goals and

one assist. Junior midfielder Kevin Fuchs scored his first goal of the season; he was one of eight Bearcats to score. “[We’re] doing a great job of finishing opportunities,” McKeown said. “Chris Cooper, our offensive coach, is doing a great job of setting those guys up for what they do best.”

BU will ride its three-game win streak into America East (AE) Conference play this weekend.

“It’s really kind of like the start of a whole new season,” McKeown said. “That’s motivating enough to keep us going.”

Although they have been successful in nonconference play, the Bearcats know that there are areas of their game that need improvement, specifically at the faceoff x, where they went 9-for-25 against Delaware.

“Our wing play at the faceoff wasn’t too strong today, especially in the first half,” McKeown said.

BU is set to take the field in its first AE matchup against UMass Lowell on Saturday. Faceoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. from Cushing Field in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Rebecca Kiss/Pipe Dream Photographer Senior attack Tom Moore tallied his second straight seven-point game in the Bearcats’ 13-9 win over Delaware.

America East Basketball Championships Men's Basketball Catamounts go undefeated, 16-0, in conference play before capturing AE Title Noah Bressner Assistant Sports Editor

Provided by University of Vermont The Vermont men’s basketball team has won the AE Championship six times since 2006.

Last season, Vermont fell to Stony Brook in the America East (AE) Championship after carrying a nine-point lead into halftime. The Catamounts gave up 53 points in the second half alone.

But on Saturday against Albany, UVM (29-5, 16-0 AE) gave up just 53 points in its return to the conference championship game. Vermont punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament after 40 agonizing minutes in the AE Championships. After trailing late

in the second half, the Catamounts came back to earn a 56-53 comeback victory over the Great Danes (21-13, 10-6 AE).

The Catamounts (29-5) improved their winning streak to 21 — the longest current run in the nation — and finally solved the Great Danes in the conference championship game, the program’s return to March Madness. Albany had been 3-0 in conference title games against Vermont, with two of those wins coming in UVM’s home arena of Patrick Gymnasium.

The win sealed Vermont’s perfect AE season. The Catamounts are the first team to do so in the

conference since 1992. Their championship is their sixth since 2006.

Down by nine points with 7:49 remaining in the second half, Vermont went on a 7-1 run. The run, which tied the game at 48, was bookended by two 3-pointers from senior guard Kurt Steidl. Redshirt junior forward Payton Henson led Vermont with 17 points, shooting five of eight from the field.

Freshman forward Anthony Lamb, recipient of the Reggie Lewis Most Outstanding Player Award, added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

With 39 seconds left, Henson

was fouled after making a layup with an assist from junior guard Trae Bell-Haynes. His free throw sealed the Catamounts’ victory.

Redshirt junior forward Travis Charles led Albany with 16 points in 23 minutes off the bench. He was followed by sophomore guard David Nichols who tallied 14 points, but shot just 24 percent from the field, including one of nine from beyond the arc.

Vermont’s victory earned them the No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They will take on fourth-seeded Purdue on Thursday from the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Women's Basketball Under first-year head coach, Albany defeats Maine for sixth straight tournament crown Orlaith McCaffrey Sports Editor

Provided by America East Communications The Albany women’s basketball team is the first in America East history to win six consecutive titles.

The graduation of threetime America East (AE) Player of the Year Shereesha Richards.

The arrival of a new head coach.

Even the influx of these variables couldn’t stop the Albany women’s basketball team from recording its sixth straight AE Championship on Friday.

The Great Danes (21-11, 12-4 AE) took down Maine, 6650, in a rematch of last year’s championship game. Secondseeded Albany overpowered the

fourth-ranked Black Bears (18-16, 9-7 AE), who had upset conferenceleading New Hampshire to punch their ticket to the final round. The Great Danes are the only women’s basketball team in conference history to capture six consecutive titles. After the departure of six-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson at the end of last season, Joanna Bernabei-McNamee took over.

The Great Danes’ victory with Bernabei-McNamee at the helm marks the first time a first-year head coach in any AE sport has led her team to a championship.

Maine got off to an impressive

start, hitting five of its first seven shots to go up, 16-6, by the end of the first quarter. The Black Bears couldn’t keep pace with the Great Danes, who outscored them, 19-6, in the second quarter.

Albany shot just 32.4 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes of play. As soon as the second half got started, though, the Great Danes couldn’t be stopped from the floor, sinking 54.2 percent of shots from the field. Albany’s defense secured the win, holding Maine to 10 fewer points than it has averaged against opponents this season. Albany capitalized on Maine’s errors,

scoring 26 points off 24 turnovers while recording 15 steals.

Albany junior guard Imani Tate was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after tallying 21 points in the championship game. Freshman guard Mackenzie Trpcic tallied 15 points and six assists. Black Bears’ senior guard Sigi Koizar, who was named to the AE First Team prior to the tournament, led Maine with 14 points.

The Great Danes will find out their opponent in the first round of the NCAA Tournament during the women’s selection show on Monday at 7 p.m. on ESPN.

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