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Monday, January 23, 2017 | Vol. XCI, Issue 3 | Binghamton University | bupipedream.com

Students join millions participating in worldwide women's marches

Left: Kevin Sussy/Photography Editor, Right: Gabriella Weick/Staff Photographer, Thousands of marchers in Binghamton and hundreds of thousands of marchers in the District of Columbia came out on Saturday to support women’s rights and inclusivity.

Thousands march in Downtown Binghamton Brendan Zarkower Assistant News Editor

Thousands of marchers descended on Downtown Binghamton on Saturday to take part in the Women’s March on Binghamton.

The event, which was part of a global movement that brought together millions of protesters worldwide, attracted a diverse crowd that was composed of both students and residents. Many participants also brought their young children, particularly their daughters.

The Citizen Action of New York’s

Southern Tier chapter was largely responsible for the organization of the protest. They were joined by a multitude of Binghamton-area businesses and nonprofits in promoting the event, which took aim at President Donald Trump’s policies and rhetoric that protesters claim are harmful and inappropriate.

Karen Mess, a resident of Binghamton, said she attended the march in order to make her voice heard and to unite with other women who share her opinions.

“It is important to show solidarity,”

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Over 50 students represent BU at Women's March on Washington protest Alexandra Mackof News Editor

Holding signs with messages like “Black Women Matter” and “If it isn’t intersectional, it isn’t feminism,” over 50 Binghamton University students and faculty members boarded a bus to the District of Columbia at 3 a.m. on Saturday to participate in the Women’s March on Washington.

The weekend trip was organized by the Intercultural Awareness Committee, the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC), the Student Association vice

president of multicultural affairs, the Women’s Student Union and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

The trip also included a Sunday visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Tanyah Barnes, the lead chaperone and interim assistant director of the MRC, said she was overwhelmed by the trip’s immediate popularity.

“I was honestly surprised and overjoyed to see so many students of varied backgrounds embrace our March to D.C. trip,” Barnes said. “We had over

100 students sign up to fill 50 spots.

Each student had a different [reason] for coming on the trip — but the passion in wanting to fight for equality and eradicate oppression was clearly evident.”

The group arrived in the District of Columbia at noon ready to march and chanting eagerly on only a few hours of sleep. Students found the crowded streets overwhelming and inspiring. Zoe Shannon, an undeclared freshman, said that she truly felt like a part of history

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Dining Services dietitian Student groups re-enact Selma march gives tips for healthy eating Landmark protest provides lens to view progress in civil rights Julie Lee emphasizes need for students to form healthy eating habits early in college Samuel Abaev Staff Writer

Among the students milling around in the Marketplace on Thursday, Julie Lee, a campus dietitian, offered free food samples and tips for healthy eating habits.

Campus dietitians work to enhance the health and well-being of students, faculty and staff on campus. They provide nutrition consultations, guest lectures, educational materials and information for students with food allergies.

Offering free healthy breakfast and snack options, such as Greek yogurt with fruit and granola at her tabling event, Lee explained that it is important to teach college students about creating healthy eating habits.

“For the college age group, eating right is extremely important because it’s one of the times students are on their own and develop their own personal diet,” Lee said. “Being able to teach

students now while they’re in the prime of creating their own personalized diet will help establish future patterns of healthy eating.”

In order to promote healthier eating habits, Lee and campus dining services have taken steps to make students more aware of what they eat. One such method has been the introduction of mindful limited-time offers. Featured at Garden Toss, Cakes and Eggs and NY Street Deli, the mindful designation offers healthy food options on a rotating basis in which foods are categorized as healthy or not based on criteria such as fat, sodium and calories. “[Campus dining services] is attempting to better market the limitedtime options, which right now can only be seen at a sign at a food station, but we plan on marketing these options via social media,” Lee said.

John Brown, a sophomore majoring in business administration, expressed

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The re-enactment, organized by the Black Student Union (BSU), the Intercultural Welcome Committee and Students and faculty from the cultural community, was one of Binghamton University gathered at the the many events taking place during University Union bus stop last Thursday the Martin Luther King Jr. Week of to take part in living history and re- Welcome Celebration at the University. enact the historic march at Selma, The marches took place in 1965, and Alabama. consisted of three separate marches

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held along a 54-mile-long highway between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama. The protesters marched to demand fairness in voter registration, which had often been used as a tool to disenfranchise African Americans.

The marches resulted in a violent clash

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Local business unveils partnership with BU Visions Federal Credit Union will provide financial literacy education Peter Brockwell Pipe Dream News

Aiming to help students better understand the reality and basics of their financial situations, the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development unveiled a new financial wellness program on Thursday.

Created through a partnership with Visions Federal Credit Union, the program will feature an interactive,

touch-screen video board in the center that will help students quickly answer basic financial wellness questions such as how to make a budget, save money, track their spending and better understand their student loans. These programs will be part of web modules available on both the video board and the center’s website.

Additionally, student groups and individuals will be able to schedule financial literacy courses on campus taught by Colleen Barton, a Binghamton

University alumna who graduated in 2007 and a community education coordinator for the credit union, who currently teaches financial literacy courses in the Binghamton area. These courses will provide a more in-depth examination of the financial wellness questions addressed by the web modules, as well as programs created by Barton and the center tailored specifically to

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Toxicologist examines opioid epidemic William Eggleston discusses possible treatments for national crisis Allison Detzel Contributing Writer

Kevin Sussy/Photography Editor Campus dietitian Julie Lee speaks to students about healthy eating habits in the Marketplace.

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William Eggleston, a clinical toxicologist and an assistant professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University, delivered a seminar on Thursday morning in Academic Building A on the opioid crisis in the United States and possible solutions to the problem.

“We have an epidemic right here in America and we need to do something about this,” Eggleston said. “I don’t think we’re going to solve it right here in this

room today, but I think we can start to take some steps … and start to take control of the issue going forward and hopefully prevent loss of life.”

Eggleston graduated from Wilkes University in 2014 with a Ph.D. in pharmacy. After a two-year fellowship studying toxicology with SUNY Upstate Medical Center, he now serves as a full-time clinical toxicologist.

Opium is produced from the poppy plant, and has been used since the 15th century to mitigate pain. Over time,

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opiates, or drugs derived from opium such as morphine and codeine, began to be used to treat chronic pain in addition to temporary pain. In the 1990s, concerns about addiction and the negative aspects of the prescribed drugs began to emerge.

“Right from the get-go we were left with this balancing act of trying to use and take advantage of the therapeutic benefits of opioids, but also avoid some of those adverse addictive qualities,” Eggleston said.

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BU juniors launch publishing company,

“Split” offers psychological terror on the big screen,

The Editorial Board reflects on Saturday’s Women’s Marches,

Wrestling splits pair of conference matchups,

Men’s and women’s basketball teams take down Stony Brook,

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Local politicians speak at Binghamton march BING FROM PAGE 1 Mess said. “Issues like climate change and women’s rights are very important to us. It’s about uniting rather than dividing.”

Another Binghamton resident, Dawn Merrill, said she is worried that Trump’s policies may prove to be regressive for women in the workplace.

“I first started to work in the ’50s,” Merrill said, “and that is not a time we want to go back to.”

Once the march reached the Broome County Courthouse, speakers from different organizations and businesses took to the podium in front of the crowd.

Jeff Kahn, the owner of Cyber Cafe West was among one of the speakers.

“I’m not going to stand here and put our new president down,” Kahn said. “I’m simply calling him a rich, selfish bully, and I think that this is something that even his most fervent supporters would agree with.”

Donna Lupardo, Binghamton’s representative in the New York State Assembly, urged women to become more involved in politics as candidates, not just voters.

“In Broome County, only two women are serving on the county legislature and only one woman is on the City Council,” Lupardo said.

“This is our next challenge. In order for there to be policies that protect women, we need more women to step up.”

Before the march, some participants expressed concern that the large influx of people would be too much for the Downtown Binghamton sidewalks.

The march organizers did secure a permit prior to the event, but this permit only allowed the marchers to proceed along the sidewalk on Court Street and gather on the courthouse lawn. If the protest required street closure, organizers may have been responsible for some of the costs of policing the event.

Despite the police’s intent to keep the streets open, the unexpectedly large crowd resulted

in some traffic redirection near the intersection of Hawley, Water and Court streets.

“We, at Citizen’s Action, were amazed at the peaceful turnout,” said Charlotte Kennedy, a Citizen Action committee chair and event organizer. “We are especially appreciative of all the citizens that chose to let their voices be heard.

We encourage everyone to continue what we, as citizens, have started.”

According to Kennedy, the event occurred without any major incidents. Very few Trump supporters or counterprotesters were reported, and there was no trouble with the police.

Fifty miles away, the Women’s March on Ithaca attracted over 10,000 participants, according to marchers and local police.

Jeanette H., a lifelong Binghamton resident who refrained from sharing her full last name, said that she is opposed to and offended by the rhetoric of Trump.

“Is there any doubt why I’m here today?” she said. “I am here because of the president’s marriage with [Vladimir] Putin and because of the derogatory things he has said against his enemies. I am embarrassed.”

I first started to work in the '50s, and that is not the time we want to go back to — Dawn Merrill Binghamton resident

LaMiya Glasgow/Contributing Photographer BU President Harvey Stenger unveils the new financial wellness program in the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, created through a partnership with Visions Federal Credit Union. This program aims to aid students in understanding the basics of personal finance.

Visions to provide financial courses VISIONS FROM PAGE 1 college students. These include courses examining the potential cost of graduate school and advice for negotiating a job offer.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in the center and was attended by over 50 BU students, faculty and Visions Federal Credit Union employees.

During the ceremony, BU

President Harvey Stenger noted that there may be no better place for students to receive financial information than the institution that is trying to get them ready for their future.

He stressed the importance of helping students understand the financial decisions they will have to make as they begin their post-collegiate lives and careers.

“If students don’t learn

about finances, they can make a mistake that they won’t look at for years,” Stenger said.

Tyrone Muse, the president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union, said that the credit union chooses to form partnerships locally to facilitate growth in the area and hopefully benefit the local economy. Visions sought out this partnership to help fill a need they felt existed in

students’ education.

“We believe in giving back,” Muse said. “We believe that we can be a catalyst with our success to give back and elevate the area to the next level.”

Muse said that he and Visions Federal Credit Union feel that education is a great equalizer and that by helping educate students financially, they can play a part in continuing their success and growth. According to Muse, opening the financial wellness center video board and the arrangement with Barton allows the credit union to directly prepare students for life after college in a way the University previously could not.

“I think it’s a need,” Muse said. “I’m hearing from students that this is the one thing — that as they come out of college as brilliant kids, no one tells them what’s next. You leave here with $30,000 in debt and you think your life is set, but you realize that now you have to deal with that and pay it back. It’s just giving students the skills to continue that success that they are already having.”

Samantha Schoenfeld, a senior in the individualized major program, openly admitted that she had not been provided with much financial training in her life but was excited by the opportunity to learn through the program.

“Even though I didn’t have anything like this for the past few years, it’s still good to have the opportunity to go to the programs now and get started on a good foundation for my post-graduation life,” Schoenfeld said.

Campus dietitian gives healthy eating tips DIET FROM PAGE 1 his skepticism with being able to find good-tasting, healthy food options on campus.

“Over the summer, I was trying to go vegan, but then I realized it would be hard to maintain that at Binghamton [University],” Brown said. “I feel like there aren’t many vegan options and if there are, they often don’t taste the best.

Overall, the food that most people eat because it tastes good is really fatty and filled with sodium. If you try to eat healthy, low-fat, good macros, etc., it isn’t going to taste great.”

However, Lee noted that she believes BU offers students a great variety of options in order to maintain a healthy diet. She did say that there is still more which can be done to promote healthy eating, such

as advertising mindful limitedtime offers using larger signage, increased promotion on social media and featuring limitedtime offers at monthly wellness promotion tables.

Benjamin Babaev, a junior majoring in biology, said he believes that Dining Services offers healthy options although he would like to see more reasonable prices for healthy foods in comparison to

unhealthier options.

“Sodexo accommodates well for all types of diets, but I do believe that healthy options have been neglected,” Babaev said. “Whenever there are healthy options available, the price is always marked up and for those of us on a tight budget, it’s off-putting, whereas the unhealthier foods, the chicken nuggets, fries, etc. are a lot cheaper.”

As part of MLK week, student groups re-enact historical Selma march SELMA FROM PAGE 1 between demonstrators and law enforcement on March 7, 1965, which became known as Bloody Sunday, and are widely considered a key factor in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark victory in the civil rights movement.

Kayla Anderson, the president of BSU, the organizer

of the re-enactment and a senior majoring in integrative neuroscience, said that BSU wanted to do something in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and that partnering with other multicultural groups to put on a re-enactment seemed like the perfect choice given the huge influence that the Selma marches had on U.S. history.

“The Selma marches were

very impactful during the civil rights movement,” Anderson said. “We hope our re-enactment will represent how far we’ve come as a country, and how far we still need to go.”

The participants met at the bus stop in front of the Old University Union, and then walked in a loop around the center of campus, passing by Glenn G. Bartle Library and

LaMiya Glasgow/Contributing Photographer Participants for the re-enactment of the Selma march stand in Old University Union. The re-enactment was organized by the Black Student Union.

the Engineering Building, and walked through the Marketplace.

Participants were encouraged to bring signs.

Khalilah Suluki, a junior majoring in philosophy, politics and law, said that she participated to demonstrate how much progress has been made, and why the fight for equal rights needs to continue, particularly at BU. “We’re doing this march to show that the fight is still happening,” Suluki said. “On the University campus, there are sometimes instances where people feel that they are being excluded, and we want to show them that there are people who are there for them.”

One of the major themes of the march was unity and diversity at BU. Raaga Rajagopala, Student Association (SA) executive vice president and a junior doublemajoring in economics and French, stated that she felt the re-enactment represented the power of peaceful demonstration on campus.

“I really want to stand in solidarity with Binghamton

University students of color,” Rajagopala said. “Organizing is an incredibly powerful tool, and our student body is stronger when united.”

Jermel McClure, Jr., SA vice president for multicultural affairs and a junior majoring in political science, said that he wanted to participate in the reenactment to spread a message of solidarity.

“We want people to understand how important the march was,” McClure said. “We are still fighting for some of the same things that they were back then.”

Other students like Maxime Maurice, SA vice president for programming and a senior majoring in electrical engineering, came to the reenactment to show support for diversity on campus and in support of the welcome week programming.

“I’m here to support this incredible week of events,” Maurice said. “I think that it is very important to have all students participate.”

We hope our re-enactment will represent how far we've come as a country, and how far we still need to go — Kayla Anderson BU Senior

Clinical toxicologist explores opioid abuse, solutions for drug epidemic OPIOID FROM PAGE 1 In recent years, doctors have recognized the addictiveness of opioids and have taken steps to curb addiction. New measures have been recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, like prescription moderating services, pain contracts between doctors and patients to clearly define the goals of their treatment and prescription guidelines. These guidelines are not mandatory, but suggestions for healthcare professionals on how to use opioids correctly in treatment and avoid

addiction.

“We are taking the necessary measure to prevent new individuals from suffering from addiction, but we’re not doing anything to help those folks who are already addicted,” Eggleston said.

As prescriptions for opioids decline, patients and addicts are turning to cheaper, more easily accessible alternatives like heroin, which travels to the brain much faster than perception opioids and has a higher risk for addiction.

Addiction, Eggleston said, involves a learned association between taking a drug and the

release of dopamine in the brain.

A patient cannot recover from addiction after a few days and weeks, but rather it takes months or years for their receptors to return to their original state.

“This is a disease,” Eggleston said. “It’s a chronic disease that people suffer with and we have to reduce that stigma that it is just a series of bad choices.”

Eggleston said that focus should be shifted to help those suffering from addiction to live long enough to seek treatment. He said that needle-exchange programs and the increased availability of

Naloxone — a medication used to block opioid receptors during an overdose — are steps in the right direction.

Eggleston’s seminar was part of Binghamton University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ hiring process in preparation for its fall 2017 opening. According to Chris Bailey, the administrative assistant for pharmacy practice, candidates for faculty in the new school must complete practice seminars on a topic of their choosing as part of the interviewing process. Candidates have not been announced yet.

Stephen Ruiz/Contributing Photographer William Eggleston, a clinical toxicologist and assistant professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University, delivers a seminar on the opioid crisis in the United States in Academic Building A.

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Pipe Line LOCAL NEWS No injuries reported after car fire on Riverside Drive A van driving on Riverside Drive in Binghamton caught fire around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, according to WBNG. The Binghamton Fire Department said that the fire was caused by a ruptured gas tank.

The family in the car was not injured and quickly evacuated the vehicle, which was engulfed in flames within one minute.

Local residents rally in protest of repeal of Obamacare The Save My Care National Bus Tour stopped in Binghamton on Friday in order to protest the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, according to the Binghamton Homepage.

The bus has been traveling around the country and hosting small rallies in support of Obamacare.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said at the event that an estimated 20,000 residents in the area would lose healthcare coverage if Obamacare is repealed.

STATE NEWS Cuomo proposes a new Freedom of Information Law exemption to protect “critical infrastructure” Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new budget legislation contains a change that

will alter what public entities may withhold from disclosure when requested by the media or the public, according to the Times Union. The existing legislation requires state government offices to turn over any documents to the public except those that “could endanger the life or safety of any person.” Cuomo’s bill would add “critical infrastructure” to this list, allowing the state to withhold any documents that might endanger infrastructure projects.

New York’s Committee on Open Government has approved these changes, saying that “any disclosure that could endanger critical infrastructure would automatically present a threat to life and safety.”

NATIONAL NEWS President Trump attacks media with demonstrably false claims President Donald Trump used his first full day in office on Saturday to accuse journalists of biases against him, according to The New York Times. Trump said that journalists had both created the appearance of a division between himself and the intelligence community and understated the inauguration attendance. He also called journalists “among the most dishonest human beings on earth,” and he said that up to 1.5 million people had attended his inauguration, a claim that the Times said can be disproved by photographs.

Police Watch

A lighter take on campus crime

You’ve Got to be Kidding FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 4:52 p.m. — Officers responded to the East Gym women’s locker room because of a reported grand larceny, said Investigator Dennis Bush of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The victim, a 20-year-old female, informed the responders that her keys, money, credit card, debit card, duffel bag and shoes were all missing. She claimed that she left her belongings insecure in a locker for approximately 45 minutes. When she returned, the victim noticed that her possessions were no longer present.

East Gym staff members, as well as UPD, were unsuccessful in locating the missing items based on a sweep of the area and inconclusive camera footage of the gym exit.

At 9:02 p.m., the victim returned to the gym and found the items in the same locker she left them in.

Check Your Friends’ Wallets SATURDAY, Jan. 21, 12:12 a.m. — A UPD patrol responded to the New York State University police station to meet with a student concerning a possible larceny, Bush said.

The victim, a 20-year-old male, informed the officers that he had vomited in an All Star Taxi on Glenn G. Bartle Drive. Although he did not remember much because he was intoxicated, the victim stated that his Discover credit card, $80 in cash and five euros went missing in the cab. The victim verified that he was in possession of his credit card in the taxi because it was used to make a payment of a $200 cleaning fee for vomiting inside the vehicle.

UPD then contacted the driver, who claimed that he

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returned the credit card used and had no idea what happened to the missing property. The case was closed for investigation.

Rabbit Season SATURDAY, Jan. 21, 4:14 p.m. — Officers responded to disc golf hole 14, near Endicott Hall of Newing College for a report of a found BB gun, Bush said. Upon arrival, UPD did not notice anyone in the area but found the weapon in a red bag next to a tree. The bystander who reported the gun claimed that he was walking toward the East Gym when he noticed it.

UPD reviewed video footage for anyone walking in the area with a red bag starting at 7 a.m., but was unsuccessful in locating the owner due to the numerous paths that led to where the weapon was discovered.

You’re Fired SUNDAY, Jan. 22, 3:29 a.m. — Two officers and two lieutenants responded to a falsely reported fire in Onondaga Hall of College-in-theWoods, Bush said. Once UPD arrived, the responders did not find any smoke or other cause for the activation. The department believes that this was a continuation of previous incidents that began last semester when an unknown suspect(s) pulled the same fire alarm multiple times, which could lead to a charge of a class E felony. UPD will continue to direct more resources to solving the ongoing case.

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This Day in History Jan. 23, 1973

President Richard Nixon announces that an accord has been reached to end the Vietnam War.

“Thank you for understanding that sometimes we must put our bodies where our beliefs are. Sometimes pressing ‘send’ is not enough.”

— Gloria Steinem, feminist icon and an honorary co-chair of the Women’s March on Washington, at Saturday’s rally.

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After inauguration, students join hundreds of thousands in D.C. DC FROM PAGE 1 in the making.

“To be able to march on Washington with hundreds of thousands of people in support of women, people of color, the LGBTQ community, Muslims and others was a once-in-alifetime opportunity,” she said.

“Hearing the voices and faces of so many people that want to move this nation forward instead of backward has served as a beacon of hope.”

Bringing some school spirit to the District of Columbia, the group sported BU apparel that attracted University alumni as well as fellow marchers from New York state.

“From the moment we stepped off the bus, we marched; our journey connected us with people of all backgrounds from different parts of the world,”

Barnes said. “As we marched, we met so many staff, alumni and friends of Binghamton [University] who were so proud to see us marching. In those moments, I felt proud to have helped create a moment of living history for our students.”

Brianna Simpkins, a sophomore majoring in political science, noted that while the march proved to be a success, it only further proved the need for action.

“While I walked away from the March and this weekend feeling proud and accomplished, I also left inspired and determined,” Simpkins said. “This was a great moment for me to affirm everything that I already believe in, but now work on getting my beliefs to impact my country.

I am going to demand that this new administration takes action in supporting women,

black people, [transgender] rights, non-binary persons, climate change, people of color, immigrants, refugees, native persons and any intersections of these groups and more.”

Attendees like Jah Davis, a trip chaperone, graduate assistant for BU’s UDiversity program and a first-year graduate student studying student affairs administration, said that they were particularly moved by the march’s inclusivity.

“Overall, this trip was inspiring. It was amazing to participate in the Women’s March and witness diverse groups of people interacting peacefully,” Davis said. “One thing that I will take away from this weekend’s events is that we are more than capable of embracing difference and solidifying alliances.”

Raaga Rajagopala, a junior double-majoring in economics

and French and the SA executive vice president, emphasized that this instance of activism must be part of larger action.

“While the turnout was so impressive, it’s important to note that activism does not begin or end here,” she said.

“We need to be actively standing in solidarity with people of color, [transgender] people, indigenous people and other marginalized communities in their movements of resistance.”

On Sunday, the group toured the National Museum of African American History and Culture for over three hours. Students like Mikaela Itkin-Weinstein, a sophomore majoring in English, said that the visit was a privilege and added important perspective to Saturday’s events.

“Our trip to the Museum of African American Culture and History truly solidified

the trip,” Itkin-Weinstein said.

“The museum’s depth regarding the civil rights movement was so relevant and an important reminder that there is so much to do.”

Jose Maldonado, a lead coordinator of the trip and DEI diversity fellow, said that he was impressed by the students on the trip, and that the experience was a great start to the spring semester.

“We were upbeat and in the moment both at the Women’s March on Washington and to our museum visit,” he said. “It was awesome to connect with our students in such an organic way, as a [Division of] Student Affairs practitioner you thrive on these opportunities to see student development up-close and personal. It was an honor and privilege to work with so many bright men and women.”

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Twin sisters at BU to publish children's book in May

Through the founding of a children's media company, two juniors take stories off of the page Georgia Westbrook Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

With lessons learned through classes in Binghamton University’s School of Management and Harpur College, two BU students are not just writing children’s, but bringing them to life.

Caroline Brickley, a junior majoring in English, and her twin sister Katherine, a junior majoring in theatre, have launched their own book publishing and entertainment company with seed money from their family and the monetary prize from an entrepreneurship competition on campus.

In their new venture, The Blossom Company, the Brickley sisters publish their own children’s story and then perform a live reading for children, complete with acting and costumes.

“It’s a publishing and entertainment company for children,” Katherine said. “We’re hoping, through it, to excite children about reading by allowing them to meet the characters they read about and connect with them in real life through events and story-times.”

The Brickleys founded a children’s entertainment company when they were in high school and used that experience as a jumpingoff point for expansion into the world of children’s books. They said part of the inspiration for the new company came from the model of The Walt Disney Company, in its use of highly recognizable and accessible characters.

“Ever since we were little, our mom encouraged us to be creative and she told us her own made-up story before we went to bed when we were little,” Katherine said.

“That kind of inspired us to come up with our own stories.”

The first major project coming out of The Blossom Company is its

first book, “The Blossom Shoppe,” about two sisters who work together to save their mother’s flower shop. The book is projected to be available at the end of May, with pre-orders beginning in March or April. However, getting to this point has taken some time, and began with formulating the story.

“There wasn’t a particular children’s book that inspired [“The Blossom Shoppe”]; that one kind of came from real-life experiences and then we made it more magical,” Katherine said.

“We really had to enter a place thinking what the children would like to read and how they kind of envision the world,” Caroline added. “It’s definitely a unique process, writing children’s books … you have to look at the world through [a] child’s eyes and their perspective.”

Once the idea for the book was developed, it began a multi-step publishing process that includes reviews by a content editor, adding the illustrations and sending the illustrated manuscript to a designer who will prepare the book’s layout for the printer. The book will then get a final check for grammar and design and head to be printed and bound. Following the release of the book, the sisters are planning a book tour in Fairfield County, Connecticut, where they are from, as well as Broome County.

The sisters took this semester off from BU to focus on the company, but plan to return at some point next year. After graduating, they are hoping to return to The Blossom Company full-time and to expand into television and film projects. Their goal is to release one new picturebook each year beginning in 2018.

“We do hope to expand the company once we have a big demand over a distance and

Photo provided by The Blossom Company “The Blossom Shoppe” by Katherine and Caroline Brickley is set to be released in May.

scope that we can no longer accommodate just the two of us,” Katherine said.

Despite the challenges of

working so closely with a family member, the Brickleys say they enjoy collaborating and capitalizing on their unique

chemistry as twins.

“We’re sisters, so we’re used to fighting about little things, but we always get over it,” Katherine said.

“My mom always said we complete each other; what one of us is missing, the other makes up for it, so I feel like we’re a perfect team.”

Shyamalan rebounds with 'Split' Arts communities In new thriller, James McAvoy delivers complex performance

Photo provided by Bulmhouse Productions Split was released this past Friday in theaters across the United States.

Joshua Rosenthal Contributing Writer In the early 2000s, M. Night Shyamalan had a streak of movies so good, Newsweek hailed him as the “next [Steven] Spielberg.”

Then he started a streak of movies so bad, they stopped including his name in trailers.

His filmmaking career has been so tainted, that today, there’s a meme in which he makes terrible movies with outlandish twist endings. Yet with his latest film, “Split,” Shyamalan has returned to his horror-thriller roots and draws on his directorial and writing skills with great effect to create unnerving dread and suspense.

“Split” is about three teenaged girls who are kidnapped by a man with dissociative identity disorder. Because of this, he has 23 distinct identities, and one of the personalities’ goals is to prepare the girls for the arrival of “the beast,” a monstrous 24th identity.

The star of the movie is James McAvoy, and his incredible performance as Kevin, the antagonist. In truth, Kevin is only one of several characters that he plays, as he is so convincing in his portrayal of several different personalities within one man.

When McAvoy performs as a different personality, he becomes that person completely, changing his voice, facial expressions and body language.

After meeting all of the personalities, one can tell which identity McAvoy has adopted before he even says anything.

There are also scenes where he changes personalities and it is remarkable to watch as one character leaves and another emerges before our eyes in a split second.

The two other noteworthy characters of the movie are Casey, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, and Dr. Fletcher, played by Betty Buckley. Casey is one of the kidnapped girls around whom the plot revolves.

Taylor-Joy had a breakout year as a horror actress in 2016, starring in both the criminally underrated film “The Witch” and the understandably underrated “Morgan.” In “Split,” she plays the captive and walks the line between being composed and fearful, admirably portraying the resourceful prisoner. Dr. Fletcher is Kevin’s therapist, an expert in dissociative identity disorder that wants to help him

and to better grasp the effects of his mental disorder. Her character is there mostly to give exposition, but she gives a valuable performance allowing us to understand Kevin and his condition.

Shyamalan creates a truly terrifying and claustrophobic movie that’s psychological in every sense of the word.

He is almost “Hitchcockian” in his creation of suspense, building the scenes slowly with increasing amounts of dread.

One of the best aspects of the film is that it is not only smart, but it trusts that the audience is smart, allowing it to absorb and draw its own conclusions on the implications that the story delivers.

Despite its high points, the film has plenty of issues. “Split” is peppered with flashbacks to Casey’s past, giving context to why she acts the way she does in her situation. The scenes do a good job of building her character, but ultimately are too detached from the main story and come off as distracting.

Another issue is how the film handles the complex issue of mental illness. The portrayal of Kevin’s condition is greatly exaggerated and violenceprone, and some have found this insulting to those struggling with dissociative identity disorder or other disorders.

“Split” is a fantastic comeback film for Shyamalan, showcasing his ability to craft a thrilling horror scene while delving back into the subtleties of filmmaking that made his career in the first place. Featuring a talented cast, led by McAvoy, the movie delivers a frightening look into the human mind, and the relationship between captor and captive.

respond to Trump

New music and performance art offer collaborative resistance Georgia Westbrook & Ariel Taub Arts & Culture In the wake of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, people across the nation have been coming together to voice opposition. In the arts community in particular, people have been creating and releasing collaborative projects as a means of resistance, and inviting the public to take part in them.

“He Will Not Divide Us” by Shia LaBeouf is a countdown calendar taken to the next level.

Instead of checking days off on a wall calendar, you can tune in to a live stream set up in front of the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. Visitors to the installation have the opportunity to participate in the project by chanting “he will not divide us” in front of the camera. With the project, star power is being used to bridge the gap between art and activism and to provide a platform for resistance as a community.

Though many artists were invited to perform at the

inauguration, many refused to attend and instead released new music as an act of protest. Rolling Stone Magazine has organized a 100-day list of music releases coinciding with the first 100 days after the inauguration, and artists including Gorillaz, OK Go, Green Day and Moby have released or plan to release response music.

In the visual arts community, many galleries closed in protest of the inauguration as part of the J20 Art Strike. The Art Strike was part of the broader DisruptJ20 movement, in which institutions came together to “disrupt business as usual” and to ensure that the transition to Trump does not go smoothly. As a way to encourage people to see art as a tool of opposition, other institutions offered free admission on Inauguration Day, including the Museum of Chinese in America, the New Museum, the Children’s Museum of the Arts, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Rubin Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of the Moving Image.

Photo provided by Shia LaBeouf Shia LaBeouf’s newest art piece involves a four-year live stream at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City.

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Just transferred to Binghamton? Here are some tips Get involved on campus, get to know people and take an active role during your first semester as a Bearcat Georgia Westbrook Assistant Arts & Culture Editor About one-third of Binghamton University’s student population is made up of transfer students, and many of those who started somewhere else enter BU as a spring-semester admit. Even with orientation, it is hard to get acclimated to the University when it seems like everyone has already hit their strides by this time of the school year. If you are one of those new students, here are some tips to kickstart the path to finding your

place at BU. — Sign up for the Transfer Student Services (TSS) emails and join the Binghamton Transfer Student Association (BTSA) Even if you do not end up attending any of the events, the TSS office and BTSA offer a wealth of resources for those new to BU. The BTSA hosts social events for transfers in addition to events with the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, the Center for Civic Engagement and other campus offices, and it can introduce you to

these sometimes intimidating resources on a smaller scale.

The office can also pair you with another transfer student as a mentor to help you get acclimated to campus.

— Don’t hang out in your room (but if you do, leave the door open) You may not have a huge group of friends at the start of the semester, but there are plenty of steps you can take to make sure you don’t feel so lonely until you do find your people. To start, try to spend your free time in social spaces on campus. BU has revamped many buildings in

recent years, allowing for plenty of new places to sit, eat and do homework. These places include Jazzman’s Cafe, the Marketplace and the John Arthur Café in the Fine Arts Building, which is especially great for socializing with liberal arts majors. If you do find yourself spending time in your room, keep your door open as much as possible and try to get to know those that you are sharing a space with.

— Talk to EVERYONE at GIMs You have probably heard the sage advice about attending various general

interest meetings (GIMs) at the beginning of the semester, but few people tell you how to make the most of GIMs once you actually get to them. To start, introduce yourself to the people you sit by at the meeting.

Whether they seem to have a group of friends already or not, many people at the GIM are in the same boat. GIMs level the playing field in terms of finding friends. You may not click with everyone, but even by your second GIM of the semester, you’ll find yourself a lot more confident and comfortable.

Remembering the mantra

“fake it ‘til you make it” can get you pretty far out of your comfort zone by reminding you to be more confident than you feel, but the most important thing you can do as a transfer is to stay true to your interests.

Don’t pretend to be something you’re not or expect to fit in right away without any effort.

Instead, focus on doing things you enjoyed at your previous school and making friends that way. You’re ahead of the game for having done this whole “new college” thing before and with the right attitude, you’ll feel comfortable in your new home.

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Happy syllabus week, everyone. We hope you all had a great time pretending to enjoy your first day of that gen ed class you put off for three semesters.

After a week of lying to yourself about how this will be “your semester,” it’s important to have fun, let loose and sweat it out in one of State Street’s bar-sauna hybrids. Don’t worry, you only went out on a Tuesday because you have no work, this definitely won’t become a habit. Until it does, of course.

OPINIONS Monday, January 23, 2017

Guest Columnist

Ethics over transparency

Govt. conduct should not be compromised for openness Nicholas Serrao

President, Binghamton Model UN Club

MARCH ON

Elizabeth Manning/Editorial Artist

Loud chants rang as cardboard signs and pink knitted “Pussyhats” flowed throughout the streets of the District of Columbia on Saturday.

Many BU students joined the ranks at our nation’s capital, at a sister march in Downtown Binghamton and at other sister marches around the world.

In the District of Columbia, Binghamton University students joined marchers from all around the country.

Representing BU, they found connections with alumni and New Yorkers while chanting for change alongside hundreds of thousands of strangers, all united around a mission to move the nation forward.

For those that marched locally, Saturday’s event transcended the University bubble in which activism often occurs. Students walked alongside people of all ages rallying for the causes they believe in, which varied from person to person. While student organizations tend to practice

activism on campus, this march pulled students into a much broader context.

In New York City, Washington, D.C. and other cities big and small across the United States, student protesters found strength in massive numbers.

In Binghamton, the experience brought local residents, students and advocacy organizations together on a scale that was much larger than expected. It united voices that might not have found each other otherwise, bridging the gap that usually divides Binghamton activism from BU activism — if only for three hours.

This collaboration could not have come at a better time.

The protests provided a visual representation of people who support each other in their differences and stand together in

a fight for equality. They provided solidarity and support, but also were a call to action. Most importantly, it sent a political message that people are willing to stand together to defend the rights they value.

However, marches alone do not create progress. While clever signs and megaphones strategically placed in front of government buildings certainly make a statement, they do little to change the laws that directly impact peoples’ lives. It is what happens after the march that makes a difference.

If you were inspired by the events on Saturday, then it is your duty to keep marching.

Don’t let the message die down by not following up. In Binghamton, a speaker asked participants to take out their cell phones and add the office

number of Fred Akshar, a Republican New York state Senator, in order to call him and advocate for women’s reproductive rights.

If you feel passionate about that issue, make that call. In the District of Columbia, students pledged to bring their fight home with them — when looking to create change, go local and get involved. Choose any one of the issues brought up at the march: reproductive rights, immigration reform, refugee aid and nuclear proliferation among others, and pay attention. There is and will be action you can take if you truly care about doing so.

If you made the decision to attend a march on Saturday, don’t lose sight of what brought you there — even when the roads are clear and the crowds are gone, don’t stop marching.

Views expressed in the opinion pages represent the opinions of the columnists. The only piece which represents the views of the Pipe Dream Editorial Board is the Staff Editorial, above. The Editorial Board is composed of the Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Opinions Editor, Sports Editor and Arts & Culture Editor.

statements from the SA president in a private SA meeting were leaked and then brought up, again affecting this election. Ignore the statements themselves. The most powerful student body on campus has at least one person who would rather affect an election than do their job.

As an elected official, it is unethical to engage in anonymous activities that affect elections. Should elected officials wish to support a candidate or an issue, it is paramount they do so publicly in order to face the consequences. Let me be clear: Everyone has the right to express their opinions, but nobody has the right to expose someone else’s if they were made in private.

Pipe Dream has (for the most part, correctly) continually slammed the SA for its inability to function as a cohesive unit. Yet in my memory, Pipe Dream has continually failed to address that this stems from lone individuals with ulterior motives. And when information is leaked, it has avoided pointing these ethical issues out. I am not talking about journalistic protections, or protections for whistleblowers. Even those people are in the public eye. The true issue at work here is that a few ambitious people often use the rallying cry of transparency to advance a separate agenda, and in this regard, are misleading people.

A truly ethical government requires a level of privacy that should be expected for all people, government officials or not.

Attempts to break that privacy in the name of transparency, or any other “greater good,” always have negative consequences and are always unethical.

Raised up as the rallying cry of every disgruntled person with a voice to shout with and an issue to press, government transparency (or lack thereof) appears to be the ultimate evil of any righteous cause.

After all, if a government is corrupt, or up to no good, shouldn’t we, as the concerned citizenry, want to know? Common sense and a desire to protect oneself says yes.

Not usually considered is if the government functions perfectly fine as is. After all, there is always something amiss, isn’t there?

Obviously, government ethics should be held to a high standard.

But people often confuse ethics and transparency to disastrous effect.

Consider the fall Student Association (SA) vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) elections. Regardless of your beliefs regarding the tar and feathering controversy, it started when a screenshot of a GroupMe from the Planning, Research and Elections Committee was sent to a VPAA candidate under discussion in that GroupMe for potential campaign violations. This act of sending a screenshot itself is clearly an ethical breach and potentially a separate campaign rule breach.

The content of the screenshot itself definitely matters, but that doesn’t affect the ethical nature of the act.

The fact remains that someone responsible for enforcing campaign violations unnecessarily impacted the election, potentially benefiting or hurting any of the candidates.

In effect, the transparency was unethical.

— Nicholas Serrao is a junior More startling to me is that majoring in economics.

Animal agriculture's tolls are understated In focusing on fossil fuels, a leading cause of climate change is often ignored by both sides Rebecca Klar

Columnist

Democrats have long been frustrated with climate change deniers. This frustration was poignantly expressed by Sen. Bernie Sanders during the confirmation hearing for Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While Pruitt’s hesitance to admit a human impact on climate change — despite the scientific evidence to support that

claim — is ignorant, Sanders and other politicians in support of reducing human impact on climate change fall into the same trap as Pruitt.

Although animal agriculture is a leading cause of climate change, it is disregarded in almost all discussions about the issue. The World Bank reports that animal agriculture is responsible for 51 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in a report, claimed that the animal agriculture industry accounted for 18 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Even

using the Food and Agriculture Organization’s estimate, animal agriculture still accounted for 5 percent more of the greenhouse gas emissions than combined exhaust from all transportation, as estimated by the EPA. Not only is animal agriculture theorized to be responsible for the most greenhouse gas emissions, but it is the key contributor to the emission of methane, which has a global warming potential of 28-36 times that of carbon dioxide. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, animal agriculture is also responsible for 65 percent of nitrous oxide emissions,

a greenhouse gas 265-298 times more destructive than carbon dioxide. Yet, animal agriculture is still left out of key conversations about policies that should be taken to reduce the human impact on climate change.

This elimination of animal agriculture from the rhetoric used when discussing climate change is alarming. It is barely addressed on the EPA’s website, and the information is not widespread.

It may seem comforting on the surface level that politicians like Sanders are trying to make climate change an important issue and fighting for a competent head of

the EPA, but the failure of these politicians to abide by their own suggestion to listen to the science is perilous.

Addressing fossil fuels and the transportation industry solely when discussing climate change helps reform only one piece of the puzzle, and not even the largest piece. According to environmental researcher and author Dr. Richard Oppenlander, even without fossil fuels we will exceed our carbon dioxide limit by 2030 just from raising animals. Why not discuss the whole issue, or at the very least the largest contributor?

Eliminating — or greatly

reducing — animal agriculture is the only sustainable option we have. By following a plant-based diet, an individual cuts their carbon footprint by 50 percent. After one year of following a plant-based diet, a single person saves 7,300 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.

Each individual has the right to choose whether or not to contribute to the animal agriculture industry’s destruction through his or her diet.

But it is absurd for our government to continue to ignore the impact this industry has on climate change.

— Rebecca Klar is a senior majoring in English.

The hidden dangers in your diet

Sugar is much more prevalent in 'healthy' food options than you may realize Haralambos Kasapidis

Contributing Columnist

As someone who has worked in food service for the past three years, I have heard some wild and often untrue allegations concerning “healthier” foods.

Whenever my past or present jobs have worked with glutenfree or low-fat food I overhear, “Well, it has no gluten/fat so it must be healthy.” This is almost never true. In fact, those foods are usually packed with sugar to make them taste as good as “normal” food. And that’s where the real health hazards lie.

Many people are gluten-free

because they have celiac disease, or eat low-fat to lower their risk of heart disease and obesity. It makes sense, since being mindful of what you put in your body and how much is the best way to remain healthy. Still, if your choices revolve around buying a product because it’s marketed to seem healthier, instead of looking up nutrition facts, then you are doing yourself a disservice.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that an eightounce serving of full-fat yogurt has 140 calories, 7.4 grams of fat and 11 grams of sugar. That same amount of nonfat yogurt has 130 calories, 0.4 grams of fat and 17.4 grams of sugar. So, what is the better choice?

Depending on your caloric

intake, about 55 to 83 grams of fat should be consumed per day.

Compared to the around 25 to 37.5 grams limit of sugar per day, products that are higher in fat instead of sugar are almost always the better choice.

The lack of this knowledge is not completely the fault of consumers. A little awareness goes a long way in terms of monitoring sugar intake, but how are we supposed to keep track of our sugar consumption when it doesn’t have a daily recommended value on nutrition labels? Furthermore, why don’t nutrition labels differentiate between added sugars and sugars that occur naturally in foods?

The truth is there’s more money to be made in offering

consumers more options of the same foods with varying degrees of fat, sugar and calories. Soda drinkers in particular might stop their sweet habit if they realized that their 16 fluid ounces of sugary water had nearly 138 percent of their recommended sugar intake.

The scariest part of consuming sugar, though, is how addicting it is. Gary Taubes, author of “The Case Against Sugar,” wrote a piece for The Guardian this year titled, “Is sugar the world’s most popular drug?”

In the article, he writes about how addicting sugar can be for infants and obese adults. The most chilling part of the feature piece is when he writes, “Most of us today will never know if

we suffer even subtle withdrawal symptoms from sugar, because we’ll never go long enough without it to find out.”

I encourage everyone to be more aware of how unhealthy sugar really is, and how much we consume it on a daily basis. When I worked at a bakery this summer, I often snacked on the glutenfree options after my co-worker made the claim that gluten-free desserts are better because they don’t make you “puff up” the same way desserts traditionally made with wheat flour do. In the moment, her preposterous claim made sense. So, over the course of a few weeks, I would unknowingly have about 100 grams of sugar in one or two sittings. It wasn’t until I opened

up the bakery’s cookbook that I found out that a single brownie (of which I could easily devour two in one hour) had 45 grams of sugar.

After multiple acne breakouts, slight weight gain and an overall feeling of sluggishness that lasted for the same amount of time I was eating these sweets, the culprit was right there, hiding in plain sight: sugar.

It’s true that everything is good for you when consumed in moderation, but amid an obesity epidemic that has plagued the United States since the 1980s, when will sugar finally be regulated?

— Haralambos Kasapidis is a senior majoring in English.

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BEARCATBRIEFS

Track and field competes at Cornell Holt leads BU with first-place finish in 1,000-meter race

Yedidya Naiman Contributing Writer

SWIMMING & DIVING Staff Reports The Binghamton women’s swimming and diving team suffered a 26-point defeat on Saturday at the hands of New Hampshire.

Three individual firstplace finishes and one relay success were simply not enough to fend off the Wildcats, who took down BU, 155.5 to 129.5.

Individual victories include sophomore Brooke Pettis in the 100 butterfly (1:00.18), junior Maria Trivino in the 200-yard IM (2:14.29) and freshman Jaime Campbell in the three-meter dive (204.9 points).

Freshmen Abby Koerwitz, Olivia Santos, Kaitlyn Lange and junior Courtney Foley finished first in the women’s 400yard free relay with a time

of 3:41.36.

Although the last two meets have called for consecutive deflating losses, Foley’s individual performances in the pool have been impressive.

Coming off of two firstplace finishes against St. Bonaventure last weekend, Foley continued her success by recording two second-place finishes in the 50 free (25.49) and the 100 free (54.81) in Saturday’s showdown.

In order to capture a win in their upcoming matchup against Marist, Foley and company must collect more first-place finishes against a Red Fox squad that is undefeated at home.

Both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are set to face off with Marist on Saturday at 1 p.m. for a dual meet in Poughkeepsie, New York.

FORMER SOCCER STAR DRAFTED TO MLS Staff Reports Former Binghamton men’s soccer standout goalkeeper Robert Moewes was drafted by the Toronto Football Club in the third round of the Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft last Tuesday.

He is the first BU soccer player in program history to be selected in this draft.

Moewes anchored BU’s defense for two seasons before attending graduate school and playing soccer at Duke University this past fall. As a Bearcat in 2015, he led BU to its first America East (AE) Championship appearance in seven years and was named the AE Goalkeeper of the Year in two straight seasons.

In 2015, he recorded six solo shutouts and was second in the conference with an average of 4.47 saves per game.

Moewes continued his success at Duke; he recorded a .736 save percentage and allowed an average of just 1.36 goals per game. Moewes was a key factor in Duke’s upset of No. 4 Notre Dame, tallying seven saves, three of which came in second overtime.

Following the 2016 season, he was named MVP of the squad.

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Following fifth- and sixth-place finishes at the Great Dane Classic last week, the Binghamton men’s and women’s track and field teams both placed high at the Cornell Upstate Challenge on Saturday. The men tied for third of seven teams competing, while the women place third of eight teams.

The Bearcats also accomplished several notable individual achievements. Freshman David Bernstein won the men’s weight throw with a distance of 16.35 meters. After winning the men’s 3,000-meter last week, senior Eric Holt continued his success by taking first place in the men’s 1,000-meter run (2:26.92).

“Overall it was a solid meet; people looked like they have started to get back into the swing of things,” said BU head coach Mike Thompson.

Other notable finishers included senior pole vaulter Peter Fagan, who finished in second place with a vault of 16-1 feet and senior sprinter Ana Herbert, who took second in the women’s 400-meter (1:00.08).

Additionally, freshman pole vaulter Samantha Beyar came in second with a maximum height of 12-1 3/4

and junior Brooke Bonney placed second in the women’s weight throw (18.23 meters).

One place where the Bearcats excelled was in the men’s 1,000-meter. Holt captured first place while BU also took third, fourth and sixth place, earning the team 24 of its 85 total points from this single event.

“We have a very strong distance team, middle distance and distance groups, so certainly that was part of it,” Thompson said.

Binghamton’s distance runners are coached by head cross country coach Annette Acuff. Because it is still early in the season, the Bearcats use meets like Cornell to train and prepare for the allimportant conference meets at the end of next month.

“At the end of indoor season, [the runners] will be running their main events, and really looking to run fast,” Thompson said. “We use most of our meets for the first half, maybe even the first three quarters of the season as training days as well as competition.”

Binghamton is set to hit the track again at the Penn State National Open this Friday and Saturday. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Friday in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Pipe Dream Archives Senior Eric Holt captured the men’s 1,000-meter title at the Cornell Upstate Indoor Challenge.

Bearcats split pair of meets at home Wrestling takes down Drexel, 22-12, before falling to Army

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In its first weekend back from winter break, the Binghamton wrestling team hosted a pair of conference matches. After winning three of their last four matches, the Bearcats (5-4, 5-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) won their first match of the weekend over Drexel before dropping a tight contest to Army.

The Bearcats faced Drexel (8-

5, 4-3 EIWA) on Friday night for the first time since last season.

Although the Bearcats dropped three straight, they were able to keep their composure. Similar to last season’s match against Drexel, BU won six of its final seven matches, taking down the Dragons, 22-12.

With a 2-0 decision in the fourth match, redshirt senior Dylan Caruana gave the Bearcats the momentum swing they needed, and his teammates soon

Provided by BU Athletics Redshirt sophomore Connor Calkins picked up a 6-3 decision victory at the heavyweight class in BU’s loss to Army on Sunday.

followed with a series of match victories to provide BU with an edge heading into the closing matchups. A key win came from junior Steve Schneider, who secured a 10-3 match win with four takedowns in the 184-pound weight class.

Schneider is currently ranked 11th in the first NCAA coaches’ poll. Another crucial victory for BU came from redshirt sophomore Mark Tracy, who secured the final win of the night for BU with a win over freshman Joshua Murphy, who is currently ranked No. 33 at 197 by NCAA coaches.

Following its well-earned victory Friday night, BU faced a stacked Army team Sunday afternoon. Coming into Sunday, Army (6-3, 4-1 EIWA) had been on a four-game winning streak and showed no signs of slowing down.

The Bearcats fell to an early 5-0 deficit when redshirt freshman Ian Lupole fell with a technical fall against Army sophomore Austin Harry.

Army maintained a strong hand throughout most weight classes, jumping out to an early 22-4 lead. However, Tracy came

out strong and took a decision over Army sophomore Rocco Caywood. With his win, Tracy brought the Bearcats to a 22-8 deficit coming into the final two matchups.

Redshirt sophomore Connor Calkins followed in Tracy’s footsteps, and secured a win this time around to narrow the gap to 22-11. Sophomore Steven Bulzomi also secured a win at 125, but it wasn’t enough to offset the previous damage, as BU lost the match 22-14.

“The big win today was Mark Tracy,” said BU head coach Matt Dernlan. “Mark Tracy and heavyweight Connor Calkins.

[They faced] two guys that beat us a year ago, and we turned those results around today.”

Despite Sunday’s loss, Dernlan was not discouraged by his wrestlers’ performances.

“You gotta give it to Army,” Dernlan said. “They took the fight to us, really executed, and sometimes when you get beat, you’ve got to tip your hat.”

The Bearcats are set to face Brown on Friday. The first match is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Bobby Buckets Raquel Panitz/Staff Photographer Junior forward Bobby Ahearn poured in 21 points on Sunday to guide BU to an upset over Stony Brook.

Ahearn leads Binghamton to upset over Stony Brook for first America East victory Noah Bressner Assistant Sports Editor

With just over four minutes remaining, junior forward Bobby Ahearn looked up with disappointment, then shook his head. What had been the Binghamton men’s basketball team’s 13-point lead floundered, then disappeared.

Back-to-back 3-pointers from junior guard Bryan Sekunda gave the Seawolves (10-9, 5-1 America East) a three-point lead on Sunday afternoon.

Reeling with frustration, Ahearn delivered a hard foul to Stony Brook junior guard Roland Nyama late in the second

half. The subsequent free throws stretched Stony Brook’s lead to five. Late in the second half, the Bearcats (10-11, 1-5 AE) seemed to be marching toward another narrow loss.

But instead of allowing the Seawolves to run away with the game, BU began to make shots. In the game’s closing minutes, BU and Stony Brook sparred for control.

Trailing by just one point with 20 seconds remaining, sophomore guard Timmy Rose nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the arc to secure the Bearcats’ first conference victory, 71-67.

“I told my guys, ‘You win with

toughness in this conference,’ and I thought we showed great toughness today,” said BU head coach Tommy Dempsey. “Our guys protected the rim well, kept them off the glass … that was key.”

Ahearn tallied 21 points, including four free throws and nine from beyond the arc. His offensive rebound off his own free-throw attempt led to Rose’s game-winning three.

“As soon as I released the second one I was like, ‘Oh no,’” Ahearn said. “But I guessed which side it was going on, and I got lucky. We’ve been going through a bit of a tough time over the past five games trying

to find a win. We got ourselves really pumped up at halftime to come out strong, and I thought it was a great team win altogether.”

Senior guard Lucas Woodhouse led Stony Brook with 15 points and six rebounds, going 5-for-9 from the field. He was followed closely by redshirt sophomore guard Akwasi Yeboah, who tallied 14 points.

Against Stony Brook, BU shot 49.1 percent from the field.

The Seawolves hit 47.1 percent, including 42.3 percent from 3-point range.

“We were desperate for a win for sure,” Dempsey said. “You’ve got to play like that everyday, and we played like that today.”

Junior guard Yosef Yacob played his first game at full strength since suffering a concussion last month. He sat out four of five games before playing eight minutes in BU’s loss to Albany last Thursday.

With a 48.4 percent clip from beyond the arc, Yacob ranks second in the AE in 3-point field goal percentage.

“All year he’s shot the ball so well,” Dempsey said. “[His return] gives us another weapon on the perimeter. It also allows us to rest Timmy [Rose] who we relied on so much at the point with Yosef out.”

Going into its game against Binghamton, Stony Brook

had won 22 of its last 24 AE games. The Bearcats’ win demonstrated a step forward after their early on in-conference play. The victory also snapped Binghamton’s 14-game losing streak against Stony Brook.

This was Binghamton’s first victory over the Seawolves with Dempsey at the helm.

“We know we’re better than our record says,” Rose said.

“We go into every game like we can win, and hopefully it’s contagious.”

Binghamton is set to continue conference play against Hartford on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. from the Events Center in Vestal, New York.

Bearcats snap two-game skid with win over Seawolves

Sina leads women's basketball with 15 points as BU improves to second place in AE Christopher Parsons Contributing Writer

Rebecca Kiss/Pipe Dream Photographer Redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina scored a game-high 15 points in BU’s victory over Stony Brook.

Prior to Sunday afternoon, Binghamton women’s basketball redshirt sophomore Jasmine Sina had scored just six points over BU’s last two games — its first two losses after starting America East (AE) play with three straight wins. Against Stony Brook, Sina returned to form, tallying 15 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Bearcats (9-10, 4-2 AE) to a 48-40 victory over the Seawolves (9-10, 2-4 AE).

“I’ve been a little sloppy these past few games, but my teammates kept confidence in me, and so did my coaches,” Sina said. “I just kept shooting and once they went in, I was confident in myself, and we just played off of each other.”

Binghamton’s victory over SBU — which had won its last six home games — puts them into a tie with Hartford for second place in the conference. “[On the road], we try not to play differently wherever we are,” said junior forward Alyssa James.

“There [were] a thousand kids here today, so we can’t let them

get into our heads,” In the first quarter, BU quickly set the pace of the game. After five minutes of play, the Bearcats mounted a 6-0 lead and were able to finish the quarter with a 12-4 lead. Toward the end of the period, frustration escalated as both teams struggled to find scoring opportunities.

The drought continued well into the second quarter. With less than two minutes in the half, however, Sina and freshman guard Carly Boland landed two consecutive 3-point shots to give BU a 20-10 lead going into halftime. BU sunk six threes in the contest and currently leads the conference with 140 made 3-pointers.

“We have great 3-point shooters on our team, and when we need them to hit shots, they do,” James said.

While Sina’s hot hand kept the Seawolves on their heels, the Bearcats’ defense, which allowed 42 points in the paint against Albany, refused to give its opponent easy looks; the Bearcats allowed just 16 points in the paint.

“Today we played really good

zone defense,” said BU head coach Linda Cimino. “We did a good job pressuring their shooters, and then being in position to get rebounds.”

Bolstering BU’s defensive effort was James, who asserted her dominance above the rim.

She finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Junior guard Imani Watkins, the AE’s leading scorer, didn’t dominate the stat sheet like she usually does, netting just seven points. Instead, she opted to make her presence felt defensively.

“She’s a complete player; she’s just not one-dimensional,” Cimino said.

In the fourth quarter, though, Stony Brook cracked through BU’s stingy defense.

The Seawolves went on a 10-3 run, beginning to threaten BU’s lead. It was a familiar Bearcat, however, who rose to the occasion to secure the win.

With 1:45 left on the clock, James settled into the post, got the feed from her teammate, spun around an undersized defender and laid the ball into the net while simultaneously drawing a foul. The successful and-one play

put the Bearcats up by nine and they ran the clock.

BU is set to play another road game on Wednesday against Hartford. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from the Chase Family Arena at Reich Family Pavilion in West Hartford, Connecticut.

We did a good job pressuring their shooters, and being in position to get rebounds — Linda Cimino BU Head Coach