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In preparation for a potential budget cut next fall, Binghamton University’s libraries have identified $450,000 in electronic resources and print periodicals to possibly cancel.

Of these titles, 63 will be canceled before July 1 because of their early renewal dates and could be reinstated if the budget allows for it in the fall. The renewal dates for other titles are not until September, according to a press release announcing the potential cancellations, which will allow for further consideration.

While the budget cuts are not definite, Michael McGoff, senior vice provost and chief financial officer for the University, asked various departments, including the University libraries, to prepare for one regardless.

According to McGoff, the University is likely to acquire new costs in relation to salary increases being negotiated by the state and various unions.

“Therefore, as good management practice, we have asked divisions, including the library, to have plans for potential reductions in allocation in the event that we do not generate the revenue

young women of color. While working there, Burke said girls would often discuss experiences of sexual assault or harassment.

“It became really clear to us that these girls needed something different,” Burke said. “They were coming to us with issues that we recognized from our childhood, but nobody had had answers for us. So, we came about helping to find a way to give these girls their sense of self-worth.”

Burke started the #MeToo movement on MySpace, and said she chose to take every resource her organization had, and their collective experience, to figure out what survivors of sexual

Harry Bittker, a junior majoring in political science, was elected to be the new student representative of the Binghamton University Council for the 2018-19 academic year.

This year, 931 students voted in the BU Council election. Bittker took the majority with 548 votes and an 18.28 percent margin, according to results provided by the Student Association (SA).

According to Kathryn Madigan, chair of the Council, Bittker will start his new role on July 1. Madigan wrote in an email that Bittker has previously shown interest in the work of the Council. “[I] am looking forward to working with the newly elected BU Council Student Representative Harry Bittker,” Madigan wrote. “He has shown a keen interest in the work of the Council and has attended a number of meetings.”

Bittker wrote in an email that although the student representative position has been overlooked in previous years, he is looking forward to demonstrating its influence on fixing issues facing the student body.

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VALERIE PUMA | PIPE DREAM NEWS Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, speaks in the Baldwin Gymnasium at Broome Community College on Tuesday evening.

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Over 400 people joined the Women’s Institute of Broome Community College (BCC) in the Baldwin Gymnasium on Tuesday evening to hear #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke speak about the fight against sexual violence and learn about the story behind the movement.

Organized by Margherita Rossi, associate professor of psychology and human services at BCC and founder of the Women’s Institute, the event aimed

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to empower those who wish to end sexual violence. Students and faculty from both Binghamton University and BCC attended the event to hear Burke’s presentation and participate in a Q&A. Burke, an activist from the Bronx and part of Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers, began using the phrase “Me too” in 2006 to raise awareness of sexual abuse and assault in society. In October 2017, the phrase became a part of a broader movement following a hashtag developed during the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations.

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Police Watch The following accounts were provided by Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police.

Always on a Wednesday FRIDAY, May 4, 4:45 p.m. — A 43-year-old female emailed UPD following an incident in a women’s bathroom on the second floor of the Engineering Building. According to the female, when she was in the bathroom on April 25, she heard a male voice outside her stall. She said she could not make out what the male said, but was scared and did not want to leave the stall. After she heard the male exit the bathroom, she ran out into the hall, where her boyfriend was waiting just outside the door. When she told her boyfriend about the incident, he said he had not seen anyone exit or enter the bathroom. The female went back into the bathroom and saw two individuals, a male and a female. According to the female, the male did not appear to be fully dressed, however, the woman with him was clothed. She left the bathroom, but told officers that since this incident, she has seen the couple in the bathroom several times. According to the female, she always sees the couple in the bathroom on Wednesday. She

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said she usually hears music and always smells a fruity odor from an electronic cigarette. After she reported the incidents to UPD, officers canvassed the area, but couldn’t find the couple. The case is still under investigation.

Missing chicken MONDAY, May 7, 12:21 a.m. — A 19-year-old male contacted UPD after his cooked chicken was stolen from a community fridge. The male said he had left one pound of cooked chicken in a container in a fridge in Broome Hall of Newing College. According to the male, he last saw the chicken on May 6 at 10 p.m. When he returned to the hall kitchen on May 7, he discovered the chicken was missing. Police were unable to find any witnesses. There are currently no suspects.

Unaware of the law TUESDAY, May 8, 10:13 a.m. — Officers received a report of a male drinking from a bottle of rum in the Tillman Lobby.

When officers arrived on the scene, they located the male and identified him as a 22-year-old student. The male said he didn’t realize he couldn’t drink the rum in public. Officers educated him on open container laws. The male said he would finish drinking the bottle in his apartment.

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Libraries anticipate potential budget cuts in fall 2018 CUTS FROM PAGE 1 necessary to cover new costs,” McGoff wrote. “We are simply engaged in prudent financial planning.”

The University libraries will potentially cancel electronic resources and print periodicals from each subject, with anthropology and romance languages facing the most potential impacts.

According to the press release, the libraries decided on the potential cancellations by examining titles of which the cost per use was over $75.

Then, each subject area was given a certain amount to cut based on the subject’s budget percentage within the overall electronic resources and print periodicals budget.

Other criteria used included a review of cost, rate of inflation, use of the resources across campus and the extent to which the databases’ content overlapped with the content in other resources.

Dean of Libraries Curtis Kendrick wrote in an email that a budget cut could make titles less accessible for students and staff.

“Should [budget cuts] be necessary, the impact on the Libraries will be nontrivial — we will have to cut titles that are important to the work of our faculty and students,” Kendrick wrote.

“We do have an excellent interlibrary loan operation, but something is lost in not having the immediacy and convenience of local access. This is why we are doing all that we can to be transparent about what titles we are

considering canceling.”

In addition to canceling titles, Jill Dixon, the associate University librarian for public services and collections, wrote in an email that any staff vacancies would likely remain vacant.

According to Dixon, while University libraries do receive funding from grants and individual donors, this is a relatively small portion of the overall budget.

“A budget cut is never easy, however, we will work to try to minimize the overall impact on faculty and students to the best of our ability with the budget given to the libraries,” Dixon wrote.

According to McGoff, the budgets are determined by a team of people after consultation with deans and programs. They create enrollment projections for the academic year that ultimately help create revenue projections that help determine budgets.

However, McGoff wrote that the University would not know its definite revenue projections until well into the fall semester. McGoff wrote that if any budget cuts do occur, his office will try its best to avoid any large impact on the University community.

“Reiterating that any cuts are still only potential, we will do everything in our power to have as little impact on University operations as possible,” McGoff wrote. “The academic mission is primary and the academic programs will be as protected as we possibly can.”

SIDNEY SLON | CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER The University libraries are considering canceling $450,000 in electronic resources and print periodicals to prepare for potential budget cuts in fall 2018.

Burke talks #MeToo movement, ending sexual assault METOO FROM PAGE 1 violence needed. Because of this, Burke said she sees #MeToo as a survivors’ movement rather than a women’s movement, describing it as a global community of survivors committed to healing and ending sexual violence.

“We had a framework for how we did this,” Burke said. “#MeToo? They’re not just two words. It’s the idea of empowerment and identity that propels this movement, and our work, forward. Making sure that survivors know they’re not alone and that there’s power in

surviving. I didn’t know if anyone would hear me, or believe me, but I knew it was important for me to insert myself into this conversation and say ‘I can help.’”

Following the presentation, members of the audience were given the opportunity to come forward and ask Burke questions.

The Q&A portion of the evening consisted of discussions about survivor language, improving education regarding boundaries and consent in public schools and acknowledging intersectionality in sexual violence.

Throughout the event, Burke

spoke about the concept of admitting “Me too.”

“Nobody is required to say ‘Me too,’” Burke said. “You don’t have to say it [publically] to be considered a part of this [movement]. You don’t owe anybody your story or your hashtag.”

Alexis Robinson, a sophomore majoring in human development at BU, said she originally did not know much about the #MeToo movement, but after coming to the presentation, she was moved by the idea that each survivor is in control of telling their

own story.

“A lot of the time, women go through sexual assault and when you’re silent, it has a negative connotation to it,” Robinson said. “They might feel like they’ve defeated themselves by not speaking up. I’m happy that she said it’s OK to choose not to speak. That it’s up to you.

Being a survivor as well, it’s really nice to see that there’s an organization that represents us so well.”

Sean O’Brien, a sophomore majoring in political science at BU, said he had taken a course

about social movements in the 20th century and wanted to expand by seeing what this modern social movement truly represented.

“I’d seen many variations of #MeToo in the media, and I wanted to come see the movement’s founder speak,” O’Brien said. “[The presentation] was outstanding, and it’s clear that Burke really is a woman who cares deeply about [the survivors]. I was really inspired by her message of ‘empowerment for survivors,’ and I was left with a much better appreciation for

the movement.”

After six months of traveling and speaking on behalf of the #MeToo movement, Burke announced at the event that the movement will be officially partnering with The New York Women’s Foundation and starting a #MeToo fund. Half of the funds will go toward progressing #MeToo’s work, and the rest will be granted to other people and organizations fighting sexual violence.

“We want to help,” Burke said. “We want to show that healing is possible.”

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KEVIN PAREDES | PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Harry Bittker, a junior majoring in political science, will represent the student body as the BU Council student representative for the 2018-19 academic year.

Bittker wins BU Council election COUNCIL FROM PAGE 1 afterthought in the past, and as a result, it’s been underutilized,” Bittker wrote.

“So to me, this is a chance to address the issues students care about, but also to leave my mark on the role in a way that encourages the SA, [Graduate Student Organization (GSO)] and future representatives to reimagine how the BU Council representative can impact the body.”

Madigan echoed Bittker and wrote she would like to establish the Council student representative position in order to develop more student interest in the position.

“In addition to my normal duties as Council Chair, I would like to work with Harry and the SA leadership to institutionalize the election of the Council student representative as an integral part of the general

election of the student leadership,” Madigan wrote. “That should assist in generating more interest in the position and avoid the need for a separate electoral process.”

According to Bittker, he wants to start his term by meeting with members of the Council, University administration and student leaders to better understand their concerns, how the student representative works with them and how his position can improve.

Bittker wrote that he would also like to immediately address mental health and student safety while working on the issues he discussed in his platform.

“At minimum, I’m hoping to make a serious impact on mental health and student safety on- and off-campus by the end of my term, though I’m going to work hard to make progress

on each of the issues I talked with students about during the campaign — especially my diversity, equity and inclusion platform,” Bittker wrote.

Additionally, Bittker wrote that he wants to develop a better onboarding process for future BU Council student representatives, so they will be able to understand their role and responsibilities before taking office.

According to Madigan, the student representative election hasn’t always occurred on time and she hopes to avoid late elections in the future.

“It might be helpful to work with Harry as our new student representative and the SA [and] GSO leadership to establish a procedure to ensure that the election of the student Council [representative] is an integral part of the election structure and doesn’t fall through the cracks, as it has in the past,” Madigan wrote.

Members of the Town-Gown Advisory Board reflected on the committee’s first year in existence during its third and final meeting of the academic year on Wednesday evening.

Around 19 board members, along with a handful of guests and community members, convened at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator in Downtown Binghamton to discuss ongoing initiatives and present proposals for the 2018-19 academic year.

The board, co-chaired by Jared Kraham, deputy mayor of the city of Binghamton, and Randall Edouard, assistant vice president for student affairs at Binghamton University, has sought to expand positive relations between the greater Binghamton community and the University over the last year.

“We can show the community that for the first time in a long time, or maybe even for the first time ever, that there’s been this type of unity between the community and the University,” Kraham said.

Many of the subcommittees’ proposals presented focused on improved safety measures in Downtown Binghamton, communicating information about off-campus student housing and improved transportation service throughout the city.

Rebecca Ho, Student Association (SA) vice president for finance and a senior majoring in business administration, presented on behalf of the student housing subcommittee on a potential student intern program to disseminate information about housing codes on campus. If passed, the city would train interns on the housing codes, who would then hold information sessions and office hours on campus. Approximately six interns would be paid by the University. According to Ho, the SA is willing to facilitate the program.

“There’s a need for correct information from the city to be better disseminated to students

where they are,” Ho said.

The transportation and parking subcommittee proposed extending bike-share services to Downtown and opening the use of the bicycles to community members, in addition to students.

According to Edouard, the board’s executive committee will review the proposals within the next month, and hopes to decide on funding allocations by next fall.

Edouard also introduced several visiting community partners leading projects that overlap with the goals of the board. Luke Grant, a representative from Barton & Loguidice, an engineering firm, gave an update on a current project to examine and repair safety measures at 25 intersections along Main Street, most of them falling along Off Campus College Transport bus routes.

According to Grant, many of the intersections do not include countdown timers, push buttons or ramps that comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards. The project has applied for a federal grant and expects to start construction this fall, Grant said.

BU’s Center for Civic Engagement Director Kelli Huth and Associate Director Alison Twang also gave a presentation on the progress of Broome County’s community schools partnership.

Since 2015, the University has partnered with the Broome County Promise Zone to collaboratively develop a volunteer and internship program that is both meaningful to BU students and impactful for local school districts. In fall 2017, 270 BU students volunteered for 15,913 hours and impacted 1,726 youth throughout the county.

According to Twang, the program is the first and only countywide, University-assisted community schools model in the country.

“It’s basically the idea that schools should serve as a hub for a variety of services and resources to help kids and families succeed,” Twang said.

Edouard said he was moved by many of the ideas presented during the meeting.

“I’m very optimistic about where we will be going with this,” Edouard said.

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University to hold nine commencement ceremonies Graduation ceremonies to feature 11 student speakers Allison Detzel

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Next weekend, approximately 3,800 Binghamton University students will don green gowns and file into the Events Center, where, surrounded by family and friends, they will celebrate their personal and academic accomplishments at commencement.

Along with speeches from alumni and University staff and faculty, 11 students will deliver personalized addresses to their peers.

Nine ceremonies, for both undergraduate and graduate students, will take place over the course of three days. The first ceremony, on May 18 at 9:30 a.m., is Tekes Siyum, a Jewish commencement ceremony. The last ceremony will be held on May 20 at 4:30 p.m. for undergraduate students in Harpur College of Arts and Sciences.

Throughout the three days, the student speakers will take the stage to address their peers. In order for students to speak at graduation, they must go through a process that is unique to each school. The School of Management (SOM), Harpur College, Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the College of Community and Public Affairs (CCPA) students go

through a similar procedure, where interested students submit applications to their school’s commencement committee. The Decker School of Nursing’s process differs from the rest — rather than selecting speakers through a commencement committee, all graduating students get to choose their commencement speaker, voting on anonymous speech summaries through email.

Harpur College’s student speakers include Jack Dillman, a senior doublemajoring in cinema and English who is speaking at the first ceremony; Tamar Ashdot-Bari, a senior double-majoring in English and Judaic studies who is speaking at the second ceremony; and Mary Golden, a senior double-majoring in music and English who is speaking at the third ceremony. Billy Manuel, a graduate student studying family psychiatric mental health nursing, will be the graduate student speaker at the Decker ceremony, with Daniella Palomba, a senior majoring in nursing, giving the undergraduate speech. Atdhetare Ame, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, and Jung Park, a senior double-majoring in computer engineering and business administration, will speak at the the Watson School’s ceremony. Keivyn Reyes, a senior majoring in business administration, will speak at the SOM ceremony, and Risa Scharf, a senior majoring in psychology, will speak during the Tekes Siyum ceremony. At the CCPA ceremony, Laila Davis Clark, a graduate student studying

public administration, will be the graduate student speaker and Brittany Hall, a senior majoring in human development, will be the undergraduate speaker.

“I feel so close with my graduating class, and felt it would be an honor to represent us all. My speech focuses on how much we have grown together and individually.”

— Atdhetare Ame Student speaker at the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences commencement ceremony Dillman wrote in an email that he has wanted to speak at graduation since he was a freshman. According to Dillman, he has been consulting the public speaking lab in order to prepare for his speech and reciting it to friends who will listen.

Dillman wrote that his speech will focus on the importance of being yourself, believing in yourself and being motivated for the future.

“I applied to speak at graduation because I felt I had something to say to the students graduating,” Dillman wrote. “I hope they are inspired [by my speech] for the future and when they are going through a hard time, they remember something from the speech and it inspires them to keep going.”

Ame wrote in an email that while she does not have public speaking experience, she finds comfort and support through her close connection with her classmates.

“I realized my junior year, after struggling throughout the year with my classes, how rewarding it would be to talk about the connections we all had,” Ame wrote. “I feel so close with my graduating class, and felt it would be an honor to represent us all. My speech focuses on how much we have grown together and individually.”

Ashdot wrote in an email that her experience as a singer and the various presentations she has given throughout her undergraduate years have prepared her well for her speech. According to Ashdot, her unexpected college experience inspired her theme for the speech, which is perseverance.

“I had an interesting college career,” Ashdot wrote. “It wasn’t how I expected, I suffered a huge loss along the way and I took time off but I’ve made it to gradu-

ation and that has really humbled me. I hope my fellow graduates understand that life is sometimes completely different than what we expect but that’s okay, and there is always the ability to bounce back from the unexpected, or the difficult.”

Each ceremony is expected to last approximately two hours. During the ceremonies, faculty, graduating students and their guests can expect to hear words from University President Harvey Stenger, Provost Donald Nieman and the deans of each of their respective schools.

The ceremonies will also include the presentation of honorary degrees and alumni awards.

This year, honorary degrees will be presented to Aaron Mair, ‘84, the former president of the Sierra Club, who will speak at the graduate ceremony; Ali Carkoglu, ‘94, a professor at Istanbul’s Koç University, who will speak at the CCPA ceremony; and Asuncion “Sunny” Hostin, ‘90, a lawyer and journalist, who will speak at Harpur College’s second ceremony.

Tickets for the ceremony are provided free of charge to graduating students, with the number of allocated tickets dependent upon the size of the ceremony.

Those still in need of extra tickets can claim any available extra tickets from the Events Center website. Additionally, for those who cannot attend the physical event, all ceremonies will be broadcasted live on BU’s YouTube channel.

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KOJO SENOO | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER From left, Mika Itkin-Weinstein, a junior double-majoring in English and history and Taylor Mileski, a junior double-majoring in graphic design and sociology, will serve as the program director and general manager, respectively, of WHRW for the 2018-19 academic year.

WHRW to have first female general manager since ‘05 Mileski, Itkin-Weinstein to lead station next year Georgia Westbrook Arts & Culture Editor

Next year marks the first time since the 2004-05 school year that there will be a female general manager of WHRW. Taylor Mileski, a junior double-majoring in graphic design and sociology, was elected to serve as the 51st general manager of the station for the 2018-19 year.

This year, Mileski served as the station’s programming director, a role that will also be held by a woman next year, Mika Itkin-Weinstein. A junior doublemajoring in English and history,

Itkin-Weinstein is the current world director. She said that older women in the station inspired her early in her radio career.

“My first DJs inspired me a lot, which [were] Allie Young and Charlotte Crinnin,” ItkinWeinstein said. “They were the people I was assigned to and they got me hooked on radio, so just knowing them — and also Taylor, 100 percent. Coming in, I was really intimidated by WHRW, but seeing Taylor, you know, be one of the head honchos, was such an awesome thing to see, and knowing that I could do that, too.”

Mileski has been involved with the station since her first semester freshman year and, like ItkinWeinstein, said that WHRW has helped her become more confident.

“I was a completely different person when I joined for sure, like I would not talk to anyone,” Mileski said. “I was really nervous all the time, especially in social situations, so I would just go to my show and then do my little set and leave immediately after. That definitely changed when I became friends with the DJ I was paired with and … she really made me feel comfortable in the station.”

Mileski said that Carly Klein, ‘17, a former music director for WHRW, mentored and encouraged her to pursue station leadership.

According to Mileski, even recently, the presence of women on the executive board has been increasing, accompanying a culture shift in the station that has fostered the involvement of

younger female station members.

Itkin-Weinstein echoed this, saying that there are challenges facing women in the music industry, but that she is beginning to see the representation of women increase in the station and wants to extend that inclusion to other members of Binghamton University.

“It’s hard to enter new communities and I want WHRW to be a welcoming and accepting community and awesome safe space, which it definitely is, but I think it could be more open,” Itkin-Weinstein said. “It’s the best, most vibrant community I’ve been a part of at [BU]. They’re so accepting and so awesome and I just want to make that obvious to new members and make it as welcoming as possible.”

In recent years, women have been serving in more leadership positions in the station. In fall 2016, female members of WHRW created the “Women of WHRW” Facebook group in an effort to encourage women to seek some of the highest roles in the station.

The description of the group reads, “Not sure what this group will be, but let’s figure out how to get women into leadership positions in WHRW. I can’t remember the last time there was a woman [programming director], [general manager] or [technical director] in WHRW, but we’re here and we’re qualified. Let’s figure it out, ladies.”

The group, which is not officially a part of the station, has organized different networking and meetup events, which Itkin-Weinstein said

she hopes to bring back next year.

Julia Carmel, a junior majoring in English, is the news director for WHRW, which falls under the station’s public affairs department.

“When I joined WHRW my freshman year, [general manager], [programming director] and [business manager] were all guys, and I remember most of the e-board being guys,” she said.

“Isabella Castiglioni was really the only girl I remembered from the 2015-16 e-board and she was by far the most welcoming person on it. She would always invite apprentices to parties and events … I think the femme energy for next year is going to help WHRW create a more inclusive dynamic and bring in new people, which I’m super excited about.”

Our tired-eye fixes for finals Serums and makeup to brighten your bags Shauna Bahssin Managing Editor

It’s finals week at Binghamton University.

Perhaps you’re spending the hours of the night in the fluorescent light of Glenn G. Bartle Library. Or maybe your roommates find themselves walking by you way too much at 8 a.m. when you pass out on your common room couch for a precious half-hour nap, only to wake up minutes later to continue working on a final presentation.

Maybe you managed your time well this semester and haven’t had to resort to the options that give your eyes that sleep-deprived glint.

If you find yourself cramming through finals week, the world doesn’t need to know that you’re losing hours of sleep to study. Here are some quick fixes for tired eyes, so you can have great skin that matches your great work ethic.

Deciem’s The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG Deciem proves that caffeine can make you feel and look awake, and I have yet to find another chemical product — or product in general — that works on tired eyes as effectively as The Ordinary. The Ordinary is a line of inexpensive serums that target skin care issues like acne, dark spots and, fortunately, visible tiredness. For $6.70, the caffeine solution, which is available in a 30 milliliter bottle, will dramatically decrease both puffiness and discoloration caused by the late nights in the library.

It takes five minutes of sinking into your skin to be effective and gives the illusion that you’ve had at least a couple more hours of sleep than you actually got. Apply it in the morning before you moisturize. Since the treated area

KEVIN PAREDES | PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Use a combination of beauty products to combat tired eyes during finals week.

is a small one, the solution will also last far past finals week — it’s a worthwhile buy.

Do-it-yourself Turmeric Masks Turmeric and honey are both anti-inflammatory. Mix the two together in a 1:1 ratio (teaspoon per teaspoon) for an easy, color-correcting eye mask. The medicinal qualities in the paste will reduce puffiness, while the deep color will stay on your skin and negate the bluish imprints under your eyes. Leaving this mask on for 15 minutes or so should bring out the best effect, but if you leave it on too long, it may stain other areas of your skin; if this occurs, applying some micellar water easily removes the color.

Concealers Sometimes, chemical reactions don’t do the trick when you’re running on empty during finals week. For coverage, I like using NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, which can be purchased for $30 at outlets like Sephora. A more

affordable, popular concealer for dark circles is Glossier’s Stretch Concealer ($18 on glossier.com).

Building up coverage in this area, however, can cause obvious creases in your makeup. To achieve a seemingly effortless cover, keep the concealer toward the lower, outer corners of your eyes, and if you have dark creases because of your nose or browbones, hit those areas as well. This method trades full coverage for a more natural look, but it will still significantly brighten your look.

Makeup for Diversion You stayed up for 48 straight hours. None of these solutions worked. If all else fails, and there’s nothing saving you from how tired you look, take the attention off your eyes with a bold, striking lip color. Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint ($24 at Sephora) is a bright, matte red that was created to complement every skin tone; with one swipe of this color, people will be too busy staring at the color to notice that you’ve been awake for days.

REBECCA KISS | ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR City Light Coffee, a not-for-profit coffee shop in Downtown Binghamton, will extend its hours during finals week. The cafe will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. from May 9 to May 15.

City Light serves students The cafe provides a study space and coffee Sarah Buerker Arts & Culture

City Light Coffee, a nonprofit coffee shop located in Downtown Binghamton, is extending its hours of operation this finals week to give away free coffee and snacks to stressed college students. Other than the whistling sound of the espresso machine, City Light Coffee is a go-to study spot for many students because of its quiet atmosphere, similar to Glenn G. Bartle Library during finals week.

According to Jay Sackett, a head volunteer for City Light Coffee, from May 9 until May 15, City Light Coffee will be open from 9 a.m. until 11 p.m. to offer freebies for students to help them survive the end of the semester.

“We’ll have free pizza for

lunch, free cookies throughout the day, free school supplies, free pancakes at night, free coffee all day and espresso drinks until 7 p.m.,” Sackett said.

Since it opened three semesters ago, word of City Light’s free coffee and study space has spread like wildfire.

There are few businesses in the city of Binghamton that serve without the expectation to make money, but City Light has since brought in more volunteers to accommodate the higher volume of guests. Groups like the Binghamton chapter of co-ed service-based fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, community members who attend the church and other students from Binghamton University and Davis College have volunteered to help out at the coffee shop.

“The crowd definitely changed from first to second semester,” Sackett said. “Business picked up because word spread, so it

has been far more steady. During finals week, we could definitely use more student volunteers throughout the week; whenever students are free, they can come in. There’s a lot of cleaning that needs to be done in between each [day].”

Moving forward, Sackett said City Light wants to continue to build its relationship with both the students and the University.

Next semester, City Light is planning on expanding its menu and reaching out to the University to work together to facilitate the off-campus study spot, Sackett said.

“We will have a new manager going into the next semester, but we plan on doing everything the same as we have the last two,” Sackett said. “We’re looking forward to having a break over the summer, but looking forward to the students coming back in the fall. We love the atmosphere the students bring here.”

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The best food delivery apps serving BU’s campus Pipe Dream tested three options for ordering Allison Khin

Contributing Writer

During finals week, you might not be able to leave the library, so when there is a sudden craving for off-campus food, delivery food apps come to the rescue. My friends and I tested Grubhub, BingBite and JoyRun to see which app is the best for Binghamton University students, rating them in terms of quality and timeliness. We ordered a variation of signature ice cream creations from Cold Stone Creamery, with one Birthday Cake Remix sundae in every order to see if there is a difference in the ice cream from the different apps. We also ordered a variety of flavors to see the differences in their tastes when delivered.

The Grubhub order was one “Birthday Cake Remix” signature ice cream creation ($7.36), one “Mint Mint Chocolate Chip” signature ice cream creation ($6.59) and one “Cookie Doughn’t You Want Some” signature ice cream creation ($6.59). Except for the “Birthday Cake Remix,” each ice cream was in the “Like It” size, which is Cold Stone’s smallest size. We decided to have the “Birthday Cake Remix” in the “Love It” (regular) size to meet Grubhub’s $20 minimum delivery fee.

The BingBite order included one “Chocolate Dipped Waffle Bowl” ($1.69), one “Chocolate Dipped Waffle Cone” ($1.69), one “Chocolate Devotion” signature ice cream creation in the “Like It” size ($6.59) and one “Birthday Cake Remix” signature ice cream creation in the “Like It” size ($6.59). We included the cones to see if they would stale, but also to meet BingBite’s $15 minimum delivery fee.

The JoyRun order was one “Birthday Cake Remix” signature ice cream creation in the “Like

It” size ($6.59) and one “Peanut Butter Perfection” signature ice cream creation in the “Like It” size ($6.59). JoyRun has no delivery minimum.

For all of the apps, you must make an account to submit an order. The apps differ in how customers place their orders. For BingBite and Grubhub, you can submit an order and someone will automatically create the order.

However, for JoyRun, an order needs to be requested, which makes the app more difficult to use. This is because a “run,” or a request for an order to the restaurant, needs to be picked up by a “runner,” those who pick up and deliver the food. If the eatery of your choice does not currently have a run open, then you must wait for someone to pick up the run. Fortunately, for us, it only took 15 minutes for someone to pick up our run.

Ordering the food itself also was very different in each of the apps. GrubHub and BingBite each had a set menu for Cold Stone, with a detailed description and picture for every item. However, JoyRun did not have a set menu so we had to type in our order, which could make it complicated for users who have never ordered from Cold Stone before. JoyRun also has a text-like order form, showing other users who are also ordering from the same runner and allowing messages to be sent between the runners and those who ordered the food.

Payment methods for the apps differ, too. GrubHub accepts multiple payment options including credit card, cash, PayPal, American Express Checkout and Venmo. After the user pays and enters the delivery location, a confirmation email is sent with an expected delivery time as well as a hyperlink to track the order. For BingBite, only cash and credit cards are accepted, but they do have a split check option, allowing friends to split up the total charge. After payment, BingBite also sends

KEVIN PAREDES | PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Pipe Dream tested three delivery service apps’ abilities to efficiently deliver ice cream to Glenn G. Bartle Library.

a confirmation email with an expected delivery time and email updates throughout the delivery process. JoyRun only accepts credit card payments and does not send a confirmation email, but gives updates in the textlike chat instead.

When we ordered from BingBite, there was an hour estimated delivery time, but they delivered a half an hour earlier than expected. The communication with the driver was clear and made for an easy delivery. The GrubHub order was much more complicated. The ice cream was scheduled to come 40 minutes after the order was submitted to Cold Stone, but the hyperlink that was supposed to

have updates had stopped giving updates five minutes after the order was paid for and the Cold Stone phone number was not working.

When 50 minutes passed and there was still no update, we called GrubHub customer service. Fortunately, the operator was able to get ahold of Cold Stone and confirm that the order was on its way to campus.

However, they were unable to explain the reason for the delay or why the updates in the hyperlink stopped. The ice cream was delivered an hour after the order was made and 20 minutes after the expected delivery time.

JoyRun also had an unpleasant delivery process. Despite there

being a 40-minute estimated delivery time, the ice cream was delivered a half an hour later than the expected time.

The appearance and taste of the ice cream was identical, all slightly melted but still cold. Each had a messy, melted appearance, but they all tasted as they would have in the store. The cones also tasted the same as they would at Cold Stone and were not stale at all. It was clear that all of the services tried to keep the ice cream cold, because the cups were slightly frozen.

After stuffing ourselves full of ice cream, my friends and I determined that BingBite was the best food delivery app that services the BU area. Not only did

it come in the shortest amount of time, but there was constant communication throughout the entire process and the driver kept the ice cream in a freezer to maintain the quality. BingBite also offers the most diverse slate of restaurants, allowing BU students plenty of options, and BingBite is a local food delivery business. JoyRun is a close second to BingBite, however, waiting for someone to pick up the order can become a hassle if no one wants to accept the run. We picked Grubhub third for the best delivery app in the Binghamton area because of the delay in delivery and our need to call the customer service line to check the status of the order.

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Finding the words to say thanks Noah Bressner

Editor-in-Chief

Pipe Dream Archives

SPRING 2018 REPORT CARD SA: B The Student Association did not seem to be particularly active this semester, which is largely par for the course. However, the SA bungled its elections this year, drawing criticism for not publicizing the elections widely enough, which led to them being postponed. We are looking forward to next year’s executive board, which seems to balance knowledgeable SA veterans with new ideas.

SAPB: B Although some students had mixed opinions about Foster the People and DRAM’s performances at Spring Fling, we believe the SAPB did a good job of accommodating fans of both music genres. Additionally, we were happy the SAPB chose a headliner that was not a hiphop artist for the event, since last year’s artist was rapper Mac Miller. In terms of comedy shows and guest speakers, we feel that SAPB should have brought more widely popular figures to BU, especially since in recent years, the body has drawn big names to campus stages.

UCC/Health Services: BEven with the major flu outbreak this semester, we believe that Decker Student Health Services did a good job of providing care to students.

During the height of the outbreak in February, they distributed free cold and flu packs. However, they did not extend their walk-in hours, which are largely inconvenient

for students. In the same vein, we acknowledge the University Counseling Center for making more counselors available after the tragedies that occurred this semester. However, we still believe the UCC is understaffed and many students are left in the dark as a result. We hope to see improvements next semester when the UCC adds three new counselors to its staff, which will provide more support for students.

Administration: Incomplete This semester, Binghamton University saw two tragedies, and the campus community is still grieving. We felt the administration’s initial responses to the deaths of Haley Anderson and Joao Souza were lacking in detail and timeliness, however, we also acknowledge the immense difficulty of these situations.

We felt the 44-minute delay in sending out a B-Alert following Souza’s death was unacceptable.

Additionally, we criticized the FAQ released by the University to address student concerns, which we felt was misleading and raised more questions than it answered. Nevertheless, the administration’s efforts seemed sincere — University President Harvey Stenger’s reaction to the deaths was emotional and appropriate at the time. In the past several weeks, we have seen signs of improvement — the University has pledged to supplement the current B-Alert system with a new Alertus Emergency Mass

Notification System that will allow dispatchers to send general alerts out in minutes. We commend these recent efforts, however, we also recognize that it is far too early to truly judge their impacts. Consequently, the administration has earned a grade of incomplete, and we hope to see them implement more changes next semester.

University Libraries: A The University Libraries receive our highest grade for several reasons. This semester, they expanded efforts to help faculty develop open educational resources through a grant program and encouraged students to use those resources.

The libraries announced they will be moving some of their expanding collections into a vacant former U.S. Postal Service building downtown, a signal that they are considering long-term growth and their relationship with the community. Most recently, the libraries, like other departments on campus, have been facing budget cuts, which they have addressed with transparency and a request for the input of University community members about how to allocate funds.

Athletics: BIt has certainly been a spring semester to forget for the athletics department. Despite noteworthy seasons for women’s lacrosse, wrestling and women’s basketball, the remaining spring and winter sports failed to lived up to expectations.

On the topic of basketball, the department made a questionable decision in allowing BU head coach Tommy Dempsey to return. Binghamton was the only team in the America East Conference that did not reach the postseason this past year, capturing only two conference games over the 16. game season.

Dempsey’s Bearcats have gone a lackluster 47-137 in the years he has been the head coach.

Softball and baseball are far from their usual place at the top of their conference. Softball, which only played its first home game on May 2 after months of anticipating playing on the new field, has had its ups and downs throughout the entire season despite posting a .500 conference record. Senior outfielder Jessica Rutherford continues to keep the Bearcats’ offense hot with consistent production in the batter’s box while sophomore pitcher Rayn Gibson boasts 82 strikeouts on the year. The team will take on Albany in the second round of the AE Tournament after defeating Maine Wednesday morning.

Baseball is currently out of the playoff picture even though the team, similar to softball, was the regular season champion last year. BU has to win more games in its upcoming series than the Black Bears in their upcoming five conference matches. The Bearcats have not captured a conference series since early April, so the chances of reaching the postseason are bleak.

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.

It’s always been hard for me to leave the Pipe Dream office.

I’ve skipped so many classes and I often stayed here so much longer than I needed to.

There were times when being in the office was tough. It was the scene of a hectic, messy year with more than a few setbacks.

But behind its windowless, cold and sometimes miserable interior, there’s something magical and charming about this office that I love so much. It is the only place at this University where I ever really felt at home and the only place I ever really wanted to be. I wouldn’t have done it any other way or with any other group of people.

Now that I’m wrapping up my term as editor-in-chief and graduating, it’s difficult to put into words how much this place has meant to me over the years. I don’t have great words of wisdom or an amazing story to tell. But I just want to say how much everybody who put even an ounce of effort into this thing means to me.

Thank you to everyone who’s picked up the paper this year — even if it was just for the crossword.

Georgia, thank you for letting me test out the jokes I was going to say in the office on you. I’m sure almost none of them were funny.

You’re so kind, funny and smart — even when all I talked about was Pipe Dream. I’ve learned so much from you. I’ll miss the corner gang with you and Amy. Jeff, I read your senior column at least 20 times before writing this to try and figure out how to write one even half as good as yours was. You might not realize it, but so much of what you and Rohit left us helped us so much.

Rohit, thank you for thinking I’d be a competent managing editor and showing me how to do just about everything in Pipe Dream. I should’ve called you for help more than I did — I needed it more than I let on.

Emily and Bridget, I’m so confident in you two — you’re

going to do a great job next year.

I’m so happy I’m leaving Pipe Dream in better hands than it was in this year. Never take any of this too seriously, even when it gets tough.

Thank you E.Jay for letting me cover men’s basketball with you. It might’ve seemed small, but it meant so much to me and I learned a lot. Orla, I know we had a rough time working together every now and then, but I hear we’re going to be in the same building this summer. We should catch up sometime.

Shauna, I’ll miss calling you from across the room. I’ll see you in New City when you get back from San Francisco. In case anybody doesn’t know, she’s interning at the SFMOMA. Henry, Kevin, Sam and Sasha, thank you for working so hard this year. It was a little tough at times, but I’m proud of all you guys have done.

Thank you Kara for putting so much effort into PRISM. I can’t imagine where it would be if you didn’t take over. Sarah, I know you’ll do great next year.

Cory, keep doing great things.

You and Kevin made the paper look so good this year. I’m going to miss the Animal Crossing theme song. Maryam, we put you in a tough situation this year, but you’re doing great. If you don’t do anything else next year, just remember to invoice.

Erik, Nick, Joe, Josh, Andrew, Brandon and anybody else I’m forgetting, you guys might not read this, but I really was in the Pipe Dream office that entire time.

Thank you Mom and Dad for always being there for me.

Emily, thank you for always being supportive and sending me pictures of Luna. Also, congratulations on … that thing.

And thank you WB03 for always feeling like home these past few years. I dreaded writing this column all year, not because it was hard or because I’m not ready to graduate, but because it means being evicted from this place where I’ve spent so much time, it became more like my apartment than my apartment itself.

— Noah Bressner is the editorin-chief. He was the managing editor in fall 2017 and an assistant sports editor in 2016-17.

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Hindsight bias can leave you breathless Learning who I am, from the first day of college to the last

Rachel Greenspan

Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

When my mom moved me into my freshman dorm room, she was upset that my roommate wasn’t there.

“I understand she’s a junior and that you can’t force her to move in today, but my daughter is going to have to sleep alone on her first night of college, and that’s not fair,” she complained to my RA, a too-handsome senior who played guitar, studied biology and loved his Christian faith. He and I would become relatively close, having late-night chats about his seemingly paradoxical academic pursuits and religious beliefs.

Sad, concerned, proud and emotional, my mom left, and I sat on my bed.

I began to cry.

“I don’t know anyone here,” I cried on the phone to my high school ex-boyfriend. It was August 2014, and after a tumultuous and difficult summer, we had agreed to take a break. But I loved him like crazy. He was my rock.

“You’re Rachel Greenspan,” he reminded me. “Go down the hall, introduce yourself and make a friend.”

So I did. After meeting people on my floor, I texted Stacey, whom I had met at orientation, and met up with her and her roommate, Victoria. The three of us went to dinner, ran into Sarin, and just like that, I had found my three best friends.

Unbeknown to 17-year-old

Rach — who was rambunctious, emotional, loud and funny — that first day would prove to be indicative of the rest of my college career.

I am Rachel Greenspan.

That’s my name, but it’s more than that: I am unapologetically and undeniably me. But today’s Rachel Greenspan is different. In some ways, she’s better — more careful and reserved. She doesn’t text boys when she knows she shouldn’t, she tries not to make the first move, she usually goes to the gym, she often chooses salad over fries.

I don’t know when I changed.

Somewhere between losing 50 pounds and getting adequate grades, maybe. Or, was it feeling depressed while studying abroad in Paris? Was it before or after moving into an apartment

off campus?

I’ll never know.

And in other ways, I miss the old Rachel — the one Tanner reminded me to be when I felt scared. She was fearless. She was more confident than anyone. She said whatever she wanted. She loved pizza, she loved her body, she loved her chubby cheeks and she thought she was the funniest person in the world.

But hindsight bias can leave you breathless. I was wild. I didn’t understand that Fun Rachel wasn’t the whole me. I didn’t understand that every interaction could be something other than a comedy performance to overcompensate for my imperfections.

The thing is, college wasn’t what I thought it would be. It wasn’t late-night discussions about the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict, falling in love early on, being the unapologetically confident-but-overweight girl everyone loved to admire, running the newspaper, hating Greek life, getting a 4.0 and publishing my poetry.

It was everything I was too young to understand I needed.

College was: becoming more self-conscious than I ever knew; hating myself; loving myself; heartbreak; heartbreak again; realizing best friends can be soulmates; learning I don’t need to be the center of attention all the time; finally understanding that my mom is right about everything; realizing my public school sex education was incredible; admitting I’m not a great student; getting too drunk and crying about anything and everything; finally finding the

man I’ve always dreamt of, but in the eleventh hour; realizing my brothers are my best friends; hanging out with Vic, Stacey and Sarin at midnight instead of doing homework; realizing how insanely lucky I am for the family I have; and discovering how much I love spending time alone.

I can’t write my college experience into a thematic and organized column. I can’t put four years into 650 words.

But I can at least introduce myself.

Hello, world. I’m Rachel Greenspan. I’m wild, I’m complicated, I’m loving, I’m happy and I’m ready for you.

— Rachel Greenspan is an assistant arts & culture editor.

She was the assistant copy desk chief from 2015-16.

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Writing my story — mistakes and all Georgia Westbrook

Arts & Culture Editor

Transferring to Binghamton University was the the start of it all, really — I can’t believe they let me do that, but they did. I felt like a loser for not liking my big out-of-state school, but I realized quickly that I couldn’t spend three years feeling sorry for myself. I threw myself into all of the things I had been scared to try during my freshman year — Pipe Dream, Greek life, WHRW — and I found that I could piece together a life and person I am proud of. After a challenging time in high school, I

began to make real, true, amazing friends again, people who have loved me so unconditionally I can’t believe it.

There are a lot of things I didn’t do, too, like studying abroad and not going out often, but people didn’t seem to care.

Every college student I’ve met has been so self-absorbed that they don’t care about that kind of stuff, but so generous that they want to really get to know me. I doubt I’ll ever find an environment quite like this again, but college has taught me that I can build my own community and safety net. I am a product of everything I’ve been through, everything I’ve done and everyone I’ve met, and Pipe Dream has been a huge part of that.

I have learned that I can defend

myself fiercely, I can use my voice in powerful ways, I can be funny and be taken seriously and that I can share myself with others and become better as a result. I think back about the amount I learned at BU and it seems like so little of it came from the books I read and the classes I took; instead, it came from everything I wrote and read in the pages of Pipe Dream. It has been my classroom, my therapist’s office, my bedroom, my kitchen and everything in between. More than that, though, it has been the place where I met my best friends and the place where I have become myself.

During my time in Pipe Dream, I’ve learned that once you print a newspaper, you can’t take it back. You can print a correction

and you can change the online version, but the paper has already gone into the world. Life is kind of like that, too — you can’t go back, but there’s always tomorrow. You never know what you’ll get to read next — you have to pick up the paper and see it for yourself.

To my parents: Mom, you said you’d get me through it, and you did. Dad, thank you for coming to get me in Amherst and for always letting me come home when I need to.

To Lily, Kenneth, Phoebe and Paul: Thank you for being my best friends and for teaching me how to give and receive love.

To Hannah, Lauren, Amy, Shauna, Tori, Jill and all of my other “littles”: Thank you for letting me baby you, hug you

Learning to assume my own identity Kara Jillian Brown

Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

My relationship with race has always been far more complex than necessary. I am a proud black daughter of two amazing black parents, but I always struggled with feeling black enough.

I’ve never really figured out what that meant — to be black enough.

Can you quantify your identity?

From the day in second grade when a boy named Julius informed me that I was “an Oreo,” I’ve been trying to figure that out.

During elementary school, I was pretty good at brushing it off.

Fourth graders don’t spend too much time discussing race, so I didn’t really need to think about it.

Middle school was when I got really self-conscious. My friend group was predominantly black and for years I felt the need to prove my blackness to them. I watched “106 & Park” like it was the word of God, bought a pair of Pastry sneakers and spent more time than I’d like to admit memorizing the words to Nicki Minaj’s “Roman’s Revenge.”

Though I enjoyed these things, I didn’t do them because I enjoyed them. I did them because I felt like

an impostor without them.

Fast forward through high school when I got myself together and embraced who I was and didn’t care what people thought. I had a solid friend group who loved me for who I was, and I felt great about myself.

Coming to Binghamton University was when it got weird again. All of those feelings of not being black enough began to creep back up. I didn’t have friends who understood me anymore; everyone was new. I didn’t have any black friends, which was mainly because I made zero effort to make friends outside of the people who lived in my suite. I began to feel like all the other black kids on campus with their black friends could smell my inadequacy from a mile away.

Instead of making more friends, I decided to take an academic approach to finding my blackness: I declared an Africana studies minor.

Surely the girl who can explain W.E.B. DuBois’ concept of double consciousness and discuss with ease how much early 20th-century literature hypersexualized and objectified the black female body can feel like she’s earned her black card.

Right?

Wrong.

No matter how much I align myself with habits that are deemed

and cry on your shoulders and thank you for teaching me how to open up.

To Molly: You’re the OG homie and a finsta genius.

To Rachel and Kara: Thank you for standing by me always, even when I did something wrong. Your unconditional support is priceless and you two inspire me.

To Katy and Nikki: You girls are so smart and so capable and I cannot wait to see what you do next year.

To Emily, Bridget and the rest of next year’s staff: Never forget how important your voices are.

Use them for good and take risks.

To Odeya: Thank you for being the best editor, big and friend I could have imagined. I don’t know what I’d do without you.

To Noah: You’re the smartest, kindest and most thoughtful person I know — you’re my person. I’m so excited to show everyone last year’s Basketball Issue when you win your first Pulitzer (yes, I saved it).

And, to Pipe Dream: You’ve been my best friend and my worst enemy, but I’ll miss staying up late, getting ink all over my hands and crying and laughing (usually at the same time) in the office.

Thank you for introducing me to the best people I’ve ever met and giving me the best years of my life — so far.

— Georgia Westbrook is the arts & culture editor. She was an assistant arts & culture editor from 2016-17.

Giving and taking another shot

“black,” I will only feel adequately black when I realize that being adequately black doesn’t exist. No one can act or speak like a color.

Though there is a shared identity of the black experience, there is no singular identity that you need to adopt to be a certain race.

The only identity I need to assume is my own.

I can love the 2005 Keira Knightley version of “Pride and Prejudice” while being aware of how problematic Jane Austen’s omission of colonization and slavery is. I can date a white boy and still put my bonnet on at night when he sleeps over. I can be editor of a publication like PRISM without feeling like the job should go to someone blacker.

I can unapologetically be my fabulous self without checking to see who’s watching.

I’d love to end this by saying I’ve overcome my initial feelings and have wholly accepted who I am, but self-love doesn’t happen overnight. I don’t know if that little judgmental voice will ever leave my head, but I know that day by day, I’m getting better at tuning her out.

To everyone I’ve ever had the pleasure to love, thank you for loving me back.

— Kara Jillian Brown is the PRISM editor and an assistant arts & culture editor.

Alana Epstein

Digital Editor

In October 2015, my friend Matt’s life was cut short after a bicycle accident at the University of Delaware. Matt would be graduating this month, but instead, he won’t get the chance to walk at graduation, celebrate with his friends or embark on this next chapter.

I’ll never forget Oct. 23, 2015.

Up until that point I’d complain about every test I had to study for, I’d count down the days until summer break and I’d skip out on opportunities because of my own fear and insecurities. I’d spend hours in my dorm room watching Netflix, wishing I was doing anything else.

I was at a wine night with my sorority when I got the news. I cried the entire ride back to campus on the late-night OCCT bus.

Just a year before, I hated Binghamton University. My mom urged me not to transfer, and unfortunately my grades suffered so badly that year, I had no choice but to stick around and give it a second try.

I began writing news for Pipe Dream and joined my sorority (despite having made fun of my friend Hannah for years about being in an engineering sorority). I finally had friends and felt happy to be at BU, but I couldn’t help but think that something was missing.

There were so many opportunities I was passing up — so many positions I didn’t run for, GIMs I didn’t go to and people I didn’t have the courage to talk to due to my own insecurities and lack of confidence in myself.

I spent hours dwelling on what boys thought of me, who to invite to date functions and picking out the perfect outfit for a mixer.

When someone you know passes away, especially unexpectedly and suddenly, you realize how much you take for granted. The last time I had seen Matt was senior year of high school. We wished each other luck before an AP exam and exchanged goodbyes after the exam. An interaction that seemed like no big deal at the time ended up being our final interaction with one another.

When Matt’s life was cut short, I was halfway through college. I hadn’t made any significant achievements, my grades were OK and I spent

so much time worrying about what people thought of me that I didn’t take time to appreciate the amazing people who already accepted me.

I sat down at my computer that semester and set goals for myself. I became president of my sorority, made the Dean’s List and made new memories. More importantly, I stopped stressing and dwelling on insignificant things. I wasn’t wasting my time overthinking situations or about what people thought of me. I became confident and comfortable in my own skin, and soon, what seemed like risks before just became opportunities that I was no longer afraid of. Confidence makes everything easier; I filled my college experience with fond memories and tried to never pass up on opportunities to challenge myself.

As I look back on my four years at BU, it’s not the high test grades or aced PowerPoint presentations that I remember, but rather the late nights at Tom’s, Pipe Dream productions and all of the time spent around those who’ve shaped my time here.

— Alana Epstein digital editor.

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Live your best life with the best people Kevin Paredes Photography Editor

Loving yourself is not easy.

Being confident is not easy. But with the right kind of people around you, it doesn’t have to be hard.

I don’t enjoy giving advice, so I’ll quote “Bojack Horseman”: “In this terrifying world, all we have are the connections that we make.” The kind that are strong and meaningful and change the way we are for the better. These are the kinds of connections that have shaped me into the person I have

grown to love today.

I spent way too long thinking about what I could make this senior column about and I’ve decided to do what most people aren’t used to seeing me do — show emotion and show that, although it may not look like it, I do care about many of you.

My first roommate in college was this bushy-haired kid who was the biggest extrovert I have ever met; his name is Josh. I, on the other hand, entered college terrified and ready to never leave my room. Needless to say, Josh never let me stay in my room for too long; for that, I am eternally grateful. You have become my family and I cannot wait to see

where we go from here.

One of the first people Josh introduced me to was this odd Greek kid with a funny accent; his name is Alex. Things would not be the same if he weren’t around to always almost get those American sayings right. I also do not know where my photography would be if I did not constantly have him available to model. Let’s see what else you finesse going forward in life.

Markell and Mike, I don’t think I’ve met people as easygoing as I am, aside from you guys. I know I’ll find you both being successful while still playing way too much Overwatch. I can’t imagine a better group of guys to have lived with

for the past four years. To the rest of 109 Chestnut, you’re all some of the best people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting.

Tai and Mags, I’m glad you guys stuck around ever since that meetup so long ago. I’m also glad we have managed to corrupt you guys the way we have; it’s always fun doing dumb stuff with great people by your side. I know you two will be the most successful out of all of us.

Pipe Dream, you have helped me progress my photographic skills on an exponential level. I can’t look back on college and not think about Pipe Dream. I also won’t forget all the people I’ve spent countless hours in that

Marketplace basement with. But, best of all, thank you for letting me have so many nice cameras at my disposal.

PRISM, thank god you came along and helped me be my most creative in college. You have allowed me to showcase my wonderful multicultural community in such a beautiful way. I can’t wait to see you prosper and grow. Along with that, Kara, thank you for constantly bugging me to take photos for PRISM and allowing me to just throw in any idea that pops up into my head.

You’ve allowed me to discover what kind of photographic style I love.

Everyone in ISE, I don’t care what any one of the other

engineers say. While they were dying in their books, we were doing our work, then immediately going out to the bars. We are the best of the engineers.

Theta Tau, you guys are the biggest group of weirdos I’ve met.

Don’t ever change.

As I near the end of my undergraduate career, I am just as terrified as I was the day I moved in freshman year. But the connections I am taking with me have made me ready to face this terrifying world.

— Kevin Paredes is the photography editor. He was the assistant photography editor in fall 2016.

Stepping off the sidelines Henry Zheng

Newsroom Technology Manager

For the majority of my life, I’ve been the sole audience of an unwatched show. A friend once described me as being a spectator of sorts, passive and carefully watching for things to unfold but never being a part of anything.

As silly as it sounds, I’ve always wanted to be more involved in my own life. Despite this, making that first jump has always been a hard task. I believed that coming into college, things would be different. I envisioned the perfect

group of friends, the balance between academics and social life and a place that I could find my fit. Instead, college presented to me a plate of opportunities, many that was turned down because I was frightened by the thought of doing something new. Every new semester, I promised myself that I would be more involved and expand my boundaries. It is now my last semester here and it feels as if I am still waiting for that change to happen.

I’ve met a bunch of people in college, but if I’m going to be honest with myself, in a year from now, only a handful of them will ask me for occasional hangouts or even remember me.

Somewhere along these four

years, I realize that college is really what you make of it. Being passive and waiting for things to happen did not help contribute to the college experience. If anything, my college experience can be best described as being “OK.” However, if someone were to ask me what I had done in college or the highlight of my four years here, I would tell them that I was a part of my college paper, Pipe Dream.

I joined Pipe Dream during the fall semester of my sophomore year. My first impressions were that the office was crowded and the people were intimidating. There was always the thought that I would not return, but I continued to go to

the productions every week. In a sense, it was my method of trying to be involved and do something meaningful. Unlike many of the staff, I had no interest in pursuing a career in journalism or writing, rather I just wanted a place that felt welcoming.

What shined in particular about Pipe Dream were the people that I met during my stay. During the course of my three years in Pipe Dream, I’ve met some of the brightest and friendliest people in this office. Not only did they make me feel welcome, they also made me feel proud and comfortable to stay in this office. For that, I just wanted everyone I’ve met here to know that I’m thankful.

Rohit, I’m grateful for meeting

you in college. You are one of my best friends and without you, I would not be writing this piece right now. I hope you never change and continue telling bad jokes and puns.

Noah, I believe that you have grown to show incredible leadership and did an amazing job leading Pipe Dream and tackling its issues. You should be more confident in your abilities because you have done a great job here.

Michelle, thank you for putting up with me and doing the hardest part of my job for me. I really don’t think that I would have found another replacement.

To the ladies of the Arts section, thank you for your positivity and food. Georgia, if you’re wondering

who ate the granola bars, it was probably me.

Emily, Bridget, and Shauna, you three will do an amazing job leading Pipe Dream next year. I can’t wait to see how the paper will turn out!

And lastly, I want to thank Pipe Dream for bringing everyone together. People may not always agree with one another, but everyone in this office has a passion for the paper. It was beautiful to see a diverse group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.

— Henry Zheng is the newsroom technology manager. He was the assistant newsroom technology manager from 2015-16.

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Roger Neel’s radio-trained voice narrated the 71st annual Varsity Athletics Awards Banquet that commemorated over 400 Bearcats on memorable seasons and careers at Binghamton University. The night was filled with emotion; while the athletes reminisced on their seasons or careers at BU, they also looked eagerly toward the future.

Softball senior infielder Stephanie Bielec and men’s lacrosse redshirt junior defender Sal Fama both looked back on their time at BU with speeches that evoked both laughs and ‘aw’s’ from the audience. In addition to the powerful reflections, 11 awards were handed out throughout the night, ranging from academic achievement to awards recognizing long careers at Binghamton. Six of the 91 seniors honored took home awards for their illustrious career achievements.

Senior swimmer Travis Blank and women’s soccer senior defender Hannah Shankman were honored for their academic achievement. Blank accumulated a 3.73 GPA in biomedical engineering, and Shankman amassed a near-perfect 3.98 GPA in history and philosophy, politics and law.

Senior wrestler Steven Schneider was awarded the John Bilos Male Alumni Award, while women’s basketball senior guard Imani Watkins and track and field graduate student Keishorea Armstrong both earned the John Bilos Female Alumni Award.

Baseball senior catcher Jason Agresti earned the Jake Pitler Award for career achievement and leadership.

Watkins is the all-time leading scorer in Binghamton women’s basketball program history and the program’s second 2,000-point scorer, while Armstrong is the most decorated athlete in Binghamton women’s track and field program history.

Most of the time they are just regular students. They attend lectures, take notes and stress about tests, but they have another job to do as well. During their seasons, student-athletes lead double lives. Sometimes they are at Binghamton University, taking classes and managing practices and games, but for a considerable portion of their time, they are on the road. And the road is a whole different world from BU. While many students are in class, teams travel as far as Vermont, Nevada, Texas, Alaska, Cancun and Toronto.

“It’s amazing where you can go and where basketball can take you just by playing a game,” said men’s basketball junior guard JC Show.

The men’s basketball team went to Cancun and Toronto during this past year’s season.

Women’s basketball freshman forward Kaylee Wasco loves away games because they give her an excuse to travel to new places. A Michigan native, she rarely travels outside of basketball season. This past year, the women’s team played in Las Vegas, Utah and Alaska. Each trip came with its own unique experiences and stories. In Vegas, while attempting to sightsee, Wasco fondly remembers getting lost with her coaches.

“It was me and all the coaches, but we got separated in the mall from [associate head coach Leah Bowers] and

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PROVIDED BY CAROLINE SARDELLA Several graduating Bearcats were honored Monday night for athletic and academic achievements they earned over the course of their Binghamton careers.

Even though many of these athletes take the awards as a final token of their time at Binghamton, Armstrong’s days as an athlete are not quite over yet. Armstrong will be competing in the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s and NCAA East Regional Meet with a chance to advance to the national stage.

Softball senior outfielder Jessica Rutherford took home the Jessie A. Godfrey Award for career achievement and leadership. She also acknowledged that her run here is not over yet. With a win against Maine yesterday in the America East (AE) Tournament, Rutherford and her team have their eyes set on a deep run.

“It’s definitely starting to set in that my time here is almost up, but we still have a lot of games left to play,” Rutherford said.

Although Armstrong and Rutherford still have time to represent Binghamton, women’s basketball senior center Alyssa James, who was also honored with the Jessie.

A Godfrey Award, is ready to move on from Vestal, New York.

“Being a fifth-year student, I’ve been in college for so long that I’m ready to go,” James said. “Everybody says it goes by so fast, but whether I get a job or go play overseas, I’m ready to go.”

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James’ illustrious seasons at BU includes setting the AE record for blocks in a season, at 92, and earning AE Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive years (2015-18).

Regardless of where the athletes stand in their careers at Binghamton, the common pattern between them all was a deep honor being represented in front of their peers.

“The past three years, I was really in awe seeing what other female athletes were able to accomplish,” Watkins said. “Now it being myself this year, it just proves that I’m in a category with a lot of great women that have come through this university.”

While the night may have carried more weight for the graduating student-athletes, the finalists for Athlete of the Year ranged from freshmen to seniors.

Men’s soccer freshman midfielder Noah Luescher, freshman diver David Walters, redshirt sophomore wrestler Frankie Garcia and cross country redshirt senior Eric Holt rounded out the male candidates. Watkins, Armstrong, women’s soccer redshirt junior forward Kayla Saager and volleyball junior outside hitter Gaby Alicea are the female candidates.

The winners will be announced in June after the conclusion of the spring season.

her wife and they were like our tour guides,” Wasco said.

“They knew where everything was. We lost them. And so it was just me and [assistant coach Kirsty Leedham] and [assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Chenel Harris-Smith].

And Coach Harris is from Canada. Coach Leedham’s from England. So we had a Canadian, a Brit and the freshman from Michigan who doesn’t really go anywhere outside the Great Lakes.”

They were lost for a while before finding their way to the Bellagio fountains. In Alaska, Wasco remembers waking up for the northern lights.

“That was the most exciting wake-up call I’ve ever gotten, was to go see the northern lights,” Wasco said.

“It was like 11 o’clock and I went out on our balcony in the hotel and they were so outstanding.”

While the women’s basketball team was in frosty Alaska, the men’s team traveled to sunny Cancun for a couple of games. Show loved his time in Mexico.

“Any time you go on the road, it’s an opportunity to have a great bonding,” Show said. “But we went to Cancun this past season and that was really fun. Just being able to go to a different country … just the experience of going to an all-inclusive resort and speaking for myself, I’ve never done anything like before in my life or seen anything like that, so that was really fun.”

Different teams have different cultures for bus rides during away games.

The men’s basketball team

keeps a relaxed atmosphere, according to Show. They watch movies on the way there and if they win, on the way back, too. Some players play Fortnite, some do homework. The women’s basketball team also does homework and watches movies.

“We had a big theme of romantic comedy movies this year, so we did a lot of crying on the bus actually,” Wasco said.

Both teams also have different food traditions.

The men’s basketball team loves playing teams like Loyola and UMBC, when they can stay at their favorite hotel and eat crabcakes and tenderloins at the hotel restaurant. They also love driving home from games located closer to the south where they can find a Chickfil-A to stop at. The women’s basketball team prefers The Cheesecake Factory.

One part of away games that is always hard for players is keeping up with work, but both Show and Wasco said BU does a great job of enforcing study hall hours to make sure players get their work done.

Beyond the food, travel and stress of schoolwork, Show loves going on the road because he is able to bond with his teammates.

“Any time you go on the road, for an extended period of time especially, it’s just you and the guys and it’s a lot of fun to talk and trade stories, poke fun at each other and just enjoy each other’s company,” Show said.

“I think that those trips really result in a lot of bonding as a team and you get closer together.”

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On May 2, as the Binghamton softball team christened its new field, a beloved member of BU’s athletics community was honored. Doug Thomas, an employee at The Hungry Bearcat in the Events Center, threw the ceremonial first pitch. At the end of the school year, Thomas will be retiring after five years of working for Binghamton University Dining Services (BUDS).

“I was scared to death [to throw out the first pitch], nervous of course,” Thomas said. “Me and the two coaches went out the day before. I haven’t thrown a softball in many years — I was dying because I didn’t want to look like an idiot.”

Thomas, a city of Binghamton native, spent the first 33 years of his career working as a truck driver. After retiring from driving, he started working for BUDS and took over The Hungry Bearcat in September 2014.

The Hungry Bearcat, located in the Events Center concourse, is the go-to dining option for student-athletes on campus.

While many students have never heard of it, athletes often eat there multiple times a day, and, usually, Thomas is right there waiting for them.

“I just fell in love with [the student-athletes],” Thomas said.

“The sports, which I like anyway.

I just connected to them. God knows I’m old enough to be some of their grandparents. They love me, and I love them. It’s a good feeling.”

When asked what his favorite BU sports team was, he refused to name one, comparing it to picking his favorite daughter.

“I enjoy all of the sports,”

PROVIDED BY BU ATHLETICS Doug Thomas threw the opening pitch in the Binghamton softball team’s game on Saturday to commemorate his retirement from five years behind the counter of The Hungry Bearcat.

Thomas said. “If I’m not at the game, I’m online watching it.”

Since arriving on campus, Thomas has connected with student-athletes like few others.

He knows nearly all of their names and also has a social media presence on Snapchat and Instagram.

“You’d be surprised by how many people ask me, ‘You have Snapchat and Instagram?’”

Thomas said. “And I say, ‘Yeah, you gotta fit in down here.’ At the beginning, [the student-athletes] were showing me how to do [Snapchat filters], and I guess I was quite funny because I was doing it and I didn’t quite know what I was doing.”

Thomas uses Instagram to showcase his life during breaks in the school year. During the summer, he spends his time at a camp in Windsor, New York. He has three daughters and eight grandchildren, and is an avid New York Giants fan.

Of all of the memorable moments Thomas has had during his time at BU, he says that the most meaningful are at the end of the year, when saying goodbye to graduating athletes.

“Working the commencement

and having student-athletes, the ones that are graduating, find me to say goodbye, means a lot,” Thomas said.

All of this affection for Thomas came to a front during the ceremony at the softball game.

“I was overwhelmed when I saw how many people showed up to see me do it,” Thomas said. “[The lacrosse team] left practice to come over. My students, they all wanted to go. A lot of my bosses came out. It was nice seeing everyone. It was just overwhelming.”

Thomas delivered a perfect strike to sophomore catcher Sara Herskowitz, and the crowd erupted into cheers in support of the lasting impact that he has left on the athletics department.

Although he will no longer be at the Events Center on a daily basis, Thomas has no intention to abandon the relationships he has made with the athletics community. He’ll be back next year for games, to support the Bearcats and to keep in touch.

“It’ll hit me come next semester when I’m not gonna come down here anymore,” Thomas said. “A lot of people don’t like to go to work. I love it.”

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After a walk and two singles, senior catcher Jason Agresti stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs. He knocked a grounder through the right side of the infield, plating two runners to give the Binghamton baseball team a 2-0 lead over Siena College in the first inning. As Agresti stepped up for his next at-bat, BU had a threerun lead, thanks to an RBI double by senior shortstop Paul Rufo.

Agresti knocked in two more runs with another double, as the Bearcats (16-27-1, 8-13 America East) went on to beat the Siena Saints (15-30, 11-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) in game one of the doubleheader. The Bearcats went on to sweep the Saints with scores of 9-1 and 10-0.

“I think what makes me the happiest is that literally every [position player] on our roster played today,” said BU head coach Tim Sinicki. “We [also] got great pitching from everyone who took the mound.”

Following the five-run advantage that Binghamton jumped out to in the third, it tacked on four more in the sixth.

With two outs and runners on the corners, Rufo came to the plate for his fourth at-bat of the contest.

He notched his second double of

JONATHAN FLORES | PIPE DREAM PHOTOGRAPHER Senior catcher Jason Agresti recorded two hits and four RBIs on four plate appearances in Binghamton’s sweep of Siena.

the game, driving home both base runners. Rufo finished the day three-for-four with three RBIs. Agresti stepped into the batter’s box next but ended up striking out on a 3-2 pitch. Fortunately for the Bearcats, however, the ball made it past the catcher and Agresti reached first. Additionally, Rufo scored on the play, giving

BU a comfortable eight-run lead.

Agresti then crossed the plate on an RBI single by senior outfielder Pat Britt. Britt ended the day twofor-four with an RBI. Sophomore starter Ben Anderson picked up his second victory of the season, pitching five scoreless innings. Through those five innings, he only

faced 15 batters even though he allowed three base runners, as the Bearcats’ defense turned three double plays. Anderson’s ERA moved down to 1.71 on the season.

Game two of the doubleheader went even better for Binghamton despite playing with a very different lineup. Senior pitcher

Arthur looks ahead to post-grad life

Joe Orlando started the game with four scoreless innings, only allowing three hits. The bullpen finished out the game with three more scoreless frames, surrendering just one hit in the combined shutout.

Binghamton’s offense started hot once again as it jumped out to a three-run lead by the end of the

first. Freshman outfielder Shane Marshall recorded his first of three hits on the day with an RBI single.

The Bearcats continued their stretch as sophomore catcher TJ Wegmann plated one with a double in the second inning.

Marshall continued his performance with a single, a stolen base and eventually scored on a pass ball in the third inning to extend the margin to five. In the fifth inning, Marshall again came to the plate and knocked in another run with a single. He then stole his second base of the game and scored on a single by junior outfielder Sean Trenholm.

The Bearcats added more runs in the top of the sixth as they increased their advantage to 100. This brought the total runs scored to 19 throughout the 14 innings of the doubleheader.

“You record 19 runs, everybody got a chance to swing the bat today,” said BU head coach Tim Sinicki. “We had so many guys contribute today on various levels.”

The Bearcats are set to begin a home weekend series against UMBC on Saturday. This is the last conference series for the Bearcats, who are currently in seventh place in the AE. In order to make the playoffs, BU will need to win more games in this threegame series than sixth-place Maine records in its final five AE games. First pitch for game one is scheduled for noon on from the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

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Redshirt senior ends year as leading scorer Justin Zion

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The Binghamton women’s lacrosse team’s 2018 season was one for the history books. The team compiled a program-record eight wins and put together the best America East (AE) Conference record in school history, at 5-2. Most significantly, the Bearcats advanced to the AE Tournament for the first time ever by placing within the top four spots of the AE standings.

While many Bearcats made significant contributions to make these successes possible, none had a greater impact than redshirt senior attack Brianne Arthur. Arthur led the team in goals scored by a wide margin, tallying 45 over the course of the season. She led the team in points, shots and shots on goal, as well as also putting together 10 hat tricks in 17 games played this season.

For Arthur, though, the road to this successful season was a long one and not without setbacks.

Following successful freshman and sophomore seasons, Arthur was sidelined with an injury for the next two seasons, missing all but three games over that span. It was the time spent on the bench and the hard work put into making a return that Arthur credits for the prolific season she had in 2018.

“I’ve grown as a player since my injuries,” Arthur said. “As I sat, I became a better leader and my field awareness grew. I saw things on the field that were more important than they were in the past. I worked very hard to come

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ARIEL KACHURO | PIPE DREAM PHOTOGRAPHER Redshirt senior attack Brianne Arthur finished her five-year Binghamton career with over 100 goals and a .441 shots percentage.

back, with all the rehab and extra running and extra shots on goal.

I think the work that you have to put in to get back on the field definitely translated into my play this season.”

Arthur’s involvement in lacrosse dates back to her elementary school days, when she took advantage of the many opportunities to play in her hometown of Watertown, New York. Becoming involved in the sport was a matter of family tradition for Arthur, as both her father and older brother played lacrosse as well. It was when she entered high school, however, that Arthur began to consider extending her lacrosse involvement to college.

“Freshman year of high school, I became more interested in playing in college,” Arthur said.

“I was always competitive with sports, and I always loved sports.”

When Arthur visited Binghamton University’s campus, it was love at first sight. The proximity to her hometown and

welcoming atmosphere made BU the ideal place, in Arthur’s view, for her undergraduate studies and college lacrosse career. She committed in her senior year of high school.

“I love the atmosphere here, it’s like a family,” Arthur said. “Even on my first visit I felt included … everyone was very friendly and welcoming. I wanted to feel like college was a home away from home … I’ve loved every minute of being at Binghamton.”

The choice has worked out very well for her, as the BU atmosphere has been one in which she thrived as a player. Over the course of her five years, Arthur amassed 106 goals, 126 points and 152 shots on goal. Most notably, Arthur was named to the 2018 second all-conference team at the AE Tournament Banquet.

In the immediate future, Arthur plans to attend graduate school with the ultimate goal of becoming an elementary school teacher, where she can put her

passion for working with young kids to good use. She also doesn’t plan on straying too far from her love of lacrosse, though, as she has an interest in pursuing coaching at the high school or collegiate level one day.

“I think my positive energy will bring a lot to my future career as a teacher,” Arthur said.

“Being a good role model for the younger athletes on my team [will translate well] into being a good role model for the kids in my classroom.”

Being a redshirt senior, Arthur already finished her undergraduate studies last semester, majoring in history with a minor in education.

With last Friday’s loss to Albany, Arthur’s time in a Binghamton lacrosse uniform came to an end, but she looks back on her college career with nothing but fondness.

“Working for something for so long and finally getting there has been amazing,” Arthur said. “This is the greatest team I could ever be on.”

With the support of a home crowd behind it, the Binghamton softball team shut down Maine yesterday in the first round of the America East (AE) Tournament, winning 3-1. With the victory, the Bearcats (17-23, 9-9 AE) advance to take on top-seeded Albany in the next round of the tournament.

Binghamton’s defensive effort took center stage in the game and was predicated on an efficient outing by sophomore starting pitcher Rayn Gibson.

Gibson, who struggled at several points this season, managed to stymie the Maine lineup, holding the Black Bears (20-24, 9-7 AE) to a single run while pitching a complete game.

On the offensive side, the Bearcats got to work immediately in the first inning, loading the bases with no outs on two singles and a walk. Freshman infielder Makayla Alvarez then grounded into a double play, but the play allowed senior outfielder Jessica Rutherford to advance

from third to home, giving the Bearcats the lead.

Rutherford continued to make her mark on the game with an RBI sacrifice fly in the fourth to give the Bearcats another run, while freshman outfielder Lauren Martinez homered in the sixth to give Binghamton a 3-0 lead. All the while, Gibson continued to prevent Maine from getting on the scoreboard.

Gibson’s lone blemish of the game came on a solo home run from Maine junior third baseman Alyssa Derrick, but she responded in the bottom of the seventh with a one-hit inning to seal the first-round victory for the Bearcats.

Binghamton’s next opponent will be much tougher than Maine, as Albany (28-13, 13-4 AE) has earned the top seed in the tournament. The good news for the Bearcats is that even if they lose, the tournament has a doubleelimination format.

The Bearcats’ secondround matchup takes place Thursday at 11 a.m. from the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.