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Water charity seeks SA charter Group aims to fundraise, advocate for water access Jacob Kerr Contributing Writer

smaller classrooms, with a budget of $150,000 to remodel the rooms. The improvements will include fresh paint and technological updates.

“There will be some modest improvements to three of the smaller lecture halls including painting, new lighting, new furniture, new [audiovisual] equipment,” Fennie said. “The project is currently out to bid.”

Heather Giza, a junior double-majoring in biochemistry and art, said the renovations in Lecture Hall are long overdue.

“I work as a tour guide and I know bringing parents through Student Wing, they’re like ‘Oh wow, these classrooms are nice,’ then we get to Lecture Hall and it’s like concrete,” Giza said.

“Also the fact that there’s like zero outlets there when most kids have laptops nowadays to take notes.”

A 2017 study published by the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund reported that three in 10 people around the world do not have access to clean and safe drinking water.

Charity: Water, a new Binghamton University student organization, is fighting to change that.

Once established on campus, the group will focus on educating students about the global water crisis and fundraising to improve access to clean drinking water.

Brendan Geen, the president of Charity: Water at BU and a junior majoring in business administration, said the organization could end up being a major fundraising group on campus.

“I think that Charity: Water at Binghamton University has the potential to become a cornerstone advocacy and fundraising organization that supports an underrepresented crisis happening around the world,” Geen wrote in an email.

Geen, along the other organizers of the club, were inspired to start the group on campus after hearing Charity: Water Founder Scott Harrison share his story.

While volunteering as a photojournalist in West Africa, Harrison experienced unsanitary conditions firsthand and realized the potential he had to make a difference, leading him to devote his life to water advocacy.

The national nonprofit utilizes 100 percent of donations to provide clean water resources, including building 15-meter-deep, hand-dug wells in areas that lack access to safe water.

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Sidney Slon/Contributing Photographer Roughly $1.2 million has been budgeted to renovate the E.W. Heier Teaching and Research Greenhouses, one of the facilities on campus that will face renovations within the next two years.

Funding facelifts University seeks contractors for Lecture Hall, Teaching and Research Greenhouses renovations Valerie Oppenheim Contributing Writer

Changes are coming to Binghamton University’s campus.

Physical Facilities has several plans in the works to update, modernize and generally maintain academic buildings at the University, including a $2.5 million renovation of the E.W. Heier Teaching and Research Greenhouses by Science III in the next two years. According to Karen Fennie, communications specialist for Physical Facilities, the goal of the project is to update the building in efforts to keep it running.

“This is a critical maintenance project which generally involves updating various building elements so that the building can continue to function,” Fennie said. “Design and construction for this project has been set at $2.5 million.”

Lecture Hall will also see renovations in three of its

Prof. honored for engineering SHINE discussion

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M. Stanley Whittingham recognized for energy storage

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The Binghamton University professor best known for his role in the invention of lithium-ion batteries has been elected to the National Academy of Engineers.

M. Stanley Whittingham, a distinguished professor of chemistry, materials science and engineering at Binghamton University and director of The NorthEast Center for Chemical Energy Storage, received notice of his election to the National Academy of Engineering just 30 minutes before it was publicly announced.

Whittingham was one of 83 new members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for pioneering methods of energy storage. While working for Exxon Mobil Corp. in the 1970s, he helped create the first rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which revolutionized energy storage and spurred the development of portable electronics. The batteries are used in items such as cell phones, laptops and electric cars.

Compared with traditional battery technology, lithium-ion batteries require

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Jacob Hanna/Staff Photographer M. Stanley Whittingham, a distinguished professor of chemistry and materials science, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering on Feb. 7 for his research on the lithium-ion battery and green energy storage.

little maintenance, and lithium-ion technology allows batteries to last longer, charge faster and have a higher energy density.

According to Whittingham, members must be nominated to join the organization.

He said he was pleasantly surprised to be chosen.

“It’s an honor,” Whittingham said. “It’s good for me, it’s good for the University, it’s

good for the science field.”

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is considered one of the most exclusive professional distinctions given to an engineer. Membership is given only to those who have contributed to major advancements in their engineering field, or made outstanding contributions

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While couples around campus celebrated Valentine’s Day, some students started a conversation about love in college.

On Wednesday evening, Services for Health, Inequality Reduction, Natural Disaster Relief and Education (SHINE) presented “What’s Your Language of Love?” in which attendees discussed their definitions of love and relationships in hopes of coming to a deeper understanding of what love is. The discussion was led

by Lauren Reyes, a senior majoring in economics, and Amy Ciriaco, a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience.

The dozen students who attended munched on cupcakes while tackling questions on topics like the role of sex in love and relationships

and the factors that constitute a healthy relationship.

SHINE, started roughly three years ago, is a wide-reaching community service organization that attempts to bring issues that fall under their umbrella to campus. Last semester, the club planned a bake sale for the victims of Hurricane Harvey and “Unwind with SHINE,” a de-stress event held during finals week. It also aims to provide volunteer opportunities for members, such as assisting local soup kitchens and cleaning public spaces.

According to Ciriaco, the organization attempts to keep up with current events, address varied concerns and lend its help in whatever capacity it is needed.

“It allows to have a lot of variety in the services we offer because we want to be able to touch a variety of things and help in different ways,” Ciriaco said.

According to Reyes, college students often face challenges in

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Definition of love proves elusive at disucssion LOVE FROM PAGE 1 finding healthy, stable relationships that can make their experiences with love especially turbulent. Luisanny Molina, a senior majoring in psychology, expressed frustration in trying to find a committed relationship and said college dating can pose unique disappointments.

“I feel like no college student even knows how to have a relationship,” Molina said. “I’ve had guys literally tell me ‘Oh, it wasn’t major, it’s college’ and if that’s what you want, just say it.”

Nayelhi Sanchez, the president of SHINE and a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience, said trying to balance the responsibilities of academics and relationships isn’t easy, and a lack of time and communication often leads to connections fading away. According to Sanchez, college

can also be overwhelming, which can make it difficult for students to focus on relationships.

“I think students have problems with love because it’s so new to us,” Sanchez said. “We’re trying to figure out how to be an adult, so you don’t really have time to think about love.”

Sanchez said she hopes students take the time to reflect on the event, expressing that many of the points touched on during the discussion can be applied to everyday life and situations outside of romantic relationships.

According to Sanchez, more than anything, it’s important to love as much as you can.

“It’s important to immerse yourself in as much love as possible,” Sanchez said. “It’s super hard to think about ‘How do I show myself love?’ and make sure that’s a part of your schedule.”

Rosalie Coschignano/Contributing Photographer Students attending “What’s Your Language of Love?” examined the many ways we express and receive affection, the importance of self-love and issues that can arise in interpersonal relationships.

Facilities to receive remodel Prof. leads energy research REMODEL FROM PAGE 1 Corey Orlik, a junior majoring in physics, shared Giza’s feelings and said the building needed to see improvements.

“It’s kind of an outdated building, if you’ve seen the smaller lecture halls especially,” Orlik said.

“They seem rather out-of-date and out-of-touch.”

According to Fennie, the funding for these renovations comes from SUNY’s Construction Fund, a sum of money given to state universities that is used for construction purposes. Project proposals must include the name, location and estimated cost to be taken into consideration for a bid.

Roughly 50 percent of the buildings on BU’s campus are over 40 years old, and the University requested roughly $190 million from the capital plan for campus

construction this year, according to SUNY’s 2017-18 Master Capital Plan Report.

Capital Plan funds were recently used to replace the cooling system in Science I. According to Physical Facilities, this project was budgeted at $1.2 million. An additional portion of Science I, which houses Chenango Room and Einstein Bros. Bagels, will be renovated later this year to make way for a new Panera Bread coming to campus next fall.

While Giza expressed her support for Lecture Hall renovations, she said she thinks money for other projects might be better directed toward something else.

“As far as [Panera Bread] coming in, I don’t think it’s a bad thing, but I feel like some of this money would be better suited going toward the sidewalks,” Giza

said. “I feel like some construction money should be put in rerouting these sidewalks.”

According to Fennie, construction will likely take place over the summer, when these spaces are not being used as frequently. As consultants have yet to be hired for the greenhouse renovations and the Lecture Hall renovations are out to bid, construction is still at least a year away.

Gabriel Perez, a junior majoring in economics, said he thinks renovations are overall beneficial to campus and the student body.

“I think when given the chance, why not just renovate something and make the students happier?”

Perez said. “As years go by, you definitely have to modernize and just make it more aesthetically pleasing I guess. It attracts more students and it ultimately benefits the University.”

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BATTERY FROM PAGE 1 and developments to research, practice and education, according to the National Academy of Engineering website.

Guangwen Zhou, codirector of materials science and engineering and a professor of mechanical engineering at BU, wrote in an email that Whittingham’s work is welldeserving of international acclaim and recognition.

“His pioneer work on the reversible intercalation mechanism of electrodes has been the foundation that enabled today’s lithium ion batteries,” Zhou wrote. “It is a remarkable achievement and a testament to the impact of Whittingham’s work on the field of inorganic chemistry and materials science.”

Carrie Siu, a fifth-year graduate student studying materials science and engineering, said she works with Whittingham on his research and that his election is a recognition of his previous work.

“Dr. Whittingham already has high prestige and this is kind of like icing on the cake,” Siu said.

“I’m glad that through him, our work can get recognized in some way. I’m really proud of our professor — it’s an honor working with him.”

Almost 40 years after his initial discovery, Whittingham is still researching lithium-ion batteries as he strives to improve them for vehicles and grid storage, which enables solar and wind renewable energy.

“I have seen firsthand the amazing breadth and depth of his scientific knowledge and research, and his dedication

to education, training, and mentoring,” Zhou wrote.

Louis Piper, co-director of materials science and engineering and an associate professor of physics, wrote in an email that Whittingham is a great leader and mentor in research.

“Stan has been a leader in lithium-ion batteries, both in terms of the research he does but also his mentoring of young scientists in this field, such as myself,” Piper wrote.

Whittingham said he sees his research as not only exciting and challenging, but necessary for a greener future.

“The sun does not shine all the time, and the wind does not blow all the time, so you need batteries to store the energy until you want it,” Whittingham said. “We all want cleaner, smarter energy that is available all the time.”

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Students aim to combat water crisis WATER FROM PAGE 1 The nonprofit also constructs rainwater harvesting systems, which use gutters on rooftops to funnel rain into holding tanks, where it is stored before being used or consumed.

With efforts from Charity: Water, the water crisis in some countries has been seeing some positive responses, according to a 2015 UNICEF report. Since 1990, 2.6 billion people have gained access to an improved drinking water source — about a third of the world’s population.

The group’s first event will be held on March 22, World Water Day, which was started by United Nations in 1993 to raise awareness about the importance of water around the world. Geen wrote that this event, along with others this semester and next fall, will be focused on advocacy and raising awareness for their group.

Other plans include a walk with a 40-pound container full of water — a simulation of the weight a

person has to carry to bring back water in developing countries.

While Charity: Water at BU is not yet chartered by the Student Association, Geen hopes it will be soon. The group’s spring general interest meeting was held last Thursday and had a turnout of about 20 students, according to Geen. Maura Koszalka, a junior majoring in biology, attended the meeting and said she is interested in helping people all over the world.

“I will definitely be joining Charity: Water at Binghamton University,” Koszalka wrote in an email. “Not only is the e-board passionate about this organization, but the fact that Charity: Water focuses on solving problems with sustainable solutions shows that they really care about helping those in need in the long term.”

Geen said he encourages all students, no matter their background or major, to reach out if they have interest in the organization.

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Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP Students are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, after a shooter opened fire on the campus.

Former student opens fire at Florida high school, killing 17 Terry Spencer & Kelli Kennedy Associated Press

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

The shooter, who was equipped with a gas mask and smoke grenades, set off a fire alarm to draw students out of classrooms shortly before the day ended at one of the state’s largest schools, officials said.

Authorities offered no immediate details on the 19-year-old suspect or any possible motive, except to say that he had been kicked out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which has about 3,000 students.

Students who knew the shooter, identified as Nikolas Cruz, described a volatile teenager whose strange behavior had caused others to end friendships with him, particularly after the fight that led to his expulsion.

Frantic parents rushed to the school to find SWAT team members and ambulances surrounding the huge campus. Live television footage showed emergency workers who appeared to be treating the wounded on sidewalks.

“It is a horrific situation,” said Robert Runcie, superintendent of the school district in Parkland, about an hour’s drive north of Miami. “It is a horrible day for us.”

The suspect was taken into custody without a fight in a residential neighborhood about a mile away. He had multiple magazines of ammunition, authorities said.

“It’s catastrophic. There really are no words,” Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters.

The attacker used the fire alarm “so the kids would come pouring out of the classrooms into the hall,” Sen. Bill Nelson told CNN. “And there the carnage began,” said Nelson, who said he was briefed by the FBI. The Florida Democrat said he did not know if the gunman used the smoke grenades, but he assumed that’s why he had a gas mask on.

Most of the fatalities were inside the building, though some victims were found outside. The

dead included a football coach, the sheriff said.

More than a dozen other people were wounded and taken to hospitals, doctors said.

Victoria Olvera, a junior at the school, said Cruz was expelled last school year because he got into a fight with his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. She said he had been abusive to his girlfriend.

“I think everyone had in their minds if anybody was going to do it, it was going to be him,” she said.

Dakota Mutchler, another junior, said he used to be friends with Cruz.

But he cut off the friendship as Cruz’s behavior “started progressively getting a little more weird.” Cruz posted on Instagram about killing animals and threatened one of Mutchler’s friends, he said.

He remembered that Cruz had a pellet gun and did target practice in his backyard.

Student Daniel Huerfano said he recognized Cruz from an Instagram photo in which Cruz had posed with a gun in front of his face.

Cruz “was that weird kid that you see … like a loner,” he said.

Freshman Max Charles was in class when he heard five gunshots.

“We were in the corner, away from the windows,” he said. “The teacher locked the door and turned off the light. I thought maybe I could die or something.”

As he was leaving the building, he saw four dead students and one dead teacher. He said he was relieved when he finally found his mother.

“I was happy that I was alive,” Max said. “She was crying when she saw me.”

About an hour after the attack, Michael Nembhard was sitting in his garage on a cul-de-sac when he saw a young man in a burgundy shirt walking down the street. In an instant, a police cruiser pulled up, and officers jumped out with guns drawn.

“All I heard was ‘Get on the ground! Get on the ground!’”

Nembhard said. He said the man did as he was told.

The day started normally at the school, which had a morning fire drill. Students were in class around 2:30 p.m. when another alarm sounded.

Junior Noah Parness said he and the other students calmly went outside to their fire-drill areas when he suddenly heard popping sounds.

“We saw a bunch of teachers running down the stairway, and

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then everybody shifted and broke into a sprint,” Parness said. “I hopped a fence.”

Beth Feingold said her daughter, Brittani, sent a text that said, “We’re on code red. I’m fine,” but sent another text shortly afterward saying, “Mom, I’m so scared.” She was later able to escape.

Students heard loud bangs as the shooter fired. Many of them hid under desks or in closets and barricaded doors.

Television footage showed students leaving in a single-file line with their hands over their heads as officers urged them to evacuate quickly.

The scene was reminiscent of the Newtown attack, which shocked even a country numbed by the regularity of school shootings. The Dec. 14, 2012, assault at Sandy Hook Elementary School killed 26 people — 20 first-graders and six staff members.

The 20-year-old Connecticut gunman, who also fatally shot his mother in her bed, then killed himself.

When Caesar Figueroa got to the Florida school to check on his 16-year-old daughter, he saw helicopters and police officers wielding guns.

“It was crazy and my daughter wasn’t answering her phone.” She finally texted him that she was inside a closet with friends.

Len Murray’s 17-year-old son, a junior at the school, sent his parents a chilling text: “Mom and Dad, there have been shots fired on campus at school. There are police sirens outside. I’m in the auditorium and the doors are locked.”

A few minutes later, he texted again, “I’m fine.”

Murray said he raced to the school only to be stopped by authorities under a highway overpass within view of the school buildings. He said he told his son to save his battery and stop texting. The boy’s mother told him to turn off his ringer.

Murray said he’s had just one thought running through his mind since his son’s text: “All I keep thinking about is when I dropped him off this morning. I usually say, ‘I love you,’ and I didn’t this morning.

He’s 17, he’s at that age. And I didn’t say it this morning, and I’m just kicking myself right now over and over and over.”

The school was to be closed for the rest of the week.

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Religious groups seek to increase interfaith collaboration Hillel, MSA plan annual synagogue-mosque trip Mariel Grosshtern Contributing Writer

Religious organization on campus are looking to work together under the umbrella of the Interfaith Council, established last semester.

The Interfaith Council is made up of various faith-based student groups, including Hillel, Muslim Student Association, the Campus Bible Fellowship, Newman House and Binghamton Orthodox Christian Fellowship,

and aims to hold events in social, service and educational settings designed to facilitate interaction and discussion between students of different religions.

In addition to efforts by the council, which operates under the direction of the Multicultural Resource Center, many of the groups involved already organize their own collaborations. Hillel, a Jewish organization for students, aims to engage its members in volunteer work and religious and educational programming.

According to Ilana Forchheimer, the student president of Hillel and a senior majoring in human development,

Hillel participates in multiple interfaith events every year, including BUnity Shabbat, when various groups across campus are invited to Shabbat dinner, and a trip in which students from Hillel and the MSA travel together to a synagogue and a mosque. This year’s synagoguemosque trip will be held in April, and the two groups plan on visiting the Islamic Organization of the Southern Tier in Johnson City, a synagogue and possibly a church.

The MSA, which provides a cultural and religious outlet for Muslim students, welcomes people of all beliefs. Hira Qayyum,

the president of the MSA and a senior double-majoring in economics and Arabic studies, wrote in an email that the club is committed to outreach and uses its meetings to address common misconceptions people have about Islam, such as stereotypes about the role of women in the religion.

“The purpose of the club is to defend the religion of Islam from misinterpretation,” Qayyum wrote. “It’s to spread the true values of the religion by promoting peace and unity, especially in today’s world where we see misrepresentation in the media and politics. We feel, as

students, it’s our job to spread the actual truth.”

Like Hillel, the Newman House, a Catholic church adjacent to BU’s campus, holds volunteer events at soup kitchens, thrift stores, food pantries and nursing homes. Sister Rose Casaleno, the director of campus ministry, said the Newman House uses these events to help increase the bonds between members and strives to create a stronger community. “[We are] offering a variety of events from prayer experiences to movies to be a welcoming presence and supportive to each other during their time away from home,” Casaleno said.

Chabad, another campusbased Jewish organization, also welcomes students outside Judaism, although it is not currently involved with the interfaith council. According to Rabbi Levi Slonim, Chabad’s

director of programming and development, the organization primarily acts as a resource for Jewish students, but members will often bring non-Jewish friends to Shabbat dinners at the house.

According to Yitzhak Maurer, executive vice president of Hillel and a junior majoring in classical and Near Eastern studies, the council will only enhance these existing connections and demonstrate a bond among students of varying faiths at the University.

“In a time where people are more aware of what divides us rather than what unifies, the Interfaith Council is an incredible opportunity for Binghamton University to show that we are a strong campus, and only stronger when we learn about and experience with each other,” Maurer said.

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With this year’s record-breaking flu season in full swing, Binghamton University students are left with few options for medical care besides Decker Student Health Services Center, which can be inconvenient and impractical.

Although Decker holds walk-in hours every weekday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Editorial Board believes this time frame is insufficient for students to obtain access to care. We understand there also needs to be times for scheduling appointments throughout the day, but holding walk-in hours so early in the morning — and for only three hours per day — is not adequate for students who need immediate medical care or are unable to schedule an appointment during the afternoon hours.

Many students have both morning and afternoon classes, and skipping class is not always an option. Sometimes, professors are unwilling to accept excuse notices from Decker. Of course, if a student thinks they have the flu, they should certainly prioritize seeing a doctor over going to class. Decker should generally extend its walk-in hours throughout the school year, and they should especially be extended during flu season to

accommodate more students and to stop the spread of the virus. It can be difficult to get an appointment at Decker for the same day, especially since the center is only open until 5 p.m., and sick students should not have to wait to obtain medical care.

Moreover, Decker is not open on weekends, which poses another major problem. Of course, United Health Services (UHS) Vestal, which is located on Vestal Parkway right across from the University, has walkin hours on weekends, but many students do not have appropriate transportation to get there, even though it’s so close to campus. There are no Off Campus College Transport buses that service UHS directly from campus, forcing sick students to walk if they can’t drive. Especially with this year’s flu outbreak, students should have access to medical care on campus on weekends.

The Editorial Board also questions why Decker only provides a few medications to

students on-site, rather than filling all prescriptions on site. For example, students who are prescribed antiviral medications, such as Tamiflu, must pick up the prescription at a pharmacy off campus, which poses numerous problems.

Transportation becomes an issue — students who are sick with the flu should not have to take public buses to pick up their medication if they don’t have a car. Often, the flu can be so debilitating that it’s almost impossible to leave campus to pick up medication without the help of a friend. At the very least, antiviral medication should be available at Decker during flu season.

Furthermore, the University announced on Tuesday via B-Line that Decker would be distributing free cold and flu packs for students battling the virus.

The announcement states, “Orders can be placed on the Decker Student Health Services website, and the pack will be delivered right to your

campus mailbox.” While this is convenient and beneficial, the packs are already on back order after one day, and students should be able to pick up these packs at Decker as well, rather than just having them delivered. The service does not appear to be available for students who do not have a campus mailbox.

Overall, Decker does not provide BU students with sufficient access to care.

The short walk-in hours and lack of appointments during the day conflict with students’ schedules, and it can be exceedingly difficult to obtain medical care. The flu season has only made this more apparent.

To stop the spread of the flu this year, and to provide adequate care in general, Decker should extend its hours on weekdays and stay open on weekends. We’re sick of Decker’s inconvenient policies. If the University wants to ensure the health of tens of thousands of students, it needs to make some changes.

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.

Who hasn’t heard of Tinder?

Dating apps are part of the social media phenomenon sweeping our generation, but they don’t always get the spotlight.

They’re fairly ubiquitous; you might not use a dating app, but you probably know someone who has.

What draws us to use its services?

Is it the ease of connecting with people? The low investment, high reward? In truth, these questions can be awfully hard to answer depending on who you ask. The consequences of using apps like Tinder could be more universal, however.

I’ve used Tinder for about a year now, and I’ve learned a lot from it — especially about myself. My first profile was lackluster, filled with lowquality selfies matched with an entirely nondescript bio. I’ve since discovered a lot of the tricks that make a profile “swipeable.” I went from getting a match a week to several a day. At face value, this sounds like quite the improvement, but where my profile succeeded, I did not.

I began to experience a kind of fatigue after a few months of using Tinder. Most of the people I matched with didn’t spark good conversation off the bat. Only two actual real-life meetings occurred, neither of which were terrific by any measure of the word. The continued awkwardness and failure to connect with another person via Tinder was taking a toll on me — one that took me many more months to realize.

Tinder informed me last month that I had over 500 people swipe right on my little profile card. Never in my life could I imagine 500 people finding me attractive, but apparently, I’m better looking than I give myself credit for. I enjoyed the confidence boost, but it got me thinking: at what cost?

Here are my stats: 250 matches in my year on Tinder, averaging to about 0.7 matches a day. This is meager in the face of the 12 million matches made daily on Tinder, but even less impressive than the billion swipes — left or right — per day. I have never spoken to a vast majority of these 250 matches and I’m not proud of it. However, it has fed a kind of addiction. Once I matched with

someone, I had already felt like I “got” them, and had no incentive to speak with them since I had already received the gratification I was looking for all along.

Tinder became a source for an ego boost rather than a way of meeting people I’m interested in. I’m certainly not the only person to do this, but it might be a stretch to call it symptomatic of a Tinder user. Even if these kinds of users are only a minor portion of the overall population, the impact of their presence is more significant than one might expect.

Given that not all users are seeking the same thing, and there is no option to filter people out based on their intentions, you’ll ultimately come upon many users who might not use the app for the same reasons you do. This difference is critical in how matches are made on Tinder, as the profiles are only served to you on the limited criteria of distance, age and sexuality. Realizing this dilemma is one of the factors that led me to question my own motives and consider the impact that Tinder had on me.

Personally, I like to think my quest for love on Tinder has led to a deeper understanding of myself, where I’ve learned about who I want to be and who I don’t.

So what’s the takeaway? Use Tinder at your own risk. I have seen firsthand how the app can affect me.

Knowing what I now know, I am better able to use it for its intended purpose: establishing positive connections with new people. All in all, it’s worthwhile to open a new avenue for companionship, sex or both. Tinder is like anything else in today’s social media world — it has equal potential for good and bad, but the promise of something beneficial outweighs the possible consequences of its use.

Have I deleted the app? You bet I haven’t! Having reflected upon my use of the dating service, I’d like to try improving who I am and not just my social media image. Learning about how my misuse of Tinder has affected my perception of interpersonal connections is just part of the modern dating journey, I suppose. If you happen to be one of my matches, feel free to say hi; I’ll be sure to say hello back.

— Evan Moravansky is a sophomore majoring in physics.

BU needs more school spirit Our lack of a football team shouldn't stop us from displaying pride Brad Calendrillo

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At Binghamton University, our football team has been “undefeated since 1946.” Most students who go to BU get a good laugh out of this inside joke, since we all know that in reality, we have no football team.

However, if we actually had a football team, would anything be different about our school spirit or campus atmosphere?

Potentially, but having a football team is not the be-all and end-all of school spirit.

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joking about how our school has no football team, perhaps students can bond over going to sports games. Instead of students joking about our nonexistent football team with relatives and friends from home, they should talk about how successful our existing sports teams are doing.

Compared to other colleges and universities, our school spirit can be stepped up a notch, and it is not just our lack of a football team to blame. I remember going to a men’s basketball game with a friend at the Events Center my first night on campus after moving in freshman year. I was eager to start my time at BU with a fun activity where I could spread my school spirit. However, while

I had a good time, I noticed that there were not many students in attendance, and there were more fans from the general public filling the bleachers.

Perhaps there were not many students at the game that night because not everyone had moved in for the semester yet at that point. Therefore, I decided to attend another men’s basketball game recently. However, there was still plenty of empty space on the bleachers.

According to BU’s athletics department, the Events Center can seat up to about 5,142 fans for basketball games, but there was nowhere near that number in attendance that day. Although I am unsure of

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the usual attendance at these basketball games and at other BU sports games such as soccer and lacrosse, I rarely hear students talking about going to a sports game to cheer our school on. I no longer have much of an interest to do so on a regular basis myself.

If BU set the tone differently for all of the sporting events and other events it has to offer, students would be more excited to go to these events to represent our school. Admittedly, the University does an efficient job of keeping students up to date with all of these activities via email with B-Line news and updates, and the B-Engaged calendar that students receive daily during the academic year. The information is

accessible to students, but where can the source of motivation stem from?

Instilling more school spirit into incoming freshmen during orientation is key to establishing a brand new campus environment that is thriving with school pride.

For instance, incorporating a general school chant to say at all of our sporting events and introducing it at orientation would be a good start. It can set an exciting tone for the rest of a student’s time at BU. At Louisiana State University, freshmen learn their school’s football chant at orientation, as someone I know remembers from a few years back. Other schools such as

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Pennsylvania State University have their well-established expressions. For instance, Penn State constantly chants: “We are … Penn State!” When I bowl at competitions for BU against other schools, this chant is constantly heard when we play against Penn State, whereas we have no general school chant to say when someone on the BU team gets a strike.

It is true that students can take it upon themselves to have more school spirit, but a little extra push from the University is needed outside of sending email updates about upcoming events.

— Brad Calendrillo is a senior majoring in English.

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Vintage fashion with local flavor — and local roots Triple Cities Vintage invites community into incubator for monthly Warehouse Sale Erica Prush Contributing Writer Finding a classic pair of mom jeans or the perfect vintage Binghamton University sweatshirt can be difficult, but Ryan Crawford, co-owner of Triple Cities Vintage, wants to make it easier.

The store’s collection of vintage pieces from the 1890s to the 1990s will be available at Triple Cities Vintage’s second monthly Warehouse Sale this Saturday. The sale will be held at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator on Hawley Street in Downtown Binghamton from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The majority of items will be under $20.

Crawford and his wife Amber opened Triple Cities Vintage in 2014. Their business offers vintage items on wholesale to larger retailers as well as individuals. Ryan curates their collection from garage sales, estate sales and thrift stores.

“We’ve got everything from ‘90s streetwear to Victorian womenswear to ‘50s menswear,” Ryan said. “We’ve got long and short dresses, heavy coats, light coats, blazers, skirts, jeans — I’ve got a whole pile of vintage Levi’s in the ‘mom jean’ style.”

The company has been housed in the incubator since summer 2017, but Triple Cities Vintage is primarily an online retailer.

They have an Etsy shop, an eBay shop and post most of their items on Instagram. Their warehouse space is open to the public once a month during the sales.

Ryan said he has been a vintage enthusiast since college.

Initially drawn to the buy low and sell high method of

Kevin Paredes/Photography Editor A selection of the items that will be for sale at Triple Cities Vintage monthly Warehouse Sale this weekend. Ryan and Amber Crawford co-own the shop, a vintage clothing thrift store based out of the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator on Hawley Street in Downtown Binghamton.

selling items on eBay in order to sustain himself during his undergraduate days, he said he gradually became interested in learning about and collecting the styles of the past century.

“I had always been into clothing and fashion,” he said.

“For some reason, vintage stuck with me. It was the thicker fabrics, the nicer

construction of everything — stuff was made to last.”

Both Ryan and Amber grew up in nearby Chenango Bridge. Ryan said he tries to emphasize their company’s Southern Tier roots by including vintage clothing either made in or representing the Triple Cities in their collection.

“Everything is handpicked,” Ryan said. “There’s nothing

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here that I don’t like, and I like to think I have decent taste.”

Triple Cities Vintage is one of many new small businesses in Broome County housed or previously housed in the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, a space for small businesses and startups to grow through training and consulting. “[The Incubator] has been

a really nice place to start and grow something like this and eventually go out into the community,” Ryan said.

He added that Triple Cities Vintage is excited to welcome community members and students alike to shop at Saturday’s Warehouse Sale. They will accept credit cards as well as cash, and there will be free snacks

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and coffee available to shoppers.

Building community through these sales is part of the larger way Triple Cities Vintage fits into the area, according to Ryan.

“I really like the direction Binghamton is going in, as far as the revival of Downtown and the pride the people have in the city,” Ryan said.

“That’s really cool to me.”

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I can’t even remember how I went through life without you for so long, you’re the most important thing in my life and I wouldn’t want it any other way. Happy Valentine’s Day, Silly Bean!!

I am so happy that the two people who completely failed at making pancakes last Valentine’s Day are still together today. You are my favorite person and I love you. But really … this is just a reminder that you owe me pancakes. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Thanks Jill for being the best friend I can ask for. Hope your Valentine’s Day is as lovely as you are :)

I know I’m not in school with you anymore so I can’t check if this made it, but I love you! Woohoo!

I fall more in love with you all every single day. Thank you for being the most amazing, strong and inspirational women I’ve ever met. You have pushed me out of my comfort zone over and over again and I am inexplicably grateful to you all.

I look forward to many more amazing memories. Thanks for making me laugh and listening to my problems. Love you all to the ends of the earth.

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To: Logen From: Kara Happy Valentine’s Day, my love! Sorry I couldn’t celebrate yesterday, I’m looking forward to Friday!!!

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Harpur Cinema opens spring series this weekend 'Visages Villages,' first film of the semester, will be screened in the University Art Museum Georgia Westbrook Arts & Culture Editor Harpur Cinema will begin its spring 2018 series this weekend.

The series, which is run through the cinema department, is organized by programmers Chantal Rodais, a professor of cinema, and Tomonari Nishikawa, an assistant professor of cinema, with logistical support from Kathy Horton, the department secretary.

This semester’s theme is “A Curious Lens,” which, according to Rodais, is all about the human experience. To kick off the semester, “Visages Villages,” a French film directed by Agnès Varda and JR, will be screened on Friday and Sunday nights, both at 7 p.m.

She said that the process for picking the theme for the semester came after selecting the first film.

“It’s a film about the human landscape and the heroic life of ordinary people,” she said. “This attention to the ordinariness of life and finding beauty in it.”

The film will be screened in the Binghamton University Art Museum, rather than the usual location in Lecture Hall 6, at the suggestion of Diane Butler, director of the museum. Rodais

Pipe Dream Archives In this photo from 2016, attendees view a Harpur Cinema screening. This semester’s film series will begin this weekend with a screening of “Visages Villages” in the University Art Museum.

said that Butler came to her with the suggestion of this film, which she had also been considering.

Because the film’s director is so rooted in the art world, Rodais jumped at the chance to situate the screening within “that kind of space.” “[Varda’s] cinema is beautiful cinema — it’s using cinema as an art form for reinventing itself

constantly,” Rodais said.

She also explained that the current exhibition in the museum’s main gallery, “Beautiful Pictures: Peter Guttman ‘76,” serves as an appropriate echo of the theme of landscapes the series is highlighting this semester.

“It creates an encounter here, in the world of art, and I love that,” she said.

According to Rodais, she and Nishikawa follow the films being shown at international film festivals, like the Cannes Film Festival, and then narrow those options down to those that best suit the needs of the department’s students. Other selections for this semester include “Dragonfly Eyes,” directed by Xu Bing and “God’s Own Country,” directed by

Francis Lee. Students are at the core of Harpur Cinema, according to Rodais. Cinema students serve as projectionists, ticket vendors and graphic designers. They also have the opportunity to have their films be considered for inclusion in the screenings.

Beginning last semester, each feature film has been preceded by

a short film by a student in the cinema department. Christopher Woloshyn, a junior doublemajoring in mathematics and cinema, created the film “sin(x); cos(x),” which will open this weekend’s screenings. He said that his film is inspired by a sense of nostalgia.

“I focused on a location that has meaning and nostalgia behind it, and tried to translate that through the project itself,” he said. “It varies depending on who’s watching it.”

Particularly since the closing of the Art Mission and Theatre in Downtown Binghamton, Rodais said that Harpur Cinema has become more earnest in its mission to bring world-class films to the area. She said that the series is open to anyone, though at its core, it is about providing opportunities for cinema students.

“It’s the idea of bringing to campus good material, rich material that is also going to be solid material for our students to write papers about and to expand their horizons,” Rodais said.

Harpur Cinema screenings are held on Friday and Sunday nights throughout the semester, typically in Lecture Hall 6. Tickets are $4 at the door. The complete schedule is listed on the cinema department’s website.

2018 Olympic Playlist The opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang on Friday, Feb. 9 set the stage for the biggest athletic competition of the year. Over the course of the next two weeks, the fight for the gold will be on among the best athletes in the world. As we cheer for their victories — or shed a tear for their failures — Pipe Dream has you covered with a playlist.

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On this song, lead singer Dan Reynolds exudes confidence, summing up the mindset of an Olympic athlete with captivating lyrics. The lines “I do whatever it takes” and “Everybody waiting for the fall of man” capture the highs and lows of the competition — of what is at stake when an athlete chases their dream in front of the whole world.

“Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” — Cage the Elephant In an interview with Variety magazine, three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White said this alternative rock tune gets him pumped up for the competition. If you want to crush your cardio workout the way White crushes the halfpipe, this is the perfect song for your playlist.

“These Days” — Rudimental feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen This English drum and bass band, which rose to fame with its 2012 single “Feel the Love,” captures nostalgic feelings in “These Days,” making you want to sing along to every line. The lyrics “We’ll wish we can come back to these days” makes you think of the moments you’ll miss when you look back. Maybe that’s how Red Gerard felt when he won his first Olympic gold medal at age 17 in slopestyle snowboarding.

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The Australian singer-songwriter released her single “The Greatest” in 2016 to promote her fourth album. If you’re looking for an upbeat pop song to jam out to on your ride to work, this is a must to get you pumped up for the day.

“Power” — Little Mix The British girl group, which formed in 2011, has a fierce sound throughout its 2016 album “Glory Days.” This pop tune is the perfect girl power song to inspire you on that last mile of your run, or to get you through your final paragraph.

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Binghamton struggles on both ends against Colgate ahead of home opener Grace Palumbo

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Rebecca Kiss/Assistant Photo Editor Redshirt senior attack Sean Gilroy scored one of Binghamton’s few goals in the men’s lacrosse team’s staggering loss to Colgate.

Following a disappointing loss to No. 10 Syracuse over the weekend, the Binghamton men’s lacrosse team looked for redemption in its match against Colgate on Tuesday. But the Raiders’ competition proved too stiff for the Bearcats (0-2), and BU fell to Colgate, 21-7.

“I did think that we fought and we competed hard,” said BU head coach Kevin McKeown. “Our execution was way off. We lost our composure a couple of times in certain situations.

Really, the bottom line was we didn’t execute what our jobs were, especially on the defensive side of the ball.”

The Raiders (2-0) came out ready to attack and claimed six goals within the first eight minutes, forcing Binghamton to scramble heavily on the defensive end. BU was able to net a goal of its own with less than six minutes remaining, thanks to redshirt senior attack Sean Gilroy assisted by senior attack Thomas McAndrew, but Colgate went on to counter with four goals. Binghamton’s senior midfielder Stephen Petrelli netted

the ball once more before the end of the first period, leaving the score at 10-2 as the match entered the second quarter.

Colgate exhibited dominance again in the second quarter, but BU was able to hold the Raiders to four goals while coming back offensively to score three of its own, two of which were unassisted shots from Petrelli.

Freshman attack Sean Makar and junior midfielder Joe Licata teamed up to net the last shot just nine seconds before the half ended, putting the score at 14-5.

In the third period, the Bearcats attempted to gain control of the match with a goal from Makar, assisted by freshman attack Will Talbott-Shere, just under two minutes into play.

Colgate rebounded immediately with a score, but Makar was able to counteract this play with another goal for BU. This proved the end of Binghamton’s offensive success, as Colgate came back to net two more shots before the third period ended at 17-7.

In the last quarter of the match, the Raiders held off the Bearcats from scoring further and cashed in on four additional goals to strengthen

the already considerable advantage.

Despite valiant defensive attempts on behalf of the Bearcats, the match ended in favor of the Raiders, 21-7.

Although the team was disappointed, McKeown was still proud of the team’s overall effort.

“I thought our offense did well in the game,” McKeown said. “We shot the ball very well. We only had 21 opportunities to shoot though, which normally we’d like to take double that.”

In goal, freshman Hunter Greco and freshman Robert Martin shared time during this match. Combined, both players earned a total of 13 saves, though the bulk of these were credited to Greco, who stayed in goal for 45 minutes, as opposed to Martin’s 15 minutes of play.

“When we had the ball, we did well,” McKeown said. “We just didn’t have it enough because of the faceoffs and we didn’t have enough stops on defense to get the ball to our offense.”

Binghamton is set to play its first home game of the season against Canisius on Tuesday. The match is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. from the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

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NHL executives Defense powers Bearcats past UVM decided correctly Olympic break proves too disruptive to regular season Justin Zion

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This past Friday night, the Olympic cauldron was lit high above the streets of Pyeongchang, South Korea, to mark the opening of the 23rd Winter Olympics. The world’s greatest winter athletes from 92 nations were in attendance, or, at least, most of them were. There was one group of athletes that was absent: NHL players.

The reason for this is that the NHL announced in April 2017 that it was not participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Typically, the league inserts a 17-day break into its schedule to allow players to compete for their countries in the ice hockey tournament, but this time around it declined to do so, citing a lack of benefit for the league to disrupt its schedule.

In January 2017, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said, “I think the realities of Olympic participation are more apparent to our Board [of Governors] now and I think it just leads to less enthusiasm about the disruption. Quite frankly we don’t see what the benefit is from the game standpoint or the League standpoint with respect to Olympic participation.”

Daly is correct in his assertion.

While not seeing NHL players at the Olympics is a disappointment for those who enjoy watching ice hockey at the Olympics every four years, the NHL made the correct decision from its perspective. The past few Winter Olympics show that the NHL stands to gain very little from participating in the Olympics.

The most glaring reason why the NHL made the right call is the risk of injury. The last thing the NHL wants is to have some of its star players receive season-ending injuries at the Olympics, two months before the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the 2014 Games, several important players got hurt in Sochi, Russia, including Islanders center John Tavares, Rangers right winger Mats Zuccarello, Red Wings center Henrik Zetterberg and Panthers center Aleksander Barkov.

Three of these players’ injuries ended their respective seasons. Severe injury isn’t just something that could happen, it is something that has happened, and the NHL wants to avoid that as much as possible.

Secondly, while most players escape the Olympics without injury, none escape the energy toll that par-

ticipation in the Olympics exacts.

Hockey might not be the hardesthitting sport, but it is certainly the most grueling. NHL players face a six-month, 82-game schedule, which means the average week contains three or four games. In each of these games, players are skating nonstop, up and down the ice, constantly facing a barrage of hits by players and sticks, as well as frozen rubber pucks moving at 100 miles per hour.

That’s the regular season alone, and there’s still two months of playoff hockey to be played, when many players are already on their final energy reserves. That considered, why would the NHL want to add 2 1/2 more weeks of hard-hitting, tough hockey to these players’ schedule and risk them running out of gas by the time the Stanley Cup Playoffs arrive?

Finally, February is the time of year when the NHL season begins to heat up. The All-Star break is over, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are fast approaching and the teams and their fans are buckling in for an exciting playoff push. The NHL risks disrupting that momentum by pausing its schedule, especially during a time when the Super Bowl has just been played, the MLB season is still two months away and casual sports fans are looking for something to watch on an average Sunday afternoon. This is a key time for the NHL to potentially attract new viewers, and they throw away that opportunity by halting for the Olympics.

One could imagine that, while the NHL might have made the right call, hockey fans must have been outraged by the decision. The data, however, shows otherwise. According to the NHL, the league polled fans to find out if they favored taking a break in the NHL schedule to allow players to participate in the Olympics.

Fifty-three percent of Canadians were against it, and 73 percent of Americans said the same. The league and the fans are on the same page.

For those who are fans of Olympic hockey, though, do not fret. Having amateurs and non-NHL players comprise the Olympic hockey teams is how the tournament was supposed to be played, and it was like that as recently as 1994. Similar teams have provided lots of excitement in the past, most notably the 1980 U.S. team that gave us the legendary Miracle on Ice in Lake Placid. Hockey is hockey, after all, and the 2018 Pyeongchang tournament will have plenty of exciting action. Just leave the NHL out of it.

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Senior guard Imani Watkins fell just three points short of setting the program record after putting up 16 in the Binghamton women’s basketball team’s 52-38 victory over Vermont on Wednesday night.

The Bearcats (18-8, 9-4 America East) set the tone defensively throughout, repeatedly forcing the Catamounts (8-18, 5-8 AE) into taking tough shots.

“We’re at our best when [sophomore guard Kai Moon] is scoring, when she is attacking and getting to the free-throw line,” Watkins said. “That’s when we’re winning games. And I’m on my way out so she has to know that she has the ability and is capable on any given night to be in double figures.”

The crowd rose to its feet and applauded Watkins as BU head coach Linda Cimino removed the star scorer from the game with one minute remaining. Cimino cited the fact that Watkins’ family will be at the team’s senior day this coming Saturday.

“I’m really proud of our team, we had a great defensive effort,” Cimino said. “Any time you can hold a team to 38 points is a testament to how good our defense was tonight.

Although we didn’t score a lot and shoot the ball well, we were still able to get it done on the defensive end.”

Watkins was held to just one 3-pointer in the first half, but the rest of her teammates stepped up. Junior forward Rebecca Carmody filled the void, scoring highly contested layups in the lane, finishing the half with eight points and seven rebounds. She finished just two rebounds short of a double-double, with 10 points, eight rebounds, one rejection and one steal.

Moon put on an allaround clinic, finishing just three assists short of a tripledouble. The dynamic guard outrebounded senior center Alyssa James and finished with a double-double scoring 12 points with a game-high 13 boards along with seven assists, a block and a steal.

“I’ve been working on my post skills a lot, I think my rebounding really reflected

that tonight, any way I can help my team is great,” Moon said.

“To outrebound [James] feels pretty good.”

Freshman forward Kaylee Wasco shined in her sixth start of the season for the Bearcats, playing 29 minutes. The tall forward contributed with a fundamentally sound game, finishing with four points, two rebounds and a block. She was a force to be reckoned with in the paint, using savvy post moves to drive in a layup early in the third quarter. “[Wasco] is a great player and she would be playing a heck of a lot more if she wasn’t playing behind [James], who I think is the best post player in the conference,” Cimino said. “[Wasco] has come a long way and she was a big-time recruit for us to get, she goes against [sophomore forward Olivia Ramil, junior center Jodi-Marie Ramil] and [James] in practice so she is only going to continue to get better and better.”

James struggled offensively, finishing with just three points. The seasoned veteran still collected 11 boards, blocked six shots and added two steals.

“It’s definitely a team win and I think everyone is boosted because we’re having fun and still working hard and getting better every day,” Watkins added.

The Binghamton defense stepped up against a team that shoots the three-ball extremely well despite its 8-18 record. BU’s defense held Vermont to just five 3-pointers on 25 attempts.

The Catamounts have upset two of the conference’s top teams in Albany and New Hampshire in the month of February, largely due to their prowess from downtown.

“We need to play consistent basketball for 40 minutes and our league is very tough this year — it has improved a lot in the four years that I’ve been here,” Cimino said. “We know that we have to come out and really defend and move the ball to win games, and you can’t take anyone for granted so we need to come in on Saturday ready and prepared.”

Binghamton is set to pick up play against UMass Lowell this coming Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. from the Events Center in Vestal, New York.

Baseball prepares for 2018 season with high goals

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The Binghamton baseball team is ready to start its season off this Friday against Northwestern State after prepping during the preseason. Junior starter Nick Gallagher, 2017 America East Pitcher of the Year, will get the ball Friday to start the season.

Gallagher, along with redshirt senior Jake Wloczewski and senior Nick Wegmann, will round out the three starting pitchers for the Bearcats this season.

“I can’t remember the last time we had all three conference starters back heading into a season,” Sinicki said. “If those guys just pitch their abilities, I think we’re in really good shape.”

Following a disappointing conclusion last year, with two consecutive losses in the AE Tournament, the Bearcats earned an early exit from the playoffs.

Several returning players, however, have some added

motivation as they feel that they should have done better given how well the regular season went (30-13, 15-4 AE).

“They feel like they might have had something taken away from them last year because of a series of unfortunate injuries,” Sinicki said.

One of those injured, senior shortstop Paul Rufo, is looking to be able to contribute more this season. Rufo was dominating the stat sheet prior to his injury, acquiring a .347 batting average and 33 hits in 23 games before being sidelined.

“I’m really looking forward to just playing with my team [and] being able to contribute on the field,” Rufo said.

One major strength that both the coach and the players focused on is the team’s depth.

“We have a lot of depth in a lot of positions, especially our bullpen,” said senior catcher Jason Agresti. “We have a lot of depth in all positions around the field.”

Returning five players who hit over .300 last year, the offense doesn’t look as though it will slow down this upcoming season either. Senior outfielder CJ Krowiak started in all 43 games last season, accumulating a .326 average and leading the team with 57 hits and 43 runs, while Agresti returns following a 47-hit, 27-RBI season.

A preseason poll of AE coaches unanimously picked the Bearcats to win the conference.

The team still feels as though it has something to prove, though, given its unceremonious early exit from the AE Tournament last season. Nevertheless, the Bearcats are extremely confident about the current state of their team and about the season ahead.

“I think this team — at least on paper — and how I feel about the personnel stacks up very well and very favorably with some teams that we’ve had, and went on to compete for conference championships, win conference championships, and get through

Kathrine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer After losing both of its games as the top seed in the 2017 America East Tournament, the Binghamton baseball team looks to rebound with a healthier roster this season.

the NCAA Tournament,” Sinicki added.

With conference play not fully ramping up until the beginning of April, Binghamton

will be on the road for all of its nonconference games and two conference series against Stony Brook and UMBC. The Bearcats will kick off their season at

Northwestern State this Friday, Feb. 16. First pitch from BrownStroud Field in Natchitoches, Louisiana is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.