Spring 2019 Issue 13

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University rises to Research I category in Carnegie rankings Recognition could boost BU’s reputation, but some worry about maintaining status Melanie Gulbas & Kimberly Gonzalez Pipe Dream News

Binghamton University has risen into the Research I University category in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education rankings, data that is used to compute other college rankings, including the ones seen in the U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review.

The University’s entrance into the category indicates that BU’s students and faculty members are conducting a high amount of research activity. Currently, there are 131 institutions, all of which are doctoral-granting universities, in the United States that are classified as a Research I University, including Stony Brook University, the University at Albany and the University at Buffalo.

The level of research activity is calculated based on a research activity index, including the aggregate level of research activity as well as obtaining the per capita research activity. To obtain the Research I title, a university must be able to provide a large number of resources available for research as well as have a great deal of students and faculty

members conducting research.

Additionally, an institution must have been awarded at least 20 research or scholarship doctoral degrees during the most recent year. If the number is less than 20, then it must have awarded at least 30 professional practice doctoral degrees in at least two programs. Institutions also must have at least $5 million in total research and expenditures.

University President Harvey Stenger wrote in a statement that this title will impact BU as a whole.

“This is exceptional news that will have a far-reaching impact for Binghamton,” Stenger wrote. “This classification underscores the innovative work of our researchers as well as the importance of research funding on our reputation and for the growth of our graduate programs — two key measures that we are continually growing faster than our peers.”

In recent years, BU has taken steps to increase research funding and the number of doctoral degrees awarded, including hiring new faculty members, increasing the number of tenured and

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ariel kachuro assistant photography editor Binghamton University has been recognized as a Research I University in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education rankings, which indicates that BU’s students and faculty members are conducting a high level of research activity.

BU acquires two 15th-century prayer manuscripts Books have never been studied, are first of their kind on campus Jeremy Rubino news intern

The Binghamton University Center of Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CEMERS), BU Special Collections and University Libraries have acquired two 15th-century books on biblical

scenes, the first of their kind that BU has obtained.

The books of hours, or personal prayer books, titled “Use of Paris” and “Use of Langres,” are handwritten medieval manuscripts from France featuring miniatures that depict biblical scenes, readers’ notes from centuries of use and historiated initials beginning each prayer. This is the first time these manuscripts are being studied by the public eye.

According to Bridget Whearty, a leader in acquiring the manuscripts and an assistant professor of English and medieval studies at BU, books of hours were widely available during the Middle Ages. However, these manuscripts were produced before mass printing and are all handwritten, deeming the 500-yearold texts rare to 21st-century scholars.

Whearty wrote in an email that these books of hours were tools of prayer used frequently throughout the day.

“A book of hours is a tool that people tried to use to achieve lives of action, in the world and contemplation,” Whearty wrote. “They were portable guides, tools you could carry through the day, to pause seven times over the course of your day at regular set intervals to contemplate the great mystery of your faith tradition and your place in the cosmos.”

Whearty noted that the books exhibited signs of wear and damage over the years. Marilynn Desmond, another

leader in acquiring the manuscripts and a SUNY distinguished professor of English, wrote in an email that she believes that some of the wear is attributed to the extent of personal devotion, including kissing pages that were meaningful to readers, over the course of centuries.

Whearty emphasized the uniqueness of the texts and their significance in surviving to the 21st century.

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Politicians talk youth engagement Faculty Senate votes for new TAE committee Benjamin Reynolds, Conrad Taylor discuss civic involvement Rosalie Coschignano

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For Benjamin Reynolds, 19, and Conrad Taylor, 22, it’s never too early to become involved in politics. The two visited Binghamton University on Monday to encourage students to become more politically engaged.

Reynolds, the youngest elected official in New York state, a village trustee in Johnson City and a freshman at SUNY Oneonta, and Taylor, ‘17, a Binghamton City Council member elected while attending BU, spoke at Youth Civic Engagement Night, which was hosted

by March For Our Lives (MFOL) BU and Generation Vote.

The event featured a Q&A during which Reynolds and Taylor answered various questions from attendees regarding their journeys to significant political involvement at young ages. They also offered advice to students looking to

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rose coschignano pipe dream photographer Benjamin Reynolds, a village trustee in Johnson City and a freshman at SUNY Oneonta, and Conrad Taylor, ‘17, a Binghamton City Council member, speak to BU students at “Youth Civic Engagement Night” on Monday night in the University Union.

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As of last month, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution recommending the establishment of a temporary committee at Binghamton University charged with examining and reviewing the hiring process for assistant professors, as well as the work being done by the Transdisciplinary Areas of Excellence (TAE).

There are currently six TAEs that deal with contemporary issues such as human rights, data science and sustainable communities while fostering faculty relationships within different disciplines. At the beginning of the semester, the TAE Evaluation Committee and Joint Task Force on Transdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Work, both established by the Faculty

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Senate, recommended the creation of a joint committee to oversee the governance of the TAE and the execution of the recommendations from both panels.

Jonathan Karp, chair of the Faculty Senate and an associate professor of history and Judaic studies, wrote in an email that he believes the creation of a committee is necessary and that it will exceed the recommendations given by the Faculty Senate.

“After deliberation, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee passed a resolution to create a temporary committee that would have among its tasks to consider the recommendations of both reports and, hopefully, to synthesize them,” Karp wrote. “The temporary committee would also identify any additional issues of concern not covered explicitly in the two reports.”

The creation of the committee

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SPORTS

Hinman Production Company returns with BNL,

Be more active this winter with these hiking trails,

The Editorial Board criticizes the University’s student fee increases,

Track and field compete at regional meet,

Women’s basketball eliminated from AE playoffs,

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LOCAL NEWS

Sophia Resciniti announces candidacy for Binghamton City Council On Monday, Sophia Resciniti announced she will be running for the Binghamton City Council’s second district seat in the upcoming election, according to the Press & SunBulletin. Resciniti has previously served on the City Council, but lost her seat to Democratic candidate Dan Livingston in last year’s election. Resciniti, who is also a lecturer at Binghamton University’s College of Community and Public Affairs, said she advocates for infrastructure upgrades on the West Side, tax relief for property owners and investments in public safety.

Solar for All program coming to Binghamton Binghamton mayor Rich David announced on Tuesday that Binghamton residents can now apply for New York’s Solar for All program, which aims to reduce Binghamton’s carbon footprint while decreasing electricity bills for residents, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. The program installs solar panels around the community. The energy generated from the panels

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Eligibility for the program is based on household income and size, and Solar for All representatives plan to hold informational sessions in the coming weeks.

STATE NEWS

Manhattan residents criticize NYPD for towing cars for flag football game The New York Police Department came under fire after residents in Inwood, Manhattan found officers had towed 30 cars on West 218th St. between Broadway and Indian Road on Sunday during a law enforcement flag football championship game at Columbia University’s Baker Field, according to the New York Daily News. The NYPD said it put up signs four days before the game warning residents they would not be able to park in the area on Sunday, but residents say the use of the signs for the game constitutes placard abuse, since many of the spaces were filled by off-duty police vehicles parked by officers attending the game. Police say they towed the vehicles because of traffic concerns and to ensure that disabled individuals could access the game.

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This Day in History March 7, 1936 Nazi leader Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by sending German military forces into the demilitarized zone of Rhineland in western Germany.

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

Missing Yeezys FRIDAY, March 1, 2:27 p.m. — Officers responded to the laundry room in Mohawk Hall of College-in-theWoods after a male reported he was missing two pairs of shoes. The male, 20, said he had put two pairs of Adidas Yeezys in a dryer at 1:30 p.m. and left the laundry room.

When he returned to the laundry room around 2 p.m., the shoes were gone. He said one pair of shoes was all white and the other was black, white and brown.

The shoes are valued at $500 per pair. The theft remains under investigation, and anybody with information about the incident should contact UPD. Punch and vodka shots SATURDAY, March 2, 3:12 p.m. — Officers responded to Cascade Hall of Mountainview College after receiving reports of an intoxicated 19-year-old female. The officers were met by one of the female’s suitemates, who led them into the bathroom of a suite where the female was gripping the toilet, throwing up and mumbling to herself. She had also urinated in her pants. Officers contacted Harpur’s Ferry. While waiting for EMTs to arrive, the female’s suitemates said she had consumed three cups of punch at an offcampus party and had taken several vodka shots while pregaming. Harpur’s Ferry transported the female to Binghamton General Hospital.

No lights, no insurance, no license plates SATURDAY, March 2, 7:30 p.m. — Officers on patrol observed a black Toyota Highlander traveling south on Glenn G. Bartle Drive with its passenger-side headlight out. The driver was identified by his New York state driver’s license and was told his headlight wasn’t working correctly. The driver said he was aware

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and had gotten a ticket a few days prior. After running the vehicle’s license plates, officers also discovered his vehicle was suspected because of an insurance lapse.

When questioned, the male said he had switched insurance companies and was without insurance for two weeks. He was issued two traffic tickets, and after his vehicle was parked in a residential parking lot, officers removed the license plates from the vehicle. The driver will appear in Vestal Town Court.

A nasty argument?

SUNDAY, March 3, 3:04 p.m. — Officers responded to Minnewaska Hall of Hillside Community after receiving a call from two residents who said they found signs of a struggle after returning to their apartment from a multiday conference. Upon arriving at the apartment, officers spoke with the residents. They said they didn’t know their other suitemate well, but heard her arguing with a male who had been staying with her before they left for their conference on Feb. 28. When they returned to the apartment several days later, there was a tablecloth hanging in the living room to cover a hole in the sheetrock. Additionally, the towel rack had been pulled off the wall in the bathroom and a lampshade in the living room was ripped. They also noticed small smears of a dark substance in the hallway, which they thought could be dried blood. They could not contact their suitemate, so the officer left and instructed the residents to call UPD if they saw their suitemate. The residents called the officer a short time later, saying they spotted a male leaving their suitemate’s room. They gave the officer a description of the male, but officers couldn’t locate him.

Because officers were concerned the suitemate could be injured, an officer entered the suitemate’s room, but she wasn’t present. The next day, the residents contacted UPD and told officers that their suitemate had returned to the apartment without her keys. Officers have had difficulty contacting the suitemate, and the case is still under investigation.

Faculty Senate votes to deactivate fast-track MBA New York City program could see replacement Jeremy Wells

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Binghamton University’s fast-track progression MBA (PMBA) program, located in New York City, allows students to receive a master’s in business administration in one year.

However, after a recent Faculty Senate decision to deactivate the program by 2020, students may no longer be able to participate.

On Feb. 26, the Faculty Senate unanimously voted to deactivate the fast-track PMBA program to make room for a revision of the University’s executive MBA (EMBA) program at SUNY College

of Optometry, where the PMBA program is currently housed.

Although the Faculty Senate vote does not necessarily mean the deactivation will take place, it could push University officials to take action on the matter.

According to the resolution, once the EMBA program is relocated, University administration would begin to look for a new location for the PMBA program.

The fast-track program is designed for accounting and business undergraduates at BU who want to pursue an MBA degree, and offers six career tracks: business analytics, finance, marketing, management information systems, leadership and consulting and supply chain management. Sara Reiter,

a professor in the School of Management, wrote in an email that the deactivation of programs by the Faculty Senate is not out of the ordinary.

“Deactivations and discontinuances come before the Faculty Senate at almost every meeting,” Reiter wrote. “SUNY requires that when there are no students in a program, that it is deactivated and then has three years to either reactivate or be formally discontinued.”

George Bobinski, director of the EMBA program and associate dean of the School of Management, wrote in an email that, although the fasttrack PMBA program could be deactivated, there are currently other options for students seeking an MBA.

“As many students are aware, the School of Management currently offers a one-year MBA program option on campus,” Bobinski wrote. “This option allows students without a bachelor’s degree in business or accounting to earn their MBA in just one calendar year, [or] three semesters, similar to the professional MBA program.”

Bobinski also wrote that the decision to deactivate the PMBA program was a result of the success of the one-year, on-campus MBA program, and a need to improve the PMBA program, which had become somewhat obsolete. The newly revised EMBA program will be similar to the PMBA program, according to Bobinski, but with fewer restrictions.

“The new program, with the

exception of the first class, will be held at the SUNY College of Optometry campus with courses held Saturdays only,” Bobinski wrote. “This new program will also remove the time and accreditation restrictions required for the fast-track professional MBA.” Bobinski wrote that the EMBA program will create more opportunities for students pursuing higher education.

“The introduction of our new program option will expand the pool of those qualified to earn an MBA from Binghamton University, while continuing to work full-time in the greater NYC area, lifting the several restrictions that the fast-track professional MBA program imposes,” Bobinski wrote.

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New books facilitate faculty, student work manuscript from page 1

christine derosa staff photographer Binghamton University recently acquired two 15th-century books of hours, otherwise known as personal prayer books, which will be available for students and faculty to read and study in University Libraries’ Special Collections.

“The important thing to understand when working with real medieval books is that every manuscript is different,” Whearty wrote. “Each is the product of human hands, working before mechanical production. Every letter is written by hand. Every picture is carefully drawn. Even the writing support on which they were written had to be made by hand, either by creating parchment from animal skin or by creating paper from cloth rags.”

Desmond helped organize the purchase of the manuscripts last December at Christie’s Auction House in London. The manuscripts, which are now placed in BU Special Collections, will be available for students and faculty to read and study. Desmond wrote that the texts will be placed next to other

medieval books of hours for use.

“Any student or faculty member can, at any time, make an appointment with the Special Collections staff to examine materials in the collection, including these two manuscripts, as well as the other two medieval manuscripts we own,” Desmond wrote.

“These manuscripts are available for study and consultation by the entire Binghamton community.”

Whearty wrote that the acquisition of these books will help further research at the University.

“Owning our own books, books that have never been studied or written about before, opens up real and meaningful research opportunities to students working in the humanities,” Whearty wrote. “I’m tremendously excited for the work that Binghamton students will be able to do on these.”

Committee to identify issues of concern within TAEs tae from page 1 primarily pertains to tenure and promotion processes for faculty involved in a TAE. Having been directed by the Faculty Senate to provide written guidelines specifically outlining their role for tenure and promotion, TAEs should be having set priorities for hiring and how they should be engaging with hiring committees. The committee will also be looking at the issues and concerns in

relation to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary programs, teaching, scholarships and hiring practices, according to the Faculty Senate’s resolution to create the committee.

“The Faculty Senate and the Faculty Senate Executive Committee both strongly support transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and teaching,” Karp wrote in an email. “We believe the TAEs reflect Binghamton University’s strong commitment to

these approaches.”

Established in 2013, the current TAEs are citizenship, rights and cultural belonging, data science, health sciences, material and visual worlds, smart energy and sustainable communities. Each TAE is made up of a faculty committee of 12 to 15 members, who work to identify new faculty positions needed to support the work TAEs do, participate in the recruitment of more TAE faculty, offer competitive

seed grants and organize workshops and conferences to encourage research, according to BU’s website.

John Kuhn, a member of the steering committee for the material and visual worlds TAE and an assistant professor of English, said he believes the work of the steering committees, and anything that will expand on the TAEs’ work to encourage research, is important to the campus community’s growth.

“We have periodic meetings

where we talk about bringing speakers to campus, there’s a graduate student working group that we coordinate, we administer seed grants, hosting faculty interdisciplinary conversations around certain topics and more,” Kuhn said. “It’s really important — I’ve been really happy with the kind of intellectual community that the TAEs designed to build.”

The committee will also decide within the year whether or not there needs to be a permanent committee established to oversee

TAE, according to Barry Jones, chair of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, chair of the economics department and a professor of economics.

“We felt that a temporary committee would be a necessary start because it could determine the responsibilities and purview of a possible permanent ‘standing’ committee and decide in a short time whether such a committee would be necessary and appropriate,” Jones wrote in an email.

Speakers talk political activism Moving, storage company opens branch on campus engagement from page 1

become more politically involved in their community, such as working closely with local voters and staying in contact with constituents.

Bennett Owens, co-director of BU’s chapter of MFOL and a freshman majoring in political science, said organizers specifically reached out to Reynolds and Taylor because of their comparable political goals and ideologies.

“Their involvement in politics at such a young age is something that March For Our Lives BU wants to highlight as vital to democracy,” Owens wrote in an email.

During the Q&A, Taylor highlighted the importance of voting, which he said is one of the easiest and most important ways college students can participate in politics.

“If you don’t vote, as bad as it sounds, politicians aren’t going to hear you, because you don’t vote and they don’t need you,” Taylor said.

“That’s just how politics works in a lot of cases. They’re going to listen to the people that are voting.”

However, Taylor and Reynolds noted that students can also devote

their efforts to campaigning and canvassing for candidates. According to Reynolds, knocking on doors is a critical way for young activists to be engaged in the political process.

“If you can get out there and knock on doors and talk to people and just hand a piece of literature to a voter, that is helping out, and that is being engaged in the political process,” Reynolds said.

Both Reynolds and Taylor emphasized the importance of the work BU political student organizations continue doing both on campus and throughout the greater Binghamton area.

“The work that you guys are doing to actually be engaged with us, be engaged in the community, be engaged in the issues you care about — that’s a huge thing,” Reynolds said.

According to Reynolds, the more students become politically involved, the more student-focused development and progress they can expect to see in Johnson City and Downtown Binghamton. Reynolds said he hopes to see increased student housing and storefront development in Johnson City as a result of BU’s new

health sciences campus. Meanwhile, Taylor is working toward establishing green initiatives in Binghamton, such as electric vehicle charging stations, solar powered projects and the addition of a “green roof” to the Binghamton City Hall.

“Events like these are important because they make politicians and local politics accessible to young people,” Owens wrote. “What I hope that students will take away from this event is that no matter how young you are, you can make a difference in American politics. Whether it be through voting, protesting or even running for office yourself, young people have the ability to shape this nation’s future.”

Chloe Levine, a member of MFOL and a freshman majoring in linguistics, said she’s a firm believer in students taking small steps to become more involved in politics.

“Now, more than ever, we need the younger generation’s voices to be heard,” Levine said. “And it starts small by joining something as simple as our club or the many other political clubs on campus. Politics affects everyone, so why not try to be involved in it as much as you can?”

BU joins Research I designation rankings from page 1 tenure-track faculty and increasing the number of graduate students attending the University. These are a few significant concepts that determine an institution’s Carnegie Classification, such as having research and development activity in science engineering, a research staff for science and engineering and doctoral degree offerings in an extensive amount of fields.

Celia Klin, a professor of psychology and senior associate dean of Harpur College, wrote in an email that the Carnegie ranking is recognition of the innovative research that BU conducts.

“Not only does the research provide answers to some of life’s important questions, it provides important educational opportunities for graduate students and undergraduate students,” Klin wrote. “Certainly, the public recognition of Binghamton University’s excellence in research should help us continue to attract excellent students, staff and faculty.”

But although the Research I title comes with higher prestige,

some are concerned about BU’s ability to maintain the ranking.

Tina Chronopoulos, an associate professor of classics and medieval studies, wrote in an email that while she believes the ranking will positively impact BU’s reputation, it could also produce issues regarding money and resources, particularly as the University battles a budgetary crisis.

“Maintaining this status will mean the University needs to continue to invest money in its people and research resources,” Chronopoulos wrote. “Given that there is a hiring freeze at the moment and just less money in general, I’m not sure how this can be done. Already, from my perspective as a humanities professor, things do not look ideal when it comes to library resources, for example.”

Chronopoulos also wrote that the University needs to focus on continuing to aid current faculty members and their research, highlighting issues with the demands of teaching, archival research and funding for humanities-based research, library resources and research-oriented travel.

“We already have talented and R1-trained faculty at this campus, and I would like to see continued investment in their research [and] needs,” Chronopoulos wrote. “In other words, looking to the future and building up the University is good, but you need to keep shoring up those folks who already are here.”

However, the new ranking may also push the University to increase its focus on undergraduate research. Donald Nieman, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, wrote in an email that high levels of research at the University benefit undergraduates by creating opportunities for creative work and the ability to work in various programs, such as the Freshman Research Immersion Program, the Source Project and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities’ Independent Undergraduate Research Experience.

“Our goal is to continue to increase research and the quality of undergraduate education, assuring that research contributes to the opportunities all students have on our campus,” Nieman wrote.

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In previous years, students looking to move their belongings at the end of the semester have packed their stuff into a car for a trip home.

But now, they have another option — College Truckers.

College Truckers, a summer storage and shipping service, recently opened a new branch at Binghamton University. The company provides students with free packing supplies, picks up student belongings and stores them in a climate-controlled facility over the summer. If a student needs access to an item, College Truckers can ship items to students’ homes upon request.

The company was founded by students at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 2014 and has since expanded to college campuses across the country, including BU, where College Truckers recently hired student ambassadors to start a new branch. Jared Tsang, one of the founders of the BU branch and a sophomore majoring in business administration, wrote in an email that helping students is the main idea behind the service.

“College Truckers is a summer storage service tailored specifically to college students,” Tsang said. “The company was created with students that needed help moving in mind.”

According to Tsang, College Truckers regularly expands to new universities by hiring student ambassadors to run the business on their campuses.

The student ambassador model has become popular for several startup companies at BU, including Fresh Prints, a company that makes custom apparel for students, companies and organizations.

The company hires students to become campus managers and provides them with the resources to run a business

john atkinson staff photographer Jared Tsang, a sophomore majoring in business administration, is one of the founders of the BU branch of College Truckers, a summer storage and shipping service.

on their respective campuses.

Campus managers also pitch ideas to various organizations on campus and walk them through the ordering process.

Tsang said College Truckers’ service sets students up with movers, allowing them to move items out of students’ dorms at the end of the year and to move the items back in for the fall semester.

Although the branch is new, Tsang said preparations for the approaching move-out season are already underway.

“Move-out season hasn’t come yet, so there aren’t any huge successes yet, but the planning process is coming along smoothly,” Tsang said.

“We are also offering discounts until March 15 so that people can get less expensive prices by booking us earlier.”

Rachel Ahdoot, a sophomore majoring in psychology, is one of the students considering booking a move with College Truckers.

Ahdoot said the service seems like it could ease the process of returning home with all of her belongings.

“I think this service could be really helpful if no one is able to drive you home,” Ahdoot said. “It can be really hard having to fit all your stuff in a friend’s car if your parents can’t pick you up, so

this service would definitely help with that. My parents aren’t usually able to pick me up at the end of the semester, so I could see myself using this service to make taking back my things easier.”

However, Ezra Beede, a sophomore double-majoring in history and philosophy, politics and law, said he would rather have someone with a car take back his belongings at the end of the semester.

“If my parents can pick me up, then I would take my things back with them,” Beede said. “Otherwise, I would ask to take my things back with a friend who is driving home.”

But for Sam Backner, a sophomore doublemajoring in sociology and philosophy, politics and law, the service sounds useful, and may particularly benefit students without access to large vehicles.

“I feel like a lot of people have trouble fitting all their stuff in the trunk of a car at the end of the semester, especially since you accumulate a lot more over the year,” Backner said. “It might be a lot more convenient to just have your stuff sent back home since there might be a problem with space in a car, especially if multiple people are coming to transport you back and forth.”

Molly Peacock talks poetry at BU

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BU alumna Molly Peacock returned to Binghamton as part of the Binghamton Center for Writers’ Readers’ Series Event.

The BU alumna read from her latest collection Sean Carr

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This past Tuesday, March 5, the Binghamton Center for Writers sponsored the most recent installment in its Readers’ Series with guest speaker Molly Peacock, ‘69. A Binghamton University alumna, Peacock’s presentation included poetry recitations, reflections on her life as a renowned poet and advice for the next wave of Binghamton writers.

Peacock graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from Harpur College in 1969, later earning a master’s

degree at Johns Hopkins University in 1976. She went on to author six books of poetry, the most recent being “The Analyst” in 2017. Although primarily a poet, Peacock has also tried her hand in biography with “The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life’s Work at 72”; essays with “The Private I: Privacy in a Public World”; memoir with “Paradise, Piece by Piece” and fiction with “Alphabetique.”

As president of the Poetry Society of America, Peacock brought her love of poetry to public transportation with her Poetry in Motion initiative, which first placed works of poetry within New York City’s buses and subways and eventually in over 20 different

American cities. Currently, she serves as the general editor for “The Best Canadian Poetry in English” in Canada. The University library holds her own archive.

Peacock began her talk, held in Fine Arts from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., by reciting her poem “The Flaw,” which critiques the preconceived notion of genius and perfection in poetry.

“There are no perfect poems,” she said. “Poems are handmade objects. And always with something handmade, there is the flaw.”

Most of the poems Peacock chose to recite came from her most recent collection, “The Analyst,” which she dedicated to Joan Stein, her therapist for many years. As a BU student,

Peacock went for sessions at Stein’s private practice in the Binghamton area. At the time they met, Stein was also hired as the University’s first sex counselor.

“I had the kind of life where the worst part happened at the beginning,” Stein said. “It took me a long time to put the pieces of myself together. And I needed a lot of help — I was only grown up from the outside.”

Peacock found this help in her lasting relationship with Stein, whose care would endure changes in time and place from Binghamton to New York City to Canada, where many of the sessions were held through the phone. Peacock finds comfort in these types of supportive relationships, citing her annual

dinner with her seventh-grade teacher as an example.

Peacock’s appreciation for Stein is evident in the collection, which works Stein’s life story into a profound tribute. The poem “The Analyst Draws” paints a vivid picture of Stein’s history as a near professional artist: “You walked / away from the studio — not to touch / a brush for thirty years. Brushes / you exchanged for words.”

Peacock’s uplifting poetry reflected her encouraging advice to Binghamton’s current undergraduate writers, specifically female writers. She said her experience in academia has made her aware of a need for representation in literature.

“There was this lyric moment on the page and for me, as a

young woman, I have to say, well I never had anything other than a white heterosexual male professor here — it was a long time ago,” she said. “I was always looking for a role model, I was combing tables of contents to see if I could find a woman’s name.”

Peacock’s name would later grace several notable tables of contents, including those of “The Oxford Book of American Poetry” and “The Best of the Best American Poetry.”

She insisted that aspiring young writers pursue their goals with strength and tenacity.

“You must be pushing forward, all of you,” she said.

“If you’re serious about what you are writing, you must keep pushing on.”

BNL returns to Hinman Commons with fresh comedy The biannual event will feature sketch comedy Ezra Beede

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This coming week from March 7 to 9, Hinman Production Company will be bringing the sixth biannual sketch comedy show, Binghamton Night Live (BNL), to the stage.

The production, an hour and a half long with a 10-minute intermission, will be held in the Hinman Commons. It will be codirected by Sarah Coffey, a senior double-majoring in English and music, and Henry Sinnott, a sophomore double-majoring in math and economics. Both of the directors have participated in BNL before. However, this is their first time directing a comedy show, though Coffey has experience as a musical theatre director. Both share the directing tasks equally.

According to Sinnott, the potential difficulties of co-directing weren’t present during production.

“We know the other one is thinking the exact same thing,” Sinnott said. “It’s been a very smooth process, we’ve both had similar goals.”

Some of the sketches this semester include a frat-themed superhero, an oversharing professor and a possessed guitar.

Although this is the sixth

rose coschignano pipe dream photographer Hinman Production Company’s biannual sketch, BNL, will take place in Hinman Commons this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

edition of BNL, the production team is adding new surprises to the show, including audience participation.

BNL began during the spring of 2016. Production was halted the following semester but has carried on every semester since then. This semester, a team of 12 writers met

for a week and a half to collaborate and write sketches together. At the end of the process, a vote between the writers decided what would move to production. The first act will feature eight sketches and open with a digital short, and the second act will also feature eight.

By the end of the writing process,

the directors and a team of 17 actors had the daunting the task of bringing the sketches to life.

Brian Walsh, an actor in the production and a senior majoring in English, cited his love for comedy and performance as reasons for joining BNL. “The idea of being able to write

our own stuff and put on comedy that had never been performed anywhere, that just seemed so exciting to me, and I knew I had to do it from the second I heard about it,” Walsh said.

Walsh has been with BNL from the beginning and said he is sad that this performance will be his

last, but is proud of what BNL has become.

“If I ever come back to this school in the future, I would want to come by on a weekend to see what they’re doing years from now,” he said.

For Maddy Ross, an actress in the production and a sophomore majoring in cinema, the sixth edition of BNL marked her first performance with the group.

“I like making people laugh and performing,” Ross said. “I will definitely do BNL again. It’s a fun group of people and very welcoming. No one’s afraid to be goofy out there, and I feel like that’s reflected in the sketches.

Everyone’s out there.”

Walsh said that the audience should appreciate the behindthe-scenes work writers put into each scene.

“The writers get unfairly overlooked,” Walsh said. “The writers made all this insanity possible. Shout-out to them.”

Ultimately, both Coffey and Sinnott said they feel that this production is the best BNL show yet.

“We don’t want to be biased, but we feel like we are very blessed with the writers and actors who came out to audition this semester,” Sinnott said.

BNL’s performance will take place in Hinman Commons this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $1 at the door.

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provided by gnarwall Gnarwall is one of the bands to perform at “One Cyber World,” a benefit concert hosted by Binghamton University’s coed music fraternity, Mu Phi Epsilon, at Cyber Cafe West.

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On Friday, March 8, Binghamton University’s professional music fraternity, Mu Phi Epsilon will host its annual benefit concert, “One Cyber World,” at Cyber Cafe West, located on Main Street. It will feature performances from student bands The Landshark Committee, Gnarwall and Funky Toona.

Jacob Zall, a senior double-majoring in business administration and music, a member of Mu Phi Epsilon and a trumpet player for Gnarwall, talked about the fraternity’s goal to help unify the Binghamton community through musical performances and their other volunteer work.

“Our mission as a professional fraternity is that we service the community through music,” Zall said. “And a big thing we have gotten into the habit of doing every year is that we do a benefit concert for a local charity.”

Proceeds from the event will benefit One Special World, a national organization with a chapter at BU that aims to destigmatize special needs. Zall said the fundraiser will reflect the organization’s mission of celebrating individuality.

“We really liked their mission as a charity to develop a ton of funds to special needs, and we just think doing a benefit concert with all the student bands and celebrating their talent as well is a great way to sort of combine charity with our whole mission as a fraternity,” Zall said.

Mu Phi Epsilon hosts benefit concerts annually with different charities, such as a charity for family planning, which was performed at Galaxy Brewing Company.

This year, Cyber Cafe West is their venue of choice because it is a music venue that includes members of the Downtown Binghamton community as well as accommodates students. Cyber Cafe West has hosted nearly 5,000 musical events over its 21 years of business. Jeff Kahn, owner of Cyber Cafe West, is responsible for booking musical guests and scheduling other events and said he wants his cafe to be a comfortable place for the Binghamton community members.

“I look at this as a community cafe, and the students are a part of the community in my world,” he said. “We’re one of those places where people can come in groups or alone and feel comfortable which I consciously like. There’s lots of people sitting there doing their own thing.”

Student band Gnarwall is largely influenced by hip-hop with elements of funk, rock and jazz.

They are self-described as a “hype” energy band and look to amp up any crowd they are performing for.

Students can usually find them at house parties, Galaxy Brewing Company, Spotlight and Cyber Cafe West.

The Landshark Committee is another student band playing at “One Cyber World.” The Landshark Committee creates its sound through influences from old blues, The Grateful Dead and heavy indie and soul music. The band can be found playing at house parties and on radio shows.

They will also perform at Battle of the Bands later this semester.

The Landshark Committee is

glad to switch up its usual groove from the intimate environment of house parties to playing on stage for a great cause.

Gabriel Steinberg, a junior majoring in computer science and bassist for the band, said The Landshark Committee likes to keep their gigs fresh by including improv into different sets sometimes.

“Sometimes we’ll end a song and someone will start playing something [after the song] and we’ll follow them and we’ll see where it goes,” Steinberg said.

“Sometimes we improvise a third of the set — often we come back to a song, someone goes into something that we recognize and then we finish the jam with something that we know.”

Funky Toona, a new funk group comprised of some members from student band POOL, will make its debut on Friday. The new band is largely instrumental and includes all band members in their songwriting process. They are very focused on sharing their music throughout Binghamton and beyond and will be performing both covers and original songs at the event.

Each representative of the bands agrees that there is an unspoken community between them. Eric Sabshon, lead guitarist for POOL and a senior majoring in business administration, commented that there is a rarity of having such a supportive community between student bands.

“Generally the bands get together and we jam sometimes and it’s a very strong community,” Sabshon said. “It’s difficult to find people on the same page.”

According to Zall, each band performing has the common goal of raising money for the charity.

“We just want to celebrate everyone that’s involved in total,” Zall said. “One Special World and all three bands because it’s a group effort and we want to make as much money as possible for a great organization.”

Tickets are $5 and go toward One Special World, an organization advocating for special needs. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 9 p.m.

When it’s cold and snowy in Binghamton, heading outside for outdoor recreation might seem impossible without a pair of skis or snowshoes. But even during the winter, there are trails that can be hiked with just a pair of boots and a bottle of water. Check out these spots for cool winter hikes that don’t require any specialized gear.

IBM Glen — Located just outside Johnson City on Robinson Hill Road, IBM Glen is a local nature preserve with a variety of trails that offers great hikes during all seasons. The area features wide, well-marked trails, a stone bridge, a stream and a few small waterfalls. Although the trails are sometimes icy, they remain open year-round and are generally passable throughout the winter. Because the area offers several different trails, the mileage of a hike can vary, but hikers can expect to walk about three miles to complete a full loop.

Jones Park — This 304-acre park offers roughly four miles of trails and is a short drive from

Take a hike on these local trails without specialized gear this winter.

Brickyard,’ is located within the Brandywine Heights area of Binghamton and is literally the site of an old brickyard. The pipeline located near the top of the property offers a view of Downtown Binghamton. Hikers can access it by parking along Old State Road or a nearby street and walking down Wittman Lane.

Hikers shouldn’t park near the trailhead on Wittman Lane, since it’s private property, but hikers and bikers are allowed to walk down the road to enter the area.

Go through the gate at the end of Wittman Lane and walk along the trail on top of Wittman Dam to access the rest of the trails.

The area is open throughout the winter and trails are passable, even if covered in snow.

Taughannock Falls State Park — Although this park, located near Ithaca, is a bit of a drive from Binghamton, it is one of the best and easiest winter hikes in central New York.

The park features a 215-foot waterfall, which can be accessed via Gorge Trail, an in-and-out trail that is wide, relatively flat and well-maintained. The total hike is less than two miles and pays off with views of the gorge and Taughannock Falls. The trail occasionally closes in the winter, but it is usually passable and open to hikers.

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WSU to host period party The event will include a menstrual product drive Emma Tennyson-Hickey contributing writer

This Friday, the Women’s Student Union (WSU), along with several resident assistants, will be holding a “Period Party” in Old Union Hall. The event will be held in order to educate attendees on a range of topics regarding menstrual health and societal taboos on menstruation.

The event will feature multiple stations, each focused on informational topics where attendees can learn about menstruation.

Topics will include the history of menstrual products, accessibility of menstrual supplies and inclusivity in menstruation discourse. Sharon Elkouby, senior adviser for WSU and a senior majoring in sociology, wrote that the event will especially focus on concerns

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campus, located at 97 State Line Rd. in Vestal. The trails are intended for both hikers and mountain bikers and feature several stream crossings. The terrain varies, with some trails remaining relatively flat and others offering steep climbs, and the area remains open yearround. Because trails aren’t always well-marked and cell service is poor in the area, hikers should download a trail map and let a friend know where they’re going and when they expect to return before heading to the park.

Nature Preserve — No car? No problem! BU’s Nature Preserve, which encompasses 182 acres of land, is located right behind campus and features a wide variety of trails and lots of wildlife, including deer, birds and squirrels. Although some trails, such as those that climb the mountain behind the University, may be difficult to attempt in the winter, footpaths like Marsh Trail, Pipeline Trail, Interpretive Trail and Pond Trail are passable yearround. Hikers can see Harpur Pond covered in ice and animal tracks in the snow.

The Brickyard — This spot is hard to get to, but if you can find the entrance, you’ll be rewarded with several miles of trails and stunning views. The area, colloquially known as ‘The

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about equality, emphasizing that cisgender women are not the only ones who menstruate.

“This event is about expanding how we, as in the mainstream collective, think of periods in order to create a more equitable world for all who menstruate, from taxes to gender inclusion and more,” Elkouby wrote in an email.

“Creating a more open dialogue on menstruation will be a major goal of the event.”

Snacks and drinks will be provided for attendees, along with a raffle and a photo booth.

In addition to that, WSU will hold a menstrual product drive to benefit Rise, a local shelter that provides services for victims of domestic violence in Broome County. Attendees who donate an unopened box of tampons or pads to the benefit will receive a raffle ticket and be eligible to win prizes.

Elkouby wrote that while the event is free to attend, WSU strongly encourages

guests to donate menstrual products, which are donated less frequently than other necessities and are desperately needed by shelters.

“Rise is in high need of menstrual products,” Elkouby wrote. “This event is about collecting as many necessary supplies as possible, not money or fundraising.”

Elkouby wrote that she hopes the event ultimately creates a more open conversation around the topic of menstruation, a topic that is often stigmatized.

“Destigmatizing periods is an important theme for life, not just this event,” Elkouby wrote in an email. “With around half the world population having a period for a good chunk of life, it is entirely detrimental to treat menstruation as taboo. It risks health and self-knowledge not to talk about it.”

WSU’s “Period Party” will be held on Friday, March 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m at Old Union Hall in the University Union.

OPINIONS Thursday, March 7, 2019

WHAT ARE WE PAYING FOR? By next year, the fees Binghamton University students must pay in addition to their tuition will have increased by $76 over three years.

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Though this fee increase does not seem particularly steep on the surface, the Editorial Board has a couple of concerns. Our main issue is that students don’t seem to know exactly what their money is paying for.

Every semester, students are charged a series of fees. These 14 fees cover a variety of areas related to the University, including a technology fee, a transportation fee, a student health center fee and an intercollegiate athletics fee. For the current 2018-19 academic year, the fees total $1,467, and they are projected to cost students $1,502.50 for the upcoming 2019-20 academic year. Keep in mind that the cost of these fees are piled on top of tuition, which is also projected to increase by $200 for in-state undergraduates, and room and board, which generally increases year-to-year for students living on campus.

This money may be necessary for the University to conduct its business, but it is not clear what exactly these various fees pay for. For instance, fees like the academic excellence & success fee, the college fee and

the undergraduate activity fee sound particularly vague, and little description is available on BU’s website, if any at all.

Students must check the SUNY website to see the breakdown, and even these explanations appear subjective. The description for the intercollegiate athletics fee, which costs $304 this year and will increase to $313 next year, states that “The Intercollegiate Athletics Fee may be established for any State-operated campus as long as it follows the strictures of policy document 3000.” Students seeking to find out exactly what the fee pays for are then turned to a lengthy document. It should not take so much research just to learn where our $304 are going.

It’s already unclear what all these fees are funding, and that makes us even more skeptical about the fee increases. The fees set to increase are the student health services fee, the technology fee, the intercollegiate athletics fee and the career resources fee.

Again, what is the additional revenue from these fees funding that they do not cover already?

The Editorial Board maintains that the University must be more

transparent in regard to student fees, especially when proposing increases. The University has provided few reasons for the fee increases, but there is speculation that they are meant to compensate for the University’s budgetary crisis. However, we have not been given a concrete answer, indicating that perhaps even University officials are unsure.

We are especially interested in the new $15 “optional” alumni fee that was added this year. According to Kim Faber, executive director of alumni engagement, “The fee is, and always will be, optional.

In response to student feedback, we have made the opt-out process easier. To request a refund, a student would simply complete a brief online form through the Alumni Association website.”

Yet, if the fee is presented as an optional expense, why are students automatically charged for it? To opt out, students must fill out a form by a specific deadline, which, for this semester, was Feb. 4. The Editorial Board finds this system unnecessarily bothersome for students, who should be given the option to opt out on their bill before being

charged for the fee at all.

Moreover, the Editorial Board questions the necessity of some of the fees in the first place. For example, students are charged a $5 ID card fee every year — not a huge expense. But taking into account that students who lose their ID cards are charged $20 for a replacement, what exactly is the ID card fee for? If a student does not lose their ID card over all the years of their undergraduate education, why should they be forced to pay this fee every year? In addition, some of the fees appear to overlap, bringing up the question again about transparency. Students must pay a $59 recreation fee, a $99 undergraduate activity fee and a $34 campus life fee. All of these fees sound relatively similar, and the Editorial Board would like to know exactly how they are allocated.

If BU is going to continue increasing the amount of money it demands from students, the least it can do is tell us why.

The Editorial Board hopes the University will increase its transparency just as readily as it increases student fees.

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.

Addressing the fallacies of Common Core education Standardization has the potential to do more harm than good Hannah Gulko Columnist

On March 3, 2019, Andrew Foley, development director of Better Days Greece, a nongovernmental organization that focuses on providing spaces that promote relief, healing and learning to those displaced during the refugee crisis, spoke at Binghamton University’s TEDx event. Foley discussed the significance of education and how it brings possibility, solace and ease to many young lives.

It goes without saying, then, that education should be provided sufficiently, using proper tools and well-informed resources, in order to fulfill all of those expectations. However, given that the term “sufficiently” is ambiguous and open to various interpretations, it is important to question how it is defined within the educational standards that are responsible for creating the

teachers, doctors, lawyers, citizens and dreamers of tomorrow.

Common Core, a stateled effort to develop a series of standardized expectations for public school teaching, was initiated in 2009 to ostensibly bridge the education gap between schools in different cities, resolving inequities in leadership, resources and funding. The idea to provide high standards for all students to receive equal preparation for college was a good one, yet the implementation could not have produced more adverse effects.

Designed by David Coleman, chief executive officer of the College Board, a not-for-profit organization that is best known for designing the SAT and the Advanced Placement exams, the Common Core inappropriately equates standards with standardization.

Initiating a “one size fits all” model works as well in education

as it does in fashion — that is to say, not at all. Any educator can tell you that students learn in different ways, and homogenizing learning is taking away opportunity from actual understanding.

This paves the perfect road for rote

intuition from the educators and asking them to regurgitate “skillbased” learning instead of content-based learning is mindless and, in fact, harmful to every student within that classroom.

The fragmentation of the learning process into neatly organized skill sets encourages an elitist approach to learning.

It disregards student distinction and differences in educational background and opportunity, creating a system that burdens families to constantly pay money to take exams that test “learning efficiency,” discriminating against students from low socioeconomic taylor hayes editorial artist backgrounds and memorization ready to be spit highlighting student tracking. back on exams.

Of course, no one is arguing Common Core also fails that assessment is not critical in the students by way of failing defining success within organized the teachers. Taking away classrooms, but it cannot be individual classroom assessment the sole way to draw results and response, creativity and that matter. We also cannot

create legislation for education reform based on the opinions of politicians and administrators without consulting the opinions of true professionals in the field: teachers. It is the teachers who know the students of their classroom best; it is their voices who should be heard when creating change in the way education is being taught to young people. It is consequently also the reason why standards for a common education cannot be equated to standardization in the way in which it is taught — that would be blatantly disrespectful to the unique classrooms that exist under every teacher’s mindful eye.

Education is a journey rich with individual experience, passions and fallouts, with failure and with guidance from the teachers who change your life — none of which can be achieved from a system that expects every classroom to be a carbon copy of the one before it.

— Hannah Gulko is a junior majoring in human development.

When is it OK for artists to cover other artists?

Covering songs can be contentious ground for musicians David Hatami Contributing Columnist

Artistic originality has long been a subject of critical debate.

When it comes to musicians covering material from other musicians, performances are usually met with particular enthusiasm and acclaim from regular listeners. It goes without question that fans are instantly hit with a wave of excitement when their favorite artists cover a song from another well-known artist, especially during live concerts. From Chris Martin and Ariana Grande performing

“Don’t Look Back In Anger” by Oasis to The Killers performing “Starlight” by Muse to The 1975’s cover of Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next,” cover songs in concert have been a common practice for years. However, when an artist attempts to use the eminence of well-known songs to boost their own career or to capture the attention of the public, the results can be bothersome, embarrassing and even legally demanding.

There have been numerous occasions in music history when an artist, knowingly or not, uses pieces of another song in their own and creates issues for both parties. “Bitter Sweet Symphony”

by The Verve is a distinctly wellknown song with an intro that is recognizable by just about

anybody. However, the reason for this is a bit more grim than many would think. While the lyrics were written by The Verve themselves, a peculiar violin excerpt in the song was sampled from a 1965 Rolling Stones track called “The Last Time.” Initially, The Verve had agreed upon a license with the band that allowed it to use the five-note sample. Despite this, former Stones manager Allen Klein soon argued that The Verve had used too much of the song, ultimately removing all royalty rights from the band and attributing the songwriting credits to the Stones. As a result, the song was soon used in dozens of TV commercials, which explains why the tune is so unusually well-known.

More recently, in January 2018, Lana Del Rey tweeted that Radiohead was taking legal action against her due to a claim that her song, “Get Free,” was plagiarizing “Creep,” its debut hit single. “It’s true about the lawsuit,” Del Rey tweeted.

“Although I know my song wasn’t inspired by Creep, Radiohead feel it was and want 100% of the publishing - I offered up to 40 over the last few months, but they will only accept 100. Their lawyers have been relentless, so we will deal with it in court.”

While the speculative lawsuit has since been dropped, Del Rey has continued to deny plagiarism of Radiohead’s song.

Beyond a history of legal action, a large amount of online

musical trends today have tied together cover songs as a basis for modern entertainment. While releasing albums full of covers is quite uncommon in the musical industry, artists covering other artists has become a great form of amusement in recent years, especially due to the growing online presence of singers and songwriters. “Like A Version,” a weekly Australian radio segment, has boomed in popularity as a result of its involvement with international artists who come to its studio and perform live covers of songs from varying genres. These covers are usually posted on YouTube to the delight of millions of viewers, including Childish Gambino’s cover of Tamia’s “So Into You,”

Arctic Monkeys’ cover of Tame Impala’s “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” and Tash Sultana’s cover of MGMT’s “Electric Feel.”

While the use of musical covers has been sweeping the industry, the reckless use of popular songs in newer pieces can prove consequential. Still, this shouldn’t discourage the use of song covers when it comes to musical exploration, merging genres or just for fun. When it comes to producing new music, artists should be keen not to accidentally cover older songs and should obtain the proper credentials when covering the music of others.

—David Hatami is a freshman majoring in political science.

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Bearcats wrap up indoor season Track and field competes in ECAC/IC4A meet David Julien

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The Binghamton men’s and women’s track and field teams ended their indoor seasons on a high note this past weekend at the ECAC/IC4A Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Over the course of the threeday event, the Bearcats performed well, with several competitors securing new personal bests and breaking school records.

In the women’s shot put, graduate student Oyin Adewale secured a third-place finish with a distance of 49-11.25, shattering the program record that she set herself last year. This achievement provides Adewale with a strong finish to what has been a challenging indoor season.

“Oyin probably had the best performance out of anybody,” said BU head coach Mike Thompson. “[She] has had a tough season, she has not been throwing as well as she’s wanted to throw, so to have a huge personal best at her last indoor collegiate meet was really impressive.”

Graduate student Brooke Bonney continued her recent success, placing fifth in the women’s weight throw (60-4).

Adewale and Bonney were not the only Bearcats to make a splash at this weekend’s championships.

Other top finishers from the women’s side included the 4x400 meter relay team. Consisting of freshman Stephanie Cassens, junior Latoya Shand and sophomores Brittany Korsah and Sophia Gelard, the team finished seventh (3:47.95).

Freshman Aziza Chigatayeva also had a standout performance in the 3000-meter run (9:50.33).

Chigatayeva competed in both the 3000- and 5000-meter runs

during the America East Indoor Track & Field Championships last weekend.

The men’s team also impressed at Boston University over the weekend, with several athletes turning in solid performances. In the triple jump, junior Matt Baker reached new heights, placing fifth (49-6.5) and breaking the school record that he set last week. Junior Greg Matzelle was also able to finish his indoor season strongly with a fourthplace finish in the 60-meter dash (6.89), and fellow junior Jack Fitzgerald placed fourth in the high jump (6-8.25).

Overall, both teams turned in notable showings throughout the entire year as several Bearcats broke records along the way.

“I thought the indoor season went very well,” Thompson said. “I thought the men’s and women’s teams did better than I expected them to do at the beginning of the year, so I was very happy with the season as a whole.”

The Bearcats now set their sights on the fast-approaching outdoor season, with hopes to keep the momentum generated from the indoor season going.

With a few weeks until the start of the outdoor season, the break will give the Bearcats ample time to rest up and prepare for the second part of their campaign. Culminating with the NCAA D1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships in June, the outdoor season marks a new challenge for both track and field squads.

“I think everyone is in a good place, I think everyone is ready for a break,” Thompson said.

“The team is healthy, feeling good and ready to go.”

The outdoor season begins with the Lafayette 8-Way Meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 30 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

ed moran contributing photographer Graduate student Oyin Adewale broke the school record in the women’s shot put as Binghamton finished its indoor track and field season.

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TRACK AND FIELD

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

BU eliminated from AE postseason Women’s basketball drops 20th straight to Albany Evan Cole

assistant sports editor

ariel kachuro assistant photography editor Senior forward Rebecca Carmody scored 19 points and collected 13 rebounds in her final game as a Bearcat.

Driving to the rim off a steal from junior guard Karlee Krchnavi, classmate guard Kai Moon pushed up the court with determination, fighting her way to the rim for a layup through contact, earning an and-one opportunity which she converted.

The basket put the fifth-seeded Binghamton women’s basketball team up seven points on fourthseeded Albany with just under seven minutes to play. Ironically, this momentum-swinging moment put the Bearcats in a position eerily similar to last season’s 12-point blown lead in a quarterfinal matchup against Hartford. Key differences from last season, such as a new coaching staff, a largely new rotation and different faces of the team in Moon and senior forward Rebecca Carmody, could not change an outcome that was far too familiar to BU’s veterans. The Bearcats scored only two points for the remainder of the game, as Albany outscored Binghamton by

12 points in crunch time to earn a 61-56 victory and advance to the America East (AE) semifinals.

The defeat marks the program’s 20th consecutive loss to the Great Danes (13-17, 10-7 AE) and puts a bitter end to what was ultimately an up-and-down rebuilding year for the Bearcats (12-18, 7-10 AE).

“We were just really inconsistent [this season], and I think it happens,” said BU head coach Bethann Shapiro Ord. “But I’m excited to keep growing with this group and just get after it. There’s no time to wait. The way this [loss] happened, I think they’re gonna be really hungry.”

Binghamton played a strong and complete game on both ends of the court in the first three quarters. Whether by leveraging Albany’s press defense to their advantage or passing and cutting swiftly in the halfcourt, the Bearcats were able to consistently manufacture open looks and convert on jumpers and shots at the rim. BU was paced by a strong two-way showing from Carmody in her final game as a Bearcat, pouring in 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting while grabbing 13 rebounds and dishing out four assists. Carmody’s ability to facilitate for both herself and

others helped keep the Bearcats’ offense humming for a majority of the game.

“I can’t say enough about [Carmody], of what she’s done for this program,” Shapiro Ord said. “In my short time with her, I can’t even tell you how proud I am that I had the opportunity to coach her.”

The Bearcats’ collapse was highlighted by the inability to find the open shots they found earlier in the game. After previously getting to the rim with relative ease, Binghamton had offensive possessions sputter frequently due to stagnation and hesitancy on the perimeter, allowing the Great Danes to dig in and jump passing lanes. Binghamton took three layups after Moon’s threepoint play, failing to cash in on each opportunity.

“We were just not attacking the rim like we were [earlier] and just didn’t get the looks we wanted in the end,” Shapiro Ord said. “Albany didn’t give up. We needed to score more buckets, obviously. We said we wanted to push tempo, and they did a good job of slowing us down a bit.”

The Bearcats rebounded with a sense of urgency tonight, outrebounding the Great Danes, 40-

33, but BU’s late scoring drought ultimately enabled Albany to complete the comeback. Moon was the Bearcats’ second-leading scorer, totaling 17 points on an inefficient 4-for-16 shooting performance.

Sophomore forward Olivia Ramil fouled out in 28 minutes of action, but put up 12 points and 6 rebounds on 60 percent shooting from the field.

This Bearcats season was defined by the team’s variant performance throughout the year, suffering three separate losing streaks of three or more games. With Carmody now graduating, Binghamton again has big shoes to fill on its roster.

Completing her first season coaching Binghamton, Shapiro Ord now enters her first full offseason at the helm and looks to form a squad that will play more steadily next season.

“It’s time to get back to work,” Shapiro Ord said. “It’s the offseason, and they’ve never been through an offseason with me yet. I’m really excited. I’m already thinking about what we’re going to do to get going for next year … You guys are [going to] see a team come back next year, and this will not be the case.”

Wrestling prepares to host conference championships BU enters EIWA playoffs on 10-game win streak Justin Zion

assistant sports editor

Following a strong regular season, the red-hot Binghamton wrestling team will participate in the 2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships. The Bearcats (103, 8-2 EIWA) enter the conference championships riding a programrecord 10-game win streak, which the team hopes will translate into success this weekend.

“I’m excited to see what all 10 of our guys can bring to the mat this weekend,” said BU head coach Kyle Borshoff. “Hopefully, [we] can punch a few tickets to Pittsburgh.”

Binghamton’s wrestlers will compete within their respective weight classes for a spot in the NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in two weeks. The EIWA automatically qualifies 47 wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, which is third-most in the nation. Eight

rose coschignano pipe dream photographer Redshirt freshman Lou DePrez finished the regular season with a perfect record in dual meets and looks to continue his success in the EIWA Championships.

total Bearcats were ranked in the tournament pre-seeds of their respective brackets, with redshirt freshman Lou DePrez seeded highest of all his teammates, placed in the No. 2 spot in the

184-pound class.

“We are absolutely one of the premier conferences,” Borshoff said. “For fans that are coming to watch, what you’re going to see when we hit the quarterfinals and

semifinals and finals is a number of nationally-ranked guys … they’ll be out there laying on the line. This is a big event for us, and we’ve prepared for it.”

Leading the Bearcats into the

EIWA Championships are DePrez and junior Anthony Sparacio.

Sparacio and DePrez own the two longest active-win streaks on the team, with spells of 12 and 11 bouts unbeaten, respectively, and DePrez finishing the dual season with a perfect record.

“All the duals that we’ve been wrestling, I try to score as many bonus points as I possibly can for the team,” DePrez said. “Now, coming to the postseason, it’s just me trying to win and get to the finals and go to nationals, so that’s my mentality.”

The season began on a rough note for the team, as it struggled against some of the top wrestling programs in the country. The Bearcats lost their first three duals of the season, including two lopsided defeats at the hands of Cornell and Army, which are both currently ranked in the top 25. It didn’t take long for the team to turn its season around, however. Once the Bearcats got into the heart of their EIWA schedule, they just kept rolling, continuously adding to a win streak that still stands unblemished at 10.

Binghamton has had the benefit of a two-week break between its final regularseason dual and the conference championships, which it used to rest up and prepare. More importantly, the Bearcats have an advantage that none of the other participating programs will have, as the EIWA Championships will be hosted by Binghamton University for the first time ever. The team will wrestle in a familiar environment and won’t have to deal with the added stresses of travel.

“I’ve never had it on my home turf, either as an athlete or coach,” Borshoff said. “I’m excited for it. This is the first time for me, first time for Binghamton University — these guys are extraordinarily lucky that we get to have this event here.”

The EIWA Championships will be taking place over a twoday period at the Events Center in Vestal, New York. The first rounds and quarterfinals will take place on Friday, March 8, while the semifinals and finals will take place the next day. The doors will open Friday at 10 a.m.

Men’s basketball falls in regular season finale to Albany Binghamton set to battle Stony Brook Saturday Kyle Reina

pipe dream sports

Despite a recent trend of solid play, the Binghamton men’s basketball team was unable to capitalize on its momentum Tuesday night, falling to Albany 73-58. The Bearcats (9-22, 5-11 America East) closed out their regular season with a lackluster performance against the Great Danes (12-19, 7-9 AE).

Binghamton entered the game off a dominant victory against Maine, when it scorched the Black Bears from all over, led by a historic performance by graduate student guard J.C. Show. Tuesday’s game was a different story for Show and the Bearcats.

Albany was able to stifle Show with an emphasis on closeouts and denying him the ball at times; he finished only 4-of-12 overall and 2-of-8 from behind the arc. With a potent frontcourt of Albany’s senior forward Devonte Campbell and freshman forward Malachi De Sousa, most of the Bearcats had a tough

time finishing around the rim.

Combined with Albany’s pressure on BU’s shooters, the offense for the Bearcats was stagnant in the second half, as they recorded a subpar 12-of-29 shooting.

“We’ve been playing so much better than we did tonight, and Albany had a lot to do with it,” said BU head coach Tommy Dempsey. “Very good defensively, forced us into a lot of tough shots, and we didn’t shoot it as well as we have been, and I thought we let our lack of ability to go on offensively affect our defensive intensity.”

Albany took over the game on a stretch that began at the end of the first half and continued into the second. The Great Danes’ 22-0 run in that span put them up 46-26 with under 16 minutes left in the game. BU was finally able to end the Great Danes’ run when senior forward Caleb Stewart nailed a jumper at the 15:35 mark for the Bearcats’ first points of the second period.

“The end of the first half, we were a little bit unlucky,” Dempsey said. “We had a twopoint lead, and I thought we had a couple of good shots that didn’t go in to close the half, and we led the whole half, and then within a

minute and a half, we went from up two to down six. They went on that run to start the second half, so the combination of that really put us in a tough spot. I thought we lost our mojo after they got a couple of pick sixes, and we never really recovered.”

Graduate student forward Chancellor Barnard was the only Bearcat to register above 45 percent on his field goals, scoring 15 points on 83 percent shooting. He showed off his ability to finish in traffic, as he often found himself met at the rim by Albany bigs. Most of his buckets came off feeds from penetrating guards, as Barnard resided on the weak-side block for a good majority of the game.

Binghamton’s guards as a whole had trouble getting anything to fall. Freshman guard Sam Sessoms was forced into tough and contested shots

by Albany’s pestering junior guard Ahmad Clark and De Sousa. Sessoms, typically able to shift defenders out of positions for drives to the basket, was unable to shake the quick Clark, who finished with 14 points himself, mainly from his three 3-pointers.

Campbell was able to use his

6’6”, 235-pound frame in the high post against Binghamton’s 2-3 zone and was effective finishing at the rim and drawing fouls. Campbell finished with 14 points.

Binghamton’s reliance on the three players for the previous four games has been at the core of its solid play; in the four contests prior to facing Albany, the Bearcats shot 57-of-118 from deep, good for a 48 percent clip. Their reliance on the three was their downfall against the Great Danes, however, as they only hit 7-of-26.

The Binghamton seniors were hoping to come away with a win in this match, as it would likely be the last time they will suit up in the Events Center.

“It’s hard for me to put into words, to hide my emotions for how much I care about them, and just how much I’ve enjoyed having them here with me,” Dempsey said. “It hasn’t always been easy for any of us, but we’ve always stayed together, and we’ll be close for the rest of our lives, and that’s something that is a lot more important than wins and losses.”

With their regular season now complete, the Bearcats

sidney slon pipe dream photographer Graduate student forward Chancellor Barnard finished 7-of-8 on-field goals en route to a 15-point scoring output against Albany.

now turn their focus to the AE Tournament. After missing out on last year’s playoffs, the Bearcats enter seeded seventh, set for a quarterfinal matchup against Stony Brook. BU was defeated in both regular-season

matchups between the two teams this season.

Tipoff against the Seawolves is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York.