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Freshmen, transfers fail to get SA-Line Some students did not receive emails with election information Kyle Dunnigan

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12-4 AE) on the defensive end. BU held a team that had votes in the national Men’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll to just 32 percent shooting from the field and 11 percent from deep. Most importantly, Binghamton kept redshirt junior guard Akwasi Yeboah in check. Despite averaging 16.6 points per game, BU forced him into 1-of-8 shooting from the field at the break. While the first period was undeniably all Binghamton, the Seawolves responded fiercely in the second half to keep everyone watching on the edge of their seats. Sophomore forward Elijah Olaniyi, who had a game-high 27 points,

Until the most recent edition of Student Association (SA) Line came out on Friday, March 1, freshmen and transfer students had not received any emails from the SA since the start of the 201819 academic year, preventing them from receiving SA election information. According to the SA’s Management Policies, the SA is required to communicate election information, including letters of intent, sweeps and a candidate’s eligibility requirements to all undergraduate students. The organization generally does so via email. Rachel Anszelowicz, chair of the elections and judiciary committee and a junior triple-majoring in philosophy, classical and Near Eastern studies and philosophy, politics and law, wrote in an email that Information Technology Services (ITS) at BU is responsible for adding students to the Listserv used by the SA and that the SA is unable to access to view or edit the Listserv for confidentiality purposes. “Without having notification from [students] themselves, the Student Association has no way to confirm whether every student is on the [Listserv] or not,” Anszelowicz wrote in an email. According to Anszelowicz, the SA has notified the ITS help desk to ensure that the list is updated. Additionally, Anszelowicz wrote that the election information has been marketed in other ways aside from sending emails through the Listserv. “This year, the elections committee, in conjunction with the marketing and promotions department, has extensively increased advertising and promotion for this [year’s] election,” Anszelowicz wrote.

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The Bearcats and their spirit squad stormed the court in celebration as Binghamton stunned second-seeded Stony Brook in the AE quarterfinals.

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STUNNER AT STONY BROOK

Men’s basketball advances to AE semifinals with upset victory Samuel Ditchek sports editor

A stormed court, a silent crowd and a drenched visitors’ locker room only means one thing in March. For the first time since the program reached the Big Dance 10 years ago, the seventh-seeded Binghamton men’s basketball team advanced to the conference semifinals after defeating the second-seeded Stony Brook Seawolves, 78-72. BU’s victory kept its season alive and sets up a semifinal match at Vermont in the upcoming round of the America East (AE) postseason. Despite seven seeds sporting a dismal 2-31 all-time record against two seeds,

78 - 72 Binghamton (10-22, 5-11 AE) defied the odds as the overwhelming underdog. The Bearcats rode an 18-point lead into halftime behind a trio that featured freshman guard Sam Sessoms, who at that point had a game-high 14 points, graduate student guard J.C. Show and senior forward Caleb Stewart. The three combined for 35 of Binghamton’s 43 points, with 18 coming from long range in the first half alone.

“We have a special kid [Sessoms] with the ball in his hands and we surrounded him with seniors,” said BU head coach Tommy Dempsey. “He’s a handful. That’s the best defensive team in the league — they throw length and athleticism at him and they really couldn’t keep him under control.” Not only did the Bearcats dominate offensively in the first 20 minutes, but they also stifled Stony Brook (24-8,

BU aims to improve Students seek gown-buying options gender-neutral policies Seniors say new garb comes with convenience, but used is cheaper

System changes to allow students to use preferred names Gitl-Yevgeniya Driker pipe dream news

Binghamton University is planning to introduce a new update to its database that will allow students to change their names in all University systems that do not require the use of a legal name. The update aims to accommodate students of all genders and identities, and comes after the passage of a new ordinance in New York City that allows gender-nonconforming residents to designate their gender with the letter “X” on their birth certificate, rather than “M” for male or “F” for female. According to Kelly Clark, director of BU’s Q Center, the update will also come with a new policy allowing name changes in the University system. “We are in the process of developing a new policy,” Clark wrote in an email. “In fact, the policy is just about done, however, [we] are waiting for the

upgrade to the database systems that will allow the policy for name changes to go into effect. Our current databases do not have the capacity to hold a nickname or chosen name.” The change is not the only one concerning gender to come to BU in the past several years. According to Clark, the Q Center has been working on a variety of policies to accommodate students of all genders by providing training sessions and working to increase the visibility of nonbinary pronoun usage featured in the classroom. “We have been working over the last few years to recognize, respect and include people of all genders, including trans and gender-expansive and [nonbinary] employees and students,” Clark wrote. “We have developed a pronouns statement that faculty can adopt for their syllabus and provided some guidance on how to create a [gender-affirming] classroom. A number of departments on campus have updated the way they ask about gender on

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ARTS & CULTURE

Yuri Lee

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With graduation rapidly approaching, Binghamton University students aiming to walk in commencement are exploring new options to obtain their caps and gowns. At BU, students can buy their caps and gowns from Herff Jones, a company that sells educational recognition and achievement products. These products vary from caps, gowns, tassels, stoles and hoods to optional items such as class rings, diploma frames and thank-you notes. liat katz contributing photographer According to the Herff Jones website, the Students are buying and borrowing used commencement garb from friends and alumni to price for a cap, gown, tassel and stole for save money. undergraduates is $88.50, not including tax and shipping. For graduate students, political science and Latin American and cap. I haven’t looked into it, but I’m going the price of a cap, gown, tassel and hood Caribbean studies, said she’s exploring to try that. It might sound crusty, but for ranges from $96.50 for master’s students cheaper options for when she graduates people that don’t want to keep their cap to $141.50 for doctoral students. this semester. and gown, there should be an option to The price of ordering a brand-new “I personally think it’s a lot to ask for, rent or something.” cap and gown can be prohibitive for especially when students have already paid According to Yona Benyamini, a students, and some are starting to look so much in other dues,” Ronquillo said. college division representative for Herff into buying or borrowing used graduation “Thankfully, I was told by a housemate to Jones, there are different graduation garb from friends and alumni. Ruddy borrow one of my older friend’s gowns, see gowns page 3 Ronquillo, a senior double-majoring in and then maybe search online to buy the

OPINIONS

SPORTS

Harpur Cinema presents “Dirty Looks: Eight Years On,” an inspiring queer film series,

Women’s empowerment gets a new superhero in the form of “Captain Marvel,”

Contributing columnist Seth Gully scrutinizes the Trump administration’s recent memo,

Women’s lacrosse overpowered by Ohio State,

Four wrestlers punch ticket to Big Dance,

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Aaron Powell sentenced to life without parole

Gov. Andrew Cuomo considers pied-à-terre tax for luxury Manhattan apartments

Aaron Powell, who was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of firstdegree murder by Broome County jurors in January, was sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole by Judge Joseph Cawley, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. Powell, 45, was convicted of the murders of Christina Powell, his estranged wife, and Mario Masciarelli, which occurred in a residence on Lisi Lane in the Town of Binghamton in March 2013. Masciarelli, 24, was beaten to death with a baseball bat, and Christina Powell, 35, was strangled with an electrical cord.

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Oakdale Mall to lose Charlotte Russe

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A new tax, supported by the New York State Legislature, could tax property owners on apartments bought as second homes, according to Newsday. Called the ‘piedà-terre,’ or “foot on the ground,” tax, it would tax property valued at $5 million or more, and would mainly impact overseas and outof-state Manhattan apartment and condominium owners. Depending on where the property value limit is set, the tax could also affect Manhattan property owners residing in Connecticut, New Jersey, Westchester County and Long Island. If passed, the tax could draw in an estimated $9 billion over the next several years. NATIONAL NEWS

Charlotte Russe, a women’s clothing outlet, is closing stores nationwide, including its store in the Oakdale Mall, according to WBNG. Charlotte Russe is one of several large clothing chains to leave the Oakdale Mall in recent years, including Macy’s, Sears, The Bonton and New York and Company. Oakdale Mall managers declined to comment on the recent departures.

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Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes, killing all passengers A plane carrying 157 passengers crashed on Sunday shortly after departing from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, according to The New York Times. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, bound for Nairobi, Kenya, took off under clear weather conditions, but was unable to ascend at stable speeds, according to flight data. The pilot sent out a distress call, but lost contact with air controllers six minutes after takeoff. The plane is the second Boeing 737 Max 8 to go down since the new model, which is popular among airlines internationally, was released last year, igniting fears that the jetliner might have issues with its flight control system.

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christine derosa staff photographer Students normalize menstruation at a “Period Party” in Old Union Hall on Friday evening.

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clothing. The suspects were charged with petit larceny and will appear in Vestal Town Court.

The following accounts were provided by Investigator Mark Silverio of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Next ‘American Ninja Warrior’ SUNDAY, March 3, 8:56 p.m. — Officers were dispatched to Mohawk Hall of College-in-the-Woods after receiving reports of property damage. A Residential Life employee reported to UPD dispatchers that there was a hole in a wall in the hallway, but by the time officers arrived on the scene, a suspect had already come forward. The suspect, a 19-year-old male, said he had accidentally kicked the wall while practicing a martial arts move, producing the hole. Security cameras in the area confirmed his story, and officers advised him to hone his martial arts agility in a more adequate space. College-in-theWoods laundry thieves apprehended TUESDAY, March 5, 4:28 p.m. — A 20-year-old female resident in Seneca Hall of College-in-the-Woods reported some of her clothing had been stolen from a dryer in the building’s laundry room, one of several reports of stolen laundry in College-in-the-Woods that UPD has received recently. An officer reviewed camera footage from the laundry room and identified two 18-year-old females as suspects. An officer spoke with the suspects and they both admitted to stealing the laundry. They also admitted to stealing laundry from other buildings, and voluntarily turned over 26 items of

Through the vents THURSDAY, March 7, 3:05 p.m. — A 33-year-old female professor reported an odor of marijuana in a classroom in the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collegiate Center of Hinman College. Officers responded to the classroom, and also noticed the distinct odor of marijuana, but believed the smell was coming into the room through the ventilation system. An officer searched the outside of the building to check the HVAC system air intakes, but was unable to find anyone smoking. The professor decided she and her students could tolerate the smell and finished class as scheduled. Just say no to drugs THURSDAY, March 7, 11:48 p.m. — Officers responded to Appalachian Collegiate Center of Mountainview College after receiving a marijuana complaint. A 63-year-old female Sodexo employee reported she smelled marijuana near an emergency staircase exit, and saw two individuals smoking near the exit. She took a photograph of the suspects to show the officer. The officer was able to locate the suspects, an 18-year-old and 19-year-old male, in the area. The suspects did not possess any illegal substances, but officers advised them of the dangers of smoking marijuana and potential consequences of their actions. The suspects seemed genuinely apologetic, and officers let them go with a warning.

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john atkinson contributing photographer Volunteers gathered bags of food from Vestal neighborhoods while participating in the annual Herstory Food Drive on Saturday.

Groups host annual Vestal food drive Herstory drive held for Women’s History Month Phariha Rahman pipe dream news

In an effort to bring awareness to the issues that single mothers may face, Binghamton University’s chapter of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), the Women’s Student Union and the Multicultural Resource Center hosted the annual Herstory Food Drive in honor of Women’s History Month. The food drive was a two-part event, with volunteers devoting two weekends to distributing notes to residents of Vestal neighborhoods asking for donations and collecting plastic bags filled with food. According to Ellie Plotkin-Kaye, president of NYPIRG and a junior majoring in biology, neighborhoods were chosen based on their

socioeconomic status. “We want to bring attention to the fact that so many single-mother families are disproportionately affected by food insecurity and issues that come with poverty and we want to provide that extra support,” Plotkin-Kaye said. “We go on Google Maps and look at the 3D version to make sure it’s somewhat wealthy, basically trying to make sure we’re not requesting donations from the communities we’re trying to serve, [and] make sure that they look like they can provide.” The donations will be given to the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (CHOW), the Binghamton YWCA and Bear Necessities Food Pantry, a campus resource that assists food-insecure students. Last year, student groups collected 2,600 pounds of food, professional clothing and personal care products through the drive. Celine Munroe, a NYPIRG project leader and a junior majoring

in philosophy, politics and law, said she hopes the event shows people how to get involved in the community and the importance of local efforts. “It’s Black History Month and [Women’s History Month], and people don’t know that there are things they can do to reach out to these groups,” Munroe said. “There’s stuff you can do other than just tweeting about it.” The event, which has been running for several years, always draws returning volunteers, such as Esther Kang, a junior majoring in biology, who said she participated in the food drive last year. But over the weekend, newcomers joined the effort, with more than 60 people volunteering at the event, approximately double the number of volunteers from last semester, according to Munroe. She said the higher turnout came after organizers reached out to several Greek life organizations and

increased their advertising efforts on social media. Daphnie Sainvilus, a sophomore majoring in environmental studies, was one of the new faces at the drive on Saturday. She said she heard about the event through the Poverty Awareness Coalition. “[I wanted] to get involved and help people who don’t have enough food,” Sainvilus said. “I haven’t volunteered much and I love helping people.” Munroe said the increased involvement made her hopeful that the food drive would continue to grow. “I hope that we’re inspiring more Binghamton students to want to be a part of the food drive, just because we got so many people this time, and next semester and the semester after that we just keeping increasing the number of volunteers that we have,” Munroe said. “Hopefully this is inspiring students to join organizations doing stuff like this.”

their forms.” Additionally, the University currently offers gender-inclusive housing and gender-neutral restrooms, and in a meeting last month, BU’s Faculty Senate endorsed a SUNY resolution calling for gender-neutral language in all correspondence. The resolution, which was presented to the BU Faculty Senate by Barry Jones, chair of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, chair of the economics department and a professor of economics, calls for the use of the pronouns they, them and their, and passed almost unanimously. But measures designed to promote gender neutrality and accommodate nonbinary students still face resistance from some. Christopher Hanes, a member of the Faculty Senate and a professor of economics, voted against the recent resolution because he believes the use of “they” as a singular pronoun is grammatically incorrect. “It’s not about gender neutrality,” Hanes said. “It’s about grammar. It is telling them not to avoid gender-specific language — which you can do in many different ways — it’s telling them to use ‘they’ as a singular pronoun.” In a study of transgender students at BU conducted last year by Winter Clark, ‘18, under the supervision of Dara Silberstein, a visiting assistant professor of women, gender and sexuality studies,

transgender respondents ranked the University’s policies regarding transgender students at 2.185 out of a possible five points. In the conclusion of the report, Winter Clark wrote that several transgender students had responded to the survey with experiences of professors ignoring their preferred pronouns and had expressed concern about the University’s current database. “Transgender students wrote that they would like to see improvements to the name change process for class rosters and online communication,” Winter Clark wrote. “Multiple transgender students reported that even after changing their name in various systems, they were continually called by their old names.” Kelly Clark wrote the database update aims to address these concerns, and will help the University accommodate new students who legally changed their gender under New York City’s new ordinance. Additionally, she wrote her office will continue to work toward improving BU’s policies regarding transgender and g e n d e r- n o n c o n f o r m i n g individuals. “This is something I think most of SUNY is unprepared to deal with should students arrive in the fall having changed their genders over the summer,” Kelly Clark wrote. “We will also be working to create a best practice for asking gender on University forms.”

SA says ITS failed to update Listserv for election emails sa from page 1 “In addition to the four emails we send out to the [Listserv] we were provided, we emailed all student organizations about letters of intent, announced the election schedule to Congress, live-streamed sweeps via Facebook, in addition to [posting flyers] about elections, eligibility, sweeps and letters of intent on physical announcement boards around the University Union and in each community dining hall, as well as doing Instagram [Live] interviews with all the candidates.” But some students, such

as Angelo Nardo, a freshman majoring in mathematics, still feel left in the dark. Nardo said he thinks there should be better management for Listservs. “This is a matter of importance for all freshmen,” Nardo said. “Without Listservs such as the SA-Line, there are opportunities missed, and the University must take steps to review Listserv management.” According to David Nachman, a junior majoring in business administration, ITS and the SA must work together to ensure everyone receives informational newsletters. “I think in order to prevent

this in the future, ensuring the most up-to-date lists are used when deciding who will receive the emails would be a good idea,” Nachman said. Michael Baccari, a freshman majoring in electrical engineering, said ITS should ensure all students are included on University-wide Listservs. “I didn’t know that the email list was a thing,” Baccari said. “I wasn’t aware that was something available to people. I think that if ITS is in charge of the Listservs, they should make students aware that there are Listservs that they should be on and not miss out on opportunities.”

Students explore options for purchasing cap, gown gowns from page 1 packages students can choose from, but only the caps and gowns are necessary for students to participate in the ceremony. “The only thing you have to have for graduation is your cap and gown and regalia,” Benyamini said. “Everything else is just recognition items or things for your family to celebrate.” Although caps and gowns are technically one size, students can obtain extra-large caps at the University Bookstore if their caps are too small. Gowns are also customizable for students depending on their height and weight when they buy them new. Despite the perks of a customized cap and gown, however, Karen Jung, ’18, who graduated last semester and is participating in commencement in May, said she is going to get her cap

and gown from her friend who already graduated. “It makes no sense that I have to pay for these garments that I’ll never wear again,” Jung said. “I’m getting my cap and gown from my friend who is an [alumna]. Even she had to split hers between two people. I think they should definitely try lowering the price by offering a rental option. I know my friend gets to rent her cap and gown from her institution.” According to Benyamini, although Herff Jones does not sell second-hand caps and gowns or offer rental options, they do allow students to recycle their gowns after graduation if they no longer want them. “The gowns are made from a recycled fabric — plastic bottles, believe it or not, that have been recycled into the fabric,” Benyamini said. “We do offer the school the opportunity to let

us ship boxes to the ceremony because kids who don’t ever want to keep it can throw it in the box. We will pick it up for free and recycle the gowns.” Pitom Saha, a senior majoring in computer science, said while he thinks the cost of a new cap and gown is too expensive, he’ll still likely end up buying it online from Herff Jones. “The gowns are $80 or so, but for a one-time use, it’s silly,” Saha said. “I could borrow from a friend, but I’ll probably end up buying a set for convenience. The University should run its own cap and gown system with reusable, washable gowns that can be loaned out for a week or so.” The deadline to order caps and gowns through Herff Jones is March 25. Students can begin picking up their orders and individual items on May 8 from the University Bookstore.

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BUDSA hosts second annual, 24-hour Datathon at BU Event sees increased attendance from last year Emma Tennyson-Hickey contributing writer

For 24 hours, students used their programming skills to compete in the second annual Data Science Hackathon, otherwise known as “Datathon,” in the University Union this weekend. Hosted by Binghamton University Data Science and Analytics (BUDSA), a campus organization that focuses on teaching and exploring a datadriven campus community, the Datathon allowed students to work in teams to apply their knowledge of programming to data science and analyticsbased projects. Participants were also encouraged to come up with creative projects that aim to benefit the Binghamton community. According to Joshua Eimer, vice president of BUDSA and a junior double-majoring in computer science and mathematics, the event is a culmination of BUDSA’s objectives. “The goal of BUDSA is to give students a safe area to learn skills, practice those skills and then network,” Eimer said. “This event ties together all three parts of our mission statement.” According to Eimer, Datathon allows students in BUDSA, who have spent all year learning how to use programming languages like Python, R and Excel through tutorials, to utilize their skills and practice building something. Companies donated datasets to the Datathon and after students complete their projects, companies will use their projects for recruitment. “The companies that donate datasets will come and give a talk Adm_SUNYBinghamtonAd_002_FA18.pdf and will also send the projects that the students built, and this is used for recruiting material,” Eimer said.

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Students will participate in BU’s second annual Datathon this weekend, which took place over a period of 24 hours.

Off Campus College Transport (OCCT), for example, donated time series data about the time people got on and off their buses, as well as how many people got left behind at each stop. “This project is specifically geared towards Binghamton,” Eimer said. “The goal is to optimize their bus schedule so if there’s a specific time of day when more people get on the bus, they want to send out buses more frequently.” Dhyanesh Thatchinamoorthy and Reshma Barvin Shahul 1Hameed 1/24/19 Amanullah, 2:00 PM first-year graduate students studying computer science, helped analyze the OCCT data and won first

place overall in the competition. According to Amanullah, they specifically chose OCCT data since it directly impacts BU students. “We selected OCCT data because we use this data every day boarding the bus,” Amanullah said. “Skipping just one bus is a big problem. We analyzed the data and found that from 10 to 11 [a.m.] on Tuesday, the buses are too crowded, so that’s why we created a new route so that there would be less problems and less people left behind.” Yogesh Jagdale, a first-year graduate student studying computer science, was part of a group that won first place

for the “Live in Bing” dataset category. Jagdale said their project specifically focused on the correlation between the prices of houses and other factors. “We had datasets about the houses, and we had to find correlation between the prices of the houses and information on bedrooms, bathrooms, zip codes, floor space and parking,” Jagdale said. “We predicted the graphs based on the data given.” Emad Alenany, a first-year graduate student studying industrial engineering, said he participated in Datathon to see his skills evaluated by others involved with data science and enhance his résumé. While

working with the dataset in the “Live in Bing” category, he said his team tried to use various methods to approach the data. “At the beginning, we thought of the problem as a classification problem instead of a regression problem,” Alenany said. “We converted the numerical variables into categorical variables to use one of the classification methods. Using data from ‘Live In Bing,’ our objective is to predict the price of apartments based on a number of 22 variables. Some of them are categorical and one is numeric. We try to study the problem by using some dimension reductionality methods.” According to Eimer, the

Datathon has expanded and improved from when it began just last year. “Last year, this was a 12hour event, and we only had two companies donate datasets,” Eimer said. “We also started with a zero-dollar budget and had to fundraise everything or spend out of pocket. This year, we had a budget from the Student Association, we had four companies that gave datasets and it’s a 24-hour event. As we have gained more popularity across Binghamton, we have more people coming that are serious about competing and are here for the benefits of the competition rather than the novelty.”

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Food Co-op hosts ‘Tiny Desk’-inspired concert Ben Franklin and the Electric Keys performed Sean Carr

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This past Friday afternoon, March 8, the Binghamton Food Co-op at the Roots Cafe hosted its first Lunchtime Set, which borrows the National Public Radio (NPR) Tiny Desk setup to provide a platform for up-andcoming talent within the student community. For its inaugural session, the co-op hosted indie rock outfit Ben Franklin and The Electric Keys. Liat David, a sophomore majoring in human development, and Harris Khan, a junior majoring in economics, are both core members of the Food Co-op and collaboratively brainstormed the idea to bring “Tiny Desk”style concerts to Binghamton University. NPR’s Tiny Desk videos feature intimate, often acoustic sets, by both popular and upand-coming musicians, including artists H.E.R. and Khalid. Khan said the idea for

Lunchtime Sets struck the pair during a recent open mic event at the Roots Cafe. “We were just watching people perform and thought, ‘Why don’t we have this be a regular thing?’” Khan said. “I think it brings a great energy, completely congruent to the people we have here, with the mellow music and that sort of atmosphere.” As their idea came to fruition Friday afternoon, a crowd quickly began to materialize. The band played a brief yet well-received set, the co-op served its usual hot lunch and the room was at full capacity, with Khan and other members of the co-op scavenging for more chairs. Ben Franklin and The Electric Keys is comprised of BU students

Ben Peterfreund, a sophomore majoring in sociology, Mark

Poggioli, a junior majoring in biochemistry, Ben Flood, a junior majoring in music, Owen Zahradnik, a sophomore

majoring in mechanical engineering, Franklin Bade, a

a variety of influences from the ’60s and ’70s eras of rock to jazz. At the concert, they kept their set short with four tracks: three original songs and a cover of Jerry Garcia’s “Russian Lullaby.” Flood said the band’s ambition is to combine their musical influences into something new. “It’s just fun to play with different setups,” he said. “We’ll be writing a song and you can kind of just feel what would sound right like ‘Oh, a trumpet would sound really cool on this.’” While the band kept its expansive sound intact, two kojo senoo pipe dream photographer bringing acoustic guitars, junior majoring in philosophy bass guitar, percussion and a and Veronica Liszewski, a junior trumpet, songs had to be trimmed majoring in art history. The band, down and stripped back to fit formed last October and looks to the cafe location. The change of

setting showed a new side of Ben Franklin and the Electric Keys created by the confines of the Co-op. “We do bigger arrangements and louder acoustics, normally we’re electric so [the Co-op set] sounds very different then from most of the time,” Bade said. David said the Co-op hopes to expand the Lunchtime Set brand with consistency by developing strong connections with the artists involved. “It was a positive experience on both ends,” David said. “The performers loved what they were doing and we loved what they were doing. It’s just a really good relationship.” Oktay Kurbanov, a senior majoring in political science, said he enjoyed what the Food Co-op brought to the table. “I really liked it,” he said. “I really didn’t know events were happening like this in the university. Just hearing live music [on campus] is really exciting.” The next Lunchtime Set will be March 29 at noon in the Roots Cafe featuring student-band The Landshark Committee.

Concert features koto and shamisen Masayo Ishigure performed at Fine Arts Patrick Earns

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provided by dirtylooksla.org Harpur Cinema presents “Dirty Looks,” a series of avant-garde films by queer artists. The featured films recognize and celebrate LGBTQ artists, especially those who passed away from AIDS.

BU to host queer film screening The program was curated by ‘Dirty Looks’ founder Gabby Iacovano

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On Monday, March 11, Harpur Cinema and the women, gender and sexuality studies department will host a co-sponsored screening of experimental short films by queer artists. Titled “Dirty Looks: Eight Years On,” the program will celebrate the eighth anniversary of Dirty Looks, a queer avantgarde film collective founded in 2011. Program curator Bradford Nordeen, director and founder of Dirty Looks, will speak at the event. Binghamton University will be Nordeen’s first stop on a month-long tour that includes talks at colleges, museums and film centers across the country. Michael Robinson, a member of the Dirty Looks collective who used to teach at BU as a visiting professor for the cinema department, recommended the University’s film department to Nordeen as a potential stop on the tour. Founded in New York and now based in Los Angeles, Dirty Looks provides a platform for queer avant-garde performers and filmmakers to curate and produce films and performances, distribute art, host screenings and keep archival histories of queer film alive. Chantal Rodais, a lecturer in the cinema department, said the organization’s work is largely based on the goal of preservation. “They are connecting in order to spread LGBTQ history in the arts, but also this idea that art is a way to preserve this history,” she said. “They are particularly dedicated to preserving the work

of many artists who died of AIDS, to keep their voices heard.” Nordeen’s touring program will feature eight films directed by Robinson, Warren Sonbert and Wendy Appel, Brontez Purnell, Jill Reiter, Lila de Magalhaes, Chris E. Vargas, Aimee Goguen and Mariah Garnett. While six of the eight films are from the past decade, the program represents a range of time periods, with the earliest film having been made in 1966 and the latest in 2017. Rodais said Nordeen’s presentation will likely touch upon the collective’s geographic range and the challenges of bringing screenings to different cities. “He became very aware of the fact that you don’t put on shows in Los Angeles the same way you do in New York City, so he’s very sensitive to that, to the audience,” she said. While Harpur Cinema recently brought a director to BU as part of the program’s semesterly screening series, Rodais said it has been a while since the department hosted a more niche screening of this kind. The program is distinct from Harpur Cinema’s usual selection in that it is more experimental and more targeted, and according to Rodais, Dirty Looks’ dedication to experimentation reflects a belief in avant-garde cinema as a means of more unique and specific storytelling. “They believe in the value of experimental cinema and experimental aesthetics to better translate the queer experience and its subjectives,” she said. “It opens more doors to specific experiences.” “Dirty Looks: Eight Years On” will be held on Monday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Hall 6.

After performing her first song, traveling musician Masayo Ishigure asked a room packed with students, professors and local community members how many of them had heard of the koto, a nearly six-foot-long traditional Japanese instrument equipped with 13 strings. The room was split, with roughly half of the attendees being familiar with it. Ishigure was visibly excited. “Last week I performed in Detroit and I asked the same question: zero,” Ishigure said. Ishigure is working to change this unfamiliarity through her performances, most recently with a show at Binghamton University on Friday, March 8. She performed a five-song set that included both contemporary and traditional pieces in order to show the versatility of the two instruments, including a cover of “Amazing Grace.” Ishigure has an impressive background in music. She began to play both the koto and the shamisen, a three-stringed instrument resembling a guitar, at the age of five while living in Japan. She received a degree in traditional Japanese music from Takasaki Junior Arts College and moved to New York City shortly

christine derosa staff photographer Masayo Ishigure, a professional koto and shamisen musician, showcased the traditional Japanese instruments at her concert on Friday, March 8.

after. She now teaches koto and shamisen at Wesleyan University and Columbia University, offering private lessons as well. Despite these successes, Ishigure talked about some of the difficulties she has faced in her career. Between songs, she mentioned that she has had surgery three times on her left hand due to the immense pressure necessary to push down the strings of the koto. She also discussed the difficulty of traveling with such a large instrument, which requires a case and shoulder strap. “I used to be much, much taller,” she joked. Ishigure performed both the koto and vocal parts. She was assisted on the song “Aki Sayaka” by Kayo Yoshida, a

BU lecturer of Asian and Asian American Studies, who played the shamisen. Yoshida has been playing for five years and learned by attending monthly lessons with Ishigure in New York City. Speaking on the difference between traditional and contemporary music, Ishigure stated that contemporary pieces are more accessible and easier for Western audiences to enjoy. Discussing traditional pieces, she explained that many can last over an hour. Jacob Smith, a senior majoring in Japanese, expressed his satisfaction with the choice by Ishigure to include both traditional and nontraditional songs in her performance. “It gave some idea about the growth of the koto and how it

can be used in a really dynamic way,” Smith said. “If you have the chance, I would highly recommend listening to this instrument, because it is kind of a mix between guitar and piano and it’s very unique.” After the concert, attendees were given an opportunity to stay for a workshop in which they could ask any questions they had about the instruments, as well as be able to try them out. Many concertgoers crowded around Ishigure and Yoshida and took the opportunity to strum the shamisen and read the music notation written in traditional Japanese music. Danielle Farnam, art director of the Japanese Association and a senior majoring in English, expressed her desire for more events like this concert reflecting different cultures. “I think that it would be pretty cool if the European language clubs did more events that were culturally sounded,” Farnam said. “I would like to see something a little bit grander later on from them.” Smith said he felt positive about the University’s ability to bring diverse performances to campus, and the variety of events available for curious students. “It is nice to see because it does remind the students that the departments are being wellfunded,” Smith said. “When you have events like this, it tells us that we are able to have fun.”

‘Captain Marvel’ empowers women Brie Larson triumphs in the movie’s title role Lakhsmi Chatterjee arts & culture intern

The latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) premiered on Friday, March 8, with “Captain Marvel,” the first female superhero lead in a Marvel film. The film first received backlash before its release as internet ‘trolls’ gave it bad reviews without seeing it in an effort to undermine the female lead in a Marvel movie, but the movie itself was a powerful tale of self-discovery and female empowerment. Set in the 1990s, before Nick Fury had an eye patch and the Avengers Initiative was even a concept, a being known as Vers, played by Brie Larson, from the planet Kree landed on planet Earth after a failed battle against a species known as Skrulls. The

film gave viewers insight on what the world was like after the “death” of Captain America during World War II and before the creation of Tony Stark’s first Iron Man suit. There’s also a taste of nostalgia for ’90s kids who miss grunge fashion and the musical stylings of Nirvana and No Doubt. We see how S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nick Fury, played by Samuel L. Jackson, and Phil Coulson, played by Clark Gregg, interacted with the first aliens to have ever visited Earth and how these interactions shaped their actions in movies that take place in the future. Vers, also known as Carol Danvers and, later on, Captain Marvel, goes through the biggest change in character as she questions her past memories and current allegiances while on Earth. While these challenges and plotline fall under a similar pattern of other MCU films, the fact that they were happening to a female lead adds to the

struggle, especially as Danvers remembers how sexism affected her life and was being used against her throughout the film. Larson gives a stellar performance as the title role, especially given the backlash she received before the film was released. In February, a month before the film’s release, users on review-aggregation sites like Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango started posting bad reviews on the film’s plot and Larson’s performance, claiming she wasn’t strong enough to play a lead in the MCU, that her character was being sexist toward men and even making remarks about how she didn’t smile enough in the trailer. The criticism led to Rotten Tomatoes announcing in late February that it would change its user review feature in order to stop letting users post audience reviews prior to a movie’s release. Hours before the film’s release, however,

Rotten Tomatoes also removed over 5,000 negative ratings for the movie, claiming it happened due to a “bug” in its system. In the end, Larson’s performance was far from what any of these negative reviews claimed. She gave her character all the strength she needed. “Captain Marvel” has a little something for everyone, from lovers of comedy to lovers of action to lovers of cats (yes, a cat plays a major role in the film). Larson explored the depths of Captain Marvel’s character while Jackson’s play on Nick Fury provided unexpected comic relief at times. Watching this movie in a packed movie theater will provide the best sense of community as everyone laughs and gasps together, so try to check it out while it’s in theaters. Also — this is a given fact for any MCU movie — make sure you stay in your seats for the post-credit scene. Rating: 4/5 stars

Weekend

EMILY KAUFMAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

WARRIORS

It was your last weekend before spring break, Weekend Warrior, and Downtown Binghamton certainly didn’t skimp on the weirdness. You stood on line for Venue in the snow and hail — since when is Venue a thing again? Well, you went anyway, and you don’t know how, but you must have blacked out for an

hour, because all of a sudden it was 3 a.m. and “Piano Man” was playing at Tom’s. You woke up Sunday morning exhausted and with hail-sized bruises. Make sure you get your shit together before you go home to see your parents next week. Until next time, Weekend Warrior.

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STUDENT ASSOCIATION E-BOARD ENDORSEMENTS Every year, Pipe Dream’s Editorial Board endorses Student Association (SA) Executive Board candidates. This year, we also endorsed a candidate for BU Council representative. Here’s who we think will be best to lead the SA in the 2019-20 academic year.

EMMA ROSS PRESIDENT

ERIN BISHOP

EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT

ALEX SOMERSTEIN

VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE

JOHN SANTARE

VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

KHALEEL JAMES

VICE PRESIDENT FOR MULTICULTURAL ARTS

CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROGRAMMING

FRANKLIN RICHARDS

BU COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE

Next week, Binghamton University’s undergraduate population will vote for one of three candidates for president of the Student Association (SA). It’s a position that is not as clearly defined as some of the others on the SA Executive Board, and past presidents have made unrealistic promises and spread themselves too thin to accomplish concrete goals. This year, the Editorial Board was looking for someone with clear ideas, a strong sense of the student body’s needs, effective communication skills and transparency. Therefore, the Editorial Board believes that Emma Ross is the best choice for SA president. Although her platform consists of four major initiatives that cover a lot of ground, we believe that she is focused and organized, and that she possesses the skills and determination to follow through with her promises. Ross’ platform, which includes mental health awareness and outreach, campus accessibility, sexual assault prevention and diversity,

equity and inclusion, will bring attention to issues on campus that have been largely overlooked. Ross acknowledges that mental health services at BU are lacking and wants to work to attain a more appropriate ratio of counselors to students, as well as to expand the alternative mental health services offered, like the High Hopes Helpline. Moreover, her plan to streamline the process of reporting inaccessibility on campus and, in turn, to make campus more accessible for all students, is a necessary part of making BU a more inclusive and safe place. The Editorial Board was particularly satisfied with Ross’ plan to improve sexual assault prevention programs on campus, which she believes are currently oriented toward bystander intervention rather than prevention and support for survivors. As a former campus coordinator for It’s On Us, she wants to include the organization under the SA president’s jurisdiction,

which would allow her to implement their philosophies and introduce an essential part of sexual assault education to BU students. We were also impressed with her plan to communicate more frequently with the student body in addition to regular correspondence through SA-Line, and to hold office hours for students. Ultimately, we have decided to endorse Ross because her current role as speaker of SA Congress, paired with her experience as manager of new organizations under the executive vice president (EVP) office, have prepared her well for this position. The Editorial Board was less impressed with the platforms of Christopher Li and Arsenije Markicevic, as they seemed vague and did not touch on issues that were as pertinent to student life. We believe that Ross will be the best person to lead and represent the SA in the upcoming academic year.

Though she is the only candidate running for EVP this year, the Editorial Board believes that Erin Bishop is right for the job. Bishop’s involvement with the SA includes over a year of experience in the EVP office, previously as a training and development intern and currently as the chartering assistant. We believe her experience has allowed her to hone her focus and create sharp initiatives that will benefit the EVP office. Internally, she has recognized the office’s need to be highly structured and is ready to make the necessary changes, which include increasing communication within both the EVP office and with the SA E-Board as a whole. In her platform, she also emphasized the importance of planning ahead, making semester timelines and creating

process maps to run the office effectively, something she believes she has realized the importance of through her current work in the office. She also vocalized her plan to create more internal resources and legacy documents for the office — highly valuable in terms of transferring knowledge to successors in the SA, an organization that inevitably experiences high yearly turnover. Bishop’s other main emphasis centers around the office’s role as a resource for student leaders on campus, in which she hopes to makes resources more accessible and help develop leadership skills. She plans to do this by improving communication with student groups and increasing the specialization of EVP office advisers who work with student groups, along with creating

more accessible resources for them. Student leaders will value her commitment to improving mandatory leadership workshops and making them more beneficial to groups; for example, she voiced her desire to make more field-specific workshops to enhance networking and collaboration among student groups with similar focuses. While we believe that a focus on working with student leaders is essential, we hope that Bishop will also solidify a plan to improve communication with the student body in general. Overall, Bishop’s goals are attainable, with tangible benefits, and her emphasis on strengthening the internal structure of the EVP office shows that she understands where to start in order to make the office as effective as possible in all its other initiatives.

Somerstein is running unopposed, but his platform is solid and we are confident he would be an effective leader in the vice president for finance (VPF) office. His platform focuses on increasing efficiency, outreach and accessibility by emphasizing communication within the SA E-Board, holding weekly workshops and expanding the existing VPF advisers program. He’s also interested in continuing to increase the accessibility of forms for student groups and their treasurers. Although his plans for the VPF office don’t offer many novel concepts, they seem to focus on continuing the work of past VPFs, all of whom have kept

the office running smoothly. Additionally, Somerstein comes with an extensive background in financial leadership. He’s been involved with student government since his freshman year, when he served as FINCO representative for Newing College, and has served as the chair of the SA’s FINCO committee. Currently, he is the VPF of the Off Campus College Council. Clearly, he has experience, and he appears passionate about working with student groups to ensure their needs are met by the VPF office. We believe he can fully accomplish his platform and continue the legacy of solid work in the VPF office.

For a position that has appeared largely detached from the student body, Santare’s plans for vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) seemed to address this significant concern. He intends to drastically improve outreach by maintaining a relationship with academically based clubs, on-campus publications and community liaisons. Additionally, Santare will look to hold monthly academic forums to obtain student feedback. In terms of qualifications, Santare currently serves as a policy analyst for the VPAA’s office under Doug Wehbe. Santare has experience in technical skills workshops and

the student code of conduct. He is also the current vice speaker of SA Congress and the education policy lead of BU’s Roosevelt Institute. With regard to his platform, Santare considers mental health his highest priority. He wants to explore different avenues for improving University-provided resources as well as improve the current situation of the University Counseling Center by advocating for more counselors, especially those of color. In sum, Santare has undoubtedly recognized the overt deficiencies that at least partially define the VPAA office.

Khaleel James has experience, a commitment to transparency and attainable goals, and we believe he is the person for the job of vice president for multicultural affairs (VPMA). James, who has worked in the VPMA office for the past two years and is a member of the Town-Gown Advisory Board, has a realistic platform that prioritizes expanding cultural competency training, providing more outreach for counseling services and partnering with the University’s Division of Equity and Inclusion. He will continue initiatives that past VPMAs have

implemented and seems passionate about the position he is running for, emphasizing the importance of transparency and outreach. He also seems to be committed to communicating student concerns to the University, even when administrators may not be open to feedback. He has a lot to offer the SA E-Board, and we feel he has the potential to be a successful student leader for multicultural issues.

For the vice president for programming (VPP) position, the Editorial Board believes Christopher Wright is the ideal candidate. With three years of Student Association Programming Board (SAPB) experience as previous vice chair of concerts committee and current chair of concerts committee, Wright has the knowledge and skills to communicate and understand the needs of BU students. The main point that stood out to us with Wright’s platform was his emphasis on student-centered programming, which includes reviewing student feedback on who they want to see on the survey and how the SAPB can

improve. He also aims to include students in the planning process by creating more opportunities for students to get involved by voicing their opinions. In addition, Wright hopes to diversify student events by holding more open mics, poetry slams and other smaller-scale events beside the fall and spring concerts. Although the SAPB failed to communicate with students concerning the Fall Concert this year, we believe Wright isn’t wholly to blame. Wright demonstrated commitment to making sure this incident doesn’t happen again by working with the Events Center and being more systematic with

providing ticket refunds for students. In addition, Wright is determined to increase organization by creating a more efficient E-Board. This includes holding staff training before the semester begins, holding well-planned events, increasing community with the student body and hitting deadlines further in advance. In our opinion, Wright is not only committed to improving the current state of the SAPB, but also to effectively communicating with the student body. We are confident that his previous experience working with the SAPB makes him the candidate best fit for VPP.

Franklin Richards, the current vice president of public relations for the Master of Public Administration Graduate Student Organization, seems like the ideal person to represent students’ concerns to the University administration. In particular, his experience as a resident assistant (RA), coupled with the fact that he is in his fifth year as a BU student, indicates to us that he has a firm grasp on the campus climate and knows how to effectively communicate with students. Richards’ platform includes increasing student knowledge on University policies and decisions; prioritizing safety off campus; expanding mental health resources such as extending resources

to the University Downtown Center and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; and pushing for the administration to designate counselors as essential personnel so it can hire more staff at the UCC. Richards’ RA experience indicates that he knows how to work with students through a variety of issues and is up to the task of meeting students where they’re at to have open discussions on their concerns with the University. We see Richards as extremely approachable and enthusiastic to help students in any way he can. He also demonstrated genuine concern about the University’s handling of bias-related incidents on campus and plans to

hold administrators accountable so that these incidents don’t get swept under the rug. Our only reservation is whether Richards will be able to effectively push back on administrators to listen to students’ issues, but overall, we feel he has great intentions and is aptly prepared for the position of BU Council representative. Though we feel Richard Caldicott is highly qualified and had a solid platform, we feel Richards is best equipped to hear students’ concerns, which is ultimately the deciding factor when considering who should represent the student body to administrators.

We hope that the next VPAA will be more communicative as well as transparent. Valuing diversity, accessibility, outreach, mental health and student feedback makes Santare seem like the right person for the job.

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LGBTQ activists protest against President Donald Trump’s election in November 2016.

Trump oﬀers false support for LGBTQ people His administration’s past policies run counter to its recent memo Seth Gully Contributing Columnist

The Trump administration is back at it again with manipulating real issues that affect not only Americans, but LGBTQ folk around the globe. A recent announcement by the administration, entirely reasonable at face value, is nothing more than a political move — a trick to garner respect and support from the media and to erase the history of an administration that has offered next to no benefits for the LGBTQ community. An announcement in late February from the current administration brought both commotion and praise. The

Trump administration declared that it would launch a global effort in eliminating the criminalization of homosexuality in the world. Reported by NBC, 72 countries criminalize homosexuality and eight permit the death penalty for such an offense. This policy has been pushed by President Donald Trump’s U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, who is the highest-ranking openly gay individual in the administration. In no way am I objecting to increasing awareness and equality for the LGBTQ community, both in the United States and around the world. I find it barbarous and inhumane that any regime would disregard the basic humanity of any individual and prosecute someone simply for their sexual

orientation or gender identity for that matter. What matters are the intentions of this campaign and how it will most likely be used. I believe the current administration has not a single leg to stand on when it proclaims that it stands for civil rights and international law. NBC reported in April 2018 how Trump’s executive order expanding religious freedom was being used to discriminate against the LGBTQ community. It refers to the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, which concluded that the executive order carved out broad exemptions for various antidiscrimination laws. This directly affects the LGBTQ community in a very negative way because federal law supersedes state

law, which means state antidiscrimination laws can be challenged under the reasoning that it violates their religious freedom. This is just one example of how the administration has negatively affected the LGBTQ community. Trump’s vice president, in fact, has a track record of being anti-LGBTQ. Before being vice president, Mike Pence was the governor of Indiana. Not only did Pence not support same-sex marriage when he was elected to Congress, but he also signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law in the state. This act would allow businesses to deny services to anyone for any reason if by providing that good or service it would substantially burden their religious beliefs.

This is nothing more than masked bigotry, designed to allow businesses to discriminate against those who don’t conform to social norms with natural variation in sexuality or gender. In addition, Trump, on Twitter, simply proclaimed that transgender individuals would be banned from joining the military. If the prior two examples were not clear enough to show his blatant anti-LGBTQ record, I find it hard to say banning transgender individuals from joining the military isn’t transphobic. It is the epitome of generalizations. These are just a few ways in which the administration has hurt the LGBTQ community. I argue that these facts must not be forgotten when looking at the current actions of the

administration. Why should any of us give credit to an administration that is merely using millions of people as political props in Trump’s scheme? I find it insulting that I should give this bigoted administration any mercy when it has shown no mercy for LGBTQ individuals. All of us must remember this at the ballot box in 2020. We must vote for candidates who actually do respect human rights. We must call out the hypocrisy of any elected official who attempts to manipulate us into believing their alternative facts. We deserve better. — Seth Gully is a freshman triple-majoring in economics, French and philosophy, politics and law.

Your money, your voice Students should take the opportunity to speak up on fee increase proposals Harry Bittker Guest Columnist

Fee increases are coming. Of the 14 broad-based fees paid by undergraduates, Binghamton University is proposing increases to four of them: the student health fee, the technology fee, the intercollegiate athletics fee and the career resource fee. While the increases aren’t exorbitant — the total jump amounts to

an extra $35.50 per semester — we all know that every dollar counts when you’re a student. So how do we make sure it’s spent effectively? SUNY policy requires that campuses gather feedback from students anytime a campus wishes to increase a broad-based fee. When the administrators submit their requests to the SUNY administration, they must also submit our student feedback for review. To be clear, student feedback is not a veto, but with strong participation and thoughtful responses, it can

play an instrumental role for decision-makers in the Couper Administration Building and the SUNY administration. This year, we’re working to bring more student voices into the conversation than ever before. Until this year, only a handful of students participated in whichever committees reviewed each fee. Now, in partnership with University President Harvey Stenger and the administration, we’ve released a new page on the University website on which students can find information about each proposal and provide

feedback on how the money can be put to the best possible use. All comments will be reviewed, but those looking to be particularly impactful should consider the criteria through which SUNY reviews proposals: 1) Does it add value for the student body and the campus community? 2) Does it provide a service or savings for students? 3) Is it something that is supposed to be funded with tuition money or other funds, according to state law and SUNY policy? 4) Does the financial situation of the institution justify a fee increase?

As students, our most valuable feedback will likely address the first two questions. This opportunity for meaningful comment is about more than giving a straight ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ More than any other time of the year, this is a chance for students to maximize the value of our dollars by telling the University how its services can better serve our needs. I challenge you to think carefully about the services our fees support and what we would change if given the opportunity, and to share those thoughts through

the feedback form. A professor of mine regularly encourages us to “be active agents of our own education,” an idea that I believe extends to advocating for the University to provide the best services possible. It is as important as it’s ever been to ensure that students’ priorities are known, communicated to decision-makers and reflected in our budgets and practices. — Harry Bittker is a senior majoring in political science. He currently serves as the student representative of the BU Council.

Reclaiming slurs can be empowering It allows marginalized communities to shift the power dynamic Annick Tabb Columnist

From their inception, derogatory slurs have been used to terrorize and abuse the groups of people they are hurled at. Words and phrases have been created or adapted to single out a certain community and thus label it as somehow uniquely second-class or subhuman. Slurs have been used to denigrate race, gender, sexuality, religion, size, ability level, nationality and

any other identity that deviates from what has been deemed socially acceptable. These terms are intended to dehumanize the people who are subjected to them and make them feel like they deserve the substandard treatment they receive. Certain people have taken it upon themselves to reclaim these slurs in an attempt to remove the toxic and violent connotations they were created to have. They have reappropriated words and phrases, simultaneously infusing them with positive connotations while rejecting the damaging ones. Using slurs as self-identifiers and as terms of

endearment to other members of a community can give the feeling that power is being shifted from the oppressors in the direction of the marginalized. “These words and the rhetoric behind them have been used to try to socially, culturally and ethnically cleanse those who came before me and the communities I come from,” writes activist Nik Moreno. “To be able to love myself and reclaim these words … is everything for me.” However, it is important to never forget the historical weight that these words carry. Words that have been reclaimed by some still continue to trigger

memories of painful experiences in others. Cliff, 25, was quoted in a Refinery29 article that being taunted with homophobic slurs in high school made it impossible to personally reclaim them, but it is important to empower and support others who make the decision to. It also must be said that reclamation of specific slurs should be left to members of that specific community. Individuals or groups inside of a community consciously deciding to reclaim language that has been used to belittle them does not mean that people outside of the community get a free pass to use the same

language without consequence. For example, as a cisgender woman, I have no business using historically transphobic slurs even if some transgender people have chosen to use them. Using slurs that do not target a group we are a part of cannot be reclamation because we have nothing to reclaim. When British rapper Dappy came under fire for using the n-word in a freestyle, he responded by maintaining that whoever automatically equated the word with blackness was racist. He added, “We took that word and made it our own,” referring to the black friends he

had growing up. Dappy, who is of Greek-Cypriot descent, failed to understand the specific history of the slur he casually used and refused to accept that he has no claim to it as a non-black person, no matter how many black friends he has. Reclamation will always be a deeply personal process. When coming to a conclusion about whether or not to reappropriate language that has historically been used to oppress your community, all decisions are valid. — Annick Tabb is a junior double-majoring in English and political science.

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis How to win over the signs

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Aquarius: Play hard to get. Move to California. Date someone else. Marry someone else. Die heartbroken. Pisces: Take a nap with them on a cloud made of cookie dough. Nuzzle your nose on their neck. Aries: Don’t talk to them for three months. When you finally do, pretend you don’t know their name. Don’t remember their name for the next three encounters. Taurus: Compare yourself to a rooted tree on the first date. Hold up that facade. Gemini: Never throw away your Hot Wheels. Act like there’s a hole in your heart and they’re the cement you need. Cancer: Apologize before you mess up. Paint the sky on your neck, not a tattoo but something like a tattoo. Leo: Be quiet and pensive. Learn your own secrets. Tell them what you’re discovering. Virgo: Dress up as a storm cloud. Show them photos of you at middle school dances. Bring popcorn to your dates. Libra: Knit them a sweater. Put it under your bed. Never give it to them. Scorpio: Double text. Drunk text. Triple text. Call whenever you feel like it. Sagittarius: Turn your arm into a sword but never fight with it. Bring them to a jungle gym and climb really really, really high. Capricorn: Cry on the third date. Apologize profusely from the passenger seat. Lots of hugs.

ACROSS 1 Jet trail 6 Torino ta-ta 10 Lima or soya 14 Conductor Seiji 15 Poker hand buy-in 16 Rifle range supply 17 Movie buff’s collectible 19 Like spider webs 20 Trees devastated by a “Dutch” disease 21 Go kaput 22 Manually clutch 23 Late July zodiac sign 24 Warm winter wear 27 Popeye, for one 29 Ramen : Japan :: __ : Vietnam 30 Med. care group 31 Croat or Serb 32 Capri or Wight 34 All in favor 35 Tool for whacking unwanted grasses 38 Puppies’ bites 41 Friend in battle 42 Damon of “True Grit” (2010) 45 “__, please”: box office request from a single patron 46 Orlando-to-Miami dir. 47 Some October babies 49 Looked after 53 High dudgeon 54 “Aw, shucks!” 55 No-winner situation 56 Start of a play 57 Betting group 58 Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across 61 Airline with an all-kosher menu 62 “Close one!” 63 Copy, briefly 64 Driving range barriers 65 Ironically, some are “civil” 66 Caravan stops

DOWN 1 The word “America” has four of them 2 Rhododendron shrubs 3 Saturated vegetable fat 4 Big-eyed birds 5 Drake genre 6 Electronic calculator pioneer 7 Pentium processor maker 8 Gobbled up 9 “__ the ramparts ... ” 10 Port in southeastern Iraq 11 Capacity to relate 12 “Say something funny!” 13 Amateurs 18 Smell 22 Nat __ Wild: cable channel 24 Worked on a loom 25 Spread out, as fingers 26 Stimulate 28 Felons violate them

32 Ran in neutral 33 Poivre partner 34 Graceful horse 36 Lack of difficulty 37 Kuwait potentate 38 Sign on a new store 39 Losing big at the casino, say 40 Bleating companion 43 “Three-headed” arm muscle 44 Raw steak style

46 Ship’s pronoun 47 Creepy look 48 Japanese watches 50 Rooms behind bars? 51 Playful marine animal 52 Vantage points 56 Office space calculation 58 Letters in a URL 59 ‘’Now I get it!’’ 60 Dude

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Men’s lacrosse struggles Women’s lacrosse falls to OSU in nonconference game against Blue Hens on road BU allows five straight goals after strong first half Clare Mahoney

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Five minutes into the second half, sophomore midfielder Kelly Quinn capitalized on a free position for her fifth goal of the season, giving the Binghamton women’s lacrosse team a 6-5 lead over Ohio State. At the point, however, the tide turned as a talented Buckeyes squad began to take over the game. Although Ohio State (6-1) may have handed the Bearcats (0-6) their sixth straight loss this Saturday afternoon at the Horseshoe in Columbus, the game was much closer than the 13-7 final scoreline suggests. The Bearcats struck first in the fourth minute, with senior midfielders Rebecca Golderman and Olivia Batista recording the first two goals. The squad was poised to enter the second half with a 4-3 edge when the Buckeyes swooped in to tie it with one second remaining. Ohio State’s junior goalie, Jill Rizzo, anchored her squad with 15 saves, as Binghamton was able to generate significant offense for most of the match, outshooting the Buckeyes 2924. First-half goals from sophomore attacker Paige Volkmann and junior midfielder Alissa Franze kept the score

close. Golderman, who scored a hat trick in the previous match against Marist, found the back of Rizzo’s net again in the second, and Quinn and sophomore midfielder Alyssa Sanchez were able to capitalize on free positions. However, after Sanchez converted with 18 minutes left to play, the BU offense went silent, and the defensive floodgates opened. Ohio State scored five unanswered goals in the final eight minutes, transforming its slim 8-7 advantage into a decisive 13-7 victory. Three of these late goals were netted by Ohio State’s senior midfielder Baley Parrott, who scored five times over the course of the match. “Their goalie played really well today, but I definitely think we put ourselves in better positions to get looks on cage,” said BU head coach Stephanie Allen. The disappointing conclusion to Saturday’s matchup is beginning to fit a familiar pattern for the squad. In their preceding match against the Red Foxes, the Bearcats entered the second half down by just one goal and were able to pull ahead 6-5. However, Marist scored an uninterrupted string of six late goals, and BU was unable to recover. Similarly, Dartmouth held the Bearcats to just two goals in the second half and went on to net seven more, and BU fell in close games to Colgate and Niagara by allowing its opponents to capitalize on late

john atkinson contributing photographer Junior midfielder Amelia Biancardi recorded two assists and collected two ground balls in Binghamton’s loss to Ohio State.

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opportunities. This breakdown in the closing minutes, coupled with issues in maintaining and taking advantage of offensive possessions, has been Binghamton’s Achilles’ heel thus far this season. “I thought we played a really strong game for three-quarters of it, but we just need to work on closing out matches and finishing our chances,” Allen said. However, by most accounts aside from the final score, the Bearcats and the Buckeyes were evenly matched. Both teams committed 15 turnovers, and nine of Ohio State’s were caused by BU’s tough defensive play all over the field, disrupting the home team’s offensive possessions. Binghamton edged out its opponent on draw controls, earning 12 to Ohio State’s nine, and went 8-for-13 on clear attempts while OSU went 15-for-20. Although the squad generated a slight advantage (22-18) in terms of looks on cage, the Buckeyes dominated in terms of saves and conversions on free position. Binghamton’s junior goalie, Taylor Passuello, tallied five saves to Rizzo’s 15, and the Bearcats took nine free position shots and scored just twice, while their opponents converted on all but one of their five free position opportunities. Overall, it was a close game despite the final score, and BU hopes to focus on the positive strides made in the matchup and remain vigilant in the final stages of future games. “We’re just trying to get better and work on improving every game as a program,” Allen said. Allen, a Columbus native, returned to her hometown to coach in this game. Binghamton has played against Ohio State in each of the last five seasons, including hosting the Buckeyes last season. Since last Wednesday’s matchup was postponed due to frigid temperatures, the Bearcats will face off against Lafayette College this Wednesday, March 13. The first draw control against the Leopards is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

Konen nets two goals for Binghamton Kyle Dunnigan

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The Binghamton men’s lacrosse team suffered another defeat in its winless season as it was edged out by Delaware on the road this past Saturday. Despite keeping the contest close for the first three quarters, the Bearcats (0-4) fell to the Blue Hens (6-2) by a final score of 10-6. Two minutes into the matchup, Delaware got onto the scoreboard first with the Bearcats responding just minutes later. Senior midfielder T.J. Tiernan tied the game off a feed from junior midfielder Jon Perotto for his fourth goal of the season. Over the remainder of the first quarter, the Bearcats and Blue Hens exchanged scores. After being down 3-1, BU tied the game at three apiece. Junior midfielder Joe Licata scored his team-leading eighth goal on the season after freshman attacker Kevin Winkoff dumped it off to him and senior attacker Griffin Konen found the back of the net unassisted for his seventh goal on the season. The newfound strides of the Bearcats were quickly overshadowed by the Blue Hens’ two leading scorers. Junior attacker Charlie Kitchen and senior attacker Joe Eisele accounted for six of the Blue Hens’ 10 goals, earning their 17th and 13th goals of the season, respectively. The Bearcats only scored once in the second quarter when sophomore attacker Sean Makar netted his fifth goal of the year on the feed from Licata during an extra-man opportunity. At halftime, the Bearcats trailed 7-4 and only managed to score twice more before the game’s conclusion. Konen scored his

christine derosa staff photographer Senior midfielder T.J. Tiernan scored two goals on five shots as Binghamton was defeated in a road matchup to Delaware.

second unassisted goal of the match mere minutes into the second half, but it took an additional 10 minutes until Tiernan scored his second goal of the game, unassisted, pulling the Bearcats within one goal of tying the game. After finding the back of the net with 16 seconds left in the third quarter, the Blue Hens shut out the Bearcats for the entire fourth, scoring on an extra-man opportunity and a garbage time goal with under two minutes remaining. “I don’t think they [Delaware] changed anything [strategically],” said BU head coach Kevin McKeown. “We tend to have great third quarters in many of our games, which is a point of emphasis. I’m proud of the way we handled it, but we couldn’t get over the hump. We came within one goal towards the end of the game. So no, I don’t think they changed anything during the game.” For the second consecutive

game, the Bearcats were dominated by their opponent in faceoffs, letting up 14 of 22 faceoffs to the Blue Hens. Freshman faceoff specialist Tyler James was unsuccessful on nine of his 13 faceoffs. “Tyler is a young freshman so we’re looking to improve his game,” McKeown said. “But it’s going to continue to be a team effort, whether it’s improving faceoffs or wing plays as much as possible.” The Bearcats are looking for their first win of the season and are matched up this week against an Army squad that has kept its games close this season. “We are looking into how we are going to execute as a team and better execute fundamentals, especially picking up ground balls or clearing on first opportunities,” McKeown said. Opening faceoff against Army is scheduled for Tuesday, March 12 at 4 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

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provided by america east Freshman guard Sam Sessoms paced the Bearcats’ offense, scoring 26 points and collecting nine rebounds in Binghamton’s upset win over Stony Brook.

sparked a comeback effort that helped trim a once 24-point deficit to only three points with 48 seconds remaining. In addition to SBU’s ability to turn it on offensively, its persistence in sticking with a full-court press gave the Bearcats a great deal of trouble late in the contest. Stony Brook remained very much in the game as it forced 11 Binghamton turnovers in the second half, eight of which were steals. Even though BU was able to withstand the pressure both inbounding and bringing up the ball past half court, the team seemed like its own worst enemy in the final minutes. The Bearcats shot a devastating 50 percent clip from the charity stripe, with Sessoms missing four and graduate student forward Chancellor Barnard off the mark on two at the most critical point in the game. “If we made some free throws, I thought we would’ve got out of here fairly comfortably,” Dempsey said. “What held us together was that we had four seniors that didn’t want to take their uniforms off. They just kept fighting and scrapping — it’s a big win for our program. We’re a program in search of a signature win.” Although the team struggled from the line, Binghamton ultimately hung on in a nail-biter to take the match.

The aforementioned trio finished the game accounting for 61 of BU’s 78 points, with Sessoms leading the way, scoring a team-high 26. “Even though they overwhelmed us at our place a couple of weeks ago, it was just a night where we didn’t play well,” Dempsey said. “If you don’t play well against those guys, you have no chance. Tonight, they bullied us around and we punched the bully back early in the game, and I thought our guys settled in and got confidence as the game went on.” For Binghamton, the victory marked the first time since 2012 that the program captured a postseason win. The Bearcats had faltered in six consecutive playoff matches, yet they managed to outlast a team that had defeated them 19 times in the previous 21 meetings. Up next for BU is a tough matchup with the No. 1 Catamounts, who recently downed Maine to advance to the second round. Vermont (25-6, 14-2 AE) swept the season series against Binghamton by 28 and six points in the two meetings, respectively. Potential NBA prospect junior forward Anthony Lamb racked up 34 points in UVM’s win over the No. 8 Black Bears. The Bearcats’ AE showdown against the Catamounts in the conference semifinals is slated for Tuesday, March 12 at 7 p.m from the Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, Vermont.

Wrestling dazzles on home mats at EIWA Tournament Four Bearcats earn NCAA Tournament spots Edward Aaron sports intern

In a sensational showing on its home mats at the 2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships, the Binghamton wrestling team finished in a program-best sixth place and sent four wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. Redshirt senior Vincent DePrez, junior Anthony Sparacio and redshirt freshmen Lou DePrez and Zack Trampe all punched their tickets to the NCAAs as part of a strong team performance by BU (10-3, 8-2 EIWA). “Our guys came in and they competed really hard,” said BU head coach Kyle Borshoff. “It’s something we’ve been building on all season. And the way that we wrestled this weekend — if we had wrestled ourselves today against ourselves in November, we would’ve shut our team out.” After battling injuries early in the season and losing the first three duals of the season, the Bearcats rattled off 10 straight dual victories heading into their record performance at the EIWAs. V. DePrez, L. DePrez and Sparacio all finished third in their respective weight classes, and Trampe

took fourth. These four qualifiers were the most sent by Binghamton since 2013. For the first time in school history, Binghamton hosted the tournament at the Events Center. The Bearcats had the home-mat advantage in one of the most modern facilities to host the event. “The venue was amazing,” Borshoff said. “I don’t know how many people came up to me to compliment the facility and the way it was set up, and just everything about our arena here at Binghamton.” After having a dominant freshman year, L. DePrez was the first Bearcat to lock up a spot in the NCAAs on day one of the tournament. Ranked No. 13 in the country in the 184-pound weight class, he finished the regular season undefeated in dual matches. “Lou has had quite the year,” Borshoff said. “At the beginning of the year, he and I were out in Slovakia where he was competing in the Junior World Championships after winning the world trials. He had a little injury we were battling at the beginning of the season and he missed some time as well. But it’s night and day for both of these guys [L. DePrez and Trampe], where they were a couple of months ago and where they finished today.” Trampe was the second freshman from Binghamton to qualify for nationals. It is unusual for any

freshman to qualify for the NCAAs, but BU was able to send two this season. “They’re freshmen — they made it through to the NCAA Championships,” Borshoff said. “These guys have come a long way. Zack had to battle through some injuries at the beginning of this year, and he didn’t have a whole lot of mat time. This was really the first tournament he competed in all year.” V. DePrez qualified for nationals for the first time in his career. As a redshirt senior, he made the most of his final opportunity with the team. “[V. Deprez has] been here for five years, he’s been one of the hardest workers I’ve ever met, and for some reason the last four seasons he fell a little bit short,” Borshoff said. “If he wrestles like that out at the NCAA Championships, people better watch out.” Sparacio rounds out Binghamton’s NCAA qualifiers. He is in his first year with the program after transferring from Division II LIU Post. He discussed his road to BU and praised Borshoff for his strong performances at the EIWAs and during the season. “A year ago today, I was in a hotel room in Iowa, crying,” Sparacio said. “I hated wrestling — I didn’t even think I was going to wrestle anymore. And just the fact that Coach [Borshoff] gave me the chance to come out here and wrestle for Binghamton, I just wanted to go out and have fun.”

rose coschignano pipe dream photographer Redshirt freshman Lou DePrez capped off an impressive freshman campaign with an NCAA championship bid after placing third in the 184-pound weight class.

The last wrestler to battle for BU at the event was redshirt freshman Joe Doyle in the heavyweight fifthplace bout. Needing a victory for Binghamton to take sixth in the team standings, Doyle put forth a strong performance that resulted in a commanding lead. However, an injury timeout created concerns that he may not be able to continue. Nonetheless, he remained in the bout and earned a win by fall to take fifth

rose coschignano pipe dream photographer Redshirt senior Vincent DePrez finished third in the 174-pound weight class and qualified for the NCAA championships for the first time in his career.

and close out the championships for the Bearcats. “What we did as a team this weekend, we’ve never done before,” Borshoff said. “Sixth place is the highest we’ve ever finished in the conference tournament, and all of that came down to Joe Doyle. We were behind going into that heavyweight match, and him getting that pin was huge for our team. We moved ahead of my alma mater [American], we

finished in the highest position in the EIWA that we’ve ever finished in before, and those are the little building blocks we talk about all the time.” The four national qualifiers will take to the mats one last time this season at the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The event will take place from March 21 to 23 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Baseball sweeps VMI to earn first series win of 2019 Lights-out pitching from Anderson, Miller fuel BU Yaakov Spivack

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The Binghamton baseball team traveled to Lexington, Virginia this weekend to take on the Virginia Military Institute Keydets in a three-game series. After Friday afternoon’s matchup was postponed, the Bearcats (4-6) prepared themselves for a shorterspanning series. Both teams battled hard, but Binghamton ended up on top in every outing, earning a sweep over the Keydets (3-12). During the opener, it wasn’t until the bottom of the second inning that either team managed to get on the scoreboard. Keydet sophomore infielder Noah Cook advanced home after a single by freshman outfielder Don Goodes, a hit by a pitch on junior infielder Michael Diodato and an RBI

fielder’s choice. In the top of the third, BU came back aggressively against its opponent. A home run from redshirt junior outfielder Daniel Franchi plated both him and sophomore infielder Jake Evans to bring the game to a tie at two runs apiece. A home run from senior outfielder Sean Trenholm then gave BU two more runs, and that was all it needed to take the victory 4-2. Senior pitcher Robert Brown relieved classmate pitcher Nick Gallagher after six innings. Brown pitched 3.1 hitless innings to secure the Bearcat victory. The second game on Saturday saw BU come out of the gate swinging, with two early runs via RBIs from sophomore outfielder Shane Marshall and senior outfielder Anthony Meduri. A homer from Franchi propelled Binghamton to a three-run advantage over the still-scoreless VMI. The Bearcats scored two more by the top of the sixth and were able to keep the VMI Keydets

kojo senoo pipe dream photographer Junior pitcher Ben Anderson struck out eight batters and allowed just one run in six innings pitched in game two of Saturday’s doubleheader against VMI.

to just one run scored. During the top of the sixth, a double to right center from Trenholm provided Marshall the chance to make it home, tacking on another run scored

for Binghamton. By the top of the ninth inning, VMI still had just two runs to BU’s five. While the Bearcats were already comfortably in the lead, the team didn’t hesitate to add three more

runs to its effort, all coming from Franchi, Marshall and Trenholm via RBIs from Trenholm, Meduri and senior infielder Matt Tsukroff, respectively. Once it was VMI’s turn to bat, the team showed it was not eager to go down so easily. Facing a seemingly insurmountable 8-2 deficit on the scoreboard, utility player sophomore Cody Warner launched a home run early in the bottom of the ninth in a futile comeback effort. A double to left center from sophomore infielder Callen Nuccio allowed junior outfielder Ryan Hatten to score, but this was the final run that VMI registered. The game ended with Binghamton as the victorious team, winning 8-4. Junior pitcher Ben Anderson pitched six innings in game two, allowing only one run on three hits and striking out eight hitters. Sunday’s game was a quiet one, with just three runs scored by both teams combined. Junior pitcher Jake Miller got the start

for BU, turning in five solid innings in which he struck out seven and allowed only one run on three hits and two walks. The first run of the day came from VMI redshirt freshman outfielder Will Knight, who made it home on a wild pitch. The scoreboard remained untouched until the top of the fourth inning when Trenholm reached on a fielder’s choice, allowing Marshall to score and tie the game at 1-1. At the top of the fifth, a homer by junior infielder Justin Drpich gave BU a one-run advantage. The Keydets were unable to overcome their slim deficit in the remaining innings, and the Bearcats could not raise their lead. Binghamton took the outing 2-1. The Bearcats will be traveling to Macon, Georgia next weekend to face off against Mercer University. The first pitch of the three-game series is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, March 15 on the Claude Smith Field.