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University sees 3 percent decrease in applications from previous year Valerie Puma
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For the 2019-20 academic year, Binghamton University is seeing a decline in the number of incoming applications. For the 2015-16 academic year, applications numbered at 30,615, for 2016-17, at 32,105 and, for 2017-18, at 33,406. Although applications increased steadily throughout these years, the 2019-20 numbers have fallen short of continuing the pattern. According to Krista Medionte-Phillips, director of undergraduate admissions, in comparison to last year’s record high, counting at 38,716 applications, first-year applications are down by about 3 percent, with slightly more than 37,000 submitted to date. Medionte-Phillips wrote in an email that the downturn in applications is not unique to BU, with schools across the State University of New York (SUNY) system seeing similar decreases. “Like other SUNY University Centers and four-year colleges, Binghamton has seen a slight decrease in firstyear applications this year,” Medionte-Phillips wrote in an email. “Compared to two years ago, first-year applications are up by about [12 to 13 percent].” According to Medionte-Phillips, the University is looking into why applications may have decreased for the upcoming academic year. “Each year, the Admissions Office assesses our initiatives and strategies,” Medionte-Phillips wrote. “However, we do feel that we have a robust pool of applicants to continue to enroll a top class. It is too early to pinpoint the exact cause of the decrease, but it is something that we are analyzing and discussing throughout SUNY.” Ryan Yarosh, senior director of media and public relations, wrote in an email that the University has still received an impressive number of applications for the class of 2023. “I think it’s important to keep in mind that the University received over 37,000 applications for over 2,000 spots as Binghamton continues to build a strong academic reputation as a place where the best students in the nation — and the world — come to learn,” Yarosh wrote. But despite the decrease, some applicants still considered the University one of their top choices, including Meagan Hui, 17, of Livingston, New Jersey, who applied to BU via early action and was accepted in February. She will start at the University next fall, and said she chose to apply because her mother and aunts are alumni. “When I visited, I fell in love with the campus — I’m from the suburbs and personally prefer an open campus unlike NYU or other colleges in the city,” Hui said. “The thing about BU was that it also has an amazing business school. I already knew I was going into accounting, and BU has lots of recruiters for internships and jobs for large firms, which is amazing.” Amy Donovan contributed reporting to this article.
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Number of first-year applicants 2015-16
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33,406
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3% 38,716
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Students cultivate syrup from campus trees Student Association elections see low turnout Dickinson Community starts sustainability project Laura D’Angelo news intern
Binghamton University students walking toward the East Gym may have noticed various orange buckets leaning against trees on campus in recent weeks, part of a maple syrup cultivation project led by students in Dickinson Community. Josh DeMarree, a greenhouse assistant at BU, had the initial idea to make syrup on campus. DeMarree has experience with the cultivation process, and makes his own maple syrup at a farm in Cortland. Carl Lipo, associate dean for research and programs in Harpur College, director of the University’s environmental studies program, sustainable communities program adviser and a professor of anthropology, connected DeMarree with Kimberly Jaussi, a collegiate professor of Dickinson Community and an associate professor in the School of Management, who helped get the project underway for students through the Dickinson Town Council (DTC). DeMarree wrote in an email that the project provides a unique experience for BU students. ”I think it is an amazing thing
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About 2,000 students vote, four candidates run unopposed Sasha Hupka news editor
The Student Association (SA) has solidified its executive board for the 2019-20 academic year after more than 2,000 students voted in student government elections on Tuesday. According to unofficial election results, Emma Ross, a junior double-majoring in political science and psychology, carried the president’s race, with about 76 percent of voters designating her as their first choice, one of the largest margins for an opposed candidate in the history of SA elections. Ross, who currently serves as the speaker of SA Congress and received endorsements from Pipe Dream, Newing College, Hinman College, College-in-the-Woods, Mountainview College, the Hillside and Susquehanna communities and Off-Campus College Council, will replace current SA President Jerry Toussaint next fall. rebecca kiss photography editor As part of a Dickinson Community program, Binghamton University students are collecting sap from trees along the path to the East Gym.
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Protest held following inmate death On Thursday, protesters gathered outside the Broome County Office Building in Downtown Binghamton to demand answers from officials regarding the death of inmate Rob Card, according to News Channel 34. The organizers of the protest are members of Truth Pharm, a nonprofit organization that aims to raise awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding substance use disorders, Progressive Leaders Of Tomorrow (PLOT) and Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier (JUST). Card, who was incarcerated for failing to appear at a drug court session, allegedly had a brain tumor and was denied medication to prevent seizures while behind bars, resulting in his death on Jan. 20. Card’s death is one of nine to occur in the facility since 2011. STATE NEWS
Cuomo defends ban on statesponsored travel to North Carolina On Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended his administration’s decision to ban state-sponsored travel to North Carolina after 13 swimmers and divers from SUNY Geneseo, SUNY at Brockport and SUNY Cortland were forced to fly into and stay overnight in Virginia this week while competing in the NCAA Division III National Championship meet in Greensboro, North Carolina, according to the Press & Sun-
Bulletin. The ban, which was enacted in 2016, was a response to a controversial “bathroom bill” that required people to use public bathrooms that conform to the gender listed on their birth certificate. Although the bill was overturned, its replacement, which remains in effect, limited how local governments can enforce anti-discrimination laws. Although alumni of the SUNY Geneseo swim team organized a crowdfunding effort that raised more than $6,000 to privately fund hotel rooms in Greensboro for the athletes, the ban still prevented them from staying in North Carolina for the night, as it applies to all travel conducted by SUNY institutions. Stuyvesant High School admissions ignites debate on diversity Just seven black students were accepted into Stuyvesant High School, considered New York state’s most selective public school, for the 2019-20 academic year, according to The New York Times. The number is a decrease from last year, when 10 black students were offered admittance. Other specialized schools boasted similarly low figures, including the Bronx High School of Science, which accepted just 12 black students, despite New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s promise to diversify the schools by scrapping their entrance exam and overhauling their admissions process. Currently, the admissions exam remains in place, with other New York City and state officials, including Cuomo, opposed to replacing it.
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“Mueller’s report is going to have to be made public ASAP — a summary of his conclusions simply won’t cut it. And the underlying evidence must be produced. Absolute transparency is required.” — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) in a tweet on Sunday after a summary of the report on the investigation led by Robert Mueller III, made public by Attorney General William Barr, stated the investigation found no collusion between the Trump administration and the Russian government.
This Day in History March 25, 1911 A fire in the Triangle Waist Company factory in New York City kills 146 workers. The tragedy led to the development of a series of laws and regulations aimed at improving working conditions.
Election sees low turnout election from page 1 She will be joined by several uncontested candidates, including Erin Bishop, a junior majoring in economics, who will serve as executive vice president, Alec Somerstein, a junior double-majoring in mathematics and business administration, who was elected Tuesday as the vice president for finance, Khaleel James, a sophomore double-majoring in economics and human development, who will serve as the vice president for multicultural affairs and John Santare, a junior majoring in biology, who will be the vice president for academic affairs next year. The vice president for programming race had the tightest margins, with Christopher Wright, a junior doublemajoring in economics and political science, securing a victory with 53.59 percent of the vote. The runner-up, Jillian Pizzuto, a junior majoring in Spanish, received 814 votes after the SA’s Elections and Judiciary Committee determined the race with a second-choice runoff count, taking the votes that selected Lillian Carr, a sophomore majoring in economics, as a first choice, and dividing them among the candidates selected as their second option, both of whom saw more support in the first-choice runoff. The race for the student representative position in the Binghamton University Council was also somewhat competitive, with Franklin Richards, a first-year graduate student studying public administration, ultimately winning the spot. Richards received 1,573 votes, approximately 56.48 percent of the ballots cast. This year, however, the election saw fewer voters than usual. According to the Elections and Judiciary Committee, 2,062 students cast ballots, an almost 800-person decrease from the 2,855 voters that participated last year. Angela Alvarez, a sophomore majoring in biology, said she didn’t vote in the election, and said the low turnout could be because the elections weren’t heavily publicized. According to Alvarez, even if she had voted, she felt she would have been uninformed because she’s not familiar with the SA or how it is run. “I had no idea,” Alvarez said. “I didn’t even know it was elections.” Election results will be confirmed by SA Congress at its next meeting, which will be
held on March 25.
VOTER TURNOUT 3K
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3,063
2,855
2,062
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Executive Vice President
VP for Finance
Emma Ross
Erin Bishop ●
Alec Somerstien ●
76%
97%
98%
VP for Multicultural Affairs
VP for Academic Affairs
VP for Programming
Khaleel James ●
John Santare ●
Christopher Wright ●●
98%
BU Council Student Rep. Franklin Richards
56%
98%
54%
● Candidates unopposed ●● Determined via a second-choice runoff count Source: Elections and Judiciary Committee
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Hughes Hall to remain open despite initial renovation plans Students voice feedback on remodeling Lia Berger & Kaitlyn Hart pipe dream news
With Hinman Dining Hall and one residential building closing next semester for renovations, residents of Hinman College had to decide if they wanted to return for next year, despite the construction and smaller community. Binghamton University initially announced in October that it would be closing Hinman Dining Hall, Hughes Hall and Cleveland Hall during the 201920 academic year to renovate and modernize the buildings. But after on-campus housing filled quickly for the upcoming year, including housing in Hinman College, the University plans to leave Hughes Hall open, canceling planned renovations for the building. According to Brian Rose, vice president for student affairs, the decision was informed by the cost of renovations and the potential for overcrowding in campus dormitories. “We have received higher-thanexpected estimates for the cost of renovations due to increased materials costs,” Rose wrote in an email. “Based upon the number of current students who registered to return to on-campus housing next
year and the expected number of new students, we anticipate that [the housing problem] will worsen in spring 2020 if we continue with the plan to take two buildings offline.” Returning students sign up for housing in assigned time slots based on priority, which is determined by several factors, including their year and whether or not they are currently residing in their desired living community. Currently, all on-campus housing for returning students has been filled. Paola Mignone, interim director of Residential Life and University Housing at BU, wrote in an email that the decision to delay renovations to Hughes Hall will open 204 beds for returning students who were shut out from the housing process and still wish to live on campus. “We went into the 10 a.m. time slot with very few beds available and opened additional beds during the priority to accommodate students who still needed housing,” Mignone wrote. According to Mignone, on average, 60 percent of students who sign up for housing in Hinman College each year already live in the community. Mignone wrote that Hinman College has a larger percentage of returning students than most other living communities at BU, with communities on the lower side of
campus, such as Newing College, averaging 53 percent of residents returning every fall. Joseph Freda, a freshman majoring in integrative neuroscience who will be living in Hinman College next year, said he is excited about the dining hall renovations. “I think it’s gonna be cool to have a better dining hall that is not only renovated on the inside, but it’s becoming bigger and getting a floor added to it,” Freda said. “I think it’s unfortunate that it’s going to take a year, but you can’t do anything about that.” Maeve Kelly, a member of the Hinman College Council and a freshman majoring in nursing, said she and her roommate, Caroline Tuczinski, a freshman majoring in integrative neuroscience, didn’t think twice about staying in Hinman College next year. “It wasn’t really much of a choice, since we want to live here so badly,” Kelly said. “We’re aware that it’s gonna be pretty noisy, probably, and that this quad will probably be shut down, but it’s definitely worth it.” Tuczinski is a member of the Hinman Transition Team, a group of students and staff dedicated to helping those living in Hinman College next year accommodate the construction and a smaller community by planning events and
isaiah king contributing photographer Following initial plans to close several buildings in Hinman College for renovations next year, the University announced that Hughes Hall will remain open, citing budgetary concerns and housing demands. Cleveland Hall will be closed.
community-building activities. The team was given funding by Rose for special programming. Sayem Hossain, a freshman majoring in English, is also a member of the team and will be
a resident assistant in Hinman College next year. He said the community is prepared for the challenge of renovations. “I think it will be easier to maintain the Hinman spirit given
our smaller population, with a greater chance of Hinmanites knowing one another,” Hossain said. “Regardless of our smaller population, we will be more engaged than ever before.”
Greenhouse assistant helps students with syrup process syrup from page 1 and thought it would be cool for students to see here on campus,” DeMarree wrote. ”I find few people know about trees [and] tree products, maple syrup being one of them.” Jaussi said Dickinson Community’s signature theme is sustainability, and making homemade maple syrup has
provided an opportunity for students to explore ways to use environmental resources on campus. ”I really want students to see the beauty of going to school in Binghamton, and the kind of cool stuff that happens here in the ’country,’ so that everybody gets a taste of what a unique set of resources we have on campus,” Jaussi said. ”I didn’t
know you could make maple syrup from the trees that we walk by every day.” Around 10 students from Dickinson Community are participating in the project, and helped insert taps into the trees in early March, allowing sap to collect in the buckets below. The boiling of the maple syrup sap is the next phase in the production process. While
Jaussi and DeMarree initially wanted students to be involved with this phase of the process by boiling the sap using the fire pits on campus, safety concerns require DeMarree to take the sap to his farm in Cortland to be boiled. According to DeMarree, it takes about 10 hours of boiling to reduce the sap to syrup, making about 50 gallons of sap into one
gallon of syrup. So far, DeMarree and the students have collected about 100 gallons of sap from the trees and made nearly two gallons of syrup. Once the maple syrup is ready, Jaussi said the DTC is planning on hosting a pancake breakfast on campus for Dickinson Community students. DeMarree wrote that he hopes he’ll be able to help again with the project next
year, giving a new generation of Dickinson Community students an opportunity to learn about the environment around them. ”New York has one of the largest maple syrup production potentials,” DeMarree wrote. ”That small section of woods has about 50 to 60 trees that can be tapped. The [Nature Preserve] has hundreds. I hope this can be an ongoing tradition.”
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When wealthy parents pay for their children to get into college, they do so at the expense of students who worked hard to earn admission.
The wealthy should not have an advantage in college admissions It undermines the work of other applicants Sophie Miller Contributing Columnist
A few years ago, I babysat an eighth grader whose mom had asked me questions about the college admissions process. The girl was 14, but her mom already planned for her to apply to Duke University, and was pressuring her to join the school paper so she could put it on her résumé. Many kids are brought up to base their lives, schedules, friends and extracurriculars around getting into college. We take AP classes, SAT and ACT prep courses, join sports teams, join clubs, start
clubs and take summer classes, all in an effort to eventually get an acceptance letter from a school we will be proud to display on our sweatshirts. So, when someone like Olivia Jade Giannulli, famous YouTuber and daughter of Lori Loughlin, who played Aunt Becky on Full House, gets into the University of Southern California with its 13 percent acceptance rate for its class of 2022, it hurts. She doesn’t need to worry about getting a degree. Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have a combined net worth of $100 million. Olivia Jade does not need to worry about money the way most people do. She doesn’t need a college degree
in order to support herself. In fact, Olivia Jade, at 19, already has an estimated net worth of $500,000. Olivia Jade put out a YouTube video in which she said, “I don’t know how much of school I’m gonna attend, but I’m gonna go in and talk to my deans and everyone and hope that I can try and balance it all … But I do want the experience of like game days, partying … I don’t really care about school, as you guys all know.” OK, it’s rough to hear that she doesn’t need the degree and doesn’t intend to work very hard for it, but if she earned a spot, she earned a spot. The thing is, she didn’t. Loughlin cheated to get her daughter into school. Instead of the usual —
donating a few million to a school in the form of a new building wing and hoping it lets your kid in — Loughlin paid $500,000 to make it look like her daughters were on the rowing team in order to get them into USC on a sports scholarship. This means that somewhere out there, there is a student who spent countless hours training, practicing and traveling to meets, working toward the end goal of getting recruited for college, but this student’s scholarship to USC was taken by Olivia Jade. She was not even on the rowing team. Did this student therefore get rejected from USC? Maybe she got in, but could not afford to attend as a result of not getting a rowing scholarship.
One of the many reasons this scandal is so frustrating is because wealthy people already have the upper hand in society without having to cheat or break any laws. For example, Ben Dreyfuss, son of actor Richard Dreyfuss, tweeted, “I got into college the old fashioned way: by letting my father’s celebrity speak for itself.” While wealthy and famous people can namedrop, or donate tons of money to a school, people who don’t have that kind of money or power simply have to work hard. So, when people who do have that money and power directly take things away from those who work hard, it becomes personal. To me, this entire scandal can be summed up in a conversation
from “Gossip Girl.” Chuck Bass proclaims, “For people like us, a college degree is just an accessory. Like a Malawi baby or a poodle.” Serena replies, “Well it’s an accessory my mother really wants me to have.” For some, a college degree is a necessity; for many, it feels like an obligation; for others, it is an accessory. Everyone deserves the opportunity to earn a degree — “earn” being the operative word here. Everyone deserves access to education. If Olivia Jade wants to skip class and party, she should be free to. But not at the expense of the hardworking student whose spot she stole. — Sophie Miller is a sophomore majoring in English.
How does BU’s meal plan system affect healthy eating habits? The University’s approach to food services hinders students’ access to nutritious options Kaitlyn Liu Contributing Columnist
At Binghamton University, students have a meal plan system unlike many other colleges. While most colleges rely mainly on a swipe system, allotting a certain number of weekly “swipes” to enter dining locations, BU offers instead a system that offers six possible meal plan options, ranging from Meal Plan A, starting students with $1,181 each semester, to Meal Plan F, starting at $477. The system functions on the idea that a student should pay only for what they eat rather than how often. The system works well in that it allows for flexibility in options, with services such as the pasta station and La Montaña
in Mountainview’s Appalachian Collegiate Center, allowing students to completely customize their food. Customization is beneficial in that it offers a wider array of dining options to students with food restrictions or allergies. However, the flexibility and customization that this system allows for necessitates accommodation when paying for items that have been customized or items that do not have preset serving sizes. This flexibility is accounted for by weighing these food items on scales placed at each register. Weighed food, however, often costs much more than food options, which have set portion sizes. This becomes an issue when most of students’ healthier food options need to be weighed. The fruit and salad bar contains most fruit and vegetable options throughout dining halls, and the price of buying these foods is a large
deterrent to healthy eating habits. In November, B-Healthy, part of BU’s Healthy Campus Initiative, tabled in BU dining halls with free carrots and hummus in an attempt to educate wand survey students about their eating habits. A survey asked students to list how many servings of fruit and vegetables they got each day and the reasoning behind their answer. I noticed that the survey collected in Appalachian Collegiate Center saw consistent answers of one or fewer servings of fruit and vegetables per day, and every student response under the reasoning column read, “too expensive.” Students then seem to be in agreement on the overpriced fruit options at the salad bar, all of which cost 22 cents per ounce. The “median” meal plan which most students use is Meal Plan C, which gives students $910 per semester and a recommended spending of
$56.37 per week. Should students consume the recommended two cups, or 16 ounces, of fruit per day from the salad bar, they would then be spending $24.64 per week on fruit alone — spending that equates to roughly 44 percent of their recommended budget for the week. This percentage does not account for students who may opt to choose fruit from the “premium” fruit selection, which costs nearly twice as much. Eating fruit can easily double the cost of meals on campus. The cost of healthy food options is a large problem at BU for two reasons: Health issues continue to rise in America and the costs of healthy food options discriminate against low-income students. Healthy food options need to be accessible at a time when our society is seeing a consistent rise in childhood obesity, with percentages tripling from a 1976-
1980 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to another conducted from 1999-2016. Weight gain among freshmen in college is 5.5 times greater than that experienced by the general population. This issue is further reinforced when BU gym membership, unlike many other colleges, is not included in tuition. When fried foods are cheapest in a collegiate setting, all students are likely to gravitate toward unhealthy eating habits; it is lowincome students, however, who will suffer the most from this system. Although the “average” meal plan option for most students is Meal Plan C ($910 per semester), it is very likely that lower-income students will choose cheaper meal plans. The 44 percent of the weekly budget spent on fruit in Meal Plan C would increase to a whopping 83 percent for students on the lowest meal plan, Meal Plan
F. Even if students on Meal Plan F bought whole fruits instead of fruit from the salad bar, it could equate to nearly a quarter of their recommended expenditures for the week. Students with lower incomes are then most drastically affected by the system, facing recommended portion sizes that are impossible to uphold. Overall, college campuses need to do a better job of offering healthy food options to students. When meal plan fees total to over $2,000, students feel rightful entitlement to healthy and affordable food options. If B-Healthy wants to make a bigger impact on daily student health decisions, BU dining needs to be examined more closely for insufficient options and potential solutions to BU’s increasing semblance of a food desert. — Kaitlyn Liu is a freshman majoring in English.
It’s important to be aware of privilege Understanding it is a necessary part of dismantling it Hannah Gulko Columnist
As defined through sociocultural standards, privilege is the right or benefit given to some people, but not others. A contextually fluid definition rather than a fixed one, privilege can change and mean something different to an individual in response to the environment or situation. I think, for a generation assimilated into an ever increasingly competitive world, this is quite important to understand.
As people, and even more so as students, we have been raised in a system where we are encouraged to outdo one another — to think how we can stand out, how we can present our lives as more special, or more worthy, than another’s. We’re living a modernized, standardized, polished and twisted reality of “survival of the fittest,” where the most privileged, the most connected and the most advantaged survive — and those who struggle the hardest are left behind. And yet, it is important to note that while having privilege doesn’t make an individual immune to life’s hardships, it does give them an unearned advantage in
society through their socially defined identity, a nuanced and intersectional identity that is unfairly misrepresented. This, too, is incredibly important in understanding your place in a social context — discussing not only the ways in which privilege puts people at a disadvantage, but how privilege puts your needs as advantaged over someone else’s. Recently, news about college scandals and questionable donations have covered every front page, screen and topic of conversation. Despite being darkly and comically unsurprising, it should have been another perfect incentive to get people talking about privilege — to question
how money, fame, race and class have never failed to play their role as socially stratifying markers, and have yet again disgraced the foundations upon which equal education and opportunity should have been standing. Social worker Kathleen Ebbitt, who writes for Global Citizen, states that “we have the revolutionary ability to transform the political, economic and social environment by recognizing that injustice creates a societal imbalance that negatively impacts everyone.” We need to realize that the only way in which we can attempt to break the multiple forms of systemic oppression within our societies is to intentionally set aside time to
think about justice, and whether or not our values are aligning with the ways in which we live our lives. “Checking your privilege” is an acknowledgement that you have it better than someone else. It is an opportunity to question how you got this advantage, an opportunity to discuss its fairness and a chance to encourage that you are not a proponent of its continuation. Encouraging students, teachers and peers alike to discuss their understanding of privilege is the only way we can truly highlight how influential it is in discerning quality of life for many people. There is no more destructive a plan than to simplify and justify the inevitability of privilege in
a society. As writer Clay Shirky tweeted, “When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” There is also no more powerful a tool than dialogue. This ability to speak, to encourage rhetoric and pedagogy that highlights what is being misheard, misrepresented or ignored, is the metaphorical wrecking ball that we need to crumble institutionalized oppression. Conversation regarding privilege becomes powerful because it is accessible, and framed toward steps for liberation. — Hannah Gulko is a junior majoring in human development.
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Steward of natural areas discusses his position Krishna Patel
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Binghamton University is surrounded by acres of forests and natural habitats. Among these natural areas is the BU Nature Preserve, a not-so-hidden gem of the University. The Nature Preserve has served as a resource for education, research and recreation — a refuge for students and community members when they crave the outdoors or are simply in need of a mind-clearing, restorative hike. Dylan Horvath, steward of BU’s natural areas, has overseen these beloved natural areas for 13 years. Horvath took the position of steward of natural lands in 2006, making him the first and only land steward of the Nature Preserve. His job as steward of natural areas requires him to maintain trails, guide tours of the Nature Preserve, teach courses and manage the Nature Preserve’s website. Horvath became involved with the Nature Preserve long before he became steward of natural areas, volunteering there as a graduate student in biology. “I probably spent more time in the Preserve than classes,” he said. “I don’t recommend doing this, but I skipped out on some of orientation to be in the Preserve.” Though the Nature Preserve is just five minutes from student housing, it is still home to a variety of wildlife. There are some native species Horvath still hasn’t encountered — he’s never seen a bobcat, for example — and he describes the Nature Preserve as “safari-like” in the number of animals he sees, listing deer, foxes, bears and coyotes as some
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Spring is officially here! While the sun begins to shine and the weather warms up, here are some upbeat, feel-good songs to kick the season off and motivate us to make the most of our time left on campus.
john atkinson contributing photographer Dylan Horvath has been steward of natural areas at Binghamton University for 13 years. Horvath oversees maintenance, education and media management of the Nature Preserve.
common inhabitants. Horvath’s favorite animal to spot in the Nature Preserve is the fisher, a three-foot-long, chocolate-colored animal related to the weasel. When Horvath started his job, fishers were nearly extinct in the area. He said fisher sightings are especially unique to the Nature Preserve. “That’s usually an animal most people won’t see in their lives, but we have a good chance of seeing them here,” he said. Horvath said that animal sightings are his favorite part of the job, emphasizing the value of getting to see animals in their natural habitat. “I wish I could take a video with my eyes to show people what I see,” he said. Student volunteers frequently help Horvath with trail maintenance and guided tours. Horvath also helps out with classes and assists students in conducting their own research. Horvath said he tries to involve students in
everything he does, and he has been pleasantly surprised by the level of student involvement at BU. “I thought I would just be alone out there,” he said. “I didn’t know how involved I would be with students and that’s the number one thing that has kept me here.” According to Horvath, the Nature Preserve faces several threats and the overpopulation of deer is perhaps the most significant. While Binghamton represents an extreme, deer overpopulation is a common problem in areas where humans have caused natural predators to go extinct. Horvath also expresses concern over the impact of climate change on the Nature Preserve, citing shifting winters and increased rainfall as evidence of change in the region. “We might represent the future of forests around us, especially urbanized forests. We’ve created the perfect habitat for the deer, and deer facilitate the invasion of non-
native species,” he said. Horvath’s hard work, love for the environment and the natural areas in Binghamton and willingness to share his passion with the community has allowed students and community members to continue enjoying the Nature Preserve for 13 years. As the technological age progresses and we inch closer and closer to a completely tech-driven society, Horvath urges people to keep the natural environment in mind. He said that a healthy environment should be important even to people who don’t particularly like the outdoors. “Saving the environment is really about saving people,” he said. “What kind of world do we want to live in? I’ll probably never get to see a silverback gorilla in the wild, but I like to know they exist. I don’t want to live in a world that’s just buildings and virtual environments. I want a future with trees and nature.”
Tips to combat plastic waste on campus Reduce, reuse and recycle to protect the environment Tiffany Dun
contributing writer
One of the main issues in today’s society is how our waste is affecting the future of our environment. Today, swirling soups of plastic fill our oceans in large systems of moving ocean currents called ocean gyres. Off the West Coast of the United States lies a swirling sea of trash called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This mass of garbage contains over 7 million tons of plastic and spans around twice the size of Texas. This garbage patch will only grow — in fact, it is predicted to double in size within the next 10 years. As students, our actions are ever determining the development of our society. These tips can help students cut down on waste and help make a small difference toward improving our planet’s health. 1. Invest in a reusable water bottle. If you’re one who buys bottled water, think twice before you waste your money on the plastic container. The plastic water bottle will exist in
the oceans for another 450 years because it’s difficult for it to break down and disintegrate. If you’re not a fan of the taste of tap water, you can buy a filter. There are also water bottle fillers conveniently placed all around campus. For coffee lovers, skip the coffee cups and bring your own reusable mug for a discount at Einstein’s and Jazzman’s. 2. Use tupperware instead of plastic wraps. Avoid using one-time use plastic coverings, such as cling wrap, to store food on the go or in the fridge. Beeswax wraps are a good alternative — they are sustainably made and available on Amazon. You can make these coverings yourself with DIY instructions if you’re feeling especially creative. You can also keep your glass pasta jars and use them as vases, cups, containers and pen holders. 3. Bring your own shopping bags. Unfortunately, single-use plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to break down in the ocean. Try to do the environment a favor and bring your own reusable bags, as you are likely to use a plastic bag for around five to 10 minutes or maybe even up to a week if you recycle it to use as
a garbage bag. Local grocery stores, like ALDI, charge for plastic bags if you don’t bring your own reusable ones, so bringing your own can also save you money. 4. Say no to straws. According to Eco-Cycle, it is estimated that Americans use more than 500 million plastic straws every day. Few people realize that straws are among the top 10 items that are found during beach cleanups and can harm turtles, seabirds and other marine animals. Many restaurants and cafes are now stopping their use of plastic straws and using paper or metal replacements. You can do your bit too by getting in the habit of asking for no straw with your beverage or purchasing a reusable straw online for as low as 50 cents. 5. Purchase bar shampoos and soaps. Bar soaps and shampoos not only last longer, but mean less unnecessary plastic packaging. This equals a more sustainable shower, which, combined with a reusable metal razor and bamboo toothbrush, completes the basics needed for a green bathroom. Stores such as Lush and Brush with Bamboo sell sustainably
and ethically made products with minimal packaging. 6. Purchase second hand instead of buying things new. Polyester, nylon and other synthetic fibers make up around 60 percent of our clothing and are all forms of plastic. These fabrics leach microplastics into the environment just by being washed. The solution? Buy fewer clothes, and consider sharing things instead of owning them. Some options for secondhand clothing stores in the Binghamton area include Goodwill, Salvation Army and Plato’s Closet. 7. Dine in instead of taking out. Slow down and eat a meal at the restaurant. Taking a meal to go involves a panoply of plastic containers, silverware and bags that you will only ever use once. Say no to single-use silverware and start bringing your own along with you. 8. Spread the word. Lead by example to inspire others. Ultimately, it’s the little, everyday things we do that allow us to make an impact on our communities. Your voice may seem small, but if we all start by creating small ripples, perhaps together, we can create a wave.
“SUNFLOWER” — REX ORANGE COUNTY British singer-songwriter Alexander O’Connor, better known as Rex Orange County, gives us the confidence we need in this heartwarming song he wrote about his girlfriend. Throughout it, O’Connor describes his insecurities and how his loved one helped him to overcome them. In the chorus, he says, “Sunflower still grows at night / Waiting for a minute till the sun’s seen through my eyes.” This means that even at our lowest and darkest moments, we are still growing and working toward the moment we will flourish. The dark, cold days of winter are gone and, like the sunflower, we worked hard and grew. Now that it’s spring, the sun is finally out and it is our time to shine! “NEW SHOES” — PAOLO NUTINI This is a song about a new beginning. Paolo Nutini is a Scottish singer-songwriter who released this song as a single from his debut album, “These Streets,” in 2007. The song itself describes someone who woke up feeling sick and had no motivation until he slipped on a brand-new pair of shoes that gave him a new, optimistic perspective on life. Coming back to school after spring break can feel like a new beginning as we’re rested up and energized to work harder. Plus, the snow melting means we can put away the snow boots and finally take out those new sandals and sneakers. “NEW LIGHT” — JOHN MAYER While the lyrics talk about getting a loved one to see you in a different way, the smooth groove gives off a chill, nostalgic ’80s disco vibe that will have you dancing on your walk to class. This is a great song to listen to while walking around campus on a nice, sunny day. Also, do yourself a favor and watch the music video. According to a tweet Mayer posted in May of 2018, his producers argued about the budget, so he went out and filmed it with “a company that usually does birthday and Bar Mitzvah videos.” It’s sure to put a smile on your face. “GROW” — HOAX HOAX is an indie-pop band from Long Island that’s noted for its diversity, as its members come from Indian, Puerto Rican, Haitian, Ecuadorian, Irish and Italian descents. In their latest single, “Grow,” they encourage a friend to stop waiting around for someone to help them and face the world with all the confidence they have. Similar to “Sunflower” by Rex Orange County, this song is about facing your insecurities and gaining the courage to put yourself out there. Hopefully, this message can motivate you to finally talk to a professor you wanted to bond with or apply for that summer internship you’ve been hesitant to apply for. “YOURS” — GREYSON CHANCE After a three-year hiatus, singer-songwriter Greyson Chance came back into the music scene by releasing his album “portraits” on March 15. “yours” is his latest single, with a music video that came out this past Thursday. Chance entered the spotlight in 2010 when his cover of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” went viral. This led to Ellen DeGeneres signing him onto her record label when he was only 12 years old. Now, he is 21 and unrecognizable in his new sound. “yours” is an upbeat celebration of love that gives us hope for the future and what it may bring. To hear more spring-themed tunes, scan the Spotify Code below or find us on Spotify, @bupipedream.
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Women’s lacrosse opens AE play with loss to Wildcats Biancardi records second hat trick in three games Edward Aaron sports intern
In its worst start to the season since its second Division I campaign in 2003, the Binghamton women’s lacrosse team dropped its ninth consecutive game on Saturday. After failing to triumph throughout nonconference play, the Bearcats (09, 0-1 AE) dropped their conference opener 12-10 against New Hampshire. “We improved in some areas of our game that we’ve struggled in, in the last few competitions,” said BU head coach Stephanie Allen. “We certainly had a better second half, and not having that lull that we’ve had in previous games. Overall, I think there was a lot of heart out there on the field, and some good execution on both sides of the ball.” After the Wildcats (6-3, 1-0 America East) scored the first goal of the game, senior attack Olivia Batista tied the game at one for the Bearcats. The teams exchanged goals in a wellcontested period. All throughout the season, BU has
struggled with defensive breakdowns in critical moments, and a similar situation unfolded at the end of the first half. Sophomore midfielder Alyssa Sanchez capitalized on a free position to tie the game at six with just 31 seconds remaining. Unfortunately for the Bearcats, UNH captured the ensuing draw control and ran right down the field, scoring with just five seconds remaining in the half to take the lead into the locker room. Binghamton played competitively throughout the entire second half, including a sequence in which Batista, freshman attack Emily Masera and junior midfielder Amelia Biancardi scored three consecutive goals, giving BU a 9-8 lead. Biancardi’s goal was her third of the game, marking her second hat trick in three games. Scoring a combined 10 goals in her last three games, Biancardi has played outstandingly as of late for Binghamton. Her 13 goals and 16 points lead the team, and she has already set single-season career highs in both categories. “For her, it’s really just finding her niche and finding her strengths,” Allen said. “She’s done very well in the draw control area for us and giving us the 50-50 balls that we’re looking for,
and then certainly getting some good offense generated. She’s really been focused on our shot lately, just dialing in proper technique and making sure she’s taking quality looks on cage.” After Binghamton’s three-goal run ended, New Hampshire scored four of the game’s final five goals, earning a hard-fought 12-10 victory. Despite its overall record and the end result of the game, Binghamton competed well for a full 60 minutes in a matchup against a talented Wildcats team. In addition to Biancardi, junior midfielder Alissa Franze continued her successful junior season on Saturday, contributing two goals and extending her scoring streak to four consecutive games. After coming off the bench last season, Franze is among several new faces to have success stepping into starting roles on the team this year. “We’ve got a number of sophomores and juniors out there that are really being expected to play big roles for us,” Allen said. “I think they have been growing and developing their confidence each and every game, but it is a process. I think we’ve made some big gains over the last two weeks — maybe the results and scores don’t indicate that, but just in what we see from them confidence-wise and
development-wise, it’s certainly been some good progress.” Other new starters this season include Sanchez, classmate midfielder Kelly Quinn and sophomore defender Sam Fama, all players who have performed well after having limited playing time last season. As conference play is now underway around the America East, the stakes are elevated for the Bearcats in a competitive conference. “It’s a whole new season when we hit conference [play], but there is a lot of heightened pressure in each and every game,” Allen said. “We don’t get to play each team twice, we just play them once. There’s no do-overs.” Stony Brook and Albany are strongly favored to take the top two spots in this year’s conference tournament, with Hartford still developing its new program. Thus, Binghamton is left competing with New Hampshire, Vermont, UMBC and UMass Lowell for the remaining two berths. After losing to UNH, the Bearcats will have to convert their recent strong efforts into wins in the near future in order to return to the conference tournament. With a week to prepare for its next AE opponent, the team has the
sidney slon pipe dream photographer Junior midfielder Amelia Biancardi scored a hat trick against UNH, and has now recorded 10 goals in the last three games for Binghamton.
opportunity to make the necessary adjustments in a nonconference matchup against upstate rival Cornell Wednesday night. “It came down to the execution on the little things today that we just fell short in,” Allen said. “It’s something for us to make sure that we tackle
throughout the week in practice and in our game against Cornell so that when we stop out onto the field against Albany, we’ve cleaned up some of those small errors.” First draw control against Cornell is set for 5 p.m. from Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Men’s lacrosse remains winless after defeat to Albany Talbot-Shere nets two in seventh-straight loss Samantha Marsh pipe dream sports
In the 2017-18 season, the seventh game marked the first win of the year for the Binghamton men’s lacrosse team, but seven was not the team’s lucky number this time around, as the Bearcats (0-7, 0-1 America East) were downed by Albany, 12-7. “It wasn’t perfect, but I thought that we supported each other well and that we played hard and competed very well,” said BU head coach Kevin McKeown. “What was probably lacking a little bit was our execution at times.”
Despite outshooting Albany (34, 2-0 AE) 38 to 34, Binghamton could not convert its shots. An early goal from junior midfielder Jon Perotto marked a promising start for the Bearcats, but Albany fired back with five unanswered goals to end the first period up four. Albany sophomore attack Tehoka Nanticoke was responsible for two of the goals in the period and was a force for Albany throughout, ending with a hat trick and one assist. Nanticoke’s third goal came in the second period, prompting Binghamton to get back in the game. Sophomore attack William TalbottShere answered Nanticoke’s goal with one of his own, and shortly after, senior attack Griffin Konen netted his 11th goal of the season on a dime
from freshman attack Kevin Winkoff. Less than a minute into the third quarter, Albany’s junior attack Mitch Laffin tallied his first score of the game, but senior midfielder T.J. Tiernan and Talbott-Shere fired back with two straight goals. From there, Albany went onto a five-goal run that extended into the fourth period and put the Great Danes up by seven. Perotto and Tiernan both had a goal in the fourth frame, but it was not enough to overpower Albany. While Konen, Tiernan, TalbottShere and Perotto are all familiar names on the Binghamton scoreboard, the most familiar, senior midfielder and co-captain Joe Licata, had his first scoreless game of the season. Last year, the captain had 11 goals on the season, and while
he leads the team with 12 goals this season, Licata was unable to convert against Albany and took just two shots, finishing the game with one ground ball. “Joe’s our best lacrosse player,” McKeown said. “He helps us in many areas of the field — middle, wing, on faceoffs. He’s a great defensive middy, so we moved him back to midfield to impact the game in all spots. We have to do a good job as staff to make sure that Joe is a focal point of our offense.” Even though Licata did not convert offensively, his one ground ball was reflective of one of the team’s strengths throughout the contest, as Binghamton outdid Albany in ground balls and caused turnovers. Three Binghamton
players, sophomore defender Tom Galgano, senior midfielder Tim Mattiace and sophomore defender Kyle Tiernan, sit in the America East top five for forced turnovers. The Bearcats had 22 ground balls and four caused turnovers against the Great Danes, and Galgano led the charge with three ground balls and two caused turnovers. “Tom has had a really great couple of weeks,” McKeown said. “He’s got great instincts and a great sense for the game, and he enables us defensively to end possessions for the other team. He’s been huge for our defense.” While Binghamton excelled in ground balls and caused turnovers, the Bearcats have consistently been dominated by opponents in
faceoffs, only coming out on top in that category in the game against Army. BU used a combination of three players, freshman defender Drew Furlong, freshman midfielder Tyler James and senior midfielder Jack Sullivan, against Albany’s sophomore faceoff specialist Austin Jones, but the trio went just 8 for 22. “We’re young in that department [faceoffs], with Tyler James being a freshman and Jack Sullivan being more of a utility guy,” McKeown said. Binghamton’s next opportunity to achieve its first victory of the season comes against a strong Stony Brook team. Opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. on March 29 from the Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York.
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Wrestling caps off season at NCAA Championships L. DePrez picks up three victories to finish year Justin Zion
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The month of March is here, and NCAA postseason action is in full swing across multiple sports. Though both of BU’s basketball teams missed out on an exciting March Madness, not all of Binghamton’s athletic teams had to sit at home and miss the fun. Four members of Binghamton’s wrestling team, the most in six years, participated in the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event lasted three days, from Thursday, March 21 through that Saturday. Thirtythree wrestlers qualified in each weight class, and five rounds of wrestling determined the champion in each bracket. A consolation bracket, comprised of wrestlers who lost in the main bracket, determined the third-, fifth- and seventh-place finishers. Redshirt freshman Lou DePrez, wrestling in his first NCAA Championships, was the most successful Bearcat in the tournament. DePrez, seeded 11th, was the only Bearcat to advance to the second day of the event after defeating redshirt junior Mason Reinhardt of Wisconsin in his opening bout. He lost his next match to the eventual champion of the 184-pound bracket, redshirt senior Drew Foster of Northern Iowa, but made significant progress in the consolation bracket the next day. “It’s great,” DePrez said of the
rose coschignano pipe dream photographer Redshirt freshman Lou DePrez finished with a 3-2 record in his first NCAA Championship appearance, advancing to the second day of the tournament.
environment at his first NCAA Championships appearance. “It’s really big. You’ve got a lot of people cheering, it really makes people want to wrestle better.” Overall, DePrez compiled a 3-2 record in his stint in Pittsburgh. DePrez won two consecutive bouts in the
consolation bracket before ending his run with a defeat to Lehigh senior Ryan Preisch. Had DePrez won that matchup, he would have been guaranteed at least an eighth-place finish and All-American status. If DePrez’s first season as a Bearcat is any indication, the redshirt
freshman has a bright future ahead of him in the Binghamton wrestling program. The other three Bearcat wrestlers combined for just one victory in the entire tournament, with all three going down on the first day. The lone win came from redshirt freshman
Zack Trampe, the first NCAA victory of his career. Trampe was seeded 33rd in the 133-pound bracket and triumphed in the preliminary round against redshirt sophomore Devan Turner of Oregon State. “I think I wrestled pretty well,” Trampe said following the
victory. “I felt pretty good going into it. Warming up, I refocused myself a little bit, not letting the nerves of the big show get to me … I got my mind set back straight and went to work.” Following that victory, however, things went downhill fairly quickly, as Trampe dropped his next two bouts to exit the tournament after the first day. Binghamton’s other two representatives at the event, redshirt senior Vincent DePrez and junior Anthony Sparacio, similarly flatlined with two straight defeats in disappointing endings to otherwise remarkable seasons for the pair. For V. DePrez, Lou’s elder brother, it was his last outing as a Bearcat. The weekend’s events capped off an impressive year for Binghamton’s wrestling program. The team completed its regular season with 10 consecutive dual victories, sent the most wrestlers to the NCAA Championships since its entrance into the EIWA and set a program record with a sixth-place finish at the EIWA Championships two weeks ago. Binghamton head coach Kyle Borshoff believes that the success of this season can only help propel the program upward. “It gives us a sense of accomplishment as a team,” Borshoff said. “I hope these guys understand and realize and gain confidence from what we did this season by rallying off 10 straight wins and having the most qualifiers we’ve had since 2013. As a team, it was a great accomplishment, and it’s something we’ll keep building off of.”
BU splits series with Maine Softball drops two of three Anderson fans 10 batters in AE season debut Samuel Ditchek sports editor
Coming off a two-game series with Kennesaw State University, the Binghamton baseball team split a pair against Maine to open conference play. Despite being blanked 8-0 in the first game of the doubleheader, the Bearcats (89, 1-1 America East) rebounded to take the nightcap, 4-1. For BU, the matchup presented what should have been a relatively easy opportunity for the team to start the America East portion of its schedule 2-0. The Black Bears headed into Vestal with an uninspiring 1-17 overall record. Undeterred by the lack of success thus far this season, Maine dominated the opener,
posting runs in six out of nine innings. Senior pitcher Nick Gallagher, who is now 0-3 on the season, started for Binghamton in the first game of the series. After surrendering four runs to Mercer in his previous start in 4.2 innings, Gallagher repeated this line against the Black Bears as his ERA rose to 5.54 on the season. After Gallagher allowed four runs by the middle of the fifth inning, BU head coach Tim Sinicki inserted junior pitcher Jake Miller in relief. Unable to stop the bleeding, Miller also gave up four runs in 3.1 innings pitched. The Black Bears combined for eight runs on 12 hits against Binghamton’s rotation. In addition to the Bearcats struggling from the mound, the team was also stagnant offensively. Black Bears senior right-handed pitcher Nick
ariel kachuro assistant photography editor Redshirt junior infielder Alex Baratta hit an infield RBI double in the second game of Binghamton’s home doubleheader against Maine.
Silva, held BU scoreless, despite only striking out two batters and walking three across eight strong innings. Sophomore outfielder Shane Marshall led the team with two hits in three at-bats as Binghamton left eight runners stranded in the 8-0 shutout defeat. Despite the rough showing in the opener, the Bearcats bounced back both from the batter’s box and the mound to split their series. Marshall and redshirt junior second baseman Alex Baratta accounted for four of six hits BU put together. The duo collected a pair of infield RBIs in the third and fourth innings, respectively. Even though Binghamton had its bats going, junior pitcher Ben Anderson was indisputably the difference maker, as he pitched six nearly flawless frames with MLB scouts in attendance. Anderson fanned a career-high 10 Black Bears while only giving up four hits, two walks and one earned run. The 3-1 pitcher now has 42 strikeouts in 31 innings on the year to lead the America East. After splitting the doubleheader, the team will head to University Park, Pennsylvania to battle Penn State in a one-game nonconference stint on Tuesday. The Nittany Lions (136, 0-3 Big Ten) were swept by Minnesota in their most recent series this past weekend. Penn State is headlined by senior outfielder Jordan Bowersox, who bats .319, and sophomore relief pitcher Mason Mellott, who sports a 1.52 ERA in nine appearances. BU will return to conference play next weekend when it faces off with Albany. The Great Danes (6-9, 1-2 AE) travel to UMass and Iona on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, before they play the Bearcats on Saturday. First pitch against Penn State at Medlar Field is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Binghamton defeated in series against Winthrop Evan Cole
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Coming off a strong 7-2 victory over Winthrop on Friday and leading 5-0 in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Binghamton softball team was in a good position to win its first series of the season against the Eagles (13-14, 2-4 Big South). However, 11 consecutive Winthrop runs squashed the Bearcats’ momentum entirely, and the Eagles captured both of Saturday’s games to take the series. “I feel like everything we had on Friday, we didn’t have on Saturday,” said BU head coach Michelle Johnston. “It was kind of an overall combination of pitching and defensive errors — just didn’t make the adjustments we needed to on Saturday.” Binghamton (8-12) never trailed on Friday and put together an explosive offensive show combined with a sound defensive effort, steadied by junior Rozlyn Price’s best pitching performance of the season and solid appearances at the plate. In a complete game, Price allowed only one earned run and struck out six hitters, while going 2-for-4 with a home run. Her dominance was complemented by sophomore infielder Alex Guay and classmate utility player Sarah Benn each going yard. Price’s all-around performance helped the Bearcats cruise to an easy win. “[Price] threw a really good game,” Johnston said. “She was getting ahead on batters. We made some really good plays defensively. [Freshman outfielder] Chloe [Morgan] had two big outs … both diving catches in the outfield that really helped us get some momentum on defense. Roz had a lot of confidence in her defense.” With the exception of a brief early lead, BU was thoroughly outplayed by Winthrop in both games on Saturday. The Bearcats
pipe dream archives Junior pitcher Rozlyn Price allowed just three hits in a complete game pitched and hit a home run in Binghamton’s lone win over Winthrop.
built their five-run advantage by playing small ball, scoring on two singles, a walk, a fielder’s choice and a double steal. The team unraveled quickly, though, as Winthrop racked up 11 runs in the team’s final four innings at bat. Binghamton committed five errors, and the Eagles pounced on each BU mistake. Junior pitcher Rayn Gibson got the start for BU, surrendering seven earned runs on five hits and five walks. The team’s focus and execution from Friday was not found, as BU looked lackadaisical in its approach both in the field and at the plate. “We had a lot of opportunities defensively to get out of innings,” Johnston said. “We had two foul balls that could’ve been caught, and had they been caught, we would’ve been out of the inning without runs scored … I think that wore on our pitchers a little bit. We weren’t getting ahead of batters, and that really hurt us.” In the rubber match, Binghamton remained competitive for a little over half of the game. After falling down 2-0 early, a two-run home run from Guay tied the
game up in the bottom of the fourth. The Bearcats failed to score another run for the rest of the contest, dropping the match 7-2. Sophomore pitcher Chelsea Howard earned the start for BU and pitched the entire game. Winthrop kept consistent pressure on the bases, tagging Howard for 11 hits and drawing three walks. With nonconference play nearing an end, Binghamton returns to action for its first home series of the season in a doubleheader on Wednesday against Cornell. After a 2018 campaign marred by having a few different home fields, BU will be able to play games at the Bearcats Sports Complex for the entirety of this season. “We’re excited [to play at home],” Johnston said. “Looks like we’re gonna have a decent week of weather here, and I think we should definitely get the games in on Wednesday and hopefully get some momentum going heading into conference play.” First pitch from the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York is scheduled for 3 p.m. on March 27.