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Students see delivery delays Students experience small package delivery problems with UPS Leora Schwadron pipe dream news

In the past week, students at Binghamton University have been experiencing issues receiving small deliveries from UPS. As Physical Facilities and UPS have encountered delivery issues, some students have received messages that packages have been returned to the sender and marked as “customer refused delivery/did not want,” even when proper addressing guidelines for packages are being followed. In a statement sent to the Physical Facilities Listserv on Thursday, March 21, officials wrote that Central Receiving, the department of Physical Facilities that receives and distributes packages to University mailboxes, was not refusing packages, and that packages weren’t being delivered because UPS was not following the department’s new smallpackage delivery procedures. According to the Physical Facilities webpage, mail package delivery procedures were changed late last year in response to budget reductions and staffing changes. “Physical Facilities worked for many months, with all the carriers, prior to changing small-package delivery procedures,” the statement read. “Our efforts included piloting the program in certain areas, creating training manuals for carriers and walking them through the process. We secured full agreement with this change in delivery procedures from all the carriers. It is only in the last couple of weeks that UPS has not been following the new procedure while other

tyler gorman staff photogrpaher For the past week, student groups and students living on campus have been experiencing difficulties receiving small packages sent via UPS.

carriers are.” But Kevin Darrell, Student Association (SA) vice president for finance and a senior double-majoring in accounting and mathematics, and Matt Johnson, assistant director of the SA, wrote in an email that when the SA attempted to track down packages that had been returned without arriving at the SA office, a UPS representative told them the error had likely occurred at Central Receiving. “When Matt called and spoke with UPS’s customer service about the matter, the customer service representative was confused when he said that our

office had no record of an attempt ever being made, much less that we refused any packages,” Darrell wrote. “On further investigation, the UPS representative stated that this should not be happening and the only explanation would be that ‘Someone at the facility’s receiving dock must be refusing delivery.’” Darrell wrote that the issues surrounding smallpackage delivery only arose after Physical Facilities changed their small-package policy. “There were definitely some contrary statements being made by the two parties — UPS is saying deliveries were refused or undelivered, yet Central

Receiving is saying that they did not refuse any packages,” Darrell wrote. “Given that this issue arose following Central Receiving’s change in protocol, it makes sense to conclude that Central Receiving has been in some way not accepting packages under that size — even if they’re not outright refusing them.” Despite this, Darrell wrote that the main concern is making sure students are receiving their packages. “Ultimately, and we cannot stress this enough, we did not care whose ‘fault’ it was, we just wanted to stop having our packages, and those of all the student organizations planning events, returned to sender,” Darrell wrote. Although some students and student groups have experienced issues receiving their deliveries, not all students have been affected. Jonah Maryles, a sophomore majoring in human development, said he hasn’t noticed a problem. “I received a package from UPS the other day and had no problem picking it up,” Maryles said. In a recent statement posted to B-Line, Physical Facilities officials wrote that packages are now beginning to be delivered, although they continue to monitor the situation. “Physical Facilities assures the campus community that it continues to work with the UPS corporate office in Syracuse to resolve issues with the activities of the local UPS office regarding smallpackage delivery service to buildings,” the statement read. “The local UPS is now following proper procedures and deliveries are being made to many buildings including the science buildings, ITC and Physical Facilities.” Physical Facilities could not be reached for comment for this story, and UPS representatives declined to comment, citing company policies.

SA pilots menstrual care initiative BU considers building

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Two-phase program aims to increase access to free products Gillian Kenah

Center would be funded through proposed technology fee increase

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Following the Binghamton University Faculty Senate’s unanimous vote to pass a resolution to distribute free menstrual care products to students, the University, in partnership with the Student Association (SA), has launched the first phase of the pilot program. The initiative garnered BU Faculty Senate support in October to promote student economic equity, inclusion and access to products that help ensure student health. The original resolution had been passed in October 2017 by the State University of New York (SUNY) University Faculty Senate as a proposal by the SUNY Diversity and Inclusion Committee, according to a joint statement by Johann Fiore-Conte, assistant vice president for health and wellness, JoAnn Navarro, vice president for operations at BU and Katie Ellis, senior director of BU communications and marketing. According to the statement, the purpose of the program is to aid students in economic need. “We recognize that students often need to make difficult financial choices,”

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anastasia figuera staff photographer The menstrual products will be available for pickup for off-campus students, and in a variety of bathrooms and offices on campus, including the Bare Necessities Food Pantry.

the statement read. “Some students may need to decide whether to buy a menstrual care product or purchase food. Other students who can’t afford products might miss class. We didn’t want students’ success at school impeded by whether or not they could afford to buy a menstrual care product.”

The first phase, which began after spring break, allows students to fill out an online form to request the pads, tampons or liners in packages of 12 to be delivered to their on-campus mailboxes or for pickup at the Real Education

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As Binghamton University considers raising its technology fee by $10.50 for the 2019-20 academic year, BU’s Information Technology Services is beginning to plan a number of projects that could be funded by the increase, including the construction of a secondary data center at the health sciences campus in Johnson City. According to Niyazi Bodur, associate vice president and chief information officer at the University, BU has data centers in multiple locations, including the Engineering Building on the main campus and in the Innovative Technologies Complex. The centers house the University’s computer systems, including servers and networks that help run and transmit programs such as Blackboard and the BU website. “A data center is a space that houses the server and network equipment that stores, processes and transmits data,” Bodur wrote in an email. “This can be

institutional systems such as Banner, Blackboard, University websites, research data and other institutional data, as well as file storage for faculty, staff and students.” The new data center would serve the Johnson City campus as a primary data center and the main University campus as a secondary data center. “It will be the primary data center for the Health Sciences campus, housing computational and network equipment for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Decker School of Nursing,” Bodur wrote. According to Bodur, the construction of a new data center would help maintain the reliability of the University’s primary data center servers through “clustering,” a practice that backs up data on two separate servers so that programs can still operate if one server fails. “Clustering is having two different servers, which are sometimes geographically distant, perform the same function and run the same system and data,” Bodur wrote. “By way of an example, Banner system and data will be clustered in both primary and secondary data servers. This will further increase

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Athletics to host eighth annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser Event aims to raise money for childhood cancer research Laura D’Angelo news intern

This Thursday, Binghamton University students and local community members will be shaving their heads to support kids with cancer. Partnering with Dapper Rascal Studio, a barber lounge located on 60 Court St. that opened in July, Binghamton University Athletics will host their

eighth annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser and head-shaving event. The event, which will take place from noon to 2 p.m. in Old Union Hall, aims to raise money to fund childhood cancer research in the region and across the nation. Eva Duarte, ‘15, owner and co-founder of Dapper Rascal, said she’d known about the St. Baldrick’s event prior to opening her barber lounge. “I knew about the St. Baldrick’s event since my days as a student at BU, so I knew it would be an event our studio would love to participate in, and maybe we put that energy in the universe,

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because I received an email a few weeks ago asking us if we would be a part of it,” Duarte said. “Of course, I jumped right in without hesitation, volunteering four of us to lend our services to the charity event. We look forward to working with organizations that directly benefit the Binghamton community and that encourage social change and uplift self-esteem.” Duarte also said her experience of losing someone close to cervical cancer impacted her decision to volunteer. “People need to know how to sense if something is going wrong in their body

and how to go about getting the help they need,” Duarte said. “But for a child, I can’t even imagine what they endure once diagnosed. We just want to help in any way possible. They need to see that they are beautiful no matter what happens — hair or no hair, let that inner light shine.” According to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation website, a child is diagnosed with some form of cancer every two minutes worldwide. The organization, founded in 1999, raises money online through its website, where individuals or teams can register to shave their heads

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in advance of shaving events and solicit donations from friends, families and community members. Since 2012, BU has raised more than $90,000 and aims to raise $7,500 this year. Linda Reynolds, assistant athletic director for student-athlete development and co-organizer of St. Baldrick’s at BU, said some of the funds raised from the event will go toward research at the Upstate Cancer Center in Syracuse, New York. “Every person has been impacted by

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Logic releases soundtrack to go with new novel, “Supermarket,”

Alpha Delta Phi hosts fifth annual Art Awakening show,

The Editorial Board questions the low voter turnout in the recent Student Association elections,

Baseball falls in close game to Penn State,

Softball sweeps Cornell in homeopening doubleheader,

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A week after Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell released a report showing 76 overdose deaths in 2016 across the county, County Executive Jason Garnar has declared a state of emergency, citing the 10 overdose deaths seen in the county in March, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. Investigators believe the deaths are linked to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine. County officials plan to meet by Thursday to coordinate a response to the emergency. The state of emergency took effect at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, and will remain in effect indefinitely.

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The city of Binghamton saw $447,835 in parking revenue in 2018, jumping from $342,678 in 2017 for an increase of more than $100,000, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. According to Deputy Mayor Jared Kraham,

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the increase in revenue stems from new parking kiosks, which were installed in Downtown Binghamton in March 2017 and take multiple forms of payment, including coins, cash, credit cards and payments from the Whoosh! app, which users can install on their mobile phones. The city has seen a steady increase in revenue from parking since 2012. STATE NEWS

New York state prepares to ban plastic bags New York could soon see a ban on single-use plastic bags and a fee for paper bags as state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo hammer out the $175 billion state budget due Sunday, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters on Wednesday that he expects the ban will be part of the final budget, but it remains unclear whether local governments would be allowed to opt out of the fee on paper bags and what jurisdictions would do with the money the fee would generate. Gov. Cuomo is expected to address the proposed ban in his State of the State address on Tuesday in Albany.

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sasha hupka news editor Members of DIVEST BING protest visiting recruiters from Lockheed Martin, an aerospace and defense corporation, on Wednesday in the University Union. DIVEST BING is a student group calling for financial transparency and ethical investment at Binghamton University.

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

This Day in History March 28, 1969 Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and a five-star general during World War II, dies in Washington, D.C. at the age of 78.

BU could build new data center data from page 1 the reliability and availability of the system, in case one location fails.” Data centers also contain support infrastructure in the event of a power failure, which helps maintain the availability of information and the reliability of systems.

“Due to the critical nature of these systems and data, they need to be highly reliable and available,” Bodur wrote. “Therefore, critical support infrastructure is included in a data center as well, such as the units that keep all of the equipment cool and the battery backup units that ensure that things keep running if the building loses power.”

Communicative speeder FRIDAY, March 22, 9:27 p.m. — An officer stopped in the left lane of Vestal Parkway near Murray Hill Road observed a black Kia Soul driving at 58 mph in a 45 mph speed zone. The officer performed a traffic stop, and, as he approached the vehicle, he noticed the odor of marijuana. The driver, a 20-year-old male, was questioned about when he last smoked in the vehicle, and told officers he had smoked last night. Without being asked, the driver opened the glove box of the vehicle and produced a glass jar with 2.7 grams of marijuana. When the officer asked how he smoked the marijuana, he told the officer that he used a glass bowl because blunts hurt his throat, and produced a multicolored glass bowl. His vehicle was searched, but nothing else was found. He was not charged with possession of marijuana, but was given a traffic ticket for speeding. Poser FRIDAY, March 22, 11:27 p.m. — Officers responded to Mohawk Hall of College-in-the-Woods after receiving a larceny report. The victim, a 19-year-old male, said he left his black leather jacket with fur in a lounge in the building the previous night, and when he returned to retrieve it, the jacket was gone. The jacket was valued at $1,000, and contained the victim’s Bank of America credit card. Officers reviewed video footage from the lounge and identified a suspect, an 18-year-old male,

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who picked up the jacket, tried it on and posed with it before taking the jacket to his room. The officers went to speak with the suspect, and upon entering his room, saw the jacket. The suspect said he waited for someone to claim it and nobody did. The officers also located the Bank of America credit card, which was still in the pocket of the jacket. They arrested the suspect, and he will appear in Vestal Town Court. Attempted theft for pizza MONDAY, March 25, 12:17 a.m. — At 10:13 a.m., UPD received a call from a 61-yearold male in Renton, Washington, who said that his Domino’s account had been hacked and an order was set to be delivered to Oneida Hall in College-inthe-Woods. The order was placed at 12:17 a.m. Officers tracked down the students who ordered the pizza, a 20-year-old male and a 19-year-old male. One of the students told officers that a friend had ordered the pizza through Facebook and gave his number for the order. Domino’s canceled the order, and the suspects were not charged because the pizza was not delivered. Touching bumpers MONDAY, March 25, 12:09 p.m. — An officer responded to Parking Lot F after receiving a call from a 21-year-old female, who said she parked her Subaru Forester in the lot. When she returned, she noticed a vehicle parked beside her was making contact with her bumper. She could not initially tell if there was damage, but the officer observed a gouge in her lower bumper. The next day, the officer reviewed security footage and identified the other driver via their license plate number. The case remains under investigation.

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Products to be available in bathrooms BU to team up with barber for fundraiser initiative from page 1

About College Health (REACH) office located in the basement of Decker Student Health Services. According to the online form, the items will be delivered within three to five business days. If students need menstrual care products immediately, they can visit one of the three kiosks on campus: the REACH Peer Program Education office, the Health Promotion and Prevention Services office on the third floor of Old O’Connor Hall in Old Dickinson Community or the Bear Necessities Food Pantry in Room 168 of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The second phase of the project will commence in fall 2019, and product dispensers will be installed throughout gender-neutral bathrooms on campus and in the Innovative

Technologies Complex, the University Downtown Center and the Johnson City campus. The Menstrual Care Products Committee was initiated by Harry Bittker, BU Council representative and a senior majoring in political science. Bittker wrote in an email that the program was designed to relieve the financial burden of menstrual products on students and provide the products in convenient ways. “The committee agreed that the initiative should be designed around promoting economic equity for students, and while anyone who uses those bathrooms has access to the products in those dispensers, the focus of the program is on serving the needs of students,” Bittker wrote. “It is possible that, as we evaluate the program going forward, and as we get feedback from students, we’ll expand to other buildings or expand to additional bathrooms in the same buildings, but, for

now, we think this is a good starting point.” According to Bittker, the committee will begin meeting again in mid-April to identify ways to improve the program after receiving feedback from students and Physical Facilities. Rachel Anszelowicz, student representative to the Menstrual Care Products Committee and a junior triple-majoring in philosophy, classical and Near Eastern studies and philosophy, politics and law, wrote in an email that the second phase will not begin simultaneously with the pilot’s rollout because of installation delays. “Phase two of the program will involve installing free menstrual care product dispensers in bathrooms across campus, but unfortunately the logistics of ordering and installing these dispensers takes time,” Anszelowicz wrote. “As a committee, we therefore decided that we should implement

the parts of the program that were logistically easier to get underway as soon as we were able to, so that students could be best serviced.” Yelena Keller-Wyman, a sophomore double-majoring in economics and philosophy, politics and law, said she appreciates the mission of the program and would use the products to be provided in bathrooms on campus. “I like this program and would definitely take advantage of having menstrual products in the bathrooms,” Keller-Wyman said. “I have been late to class because I had to find a tampon from someone so having them there would make it easier, and I like the idea of having them both in bathrooms for immediate convenience and for people that can’t afford them. It’s important to recognize that nonbinary people or trans men can also get periods, so I like the idea of having them in the gender-neutral bathroom.”

fundraiser from page 1 cancer in some way,” Reynolds said. “Childhood cancer is particularly devastating, and no one should have to experience it. For our University to have even a small impact on an organization that is committed to finding a cure is important.” Brandon Bologna, a senior majoring in nursing, wrote in an email that he decided to get involved in St. Baldrick’s because of a tradition in his fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, which maintains that someone in the organization becomes a shavee each year. According to Bologna, he also has family members who have been affected by cancer. “In the past, my grandfather, who I was very close to, even with the little hair he had left, participated in this, and I’ve never seen him more proud of himself,” Bologna wrote. “He passed away this past holiday break and I wanted to do

this in his honor. This organization is important to me because as I was fundraising, I was doing research on the amazing things they do, and it is clear they care about the people they help, and I was glad to be a part of that.” Sean Putnam, a junior majoring in nursing, said he felt he owed it to those battling cancer to fundraise and contribute in some way to finding a cure. “I had heard about St. Baldrick’s before, and had a bunch of hair I was looking to chop off, so it made sense to me to start a fundraising page,” Putnam said. “I think a lot of us are fortunate to have control of our own destiny, but cancer is something that can really throw life off track. Especially for children at such a young age, they have no choice but to be brave and fight this terrible disease that they had absolutely nothing to do with getting diagnosed.”

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Agriculture, food systems and economics were hot topics at the Binghamton University Forum’s luncheon at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Downtown Binghamton on Tuesday afternoon. The luncheon, which featured a talk from Richard Ball, commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, specifically focused on New York’s agricultural priorities for 2019 and the opportunities in New York’s

farming and food industries. Luncheon discussions are hosted regularly by the Forum, an organization developed by the BU Foundation that aims to promote University and community relations and private support of BU. Past speakers include former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and columnist Amy Dickinson, known for her “Ask Amy” column. Ball, who also serves as secretary-treasurer of the National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) Board of Directors and president of Food Export Northeast, began his talk by discussing his concerns regarding the future of trade and labor. According to Ball, 48 percent of New York’s dairy products are exported to Mexico

and Canada, but this relationship may be in danger, as Mexico has threatened to impose tariffs on American imports in response to American tariffs recently imposed on steel and aluminum. Additionally, Ball said a shortage of labor has become the biggest challenge in the agriculture and food industries. But despite his concerns, Ball highlighted several programs that benefit the state’s food industry, such as “New York Thursdays,” a program where New York City school cafeterias feature exclusively New Yorkgrown food once per week. He also discussed “New York State Grown & Certified,” a program that creates a seal for produce and aims to hold New York-grown

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produce to a higher standard than national regulations. According to Ball, these programs aim to lead New York residents and nonresidents to be more aware of where their food is coming from, and will raise awareness about career opportunities in the agriculture and food industries. Ball, a farmer himself, said that he noticed a change in customers in recent years. “People didn’t care so much where the food came from as long as they could get a bag of carrots for 39 cents a pound,” Ball said. “I saw a big change in my customers where they said ‘You know, it seems that my grandparents lived in a simpler time and I want to get back to that connection to

agriculture.’ They were two or three generations removed from agriculture, but they wanted to get back to the basics of food and how things are grown.” Ball also highlighted New York’s focus on hemp production. The state currently has about 3,500 acres of hemp and is one of the top industrial hemp growers in the nation. During Ball’s Q&A, attendees asked him a variety of questions related to agriculture and the environment, including his thoughts on “Meatless Mondays,” an initiative in New York City schools that cuts out meat in cafeterias every Monday. Ball said he believes the thinking behind “Meatless Mondays” was misguided.

“I’m not sure how they could blame [pollution] on some cows in upstate New York,” Ball said. According to Ball, farming does not just start and end with agriculture, because farmers’ work also enables other industries. “Farmers only represent about 1 percent of the population,” Ball said. “But every job on a farm represents seven or eight more jobs off the farm. It might be transportation, it might be logistics, it might be in food safety, it might be in blockchain technology, it might be in preparing GPS-driven tractors or drones, so I think that’s just going to grow because the technology in agriculture is at an apex right now.”

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WHY DID ONLY 2,000 BU STUDENTS VOTE IN THIS YEAR’S SA ELECTIONS? In the Student Association (SA) elections for the 201920 academic year, voter turnout decreased by almost 800 people from last year.

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This year, just 2,062 students voted for their SA representatives. Considering that Binghamton University has more than 16,000 undergraduate students, a turnout of 2,062 students represents around only 12.5 percent of the undergraduate student body. If the purpose of the SA is to communicate with students and represent their interests, it’s strange that so few students actually put in the minimal effort — filling out an online form — to vote. Even with last year’s higher voter turnout, 2,855 votes from more than 16,000 students is still abysmal.

Low voter turnout could result from the fact that most of the candidates ran uncontested, and the SA presidential race was largely uncompetitive. However, the Editorial Board proposes that this disparity may primarily come down to a lack of knowledge about elections on the part of students, which stems from a lack of publicity on the part of the SA. There was little publicity about when the elections occurred beyond SALine emails and posters hung up around campus. Perhaps more importantly, though, is the fact that far too many students have expressed that they just do not

know much about the SA in the first place. How can students expect the SA to aptly represent their interests if they don’t know what it is or what it does? It’s no secret that the SA has been criticized in the past for its lack of transparency and communication with the student body. In fact, approximately three weeks ago, Pipe Dream published an article revealing that freshmen and transfer students had not received SALine emails since the beginning of the 2018-19 academic year and received their first email from the SA on March 1,

preventing them from receiving SA election information early in the campaigning period. Given this history, the Editorial Board wonders when the SA will finally direct its energy into solving its communication problems. It must make a much more significant effort to connect with students, perhaps in more creative and unconventional ways. Even something as simple as creating Facebook events for SA Sweeps and elections can go a long way in reaching students who don’t comb through their emails for SA announcements. Candidates can also do a better job at publicizing the

elections and their platforms. We realize that the SA puts a limit on the amount of money candidates can spend on their campaigns, but this should prompt candidates to find more creative ways to connect with the student body rather than make them feel limited. Presently, it appears that candidates put most of their effort into meeting with campus publications and oncampus living communities in order to win their endorsements. Candidates should not prioritize seeking endorsements over meeting with students. For some positions, such as vice president for programming and

vice president for multicultural affairs, which heavily rely on student feedback to create events and initiatives for students, candidates should attend meetings with relevant student groups to meet with students in a more direct fashion. We cannot expect students to vote in the SA elections when the SA largely fails to inform students why they should participate. The Editorial Board sees great potential in next year’s SA E-Board, and we hope that it continues to strive toward creating a culture on campus that makes students eager to get involved.

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Regulations on e-tobacco products do little to deter usage Big Tobacco always finds a way to come out on top Miranda JacksonNudelman Contributing Columnist

The tobacco industry has always had a polarizing effect on society. It’s criticized not only for the risks associated with tobacco usage, but also for the power of the companies within the industry to position themselves in society and dominate people’s lives. The industry is greatly concentrated between five main companies that individually make billions of dollars in sales every year. The marketing for tobacco products includes a rich history of targeting specific locations, in addition to racial and age groups, to better sell products through a blanket process of normalization. Throughout the past decade of technical innovation within

the smoking industry, vaping and e-cigarette use has been steadily gaining traction. Though electronic cigarettes technically pose a competitive threat to traditional tobacco products, Big Tobacco quickly capitalized on growing interest rather than dismissing it as a passing fad. They began producing their own vaping products as well as buying existing electronic smokingrelated companies under their control to add to their expansive repertoire. Thus, the emergence of traditional alternatives as its own product class primarily comes from the aid of Big Tobacco’s intervention in the process early on. Much like targeted tobacco marketing of the past, current marketing of electronic tobacco products involves the promotion of a wide range of appealing flavors on various multimedia platforms, effectively grabbing

the attention of younger audiences. Constant exposure to these products, both due to their ample accessibility and flavorful desirability, have captured an audience that’s never been receptive to the traditional tobacco market before because of cigarettes’ cultural image and poor qualities like taste and smell. Those who have never before been involved with a single tobacco or nicotine product have become swept up in a new wave of tantalizing tobacco normalcy, reaping the almost inescapable consequence of some form of nicotine reliance or addiction. Today, electronic tobacco products have become the most well-received tobacco products among youth. The response to a young generation’s captivation with the electronic tobacco industry has reasonably been a widespread fear of a nationwide youth

nicotine addiction. This logical threat has ignited the fuse, sparking an adamant demand from state legislation and federal agencies for further regulation specifically targeting electronic tobacco products. In 2016, the FDA extended its regulatory authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah and pipe tobacco. More recently, it has proposed new steps designed to protect younger individuals by limiting access to flavored tobacco products as well as banning menthol in cigarettes. Conversely, state regulations on tobacco alternatives vary in extremity across states, yet no state is without some form of legislation entirely. Big Tobacco’s expert utilization of targeted marketing and the complete monopolization of a specific industry have resulted in a coordinated control of copious quantities of

the population by a number of companies one could count on a single hand. However, unlike other industries that might be restricted when subjugated to government regulations, the tobacco market and the select few who guide its invisible hand of market power can rest assured that their statuses and wallets are safe from any damage possibly caused by regulatory efforts. The creation of mandated restrictions on electronic tobacco products doesn’t merely undo thousands of budding or unquenchable nicotine addictions, to which traditional tobacco products provide a remedy. Besides the irony of legislation aimed at a group plagued with many individuals past the point of no return, the monopolization of the industry ensures Big Tobacco’s protection regardless of government prohibition

targets. These regulations do hurt the general distribution of electronic products, but also eliminate the competition the electronic tobacco industry has always posed against traditional products. Thus, the regulation of electronic tobacco products doesn’t hurt Big Tobacco’s stocks, as the incentive to buy traditional products increases instead. They provide a safety net for a newer and younger group’s nicotine needs while further propagating the wealth within the concentrated tobacco industry and cycle of societal nicotine addiction. Regardless of regulations’ specific target within the market, the moralistic demonization of the products and the widely acknowledged health effects, it’s always a win for Big Tobacco. Miranda Jackson-Nudelman is a sophomore majoring in political science.

We must do more to support those aﬀected by gun violence The long-term psychological effects on survivors are too readily brushed aside Elizabeth Short Columnist

A mass shooting happens, lives are lost, discourse on the cause is opened up, thoughts and prayers are sent and we slowly go back to normal. We go about our daily lives. Headlines change, arguments on television cease, posts naming the victims on social media are buried under masses of content. When these instances and their victims become statistics, it’s easy to let

tragedy become little more than a passing thought. If only it were so easy for the survivors and the families of those whose lives were lost. It’s no secret that we need to have better gun laws — there are activists even younger than I am who prove this. In addition to preventing these atrocities, we need to be more prepared for what happens after they occur. Police were called to the home of a high school sophomore and survivor of the Parkland shooting on March 23 to investigate the apparent suicide of the teen, whose name has yet to be released. This comes just a week after college freshman and Parkland shooting

survivor Sydney Aiello also died by suicide. Aiello’s family released that in addition to survivor’s guilt and a recent post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis, her transition to college had been harder than most. Her terrifying experience of losing one of her best friends during the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School made sitting in a classroom fill her with terror. As recently as this Monday, Jeremy Richman, the father of one of the 20 children massacred in the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, was found dead inside of his office. While details are still emerging, it is being investigated

as a suicide. It’s clear the effects of these shootings last longer than the few months following the actual event. The psychological scars that survivors and their families bear are a burden they have to carry for the rest of their lives, so why do we leave them on their own to cope? We can’t hold ourselves accountable for only the events that led to the deaths of the victims; we are accountable for those who are left behind. Maybe this grief is made more difficult due to the weight we put on many of these attacks. Fifty-four percent of the 97 mass shootings in the United States

since 1982 were perpetrated by white men. Yet we often avoid calling them what they are: terrorists. They are labeled as anything but racist when, in some cases, they blatantly are. Wouldn’t using the proper language give these crimes the weight they deserve rather than brushing them aside as random acts? With at least 50 people dead as a result of an attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, we are beginning to see a change. The attacker, a white nationalist, has been condemned by the country’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern. She has called

for stricter gun laws and has shown up at multiple memorials to show her direct support of the Muslim community. New Zealand has already passed laws banning assault rifles and semi-automatic rifles. It has taken them less than a month to enact changes we as Americans should have brought about years ago. Ardern and the whole of New Zealand are showing the rest of the world how to handle atrocity. They prove that victims’ families and survivors simply deserve more. Elizabeth Short is a sophomore double-majoring in biology and English.

Spring Restaurant Week by Pipe Dream’s Arts & Culture

At this point in the spring semester, the Binghamton University student diet consisting of Sodexo meals and ramen noodles is certainly becoming stale. EatBing’s biannual Binghamton Restaurant Week provides the perfect opportunity to eat off campus and experience what the city has to offer. Restaurants all around Binghamton offer three-course meals for lunch and/or dinner at a set price that cater to all tastebuds. From sushi rolls at Sake-Tumi to spicy tacos at Dos Rios Cantina, Pipe Dream staff explored a wide variety of foods for Restaurant Week. If you’re looking for a chance to try out that dish you’ve seen on so many Instagram and Snapchat stories at an affordable price, check out Pipe Dream’s coverage to find an eatery that piques your interest.

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The Colonial $12 LUNCH × $20 DINNER

Nikkolette Sather Assistant Arts & Culture Editor The Colonial has been a go-to spot for not only the Binghamton community since its opening, but also for college students because of its more than ideal location. The restaurant has the perfect blend to include all age groups into its atmosphere, creating a warm and inviting space for all. Each Restaurant Week, The Colonial adds something new to the menu or switches it up so that it’s not repetitive, which is a nice change from some other menus.

Around lunchtime, there was a steady buzz going on within the restaurant as people talked and had their taste of the Restaurant Week menu for a mere $12. This price is well within most college students’ budgets for a threecourse meal. As I looked over this year’s menu, I appreciated the fact that they have something for all diet preferences: glutenfree, vegetarian and, of course, meat-lover options were there. Because I am not the biggest fan of meat, I was happy to see that the appetizers and entrees had lots of selections I could choose from. For the first course, their options were a creamy tomato soup with grilled cheese strips, Brussels sprouts with garlic aioli or a roasted cauliflower Caesar

salad. Since their options were all predominantly meatless, you could add bacon or chicken on if that’s up your alley. The choice for me was a very tough decision, seeing as I loved all the appetizer options, but after looking at the menu for an extra few minutes than necessary, I finally decided. The Brussels sprouts stuck out the most to me, and I decided not to add bacon. When they came out, I was pleasantly surprised to find they were cooked exactly the way I like them: light and perfectly crispy. Sometimes Brussels sprouts can come out to be a little bland, but the garlic aioli really helped divert from that problem.

green string lights and diverse drink options colorfully written on a chalkboard behind the bar. This Restaurant Week, Craft offers a $12 lunch and a $20 dinner, the only difference being dinner includes alcoholic drinks. Of course, we decided to go for dinner. The dinner menu allows patrons to choose two sliders, a side, a dessert and a choice between a beer, a wine or a $5 gift card for those not drinking alcohol. However, our server,

Christine, informed us that diners simply must choose five total items; for instance, if a person doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth, they can get a beer or wine and opt for the $5 gift card in lieu of a dessert. She also said that they can accommodate glutenfree diets with lettuce wraps. We really appreciate that Craft allows this kind of flexibility. I was delighted to see that the restaurant offers delicioussounding vegetarian options. I eagerly selected the grilled

shroom slider and the black bean slider, the chop’t garden salad as a side with white balsamic vinegar, the Cookiez ‘n Cream sundae for dessert and the Craft All Day beer from Beer Tree Brew Co. Steven ordered the Craft slider and the Korean pork belly slider, house fries, the Unicorn sundae and the Raiz Cabernet Sauvignon. We aimed for as much diversity as possible in the options to get the most comprehensive look at Craft’s Restaurant Week offerings.

Court St., the cantina is known for its colorful decorations, eyepopping wall art and, of course, Mexican food. The murals on the walls inside, done in a mixed style of traditional Mexican folklore, Western cowboy aesthetics and hipster fashion, were created by local Binghamton artist Bruce Greig, whose work can be found all over the city. If you pass by any night, you’re certain to see the

restaurant filled with customers, flashing lights and great music. As my photographer and I walked in, we were enthusiastically greeted by coowner and Binghamton alumnus Alex Jaffe, ‘12, who showed us to our seats and engaged in some light banter. Menus were passed around and drinks were ordered. This restaurant week, Dos Rios is offering a $25 prix fixe dinner

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Creamy tomato soup with grilled cheese strips and Brussels sprouts.

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Craft $12 LUNCH × $20 DINNER ALCOHOL OPTION

Sarah Molano Opinions Editor Gorgeous Washington Street serves as a fitting location for a trendy restaurant like Craft. My photographer, Steven, and I were immediately captured by Craft’s chic interior furnished with a few TVs on the walls, overhead

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The Craft slider.

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Dos Rios $25 DINNER

Ezra Beede Contributing Writer It’s hard to find a person who doesn’t like any Mexican food and the different flavors that come along with it. The perfect Mexican food should

have the right balance of textures: deliciously seasoned meats, crisply fresh and roasted vegetables, with a balanced blend of spices to bring them all together, and that’s exactly what was on display at my lunch at Dos Rios Cantina. If you’re at all familiar with Downtown Binghamton, you’re probably aware of Dos Rios. Conveniently located on 60

menu which comes with the choice of one appetizer, one entree and one dessert. I got the buffalo shrimp appetizer while my photographer opted for traditional chips and salsa. When the food arrived, I could tell by the looks of it that it was going to be great before I even dug in. The buffalo aroma filled the air and was perfect for a spice enthusiast like myself.

The crunch of my fork into the battered shrimp was the second indicator I was in for a treat. The taste was just as good as everything before it, and I scarfed down the shrimp in seconds. The chips were good as well, paired with your everyday restaurant salsa. In addition to what we got, appetizers available included chips and guacamole and pozole. Read the full review at bupipedream.com

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Lost Dog Cafe $12 LUNCH × $20 DINNER ALCOHOL OPTION

Katy Wong Arts & Culture Editor With its chic, modern decor and loft-style interior, Lost Dog Cafe & Lounge has established itself as a staple eatery in the heart of Downtown Binghamton not only for its unique variety of comfort foods, but also for its inviting atmosphere. Marie McKenna and Elizabeth Hughes, two Binghamton natives and the owners of Lost Dog, aimed to create a low-key space in their hometown for locals to meet with friends, grab a drink and eat good food. Now open for over 20 years,

the cafe’s popularity has only increased, as there are typically long waits around dinnertime even on weekdays. To beat the evening crowd, my photographer, Sasha, and I showed up at 3:30 p.m. for a late lunch, and to our content, the restaurant was almost completely empty. Right when we walked through the front doors, a welcoming waitress greeted us and led us to a seat by the window. She immediately informed us of their house-made soup of the day and gave us an ample amount of time to think about our orders. The Restaurant Week menu offered an appetizer, entree and dessert for the fair price of $12. The appetizer options included a glass of house chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon or pale ale, the house-made soup of the day or the dog house salad.

Although the drinks sounded tempting, Sasha and I settled with the salad for a healthier option before we indulged ourselves with carbs and desserts. Salad typically isn’t high up on my list of favorite foods, though this salad was simple yet tasty. It consisted of mixed greens, onions, tomatoes and garbanzo beans with dressing on the side. We both chose the balsamic dressing, which had the perfect balance of sweet and sour. For entrees, the menu offered their classic rigatoni a la vodka, chicken gyro salad, tamarind roasted pork loin sammie and grilled cauliflower crust flatbread. Although there was a diverse range of unique dishes, all of which are gluten-free, Sasha and I couldn’t resist ordering their famous rigatoni a la vodka, especially since we’ve both been

Rigatoni alla vodka with fresh basil and grated cheese.

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dreaming of the creamy pasta for months now. As soon as our entrees were placed on our table, we immediately started digging in. As usual, the rigatoni was cooked to perfection, and the sauce was

warm, creamy and delicious. If you’re lactose intolerant like me, make sure to take a lactoseintolerance pill before devouring this dish. Trust me, your stomach will thank you. Even though the

other entree choices seemed equally tasty, I always find myself going back to this staple Lost Dog entree, and it definitely did not disappoint.

untouched by time or trends, setting itself apart from many of its Downtown competitors. The restaurant instead establishes a homey and comfortable space with minimal decor and allows for the food to speak for itself. Lupo’s S&S Char-pit is known for its Southern Tier dishes and especially its spiedies, a Binghamton staple. According to

owner Steve Lupo, a spiedie is a “marinated meat product cut in cubes marinated [in] oil, vinegar [and] dry spices, [served] on a six-inch roll or 12-inch roll.” Although the original spiedie, brought over from Italy to Endicott, consisted of just lamb off the skewer on Italian bread, Lupo’s serves its spiedies with various other toppings such as

lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, peppers and onions. Its most popular order, the chicken spiedie, was invented by Steve Lupo’s brother as an alternative for their father to eat. Lupo’s includes a restaurant, meat plant and bottle plant which packages and ships Lupo’s marinated meats and sauces to local grocery stores.

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Lupo’s $10 LUNCH

Makoto Toyoda Contributing Writer Every semester, Binghamton residents and college students alike look forward to Restaurant Week. While some pubs and

eateries have fixed-price menus costing upwards of $30, there are also more affordable options for the average college student, and Lupo’s S&S Char-pit is one of them. Located at 6 West State St., just a short drive past The Colonial and bars, Lupo’s provides a quick and filling bite for hungry customers for a modest $10. Walking up to the restaurant,

I was immediately hit with the smell of smoky barbecue and spices, making my mouth water even before entering. Spacious seating and old-timey decor filled my view once I opened the door, the restaurant’s employees giving me a warm and friendly welcome. With its neon signs, Coca-Cola posters and traditional burger shack-style menu, Lupo’s seems

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Number 5 $15 LUNCH × $30 DINNER

Emily Kaufman & Bridget McCusker Editor-in-Chief & Managing Editor With the sweep of a revolving door, patrons at Number 5 are transported from the lights and sounds of Vestal Parkway to a subdued, classic interior. We were led upstairs to a cozy dining room complete with candles on each table and ladders hung from the ceiling, a decoration harkening back to the building’s history. Guests at Number 5 are actually dining in a former firehouse, which served Binghamton’s South Side for 75 years and now serves all of Binghamton — through its kitchen. Engine House Number 5, built in 1897, is a local and state landmark, and ever since it became the restaurant we know

today over 40 years ago, it has remained a staple among the many newcomers of the current Binghamton restaurant scene. This Restaurant Week season, Number 5 offers a $15 lunch menu and a $30 dinner menu. We opted for the dinner. We started out with drinks, and though they are not included in the Restaurant Week menu, guests looking to round out their meal will find a selection from their list of diverse wines, beers and cocktails a reasonably priced addition. Next was a sourdough loaf, paired with homemade cherry chocolate butter. The butter flavor is on a constant rotation, one of the restaurant’s unique touches. A subtly sweet addition to the regular whipped butter, it was a perfect start to a well-composed meal. The bread was crispy on the outside, yet soft and warm on the inside, giving us our first introduction to Number 5’s simple sophistication. Read the full review at bupipedream.com

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Number 5’s signature petite Greek tenderloin.

River Bistro $15 LUNCH × $20 DINNER

Krishna Patel Arts & Culture Intern Located in the DoubleTree Hotel in Downtown Binghamton, River Bistro is a chic and swanky place to grab dinner in a sleek setting with a lovely view of the

Chenango River. Specializing in contemporary American cuisine, River Bistro offers numerous options ranging from traditional American dishes such as chicken tenders, burgers and steak to modern twists like Korean barbecue yellowfin tuna, Irish nachos (nachos with corned beef, Swiss cheese, scallions and a horseradish-dijon sauce) and chickpea burgers. For Restaurant

Week, River Bistro’s menu featured exciting new limitedtime-only dishes that I had the privilege of trying out with my photographer. The restaurant offers a $15 lunch menu as well as a dinner menu, and we opted for the reasonably priced $20 dinner. For appetizers, I ordered a roasted apple, gorgonzola and pistachio flatbread while Khaled, my photographer, had the grilled

Mexican street corn. The corn was served whole on a skewer with the toppings piled on top of the ear of corn. While the presentation was aesthetically very pleasing and appetizing, it was a little difficult to eat. However, the smoky yet juicy flavor of the corn was worth it. The flatbread was a delightful blend of nutty and fruity flavors served on a toasted, crunchy flatbread. The sweetness from the

box option, Sake-Tumi’s lunch special has something for even the pickiest eater at just $10 per person. Looking for something filling, I opted for the teriyaki stir-fry dish with chicken, one of three kitchen entree options. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the sushi bar and kitchen entree options also came with miso soup, a side salad and

pork spring rolls. The crunchy exterior of the pork spring rolls complemented the filling perfectly. Additionally, the ginger dressing on the side salad confirmed that I made the right decision ordering from the kitchen entree section. All three sides were of perfect proportions and left me satisfied without feeling too full.

apple balanced the savory nuts and gorgonzola. For the next course, the main entree, I ordered the pasta while Khaled ordered the ribs. The half rack South Carolina ribs were rubbed with wine and served with a delicious IPA-infused coleslaw. The pappardelle pasta — which usually comes with roasted chicken, but I ordered mine without — was house-made

with lemon and sun-dried tomato pesto sauce. The lemon in the sauce made for an interesting twist to a classic and beloved dish. It added an unexpected element of zest that was delicious and kept me coming back for another bite. Every dish served to us was aesthetically pleasing and the staff was accommodating and attentive. Read the full review at bupipedream.com

Sake-tumi $12 LUNCH × $20 DINNER ALCOHOL OPTION

Amy Donovan Assistant News Editor If you’re looking for a fast lunchtime stop this Restaurant Week, check out Sake-Tumi for its affordable lunch specials and

speedy service. The restaurant has a casual ambiance with a lot of natural light that makes for a relaxing dining experience and a killer location for an Instagram story. Additionally, the service is fast, making it a perfect destination if you’re looking for time to kill between classes. Consisting of various different kinds of sushi rolls, a kitchen entree or a bento

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amy donovan assistant news editor Pork spring rolls, miso soup and house salad.

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Social on State $25 DINNER

Gabby Iacovano Assistant Arts & Culture Editor This Restaurant Week, Social on State’s $25 dinner menu features both classic favorites and experimental originals. While the tapas spot usually presents a more flexible Restaurant Week menu, allowing diners to choose any three dishes off the menu instead of dividing the courses by category, this season’s menu divides its fare into appetizers, main courses and desserts. Despite the change, generous portions and a welcoming, social atmosphere still encourage sharing among friends, and the restaurant’s offerings are as innovative as ever. A chic, spacious dining area furnished with geometric mirrors and a shimmering chandelier set the scene for an eclectic three-course meal of visually pleasing, daring and decadent dishes. For my appetizer, I tried the beet tartare, a painstakingly plated mound of geometric beet chunks. The beet structure was supported by a thin base of greens and ricotta

cheese, surrounded by diced mango and topped with a sphere of cold mango puree. Even diners who usually shy away from beets might be pleasantly surprised by the dish — the typical earthy flavor was countered by a light honey and lemon zest glaze. The creamy ricotta, crisp greens and refreshing mango all contributed to an expertly balanced appetizer. A beet aficionado, I appreciated the restaurant’s attention to the vegetable’s flavor profile, which calls for a rich sweetness to elevate it from hearty staple food to culinary delight. My dining partner opted for the cream of mushroom soup, an inventive vegan option featuring coconut milk and mushroom “bacon.” While less showy than the beet dish, the soup was hearty, flavorful and nourishing. My second course was far more conventional than the first, but just as well-executed. The restaurant’s entree menu features both upscale basics and trendier fare — a New York strip steak, for example, is offered alongside an ahi poke bowl. I ordered the mac and cheese, a perennial Restaurant Week favorite and mainstay on the restaurant’s permanent menu. Fancifully plated, the cascade

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Mac and cheese with smoked gouda sauce.

of cavatappi flowed out from a small bowl onto a larger dish. The smoked gouda cheese sauce was subtle, homey and not too salty, and the cavatappi noodles

were well-cooked and satisfying. Filling enough that I was able to bring some home, the entree fulfilled my highest expectations for a mac and cheese dish. My

dining partner’s Tie-Dye Pizza was a burst of flavor, garlicky pesto mingling with sweet vodka sauce and creamy burrata cheese. While the restaurant does not

feature any vegan entrees, vegetarians will be pleased to find that the macaroni and the pizza are both great choices. Read the full review at bupipedream.com

South City Publick House $12 LUNCH × $25 DINNER ALCOHOL OPTION

Maryam Soomro Business Manager Pocketed away on the corner of Vestal Avenue and South Washington Street in Downtown

Binghamton, South City Publick House is a bubble away from the world outside. Immediately upon entry, you come into a small passageway that is no longer than an arm. At the other end of the entryway are solid, swinging double doors that effectively bring you into the warm gastropub and away from the busy streets outside.

Upon entering, my friend Ray and I were seated in the elevated dining area in the corner by the large window which natural light poured through. The atmosphere was warm and cozy, from the low chatter of the patrons to the warm lights. Smooth jazz and acoustic music played quietly throughout the pub, augmenting the

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cozy atmosphere. For this season’s Restaurant Week, South City Publick House offers a three-course lunch for $12 and a three-course dinner for $25. Each meal includes an appetizer, entree and a dessert, representing the establishment’s eccentric and thoughtful menu. Ray and I opted for the lunch. Read the full review at bupipedream.com

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sidney slon pipe dream photographer Art Awakening will take place on Saturday, March 30 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the courtyard and on the second floor of the Fine Arts building.

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On Saturday, March 30, a broad array of artwork and demonstrations by students will be on display during the fifth annual Art Awakening. The event is free to attend and aims to showcase the creative talent that the Binghamton community has to offer. The event will be hosted by the Alpha Delta Phi Society, a gender-inclusive fraternity on campus focused on literature and arts. The event is not exclusive to members of the fraternity, as students and community members alike are able to attend or submit artwork. Sam Mure, a member of the planning committee for Art Awakening and a junior majoring in English, emphasized the event’s aim to provide a space for the creative work of diverse communities and empower the voices of marginalized groups. “Perspective was our main goal,” Mure said. “We want everyone’s voice to be heard and we want everyone’s vision to be seen.” While last year’s Art Awakening was held in Downtown Binghamton at the Southern Tier Incubator, Alpha Delta Phi chose to hold this year’s event on campus with the intent of making it easier for students without transportation to attend. Rachel Quinn, president of

BU’s Alpha Delta Phi chapter and a senior majoring in philosophy, politics and law, stated that she was glad that the event has moved back on campus to a place that fits the needs of the artists and performers. “I’m really excited that we’re going to be not only in a central location on-campus but in a space that’s already devoted to art,” Quinn said. The art on display will be wideranging in genres, including both conventional fine art such as drawings and paintings to musical performances, stand-up comedy and multiple interactive demonstrations. The planning committee made a deliberate effort to ensure that attendees would have a wide variety of activities to enjoy. In addition to artwork and demonstrations, the event will also feature tables from student clubs and organizations such as the Production and Mixing club and the Mental Health Outreach Peer Educators (M-HOPE), an advocacy group that aims to educate the student community about mental health resources. Quinn said that the planning committee has been focused on promoting the event to non-Phi members, both to attend and to submit work. “I would say that one of the biggest hurdles we face every year is getting people to submit their art, just because people who create are in every space on campus,” she said. “Moving forward, something we’re focusing on is how do we find people who we haven’t already connected with who are incredibly talented.”

Art Awakening does not turn down any student artwork that is appropriate to display, giving artists who might not have much experience in their fields an opportunity to share their work publicly for the first time. Mure stated that this was part of the spirit of the event. “It’s not a competition or anything like that,” Mure said. “That’s an important part for me.” Nicole Chapko, a member of the Art Awakening planning committee and a junior majoring in biology, submitted her own artwork. She said that part of what makes Art Awakening unique is its inclusivity across majors and disciplines. “Binghamton has a very big liberal arts program, but a lot of the time, the events for liberal arts students are confined to them,” she said. “Art Awakening is for everyone.” For attendees, Art Awakening is sure to provide a diverse program of artistic expression, as well as an opportunity to meet with a variety of clubs who are tabling. For those who submitted work, like Chapko, it’s a chance to show their talents to the broader community. “I’m really excited to participate in the spirit of taking pride in my work, and getting to share that with the other artists around me,” Chapko said. “To just kind of participate in that atmosphere of taking pride in everybody’s work and everybody’s growth as an artist.” Art Awakening will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the courtyard and on the second floor of the Fine Arts Building.

Staﬀ Picks: Best gen eds

Already a Grammy-nominated rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, better known by his stage name, Logic, or pen name, Bobby Hall, can now add ‘author’ to his list of achievements, as he dropped his debut novel, “Supermarket,” on Tuesday. Alongside it, Logic surprised fans by releasing an accompanying soundtrack of the same name. “Supermarket” is a fiction thriller about a grocery store employee whose life changes as he finds himself in the middle of a crime scene. Within 24 hours of its release, the novel reached number one on Amazon’s BestSelling Books list. The book itself is a thrilling page-turner as a new revelation about the supermarket employee’s life is exposed on each page. The fresh plot will intrigue both new readers and the most dedicated bookworms with unexpected humor. On top of that, avid fans of Logic will be pleased to imagine his voice narrating every sentence in their heads. In an interview with “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” on Tuesday night, Logic said that he wrote the book because his manager told him he couldn’t, taking it as a direct challenge. The process of writing the book, though, helped him work with his own anxiety. “Being able to write about my angst and what I was going through in my life through the perspective of this character allowed me to heal,” he said in the interview. In the 13-track accompanying soundtrack, Logic explores a wide variety of genres as he strays away

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from his usual hip-hop sound. The opening track, “Bohemian Trapsody,” starts off as an indierock song with a computerized beat that transitions into a trap-inspired beat and rap at the end. Other songs in the album, such as “Pretty Young Girl” and “I Love You Forever,” are calming acoustics about love and the anxieties of asking someone out. Meanwhile, “Lemon Drop” sounds like a song the Red Hot Chili Peppers would have sung in the 1990s with its funk-rock beat. “Best Friend” samples the comedy rap song “Just A Friend” by Biz Markie, but takes a serious twist as the protagonist confronts his love interest. The tempo and intensity of each song correlate with the part of the book it goes with, such as “Pretty Young Girl” accompanying the moment the protagonist meets a customer at the grocery store and “Supermarket” describing his longing to talk to her. Logic also collaborated with Canadian indierock artist Mac DeMarco, who produced the songs “I’m Probably

Gonna Rock Your World” and “Vacation From Myself” for the album. Both songs use R&B-styled lyrics and guitar riffs. The soundtrack is a refreshing and surprising change of style for Logic, who is already known for switching up his sound for albums and mixtapes. His 2017 studio album, “Everybody,” was criticized by fans about his mixtapes being too fixated on topics like mental health, which at the time were not discussed much in hip-hop music. This time, Logic experimented with new changes. “I wanted to use my novel as an opportunity to challenge myself musically, diving into a completely new genre,” Logic said in a pressrelease statement on Tuesday. This gives us hope as we anticipate Logic’s next album, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.” The title song was released on March 21 and sounds like his usual trap and hip-hop sound, but it is possible that we’ll see more of a change from his traditional style when the album comes out.

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Baseball stumbles late to Nittany Lions on the road Binghamton allows gamewinning run in ninth Michael Steinberg pipe dream sports

With the winning run at the plate in the top of the ninth, only one out and down 5-3, the Binghamton baseball team had a chance to tie up the game. But the late-game heroics did not come for the Bearcats (8-10, 1-1 America East) against the Penn State Nittany Lions, as they hit into a double play to end the game, their third double play of the game. Binghamton loaded the bases three times, managed to get 17 players on base, but could not find a way to score as they fell to Penn State, 5-3.

BU head coach Tim Sinicki could not deny that he was a little disappointed with the loss, as he would be any loss, but he also saw some things he really liked from the team. “We did some good things,” Sinicki said. “We did a couple of good things on the mound, in the field, batter’s box. We did good things. We just didn’t do enough of them to win against a team out of the Big Ten, in a major conference and a very tight ballgame.” Binghamton did a good job keeping itself in the game against the Nittany Lions (146, 0-3 AE). For most of the game, BU’s pitching and fielding was solid, allowing only three runs through the first seven innings. Binghamton was able

to capitalize on a five-hit inning to tie up the game in the top of the eighth, but allowed Penn State to regain the lead after a throwing error-enabled runners to advance to second and third in the bottom of the inning. A single by Penn State was all it needed to go back up by two runs, and the Bearcats failed to score again in the ninth. Time at the mound was split almost evenly between five pitchers, most of whom were freshmen. Freshman pitcher Ryan Bryggman was charged with the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in 1.3 innings pitched. Overall, though, Sinicki was pretty happy with the pitching he saw from his freshmen. “We ran out there three

freshmen and one redshirt freshman, and I thought each one of them did a good job,” Sinicki said. “Certainly a lot of positives with those guys and I think they all have bright futures in the program.” Penn State did well enough on offense, but did not pitch a strong game, gifting Binghamton plenty of offensive opportunities. The Nittany Lions’ rotation allowed eight walks and nine hits to the Bearcats, but Binghamton still could not find a way to score. With bases loaded in the first inning with one out and facing the same scenario in the third inning with no outs, Binghamton only managed to score a run by being walked. It stranded a total of 12 players on base throughout the game.

“I think sometimes when you have those situations, I think guys try to do too much at times and we’re trying to get our guys to understand what their approach needs to be,” Sinicki said. “You know, putting the ball in play, obviously being able to drive in a run. Even on outs, if you can tack on a run, one here, one there.” Leading the Bearcats offensively were redshirt junior left fielder Daniel Franchi, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI and freshman third baseman Zachary Taylor, who batted 2-for-5 on the day and scored a run. And while senior right fielder Sean Trenholm did not garner a hit, he did draw three of the eight walks allowed by Penn State pitchers.

Binghamton has gone through some uneven play recently. The team has alternated between wins and losses in its last five games, but Sinicki is not too shaken up about that trend. “You look in the major leagues and you play 162 games and you hope to win 90 [to] 100 of them to get into the playoffs,” Sinicki said. “So there’s gonna be losses. That’s gonna happen. But our goal is to play our best baseball.” Binghamton will look to win some important in-conference games when it travels to Albany for a three-game series this weekend. First pitch in the series opener is scheduled for noon on Saturday, March 30 from Varsity Field in Albany, New York.

Golf finishes 12th at Golden Horseshoe Invitational Rodriguez paces Bearcats in Williamsburg Justin Zion

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After a long, grueling winter, the Binghamton golf team returned to the greens earlier this week to kick off its spring schedule with an appearance at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate in Williamsburg, Virginia. The three-round invitational, hosted by the College of William & Mary, came to a close on Tuesday, with the Bearcats finishing squarely in the middle of the pack, earning 12th place in a field of 21 schools. “We’re still a little rusty coming out of the offseason,” said Binghamton head coach Bernie Herceg. “We had a great second round coming back after a tough first round … Overall, I thought [our performance] was okay.” Individually, junior Ryan Rodriguez put together the best

performance of any Bearcat, finishing in a tie for 21st with a score of 10 above par. Rodriguez’s second-round score of two under par was the best single round for any Bearcat golfer in the event, and one of only two underpar rounds BU had all week. Rodriguez now leads all Bearcats on the leaderboard for the second consecutive invitational. Meanwhile, sophomore Justin Lane and senior Zak Ottman, the two co-champions at the Matthews Auto Invitational last fall, had uncharacteristically poor outings in the invitational. The two combined for a score of plus-41 and finished tied for 47th and 73rd, respectively. This marks the first time this season that Lane failed to finish in the top 20. After a rough first round in which the team shot a combined 316 and accumulated only four total birdies, the Bearcats rebounded with a strong showing in the middle round of the event. Shaking off some rust from the five-month winter offseason,

Binghamton shot a 287, or three over par, for the day. Rodriguez led the way with his two-under round of 69, supplemented by sophomore Nacho Glagovsky’s round of 70. Having markedly improved from round one to round two, the Bearcats, who typically save their best round for last, seemed poised to post another solid finish. Unfortunately, worsening playing conditions plagued every golfer during the final round. Every school’s score went up dramatically from the second round to the third, and BU was no exception. The Bearcats shot an underwhelming 315, just one shot better than their opening round performance. “Today [Tuesday] was a very difficult day with playing conditions,” Herceg said. “If you look at the average score, it really was a lot higher than yesterday’s [Monday]. The guys really grinded out there, they struggled — everybody did, just because of how tough the conditions were.” At the close of the final round,

it was Campbell University at the top of the leaderboard, led by exemplary showings from the meet’s co-champions, junior Max Theodorakis and senior Ray Kraivixien. Binghamton finished 11 spots behind Campbell with a combined score of 918, or 66 above par. With the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate behind them, the Bearcats have only have one month until they head out west for the 2019 Big Sky Championships. Binghamton was picked to finish fourth in the conference’s preseason poll, the highest placing for the Bearcats since they joined the Big Sky in 2015. “I think it’s a very fair ranking,” Herceg said. “We’re in a competitive conference. A majority of the teams are out west and are playing yearround. The strength of our team definitely puts us where we are. This is the first year in a while that I really feel, going into the conference championships, that we’re going to be competitive

and have some opportunities to be up there in the top.” Before the Big Sky Championships arrive, however, the team will compete in three more invitationals, the first of which comes mere days after the William & Mary event in a quick turnaround for BU. Coach Herceg believes that the result in Williamsburg could act as a springboard from the team heading into its next tournament at Lehigh. “These past three days, competing and playing … We’ll learn from that,” Herceg said. “Overall, we need some more reps on the range to gain a little more confidence in our ballstriking. Thursday and Friday we’ll have some good workouts to prepare for the weekend coming up.” The BU golf team next plays in the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Invitational in Easton, Pennsylvania. The tournament kicks off this Sunday, March 31, and will conclude the following day.

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Softball sweeps home-opening series against Cornell Morgan’s walkoﬀ highlights doubleheader Edward Aaron sports intern

It may have been two dramatically different games, but the end result was the same in both. The Binghamton softball team earned two victories in its home-opening series, defeating Cornell in an 8-7 walkoff nailbiter and cruising to a 10-1 victory in the nightcap. After RBI doubles from junior catcher Sara Herskowitz and freshman outfielder Chloe Morgan in the third inning, the Bearcats (10-12) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first game and appeared poised to obtain an easy victory in the game. After that inning ended, freshman pitcher Sophia Pappas was pulled from the game after making the start and surrendering no runs. Junior pitcher Rozlyn Price entered the game, and the previously stout Bearcats defense struggled mightily in the top of the fourth, allowing five unanswered runs from the Big Red that tied the game. The Bearcats entered the final inning of the game tied at five. With freshman pitcher Morgan Bienkowski, the inning got off to an extremely rough start with back-to-back solo home runs by Cornell, giving the Big Red a late-game advantage. “I think they stayed

rose coschignano pipe dream photographer Freshman outfielder Chloe Morgan had two hits and three RBIs, including the game winner of Binghamton’s home opener against Cornell.

composed,” said BU head coach Michelle Johnston. “I think in their minds they knew we were home, so I think they knew were going to have the last at-bats.” The team came out firing in the last frame. Sophomore infielder Alex Guay led off the inning with a double, and

she scored three at-bats later when Herskowitz hit an RBI single. Junior infielder Kassidy Seary logged an RBI single and Morgan recorded the walkoff in her first game at the Bearcats Sports Complex, giving BU a dramatic win. “The mentality was just to get

runners on and move them and get two runs and go into extra innings, but we got the last run,” Morgan said. The second game began on a challenging note for Binghamton and junior starting pitcher Rayn Gibson, with Cornell hitting a homer on the first at-bat of

the game. But for the Big Red, it was its only scoring play of the ballgame. “We gave up the home run, and I just really liked how we responded and how Rayn responded,” Johnston said. “I just felt like she just kept getting stronger, and I really liked how

they got momentum and ran with the momentum to score as much as we did.” Gibson dominated for the rest of the game, striking out six and allowing no runs for the remainder of the game. With the softball mercy rule in place, the game ended as a 10-1 win for Binghamton in the fifth inning. “I just tried my best to keep hitting corners and working my pitches and trusting that everyone’s going to work behind me, and everyone is making great plays,” Gibson said. “We really did a great job keeping the ball in front of us and not allowing extra bases.” The Bearcats’ offense fired on all cylinders in both of its matches Wednesday. Of all BU players who participated in both matches, four attained a .500 batting average across both games. After a successful outing in its home opener, the team will once again hit the road this weekend. BU is set to play its first America East matchups of the season in a road trip to face UMBC. Gibson, a Maryland native, believes the team has strong momentum heading into conference play. “These two games were really good for us, and I think we have good momentum right now so going down to UMBC should be fun,” Gibson said. First pitch in Saturday’s doubleheader is set for noon in Baltimore, Maryland from The Diamond at UMBC.

Women’s lacrosse suﬀers worst defeat since ’15 to Big Red 18-goal obliteration brings winless streak to 10 Marianne Bohn

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In a disappointing road loss, the Binghamton women’s lacrosse team took on upstate rival Cornell in Ithaca, New York on Wednesday, facing the same struggles that it faced all season. After losing the

first game of conference play to New Hampshire last Saturday, the Bearcats (0-10, 0-1 America East) added another loss to one of the worst starts in school history, getting blown out 23-5 by the Big

john atkinson contributing photographer Senior midfielder Rebecca Golderman tallied her second hat trick of the season in an abysmal road loss to Cornell, the team’s worst defeat in four years.

Red (5-4, 2-1 AE). Binghamton has had similar unfortunate results against Cornell in the past; on March 11, 2015, the Bearcats were defeated by 19 goals. Wednesday’s defeat was the biggest blowout since that game. Cornell fired off 39 shots in the contest, a remarkable 35 of which went on goal. BU turned the ball over 18 times compared to the Big Red’s 12 giveaways. In addition, Cornell was able to get more draw controls and ground balls, allowing them to penetrate to the net with strength past the Bearcats’ porous defense. Though senior midfielder Rebecca Golderman started the game’s scoring, Cornell quickly tied the match 1-1 with a goal by senior attacker Sarah Phillips. After another score, this time by Cornell senior attacker Tomasina Leska, Golderman scored two more goals in the game, logging a hat trick for Binghamton’s first three goals of the evening. Cornell managed to pull ahead

5-3 on another score from Leska, and just a few minutes later she assisted on a goal, bringing the Big Red’s lead up to five. Bearcat freshman attacker Sidra Morchower scored her first career goal to make the score 8-4. For the rest of the game, though, a massive differentiation took place between the two opposing teams. Cornell scored four times in the last five minutes of the half, bringing the score to 12-4 to end the half. As the players returned to the field in the second half, Cornell scored 10 unanswered goals before the only second-half goal for BU was scored by senior midfielder Ciara Gordon on a pass from sophomore attacker Paige Volkmann. Following this BU score were five consecutive by Cornell, the last two by sophomore attacker Ally Tetreault, to finish the match with a score of 23-5 and leaving the Bearcats defeated in a blowout loss. There was a huge disparity in

the number of shots throughout the game, with Cornell outshooting Binghamton by 22. In most games this season, BU has been competitive despite its record. A dropoff in performance from last year’s historic season was certainly expected, given the talented class of seniors that departed. However, the team has consistently shown an inability to close out games. In a few occasions, such as the matchup as well as the game against fellow Ivy League opponent Dartmouth, the Bearcats were positively outclassed. With a more challenging matchup on Saturday against the secondbest team in the AE, the Albany Great Danes, the team will have to improve substantially, or risk dropping to 0-11. First draw control against Albany is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 at the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

Men’s basketball hits 10th anniversary of lone AE title Revisiting Binghamton’s historic 2008-09 season Edward Aaron sports intern

March 14, 2009: a day that will forever live in Binghamton sports history. The Events Center was filled with students and fans ready to see the Binghamton men’s basketball team battle UMBC for an America East (AE) Championship. With a conference title comes the ultimate athletic accomplishment for a mid-major school: a trip to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Before the game, students camped out in tents, determined to be the first into the arena, packing the student section like never before. As the clock hit zero, madness erupted and fans stormed the court. Jubilation filled the campus and the local community; there was buzz all over the country about Binghamton basketball. The Bearcats were set to play Duke in their first, and ultimately only

ever, trip to the big dance. “Everybody was thrilled,” said former Pipe Dream assistant sports editor and editor-in-chief Evan Drellich, ’09. “It had been less than 10 years in DI and here was little Binghamton about to play Duke. What the hell is going on here? That’s not the way it’s supposed to be … You could see the excitement for people who knew more about the world than we did. I don’t even know if I quite understood the magnitude of what it meant back then. And I guess nobody understood the magnitude of what was to follow.“ March 14, 2019 marked the 10-year anniversary of this monumental occasion, and there was no fanfare. The official Binghamton athletics Facebook page, which shares a “This Day in Binghamton Bearcats History” post every day, commemorated a memory from the track and field team on that day. In spite of the achievement, chaos surrounded the 2009 team. In an effort to fast-track the program to prosperity at the Division I level, the coaches

and administration took chances on several players with serious academic and character concerns. The culmination of the controversy occurred the following fall, when six players, including the top-three scorers from 2009, were cut from the team over the course of two days. The head coach was suspended and eventually let go, and both the University’s president and the athletics director stepped down. The team’s practices have come a long way since 2009. Current head coach Tommy Dempsey was hired to implement strong academic standards, and his program now ranks among the best in the conference and the country when measured by GPA. The character on the team is high, and the offthe-court issues of years past have disappeared. In terms of wins, though, it seems the program has only started to recover. This year’s team, after having ups and downs throughout much of the regular season, came together when it mattered most. As the seventh

seed in the AE tournament, the team upset heavily favored Stony Brook to advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2009, eventually falling to Vermont. The last two AE champions have been UMBC and Vermont, respectively. Vermont has been a perennial contender, winning four titles since Binghamton’s victory in 2009. UMBC had a Cinderella-story win over then-No. 1 Virginia in last year’s tournament. As Binghamton’s program is still striving to develop a foundation that allows it to win while focusing on doing things the right way, Drellich, an experienced member of the sports media, seems to think it may be trending toward a difficult decision. “Is the choice now, 10 years later, [to] start angling a little bit, start getting in some kids with bad grades, start taking some questionable characters, just do it more quietly, do it more safely so that the basketball team can be good?” Drellich said. “Or is

provided by america east conference Binghamton fans celebrate the team’s 2009 America East Championship by storming the Events Center floor.

the school really sticking to some sense of morals 10 years later?” The excitement surrounding the 2009 Binghamton men’s basketball team has not been replicated by any team since,

but it is important to remember the motivation of the fan base from that season. It happened once, and, with increased success, it has the potential to happen again.