Fall 2016 Issue 9

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Health Services reports multiple cases of virus

Hand, foot and mouth disease, a non-serious illness usually found in children, found on BU's campus Samuel Abaev

adults who previously have not been exposed to the virus can contract it as well. It has made several appearances The Decker Student Health Services on college campuses recently. Over the Center has reported seven cases of past week, the virus has been garnering hand, foot and mouth disease since last national media attention, with over a Thursday. dozen confirmed cases at Florida State The highly contagious viral infection is common in children, but SEE VIRUS PAGE 2 Staff Writer

BU sees improved national rankings

U. S. News among publications citing the University for student success, quality of education and best value Alexandra Mackof News Editor

As this year’s college rankings roll in, Binghamton University has been featured on many lists and highlighted for its value, caliber and quality of education.

U.S. News and World Report ranked BU as No. 86 in its Best National University list, which was a three-spot improvement from last year’s rank.

Ryan Yarosh, the director of media and public relations at BU, said that these rankings are extremely helpful for applicants when they are determining what colleges are best for them.

The publicity that comes with these reviews can help draw applicants to the University.

“Binghamton is consistently ranked amongst the top public universities in

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Kevin Sussy/Photography Editor Pictured: A Harvey Stenger cutout is raised above a Students Organizing Against Reynolds banner.

Students protest sweatshop conditions

Reynolds, a Sodexo supplier, has been accused of unethical practices Amy Donovan Staff Writer

Students Organizing Against Reynolds (SOAR) picketed outside of the Couper Administration Building on Thursday to protest the use of Reynolds Consumer Products in dining halls and demand President Harvey Stenger to ban the products across campus.

Most of the disposable utensils, cups and plates found in the dining halls at Binghamton University are produced

by Pactiv, a subsidiary of the company Reynolds. Reynolds has been accused by workers of using sweatshop practices, such as mandatory overtime and poor ventilation, in its factories. They have also been accused of reprimanding workers who threatened to strike against

the company.

SOAR plans on picketing every Thursday until early November, when they will be partnering with other student organizations such as the Women’s Student Union (WSU) to hold a conference about the working conditions in Reynolds factories.

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BU founds bilingual journal Partnership with EAFIT Colombia will first publish in 2017 Peter Brockwell Staff Writer

Sam Cermak/Contributing Photographer Over 2,400 students gather at the Events Center to attend the annual Job and Internship Fair.

Binghamton University has partnered with EAFIT Colombia, a university located in the city of Medellín, to create an online bilingual journal.

Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance will focus on the policy decisions that have helped, and continue to shape, Latin America. Meaning “to govern” in Spanish, the journal plans on putting its inaugural issue out in January 2017. “[The purpose of the journal is] to contribute a Latin American regional perspective to the debate on the rationale, design, implementation and

evaluation of public policies, as well as the effectiveness, quality and good orientation of the intervention of the State in this process,” the journal’s mission statement reads.

It will be an open-access journal, meaning that it can be accessed by any member of the public without payment.

Leonardo García Jaramillo, a professor of government and political science at EAFIT Colombia, will serve as the managing editor for the journal and will be paid for his work. All other editors will serve as volunteers. In addition, articles in the journal will be published in both English and Spanish, with abstracts translated into both languages.

The idea for the journal came about during the SUNY Conversations in the

Disciplines conference in the fall of 2015.

BU professor Nadia Rubaii, an associate professor of public administration and co-editor for the journal, and Jaramillo first met while Rubaii was working under a Fulbright grant in Colombia in 2014. They began speaking about collaborating on an academic venture at the conference.

“The first day was a regular conference; we had about 100 people who attended, we had the media and then the second day was just for the participants, those who actually presented,” Rubaii said. “And so we sat around small tables and asked, ‘What would you like to collaborate on?’”

Sporting Goods and General Electric Healthcare.

The Partnership for a Healthier America’s most recent development is its partnership with 20 universities, including Bucknell University, Arizona State University and Binghamton University, to introduce a set of 23 goals for each institution to closely follow. Six months into the partnership, BU is keeping on track with the goals proposed and following the regulations.

According to the regulations, all campus dining services must offer at least one “wellness dish” at every meal that is relatively low in calories and includes a protein, complex carbohydrate and vegetable. Additionally, they must provide options of a minimum of five types of fruits and vegetables. Whole-grain carbohydrates are also a mandatory offering. Sodexo has begun limiting fried food products across

dining halls and other retail dining services, and if dessert is served at lunch or dinner, at least three options must have fewer than 150 calories.

Other goals include making nutritional information accessible for all products served, implementing local food sustainability programs, promoting water consumption on campus and encouraging physical activity through a variety of outdoor- and indoor-wellness programs.

Shane Ackerman, a junior majoring in industrial and systems engineering, said he takes advantage of the University’s outdoor sports facilities, but would like to see improvement in the dining halls.

“I’ve utilized some of the tennis fields or would probably play Frisbee,” Ackerman said. “While unhealthy options have been removed, I do not see new healthy options being introduced.”

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Career fair attracts Health initiatives introduced on campus over 2,400 students Partnership for a Healthier America urges wellness, nutrition Geico, Macy's among 130 companies represented at annual networking event

Alana Epstein Pipe Dream News

More than 120 companies crowded the Events Center Thursday afternoon to speak with and recruit Binghamton University students.

The Job and Internship Fair, which attracts employers from across the country such as Macy’s, IBM, General Electric and GEICO, is open to students of all years and majors.

Denise Lorenzetti, associate director for employer and alumni outreach at the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, recommends that all students who attend networking events prepare beforehand.

“The fair caters towards students of all disciplines,” Lorenzetti said.

“It is a great way for students to make connections with prospective employers.”

The fair welcomed employers from a wide variety of industries and professions, all of whom are seeking to hire BU students for a variety of intern and full-time positions. Last fall’s Job and Internship Fair had over 2,500 students in attendance and this year’s fair had approximately the same amount.

According to School of Management (SOM) Career Services, students — especially juniors and seniors — should utilize the Job and Internship

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the city of Binghamton is ranked as the third most obese city in the United States, after Memphis, Tennessee and Shreveport, Louisiana. This past April, Binghamton University joined forces with the Partnership for a Healthier America in an attempt to combat this reputation.

The Partnership for a Healthier America is an initiative to improve the health of youth nationwide by proposing ideas to solve the childhood obesity crisis. The nonprofit group was founded in 2010 with the help of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, who acted as honorary chair. The organization works with private sectors and organizations across America, including the Boys & Girls Club of America, Dick’s OPINIONS

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Job fair comes to Events Center JOBS FROM PAGE 1 Fair to network and develop their professional skills.

“Students should attend the job & internship fair to build their network with professionals, learn about internship and full time opportunities, practice their elevator pitch, make contacts and increase their chances of obtaining an interview,” Carolyn Schapiro, director of SOM Career Services, wrote in an email.

Students who could not attend the Job and Internship Fair or who are exploring additional career opportunities can search HireBING, Binghamton University’s online job search database. The Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development encourages students to utilize this database to apply for internship and work opportunities for many of the companies present at the Job and Internship Fair, as well as many others which don’t attend the Fair.

Over 100 Binghamton University alumni were in attendance this year representing their employers.

According to Christina Chen, a senior majoring in computer science, the job and internship fair is a great way to connect with BU alumni.

“I have attended the Job and Internship Fair every semester since my sophomore year,” Chen said. “I have been able to connect with a lot of employers and Binghamton alumni.

Making these connections at last year’s career fair helped me get an internship last summer, and I hope the same for this year.”

Kevin Sussy/Photography Editor Members of Students Organizing Against Reynolds protest the use of Reynolds products throughout campus outside of the Couper Administration Building.

Student group protests supplier of tin foil for Sodexo PROTEST FROM PAGE 1 Mary Lister, a senior majoring in sociology and a member of SOAR, said that this protest is important because students have the right to have their voices heard by school administrators.

“It’s important because students need the right to have some sort of say in what goes on on campus,” Lister said. “If President Stenger is supposed to represent us and he refuses to listen to students even when they make the same demands year after year, that’s a problem.”

According to Lister, Stenger has refused to meet with SOAR about the use of

Reynolds products, but the organization has met with other administrators and has conducted meetings with representatives from Pactiv to discuss the working conditions of their workers. These meetings with representatives listened to their demands, Lister said, but made no effort to act on them.

Lister also said that protesting is important because students will soon be a part of the workforce, if they aren’t already, and could be dealing with similar mandatory overtime practices.

“It’s also important because these aren’t problems that are going to go away; it’s not like when we graduate we don’t have to worry about mandatory

overtime,” Lister said. “That’s when it is going to be even more directly affecting us. So I’d say it’s important because it’s something that unites us both in terms of a student body that should have a say and also as workers who should have a say in their working conditions.”

The majority of employees in the Pactiv factory are women, and SOAR is part of Ain’t I A Woman?!, a national campaign that fights for equal rights for women in the workforce. Ain’t I A Woman?! launched the initial boycott against Reynolds in June 2012.

Shelley Shin, a senior double-majoring in psychology and Asian and Asian American

studies, is a member of SOAR. She said that she came to the protest to support the workers at Pactiv.

“I really think it’s important that we have control over our time, and the women that organized this originally were factory workers who were forced to do mandatory overtime; they didn’t have control over their time, which is why I’m out here supporting them as well,” Shin said.

Kai Wen Yang, an eighthyear Ph.D. candidate studying sociology and one of the cofounders of SOAR at BU, said that he became inspired after hearing the stories of former employees who worked at a

Pactiv factory in New Jersey with sweatshop practices and were fired after organizing against those conditions.

Yang also said that the lack of response from the administration, despite having meetings over the past five years, has led them to picket.

“How many more meetings can we have?” Yang said.

“People graduate. These women are still being fired and still being retaliated against and we shouldn’t drag it out anymore and that’s why we have to picket.”

Yang said that all staff, faculty and students are invited to picket every Thursday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Couper Administration Building.

Viral disease diagnosed on campus BU co-founds policy Campus VIRAL FROM PAGE 1 University.

Since reporting four cases of hand, foot and mouth disease at Binghamton University on Sept. 15, Decker Student Health Services Center decided to notify students and staff of the disease via InsideBU, the campus public relations newspaper, in order for them to be aware and take steps to reduce contagion.

Since then, they have reported an additional three cases.

Symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease include sores in the mouth, rashes on the hands and feet, fever, sore throat, irritability and loss of appetite. Left untreated, the virus usually clears up on its own within 10 days. There is no cure for the virus, but fever reducers, such as Tylenol, can be used to counteract some of the symptoms.

Dr. Michael Leonard, medical director of the Decker Student Health Services Center,

said there is no particular student area that seems involved to contract the illness.

Furthermore, he offered insight on how one might be able to avoid infection.

“Washing hands, especially before eating or touching our face, mouth, nose or eyes, is one’s best protection,” Leonard wrote in an email. “These viruses are passed by touching contaminated surfaces or sharing, eating and drinking containers and utensils. The mouth, nasal passages and stool contain these viruses, especially during the first week of illness.”

Identifying the disease as something more annoying than worrisome, Leonard advised symptomatic treatment, or treating symptoms as they arise, to anyone who should contract the virus.

“There are no medications that will kill the virus or rid us of the virus any faster than our own immune system,” Leonard wrote in an email. “If there is

fever or pain we suggest the use of Tylenol, Advil or Aleve.

They can be used throughout the course of the week and ease symptoms substantially. Sore spots in the mouth can often also be eased by rinsing with a solution of Benadryl Elixir (1 part), Kaopectate (2 parts) and Water (3 parts). Rinsing for several seconds and spitting the liquid out can provide a temporary coating and analgesic effect.”

Joseph Masri, a senior majoring in philosophy, politics and law, said that he is not concerned about the virus and that he plans to move forward in light of the recent outbreaks.

“I didn’t hear too much about the disease except for the fact that there have been a few outbreaks here on campus,” Masri said. “It’s not something that I’m too worried about. I’ll look into it, but aside from that, I’ll just continue to get my sleep, eat healthy and be sure to wash my hands.”

journal with EAFIT partners GOBERNAR FROM PAGE 1

Shortly after the conference, one of Rubaii’s colleagues from EAFIT, Santiago Leyva Botero, a doctor of public administration and a co-editor for Gobernar, reached out to Rubaii with the idea of starting the journal.

“There have been some collaborative efforts of research people and there’s movement towards other agreements that would lead to exchanges,” said Rubaii. “But this is the most concrete, tangible thing to come out of the conference.”

BU philosophy professor Max Pensky was selected to serve on the advisory board for Gobernar because of his experience as a faculty member and his work regarding human rights, genocide and mass atrocity. Currently, his role

will involve submission selection for the journal. He said he feels that the study of the fluid nature of Latin American politics could be very enlightening.

“The challenges for these countries have been tremendous, and in many respects it is one of the big success stories of the last few decades,” Pensky wrote in an email. “An interdisciplinary journal evaluating policy successes and failures has more than just academic interest.”

Once the journal goes online, it will be available on The Open Repository @ Binghamton system.

The service, launched in 2016 , is now discoverable through all major search engines and is available for BU faculty and students to promote, share and archive their works.

with new initiative HEALTH FROM PAGE 1

The University is looking to implement more Partnership for a Healthier America procedures within the coming months.

A comprehensive wellness program is currently in the works, which will create a committee of faculty, staff, administration and students interested in health that meets quarterly to discuss possible reforms. Changes also include increasing activities that incorporate people with disabilities, educational activities and food and nutrition courses for all students, as well as physical activity training for RAs.

Binghamton University improves in nat'l rankings RANKED FROM PAGE 1 the nation,” Yarosh said. “These rankings by leading publications assist students, parents, school counselors and employers with determining the quality and value of a college education.”

Business Insider Singapore also ranked Binghamton University as one of the best public colleges, listing the University at No. 10. According to the publication, the schools on its public college list also offered a quality education for a

relatively low price.

According to Yarosh, these rankings are vital to Binghamton University’s growing reputation.

“College guide books, established magazines and research institutes that provide annual national rankings are often the first resources people turn to when starting college searches,” Yarosh said.

College Raptor also ranked BU as No. 18 in their list of the 25 best large colleges.

According to them, Binghamton University has extensive research opportunities and a selective rate

of acceptance.

Yarosh added that these rankings showcase the University’s improvements, and highlight them for the general public.

“These rankings help validate that Binghamton has been able to get bigger and better — growing significantly while improving the quality of our incoming class year after year,” Yarosh said.

Binghamton University was also ranked as the No. 53 best school for veterans by U.S. News and World Report. According to Zach DuBord, assistant director

of transfer and veteran services, the University is aiming to continue building its veteran support system.

“The more veteran students we have, in some respects, the easier it becomes to serve them,” Dubord said to the Press & SunBulletin. “Because there’s a larger network, we can build a larger community.”

The rankings also help with University retention rates.

William Ferrante, a graduate student studying biology, said that he opted to stay at Binghamton University for

graduate school partly because of the quality of public feedback the school had received.

“I’m a grad student and part of the reason I chose to stay at Binghamton was because of the rankings and reputation we have,” Ferrante said. “I think it’s great that people associate Binghamton with quality education at an affordable price, and that through our new rankings, even more people become familiar with the school.

I believe the new rankings will help us grow our programs and influence.”

I believe the new rankings will help us grow — William Ferrante BU Graduate Student

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24 for the Homecoming tailgate event. Parking Lot C will be closed Saturday, Sept. 24 for an event at the Anderson Center. All of these lots will reopen Sunday, Sept. 25 and will return to normal weekday use Monday, Sept. 26.

LOCAL NEWS Three arrested after 110 packets of heroin found in Binghamton traffic stop Three men are facing felony narcotic charges after a traffic stop in Downtown Binghamton, according to Binghamton Homepage. Corey Derigo, 32, Isiah Nixon, 38, and Ramal Abdullah, 37, were all charged with various drug offenses when the car they were traveling in was pulled over after running a stop sign. One of the men, Nixon, was already on New

York state parole after an earlier narcotics charge. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Binghamton Salvation Army relocation project in the works The Downtown Binghamton Salvation Army will be moving from its current location on Washington Street to State Street, across from the soon to be shuttered Kmart, according to WBNG. The new building will have almost triple its current space, increasing from 12,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet and will cost $6 million to build.

STATE NEWS Cuomo backers face corruption charges Federal bribery charges were filed Thursday against nine people connected to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s upstate development projects, according to the New York Post.

Those charged include his former top aide, Joseph Percoco, and his longtime family confidante, Todd Howe. According to Preet Bharara, Cuomo insiders rigged bids for public contracts for their business partners and received kickbacks in return.

Police Watch

A lighter take on campus crime Brendan Zarkower Police Correspondant

Suspicious Supplier TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 8:36 a.m. — Officers received a call to report a suspicious person in New University Union, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The complainant, a 30-year-old woman who is an employee in the New Union, said she was concerned about a male who has continuously been coming into various offices around the New Union and asking for free office supplies. The case is still under investigation.

Eighteen Days Later …

TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 11:00 a.m. — Police responded to reported larceny in Parking Lot ZZ South, Reilly said. The victim, a 54-year-old female, said that an unknown suspect had stolen her official University business parking tag from off her dashboard. She said the last time she had seen the pass was Sept. 2. The case is still under investigation.

Swervin’ WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 8:26 a.m. — Police received a call for a car accident, Reilly said. A 21-year-old male

exited his vehicle in order to put money into a parking meter, but forgot to put his car in park. His car slowly began to roll away and the student attempted to stop it by hopping back into the vehicle as it rolled. He was unable to stop the vehicle, but he did turn the wheel sharply to the right, causing the car to hit a tree. He sustained some bruises to his knee and arm. His vehicle was inoperable and had to be towed from the scene.

If the Dog Didn’t Trust You, You Can’t be Trusted WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. — An 18-year-old male was walking on campus when he was bitten by a dog, Reilly said. The student was walking behind Broome Hall of Newing College when he encountered a man walking a dog that he described as a golden-colored husky.

He asked the owner if he could pet the dog and the owner responded that he could.

As he reached down to pet the dog, it bit his forearm, causing minor injuries. According to the victim, the man pretended that nothing had happened after the dog bit him and walked away. The dog owner could not be located by police and the victim was transported to Lourdes Hospital.

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SA brings Fetty Wap to headline fall concert The artist will be joined by Monty in the Events Center on Friday Oct. 21

Odeya Pinkusr Arts & Culture Editor

Events Center.

The Student Association Programming Board announced “679” will be coming to this Thursday that the Grammythe 607 this October when nominated artist will be rapper Fetty Wap performs at headlining the 2016 fall concert. the Binghamton University Fetty Wap, born Willie

Maxwell II, first rose to fame with his hit song “Trap Queen,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2015.

Despite having only released one major-label album, Fetty Wap has had eight songs on the

and frequent collaborator Monty.

Two other acts, who have yet to be disclosed, will also take the stage to open the fall concert.

The SAPB is continuing the trend of bringing hip-hop and rap artists to the Fall Concert, with Fetty Wap following in the footsteps of Big Sean, Trey Songz and J. Cole.

According to Max Maurice, the student association vice president of programming (VPP), “Hip-Hop/Rap” was the most preferred genre on the survey, garnering the most votes at 40 percent.

In second place came “Pop/ Alternative” at 38.4 percent, with “EDM” trailing behind at 13.9 percent.

“Our choice for the first opener of the show reflects this,” said Maurice, a senior majoring in electrical engineering. “We looked into artists with sounds similar to those that performed well in the ‘Pop/Alternative’ section of the survey.”

And while “Hip-Hop/Rap” won as a genre, Fetty Wap was not actually an option on the survey.

“Due to how huge he is in pop culture right now, I didn’t want to put him on the survey because I wasn’t so confident we’d be able to secure him, both financially and availability-wise,” Maurice said.

But reflective of this Provided by RGF popularity, Maurice says he Billboard Hot 100 since 2015. received “a considerable amount His most recent single, of suggestions” for the artist. which is titled “Free Gucci,” was Snoop Dogg was the most released on Sept. 1. popular artist on the survey, The singer, who can also be receiving 58 percent “Dying to credited with the hit song, “My see!!” According to Maurice, Way,” will be joined by rapper this translates to 815 of the

approximate 1,500 people who took the survey. He says this is a high number of votes for a single artist.

While Snoop Dogg was within price range, this choice didn’t end up being feasible due to distance and availability.

“The fact that he wasn’t already touring and resides on the west coast was a huge factor into why we weren’t able to secure him,” Maurice said.

Still, Maurice is expecting a large turnout for this event, partially because of its switch from a weekday to a Friday night.

“Not only does it being on a weekend provide for more students and community members to have the availability to come to the show, but there was always a conflict with Thursday night labs during the fall concert, which will not be occurring this year,” Maurice said.

The VPP said he’s expecting the night to be quite lively.

“In advancing with his contact, we also anticipate the show will be a spectacle in terms of production and lighting to add to the overall vibe of the show,” he said.

Maurice also said he’s enthusiastic about the choice.

“Just the idea of over 3,000 concert-goers screaming the lyrics to ‘Trap Queen’ excites me,” Maurice said.

Tickets will be sold beginning on Sept. 28, with $25 student tickets and $35 general admission tickets.

The show will take place at the Events Center on Oct. 21, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the show beginning at 8 p.m.

Alumna's art to Do more than just tailgate be featured Sat. The game is just the start of your Homecoming Weekend Kirsten Moran, '95, to show 'Hold and See' in Fine Arts McKenzie Delisle Contributing Writer Binghamton University’s department of art and design welcomes back Kirsten Moran, an alumna from the class of 1995, for a showing of her project, “Hold and See.” Moran’s collection of paintings touch solely upon the interconnected nature of women through the physical body, earthly terrain and natural psyche. Moran created her collection to represent the different aspects of women in order to provide a physical representation of these links.

“Each painting conveys an aspect of the feminine psyche: mother, queen, warrior, lover, seeker, and more,” Moran said in the event invitation. “These are the archetypes that bind us together, through our individual narratives …”

Natalija Mijatovic, the chair of the art and design department, believes Moran’s work acknowledges the transitional aspects of roles that are not only relatable to women in general, but also to the students of BU. “I think that the theme of her work is very current in the way it addresses our identity and roles, which are formed, strengthened and challenged during the college years,” Mijatovic wrote.

Moran received her bachelor’s degree in cinema from BU before moving forward and earning a master of fine arts degree from Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Since then, Moran has been teaching at the College of Charleston and her work has been featured in a number of solo exhibitions, including one at

the Fahm Hall Gallery in Savannah titled “Ruin,” and one at the Beverly Street Studio School in Staunton, Virginia, titled “Mirror.”

During this time, however, Moran has not remained a stranger to the Binghamton area. Her work appeared in the juried Alumni Art Show Exhibition hosted by the Binghamton University Art Museum in 2014, which reignited the connection between the artist and the Binghamton department of art and design. According to Mijatovic, the department hopes to make Homecoming alumni exhibitions a tradition.

“We want to know about your future endeavors, and be the first to celebrate your professional success,” Mijatovic wrote, placing a call to alumni.

Moran will also be present for a gallery talk on Monday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. in the Elsie B. Rosefsky Memorial Art Gallery. During this event, students and community members will have the opportunity to meet with Moran to ask questions and discuss her work. The paintings will remain available for viewing in the gallery until Thursday, Oct. 20.

“Art is a powerful generator of creativity in other fields, and Department of Art and Design provides platform for crosspollinating discourse for majors and non-majors alike,” Mijatovic wrote.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to experience great painting, as it is practiced by a professional artist, who stemmed from Binghamton University.”

The exhibition’s reception will be hosted by the art department on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Rosefsky Gallery located in room 259 of the Fine Arts Building.

many students will strategically utilize the tailgate as a 3 p.m. pregame in the Events Center While there are plenty of parking lot. Entertainment will people and activities on campus be provided by local band Splash, during Homecoming Weekend, and judging by their Facebook, most aren’t focused on students. it looks like the crowd will be Yes, Bearcats, it’s the one time treated to some irresistible of the year where the entire classic ’80s throwback jams. weekend does not revolve around you and your drunken 2. Homecoming 5,000-Meter revelry. This weekend, it’s about Run and Walk the drunken revelry of Bearcats Is drinking heavily before a past. That being said, there are Binghamton University sporting plenty of ways that students can event not your cup of tea? Stop take part in all of the festivities. by the annual Homecoming 5,000-meter run and walk.

1. Tailgate Check-in begins bright and early The tailgate is the main at 9 a.m. outside the Alumni event of Homecoming Weekend Center. Prizes will be awarded and your prime chance to see to the runner with the most BU alumni drunkenly reminiscing spirit, so dig out your Bearcat about the good ol’ Harpur costumes, Parade Day swag and College days. Sure, there’s a green face paint to exert your soccer game afterward and dominance over the alumni. many will make their way down to the field to cheer on the 3. TIER Talks men’s team against Buffalo, but Talks that Inspire, Educate Brendan Zarkower Assistant News Editor

and Resonate (TIER) Talks is the Alumni Association’s regular speaker series, and the Homecoming Weekend edition always features intriguing presenters. This year, on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., a group of alumni will present “Our Political System on Life Support. A Discussion on Critical Intervention as Well as Long Term Care” at Watters Theater in the Anderson Center for the Arts. Anyone and everyone who is feeling disenchanted by our political system during this election season should definitely attend this event to network with some equally angry alumni.

Anderson Center’s Osterhout Concert Theater on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Jones is one of the school’s most prominent alumni — he started his first dance company here in 1973. Since then, he has gone on to become a renowned artistic director, choreographer and dancer, even winning a MacArthur “Genius” Grant in 1994.

5. Bing Brews and Bands For most returning alumni, the weekend won’t end after the tailgate. The revitalized Downtown Binghamton area is to woo returning graduates back with a city-wide event organized in partnership with BingPop. From old favorites like the Lost 4. Bill T. Jones Dog Cafe to new arrivals like If you’re interested in the expertly named Garage Taco embracing the cultural side Bar and The Shop, there will be of BU’s alumni base, you can’t music and other entertainment miss the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane going on all night Downtown Dance Company’s contemporary for all your party needs. So dance performance in the grab your alumni friends and convince them that Downtown Binghamton is still the place to be.

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6. Club reunions Hang out with the alumni from Greek Life, academic organizations and Student Association clubs that you’re a member of. WHRW 90.5 FM will be partying in the basement of New University Union all day long with guest alumni DJs, Chabad will host a Saturday afternoon lunch and the new LGBTQ Center on campus is hosting an open house. There are countless ways to network with alumni over the weekend, but meeting people who used to be involved in the organizations that you are a member of now could be the most fun you’ll have all weekend. Plus, watching those successful alumni stumble down State Street will definitely remind you that you still have a chance.

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Text messaging enables meaningful, creative communication Contrary to popular opinion, the digital medium does not degrade the English language Mitchell Abrams

Guest Columnist

Unconventional forms of text messaging are often looked down upon, satirized and mocked by popular media. The medium is portrayed as encouraging incorrect grammar and spellings, and degrading the English language for our youth. It is assumed that these practices will leak into school papers and make us illiterate.

As one who frequently texts, I feel that this conception is false and that the way I spell in text messages doesn’t reflect my literacy skills. Contrary to popular belief, unconventional practices found in text messaging aren’t the creation of our generation — they have been found in dated sources, from

telegrams to Victorian letters.

The stigma of text messaging exists today because it is highly misunderstood and lacks research. The medium is much more complex than portrayed; it allows us to communicate in ways that diverge from regular speaking practices such as using respelled forms (“u” for you and “ur” for your), emoticons, wordplay, repetition and discourse markers (oh, like, well).

To dispel these misguided notions about the degradation of linguistic purity, I conducted an independent project that analyzed 589 text message patterns from 16 students on the Binghamton University campus and found that text messaging is a meaningful and creative practice.

Text messaging is complex and creative in many different ways, but the most obvious characteristic of text messaging

is respelled and unconventional forms. Usually we save time by texting “u” for you, “2” for to, and “rn” for right now. But is brevity the only function? I classified the respellings I found in my study to show that there are other pragmatic functions, and that respellings are not random but principled and meaningful.

The headword “‘yes” in my study produced the following respelled forms and frequencies: “yeah” (40 times) “yup” (4 times) “yahh” (2 times) “ya” (3 times) “yee” (1 time) “yep” (1 time) “yaaaaas” (1 time) and “yassssss” (1 time).

We have many different options when choosing to respell “yes,” whether it’s an “a” appellation (“yaaaaas”) or an “a” substitution (“ya”). Why would we add more letters or have different respellings if it requires more time and effort?

It’s because how we choose to

respell portrays a certain identity to the person we are texting.

Respelling a word doesn’t mean you don’t know how to spell the word correctly. Rather, you need to have an understanding of the original form before you can manipulate it in a meaningful way.

Texting can also seem informal by its use of discourse markers such as “oh,” “like” and “aww.”

Yet, these speech-like forms also have meaningful functions.

Since we lack paralinguistic cues — e.g., facial expressions — in text messaging, discourse markers like “oh” allow us to express our feelings and emotions, similar to emoji use.

Since texting is asynchronous and doesn’t happen in real time, the use of “oh” helps us to compensate for lack of context or timing. We can bring attention to certain topics, as in “oh by the way” or “oh did you hear” and to

express suddenly remembered information or highlight novel information with “oh really?” and “oh and dont forget 2 take out the trash 2day.”

Because we can look back on previous text messages, we can more easily bounce off of each other’s ideas and repeat what other people said to serve an evaluative function.

One can say “I deserve Chipotle” and another can reply “u do deserve Chipotle!” Repetition in this case is used to agree with a statement, creating new meaning and showing listenership within the conversation.

What was interesting is that the BU students didn’t even respell most of the time, which shows that they know how to spell conventional forms. When they did respell, it often reflected regional dialect and speaker identity.

These results are consistent

across the pond as well — when comparing Binghamton students to other groups of people who text from a study done in the United Kingdom, most of the practices were the same except for the regionally determined respellings and differences in dialect.

Text messaging and private communication is an unexplored linguistic goldmine. It can add nuance to language in ways that other forms of communication cannot. The medium is not harming the English language because there is nothing incorrect about it. Instead of criticizing and deriding it, we should be embracing this modern form of communication as another way for human beings to express themselves and relate to one another.

— Mitchell Abrams is a senior majoring in linguistics.

Young liberals must vote for Clinton, not third-party

To avoid a Trump victory, voters need to accept a candidate with whom they may not agree Aaron Bondar

Contributing Columnist

If you’re a young liberal or a former Bernie Sanders supporter and you aren’t voting for Hillary Clinton, you’re fooling yourself.

And there are a lot of you out there; for voters ages 18-24, Barack Obama’s net approval rating is positive 32 points and Clinton’s margin of lead over Donald Trump is positive 13 points. If you don’t speak pollster, this means that a large number of young voters who do approve of Obama would not vote for Clinton. In all other age groups, those who approve of Obama are much more likely to vote for Clinton.

In a recent Quinnipiac University poll, 29 percent of voters aged 18 to 34 said they would vote for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate. If you’re one of these people, and you’re trying to make a statement with your vote, or you’re not voting at all in protest, the only message you’re relaying is that you’ll put personal distaste over your liberal principles.

I have criticized Clinton many times in this section, and will almost definitely continue to do so in my time as a columnist here. I wish she were a better candidate — but playtime is over. The election is less than two months away and without a serious effort on the part of anti-Trump voters, he will win the presidency.

Trump, overall, is losing the vote of young people, and badly. If

all the young voters who are casting a ballot for third parties or are not voting were forced to choose between Clinton and Trump, most of them would choose Clinton.

By this point, it is clear that it is almost impossible for Johnson to win the presidency. By his own campaign’s admission, his path to victory involves denying 270 electoral votes to both Clinton and Trump, thereby throwing the election into the House of Representatives and praying for a miracle. Essentially, his young voters are saying that it does not matter, really, who makes it to the White House. “Trump or Clinton,” they say. “What’s really the difference?”

I may disagree strongly with Trump supporters on many matters of policy and on their

assessment of the man himself, but I can imagine voting for him were I to hold their views. What I cannot imagine — what seems actually impossible — is the notion that a young liberal or center-leftist could look at the two major candidates and deem them equal.

Protest voters and non-voters of this sort occupy a policy space in my mind which is not only hypocritical, but also downright irresponsible. If they truly cared about the things they say they care about, there is no conceivable reason to cast a protest vote when the other guy on the ballot is the living embodiment of a renunciation of their values.

Clinton has crafted one of the most progressive platforms in the history of a major party candidate.

Trump has vowed to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, presumably at gunpoint. Trump has also assembled a team of rightwing, supply-side economists who would make any self-respecting progressive sweat at the thought of them having the ear of the president.

Clinton is not the perfect candidate; she might even be a bad candidate. Even though the prospect of voting against someone rather than for someone may make you nauseous, that’s what being an adult is all about: making tough decisions, making uncomfortable decisions.

To cast my vote for Clinton, I have had to swallow some tough pills. In this section, I have ridiculed her foreign policy stances that I believe are inherently

destabilizing. In a perfect world, my preferred candidate would have a foreign policy I admire and respect. But this isn’t a perfect world; it’s complex and ugly, and sometimes you have to swallow your pride and do things you don’t want to do for the sake of longterm goals and practicality.

So take this as a warning: If you’re a young liberal and you sit at home or cast a protest vote, and Trump wins the presidency in November, it won’t be because of the establishment. It won’t be because of campaign financing or biased media, or the rigged system or shadowy elites. It will be because of you.

— Aaron Bondar is a sophomore double-majoring in economics and political science.

'Adulting' mentality harmful Nutrition is often ignored

Millennials are capable, yet self-infantilizing Kristen DiPietra

Contributing Columnist

When do we become adults? In the eyes of the church, I became an adult at 13, still donning braces and a Panic! At The Disco shirt. Legal definitions of adulthood vary across the globe, with ages 16 to 21 being the typical adult limbo.

Millennials are pushing back the maturation process in record numbers. This year, over a third of college students planned to live with their parents after graduation.

Milestones like getting married or buying a house are being postponed in an effort to save money and combat student loans; perhaps surprisingly, according to a 2016 Bankrate survey, millennials save more of their paychecks than any other group.

But what about when millennials finally leave the nest? Independence requires basic responsibilities that millennials have warped into accomplishments. The word “adulting” has pervaded our culture and celebrates mundane tasks like cleaning the bathroom or buying real chicken instead of chicken nuggets. Although “adulting” is sometimes employed ironically, brands like Starbucks, Target and Amazon are boasting Twitter hastags with a word that extols mediocrity.

In a 2014 survey, 82 percent of grown-ups said they performed regular chores growing up but only 28 percent said they ask their children to do the same. The growing

academic demands and childhood extracurriculars this generation has faced may account for the reduction of childhood chores. But it’s hard to deny the value of chores. Children who grow up doing chores probably will not laud their efforts when they continue them into adulthood.

Children who do not grow up with as many chores may find doing laundry to be a novel task which warrants celebration.

Social media has fed this generation’s compulsion to brag about their achievements.

Respectable adults don’t Snapchat a picture of their briefcases with the caption, “Too much work.”

When my father works two consecutive jobs, he doesn’t write a masturbatory post on Instagram about “Makin That $.” He comes home, sometimes past midnight, and goes straight to bed so he can wake up at 5:30 to do it all again.

Many of our parents come from an old-school mentality that disparages complaining. They simply do what has to be done without the need to out-adult everyone else.

Hard work and commitment to one’s well being harbors an intrinsic reward. The pride we feel from being mature is important, but it does not make us special. The “every child gets a trophy” mantra has dictated this generation’s need to feel unique.

Cooking a family recipe or picking up an extra shift at work should be valued as mature attainments. It’s sad to see intelligent, accomplished people trivialize these tasks with the word “adulting.” The word implies that its user cannot handle the everyday

responsibilities of an adult and must therefore pat themselves on the back when they come close to it.

Millennials are bashed right and left by older generations. In reality, millennials have proven themselves to be more tolerant, financially sound and dubious of the status quo. This generation does not take things at face value. Millennials must stop infantilizing themselves and continue to show the world how powerful they can be. Because to use the word “adulting” is in its very nature kidding.

— Kristen DiPietra is a junior double-majoring in English and human development.

The pride we feel from being mature is important, but it does not make us special

Students should prioritize their health daily Kara Bilello

Contributing Columnist

The importance of nutrition is far too often minimized in college for understandable reasons: students are busy, constantly on-the-go and it can be difficult to sit down and eat a meal when there is so much other work that needs to be completed.

Personally, I have an extremely busy schedule of crew practice six days a week, classes, a four-credit internship and work. Fitting in times to eat can be tough. One of the most challenging lessons that I needed to learn was how to allot time for meals and take food with me when I am running late.

Eating serves as a time of selfcare, and by fueling one’s body properly, the individual is more prepared to handle the rest of their day with a clear head. The importance of nutrition is often thrown to the back burner, but students should especially take extra prudence in managing it.

Nutrition plays a vital and essential role in sustaining life and it cannot be ignored. Placing focus on nutrition will allow the rest of one’s day to flow more smoothly with the body and brain working as efficiently as possible.

The key to eating on a college campus is to make efforts to eat, and eat enough. It can be tempting to skip out on a meal when one’s schedule is completely full, but this will only be detrimental in the long run. Through my own experience, I have learned that not eating, whether intentionally or unintentionally, leads to decreased energy, slow and unclear thinking and poor concentration and focus.

The benefits of stable and healthy nutrition are clear: increased energy, concentration and focus, decreased anxiety and depression, muscle growth and fat loss, lower chances of stress fractures, a stronger immune system and a healthier heart and brain.

These are the facts that I need daily reminders of; I needed to learn that eating is not optional.

As college students, it’s easy to get caught up in the temporal experience of our daily lives and forget about the long-term health consequences of our decisions, or even the short-term ones. Ignoring one’s physical needs will lessen the capability to remember information on an exam, stay awake through the entirety of a class or complete homework.

My aim is not to hate on anyone’s diet or efforts to get into shape, but rather to clarify and even remind you about the needs of one’s body. Even though many of us are already aware of the benefits of eating well, this does not mean that they are always a priority to us. I am not here to be your dietitian, but nutrition is an area that matters.

Don’t put yourself at a disadvantage by de-prioritizing one of the most important parts of your daily routine. It is vital that we all take the initiative to pay closer attention to our bodies.

— Kara Bilello is a sophomore majoring in English.

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Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” once said, “There’s no place like home.” The Binghamton volleyball team hopes this saying proves true this weekend as it returns home after starting the season with 13 straight games on the road.

“It’s always nice to be at home and have a nice crowd rooting for you,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “It’s one of those things we have been looking forward to.”

For the second straight year, the Bearcats (6-7) will open America East (AE) play at home against Albany. Last year’s contest was a thrilling affair in which BU jumped out to a 2-0 lead before dropping three straight sets to lose the match.

“We were a fairly young team last year and we’ve got a lot of players back, so hopefully we can move forward from that,” Kiriyama said.

The Bearcats got off to a slow start this season, but have made strides as of late. They have won five of seven since starting the year 1-5. A big reason for Binghamton’s turnaround is its improved offensive production.

The Bearcats averaged just 34 kills per game in their first six games of the year. Since then, they have upped that number to 46 per

game. The increase in production can be attributed to the multiple members contributing to the offensive effort. They currently have five players with over 70 or more kills. “[A balanced offense] just keeps the [other] team guessing a little bit,” Kiriyama said. “Not being able to focus on any one person sort of spreads out the blocking on the other side.”

Freshman outside hitter Lauren Kornmann has emerged as one of the stars of the team. She only played in eight of the team’s first 15 sets to start the season. But after a breakout match versus Niagara, in which she recorded a career-high 15 kills, she has been on the court for every set.

Kornmann leads the Bearcats with 117 kills this season. She has been an asset to BU all season and will be key to the offense’s success going forward.

“She’s been coming along,” Kiriyama said. “She has been impressive. She’s come through in some pressure situations so we’re just fortunate to have her on our team.”

The start of conference play can be an important turning point in a team’s season, which proved true for Binghamton last season. The Bearcats finished nonconference play with a dismal 3-11 record.

However, they bounced back to

finish 6-6 in the AE and make the conference tournament.

This season, Binghamton was picked to finish fourth in the AE preseason coaches’ poll, while Albany (6-6) was picked to finish first.

The Great Danes finished last season tied for first in the AE with an 11-1 record. They graduated just one senior from last year’s squad, and will return their leading setter and hitter.

“They are looking pretty good right now,” Kiriyama said. “They’ve got a solid team with good ball handlers and defense.”

In order to keep pace with Albany, BU must limit its errors.

The Bearcats committed 42 errors in last year’s contest.

“It’s going to take just a complete effort by our side to be able to defeat them,” Kiriyama said.

“We have to be able to pass well, serve well and just control the ball better on our side.”

A win to start the conference season is a goal for any team, but Kiriyama knows there is still a long way to go in the season.

“A win is important, but it is early in the conference so it is not the end all,” he said. “[But] a win would give the players a lot of confidence.”

First serve is set for 7 p.m.

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Week 3: Start or sit 'em?

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Three weeks into the season, owners are getting a feel for which matchups are more exploitable than others, and how many touches certain players will receive. These picks are designed to increase your chances of winning this week.

Quarterback: Start: Matt Ryan (ATL): Once projected to fall out of the top tier of quarterbacks, Ryan has exploded to start this fantasy season, leading all players in standard scoring.

This week, Ryan is poised to continue his success in a favorable matchup against New Orleans’ inexperienced secondary.

Carson Palmer (ARI): After a comeback season, Palmer has been successful in his first two weeks, remaining in the top 10 in ESPN Fantasy standard scoring throughout the first two weeks.

This week against the Bills’ defense, Palmer should dominate with his fortified receiving core.

Sit: Andy Dalton (CIN): A preseason lock to produce solid numbers, Dalton has had a lackluster two weeks. It won’t get any easier for him this week when he faces the Broncos’ defense, which is led by almost unblockable outside linebacker Von Miller.

If you’re desperate: Matt Stafford (DET): Stafford has started strong and should have another solid game against Green Bay. Ryan Tannehill (MIA): Tannehill

has a great matchup against the Browns. If wide receiver DeVante Parker is healthy, he’ll have all the weapons he needs for a big day.

RB: Start: Melvin Gordon (SD): After jumping out to a top-10 start in ESPN Fantasy standard scoring this season, Gordon will get all the touches he can handle. The Colts’ defense also poses an easy matchup since it has already allowed three rushing touchdowns.

Theo Riddick (DET): With Ameer Abdullah out, Riddick is in a position to see the majority of snaps as the Lions’ tailback.

Stafford should target him frequently in what should be a high-scoring affair against Green Bay. Sit: Carlos Hyde (SF): Hyde failed to get anything going against Carolina’s staunch defense. It won’t get easier for him this week when he faces the Seahawks’ defense, which is first in points again this season.

If you’re desperate: Christine Michael (SEA): When given carries, Michael has looked great. Since Thomas Rawls is injured, he should see the ball against a paltry 49ers’ defense.

Charles Sims (TB): Sims should be the Buccaneers’ workhorse with Doug Martin out.

He has a solid matchup against the Rams.

WR: Start: Travis Benjamin (SD): After a season-ending injury for Keenan Allen, Benjamin has emerged as one of Philip Rivers’ top options.

He should see a majority of Rivers’ targets against the Colts’ hampered defense.

Jeremy Maclin (KC): Last week, Alex Smith targeted Maclin 15 times. He’s set for a big week since he’ll face the Jets’ struggling

cornerback Darrelle Revis.

Sit: Sammy Watkins (BUF): Watkins’ sore foot severely limits his ability to create separation and secure catches. Bench him if you have a solid replacement, since he’ll face the Cardinals defense, which won’t give him room to get open.

If you’re desperate: Tyrell Williams (SD): Williams is also emerging as one of Rivers’ preferred targets. He should see a good amount of targets against the Colts.

Mike Wallace (BAL): Looking rejuvenated, Wallace has proven to be Baltimore’s top receiving threat. He has a favorable matchup this week against an injured Jaguars defense.

TE: Start: Jacob Tamme (ATL): Tamme has been a reliable option for Matt Ryan over the middle of the field since defenders have prioritized Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu.

Tamme should see success as the Saints’ defense will likely have relaxed coverage up the middle.

Dwayne Allen (IND): With wide receiver Donte Moncrief out, Allen should be second in line for targets against the Chargers.

As the Chargers try to shut down the explosive T.Y. Hilton, Andrew Luck will look for Allen, especially in the red zone.

Sit: Coby Fleener (NO): Once poised for a breakout season, Fleener has failed to make an impact. He’s lost targets, and owners should look for a replacement.

If you’re desperate: Dennis Pitta (BAL): Against the Jaguars, Pitta should have enough upside to warrant a start.

Jesse James (PIT): James has a favorable matchup against the Eagles and is emerging as the Steelers’ top tight end.

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Bearcats attract professional interest BU workout attended by 20 MLB scouts Noah Bressner Assistant Sports Editor

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After two minutes and only 12 pitches, redshirt junior pitcher Jacob Wloczewski left the mound on Wednesday afternoon in favor of sophomore southpaw Robert Brown, who also pitched for just two minutes. In front of a sparse crowd that gathered in the shaded seating just behind home plate, the Binghamton baseball team took turns showing off their skill sets on the mound, in the field and behind the plate, at its 15th Annual Scout Day. Area scouts representing 20 MLB organizations came to Binghamton with stopwatches, radar guns and sealed lips. Most were unwilling to reveal their thoughts on any given player, and were even hesitant to disclose their employers.

Binghamton has attracted attention from scouts due to its success since joining Division I in 2001. Over the past four years, the Bearcats have won three America East (AE) championships.

“We all are very talented, that’s why we’re here,” said senior first baseman Brendan Skidmore.

“We’ve proven that to the coaches.

So today, you just want to go out there and show the best you that you can be, whether it’s hitting, running or throwing.”

Binghamton baseball players perform in front of major league scouts.

Since 2007, BU has produced eight MLB draft picks, and another 10 players have signed professional contracts as undrafted free agents.

“I’ve been coming here for 15 years, I think, and I’ve seen some good players,” said one scout.

Wloczewski drew attention with a fastball that topped out at 92 mph, while redshirt sophomore Justin Yurchak continued to impress scouts after batting .295 in the Cape Cod Baseball League over the summer.

Pitcher Mike Bunal and second baseman Reed Gamache, both of whom graduated in May, play professionally for the Rockies and Mets organizations, respectively.

Bunal was drafted in the 17th round, while Gamache signed undrafted.

“Binghamton’s had a great program, so I’m just trying to identify tools and see what happens,” said another scout from a National League (NL) team. “You want to always canvas as many schools in the northern climate as you can when you have the weather cooperating like today.”

Only one Bearcat, Scott Diamond, has ever played in MLB. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Braves in 2008. The Minnesota Twins selected him in the 2010 Rule 5 Draft, which aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many

minor league players. Diamond played with the Twins for three seasons.

Scouts hope to find hidden gems by looking beyond the box score. Every organization and scout evaluates talent differently, but they all aim to discover each player’s true potential.

“Our organization has certain stats and things we want to look at and other teams definitely value different things,” the NL scout said.

The experiences that scouts brought with them to evaluate players differed. One scout played professionally, while another said that his first experience with an MLB organization was as a marketing intern.

Binghamton competed for scouts with two nearby colleges — Keystone College and East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania — that held workouts on the same day. Two scouts arrived late, trying to squeeze multiple events into one day.

Scouts travel frequently, ferociously competing with each other to find a diamond in the rough from the Northeast.

“I spend between 130 and 140 nights on the road every year, mostly in the Northeast,” the NL scout said. “I started in Syracuse yesterday and then I came here. I’m in Albany tomorrow and Southern Connecticut on Friday.”

BU prepares for Homecoming game against Buffalo Men's soccer looks to shut down Bulls' dominant offense, record first win in three games

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Just in time for Homecoming Weekend, when the Binghamton men’s soccer team typically draws its highest attendance of the season, the Bearcats have hit a lull. The Bearcats (3-2-3) have gone winless in their last three matches and will look to use a Homecoming crowd’s energy to get things back on track against Buffalo on Saturday.

While men’s soccer games have an average attendance of over 500 people per game, Homecoming increases that number substantially.

In addition, former players often return to cheer on and pass down wisdom to current players.

“This is a unique week for us,” said BU head coach Paul Marco.

“Some of the guys coming back may even partake in some of the motivational speeches we have. Some of the young guys will follow suit with the upperclassmen leading the way.”

Binghamton’s 1-0-1 record at home this season won’t do much to intimidate Buffalo. The Bulls boast an 8-1 record, including a 4-1 record on the road. Buffalo has been a dominant force, with 23 goals scored and only five goals against on the season.

“They’re in the top of the country in goals against, and they have the leading goal scorer in the country,” Marco said.

“We’ll have our game plan, then we’ll have a plan B.” Injury has hit the Bearcats hard this year, causing Marco to constantly adjust his lineup.

Senior forward Alex Varkatzas was lost after suffering seasonending injuries in the second week of the season. He had started every game he appeared in, tallying one goal.

The Bearcats have several players returning after missing significant time last season.

Redshirt sophomore forward Isaiah Barrett and redshirt junior back Charlie Novoth have both played key roles in recent games. Although Binghamton was defeated, 2-1, by Columbia on Sunday, Novoth scored the lone Bearcat goal and Barrett nearly tied the game in the closing seconds. Novoth also has two assists so far this season.

Despite the loss, the Bearcats remain optimistic heading into Homecoming Weekend.

“I thought we ran out of time more than anything,” Marco said of the loss to Columbia.

“Whether we win or lose, we are onto our next game.”

The main concern for BU will be figuring out a way to stop the nation’s leading scorer, Buffalo senior forward Russell Cicerone.

So far this season, Cicerone has been on a tear, netting 11 goals, while adding seven assists. He leads the country in goals, points and is second in assists.

Binghamton’s back line must keep up its impressive play to have a shot at keeping pace with Buffalo. Other than a 4-0 loss at the hands of Loyola Chicago, BU’s defense has allowed more than one goal only once this season.

“The guys are up for this challenge,” Marco said. “It’s certainly going to be a challenge.

They have one underclassman playing [and] we only have one senior and one junior on our starting team. It’s kind of like two opposite teams playing against each other.”

Binghamton is set to face Buffalo on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

Emily Earl/Pipe Dream Photographer Redshirt sophomore Isaiah Barrett has played in all eight games this season after missing all of last season due to an injury.

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