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Memorial honors professor

Decker appoints new dean

Akbar Muhammad known for Islamic, Africana studies

Mario Ortiz to begin duties in July, will focus on expansion

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After an extensive search, Mario Ortiz has been chosen as the new dean of the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University.

Ortiz is leaving his position as dean of the Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences at Indiana University South Bend to join BU on July 1.

Ortiz has held various positions throughout his career, including the chair of the department of nursing at Purdue University North Central, where he served as the Duneland Health Council faculty scholar. He has also held faculty positions at the University of Portland, Cleveland State University, the University of Nevada and DePaul University.

As a nurse practitioner and certified clinical nurse focusing on public and community health nursing, Ortiz specializes in underserved populations and has been a nurse practitioner since 1997.

Certified through both the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program, Ortiz earned his bachelor’s degrees in art history and nursing before receiving his master’s in advanced professional nursing from Valparaiso University and his Ph.D. in nursing from Loyola University Chicago.

Provost Donald Nieman and the Decker dean search committee chose Ortiz from four other candidates invited to interview. Pamela Stewart Fahs, who served as the interim

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Epsilon Pi and a sophomore majoring in mathematics, was a guest speaker at the event who shared about his own battle with cancer.

“At the age of seven I had stage two Hodgkins lymphoma,” Rose said. “I think Relay is a wonderful event. Unfortunately, everyone has been affected by cancer and I hope that there’s a cure one day, so I love giving back and helping out. The way they do it at Relay makes me feel comfortable and great that all of this is

Faculty, staff and students gathered in the Admissions Center to honor the memory of Akbar Muhammad, an associate professor emeritus of history and Africana studies who passed away in early April at the age of 76.

Muhammad, the son of the Elijah Muhammad, the Nation of Islam leader from 1934-1974, grew up in Chicago and later earned his Ph.D. in African history at the University of Edinburgh. He became the founding director of Afro-American studies at Vanderbilt University before accepting a joint appointment in the department of history and in the AfroAmerican and African studies program at Binghamton University.

Nine people spoke about Muhammad, including his daughter Amal Muhammad, BU Provost Donald Nieman, students and professors.

The short speeches focused on his contributions to the Africana studies department at the University as well as his impact on their own lives.

Michael West, a professor of sociology and Africana studies and the interim chair of Africana studies, spoke first and mentioned that the gathering was meant to celebrate Muhammad’s life and accomplishments, which include his relationship with Malcolm X, his service on the board of trustees of the American Islamic College and on the Fiqh Council of North America, his work as a correspondent for Muhammad Speak, a Nation of Islam newspaper and his editing of the book “Racism, Sexism and the World-System.”

“He was a quiet man, but also once

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Franz Lino/Photography Editor Students participate in Binghamton University’s annual Relay for Life. The event, which took place over a span of 12 hours, raised $36,000 toward cancer research.

Relay for Life garners $36K With dances and speakers, students fundraise for cancer research Alana Epstein Pipe Dream News

More than 800 students and community members stayed up all night long to raise money for the American Cancer Society at Binghamton University’s annual Relay for Life.

The relay took place in the Events Center and lasted from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m.

By sunrise, participants had raised over $36,000 toward cancer research through ticket sales, which sold $10 presale and $20 at the event.

In addition to walking around the track, attendees listened to guest speeches by student cancer survivors, played in a bouncy house, watched performances from the Hoop Troop and the Treblemakers and enjoyed refreshments. Participating organizations and teams set up tables with fun and games, like “Pie an AKPsi” with Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity, water pong with Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and “Minute to Win It” with Alpha Phi Omega fraternity.

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BU student starts nonprofit group

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Special needs can encompass much more than developmental disorders like autism and Down syndrome. Dani Preiser, a junior majoring in psychology, is trying to spread that message.

That is why she founded One World, a national organization that aims to unite those with special needs with the mainstream population.

The organization does this through fundraising, volunteer service and peer education and also holds events to raise money for a group home for individuals with autism. It began in 2009 as a club at Preiser’s high school, John F. Kennedy High School, in Bellmore, New York, and it now has more than 100 members at Binghamton University.

Preiser said she started the club with the goal of raising $20,000 for Fragile X syndrome research, a genetic disorder similar to autism, which Preiser’s brother and cousin both have.

“With the support of my community we were actually able to raise $40,000,” Presier said. “I realized that I wanted to make a more direct impact on my brother’s world and I decided I wanted to build my brother and others like him a home.”

Preiser’s new goal is to build “One Special World,” a group home for individuals with special needs, one of them being her brother. She said she wants the house to hold four residents with mortgage completely covered.

“My vision is that there are four residents, one staff and one therapy dog,” Preiser said. “I want the house to be 100

percent personalized. I want people there with hammer and nail making each room individualized to the resident.”

One World became Student Association-charted this semester, and held their first event on campus last Thursday. The Walk for One World sold more than 200 tickets and raised over $1,200 toward building “One Special World.” The walk around the Mandela Room featured performances from Hoop Troop, the Pegs and Evolution Dance Company as well as a visit from a group of Special Olympians from the area.

According to Nikki Laird, the One World secretary and a junior majoring in business administration, this organization spreads a message that she can personally relate to.

Kevin Sussy/Pipe Dream Photographer Alumna Jennifer Courtney speaks to students on Friday in the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development. She described her experiences as a young actress and a woman working in the entertainment industry.

Jennifer Courtney shares acting career path, goals 'Big Short' inspiration visits BU Sister of Flo the Progressive Girl, '87 alum, SEE WORLD PAGE 2

Vincent Daniel, '94, talks role in financial crisis, hit movie Haley Silverstein Contributing Writer

Vincent Daniel not only predicted the financial crash of 2008, but was also part of an organized plan to bet against the housing market and make a profit on the trades. His story was told in the movie “The Big Short” and on Saturday he came to his alma mater, Binghamton University, to talk about it.

After graduating from BU in 1994 with a bachelor’s in accounting, Daniel began working on Wall Street. As depicted in the

movie, he played a role in exposing the public to the flawed subprime mortgages that many Wall Street banks had been repackaging and selling.

Daniel, who is now the head of research at Seawolf Capital, participated in a question and answer session hosted by the Finance Society in Lecture Hall after a screening of “The Big Short.” In the movie, actor Jeremy Strong plays Daniel, who was a partner at FrontPoint, a once multi-billion dollar hedge fund. He said that the way he was depicted in the movie was somewhat unrealistic, but that it still

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kept true to the overall point of the story.

“They made me very serious but that was the role they wanted me to play,” Daniel said. “They wanted me to be the badass numbers guy that is ItalianAmerican.”

Working in the mortgage sector since the 1990s, Daniel focused specifically on subprime mortgages. Subprime mortgages are loans given out to people who, based on their credit rating and financial history, would not normally

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talks success in male-dominated industry Peter Brockwell Staff Writer

Jennifer Courtney is a Binghamton University alumna, an actress, a screenwriter and also, notably, the sister of Stephanie Courtney — better known as “Flo” from Progressive. On Friday, she returned to BU to provide students with advice for their own careers.

Courtney graduated from BU in 1987 with a degree in English. She has

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gone on to act in several TV shows, including “Law & Order” and “Dexter,” and she also starred in the film “Wolfhound” as Stella Kennedy.

Friday’s event was co-hosted by Harpur Edge’s Cool Connections/Hot Alumni and the Hinman Production Company (HPC), of which Courtney used to be a member. She was at BU this weekend for the HPC’s second annual cabaret showcase and saw

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Decker dean and was part of the interview process, is confident Ortiz is a good fit for the position. “[We] are all very excited to have Ortiz come,” Fahs said. “He is very personable, he has a great background, he’s held the dean position at Indiana University [South Bend] and he has worked in areas that we are very excited to be growing in.”

Ortiz said he wants to help expand graduate programs at the master’s and doctoral levels by increasing enrollment and expanding research and scholarship. He also said he aims to expand elder care services from care coordination to primary care delivery and explore methods to expand overall research productivity within Decker.

BU President Harvey Stenger also said he is also looking forward to having Ortiz on board.

“Dr. Ortiz is going to bring energy, excitement and new direction for Binghamton University in general and the Decker School of Nursing in particular,” Stenger said.

“His background, expertise and responsibilities at Indiana University South Bend are the perfect complement to the programs that we have here and the future directions for the University.”

Ortiz serves as a contributing editor of both Nursing Science Quarterly and the LeadingFollowing Column, which focuses on nursing research, perspectives and dialogue.

He also has been working on hermeneutics, a science focused on interpreting texts and art forms that express people’s lives. For the past year, Ortiz has studied the effects of human suffering in the musical “Les Misérables,” because the more

a nurse can understand about suffering, he said, the more they can understand the suffering of patients.

Taylor Schwanzer, social chair of the Nursing Student Association and a junior majoring in nursing, claimed her professors said they wanted Ortiz to be hired because of his ideas for Decker and the University at large.

“We are all really excited for the new dean’s ideas to be implemented and see what his plans are for expanding and for the future of Decker [School of Nursing],” Schwanzer said.

Ortiz believes he can bring a rich background in community and public health nursing, which aligns with the history of the Decker School of Nursing and its ability to link education, health services and research so they can ultimately expand upon each other.

“I am very much looking forward to Decker faculty, students and staff to build on the history and foundation that’s already been established and to make a name for Decker both nationally and internationally,” Ortiz said. “But from what I can tell, it’s a great place.”

[He] is going to bring energy, excitement and new direction for ... the Decker School of Nursing — Harvey Stenger BU President

Kevin Ren/Contributing Photographer Alumnus Vincent Daniel participates in a question and answer session with students and faculty in Lecture Hall. He spoke about his involvement with the prediction of the financial crash of 2008.

Alum talks portrayal in Wall Street movie SHORT FROM PAGE 1 qualify for a conventional mortgage.

“I would track these securitization bonds from way back when, in 1996,” he said. “So I would see the ebbs and flows in cycles. And we started to see a really big deterioration in 2004, through 2006.”

According to Daniel, after decades of irresponsible mortgage lending, large banking institutions

bundled these supposedly subprime loans into low-risk mortgage pools. He realized that many of the mortgages that were underlying these complicated securities could not possibly be paid back and therefore the assets which were considered safe by investors were actually incredibly risky. This became clear when the market crashed in 2008.

“It started getting bigger for us when we realized this machine, which we felt was really big, was

bigger than we thought,” he said.

Daniel ended on a positive note by praising new regulations put into place such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which promotes financial security by increasing transparency and accountability.

He noted that banks cannot get away with many of their old ways under these new regulations.

Ron Sanon, a junior majoring in economics, interned for Daniel last summer and said he was

excited to have an alumnus come to BU who was involved in such a critical national event.

“I think this was a good chance for students to hear not only about the movie but more importantly, about what happened with the financial crisis, which is something that a lot of students didn’t understand,” he said. “I think this movie does a really good job about educating kids about what happened and gives them a different perspective.”

Group raises $1.2K for special needs home

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“My twin brother Jordan has autism and I’m really worried about the group home culture,” Laird said. “A lot of group homes have reports of abuse and it frightens me. I am a part of One

World because I feel that every individual who has special needs and their families should not have to worry whether they’re going to be abused in the home.”

One World raised $21,000 toward building One Special World prior to Thursday’s walk. According

to Preiser, her brother won’t be ready to move into the home for seven years, so that is the timeline for hitting One World’s goal of $800,000 to completely build and personalize the home.

Gabriella Eiss, a sophomore majoring in political science, said

she was glad to attend the walk and make a difference.

“I went to the One World walk to support both an amazing person and an amazing organization,” she said. “Seeing so many people come together for one purpose was truly amazing.”

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Relay for Life also held the Luminaria Ceremony around 10 p.m. where white bags were lit up to spell out “Hope,” reminding everyone why they unite for the cause. This ceremony consisted of a long moment of silence for those lost to cancer.

Allison Perlman, the event co-chair and a senior majoring in business administration, said she became more involved in Relay for Life once cancer started to personally affect her life.

“I got involved in Relay in middle school and I just started walking at first because it was just something fun for me to do with my friends,” Perlman said.

“I had never been affected by cancer until my senior year of high school when my grandma died of breast cancer and my sophomore year of college when my dance teacher and music director were both diagnosed with breast cancer. Every year it has gotten more and more important to me as a cause and an event and it’s just something really special for me to do.”

Some students said that staying the entire duration was

a challenge, but for Gabrielle Winterton, a senior majoring in computer science, the experience was worth it. ”Relay is an important cause and I made a commitment to stay as long as possible when I signed up,” Winterton said. “I have family affected by cancer and I know that most of the people who go to relay can say that. By staying the whole time I think it really shows support to those who need it and to the survivors who attended the event. That’s what Relay is about, everyone sticking together to try and help cure cancer.”

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the opportunity to talk with students about life, her career and fostering creative careers for students.

Speaking to around 30 students in the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, Courtney detailed struggles she faced as a young actress and a woman in the entertainment industry. Citing long hours, working multiple jobs and a lack of available roles, she stressed the value of perseverance and flexibility in the working world.

After leaving the industry in 2002 in order to start a family with her husband Guy Stevenson, a former writer for Mad TV, Courtney returned to show business in 2013 as a screenwriter instead of an actress. Collaborating with her husband and working individually, Courtney said she is hoping to conquer the early hurdles she felt in the industry.

“In my experience, there’s not that many parts for women,” Courtney said. “It’s harder. And the parts you get are often the girlfriend or the wife. So as I came back to screen writing, that was part of my plan to be a

part of the solution, by writing female driven screenplays.”

Francis Borrego, a senior assistant director in the Fleishman Center and one of the lead organizers for the Cool Connections/Hot Alumni program, said he hoped that students could use Courtney’s story as inspiration for their own lives.

“She shifted her path, with shifting careers, where she was pursuing a particular discipline, but then focusing on family,” Borrego said. “And then she picks up something new again.

And I think just that experience and her determination and drive with what she loves is important for students to hear.”

Douglas Harrington, a board member of HPC and a senior majoring in business administration, helped organize the talk. He hoped that students would see Courtney’s story as an example of where their passions could lead.

“Pursuing something that you enjoyed in college can ultimately lead to something post-graduation,” Harrington said. “Seeing Jennifer succeed in something she was passionate about while in college can hopefully show people that there

is hope post-graduation.”

Attendees like Kaelie Kelleher, a senior doublemajoring in English and French, said they were inspired by hearing a successful alumna who was once in their position.

“She encouraged us to just make the hard phone calls and ask people we know for favors even when we don’t want to ask for help,” Kelleher said. “It’s all about connections, which is exactly what I’m amidst learning right now in my own job search.”

In my experience, there's not that many parts for women — Jennifer Courtney BU Alum

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Prof. remembered at memorial MEMORIAL FROM PAGE 1 you got to know him a little, a man of great character and dignity and great learning and passion for what he did and what he stood for,” West said.

Following West’s introduction, Eydid Ali, the president of the Muslim Students Association, gave a Qur’an recitation. Afterward, faculty and staff spoke about their memories with Muhammad and how much of an influence he had on the University in his 40 years as a professor before retiring in 2014. The memorial service ended with Rashad Williams, a graduate student, singing “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke.

Cynthia Marasigan, an assistant professor of Asian and Asian American studies, knew Muhammad for 21 years as his student, mentee and later on as his colleague at BU. Marasigan said that Muhammad was an inspiring

teacher that greatly impacted her life.

“I remember sitting in a classroom in the Fine Arts Building hearing his booming voice, the calculated cadence of his words, his thought provoking rhetorical questions and his powerful ideas,” Marasigan said. “He explained that he considered himself a social historian and he enlightened us with new ways of viewing the world and with lessons that I carry to this day.”

Muhammad’s daughter, Amal, recited two poems in both Arabic and English and later spoke about her father’s profession as a teacher and his constant desire to learn.

“It goes without saying that my father was, among other things, a serious educator and a scholar,” Muhammad said. “He sought knowledge for the sake of learning and referred to himself as a perpetual student.”

Leo Wilton, a professor of

human development and friend of Muhammad, said that Muhammad was a very generous person who was able to use his vast knowledge of African and Islamic history to teach students in an effective way.

“It’s rare to have a person who really knows African history and can teach it in a way in which it needs to be taught,” Wilton said. “But also he covered not only African history but also Islamic history culture and law, so to have him here was very important.”

Amal said that her father was constantly trying to learn and to help others achieve their goals to learn more.

“To him sharing knowledge with my mother and me was a duty and with others an act of charity,” Amal said. “He was always prepared to assist all who were on a quest for knowledge. It is our hope that his seeds, such as his thoughts and ideas, will thrive, be nurtured, blossom and re-seed.”

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Porches, Wet shine at Moefest despite the rain WHRW hosts 5th annual concert in Old Dickinson Kara Brown Arts & Culture After months of planning and a few untimely location changes, WHRW’s Moefest took place on Friday in the Old Dickinson Lot. And while the headliner, Wet, was forced to move inside because of rain, the event was a success.

In the days before the event, Moefest’s location was changed because of the Mainstage production of “Hamlet,” as well as a University policy that bans the occurrence of loud on-campus events before 5:30 p.m. This change elicited a request from Gaffney Productions, the company that provided the stage, to change the location again, to a more rainfriendly location.

Anthony Sileo, WHRW’s alumni relations director and a senior majoring in psychology, originally

Over the course of the evening, light rain turnied into a downpour, which added to the carefree atmosphere

feared that these changes could affect the number of people in attendance.

“We were really nervous because we were moved to a smaller venue, but we [had] a very large turnout.”

Sileo said. “The venue change really didn’t hinder our enjoyment or our success at this event.”

The event had a festival-like atmosphere and various student groups tabled, providing amenities such as henna from WHRW, vegan pizza from the Food Co-op and hula hooping from the Hoop Troop.

Arielle Cravatta, president of the Hoop Troop and a senior majoring in psychology, thinks that her club’s presence at Moefest is important.

“Since what we do is very visual and free-flowing, we believe our presence is key at an event like this,” Cravatta said. “We know how to have a good time and I think in this stressful environment it’s great to have a group like ours to show students how to chill and enjoy the present moment.”

After a few technical difficulties, student bands Winter Olympics and Roman Love took the stage.

This was followed by a set from Paola Diaz, a senior majoring in psychology, also known as DJ Paola Bear. She was followed by the band LED Effect.

Over the course of the evening, light rain turned into a downpour, which added to the carefree atmosphere. Under a sea of umbrellas, students like Valois Feneziani, a junior majoring in nursing, embraced the rain and danced the night away.

“It’s raining cats and dogs, but we’re fine,” Feneziani said. “I don’t care, I don’t have a raincoat or

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Phil Hazen, ‘13, and Stephi Verhage, a senior majoring in philosophy, politics and law, jam out with LED Effect at WHRW’s annual Moefest. The event featured various student groups tabling and offered henna body art, vegan pizza from the Food Co-op and hula hooping from the Hoop Troop.

anything, but I’m fine.”

Porches played five songs, building up the excitement for Wet. Fans like Sharon Elkouby, an undeclared freshman, were very excited to for the group to go on.

“I started listening to Wet in January and I’ve been really into

them since then,” Elkouby said.

Things seemed to go downhill when it was announced that Wet was no longer performing because of the rain. However, Carly Klein, WHRW’s music director and a junior double-majoring in English and psychology, clarified that,

despite what everyone thought, Wet had agreed to play rain or shine — performing an acoustic set in Old Whitney.

Amidst all of the change and rain, the night ended well.

“This Moefest was the best yet, never had we had such a

talented, stacked lineup,” Klein said. “We had such a great turnout throughout the day. I even think the rain added to the event. There is something about dancing in the rain, seeing one of your favorite bands perform — it just makes you feel alive.”

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approach to its menu has allowed the owners to offer variety while keeping costs low.

“I wanted to be able to crossutilize as many ingredients as possible,” Bartashoff explained.

“None of our ingredients are specific to any one [dish], for the most part.”

Across their soups, salads and mac and cheese, Strange Brew uses the same base ingredients with remarkable success. Each menu item feels and tastes unique, in keeping with Strange Brew’s theme of creating variety through non-typical combinations. The brisket they use for their brisket melt sandwich is the brisket they use for a brisket mac and cheese.

The hummus that accompanies their California club sandwich is the hummus that goes with their power pack breakfast. At Strange Brew, everything is put to use to keep waste at a minimum.

Perhaps the best part of Strange Brew’s menu is that they keep as much of the food preparation as possible in-house.

Strange Brew bakes their own breads, pastries and even makes their own herb mayonnaise.

“Having the control in doing it yourself — it changes the game,” Bartashoff said. “You’re keeping the ingredients fresh and, at the same time, you’re consistent with what your sandwiches and soups taste like.”

In addition to serving customers during the day, Strange Brew is also trying to foster a new kind of scene at night. Besides going to the bars, Binghamton nightlife can sometimes feel limited. One of Bartashoff’s main objectives is for Strange Brew to become a hot spot for late-night shows. Anything from local music to stand-up comedy, Bartashoff is booking, supplying a new venue for the city.

“We’re reaching out to musicians, we’re reaching out to all kinds of local acts,” Bartashoff said. “We’re opening up our doors and keeping them open late to accommodate late night venues for live shows.”

Although it has not yet been open two months, with a welcoming and friendly atmosphere, Strange Brew brings so much more than a cup of coffee to the table.

Even at a glance, it is clear that something has been lacking in Downtown Binghamton. While the district is home to coffee shops, bars and restaurants, the area has been missing a proper café space. Filling this void is Strange Brew, the latest addition to Washington Street.

Serving food, along with a variety of coffee and espresso beverages, Strange Brew opened earlier this month and has since been providing a much-needed atmosphere for people to meet, eat and converse. With refreshingly accommodating hours seven days a week, Strange Brew wants to be much more than just your early morning coffeehouse. As such, they stay open as late as midnight on Friday and Saturday. While the breakfast menu only lasts until 11 a.m., their lunch menu is served until close.

“We want to be a place that walks people through their day, from early morning to late at night,” said owner Alexey Bartashoff.

Born in the former Soviet Union, Bartashoff, 28, has spent most of his life in Brooklyn, New York. Over the last eight years, Bartashoff began coming to the Binghamton area more frequently to visit family. Last September, he had an epiphany.

“This seed just sprouted in my mind,” Bartashoff said, “What if you opened up a place here? What would it look like?”

Over the next few months, Bartashoff began to draw up a business plan, and within a year, he relocated to the Binghamton area and Strange Brew was born.

A family operation, Bartashoff coowns the business with his wife, Emiliya and brother-in-law, Pavel Shindyakov.

Serving food that is appetizing, Sarah Simone/Contributing Photographer clean and refreshing to the Pictured: Strange Brew coffee shop on Washington Street. Opened in early April, taste, Strange Brew’s strategic it provides a wide array of beverages, as well as breakfast and lunch options.

ALBUM REVIEW

Drake shares his 'VIEWS'

New album reaffirms style for hip-hop artist Seth Rosenberg Contributing Writer After two years of expectation and hype, Drake released his fourth studio album, “Views,” on April 29, available exclusively through Apple Music.

A week prior to releasing the album, Drake released the album’s cover, which evoked the same bravado that fans have come to expect from him, the self-proclaimed “6 God,” a reference to his hometown of Toronto. On the cover, he is perched atop the CN Tower, the tallest freestanding structure in the Western Hemisphere. The message is almost too obvious: Drake is reminding us of his meteoric rise in the hip-hop industry and his position at the top of it. With this artwork, the title and Drake’s past material, expectations of “Views” began to take shape prior to its release.

After such a long time away from studio albums, fans were expecting Drake to catch up and muse about how far he’s come and his current state of mind.

“Views” didn’t necessarily have to be Drake’s best album, but a new direction was expected.

The album doesn’t disappoint, but its legacy may end up being limited by its hesitance to be something more. Drake is at the peak of his popularity, and a statement-making album would have been especially powerful at this time.

Fans of Drake can expect much of the same crisp production and eclectic style featured on past projects — a cornucopia of hi-hats and thunderous bass claps peppered with Drake’s own version of

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neo-soul. If Drake is his own strata and genre, as the album cover indicates he believes, then he failed to push his own genre further. “Views” is possibly the most Drake-esque album yet, with musings about lost loves, friends, as well as visions of a type of success and opulence that most wouldn’t even dream of. Yes, this is an enjoyable album, but that can’t possibly be what Drake wants of himself.

In past projects, Drake drove in his own lane, constantly shifting gears musically. Yet, here, he mysteriously played it safe.

Drake flashes to what the album could’ve been when he raps on “Still Here,” the album’s standout track, saying, “How did I finesse all this shit from Jane and Weston?” The song teeters toward a look into the rapper’s mind, but then he

hides behind his Dapper Don aesthetic when he touts, “I gotta talk to God even though he isn’t near me/Based on what I got it’s hard to think he don’t hear me.” Drake is torn between his true self and the persona he created, and this is the exact material that could’ve made this album something more.

There are parts of this album that live up to expectations, but when mixed in with more of the same and a few filler and radio bound tracks, the listener is left confused. At points, the album drags on, almost as if Drake made a double album just to show he could. What is clear, however, is that Drake is indifferent to criticism, and will continue living life and making music by his own rules. We can only hope this takes him in a new musical direction, and one that is more exciting than “Views.”

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Healthy glow with SPF

Keep your skin safe with less sun exposure Kara Brown Arts & Culture

Hemlines are getting shorter, the days are getting longer and you’re spending all of your free time outside. But while all of this sunlight might feel good, it can do damage to your skin, regardless of your complexion.

Sunscreen usage is imperative to prevent aging and skin cancer and if your mom hasn’t been able to convince you to protect your skin from the sun, hopefully reading this article will.

The sun emits UVA and UVB rays that are bad for your skin.

UVB rays cause sunburn and are closely associated with skin cancer. UVA rays penetrate the skin deeper than UVB rays, and as a result cause more long-term damage. These rays are associated with wrinkling, leathering and sagging of the skin. To protect your skin from these harmful rays, you’ll want to look for a specially formulated broadspectrum sunscreen.

Sunscreens contain varying levels of SPF and deciding which one is best for you can be tricky.

SPF stands for sun protection factor, meaning if it normally takes you 10 minutes in the sun to turn red, wearing an SPF level of 15 will make you take 15 times longer to turn red (so about 2 1/2 hours). However, in order to reap these benefits, you must reapply around every two hours.

The most common levels of SPF are 15, 30 and 50. Although the gap between numbers appears to show a huge jump in protection level, the change is relatively minute, with only a 1 percent increase in protection from SPF 30 to SPF 50. Unless you are in intense sunlight for long periods of time, or have a history of or

Kevin Paredes/Pipe Dream Photographer

Photo illustration: Magdalena Palac, a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience, applying sunscreen. Sunscreen usage is imperative to prevent premature aging and skin cancer.

genetic predisposition to skin cancer, this change won’t make much of a difference.

Often, people with darker skin that doesn’t easily burn in the sun skip out on sunscreen.

Although sun exposure may not always lead to redness and peeling skin, it can lead to hyperpigmentation of the skin. Once these dark spots appear, they’re hard to get rid of. Minimal exposure to direct sunlight can help prevent scarring from acne, burns or cuts. Additionally, there is a lower rate of skin cancer in people of color, but people of color with skin cancer have a higher mortality rate than their lighter counterparts, often due to late detection.

Like the rest of the body, your face also needs protection. There are many face moisturizers that contain levels of SPF. Applying sunscreen to your face every two hours can be can be especially tricky on the days you’re wearing makeup. During the day, try to stick to lighter styles and leave the full-face glam looks for

night. BareMinerals makes SPF 30 Natural Sunscreen, a tinted face powder that can easily be reapplied throughout the day.

MAC carries Prep + Prime BB Beauty Balm in SPF 35. In addition to protecting against UVA and UVB rays, these products will help control oil.

All of this being said, the sun’s rays can actually be beneficial in moderation.

The body needs vitamin D to control the metabolism of calcium and to enhance the immune system. Found naturally in foods like fortified milk and salmon, the body can make its own when exposed to direct sunlight. For the majority of the year, people in the Northeast have weak sun exposure, and are therefore prone to vitamin D deficiency. But don’t forgo sunscreen for the sake of vitamin D. Some of the skin on the back of the hands, the face and back should have direct sun exposure for 10 to 15 minutes per day, but if you have sensitive skin that burns easily, you’ll want less than 10 minutes of exposure.

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'Reel' cinema experience

Students write and produce with help of BFI Georgia Westbrook Arts & Culture

The Binghamton Film Initiative (BFI) began as an attempt to fill the gap in communication and collaboration between the theatre and cinema departments at Binghamton University. It has since evolved into much more, providing a springboard for aspiring filmmakers in all aspects of the field.

The project, which is neither chartered nor funded by the Student Association or any other campus entity, is the brainchild of 2015 graduates Tyler Downey and Jared Biunno. When they couldn’t find an organization that suited what they were looking for, Downey and Biunno decided to start their own. BFI grew as the founders pulled other interested students into the project, adding Oliver Lau and Nick Maciarz, both juniors majoring in cinema, to the core team.

“They’re not very encouraging in student collaborations,” Lau said of the cinema department.

“Our school, our cinema department is more focused on avant-garde experimental filmmaking, so it’s a rarity that they would encourage any student to [make a narrative film].”

The goal of BFI is to educate students on how to create films through hands-on work, but it also encourages student collaborations. To that end, the BFI website hosts a database of over 200 students interested in all aspects of filmmaking, from acting and writing, to sound work and lighting. Through this database, students are able to reach out to put together crews for their own films. However, even with this resource, creating a film from start to finish is a challenge.

BFI understands this challenge intimately and invites interested students to work on their sets as production assistants (PAs).

These assistants are responsible for the scut work (remedial tasks) on set, but they are rewarded with exposure to all of the aspects of filmmaking. Those PAs who survive their first few sets become a more regular presence on BFI productions and are often invited to try out lighting, sound work or whatever else they are interested in.

“We don’t want to be just this sole group that’s like, ‘No, you’re not good enough, get out,’” Maciarz said. “We want people to like come in, see how filmmaking is done properly and then go out and do their own thing.”

In addition to the core team of students, there is a lot of support for BFI from alumni.

The founders were wary of losing that initial momentum. However, as a result of working on several films together over the past two years, the current students and recent graduates maintain close relations with eager alumni who provide financial, practical and technical guidance.

This past year, BFI began participating in film festivals in the Northeast, both to increase visibility and to prove to a wider

audience that there are talented filmmakers coming out of BU. The entry fees were self-funded and the process for choosing the festivals to submit to was as much about the location as it was about the spirit of the festival. One of the major festivals BFI participated in this year was the SUNYWide Film Festival, held at SUNY Oswego.

“The money [to be won] is secondary,” Maciarz explained.

“The experience and the people you meet are really what’s important at these SUNY [festivals].”

Festivals like SUNYWide have certainly increased the visibility of BFI on campus, but many people still don’t know about the group or BU’s filmmaking culture and connections.

“When you actually talk to [students] face-to-face, they’re like, ‘You know what, I’ve always wanted to act, I’ve always wanted to write, I’ve wanted to be in movies, but, you know, there’s nothing in Binghamton,’” Lau said.

Downey added, “We want to help you make those connections and help you realize you can get it done yourself.”

Kevin Paredes/Pipe Dream Photographer

Pictured: Oliver Lau and Nick Maciarz, both juniors majoring in cinema, are core members of the Binghamton Film Initiative. The Initiative provides a starting point for aspiring filmmakers in all aspects of the field.

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Seniors, you’re the real veterans of Weekend Warriors. You’ve graced these pages since the first Friday of fall 2012 and haven’t missed a weekend since. But, all of the sudden, you realized that there were only three weekends left in the year. Only three weekends to go to Tom & Marty’s, Dillinger’s, The Rat and — dare we say it? — JT’s. We hope you made the most of your thirdto-last weekend as a college student. But don’t despair yet, the best is yet to come: next weekend is Spring Fling.

OPINIONS Tuesday, May 3, 2016

All beliefs merit respect

It is vital to engage in meaningful discussion with opposing viewpoints Sarah Saad

Columnist

UPROOTED Since 1975, the Roots Café, operated by the Food Co-op at Binghamton University, has provided campus-goers with organic, locally grown meals.

The relatively low prices are made possible with help from a $4,000 annual budget from the Student Association (SA). Next year, the café will open for its 42nd year and its first with no funding from the SA. The café was informed at a budget meeting in late April of this change, which will go into effect in August. The SA explained this recent chance by pointing out that the Co-op operates more like a business than a social club — funds from the SA are not allocated to businesses.

Losing their $4,000 budget was a shock to the Food Co-op, and they have been left scrambling to

find a way to restructure in order to function smoothly next year.

To do so, they have considered the option of creating a social group called Students for Ethical Living and Food (SELF) that will exist alongside the Co-op. SELF will serve as a new social group and will provide the volunteer workforce for the Co-Op, while the Co-op will function as an autonomous business. They are hopeful that SELF will receive SA funding and help to advance a mission that overlaps with the Co-op’s.

The Co-op disagrees, stating that its purpose has always been to provide a food alternative

and never to make money as a business. This goal seems earnest and arguably channels a more student-group oriented set of priorities than that of any business.

Regardless, it is clear to us that this situation could have been handled better. Yes, budget hearings occur in April, but to strip an organization of a substantial budget in one fell swoop is unnecessary and impractical. Surely issues with the organization’s structure could have been raised sooner so that they could make a goodfaith effort to change.

The Food Co-op is a campus

institution, and a welcome relief from the barrage of Sodexo food from every direction. Also, it serves the vegan and vegetarian options that Sodexo sometimes lacks. Furthermore, it supports local farms and connects students to food from their community at reasonable prices.

We hope that FinCo looks out for the group next year as it faces an uncertain future, and is willing to step in to provide budgetary assistance should things go south. Students should have the option to have easy access to healthy, organic, local foods right in the University Union.

Views expressed in the opinion pages represent the opinions of the columnists. The only piece which represents the views of the Pipe Dream Editorial Board is the Staff Editorial, above. The Editorial Board is composed of the Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Opinions Editor, Sports Editor and Arts & Culture Editor.

who did not vote were referred to as “assholes.”

I respect the desire to proudly project your support for the candidate of your choice, but to shame individuals for their own desires is spiteful. I believe that the beauty of living on a college campus is the bubble we are in. Emotions, experiences, knowledge and passion are all heightened due to the close quarters and desire to indulge fully in the experience, yet I believe that is the same reason politics on our campus are handled so poorly.

To me, Trump for president is very far from ideal. As a social activist, I struggle to accept him as the public figure that would represent this country; yet, I am able to hear those who support him. While I do not believe he is who should be running this country, I do not fear those who support him.

My friends who believe in his ideologies do not disgust me.

The college-campus bubble makes it very easy to rely on campus articles, Facebook statuses, and tabling to enable our own political views, but the vote is yours. Rather than claiming all Republicans are monsters, take the time to look past surface beliefs. Encourage meaningful discussions and debates that enable you to understand why you believe in what you believe in, rather than following what you think you should believe in.

In fourth grade, our elementary school hosted an election. The goal was to help us all develop our own opinions while learning to respect others.

It was the year of Bush versus Kerry, and unfortunately, the one girl who chose to admit she was a Bush supporter got bullied. Needless to say, the exercise was not effective.

Now, when I think about political discussion on campus, I often relate it to this moment.

Now, as I have begun to embark on my first presidential election, I was very excited to attend rallies, watch the debates, hear the speeches and continue to develop my own political preferences and desires alongside my fellow peers. Yet, I have found working on a college campus has been nothing but repressive toward that freedom.

Between my major, campus involvement and past articles, it is easy to recognize I associate with the Democratic Party.

Their party supports much of what I believe, and therefore it simply makes sense that I associate with those potential candidates.

Yet, I sympathize with my Republican friends and their limitation to openly express their political beliefs. In a former meeting, a professional at our university expressed their disgust in regards to Trump — Sarah Saad is a junior supporters. At a following double-majoring in human meeting, a peer expressed their development and women, gender fears of Trump supporters. and sexuality studies.

At that same meeting, those

Religious organizations should not be tax exempt Under separation of church and state, Americans should not be forced to pay for institutions of faith Brian Deinstadt

Contributing Columnist

Nobody likes paying taxes.

Nobody likes spending more money than they have to, particularly when times are tight.

Nonetheless, taxes are the bedrock of the American economy because they allow for infrastructure to be maintained, public schooling to be funded, healthcare to be distributed and the American people to be protected.

Some groups are privileged insofar as they are exempt from paying taxes under certain sections of the Internal Revenue

Code, and with good reason to, such as educational, charitable, scientific and public safety organizations.

Nonsensically, religious institutions are placed under the same umbrella; this special treatment needs to be reconsidered.

Indeed, all 350,000+ religious congregations in the U.S. are free from paying a single nickel to the federal government in income tax. Some may consider this negligible, after all, how much money could churches possibly even be making? As it turns out, collectively quite a lot. According to a study done by the University of Tampa, instituting a federal tax on all religious congregations in the U.S. would amount to an extra

$71 billion in tax revenue each year. Coincidentally, discretionary spending on public education is similar, at $69.98 billion.

Just imagine the amount of progress and innovation America could initiate if funds were extracted from religious institutions and then planted into education, doubling its annual endowment.

The very concept of giving a taxfree pass to religious institutions is blatantly unconstitutional.

The first amendment prescribing congress to “make no law respecting an establishment of religion” makes this quite clear.

Failure of the government to review this policy is likely due to the claim that religious organizations are

highly charitable. But since they do not file tax returns, how can we know what religious organizations’ balance sheets even look like? How can we know that funds are being spent philanthropically, rather than on flat-screen televisions for mega churches or alligator shoes for pastors?

If religious institutions’ charitable causes are unintelligible, surely their moral contributions to society are worthy of fiscal immunity. This is not the case. Instilling notions of creationism in the minds of Americans should not be a priority in the 21st century, nor does it pass as moral compensation. Under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization

is eligible for being exempt from taxes if it is “organized and operated exclusively for religious, educational, scientific or other charitable purposes.” How can scientific and religious purposes even be placed in the same category, when it can be argued that one clearly contradicts the other?

Although an additional column (or book) would be required to flesh out the monumental failures of faith, the following fact remains: religious institutions need to pay their fair share. A tax break for churches, temples and mosques forces all American taxpayers to support religion, even if a portion of them identify as nonbelievers.

Tax exemptions are reserved for

organizations that directly aid the government and the well-being of it’s citizens; religious institutions are not one of them.

The opportunity cost of failing to collect dues is simply too high, particularly during times of economic hardship and when the national debt nears heights of $20 trillion. It is absolutely vital that now, more than ever, the U.S. distinguish itself as a secular leader dedicated to the progressive values of science and reason.

Implementing such a tax is a step needed in order to solidify that identity.

— Brian Deinstadt is a sophomore double-majoring in political science and English.

Response to Anita Raychawdhuri’s 4/26 column on the NYS Democratic primary Nicholas Serrao

Guest Columnist

On Tuesday April 26, I had the pleasure of reading an opinion column by Anita Raychawdhuri regarding the New York state Democratic primary.

Her argument was interesting and well-thought out. However, I disagree with a substantial majority of it. Raychawdhuri believes the Democratic Party to be flawed in its handling of the election and the candidates, and I am here to dispute that.

Firstly, I admit there

were troubling issues in the election. Voters purged from registration lists and technical issues with voting must stop and be addressed. However, they do not make up the core of Raychawdhuri’s argument which instead focuses on closed elections and superdelegates.

Regarding closed races, Raychawdhuri writes, “It is silly to have primaries that are open to voters of one party. It privileges candidates affiliated with the ‘establishment’ who are usually less appealing to independent voters.” Of course it does. This is the Democratic Party primary, not the Independent Party primary.

The people of the Democratic Party want a Democrat elected, not an independent. Having a registration deadline might be mundane and bureaucratic, but anyone identifying as a Democrat should have a vested interest in making sure their candidate represents Democratic views, not Independent or Republican views. I do not mean to offend non-Democrats, but this was the Democratic primary and therefore it is an election for Democrats. Save the open race for the general elections.

Raychawdhuri posits that the six-month deadline is too long because people wanted to see Bernie Sanders’ viability

before registering. His viability shouldn’t matter. If you support him then register. If you want to vote, then register. Waiting accomplishes nothing.

Raychawdhuri also believes superdelegates are undemocratic.

I believe the opposite. They actually ensure the most popular candidate gets elected. Why would “party-elites” want a candidate who runs without the majority of the party’s support?

That’s asking to lose an election.

Superdelegates are not bound to candidates and historically always vote with the candidate who wins the popular vote (winning the election and not the popular vote is rare but possible).

This is why superdelegates s houldn’t be considered pledged to Hillary Clinton.

They are an election “safetyfeature” that ensures a candidate can’t be nominated without the majority of the party electorate’s support. If the Republican Party had a similar system, Donald Trump’s campaign would be very different. He has significant Independent support, but not the support of a majority of traditional Republicans.

Should he get nominated he will most represent people who otherwise wouldn’t be considered Republicans. It is no surprise that many “establishment” Republicans seem horrified.

They are, in effect, losing their representation within their own party.

Instead of changing these rules, Independents should support third party candidates.

Sanders and Trump have proven that non-establishment candidates have the independent support and financial capacity to run successful third party campaigns. Our commitment as voters to only two parties and our reluctance to support others is the real problem with this election.

— Nicholas Serrao a sophomore majoring economics.

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PIPE DREAM'S SENIOR COLUMNS

BU gives you the opportunity to pursue your interests Don't be afraid to step outside the classroom and take a chance — you will learn the most from the experience Lawrence Ciulla

Opinions Editor

Looking up prospective colleges, I came across the Pipe Dream website. It was the only college newspaper I had seen that fascinated me. I was not considering writing for a paper when researching colleges, nor was it a qualifier for the school I would accept, but I knew that if I came to Binghamton, I needed to write for Pipe Dream.

I transferred to Binghamton from Hunter College, a school with a larger student population packed into three academic buildings on the Upper East Side. My freshman year was atypical. I had classes

two days a week and commuted for over an hour — often waking up deep in Queens to a flurry of internal cursing because I had missed my stop. All I did was travel.

I wasn’t getting anything out of the experience, so I sought to transfer out.

Binghamton was totally different. Outside of the home I had made in Hinman, where my longest walk to class lasted no more than four minutes on a cold day, I was given the opportunity to immerse myself in my unexplored interests, from joining Alpha Phi Omega, a community service fraternity and growing to become its president, to working on local political campaigns to elect public servants that can truly make an impact in Broome County, to

answering correspondence at the White House. I learned that just putting yourself out there can help make an impact in a community — it was a concept unfamiliar to me, as I shuffled through the streets of New York City unknown headed to school my freshman year.

Get involved and take advantages of the opportunities here. I learned far more from these internships, clubs, jobs and interactions with people than in the classroom.

Hands down. After four years, it’s difficult to even think of what I can recall from the classroom — little seems pertinent outside of the final exams or papers I wrote in record time — but I can name a handful of lessons and experiences that I will carry with me for the foreseeable future. I couldn’t be more thankful

for all of them.

I had the courage to become a contributor during September of 2014. I wrote my first column criticizing President Obama’s foreign policy. It was a piece I now regret, as I completely misunderstood the basic premise of his foreign policy doctrine and the idea of soft power abroad — but it was a dream come true four years later. It is my hope that with my last column I have said something right this time.

Thank you to all that have read my columns, the section and my awful headlines. And thank you to the following that made it all happen along the way: Mom: you have spent the last three years making going away to college a reality for me. I could not

have done it without you.

Carmela: our long national nightmare is over. I’m excited to return to our city together.

Raven, Jeannie, Adam, Duke, Mike, and Joe: you were all my first friends at Binghamton and made it all worth sticking around for. I look forward to embarrassing you at each of your weddings.

Ian and Rebecca: thank you for indulging a year’s worth of beer at the Ale House. I will live for conversations there and am proud to be immortalized on the bar’s walls alongside you both.

My larger APO family: you know who are — the kind, gifted people that will be the change-makers of this world. I can’t wait to see what you will all do.

The Telefund: far from the

books, you were home in Bartle Library. I spent hundreds of hours not only speaking with alumni there, but speaking with the great callers alongside me — all with an incredible story.

Pipe Dream: you all took a chance on me and I will never forget.

Four years after I first stumbled on your website, you made my dream come true. It’s been a pleasure working until the early morning to put out a paper together, especially the Copy Desk Chief that dealt with my affinity for the Oxford comma.

If you’re still reading this, thank you. Go out there and get involved.

You can do big things.

— Lawrence Ciulla is a senior double-majoring in political science and philosophy, politics and law.

Ready to face change College is full of weirdos Despite sadness, I am ready to move forward Aleza Leinwand

Design Assistant

When I thought about what I wanted to write for my senior column, I looked back at a blog post my mom wrote almost four years ago: “I find myself preparing for change. I am taking my oldest child to college on Wednesday; this is her freshman year.”

She authored this as I was beginning my college experience at Binghamton University. I remember reading this column and feeling thoroughly upset.

I didn’t like the idea of moving away from home, a place where I felt comfortable and content. I was nervous about making new friends and leaving behind the old ones. The idea of change never sat well with me and to be completely honest, it still doesn’t.

I cried almost the whole drive up to Binghamton on the day I left for school. The fear of what was lying ahead was what truly scared me.

The truth is, I really had nothing to worry about. If only I had known about the amazing people I would meet and the wonderful memories I would make

in my four years at Binghamton, then maybe I wouldn’t have been so fearful.

Today, just as I did before my freshman year, I find myself preparing for change yet again.

I feel similarly to how I did then.

Just as I cried then, I cry now, not wanting to leave the place that has become so near and dear to my heart. The comfort I felt in my hometown when I left to come to Binghamton is now the same as what I feel as I prepare to leave.

The difference now is that I feel more confident moving forward, instead of being afraid of what lies ahead of me. The experiences I’ve had and the people I’ve met here have prepared me for my future endeavors, whatever they may be.

The feelings of joy and moments of laughter within these years far outweigh the tears and the fear I felt before them, so I am confident that sadness I feel now will fade as I begin to embrace my next chapter.

I will hold all of the memories I have made and friends I have met close to my heart. I want to thank those friends for opening up their hearts to me and for being patient with me as my shyness faded.

Thank you for the heart to hearts, the laughs and the shoulders to cry on. You are all the reason Binghamton has felt like home

these past four years.

I would also like to thank my family for their endless encouragement and for always being a phone call away. You have and always will make moments of change feel a little bit easier for me.

I love you all so much.

Lastly, I would like to thank Binghamton University. I was unsure of you when I first arrived, but I am truly thankful for the education I’ve received and the memories I’m leaving with. I’m more than happy that I chose to come to school here and could not have imagined a better four years.

— Aleza Leinwand is a senior majoring in art and design.

The experiences I've had... have prepared me for my future endeavors, whatever they may be

I found acceptance, comfort in my BU 'tribe' Michael Rulli

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Normally, I’d use this space to tell you about butt sex or better ways you can eat out your girlfriend, and for the last two years it’s been one of my favorite things to do a few times a month.

I’d try to get people to think slightly outside of their comfort zones, and not drink the Kool-Aid that says sex and your love life need to be missionary position and hidden in some proverbial closet. To spark a dialogue amongst the student body about sexuality and the importance of being open about our desires, while being slightly comedic. I hope that some of you enjoyed it, and the ones that didn’t — well, you know what they say, ”all press is good press,” so keep commenting because you just prove my point.

But this isn’t about sex and relationships. This is supposed to be a reflection of what Binghamton has meant to me these last four years and a look towards the future.

Well, Binghamton has been insane for me, and I assume it has been for everyone, but let me tell you: there were some times I didn’t think I was going to make it out alive, or at least

with a degree. But that’s what I loved about it. Even when you lost it all and you didn’t want to turn the page anymore to see what happens next, Binghamton was there with exactly what you needed.

Two weeks before I applied to Bing, I lost my mom and a month into spring semester sophomore year I lost my dad. As I lost my home and my family, Binghamton helped me find a new one. A new one, that picked up my pieces for me without needing to ask. A new one, that brought me flowers in the spring and kept me warm as the winter rolled in, I think y’all know that bone chilling cold I’m talking about.

To most of you, these last four years of school may have been all about 4.0s and making sure you followed the conveyor belt to one of those “Big 4” I keep hearing about, but that was never what I came here to do. I came to find my tribe, to find those people that wanted to play with every color in the crayon box like I did and to find those people that want to dance all night to RuPaul songs.

Binghamton is filled with thousands of kids, and amongst them there are a few weirdos who thankfully heard Sheryl Crow blasting on the Spine and found each other. To me, that’s what these last four years were all about. Don’t

take it all so seriously, because you never know when you’re going to find yourself alone.

Take it from me, because when I buried my dad, I thought that was the end. I drove off in the middle of the night to get back to what was left for me to call home, thinking it could never get better now. But when I woke up my tribe was there with me. They’re there when I see a tulip and start to cry because I think of my mom or when I’m dumped by yet another boy and all I need are some chicken wings and vodka soda.

So cheers to the future, I suppose. Who knows what’s next, but when we transcend this world and are all genderless cyborgs living on Mars, at least I know I have a tribe to eat chicken wings with at the Belmar (which also moved to Mars).

Get your degree but don’t focus so much on the times in Bartle, but the times in your poorly insulated house Downtown. Where the only way to stay warm is by dancing to “It’s Raining Men” until the sun starts to thaw this cold little city.

To most, Binghamton may be a desolate wasteland, but to me it’s where I found my weirdos. Cheers to the Twilight Zone, it’s been a pleasure.

— Michael Rulli is a senior majoring in English.

As it turns out, home is where the heart is

After being homeless, I realized that home is not a room with four walls, but with the people you love Katherine Dowd

Copy Desk Chief

Last summer, my mom and I became homeless. Mom had been out of work for several months and the waiting list for public housing in my hometown is a year long, so Mom had a talk with the pastor of the church she sang at. We put our stuff in storage, sent our cat off to stay with my aunt and, like a nineteenth century British novel, we started sleeping in the upstairs guest room of the parsonage. I use

the word “sleeping” loosely, because I spent most of that summer awake late into the night, trying to ground my homeless body in a reality I tried my best to ignore.

It’s impossible to describe being homeless, and I say that as someone who was in one of the best possible situations a homeless person could be in: I had a bed, food, hot water, Pastor Renee and Pastor Richard’s endless kindness and generosity. But I was still terrified and ashamed and trying my best to bottle everything up tight in my chest where no one could see it.

If I stop and think about it, the only physical, stable sense of home

I’ve had these past few years has been the Pipe Dream office, and it’s been that way since I joined the copy desk in January 2013. Home has been 3 a.m. deadlines and soggy French fries and never enough sleep. I can’t tell you how many issues of Pipe Dream I’ve read over the years, and have bitched about having to read, but now I’m crying in bed because I only have two issues of Pipe Dream left to read. I feel like I’m about to be homeless again, but this time it’s my heart that’s getting displaced.

But that’s the nature of life, right? It’s constantly transitional.

The Pipe Dream office, my desk, my chair, the places my mom and

I lived before we became homeless: they aren’t mine anymore. My mom eventually got her own place again, but even that doesn’t feel like mine.

Like everyone else, I’ve tried to find a physical space to serve as a home for my lost soul, but three weeks out from turning 23, I’ve come to accept that a room with four walls is never going to be a thing I can count on.

But I know what is mine. I realized something this semester, in between beds, in between homes, in between classes and days and Pipe Dream productions. I don’t have a bed in my mom’s new place or a bed at my dad’s house, and I do not know where my next bed will be —

but I look at the people I love and I’m home.

That’s the home I know; my mother’s hugs, my dad’s laugh, my sister’s biting sarcasm. Home is movie nights at Michaela’s, threehour phone calls to Rachel, aimless car rides with Ashley, wasted hours not doing homework in the Pipe Dream office with whomever is in there. Home is a pair of green eyes behind thick-framed glasses. I know what my home is. I always knew I wanted to write about love for my senior column, but it turns out that writing about home is the exact same thing.

So to everyone I’ve been

fortunate to love, be it for the past few months or the last 23 years, thank you for giving me a home.

Thank you for your smiles and your laughs and your shoulders and your beds. Thank you for giving this existential nihilist the most beautiful sense of purpose in the world.

Home as a room with four walls is much less satisfying than home as a person I can wrap my arms around.

Luckily for me, I’m going to go to school today and wrap my arms around all the people here I love. I’m going home.

— Katherine Dowd is a senior majoring in English.

Transferring to BU was one of my best decisions

Choices I've made over the past four years led me to incredible opportunities, amazing friends Samantha Webb

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When I was 18 years old, I walked onto the campus of SUNY Oneonta an anxious college freshman extremely unsure of my surroundings, and sort of looking forward to what that fall of 2012 would offer. I wasn’t overly excited but I was, eh, pretty content.

That semester went on and it was a little weird. I would walk from class to class every day and although I had found amazing

people, learned some new things and already made great memories, I knew I wouldn’t graduate from that school. That feeling lasted through my sophomore year as well. I wasn’t meant to be there and I just knew it.

I made the choice to apply to Binghamton (and one other school) because I really, genuinely wasn’t happy. Nothing about Oneonta really made me fall in love with it and I knew if I didn’t attempt to change my situation I would regret it forever. That decision was one of the best I have ever made.

I was 20 years old, and officially a junior at Binghamton University and, well, transferring was not easy

whatsoever. For a while, I thought I’d made a mistake. Lots of tears and phone calls home occurred. I didn’t have many friends at first, was intimidated by my curriculum and honestly I was really not sure I made the right choice. But I gave myself time (and lots of it) and here I am now, 22 years old, a senior graduating in a few weeks and I couldn’t see myself anywhere else.

I fully believe these last four years have been all about choices.

College basically knocks on your door every day and requires you to make choices. Wake up and go to class or sleep more? Study your ass off for that exam tomorrow or go get

a few drinks with your friends? Go get a little more work done in the library, or binge watch “Gossip Girl” even though you already watched all six seasons three years ago?

It is these choices that build your experience. I won’t lie, I made some shitty choices in my four years that I’m not overly proud of, but I paid for them. I also made choices that have fully changed my life and made me who I am today and I couldn’t be happier. But even my stupid choices that I regret completely helped me eventually make the right ones.

I chose hard work over laziness, I chose friendship and forgiveness over drama, I chose love again, I

chose to wake up and be happy when I didn’t always feel like it, I chose to cry when I needed to, I chose to stand up and fight for myself when I knew I should and I chose to forget about stupid shit that wasn’t worth my time. But most importantly I chose me, because who else were these four years for?

So if you are 18, or 19 or however old you may be, I hope your choices make you happy and I hope your choices make you think about what you want. Do not let your mistakes or missed opportunities discourage you but inspire and motivate you to try again and help yourself get to where you want to be. I never

thought I would be one of those people who would say that college changed their lives but it certainly did. The choices I have made here have allowed me to cross paths with some of the most amazing people and opportunities and for that I am so beyond blessed and grateful.

My mistakes and triumphs have taught me more than I could have ever wished for these last four years and because of that, I am graduating Binghamton University happy, thankful and looking forward to my life and successes ahead of me.

— Samantha Webb is a senior majoring in art and design.

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Senior Angst Column Hello illiterate swine, it's your fearless leader, Ben Moosher, fun page editor and all around comedic genius. Because I'm sure the drones who work at the front office will dilute my senior column, I decided it might be appropriate to do an angsty sendoff on Fun Page, the last beacon of creative freedom in this paper.

First, to the people who don't think that Fun Page is funny: fuck you. I am a genius and a poet. If you don't think Fun Page is funny, it is simply because you lack the depth required to understand the layers and layers of intelligent material that goes into a legendary 2.5 year reconstruction of the word "funny." Never again will you read the ramblings of an editor that so perfectly articulates truth. Hate me now, miss me later, dickwads.

I figured that until stardom descends upon me you may all suffer from a drought of otherwise-great material. So without further ado, here are some ideas that for whatever reason were rejected/never made.

— Instead of any comics

Bang Moosher or puzzles, the full page says "Pandini's?

More like PanDUMPi's." This is the funniest idea that I have ever come up with. It is not only the perfect anti-joke, but a true statement, as everything served at Pandini's is food for hounds.

— Remember all the sex stuff that I usually do for Fun Page? There were WAAYYYYY grosser stuff that almost made it on the page. Every first draft of Fun Page usually comes with something too pornagraphic to print. The most notable of these was the orignal Superbowl Bingo, which included the phrases: "Cum drips down Josh Normon's chin," and "Cam Newton fucked till brain damage."

— Speaking of Bingos, there was a Bingo that almost got made that turned into a serial killer thing. I know that pretty much everytime that my editors shut down my ideas it is because they are cowards, but this time it might have been necessary.

— A page full of Tetris pieces.

— Emma made a hilarious comic called "Netflix and Kill"

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For my fans, thank you for reading, laughing, and no doubt learning from me, a modern day Mark Twain. Know that you are in good hands, as Lil is very good at drawing anime stuff. No longer will you suffer from poorly drawn stickfigures and overly crude sex jokes. I hope you enjoyed the last 2 1/2 years, and one day you'll all say "I liked his old stuff better."

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Bearcats eliminated from MAC tournament by WMU

After losing doubles point, BU drops three of four singles matches

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Raquel Panitz/Pipe Dream Photographer Senior Eliott Hureau was named to the 2016 MAC All-Tournament Team following his performance this weekend.

The Binghamton men’s tennis team fell to No. 1 seed Western Michigan over the weekend in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament. The fourth-seeded Bearcats (13-9, 4-3 MAC) looked to return to the finals for the second straight year, but were defeated by a Western Michigan (19-5, 6-1 MAC) squad that has dominated MAC competition all year. The loss ended BU’s season.

Despite being disappointed by the loss, Binghamton assistant coach James Hignett believes the underclassmen can certainly learn a thing or two from being knocked out early.

“I think they can learn about how important the little things are and how when you add them all up they can make a big difference,” Hignett said. “The right attitude and work ethic goes a really long way.”

Binghamton defeated Western Michigan at home earlier in the season, which proved to be the Broncos’ only conference loss.

Western Michigan, however, won both matches played on neutral courts.

After winning the doubles point, momentum was in Western Michigan’s favor for the remainder of the match. Senior Sid Hazarika and freshman Ludovico Cestarollo teamed up to win the first doubles match, 6-2, but WMU rallied to win

second and third doubles. definitely a positive that he can “We fought hard, but there were take away. It’s good to go out on a too many unforced errors, giving high note.” away a couple of needless breaks,” Hignett said. “We didn’t execute.

When it was important, the other team did a good job of being a little more aggressive and decisive.”

The Bearcats were unable to overcome the 1-0 deficit, as Western Michigan won three of the first four singles courts to finish with a 4-1 victory.

Senior Eliott Hureau, BU’s only singles player to win Friday, capped off his last match as a Bearcat with — James Hignett BU Assistant Coach a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 victory. He amassed 56 wins in his BU career.

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Binghamton falls in finale Men's lacrosse overpowered by Vermont attack Kyle McDonald Pipe Dream Sports

Katherine Scott/Contributing Photographer Redshirt junior pitcher Jake Cryts surrendered one run over five innings to earn a victory over NYIT on Saturday.

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Baseball sweeps doubleheader against NYIT William Schwartz Pipe Dream Sports

The Binghamton baseball team entered its doubleheader against NYIT this weekend undefeated at home. The Bearcats came out of the two games the same way.

BU topped NYIT (17-23) in both games on Saturday as the Bearcats improved their home record to 9-0. Binghamton is the only team in all of Division I college baseball to remain unbeaten at home.

“Everyone enjoys having a home-field advantage,” said BU head coach Tim Sinicki. “The team’s comfortable there, and it makes them feel at ease.”

The opening game resulted in a monumental victory for BU (19-20, 12-3 America East), as the Bearcats routed NYIT, 23-1. BU tied its program record for most runs in an inning following a 12run second and broke the program record for most hits in a game with 27. Ten different players drove in at least one run in the contest while 13 delivered at least one hit. Sophomore outfielder Chris

McGee led BU by knocking in four runs, while freshman outfielder Sean Trenholm had a team-high four hits. Sophomore outfielder Pat Britt had four hits and three RBIs in the game.

Junior pitcher Jake Cryts came away with the victory following a dominant one-run, four-hit outing over five innings pitched.

Binghamton managed to complete the sweep by winning a much closer affair in the nightcap.

Following an intense pitching duel between BU senior Mike Bunal and NYIT senior Dixon Marble, the Bearcats managed to escape the contest with a 3-2 victory. The win improved Bunal’s win total to five, which leads the Bearcats.

While NYIT managed to put a run on the scoreboard in the eighth inning to bring the score to within a run, sophomore reliever Dylan Stock blanked NYIT in the ninth for his second save of the season. Although Sinicki in the past has expressed concern about the bullpen’s earlyseason struggles, the Bearcats’ recent performances have been

significantly more consistent.

“I think there’s some improvements being made, absolutely,” Sinicki said. “I think as the season got deeper and our starters can go deeper into games, that minimized the amount of innings we needed from our bullpen.”

Despite a break from conference play in their schedule, the Bearcats currently sit in first place of the AE standings.

Confidence within the team is high as the conference tournament approaches.

“We certainly like being in this position than from the bottom looking up, but I know that the most important baseball is yet to come,” Sinicki said. “Our hope is to continue to try to win every series we play. As long as we can continue to do that, we’ll be in great shape.”

The Bearcats are set to return to action against non-conference opponent St. Bonaventure on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. from Fred Handler Park in Olean, New York.

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The Binghamton men’s lacrosse team’s season came to an end on Sunday. The Bearcats (4-10, 2-4 America East) fell to Vermont, 17-9 and finished fifth in the AE, one spot short of qualifying for the AE tournament. BU needed to defeat the Catamounts (8-7, 4-2 AE) by at least five goals to surpass fourth-place Hartford in the standings.

The Bearcats leapt out to an early lead, controlling play and going up 4-0 in the first quarter. Senior attack Johnny Maher capped off the BU run by scoring less than two minutes into the second quarter to push the lead to five.

“I think we got a combination of some all-even goals and some unsettled goals which is really nice,” said BU head coach Scott Nelson. “I thought the defense led the way in the beginning.”

Vermont finally found the back of the net with 10:24 left in the second. That goal kickstarted a Catamount run, in which they scored four straight goals to trim Binghamton’s lead to one. The Bearcats responded with two goals of their own to increase their cushion but Vermont struck with 17 seconds remaining in the half to cut BU’s lead to 7-5.

Vermont carried its momentum into the second half, breaking the game open by scoring eight straight goals while holding Binghamton scoreless the in the third quarter. BU finally ended its scoring drought 5:31 seconds into the fourth, but by that time it was too late for BU. “I thought we gave them too many opportunities,” Nelson said. “We didn’t have the ball enough and we didn’t win enough face-offs. Their face-off

guy really had a great night.”

Maher added a goal with 7:04 left of play to cut Vermont’s lead to 14-9. The Catamounts then scored three more goals to secure the win.

With the season now at its end, the Bearcats will lose eight seniors to graduation, including its top two scorers, Maher and midfielder Zach Scaduto. The dynamic duo has combined for 67 points on the year. That type of production will be tough for the Bearcats, who struggled on offense for much of this season, to replace.

“It’s very, very tough, more so because they’re great guys,” Nelson said of his departing seniors. “Not just on the lacrosse end but everywhere, we’re going to really miss this group.”

Binghamton does have a talented young core and is set to return seven of its top 10 scorers next year. Sophomore

midfielder Ben Kocis, who finished third on the team with 29 points, will be the Bearcats’ top returning scorer. Another key Bearcat set to return is junior goalie Tanner Cosens, who started 11 games and led the team in save percentage with a .440 mark.

“We are very excited about next year,” Nelson said. “We think we’ve got a great group coming back.”

The Bearcats have now finished the season fifth in the AE four of the last five seasons.

Nelson is eager to get his group back on the field for fall training, as BU will hope to make its way back to the postseason for the first time since 2013-14.

“I wish we could get going right away,” Nelson said.

“Obviously we’ve got to improve in a lot of areas, but we do have a lot of guys coming back so we’ll just work on building the team.”

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BEARCATS MOVE into first place

Katherine Scott/Contributing Photographer The Bearcats moved into first place this weekend with just three conference games remaining.

Powerful bats lead Bearcats to series win over Albany, put BU in position for home-field advantage Orlaith McCaffrey Assistant Sports Editor

It was a five-run, fourth inning outburst — the kind the Binghamton softball team has become known for this season — that made the difference in Sunday’s victory over conference rival Albany. With the 10-2 win, the Bearcats (30-13, 12-3 America East) moved one game ahead of the Great Danes (3014, 10-3 AE) to capture sole possession of first place in the AE. After splitting Saturday’s doubleheader, BU struck first in the finale, going up 3-2 after two innings. Binghamton’s offensive onslaught in the

fourth, sparked by a two-run triple by sophomore second baseman Stephanie Bielec, made an Albany comeback out of reach. Sophomore center fielder Jessica Rutherford drove in Bielec with a single before senior first baseman Lisa Cadogan and senior catcher Taylor Chaffee each contributed RBI doubles to put Binghamton up, 8-2.

The Binghamton offense, which ranks seventh among all Division I teams with a .347 batting average, has recorded at least five runs in an inning 15 times this season. For BU head coach Michelle Burrell, the strength of both the lineup and bench has led to Binghamton’s offensive dominance this year.

“We’ve had so many different people stepping up in each game,” Burrell said. “Just the fact that we have everybody contributing is really important heading into the conference tournament.”

The Bearcats plated two more runs in the next inning thanks to a home run by sophomore third baseman Kate Richard and a sacrifice fly from Cadogan.

Sophomore pitcher Sarah Miller held the Great Danes to just four hits in the victory, improving her record to 14-6.

Burrell attributes the team’s success to the players’ desire for home-field advantage during the conference tournament.

“I think they’re working to

be as good as they can come conference tournament,” she said. “They’ve really wanted to play at home. Right now, I think they’ve got themselves in a good spot.”

In the series opener, Binghamton’s offense again gave the team a head start. The Bearcats jumped out to a 10-0 lead after just two innings of play. Rutherford recorded three hits in the matchup, breaking the program record for hits in a single season with a secondinning single up the middle.

Junior left fielder Gabby Bracchi also entered the record books this weekend, scoring her 50th run of the season, a new program-high.

Despite their large deficit, the Great Danes chipped away.

Albany eventually came within two runs in the final frame, when junior catcher Elizabeth Snow delivered a three-run homer. Snow, the 2014 AE Rookie of the Year, leads Albany and the AE with a .442 batting average. Albany’s hopes at an unlikely comeback came to a close when BU senior pitcher Cara Martin entered the game in relief and tallied her third save of the season.

“I thought [Martin] did a great job,” Burrell said. “She just had a really good presence about her, like she was going to come in and dominate and finish the game. She stuck with what

she was good at and got a few ground balls.”

Martin failed to bring the same presence to the mound in the nightcap, however, surrendering five runs and two home runs in just one inning of play. The Great Danes never relinquished their lead and eventually came out on top, 10-2.

BU is set to return to action on Tuesday against Syracuse, before concluding its season with a three-game series against AE rival Hartford over the weekend. First pitch of Tuesday’s game is scheduled for 5 p.m. from the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.

Despite victory, BU fails to earn first-ever playoff berth UMBC win ends Bearcats' tournament hopes Evan Cole Contributing Writer

The Binghamton women’s lacrosse team entered Saturday needing a lot of luck to qualify for the America East (AE) tournament.

The Bearcats controlled what they could as they topped Vermont, 13-8, but UMBC’s win over New Hampshire officially eliminated BU from playoff contention. Since joining the conference in 2002, the Bearcats have yet to qualify for the AE Tournament.

Binghamton (6-11, 2-4 AE) had an impressive showing in its bittersweet season finale, never trailing Vermont (6-10, 2-4 AE) at any point in the game. The Bearcats were aware of their elimination, but that did not deter them from finishing the season on a positive note.

“I’m proud of our team and the fact that they showed resiliency,” BU head coach Stephanie Allen said. “Despite not being able to make it into the tournament, [we] displayed a want and desire to finish our season strong.”

Binghamton had an explosive start, jumping out to a 3-1 lead just over five minutes into the first half.

After the Catamounts’ second goal, the Bearcats responded by scoring

four unanswered goals. Senior attack Sophia Racciatti and junior midfielder Callon Williams led the offensive outburst, scoring a combined five goals in the first half.

Vermont scored its second goal just before the end of the half to cut the Bearcats’ lead to 7-2 heading into the locker room. Binghamton’s defense was particularly strong in the half, allowing only two goals on 13 shots.

In the second half, the Bearcats’ offense maintained its production, netting six goals on just 10 shots.

Williams and Racciatti each scored four goals in the game, combining for the same amount of goals Vermont had in the contest. The Bearcats coasted home in the second half as the Catamounts never came closer than four goals.

With a great team performance all around, the Bearcats were happy to end the season on a high note, especially for their five seniors.

“We talked a little bit postgame and just really thanked them for the impact they left on the program,” Allen said. “They might not see the results immediately, but I think when they look back in another year or two they will really see the legacy that they left here.”

With the end of the season, Binghamton will now shift its focus

to next year as they hope to make a significant stride in development.

With a young core that can develop together, the Bearcats will look to begin preparation for the 2017 season as soon as possible.

“We plan to conduct some practices and organized play this upcoming week,” Allen said.

“We’re looking to start next season tomorrow. Looking ahead, we’re really motivated by the way we were able to finish out the season — the last two games on the road especially — and look forward to a great future.”

I'm proud of our team and the fact that they showed resiliency — Stephanie Allen BU Head Coach

Raquel Panitz/Pipe Dream Photographer Senior attack Sophia Racciatti recorded four goals in her final career game against Vermont on Saturday.