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Suspect flees after Mountainview stabbing Person was stabbed in Windham Hall, police say Sasha Hupka News Editor
A person was stabbed on the ground floor of Windham Hall in Mountainview College late Sunday night, police said. The stabbing occurred around 10:30 p.m., according to a B-Alert sent out by Binghamton University at 11:14 p.m. As of 1 a.m. Monday,
police said they were still searching for the suspect. “Suspect fled on foot,” the B-Alert read. “Light-skinned male wearing dark pants and dark Puma hoodie. Police are on the scene. Avoid the area.” Binghamton’s New York State University Police were on the scene, as well as New York State Police. Students gathered in the halls of the building, but were told to return to their rooms and lock the doors. Residents of the hall said they saw the victim being transported out of
the building and into a Harpur’s Ferry ambulance. Multiple students said they believed a victim had been stabbed in the neck and was bleeding. Check bupipedream.com for updates on this developing story.
Sasha Hupka | News Editor Police on scene at Windham Hall of Mountainview College on Monday night.
BC Transit receives over $2M in funding
Co-op kitchen shutdown
Grant will finance three new electric buses over two years Allison Detzel
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illnesses, such as those that involve the food source and condition, food cooking and storage temperatures, sanitary practices of food workers, among others,” Koumjian wrote in an email. “General deficiencies cover issues that do not directly cause foodborne illness but could negatively affect the operation of the food store. These deficiencies relate to the design and maintenance of the establishment as well as its general cleanliness.” The Co-op failed to follow proper hot-holding procedures for one of its dishes, according to the sanitation inspection report. In the report, the inspector wrote that a cooked vegetable medley entree was kept at 109 degrees Fahrenheit by the self-serve hot holding unit. Sanitary inspection guidelines indicate that food becomes potentially hazardous to serve if it is kept below 135 degrees Fahrenheit. The issue was corrected at the time of inspection, but the Food Co-op was told to expect a follow-up inspection to ensure the problem was solved. During the inspection on Jan. 26, the Co-op was also written up for nine general deficiencies, including mouse droppings on the floor, heavily used fly ribbons in the kitchen, a lack of sanitary test devices in
In the coming months, students and community members boarding Broome County Department of Public Transportation (BC Transit) buses may experience a quieter ride without the familiar roar of the engine, because of a $2 million influx in federal funding. The $2,040,000 grant will add three new hybrid electric buses to BC Transit’s fleet over the next two years. BC Transit currently operates 54 buses, 12 of which are already electric hybrid buses. Electric hybrid buses differ from diesel buses in that they are powered by both a traditional internal combustion engine and an electric motor. Greg Kilmer, BC Transit’s commissioner, said the grant will help the department, which has struggled with funding, keep up to date with technology. “We, as an organization, have been historically underfunded,” Kilmer said. “Most of public transportation is historically underfunded. And so for us to try to move to the next level and try to embrace new technologies, we apply for competitive grants.” According to Kilmer, about 80 percent of BC Transit’s $12 million in funding comes from the federal government, usually in the form of capital, like the buses themselves. The remaining 20 percent comes from local and state government, such as New York state’s Department of Transportation. Beyond simply putting more electric hybrid buses into the field, Kilmer also
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Kevin Paredes | Photography Editor The Food Co-op has been closed since Monday, April 9 to address a number of critical and general deficiencies found by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets during inspections.
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fter 43 years of providing students with food options aside from Sodexo vendors, the Student Association (SA) forced the Food Co-op to temporarily close its doors on Monday, April 9 due to poor performance on its 2018 health and sanitation inspections. The Food Co-op, located in the basement of the University Union in Room UU-B30, has long provided students with various organic, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and local food products, including microgreens from student-run business Infiniti Greens, and student-cooked food from Monday to Friday at noon. Additionally, the Food Co-op Executive Board often hosts informational events and the group also serves as a social space where students can hang out without purchasing any food. However, in a sanitary inspection report from Jan. 26, the Food Co-op had several general deficiencies and one critical deficiency. According to Lisa Koumjian, a public information officer for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, critical deficiencies are those that could cause health issues. “Critical deficiencies are issues that could lead to foodborne
University seeks new vice president for advancement Search committee hopes to make final decision by June Hannah Walter
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Over the last five years, Binghamton University has seen a significant increase in donations and gifts. Cash gifts have doubled, and more than $14.1 million in gifts is anticipated for the 201718 financial year. Now, the University
is looking for a new vice president to oversee this development. After a two-month vacancy, the University is actively seeking candidates to fill the position of vice president for advancement and Binghamton University Foundation. The position entails reaching out to donors for monetary gifts, improving and increasing alumni relations, developing a vision for the University and managing the day-today operations of the Foundation, the charitable arm of BU.
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“The vice president will build upon a solid base of donors, alumni and friends to develop a plan for attracting continuing University support and broadening the University’s engagement,” the job listing read. “This will include establishing goals and creating a strategic and tactical plan for achieving them in conjunction with a staff of about 50. This individual will also be personally responsible for solicitation of substantial major gifts and will establish the groundwork for solicitations by the president.”
The previous vice president for advancement, Jim Broschart, left on Jan. 5 after 4 1/2 years in that position. Broschart now serves as the associate vice chancellor for university development at North Carolina State University. While at BU, Broschart instituted a metrics-based approach to donations, which decided where funding would go based on what would make the biggest impact at the University. During his tenure, the University saw a $1.1 million
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increase from 2014 to 2015. “The institutional advancement effort at Binghamton has built a solid foundation for the University’s development efforts,” the job posting read. “There has been a marked increase in six- and seven-figure gifts to support student scholarships, faculty development and facilities enhancement.” The University is seeking an
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Co-op plans to upgrade facilities CO-OP FROM PAGE 1
Kevin Paredes | Photography Editor Inspectors noted nine general deficiencies in the Food Co-Op kitchen, including mouse droppings on the floor and a lack of sanitary test devices in the establishment.
the establishment and dark residue and rust deposits on an equipment storage rack. In the follow-up inspection on March 21, the Food Co-op managed to amend two general deficiencies from the earlier inspection, but received two new violations: one pan of food in the hot holding unit had an internal temperature of 123 degrees Fahrenheit, and the organization failed to post the date and results of its most recent sanitary inspection. Additionally, another tray of food in the hot holding unit had an internal temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit, leading to another critical deficiency write-up. Because of its poor results, the organization received a $600 fine from the Department of Agriculture and Markets. Since receiving the fine, the co-op has set procedures to ensure they heat up food to the required temperature and is looking into purchasing new equipment, according to one e-board member who wished to remain anonymous. The e-board member said the business’ doors will remain closed until its coordinators can raise the organization’s sanitation to the
Department of Agriculture and Markets’ standards. “We are working with the SA to make improvements to our facility and organization,” the e-board member wrote in an email. “We will be re-opening as soon as both ourselves and the SA are satisfied with our progress.” Matthew Johnson, assistant director of the SA, wrote in an email that while the Food Co-op works to amend its deficiencies, the organization’s space is being cleaned and organized. “The [SA E-board] is in ongoing conversations with the management of the Food Co-Op to make sure all of the necessary steps are being taken to bring the Food Co-Op back up to compliance with code, as well as to ensure that it remains so,” Johnson wrote. “We recognize that the Food Co-Op both fills a unique need and is also a staple of the Binghamton University campus, having been in operation since 1975, and we look forward to working with their management to continue to fill that need on campus.” The SA and the Food Co-op Executive Board have scheduled a meeting on April 17 to discuss the violations and how to amend them.
Grant adds over $2M to Broome County Transit budget BUS FROM PAGE 1 discussed the possibility of using the money to geofence Binghamton University. The combination of geofencing GPS technology and the electric hybrid buses would create a zero-emission zone on campus. “You can draw an imagery map around campus and that’s your geofence,” Kilmer said. “So when the GPS sees the bus coming, it can tell the bus to turn off the engine and run on electric mode for the 10 to 12 minutes it’s on campus.” According to Kilmer, his department is not currently planning on fully transitioning BC Transit’s fleet to electric hybrid. “It’s hard to decide which way technology is going,” Kilmer said. “One thing I’ve learned is that you don’t want to put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to technology. I think we ultimately want to move toward the most environmentally friendly and fuel-efficient way of transporting people as possible.” The funding will be administered through the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration. The Federal Transit Administration annually invests more than $12 billion to support and expand public transit throughout the country. The Federal Transit Administration is responsible for distributing appropriated funds, which are funds that have been allocated for a specific purpose by Congress and approved by the president. Once the money is allocated, transit officials and state or local representatives can submit their proposals to the Federal Transit Administration in order to receive a portion of those funds. In a press release on April 6, U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney announced that she secured the funding and attached a letter she wrote on behalf of BC Transit to Matthew Welbes, executive director of the Federal Transit Administration, in June 2017. In the press release, Tenney noted the economic and infrastructural benefits of the grant. “Through this important funding Broome County will
replace outdated transportation methods with new, energy efficient buses that will increase connectivity and allow the county to grow and thrive,” Tenney said. “Revitalizing our infrastructure and transportation is critical in bringing new opportunities by connecting employees with employers and consumers with local small businesses.” Tenney is facing re-election to represent New York’s 22nd District in November 2018. She is being challenged by Democrat Anthony Brindisi, a New York State Assembly member from New York’s 119th Assembly District. Ellen Foster, Brindisi’s campaign manager, criticized Tenney’s press release and referred to a joint press release from Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on April 3, in which Schumer also claims to have fought to secure the funding. “If Anthony Brindisi is elected to Congress, he’ll be an advocate for our community all the time,
Provided by Wikimedia BC Transit will use $2 million in federal funding to purchase three electric hypbrid buses over the course of two years
not just six months before an election,” Foster wrote in an email. “It’s funny that Congresswoman Tenney, who doesn’t believe climate change exists, says she fought for this money when both of our U.S. Senators released news that this money would be headed to
Broome County.” Kilmer, however, claims it was BC Transit that first approached local and state representatives about the competitive grant, in order to drum up ample support for the funding. He said Schumer, Gillibrand and Tenney have all
shown support for BC Transit and public transportation throughout their time in office. “It’s kind of one of the nice things about public transportation,” Kilmer said. “It tends to be less of a partisan issue, typically, than a lot of other funding.”
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BU seeks to fill vacant position VP FROM PAGE 1 individual who has experience managing complex, large-scale fundraising programs, according to the job posting. The goal for the next vice president is to increase the Foundation’s donations from $145 million to $150 million. The search committee is headed by Provost Donald Nieman and Sheldon Goldfarb, ‘73, the chair of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. The duo hired Isaacson, Miller, a recruiting firm headquartered in Boston, to lead the search process. According to Nieman, the hiring process began at the beginning of February and the
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Broome County receives $25K in grants to combat opioid crisis On Monday, Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, Marissa Lamphere, opioid overdose prevention coordinator for the county, and Rebecca Kaufman, director of public health for the county, announced Broome County will see $25,000 in grants provided to nonprofit organizations, schools and other community municipalities to raise awareness on opioid overdoses, according to WICZ. The Broome County Health Department will award projects funds until Dec. 31, 2018. Sanford man crashes car with 0.35 BAC Richard Koch, 51, crashed his car in Windsor on Friday night with a blood alcohol content of 0.35, more than four times the legal limit, according to Press Sun & Bulletin. The accident blocked both lanes of
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On late Tuesday night, the door to 40Beez Hair-N-Wear Barbershop in Downtown Binghamton was smashed, according to WBNG. Police say no one entered the shop upon breaking the door. The shop was closed and boarded up on Wednesday. There are currently no suspects, and the case is still under investigation.
The Food and Drug Administration recalled more than 200 million eggs on Friday because of suspected salmonella contamination, according to The Washington Post. The eggs were distributed from a farm STATE NEWS in North Carolina to nine states, including Colorado, Florida, New Nixon wins Working Families Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Party nomination Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and New York. As of SunCynthia Nixon, a Democratic candi- day, 22 illnesses have been reported date for governor, won the endorse- along the east coast. The potentially ment of the Working Families Party tainted eggs were sold under brands on Saturday, according to Press & including Great Value, Country DaySun-Bulletin. The endorsement break and Food Lion. The recall is was expected after incumbent Gov. the largest since 2010.
April 16, 2007 Seung-Hui Cho, a 23-year-old senior at Virginia Tech, opened fire on the Blacksburg, Virginia campus, killing 32 people and injuring 17 more before taking his own life. It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.
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What’s the time? MONDAY, April 9, 4:16 p.m. — A 20-yearold female contacted UPD to report a larceny. The victim said she had taken off her watch while in the Engineering Building on March 22, but forgot to retrieve it before she left. When she came back the next morning, her watch had disappeared. Officers checked the lost and found, but the victim’s watch, which is valued at approximately $100, had not been turned in. The case is still under investigation. Need for speed MONDAY, April 9, 7 p.m. — Officers observed a vehicle traveling at 51 mph in a 30 mph zone on Bunn Hill Road. When the 21-year-old male driver and 18-year-old female passenger were confronted, officers noticed an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Upon
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Theo Mason | Contributing Photographer Jonathan Austin, lead researcher and designer for the Violence Prevention Initiative at the Graduate Institute Geneva; Rachel Hatcher, a postdoctoral fellow at Concordia University in Canada; and Mike Brand of the African Peace Network speak on emerging mechanisms for preventing genocide at an inaugural conference hosted by BU’s Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention on Friday.
Inaugural conference talks mechanisms to end genocide Panels evaluate current state of mass attrocities Simra Aziz
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In an effort to increase the dialogue around ending genocide, the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) at Binghamton University held its inaugural Frontiers of Prevention conference on Friday and Saturday. The two-day conference, held at the University Downtown Center, aimed to create a dialogue between distinguished scholars
and practitioners to try to increase collaboration to end mass atrocities. Hosted by I-GMAP, an interdisciplinary institute formed by BU in 2017 to help bridge the gap between scholarship and practice in genocide and mass atrocity prevention, the conference was one of several events held throughout the year to shed light on the situation of mass atrocities around the world. One of the conference’s main objectives was to organize an open forum where leading academic researchers with programs dedicated to prevention can meet with practitioners, both in government and
nongovernmental service. Provost Donald Nieman spoke about this goal in his introductory speech. “[The goal is to] bring together practitioners and scholars to learn from each other, and to prevent the scourge of genocide and mass atrocities,” Nieman said. “We need to do something positive in an area we know needs to be addressed.” The conference also aimed to form a critical evaluation of the current state of genocide and atrocity prevention mechanisms and an exploration of developing mechanisms and actors in the global effort to prevent atrocities. The event consisted of 11
panels that included themes such as assessing colonialism, new developments in data analysis and risk assessment and the future of prevention. Approximately 30 panelists and 30 attendees exchanged ideas on how to decrease the divide between scholars and practitioners, with suggestions ranging from scholars creating digests, which will transfer quantitative data into an easily interpretive work, and creating research guidelines for scholars. There was also discussion regarding global moves to counteract terrorism, and the possibilities of these actions
exacerbating or mitigating attacks on civilian populations, something that is still being researched. Complex emergencies, major humanitarian dilemmas that are often the result of a combination of political instability, conflict and violence, social inequities and underlying poverty, were another hot topic of debate. The conference was created and moderated by co-directors of I-GMAP, Max Pensky, a professor of philosophy, and Nadia Rubaii, an associate professor of public administration. Pensky said he hopes the conference will continue on and facilitate a
dialogue in the future. “This frontier of prevention is overidentified, yet underexplored,” Pensky said. Besides the invited guests and speakers, attendees included BU students. Jonathan Wu, an undeclared freshman, said he was surprised to hear BU had an entire institute dedicated to mass atrocity prevention. “Some of it went over my head because there was just so much to it that I didn’t even realize,” Wu said. “A lot of things factor into these mass atrocities, which is sad to see and difficult to untangle, but I’m glad to see this school is a part of the solution.”
Panel, presentations raise awareness for Alzheimer's Local care professionals emphasize support Michael Levinstein Pipe Dream News
The Binghamton University chapter of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America On Campus hosted the second annual Raise Your Voice for Care on Sunday as part of the national nonprofit’s college tour. The event, held in the Mandela Room in the University Union, aimed to raise awareness for the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and provide a space for students to learn and share their experiences with the disease. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America has over 2,600 chapters all over the country and on campuses. The BU chapter was founded two
years ago by current president Katie Zwerger, a senior majoring in sociology. Zwerger said she felt a need for an Alzheimer’s group on campus to raise awareness and provide support. “Our club is committed to creating a support system on campus for students who have been affected by Alzheimer’s disease,” Zwerger said. “We are also here for the community.” A panel and Q&A featured a number of elderly care professionals who spoke about their experiences working with patients with Alzheimer’s. The panel included representatives from Broome County Yesteryears, Brookdale Senior Living and The Hearth at Castle Gardens Retirement Community. Rene Conklin, clinic coordinator of the Elder Services Center in the Decker School of Nursing, was a panelist at the event
and spoke about the widespread nature of Alzheimer’s. “Dementia is a pervasive disease — it can affect anybody,” Conklin said. “It doesn’t matter if you have money, if you’re poor, what color you are, it doesn’t matter. Alzheimer’s affects everybody.” After the panel, Zwerger presented on music therapy. According to Zwerger, music can help recall old memories and influence positive changes in mood. Christina Muscatello, a Binghamton resident and cofounder and director of The Memory Maker Project, which provides art therapy for Binghamton residents, also spoke on art therapy and its benefits for people with Alzheimer’s. Muscatello emphasized the importance of local organizations that provide support and help individuals with Alzheimer’s cope
with the emotional effects of the condition. “We are really trying to keep people as engaged in the community as possible and it helps people to stay at home,” Muscatello said. “There is no other program that is specifically like this within like 200 miles of here, so we felt like there’s such a huge aging population here and it’s only going to get bigger.” Edward Kerner, a senior majoring in history, said he attended the event because he had a personal connection to the organization. “My grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s for about five years before she passed, so I had firsthand experience with people suffering from the disease,” Kerner said. “I think any way that we can make people’s lives better is just in general a good thing.”
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Why do people form uneducated opinions? People shouldn't pretend to be informed just to choose a side Brian Deinstadt
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Animal models are essential to research The benefits of animal testing outweigh the concerns Nicolas Graham
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The study of neuroscience is young. There is still much to be discovered surrounding the physiology and biochemistry of the brain and the neural pathways within it. As an integrative neuroscience major at Binghamton University, I am persistently urged by peers and professors to pursue research to propel the current understandings of the brain. I am also a for-credit undergraduate research assistant in a laboratory at BU, concerned with maternal care and its impacts on alcohol consumption and the stress response. In order to research these phenomena, our research lab uses rats as animal models. There have been many debates on the ethics of using animals as research subjects. Those against using animal models may argue that animals cannot give consent, research is inhumane because animals can’t understand what is happening to them and animals may be subjected to pain, drug exposure, surgery or other stressors during research. While some of these might be valid arguments, advocates for
these arguments are sometimes misinformed. In my opinion, the pros outweigh the cons when considering animals as research models. Understanding neuroscience is imperative to the betterment of humankind, and the data must be collected somehow. There are ethical issues with obtaining human subjects for drug studies or studies based on stress — offering pay in exchange for participation could attract and inadvertently prey on individuals of low socio-economic status who may be desperate for cash. We cannot ethically use prisoners as research participants. So, where would we obtain human participants? How could we study the effects of addictive drugs on humans, knowing that the substances might potentially ruin lives through drug addiction? How could we use humans to run pharmaceutical trials on drugs with unknown side effects? The use of human models also introduces further confounds, like placebo effects. Placebo effects are even still present in double-blind studies — the best model available for drug studies in human models, in which neither the participant nor the experimenter know whether a participant is getting a drug that produces an effect
or a drug that does nothing. Confounds like this cause the effect of a treatment to be less credible to the experimental treatment, since other variables, and thus alternate explanations, are introduced. Animal models allow more control over every aspect of the study, significantly reducing confounds in data. For example, experimenters can perfectly control an animal’s diet, sleep patterns, amount of time available to socially interact with other animals and more, all of which are inevitable variables in humans. Because of this, results from animal studies can more reliably be attributed to experimental manipulation than those from human studies. When I was accepted into my research lab, I had to go through extensive training before I was able to start my work. There are mandated standards to uphold when using animal models. Federal organizations, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institutes of Health, are designated to enforce these laws for all vertebrate animals, with especially strict regulation for nonhuman primates. Each research lab must pass inspections and maintain the utmost humane
treatment with its animals. I first went through online training that lasted several hours. The training included literature on humane treatment of animals, hypothetical lab scenarios and text-based evaluations that I had to pass. After the online training, there were tours of the lab, debriefings on how to be humane when handling the animals and observations of my handling by my supervisor. The animals in our lab are in good hands. Using animal models allows us the opportunity to test hypotheses, make novel observations and push our current knowledge of neuroscience. These findings can be extrapolated to humans. The sacrifices of animals help humans to understand our own brains, paving the way for advancements in the treatments available to humans. If sacrificing 100 rats means saving one human, should the rats be sacrificed? What if thousands of rats are sacrificed in order to develop a drug that saves millions of humans? These are questions that still raise debate, although I feel the answers are clear. — Nicolas Graham a senior majoring integrative neuroscience.
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as being accurate. Such intellectual laziness allows us to forget that all sources can be fallible. Why has narrow expertise been widely replaced with shallow knowledge? Possible reasons number in the dozens, but a simple one is the following: Having an opinion is fun, and it is even more fun to have many of them. It is also trendy and can create the appearance that the person who has them is wise and attuned to what is going on. But more often than not, probing such an individual would reveal that they know only a little about many things, but not a meaningful amount about anything. Another reason individuals may opt for this route is to create a different appearance — not to look smart, but to look like a good person. This is known as “virtue-signaling,” and it is when someone projects a political opinion to illustrate their moral character. An example of this would be a compassionate person who declares there should be free health care for everyone, without ever considering the political and financial obstacles involved. Virtue-signaling should be resisted because it is more likely to create confusion than bring about any helpful solution. We should not pretend to have all of the answers and we should be skeptical of those who say they do. When someone asks you about a topic you know nothing about, do not be shy about admitting as much. This is not to say we should put a kibosh on our educational progress in areas we have yet to understand. In the meantime, though, as we learn more, we shouldn’t chastise those who haven’t done the same, or those who are uninterested in forming opinions at all.
There is great value in being politically aware. Politics touch upon nearly every aspect of our lives and learning about some of the most exalted institutions and individuals is both useful and interesting. But politics can also be quite complicated. Topics range from health care and immigration to gerrymandering and net neutrality — all of which entail a lot of information. Instead of pretending to know all of it, people should feel unashamed in admitting ignorance. Such humility would lead to more honest discourse and promote deeper pursuits of knowledge in the issues that matter the most. Unfortunately, being politically acute is often paired with the unreasonable expectation of knowing nearly everything about politics. The very nature of a political issue is complex because it signifies a problem that is difficult to solve. To pretend to have all of the answers, particularly as 20-year-olds, is just foolish. Although it would be hard to find someone with the hubris to claim expertise in all topics political, it would be quite easy to find someone — particularly on this campus — who would express their opinions with an incredible sense of certainty. Vehemence ought not be mistaken for wisdom. In an age where information is instantly accessible, it is difficult not to form opinions about the latest events. Headlines hit our screens with language that insinuates certain partisan preferences. Professors instruct in a way that reveals their own biases. Rather — Brian Deinstadt is a senior than deconstructing and critiquing double-majoring in political science this information, we often accept it and English.
Why we need to stop calling President Trump a Nazi Using the term in the wrong context detracts from its true meaning
Kristen DiPietra
Columnist
“If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.” One of the funniest quotes from “The Office” protagonist Michael Scott is also the prototype for a common “Would You Rather” trope: being stuck in a room with Adolf Hitler and two other villainous dictators and having to kill one of them. The formula almost always calls for the assassination of the former chancellor of Germany and mastermind of the Holocaust, Hitler. As the pinnacle of evil,
Hitler and his Nazi party are frequently reported “the worst” by our popular culture. Decrying someone as “worse than Hitler” has become a cliche in discourse in the United States. When it’s not used in jest, it’s used to lambast political opponents. A mere Google search will yield dozens of articles lamenting the parallels between President Donald Trump and Hitler. Yet the president has also employed similar rhetoric, comparing an investigation of him by intelligence agencies as “living in Nazi Germany” in a 2017 tweet. While the right likewise touts the word “feminazis” to circulate among “cucks,” “snowflakes” and other uninspired insults to degrade the left, the threat is not as potent as when it is directed toward the
current president. Because Trump has espoused racist views, vilified the media and ushered an advent of fake news, it’s not entirely a stretch to make comparisons to Hitler’s rise to power. Trump, however, has never ordered or enacted the eviction and eventual eradication of the Jewish people. This is what Hitler is primarily remembered for and we are reminded of this notion every time we reflect on the Holocaust and its lingering consequences. Referring to Trump as a Nazi not only undermines any legitimate argument against the president, but distracts from the actual concerns of neo-Nazis and their recent prominence. While the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, last summer reached
a boiling point, modern Nazism continues to flourish through online forums and more overt meeting places, along with the existence of fraternal organizations like the Aryan Brotherhood and the Traditionalist Worker Party. These viable threats can be found on any blog, gaming forum or YouTube channel from which teenagers are susceptible to adopting their rhetoric and ideals. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution described the ways in which young men and women are manipulated to direct their fear, personal insecurity and loneliness toward hate with the promise of developing a connection with a community they perceive as misunderstood. Anti-Black, anti-Mexican, antiMuslim, anti-Semitic and anti-
Asian racism have a common thread of hatred, but each is predicated on a unique history and tradition. Anti-Semitism in its modern context perceives Jewish people as a powerful and oppressive group, without recognizing a vivid history of enslavement, pogroms, ethnic cleansing, genocide and a blockade to social mobility. Just last month, Councilmember Trayon White Sr. of the District of Columbia suggested that the prominent Rothschild family was responsible for a winter storm. It’s not unusual to describe Jewish people as possessing almost supernatural powers and influence. White was later invited to a Passover Seder by several Jewish leaders, including a fellow council member. Last week, we reflected on the
tragedy through Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. Volunteers on the Spine read the names of those who perished in camps, reminding everyone of the magnitude of the Third Reich. I wondered how people who lost family members in the camps feel about casting the president into the role of the most villainous political party of the 20th century. While Trump has antagonized other ethnic groups, he has not overtly declared war on the Jewish people. People who have difficulty articulating their anger with the president resort to “Nazi” as a synonym for fascist or demagogue. — Kristen DiPietra is a senior double-majoring in English and human development.
BU should establish open educational resources
The University should incentivize professors to share information and help students save money Joshua Hummell
Contributing Columnist
How many times have you purchased textbooks for hundreds of dollars, only to have their value depreciate dramatically? I have personally wasted hundreds of dollars, if not thousands, that could have helped pay rent or buy food. Currently, in the academic world, there is a push to use open educational resources. Basically, open educational resources are
supplemental materials for a course that can be publicly accessed. They can be resources in the public domain, which everyone has access to, or they can be licensed by Creative Commons, through which the owner still owns it, but others can still use it. Let’s say you are in a freshman seminar for Western civilization. There could be an open educational resource available to your professor that is as simple as a syllabus for the required readings (some primary sources are out of copyright), or an in-depth open educational resource that has PowerPoints, videos or
other materials for a whole course. You could also have access to a whole textbook, like the textbooks on Open SUNY or OpenStax. Open educational resources are a winwin for students and faculty, and there is no better time than right now for Binghamton University to create its own database. By creating an open educational resource, a professor gains acclaim and receives gratitude. We attend a research school. Our professors are expected to publish some sort of research; in fact, it is in their contracts. Between researching and teaching, professors often have
little time to develop course content and often opt in for premade course content that textbook companies make. In return, textbook companies are able to sell their books and digital course materials to us for outrageous prices. If a professor makes course content, like a book, and puts it up as an open educational resource, it’s beneficial for faculty. First, they won’t have to worry about the materials required for creating the course next year and can easily update the information. Second, they are helping other faculty members, which may lead
to reciprocity between colleagues. Faculty at other schools may also become familiar with the professor who has made the course content, giving the professor who created the open educational resource a distinguishing mark for their balance of research and teaching. Right now, both BU Libraries and the Center for Learning and Teaching have a grant to distribute among faculty who convert a class they will teach in 2018-19 into an open educational resource class. This is to compensate for the professor’s time creating the course, paying out about $2,000
per course to do so. Classes that have a wider reach, like ones with a 100- or 200-level designation that many students have to take, are being prioritized, along with classes that are costly to take. By converting their class to an open educational resource, the professor will make the students happy not only because they do not have to purchase an expensive textbook, but also because their professor has invested their time to benefit them. — Joshua Hummell is a senior double-majoring in classical and Near Eastern studies and history.
ARTS & CULTURE
'Girl Code' stars discuss dating, self-confidence SAPB brought Nicole Byer and Carly Aquilino to campus on Fri. Alejandra Rodas
Contributing Writer
Jam out with Jay Som Shauna Bahssin Managing Editor
Indie rock is being taken over by women of color, and this year WHRW 90.5 FM has secured Jay Som, the stage name of Melina Duterte, a major player in the movement, for Moefest. Prepare for her headlining set with our playlist of her music and tunes from similar artists. “Everybody Works” — Jay Som The title song from Jay Som’s proper debut, this song is a perfect introduction to the artist’s repertoire. The second-to-last track on the album, “Everybody Works” serves as a thesis for the collection: Duterte reckons with the fact that everyone is putting in effort, but some people present it in different ways. The album was widely praised but recorded in her bedroom. While the album as a whole explores topics like mental health and romantic aspirations, the title song directly addresses her anxieties about finding a way to pay for her life with her art — but also resolves to commit to that goal. “Everybody Wants to Love You”— Japanese Breakfast Did you know that Duterte and Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast are best friends? You do now. The two bands are similar in style, and have pursued two tours together. “Everybody Wants to Love You,” an upbeat, joyous assertion of adoration, is one of Duterte’s favorite love songs, according to a collaborative Valentine’s Day playlist with Zauner, published by NPR, and is a great pump-up song for spending the day at Moefest. “Jobless Monday” — Mitski
MTV’s “Girl Code” fan favorites Nicole Byer and Carly Aquilino performed a stand-up comedy show for over 200 audience members on Friday, April 13. The show was sponsored by the Student Association Programming Board (SAPB). Byer and Aquilino both appeared on the hit MTV show, a 2013 spinoff of “Guy Code,” which featured a variety of stand-up comedians and actresses as they discussed common female experiences. Like the content of the show, Byer and Aquilino’s set featured heavy topics including modern relationships, stereotypes, body positivity and racism. Their unapologetic comedy showcased their strong senses of self. Leisa Rockelein, a sophomore majoring in philosophy, politics and law, said she was inspired by their confidence. “I loved seeing two strong and successful female comedians who own their identities and incorporated them into their acts,” Rockelein said. Byer, who now hosts the Netflix bake-off show “Nailed It,” focused her performance on the everyday encounters she said have built her confidence. One of her stories was about her pre-comedian job at Lane Bryant. Byer told a story about a customer who was shopping for his wife; when describing her size, he compared his wife to a tree trunk, and then to Byer herself. According to Byer, the remarks the customer made did not diminish her self-esteem and instead motivated her to love
her body more. “When a girl says she’s fat, someone will usually follow that with, ‘You’re not fat, you’re beautiful!’ But truly, you are fat and beautiful,” Byer said. Vicky Kim, the treasurer for Bing Stand-Up and a junior majoring in electrical engineering, opened the show with a set based on life as a student. “What I’ve learned in college so far is that longdistance relationships are never worth it,” Kim said. “College is the time to explore your sexuality. If you’re tied down, you’ll never learn that you like being tied up.” Kim was followed by Aquilino, who shared personal anecdotes ranging from her breakups to online dating. Aquilino, who starred on “Girl Code” and “Girl Code Live,” remarked on how being single is difficult when everyone else is in long-term relationships or getting married. She addressed her breakup, which happened seven days after she got engaged, which she said made her realize that relationships are something you should cherish. “You have to cherish those little fights you have,” she said. “Like the ones where you wake up in the morning and he’s still sleeping. You turn over and you see his stupid face. The entire day, your anger just keeps building until he comes home and asks how you are. You say you’re fine — but I don’t know why men don’t understand that you’re never fine.” Jillian Pizzuto, variety chair for the SAPB and a sophomore majoring in Spanish, said she would turn on MTV every day to watch “Girl Code,” and appreciated seeing Byer and Aquilino live. “Back in 2013, when ‘Girl Code’ premiered, both of them really inspired me to pursue standup,” Pizzuto said. “Being able to get them here is a dream come true.”
Word on the Street What advice do you have for students going into the last month of the semester?
In 2016, Mitski brought Japanese Breakfast and Jay Som on tour across the United States, so if you listen to this playlist in order, you can emulate the tour’s lineup. “Jobless Monday,” while arguably one of Mitski’s more underrated songs, was written shortly after the musician graduated from SUNY Purchase, and it reiterates many students’ end-of-college anxieties about employment.
David Akerele, a junior majoring in biology “Basically, just get ready for finals week. You know, start early, make sure you space out all your classes and that you have enough time to study for all your stuff and get ready for next year. Make sure your schedule’s set and you know everything you need to do for the next semester.”
“Different Now” — Chastity Belt Chastity Belt, an all-female band from Walla Walla, Washington, produces the same kind of dreamy rock that Jay Som is well-known for. “Different Now” finds a sense of euphoria while waxing nostalgic about the ways in which people grow. The song is a nice contrast to the worries expressed by some of the other artists on this playlist, as it offers a sense of comfort and resolve to the pains that can accompany change, attesting that you can “finally be OK being alone.”
Elijah Fremont, a junior majoring in Arabic studies “It’s gonna be a lot easier if you know why you’re actually — I guess, why you’re here in a way — which is a very heavy, loaded question, like, ‘Why are we here in college? What are we doing here?’ But if you think about it, we come back from break and a lot of people are stressed and like, are just sort of checked out at this point, they don’t wanna continue doing work — obviously I’m talking about myself, right? But basically, I just figure the most important thing is to know what you’re actually gonna get out of this last month being in school, and if it’s not much or it’s not worth it to you, it’s gonna be a pretty long semester.”
“Where U Are” — Rina Sawayama While Duterte can do it all in terms of playing each instrument on “Everybody Works” herself, Rina Sawayama is massively accomplished in a different way. After studying politics, psychology and sociology at the University of Cambridge and spending time modeling, she made a play for
Kat Sanders, an undeclared freshman “Plan out everything that you need to do and break down how long it’s gonna take you so you don’t end up cramming for finals at the last minute, because that always sucks.”
pop music in 2013. “Where U Are” is one of her earlier songs and debuted before her full-length, eponymous album in 2017, and it embodies the same
Letitia Chang, a senior majoring in nursing
trancelike musical qualities that Duterte produces.
“Start now, study with your friends, then study on your own. Just do your best and you’ll be fine — everyone will be fine. You have to treat yourself, too. Make sure you get a lot of rest, go out once in a while, hang out with friends. Take care of yourself. Be your own bae.”
“Last Girl” — Soccer Mommy Soccer Mommy is new to the indie-rock scene that Jay Som has established herself in, and released her first full-length album, “Clean,” last month. “Last Girl” follows the theme of the other artists on this playlist, singing about feeling insecure about a seemingly perfect ex, but making it upbeat and danceworthy.
Jolie Chow, a senior majoring in systems science and industrial engineering “My advice for the last month is to not stress out, because it’s your last month and you want to have fun with the people you have here. Just enjoy your time.”
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Binghamton drops three close games to Hartford 22 runners stranded key to baseball's defeat Evan Cole
Assistant Sports Editor
After tying Cornell last Tuesday, the Binghamton baseball team returned to America East (AE) play for the first time in a week and was swept in three close games at Hartford. The Hawks (13-19, 8-4 AE) dominated the Bearcats (9-18-1, 5-7 AE) in the games’ later innings throughout the series. The sweep continues BU’s extremely poor start relative to the team’s expectation to be a conference championship contender. The Bearcats are now tied with Albany for last place in the AE with eight conference games remaining on their regular season schedule. In the series opener, Binghamton opened the game by tallying four runs on a flurry of singles and sacrifices in its first two innings at the plate. The Bearcats’ run was highlighted by junior outfielder Anthony Meduri, who scored in the first inning and recorded a sacrifice fly in the following frame. Hartford
answered immediately, putting up three runs of its own in the bottom half of the second. Following Binghamton’s quick offensive start, BU’s bats were shut down for the remainder of the game as the team failed to score in the final seven innings. As for the Bearcats’ pitching, after surrendering a Hawk rally early, junior starting pitcher Nick Gallagher calmed down, not allowing another run and pitching five total innings. In relief, junior Robert Brown pitched 2.1 innings and was attributed with the loss. Hartford sophomore shortstop Jackson Olson dominated his matchup with Brown, hitting the game-tying double in the sixth inning and following up with a go-ahead double in the bottom of the eighth. The Hawks went on to win the game, 5-4. Saturday’s doubleheader featured a couple more tough losses for the Bearcats. After allowing two early runs to the Hawks in the first game, Binghamton responded with a surge led by sophomore infielder Justin Drpich, who recorded two RBI singles in the game’s early frames. Senior pitcher Nick Wegmann got the start for BU, pitching into the sixth inning.
With the game tied at three in the bottom of the sixth, Hartford loaded the bases on a couple of hits and a walk. Wegmann was pulled from the game after having failed to get an out in the sixth, but was responsible for the runners on base. Sophomore Ben Anderson relieved Wegmann and immediately allowed a basesclearing double. Wegmann ended the game charged with the loss and allowed six earned runs. Again, after a hot start, BU’s bats were shut down following the game’s opening innings, as the team dropped the second match by a score of 6-3. Binghamton’s best opportunity to win came in the series’ final game. Down 2-1 in the game’s seventh and final inning, senior shortstop Paul Rufo came in clutch for BU, driving in Meduri with a game-tying single. The Bearcats appeared poised to enter extra innings, but fatigue caught up to redshirt senior starting pitcher Jacob Wloczewski, who allowed a walk-off run to allow the Hawks to complete the sweep, winning the final game 3-2. Binghamton wasted several opportunities in this game, leaving 10 runners on base in the contest. The Bearcats
Jonathan Flores | Pipe Dream Photographer Sophomore infielder Justin Drpich tallied five hits and two RBIs across three straight losses in baseball’s road series at Hartford.
also left six runners on base in each of the series’ first two games, exemplifying the team’s inability to manufacture runs in the tightly contested series. Individually, senior infielder Luke Tevlin shined for BU. He
recorded seven hits, two RBIs and two runs over the course of the series. To this point in the season, Binghamton has not been able to sustain complete team performances across multiple series.
BU is set to make a brief return to nonconference play when it travels to Poughkeepsie, New York to take on Marist this Wednesday. First pitch from McCann Baseball Field is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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BASEBALL
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Binghamton scores most goals in program history Women's lacrosse routs Hartford in road victory Justin Zion
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The Binghamton women’s lacrosse team stampeded the Hartford Hawks on the road, using overwhelming pressure to cruise to a lopsided 24-1 victory. The win over its America East (AE) opponent gives the Bearcats (6-7, 3-2 AE) their best start to conference play in program history. “We played as a collective unit on both sides of the ball,” said BU head coach Stephanie Allen. “Our girls came out with a game plan that I thought they executed very well … Ball distribution was a big focus of ours going in on the offensive end and I thought they did a very good job.” Binghamton’s strength in the game came once again from its ability to spread the offense, something it has been very adept at this season, as 13 different Bearcats found the back of the net at least once. Senior attack Tiffany Ryan led the way for Binghamton with four goals and two assists, while two other Bearcats, redshirt senior attack Brianne Arthur and freshman attack Paige Volkmann, netted three goals apiece. Defensively, BU didn’t give Hartford (1-10, 0-5 AE) the slightest chance to generate scoring. The stifling defense that the Bearcats put together
allowed Hartford to get off only seven shots, five of which were directed on goal. Binghamton played three goalies throughout the game, but none of them had to do very much; the three of them made only four saves collectively. On offense, meanwhile, Binghamton buried Hartford under a barrage of shots. The Bearcats shot the ball a full 45 times, taking advantage of the open space they created. Thirty-one of the Bearcats’ shots went on goal, with 24 getting past Hartford freshman goalie Cassidy Hock. “We were facing a zone defense,” Allen said. “A lot of times you can get sucked into just standing around, [but] us moving out there created some extra openings and gaps that we were able to find and take advantage of.” The scoring barrage started when Arthur found the back of the net less than a minute into the game, on an assist from Ryan. Five minutes after the opening draw control, the Bearcats were ahead 4-0, and it was beginning to seem evident that the team was clicking. The team kept scoring and didn’t look back, until suddenly the first half came to an end with the Bearcats up 14-0. The Bearcats tacked on four more in the second half before Hartford scored its first and only goal of the contest, courtesy of senior midfielder Caroline Massey. At that point, though, the result of the game
Senior attack Tiffany Ryan scored six total points to lead Binghamton’s commanding offensive effort in a win at Hartford.
was a foregone conclusion. The Bearcats dominated the Hawks in every statistical category, indicating how onesided the match turned out to be. Binghamton doubled the Hawks up on draw controls, committed six fewer turnovers and had 10 free-position shots to Hartford’s
none. All in all, it was arguably the most complete performance put forth by women’s lacrosse all season. With 13 games in the books, the end of the season is less than two weeks away and is rapidly approaching. With the dominant win over Hartford at their backs,
the team looks to use it as a tailwind to propel it to victories in its final three games of the 2018 campaign. “Going into a big week ahead it gives us a lot of confidence and momentum,” Allen said. “We have two really important games coming up this week in Cornell
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and UMass Lowell. Continuing to keep the focus on us in practice and getting better each and every day is our primary goal.” The Bearcats are set to face Cornell tomorrow. The home game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. from the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, New York.
Bearcats fall to UMBC Men's lacrosse falters in low-scoring battle Yaakov Spivack
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“I don’t know if the penalties had [much of] a factor in the game,” said BU head coach Kevin McKeown. “Maybe they caused us to play a little bit more defense. We played a lot of defense, so I think you’re bound to get a couple of fouls … I think UMBC played a great game, their zone was really tough to crack and they did a great job controlling the ball on offense. It was a challenging pace to play at and hats off to them, they did a great job.” Both teams ran up and down the field for all 15 minutes, but at the period’s conclusion, no additional goals were scored. “It was difficult all night to score,” McKeown said. “We had a couple of opportunities there, their goalie came up with a couple of saves. Defensively, we just played a lot of it. So I think they scored that fourth goal, the fifth one was an empty net or so. I thought defensively we played pretty well — we just played too much of it, and didn’t get enough opportunities on offense with the amount of shots we had.” Period four featured continued great defensive
efforts from both teams, as it seemed almost impossible for either team to score. With just under five minutes remaining, UMBC freshman attack Brett Baucia provided his team with a goal, the first of the entire half. With 2 1/2 minutes left, the Retrievers called timeout. The break turned out to be beneficial to the Retrievers, as just over one minute later the team scored another goal. With 20 seconds left, the crowd let loose shouts of disappointment as a delay of game was called on BU senior midfielder Stephen Petrelli. The night ended in a victory for UMBC, and it left the field shouting with excitement. Redshirt senior attack Sean Gilroy led the Bearcats in scores with two. Macchi and freshman defender Kyle Tiernan picked up four ground balls each. “We’ve got two conference games left, so there’s a lot that could happen in conference play still,” McKeown said. “We just gotta focus on getting ready for Albany Friday night.” The Bearcats are set to take on Albany this Friday. Faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from the John Fallon Field in Albany, New York.
Coming in hot off its victory at Hartford last weekend, the Binghamton men’s lacrosse team took on UMBC this Saturday at home. The Bearcats (4-9, 1-3 America East) fell to the Retrievers, 5-2, at home despite the game taking place on the lacrosse team’s senior night, with the team celebrating its 10 graduating seniors just before opening faceoff. Of the seniors honored, midfielder Austin Macchi won seven of 11 faceoffs and attack Thomas McAndrew posted one dime on the day. BU took charge in the first period, scoring the first goal of the match with just over a minute played. Following this was an uneventful few minutes of play as both teams struggled to find the back of the net. With 2 1/2 minutes remaining, UMBC (4-7, 2-2 AE) scored to tie. Seconds later, Binghamton responded with a goal of its own, taking back control of the scoreboard. The period ended with a Bearcat lead of 2-1. UMBC had an early goal in the second period from junior midfielder Billy Nolan, once again tying the game. Both teams showed consistent ball movement throughout the period, but their defensive efforts were equally effective. Another score from UMBC freshman midfielder Michael Zichelli was the only other goal for the remainder of the period, and the scoreboard read 3-2 in favor of UMBC at the half. In period three, an energetic crowd became even more raucous as a penalty was called on Binghamton freshman defender Tom Galgano for unnecessary roughness. The two teams were battling hard during Rebecca Kiss |Assistant Photo Editor this period, and such a call Redshirt sophomore goalie Kevin Carbone corralled 11 saves on 15 shots in a low-scoring home loss to UMBC. seemed inevitable.
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As cold weather returned to the Southern Tier, the Binghamton softball team continued its America East (AE) Conference schedule, fighting in a tough three-game series against the Stony Brook Seawolves. Binghamton (1117, 4-4 AE) had begun conference play with a few wins, going 3-2 over a fivegame stretch against Albany and UMBC. However, the Bearcats took a few steps back over the weekend, going 1-2 in a three-game series against Stony Brook (15-15, 4-4 AE). Binghamton split the games Saturday, losing 13-7 and winning 10-6, but failed to win again on Sunday, falling 10-0 in five innings of play. The Bearcats gave up 29 runs over the three-game stretch, presumably a major reason as to why BU head coach Michelle Johnston was disappointed with the team’s performance over the weekend. “Overall, I think we made a lot of mistakes and gave them a lot of extra opportunities,” Johnston said. “And that’s something that’s been a problem for us in the past and continued to be a problem for us this weekend.” Binghamton never took control over the games it lost over the weekend, failing to acquire a lead throughout either game. Binghamton faced an
early 6-2 deficit in the first game of the series and soon fell into a 10-3 hole. In the third game, the Bearcats did not score a run through the five innings they played. In the first game on Saturday afternoon, the Seawolves got off to a hot start offensively, forcing Binghamton’s starting pitcher, sophomore Rayn Gibson, to exit after just 1.2 innings pitched. A four-run second inning propelled Stony Brook into the lead, 6-2. The Seawolves stayed ahead for the remainder of the game, sprinkling in seven more runs in the remaining five innings. Sophomore pitcher Rozlyn Price, in the designated hitter role, smashed a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh, her second homer of the game. Though it brought her RBI total to six, it was far too late to change the outcome of the game. The Bearcats fared better in the second game on Saturday. It was Binghamton that put together an offensive spurt in the second inning, thanks in part to a couple of errors by Stony Brook. Senior infielder Kate Richard scored three RBIs in these first two innings. The Seawolves would not go away easily, however, scoring four runs in the third. Then, freshman pitcher Chelsea Howard came into the game and pitched four lights-out innings to save the game for Binghamton. Sunday’s game was played against Stony Brook sophomore starter Melissa Rahrich, against whom the Bearcats had some success in the first game the
previous day. “We hoped to be a little bit more consistent today, especially after being able to see her on Saturday,” Johnston said. Rahrich upped her performance, though, pitching for Stony Brook for the entire game and allowing no runs and just two hits. This allowed Stony Brook to steadily pull away until the end of the fourth, when the Seawolves blew the game open and got ahead 10-0. The game was called an inning later, at the end of the fifth. The Bearcats went scoreless in their last game against Stony Brook, marking the sixth game in which they went scoreless this season. Johnston gave no excuses for her team’s performance, not even the cold weather. “I think it’s been cold for a lot of teams,” Johnston said. “So whether or not it’s affected us, I don’t know, but it’s been this way for a lot of teams and Stony Brook played in the same weather we did, so I don’t think we can use that as an excuse.” Johnston said, however, this team is continuously improving. “We’ve got a couple of weeks to figure this out … every game and every practice that we have, we get better,” she said. The Bearcats take a break from their conference schedule when they are set to head to Syracuse for a doubleheader tomorrow, April 17. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. from Skytop Softball Stadium in Syracuse, New York.