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Paid leave offered to research workers Employees to be paid for maternity leave, family care Yuri Lee News Intern

A new state law will provide Binghamton University’s employees of the Research Foundation for SUNY expanded family leave benefits. In 2016, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed New York state’s first phased-in Paid Family Leave program into law. As of Jan. 1, 2018, the law has gone into effect, providing New Yorkers job-protected paid leave that can be used to bond with a new child or care for relatives with serious health conditions, among other circumstances. The Research Foundation for SUNY, a private nonprofit educational corporation, supports nearly $1 billion in SUNY research activity annually. It also provides sponsored programs administration and commercialization support services to SUNY faculty who are conducting research. Since the Research Foundation is a private employer, it has already started providing the policy to their employees. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 was one of the first attempts to provide employees with leave coverage. The federal law guarantees employees 12 weeks of unpaid leave without risk of job loss. The Paid Family Leave program will provide job protection while also paying New York state employees during

Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer Binghamton area residents marched and spoke out in protest of the Trump administration. The second annual Women’s March was organized by the city of Binghamton and the Southern Tier chapter of Citizen Action of New York, a grass-roots organization that advocates equality for marginalized groups.

More than 1,000 'reflect and resist' at second annual Women's March on Binghamton Erin Kagel Pipe Dream News

Raising signs and shouting chants, residents of the Binghamton area joined people of cities throughout the country to protest President Donald Trump’s administration at the 2018 Women’s March on Binghamton this Saturday. More than 1,000 men and women congregated at the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade in Downtown Binghamton and marched to United Presbyterian Church of Binghamton at 42 Chenango St. carrying signs that read, “Boys will be boys held accountable for their actions,” and “A woman’s place is in the resistance.” The crowd chanted “Women’s rights are human rights,” “Black lives matter” and “The people united will never be defeated,” as a part of the march’s theme, “Be Heard.” The march was organized by the city of

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“We have not lost our ability to turn this moment into a historic movement. And we have not lost our ability to hope. — Donna Lupardo Assemblywoman for New York's 123rd District

Binghamton and the Southern Tier Chapter of Citizen Action of New York, a grass-roots organization that aims to dismantle various institutional forms of oppression including racism and sexism. Shanel Boyce, the Citizen Action community organizer for the city of Binghamton and a second-year graduate student studying social work, said that the Women’s March is a necessity in today’s political climate. “We realized that the Women’s March is a call to action, and it’s also about unity,” Boyce said. “A lot of times, people need spaces and people to surround them so that they can plug back in and recharge and there is nothing better than marching with hundreds of women and men and allies that are supporting the same cause that you do.”

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Competition increases for RA spots BU prof. researches Number of applications up 27 percent in three years

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Olivia Merseburg has wanted to be a resident assistant (RA) since she was in high school. But for Merseburg, a sophomore majoring in political science, and the hundreds of other students at Binghamton University currently applying for positions for the 2018-19 school year, a spot is far from guaranteed. Last year, just over 20 percent of students who applied to be RAs were hired, down from about 24 percent of applicants got spots in 2016-17 and 27 percent were hired in 2015-16. For students looking to hold an RA position, getting hired is becoming more and more challenging. Inarra Sorathiya, a sophomore double-majoring in political science and sociology, said she was aware of the difficulty of getting a position when she applied, but still wanted to do so because RAs can be role models to fellow students. “I’ve had friends who are RAs who have told me that being an RA is the best thing, but it is really competitive,” Sorathiya said. “Everyone knows you, people connect with you and want to talk to you, and it’s just one of those special spots on campus.” The primary factor driving the

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Cory Bremer/Designer Manager Above are numbers from the past three years of RA resident assistant applications. The numbers show a 27 percent increase in applicants, partially driven by rising housing costs.

growing competition is an increase in applicants. The number of applications submitted to Residential Life for RA selection jumped by roughly 27 percent between 2015-16 and 2017-18. At the same time, the number of applicants hired dropped slightly, from 94 to 88. Part of the rise in applications can be

attributed to rising costs of room and board. For the 2017-18 academic year, annual housing rates run from $9,068 for a double in College-in-the-Woods or Hinman College to $14,242 for a family apartment in Susquehanna Community.

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Easter Island heads Findings challenge narrative of Rapa Nui people Julia Donnelly Pipe Dream News

Often referred to as the “Easter Island heads,” the moai statues found on Chile’s Easter Island are the focus of one Binghamton University professor’s research. Carl Lipo, professor of anthropology at BU, is conducting research that could shift the historical understanding of the Rapa Nui people, the inhabitants of Easter Island who built the moai statues. His work could also improve archaeological research methods. The team’s research has put forth a new narrative about the Rapa Nui people, Lipo wrote in an email. “Many of the aspects of what people assumed about the past was not rooted in evidence that could be linked to the archaeological record,” Lipo wrote. “Instead, people had made claims based on previous claims that went back several hundred years.” According to Lipo, the European narrative holds that the Rapa Nui were responsible for their own decline because of extensive environmental damage to

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the island. But the Europeans brought disease, quickly enslaved the Rapa Nui people and raised thousands of sheep on the island. “The ‘story’ of Rapa Nui reflected cultural norms of our contemporary times,” Lipo wrote in an email. “The ‘demise’ that we have seen on the island in the past 200 years has been the result of impacts by Europeans.” To conduct its research, the team utilized structure from motion-mapping technology, a type of photography that models 3-D structures that otherwise can’t be seen correctly in photos. This allows for a 3-D representation of the engravings on the pukao, or the “topknot” hat-like structures found on top of the moai. The petroglyphs, or rock carvings, found on the moai statues are detailed in the study’s structure from motion technology and changed the accepted narrative of the Rapa Nui people. The transport of these large stones to create the moai and pukao are a result of a hierarchical system with strict social roles. Instead, the researchers discovered that small groups of people were responsible for the individual statues.

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Katherine Scott/Pipe Dream Photographer The march began at the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade in Downtown Binghamton and ended at the United Presbyterian Church of Binghamton at 42 Chenango St. Local leaders and residents spoke about various issues including sexual assault and transgender and reproductive rights.

Speakers talk inclusivity, LGBTQ rights WOMEN FROM PAGE 1 Boyce said that while the event was considered a success, some issues arose during the planning stage. Citizen Action sent out a notice to its supporters that some responded to negatively. The notice urged the participants to refrain from engaging with police officers and to not practice exclusive advertising that could leave out the LGBTQ community, specifically transgender individuals. According to Boyce, nearly 3,000 people showed up for last year’s march, but she was unsure how many people attended the

event this year. “I was cautiously optimistic for 500 people, but I am happy to admit that I was wrong,” Boyce said. “It shows that people are ready for change and that allyship is real. We chose that we were going to make sure that our women of color had the floor and that trans folks knew that we supported them and that we make a civil call against police brutality.” Rachel Russo, a sophomore majoring in systems science and industrial engineering, said she hadn’t attended last year’s march, but felt it was important to attend this year. “I feel like our president

treats women like garbage and I think that it’s very important that we stand together as women to take back the rights that we deserve,” Russo said. “The fact that Donald Trump is saying so many negative and sexist things and that people are agreeing with him and supporting him and actually using it as a way to justify their beliefs, that really is a huge problem.” Because of the large turnout, the speaking part of the event took place in the main area of the church, where people filled the pews, both balconies and even the aisles. Speeches focused on educating the audience on the topics of sexual assault, human

trafficking, transgender and reproductive rights, immigrant rights and intersectionality. State assemblywoman Donna Lupardo gave one of the first speeches, noting how far the Women’s March movement has come since its first iteration last year. “We were so worried with what we were going to face with this presidency, but here we are one year later at the second Women’s March while the government is shut down,” Lupardo said. “We have not lost our ability to resist. We have not lost our ability to turn this moment into a historic movement. And we have not lost our ability to hope.”

their leave. But not all employers in New York state will provide paid family leave for their employees. While most private employers will, public employers may choose to offer or not offer paid family leave. At BU, state-paid employees may or may not be covered under the program if their public employers choose not to opt into the program. Employees might be covered if their unions collectively bargain for it. The paid leave benefits in the program will be funded through small weekly payroll deductions, so it’s up to employees to cover costs, not employers. The state’s Department of Financial Services has set the payroll contribution rate for the Paid Family Leave program at 0.126 percent of the employee’s weekly wage, capping it at an annual maximum of $85.56. According to Cuomo, this new legislation will not only improve the lives of workers in New York state, but it will also ensure workers are not forced to choose between their jobs and their families. “Our strongest-in-the-nation Paid Family Leave policy will ensure that no one has to choose between losing a job and missing the birth of a child or being able to spend time with a loved one in their final days,” Cuomo said in a statement. Losing your job due to childbirth is a real fear for many new mothers across the United States. Five percent of first-time mothers who worked during their pregnancy from 2006 to 2008 were let go from their jobs during pregnancy or within six months of childbirth, according to the social and economic policy-focused think

tank Urban Institute. Additionally, 22 percent of these mothers quit their jobs, 42 percent took unpaid leave and 10 percent took disability leave. According to Tom Popielarski, director of human resources and payroll at the Research Foundation, Paid Family Leave provides another option for employees who may not have had many options before. “A lot of new hires who have only a few years of service with us haven’t built up those big sick leave banks, or vacation banks, in order to care for others. And outside of that you have a lot of employers in the state of New York that don’t have very generous benefit packages that [the Research Foundation] offers,” Popielarski said. “So [Paid Family Leave] is a very good thing for employees to care for their families.” With the program, mothers and fathers will be able to take paid leave to bond with their child. Under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, fathers were only able to take unpaid leave to bond with their child, but under Paid Family Leave, New York state fathers will be able to take paid leave to bond with their child and to take care of their spouse. Under the new law, employees are allowed eight weeks on leave and 50 percent of their average weekly wage or New York State’s average weekly wage. The amount of leave and benefits will gradually increase annually until 2021, when employees will be provided the full 12 weeks of leave and 67 percent of their average weekly wage. Paid Family Leave isn’t only limited to regular employees. Popielarski said students employed by the Research Foundation now also have a paid leave benefit under this new law.

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Provided by Wikimedia Commons The findings of Binghamton University researchers challenge the narrative of Easter Island’s past inhabitants, the Rapa Nui people.

Statues show new meaning EASTER FROM PAGE 1 Sean Hixon, a graduate student studying anthropology at Pennsylvania State University and a member of the research team, emphasized the importance of the emerging technology of structure from motion. “Our work with the pukao illustrates the usefulness of structure from motion mapping in recording previouslyundocumented aspects of the archaeological record,” Hixon wrote in an email. The pukao petroglyphs showed they were built by the Rapa Nui to alleviate the issue of scarce resources and to bring Rapa Nui communities together in the process of creating these statues. According to the researchers, the inhabitants dedicated themselves to building these statues because it was believed to be key to their survival.

In terms of the influence of weather degradation on the moai statues, Dylan Davis, a first-year graduate student studying anthropology at BU and a member of the research team, noted the importance of this study taking place before the pukao are further damaged. “By preserving such information now, future work can continue to discover new information about prehistoric Rapa Nui society long after the original features have eroded,” Davis wrote in an email. Lipo echoed the importance of the proper analysis of the Rapa Nui people by stressing its relation to today’s world. “The lessons we can learn from these examples are tremendous,” Lipo wrote. “We can see that we need to figure out ways of fostering sociality— creating mechanisms that bring people together.”

Next year, housing rates will increase by a range of $300 to $470. “I definitely think that the rise in room and board and tuition overall has become a big worry for a lot of students,” said Emily Pocreva, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering. “I am doing it because I really want it, and the more you think about it, the more you realize that it is very important that you are dedicated to the thing.” With the jump in applications has come a decrease in the percentage of qualified applicants, according to ResLife’s standards. About 83 percent of applicants were deemed hirable in 2015-2016, but only 71 percent met the GPA and Student Conduct requirements to be deemed hirable in last year’s hiring process. But despite the statistics, Merseburg said she was still excited to apply and remains hopeful that she’ll be chosen. “I’ve always been interested in leadership positions, and it even more solidified my wish to be an RA when I came to college because I had a tough time adjusting to living on my own and I know others have that issue,” Merseburg said. “I wouldn’t say that the competition isn’t intimidating, but I didn’t let it discourage me at all from applying.” ResLife wasn’t immediately available to comment on the rise in applications.

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Pipe Line LOCAL NEWS Flooding temporarily closes West Family YMCA The West Family YMCA in Johnson City flooded Friday after a water main break, according to the Press & SunBulletin. The facility will be closed while the organization addresses the damage and cleans up. All West Family YMCA activities will take place at the Binghamton YMCA on Susquehanna Street. Binghamton fire displaces residents A fire broke out in a house in the city of Binghamton on Sunday afternoon, leaving eight residents displaced, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. Firefighters arrived at the house on Thorp Street at around 1 p.m. and the fire was put out at approximately 2 p.m. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Broome County woman scammed out of $16,000 A Broome County resident lost $16,000 on Thursday in a prize scam, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin. The victim received a phone call from a man who claimed to work for Publishers Clearing House. The man told her she’d won a Mercedes-Benz and $2.5 million in cash. According to the Broome County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was asked to send money to various locations in order to cover legal fees and insurances. STATE NEWS

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“Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years!” President Donald Trump in a tweet regarding Saturday’s Women’s Marches.

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Statue of Liberty to remain open despite government shutdown The Statue of Liberty and nearby Ellis Island will reopen Monday after New York state and the Department of the Interior reached a deal Sunday afternoon. Cuomo announced the agreement, in which New York state will pay $65,000 per day to cover the sites’ costs, at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in lower Manhattan on Sunday.

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

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marijuana. All four were arrested and given tickets for Vestal Town Court.

Unexcused Absence TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 1:07 p.m. — A faculty member reported a forged motor vehicle accident report to UPD after a 21-year-old female student used the document to excuse her absence from an exam. The student claimed she was in a car accident the day of the test, and gave the faculty member the report as proof. Due to discrepancies in the report, including a reference to the “Village of Binghamton” rather than the “City of Binghamton,” the faculty member gave the document to UPD. Officers determined the document was forged and that the accident hadn’t occurred. On Jan. 18, the suspect came to UPD for questioning and was arrested. She was given a ticket for Vestal Town Court. Prior to her arrest, the suspect took a makeup exam.

Lost baggage MONDAY, Jan. 15, 7:18 p.m. — A 19-year-old female reported her luggage as stolen. The female was returning from break and said she’d left two of her suitcases near the second-floor entrance to Johnson Hall of Dickinson Community. The victim returned to her vehicle to get another suitcase and couldn’t find her suitcases when she returned. The female provided officers with a description of her suitcases and through investigation officers viewed footage that showed two females picking up the victim’s suitcases and walking away. The officers identified the females and interviewed them. The females stated they had believed the suitcases belonged to their roommate, and the situation was a misunderstanding. The suitcases were returned to the victim.

Stonermobile MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2:34 a.m. — An employee at the Information Booth on Glenn G. Bartle Drive called UPD after smelling the odor of marijuana from a vehicle entering campus. Officers performed a traffic stop on West Drive. When they approached the vehicle, officers immediately noticed the scent of marijuana. The occupants of the vehicle, two 18-year-old males and two 18-year-old females, were asked to exit the car. The driver consented to a search of the vehicle, where officers found four forged driver’s licenses, a 12-pack of Budweiser beer, three metal grinders, a vaporizer with yellow oil and burnt and unburnt green material in the vehicle’s ashtray. The males admitted that the oil contained THC and that the green material was

Pedal confusion TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 9:32 a.m. — Officers were parked in Parking Lot Y4 when they observed two vehicles pull into a service drive. The drivers exited the vehicles and appeared to begin talking. Officers approached the drivers and asked them why they were stopped in the service drive. The drivers explained that they had been involved in a minor motor vehicle accident. One of the drivers stated he had accidentally hit his gas pedal instead of his brake, causing him to strike the other car. The accident left a long, deep scrape on the passenger and rear passenger side doors of the vehicle he struck. His vehicle had scuff marks on the front bumper. Officers facilitated the exchange of information and produced an accident report.

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ARTS & CULTURE Gouda, feta, goat, oh my: Welcoming the Cheese Club

Not yet SA-chartered, the quirky organization hosted its inaugural GIM on Friday Gabby Iacovano Arts & Culture The idea of a room full of college students thoughtfully nibbling on Kraft Singles might seem absurd, but for prospective members of the Binghamton University Cheese Club, this activity served as an introduction to the new group’s unique philosophies. “We made this club so that other people with average knowledge of cheese who like cheese as much as we do can come, and we can all learn together about cheeses,” said Erin Livingston, club president and a junior majoring in art history. The Cheese Club gives members the opportunity to expand their palates by tasting and discussing different types of cheese. The organization held their first general interest meeting on Friday, Jan. 19. Livingston was inspired to bring a cheese club to campus while visiting a friend at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After learning that her friend goes to weekly meetings during which she samples and discusses

cheese, Livingston decided she wanted to start a similar club at Binghamton University. She shared the idea with a few of her friends, and what started out as a joke became a genuine endeavor. Luke Hoffmann, secretary of the club and a junior majoring in systems science and industrial engineering, said that the club’s founding members had little previous experience with cheese beyond eating it. “We all appreciated cheese, but none of us really knew anything about tasting cheese or how it’s made, so we’re growing with the club,” Hoffmann said. The club’s first meeting was publicized through word of mouth and social media, and the premise proved intriguing enough to draw a crowd of around 50 people. Cheese enthusiasts and curious students intrigued by the club’s novelty tasted two varieties of American cheese and gave them number ratings based on appearance, aroma, flavor, texture and finish. After tasting the samples, attendees shared their opinions with the group and viewed slides that outlined the history of American cheese. Each subsequent meeting

Jacob Hanna/Staff Photographer Erin Livingston, a junior majoring in art history, speaks to attendees at the Cheese Club general interest meeting about the organization’s goals. The Cheese Club is an opportunity for BU students — and, of course, cheese-lovers — to taste, explore and judge various cheeses.

of the club will be structured similarly to the general interest meeting; members will sample one or two types of cheese and score them. In addition to weekly meetings, the executive board plans to host events like “Hack Your Easy Mac,” a mac and cheese potluck and a “Faux

Cheese Fiesta.” The club is still going through the process of obtaining a charter from the Student Association, so until it is able to get funding, it will rely on donations given through Venmo and a collection jar at meetings to fund cheese samples. The e-board also plans

to design and sell Cheese Club apparel as a fundraising strategy. Livingston said that as she learns more about cheese, she has grown to appreciate it as a versatile ingredient. “I like that cheese can be incorporated into all types of dishes,” she said. “It can change

the way you try that dish, and it can make or break it.” The Cheese Club will host its next meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in University Union Room 120 at 6 p.m., and subsequent meetings will take place every other Wednesday in the same location at 6 p.m.

Denim kicks cause frenzy Stand out and stay warm Levi's, Air Jordan team up for second shoe

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The reception to the recent collaboration between Air Jordan and Levi’s proves that sneaker culture is here to stay. The first in a series of three pairs of Levi’s x Air Jordan 4s were released last week, and were available for purchase at select retailers. Priced at $225, the sneaker’s high cost didn’t stop sneaker heads from showing up to stores in droves: the crowd was so big outside Levis’ SoHo flagship location that the New York Police Department shut down the opening, according to highsnobiety.com. Levi’s later addressed the incident on Instagram, saying in a post that the SoHo release was postponed “due to overwhelming demand and for the safety of our fans and store employees.” On the other side of the country, some paid up to $500 for people to hold their spot in lines outside the Levis’ San Francisco flagship store for up to three days. Highsnobiety.com reported that lines filled with tents and folding chairs stretched for

multiple city blocks. This design was much more experimental than the first collaboration between the two brands, a rework of the Air Jordan 1 Mid back in 2008, and it gives the Air Jordan 4 a completely new look. Put simply, the new sneakers are the classic Air Jordan 4 silhouette made with dark blue denim instead of leather. The devil is in the details, however, and if you take a closer look, the sneaker is extraordinarily different from its predecessor. The tongue features Levi’s signature paper label, which says the sneaker’s size and style. But unlike the label you’d find on a pair of Levi’s jeans, the one on the sneakers displays the Air Jordan logo. Even though most of the denim on the upper part of the shoe is standard blue denim, the shoe is highlighted by reverse denim in certain spots, creating the look of a cuffed pair of jeans. No Levi’s product is complete without its trademark red tab, which is placed on the outer corner next to the laces. According to Stock X, a sneaker valuation and pricing website, the Levi’s x Air Jordan 4 was No. 3 on

its Most Popular list at the time of publication. This is the first nonYeezy sneaker to be among the top three most popular in months. Just hours after their launch, pairs of Levi’s x Air Jordan 4s were reselling for above $1,000 — quadruple their retail price. While the shoe is not likely to dethrone Yeezys, a popularity nearing theirs is a rare accomplishment. The Levi’s x Air Jordan 4s were released with a limited-edition reversible trucker jacket, which is sold separately. While not in as high demand as the sneakers, the jacket added even more hype to an already popular release and built excitement for the other sneakers to come. The following two installments in the collection — black on black and white on white — will retail for $225 as well, and their respective release dates are not yet determined at the time of publication. The release of these Jordans marked a fresh start to 2018 for sneakerheads tired of Yeezys and the popularity of the shoes signal that the release of the rest of the collection is something to watch for in the coming months.

Provided by Nike Levi’s and Air Jordan released the Levi’s x Air Jordan 4, the first sneaker of their three-sneaker collaboration, on Jan. 17.

A Binghamton winter is nothing to mess with, so protective and warm gear are basic necessities. But you can stay warm without splurging on Canada Goose jackets and Ugg boots with Pipe Dream’s winter styling tips. With so many different brands and styles to choose from, it can be difficult to find a winter coat that’s both fashionable and functional. To maintain some style during the cold months while staying on a budget, check out T.J. Maxx and Burlington Coat Factory, which both offer a wide array of brand-name coats and jackets at discounted prices. Thrift stores are another affordable place to browse for winter jackets, and you’ll easily be able to find outerwear that stands out from the sea of black parkas on campus. No matter where you shop, pick a coat that is waterproof to prevent rain and snow from drenching your clothes. Look for packable coats to easily transition from class to State Street. On colder days, layer clothes underneath your jacket. Thermal long-sleeved tops are great foundations, because they are specifically designed to keep you warm. You can purchase a thermal shirt for under $18 at Target — they’re often found in the sportswear section — and then layer tops you already own over it for extra warmth. For a more rugged look, stay toasty by layering a flannel under a sweater, or over a long-sleeved top. To keep your legs snug during snowstorms, get a pair of cheap fleece-lined leggings from Walmart. They come in several different colors and prints and you can wear them on their own or layered under jeans. Quality snow boots are crucial for making it across Binghamton University’s snowy campus, but popular brands like Sorel and North Face sell their boots for almost $200, which doesn’t always make sense on a college budget. To find cheaper alternatives that will still get the job done, check Amazon and DSW, which both offer a wide range of styles at different prices. You can snag Ugg boot look-alikes for $30 at DSW and

Kojo Senoo/Staff Photographer Alpi Amin, a sophomore majoring in biology, pairs a black turtleneck with a winter jacket. Similar looks can be found at discount stores like T.J. Maxx and Burlington Coat Factory.

a pair like L.L. Bean duck boots for $26 on Amazon. Regardless of the brand, make sure your boots are waterproof or at least waterresistant. Boots with rubber soles are usually a safe bet to keep your feet dry, especially when paired with a fur lining or insulated insoles and thick socks. Wool camp socks are fashionable, but you can achieve the same warmth and style at a

cheaper price with knit thermal socks, available in a pack of three for $14 at Walmart. You can also pair thinner socks with leg warmers to take your fall staples through the colder months. A pair of leg warmers can be bought on Amazon for around $7, or you can make your own pair by picking up a knit sweater from a thrift store and cutting the arms off.

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Pipe Dream's ranking of on-campus pizza Georgia Westbrook & Rachel Greenspan Arts & Culture At a university serving the state with the best pizza in the world, finding a good slice is a serious concern. Binghamton University has five food service locations that serve pizza. Each of the four dining halls — Hinman Dining Hall, Appalachian Collegiate Center, Collegein-the-Woods Dining Hall and Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center (C4) — as well as CopperTop Pizzeria in the Marketplace offers its own slices or personal pies with pros and cons of each. Pipe Dream’s editorial staff conducted a blind taste test of one slice from each location, and we kept the location a secret from the panel until after

they had tried them all. For our test, we asked the panel to rate the cheese, sauce and crust separately, and also to score the pizza overall, with the score ranging from one to 10, one being worst and 10 being best. Finally, editors guessed which sample was from which location. The results were not what we expected. Hinman pizza was just as popular as that of CopperTop among our panel, with each of those slices receiving three votes. C4 received two votes, and College-in-the-Woods and Appalachian received one vote each. Most of the panel could tell which samples were from which location, but some slices threw them for a loop. Two editors thought that the C4 pizza was from

CIW — 4.1/10 $2.54 for personal pizza with one topping

App — 4.3/10

“Very meh. Lacks pizzazz.” “Visually looks gross. Bad.” “Looks gross, tastes like Lunchables.”

“Tastes like plastic.” “This wouldn’t be good, if it wasn’t Binghamton, but given the competition, you could do much worse.” “No sauce.”

$.89 for one slice of plain pizza

C4 — 4.9/10

“Words cannot convey the awfulness (I’d give this negative ratings if possible).”

$.89 for one slice of plain pizza

Hinman — 5.3/10 $.89 for one slice of plain pizza

“It was garlicky and super dank.”

“It actually tasted pleasant. The others were bearable to unbearable.” “Best overall taste.” “All I tasted was cheese.”

Coppertop — 5.9/10 $2.49 for one slice of plain pizza “Not terrible.”

CopperTop, and another two thought Hinman pizza was from CopperTop. For all of the excitement when CopperTop replaced Pandini’s, the slices are apparently not a particularly remarkable addition to campus pizza offerings. Getting a slice in the Marketplace will cost you more than double what it would in a dining hall. CopperTop is $2.49 per plain slice, while the slices in the dining halls cost 89 cents each. The personal pizza at College-in-theWoods, which we purchased with one topping because plain cheese was not available, cost $2.54. The averages below are calculated from each individual location’s overall score, and the comments are taken verbatim from our editors.

“The pizza tasted boring.”

“The cheese and crust were yummy.”

“No sauce.”

OPINIONS Monday, January 22, 2018

Falsely portraying protagonists

'I, Tonya,' among other films, should provide more nuanced viewpoints Kristen DiPietra

Columnist

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When did we stop loving to learn? The education system should prepare students for more than just tests Morgan Manganello

Columnist

I ran down the hall with the amount of energy that only a child on Christmas morning could have, going toward a pile of ornately wrapped gifts under our towering fir. I picked up a rectangular object and feverishly ripped off the beautiful wrapping. Underneath, I found a bright orange book with “SCIENCE” across the top and a picture of what I now know to be an atom. I tilted the book forward and backward and watched the electrons swirl around the nucleus. It was this moment that inaugurated my ongoing love affair with learning, particularly for the sciences. But where, now, is that little girl who was so mesmerized and enraptured by atoms and medicine and the cosmos? Well, I am now a pre-med student who dreads making my class schedule every semester. I used to pounce on the opportunity to acquire new bits of knowledge and once dreamed of taking difficult science classes.

What changed? Millennials, more than any other generation, seek purpose and fulfillment in their career. But when Angel Pérez, vice president for enrollment and student success at Trinity College, asked his students why they were attending college, all of them answered, “To get a job.” Not one of his students mentioned their desire to explore their passions, gain knowledge or to do something meaningful with their lives. Emily Smith, the author of “The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters,” reported that 70 percent of employees are discontent with their jobs and lack interest in their work. It is increasingly obvious that there is a disconnect between the desires of millennials and the reality of their education and subsequent employment. Universities were once a place of intellectual stimulation and wonderment, where students could explore their passions and relish in their love of learning. Now, students are forced to take courses that do not interest them to become

what is considered to be wellrounded. Potentiating the issue of surplus requirements, competitive learning environments strip any remaining traces of intellectual ardor from students. Pitting academics against one another to receive the highest grade — instead of fostering knowledgeable conversations that lead to collaboration — generates unnecessary stress and hostility. Likewise, at the primary school level, curricula are based around standardized tests — not around cultivating a love of learning. In fact, the majority of standardized tests at the elementary level are administered to evaluate teachers and have little to do with students. And so education has followed suit with many other industries, focusing more on productivity than enrichment. How can we reinvigorate the education system to produce a generation of lifelong inquisitive and captivated scholars? Following the lead of top universities and medical schools, the answer may reside in case-based teaching.

In this style of instruction, students learn analytical and creative thinking skills through a series of real-life scenarios that must be solved in a group setting. In this handson approach to scholarship, students develop their own solutions with peers, fostering collaboration and problem-solving techniques. This approach to learning forces minds to be innovative and active, preventing the trap of just learning for the test. This puts the focus of education back on the acquisition of knowledge for application and innovation, rather than competition and testing. Education reform is not a new topic in the United States, and there are many different opinions on the correct remedy. Whether the solution is case-based teaching or something completely different, we must choose a system that fosters a love of learning. After all, we owe it to all of the little kids whose idea of a perfect gift is a book. — Morgan Manganello is a junior majoring in integrative neuroscience.

This film season, we’ve seen a fair share of questionable protagonists. From P.T. Barnum in “The Greatest Showman” to the eccentric cult legend Tommy Wiseau in “The Disaster Artist,” there’s been plenty of debate about the characters and their real-life personas. Perhaps the most egregious, and one who has received considerable press, is disgraced former figure skater Tonya Harding in the biopic “I, Tonya.” In Hollywood’s attempt to redeem and popularize infamous figures, audiences must take movies for what they are — movies. The film is a fun romp with the same crass, damaged characters who channel the sensibility of a David O. Russell film with as much fantastical inaccuracy as a Mel Gibson one. It’s a glossy yet excessively sympathetic portrayal of Harding and the events leading up to the attack on Nancy Kerrigan in which Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, hired Shane Stant to attack Kerrigan with a police baton. A significant part of the film is spent lamenting her more-thanturbulent childhood and the abuse she suffered at the hands of her boyfriend and later husband, Gillooly. However, these genuinely traumatic events are underscored by a montage of the couple beating each other to “Goodbye Stranger.” Because of its comedic nature, the film is able to get away with plenty of inaccuracies and contradictory accusations. Told from the perspective of Harding herself, the audience is forced to take everything at face value. The redneck underdog who splits wood and fixes cars is surrounded by an ensemble of monsters who frequently seek to tear her down, on and off the ice. Harding’s now-estranged mother vehemently denies any accounts of abuse and insists her daughter has a victim complex, which the film indulges in throughout its entirety. Even so, the film neglects to account for the real victim in all of this — Kerrigan. She was just 24 at the time of “the incident.” It’s expected that a film from Harding’s perspective would not explore Kerrigan’s drama.

The film’s portrayal of Kerrigan as a beloved ice princess is frankly offensive. Kerrigan, whose own blue-collar background is largely rewritten to foil Harding’s perception of herself as the underdog, is depicted as sniveling and petulant, specifically in her less-thanthrilled reaction to winning silver in the 1994 Winter Olympics. For viewers not old enough to remember the way Kerrigan was lauded by the media, they may take Harding’s interpretation of her rival at face value. Kerrigan’s origins are just as humble as Harding’s, but lack the necessary trauma required for a Hollywood take. Her father was a welder and worked three jobs to support his daughter’s career, sometimes driving a Zamboni in exchange for her lessons. Kerrigan says she has not watched the film and told The Boston Globe she had no desire to. “At this point, it’s so much easier and better to just be . . . it’s not really part of my life,” she said. “As you say, I was the victim. Like, that’s my role in this whole thing. That’s it.” Although it’s been over two decades since the attack, a film like “I, Tonya” just seems too fresh. Although Harding maintains that she knew nothing about the plot to attack Kerrigan, it’s difficult to buy Harding as a victim. Villains and antiheroes make for complex and intriguing characters, but when they are taken from historical ambiguity, the victims and the true nature of their offenses should be acknowledged for what they are. Fellow skater Johnny Weir came to Kerrigan’s defense: “I don’t like that we’re almost accepting and glamorizing what Tonya Harding and her people conspired to do to a fellow athlete,” he said. “I don’t like that we’re kind of accepting that this happened and treating it like this circus freak show that was. It was two very real people’s lives.” Ryan Murphy’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” is the latest to explore the complexity behind a recent crime. We will see whether it takes significant liberties, or if it documents the story in a nuanced way, delivering truth and accuracy to the victim and his stillpresent family — unlike what “I, Tonya” did to Kerrigan. — Kristen DiPietra is a senior doublemajoring in English and human development.

Considering the mental health effects of the false missile alert in Hawaii The alert could have been harmful to survivors and people suffering from PTSD Kara Bilello

Columnist

What would you do if you believed that you had only hours to live? On Jan. 16, The New York Times published an article titled “In Hawaii, Reacting to a False Alarm of an Attack,” with several letters to the editor from citizens of Hawaii. Their letters represent more than concern — in reading these letters, we read the voices of terror and fear. They used words such as “inexcusable,” “outrage” and “a

wake-up call” to describe the false alarm. Yet, I propose that there is a deeper fear underlying their concerns and admonishment. Edward Lasky of Honolulu wrote to The New York Times, “My wife and I grew up in the days of ‘duck and cover,’ so we’re both perhaps a little jaded when it comes to bomb alerts.” This “exercise” was not innocuous — it was destructive. For veterans and survivors of violence living in Hawaii, this colossal mistake may have brought them back to traumatic experiences. For those living with post-traumatic stress disorder

(PTSD), any reminder of their trauma can be a trigger, releasing unwanted memories in the form of intrusive thoughts, nightmares or flashbacks. The alert sent to smartphones specifically indicated “THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Can we accept that human error may have been the catalyst for the suffering of those already vulnerable? I argue that it is unacceptable. The effects of PTSD are startling, and even for those without this mental illness, the effects of such trauma on Jan. 13, 2018 could have been similar. About 8 percent of the U.S. population

suffers from PTSD at any given time and over 108,000 veterans lived in Hawaii from 2012 to 2016 — this is not something that should be taken lightly. It took authorities 38 minutes to communicate the message that the alert had been no more than a false alarm. Those were 38 minutes of panic, 38 minutes in and out of flashbacks, 38 minutes of lastminute, hushed and sobbing phone calls to say goodbye to families. In the most extreme of possible scenarios, some may have considered suicide a better way to die with the belief that they had only hours or minutes

left. We have lives on the line, and it is our unspoken duty to protect those who are vulnerable instead of targeting their fears. It is now known that the cause of such a delayed response was an error in a thrice-daily shift-change drill and a flaw in the alert system. In a flood of panic, helplessness and tears, an apology from Gov. David Ige is not enough. Hawaiians may need to learn to trust their government again gradually — and that is to be expected. It takes more than the electronic highway sign with orange-tinted letters glowing that stated, “Missile alert in error: There is no threat.”

Perhaps what is most frightening is that under the current administration of President Donald Trump, this alert seemed like a realistic possibility to many. In his statement directed at Kim Jong Un via Twitter, Trump stated, “I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!” This man is far from a rhetorical genius, and this error was far more than a technological mistake. — Kara Bilello is a senior double-majoring in English and Spanish.

Letter to the Editor: In response to SUNY Diversity report I would like to respond briefly to the Pipe Dream article about Binghamton University’s data in the SUNY Diversity report. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions supports the University’s mission and vision to create a broadly diverse University community

and has developed a variety of approaches that complement the University’s mission. From 2006 to 2016, the student population has grown by 20 percent, and the number of underrepresented minority students has increased at a faster rate. During that period, we

have also substantially expanded our recruiting efforts to reach more broadly into schools that may not have seen Binghamton recruiters in the past. We have focused attention on assuring the success of all students we recruit. Thanks to a campuswide effort, Binghamton’s

retention and graduation rates, including underrepresented minorities, are the highest in SUNY and significantly higher than the national average. The conversation about diversity in college enrollment is complex, but important. The Office of Undergraduate

Admissions recognizes the value of having a broadly diverse student body at Binghamton University that mirrors the diversity of the state overall and strives to attract a broad range of talented students. We also recognize that attracting students to Binghamton

depends on the entire campus community’s participation and we look forward to increasing our partnerships across campus to attract a diverse and exceptional undergraduate population. Krista Medionte-Phillips, director of undergraduate admissions for BU

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Women's basketball splits a pair of America East matches

James, Watkins each earn program records during loss to Stony Brook on Thursday Evan Cole Assistant Sports Editor

Early in the second quarter on Thursday night of the Binghamton women’s basketball team’s 67-59 loss to Stony Brook, Seawolves junior center Ayshia Baker attempted a running hook from the right block that was promptly sent back. The shot was rebounded by senior center Alyssa James, marking her 232nd career swat, and putting her in sole possession of the America East career blocks record. Just 30 seconds later, senior guard Imani Watkins hit a layup, scoring her 1,837th career point to move into second-highest alltime points in program history. The duo continued its production on Sunday, as Watkins poured in an efficient 33 points in a blowout win over UMass Lowell, 76-46. “[James is] a special player,” said BU head coach Linda Cimino. “I’m really proud of her. Hopefully she can break another record here and continue on as Defensive Player of the Year … [Watkins] came into the season with three goals: to get to the NCAA Tournament, to break the [Binghamton] all-time scoring record and to be Player of the Year. She’s hopefully on target to do all three.” Coming off a loss to Albany, the Bearcats (12-7, 3-3 AE) aimed to rebound at home against Stony Brook (10-9, 2-4 AE) on Thursday. However, BU’s effort was inconsistent, as unforced errors led to turnovers and easy looks for the Seawolves in transition. Binghamton committed 10 turnovers in the game’s opening

half and trailed for the entire second half. Ultimately, strong play from Watkins and James kept BU’s halftime deficit at five. “We didn’t do a good job of taking care of the ball in the first half, and we got ourselves in a hole,” Cimino said. In the second half, BU hurt its own chances of a comeback repeatedly, struggling from the free-throw line. The team shot two-for-eight in the second half, and only 38 percent from the line for the game. “We missed too many free throws, and it’s an important part of the game,” Cimino said. “I think if we make our free throws, we’re sitting here with a different turnout.” Defensively, Binghamton struggled to contain Stony Brook junior guard Jerell Matthews, who tallied 28 points on 10-for-19 shooting. Matthews was able to score in a variety of ways, freeing herself off screens and creating off the dribble. Watkins led Binghamton in scoring, pouring in a total of 21 points. James’ career night also featured a career-high in rebounding, ending the game with 19 points, 18 boards, three blocks and two steals. With this game marking Binghamton’s second straight loss, the team viewed Sunday’s game against the River Hawks (3-16, 0-6 AE) as a must-win. “We need a win on Sunday,” Cimino said. “When you’re down and … you haven’t played well the last two games that, you need a game like that to win.” Binghamton dominated the River Hawks on both ends

Rebecca Kiss/Assistant Photography Editor Senior center Alyssa James broke the America East career block record after earning her 232nd career rejection in Binghamton’s 67-59 loss to Stony Brook on Thursday.

of the court Sunday, correcting its mistakes from Thursday’s defeat. BU committed only 11 turnovers in the game and shot 83 percent from the charity stripe. Watkins’ 33-point performance was complemented by freshman guard Lizzy Spindler and

sophomore guards Kai Moon and Carly Boland, who each scored in double figures. Binghamton’s engagement defensively kept UMass Lowell out of rhythm, creating deflections and poking the ball loose frequently. The Bearcats nearly led from wire

to wire, trailing for only a few minutes in the first quarter. “I thought everyone who stepped on the court today contributed in some way for this win,” Cimino said. “We forced 29 turnovers and were able to score 30 points off [them]. Ultimately,

that was the difference in the game.” Binghamton will look to start its first in-conference winning streak when it takes on UMBC this Wednesday at home. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from the Events Center in Vestal, New York.

Men's basketball continues Bearcats compete at poor start to conference play Upstate Challenge Zanger leads men's side with Bearcats fall to Stony Brook, UMass Lowell despite strong shooting performance from Show first place heptathlon finish Julian Guevara

Mia Katz/Contributing Photographer Redshirt junior guard J.C. Show led the Bearcats with 26 points during Sunday’s loss against UMass Lowell.

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The Binghamton men’s basketball team’s season continued its downward spiral as the team dropped two games over the weekend and fell to a three-way tie in the bottom of the conference. Second-half scoring binges from both of the Bearcats’ opponents led to a 77-66 defeat at Stony Brook last Thursday followed by a 7971 loss at home against UMass Lowell on Sunday. The Bearcats have now lost five of their last six games, winning just one game in

AE play. Last Thursday’s game in eastern Long Island against the Seawolves (8-12, 3-3 America East) started well enough for the Bearcats (10-11, 1-5 AE). The defense was stingy on both ends, with Binghamton able to force some turnovers and missed shots. Neither team was able to break away from the other in the first few minutes, as they played each other to a 6-6 tie. Things began to open up for BU toward the middle of the first half, as they went on an 11-3 run to take an eight-point lead. They managed to main-

tain the advantage until the dying minutes of the half, when Stony Brook was able to chip enough away to give themselves a one-point edge heading into the locker room. Senior forward Bobby Ahearn led the Bearcats with eight points. It was in the second half that things began to fall apart for Binghamton. BU seemed like it would continue its solid play, with the offense sharing the ball and Ahearn continuing his offensive rhythm. Then, with around 10 minutes to go, Stony Brook broke its impasse. Spearheaded by junior guard Jaron Cornish, the Seawolves snapped off a 19-3 run to take a double-digit lead. By the time the stretch was over, only three minutes and change remained on the clock, sealing the victory for the Seawolves. The Bearcats then returned home to face the UMass Lowell River Hawks (7-12, 1-5 AE) on Sunday, who entered the game winless in AE play. The Bearcats came flying out of the gate, opening up the game with a 13-3 advantage to start. Junior guard J.C. Show led the run, scoring all of Binghamton’s points during the stretch, including a straightaway 3-pointer from well behind the arc. “My teammates did a great job of finding me in open space,” Show said. “I got free a little bit in transition and my teammates did a good job of finding me.” The River Hawks were not to be denied forever, however, as senior guard Matt Harris put on a 3-point shooting show of his own. UMass Lowell tied the game in a matter of minutes, and then the match went back and forth, each team going

back in front only for the other to do the same. The first half featured eight lead changes, but a late run from the River Hawks had Binghamton down five at halftime, a half during which junior forward Thomas Bruce was held scoreless. UMass Lowell’s scoring prowess continued into the beginning of the second half as it extended its lead to 11 before Binghamton could score a single point. Seawolf redshirt junior guard Josh Gantz had the hot hand while Show began to cool off. Every time Binghamton managed to score a basket, it seemed like the River Hawks responded with one of their own, keeping Binghamton’s deficit at six points or higher for much of the second half. “We had a hard time stopping them,” said BU head coach Tommy Dempsey. “They seemed to have a good flow against us, and they shot the ball really well.” Late in the second half, the Bearcats managed to cut the River Hawks’ lead to five points, taking advantage of poor second-half free-throw shooting by UMass Lowell and an offensive push from Bruce. When they needed a stop, though, Harris sunk yet another 3-pointer, sinking Binghamton’s chances with it. Show went on to finish with 26 points, and Bruce with a career-high 19 rebounds. “We’re not going to quit,” Show said. “We’re going to go back to work, and we’re going to work as hard as we can to get this one on Wednesday.” The Bearcats are set to return to the court on Wednesday to take on UMBC. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from the Retrievers Athletics Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

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The Binghamton men’s and women’s track and field teams finished fourth and third, respectively, in the Upstate Challenge at Cornell over the weekend. There were seven teams in both competitions. BU head coach Mike Thompson wasn’t focused on the team scoring, however, as he asserted that he allowed a few of his athletes to skip the meet to rest and train this weekend. “I thought that overall we did fine because we didn’t go into the meet trying to score points,” Thompson said. “We actually sat out a few of our best athletes to get them ready for next weekend, but I thought overall the team is beginning to sharpen up.” A notable trio of second-place finishes highlighted the women’s team this weekend. Graduate student Keishorea Armstrong recorded a noteworthy time of 7.60 seconds in the 60-meter race to earn the second-place spot. Senior Sunja Joseph triple-jumped her way to second place with a jump of 36 feet and 7 1/2 inches. Sophomore Samantha Beyar also took second place in the pole vault with an 11-foot, 11 3/4-inch finish, following a first-place finish last week at the Great Dane Classic. “It’s usually around this time of the year that people get into a rhythm and start performing better, so I think we’re right on track,” Thompson said. “Improvement across the board is the goal, our focus is on the conference meet.” The men were led by sophomore Troy Zanger, who took first in the heptathlon with a score of 4,762 points. Seasoned veteran graduate student Eric Holt also ran a solid 1,000-meter race, finishing in second place with a time of 2:27.04. “I thought several people stepped up and ran better today, which was really good to see,” Thompson said. “But in general I thought it was a solid performance in the context of preparing for the end of the season in late February.” Holt’s influence and Thompson’s coaching abilities also helped freshman Adam VanValkenburgh to shine at this

Pipe Dream Archives Track and field graduate student Eric Holt earned second place in the men’s 1,000meter race over the weekend at the Cornell Upstate Challenge.

meet. VanValkenburgh took second place in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:00.44. Junior Nick Green also progressed a couple inches, literally, from last week’s meet in the shot put. The Saratoga Springs native improved 2 1/2 inches from last week to take second place with a throw of 48 feet and 2 1/2 inches. “In general, I’m hoping that next weekend we’ll have a few people that really step up and qualify for the [Eastern College Athletic Conference] Championships,” Thompson said. “Now that we’re at the midpoint of our indoor season, I’d like to see people not just doing well relative to the time of year, but really putting up some big performances regardless of what time of year it is.” Another promising takeaway from this meet was the performance of freshman runner Sophia Gelard. She earned a notable time of 1:19.73 in the 500-meter race to finish third in the event. Next week the Bearcats will be competing in two meets. Some of the team will travel to University Park, Pennsylvania for the Penn State National Open while the rest of the team will compete at Cornell again in the Kane Invitational. The Penn State meet will take place over Friday and Saturday, while the Cornell meet will take place on Saturday.