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Paul Barone became Binghamton University’s Jeopardy champion on Saturday, comfortably winning the campus-wide competition to bring the title home to Newing College.

A contestant each from Dickinson Community, Hinman College and Mountainview College, in addition to Barone from Newing College, competed in the finals at Old Union Hall. Each community had previously held building and community preliminaries to select a champion.

After several rounds of Jeopardy, Barone took away the first-place prize of a Kindle Fire and $75 to the University Bookstore.

“I didn’t really expect to win, but

I still was hopeful,” said Barone, a sophomore double-majoring in biology and Italian.

He won with a final score of 2,900 points. His fellow competitors lost with scores of -100 and 100.

The categories in the event included “I said ‘No,’” “Science,” “’Holy’ Category,” “Cooking” and “The Webs of Websites.”

Barone, a trivia game veteran, said he hopes to participate in more campus-wide trivia events.

“I would do it again, given the chance,” Barone said. “I knew I had nothing to lose.”

University Jeopardy was initially a Hinman College event, according to Brian Frodey, a coordinator for University Jeopardy, but other communities joined in after Frodey reached out to them. He said each community contributed to the

event from their budget.“I hoped people would have a

lot of fun, learn a few things,” said Frodey, a sophomore majoring

in biology. “I thought it would be great to make it a University-wide

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Bringing Sexy Back

After three turbulent years, BTV, rebranded TheNewBTV, celebrated its official comeback with a grand opening ceremony Friday afternoon.

BTV President Alex Kleiner, a senior double-majoring in computer science and cinema, spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony held in the New University Union basement before a crowd that included BTV staff and curious students, as well as Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger and Brian Rose, vice president for student affairs.

“Just two years ago, BTV was nothing

more than a basement,” Kleiner said in his speech. “It lacked focus. It lacked motivation. It lacked dedication and it lacked equipment. Despite having the odds against us, by constantly being followed by the stigma of the previous generations of BTV that they endured, and despite having the SA last year cut our funding to just a few hundred dollars, we have successfully completed TheNewBTV.”

Kleiner added that TheNewBTV had been running for some time before the launch party.

“We have had all-day content on our station for months,” he said. “We know it works because we’ve done it for months. So this grand opening is us opening up and

saying, ‘We are here, we are ready, we know it, and we are going to run full-scale operations from here on in.’”

It was an important milestone for an organization whose future looked bleak after crushing budget cuts from the Student Association left BTV with only $1,000 for the year, compared to $5,000 in 2011-12 and $15,000 in 2010-11.

“When I first started with BTV about a year and a half ago, they had just gotten cameras,” said Scott Sommer, production manager at BTV and a senior majoring in cinema. “We didn’t have any money for GIMs or for equipment. We could barely keep all the equipment we had from breaking because

it was all so old. Our budget was at the point of being cut completely. We didn’t think that we would survive the semester, and that really scared us into shape.”

However, TheNewBTV received support from University administrators. In particular, Brian Rose assisted TheNewBTV in acquiring the necessary broadcasting and production equipment to get the station up and running again, according to Kleiner.

“We actually met with them in the beginning of the fall semester and went through some of their needs,” Rose said. “We helped them make some decisions about

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After thousands of videos flooded YouTube this month featuring wild dances to Baauer’s “Harlem Shake,” Binghamton University students Rob Miles and Gilad Gamliel are organizing students to gather at 9 p.m. today to create their own version of this month’s seemingly biggest web trend.

“My roommate of two years and current housemate … and I were sitting around Friday afternoon and watching a ton of ‘Harlem Shake’ videos,” said Miles, a junior majoring in philosophy, politics and law. “We just thought the videos were ridiculous, fun and generally a good time, so we decided, ‘Let’s put up a Facebook event with “Harlem Shake” in giant capital letters and see what happens.’ All of a sudden the event starts blowing up and we are nearing a 300-person threshold.”

Though they share a name, the “Harlem Shake” videos that went viral this month seem to be their own craze, unaffiliated with the dance made popular in the early 1980’s.

Typically, the new wave of “Harlem Shake” videos begin with one person dancing to the song as it builds, followed by a room — or office, swimming pool, stadium or library — full of people dancing.

The “Harlem Shake” has been recreated by countless others, including several others from BU, but Miles was confident that he and Gamliel could produce a version of the video that could compete with the others out there.

“If even close to 300 people show up, it’s an automatic win,” Miles said. “Just the sheer number of Binghamton kids showing up and having a good time with hysterical moves and

costumes is awesome in itself. Plus, who doesn’t want to see a video of kids going crazy and their school getting a little YouTube love?”

Tonight’s “Harlem Shake” video will keep with the common trend of having its participants dressed in random, crazy costumes. Other videos have featured outfits ranging from Big Bird to Star Wars characters — and everywhere in between.

“I’m looking for kids to bring their weirdest costumes and outfits and, when the camera comes on, take it to an unheard of level of ‘Harlem Shake,’” Miles said.

Gamliel said he wasn’t sure what to expect.

“We’re really hoping to just see a huge turnout” said Gamliel, a junior majoring in English. “We know that some of these videos are pretty crazy and ridiculous so we’re recommending people bring costumes and hats. I know a couple of people are bringing hot dog and Batman costumes and we have a pretty decent selection of hats in our house.”

Hannah Kittrell, a sophomore majoring in integrative neuroscience, plans to attend the video shoot in footie pajamas.

“It’s cool how a lot of the student body is coming together for the same random reason,” Kittrell said. “Hopefully it’s funny!”

Lindsay O’Neill-Caffrey, a junior double-majoring in environmental studies and political science, said she just doesn’t understand the “Harlem Shake” video meme.

“This is just another one of those Internet phenomena that is going to serve as a way for older generations to look down on our clearly anti-intellectual obsessions and ambitions,” O’Neill-Caffrey said.

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David M. Frost, an assistant professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public

Health, spoke before roughly 100 people Monday afternoon about relationships that are too close — or maybe, not close enough — for comfort.

Frost shared the findings of his

two recent studies on closeness in relationships, which focused specifically on the discrepancy between individuals’ ideal level of closeness to their partner compared to their actual level of

closeness.“How close is a healthy amount

of closeness?” Frost asked. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re too close or not close enough.”

According to Frost, what matters is the discrepancy itself.

“People who have the least discrepancies tend to be the most satisfied,” Frost said. “Closeness discrepancies are negatively associated with relational well-being and mental health outcomes.”

The studies measured relational well-being by relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction and how often an individual considered breaking up with his or her partner.

In Frost’s studies, thousands of individuals rated both their ideal and actual levels of closeness on a scale of one to six — one being the least close, six being the closest. The average ideal level of closeness was between four and five.

“The majority of people in the sample were not getting as much closeness as they wanted,” Frost said.

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BU to host Nutrition Lecture SeriesBinghamton University’s Eating Awareness Committee, in

conjunction with Sodexo, will sponsor a Spring Nutrition Lecture Series. The first presentation will take place today. Carolyn Hodges will present “How to Make the Body Burn Fat” at 7 p.m. in Old Union Hall. The event will examine the effects of dieting on metabolism. Carolyn Hodges is the CEO of the Upstate New York Eating Disorder Service, which now serves more than 400 students a year. Hodges has also been part of Cornell’s Healthy Eating Program since its creation, and continues to provide consultation, supervision and case management for the program.

David Shields to hold book readingDavid Shields, New York Times best-selling author, will

be giving a reading from his works at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Science Building 1, room 149. His works include titles such as “Reality Hunger,” “The Thing About Life is that One Day You’ll be Dead” and “How Literature Saved my Life.” The event is free and open to the public, and it’s sponsored by the Binghamton Center for Writers with support from the Department of English, General Literature and Rhetoric.

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Six admit to mail theft conspiracy in central N.Y.Federal prosecutors said six people have admitted

conspiring in a mail theft and counterfeiting a ring that netted about $141,000 in central New York. U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian said the ring was based in Charlotte, N.C., but stole corporate checks from mailboxes of businesses in Syracuse, Binghamton and Oswego. He said the ring leaders enlisted homeless people, drug addicts and others to cash the checks after the names of payees had been altered. The ring operated from November 2010 until June 2011. Five pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and commission of mail fraud. A sixth pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and possession of stolen mail. Each could be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison and fined up to $1 million.

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Four students hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at University at Buffalo

Four people have been treated at a hospital after a dormitory at the University at Buffalo was evacuated for a carbon monoxide leak. University spokesman Joe Brennan told media outlets that an equipment malfunction near the boiler room caused the deadly, odorless gas to build up inside the building Sunday evening. Campus police started getting calls around 8:30 p.m. for students feeling nauseated and headachy. He said two students drove to a hospital and two others were taken to a hospital by ambulance. Two students were evaluated by an ambulance crew at the scene. Brennan said firefighters shut off the faulty boiler quickly and ventilated the building. Students who had been evacuated to other buildings were allowed to return several hours later.

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A box listing the results from the America East Track and Field Indoor Championship in the Feb. 13, 2013, edition of Pipe Dream failed to indicate that the results were not final. They were actually only the Day 1 results.

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Complain about ChamplainFRIDAY, FEB. 15, 1:53 a.m. — The ResLife staff of Dickinson

Community’s Champlain Hall called University police to report a noise complaint from a room on the building’s third floor, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The complaint said that there was loud music playing and people screaming in one of the rooms, and the staff had identified five to six individual male voices in the room. When the officers responded to the floor, they heard no music and found that the lights had been turned off in the room. They knocked on the door of the room but received no response. The names of the room’s occupants were given, and the officers said they would check back at a later time.

Orange you glad you confessed?FRIDAY, FEB. 15, 1:40 p.m. — An officer on foot patrol in

the Hinman College Dining Hall observed a 23-year-old male steal two items, Reilly said. The officer noted the suspect take a pack of gum and a bottle of orange juice that were on display by the register and put them in his jacket. He then paid for other items he had with him, but did not pay for the ones in his jacket. The officer approached the suspect after he had observed his actions, and after identifying himself, questioned the suspect about the items. At first the suspect said he did not know what the officer was talking about, but the officer reminded the suspect of the building’s camera system, and the suspect produced the stolen items. The officer chose to send the case to the Office of Student Conduct.

Mom doesn't Harlem ShakeFRIDAY, FEB. 15, 3:15 p.m. — University police received a report

from a student’s mother that an unknown person had entered her daughter’s class in Lecture Hall without permission and disturbed the class, Reilly said. The report said that a person wearing a helmet and goggles walked down to the front of the classroom and placed a boom box on the floor. The professor questioned the suspect a number of times, but he did not answer any of the professor’s questions. The professor then escorted the suspect out of the room. The officers questioned the professor, who gave the same description of the case and said the suspect had not asked to come into the class. It is thought that the suspect may have been trying to partake in a flashmob or a “Harlem Shake.” The suspect has not been identified.

This is getting oldSATURDAY, FEB. 16, 2:25 a.m.— Officers on patrol

were called to Newing College’s Broome Hall after a report of property damage on the building’s fifth floor,

Reilly said. The officers found three ceiling tiles that looked as if they had been poked with a

sharp object. Two of them were broken on the floor. The maintenance staff was called to fix the problem, which has been a recurring one in Newing College. The case is still under investigation.

Police Watch

An article in the Feb. 15, 2013 edition of Pipe Dream about Leigh Ann Wheeler and Donald Nieman misstated the location of Bowling Green State University. It is in Ohio, not Kentucky. Additionally, the article stated that both Wheeler and Nieman both taught at Bowling Green State University for eight years. While Wheeler did indeed teach there for eight years, Nieman had been there longer.

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event.”Colin Sullivan, a sophomore

majoring in electrical engineering, represented Mountainview

Community in the final round. Although Sullivan ultimately lost to Barone in the penultimate round, he maintained a positive attitude toward future campus-wide events.

“Communities should do more things together rather than plan things only within each community,” Sullivan said.

what to invest in and helped them develop that plan.”

Rose was not discouraged by how long it took for TheNewBTV to get up and running.

“From our point of view, this is right on schedule,” he said. “We knew it would take some planning and some equipment purchasing and some recalibration of what the station’s production capabilities were going to be. Doing things right sometimes takes longer than people might expect.”

Ahmed Khater, a junior majoring in cinema, serves as the advertising director for TheNewBTV and said the station has already been approached by several local businesses interested in advertising on the network.

Jason Grabisch, a graduate student in the School of Education, attended the kickoff and said he believes having a University TV channel is important.

“I support BTV and what they’re trying to do,” he said. “I think college television is a dying art that needs to be given CPR.”

However, a name change and grand opening were not enough to convince many students that BTV has turned the corner.

“I’m highly skeptical that

they’re going to put out anything good based on past history,” said Chris Ertel, a junior majoring in

English. “I think BTV has sucked since I arrived, and I have no reason to believe it will improve.”

But President Stenger was enthusiastic, despite being new to BTV.

“Personally, I had never turned on BTV until an hour ago,” he said. “I can’t believe that this is here, and I’m really looking forward to watching Channel 6 on a regular basis. Maybe they’ll invite me to be on one of the shows.”

Next week, TheNewBTV will meet with the SA to discuss their future budget. Alex Kleiner said he hopes BTV will be given more money to work with.

“We’re hoping that because we’ve fully fulfilled our mission statement and have generated so much buzz, that the SA will reconsider what they originally gave us last year and consider upping it considerably,” he said.

But Ravi Prakriya, chair of the Student Association’s Financial Council, expressed reservations about TheNewBTV, although he said FinCo should disregard his opinion to maintain their impartiality.

“I am no longer a voting member [of FinCo] after all, so my

opinion should have no bearing on the process or the outcome, aside from informing the group on the proper procedures and historical facts/precedent,” Prakriya wrote in an email.

Prakriya acknowledged BTV’s potential benefits to the University, but said the group continues to fall short of its mission statement.

“They [BTV] provide services to campus … On the other hand, they have not nor are they currently achieving the purpose of their club as stated in their charter and their organization constitution, which is technically grounds to have their organization de-chartered. There’s a lot of complexity to their particular case,” he said. “Do I think it is important to have an independent college TV station? Allow me to phrase my answer as follows: I think it would  be important if we had a functioning university TV station.”

Either way, Kleiner promised that TheNewBTV is here to stay and will be broadcasting 24 hours per day on Channel 6.

“As of this moment, today, Feb. 13 of 2013, TheNewBTV is officially open,” he said.

— James Galloway contributed to this report.

Modern-day shaman and pagan practitioners linked their practices to the “Harry Potter” book series during an event in Dickinson Community Sunday evening.

Fifty students, ranging from curious residents to “Harry Potter” enthusiasts, drank butterbeer, played Quidditch water pong, competed in Harry Potter jeopardy, played drums and participated in a shaman ritual during “Harry Potter: The Magick Behind the Fantasy.”

Daniel Harms, 37, a practitioner of paganism, opened for the event, explaining paganism’s routes in nature.

“Where is the divine energy?” Harms asked. “If you are in one of the monotheistic faiths, energy comes from a higher source. Paganism sees magic as something all around in nature.”

Harms described the array of items pagans would use, including a pentagram, a wand, a blade, a cauldron, tarot cards, runes and a rites object. He also connected the practice to environmentalism, emphasizing the importance of respecting nature.

“If you see the entire world as being divine, that changes how you treat it,” Harms said.

Robert Wandell, 49, a shopkeeper for Imagika in Binghamton, explained the role of drums in paganism.

“You drum all night, and you see the sun come up,” Wandell said.

Lise Weaver, an office administrator for Open Door Missions and a shaman practitioner, closed for the event with a shaman ritual.

According to Weaver, Sunday was the New Year in the Roman tradition, a day when groups of shaman baked bread for the community. Using a pestle and mortar, she invited a student volunteer to come up to grind grain into flour for the making of bread, and asked the audience to put their energies in the bread.

“Everyone is thinking of fortune — put your energy toward that,” Weaver said. “Everybody is partly a shaman.”

The speakers presented links between pagan practices and the popular book series.

“Harry Potter drew me in,” said Henry Aery, a sophomore majoring in accounting. “It’s an unusual take on something everybody knows about.”

Johana Lopez, a junior majoring in English, enjoyed the event “because of the magic.”

“You just really wish these places were real as you get older,” Lopez said.

Kaila Pfister, a resident assistant for Whitney Hall, organized the event. According to Pfister, the event was inspired by her outings on First Fridays.

“I always go to Imagika, and I thought about asking them to come in for tarot card readings, and it progressed from there,” she said.

But Lakhan Kumar, an undeclared freshman, said the event was strange, and seemed uncomfortable.

“I don’t know what this shamanism is and they do all this stuff that’s really outdated,” Kumar said. “We’re students, we don’t really do this. It’s kinda weird for me.”

Lopez, however, said the event was a great opportunity to study nontraditional beliefs.

“It’s always interesting to learn a new culture,” Lopez said. “You can take something from everything, and you can be your own person — they don’t teach you who to be.”

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George Guida and Kate Falvey, editors of “2 Bridges Review” and publishers of poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction work held an informal question-and-answer session on Monday, instructing aspiring writers in the do’s and don’ts of being published.

The Q&A followed a lecture about Guida and Falvey’s experiences in publishing and editing. The Q&A covered topics including rejection by editors, being published and how to make submissions stand out to editors and publishers.

Submissions by poets do not need to be thematically and structurally similar, but writers should send their best samples, according to Falvey.

“We want to see what you think will showcase your best work, and if

you have a few, send them,” Falvey said.

At the same time, she said writers should be cautious about sending too many poems or writings that are too long.

“You need to respect the rules — don’t be obnoxious,” she said. “You should send three or four, not just one though. We want a selection.”

Grammar is key in poetry, and it’s a necessity that very few poets can afford to ignore, according to Guida.

“Normally though, if I see some mistake in line two, it’s not good,” Guida said. “It’s a craft, I’m a writer, and I want all the tools. It’s my job. You have to do your job.”

To construct a bio, Guida said writers should stick to a few sentences and act experienced.

“Clever bios don’t usually make it,” he said. “We don’t want you to try too hard — just be modest and

come up with a three-line bio.”Falvey said she believes that

editors should be nice about rejecting submissions.

“We don’t like to use ‘unfortunately’ — ‘unfortunately’ is so obnoxious,” she said. “It makes the writer think, ‘Well, that’s just unfortunate for you, Jack, that you didn’t want to publish me.’”

However, Guida said writers should refrain from asking for an explanation for a rejection.

As parting advice, Guida said that writers should never stop revising their works.

“A poem is never done, even after it’s published,” he said. “Writers go back and revise their poems after even 15 years, 40 or 50 times.”

The event was sponsored by the Binghamton Center for Writers and the Office of the Dean of Harpur College.

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Through the Physics Outreach Program (POP), Binghamton University students have the opportunity to instill excitement and enthusiasm about science in local elementary school children.

Roughly a dozen BU students participate in POP, hosting an eight-week program in different local elementary schools each semester. Student volunteers perform and explain simple but entertaining physics experiments in order to pique the children’s interest in science.

Each groups holds a unique presentation featuring a different theme.

“One thing that is popular with the kids, yet relatively simple, is the Van de Graaff generator,” said Kyle Verspoor, co-director of POP and a graduate student studying physics. “It’s a generator that generates static electricity so that when people with long hair touch it, their hair sticks out in all directions.”

At the end of each session, the presenters put on a grand finale, which has included making ice cream with liquid nitrogen and keeping a bicycle in motion with fire extinguishers and without pedaling.

Verspoor said that the feedback about the program has been very positive so far.

“The kids all love it and so do their parents,” Verspoor said. “They usually make big cards and send them back as a thank you gesture.”

Mark Stephens, co-director for POP and an equipment and laboratory consultant in the physics department, said the main goal of the program is to get children excited about science.

“We’re not trying to educate them about science necessarily, this is what’s considered science enrichment,” Stephens said. “It’s easier to excite little kids and inspire them. We need to take advantage of that while we can.”

Last semester, POP worked with Vestal Hills Elementary School. The first session of this semester is scheduled for Feb. 27 at African Road Elementary School.

POP originated in spring 2009 when Stephens was approached by the parent of a student at African Road Elementary School who asked him to do physics demonstrations since Stephens had been involved with outreach programs before.

“I envisioned a lecture-type program on a stage, but that really wasn’t what she wanted,” Stephens said. “And she wanted us to come back more than once. I later ran into an ex-TA who needed some physics credits and suggested an independent study working with the outreach program. We decided to do a small group format and take kids and divide them into groups with different demos to work for a few minutes and rotate.”

When POP expanded to Vestal Hills Elementary School in 2011, the program’s enrollment grew to 120, one-third of the total student population. This moved the program to try to include other sciences such as chemistry and geology, in order not to run out of ideas for the increase in student attendance.

Both Stephens and Verspoor are actively trying to recruit more presenters and participants for the program.

“If anyone is interested in joining, they don’t have to be a science major,” Verspoor said. “We can train you even if you don’t know physics well, as long as you like and can deal with kids.”

Stephens said the program is a community effort at its core that depends on volunteers, parents and children.

“It’s not just us going there to do the program, it’s a collaborative program,” Stephens said. “It’s teamwork, the community is coming together to do this. Volunteers in the program only do the presenting.”

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Frost said that individuals with negative discrepancies were three times more likely to break up with their partners over the next three years than those without discrepancies. Those with positive discrepancies were only slightly less likely to break up with their partners over the next few years.

However, the studies showed

that whether one’s ideal level of closeness is above or below his or her actual level of closeness does not matter nearly as much as the size of the discrepancy.

“Before coming here, I would have said that, if anything, being not close enough would be more detrimental than being too close,” said Nicole Locicero, a sophomore majoring in accounting.

Frost said that people with positive discrepancies talked about not having enough space or wanting to spend more time with their friends, whereas people with negative discrepancies talked about not sharing similar goals

or priorities with their partners and lacking enough intimacy with them.

“We don’t see any differences based on gender,” Frost added.

He argued that this might disprove the stereotype that men generally need more distance in relationships than women do.

The studies were conducted in the United States and in Canada, and the majority of the people in the study were females who lived with their spouses.

“I definitely appreciate the research he is doing,” Locicero said. “I think that it’s relatable for anyone in a relationship.”

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These events are cultural tsunamis. The moment Queen B. ripped her earpiece out for the final lines of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Twitter, YouTube and Facebook unanimously reacted. The same thing happened seven years ago when Justin Timberlake made his most famous postmodern declaration. “SexyBack” was erotic in its self-confidence and swagger, standing today as the pop climax for the potent male figure. Timberlake took his fame as the leader of one of the most successful boy bands of all time and twisted it into a deft, undeniable reclamation of a term that had never really left our minds. However, the words “sexy” and “pop” will forever be attached to Timberlake’s 2006 opus, “FutureSex/LoveSounds.”

So, in 2013, with a third album out in just weeks, is Justin still the superstar he has always been? The answer isn’t explicit and relies on a matrix of different elements of pop culture. But for anyone who reads the news, watches

public television or listens to the radio, it’s clear that our favorite multi-decade R&B singer hasn’t faded out just yet.

In terms of television, Timberlake is no stranger to the live stage, making his Grammy blitz on Sunday, Feb. 12 delightfully smooth and well-executed. Besides his contrasting performances of the January single “Suit & Tie” from the upcoming album and a new song presumably titled “Pusher Love Girl,” JT made several commercial appearances for big corporations and even squeezed in some screen time for a long-winded promotion for music education funding. He rarely broke a sweat, and when he did it was of course ridiculously suave. For a 32-year-old megastar, Timberlake hasn’t aged a day, and he out-dances the boy bands of today’s younger generations.

Such a glorious return to music comes after countless comedic collaborations with SNL and acclaimed acting stints; therefore, Timberlake’s persistence in reminding us

that he’s still of pop’s upper echelon wasn’t a hard fight. The fact that his musical endeavors are only a part of the conversation is evidence of his perennial arch.

In terms of his music, “Suit & Tie” and “Mirrors” are promising offerings from Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience,” out March 19. The former is a giddy, opulent pop song that finds solace in the formal occasion, and the latter looks backward to 2002’s “Justified” with syncopated vocal percussion and strings while tackling romantic lyrical content that reflects Timberlake’s present companionship with Jessica Biel. Perhaps the most exciting and iconoclastic element that both new tracks have in common is their sprawling length — each clock in at over five minutes, challenging traditional radio orientation and favoring epic, multi-part sagas.

Bowing at No. 4 on Billboard’s top 100 chart, “Suit & Tie” was a virulent re-entry into the radio arena. For most of us who might have been rooting for a complete radio take over via a chart-topping, lascivious first single, Timberlake’s long-burning “Suit & Tie” has performed surprisingly well in competition with consistent radio juggernauts like Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift. This just proves that Timberlake’s matriculation from his boy band origins to his multimedia conquests have given his new content added allure and gravitas.

Most of all, though, his

lauded return to the pop conversation has been fueled by transcendent talent. Through his outspoken philanthropy and solid musical ensemble at the Grammys, Timberlake reminds us that he’s a thoughtful, coy and eternally attractive member of the music

community. The potential that bubbles up from the early cuts of “The 20/20 Experience” should sway anyone who only believes in young, ephemeral pop stars. Not only does Justin Timberlake still look like a perfectly plastic marionette from the “It’s Gonna Be Me”

video at 32, he’s still churning out innovative, thoughtful music that simultaneously looks forward and backward, claiming the past, present and future as part of his domain.

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Badassery is a characteristic that runs through the veins of every president America has had (except Nixon). Sure, Lincoln is often ranked as the best president, but any history buff could tell you that the Emancipation Proclamation is overrated, since it didn’t really “free the slaves.”

5. George Washington (1789-97)

We have to start with G-Wash, because he’s George “Father of the United States” Washington. The man did awesome things. When one of his generals died in the French and Indian War, he turned to his troops and pulled the ultimate, “Hey guys, I got this,” and then proceeded to lead them all safely away from battle. Also, he was unanimously voted president with all 69 electoral votes, and in his farewell address gave the country a basic outline of what not to do, to which America responded by doing everything he said not to … Oops?

4. Zachary Taylor (1849–50)

Okay, so Zachary “Rampage” Taylor is definitely the dark horse. Yes, he died in office, and yes, it was in a super lame way from getting really sick from some cherries and iced milk. His nickname was “Old Rough and Ready” and the guy had the potential to be one of the best presidents. He was literally in the military for 40 years, and he was in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. That’s four wars, and then he just casually went on to become president, which is a lot more than most of our modern presidents can say.

3. Andrew Jackson (1829–37)

So, this choice might be a wee bit controversial. Stonewall definitely was not a good guy. The Trail of Tears is honestly one of the most understated American tragedies, but because of this, I propose that Andrew Jackson is the Batman of presidents. Batman is a famous orphan, and so is Jackson. His father died three weeks before he was born, one of his brothers died in battle,

the other of smallpox and then his mother died of cholera, which left Jackson an orphan by the age of 14. Batman ends up training and becoming the Caped Crusader in order to protect the innocent people of Gotham, and Jackson got into the politics, and eventually went on to become the “people’s president.” The guy had some questionable ways for sure, but he protected the country.

2. Jimmy Carter (1977–81)When you look up “wrong

place, wrong time” in the dictionary you’ll find a picture of Jimmy Carter. Jimmy “Coach” Carter was the kind of president who you could imagine going to school with. He’s the guy who would bring you soup when you didn’t feel well, and would lose Mario Cart on purpose just so you could get an ego boost. The fact of the matter is, he’s a good guy, and even won the Nobel Peace Prize to prove it. He also mediated conflicts in Ethiopia, North Korea, Liberia, Haiti, Bosnia, Sudan and Venezuela, to name a few. In short, his theme song is “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”

and honestly, who wouldn’t want to friends with him?

1. Teddy (1901–1909) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-45)

These guys are the dynamic duo of politics. You definitely can’t have a list of presidents without naming them somewhere. Here’s just a glimpse of what awesome relatives the Roosevelts were. Teddy “Dragon” Roosevelt was once shot at a speech he was giving, but didn’t seek medical help and continued to talk for another 90 minutes, even referencing his bloody shirt in the speech. Franklin “Ended World War II” Roosevelt married his fifth cousin once removed. If there is any guy who screwed over the system it’s this guy. He had freakin’ polio and lost the use of both of his legs, so when he gave speeches he literally strapped both of his legs to the rails of the train to appear to be standing. He would also put on steel leg braces in case he didn’t have to be strapped to anything. So Roosevelts, we tip our hats to you because you can’t be tamed. And we love it.

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President Obama, too, has been among the prominent voices in the country calling for a higher minimum wage. In his State of the Union address last week, he called for an increase to $9 per hour and for indexing future increases with the rate of inflation.

For us as students, minimum wage perhaps doesn’t rank high on our lists, but for the friendly workers who serve us food, it can mean the difference between being able to put a nutritious meal on the table and going to bed hungry. In 2008, one Sodexo employee estimated that between 65 and 70 percent of campus food service workers relied on some sort of charity to get food.

To make up for this, many Sodexo employees take whatever extra hours they can get their hands on. Some employees often work full-time hours for 13 days in a row — the maximum number of consecutive days allowed — in order to earn as much overtime pay as possible. Some employees have been known to work 17-hour days, only to sleep for just a few hours and start over again the next day.

Supporting an increased minimum wage is, very simply, a matter of humanity. Under our watch, no one working at this University should have to go home not knowing where his or her next meal is coming from. (It should be noted that all full-time Sodexo workers do receive holiday, vacation and sick pay, as well as health and dental insurance.)

Interestingly enough, Sodexo actually expected that there would be a minimum wage increase and factored it into their 2012-13 meal plan rates. We can only hope that they decide to actually pass

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Teachers, textbooks, students, concrete, cars, computers, offices, libraries, printers and classrooms — these are things the average Binghamton student really pays attention to during any regular school day.

Between deadlines and projects, tests and papers, lectures and homework, school surrounds us. Yet there is a place so far removed from this otherwise inescapable reality that it makes all of the daily activities seem irrelevant or, even better, nonexistent. Welcome to the Nature Preserve; she has been waiting for you.

In the Nature Preserve, there is nothing and nobody. The quietude of it all strikes you like a gust of wind. Even the clock tower rings silent if one goes in far enough. It’s amazing

how tranquil everything is without all those people, cars and buildings.

And when it snows, it’s like putting on a pair of $600 headphones and pressing the mute button. It is the sound of complete and utter silence, something virtually unheard of on campus grounds.

In all this serenity, it is easy to lose track of time, especially if one has the courage to be momentarily detached from technology. There is nothing else to do besides walk. It is the only way in and the only way out. All the useless information that gets crammed into our heads every day can be released by a simple stroll across the bridge.

It is a place to think, but, at the same time, it is a place to not think. It is difficult and rewarding to be able to totally clear the head for a little while. Academia demands so much from our minds on a daily basis, but because we are surrounded by everything that is school, the sight of nothing but nature becomes that much more stunning.

And then there is the preserve itself. Besides being hands down the most romantic place in Binghamton, it is also the most private. From

an overcrowded fraternity party to 100-person lecture halls, from busy dinning halls to loud roommates, suitemates and housemates, where is it ever that you are absolutely alone? Some people cannot be happy unless they are with other people. But one’s privacy, besides being an essential human right, is valuable in and of itself. It can be liberating and even enjoyable to let it all go and just unplug for a while.

Although a walk alone can be boring, there are ways to spice it up. It helps to think of a question, any nonfactual query about yourself, that you hold high in your mind as you walk a trail.

Perhaps it will be answered when you are traveling, perhaps not. Either way, it never hurts to ask.

There is also the cathartic experience of screaming at the top of your lungs without anyone thinking you are crazy. Always a great time. There are no cameras (yet) or microphones in the preserve, and we all know there are times that just make you want to shout.

Just as many outside the Northeast fail to recognize the academic excellence and relative affordability of this University, many fellow Binghamton students have yet to discover the reflective glimmer on the crown jewel of the SUNY system that is our Nature Preserve. This school is not know for its elegant architecture or picturesque location, but for all those willing to adventure and explore, there are truly beautiful aspects of the University waiting to be discovered.

Perhaps the best secrets are those left unguarded.

— Zachary Greenberg is a senior majoring in philosophy, politics, and law.

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This past weekend I made peace with Valentine’s Day. You’re probably wondering why anyone would have to make peace with a holiday that’s all about love. I’m neither anti-Valentine’s Day nor anti-love.

But for years I have been conflicted between the consumerism and the love. How do two contrasting concepts harmoniously produce such an atmosphere of bliss? It also puzzled me that one day could be singled out to signify emotions that are supposed to exist year round. Last weekend taught me that Valentine’s Day is a day to invest, but many are unsure of what they are truly investing in.

According to the National Retail Federation, American consumers collectively spent $18.6 billion on Valentine’s Day, an average of $130.97 per person. Even though the average is only approximately $4 greater than last year’s, the truth remains that fiscal conservatism cannot be outweighed by the cultural normative to produce, solidify, maintain or even reclaim love through material items. Love, for all intents and purposes, cannot be purchased. So why is that message preached to consumers every Feb. 14?

Melodramas and romantic comedies teach us that true love lies not within a box of chocolates or human-sized stuffed animal, but within the character of an individual. However, character remains absent as consumers flock to the same stores to buy the same items. For the recipients of those gifts, the happiness is overshadowed by the reality that somewhere else, someone else is holding the same items, cherishing them as much as you are.

The greatest problem about Valentine’s Day is that the people with whom we celebrate the holiday become

afterthoughts to the chocolate and roses. As consumers, we become obsessed with the presentation of love, the cost of love and yes, even the look of it, rather than appreciating the source from which that love derives.

Our hearts, as well as our wallets, become dedicated to the retailers that fund the atmosphere and victims to the cavities that are sure to come. However, those companies do not supply the intent, time and energy that many invest into their relationships. So why invest in them, when the purpose of Valentine’s Day is to invest in people?

I spent my Valentine’s Day weekend invested in my friend. We laughed, talked and cried about love as we’ve come to know it in our 20s. The grand realization of that weekend was that appreciating love or friendship requires nothing more than a little investment — and not the monetary kind.

Appreciating anyone, whether a lover, friend, or parent requires a commitment to honesty, understanding and support, the kind of attributes a heart-shaped box of chocolates could never possess. On the other hand, I learned not to be too judgmental of those who partake in the consumerism of Valentine’s Day. All of us in some way are victims to our culture of consumption. Being compelled to buy gifts to show affection is no exception to the rule. The only issue is that it is the rule.

— Ashley Branch is a senior majoring in English.

Do you need to worry to be happy? Many of us have commonly seen these words used together, but rarely like this. Recently I came across an article on Psychology.com that explored the topic, titled, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Good Advice or Bad?” by Susan Heitler, Ph.D.

The article went into a little story about how one of the author’s patients was concerned about having stomach cancer, but was told by her doctor “don’t worry, be happy.” Agitated, the patient approached the author — her therapist — and explained her reservations with her doctor’s advice.

Upon the author’s suggestion to seek out additional advice, the patient discovered a rapidly growing

cancerous tumor that required immediate surgical attention. The surgery saved her life. Had she not sought out further advice about her fears, the outcome may not have been so fortunate.

What was it we were supposed to learn from this story? According to the author, a lot. The author tied it together by saying that we should try to understand our worries and develop a way to find solutions to them.

She even goes as far as to say, “Worries are there to motivate information-gathering and problem-solving.  To keep yourself happy, treat your worried thoughts as valuable signals.”

After this read, it started to seem like the only destructive part of worrying is our attitude toward it.

“Don’t worry, be happy” may be fine advice for somebody who incessantly worries about things entirely beyond his or her control, but for the average person it is important to note that those fears aren’t just there to populate an already overcrowded mind.

It is important to pay attention to these “valuable signals” rather than ignoring to the point of forced ignorance. Ignorance may be bliss, but that bliss is usually temporary. Honesty and effort create long-lasting results.

The problem is that in today’s world anything that is remotely negative must be banished from our thoughts immediately, and worrying is painted as inherently useless. Common belief holds that burying fear leads to relief,

albeit temporary.Unfortunately, ridding yourself of

the negatives does not always breed positive outcomes. Sometimes it is necessary to acknowledge areas that need improvement in your life to create a better situation for yourself.

Like many things, it’s easier said than done. So why not say it? Say out loud what’s bothering you, or write it down. Once you say it or get it on paper you can at least know it’s not “just in your head” anymore.

Once you get your concern out of your head in some shape or form, you can begin assessing what you can do about it. Is it something that you have no control over? If so, that is when you have to start thinking about ways to handle the cards in your hand. What will make you more accepting of these circumstances?

If it is something that is within your control, you can tackle it like you would any other problem. A good approach to solving problems is taking a step back from the issue at hand and taking an objective look at it.

Consider the advice you would give to a friend if she came to you seeking guidance, and then consider taking it yourself. Too many times we give advice we would be unwilling to apply to our own situation, not because it’s bad advice, but because we tend to expect more from ourselves than from others.

To get effective results, though, it is important not to expect a solution right away and be willing to start small. An all-or-nothing approach usually generates more worries than it alleviates.

Next time you start worrying about something and somebody tells you to “not make a mountain out of a molehill,” feel free to do just the opposite. As Heitler explained, if you use your worries proactively to problem-solve, it won’t matter if you create your very own Everest — you just have to figure out how to climb it.

— Jillian Kermani is a senior in the Decker School of Nursing

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As if the week of Valentine’s Day wasn’t hectic enough, 2013 threw a lot at us compared to other years. As many of us were either scrambling to buy chocolates, stuffed animal and flowers, or publicly lamenting (or reveling in) our loneliness on Facebook and Twitter, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, Russia had a close call with an asteroid and the International Olympic Committee announced that they are considering removing wrestling from the Olympics.

That’s right. The sport that inspired the ancient Greeks during their own Olympics has been in the modern incarnation of the Olympic Games since they began in 1896, and may not be at the 2020 summer Olympic Games.

This comes as such a surprise that even people like me who don’t really have much of an interest in wrestling, whether it involves wins through points or “People’s Elbows,” are quite concerned. Maybe my recent and accidental venture as a classics minor has given me a soft spot for the Greeks, but part of me just finds this whole thing wrong.

Now, I can sort of see where the IOC is coming from. Greco-Roman wrestling isn’t much of a cash cow, and it probably doesn’t garner the viewership some other sports do. We don’t see wrestlers selling us Subway sandwiches or plastered on Wheaties boxes.

Then again, I think we could say the same thing about racewalking, which is still going strong and doesn’t have nearly as much history as wrestling does. I’m not one for keeping the status quo for the sake of tradition either, but it pains me a bit to think about Socrates and his companions rolling in their graves. On top of that, I think there is a little more than just tradition on the line here. The IOC’s decision could send ripples through both the past and the present.

Though wrestling will still be an event at the 2016 Olympics no matter what the Committee decides, if they choose to make that its final year, any medals won will be bittersweet. Not only would the champions

realize that their victories mark the end of an era, but they probably could not help but feel sorry for aspiring Olympians who had been training just as hard, if not harder, as they had in hopes of standing in the same spot.

All the preparation and determination of these hopefuls and their predecessors will have been in vain as the wrestling world takes a grievous blow. With no major endgame like the NFL or MLB except a place among professional wrestlers like Goldberg and John Cena, many of whom owe their careers to wrestling’s age-old Greco-Roman roots, high school and college wrestling teams would find themselves in a pickle.

Funding cuts and budget issues are already highly prevalent in the educational system, and a number of extracurricular activities, even academically relevant ones, are being dropped or are in danger of being dropped. Wrestling’s removal from the Olympic circuit is just the excuse many schools need to drop their wrestling programs and limit student choices even more than they already are.

Luckily, there has been quite the outcry against the IOC’s announcement, and many people are showing their support for the ancient pastime. Let’s ensure that we keep giving the Greeks the recognition they deserve and keep their beloved sport in the Olympics.

— Zach Stanco is a senior double-majoring in philosophy and English.

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Coming off back-to-back wins, the Binghamton women’s tennis team sandwiched its third victory of the season, a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh, in between 7-0 losses to Syracuse and Brown this weekend.

The Bearcats (3-5) opened the weekend at Syracuse on Friday, getting swept 7-0 by the Orange (4-0). Syracuse took all nine matches from the Bearcats, who failed to push a single match to three sets. The Orange have now won four straight.

Binghamton quickly recovered on Saturday, gritting out a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh (3-4) in Syracuse. The Bearcats opened play by grabbing the doubles point on wins from the duos of freshman Agatha Ambrozy and sophomore Katherine Medianik, and freshmen Shea Brodsky and Alexis Tashiro.

Medianik fell in the opening round of singles play to allow the Panthers to even the score,

but freshman Sara Kohtz and Tashiro responded with back-to-back wins in their singles matches. While Kohtz’s victory came in straight sets, Tashiro bounced back from a 6-1 opening loss to take the next two sets in dominant fashion, 6-1 and 6-2. Pitt would even the score again, but Ambrozy picked up a 6-3 win in the third set to nail down the win. In a tight contest, the Bearcats saw three of their singles matches stretch to three sets.

On Sunday, the Bearcats headed to Brown (2-2),

where they suffered their second sweep of the weekend. Binghamton started freshmen in its top four singles spots and again dropped all nine matches against the No. 68 Bears. For the second time that weekend, the Bearcats failed to push any of their matches into a third set.

Binghamton is set to return to action at the University Tennis Center against Buffalo at 1 p.m. on Feb. 24.

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With freshman forward Liz Wood leading the way with a game-high 22 points, Maine defeated the Binghamton women’s basketball team 74-68 Saturday afternoon at the Events Center. Binghamton (4-22, 3-10 America East) has now lost its last five games.

Wood and the Black Bears (3-22, 2-10 AE) started hot, with

Wood scoring 17 points and the team shooting 51.7 percent from the field in the opening half. But despite shooting 40.6 percent in the first 20 minutes, the Bearcats trailed just 38-33 at the break.

The Binghamton defense would dig in and hold Maine to 32.1 percent shooting in the second half, but Binghamton head coach Nicole Scholl said the Black Bears’ early hot streak played a key role in the loss.

“If I had to pinpoint a couple of different things, I would say we just let them get on a roll,” she said.

In the second half, the Bearcats made a concerted effort to defend the interior by double-teaming the post. Binghamton was unable to take advantage of the Black Bears’ stagnant offense, however, due in part to its failure to capitalize at the free throw line. BU missed eight consecutive foul shots until freshman forward Morgan Murphy connected on a pair with 5:48 left.

“In the second half for us, it really came down to free throws,” Scholl said. “In crucial games like this, free throws can make the difference for you.”

Still, after Murphy converted those two foul shots, Binghamton was within striking distance, trailing 60-55. Maine would extend its lead to 65-57 over the next two minutes, but Binghamton junior forward Jasbriell Swain and senior forward Simone Thomas used layups to cut the deficit back to four at the 1:42 mark.

Then the Black Bears, who shot just 19-for-31 from the charity stripe, hit 5-of-6 foul shots over the next minute to all but ice the game with a 70-61 lead.

Swain finished the contest with 15 points and 14 rebounds for the 11th double-double of her career while senior forward Kara Elofson added 10 points and six rebounds.

As a team, the Bearcats exceeded their scoring average of 61.6 points. They also surpassed their field goal percentage average of 36 percent with a 44 percent mark from the field.

Although disappointed by

her team’s performance, Scholl said she thinks her players will continue to improve as the season progresses.

“Our players can see where the focus has to be and how we need to continue to get better,” she said. “When I look at the [Stony Brook] game, even though we lost that game, the improvement that we made from when we played them up there to here was very promising. I thought today we took a step back. I thought Maine was far more ready to play than we were, but fortunately for us [we’ll] have a few days off, which I think will be well-needed for the rest of the season.”

BU is scheduled to play New Hampshire on Saturday. The last meeting between the two teams took place on Jan. 26, when the Wildcats (9-15, 4-8 AE) defeated the Bearcats 60-52 at the Events Center.

Opening tip is set for 1 p.m. at Lundholm Gymnasium.

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Freshman guard Jordan Reed scored 26 of his career-high 29 points in the second half, but the Binghamton men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a 13-point halftime deficit in its 64-60 loss to Maine Saturday night at the Events Center.

For the third straight game, the Bearcats (3-23, 1-12 America East) went into halftime down by double digits after opening the contest 4-for-23 from the field. Reed, who said he was “looking for calls and not going to the rack as hard as [he] could,” shot 0-for-10 from the field in the first.

Senior guard Jimmy Gray picked up the slack for BU in the first half, knocking down 4-of-8 shots from the field for 10 of his 13 points. His layup with 15:47 to go in the first brought the Bearcats to within a point of the Black Bears (11-15, 6-7 AE). But from there, Maine sophomore forward Zarko Valjarevic ignited a 16-2 run that lasted eight minutes and gave the Black Bears a 24-9 lead.

Valjarevic, who scored a career-high and team-high 25 points in the contest, had no trouble exploiting Binghamton’s zone defense in the first half as he converted on 4-of-7 3-pointers and 6-of-6 foul shots. While Binghamton head coach Tommy Dempsey gave credit to Valjarevic, saying “he did a very good job of cutting and finding seams in the first half,” he said the Bearcats did a better job of communicating to limit him in the second.

“We needed to talk a little bit more,” Dempsey said. “[Valjarevic is] a good cutter, and he was moving around in the zone, and when he’s cutting from behind the zone, it has to be communicated … And I thought in the second half, the voices were going and we responded.”

The Bearcats tightened up their defense on Valjarevic in the final 20 minutes, limiting him to 1-of-4 shooting from the field. Dempsey emphasized how important defense was for his team in the second half after the Bearcats shot just over 21 percent from the field in the first.

“The reality of it is, you can’t control if you have a good shooting night or if the ball is going in the basket, but you have to control the defense,” Dempsey said. “I thought that we really missed some assignments [in the first half] … My thing is, if we’re going to have 20 at [the] half, it’s got to be 23-20 or 24-20. It can’t be 33-20 … I thought we found that combination in the second half where we didn’t give [Valjarevic] anything and coincidentally, we scored the ball.”

At halftime Binghamton assistant coach Ben Luber, who has worked extensively with Reed, pushed the 6-foot-4-inch freshman to bring everything he had in the latter half.

“Coach Luber recruited him and works with him every day with individual stuff and he’s very supportive of him. But he went after him at halftime,” Dempsey said. “Before you can really go after a kid, you really have to get to know him, and I think that they’re really tight, so it opened up the door for Ben to really get after him a bit.”

Reed responded in a big way, notching a double-double in the second half alone, scoring 26 points on 9-of-22 shooting from the field

and 8-of-9 from the free throw line while pulling down 11 of his 17 rebounds. It was Reed’s third straight double-double, and he now he leads the conference with 11 total this season. Entering the night, Reed was ranked No. 2 in the nation in the category.

“[Coach Luber] definitely said some things that made me feel like I wasn’t bringing what I could to the table, and I know that hurts me and my teammates,” Reed said. “In the second half I just needed that wake up, just to stop looking for calls and go as hard as I can and, you know, just play.”

Reed, who scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Feb. 12 against Stony Brook, has averaged 21.5 points and 13.5 rebounds over the team’s last two games, earning him his fifth America East Rookie of the Week honor, which he split with Boston University guard Maurice Watson Jr.

Binghamton junior center Roland Brown just missed a double-double with nine points and a season-high 10 rebounds in the loss, while teammate Brian Freeman posted six points, eight rebounds and three blocks.

The Bearcats are not scheduled to return to game action until Sunday at New Hampshire. The Wildcats (7-17, 3-9 AE) are coming off a 68-56 loss at Boston University, and will face Hartford on Wednesday.

Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at Lundholm Gymnasium.

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It was a record-setting weekend at the America East Conference Championship for the Binghamton men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, despite respective runner-up and fifth-place finishes. The Bearcats finished the four-day event with a combined 22 medals to snap the program record, setting a handful of individual records in the process.

“We put an awful lot of hard work in this year, so it was rewarding to perform as well as we did to close out a heck of a great season,” head coach Sean Clark said. “Our medal haul was pretty huge. It was fun to get a lot of great recognition.”

Three teams competed on the men’s side, with UMBC capturing the title for the ninth time in 10 years and Maine taking third. On the women’s side were five teams, with New Hampshire coming out on top for the first time since 2006.

Freshman Brian McKenna propelled the men to their best finish in more than five years, earning the Most Outstanding Rookie award after finishing atop all freshmen with 50.5 points. His performance helped the Bearcats to a program-best 856 points.

McKenna concluded his championship outing with a first-place finish in the 100 free on Sunday. The rookie also took gold as a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams, and added a second-place finish in the 50 free and a finalist finish in the 100 back.

“I thought [McKenna] really stepped up and matured pretty quickly for us, and his freshmen classmates were right

with him,” Clark said.Rookie Eric Farm set a pair

of freshman program records for BU with his times in the 100 back and 200 back, which earned him bronze in each, and freshman Tommy Cummings picked up a gold in the 100 breast.

Senior Josh Saccurato also shone for the men, picking up a gold, silver and bronze medal in the 400 IM, 200 IM and 200 butterfly, respectively. He was also a member of the first-place 400 medley relay team.

Classmate Tim Cabasino became the first Binghamton athlete to win two gold medals since 2009, winning the 100 fly and 50 free. He also swam a leg in the 400 and 200 medley relay teams.

Sophomore Devin Zdanowski turned in an all-conference performance with a second-place finish in the three-meter dive after grabbing third in the

one-meter board. Zdanowski qualified for the one-meter board in the NCAA Zone Diving Competition with his performance. He qualified for the three-meter dive two weeks ago and will head to Virginia Tech the second weekend of March to compete.

On the women’s side, sophomore Imani Williams highlighted Binghamton’s outing with a first-place performance in the three-meter dive, becoming the first ever Binghamton diver to win gold at the conference championship. Her score of 272.8 snapped the 6-year-old program record. Williams also took bronze in the one-meter board, making her the first BU diver, later joined by Zdanowski, to earn two medals at the AE Championship.

“[Williams’] win on the three meter board was dramatic and a joy to watch,” Clark said.

The women’s 200 medley relay team, made up of senior Olivia Baczek and sophomores Corinne Zotter, Caitlin Kelly and Shannon Lampe, broke a record of its own, recording a time of 1:44.56 for a fourth-place finish.

Baczek, Kelly, Zotter and senior Caitlin Nelson also set a program record in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:35.78, again good for fourth.

Zotter earned All-Conference

Honors with a second-place performance in the 200 breaststroke. In the consolation round, junior Lauren Flower broke the program record with a time of 2:17.64, good for first. Flower also won the 400 IM consolation final on Saturday.

“I think the swim of the meet on the women’s side has to be Lauren Flower in the 200 breaststroke … ” Clark said. “She won the consolation final, but she had the second-best time in the conference,

so she finished ninth but she should’ve been second. But it was kind of neat because we did get second place with Corinne Zotter.”

Lampe’s 57.99 finish in the 100 back consolation final

earned her first place and third all-time in program history.

The Bearcats are set to conclude their season March 1-3 at the ECAC Championship at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool.

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Sloppiness on the field and three tight finishes characterized the Binghamton softball team’s season-opening weekend at Florida International’s Blue & Gold Felsberg Memorial Tournament. In one-run losses to UConn, Morehead State and host FIU, the Bearcats (0-3) committed eight errors, which resulted in five unearned runs.

The weekend marked the Bearcats’ first time playing on a field this season with their new stadium unplayable because of the weather, and head coach Michelle Burrell said that could have been a factor in the defensive woes.

“It was our first time on dirt, and the ball off the turf or the indoor gym is a little bit different than the dirt,” she said. “That’ll come, but we just need to be more aggressive.”

With rain forcing a suspension of play against the Huskies (1-2) on Friday, Binghamton’s first defeat came at the hands of Morehead State (1-3) on Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles struck first with a fourth-inning solo shot surrendered by junior Demi Laney, and tacked on another run in the fifth. Binghamton struggled offensively all game, but junior

second baseman Jessica Bump delivered a clutch two-out, RBI double in the bottom of the seventh to make it 2-1. Freshman centerfielder Sydney Harbaugh, who had the Bearcats’ other two hits on the day, couldn’t drive in Bump, though, as she ended the game with a lineout to short.

In the evening, Binghamton committed five errors against FIU (6-5), losing in extra innings after squandering a 3-2 seventh-inning lead. The Bearcats rallied from a 2-0 deficit with an RBI double from freshman first baseman Tiffany McIntosh and bases loaded walks from Bump and Harbaugh to gain the lead.

But errors by Bump and McIntosh allowed the Panthers to tie the score and force extra innings.

Binghamton came up empty in the top of the eighth, and with one out and a runner on second in the bottom half, FIU senior centerfielder Amber Curry shot a single into the outfield. Bearcat junior centerfielder Colleen Dougherty mishandled the ball, allowing the Panthers to score the winning run.

On Sunday, Binghamton completed its tilt with UConn. The Bearcats, who had fallen behind 5-1 after three innings, used a

McIntosh solo shot and a wild pitch to cut it to 5-3 after four.

The Huskies tacked on another run in the sixth, but Binghamton had a chance to force extra innings in the seventh. With one out and Harbaugh on first, back-to-back doubles by McIntosh and freshman designated hitter Lisa Cadogan pulled the Bearcats to within one.

But UConn brought in freshman pitcher Alyson Ambler, who induced groundouts off the bats of Bump and junior third baseman Mikala King, sending the

Bearcats home without a win.“We saw when we needed to

score runs late in the games we did so,” Burrell said. “We just need to work on being more aggressive early on in the games and take advantages of our at-bats in the first, second and third innings.”

Harbaugh, who was named America East Rookie of the Week on Monday, led the team with four hits in nine at-bats this weekend while Bump and McIntosh each contributed three. McIntosh’s three RBI stand as a team-high, and

she, along with Cadogan and senior left fielder Jessica Phillips, also had two doubles.

“[McIntosh] definitely had some big hits, and I think she’s going to get more consistent as we go,” Burrell said.

On the mound, Laney and seniors Kate Price and Rhoda Marsteller each registered one loss, though Price, who earned America East Pitcher of the Week honors, did not surrender an earned run in 6.1 innings of work.

Burrell said she doubts the

weather will permit on-field practices in the weeks leading up to Binghamton’s participation in Arizona State’s Wilson/DeMarini Invitational, but the Bearcats should at least be able to take reps on the Bearcats Sports Complex artificial turf.

“It’s better than being indoors,” Burrell said. “So we should at least be able to get some live defense out there.”

The Bearcats are set to face East Carolina and Arizona State to kick off the invitational on March 1.

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Men's Results

Women's Results

New Hampshire 858

UMBC 818.5

Vermont 548

UMBC 1,075 Maine 454.5

Binghamton 856Binghamton 417

Maine 589

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Men take second, women fifthPage 13

Black Bears top Binghamton 64-60

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