Hayley and Jeri interview Jimmy Gnecco, the singer and songwriter of the band Ours.

Hayley and Jeri interview Matt McNiss of the band HUMANWINE

Written by Robert Glass

An interview with Francesco Ciccone from the New York RX Card program.

For more information on the New York RX Card check out: http://www.newyorkrxcard.com/

By Scott Schoen
Captain James Yee spoke last night in BU’s Watters Theater about his experiences as an Army Chaplain at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay. The guest speaker is part of Dialogues on Diversity and Social Justice, a series of lectures sponsored by multiple BU student organizations.

By Carmen Parra
Spool MFG’s “Set in Concrete” took place on Saturday, September 29th, featuring New York City artists including Lee Ronaldo of Sonic Youth and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The exhibit was open to the public from September 1st, to the 29th when the closing reception took place. The event started at 7:00 pm with crowds trickling in throughout the night. Artwork from 21 artists were displayed including, videos, photographs, and paintings. Pieces included giant photographs, intricate pencil work on paper, and videos displaying a performance by Sonic Youth in Japan.

SA President David Bass, Head of Campus Life David Hagerbaumer, and Deputy Chief of Police Timothy Faughnan join News Director Robert Glass for an hour long panel discussion on improvements which took place in Binghamton over the summer, and how those improvements are going to be built upon in the time to come with a special emphasis on Campus Security and inter-university relations.

By Jackie Wallach

By Scott Schoen
Complexions Contemporary Ballet performed in Binghamton University’s Osterhout Concert Theater last Friday for an audience of students, BU faculty and community members. The program consisted of four performances, including the world premiere of “Cat,” and all included the densely packed rhythms and energetic choreography for which the company is known.

By Jesse Gerber

By Dallas Hogan

By Jackie Wallach
Panera Bread on Vestal Parkway East is a new phenomenon that has swept the Binghamton area by storm. The franchise, which opened only a few weeks ago, is constantly being bombarded by crowds. The parking lot and the café were full during lunch hour during the work week. The weekend was no different, where even larger crowds came to try out the new bakery-café.

By Scott Schoen
Last night, Binghamton University political student organizations hosted a forum for candidates in upcoming elections to discuss their goals and ideas. Candidates present included those running for Broome County Court Judge, New York State Supreme Court, and Broome County’s District Attorney. Each candidate made opening remarks and received questions posed by the audience and moderated by students from organizations including College Democrats, NYPIRG and College Republicans.

By Edwin Arce
EDITOR'S NOTE: The views expressed here reflect only the views of the author of this piece and do not reflect the views of WHRW, WHRW News or the WHRW News Directors.

By Edwin Arce

By Robert Glass
A new report issued this week by governor Spitzer's office shows a decrease in crime by around five percent state wide for the first six months of the year. With a decrease in rape of 19%, a decrease in motor vehicular theft by 15 percent, and a decrease in in violent crimes by six percent.

WHRW's Cindy Zalog interviews film maker Tim Dowd asking him about his new work: Muse.

By Peter Spaet
The MLB playoffs opened last night to much excitement, following a rollercoaster of a season. With 3 of 4 series’ opening last night,

-The Red Sox held off the Angels 4 to 1 as Beckett went the complete game shutout.

-The Rockies took the Phillies 4 to 2, with 17 game winner Jeff Francis going 6 strong innings against the highest run-producing team in the league.

-And the Diamondbacks beat the cubs 3-1, the 1 to 1 tie not brokenuntil the 7th, with Mark Reynolds’ 2-run shot.

WHRW's Jesse Gerber reviews Halo 3.

WHRW News' Charles Berman hosts a panel discussion with SA President Dave Bass and SA VP of Academic Affairs Matt Landau on the new construction programs on Campus.

Director's Note: The architects of the Union Construction program and many figures within the University's administration were contacted with requests to send a representative to the panel. All such inquiries were swiftly ignored or belatedly demurred.

By Robert Glass

By Peter Spaet
Another step forward this week, for a group looking to change the local map: Amid a recent history of controversy and alleged corruption, a growing contingent of Johnson City residents have been attempting to dissolve that city’s government and merge with the neighboring town of Union.

The State of New York has very specific guidelines regarding the requirements of such a process and under these regulations. The first requirement of the movement would be a petition, signed by a percentage of Johnson city’s residents, equaling 2,622 for its population.

After a rocky, bug infested start in the 5 game series, the Yankees came roaring back in last night’s 8-4win over the Indians.

After falling to a quick 3 run deficit, the Yanks put up 1 in the 3rd, followed by a 4 run 5th, capped off by a Johnny Damon 3-run shot to put the Yankees ahead.

New York tacked on another 3 in the 6th to blow the game open, allowing only 1 Indians’ run after the 3rd.

By Carmen Parra

By Jackie Wallach
The first Thursday Mid-Day Concert of the year which was hosted by the Binghamton University Music Department was a very nice way to relax for an hour. The concert was a faculty showcase which displayed the talents of flutist Georgetta Maiolo, clarinetist Timothy Perry, baritone Timothy LeFebvre, and soprano Margy Burgess.

By Jenna Rosenberg

By Jenna Rosenberg

By Peter Spaet

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The News program on October 10th, 2007 was dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Langellotti. This is the audio file of the dedication by News Director Robert Glass.

WHRW News Directors Robert Glass and Jenna Rosenberg along with Charles Berman host Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan, Johnson City Mayor Harry Lewis and SA President David Bass in a round panel and open lines discussion of the past, present and future relationship of Binghamton University and its students with the Towns surrounding it.

By Scott Schoen

By Peter Spaet
Even 35 degree temperatures and heavy rainfall couldn't stop the Rockies unexpected tear through the postseason. A 1-1 tie was broken last night by a 3-run Yorvit Torrealba homerun, in the 6th inning. That shot accounted for the difference in the game as the Rockies went on to win by a score of 4-1.

By Peter Spaet

A Johnson City, village board vote on the proposed Walmart shopping center was originally scheduled for Tuesday October 3rd. But citing unfavorable weather conditions potentially deterring voter attendance, as well as a newly completed traffic study, Johnson City Mayor Harry Lewis opted to delay the vote by approximately 2 weeks.

By Jesse Gerber

By Andy Treeman

By Jackie Wallach
The Music Department’s Suite Diversions conducted by Timothy Perry on Sunday, October 14, 2007 was one to remember. The concert displayed different piece from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, each piece having different movements.

By Sam Yaggy
Death effects all of us in different ways. The Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire is an exploration of how one family deals with death, and how their relationships with each other change.

I thought that the show was excellant, and very well done on all fronts, despite my usual dislike of depressing shows. However, I am more than willing to put aside my intitial reaction to the subject matter in the face of this production. Everything came together very well, from the actors to the set.

By Robert Glass
Yesterday, October 16th, the Johnson City Board of Trustees voted 4 to 1 to approve giving the Vestal-based Newman Development Group a special permit allowing it to develop a 132,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter in Johnson City in a "Industrial Zone" along with a smaller 14,000 Square Foot Retail space for a yet to be decided retailer.

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By Peter Spaet
The Cleveland Indians last night took game 4 of the ALCS, defeating the Red Sox by a score of 7 to 3.

The big series of blows to the Red Sox came in the 5th inning, where the Indians scored all 7 of their runs on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 1 hit bastmen, with 5 of those runs coming against Boston's Tim Wakefield.

The Red Sox led off the following inning with 3 consecutive solo homeruns by Kevin Youklis, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez. But that wasn't close to enough as those 3 shots accounted for Boston's only 3 runs of the game.

By Mark Scudder
On October 10, the band Radiohead released their most recent album, In Rainbows, in a unique scheme where one could download the album from the Internet and pay whatever he or she thought it was worth. After a week, sales have exceeded $9 million, despite only two-thirds of the downloaders deciding to pay more than zero dollars for it. It is being hailed as a vengeful success that flies in the face of the Recording Industry Association of America, commonly referred to as the RIAA, and the major record labels.

WHRW News' Winston Thompson hosts a Panel discussion with a variety of student leaders on Friday October 19th, 2007.

By Carmen Parra
Family weekend 2007, took place on the weekend of October 19th to the 21st. Parent’s were invited to various free events including performances, open house at the various campus buildings, tours, and festivals.

By Scott Schoen
Dr. Patch Adams, famous for his revolutionary work in medicine, participated in a two-seminar event here at Binghamton University this past weekend. The seminars were part of a fundraising effort by the University’s Habitat for Humanity chapter to raise the $30,000 necessary to work on a special project with Binghamton residents to help build a library for school children in an underprivileged region of Costa.

By Peter Spaet
12 years; 12 postseason runs; 10 Division Titles; 6 pennants; and 4 World Series Championships: All running totals until this week, when it was announced that Joe Torre's Yankee Managerial totals would end right where they were.

Despite losing games two, three, and four consecutively and falling to a 3-1 deficit in the ALCS, the Boston Red Sox took their third straight from the Cleveland Indians last night, to secure their eleventh American League Penant and their second in four years.

Last night's game remained close most of the way, with Cleveland chipping away at a modest 3-run Red Sox lead throughout the game's first six innings. Boston then blew it open in the seventh and eighth, scoring a combined 8 runs on six hits, one walk, one error, and two homeruns in their final 2 frames. After tacking on those eight late-inning runs, the Red Sox went on to win by a score of 11 to two.

Game one of the World Series will be held this Wednesday, October 24th at 8:00pm, The Colorado Rockies at the Boston Red Sox. Probable pitchers have yet to be announced. We will continue to update you on all World Series Coverage as this final round of 2007 baseball approaches.

By Peter Spaet
In BU intramural sports news this week, CoRec-Intramural kickball has finally crowned a new champion: The Aqua Team Kickball Force held its early lead against the Tough-Guides, (comprised primarily of the BU Tourguiding staff,) for a 10-7 win in yesterday's championship game.

ATKF's Elliot Zenilman made the final out in center field to the roaring cheers of, literally, several fans.

By Mark Scudder
I have no idea what this story means.

Main street from 7 PM October 24th to 7 AM October 25th will be closed between Matthews Street and Crestmont Road due to the replacement of a Water Main. There also will be no parking on Matthews Street and Crestmont road between 7 PM October 24th and 7 AM October 25th to help facilitate the construction.

By Sam Yaggy

By Sharon Lumbanraja

By Carmen Parra
Monday nights are not what they used to be. On 95 Main St, away from the strip of bars usually inhabited by the college crowd, stands the Belmar Pub. The Belmar extends the weekends into the week with various events that keep the place fresh and new, yet familiar.

WHRW News Director Robert Glass interviews DA Candidate Mike Korchak about his past experiences in the Broome County DA office and discusses why Mr. Korchak wants to become the new DA of Broome County.

News Directors Jenna Rosenberg and Robert Glass inteview Broome County DA Gerald Mollen, discussing his past experience as a trial lawyer in Broome County and as District Attorney of Broome County and why he thinks he should be re-elected as DA. He also discusses his past experience with opposing candidate Mike Korchak when Mr. Korchak worked in the Broome County DA's office.

By Jackie Wallach
Many critics and movie-goers alike have been raving about the movie Across the Universe directed by Julie Taymor. Stephen Holden from the New York Times claims, “Across the Universe captured my heart, and I realized that falling in love with the movie is like falling in love with another person.”

By Peter Spaet
Just 12 days after the announcement of Joe Torre's departure and only two days after the Red Sox completed their World Series Sweep of the Rockies, Joe Girardi became the first Managerial hire of this Major Laegue Baseball offseason, accepting the Yankees' three year, 7.5 million dollar offer.

By Scott Schoen

Tomorrow Tuesday November 6th, 2007 is the day of local elections in Broome County. We at WHRW News encourage you to go vote.

The following elections are taking place tomorrow:

For Broome County Overall:

The District Attorney Election with choices Gerald Mollen (http://www.geraldmollen.com/) and Mike Korchak (http://www.mikekorchak.com/).

And a County Judgeship is being decided with choices Joseph Cawley and Mary Anne Leeman.

The City of Binghamton is having the following elections:

A City Council Election between Bob Weslar and John Kittredge

By Cindy Zalog
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By Scott Schoen
BU recently hosted an event in which two criminal justice activists spoke out against the death penalty. Both speakers are brothers of convicted murders.

By Jesse Gerber
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By Robert Glass

By Jackie Wallach

By Carmen Parra
A common, albeit unfortunate attitude among Binghamton University students is the disinterest in curiosity or exploration of the area. I believe this issue has been addressed before, but instead of just discussing how and why students should venture out and explore more of what Binghamton has to offer, I’m going to discuss some alternatives to the more popular places for students.

By Scott Schoen
This past Friday, opening night for this year’s mainstage musical, Into the Woods turned out to be a triumph for the theater department. Under the direction of Tom Kremer and Musical Direction of Sue Peters, the Sondheim classic was an overall success.

Orchestrations seemed slightly simplified but still the orchestra performed well, which is often a tough task with a score from Sondheim.

By Peter Spaet

The BU student population voted this week to send a message to administrators, through the voice of its Student Association. 411 undergraduates participated in Wednesday's referendum on the design of the new East Campus, where new dorms will soon replace the __ year old Newing and __ year old Dickinson Structures.

It was determined that the 2 aging communities would be replaced, rather than renovated when new fire code laws were instituted to take effect in 2013, which would render those buildings out of compliance, beginning in that year.

By Cindy Zalog

By Peter Spaet
Just a few days after the most recent turn in the Alex Rodriguez saga, (which has him primed to resign with the Yankees to a 10 year, $275 million deal,) the Yankees now appear set to preliminary terms with two more of their key players - closer, Mariano Rivera and catcher Jorge Posada.

By Peter Spaet
Surprise news coming from Capitol Hill today. In an unexpected turn the Republican Senator from Mississippi, and current Senate Minority Whip, Trent Lott announced his retirement from the United States Senate today, effective at the end of 2007.

By Scott Schoen
Practicing Compassion in Daily Life, a lecture sponsored by the Binghamton Buddhist Meditation Group and the University’s Asian and Asian American Studies Department took place last Thursday evening. The speaker was a prominent Buddhist monk named Khenchen Tsewang Rinpoche. He is one of the three most senior teachers in his monastery, which is one of the largest of its lineage. Aside from his duties as a monk, he is responsible for many programs including one that establishes meditation sites throughout the United States and giving speeches around the world.

By Peter Spaet

By Robert Glass

By Robert Glass

By Peter Spaet
With the February 5th "Super Tuesday" primaries fast approaching, in which residents of 22 states - accounting for over 50% of the country's population, - will cast votes for the Presidential nominees of the 2 major parties, tomorrow's Florida Primary will mark the final battle between the GOP Presidential candidates before the typically decisive February 5th contests.

By Stacey Levine

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By Jackie Wallach

They are all over the world, showing up in cities from Vancouver to Madrid to Cologne to Cape Town to New York. They have been sending people screaming at the site of them. No, I’m not talking about deadly germs or viruses. I’m talking about the Spice Girls!

By Daniel Chan

By Claire Mechmann

Many students have been wondering about the reconstruction of the Newing and Dickinson dormitories, especially recently, when the university announced that the construction would begin at the end of March. "But where shall we live?" students could be heard crying. "You can't just kick us out!"

By Daniel Chan

By Claire Mechmann

Over the weekend, with nothing better to do and an extra 9 dollars, this reporter decided, in a regrettable lapse of sanity, to go see the latest sci-fi flick Jumper.

Jumper's tag-line is usually something along the lines of "Anywhere is possible," and if only this reporter had been anywhere but in the theater, or if the writers had been anywhere near a decent plot when they decided to start filming.

By Ellen Rosensheim.

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All views expressed in the editorial are those of the author alone, and do not necessarily reflect those of WHRW News, WHRW Binghamton, or the management of WHRW News.

By Daniel Chan

Hayley and Jeri interview Jared, the drummer of the indie rock band Kiss Kiss.

Hayley and Jeri interview Kristen May, the singer/songwriter of Vedera.

Hayley and Jeri interview Amanda Palmer her work as one half of the punk cabaret band The Dresden Dolls and talk about her solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer. Palmer debuted the release date of her solo CD during this interview, and shared exclusive information about her upcoming project with acclaimed author Neil Gaiman.

Hayley and Jeri interview Dan Dauchy (singer/songwriter and guitarist) and Jared Miller (drums and percussion) from the band One Who Stayed.

Hayley and Jeri interview Drew Roulette the bassist of Dredg. Roulette is also an artist who has contributed album art for the band.

By Lia Ponterotto

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By Sarah Golden

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By Thomas St.Pierre

The polls are very clear: the American people are tired of business as usual in Washington. Americans are concerned over the economy, ambivalent toward our wars, and disappointed with our elected officials. In this light, it is no surprise that both the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Presidency are emphasizing change as a key element of their platforms.

Spore, released on September 7th, is a critically acclaimed, yet flawed, game of evolution. The game begins with the character as a single-celled organism struggling to survive in the primordial soup of non-sentient life. In this stage, the first of five in the game, your cell blob swims around, propelled by a variety of genetic attachments, which the player has total control to customize. In the process your organism eats other green plant blobs, or red meat blobs to gain food, which acts as the level up mechanism.

Hayley and Jeri interview Graham Rothenberg, drummer of the band The King Left.

The Binghamton Blowout Block Party, or B3P, kicked off in Binghamton City this past Friday. The event was formed by CIC2020, or “The Catalysts for Intellectual Capital 2020”. It was created in order to “familiarize students with the city as residents and citizens of the community”.

News Director Robert Glass interviews Laurence Gonzales on his new book "Everyday Survival."

News Director Robert Glass interviews Lori Lipman Brown on how the 2008 election will effect Secular America, and on the state of Secular America in the past eight years.

News Director Robert Glass interviews Geopolitical Analyst Marko Papic from Stratfor on how the 2008 Election will change the future of the United States' Foreign Policy relationship with Russia and Eastern Europe.

For more information on Stratfor you can visit: http://www.stratfor.com/

Transcript:

Robert Glass: WHRW News is now joined by Marko Papic, a geopolitical analyst for Stratfor. Welcome on the program.

Marko Papic: Well, thank you very much. It's a pleasure to be here.

Robert Glass: We're here to talk about how the election will change American Foreign Policy with Eastern Europe and Russia. And, just as a background, how would you describe America's relationship with Russia in the past eight years?

News Director Robert Glass interview Professor Randall McGuire of Binghamton University on how the 2008 election will effect the Native American populace of the United States.

News Director Robert Glass interviews Ron Pollack from Families USA on how the 2008 election will effect the price and quality of Healthcare in the United States.

Families USA is a self-described Healthcare Advocacy group. For more information you can visit its website located here: http://www.familiesusa.org/

As part of its live election coverage WHRW News interviewed Chris Edwards of the CATO Institute on how the 2008 Election will change Tax Policy in the United States in the coming four years.

As part of its live Election 2008 coverage WHRW News interviewed Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, on how he thinks the 2008 Election will change the future of Illegal Immigration in the United States.

For more information on the Minuteman Project you can visit: http://www.minutemanproject.com/

News Director Robert Glass interviews Andrew Milligan, the owner of Sumolounge International, about the history of the Sumolounge company, its current success and its goals for the years to come.

Robert Glass: What made you want to found Sumolounge International?

"Cat, What Is That?" by Tony Johnston is a wonderful collection of verse exploring what it means to be a cat. Instead of exploring what a cat is through physical traits (ears, size, fur color) Tony Johnston takes an abstract approach. Cats represent many different things to him because cats have such distinct personalities. He uses words like “slink,” “dance,” “roar,” and “pounce,” to describe how a cat moves and words like “fat,” “spy,” and “jowl” to describe how a cat looks. This book is especially unique because not only do his words describe how a cat moves, looks, or acts, but they are also descriptions of what a cat can represent. Some of the references in this book are too adult for young children to understand, such as the line “It is a sphinx.” More importantly, the sounds of the words invoke particular feelings of awe and curiosity, which are akin to the attitude of most young children. Of course, this book would not be the wonderful little piece of literature it is without the simple paintings of cats by Wendell Moor. His paintings help illustrate the Johnston’s words.

News Director Robert Glass interviews Carlo D'Este on his new book, "Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill as War." They also discuss Churchill's background, achievements in life and other details from his life.

Leah Gottlieb, an assistant editor for WHRW News, talked with Bill Lawrence over the phone about Scrubs and its future.

News Director Robert Glass recently sat down with Matt Landau to talk about the ongoing situation with regards to the Student Association Vice President of Multicultural Affairs.

Important note: The Student Assembly meeting where the motion on the abolishment of the VPMA will be discussed is officially moved to the Osterhout Concert Theater in the Anderson Center. It is going to take place this coming Monday, the Eighth, at 7 P.M.

Transcript:

Robert Glass: Thank you very much for agreeing to do this.

Matt Landau: Sure.

Robert Glass: There are a lot of rumours swirling around as to what this motion in the student assembly actually means. Would you clarify what it actually means and what it does not mean?

News Director Robert Glass interviewed Maryam Belly on the recent controversy regarding the Vice President of Multicultural Affairs.

Peter Raaymakers and Ben Myers talk about the state of the Ottawa Senators, the future of Martin Gerber, and much more in our first weekly Blogcast about the big brother team of the Binghamton Senators up in Ottawa.

To read the regular blogging of Ben Myers and Peter Raaymakers you can visit their website at: http://sensarmy.blogspot.com

Peter Raaymakers and Ben Myers talk about the state of the Ottawa Senators, the future of Martin Gerber, and much more in our third weekly Blogcast about the big brother team of the Binghamton Senators up in Ottawa.

To read the regular blogging of Ben Myers and Peter Raaymakers you can visit their website at: http://sensarmy.blogspot.com

Ben Meyers of the Sens Army Blog and Peter Raaymakers of the Silver Seven Sens Blog talk about the latest Senators news, including the recent loss to the Canadiens, the ever problematic Goalie situation and the recent Comrie/Campoli trade.

Ben Meyers of the Sens Army Blog and Peter Raaymakers of the Silver Seven Sens Blog talk about the latest Senators news.

The Sens Army Blogcast: Week 5.

News Director Robert Glass interviews author Remy Stern on his book But Wait... There's More, a history of the infomercial business. Along the way they discuss the origin of Infomercials, infomercial scams, Kevin Trudeau, the Home Shopping Network, and much more.

For more information on But Wait... There's More you can read the WHRW News review of the book here or you can visit the publisher's website for more information.

Peter Raaymakers and Mark Parisi from the Silver Seven Sens blog talk about the Ottawa Senator's week and their future in this WHRW News exclusive podcast.

Peter Raaymakers and Mark Parisi from the Silver Seven Sens blog talk about the Ottawa Senator's week the game tonight in this WHRW News exclusive podcast.