Pipe Dream (newspaper)
Encyclopedia
Pipe Dream is the twice-weekly student newspaper of Binghamton University
in Vestal, N.Y.
It is printed in tabloid size with full color front and back pages.
Pipe Dream is one of the few student newspapers in the country that is and always has been entirely student-run, without the supervision or assistance of an advisor. Though there is no journalism school at Binghamton University, Pipe Dream was named in 2010 as one of the nation's top college newspapers by the Princeton Review.
The paper's name was changed to Pipe Dream in 1970 in protest of the Vietnam War
.
Pipe Dream also publishes special issues for finals week, summer orientation, the annual Spring Fling celebration, and the NCAA America East Men's Basketball Tournament, among others.
, New York Post
, New York Daily News
and Newsday
.
Tony Kornheiser
, '70, now a famous ESPN
personality, was once The Colonial News' sports editor.
Chris Giarrusso
, '97, illustrator of Marvel Comics
' Mini Marvels series is a former Fun Page Editor.
Princeton Review Best College Newspapers - ranked No. 20 in the nation
2009
Associated Collegiate Press
National College Newspaper Convention - 4th Place for Four-Year Weekly Tabloid
2008
Associated Collegiate Press
National College Newspaper Convention - 4th Place for Four-Year Weekly Tabloid
2007
Associated Collegiate Press
National College Newspaper Convention - Honorable Mention for Four-Year Weekly Tabloid
2006
Binghamton University XCELSIOR Award - Media Organization of the Year
Editor in Chief: Nate Fleming
Managing Editor: Jamie Feld
Business: Henry James
News: Editor Brian Racow
Sports: Editor Adam Rosenbloom
Photo: Editor Daniel O'Connnor
Release: Editor Diana Glogau
Opinion: Editor Jordan Rabinowitz
Fun Page: Editor Mike Manzi
Design: Design Manager Paige Nazinitsky
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Kristin Lee
Tech: News Tech Manager Phillip Schaiffer
Web: Web Services Manager Daniel S. Weintraub
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2010-11
Editor in Chief: Melissa Bykofsky
Managing Editor: Katrina Skovan
Business: Business Manager Christina Cioffe, Ad Manager Geoffrey Zee, Accounts Receivable Manager Ashley Weeks, Business Coordinator Henry James
News: Editor Rob Bellon, Fall Asst. Editors Alex Abel, Aaron Axelson, Spring Asst. Editors Aaron Axelson, Brian Racow
Sports: Editor Justin Mathew, Asst. Editor Justin Tasch
Photo: Editors Chris Carpenter, Liz Joyce
Release: Editors Elena Cox, Diana Glogau
Opinion: Editor Nathan R. Fleming
Fun Page: Editor Jared Lloyd
Design: Design Manager Jamie Feld
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Kristin Lee, Asst. Copy Dean Colvin
Tech: News Tech Manager Alex Black
Web: Web Services Manager Daniel S. Weintraub
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2009-10
Editor in Chief: Ashley Tarr
Managing Editor: Chris Carpenter
Business: Business Manager Shinsuke Kawano, Ad Manager Anne McBride, Business Coordinator Christina Cioffe
News: Editor Melissa Bykofsky, Fall Asst. Editors Aaron Axelson, Greg Norman, Spring Asst. Rob Bellon, Anjana Nattanmai
Sports: Editor Cyril Cheriyan, Asst. Editors Dan Boruchowitz, Ryan Ganzenmuller
Photo: Editor Teressa Pace, Asst. Editor Yaris Ng Pang
Release: Editor Elena Cox, Asst. Editor Diana Glogau
Opinion: Editor Marina Gaft, Asst. Editor Nathan R. Fleming
Fun Page: Editor Jamie Feld
Design: Design Manager Katrina Skovan
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Lauren Lusher
Tech: News Tech Manager Steve Rice
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2008-09
Editor in Chief: Evan Drellich
Managing Editor: Kelly O'Connor
Business: Business Manager Maayan Roman, Ad Manager Shinsuke Kawano
News: Editor Robert Hadad-Zlokower, Asst. Editors Marina Gaft, Caitlin Sweeny
Sports: Editor Cyril Cheriyan, Asst. Editor Bryan Haas
Photo: Editor Julie Munn, Asst. Editor Chris Carpenter
Release: Editor Chris Harnick Asst. Editor Ashley Morgan
Opinion: Editor Molly Ariotti
Fun Page: Editor Dave Zucker
Design: Design Manager Marissa Haber
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Lisa Taravella Asst. Editor Lauren Lusher
Tech: News Tech Manager Steve Rice
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2007-08
Editor in Chief: Alana Casanova-Burgess
Managing Editor: Ryan LaFollette
Business: Business Manager Cliff Nguyen, Ad Manager Maayan Roman
News: Editor Erika Neddenien, Asst. Editor Robert Hadad-Zlokower, Asst. Editor Ashley Tarr
Sports: Editor Mark Macyk, Asst. Editor Evan Drellich, Asst. Editor Ben Masur
Photo: Editor Emma Wright, Asst. Editor Julie Munn
Release: Editors Nora Slonimsky and Chris Harnick
Opinion: Editor Max Lakin
Fun Page: Editor Dave Zucker
Design: Design Manager Laura Guido
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Kelly O'Connor
Tech: News Tech Manager Steve Rice
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1946-47 (Colonial News)
Editor in Chief: Donald S. Sowter
Managing Editor: Joe D. Gluecksman
News Editor: John W. Hinds
Feature Editor: Owen J. Crumb
Business Manager: Aysel Searles, Jr.
Advertising Editor: Dolores Green
Photography: Howard Engel
Art Editor: Norma Carmon
Proofreader: Eileen Schochet
Editorial Staff: Tom Callahan, Jean Fairbrother, John Kar, William Sharpe, Larry McGrath, H. J. Accurso, Elliot Chester, Theodore Chronis, R. J. Koloski, Ralph Linnell, Burton Weinstein
Business Staff: Shirley Dawson, Wilbur Brewer, Richard Hamann, James Jordan, Annette Smith, Sonia NeJame
Sports Staff: Howard Scheinholz, Alec Hazen
Photography Staff: Martin Citron, Gerald Shapiro
Feature Writers: Chester Fish, Allan Hansen, Robert Jacobson, Monica Semenek, Margret Wallace, S. T. Slotzky
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
in Vestal, N.Y.
Vestal, New York
Vestal is a town within Broome County in the Southern Tier of New York, and lies between the Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania border. As of the 2000 census, the population was 26,535, estimated to have grown to 27,369 in 2009....
It is printed in tabloid size with full color front and back pages.
Pipe Dream is one of the few student newspapers in the country that is and always has been entirely student-run, without the supervision or assistance of an advisor. Though there is no journalism school at Binghamton University, Pipe Dream was named in 2010 as one of the nation's top college newspapers by the Princeton Review.
History - "The Free Word on Campus"
Pipe Dream was first published in the form of "The Colonial News" on Nov. 22, 1946, the same year as the founding of Triple Cities Colleges, the forebear of Binghamton University. The Colonial News' first editors wrote:The paper's name was changed to Pipe Dream in 1970 in protest of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
.
Circulation
The newspaper is distributed at Binghamton University's main campus in Vestal, N.Y., and at several spots in the downtown Binghamton area, including the newly built Downtown Center. All copies are distributed openly and are free to the public.Format
Pipe Dream regularly prints the following sections:- News: Updates on the latest in campus, local and national news from student journalists. Notably includes Police Watch which details incidents of alleged illegal escapades on campus as filed by campus police.
- Release: Arts & Entertainment section which looks at happenings on campus and popular culture at large.
- Opinion: Oriented towards campus affairs, national and global politics, as well as broader issues of campus life and humor.
- Weekend Warriors: Full color two-page photographic spread in the center of the paper which displays on and off-campus student events and activities.
- Fun Page: General comic and humor section including original comics by Binghamton students, alumnai, and syndicated artists, as well as sudoku and crossword puzzles.
- Classifieds: General classifieds and student-housing rental advertisements.
- Sports: Game coverage and opinion stories on the Division I Binghamton BearcatsBinghamton BearcatsThe Binghamton Bearcats are an NCAA Division I athletics program at Binghamton University. They are one of four Division I programs in the SUNY system and a member of the America East Conference.-History:...
. Professional and national sports issues are also covered. As is typical of tabloid formats, the back page is dedicated to the sports section.
Pipe Dream also publishes special issues for finals week, summer orientation, the annual Spring Fling celebration, and the NCAA America East Men's Basketball Tournament, among others.
Pipe Dream Online
Pipe Dream relaunched its website www.bupipedream.com in the spring of 2008 and revised the site again the following spring with improved content and layout. The site includes breaking news updates as well as archived articles from the print edition. For each Tuesday and Friday print issue, the front and back page full color images are featured on the site and available for download in .pdf format. An enhanced multimedia page displays recent event photos including campus activities and sporting events.Alumni
Alumni of Pipe Dream have worked for and are currently working for some of the nation's top media outlets, including the four major New York papers: The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
, New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
and Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
.
Tony Kornheiser
Tony Kornheiser
Anthony Irwin "Tony" Kornheiser is an American sportswriter and former columnist for The Washington Post, as well as a radio and television talk show host...
, '70, now a famous ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
personality, was once The Colonial News
Chris Giarrusso
Chris Giarrusso
Chris Giarrusso is a graphic novel author/illustrator best known for the all-ages series G-Man at Image Comics and Mini Marvels at Marvel Comics.-Career:...
, '97, illustrator of Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
' Mini Marvels series is a former Fun Page Editor.
Awards
2010Princeton Review Best College Newspapers - ranked No. 20 in the nation
2009
Associated Collegiate Press
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
National College Newspaper Convention - 4th Place for Four-Year Weekly Tabloid
2008
Associated Collegiate Press
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
National College Newspaper Convention - 4th Place for Four-Year Weekly Tabloid
2007
Associated Collegiate Press
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
National College Newspaper Convention - Honorable Mention for Four-Year Weekly Tabloid
2006
Binghamton University XCELSIOR Award - Media Organization of the Year
Fred Handte Memorial Award
Established in 1988 in memory of Fred Handte, 1987 editor-in-chief of the student newspaper Pipe Dream. This award is given to a junior or senior involved with the Pipe Dream.Executive Board
2011-12Editor in Chief: Nate Fleming
Managing Editor: Jamie Feld
Business: Henry James
News: Editor Brian Racow
Sports: Editor Adam Rosenbloom
Photo: Editor Daniel O'Connnor
Release: Editor Diana Glogau
Opinion: Editor Jordan Rabinowitz
Fun Page: Editor Mike Manzi
Design: Design Manager Paige Nazinitsky
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Kristin Lee
Tech: News Tech Manager Phillip Schaiffer
Web: Web Services Manager Daniel S. Weintraub
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2010-11
Editor in Chief: Melissa Bykofsky
Managing Editor: Katrina Skovan
Business: Business Manager Christina Cioffe, Ad Manager Geoffrey Zee, Accounts Receivable Manager Ashley Weeks, Business Coordinator Henry James
News: Editor Rob Bellon, Fall Asst. Editors Alex Abel, Aaron Axelson, Spring Asst. Editors Aaron Axelson, Brian Racow
Sports: Editor Justin Mathew, Asst. Editor Justin Tasch
Photo: Editors Chris Carpenter, Liz Joyce
Release: Editors Elena Cox, Diana Glogau
Opinion: Editor Nathan R. Fleming
Fun Page: Editor Jared Lloyd
Design: Design Manager Jamie Feld
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Kristin Lee, Asst. Copy Dean Colvin
Tech: News Tech Manager Alex Black
Web: Web Services Manager Daniel S. Weintraub
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2009-10
Editor in Chief: Ashley Tarr
Managing Editor: Chris Carpenter
Business: Business Manager Shinsuke Kawano, Ad Manager Anne McBride, Business Coordinator Christina Cioffe
News: Editor Melissa Bykofsky, Fall Asst. Editors Aaron Axelson, Greg Norman, Spring Asst. Rob Bellon, Anjana Nattanmai
Sports: Editor Cyril Cheriyan, Asst. Editors Dan Boruchowitz, Ryan Ganzenmuller
Photo: Editor Teressa Pace, Asst. Editor Yaris Ng Pang
Release: Editor Elena Cox, Asst. Editor Diana Glogau
Opinion: Editor Marina Gaft, Asst. Editor Nathan R. Fleming
Fun Page: Editor Jamie Feld
Design: Design Manager Katrina Skovan
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Lauren Lusher
Tech: News Tech Manager Steve Rice
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2008-09
Editor in Chief: Evan Drellich
Managing Editor: Kelly O'Connor
Business: Business Manager Maayan Roman, Ad Manager Shinsuke Kawano
News: Editor Robert Hadad-Zlokower, Asst. Editors Marina Gaft, Caitlin Sweeny
Sports: Editor Cyril Cheriyan, Asst. Editor Bryan Haas
Photo: Editor Julie Munn, Asst. Editor Chris Carpenter
Release: Editor Chris Harnick Asst. Editor Ashley Morgan
Opinion: Editor Molly Ariotti
Fun Page: Editor Dave Zucker
Design: Design Manager Marissa Haber
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Lisa Taravella Asst. Editor Lauren Lusher
Tech: News Tech Manager Steve Rice
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2007-08
Editor in Chief: Alana Casanova-Burgess
Managing Editor: Ryan LaFollette
Business: Business Manager Cliff Nguyen, Ad Manager Maayan Roman
News: Editor Erika Neddenien, Asst. Editor Robert Hadad-Zlokower, Asst. Editor Ashley Tarr
Sports: Editor Mark Macyk, Asst. Editor Evan Drellich, Asst. Editor Ben Masur
Photo: Editor Emma Wright, Asst. Editor Julie Munn
Release: Editors Nora Slonimsky and Chris Harnick
Opinion: Editor Max Lakin
Fun Page: Editor Dave Zucker
Design: Design Manager Laura Guido
Copy: Copy Desk Chief Kelly O'Connor
Tech: News Tech Manager Steve Rice
----
1946-47 (Colonial News)
Editor in Chief: Donald S. Sowter
Managing Editor: Joe D. Gluecksman
News Editor: John W. Hinds
Feature Editor: Owen J. Crumb
Business Manager: Aysel Searles, Jr.
Advertising Editor: Dolores Green
Photography: Howard Engel
Art Editor: Norma Carmon
Proofreader: Eileen Schochet
Editorial Staff: Tom Callahan, Jean Fairbrother, John Kar, William Sharpe, Larry McGrath, H. J. Accurso, Elliot Chester, Theodore Chronis, R. J. Koloski, Ralph Linnell, Burton Weinstein
Business Staff: Shirley Dawson, Wilbur Brewer, Richard Hamann, James Jordan, Annette Smith, Sonia NeJame
Sports Staff: Howard Scheinholz, Alec Hazen
Photography Staff: Martin Citron, Gerald Shapiro
Feature Writers: Chester Fish, Allan Hansen, Robert Jacobson, Monica Semenek, Margret Wallace, S. T. Slotzky