It’s that time again — and we doubt anyone will put these final grades on their fridge.

Student Association E-Board: B-

In a meeting with the Pipe Dream editorial board, SA E-Board members gave an overview of what they have accomplished this year. We give serious props to the SA Programming Board and Aaron Cohn for the programs we’ve seen this semester, and to Daniel Rabinowitz for the work he has done with SOOTs and judicial matters. The general lack of in-fighting has definitely been refreshing, and we hear the office has been a friendlier place this year. Despite all this, however, the SUNY SA Conference is still fresh in our minds. If the E-Board wants to be taken seriously and respected for the work they do, they need to project a more responsible image to the campus community. We think that if they work a little harder on getting the word out on all the positives they’ve accomplished, that image has the potential to last.

Administration: D

While there have been some positives — administrators have rallied effectively on the budget and met with the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign — they are seriously overshadowed by the negative. Students still don’t know the status of the basketball audit or even why so many players were removed this year, aside from “commitment issues.” As Pipe Dream reported Nov. 20, Malik Alvin said the players themselves don’t know what they are being accused of. For all the administration’s talk about openness, the entire student body is still in the dark on matters that directly affect us.

Athletes: A-

So far this year the women’s volleyball and men’s cross country teams have each won a conference title, and the men’s soccer team came in fifth in the nation for highest GPA. Other sports have also had great successes, and their accomplishments should in no way be overshadowed by the scandals that have hit our basketball program. We’re proud of our athletes.

Health Services: C-

Information on swine flu has been distributed to students well, and we appreciate the sanitizers and free vaccinations. Even so, there is no reason for this disease to be handled in such a “hush-hush” manner — we all know more than one person in Binghamton University has to have been infected. And while Health Services has given all its attention to swine flu, students who need help with other things have been allowed to fall to the wayside and encouraged to stay home to avoid being infected. Until medical attention is available to students on campus whenever they need it — and that includes weekends — this grade will remain low.

Student Body: C

A few people attended the equality rally in Washington, D.C., and many students are involved with a number of humanitarian and environmental campaigns. They are, however, the minority on this campus; as a whole, we don’t seem to care very much. Despite the fact that the Facebook group in memory of late professor Richard Antoun has 1,926 members at time of print, only around 20 students attended the memorial Friday. When it comes to putting in more effort than it takes to click a button on Facebook, we inevitably fall short.

New York State: F

It’s hard to remember a more disappointing time. From the NY State Senate’s rejection of the gay marriage bill to the ever-increasing budget deficit, there’s little positive to be found in Gov. David Paterson’s reign. As tuition keeps rising and our elected officials continue to squabble instead of passing helpful legislation, it’s getting harder and harder to say we love New York.