"I want to say something, but I can't say something every time because then I'd always be saying something." The inner dialogue a lot of people have when it comes to speaking up about an issue. At the time, Jermel M. was a junior and the VP of multi-cultural affairs at Binghamton. He decided that he would allow his silence to speak for him with a silent protest. Today, Jermel is the first black President/CEO of the student association at Binghamton.