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Volume 136, Number 14
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Reactions vary
to refined party
policies, rules
Dean Burns,
SA President
Weissmann stress
minimal changes
Interview with
Dean Levy on
page 3
Courtesy of SWBR Architects
An architects’ rendition of the Pit, scheduled for construction this summer, will double in size to 2,400 square feet.
Pit to undergo renovations
Director of Dining excited to share plans for next summer
by Emily Berkowitz
Staff Writer
The Mexican food station Zoca and
Panda Express will call the Pit in Wilson Commons home next fall, part of a
renovation project that will take place
in the summer of 2010. The construction in the Pit — slated to be complete
by the time students return next fall
— is funded in part by a grant program
announced by New York State Governor
David Paterson in August.
“[Dining Services] also wants to
make [the Pit] a more pleasurable
place to be in for our customers and…
our employees, and the combination
of those two things will greatly lift
everyone’s spirits,” Director of Dining and Auxiliary Services Cameron
Schauf said.
The renovations will also double
the size of the Pit from 1,200 to 2,400
square feet.
In order to open up more space, the
wall that separates the serving and
checkout area, which is the wall behind
the salad area that extends to the drink
coolers, will be knocked down. The
wall behind the grill that separates
the kitchen from the serving area will
also be taken down. In addition to Zoca
and the Panda Express, other new food
stations include a brand new salad bar
with homemade soups and breads,
a new pizza oven and a grab-and-go
station with prepackaged sandwiches,
salads, sushi and desserts. The current
coolers will be gone and instead there
will be new coolers, which will be built
into the walls. Blimpie will take up new
residence in the Hive.
Most of the existing equipment,
including the grill, will be updated.
The seating area will also undergo
some changes, such as new tables and
stools, as well as new lighting, all of
which will contribute to an increase in
the quantity and quality of the student
dining experience.
Schauf is excited to get the plans rolling and is looking forward to student
excitement upon their return next fall.
“We really want the students to start
to visualize what the Pit will look like
in the fall,” he said. “We don’t want
the [new plans] to be this big secret.”
Students also shared Schauf’s excitement, especially upon seeing a few of
the drawings pictured below.
“It looks so much cleaner and more
approachable to eat in,” junior Angie
Santiago said. “I am happy they are
finally going through with it.”
This past August, Paterson announced that the New York State
Higher Education Capital (HECap)
Matching Grant Program has given
UR $2.18 million for capital projects,
which include renovating the Pit and
updating the fire protection system in
the Susan B. Anthony residence halls.
See PIT, Page 5
UR community remembers Le
by Conor Willis
News Editor
“Gracious, “funny,” “a
role model.” That’s how Annie Le will be remembered by
many in the UR community.
A 2007 graduate of UR, she
was found dead on Sunday in
a basement of an off-campus
medical research building at
Yale University. Police ruled
it a homicide.
Le received a Bachelor of
Science degree in cell and
developmental biology and
was awarded accolades at UR
for academic achievements
in the biology department.
A graduate pharmacology
student at Yale, Le was set to
marry Jonathan Widawsky
on Sunday. Widawsky was
also a 2007 UR graduate.
Faculty in the biology
Inside this issue:
and the physics department
remember the couple fondly,
specifically Le’s bright,
warm personality.
Professor of Physics Steven Manly knew both Jonathan and Le during their
time at UR. Both were teaching assistants in the physics
department — a program
that Manly oversees. “She’s
got this smile that lights up
the world,” Manly said. “She
was one of those people who
would walk in a room and
brighten it up.”
Associate Professor of Biology Cheetip Benyajati was
Le’s faculty mentor at UR.
“Annie Le was an outstanding student with a positive
attitude and commitment
to excellence in everything
she pursued, served as a role
model for her peers as well as
for faculty and staff,” Benyajati said in a statement.
Le, a native of Placerville,
Calif., pleased many with her
warm heart, something that
Professor of Biology Terry
Platt specifically recalled.
“She was elegant, sparkling,
gracious and funny… and
the whimsical DNA cuff links
she gave me as a thank you
gift for believing in her will
always remind of her smile
and her spirit.”
Le was heavily involved
in research during her time
here, including participating
in a prestigious National Institutes of Health fellowship,
and working with Associate
Professor of Orthapedics
Michael Zusick, who oversaw
her senior thesis in the lab.
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A&E: Eastman theatre undergoes renovations
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Sports: Freshman steps up for UR golf team
Le worked on research
investigating the molecular
basis of osteoarthritis. “She
stood out because of her
academic strength and her
unmatched energy level and
work ethic,” Zusick said.
“In my opinion, she was
working at the level of a
graduate student even as an
undergraduate sophomore
and junior. She was truly the
cream of the crop.”
UR President Joel Seligman released a statement
on behalf of the University
on Monday. “The University
of Rochester community is
deeply saddened to learn
of the death of Annie Le,
a young alumna who was
pursuing her dream of a career in biomedical research.
See LE, Page 5
by Justin Fleming
Contributing Writer
If you’re confused about
the new/revised policies on
the fraternity quad and registering off campus parties,
you’re not alone. This is the
result of revamped policies
— among which is the rule
that restricts the number
of simultaneous parties in
fraternities on campus to
three. If there are more than
three at the same time, the
organizing group will have to
pay for extra security.
The answers to these
questions are beginning to
become clear, but opinions
of the new policies run the
gamut from full support to
extreme skepticism.
“If you look back you’ll
probably find a night or two
where there are more than
three parties, so I guess it’s
a change, but it’s not really
much of a change,” Dean of
Students Matthew Burns
said of the new Fraternity
Quad policy.
The change may seem
minimal, but frustrations
were expressed at the Senate
meeting Monday night due
to the lack of clear communication between the Dean of
Students office and student
government with regard to
the new policies.
Speaker of the Senate
and senior Kierstin Hughes
expressed such concerns.
“I think one of the main
problems the Senate had
was the lack of information
that there was about the
changes that were made,”
Hughes said.
Specifically, Hughes raised
concerns over the lack of
student government representation in the Standing Committee on Alcohol
Prevention and Education
(SCAPE). On Monday, SA
senator and senior Ryan
Mills was appointed to this
committee. He cited concerns he had about health
risks at potentially overcrowded parties and stressed
that he would represent the
concerns of all students on
the council.
Students’ Association
President and senior Eric
Weissmann underscored the
fact that there are very few
policy changes.
“The biggest challenge is
that students don’t realize
that,” he said. At the same
time, he stressed the need for
better communication.
“Why are there so many
rumors flying around?” he
said. “It’s because there
hasn’t been clear and defined
communication as to exactly
what happened, why it happened and who decided it.”
Burns said he welcomes
continued communication
between the students and
the administration.
“Policy changed and
there’s disagreement,” he
said. “Good, let’s talk about
that. We’re going to continue
the dialogue.”
A focal point of the revised alcohol policies is a
continuing emphasis on
accountability on the part of
See REACTIONS, Page 5
Mark Fleming • Photography Editor
If there are more than three parties on the fraternity quad
at the same time, additional groups will be subject to fees.
Not Enough Teachers
Milestone for Coach
UR’s religion department could use a few
more professors.
Women’s coach reaches 400 wins — a first
for women’s Division III soccer.
Ed Observer: Page 6
Sports: Page 20
NEWS
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Five-Day Forecast
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Thursday
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This Week on Campus
Thursday
SEPTEMBER 17
Ur FLU VACCINE CLINIC
4 - 7 p.m., UHS Building, Room 420
Vaccines, which are for the seasonal flu only, are given on a first come, first
serve basis. The student Blue Cross Blueshield insurance covers the cost. Students with other insurance should bring their insurance card. The cost is $20 if
not covered by insurance. For additional clinic dates in September and October,
check www.rochester.edu/emergency/h1n1/vaccines.html.
Constitution Day
4:30 - 6 p.m., Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons
Celebrate the rectification of the Constitution with apple pie, ice cream and free
copies of the Constitution. The event will include a screening of a voter registration video, conversations about the Constitution and patriotic music.
Mark Fleming • Photography Editor
Hold on for dear life
friday
Particpants in Sunday’s Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Crescent Classic Relay squared
off on the Wilson Quad, showing their aggressive sides in an old fashion tug of war.
Security Update
Suspected marijuana dealer caught
pedaling on University property
By COnor WIllis
News Editor
A student notified UR Security
on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 12:47 a.m.
that an unidentified person attempted to sell him marijuana.
According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, security
officers noticed a man matching the students’ description of
pedaling away on his bicycle on
Intercampus Drive.
When Security spoke with the
man, four small packets of what
were believed to be marijuana were
found in his possession. Rochester
police were called to the scene, and
they confiscated the marijuana.
After speaking with the individual,
the police released him. He was
last seen riding over the pedestrian
footbridge.
Potential bike thief caught and
returned home
At 6:05 p.m., on Friday, Sept.
11 security officers patrolling the
Riverview Apartments complex
saw an individual trying to cut a
bike lock in Lot D with a pair of
bolt cutters. The suspect was 15
years old, and when Rochester
police arrived to conduct their
own investigation, they decided
to bring the suspect home to his
parents.
According to Lafferty, the suspect was unsuccessful in stealing
the bike and was warned not to
return to University property.
people how to leave campus because they were lost.
All three youths were warned,
advised and released.
Jewelry thief with eBay
aspirations arrested
Margaret McCormick, a 49year-old from SUNY Geneseo was
arrested by Rochester police after
stealing jewelry at the Clothesline
Festival at the Memorial Art Gallery on Saturday, Sept. 13. She told
police that she planned on selling
the jewelry on ebay.
According to Lafferty, McCormick is facing larceny charges after
she admitted to stealing multiple
pieces of jewelry from booths set up
by vendors outside the MAG.
Several pieces of jewelry were
recovered and Rochester police
are working to identify all of the
victims involved.
Before being taken into custody
by police, McCormick was issued a
ban form to stay off of University
property in the future.
Caribash
10 p.m. - 2 a.m., Drama House
The Student Organization for Caribbean awareness is hosting its annual Carribash at the Drama House. The D.J. will play reggae, dancehall and soca tunes
throughout the night. Tickets are $6 for UR students and $7 for non-UR students
before prices increase at midnight.
Monday
Posters defaced at Riverview
A UR student at Riverview
apartment complex reported that
posters with his photographs were
defaced by unknown person(s).
According to Lafferty, the
posters were for a religious retreat and the student’s face in
the photograph was either cut
out or slashed. Security has no
suspects.
Head-on collision sends one
to Strong Memorial Hospital
Security officers responded to
a call at the Southside Living
Center soccer field after a visiting
player was involved in a head-on
collision, Sunday, Sept. 13 at
2:32 p.m.
According to Lafferty, the player
was transported to Strong Hospital for care.
Willis is a member of
the class of 2011.
Information provided
by UR Security.
SEPTEMBER 21
Focus on Rochester
9 a.m., Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library
Community-based organizations will meet with UR personnel to discuss the
continued partnership between the University and the Rochester community.
The fourth annual event is designed to improve UR’s cooperation with Rochester
community-based programs by working to enrich the experience of Rochester
youth and promoting access to higher education institutions.
Wednesday
SEPTEMBER 23
Neilly Series and University
Press Celebration Event
5 p.m., Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library
Former director of Penn State University Press Sanford Thatcher will be discussing open access, which is regarded by librarians and their allies as a means to
stop the domination of certain sectors in higher education. The Neilly Series is
supported by the Andrew H. Neilly and Janet Dayton Neilly Endowment and the
River Campus Libraries at the University of Rochester. The lecture is free and
open to the public. Free parking is available at Library Lot.
Corrections:
In “Policy turns write-ups into fines and house call,” the Judicaial Action Management System start-up
cost was incorrectly listed as $10,000. Its actual cost is $9,000. In the same story, Dan Watts was incorrectly identified as the Director of Residential Life — he is the associate director.
Please e-mail calendar submissions to
ctnews3@gmail.com.
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City youths wonder
onto River Campus
Undergraduate students reported three youths riding around
on bicycles on Saturday, Sept. 12,
just before 9 p.m.
According to Lafferty, the youths
were asking where the parties and
the girls were. The 12,15 and 17
year olds, who have no affiliation
with the University, told security
officers that they were asking
SEPTEMBER 18
Presentation Editor ross brenneman
PhotoGRAPHy Editor kira carlin
Mark Fleming
Opinions Editor andrew otis
Riverview Complex
Features Editors marley schneier
nandini venkateswaran
A&E editors willie clark
Meg Healy
Dana Hilfinger
rebecca leber
Copy Editors Krista Lombardo
Victoria Massie
Nancy weng
Staff illustrator Krista Lombardo
Business Manager Liz Bremer
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NEWS
Thursday, September 17, 2009
UR Briefed
UR tests AlertUR
notification
A test of the University’s emergency notification system AlertUR
is scheduled for Thursday, Sept.
24, at 6:30 p.m. It will not disrupt
scheduled University activities or
staffing.
The goal of AlertUR is to quickly
transmit news and instructions
to undergraduates in the College
of Arts amd Sciences, Engineering and the Eastman School of
Music during crisis situations. A
test is scheduled each semester.
Students can select to be alerted
by text message, e-mail or other
methods. At any time, students
can update their preferences and
contact information online at www.
rochester.edu/alertur.
Courtesy of Communications.
Futurity shares newest
research discoveries
A new Web site called Futurity
(www.futurity.org) features the
latest discoveries from leading
universities. The site is the project of a 35-university consortium
led by Duke University, Stanford
University and UR: It is hosted
at Rochester and edited by Jenny
Leonard from University Communications.
Futurity covers research news in
the sciences, engineering, health,
business and the humanities. It is
designed to offer the public direct
access to exciting research breakthroughs in a commercial-free
environment.
Stories include links to published
reports and supplemental materials that allow readers to explore
topics in more detail. The site is
available in a mobile-friendly version, and visitors can comment
on stories and sign up for a daily
e-mail update.
UR, like all the current partner
universities, is a member of the Association of American Universities
(AAU), a nonprofit organization of
leading public and private research
universities. Murphy says Futurity
may revisit membership criteria
down the road but needs to keep
the numbers manageable while
they fine-tune the approach.
Courtesy of Communications.
Brooks Landings
unites community
On Friday, Sept. 11, from 6-8
p.m., around 250 people — UR students and Rochester Community
members included — mingled at
the Brooks Landing Barbecue.
According to RCCL Director
Glenn Cerosaletti, the barbecue
was designed to bring students
off campus and into the Brooks
Landing and Plymouth Exchange
neighborhoods, foster connections
between residents of the 19th
Ward and the Plymouth-Exchange
neighborhood and UR as well as
welcome students to the community and the broad array of restaurants and services available in the
Brooks Landing neighborhood.
The event included free pizza
and music from student groups
and DJ services.
The Office of Deans, Rochester
Center for Community Leadership,
19th Ward Community, Staybridge
Suites, Plymouth Exchange Community, NeighborWorks Rochester,
Healthy Blocks Program and Sector 4 CDC coordinated in preparation for the event.
Jerome Nathaniel is a member
of the class of 2011.
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Administer this
Judicial officer opens up on alcohol policy
By Willie clark
A&E Editor
and Jerome nathaniel
News Editor
UR Assistant Dean of Students
and Judicial Officer Morgan Levy
sat down with Campus Times and
explained which policies are new,
updated and/or reinforced.
Generally, we just want to
get a feel for your response
to the CT editorial.
Morgan Levy: I was not surprised. That’s pretty much the
slant I imagined you were going
to take on the parental notification policy. It’s the right thing
to do though. I understand that
students may feel, that you know,
you’ve come to college and you’re
adults now and you shouldn’t be
reaching back to parents at this
point. But with the new freedom
that you get also comes the responsibility to act in a responsible
manner.
It is parental notification
of the first referral, correct?
It’s not like after a student
gets five, and the parents get
a notification, right?
ML: It depends on what the
circumstances of the particular
issue are. Students who just have
an open container in their room,
they’re not going to get a letter
to their parents. It’s only those
students who engaged in risky
drinking behavior. And risky
drinking behavior as defined by
health educators and experts in
higher education, it’s people who
have had a series of lower level
violations, or students who have
consumed alcohol to the point
where they needed significant
additional medical help. Or a situation where a student has a minor
issue, but in the conversation they
have with the area coordinator or
with myself, it sounds like there’s
a lot of other things going on in
that student’s life, and we really
want to include the parents in the
conversation.
Is there any particular reason why the parental notification was added now? Were
there any events that triggered this or any statistics?
ML: There’s no event. Basically, we just started our Standing
Committee on Alcohol Policy and
Education in February of last
year. And so, towards the end of
the spring semester, a group of
folks from that committee went
to a conference about alcohol
education and in that conference,
there’s a women presenting from
Cornell who had done a bunch of
research around the effectiveness
of parental notification policies in
the college student population. We
listened to all that information and
kind of heard what other schools
are doing in the area and came
back to the Standing Committee
on Alcohol policies and had a conversation about, is this something
we think is consistent with our
philosophy, which is a harm reduction philosophy, we want to make
sure people aren’t using alcohol
in a way that is going to cause
harm to themselves or harm to
the community as a whole.
I want to switch over to the
Frat Quad policies. I know that
you said the brief was slightly
wrong. So can you clarify the
changes that were made?
ML: There were very few
Code of conduct:
Alcoholic event registration
What it says (from page 17 of the policy guide)
1.
>
75
If “more than 75 people are expected to be present at any one
time,” the event needs to be registered. In the case of mixers,
the school recommends that if the total of the two organizations
participating exceeds 75, regardless of how many people may
show up, the event should be registered.
2.
If you’re requesting a licensed third party vendor (catering
company, etc.) to provide a “common container of alcohol or
distilled spirits” (a keg, mixed drinks, etc.), the event needs to
be registered.
3.
Any event “organized by [UR] students and advertised or promoted to [UR] students in any manner” needs to be registered.
That includes online social networking sites and, ostensibly,
word-of-mouth campaigns.
changes that were made; it was
more of a “we are going to enforce our policies” conversation.
So we had these polices on the
books for a long, long time, but it
seems as though the enforcement
of them has been perhaps a little
inconsistent.
We always had the criteria that
it has to be registered if more than
75 people are expected present or
if the use of a common container
is being used by a third party, or is
being requested by a third party,
because that’s the only circumstance under which you can have
a common container, meaning like
a keg or large amounts of hard alcohol or anything like that, would
be if you had that third party. So
those are the same.
We changed the process. We
changed that so that if it’s advertised in any way, then it needs to be
registered. So if it’s organized by
University of Rochester students
and is advertised or promoted to
University of Rochester students,
then it needs to be registered as
well. Another change is that at
least half of the social host for the
event have to be over the age of 21.
Do you know about social hosts and
what they are? Let me give you a
brief overview: Any organization
that wants to have an event with
alcohol has to have one social host
per 25 expected guests.
And that’s how it’s been,
that’s not new?
ML: No, that’s how it’s been.
And it’s actually one social host
for every 25 people up to the occupancy of the house. So if a house
can’t exceed 100, you need to have
four social hosts. So, you have to
go through training, It’s sponsored
by UHS, the Health Promotions
Office does it.
It used to be that organizations
would make their youngest members be social hosts. The newest
members of the group would be
required to bare all of the responsibilities for maintaining the
safety and the policies around that
event. And that really didn’t make
much sense to us that the newest
members would be responsible
for holding the older members
accountable. There really should
be some more experienced officers,
or more experienced members of
that organization who are taking
morgan levy
Assistant Dean of Students
Judicial Officer
Code of conduct
What it means: on-campus events
If you’re registering an event, you have to get approval
from the Dean of Students Office at least 72 hours in advance. If the event would be at least the fourth planned
for the night on the fraternity quad, the sponsoring
group would need to pay UR Security $160.
What it means: off-campus events
According to page 14 of the policy guide, proscribed
on-campus activities are “prohibited among all members (and guests) of the University community.” So
for groups like Chi Phi fraternity, they still have to
follow the Code. However, “University community”
means everyone affiliated with UR.
part in that responsibility.
We also re-emphasize the policy
that the individual members of
houses or individual members of
that organization that are hosting
events are not responsible for removing guests that are disruptive,
that they should ask that person
once to leave, and if they refuse
to call security. They should not
engage with them anymore—
they should just immediately call
security. Because there have been
circumstances where there have
been altercations where brothers
tried to get someone out of their
house and it’s a big liability issue for that organization, for the
University. It’s not their job; it’s
Security’s job to help with those
situations.
Of course, you can have three
events on the Quad on any given
night and if there’s a fourth event
that wants to be registered, they
have to pay the $160 fee for security. And that’s just to make sure
that we’re being safe and there’s
enough security to respond if a
situation comes up.
So the basis for that was a
security-stretched-thin kind
of thing?
ML: So we had some complaints
from organizations that they had a
situation where there was a drunk
disruptive student and they called
Security, but it took Security a
little while to get there because
they were dealing with another
situation. It’s just really to make
sure there are enough Security
officers to handle the situations
at the parties.
They’re allowed to have
another party if they pay for
security. Does that allow a
fifth, sixth, or whatever then
number is so long as each of
those groups are willing to pay
for security?
ML: I think we’ll have to see
where it goes. You know, [there]
comes a point where it becomes a
quad party and it’s not an individual party. I think we’d have to see.
The Committee meets on a weekly
basis. We definitely are opened to
and encourage feedback from organizations who are hosting events
to make sure they’re working and
serving their purpose.
Our job is not to be fun police;
we want you to have a fun time. If
you can do so in a safe, responsible
manner where people are not getting sick because they drank too
much and harming themselves
and harming others because of it,
then great, that’s totally what we
want to happen.
And now, does the threeparty rule apply to every building on the Fraternity Quad?
So CLC, Drama House?
ML: Yeah, because the organizations that don’t have houses are
allowed to rent out those spaces
to have events in them because
they are not allowed to have large
events in the residence halls. So
there are a number of fraternities
and sororities, not just in Towers
but in Hill Court, too, and they
can rent out those spaces if they
want to have a gathering.
What actions are taken
against fraternities that violate these policies?
ML: They are different for each
circumstance. Like everything
with our disciplinary process we
look at the individual circumstances with the individual or
organization along with the fact.
Each organization may have a
different disciplinary history associated with it so the response for
different violations is going to be
different depending on what that
history is. It takes awhile where
it gets to a point where there are
strict punitive things that are
being forced upon them. Our first
step is to always help make that
organization a better organization. We try to help students to
figure out which way is the best
way for students to resolve that
and go from there.
I guess the key point is that
it is an educational system, not
a retributive system. We are not
interested in punishment—we are
interested in educating. Sometimes educating needs to come
from having significant sanctions,
but really what we are trying to do
is build a better community.
The full text of this interview
can be found online at
www.campustimes.org.
Clark is a member of
the class of 2012.
Nathaniel is a member of
the class of 2011.
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Class of 2013 Senators:
Unlike recent elections, a freshman that was running for both
senator and class council won both
seats. Freshman Calvin Yoon, who
won his seat in both the senate and
class council, is set to work with
both parties and hopes to carry
out his fun platform.
“I will do my best to make this
year enjoyable,” Yoon said. “To
the newly elected senators: I look
forward to working with you all,
and to everyone who ran for senate
it has been a most exciting race.
My goal for the first month or two
is to make your voices heard and
strive to fix those problems that
discomfort you.”
The 2012 class council President
and sophomore Lucas Piazza,
spoke more about class council.
Last year, Piazza and other 2012
council members organized several campus events, including
Spirit Week, basketball games,
study break with cheesecake and
massage and Club Rochester.
Senator and sophomore Scott
Strenger said that apart from running for a class council or senator
position, there are a lot of ways to
get involved on campus.
“Students could also apply to be
a committee aid for the policy review or communication or project
and service committee,” Strenger
said.
Shao is a member of
the class of 2010.
Additional reporting by
Jerome Nathaniel.
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Election
Results
members were selected. Official
results will be announced on Monday at 9 p.m.
Prior to campaigning, candidates
were given a “Can I Campaign
Here” guideline sheet, which was
created last semester by SA Election Chair and Sophomore Sumya
Hasan. Halfway into the campaign
trail, one of the freshman candidates was penalized for violating a
Susan B. Anthony building posting
guideline. In a Monday night Senate meeting, Hassa said that the
student was penalized 25 points
for the infraction. The student was
allowed to stay in the running.
On voting day, every senator
dedicated at least an hour for
tabling paper ballots, as well as
SA President and senior Eric
Weissmann and Vice President
and senior Brittany Crowley. The
SA reported no technological or
log-in difficulties in this election’s
voting process.
Freshman Tiffanie Tam, who was
elected to the 2013 class council,
discussed her election experience.
“I campaigned in all the freshman [residential] halls,” Tam said.
“When I campaigned, I’d just go
up to people and introduce myself,
and I made fliers. Then I just talk
to them about what I want to accomplish this year as a class council. I told them I want to organize
activities as skydiving and pin
bowling. I took people’s feedback
and try to understand where they
come from.”
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Flyering campaigns throughout
residential halls and Facebook
signaled yet another season of
elections were upon us. On Sept.
15 at 10 p.m., the Students’ Association election for freshmen
Class Council and freshmen SA
senator positions ended.
Unofficial results were posted
on the Students’ Association’s
Web site (sa.rochester.edu). Four
senators and eight class council
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While the department has been
mindful about changing its curriculum or advising structure and policies in the interest of a smoother
transition, there are a few changes
students must anticipate.
Registering for computer science
courses will require students to
select the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
option from a drop-down menu
on the registration page in order
to access courses offered by the
department of computer science.
These courses previously appeared
under the default School of Arts
and Science menu.
“There was miscommunication
among freshmen advisors and our
registration numbers dropped 25
percent,” he said. “We hope to
work quickly with advisors and the
registrar to fix this issue.”
Another change will be experienced at the graduation ceremony
where computer science majors will
receive their diploma with those
from the School of Engineering.
Also, Computer Science students
will now be able to attend all engineering socials. This coincides with
Clark’s vision of providing a better
forum for mingling of ideas.
Prior to UR’s department reclassification, a list of the nation’s top
computer science departments was
considered. About half of the nation’s Universities have classified
it under their respective schools of
engineering. Kautz said that Dean
Clark is optimistic of their decision
to follow suit in this merger.
“[Clark], has ambitious goals
for raising the level of research
strength and the reclassification
of Computer Science enables the
department to be a part of that
vision,” Kautz said. vision,” Kautz
said.
Rath is a member of
the class of 2012.
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ductory programming course for
engineering students, which will
focus on numeric algorithms and
MATLAB,” he said in his drafted
message to the department.
Kautz also envisions opportunities for interdepartmental studies in
computer science and engineering,
including cross-listing courses.
“Another important goal of the
department of computer science is
to preserve what was good when it
existed in the School of Arts and
Sciences,” he said. “I wish to stress
that the move to Engineering and
Applied Sciences does not undercut
our strong ties with departments…
such as BCS [brain and cognitive
Sciences], linguistics, philosophy,
math and bio.”
One of the efforts to maintain
their ties with humanities and life
sciences has been the introduction of
a new Bachelor of Arts degree specifically designed for non engineering
students interested in applications
of computer science to other disciplines. Two new courses, CSC 161
and 162 [The Art of Programming
and the Art of Data structures] are
also being offered this fall.
Despite the switch, several features are still conserved. Students
interested in taking computer
science courses do not need to be
engineering majors. For example,
Computer science majors will still
be assigned a premajor adviser but
there are now two faculty advisers
specifically for a class of majors in
this department. The structure of
the B.S. degree and prerequisites
for all its courses will also remain
unchanged, since the computer
science department does not seek
Accreditation Board of Engineering
and Technology (ABET) accreditation. Moreover, current upperclassmen pursuing computer science will
be exempted from lab fees charged
by the School of Engineering.
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Since July 1, the department of
computer science has been classified under the Edmund A. Hajim
School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences.
Discussions of a possible merger
began over a year ago, initially
motivated by administrative management and work balance.
The School of Engineering and
computer science department’s
partnershipwill play a role in attracting a new group of students
and professionals interested in
combining computer science and
engineering. Department of Computer Science Chair, Professor
Henry Kautz believes that merging
with the engineering school is in
its best interest.
“Being classified into the School
of Engineering also makes it one of
six departments there as opposed
to one out of 18 at the School of
Arts and Sciences, which gives it
greater potential for growth and a
stronger voice,” Kautz said.
According to Kautz, the first
proof of how beneficial this union of
computer science and engineering
can be seen from the department’s
ability to hire their first joint
faculty members. Professor ofcomputer science Engin Ipek, will
be holding full appointments in
the departments of computer science and electrical and computer
engineering, as well as starting a
hardware lab.
There was also a level of inefficiency when offering similar
courses at different times through
computer science and engineering
separately. According to Kautz, the
merger can resolve this.
“Professor Christopher Brown
is leading the department’s work
with the school’s Curriculum
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students. At Monday night’s senate meeting, senators expressed
concern that fraternities were
being punished unfairly for underage drinking.
Chi Phi president Mazin Melegy said that the responsibility for underage drinking at frat
parties is a shared one, and that
the fraternities are by no means
exempt from this. exempt from
this. “I know the law,” he said.
“Anyone who comes into your
event is your responsibility.”
Melegy feels that the policies
increase accountability all around,
and will therefore increase overall
campus safety. “The first priority is
to keep students safe, and you can’t
really argue with something like
that,” he stated. “If I was in
the administrators’ position, I
don’t think I’d be doing anything
differently.”
Burns said that students remain
personally accountable for their actions, placing particular emphasis
on the problem of pre-gaming in
dorm rooms.
Not everyone agrees that the new
rules will be successful in making
the University a safer place. SA
senator, member of Alpha Delta
Fraternity and senior Jon Junig
— a staunch opponent of the new
policies — believes they might
actually backfire, making it more
dangerous.
He fears that the rules might
encourage drinking in rooms and
larger, more chaotic parties.
One clear new policy is the need
to register off-campus parties.
Burns stressed again that this isn’t
a radical change for most students
who act responsibly.
“House parties are a problem
for the city of Rochester,” Burns
said.
“It’s probably better for our
students if we get involved before
the police get involved.”
Freshman Terrance Dolan expressed his concern that the new
rules won’t limit the number of
people going to parties, but just
the places they can go.
“People are going to try to get as
much [alcohol] as they can as fast
as they can,” he said, “because now
their options are limited,” he said
Speaker of the Senate Kierstin
Hughes had a different concern.
“It might encourage more students to go [to parties] off campus,
which is a problem,” she said.
Fleming is a member of
the class of 2013.
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Pit: Options for food, seating changing come next fall
Continued from Page 1
Of the $2.18 million from the
HECap program, $1.24 million
will go toward the Pit, and the
remaining $944,000 will go to the
fire protection system. The Pit
renovations will cost a total of
$5 million, but only with the new
addition of the grant money was
it possible for UR to secure a loan
to cover the rest of the $5 million.
Schauf said that, with the current
financial times, it was too difficult
for the University to undertake a
$5 million loan.
According to Associate Director
of Government Relations Amy
Happ, the HECap program provides funding to private colleges
in New York largely based on student enrollment and the program
requires a three to one nonstate to
state funding ratio.
Dining Services has collaborated
with several teams in working on
the project. They include a mechanical engineer firm, a general
contractor, the University Planning and Project Management
Committee and ARAMARK.
While some students are excited
about the project, others are just
happy for a more diverse selection
— including Asian food. “I love the
Panda Express,” freshman Lalita
Movva said.
Berkowitz is a member of
the class of 2012.
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Our hearts go out to her many
families and friends.
Professor Manly also emphasized that her fiancé, Jonathan
was also a victim.
“Jon also has a great personality
and he’s very bright…I would see
them together a lot and when you
saw them you could tell they adored
each other,” he said. “I think when
you lose someone in this way it’s
got to leave a void no matter what.
But the truth is that with Annie’s
personality, that void is bigger.”
The physics professor was encouraged that many people can learn
fromLe.
“This celebration of those characteristics of her…working hard
caring about people having good
humor…maybe will help more of us
strive to be like that,” Manly said.
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Greeks ignored
The recent decision by the Dean of Students Office to allow
only three fraternity parties each night has been met with
considerable dissent. The largest problem within this issue,
however, is not the result, but the process used to come to this
decision. The need for student security and safety, especially on
the weekends and during parties, should be the utmost concern
of the administration. But the fact that both the Students’ Association senators and Greek Life presidents were mostly shocked
by this decision illuminates the problems in the process.
Instead of going through the already established Fraternity
Presidents’ Council or the Panhellenic Council to work with
Greek leadership, the Dean of Students’ Office used the Standing
Council for Alcohol Policy and Education to make this decision,
which contains Greek and non-Greek student representation
during the academic term. SCAPE, however, continued to meet
on this policy over the summer, only receiving feedback from
students at one point during the summer — not throughout
the entire process.
By neglecting students in this process, the Office may have
overlooked how thoroughly this policy may affect the student
population, in particular, Greeks — for example, sorority mixers, which now also require registration, play a large role in
recruitment programming, and such policies could limit these
organizations’ growth.
While Assistant Dean of Students Morgan Levy did hold a
meeting with Greek members this semseter after the new policies were implemented, this attempt to work with students once
the rules were in place only serves to remind students that they
were not involved in the first place. Their ideas should have
instead been taken into consideration as an advisory role, not
solely in a feedback capacity.
For future decisions, especially those that greatly impact
a large proportion of students, the Dean of Students Office
should strive to hear the most relevant input throughout its
decision-making process. This will breed solutions that meet
the needs of the office and incorporate the concerns of the
student population at large.
Allow routers
Despite the University’s efforts to expand its wireless network,
many places on campus have yet to see these expansions, including several dormitories — yet UR prohibits the use of personal
wireless routers and on occasion reprimands students caught
using them.
The University’s reasoning for this ban has to do with the
security risks involved and the possible interference of wireless
routers with each other as well as with the University’s own
wireless network. In addition, unsecured wireless networks can
be accessed by anyone in the vicinity, and illegal activity done
under the router can only be traced back to the router’s owner,
leaving that student liable. The more pressing issue, according
to Dean of the College Richard Feldman, is how wireless routers
hinder IT’s ability to protect students’ computers that may be
infected with viruses.
Most issues of security and protection are easily addressed —
routers that have firewalls built in, are password-protected and
restrict others from detecting them minimize such risks.
While it is true that students should be held responsible when
others using their wireless router engage in illegal activity, if
Information Technology Services offered assistance to students
to securely set up their routers, rather than overlook their current existence in dorms, this concern would be minimal if not
moot. In the end, it would be students’ responsibility to secure
their own routers, just as it is their responsibility to lock their
dorm rooms.
In terms of possible interference between wireless routers
and UR’s wireless network, routers are only necessary where
UR Wireless cannot be accessed, and that is exclusively where
they should be allowed.
While the University’s ban addresses a legitimate security
concerns, students deserve wireless internet access through routers in areas that are not currently covered by UR’s wireless.
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Urban decay, American decay
You want to know where America’s gone? It’s gone to the suburbs.
And, at least on an aesthetic level,
that’s been the death of America.
Last week, I ran northward on
the west bank of the river and on
to the abandoned railroad bridge
near Towers. I walked on the rotting
wooden planks of the bridge where
faded and forgotten graffiti extorted
struggle, proclaiming, “Fight with
Malcom X in your heart and in
your fist.”
I ran again, continuing north
amidst urban decay and past the
fittingly named Flint street where
two shuttered factories remain with
signs warning no trespassing.
I crossed the river, first passing
Corn Hill, and then turned south,
past rubble — the remains of demolished public housing — toward
the University.
Where does the wealth of our nation lie? A simple trip to Pittsford
Plaza gives the answer.
Out of America’s vastness, we’ve
created our own little kingdoms of
single family homes on the outskirts
of cities, adorned with strip malls
and shopping plazas. We’ve created
boring houses and ugly developments filled with lonely and insecure
people trying to fulfill a vacuous
American dream.
Are the suburbs pleasing to the
eye? The endless rows of nearly
identical houses, seas of gray parking lots and imposing big-box stores
Andrew
Otis
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Editor
beg to differ. The centers of many
cities stand in disrepair. Rochester
masks the first floor windows of its
unused buildings by putting colorful, larger-than-life photos behind
them. Behind the windows resides
only emptiness.
Since its height in the fifties,
Rochester’s population has fallen
over 125,000, or 48 percent, to about
206,000. Yet, the Rochester metropolitan area has grown slightly to
almost 1.1 million. While American
cities have shrunk, suburbs have
grown. Yes, Rochester does have
great vibrant areas, particularly
around East and Monroe Avenues.
But it’s more than Rochester I’m
talking about — it’s our nation.
What am I calling for? A return
to city and countryside and the
restriction of suburbia.
Aesthetically, Europe, especially
northern Europe, is the model to follow. Policy makers, who in the fifties
had encouraged sprawl by building
highways and allowing easy home
financing, should now discourage
suburban growth, and instead build
residential areas in cities much like
Paris or Berlin. Retail and markets
should be built in cities, so people
shop where they live. When we develop small towns, we should build
them like villages — dense clusters
of buildings — surrounded by common land or forest.
Then we can establish mass
transit. Mass transit does not
work in suburbia simply because
people live dispersed enough that
cars are the most efficient form of
transportation.
We should bring retail back to
the cities and out of the big box
stores. We should turn empty lots
into parks and plant trees and we
should encourage mixed-use lots.
More than all of this, we need to cut
the source of urban decay, and that
is the expansion of suburbia — the
root that sucks our cities dry.
Is focused change feasible? It’s
going to take a lot more than just
me to make it so.
As I ran back to campus on the
east side of the river, past the demolished projects, an old man, sitting
and watching the sunset, raised his
brown paper bagged bottle to me and
said, “Be Careful! The fish in that
river are big enough to eat you!” We
both shared a laugh.
I made it to the same railroad
bridge again as the sun set a deep
crimson. On the rotten planks,
saplings were beginning to grow.
The rusted iron remained.
Otis is a member of
the class of 2011.
Religion of scarcity
Students and faculty alike agree
that UR’s religion department enriches the University community.
Yet, there are only 11 professors in
the religion and classics department.
For a university with a 9:1 student to
faculty ratio, our religion and classics
department presents a clear contradiction to our school’s academic
make up. From the information
available, one might be inclined to
believe that the religion department
is simply not one of the priorities of
our university; instead, it seems to
be on the bottom of the “to do” list
and keeps on getting pushed to a
later date. But why might this be
the case?
The religion department may be
a case of bad conditions and bad
timing. Although the University is
aware of the department’s needs and
supports their requests, funds are at
premium on a college wide level.
Since the religion and classics
department generally generates
a limited amount of grant money
or special gifts (at times from the
Newman Chair in Catholic Studies
or money left by benefactors for the
study of Greek and Hebrew); they
must rely on the College for the
majority of their funds.
Another option is for religion
professors to apply for research
grants. However, most of the faculty
members have a full load of work,
Jerome
Nathaniel
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which impairs any fair chance of
fitting in the research grant application process.
With the departure of Assistant
Professor of Religion Anthea Butler,
the department is currently seeking
at least two additional professors:
one in the area of Chinese religion
and the other covering religion in
America. Tenured religion professor Curt Cadorette ensured that
that the University is supportive of
their plans. However, he noted that
hiring processes are extremely timeconsuming, especially when seeking
the highest quality professors.
“I wouldn’t say that the department is overlooked,” Cadorette said.
“But like any department on campus,
it sometimes has to shout to have its
voice heard. The administration recognizes that the department makes
a contribution to the intellectual life
of the College, but the department is
one entity among a larger number
of other departments.”
One unfortunate misconception I
often hear amongst my nonreligion
major peers is that we’re the undecid-
ed majors. For whatever reasons, we
represent the image of the student
who couldn’t figure out what to do
with his or herself, and thus, decided
to pick the careerless major. But this
assumption couldn’t be any further
from the truth. With one trip to the
Career Center, you’ll find countless
stories of UR religion major alumni
who went on to become journalists,
professors or even enrolled at a law
or medical school.
And our alumni weren’t the only
ones who had sense enough to recognize the windows of opportunities
for a religion major; Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Harvard Divinity school
alumnus, may have been onto something; director of hit films “Pearl
Harbor” and “Braveheart,” Randall
Wallace made no mistake when he
enrolled into Duke University.
Religion, which started as one of
the earliest outlets for education,
where some of the world’s greatest thinkers developed schools of
thoughts and started countless
movements, is now a half-naked
department at UR.
Although our current religion
professors are of the highest quality,
they are simply too scarce. It’s hard
for a professor to promote voice and
criticalness of their students when
their department is on pause.
Nathaniel is a member of
the class of 2011.
Krista Lombardo
Staff Illustrator
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
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“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” — Winston Churchill
How I learned to stop worrying and love public care
BY Andrew Spink
One of the greatest issues in American
history has to do with the proper role of
government in people’s lives. This question
is not trivial, and it is worthy of rigorous
debate. However, as it was noted here last
week, the debate has too often turned
disrespectful and angry. Perhaps even
more dangerous is the abundance of misinformation that we have seen, specifically
regarding President Obama’s plan for a
public health insurance option.
Those who oppose the public option routinely say they do not want the government
running their health care. Assuming for
a moment that the government is indeed
inept at running things, it is still worth
pointing out that the public option is not
in any way compulsory. That is why it is
called an option. Nothing in the president’s
proposal would require people to use it if
they do not want to, and nothing would
require those who already have insurance
to switch.
The point of the public option is to give
people choices about their health care,
not force them into any one specific plan.
Those who do not trust the government
to run their health care have nothing to business, consider the public university
system. SUNY Geneseo is half an hour
fear here.
Others have objected to the public op- down the road from UR, yet even with
tion because they do not want their tax this competition, UR certainly has not had
dollars paying for other people’s insur- much trouble finding people who want to
ance. So let us suppose for a moment that come here, rejecting a significant number
using government money to help those of students each year. For those who are
willing to pay for it, UR
in need is indeed some
provides a top-of-the-line
horrible un-American
education. However, for
notion, we still need not The intent of the public
those who cannot afford
worry because that is
option is not to force
to pay the near $50,000not what the public option would be doing. In anyone out of business, per-year tuition bill,
SUNY Geneseo provides
the president’s proposal,
but rather to provide
a quality education, in
public insurance would
many ways comparable
not be subsidized by the
health coverage for
to UR, at an affordable
taxpayers. It would be
those who could not
price.
non-profit, but also selfafford it otherwise.
The intent of the pubsufficient.
lic option is not to force
Many have expressed
anyone out of business,
fear that the public opbut rather to provide
tion would lead to socialism. But socialism involves some sort of health coverage for those who could not
redistribution of wealth, which would not afford it otherwise. Too often the free
be occurring in an insurance program that market has failed to produce low enough
premiums to cover everyone. The public
is not publicly subsidized.
For those concerned that a public op- option will create competition and likely
tion would drive private insurers out of drive down everyone’s premiums. While
we should certainly acknowledge the
power and importance of the free market,
we must also recognize that health care
is a basic right, and we should take extra
steps to make sure that all people are
covered. Congressional leadership needs
to reconsider the public option, or at the
very least some sort of compromise, such
as the “trigger compromise” suggested by
Senator Olypmia Snowe of Maine, which
would only create a public plan if insurance
companies would not be able to generate
affordable coverage by 2013.
For those of us lucky enough to have
coverage, it is sometimes too easy to forget
about the seriousness of this problem. The
U.S. Census Bureau reports that the number of uninsured Americans is 46 million.
Even if this number is exaggerated as some
reform opponents have claimed, they still
have yet to give a good reason as to why
such a rich and democratic nation should
allow millions to go without coverage. Allowing fear and misinformation to persist
while there are still so many uninsured is
irresponsible and puts the lives of those
people at risk.
Spink is a Take-Five Scholar.
Zelaya’s ouster: good for Honduras’s democracy
BY Javier Jaramillo
Two weeks ago, the U.S. State Department announced its decision to cut off nonhumanitarian aid to Honduras in order to
protest the arrest and expulsion of former
president Manuel Zelaya, the country’s
democratically elected leader. Expressing
his approval for this measure, Zelaya issued
a press release stating, “It is gratifying that
the United States has taken a strong position
against the coup.”
This quote highlights the nature of the
decision. By reducing funding to the interim
government, the State Department has openly backed Zelaya in a political confrontation
that has gripped Honduras since late June.
But perhaps the U.S. government should
reconsider its position. Is the United States
truly defending democracy in Honduras by
using its economic and political influence on
behalf of Zelaya?
The answer to this question hinges on
who is the rightful president of the Honduran people. Until the elections that are
currently slated for November are held or
some unforeseen event alters the status quo,
there are two candidates for this role: Zelaya
himself and Roberto Micheletti, head of the
interim government that currently holds
power in Honduras.
According to the Organization of American States, an international association
composed of nearly every country in the
Americas, Zelaya is a democratically elected
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president unlawfully removed by a military
coup.
The organization strongly condemned his
ouster and has suspended Honduras from
its membership until Zelaya is reinstated.
Certainly if viewed as a military coup, Zelaya’s removal from power is nothing less
than the triumph of military despotism over
democracy, a tragic outcome in any region,
but especially so in Latin America where
the infamous juntas were common in past
decades.
In reality, however, the history behind
Zelaya’s ouster makes it difficult to classify
the event as a military coup. Prior to his
enforced departure, Zelaya provoked intense controversy
by trying to pass
a referendum
that would allow
him to serve as
president beyond
the single term
prescribed by
the Honduran
constitution.
Under most
circumstances, amending the constitution
is not a crime, but because the country has
suffered under dictators in the past, Article
239 of the constitution strictly prohibits
any attempt to tamper with the term limit
placed on the chief executive. This measure
prevents would-be dictators from entrenchThe paninis are delicious... Ahhh! That
line stretches all the
way out of Hillside.
What do you think of
Dining Services’ changes
over the summer?
Where did the Meliora
menu go? There are
almost no entrees left!
ing their power, first under the guise of
democratic respectability and later through
brute force.
Since the article’s purpose is plain, it
appears that Zelaya deliberately violated
his country’s constitution. Although his intentions
were not necessarily
malicious, he showed an
unhealthy disrespect for his country’s laws and
constitutional
norms.
More to the
point, his removal
from office was not
only defensible, but
also constitutionally required. Article 239 is very
clear on this
point: A chief
executive
guilty of seeking to extend
his time in
office must imKrista Lombardo mediately cease
his duties and reStaff Illustrator
frain from holding public office for a period of 10 years.
Viewed in this context, Zelaya’s ouster
was no military coup, but rather the result
of the nation’s constitutional protections
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Letters to the Editor
Anger over September 11 events
I was fairly disappointed to read that the
Campus Times did not cover the upcoming
eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks for that week’s issue. Disappointed,
but unfortunately not surprised. It’s amazing to watch a society go from “Never forget”
to “Wait, today is 9/11?”
But make no mistake, the 9/11 Truth
community is still burning for a new inde-
pendent investigation, especially in light of
the developments from the past year.
From Sibel Edmonds’s newly released testimony that has been gagged for the longest
period in U.S. history, to the peer-reviewed
chemistry journal findings of military-grade
nanothermite in WTC dust samples, there
is no stopping September 11 families and
activists from seeking the truth.
Just last Tuesday, Charlie Sheen publicly
at work. Although democratically elected,
Zelaya intentionally violated the Honduran
constitution in his quest to extend his time
in office.
Even after the country’s Supreme Court
ruled that the proposed referendum (and
a similar one) was unconstitutional, he attempted to distribute the ballots for voting.
In the end, Zelaya was removed from office
by the military after defying both the judicial
and legislative branches in his efforts to hold
a highly unconstitutional referendum.
But the removal was a policing action
rather than a military uprising. Since the
military forces that arrested Zelaya acted on
instructions issued by the Supreme Court, it
would be a mischaracterization to describe
the situation as a coup. It should be noted
that the current president, Micheletti, is not
a military leader. As the President of the
National Congress at the time of Zelaya’s
arrest, he was constitutionally designated
to succeed to the presidency.
Given Zelaya’s obvious contempt for the
laws of a constitutional democracy and the
legal justification for his removal, the United
States should reconsider its policy toward
Honduras. It should not support a president
who provoked an unwarranted political crisis
through his personal ambition, nor should it
attempt to undo the constitutional safeguards
of another democracy.
Jaramillo is a member of
the class of 2011.
requested an interview with President
Obama to discuss the ongoing September
11 cover-up. For those still interested
in freedom and truth, let us truly never
forget, both the events of that day as well
as our responsibility to speak truth to
corruption and tyranny. With Liberty and
Justice for All,
—Gabriel Sukenik
Class of 2010
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week’s question:
Is it worth it to continue
fighting our war in
Afghanistan?
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
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There are 5,000 undergrads at UR, and the majority may never meet the 500 who eat, sleep
and breathe just three miles away at the Eastman School of Music. That all changed for two
daring students when they found out...
How the
other half lives
From the river to recital
From rehearsal to rhetoric
by Ben Wrobel
by Lauren Haley
Sept. 10 started and ended for me like any other day — I rushed to class,
struggled to find a parking space and arrived 10 minutes late. However, there
was one difference. I was in downtown Rochester far away from the bubble of
the River Campus, spending my day at the Eastman School of Music. For one
day, I shadowed sophomore music education major David Heid and learned
what it’s like to go to school at one of the top conservatories in the country.
Fittingly enough, my Eastman experience started with a discussion about
batons. In a conversation that would fit right in at Ollivander’s Wand Shop,
my conducting lab professor weighed in on the merits of fiberglass versus wood
and the importance of having a baton with a stable balance point. Not having
shopped for school supplies, I found myself considering the relative merits of
my pencil and pen.
After a short discussion about fundamentals and theory, the professor
jumped right into practice. Even though it was only the second day of class, he
organized the room so that one student stood in front of the rest of the class,
everyone now armed with their various instruments and trying their hand at
conducting. They had varying degrees of success playing the song slower, faster,
louder and softer and with emphasis on different instruments. I was most
impressed with how well the students, who had likely never played together
before, were able to pull off “Scenes from the Louvre, 2nd Movement,” which
is not by any means an easy piece.
After class, David went off to practice and I visited Java’s, the popular
and fantastic coffee shop on Gibbs Street next door. I enjoyed my coffee and
sandwich surrounded by students humming their homework assignments and
grooving to the latest Top 40 arias. Across the street from Java’s is the Sibley
Music Library, which holds original copies of compositions by Gustav Holst
and Arnold Shoenberg, as well as an extensive collection of sheet music. After
a short break was David’s piano lesson. I could tell that he was excited about
this; piano is the reason he is here. It is his primary instrument and he practices around four hours a day. I sat quietly for an hour while David’s teacher,
the accomplished pianist Tony Caramia, guided David through two pieces by
“The grass is always greener on the other side” isn’t necessarily an accurate
phrase to describe the way Eastman students feel about the River Campus.
Like all college students, we Eastman students worked hard to get into our
college and definitely have an affection for it and the musical education it
provides. Sure, we complain about the state of the practice rooms, our 8:35
a.m. classes and the food in the Eastman Dining Center, but most of us are
satisfied with life and academics at Eastman and have chosen it over life on
the River Campus.
However, to form my own opinion on the University-versus-conservatory
debate, I ventured to the River Campus to shadow sophomore English major
Willie Clark for a day. True, I still have no idea what was implied during Willie’s genetics class and I may never find out how Chernyshevsky’s novel “What
is to Be Done?” ends, but nevertheless I had an enjoyable day.
A class about fantasy literature took the first spot on Willie’s agenda. After
voting to take the lesson outside, the class dived into a discussion regarding
the application to literature of Sigmund Freud’s theories. Soon, I found myself
taking notes and smiling purely thanks to my enjoyment of the subject. The
sunshine and gorgeous outdoor atmosphere of the Quad didn’t hurt, though.
Next on Willie’s timetable was a class on Russian literature. If you’re familiar
with the feeling of desperately wishing you had done the required reading for
class, you know how I felt during this lecture. At the end of class, I couldn’t
wait to Google Nikolai Chernyshevsky. By the way, if you happen to be out
of earshot right now, try saying Chernyshevsky five times very quickly. Good
luck!
Following the Russian literature class, Willie’s schedule called for us to venture to another building to attend a genetics class. To my chagrin, I couldn’t
keep up with this class discussion. Remind me what the possible modes of
transmission are again? Obviously, having taken 10th-grade biology didn’t
prove to be helpful to me with this class.
Between his last two classes, Willie and I grabbed a quick lunch
from the Pit. Hey, Eastman, could we please get a Blimpie’s over here?
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FEATURES
Page 10
Get To KNow ME: LEANA JELEN
dream during my very first shift at
Starbucks. All the other employees
laughed at me for being so excited
to give people their change, but for
me, I was fulfilling my childhood
dream. And it felt amazing.
by nandini venkateswaran
Features Editor
Whether she is sitting outside
of Wilson Commons encouraging
students to apply for Birthright
or casually playing the ukelele,
senior psychology and American
Sign Language double major,
Leana Jelen is definitely someone
that you will run into around
campus.
What is your favorite yoga
pose?
There’s this one partner pose
called “Lizard on a Rock.” One
person does child’s pose, while
the other person basically takes a
nap on their back. It feels stretchy
and amazing in both parts of the
pose.
What was it like living in
Drama house?
Very dramatic. Always something
crazy going on at D-house.
How was your semester abroad
in Israel?
My semester abroad was an
interesting experience. I wasn’t
on a tour group or with any other
Americans abroad, but rather I
was simply enrolled in college at
Bar Ilan.
People were very confused and
didn’t understand the concept of
studying in another country just
for the heck of it. My Hebrew
definitely improved between
having an Israeli roommate,
traveling around on my own
and attending both lecture and
discussion classes that were 100
percent in Hebrew.
If you could be any object,
what would it be?
I’d probably be dippin’ dots.
Those things are incredibly
delicious and amazing, and if I
myself was a dippin’ dot, I could
spend my entire life surrounded
by other dippin’ dots.
What is your darkest secret?
When I was in kindergarten,
my dream — and this is not a
lie — was to be a cashier when I
grew up. Sunday, I fulfilled that
What are you involved with
on campus?
I tap a little with Radiance and
am involved with the ASL Club,
but the campus group that I am
most actively involved with is
Chabad House. They’re really
dedicated to making Jewish
students on campus feel warm
and welcome.
As a senior reflecting back,
what is your fondest memory
of UR?
Learning and playing this
amazing game called “salad bowl”
during my sophomore year living in
Drama House. It’s a combination of
taboo, charades and clairvoyance
and has the power to make the
most proper people do hilariously
lewd things.
What are your future plans?
To stop losing all my stuff. It’s
just the second week of school, and
already I’m missing a binder and
my planner.
Venkateswaran is a member
of the class of 2011.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
things you
should
know this week
YouTube: “The Lion King
in Five Seconds”
Your favorite Disney classic
in a way you’ve never experienced it before. It really pulls
on those heartstrings. ROFLCopter!
From Urban Dictionary:
“half your age plus seven”
(n.) The rule to define the youngest that a romantic interest can be
before the relationship is indecent.
The 24-year-old Take Five Scholar waited patiently until the frosh
celebrated her 19th birthday, fulfilling the half-your-age-plus-seven
rule, before tapping that.
On the Internet-at-large:
Fmylife.com
Today, my girlfriend, who is a dog trainer, was telling me all about
the techniques she uses at work. I commented on how the dogs
must be stupid to fall for such simple tricks, to which she replied,
“They worked on you.” FML.
If on the door there’s a sock, make sure to give a knock
by Charlene Cooper
Contributing Writer
With the academic year resuming and class schedules, along
with professors, to be concerned
about, the last thing people ever
want to worry about is their
lousy roommate arrangement.
Those who click with their
roommates are usually considered lucky compared to those
who may not get along as well.
However, how close is too close
when it comes to roommate relationships?
What happens when your
roommate is so comfortable with
you that he or she doesn’t mind
having sex in shared common
areas, or much worse, with you
on the other side of the room?
It’s frightening to think that
your roommate would actually
have sex on the shared living
room couch or on the bed just a
few feet away from you, but it
happens. Some people have such
comfortable relationships with
their roommates that they see
nothing wrong with having sex
around them.
out of bed and leaving the room
At the close of last semester, I
at the mercy of your roommate’s
was entertained with horror stostaring eyes or to remain in bed,
ries about friends being caught
left with the uncomfortable task
in the center of their roommate’s
of holding your bladder tight for
sexual encounters, and I was
30 more minutes.
lucky enough to walk away with
As the common areas and
none of my own.
especially the bedroom belong
One common story I’ve heard
to all who reside there, do we as
time and time again is the
the roommates (who sit with our
instance where one roommate is
backs turned and iPod blasting
woken up from his or her sleep
in an effort to block out the pasthe night before a big exam due
sionate moans of our roommate’s
to the obnoxious moans and
sexual encounter)
grunts of their
have the right
roommate’s
the
to say enough is
wild sexenough?
capades.
We all pay that
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wardly sexual years.
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completely at ease in our rooms
those much-needed midday naps
and suites, just as our roomto use the bathroom and realized
mates feel that they too have the
that her roommate was having
right to do as they please in these
intimate sex right across the
areas.
room.
Does comfort trump sexual
Talk about being stuck in besatisfaction in this circumstance?
tween a rock and a hard place.
I say yes.
It’s hard to decide whether to
The hardest part about this
make things awkward by getting
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by Alykhan Alani
situation is the idea of confronting a friend about his or her open
sex life that you are unavoidably
forced to be a part of. Don’t fret;
there are ways around making
things easy without offending
your roommate.
Have an agreement with your
roommate about sex in your
room or suite, even before the
two of you get close. Make it
clear that the rules remain the
same whether you hate each
other the next month or become
best friends over time.
Ask your roommate to send
you a courtesy text warning you
not to come into the room or
common area for a considerate
amount of time.
Just so, if you do happen to
walk in, you know what you’re
walking into — a live porno featuring your roomy and the guy
from your Bio 110 class.
Ask if he or she could keep
it between themselves and the
four walls of the bedroom, rather
than the living room couch or
in the room while you’re trying
to practice your Arabic pronun-
ciations over their passionate
screams.
Let your roommate know how
uncomfortable it makes you feel
hearing or seeing him or her
having intercourse while in your
presence, but do it in a diplomatic manner where your roommate
will not be offended.
Communicate to your roommate that you’re glad they’re
taking their relationship to a new
level with his or her partner, but
that you’d appreciate if it wasn’t
at the expense of your sleep.
Lastly, if your roommate feels
comfortable having sex with you
around, he or she will probably
feel just as comfortable talking to
you about what is bothering you
— like the loud banging sound
his or her bed mysteriously
makes in the middle of the night.
Let your roomy know how
you’re feeling, so the next time
he or she will think twice before
getting down and dirty.
You’re sure to be respected
more for your honesty.
Cooper is a member of
the class of 2012.
Where on campus are you most likely to contract Swine flu?
Kristian Brooks ’12
Andrew Matsushima ’12
Sam Marchetti ’12
Saleha Vandal ’11
Chuck Dingles ’13
Minti Patel ’13
“The basement of Sig Chi.”
“Charlie Edward’s room!”
“Hoeing 3.”
“UHS.”
“From me!”
“I don’t know where I got it!”
FEATURES
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Page 11
New autumn fashion New graphic artist Jon Penn,
The closet staples that you need to be in vogue
by Hilary Rosenthal
Contributing Writer
For the fashion world, our
year begins this month so it is
important to start it out on the
right stiletto.
While shrunken-down
fashion models might not mind
squeezing into tight-fitting
jackets and sweaters, those of us
with a more normal body type,
should turn toward boyfriend
blazers and sweaters with more
coverage. It’s all about the
outerwear this fall, from edgy
biker jackets to a more demure
cardigan.
Looking toward the runway,
many designers have turned
to the longer boyfriend jackets
with cropped-up sleeves and
thigh-touching length; you might
catch your mom reminiscing
about a similar jacket she might
have worn in her college days.
Military jackets are breaking
through this season as well.
Don’t want to look like you’re
leading a marching band? Add
a cute knee-length skirt and a
simple belt and you will look
trendy, but chic.
In addition, long cardigans
and vests (even fur vests) are
fresh this fall. Pair the cardigan
with a slim belt and skinny jeans
or leggings and you will look
comfortable, but modern.
While denim has returned,
freshman Emily DaSilva
commented, “I really like the
look of jean vests, but jackets are
a little much.” Word on the street
says layers and lots of them work
for any type of outfit.
Designers are digging out the
best of the late ’70s and ’80s
to complete their lines. From
scarves to dresses, everything is
touched with bright color and
eye-catching patterns.
Don’t be afraid to sport that
plaid shirt. Belt it around your
waist with a pair of skinny jeans
or leggings and you are ready
for class. It’s time to break out
of your shell and spunk up your
style. As the days in Rochester
start to get gloomier, don’t let
your fashion go with it. Keep the
color alive in your clothes and
accessories.
However, don’t forget about
the simple staples of fashion.
There are a few items no
girl should go without like a
good pair of skinny jeans or,
sophomore Suparna Dang said,
“a black high-waisted skirt
because it’s versatile where I can
dress it up or down depending
on the occasion and it’s super
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comfortable.” Additionally,
everyone needs a few deep-V
T-shirts from American Apparel;
you can never go wrong with
them because, just like a black
skirt, you can dress ’em up or
down.
Accessories are key this fall,
especially to modernize your
look. Metal studding can take a
ho-hum outfit and make it pop.
Long scarves are still in the mix
this season and long, multistranded necklaces are falling
into place. When in doubt, go
vintage with your jewelry — it
is cost efficient and still looks
classic. Feeling a bit chilly? Add
a cute pair of patterned tights to
your outfit to warm you up but
keep you in season.
Don’t break out those UGGS
quite yet; we still have a few
weeks to wear fashionable
footwear. Although thigh-high
boots are making a statement
down the runway, I sure would
not be caught around campus in
those.
Ankle booties are the footwear
of my choice this season. Short
boots work well with skinny
jeans and short or cropped
trousers.
Never forget to be yourself
and make a statement with your
clothes. I think Meryl Streep
captures it best when she says,
“I feel very strongly that we
make decisions about what we’re
giving to the world, what we’re
withholding from the world, by
virtue of what we put on our
bodies and what we choose to say
or not to say.”
I found this quote as I was
scanning various fashion
blogs, which are good places to
find different inspirations for
your look. Although fashion
magazines are forever valuable,
in this technological age, you
can find great looks and fashion
advice online and from people
just like you and me.
Rosenthal is a member of
the class of 2013.
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This season, both ankle and thigh-high boots are en vogue.
Other trendy accessories include long, multi-stranded necklaces.
eager to work with UR students
by nandini venkateswaran
Features Editor
Have you recently walked by a
poster advertising Fabolous and
wondered who made it? Do you
know who the graphic artist is
at UR? Do you know he works
in Wilson Commons 103, the
room next to the CT office, better
known as the Graphic Arts Suite?
If you don’t, it’s time for you to
go introduce yourself to Jonathan
Penn, the newest addition to
the Wilson Commons Student
Activities office.
Hired to manage and maintain
the Graphic Arts Suite, Penn is
offering graphic arts services to
the Students’ Association, Wilson
Commons and the greater UR
community.
Coming from a background in
the design industry, Penn has the
necessary understanding of the
latest trends, mastery of design
software and new creativity to
translate ideas and concepts into
pieces of visual work.
Penn started drawing at a
very early age. His early artistic
inspirations ranged from Warner
Brothers and video game
characters, the Ninja turtles, to
the Simpsons.
He attended the University of
Cincinnati for his undergraduate
education and then enrolled in
the Savannah College of Art
and Design under a prestigious
portfolio art scholarship.
“It was at SCAD that I
developed my style and learned
about technology and production
skills,” Penn commented.
Penn replaced Ray McConnell,
UR’s previous graphic artist
who retired after 30 years. Penn
has many new visions for the
position and hopes to promulgate
his presence on campus. By
expanding into new projects, such
as designing layouts for Interpres
Yearbook, Penn hopes to not only
improve his personal, artistic
style but also to provide campus
with innovative designs.
“The tools that were used 30
years ago are very different from
what we use today,” he said.
“We use design software
instead of the drafting board. Art
will probably be different again
in 30 years. It is important that
designers be able to understand
and tailor their skills to meet
these changing needs.”
Penn is looking forward to
interacting with the student
population.
“People have ideas of how they
want something to look and ask
me to do it, and I love helping
turn their ideas into visual
images,” Penn said.
He feels that he is being paid
to do what he has always loved,
creating art, and at the same
time, becoming a part of the
campus community.
“His work is edgy and he is
energetic and eager to interact
with students and work with
them,” Associate Dean of
Students Anne-Marie Algier said.
“He is an excellent resource
to all student organizations and
college departments.”
Penn has been in Rochester for
only three weeks but has already
begun to develop an informed
sense of the UR campus and the
city. Be sure to keep an eye out for
his new and upcoming work.
Venkateswaran is a member of
the class of 2011.
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While at Savannah College of Art and Design, Penn worked on
media for the school’s organizations and events on campus.
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Penn also worked for Savannah College of Art and Design’s
radio station, adding to his extensive experience in graphic arts.
FEATURES
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
“Straight, but fun”: The new straight? Why
label when you can have all the fish in the sea?
by JJ Gonzalez
Staff Writer
Curiosity may have killed the
cat — but that same curiosity
could have given that cat an
orgasm just as quickly.
Often, labels in our society
are taken too seriously.
Gay? Bi? Straight?
What does
“straight” even mean
anymore with the explosion of metrosexuality in males and the
occasional girl-on-girl
action at your local
frat party?
Let’s first make
sure we’re all on the
same page.
We’ll define straight
as a person who has a
sexual and emotional
attraction to the opposite sex. Gay would
be a person who has a
sexual and, more importantly, emotional attraction to the same sex.
Moreover, bisexuals, in
this author’s opinion, are
standing in the closet with
their hand on the doorknob waiting to swing
that heavy door open
once they’re ready to
come out to the world.
Let’s add a little
“fun” into the mix.
My favorite sexual
orientation, which
this author subsequently invented with
the help of his BFF Jill, is
“straight, but fun.” This can
easily be defined as a person
with straight characteristics
who can be taken, at times,
by the sexual curiosity of
the same sex.
It is to be noted that this
orientation is with the absence
of emotional attraction for the
same sex, therefore the impossibility of love for someone of
the same sex.
It’s not bisexual — it’s a
straight person occasionally
trying something new. Think of
it as a sexual orientation vacation.
This author has seen firsthand what “straight, but fun”
entails. It was different for the
football player, the track stud,
that frat boy that one time and
for that eccentric ginger.
It’s extremely subjective as to
what “fun” involves, but nonetheless has been used around
this campus to teeter on set
boundaries based on drawnout labels.
It’s never spoken about
A girl can make out with
another girl and not be called
a lesbian — it’s more of a sport
to watch, really. Who can forget Madonna kissing Britney
Spears and Christina Aguilera
on MTV? That was just plain
cool to watch and no one ever
muttered the word lesbian.
In spite of what girls can
do, dressing well can get a boy
called a “fag” jokingly or not,
by his peers.
Krista lombardo • Staff Illutrator
and is more of a personal event
because of feared societal repercussions, especially among
boys. Given that being gay has
turned mainstream, same-sex
interactions have been found to
be more acceptable in women.
Remember how Lindsay Lohan pranced around with her
lesbian lover for a while? That
may be a different topic, but
it’s definitely more easily accepted if girls are “straight, but
fun” in public rather than boys.
Maybe the taboo of a guy
hooking up with another guy
is what’s causing some boys to
stray and try some fun with
others. This would definitely
be done with the pretence of
no one ever finding out. People
are too quick to label someone gay before they would say
“straight, but fun.”
Why is this happening so often here and around the country? So many are interested in
putting their curiosity to rest.
What better place than in
college? If the opportunity
presents itself, the whole “a
mouth’s and mouth” theory
prevails and the power of sexual urges take control.
It’s interesting why the onset
of a “straight, but fun” mentality has been emerging.
And, yes, it definitely has
been emerging. Some experts
such as myself believe it’s the
straight man’s plan to get
through the gay best friend to
eventually get the girl.
And we all know you have to
win over the gay biffle before
you can even think about getting the girl.
Also, the acceptance of gay
culture in most places has developed from years past. People
are getting more comfortable
with homosexuals across the
country.
The fact that gay marriage is
even being debated is a huge
step in itself. In most places,
gays have nothing to hide or
fear unless of course they’re
working for our favorite oil
company, Exxon Mobil, which
still refuses to add sexual orientation to its list of protected
discriminations into company
policy. Despite this, barriers are
being brought down everyday
in the sexual orientation revolution.
It doesn’t matter if being
“straight, but fun” is really accepted because most activities
are being done under the radar
anyway. But it’s troubling how
you can’t define yourself individually, while society can make
you adhere to stupid labels.
“Straight, but fun” is just
what it implies. Fun! It moves
away from the tight restrictions given by labels and lets
everyone have their own thing
while also controlling who they
want to be with in the end.
So many people are having
“fun” that it just may soon take
over as the new “straight.”
In the words of Cyndi Lauper,
“Girls just want to have fun.”
Sometimes this just happens to
be with other girls.
Gonzalez is a member of
the class of 2011.
Top 10
facts to
know as a
freshman
by ARiee Jung
Staff Writer
10) Most people you meet your
freshman year, you will probably
never talk to again. But the good
friends you make your freshman
year and in your hall are some
of the most awesome people who
will stick with you for all four
years.
9) You come to realize that on
your agenda, if you go to Danforth, the bathroom is not far
down on said schedule.
8) That wind tunnel in front of
the Hutchison Hall entrance during winter. Enough said.
7) MERT me once, shame on you.
MERT me twice, you are just
plain stupid.
6) Your dream of getting even
80 percent of the money you
spent first semester on your
books by selling them back to the
bookstore will never come true.
In fact, it will be squashed and
stomped on ’til you can’t even
recognize it. Sorry.
5) Registering for classes is a melee, and yes, you must fight tooth
and nail for every class you need.
Bring a trident.
4) Instead of complaining about
how bad campus food is, you realize that there are a plethora of
awesome restaurants off campus.
3) Hall-cest was a bad idea. A
real bad idea.
2) It actually takes longer to take
the tunnels anywhere than it
is to go outside and walk to your
next building.
1) No, it’s never cool to wear that
lanyard with all your keys and ID
card on it around your neck.
Ever.
Jung is a member of
the class of 2011.
Hey, you.
You’ve got
ideas, right?
You’ve got a
voice, don’t
you?
Well, we want
to hear it.
ctfeatures@
gmail.com
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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Eastman: Musical academics River: After all, practice does make perfect
Continued from Page 9
musical notes than class notes,
Next, Willie and I headed
but in the end music classes and
to his final class of the day,
traditional academic classes have
Presidential Rhetoric. Now I may
plenty of similarities.
not be planning to run for office
Academics and music both rely
anytime soon, but who wouldn’t
on logic and involve learning to
want to learn about rhetoric’s
understand concepts that aren’t
ability to compel and persuade?
immediately obvious and yet,
After a brief discussion with the
when understood, clearly have
professor about football, the class
purposes that pertain to our
watched a film on Franklin D.
daily lives. Now I see that there
Roosevelt.
really is a
An hour
resemblance
into the
between
But in the end
film, I
music classes
realized I
and genetics
music classes
had filled
classes.
and traditional
six sides of
Furthermore,
notebook
academic
academic classes
paper with
education
have plenty of
notes I
and musical
hadn’t been
education
similarities.
able to
could be
resist jotting
thought of
down.
as forming
Hmm, do you think the professor
the two largest and opposite
would notice if I started
sections of the Yin and Yang
attending these Presidential
symbol. While the black dot in
Rhetoric classes for fun?
the white half may only compose
To my regret, classes for the
a small portion of that half of
day eventually ended, and I found the circle, without it the symbol
myself wondering what to write
and its meaning are null. To me,
in this article. I had pages of
having the River Campus so close
notes from class, but what had
by means that I can have that
I really learned during my one
“opposite side” of the Yin Yang
day on the River Campus that
symbol. Like circles, education
would be worthy of catching your
never ends.
attention?
Thanks to the collaboration
The lesson I take away from between the River Campus and
this experience is the idea that the Eastman School of Music, it
music and academics (along looks like our education can be,
with Eastman and River Campus like a Yin and Yang, never-ending,
students) are not so different after full of opposites and definitely
all. Sure, we Eastman students are well-rounded.
infamous for confining ourselves
Haley is a member of
to practice rooms and seeing more
the class of 2013.
Continued from Page 9
Brahm and one by Bach.
Each piece was incredibly
advanced and it was obvious
that David had spent hours on
it, but Caramia managed to find
nuances of voicing and speed to
work on.
More impressively, he framed
the music in a very nonmusical
way.
“This is a really forlorn
passage,” he said about
Brahm’s “Pìu Adagio.” “When
you reach it, you have to
change colors.”
During another passage he
told David to imagine that a
ghost entered the room.
Another piece of sheet
music had a poem written
across the top in a foreign
language.
“Translate that, and let
me know what it means,”
Caramia said. “Tell me why
Brahm has that written on
there.”
Next up was David’s private
voice lesson, where he enjoys
a close relationship with his
long-time teacher, herself an
accomplished vocalist.
“This is your voice,” she
said, releasing the skin of
David’s cheek after attempting
to manipulate the sound
emanating from his mouth.
“You need to take care of
it. After a long practice, you
cannot talk on the phone for
three hours or go out and yell
at a party.”
After piano, there was still
one class left — Aural Theory.
Besides the short history lesson
on famed theorist Gioseffo
Zarlino, I can safely say I
understood nothing that went
on during those 50 minutes
of discussion on scale degrees
and variations and rhythmic
patterns.
The one thing that stuck
with me from my day at
Eastman was how dedicated the
The 1,000 or so
undergraduate and
graduate students at
Eastman spend hours
— for some up to 12
hours — practicing
every day.
students are to improving their
musical skills. The 1,000 or so
undergraduate and graduate
students at Eastman spend
hours — for some up to 12
hours — practicing every day.
David told me how students
are not allowed to practice any
instrument in their rooms. This
is more than just a suggestion
— you can actually get fined for
breaking the rule.
David said that this rule
helps students “keep their
sanity” — and after hearing
how one stealthy student
resorted to practicing trumpet
in the bathroom, I think I
understand.
Still, the rule seems a little
restrictive — once in his
room, David and I both stared
forlornly at an electric guitar
that was just waiting to be
shredded, but David insisted
that, unfortunately, it’s only for
show.
So where does all this
practicing take place?
The answer lies deep in
the heart of the school, in
a Byzantine labyrinth of
interconnecting hallways
and staircases far more
confusing than even the
old stacks of Rush Rhees
Library.
The level that I stumbled
upon held 10 or 15 rooms
that featured every variety
of instrument — walking
around the floor peeking
into the small observation
windows, I saw students
practicing the flute,
xylophone, harp, oboe
and voice — far removed from
the ambient noise of rustling
papers and shifting feet in Rush
Rhees.
The practice facility offered
a cacophony of sounds, from
the dizzying up-and-down
arpeggios of students warming
up to sporadic bits and pieces
of classic fugues, sonatas and
concertos.
One of the benches outside
the practice rooms were
inscribed with “Meliora,” and
this time our motto struck me
as exceptionally literal.
Wrobel is a member of
the class of 2010.
Arts
Entertainment
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
The
George Eastman’s legacy
grows larger
Grand designs
of Gibbs and Main
By Lillian Dickerson
Staff Writer
Anyone who’s been around
Eastman School of Music lately
has surely noticed the “DANGER: CONSTRUCTION ZONE”
signs taped to the entrance of
Eastman Theater, not to mention
the excess of construction workers milling about. Since July 1,
2008, construction workers have
been progressing on phase two of
the plans to renovate Eastman
Theater.
The first phase of renovations
took place in 2004. This initial
set of renovations largely focused
on altering the stage for better
acoustical performance. A new
shell was fitted to the stage, in
addition to updated stage lighting, improvements to the orchestra pit — attributed to better
hydraulics and mechanics — and
backstage upgrades.
Recent renovations, however,
have centered more on the audience’s domain of the theater.
Over the summer of 2008, some
essential foundational work was
completed, while this past summer’s endeavors had a more
visual and aural purpose.
“We closed the theatre down
on July 1, 2009 for the major
part of the renovation that will
include new or refurbished seats,
new carpets and boxes at the
orchestra and mezzanine levels,” Dean of Eastman School of
Music Douglas Lowry explained.
“This phase will be completed
for the most part this October,
in time for the hall’s re-opening
performances with the Rochester
Philharmonic (Oct. 8, 10 & 11)
and the Eastman Philharmonic
on Oct. 9.”
In addition, all woodwork will
be restored with new finishes,
and the famous chandelier will
gain new energy-efficient light
bulbs. Although there will be
many updates made to the theater, the overall historic beauty of
the theater will remain the same.
“The Theatre was built in the
Italian Renaissance style and the
historically sensitive renovations
retain that as well as elegant
original details including the
oval-shaped marble entrance
lobby, and inside Kodak Hall at
Eastman Theatre,” Assistant
Director of Public Relations at
Eastman School of Music Helene
Snihur said. “Even the ‘washtubs’ — impromptu lighting
fixtures above the balcony — are
remaining. Eastman liked the
makeshift ‘chandeliers’ so much
he decided to keep them.”
While the physical size of
the theater will increase, the
actual number of seats in the
theater will decrease from 3,094
to 2,326. According to Lowry,
this change will create a better
sound onstage, especially for
large performance ensembles,
as well as make concerts a more
comfortable event for audience
members. Five new lounges and
a concession area will be added in
the inner lobby on the orchestra
level.
As far as seating goes, 12 boxes
will be added to the theater on
both the orchestra and mezzanine levels, containing 98 seats
combined. Out of the total 2,326
seats, 1,681 of them will be replaced, while 547 will simply be
restored.
Acoustically, there will be some
high-tech modifications to the
theater to create a better sound.
A new heating and air system
will be installed, while a state-ofthe-art modified line array sound
system will be established.
“Our hope is that musicians
performing will be able to hear
things much better and will
also feel that they are project-
ing comfortably,” Lowry said.
“Dead spots in the hall should be
no more, and in general concert
goers will sense a warmer, more
intimate concert hall sound.”
Apart from the renovations
being made to the theater itself,
construction is also still in progress on the Hatch Recital Hall
(after the establishment that
funded its construction, the Davenport-Hatch Foundation). The
Hatch Recital Hall will be more
of a facility for students than the
public that will include a large
ensemble rehearsal room, recording equipment for remote recording in Eastman School of Music,
faculty studios, a 222 seat recital
hall and an atrium connecting
the old and new structures.
With all these advanced changes being made to a very old building (Eastman Theater opened in
1922 as a venue for dance, music
and silent film, accompanied by
an orchestra), the costs add up.
When the project is finished,
Eastman School of Music will
have spent $46.9 million on renovations.
So, does a price tag like that
affect students’ tuitions at all?
“To the extent possible, no,”
Lowry said. “The project is
funded through a combination of
private philanthropy, funds from
the State of New York and lowcost financing. Approximately
$30 million has been raised to
date with an expectation for considerably more funding to close
the gap.”
A sizeable donation of about
$10 million made by Kodak,
one of many benefactors, is the
reason for the theater’s name
change.
The formerly named Eastman
Theater, will now be known as
“Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater” for the charitable funds
given by George Eastman’s own
company.
When asked if anyone had any
strong objections to the project,
Lowry said staff and students
alike seemed genuinely excited.
It sounds like the overhaul of
this historic landmark in downtown Rochester will bring a fresh
sound and look to the theater
in the new season. Maybe the
elegant refurbishments will even
inspire a budding Beethoven
or Mozart to compose his first
symphony: “With Camera and
Batón.”
Dickerson is a member of
the class of 2012.
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a new performance area
The Hatch Recital Hall, a
facility for students to practice
and perform, has been added
on to the building. It includes
230 seats and an atrium.
new stage
During the first phase of the project
in 2004, a new shell was fitted onto
the stage and acoustics were improved
for concerts, operas, and other
performances.
new seating
Aisles have been widened, while 12
boxes have been added to both the
orchestra and mezzanine levels.
Additionally, over half the seats have
been either replaced or restored.
What do you get for
$46.9 million?
Hatch Recital Hall is just one piece of the new renovations at Eastman
Hatch Recital Hall
Named after Augustus Hatch, one
of UR’s biggest donors, the hall will
create a new performance space for
student recitals to take the pressure
off of Kodak Hall and Kilbourne
Hall.
The Davenport-Hatch Foundation,
which contributes to various
institutions in the city of Rochester
for their continued operations,
donated $2.5 million in May 2008, on
top of a $400,000 donation in 2004.
The resulting new structures, open
to the public in October, are sure to
be magnificent.
Above photos courtesy of www.esm.rochester.edu
Left photo courtesy of www. student.brittanica.co
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
“Glee” offers music, comedy and all-around great TV
By Erica Hyman
Staff Writer
At first glance, Fox’s ambitious
new comedy, “Glee,” seems to be
following the hugely successful
“High School Musical” franchise.
Both are set in high schools and
both have musical numbers. But
that is where the similarities
end. In one episode, the Glee
club members put on a very
un-Disney-like rendition of Salt
n Pepa’s “Push It” with highly
inappropriate dance moves (some
might call it “dry humping”) —
clearly not Zac Efron’s kind of
performance.
The fictional McKinley High
loses the coach of its Glee
Club, and Spanish teacher Will
Schuester (Matthew Morrison)
takes it upon himself to rebuild
the sagging franchise to its former glory. Despite finding some
initial talent, Will blackmails the
star quarterback Finn Hudson
(Cory Monteith) into joining the
group. His addition eventually
leads to a brilliant rendition of
Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing.”
I’m hesitant, however, to confine “Glee” to the genre of musical comedy. That implies that its
charm and humor rely on a song
and dance gimmick. It is a hilarious program without the music,
thanks to the clever and pithy
one-liners. Supporting cast member Jane Lynch (“The 40-YearOld Virgin”) delivers her dialog
with such vitriol, one could assume she is a no-nonsense cheer
coach. As the tough leader of
the rival cheerleading group, the
Cheerios, Lynch and the rest of
the squad represent the “popu-
lar” villains.
“Glee” could veer off course
by sticking closely to high school
stereotypes, but thankfully it
doesn’t. Each character has his
own quirky story. For instance,
Rachel (Lea Michelle) has two
fathers who enrolled her in dance
classes as soon as she could walk.
Finn’s girlfriend is the president
of the school’s abstinence club.
Even the teachers are wonderfully developed, from a pervy
physical education teacher to
a hopelessly neurotic guidance
counselor. All the character
details add to the eccentric and
talented ensemble.
Sometimes the performances
of “Glee” feel over-the-top.
That’s because several of the
stars (Michelle and Morrison) are
Broadway veterans. On occasion,
I can’t help but feel they could
take their line deliveries down a
notch. But where they sometimes
over-perform, there are many
others in the cast who hit the
right note.
Jessalyn Gilsig, who plays
Will’s overspending and demanding wife, is no stranger to television. Her credits include guest
appearances on “Nip/Tuck,”
“Heroes,” and “Friday Night
Lights.” Since the action occurs
away from the school, her presence often adds reality to the mix
rather than stagecraft and showmanship. As a TV show, “Glee”
certainly benefits from those
occurrences.
When there is a new show, I
always worry about several real
world aspects of television. First
is the network, second is advertising and third is the appeal. In
Both may have singing but “Glee,” airing Wednesdays at 9 p.m on FOX, with its raunchy dance numbers, is nothing like the Disney Channel’s “High School Musical.”
of the pilot and made it availFOX aired a special episode right
my calculations, “Glee” already
able on Hulu the next day. And
after last season’s “American
has two strikes against it: first,
so, when “Glee” (re)premiered
Idol” finale in May.
it airs on FOX, well known for
last Wednesday, it was a modest
While the ratings weren’t
canceling “Firefly” and “Family
ratings success, netting a solid
fantastic, FOX continued to air
Guy” (both were reborn in some
seven million viewers.
commercials and buy ads procapacity), and second, it has a
All in all, my advice is to apmoting the show all throughout
very daring concept.
proach “Glee” with an open
the summer.
Generally in the TV industry,
mind and a pure heart. I found
The worst thing that can
networks like to stay safe with
it wasn’t what I expected and I
happen during a hiatus is for
their offerings, which is why
have a feeling it will manage to
the show to be forgotten (as
there are a trillion and one hossurprise many, if they will give it
evidenced by the demise of
pital dramas on the air. A weekly
a chance. “Glee” airs Wednesdays
ABC shows “Pushing Daisies,”
show with snappy wit and interat 9 p.m. on FOX and is available
“Eli Stone,” and “Dirty Sexy
spersed musical numbers rarely
on Hulu for online viewing.
Money”). Right as FOX prepared
fits into the picture. Thankfully,
Hyman is a member of
to air new episodes, it heavily
“Glee” received FOX’s full supthe class of 2012.
promoted a director’s cut version
port when it came to advertising:
By SyDNEy Leonard
Contributing Writer
Author Philippa Gregory has
been dubbed the “Queen of Historical Fiction” and her works,
thus far, have certainly supported this title. The majority of
Gregory’s novels have centered
on the Tudor court and her book,
“The Other Boleyn Girl,” was
deemed worthy enough to be
turned into a film.
In her latest novel, “The
White Queen,” she has turned
away from the Tudors, gone back
several chapters in history and
settled on presenting the first
in a trilogy on the Plantagenets.
Perhaps, at the same time, she
has turned away from her old
style of writing as well.
Fans of Gregory expecting
provocative love scenes, multiple
narrators and intriguing dialogue will be sorely disappointed.
Instead, Gregory has heavily
depicted and described the numerous battle scenes during
that time period and has opted
to stray away from her amorous
plot lines. The entire story is
related through the observations
and intelligence of Elizabeth
Woodville, also known as the
White Queen.
Gregory does an excellent job
at giving the reader the necessary background on the War of
the Roses throughout the entirety of her novel.
The reign of the Plantagenets
was a passionate rule of rumors,
family rivalries and vicious
battles. Elizabeth is displayed as
a commendably strong woman
caught up in her husband’s
struggle to hold onto his throne.
The problem with delivering us
scene after scene of battles and
characters in captivity is that her
novel only has the potential of
intriguing readers particularly
interested in history. For the
majority of her fans who enjoyed
learning history through Gregory’s descriptions of true love and
lovers’ quarrels, this book will be
a sour disappointment.
I believe, however, that the author has done a brilliant job with
intermixing the scandals that
still befuddle historians today.
For example, Gregory makes
numerous references to the
White Queen’s status as an enchantress. Stringing the reader
along with her potent descriptions of Elizabeth’s “witchcraft,”
she gives the reader cause to
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Captivating and bittersweet: “The White Queen”
wonder whether the Queen was
an evil enchantress or merely
a woman who knew simple
charms.
Whether Elizabeth was bad
or good, Gregory manages to
portray her as a Queen who
maintained her dignity in the
midst of warfare that was ongoing throughout the entirety of
her life.
Furthermore, Gregory touches
upon the dicey matter that is the
mystery of what happened to the
two little Princes in the Tower.
Was Richard III so cold blooded
that he was capable of killing his
own nephews?
The intricate character interactions, which Gregory creates
between the Queen and her husband, children and archenemy
Richard, are thought-provoking
and deliciously complex. Once
again, she has spun the readers
a story full of suspicion, malice,
winding plot lines and female
characters who prove stronger
than their male companions
when forced to face a crisis.
I hope that the readers will
give this latest Gregory novel a
chance because, despite her deviation from romance, “The White
Queen” remains a delightful read
and a noteworthy novel.
The nature of the book might
deal more with warfare and the
supernatural, but her ability to
bring to life powerful, feminine,
historical figures has not disappeared. Overall, “The White
Queen,” is unique and, possibly,
Gregory’s best book yet.
Leonard is a member of
the class of 2013.
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Eastman Theatre
Semester Event Calendar
Thursday, October 8
8:30 p.m.
RPO Philharmonic Concert: The
Eastman reopens!
Beethoven’s Ninth.
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
$24-$72
Friday, October 9
8:30 p.m.
Eastman Philharmonia
Don’t miss the first Eastman School of Music concert in the newlyrenovated Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre!
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Free concert
Program:
Beethoven, Overture to “Die Weihe des Hauses” (The Consecration
of the House), op. 124 12’
Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello & Orchestra,
Op. 33 18’
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 44’
Moderato
Allegretto
Largo
Allegro non troppo
Water Street Music Hall
Wednesday, October 7
7:00 p.m.
The Gaslight Anthem
with Murder by Death, The Loved Ones, Frank Turner
Tickets: $15 adv./$18 door
Friday, October 16
7:00 p.m.
AFI
with Gallows
Tickets: $28 adv.
Rochester Armory
Tuesday, October 20
6:30 p.m.
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Friday, November 6
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Glitter, romance and guys with really good hair. What more can a preteen girl ask for?
Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrve, and Paul Wesley all play the living dead in “The Vampire Diaries.”
New vampire fad may impress
preteens, but TV shows suffer
by Becky Rosenberg
Staff Writer
Stop me if you’ve heard this
one before: Young, beautiful,
haunting girl with a tragic past
meets mysterious, handsome,
brooding boy who can’t seem
to take his eyes off of her. But
there’s a catch — the boy bites.
No, I’m not talking about
“Twilight,” the vampire sensation that’s wiping minds of the
teenage-girl population. Nor am
I talking about “True Blood,”
HBO’s biggest hit since “The
Sopranos.” It seems that the
CW felt left out of the vampire
craze and decided to jump on the
bandwagon with “The Vampire
Diaries.”
What is it about biting boys
that has everyone so riled up? Is
it the dreamy way they stare at
the girl down the hall? Could it
be the danger and sense of doom
that seems to follow them everywhere?
I think I’m going to have to
credit Seth Meyers with my understanding of the obsession that
has students hanging posters of
Edward Cullen in their rooms.
First of all, the living dead
on these shows aren’t just interested in the girls. They are
obsessed, and not in a solely
physical way, but in a romantic
way. And guess what? They say
it! These are the most vocal and
emotional vampires out there
who always seem to want to tell
their conquests how they feel.
Second, rather than dusting or
bursting into flame in the sunlight, the vampires of “Twilight”
sparkle like the stars in the sky.
Calling all preteens: boys just
got glittered.
Most importantly, next to their
good looks, these lovesick, bloodsucking beings don’t just want
a relationship for the moment.
They’re in it forever. They look
to the long term and don’t look
back. Of course girls are in love
with Edward Cullen and Bill
Compton. It’s everything an adolescent has always hoped for.
Enter, Stefan (Paul Wesley),
resident vampire of Mystic Falls
High School. He may not sparkle,
but he sure as hell is in touch
with his feelings. Hell, the opening sequence of “The Vampire
Diaries” features a voiceover by
Stefan as he reads from his journal. A vampire who keeps a journal and admits it? Swoon.
As we learn about how Stefan
feels, we also hear Elena (Nina
Dobrev), the pale beauty, narrating from her diary about how she
plans to make it through the first
day of school. We learn that she
has suffered from dealing with
survivor’s guilt of living through
a car crash that killed her parents. So when Elena meets Stefan, a boy who has also lost his
parents, the fireworks in her eyes
are nearly visible.
Kevin Williamson and Julie
Plec, creators of “Dawson’s
Creek,” adapted L.J. Smith’s series, “The Vampire Diaries,” into
a show that seems to try way too
hard to be taken seriously. With
crows entering the frame every
other scene and fog machines
rolling in the white mist as often as possible, I knew that this
would be a show that I would not
see eye to eye with.
I gave “Twilight” a try and
found that I couldn’t stand
Bella’s neediness and head-overheels, overwhelming, all-consuming, obsessive love for Edward.
I also watched seven episodes of
“True Blood” before I got bored
and fell asleep halfway through
episode eight.
It’s not that I hate everything
about vampires. In fact, one of
my favorite shows of all time
is “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.”
Laugh if you want, but it is pure
genius and all you vampire fans
out there who scoff should be
ashamed of yourselves for judging something you’ve never seen.
At the very least, Buffy had
depth. The monsters she slayed
in the shadows of night in a
graveyard paralleled the equally
villainous humans she encountered in the light of day at high
school.
Joss Whedon, the mastermind
of “Buffy,” took all his creative
energy and came up with some of
the most original hours of tele-
vision to date. An episode told
entirely in the form of a silent
film, a story conveyed through
a musical and a haunting but
brilliant hour following a brutal
death that featured absolutely
no soundtrack are just a few of
the feats he pulled off during the
show’s successful seven-year run.
I’m getting carried away. At
the end of the day, “Buffy” was
still a teenage drama. But damn,
was it good.
So tell me, what does “Twilight” add up to? I have to admit,
I only read three-quarters of
the first book before I gave it up
(let the eye-rolling and fingerpointing commence). But, from
what I’ve gathered and what I’ve
read, it seems that all Bella and
Edward say is, “I love you,” and
“No, I love you more.” Maybe
there is something in there about
overcoming differences and believing in the power of love, but
it is written (and portrayed on
the screen) in a way that I really
can’t appreciate.
“The Vampire Diaries” appears
to be following the same path. Its
attempts to throw in mythology
and intrigue will probably capture a good portion of the teenage audience. There’s drama,
there’s romance and there’s even
a bit of suspense. For all my complaints, it was a bit better than I
had expected. Dobrev and Wesley
seem to have chemistry that
could work, and bad boy Damon,
played by Ian Somerhalder, has
my heart from “Lost.” The dialogue may get better with time
and the plots have a glimmer
of potential. But the concept is
overused. If you are already obsessed with “Twilight,” you may
want to tune in on Thursdays at
8 p.m. on the CW for “The Vampire Diaries.”
But if you’re like me, then
it’s definitely something you
can skip. The small portion of
my heart that is set aside for
the mystery of vampires is full
to capacity. Edward, Bill and
now Stefan have got nothing on
Angel.
Rosenberg is a member of
the class of 2012.
SPORTS
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Freshman spotlights: Part One
These are the athletes who will help define the coming seasons of UR Athletics. They each come ready to dominate
the fields — or greens — on which they play. Here are the first eight of the fall sports season.
All illustrations by Krista Lombardo.
Cross Country
Zarah Quinn
High School: Rush-Henrietta Senior High School
Hometown: Rush, N.Y.
Major: English
What do you miss most about home: Hanging with my sisters
Favorite other sport: Badminton —
that’s a sport, right?
Favorite food: All
Favorite TV show: “Cash Cab”
Favorite movie: “American Beauty”
Favorite book: “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte
Secret celebrity crush: Old-school Jimmy Stewart
Favorite athletic memory: My high school cross country
team qualifying for New York State Championships
Weirdest thing you’ve seen on campus: A guy staring up at the
library doors for five minutes. It was a spectacle.
Bailey Gripshover
High School: Wissahickon
Hometown: Blue Bell, Pa.
Major: Brain and cognitive sciences
What do you miss most about home: Wawa!
Plans after college: Music cognition research
Favorite other sport: Badminton
Favorite food: Freeze pops
Favorite TV show: “Law and Order SVU”
Favorite movie: “10 Things I Hate About You”
Favorite book: Anything by Dr. Seuss
Secret celebrity crush: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Favorite athletic memory: Making the all-time best list at my
high school
Favorite UR tradition: Fill Fauver events
Weirdest thing you’ve seen on campus: The New York
version of a philly cheesesteak
Expectations for the season: Getting personal bests and
having fun!
Golf
Marc Youngentob
High School:
Winston Churchill
High School
Hometown:
Potomac, Md.
Major: Undecided
What do you miss
most about home:
The car
Favorite food:
Chicken
burrito from Chipotle
Favorite TV show: “Entourage”
Favorite movie: “Animal House”
Favorite book: “Bringing Down the
House” by Ben Mezrich
Favorite athletic memory: Winning the gold
medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
Favorite UR tradition: The garbage plate run
Weirdest thing you’ve seen on campus: The
dirt buggy driving around
Expectations for the season: Make it to
NCAAs
Men’s Soccer
Sean Coyne
High School: Walsh Jesuit High School
Hometown: Hudson, Ohio
Major: Economics
What do you miss most about home: Friends and
family
Plans after college: Get a house with some of my soccer
friends on the ocean
Favorite food: Chocolate covered pretzels
Favorite TV show: “The Office”
Favorite movie: 300
Favorite book: “Holes” by Louis Sachar
Secret celebrity crush: Michael Cera
Favorite athletic memory: Playing in the National Championship game with
my club team
Favorite UR tradition: Fill Fauver
Weirdest thing you’ve seen on campus: Joe Osborn’s “funny face”
Expectations for the season: Win the UAA and have a successful run deep into
the playoffs
Max Eberhardt
Class: 2012 (red shirt freshman)
Sport: Soccer
High School: McQuaid Jesuit
Hometown: Pittsford, N.Y.
Major: Biology
What do you miss most about home: My puppy
Favorite other sport: Ski racing
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite TV show: “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Favorite movie: “The Departed”
Favorite book: “Angels and Demons” by Dan Brown
Secret celebrity crush: Jessica Alba or Megan Fox (can’t go wrong with either)
Favorite athletic memory: Winning Sectionals in 2 OT
Favorite UR tradition: Celebrating big wins with the team
(singing)
Expectations for the season: A UAA Championship and
a deep run into the NCAA tourney
Jacob Findlay
High School: Fabius-Pompey High
School
Hometown: Fabius, N.Y.
Major: Chemical engineering
What do I miss most about home: Hanging out with my close
friends
Favorite Food: Chicken wings
Favorite TV show: “How I Met Your Mother”
Favorite movie: “Remember the Titans”
Weirdest thing I’ve seen on campus:
Expectations for the season: As a team, win Nationals.
Women’s Soccer
Bridget Kehm
High School: Aquinas Institute
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Major: Biology or political science
What do you miss most about home: Technically, I’m still home.
Favorite food: Chicken French
Favorite TV show: “Scrubs”
Favorite movie: “National Treasure”
Favorite book: “The Time Traveler’s Wife”
by Audrey Niffenegge
Secret celebrity crush: James Franco
Favorite athletic memory: Winning states in high school
Weirdest thing you’ve seen on campus: High speed bumps
Expectations for the season: Advance into the NCAA tournament
Bridget Lang
High School: The Peddie School
Hometown: Chesterfield, N.J.
Major: Biology
What do you miss most about home: Family,
friends, Wawa and Ritas Water Ice
Favorite other sport: Lacrosse
Favorite food: Steak and mashed potatoes
Favorite TV show: “Grey’s Anatomy”
Favorite movie: “P.S. I love you”
Favorite book: “My Sister’s Keeper”
by Jodie Picoult
Secret celebrity crush: Patrick Dempsey
Favorite athletic memory: Junior year in high school for lacrosse, we
were down 7-1 against our rival school at halftime and came back to
win 8-7 in the last 40 seconds of the game.
Favorite UR tradition: I hear D-Day is great.
Expectations for the season: The team is great and we definitely have
a chance at winning the UAA and going far in the tournament.
Next week’s spotlights:
1. Field Hockey
2. Football
3. Volleyball
Thursday, September 17, 2009
From the Pressbox
BY Jerome Nathaniel
News Editor
If boxing’s dead, then this
Saturday is the second coming.
After a 21-month retirement and
two canceled fight dates, Floyd
“Money” Mayweather Jr. will
grace the ring once again with his
sleek-smooth techniques. But the
overachiever didn’t sign up for an
easy bout against some tomato can
pushover — Mayweather is squaring up against the Mexican great,
Juan Manual Marquez. Whether
or not this is the fight everyone
truly wanted to see is beside the
point; any fight between two
pound-for-pound ranked fighters
is worth the pay-per-view buy.
Just like any major bout, HBO
has been hyping the fight with
“24/7” — a four-week miniseries
that follows the two fighters’ training camps in the weeks leading
up to the bout. From watching
Mayweather dancing around the
gym with his father, to grimacing
at the sight (if you kept your eyes
opened) of Marquez drinking his
own urine to retain the “wasted
nutrients,” viewers get a front-row
glimpse of each fighter’s respective
psyche and strategies.
Based on their training camps,
styles and past matchups, the
only logical conclusion is a victory
for Mayweather. Both fighters
have the chameleon-like ability
to adjust to their opposition and
counter punch. But Mayweather’s
blazing speed, impenetrable defense, blinding counter punches
and size will prove to be too much
for Marquez. Even if Marquez
tied, and maybe even won, against
Ringside’s pound-for-pound No. 1
Manny Pacquiao, he is still a natural 130-pounder facing the world’s
greatest 147-pound welterweight.
It’s hard to defy the size factor.
But Marquez’s defense should be
able to hold him up to a roundnine technical knockout. In fact,
he’ll probably have a good third
and fourth round after he begins
to time Mayweather in between
punches.
Unfortunately, Marquez’s talents and abilities have been
overlooked by the fight everyone
is dreaming about: Mayweather
vs. Manny Pacquiao. When ESPN
anchor Kenny Smith spoke for
the boxing world, accusing Mayweather of dodging Pacquiao,
Mayweather poorly defended
himself by claiming the fight
wouldn’t generate enough money,
and that Marquez would bring in
more pay-per-view buys from his
Mexican fan base. His argument
would’ve been slightly believable
if it weren’t for the fact that he
signed to the Marquez fight hours
before Pacquiao’s decapitation of
Ricky Hatton. Not to mention that
Pacquiao may be the single most
famous and beloved Filipino in
the world. Now, Pacquiao is set to
fight Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto
in a Nov. 14 showdown. But, with
increasing pressure, Floyd will
only have two options after his
Marquez bout: win Pacquiao vs.
Cotto or retire, again.
During his absence, casual and
hardcore boxing fans watched
Mayweather’s every move outside
of the ring. Even though 2008 was
an action-packed year without
Mayweather, viewers couldn’t help
but speculate what would happen
if Floyd came out of retirement and
fought this guy. Mayweather even
gave a boost to World Wrestling
Entertainment viewership with
his gig at Wrestlemania 24 and last
month’s episode of “Raw.” Regardless of what critics and spectators
may say, they can certainly agree
that Mayweather is the face of
boxing, and for good reasons.
But Mayweather’s return to
the ring has been anything but
shy of controversy. From ESPN to
the New York Times, there have
been reports that Mayweather
began to have issues with Internal
Revenue Services back in October,
owing nearly $6.2 million. Like so
many other boxers, Mayweather
had to find out the hard way that
the IRS doesn’t like people who
sit-down rich; you have to fight
to keep your money. But it only
takes one fight for Mayweather to
generate enough money to pay off
debts and buy two Lamborghinis
with the leftovers. According to
an HBO press release, his last
fight with Hatton generated $47
million, while his showdown with
De La Hoya raked in a record
breaking nonheavyweight payper-view purse of $120 million.
If Mayweather loses anything
on Saturday night, it won’t be
money.
But at 10 p.m. on Sept. 19, the
IRS, Pacquiao, Cotto, WWE and
even a cup of urine won’t be in
the ring. There will be two great
boxers fighting for guts, glory
and money, and we’ll watch. Like
the third episode of “24/7” so eloquently put it, “It’s the Mexican
fortitude versus the American
swagger.” When it is all said and
done, the only thing left to do is
fight.
Nathaniel is a member of
the class of 2011.
This Week in Sports
SPORTS
Page 19
Volleyball hits bump on the road
BY Eloise Rogers
Staff Writer
The women’s volleyball team is
back in action. UR lost the hold of
a four-game winning streak this
weekend but still has a winning
record.
Most recently, the ’Jackets
traveled to Hiram College for the
Hiram tournament last weekend,
where they faced some of their
toughest competition yet.
UR’s first match against Hiram
set the tone for the weekend. The
’Jackets took a while to find their
groove, losing game one and two by
identical 20-2 scores. The threat
of a loss kicked UR into high gear,
and the team banded together to
solidly beat Hiram in sets three
and four by scores of 27-25 and 2519, respectively. Hiram came back
in the fifth set though to win the
game, 15-10, and the match.
“We’re taking steps to where
we want to be competitively, and
that was reflected in our ability
to come back against Hiram after
being down two,” head coach Ladi
Iya said.
The UR team worked together
to fight hard against Hiram. Freshman outside hitter Kelly Mulrey
had 15 kills, three aces and 33
digs during the game. Sophomore
middle blocker Katie Kao had 11
kills and six blocks.
Freshman right side hitter Alma
Guevara had eight kills, 18 digs
and four blocks. Junior defensive
specialist Katie Drinkwater and
freshman libero Laura Bujnicki
had a combined 39 digs. Junior
setter Rachel Bender had 34 as-
Freshman Kelly Mulrey turned in a solid all-around performance
against Hiram College, with 15 kills, three aces and 33 digs.
spread the message that they are
sists.
In the next two tournament stronger than ever and ready to
matches, the ’Jackets registered compete.
“We are continuing to grow
a dominating 3-0 win over Marietta College after dropping an 0-3 as a team and as we continue to
improve as individuals and consismatch to Walsh College.
The Hiram tournament was the tently meet expectations, we will
first time the ’Jackets competed be competitive throughout the rest
against their biggest opponents of the season,” Iya said.
On Tuesday, UR got back on
from the Midwest. Overall, the
Yellowjackets showed their oppo- track, beating SUNY Geneseo in
nents that they are a strong team a four-game match. The’Jackets
are now 5-3.
that is extremely competitive.
Rogers is a member of
Throughout the season, the
the class of 2012.
women have been continuing to
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“The beautiful thing was, for
that goal, I had a great view of
it: [junior midfielder] Marissa
[Braverman] swung a ball in and
Ellen just timed it perfectly,”
Gurnett recalled.
“It was dramatic,” he added.
“And let’s just say memorable.”
Leaning against the wall of Gurnett’s office on Tuesday morning
was a framed picture signed by
all the current members of the
women’s soccer team with the
words “400 wins” scrawled below
the picture. But that is probably
the only hint of pride you’ll find
displayed in the seasoned coach’s
office. Adorning the walls are
markers of his team’s achievements and family mementos (an
“All Academic” team award is
posted on the filing cabinet; a letter
scrawled in child’s handwriting
from his daughter is hung neatly
on a bulletin board), while plaques
celebrating his coaching career
(Gurnett most recently won UAA
Coach of the Year in 2005) are
barely visible as they sit stacked
on the shelves above his desk.
And the office couldn’t be more
reflective of the coach’s character
— humble, unapologetic and not
likely to cling to past achievements
for too long.
“Somebody is going to come by
and win 400 real soon, and that’s
not false modesty — that’s the
name of the game,” Gurnett said.
“But the fact that we got there
first, well that’s kind of fun. Now
I really just want to concentrate
on upcoming matches and on the
rest of the season.”
But as the coach looks ahead,
“setting the bar high” for his team,
it would be impossible not to look
at the trail he has traveled on to
get this far: the myriad of games he
Courtesy of UR Athletics
Gurnett: Past coaches shape UR’s future
Case: Football foe extended streak to 23
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
• Women’s Soccer at William Smith College, 4 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
• Women’s Volleyball at Rochester Institute of Technology, 4 p.m.
• Field Hockey at Hartwick College, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
• Women’s Rowing at the Western Ontario Invitation in London, Ontario, 8 a.m.
•Men’s Tennis at St. Lawrence Invitational in Canton, N.Y., 8 a.m.
• Women’s Volleyball at Rochester Institute of Technology, 10 a.m.
• Women’s Cross Country at the SUNY Buffalo Invitational, 11 a.m.
• Men’s Cross Country at SUNY Buffalo Invitational, noon
• Football Courage Bowl game at St. John Fisher College, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
• Women’s Soccer at Union College, noon
• Men’s Soccer at Hobart College, 2 p.m.
•Golf at Guy Kuhn Memorial, 9 a.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
• Men’s Soccer at Nazareth College, 4 p.m.
•Women’s Volleyball at Rochester Institute of Technology, 7 p.m.
can recall perfectly in a moment’s
notice as leaving their marks on his
career and two of the biggest influences on his coaching style — the
pragmatic UR men’s soccer coach
from the mid ’80s, George Perry,
and former Rochester Institute of
Technology women’s soccer coach
Doug May.
“Doug was a perfect coach — just
a perfect coach,” Gurnett mused.
“For Doug, there was both an art
and a science to it. And I watched it
and realized there’s more to it than
just getting kids together.”
For Gurnett, although he tries
to pretend he “makes it up as he
goes along,” there are undoubtedly
similarities. Because as Coleman’s
header found the back of the net on
Friday, Gurnett hit a milestone too
big not to have had been influenced
by art, science and pragmatism.
Hilfinger is a member of
the class of 2010.
ROSS BRENNEMAN • Presentation Editor
The Yellowjackets couldn’t break through Case’s top-notch defense.
Continued from Page 20
in the end zone, and as the
first half ended, Case found
success with a fake punt.
Though the point difference
was substantial, UR’s loss also
comes to the 13th ranked team
in Division III football, according
to d3football.com.
The Spartans, who defeated
Kenyon College two weekends
ago, stand at 2-0 for the new
season and have the distinction
of winning 23-straight regular
season games.
UR will tackle St. John Fisher
in the Courage Bowl this weekend.
Last weekend the Cardinals
demolished Buffalo State, so
this weekend’s match at Fisher
should prove intense.
Brenneman is a
Take Five Scholar.
S p o rt s
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Standings
Football (0-1)
Sept. 12: Case Western
Reserve University
14-45 (L)
Field Hockey (2-3)
Sept. 11: SUNY Geneseo
1-2 (L)
Goal scorer: Amanda Case
Sept. 12: University of
Scranton
1-2 (L)
Goal scorer: Shayna McKie
Men’s Golf
Sept. 12-13: St. Lawrence
Invitational
Third out of 11 teams
Men’s Soccer
(4-0-1)
Sept. 11: St. Lawrence
University
2-1 (W)
Goal scorers: Jake Cargill,
Scott Cady
Sept. 13: Clarkson
University
0-0 (T)
Men’s Tennis
Sept. 11: Ithaca College
3-5 (L)
Winning singles: Brian
Schmeer, Austin Armstrong
Winning doubles: Matt
Volkov/Dan Barbash
Sept. 12: Nazareth
College
9-0 (W)
Sept. 13: Rochester
Institute of Technology
8-1 (W)
Winning singles: Peterson,
Schmeer, Armstrong, Patrick
Sheehan, Sean Mackman
Winning doubles: Bowman/
Schmeer, Armstrong/Peterson,
Volkov /Barbash
Women’s
Soccer (3-0-2)
Sept. 11: Penn State
Behrend University
1-0 [OT] (W)
Sept. 12: St. Lawrence
University
1-1 (T)
Women’s Tennis
Sept. 12-13: Mary Hosking
Tennis Invitational at
William Smith College
Frances Tseng won the
singles title
Women’s
Volleyball (5-3)
Sept. 12: Hiram College
2-3 (L)
Walsh College
0-3 (L)
Sept. 13: Marietta College
3-0 (W)
Sept. 15: SUNY Geneseo
3-1 (W)
ROSS BRENNEMAN • Presentation Editor
Junior running back Clarence Onyiruika attempted to ram the ball into the end zone Saturday. Onyiriuka rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Football season starts up with UR shut down
By Ross Brenneman
Presentation Editor
When UR took on Case
Western Reserve University
last year, the resulting 38-6
Spartan domination gave the
’Jackets plenty of room for
improvement in anticipation
for this year’s rematch. And
while the difference in score
did improve, it was by just
one point.
The Spartans, who according to a recent d3football.
com poll were ranked No.
13 nationally, crushed UR,
45-14, in this year’s season
opener, a result of an all-star
Case offense and a stubbornly poor UR defense.
And while five fans belted
out their support through
Fauver Stadium, the most
ecstatic cheering couldn’t
get the home team going.
Technically, the ’Jackets
had a very strong game, with
junior quarterback Patrick
Keegan throwing only one
interception and completing 12 out of 19 passes for a
total of 156 yards. All of UR’s
points came from the prowess of junior running back
Clarence Onyiruika. In the
second quarter, Onyiruika
and senior wide receiver
Adam Barrett combined
talents to push UR up to
Case’s 37.
Stranded at four and
one, junior running back
R.J. Napadano completed a
13-yard pass to bring it to
first down.
After two more successful
plays, and on the heels of a
personal foul by Case, the
Jackets reached the 1-yard
line.
Onyiruika managed to
break through the Case
defense in two attempts. In
the third quarter, he ran 57
yards for a touchdown, leaving a trail of confused Case
players in his wake, literally
eating his dust after a failed
tackle. Onyiruika finished
with a total of 104 yards
rushing and 67 passing.
Other than those two
breakaways, Case’s defense seemed ready for
every play UR had up its
sleeve, relentlessly halting forward progress.
And on offense, the Spartans were nigh untouchable. Spartan quarterback
Dan Whalen ran a stellar
offense, and during Saturday’s game he managed to
become Case’s all-time leading passer with a total of
7,120 yards. At least one of
Case’s touchdowns seemed
to come from a largely
ignored receiver standing
See CASE, Page 19
Golf newcomer
Gurnett attains 400 wins finishes third
Women’s Soccer
By Dana Hilfinger
Editor-in-Chief
It was the mid-1980s.
Most of the current UR
undergraduates hadn’t been
born; Dennis O’Brien was
UR’s president; and Terry
Gurnett was working as
a University programmer
and system analyst, raising a family and pacing the
sidelines as the head coach
of the women’s soccer team
— and was grappling with
the decision of whether or
not to stick with it.
Between a full-time job,
the seemingly full-time
obligation of coaching a collegiate varsity sport and the
always full-time position of
husband and father, time
was hard to come by for
Gurnett.
Luckily for the UR women’s soccer program, however, Gurnett has taken
stock in the opinions of the
athletic directors who have
come through the doors of
Goergen Athletic Center
since he started coaching
over three decades ago.
“[Then Athletic Director]
John Reeves kept me coaching at the time,” Gurnett
explained. “And now, [AD]
George VanderZwaag has
allowed me to stay coaching.”
“Allowing him to stay” is
an interesting way of framing the situation for a man
who on Friday recorded his
400th career victory coach-
Team kicks off
season on a
high note,
finishing third
overall
Bradley Halpern • Senior Staff Photographer
Spotlight — Terry Gurnett
SPORT: Women’s Soccer
HOMetown: Rochester, N.Y.
Alma Mater: University of Rochester
Career Record: 400-127-61; 33 years
Fast Fact: Gurnett is the only person to coach the
women’ soccer program at UR.
ing the UR women’s soccer
team — the first Division
III coach to reach that lofty
marker. In 33 years here,
Gurnett has brought the
program from nonexistence
to perennial national competitor.
After playing for the ’Jackets, he was hired in 1977 to
coach the newly formed UR
women’s soccer program.
Less than 10 years later,
the program won its first
national championship.
Through the years, Gurnett has coached 24 AllAmericans, won 10 University Athletic Association
titles and is currently on a
21-year streak of making it
into postseason play.
So while Friday may have
just been another “W” in the
stats book, it undoubtedly
was more than that. After
90 minutes of scoreless play,
UR and Penn State Behrend
went into the first sudden death overtime period.
The ’Jackets had been
dominating all game, outshooting the Lions, 23-4, at
that point, but were unable
to finish on their opportunities. That is, until nine
minutes had elapsed in the
first overtime period, when
sophomore forward Ellen
Coleman headed a ball past
Behrend’s keeper, securing
her third goal of the season
and the coveted victory.
See GURNETT, Page 19
By Rebecca Leber
Managing Editor
Freshman golfer Marc
Youngentob had modest expectations for the first golf
tournament of his college
career — that he would finish first among 58 American
players, and third overall, at
the St. Lawrence Invitational
was certainly far from his
mind.
“The experience of winning on such a big level is
something I could not have
imagined,” Youngentob said.
“I knew my day would come;
I just did not expect it so
soon.”
Youngentob is no novice
to the sport, having played
competitively for seven to
eight years in local junior
tournaments and helping
lead his high school team to
win Maryland State Championships. This weekend,
Youngentob shot a three-over
147 — with a combined score
of 75 and 72 for the weekend
— only coming behind two
Canadian players, whose
scores are not counted toward
NCAA qualifiers.
Sophomore Michael Chudacoff also performed well,
recording a score of 150 and
placing 10th overall.
Sophomore David Wien
tied for 26th place at 155,
junior Chris Driscoll tied
for 31st at 157 and junior
Ryan Williams tied for 40th
at 160.
Together, the team finished
third out of 11 competing
American schools. St. Lawrence University and St.
John Fisher College tied for
first. Waterloo University
in Canada won first place
overall.
“I thought we did a good
job of competing in the
final round,” head coach
Dan Wesley said. “We were
paired with the leaders, and
we showed we could deliver
in crunch time. We still let
a few shots get away, but
overall I was pleased because
we were seven shots better
than day one under tougher
circumstances.”
The golf team will tee off
again this coming weekend
at the Guy Kuhn Memorial
Invitational, hosted by Allegheny College. Last fall, the
’Jackets finished third out of
15 schools at Allegheny.
“This week in practice it’s
all about fundamentals and
short game,” Wesley said.
“We’ve got a strong field
waiting for us at Allegheny
this weekend and we plan on
being ready.”
Leber is a member of
the class of 2011.
