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STUDENTS
TO SELIGMAN:
Laura Cowie-Haskell, center-right, and other students protest UR’s handling of sexual harassment claims against Professor T. Florian Jaeger.
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A Campus in Turmoil After Federal Complaint Reveals Sexual Harassment Allegations
Since the revelation that
UR cleared Professor T.
Florian Jaeger of extensive
sexual harassment allegations — and then allegedly
retaliated against those who
came forward against Jaeger — our community has
been roiling. In each other’s
eyes, students and administrators have shown, for
better or worse, their true
colors.
This week’s Campus
Times devotes an inordinate amount of space to the
events that have taken place
surrounding Jaeger, the pro- dents, staff, faculty, alumni
tests against him, and the — necessitated this decision.
many narratives within the
Little is certain about
situation. The gravity of what will become of the
ful way, more so than than
was lost during the protests
over racial inequality three
years ago, and more so than
‘I still love U of R. However, you
hold what you love accountable.’
Amber Williams, junior
the possible consequences
and the degree to which
this concerns everyone in
the UR community — stu-
parties involved. But what
is certain is that a sense of
trust in the administration
has been lost in a meaning-
was lost during the debates
over arming Public Safety
two years ago. Something
has been stirred deep in
the heart of campus, and it
doesn’t look like that something will disappear soon.
There has never been a
more vocal movement — if
any tangible movement at
all — calling for University
President Joel Seligman’s
resignation.
This won’t be resolved
this month, this semester, or
maybe even this year.
It will be excruciating,
and the likelihood that everyone is satisfied by its end
is nil.
It will be covered here.
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NEWS / MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Some Students Quietly Fear Protesters
By SARAH WEISE
PRESENTATION EDITOR
YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR
STUDENTS CELEBRATE TURKISH CULTURE
Senior Bilgenur Sirin serves good to students at the Anatolian Students’ Association’s Turkish Festival in Hirst Lounge
Tuesday.
PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE
Doors Damaged at Douglass (1)
SEPT. 7 - Unknown persons damaged the main entry
doors to the Frederick Douglass Building.
Items Stolen in GAC (2)
SEPT. 7—A student reported items taken from the
Goergen Athletic center Locker room.
iPad Stolen in Meliora (3)
SEPT. 8—A student reported her iPad stolen by an
unknown person in the Meliora Hall.
5
2
1
4
Student Trespassing at Rush Rhees (4)
3
SEPT. 11—A student was found after hours in Rush
Rhees library.
Cell Phone Stolen in Gilbert (5)
Among students trickling in
and out of University President Joel Seligman’s charged
town hall last Tuesday, some
took with them a fear not of
the administration, but of its
critics.
Hundreds came in and out
of the forum, which saw three
hours of outrage over UR’s
handling of sexual harassment allegations, but of the
25 students approached by
the Campus Times, only seven
agreed to speak on the record.
Although they felt that protesting students had treated
the president unfairly during
the town hall, they did not
want to be hounded for speaking in his defense.
“The questions being asked
are extreme, there’s no polarity or point,” junior Christophe Simpson said, as he left
the Feldman Ballroom where
the event had been held. “I
care about nuance, and this
feels like a social media
meme, not a sanctioned town
hall.”
Other students agreed with
Simpson and questioned
whether demanding Seligman’s resignation was productive.
“Joel Seligman should not
resign over this,” sophomore
Bianca Hall said. “He’s just
a face; money controls him.
How much can he really do?”
Despite sharing Simpson’s
and Hall’s views, few wanted
to go on record challenging
the night’s events. After one
student refused to be quoted,
he said that no matter what
he said, it wouldn’t be good
enough for the extremists
who are spearheading the
campaign against the administration. And if his opinion
involved something negative, well, that would be selfslaughter, he said.
Senior Lindsay Wrobel,
one of the organizers of last
Wednesday’s protest on campus and currently on a hunger
strike, was also hesitant to
respond. She explained that
she wanted an opportunity to
polish certain statements before publication because she
“wants a career in politics.”
This all comes after last
week’s revelations that a federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint had been filed against
UR by several current and
former faculty members, as
well as a former grad student.
The complaint, first reported on by Mother Jones,
details how UR left Prof. T.
Florian Jaeger untouched after he was accused by Celeste
Kidd, another professor and
former graduate student under Jaeger, of years of sexual
harassment. Kidd’s account
was backed by complaints
from seven faculty members
and 11 students, according to
the document.
The complaint primarily argues that UR retaliated
against the employees who
had come forward about Jaeger’s alleged harassment.
The federal commission will
not rule on anything related
directly to students or allegations of harassment.
Weise is a member of
the Class of 2020
SEPT. 11—A student reported that their cell phone had
been taken from Gilbert Hall second floor common area.
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Lindsay Wrobel, Protest Organizer, Goes on Hunger Strike
By JUSTIN TROMBLY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Lindsay Wrobel, the senior
who helped spearhead last
week’s protest against UR,
is in day four of her hunger
strike, with no plans to stop
until University President
Joel Seligman fires Professor
T. Florian Jaeger or resigns
himself.
That is, if she isn’t hospitalized first.
“I have to keep checking
my blood oxygen and my
heart rate,” she told the Campus Times on Sunday, after
about 90 hours without food.
“I can feel my heart pounding
all the time because it’s effort
for it to keep going because
of what little energy I have.”
Wrobel said her blood oxygen level has reached as low
as 85 percent. According to
the Mayo Clinic, a normal
blood oxygen reading should
range from 95 to 100 percent.
Values under 90 percent are
low.
Wrobel began her strike at
midnight last Thursday as the
most extreme tactic yet in her
and others’ protest of how UR
handled sexual harassment
claims against Jaeger. Revelations about those allegations and how UR dealt with
them sent much of campus
— and alumni — into an outrage. Over 7,500 people have
JUSTIN TROMBLY/ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
An EMT gives senior Lindsay Wrobel medical supplies so she can test her vital signs and receive immediate help if in
distress.
signed an online petition calling for Seligman to fire Jaeger and reform the school’s
sexual harassment policies.
Wrobel, who was winded
when she walked into the
Campus Times office, has
skipped most of her classes
since Thursday.
“My individual education
matters less in my opinion
than the educations and the
livelihoods of everyone on
this campus who has been impacted,” she said.
She showered for the first
time since Thursday on Sun-
day and had trouble standing for so long and holding
her arms up to wash her hair.
On Saturday, someone called
Public Safety and an ambulance to visit Wrobel at her
dorm in O’Brien Hall. She
told an officer it wasn’t time
to go to the hospital yet. It
would be time to do so, she
told the Campus Times, if she
began passing out or experiencing something of a similar
caliber.
“When they would rather
let a student go to the hospital
than make the changes,” she
said of the administration,
“that’s going to reflect so incredibly poorly on them that
Seligman isn’t going to have
a choice. He’s going to have
to resign.”
She added: “If they let it get
to that point, they’re digging
their own grave.”
In an email to Seligman
last Saturday, Wrobel told the
president she would be updating him as the effects of the
strike worsen “because you
need to know the direct consequences of your inaction.”
“You are causing people
direct and immediate harm
— and you deserve to have to
face that harm on someone’s
physical body so that you cannot avoid it in the ivory tower
of Wallis Hall,” she wrote.
“You still have a choice —
and if you won’t or can’t fire
Jaeger, I’d also accept your
resignation (something you
definitely can do) as a way to
end my hunger strike.”
Later that day Seligman
replied: “Lindsay, I am very
concerned to hear about how
you are feeling today. My primary interest is your health
and safety. I understand you
are passionate about your
cause and I respect your
rights to express yourself as
you choose, but I would urge
you to put your well-being
first.”
Wrobel told the Campus
Times that Seligman’s reply
was “the bare minimum he
could have said to seem like
a caring individual.”
Asked what she thinks of
her critics — some find her
tactics unfair, others stupid
— she said, “I don’t think
anybody has the right to criticize how oppressed groups
protest their oppression.”
And if Jaeger reads this
article, she said, he should
just resign because she really
wants a cookie.
Trombly is a member of
the Class of 2018
Nationwide, Professors Concerned by Jaeger Investigation Handling
By JESSE BERNSTEIN
MANAGING EDITOR
In the tight-knit academic
world of linguistics, news of
the allegations that Professor T. Florian Jaeger sexually
harassed and intimidated colleagues and graduate students
has traveled quickly. The Campus Times spoke with professors
of linguistics and its associated
fields from campuses across the
country about Jaeger, the problem of sexual misconduct in the
sciences, and the actions of the
University. Some asked not to
be named.
All of the professors contacted
expressed a deep concern with
the handling of the allegations
of Professor Jaeger by the UR
administration.
“I can tell you that having
been in the field for a long time
[...] I’ve never seen anything
this bad,” said James Mazer, a
professor of cell biology and
neuroscience at Montana State
University. “The EEOC report,
apparently backed up by formal statements and depositions,
describes some of the worst behavior by a professor I’m aware
of and UR’s response (and multiple levels) seems to perpetuate
the idea that the victims were at
fault.”
One professor said that, based
on the results of similar situations, she’d be surprised if President Seligman doesn’t resign.
The problem of sexual harassment in the sciences is “pervasive,” according to Kristen
Syrett, a linguistics professor at
Rutgers University who is on
the Linguistic Society of America’s Committee on the Status of
Women in Linguistics.
“That the University seems
to be taking a neutral position
makes me very disappointed,”
she added.
Several other professors
agreed that sexual harassment is
a significant issue in the field.
“This particular case has led
others to tell me about incidences of stalking, harassment,
theft of work, gaslighting, and
the like,” said Claire Bowern, a
linguistics professor at Yale.
Bowern says that it’s not just
women who are subjected to
those actions, “but that others
(especially including LBGTQ
linguists) are also targets of harassment in their workplace.”
She stressed that there are
many in the field actively working to prevent sexual misconduct.
Perhaps the most significant
development is a letter to the
Linguistic Society signed by
over 1,000 professors, graduate students, and undergrads.
The letter calls on the group to
create a code of conduct for its
dues-paying members, review
the ethical standards the organization promotes to the field
as a whole, and to “develop
YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR
A protester stands with a sign depicting University President Joel Seligman as a cartoon.
and promote support mechanisms for linguists who become
aware of or are subject to hostile
work and study environments,”
among other items. The organi-
zation recently announced that it
would be offering a new workshop at its 2018 annual meeting,
titled “Sexism, Harassment, and
Title IX Rights.”
JUSTIN TROMBLY/ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Professors Celeste Kidd and
Steve Piantadosi are among the
seven signatories from UR.
Bernstein is a member of
the Class of 2018
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NEWS / MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Protesters Find Hidden Writings on Jaeger’s School Site
By JUSTIN TROMBLY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Tensions on campus continued
to rise Thursday after protesters
began publicizing a hidden
trove of writings once housed
on Professor T. Florian Jaeger’s
school website.
The writings, some of which
were sensual, are “a collection
of creative outputs, selected,
created, and viewed by you,
me, and maybe — at this very
moment — by us,” according
to a description on the webpage
where the files could once be
found.
News of the collection spread
Thursday on Facebook after a
PDF copy of one of the writings,
along with a record of the code
that was used to display them,
was posted in a group dedicated
to protesting Jaeger and UR after
the University cleared him of
sexual harassment claims.
The PDFs were accessible
by viewing the source code of
a webpage on his Brain and
Cognitive Sciences Department
site. They seem meant to be
found, since a blurb on the page
references “a few hidden links
to people or sites you should
know.”
“But beware traveller,” warned
Jaeger, “I bear no responsibility
for the obscenities that may lie
hidden in this digital vault.”
You can still view the page
and its code, but the links to the
files no longer work.
In the PDF posted on the
protest page, the authenticity
of which the Campus Times has
confirmed, the narrator of the
story muses about a woman they
have had sex with. It includes
descriptions of the woman
“bending into impossible curves
as she tightens around me” and
is signed, “05/16/05 by ChK.”
In an email to the Campus
Times, Jaeger said the page
originated from his pre-grad
school and grad-school days and
was a place for him and friends
to exchanged poetry and other
writings.
“The whole directory got
presumably copied over from
my grad school website when
I moved here in 2007,” he said.
“I recently deleted it when
somebody pointed out that it
might be taken out of its original
context.”
According to students who
saw the documents before they
were removed, the texts were
less lurid than many on Facebook
seemed to think. Many of the
writings, they said, were signed
by “ChK,” and came off as
benign. There were a few poems
in German, two photos of what
appeared to be album artwork,
and two links: one to a Stanford
webpage, the other to a Japanese
language blog.
Student protesters said on
Facebook that they planned to
send the materials to Jaeger’s
department chair.
All this comes after revelations
last week that a federal Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission complaint had
been filed against UR by several
current and former faculty
members and a former grad
student.
The complaint, first reported
on by Mother Jones, details how
UR left Jaeger untouched after
he was accused by Celeste Kidd,
another professor and former
graduate student under Jaeger,
of years of sexual harassment.
Kidd’s account was backed by
complaints from seven faculty
members and 11 students,
according to the document.
The complaint primarily
argues that UR retaliated
against the employees who had
come forward about Jaeger’s
alleged harassment. The federal
commission will not rule on
anything related directly to
students or allegations of
harassment.
Trombly is a member of the
Class of 2018.
JUSTIN TROMBLY/ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Senior Lindsay Wrobel speaks to protesters outside Rush Rhees Library on Wednesday.
JUSTIN TROMBLY/ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students gather outside Wallis Hall on Wednesday to protest UR’s handling of its investigation into Jaeger.
JUSTIN TROMBLY/ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
A UR administrator looks out a window at Wallis Hall during the protest Wednesday.
JUSTIN TROMBLY/ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
A protester holds up a sign outside Rush Rhees Library.
YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR
Protesters listen to a speaker during the demonstration outside Rush Rhees.
YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR
A student sits on the steps of Wallis Hall during Wednesday’s protest.
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OPINIONS
EDITORIAL OBSERVER
Trigger Warning
By ASHLEY BARDHAN
A&E EDITOR
O
kay, so here’s the thing.
I don’t actually know
everything, and oftentimes, I’m wrong.
This can put me at odds with
leftist people on the internet,
because they’re usually always
right. Which is ironic, since
they’re leftists as in the direction
left, which is not the direction
right, and that’s a joke that I just
made. Haha.
Before I came to college, the
only reason I used Facebook was
so all the older people in my life
could see my face sometimes and
know that I’m not dead. Now that
I’m here, Facebook has provided
me a portal into a world of internet activism I never really knew
existed.
Leftist groups, often sporting
some taggable group name in a
“sounds ______ but ok” format,
make up an unofficial subset of
Facebook called “Leftbook.” The
groups are similar in purpose,
meant for sharing memes, discussion, and experience amongst
like minded individuals, but for
students at UR I’m sure this isn’t
news.
Our campus leans pretty heavily to the left, which I often find
mirrored in online exchanges I
see among students here. The
exchanges usually go well until
someone disagrees.
Not a big sort of disagreement,
though. Trust me, I think Nazis
are unpardonable and that anyone being openly hateful on the
internet, whether they intend to or
not, also opens themselves up to
receiving angry responses back.
My problem lies with more subtle disagreement, which people
on Leftbook prefer to leave out of
the discussion.
I’ve been thinking about this
more as of late, in the wake of
the now infamous T. Florian Jaeger and all the allegations against
him. As an aspiring psycholinguist and current brain and cognitive sciences major, I have been
more vocal about this controversy than I have been about almost
any other issue that has recently
floated to the surface, and I think
we all know the surface is currently plenty full.
But I ultimately find that Leftbook’s response ends in the same
path of regression. The initial reaction usually starts out perfectly
reasonable, often just a reporting
of events followed by completely
justified public outcry. And then
the Regression happens, usually
through a crescendo of emotions
and knee-jerk opinions mixing
together to form one giant wave
that crashes into the original goal,
setting a movement off course.
Nuance is lost in the wave, and
if you dare question the movement in any way, you’re on the
side of the oppressor. You’re a
rape apologist. Or Nazi sympathizer. Or something. Regardless
of your intentions and how benign
they may be, the wave leaves only
two categories: black and white.
In the case of the Jaeger accusations, I saw the wave crash in real
time during Tuesday’s town hall.
The town hall was three hours of
palpable tension between those
in attendance and University
President Joel Seligman, with lots
of sighing coming from both. I
know because I was there. I was
angry and I asked questions.
As angry as I was, though, I
knew there were some things he
couldn’t give me. A lot of those
things were answers, and by the
way the administration has been
handling it thus far, I didn’t expect
to regain peace of mind that night.
Maybe some people did. Maybe they didn’t, and anger just
displaces quickly. Regardless,
following the debate, anyone that
defended Seligman in even the
slightest amount became the automatic target of vitriol en masse.
They were belittled for providing an opinion, sometimes even
blocked and prevented from defending themselves at all. There
was also the throwing around of
“cis white male.” I know white
guys are the worst, but if calling someone a “cis white male”
is the best counterpoint you can
think of, whatever you’re arguing
probably isn’t as rock-solid as you
think it is.
Speaking
of
rock-solid,
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,
right? That’s my transition sentence.
Now I’m serious again. I’m
often disappointed in how easily
internet leftists like to cut people
out of the conversation, especially
as a group that supposedly totes
diversity and unapologetic selfexpression. I don’t know when
hearing someone out and having a
discussion became “emotional labor,” or when failure to “self crit”
(read: agree with everyone else’s
half-baked, monolithic opinion)
started leading to public shaming.
There’s a certain hypocrisy that
pervades online leftist groups, and
I think the only way to remove it
is by first recognizing it for what
it is. I also think that many people
may not want to recognize it for
what it is for fear of being the
next ostracized dissenter. Maybe
you’ll get banned from the group.
God forbid.
Regardless of where you lie
politically, no one likes being
wrong, and people like being
alone even less. There’s a part of
me that does understand the need
to think collectively and to feel
like you belong to something, and
to eliminate anyone that seems to
threaten that.
There’s a bigger part of me that
hopes we can all stop being so
horrible to one another, online or
off.
Bardhan is a member of
the Class of 2020.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
EDITORIAL BOARD
O
Some Simple Answers for Seligman
n the question of
Jaeger, there are
some simple answers, President Seligman.
As you somewhat already
agree — or at least agree with
the man himself — T. Florian
Jaeger should not be teaching
here anytime soon.
This is best for all parties. It
is best for the students, those
in his classes and in the hallways, many of whom would
surely feel less safe or less
comfortable with him teaching, given the allegations. It is
best for the University, which
would likely have to deal with
even harsher protests if Jaeger
were to continue working so
closely with students, given
the allegations. And it would
be better for Jaeger, since his
ability to teach would definitely be disrupted, given the
allegations.
All this is true even if those
allegations — that for years,
Jaeger sexually harassed colleagues and graduate students,
and that after UR cleared him
of wrongdoing, it retaliated
against those who came forward — are false. At the least,
until the federal complaint
that spurred this situation on
campus is resolved, and until
those new investigations into
new evidence you promised
are finished, this is not a safe
or productive environment
in which Jager should teach.
Simple.
What is also simple, President Seligman, is that if you
really believe some of the allegations in that complaint are
true, as you said at your town
hall, then the actionable standard you also spoke about is
clearly too high.
You’re right: Due process
is important, and the University’s process is important. We
do not want mob rule either.
But if even a fraction of the
allegations in that complaint
are true, then UR’s standard
for axing professors who
sexually harass students must
be reformed. Any amount is
enough; with professors able
to coerce students through
their grades or career prospects, this isn’t a power gap
that needs any more widening.
It is too early, and no one
has yet done enough research,
to offer more specific changes. But this idea should be
your compass.
Look at who’s brought these
allegations to light: Why
would so many respected faculty members put their careers
on the line — or even resign
in protest, as Richard Aslin
has — for something without
merit? We don’t and may never have access to the evidence
The vocal group
calling for your
resignation will grow
louder, until any
other option might
be hard to hear.
the University examined in
clearing Jaeger, but it is unlikely there was no shred of
truth in it all.
And again, if there’s even
a shred of truth, it’s enough.
Simple.
Similarly, President Seligman,
if you actually conduct your
investigation into Title IX
Coordinator Morgan Levy, as
you said you would, her firing from that position should
be seriously considered. The
claim that Levy has a conflict
of interest because she was a
defense attorney for UR, as
many have spread, does appear to be false. Members of
the administration have told
us so, and there is no clear
evidence anywhere that it’s
the case. But too many people have come forward, both
to you at the town hall and
elsewhere, with accounts of
her utter ineptitude in upholding compliance with Title IX,
which is her job. It is unlikely
they are lying. And anyway,
too many students have lost
too much faith in Levy’s ability to do her job. That alone
is enough to consider whether
this post is the most effective
way she can serve your administration.
You seemed frustrated at the
town hall when you sighed
and raised your voice and
weathered three hours of onslaught from students, alumni,
staff, and faculty, President
Seligman. In some cases, for
good reason. Some of the
questions you received were
unfair or unrealistic, and the
difficult but necessary task of
navigating grey areas has not
always been a priority of the
campaign against you. But
there were just as many times
during that forum when you
flubbed, majorly. Honestly,
you didn’t sound prepared for
the task ahead.
And if you keep dragging
your feet, President Seligman,
well, this reality is the simplest of all: The vocal group
calling for your resignation
will grow louder, until so
many students have joined its
chorus that any other option
might be hard to hear.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 / OPINIONS
OP-EDS
Seligman Comforts the Comfortable
By BEA KLEBE
J
oel Seligman is a man
who seems to have a
serious problem with
the truth. The town hall he
held on Tuesday was his latest opportunity to prove that
he was something more than
a securities lawyer who took
a wrong turn onto Library
Road back in 2004. Students
expected him to answer their
questions about the University’s opinion of T. Florian
Jaeger, and his “alleged”
sexual harassment of graduate students in the Brain and
Cognitive Sciences Department. Jaeger is accused of a
sequence of grotesque violations, the veracity of which
seem to have been established by copious amounts of
witness testimony for everyone except Joel Seligman.
Instead, the student body
sat agape in the Douglass
Ballroom as he delivered
platitude after neoliberal
platitude on the importance
of sincerity, the horror of
wrongdoing, and the nature
of justice. Not once did he
stray from generic non-answers and offensive attempts
at inoffensive ignorance. Despite countless members of
the student body baring their
souls to him, he huffed in annoyance and rolled his eyes,
before continuing along with
his script.
President Seligman also
hinted at beliefs not unlike
the disingenuous exhortations of modern fascism
that have come to pervade
the American experience in
2017. Indeed, some of his
rhetoric during the town hall
fits this mold to a Trumpian
T, like his clichéd ejaculation
of “This is McCarthyism!” or
his apparent belief that there
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Note on Smoking
Surveys
By RALPH A MANCHESTER
T
o the Editor,
I am writing in response to your August
22 article entitled “Campus
Smoking Ban Takes Effect.”
I appreciate your coverage of
this important change in University policy, which prohibits
the use of tobacco products and
e-cigarettes on all UR campuses with the exception of three
designated smoking areas on
the River Campus. (In addition to the three on the Medical
Center campus.)
The story quoted one former
student who called into question the survey methods we
used, in April 2016, to find out
how UR students felt about a
possible change in tobacco policy. Surveys were sent to over
3,600 freshmen, sophomores
and juniors, and we got a 34
percent response rate. Seventyfour percent of respondents fa-
The first few days
of the new UR policy
being in effect have
gone smoothly, and I
am delighted that the
Univetrsity has taken
another step towards
making the health of
our community ever
better.
vored limiting smoking to designated areas on campus.
The same survey was sent to
over 2,000 graduate students on
the River Campus; the response
rate was 19 percent. Seventysix percent of respondents favored limiting smoking to des-
ignated areas on campus, with
very little variation among the
three graduate schools.
While it was not possible
for us to survey River Campus employees, we did hold
several open forums in order
to give employees an opportunity to express their views on
Again, the
majority of those
who attended and
spoke out expressed
support for limiting
smoking to a few
designated areas on
the River Campus.
the proposed policy change,
prior to President Seligman’s
announcement one year ago.
Again, the majority of those
who attended and spoke out
expressed support for limiting
smoking to a few designated
areas on the River Campus.
Smoke and tobacco free
policies have been implemented successfully at hundreds
of colleges and universities
across the U.S., some smaller
and some larger than UR. Research shows that they are effective in reducing tobacco use
among students and in reducing tobacco smoke exposure
among non-users of tobacco.
The first few days of the new
UR policy being in effect have
gone smoothly, and I am delighted that the University has
taken another step towards
making the health of our community ever better.
Manchester is
vice-provost and director of
University Health Service.
are “victims on both sides.”
He oscillated between frantic
remarks about witch hunts
and infuriating ambiguities.
He displayed the sheer obliviousness that is the sole privilege of a white man (who
in this case, is paid over a
million dollars in salary to
lead the University), and felt
compelled to announce that
everyone should feel safe
on campus, whether they are
“male, female, or transgender.”
In his reply to activist and
senior Lindsay Wrobel, who
is currently on a hunger
strike, President Seligman
writes, “My primary interest
is your health and safety. I
understand you are passionate about your cause and
I respect your rights [sic]
to express yourself as you
choose, but I would urge
you to put your well-being
first.” In other words, he is
asking Wrobel to sacrifice
her cause for her own safety,
which defeats the purpose of
a hunger strike. He does not
acknowledge that sacrificing her cause would benefit
him personally, a conflict of
interest he should have acknowledged if he wanted to
be taken seriously. This callous response reflects a pattern of behavior that is now
well understood by the student body: Seligman states
his interests in a way that
suggests they are not his interests at all, but ours.
This disconnect between
what President Seligman says
and what his actions suggest
he believes is familiar to
anyone who pays attention
to politics. He has to stay on
script, tell people he will look
into it, and placate the masses until they get bored and
move on to the next tragedy.
He does not believe that evil
has occurred, but he would
be unbelievably sad if it has.
His commitment to discuss
concerns as long as necessary until the problem was
resolved was abruptly cut
short at his discretion three
hours in. He portrays his ideology as a lack thereof, but
this is at least as dangerous
as taking a side. Neutrality in
the face of catastrophe only
serves to bolster the power
of the perpetrator, solidifying their ability to oppress.
Seligman is comforting the
comfortable by afflicting the
afflicted. What other conclusion are we left to draw about
the opinions of a man who,
in the face of overwhelming
evidence and the power of
a judicial system predicated
on preponderance, shrugs his
shoulders and mutters something about due process?
Klebe is a member of
the Class of 2020.
OP-EDS
Seligman Should Resign
By ERIC R. DANTON
J
oel Seligman should
resign
immediately
from his role as president of UR.
His administration’s failures of leadership in at least
two recent instances — the
handling of sexual harassment complaints and the kidnapping and torture of two
athletes — have had serious
repercussions for members
of the UR community, resulted in the departure of distinguished faculty and scholars,
and damaged the University’s reputation. Whether the
administration acted appropriately in dismissing allegations of sexual misconduct
that have prompted a detailed, disturbing complaint
to the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, or
intentionally ignored the behavior of an athlete whose
actions resulted in the kidnapping and torture of two
teammates, Seligman’s public response in both cases has
been wholly inadequate.
Let’s start with the federal
complaint. Seven professors
and a former graduate student
allege that the administration
downplayed accusations of
sexual misconduct by Prof.
T. Florian Jaeger, mishandled an investigation into the
accusations, and retaliated
against the faculty members
who raised concerns about
Jaeger’s behavior. In Seligman’s statement on the complaint, he likens its filing to
a story Rolling Stone magazine ran in 2014, and later retracted, about sexual assault
at the University of Virginia.
That’s a false equivalence,
and intellectually dishonest — Rolling Stone hired
an outside investigator to assess and report on what went
wrong. (Full disclosure: I
worked for the magazine in
2012-13.) Seligman’s administration will instead be hiding behind a cloak of confidentiality.
It’s not until the last paragraph of his statement, after
a lot of windy jargon about
policies and procedures, that
Seligman promises that “sexual misconduct will not be
tolerated here.” Leaving that
attempt at reassurance to the
end reduces it to a limp platitude, and suggests that the
University is more interested
in deflecting blame than accepting responsibility for allowing to exist, at the very
least, a toxic environment
that put multiple women on
the wrong end of a power
dynamic that made them feel
exploited and vulnerable. If
that doesn’t constitute a violation of any UR policies,
then it’s time for new policies.
The sexual misconduct allegations follow revelations
reported by ESPN that the
administration allegedly protected Isaiah Smith, a star
football player, by ignoring
reports that he was selling
drugs to other students, and
bailing him out of jail when
he was arrested for burglary,
robbery, and assault after
he ripped off drug dealers.
ESPN’s harrowing story
recounts how those drug
dealers retaliated against
two of Smith’s teammates.
Seligman was among several
administrators who declined
to explain to ESPN why UR
had never disciplined Smith,
or to acknowledge how the
University’s failure to act
helped contribute to the unimaginable cruelty those stu-
dents faced.
When I emailed Seligman
this week to express my
dismay at UR’s public responses to these incidents, he
responded with professionallevel gaslighting: “I can well
understand how the media
coverage of both of these issues has been deeply upsetting.”
No, what’s deeply upsetting is blaming the media for
laying bare a growing pattern of cynicism and incompetence. It shows Seligman
doesn’t fully understand the
gravity of the situations he
has dealt so poorly with —
Title IX complaints are not
a frivolity, whatever Betsy
DeVos thinks — or the extent to which he has betrayed
the trust of the student body
and the broader UR community. Seligman owes us all
a full, public accounting of
what happened in each case
and why, and what steps the
administration is taking to
make sure UR does a better
job living up to its Meliora
motto.
I don’t imagine my position will weigh heavily on
Seligman or, for that matter,
the Board of Trustees — I
haven’t given UR nearly
enough money to make my
voice so loud that it must
be heard. But I won’t give
another cent as long as
Seligman remains president.
I invite other alumni to join
me in contributing instead,
in UR’s name, to organizations that provide counseling and other services to
people recovering from the
kinds of trauma the University should have prevented
in the first place.
Danton is a member of
the Class of 1998 and a former Campus Times editor.
campustimes.org / PAGE 7
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 118 2017
FEATURES
Being Rocky the Yellowjacket
By AUDREY GOLDFARB
SENIOR STAFF
J. Howard Garnish ’27, a
former writer for Campus
Times, is usually credited
for the inception of the
“Yellowjackets” in 1925.
Since then, several versions
of a Yellowjacket mascot
emerged, landing on the
cuddly and lovable “URbee”
in 1983. Unfortunately for
URbee (“Erbie”), cuteness
was to the detriment of
the intimidating image UR
athletics hoped to cultivate.
So in 2008, our mascot
became the tougher-looking
“Rocky.”
Rocky may be a consistent
character to sports fans and
event-goers, but the true
identity of our mascot is
constantly changing. Who is
inside the bulky striped suit?
The names of students who
masquerade as Rocky are kept
secret until they graduate, but
you can narrow down the
list of suspects to those with
the ability to excite a crowd
and radiate charisma without
speaking — fundamentals
that Spirit Coordinator Shawn
Bihler looks for in candidates.
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situations as a completely
different character has been
an interesting, and sometimes
bizarre, experience for some.
“Frat boys never paid any
attention to me until I was
Rocky and then they loved
me,” said one 2014 graduate.
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training workshops will be
held for students selected to
portray Rocky.
Most importantly, said
Bihler, “Students should have
a passion for spreading spirit
around campus both in and
out of the costume.”
Goldfarb is a member of the
class of 2019.
Wyoma Best, Local News Icon
By AUDREY GOLDFARB
SENIOR STAFF
In life, Wyoma Best was
a pioneer. She was the first
African American woman to
serve on the Rochester City
School Board, the first to appear
on television as News10NBC
reporter, and among the first
African American women
managers at the Greater
Rochester Metro Chamber of
Commerce.
In death, she continues to be
an inspiration to women and
minorities, as well as to all
journalists and reporters, for
her tenacity, fearlessness, and
dedication.
Best died on Friday, August
25, at the age of 74. She is
survived by her husband,
Robert, her two daughters,
Talethea and Nicolle, and
two grandchildren. Talethea
remembers her mother as a
strong and loving parent, who
encouraged her daughters to
strive for their own definition of
greatness.
Best served the Rochester
community through a myriad
of contributions, and through
her work as a journalist even
aided in the recovery of a
Picasso painting that was stolen
from the Memorial Art Gallery.
After days of contemplation,
Best shared information with
the FBI, going against the
universally
acknowledged
“journalist code” to not provide
information to law enforcement.
Coworker Mike Power recalls
assuring her that she had made
the right decision.
“You were more than a
reporter then. You were an
agent of the community to get a
community treasure back where
it belongs,” Power said.
Best is frequently described
as a trailblazer. As the first black
female manager at the Greater
Rochester Metro Chamber of
Commerce, Best served as vice
president of communications
for the Rochester Business
Alliance. Best contributed to
politics, television, and business
in Rochester for more than 25
years, and continues to support
young journalists of color in
the Rochester area through
the Wyoma Best Scholarship.
Established by the Rochester
Association of Black Journalists
in 2005, the scholarship has
since provided support to
black high school seniors
interested in print or broadcast
journalism. The scholarship
serves to enrich the Rochester
community by encouraging the
next generation of journalists.
Best has been a key contributor
in the Rochester Association
of Black Journalists’ mission
to improve diversity in media
organizations and news stories.
In 1980, shortly after Best’s
retirement, Janet Lomax came
to Rochester to fill the vacancy
as a News10NBC anchor. Best
was the first to welcome Lomax
to Rochester, dropping by her
hotel to take her out to lunch.
They have been good friends
since.
“Wyoma Best embodied not
only the best traits a journalist
could have, but the best traits
a human being could have,”
Lomax said. “She has touched
many, many lives through her
work as a journalist and later
as a vpP of communications
at the former Chamber of
Commerce. She made many
friends along the way. We will
miss the compassion and grace
she shared with others. Wyoma
Best was a trailblazer. She was
one-of-a-kind. She will be
missed.”
Lynette Adams, another
African American News10NBC
reporter that succeeded Best,
added: “I owe Wyoma a debt
of gratitude for blazing a trail
for me and others. Without a
Wyoma Best, there would be no
Lynette Adams. This is a great
loss to our community.”
Best was recognized by not
only the journalist community,
but also as an integral part of
Rochester as a whole. William
A. Johnson Jr., Rochester’s first
black Mayor, proclaimed June
1, 2005, Wyoma Best Day, the
same year that her scholarship
was founded.
“She came into our living
rooms every evening, and in
doing so, showed all the young
girls in our community what
they aspire to,” Mayor Lovely
Warren said in a statement after
Wyoma Best’s passing. “She
may no longer be with us, but
her legacy lives on.”
Goldfarb is a member of the
class of 2019.
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HUNDREDS PROTEST UR
HANDLING OF JAEGER
JUSTIN TROMBLY / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Organizers comfort a speaker at the protest who accused a member of the crowd of sexually abusing her.
JUSTIN TROMBLY / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Organizer Jenna Register ‘16 leads a chant in the protest.
Protesters
A protester rests with a fitting sign at their feet.
JUSTIN TROMBLY/ EDITOR=IN=CHIEF
‘Joel, you have a choice: Do you care about the
students here like they’re your own children or
not?’
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for not harassing all of his students.’
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JAEGER PROTEST / MONDAY, SEPTMEBER 18, 2017
R OVER
R CASE
By CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Protesters railed against the
administration last Wednesday in
a defiant, and sometimes tearful,
demonstration, which travelled
from the steps of Rush Rhees Library to the steps of Wallis Hall.
Activists lambasted University
President Joel Seligman for his
administration’s handling of the
sexual harassment claims against
Professor T. Florian Jaeger.
And improptu speakers came
forward to recount stories of
abuse on and off campus that
stunned the crowd into emotional silence.
The following contributed
reporting: Editor-in-Chief Justin Trombly; Managing Editor
Jesse Berstein; News Editor David Schildkraut; and Columnist
Jackie Powell.
COMPLAINT FILED
9/1: An EEOC complaint is filed
alleging a decade of sexual harassment and accademic sabotage by
Professor T. Florian Jaeger.
MOTHER JONES
9/8: Mother Jones publishes a
detailed investigation spelling out
the allegations listed in the EEOC,
focusing on Professor T. Florian
Jaeger’s harassment of Professor
PETITION STARTED
9/9: A Change.org petition calling
for Jaeger to be fired is circulated.
As of this writing, the petition has
7,559 signatures.
YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR
s gather in the Eastman Quad last Wednesday, holding signs quoting the federal complaint.
SELIGMAN MEETS
9/11: President Joel Seligman
meets with student leaders and activists to discuss their demands.
They were not satisfied with his answers.
TOWN HALL
9/12: Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff fill the Feldman Ballroom to fire questions at Seligman
for over three hours. None are
soothed.
PROTEST
9/13: Students take to the steps
of Rush Rhees Library to protest
the administration’s actions before
moving the demonstration to Wallis
Hall.
HUNGER STRIKE
YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR
read selections of the federal complaint against UR in front of Wallis Hall, while administraon from iinside, last Wednesday.
liora is just a word on paper when profess are allowed to decide your tuition isn’t
h enough — they need your body as well.’
Jacob Tyson
9/15: Senior Lindsay Wrobel begins her hunger strike, pledging to eat
only when Title IX Coordinator Morgan Levy and Professor Jaeger have
been fired, or Seligman resigns.
NOW
9/18: Further protests are being
planned as international media outlets have begun to home in on campus.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
campustimes.org / PAGE 10
HUMOR
Pawlicki Hopes to Regain Yellowjacket Nests Banned as Decorations
“I just love waking up to that
‘Most Reviled’ Title
the threat of being stung for gentle buzz in the morning,
By JOHN PINTO
By JESSE BERNSTEIN
MANAGING EDITOR
Following the revelation of
allegations that Professorw T.
Florian Jaeger had engaged
in years of sexual harassment
and intimidation of colleagues
and students, there has been an
outpouring of support for the
victims in the student body and
faculty.
But one victim says that he’s
been denied that compassion.
“People seem to have forgotten me completely,” said Ted
Pawlicki, a professor of computer science at the University.
“Last week I was still considered the most repugnant person
on campus. Now? I can’t even
get sneered at in the hallway.”
Since the Jaeger story was
published in Mother Jones,
Pawlicki has begun to intentionally hold up lines at Freshens, saying that his burritos
have been structurally unsound
and insisting that they’re remade.
“That’s been helping,” he
said.
He’s started to dramatically,
flailingly trip in the halls, spilling the contents of his bag to
reveal a copy of “Mein Kampf”
and other people’s Tapingo receipts.
Still, Jaeger maintains a
healthy lead over Pawlicki,
even after the beleaguered computer science professor decided
to start telling everyone that he
studied abroad in “Barthelona.”
“What do I have to do,
scream the n-word in the middle of Eastman Quad?” Pawlicki asked, slapping an ISIS
bumper sticker on the back of
his Hummer.
“Actually, I might be onto
something there,” he said. “Can
we finish this another time?”
Pawlicki had held the Most
Reviled Professor on Campus
title since he was awarded the
ceremonial Bouquet of Negative Course Evaluations at last
winter’s Boar’s Head Dinner.
Wiping tears from his eyes, the
professor recalled how Prof.
Steven Landsburg had called
him to offer congratulations.
“He’s a giant in the field of
Being Despised,” Pawlicki
said. “He actually gave me
the idea to spray-paint ‘DICK
ASLIN MORE LIKE DICK
ASS-LICK’ on the side of Meliora Hall.”
Even given all his efforts,
Pawlicki recognizes that he’ll
need to go above and beyond,
he said. At first he refused to
divulge his plan, telling this reporter, “I’m a little secret boy,
ooh wee, I’m a naughty little
secret boy.”
But eventually, he assented.
“I’m going to interrupt President Seligman’s town hall by
running on the stage, where
I’ll fumblingly take off a bright
red tear-away Adidas tracksuit
to reveal my Confederate flag
romp-him that says ‘George
Bush Did Columbine.’ Then,
I’ll begin to spoil prominent
television shows until security
takes me down, at which point
I will scream, ‘AM I BEING
DETAINED?’”
“It’ll be my greatest achievement.”
Bernstein is a member of
the Class of 2018.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
both the allergic and immune.
In a joint press conference,
“Look, I know you kids
ResLife and the Rochester love your bees or whatever,”
Fire Department announced said Cavanaugh, fighting to
that Yellowjacket nests will be heard over an increasingly
no longer be permitted as rowdy group of protesting studecorations in UR student dents, “but is getting stung
housing. A longtime staple
every day really something
in most dorms, the nests will you want? Is it fun for you?
come down after the admin- Isn’t a picture of Rocko oristration-backed initiative to whatever his name is basically
ban them finally passed last the same thing?”
week, despite stiff
opposition from
much of
the
student body.
F i r e
Marshal
Mark Cavanaugh
declared
the matter
“an issue
of
general public
health,”
citing
a
variety
of factors
leading to
the controversial
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decision.
“The fact of the matter,” said
At this point, Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh, “is that Yellow- was forced to relinquish the
jacket and hornet nests, while podium, having been driven
smaller and more portable back by a barrage of empty
than traditional beehives, are Yellowjackets nests, honey,
still composed largely of or- and Mel Sauce jars. Many stuganic, flammable material, and dents at the press conference
should be kept away from any were inconsolable at having
potential heat sources, such as to evict their insect friends,
low-heat, child-proof string claiming that the nests were
lights.”
what drew them to Rochester
Cavanaugh also referenced in the first place.
The Difficulties of Living in Genesee Hall
By KIT SMITH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
By this point, everyone
knows about the newest addition to campus: Genesee Hall.
You would expect the new
hall to be perfect, but little
does everyone know, it has
more problems than any of
the others. And that includes
the Freshman Quad.
One of the most noticeable things about Genesee is
simply the space. There is no
place where the students can
run into each other, even during move-in day. But when
the students are asked how
they feel about their brandnew home, their responses
vary.
“There’s just so much
space! You could host yoga
class in here!” said one student on the seventh floor. She
says she dislikes the amount
of space between her and
her roommate’s things, saying it leaves too much room
to move around. “I want to
be close to my roommate,
but these spacious rooms just
aren’t helping.”
The students can’t stand
the space when they need to
huddle together for warmth in
the frigid hall. With the stateof-the-art building comes new
amenities as well, like a parttime kitchen, brand new TVs
with no user’s guides, and a
fully functional AC.
“It’s always so cold in
there!” Toliver Oole exclaimed at the time of interview. He sat in the fifth floor
lounge, wearing a parka and
snowpants, while other students meandered outside in
just their shorts and Birkenstocks.
“It’s impossible to control it, so it’s always way too
cold.”
Other students however,
love the reprieve from the
vague heat of the outdoors
when they come to visit Genesee. Akin to walking into
the penguin exhibit in the
zoo, the temperature noticeably drops a degree or two
from the outside temperature
and the freshmen often feel
on display in a similar manner. Other students wander
through the basic halls of
Genesee, admiring the plain
color scheme with the eye
of a modern art lover. They
comment on the students studiously stationed in the study
lounge as if the freshmen are
unaware of their words as
they pass the open doors.
From doors that don’t lock
behind them and their weird
new flat-screen TVs to their
uncomfortable-yet-fireproof
lounge furniture and their
slow-as-cold-molasses elevator, Genesee freshmen have
been the envy of the school,
so far. Freshmen don’t show
up on move in day expecting to be the talk of anything
more than about how annoying they are. The constant
love and admiration Genesee
residents get is more than
enough to make any freshman
feel welcome on Rochester’s
campus.
Smith is a member of
the Class of 2021.
you know?” sniffed sophomore Collin Gwilt through a
steady flow of tears. “Both the
wasps hovering around my bed
and my nerve endings pulsing
from all the bee venom in my
blood. UR just won’t be the
same without it.”
His suitemate, Ryley Robinson, was a bit more optimistic.
“I know I’m gonna miss my
nest,” said Robinson, “but I just
need
to
make the
best of it.
Sure, there
may
not
be anyYell o w j a c kets in my
room, but
I’m sure
I can always find
a couple in
my lounge,
or in my
classes, or
the library,
or
the
mail center, or on
any of the
quads, or
in Wilson,
or maybe
even off-campus. Point is, I
may not need to go too far.”
At press time, all confiscated
nests were being kept under
lock and key by ResLife, along
with items deemed equally
threatening, such as string
lights, small flags, and
lamps that can be twisted
along more than one axis.
Pinto is a member of
the Class of 2020.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Rostam Exhibits Potential on ‘Half Light’
By BEN SCHMITZ
A&E EDITOR
With their first three albums,
Vampire Weekend combined arcane lyrics, bouncy pop
sensibilities, and the
worldly and varied instrumentation of band
member Rostam Batmanglij to create something new out
of the stagnant mold of indie rock
in the mid-2000s. Now, a decade
after the beginnings of Vampire
Weekend, Rostam has left the band
to pursue solo endeavors.
The songs of “Half Light” represent many years of Rostam’s
work, with songs such as
“Wood” dating to as far
back as 2011. The things
that tie the songs together are Rostam’s signature styles and combinations of influences, like vibrant,
elegant strings and multi-cultural
rhythms and percussion.
Opening the album is “Sumer”,
an ironically and gleamingly frostcovered track featuring sleigh bells
and distant choirs. A baroque-style
harpsichord solo (a welcome Rostam signature) breaks up the song’s
second half.
Next is “Bike Dream,” one of
the leading singles for the album
that breaks through the shimmering iciness of “Sumer” with bombastic, fuzzy production atop an
earworm of a vocal melody in the
chorus. The bombast of the song
makes it one of the most fun on the
album, and Rostam’s mumbly vocals give it an intimacy that helps it
connect on a more poignant level.
“Half-Light” begins as a piano
ballad, a style that leaves Rostam’s vocal more exposed. This
reveals the uneven quality of his
vocal performance, wherein emotional conviction hides behind shy
mumbling, leading to a feeling of
a lack of confidence that detracts
from the impact of the vocals. This
vocal inconsistency is a pat-
floor of Rostam’s studio.
At this point, the worst of the
album is over, with “Rudy” propelling us into it’s much more
interesting second half. A backbeat ska-type feel carries a happy,
catchy vocal line through the song,
including through several points
where Rostam really throws open
the curtain he so often places in
front of his vocal performances and
delivers some messy, but impassioned and very human lines that
serve in stark and welcome contrast to the concealed mumbling
of much of the album. A blown out
sax solo brings the song to a close
in an odd but triumphant and
exciting way, helping
to reinvigorate the album after its lackluster
LUIS NOVA / ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR
tern that happens throughout
middle.
the album, but it’s more of a gripe
Rostam’s years of writing and arthan a deal breaker for the most ranging strings are brought to fruition gorgeously on “Gwan.” You
part.
“Wood” is the first point at which can quite literally hear the smile in
the album stumbles. Opening with Rostam’s voice in one of the best
sitars and tablas that are quickly vocals on the album, proving that
brought to contrast with a string his mumbly delivery can provide a
section and backbeat hand drum- feeling of intimacy rather than one
ming, the song is a stew of musical of lacking confidence. It brings the
influences. As one of the longest album to a close by evoking the
songs on the album, it winds and best of its traits.
spins dizzyingly through a vast“Half Light” serves as an exness of musical territory, but Ros- cellent proof of concept of how
tam fails to establish enough of a Rostam can function as a solo act.
solid foundation to make it feel Rostam’s immense talents and
like a song, despite its musicality.
ability to draw from a large pool
“I Will See You Again” floats us of influences leaves him vulnerout of this musical ménage-a-trois able to losing sight of the importhrough the much simpler arena tance of having foundations to his
of piano balladry and into “Hold songs. An admirable and enjoyable
You”, one of the more unsightly first effort, “Half Light” gives us a
songs here. The song relies heavily glimpse of what Rostam is capable
on garbled autotune as an effect, of and leaves us excited for what he
which, when combined with Ros- has in store.
tam’s inarticulate vocals just leave
Schmitz is a member of
the song in a jumbled heap on the
the Class of 2019.
“IT” Delivers, Fails to Frighten
By SARAH WEISE
PRESENTATION EDITOR
Despite the challenge of depicting child violence in mainstream
cinema, “IT” brushes the dirt and
prepubescent blood off its shoulders
and comes out shining. Honestly,
could anyone be surprised that the
movie’s first five minutes feature
a dismemberment? I mean, how
much can we really expect from
children versus evil? Not much —
or so you think.
Originally a novel published by
Stephen King, Warner Bros. manages to produce a good film on more
than just the writer’s brilliance and
a popular storyline. A stellar cast
of young actors directed by Andy
Muschietti — which included Finn
Wolfhard from “Stranger Things”
— propel the film from a regurgitated classic to a solid, end of summer
horror flick. “IT” has just the right
amount of scare to usher in Halloween while keeping the high-action
pacing of a summer blockbuster.
Invoking a certain childhood nostalgia, “IT” is a movie that begs to be
watched at a drive-in theatre with a
blanket and your high school crush.
The movie chronicles a group of
elementary friends referred to as
the “Loser’s Club” who find themselves facing an ancient, evil force
called “It” that manifests itself as
the victims’ deepest fears. Every 27
years, It comes out of hiding and
uses the sewers of Derry, Maine,
to prey on the town’s children.
Though It has an infinite amount
of forms, he prefers the guise of
Pennywise the Dancing Clown, a
classic white-faced carnival terror
with glowing yellow eyes. Unlike
the It from Tommy Lee Wallace’s
‘90s-era mini-series, Muschietti’s
wears grimy clothes and leaves his
squeaky red nose and sense of humor behind.
Regardless, “IT” isn’t all that
scary. Maybe because It can only
take on the guise of what’s truly
scariest to the characters, not the
viewers. If you’re not afraid of
clowns, lepers, blood, dead relatives, or distorted faces, “IT” might
just not be that scary. Unlike other
horror movies though, “IT” breaks
a few conventions by allowing
the creature to attack anywhere at
anytime. The Losers are equally at
risk in a field at noon or in a creepy
church at night. There is no escaping It, even if other people were
right there next to you.
Ironically, a lot of the movie’s
parental figures are far scarier that
Pennywise. An emotionally abusive
father, a pedophilic pharmacist, and
a hypochondriac are just a few of
the oppressive adults hovering over
the Loser’s Club. No matter where
the children go, some type of evil
follows them. However tough it is
to face their parents individually
though, in unity they can face the
various embodiments of It.
Even if “IT” falls short in the horror category, Muschietti uses the
the clown trope to seamlessly balance adolescent themes with brutality. The movie’s effects prove to be
just the right amount of cartoony,
even when there’s a tween carcass
hanging from the rafters. There are
also a few “your mom” jokes slyly
placed into dialogue about murder
and abuse.
Ultimately, “IT” proves to be a
great movie if not particularly scary.
I’d even go as far as to recommend
it. Now, I wouldn’t say it’s worth a
pricey theatre ticket under any circumstances. If you can’t go to the
drive-in like I mentioned earlier,
“IT” is probably best enjoyed from
the comfort of your own home once
it’s released.
Weise is a member of
the Class of 2020.
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NOT VANILLA
Big People Cartoons
By VANELLA PANDARABOYINA
COLUMNIST
To all the people who say that
adults should not or cannot watch
cartoons — bite me. I have not
stopped watching cartoons since I
started to watch them.
There are some cartoons that
I will watch no matter what —
I’m talking about the classic
masterpieces, like “Spongebob
Squarepants” or “Avatar: The Last
Airbender.” As for the other cartoons I watch, they’ve evolved.
Essentially, I’ve switched out
Nickelodeon for Adult Swim and
Comedy Central. While they’re
all animated, they range from the
cute and fuzzy to the nihilistic and
There are some
cartoons that I will
watch no matter
what — I’m talking
about the classic
masterpieces,
like “Spongebob
Squarepants” or
“Avatar: The Last
Airbender.” the
other cartoons
I watch, they’ve
evolved
obscene.
So here’s what we’re going to
do — if you, reader, are not one for
the entertainment drawn by hand,
then I will tell you which show to
try, tailor-made to your tastes.
Do you often watch “Friends” to
just bask in the show’s comforting
feel? Do you miss home a lot? Do
you tune into cooking shows just
to see what new recipes the chef’s
cooking up? Do you have the urge
to wear a pair of bunny ears all day
every day? If you answered yes to
any of these questions, I recommend you watch an episode or two
of “Bob’s Burgers.”
It’s a show about a close-knit
and wacky family running a burger joint named after the dad, Bob.
Bob’s dream is to have a burger
place that has innovative burgers
like the “Rest in Peas” Burger, or
the “Meatsiah.” The family’s three
kids, Louise (who is always sporting a stylish cap of pink bunny
ears), Gene, and Tina are dynamic,
adorable, and relatable. They get
into scrapes with or against each
other, their unique personalities
making whatever they do hilarious.
Linda, the mom, is a diva turned
mom, who frequently breaks out
into song and encourages her husband to follow his dreams. Start
with the episode “The Kids Run
Away.” Louise has a toothache,
and that’s all I’m telling you.
Do you like immersing yourself
into a new universe? Do you feel
like you need more examples of
healthy lesbian relationships in
your media? Do you like it when
shows incorporate original music? Then I recommend Cartoon
Network’s “Steven Universe.”
Let’s get the big thing out of the
way. Yes, it’s a kids’ show. Get
over it. Are you over it? Good.
Let’s continue.
“Steven Universe” is about
a boy named Steven Universe
learning how to be a Crystal Gem.
The three Crystal Gems who he
lives with, Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst, are sentient alien rocks
that have many abilities, like
shapeshifting, creating personalized weapons out of their gems,
and other special skills you’ll find
out about later.
The show portrays issues like
being rejected and outcasted by
society, realizing the importance
of life or growing up in a very
unique way. In the end, all of the
laughter and tears that are caused
by the show are the ones we all
experience in regular life.
You end up falling in love with
the characters. For me, the show
became a place of refuge where
regular life seemed more simple. I
recommend following the regular
arrangement of starting with season one because the plot is important. The first couple episodes are
odd, so brave through them and
you will be rewarded.
Do you like a show with a slow
burn? Do you ever wonder what it
would be like if animals behaved
just like people? Do you want
shows to punch in you in the face
with how bleak they are? Do you
want a show to access that deep
part of you that’s steeped in emotion? Then “Bojack Horseman” is
for you.
The show at times seems pointless. Bojack, the main character
who is a walking, talking horse,
is not likeable. But his jokes are
hard and hilarious, the voice acting is exceptional, and the show
really takes you for a ride. The
laughs are subtle at time, but if
you’re one for witty and sharp humor, this show’s for you.
It goes into the concepts of selfhate, lost love, substance abuse
and other realms that don’t really get talked about in animated
shows. From those depths, it delivers strong emotion.
Okay, I know. For all the people who do watch cartoons like I
do, I know what you’re thinking.
Where’s your recommendation
for “Rick and Morty,” you dingus? This is my response: I need
a whole new article to properly
address “Rick and Morty.” So I
won’t do it here. But readers, if
you are not going to take my suggestions on anything I’ve said in
this article, at least to take up this
one: Watch “Rick and Morty.”
I don’t care what you have to do
to watch an episode. I don’t even
care which episode. Just watch an
episode.
Pandaraboyina is a member of
the Class of 2020.
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A&E / MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
MEDIA MATRIX
Chasing Cameron
By JEFF HOWARD
COLUMNIST
AKSHAY SHARATHCHANDRA / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
TREBELLIOUS REPRESENTS UR AT LYRIC THEATER
Acapella group Trebellious took to the stage as part of Fringe Festival this past Friday. This is one of their two shows at Fringe
this year, the next being again at the Lyric Theater, Thursday, September 21st at 8 p.m.
Hi, I’m Cameron Dallas, and
you’re watching my new show
on Netflix, “Chasing Cameron.”
I’m a social media influencer and
the leading member of MagCon.
MagCon is, like, basically, it’s a
collective of guys who love what
they do and love girls. The girls,
they love us out there, and we
love them more than anything,
including the room service.
When I was in high school I
had no friends. I was bullied and
just, like, really lonely every day
until I got on Instagram. Then it
was like, “Whoa. This is different.”
Turns out, girls like a guy who
can say “sup boi” in a loud voice
while wearing a tanktop with a
block color pattern.
Social media is cool because it
allows you to express your true
self. Like, you can be super weird
but people like you anyway. One
time I sprayed Cheese Whiz in
my sister’s hair. Giorgio Armani
loved the pants I was wearing in
the video so much they gave me
a Range Rover.
I like to look at the stats on
YouTube and analyze them. I
put so much time into looking at
stats. There are bar graphs which
have the countries and pie charts
too with numbers. I’m an entrepreneur and a businessman, but
also a Saint.
“Whoa. This is
different.” Turns out,
girls like a guy who
can say “sup boi” in
a loud voice while
wearing a tanktop
with a block color
pattern.
I love my mother. You know
you have a cool mom when you
can throw cake in her face and
she thinks it’s fun. My mom,
she’s like my inspiration behind
everything I do. She’s super cool
Please recycle this paper
when
done reading.
because she’s never said no to
me, ever.
Looks are important because
my fans like me for my looks.
That’s why I do my hair blond
and I have my stylist pick out the
hottest outfits for me every day.
This one is a camouflage hoodie
with a flat brim baseball cap. I
like to wear the hood over the cap
I’m just like
everyone else, only
I scream more
and have rich skin
tone. I think if you
work hard like me,
you can achieve
anything, you just
have to have the
right kind of nose
and a good jaw line.
when I get into arguments with
people 20 years older than me.
Bart is my CEO. He’s a good
guy but he’s also kind of a pushover. He has really big biceps
though, so he never has to question himself. I love Bart because he’s 47 and wears joggers.
He also wears a shirt that says
“STRAIGHT OUTTA MAGCON.” Sometimes he wears this
shirt when I scream at him for not
doing another person’s job.
All in all, my life is wild, but
it’s also not easy. For example,
I have a sister and a mom, and
they both live in a house. I also
have hair and a Ferrari. At the
end of the day though, I’m just
a regular guy. I’m just like everyone else, only I scream more
and have rich skin tone. I think if
you work hard like me, you can
achieve anything, you just have
to have the right kind of nose and
a good jaw line. So don’t give up
on your dreams. Becoming a star
is as easy as never giving up and
having well-toned abs.
I’m Cameron Dallas. My
show is on Netflix and it’s called
“Chasing Cameron”. Come
watch it with me in my new loft
in Beverly Hills. I’m actually
on the Forbes 500 list now. It’s
crazy because now I can afford
a Bugatti and my developmental
trajectory is definitely not going
to be affected by it.
Howard is a graduate student in
the Warner School of Education.
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CT RECOMMENDS
DUA LIPA
BY ASHLEY BARDHAN
A&E EDITOR
Dua Lipa is my mom.
Not really, but you know what I mean.
She was born in London, and at the age of 14, launched her music career by recording covers and putting them on YouTube. Her demos, released in
2012, caught the attention of Lana Del Rey’s management team, which put her on the track to getting her record deal.
Now 22, Dua Lipa has come out with a shimmery, sometimes sardonic, synth-pop debut album, which features a collaboration with R&B singer Miguel.
Her self-titled album recently earned her the top spot on Billboard’s revamped Emerging Artists Chart.
I’ll be honest, a lot of what Dua Lipa is doing isn’t that exciting. The album has a lot of fun moments, like on the reverberating “Begging,” or my personal
favorite, the sultry and ostentatious “Blow Your Mind (Mwah).” However, aside from the handful of excitement the album provides, most of it is pretty
forgettable.
Despite this, the album’s stronger moments and Dua Lipa herself have a presence so infectious and intriguing, any weaker cogs in the machine don’t seem
to matter as much.
“Dua Lipa” features a couple of early singles, including “Be The One” and “Hotter Than Hell.” In both tracks, Lipa’s voice drips honey over thick harmonies and danceable slaps of drum, a production style seen throughout most of “Dua Lipa,” including “New Rules.”
“New Rules” is a dancehall-inspired, musical guide to getting over a big ol’ fuckboy. In the now-viral music video, Lipa is in a motel room with a group
of waifish, beautiful women that I would hypothetically wear the skin of but not really in practice because I’m a very mentally stable person.
There is choreographed hair-brushing and a lot of pastel as Lipa lists off the rules: “One, don’t pick up the phone / You know he’s only calling ‘cause he’s
drunk and alone,” ending with “Three [...] / You know you’re gonna wake up in his bed in the morning / And if you’re under him, you ain’t gettin’ over him.”
Incredible. I just quit therapy.
The video currently has over 236 million views and has landed Dua Lipa top spots on music charts internationally. The video is also testament to Dua
Lipa’s interest in female empowerment, both through the song’s lyrical content and images of the dancers holding each other. Because of this, “New Rules”
has also saved Dua Lipa a spot in the increasingly long line of female musicians making music with female audiences in mind.
Similar to major players Lorde, Tove Lo, and Charli XCX, Dua Lipa has discography pervaded by feminist pop anthems, and a fan base significantly
populated by young girls. She tweets out messages of affirmation (“I LOVE YOU. YOU ARE LOVED. YOU ARE COOL. YOU ARE SPECIAL”), and
often depicts intersectionality in her music videos, like in the video for “Blow Your Mind,” where women fly the LGBT flag alongside signs saying things
like “You Can Sit With Us,” and “Dua for President.”
I agree, and have nothing but respect for my president. Who is also my mom.
Dua Lipa’s contagious, dark-pop beats mix effortlessly with her message of feminine self-empowerment. Her presence in pop is light, elegantly modern,
and with just enough bite to keep you watching, waiting for more.
I’ll definitely be watching.
Bardhan is a member of
the Class of 2020.
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For Women, Politics Pervade Sports
By JACKIE POWELL
COLUMNIST
The debate surrounding sports’
role in politics raged on this week
as ESPN came under fire because
of a tweet from renowned
journalist and “SC6 with Michael
and Jemele” host Jemele Hill,
characterizing the Donald Trump
as a “white supremacist.”
Hill later received intimidating
comments
from
Trump’s
administration, claiming her
tweets were a “fireable offense,”
asking ESPN to fire the 11-year
veteran.
The
network’s
president
released his own statement to
his employees, making it clear
that the comments of anyone
representing the organization
shouldn’t be “inflammatory or
personal.”
It’s evident that a slap on the
wrist — instead of a firing —
from the worldwide leader in
sports was necessary to protect its
business interests, but questions
still remain about the channel’s
politics and teetering image. I
may agree with Hill’s sentiments,
but ESPN longs for diversity of
thought.
Many have pointed to the 2016
firing of the conservative Curt
Schilling — a former “Baseball
Tonight” analyst, sacked for his
transphobic and Islamophobic
comments — as an example of
the network’s political doublestandard.
Schilling responded to the
notion of a double-standard in
an interview with CNN’s with
Michael Smerconish, but then
dug himself into a deeper hole,
calling Hill a racist.
His comments were absurd
and disrespectful, something
that Schilling’s replacement,
Jessica Mendoza, faces weekly,
forced to prove to viewers that
she can analyze a baseball game
despite of her gender. Ironically
enough, she’s even accused of
overanalyzing.
Similar criticisms hit seasoned
college football broadcaster Beth
Mowins, whom made history
as the first female in 30 years to
broadcast the NFL. Known for
her enthused vocal tone, Mowins
was grilled on social media
for sounding like “nails on a
chalkboard.” Maybe if her color
commentator Rex Ryan had met
her halfway, Mowins’ vocal pitch
might not have been the evening’s
main spectacle.
Would Baseball Tonight’s Tim
Kurkjian ever face questions
about his baseball knowledge, or
for “overanalyzing?” For all of
the ridiculous blather that comes
from Cris Collinsworth’s mouth
when he calls games, is the timbre
of his voice ever chastised?
Nope.
Now the question remains, can
everybody really talk in sports?
Unless women adhere to
compromising their commentary,
beliefs, and refrain from being too
analytical, they are all bound to
be criticized or even discredited
for just competently doing their
jobs.
The evidence remains that
women are held to a very different
standard. They aren’t expected
to make a brash statement or
attempt to perform above and
beyond their male counterparts.
It is disgraceful that days
after
Hill’s
inappropriate
tweet, the White House that
called her statements fireable,
incited violence on Twitter. His
retweeting of a GIF that showed
a golf ball hitting Hillary Clinton
should be an offense carrying the
same amount of weight, if not
more.
Putting the hypocrisy of the
president aside, when women
discuss sports, why can’t they
receive respect and fairness? It
really isn’t such a foreign concept.
Just ask CNN’s Brooke
Baldwin who, while attempting
to facilitate a debate over Hill’s
tweets, was humiliated on
live television. Conservative
sports personality Clay Travis
announced on her show that his
core beliefs remain in “the first
amendment and boobs,” leaving
Baldwin stunned and unable to
continue the discussion.
But maybe the flip side is this
— there is now no denying the
rampant run-in of blatant sexism
in 2017.
Hill’s persona and message are
garnering her the most attention
she’s received in her whole
career. Her rhetoric has reached
millions.
Baldwin’s defiance is gaining
attention.
And for Mendoza and
Mowins, it is clear that their male
counterparts must step up to
produce the best product.
For women, sports are
political. Although some refuse
to acknowledge this intersection,
there are always beliefs that
prevent us from gaining the
respect we deserve. If the media
intends to move forward, this is a
fact they must consider.
“Everybody Talks” is a radio
show on WRUR’s the Sting that
highlights women’s involvement
in sports and the social issues that
surround athletics. You can listen
to it every Friday from 1–2 p.m. on
thesting.wrur.org.
Powell is a member of
the Class of 2018.
LAST WEEK’S SCORES
SEPT. 12
MEN’S SOCCER @BUFFALO STATE — L(1—0)
SEPTEMBER 13
FIELD HOCKEY @THE COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT — W(6—0)
VOLLEYBALL VS. THE COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT — L(3—0)
SEPTEMBER 15
VOLLEYBALL @BUFFALO STATE — L(3—1)
SEPTEMBER 16
VOLLEYBALL VS. JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY — W(3—1)
VOLLEYBALL VS. FREDONIA STATE — L(3—2)
FOOTBALL VS. ALFRED STATE COLLEGE — W(14—7)
MEN’S SOCCER @RIT — W(5—1)
FIELD HOCKEY VS. NEW PALTZ — W(3—2)
WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE — L(3—1)
SEPTEMBER 17
MEN’S GOLF @ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE INVITATIONAL - DAY 1
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 18
MEN’S GOLF @ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE INVITATIONAL - DAY 2 — 9 A.M.
SEPTEMBER 19
FIELD HOCKEY VS. SUNY CORTLAND — 6 P.M.
MEN’S SOCCER @KEUKA COLLEGE — 7 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 20
WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. HOUGHTON COLLEGE — 7 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 22
WOMEN’S TENNIS @ITA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY 1 — 8:30 A.M.
SEPTEMBER 23
WOMEN’S TENNIS @ITA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY 2 — 8:30 A.M.
MEN’S GOLF @LIBERTY LEAGUE FALL PREVIEW - DAY 1 — 11 A.M.
FIELD HOCKEY @WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE — 12 P.M.
MEN’S X-COUNTRY @WILLIAMS COLLEGE PURPLE VALLEY CLASSIC — 12:10 P.M.
WOMEN’S X-COUNTRY @WILLIAMS COLLEGE PURPLE VALLEY CLASSIC — 1 P.M.
FOOTBALL @ALFRED UNIVERSITY — 1 P.M.
VOLLEYBALL @KEAN UNIVERSITY — 1 P.M.
VOLLEYBALL @UNION COLLEGE — 3 P.M.
MEN’S SOCCER VS. WELLS COLLEGE — 7 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 24
WOMEN’S TENNIS @ITA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY 3 — 9 A.M.
MEN’S GOLF @LIBERTY LEAGUE FALL PREVIEW - DAY 2 — 11 A.M.
LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS
MEN’S SOCCER CRUISES PAST LOCAL RIVALS
UR Men’s Soccer had a dominating 5—1 win against RIT this Saturday, with
the women’s team suffering their first lost of the season at home against
William Smith College. The men finally found their scoring touch against the
Tigers, with senior forward Geoff Rouin scoring a hat-trick on five shots.
Senior forward Alex Di Perna and junior midfielder Bryce Ikeda scored UR’s
remaining two goals.
WATCH TO WATCH
FIELD HOCKEY VS. CORTLAND AND WILLIAM SMITH
UR Field Hockey (5—1) will host SUNY Cortland (3—2) this Tuesday at Fauver
Stadium and will begin Liberty League conference play on Saturday in Geneva
against William Smith College. The Yellowjackets will look to continue their three
game winning streak against the Red Dragons, who they defeated 2—1 last
season.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Gloster Rebounds From Mistakes to Achieve Goals
By TREVOR WHITESTONE
SPORTS EDITOR
Senior
forward
Paige
Gloster has helped UR
Women’s soccer to a strong
4–1–1 start. She played all 96
minutes in the team’s season
opener against New Paltz,
scoring the game-winning goal
in a 2–1 overtime victory. She
also scored in a 3–0 victory
versus Keuka College, and
played 100 minutes in a 1–1
with Union College. Gloster
also received the GarnishScholar Athlete Award for both
her athletic skill and academic
achievement and was honored
at halftime of this weekend’s
football home opener against
Alfred State College.
What are your earliest
memories of playing soccer?
I first started playing
soccer when I was five in a
recreational league. I’ve been
playing consistently ever since,
but I didn’t start playing really
competitively until high school
How have you grown as a
player during your college
career?
I’d like to think that I have!
Playing as often as we do here
with practice everyday gives
you more opportunities to get
touches on the ball while also
exposing the areas you can
improve on, so development
can occur quickly at the
collegiate level as well!
How do members of the
team motivate each other?
We motivate each other
everyday, whether it is cheering
on the field, praising each other
off the field, or even just seeing
how hard everyone works
motivates us all to work harder.
We really feed off of each other
when it comes to motivation.
What’s the best advice a
coach has given to you?
I would say that the best
advice a coach has given me
was to keep pushing past
mistakes. Mistakes happen all
the time in practice and games
and can bring you down if you
let them, but pushing through
allows you to learn and reflect
on the mistakes to make
yourself better.
Who has been a key role
model for you?
I would say USWNT player
Christen Press. I think she’s
a fantastic finisher and goal
scorer and she’s a great player
to watch because she reads the
game so well.
What has been the most
pivotal moment in your
soccer career?
Definitely getting injured
freshman year, I had to work
back from the bottom up after
my ACL injury and nothing
was harder than that. So when
I have a hard fitness test or
anything of that nature, I just
think about how if I could get
through that injury, I could do
PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS
Gloster worked through an ACL injury sustained her freshman year to become
one of UR Women’s Soccer’s top offensive contributors.
whatever I put my mind to.
What has spurred
team’s strong start?
the
I think a lot of it has come from
momentum that we picked up at
the end of last season while also
proving that we are capable of
having a really strong start. You
can see us fighting harder than
ever to get a favorable result
for us and it has really shown in
how we’ve started this season.
What movie have you seen
the most times?
I’ve seen all of the Terminator
movies a ton of times!
Whitestone is a member of
the Class of 2019.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 / SPORTS
SPORTS
Torrent of Shots Pays Off for Field Hockey
By TREVOR WHITESTONE
SPORTS EDITOR
UR Field Hockey is off to another
auspicious start, running a 5–1 record
to start the season, and ranking 16th
in a Division III coaches poll prior to
winning both games this week. They
have been strong on offense and
have thrived on defense, averaging
3.17 scored and 0.83 allowed goals
per game.
On Wednesday, the ‘Jackets
traveled to play The College At
Brockport. Senior attacker Claire
Dickerson opened the scoring at 8:40
on a rebound in front of the net, her
fourth game-winning goal this year.
Junior attackers Midway through the
half, Nancy Bansbach and Jessica
Brandon scored within 91 seconds
of each other. Bansbach’s goal
was deflected in off an assist from
senior midfielder Olivia Denny, and
a penalty corner combination from
Denny to junior defender Courtney
Dunham led to Brandon tipping in
her shot at the right post.
The first half was dominated by
the Yellowjackets. They outshot
the Golden Eagles (1–5) 19–0, and
had a 10–0 edge in penalty corners
attempted. Dunham resumed the
scoring in the 46th minute, lofting a
shot in off an assist from sophomore
midfielder Maya Haigis. Brandon
Junior defender Courtney Dunham scored against Brockport last Wednesday.
scored again at 50:57 from the
left side, and sophomore attacker
Amanda Guido capped off the
scoring at 52:54, netting it in from
the center circle. In goal, seniors
Kiran Sundaram and Gabrielle
Cantley played the entirety of the
first and second halves, respectively,
and faced only one shot between
them, which was stopped by Cantley.
After facing Brockport, ranked
139th of 163 Division III teams in
Kenneth Massey’s online ratings, the
‘Jackets hosted SUNY New Paltz,
ranked 77th, at Fauver Stadium on
Saturday afternoon.
It took the ‘Jackets just 1:13 to
score, as Bansbach tipped in a long
shot from sophomore midfielder
Colleen Maillie. But despite
attempting 23 shots in the first half,
with 17 of them on target, they
didn’t score again in the half, as New
Paltz goalkeeper Megan Gangwere
PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS
averaged nearly a save every two
minutes, collecting 16 total.
Still, UR entered the second half
with the lead, but the Hawks (2–4)
knotted the game in the 44th minute
when Kaitlyn Gunter scored on a
scramble, and took the lead at 51:27
when Samantha Ackerman tapped a
shot in off of a penalty corner.
The ‘Jackets took a timeout to
regroup after that. Then, ten minutes
later, they tied the game back up,
when Maillie scored from the left
wing. In the 66th minute, Dickerson
hitting a promising shot, which was
saved and deflected to Brandon, who
missed narrowly, hitting the post.
With no scoring in the next
four minutes, the game headed to
overtime. Just a minute into the
extra period, Dickerson got another
chance, taking her 11th shot on
goal of the day, lifting one past
Gangwere’s reach. It was her fourth
game-winner of the season.
Gangwere still managed to stop
an impressive 26 of 29 shots on goal
for New Paltz, but it was simply not
enough to make up for UR’s 43–6
shot advantage on the game.
“Our game was filled with
intensity from the very start to the
overtime goal that ended the game”
said Bansbach. “We knew they were
a tough, hard working team that
would never give up, so we had to
come out with fire and get the job
done early on. I think starting with
that relentless mentality allowed us
to secure a goal within the first 2
minutes of play.”
The ‘Jackets will look to keep up
their strong play this Tuesday at 6
p.m. when they host SUNY Cortland
back at Fauver Stadium.
Whitestone is a member of
the Class of 2019.
Football Rallies Past Alfred State in Home Opener
By MICAH GREENBERG
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
UR Football rallied in the
second half to gain its first win
of the season by a score of 14–7.
The team bounced back from its
42–14 defeat at Carnegie Mellon
last week, evening its record at
1–1. The game was UR’s home
opener, and many ‘Jackets fans
were in the Fauver Stadium
crowds, along with some fans
of the Alfred State Pioneers
(0–3). For the first time, the
football team used the brand new
Boehning Varsity House during a
game.
In the first half, Rochester’s
offense couldn’t quite seal
the deal, missing a field goal
(continuing a missed-field goal
streak lasting over a year) after
bringing a promising second
quarter drive into the red zone.
The defense was fantastic,
forcing five punts. However, with
just six seconds left in the half,
Alfred State quarterback Hunter
Evingham completed a 29-yard
touchdown pass to Jalen Long in
the front corner of the end zone,
despite close defensive coverage
from senior cornerback Ricky
Sparks.
In the second half, the ‘Jackets’
offense began to wake up, and
junior quarterback Matt Gallagher,
in his second career start, led the
unit down the field, topping off
the 92-yard drive with a five-yard
rushing touchdown by Emanuel
Calmar. Paul Tricarico tied the
game at seven with a successful
PAT.
Senior
and
sophomore
linebackers Josh Churchin and
Konner Oakes made strong tackles
to help hold the Pioneers to a threeand-out, forcing them to punt. On
the ensuing drive, the Pioneers
nearly stopped the ‘Jackets’ offense,
but an offsides penalty on fourth
down rekindled the drive. Daniel
Bronson caught a 24-yard pass for
a touchdown, giving Rochester a
14-7 lead.
Alfred State got the ball back
with 6:59 left in the game. A 25yard pass to Joe Moscato gave the
‘Jackets a scare, but good defense
forced the Pioneers to punt again.
UR ran out most of the clock,
giving the ball back to Alfred State
with just 17 seconds left on the
clock, which was enough to secure
the victory.
Several offensive players stood
out for the ‘Jackets. Quarterback
Matt Gallagher completed 18 of 29
passes for 196 yards, along with a
touchdown pass and an interception.
Running back Emanuel Calmar
had 120 yards on 29 attempts,
along with a rushing touchdown
and 27 receiving yards. Daniel
Bronson, who made the switch
from quarterback to wide receiver
this season, had 8 receptions for 96
yards and a touchdown.
There were also some stellar
performers on defense. Junior
defensive tackle Tim Mascari had
seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss,
a sack, and a forced fumble. Oakes
had six tackles, many of them
coming in critical parts of the game,
and a third quarter interception.
Churchin had 11 total tackles.
Sophomore defensive back Austin
Carr was great in coverage and had
five tackles.
Rochester will try to continue
their success next week at Alfred
University (2–0).
Greenberg is a member of
the Class of 2021.
Senior quarterback Daniel Bronson hauls in a touchdown pass against Alfred State on Saturday.
PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS
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