2008-11-06 - Campus Times

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Campus Times
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Volume 135, Number 19
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unknown direction. No
weapons were drawn at any
time.
Once the student returned
to his residence hall, he
immediately contacted Security.
Security contacted the
Rochester Police Department to search the surrounding area for the two suspects,
but they were unable to
locate them.
CCTV images that were recorded in the area at the time
of the event, as well as that
evening, are being checked
in order to determine when
the suspects came and left
River Campus.
Security is also using the
recordings in order to obtain
clear images of the suspects.
The robbery is still under
investigation.
Security has made adjustments in response to the
strong-arm robbery.
“The Security patrols have
been adjusted to maintain a
ready presence along Wilson
Boulevard from 7 p.m. to 3
a.m. until further notice,”
Director of UR Security
See ROBBERY, Page 5
Bradley halpern • Photography Editor
Students’ Association Senator and junior Eric
Weissmann joined others in watching election results.
Students excited
on election day
by ryan smith
Contributing Writer
The historic 2008 election
season has concluded, and
many UR students spent
the final days reminiscing on
what they did this year to get
the youth voice heard.
“We focused heavily on the
debates this election season
in an attempt to get more
students engaged prior to
Election Day,” President
of the Political Science Undergraduate Council and
sophomore Katie Bartolotta
said. “By sponsoring public
viewings, we’ve had the
opportunity to facilitate
student discussions about
the debates and other broad
issues stemming from the
election.”
The young vote played a
significant role this election
season and early voting
numbers were at all-time
highs in some states.
In past elections, young
people have failed to meet
expectations of turnout in
past elections.
“Historically, turnout of
young people has been low,”
Professor of Political Science
Richard Niemi said. “In the
past couple of elections,
however, turnout of young
people has risen faster than
that of older people.”
Also, the involvement of
young voters has been arguably the most enthusiastic
in decades.
“This year, students were
quite heavily involved in the
primary contests, especially
on the Democratic side,”
Niemi said. “Youth support
See ELECTION, Page 5
PA G E 11
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Robbery incites
Security initiative
By Jerome Nathaniel
Staff Writer
On Oct. 31, at about 12:45
a.m., a male undergraduate
student was the victim of
a strong-arm robbery. The
student, who was walking
alone at the time, was coming
from Dandelion Square and
heading to his room on the
Residential Quad.
As he was walking up the
stairs between Crosby Hall
and Burton Hall, two unidentified male suspects in
dark hooded sweatshirts and
blue jeans called him over.
The student assumed that
the suspects were fellow
students and proceeded to
walk toward them. The two
suspects directed the student
to walk with them down the
pedestrian walkway alongside the Genesee River.
Once there, the suspects
ordered the student to
surrender all of his cash.
The student followed their
demands and gave them all
of his money.
The two suspects demanded that the student
walk down the path toward
Towers as they fled in an
|
VOX
protests
and
petitions
joy adams • Contributing Photographer
After providing the assembled crowd with a warning, the police arrested 10
Eastman students celebrating in downtown Rochester after the election.
Rowdy crowd arrested
Police charge Eastman School of Music students
by luke rosiak
Staff Writer
Ten young musicians associated with the Eastman
School of Music spent the
night in jail after playing
“Hail to the Chief” on Main
Street in the minutes after
Barack Obama was elected
president of the United
States.
They were arrested for
unlawful assembly after the
musicians marched from
East Avenue down Main
Street to the Hyatt Regency
Hotel, where local top Democratic officials and supporters were celebrating.
Students flooded out of the
Eastman Living Center to
join in the procession, and by
the time the march reached
the hotel, more than 60 exuberant passers-by had taken
up the musicians’ lead.
The musicians entered the
hotel and joined Democratic
leaders, including Mayor
Bob Duffy, in song. “We sang
the national anthem with
them,” senior Stephen Lecik
said. “They loved it.”
Although the Main Street
corridor is not residential,
police received noise complaints as the crowd passed
residences near Eastman,
and officers caught up to
the ensemble near the hotel.
Police asked the students to
stop playing and they complied, proceeding back down
Main Street to the Eastman
campus. But elated Obama
supporters continued to rally
behind the musicians as they
made their way home, and
a critical mass of emotional
Democrats provoked the students to resume playing.
“All of a sudden we had
150 people behind the 10 of
us with instruments,” Amos
Rosenstein ’06 said. “So we
had to play. We were going
to stop when we got back to
where people live.”
The second time officers
approached the students,
they were arrested for unlawful assembly, a law aimed
at controlling violent riots.
“The officers persuaded
them to stop and desist,
which they did,” Sgt. Mark
Beaudrault said. “But then
the crowd grew to an estimated 100 people and [the
music] resumed. When you
have 100 people at 1:30 in
the morning walking down
the sidewalk, what you don’t
want to see is a jovial celebration turn into mayhem if one
or two people did the wrong
thing.”
“We were about peace,
and every single person
we passed was so happy to
see us,” Lecik said. “They
honked and cheered — everyone except this one cop.”
See ARRESTS, Page 4
Bradley Halpern • Staff Photographer
spooky stuff!
For one day only, students were allowed to explore the carillon tower atop
Rush Rhees Library on Friday, Oct. 31 as part of UR’s Halloween celebrations.
BY sumya hasan
Staff Writer
On Oct. 31, members of
the Women’s Caucus, its
sub-committee VOX and
representatives from local
Rochester organizations
joined forces to inform UR
students that Crisis Pregnancy Centers, or CPCs, have
been misleading women with
inaccurate medical information on abortions.
The rally capped off the
Women’s Caucus and VOX
sponsored CPC Week of
Action. Group members
tabled throughout the week
to inform the student body
about CPCs.
There was also a petition
circulating to stop federal
funding of such centers, 11
of which are located in the
Rochester area. There were
several hundred signatures
on the petition.
At this time, Women’s
Caucus is continuing to raise
awareness by hanging up
more flyers educating women
about additional pregnancy
centers to contact.
Approximately three
weeks ago, flyers were hung
in Wilson Commons that offered information to women
who were pregnant.
These flyers mentioned
the names of three CPCs
that claimed they would help
women weigh all of the options available to them when
expecting a child.
According to sophomore
Adelaide Kuehn, a liaison
between VOX and Women’s
Caucus, the centers exaggerated the risks of abortions. The flyers mentioned
that having an abortion in
general would severely increase psychological trauma
experienced by the mother
and increase her risk of
breast cancer. The CPCs
also stressed that abortions
can possibly cause pelvic
inflammatory disease, which
prevents chances of a future
pregnancy.
They did not specify that
the risks increase by the
trimester, but instead spent
much of their time providing information to persuade
the women from getting an
abortion.
Birthright and Compass
Care, two of the CPCs that
were included in the flyers
pinned in Wilson Commons a
few weeks ago, evidently were
not aware of the fact that
Women’s Caucus held a rally
to prevent further federal
funding of their centers.
Birthright stated that
See VOX, Page 4
NEWS
Page 2
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This Week on Campus
Campus Briefs
Arrest connected with
UR employee’s death
by conor willis
Staff Writer
A Rochester man was arrested
and charged with gang assault of
Latasha Shaw, a 36-year-old former
employee of UR Dining Services.
Shaw was fatally stabbed on Sept.
29, 2007 while breaking up a fight
on the west side of the city.
Terrence Mack, 33, was charged
with felony first-degree gang
assault. Mack allegedly hit Shaw
over the head with a bottle. He is
not accused with Shaw’s murder.
Shaw was confronting a few
women who had assaulted her
daughter earlier in the day, at which
point the confrontation escalated.
Mack, an Elmira native, is in
Monroe County Jail after pleading
not guilty Wednesday morning. He
is being held on $90,000 bond and
a preliminary hearing is scheduled
for Monday. Mack was released
in January 2007 after a two-year
sentence on a felony drug charge
in Chemung County.
The investigation has been
in progress for a year, and the
Rochester Police Department say
it will continue.
Shaw’s murder occurred around
the same time as several other
murders and violent crimes in
the area, sparking community
outrage. Peaceful marches and
protests at the scene of the crime,
the corner of Dewey Avenue and
Driving Park Avenue, spurred
the $4.1 million Zero-Tolerance
Initiative by the RPD.
This initiative largely covers
overtime pay for police officers
to patrol the city at night, with
a specific focus on loitering and
disorderly conduct.
Willis is a member of
the class of 2011.
Council seeking a
solution to bus issue
Kyle Sabo • Staff Photographer
Pumpkins flew across Wilson Quad Friday for the Pumpkin Launch
Contest. Contestants with the most efficient launcher won a prize.
by noah brunell
Staff Writer
The council to discuss the current ban on busing to and from
bar parties will hear feedback
this week. Busing was banned in
response to a fight that broke out
on Thursday, Sept. 16 on a bus
coming back from a Senior Night
bar party.
“We have spoken to the student
Senate and the junior and senior
class councils to hear what they
think some solutions to the problems are,” Dean of Students Matthew Burns said.
Some of the issues identified by
the various groups about the busing
situation were pregaming, underage drinking and what role Security
should have in the events.
“Some students are in favor of
more buses, the idea being that
the less crowded they are, the less
likely that bad things will happen
on them,” Burns said.
Other ideas suggested were
controlled lines for getting on the
buses, a limited number of nights
that bar parties can occur and a
limit for what time they can occur. The group has had busing
company representatives explain
what they believe the problems
are as well.
Burns noted that a number
of groups had requested to have
small closed bar parties, and they
were allowed to have busing. The
2009 Class Council also submitted
a proposal for a Senior Night, and
they were asked to rework their
proposal and resubmit it.
“I really hope that we are able
to get Senior Nights back before
the end of the semester with this
proposal,” social chair of the 2009
class council and senior Mustafa
Rehmani said.
“Our timeline hasn’t really
changed,” Burns said. “We still
want to finish by the end of the
semester.”
In regard to the incident that
caused the moratorium, Burns
said that the case is closed but
the judicial process is moving
forward.
Brunell is a member of
the class of 2012.
Magazine labels UR a
top science employer
Daniel Green • Photography Editor
Students annually get the chance to climb to the top of Rush
Rhees Library and see the scenic view of the entire River Campus.
Announcements
•Come to Shave to Save on
Tuesday, Nov. 11! Support cancer
patients by having your head
shaved in support of those who
have undergone chemotherapy.
The event is from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. in Hirst Lounge in Wilson
Commons. Proceeds benefit the
American Cancer Society.
This event is sponsored by Colleges Against Cancer. Flex and
cash donations will be accepted
at the table in Wilson Commons
until Friday.
Only cash donations are accepted during the event. This
event is open to faculty, staff and
students. For more information,
e-mail [email protected].
To submit, please e-mail
[email protected].
Deadline is Tuesday at 5 p.m.
By Elizabeth Perelstein
Contributing Writer
Scientists working at UR have
something to celebrate today —
the University was just named
one of the top 10 places to work
by The Scientist magazine.
The magazine, which ranks the
top nonprofit institutions for those
working in the life sciences, gets
input from over 2,300 scientists
nationwide for their annual top-10
list of science employers.
Forty-one criteria across eight
different categories are assessed,
including job satisfaction, pay,
management and peer interaction.
CEO of UR Medical Center
Bradford Berk, M.D., Ph.D., is not
surprised that UR gets high marks
in these areas. He explained how
UR values the happiness of its
employed scientists.
“This is an institution founded
on the principle of interdisciplin-
ary collaboration,” Berk said. “Our
scientists’ satisfaction plays an
important role in the ultimate success of our research enterprise and
helps us truly achieve ‘Medicine
of the Highest Order.’”
One of the highest marks the
University consistently received
was in the realm of teaching.
A senior associate dean for basic research at URMC, Stephen
Dewhurst, Ph.D., believes this
is on track with the University’s
aims.
“We have many programs to
help scientists grow and develop
and build their careers, such as a
class to help scientists learn how
to write grants to gain funding to
do their work,” Dewhurst said.
“The mentoring of young scientists is extremely important, and
it’s something that is done well
here.”
Perelstein is a member of
the class of 2010.
Calendar
Thursday
November 6
Career center open house
The Career Center will have an Open House
from 9 to 5 p.m. The Career Center is located
in 302 Meliora Hall. Counselors will be available all day to answer any questions students
may have about finding jobs, internships and
graduate school.
Friday
November 7
Diwali dinner
Celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in
Douglass Dining Center at 7 p.m. Tickets cost
$8 for undergraduate students and $9 for the
UR community. Dinner will be fully catered.
MR. U of R
Come find out who will be the next Mr. U of R!
The event will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in Hubbell
Auditorium of Hutchinson Hall. Proceeds go
to Prevent Child Abuse America. There will be
evening wear, bathing suit and talent competitions and an appearance by the Yellowjackets!
Buy tickets for $5 at the table in Wilson
Commons, the Common Market or at the door.
Donations are also welcome. This event is
sponsored by Sigma Delta Tau Sorority.
Yellowjackets
Come see one of UR’s all-male a cappella
groups, Yellowjackets, perform at their semiannual fall show, “The League of Extraordinary
Yellowjackets!” The show is in Upper Strong
Auditorium and begins at 8 p.m. Tickets cost
$5 for students and $7 for all others.
memorial service
A memorial service for sophomore Kurt Scheele,
who passed away on Friday, Oct. 31, will be held
in the Interfaith Chapel at 2:30 p.m. All are
welcome.
Saturday
November 8
doyndoy africa
Come enjoy a performance by M’Bemba
Bangoura, Percussions Ah Saleem, Afro Expressions and more. It begins at 7:30 p.m. in Spurrier Dance Studio and costs $5 for UR students
and $7 for general admission.
Sunday
NOVEMBER 9
ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC
The RPO and violinist Juliana Athayde will perform Johannes Brahms’s epic, “Violin Concerto,”
with additional performances of compositions by
Borodin and Tchaikovsky. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Eastman Theatre with a dessert
reception to follow.
monday
NOVEMBER 10
talk on Remembering
pan am flight 103
Washington, D.C. attorney Mark Zaid ’86 will
give an audio/visual presentation marking the
20th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of Pan
Am Flight 103 starting at 7 p.m. in the WellesBrown Room of Rush Rhees Library.
WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 12
Sexual assault awareness
A guest speaker from Rape Crisis Services will discuss sexual assault from 5 to 6 p.m. The location
has yet to be announced. Come and find out how
to keep sexual assault off our campus.
plutzik reading series
Come see author Edward Hirsh give a reading
and a talk at 8 p.m. in the Welles-Brown Room of
Rush Rhees Library. Hirsh is the author of a collection of poems called “For the Sleepwalkers.”
Please e-mail calendar submissions to
[email protected]
CORRECTIONS:
The GLBT elections article in last week’s issue
incorrectly identified the panelists in the photograph. From left to right are president of Pride
Network and senior Alex Papastrat, Bronson,
Martinez and Barres.
NEWS
Page 3
Black Students Union
honors black history
by Amir Khan
Contributing Writer
On Monday, the UR Black Students Union held a model State of
the Black Union panel in celebration of Black Solidarity Day, which
is observed annually the day before
Election Day.
The presentation began with
a viewing of a YouTube clip from
the 2008 State of the Black Union
Address, hosted by Tavis Smiley.
At the address, social activist Dick
Gregory joked, “I thank the white
dude from Walmart for my cousin,”
he said. “This past Christmas, their
prices were so low that he didn’t
have to shoplift.”
He also talked about the importance of remembering the
unknown people who fought in the
Civil Rights movement.
The panel, moderated by Valeria
Sinclair-Chapman of the political
science department, addressed
key issues impacting the AfricanAmerican community. Students
addressed panel questions as
representatives of famous black
figures.
The first two questions dealt
largely with family involvement.
Senior Michael Muhammad,
sophomore Maurice Carter and
sophomore Fatima Richardson
played the roles of up-and-coming
rapper Lupe Fiasco, actor Bill
Cosby and writer Maya Angelou,
respectively.
The first question asked, is the
increasing leadership role of the
woman in African-American families a crisis? Richardson affirmed
that the remarkable sacrifice of
the mother is a testament to the
dedication of the black woman.
Carter acknowledged the role of the
mother, but also emphasized the
importance of a stable marriage to
the family. Muhammad argued that
women cannot replace men.
Both Carter and Muhammad
pointed out the underlying socioeconomic situation that makes
it extremely difficult for AfricanAmerican parents to devote the
proper amount of time to raising
their children, which leads to misguided youth.
The next question similarly
asked, “Who’s responsibility is it to
change the message of rap music?”
Richardson answered that it starts
with the larger system, like the
music promoted by corporations.
Such music usually glorifies drugs,
violence and gangs.
Muhammed stressed the importance of the role of the family in
instilling values in youth so they
will not be misguided.
Richardson went even further,
advocating a strong community to
support the younger generation.
“It takes a village to raise a
child,” she said. She advocated
that a strong community — a
place where youth can turn to for
growth and support — is crucial in
today’s society.
The third and final panel question addressed education, one of
the hottest issues in Tuesday’s
election.
For this panel, Raymond Poultre,
senior Kyvaughn Henry, senior
Tony Broyd and senior Brittany
Carter represented W.E.B. DuBois,
former Ohio Congresswoman
Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, historian
Carter Woodson and Princeton
See PANEL, Page 5
Memorial service for
student this Friday
by Leah Squires
Managing Editor
On Friday, Oct. 31, a student was
found dead in Mt. Hope Cemetery
by UR Security. UR President Joel
Seligman informed the University
community of the tragedy the following morning. After nearly five
days of investigation, Dean of the
College Richard Feldman notified
the UR student body that the man
was identified as sophomore Kurt
Scheele.
Scheele is from Cheektowaga,
N.Y., just outside of Buffalo, and
he intended to pursue majors in
both brain and cognitive sciences
and psychology. He is remembered
for his many contributions to UR,
including his participation on the
men’s varsity track and field team
and as a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity’s new member class.
In his e-mail, Feldman expressed
support for all those affected by
Scheele’s death, stating, “Our
thoughts and prayers are with
Kurt’s family and friends.” Feldman also encouraged students to
seek assistance from the University Counseling Center. UCC can
be reached by phone 24 hours a
day at x53113.
A memorial service will be held
Friday, Nov. 7 at 2:30 p.m. in the
Interfaith Chapel, and the University flag will be flown at half-mast
in Scheele’s memory.
Squires is a member of
the class of 2010.
Recycling coordinator Amy Kadrie has already worked with students in her capacity as a new
sustainability strategist at UR. She brings to the job an experienced background and new insight.
Sustainability hire coordinates
campus environmental efforts
by Noah Brunell
Staff Writer
UR’s new Recycling Coordinator
Amy Kadrie said one of her main
goals is to involve students in the
process of increasing the amount of
recycling done at this school.
“Getting information out there is
really important,” she said. “Once
people realize what they can and
can’t recycle, I think a lot more
people will do it.”
Kadrie also mentioned that she
would be working with students,
environmental services and Dining
Services to increase efficiency of
sustainability measures.
Director of Support Operations
Pat Beaumont said some of the
responsibilities of the position are
to address areas of poor recycling
performance, to create an information campaign on campus and to get
involved with student events regarding the environment. Finally,
her job role include measuring and
monitoring the recycling taking
place all around UR, including on
River Campus, Strong Memorial
Hospital and the Eastman School
of Music.
“It is a huge undertaking, but
[Kadrie] brings the experience and
attitude needed to accomplish a lot
here,” Beaumont said.
Kadrie has a Bachelor of Science
in environmental science from
Syracuse University’s College
of Environmental Science and
Forestry.
She was most recently employed
by the North Carolina department
of environment and natural resources as a senior environmental
specialist and compliance officer.
Kadrie pointed out that in the
time she has been here she has
noticed the University’s willingness to contribute.
“Everyone has a great attitude
and wants to help, which is really
important,” she said.
Kadrie commented on why it is so
essential to recycle. “It is important
to be conscious that every action we
take today, however small, will have
an impact on tomorrow,” she said.
“Making a choice to recycle is one
of the simplest things we all can do
to help improve the condition of the
planet for future generations.”
So far, Kadrie has worked with
student group Grassroots on their
event last Tuesday, Oct. 29, “Mt.
Trashmore,” where trash was
piled on the Wilson Quad to show
the amount of waste produced
by UR.
She said that one objective she
would like to accomplish is to coordinate the student environmental
groups on campus, which will make
them more effective.
Another event that Kadrie
helped create and worked with
students on was Campus Sustainability Day in Wilson Commons
on Oct. 22.
Students’ Association Senator
and junior Eric Weissmann, the
head of the Projects and Services
Committee, said that although
he had only been at one meeting with her, he could tell that
she had a passion for her job.
“She is very personable, and I
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NEWS
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Eastman: Students arrested
Women’s Caucus members stood in Dandelion Square outside of Wilson Commons on Friday,
Oct. 31 to collect petition signatures protesting the federal funding of Crisis Pregnancy Centers.
VOX: Women’s Caucus protests CPC flyers
about the center’s professional
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they do not get involved in politics services and caring environment.
President of Compass Care Jim
and that they have never directly
campaigned in any university Harden said that the nonprofit organization strives to be unbiased.
setting.
“We have a very nonjudgmental
Director of Birthright Joan Rohr
says that the center is a support environment and work through
system for women under sensitive this difficult time with her,” Harden
said. “Research shows that women
and frightening circumstances.
“People are rushed into making want to go to nonprofit organizadecisions, which is why they don’t tions so that the organization
have the time to consider all of their doesn’t benefit from their choices
either way.”
options,” she said.
Women’s Caucus Vice President
They have a staff comprised of
volunteers who are there to listen and senior Julianne Nigro empharather than talk so that they can sized that the group does not intend
understand where the woman is to interfere with CPCs. Though
coming from and figure out why the CPC Week of Action was in
they may believe that an abortion response to the misleading flyers,
the main goal of the week was to
is the only answer.
Compass Care, another CPC in educate UR students.
“We want to make it clear that
the Rochester area, offers a 15-step
service for women who are looking we do not object to the CPCs or
to learn about their options. Accord- their advertising,” she said. “We
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the CPC, women spoke favorably out medically inaccurate informa-
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women from making their own decisions regarding abortion.”
Nigro and Kuehn, along with
Women’s Caucus and VOX, are
working for awareness of this issue at hand. Women’s Caucus is
continuing its work for the right of
women to be informed and receive
all of the information needed.
This past Monday, the community
organizer from NARAL Pro-Choice
N.Y. Lalena Howard joined the
weekly Women’s Caucus meeting in
the Ruth Merrill Center to discuss
ways for students to continue to stay
involved in supporting women’s
health and women’s choice.
Howard specifically addressed
various pieces of legislation and
distributed a number of pertinent
petitions to those present at the
meeting.
Hasan is a member of
the class of 2012.
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Students alleged political motivation.
“One of the lead officers was
a disaffected McCain supporter,”
Lecik said. “He was like ‘Nope,
we’re doing this,’ and they got 10
cop cars and a paddywagon. Most
of the other cops even thought it
was a joke.”
“They brought armored buses
in as if — in case they had to pack
in another hundred Eastman students,” David Tomecek ’08 said.
The students were held in an
underground cell from 2 a.m. until a court appearance yesterday
morning.
Beaudralt said he assumes the
students were offered bail, but the
students said they weren’t given
the opportunity.
“They conveniently didn’t mention that we could pay a nominal fee
to get out,” Tomecek said. “Every
worker we asked a question just
said, ‘I don’t know.’”
The University’s legal department provided a lawyer for the
students.
“That is a little bit of an unusual
thing for this office to do and we
made the decision because we
learned about it at 9 a.m. and they
had an appearance at 9:30,” UR
Associate Legal Counselor Richard
Crummins said.
The musicians were grateful for
the quick action.
“U of R is a great school and this
is an instance where they really
came through for their students,”
Lecik said. “We were supposed to
get 16 hours community service,
but UR said that was not acceptable since we just spent the night
in jail.”
The judge agreed to expunge the
criminal charge from the students’
records if they stay out of trouble
for the next six months.
“The court appearance was a
continuation of our parade, literally,” Robbie Vuichard, who teaches
lessons at Eastman, said.
“To have to be processed on
Election Day... the irony was so
thick. The biggest irony is when
you consider Chicago,” Tomecek
said, referring to the Democrats
assembled in Grant Park for
Obama’s victory speech. “That was
the biggest gathering of Americans
ever.”
But even hours after getting out
of jail, despite a ragged and weary
appearance, the music students’
spirits were high.
“I needed a cigarette and a cup
of coffee,” Lecik said.
His attention was quickly drawn
back to a news article listing the
numerous Republicans who had
lost their seats as the students
sat in jail.
Tomecek strummed a few major
chords triumphantly. He explained
the sense of excitement he felt after
the election.
“I think all of us who go to this
school are on an emotional level
with music,” Vuichard said. “We
all felt something last night and
went with our instinct.”
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Robbery:Crosby illuminated
Walter Mauldin said in his e-mail
notification. “The lower level field
lights for Fauver Stadium will
be turned on through the night
hours.”
In response to the wave of
robberies around the Crosby
and Burton residential halls this
semester, Residential Advisers
have been urging their residents to
remain alert and conscious.
Crosby Residential Adviser and
junior Shafayet Moin has been
active in advising his residents to
keep their rooms on guard.
“Best thing to do is lock your
room anytime you leave, and to
keep your keys with you at all
times,” Shafayet said. “Also, keep
an account of what’s in your room
before you leave so that you can tell
when something is missing.”
Some of the Crosby residents are
irked by the recent robberies.
“When we walk to the bathroom
that is only about two feet away, we
have to lock our doors,” sophomore
Bruce Stockton said. “It’s a shame
that we have to be that paranoid
because of people. I have no problem walking alone, but leaving my
stuff by itself is the issue.”
Regardless of how comfortable
a student may feel while walking
alone, Residential Advisers still
stress the secure measures of walking in groups.
“If you’re walking out at night,
the only and safest thing to do is
to walk in a group of people you
know,” Shafayet said. “Walking
alone makes you an easy picking, but if you walk in a group, it
discourages a criminal from approaching you.”
As the case continues to undergo
investigation, Security urges anyone who believes that they may
have information to call UR Security at x5-3333.
Security urges students to remain alert of their surroundings
at all times.
Nathaniel is a member of
the class of 2011.
Panel: Black history discussed
University Professor Cornel West,
respectively.
The panelists once again agreed
on the importance of the family in
teaching the value of education
to youth.
Poultre pointed out that publicschool funding is largely based on
property tax, contributing to the
aforementioned socio-economic
disparity.
Furthermore, higher spending
does not necessarily guarantee
higher efficiency. New York is
among the highest-spending states
in education, yet its standardized
test scores rank among the nation’s lowest.
Broyd said that, presently, too
many people take the linear path
— forgetting their roots, they seek
education and employment for
their own benefit. This includes,
for example, people who move
from inner-city slums to affluent
suburbs.
He then brought up the model
of Barack Obama, who followed
the circular path of giving back to
his community. Upon graduating
from Harvard Law School, Obama
turned down lucrative jobs to serve
as a community organizer in Chicago. Carter praised Obama as a
race-transcendent leader who pursues a broader social justice agenda
beyond African Americans.
Khan is a member of
the class of 2012.
Recycle:New manager hired
am very much looking forward to
working with her in the future,”
Weissmann said. “The recycling
coordinator is a unique position
that not many other schools have,
so I think we are ahead of the curve
in that respect.”
Kadrie was hired on Monday,
Oct. 13 for the new position of recycling coordinator in University
Facilities and Services.
Beaumont noted that Kadrie
brought work experience that
could be valuable to UR and great
enthusiasm.
“She has really great credentials
and during the interviews she
showed an excitement for sustainability that we really liked,”
Beaumont said.
Her office is located in the
University Facilities Center in
Room 107.
Brunell is a member of
the class of 2012.
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The Political Science Undergraduate Council hosted an event in Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons
on Super Tuesday, featuring free apple pie and a big-screen TV where students could watch.
Election:Panelists discuss reproductive rights
for Obama clearly helped him.
It was not simply the numbers
involved, but the enthusiasm of
his supporters that was impressive. If you go back to the time
of the Vietnam War, one found
that young people’s behavior had
some real influence on election
arguments and outcomes.”
Sophomore Rachel Knight has
also taken notice to the heightened
involvement of young people during this election season.
“It seems there is a new event
happening every day on campus
that is trying to draw people into
the election,” Knight said.
Excitement has trickled down
from the presidential election to
more local elections, most notably
the race for the 29th Congressional
District between Eric Massa and
Randy Kuhl, one of the nation’s
hottest races for Congress.
“The College Republicans
executive board went to a local
event to help pass out information
on Congressman Randy Kuhl,” a
member of College Republicans
and junior Charles DeCamilla,
said. “Other College Republicans
spent time going door to door,
campaigning for [Congressman]
Chris Lee.”
DeCamilla also noted that he
saw an increase in enrollment for
the College Republicans during
this election season, a trend that
was widespread among politically
oriented groups on campus.
“These new members are a mix
of incoming freshmen and upperclassmen,” he said.
This election saw many traditionally Republican states, such
as Virginia, North Carolina and
Indiana, have a strong democratic
showing — a goal John Kerry was
unable to achieve in 2004.
Exit polls showed that over 65
percent of the 18 to 29-year-old
demographic voted for the Obama/
Biden ticket, hinting that the youth
might have affected this election.
“I think that this election in
particular is rousing the interest of
young people because not only are
we excited by the fact that a lot of
us are voting in a major election for
the first time, but because it feels
as though it is a pivotal point in
the country’s history,” Bartolotta
said.
The true impact of the youth vote
in this election may not be felt until
the next election cycle, when the
lasting effects will be tested. There
will be little debate, however, that
an active young demographic is a
good thing for politics. Feedback
has been universally positive, according to leaders of university
groups.
“I think it’s a great thing for
America,” Knight said. “An educated country, especially young people,
means that the best candidate will
be elected and that our country will
be in the best situation. Hopefully
this is the start of a new trend for
young people.”
Smith is a member of
the class of 2011.
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DANA HILFINGER • REBECCA LEBER
Fill Fauver
This past fall, the Students’ Association organized the “Fill
Fauver/Pack the Palestra” initiative to try and increase excitement around UR athletics. The program has seen some success,
such as at the men’s soccer game in early September, but has
not been able to generate a consistent and substantial fan base
at sporting events. A field hockey game is still lucky to see more
than 30 fans in the stands that aren’t parents.
The SA’s efforts are notable — SA President and senior Eric
Sansky and Vice President and senior Tyler Socash have really
followed through on their campaign platform and poured a lot
of energy into this initiative. However, these efforts alone aren’t
enough to address the lack of student support at sporting events.
Better collaboration with the athletic department could prove
to be successful in sustaining fan support — a formal partnership between the SA and the Varsity Student Athlete’s Advisory
Committee to offer more incentives for students to go to games
could be an effective way to garner more enthusiasm from the
student body. VSAAC’s participation is essential because the
organization would bring an athlete’s perspective to the table.
Additionally, soliciting the help of fraternities and sororities,
who are already an integral part of the University’s community,
would also allow for the SA’s original idea to become a more allencompassing effort. Sororities and fraternities could sponsor one
or two games throughout a sport’s season and commit themselves
to donating time and effort to publicizing the game.
Sustaining student support and enthusiasm throughout a
sport’s entire season should be the focus of the collaboration
between these groups. Generating interest in a sport early and
often should be the priority rather than focusing all the energy
on just one event during a season.
It is not just the SA’s or the Athletic Department’s responsibility to inspire fan support. The student body has shown that
it takes pride in its student groups — look at a packed Strong
Auditorium for a Midnight Ramblers concert. But at the same
time, students have, as a whole, proven to be apathetic to the
accomplishments of athletes. Fans provide a sporting event with
an immeasurable and essential environment — an environment
that our athletes deserve.
Deigned dean
With her previous administrative experience at Columbia University and New York University, newly hired Assistant Dean of
Students Morgan Levy is certainly qualified and capable. At UR,
she is notably responsible for disciplining students who misstep.
Levy must make it a priority to engage students outside of her
office so she is not only seen as the judicial coordinator.
Levy noted that her most important responsibility is to help
students who are brought to her office; however, she described
herself as an “educator” rather than a disciplinarian. Levy explained she intends to help students evaluate their behavioral
issues and form a plan to avoid later transgressions.
While her approach is insightful, Levy should consider the
possibility that the root of a problem may lie with another
party rather than the individual sitting in front of her. A dialogue as opposed to a lecture will be more beneficial because it
would demonstrate she is truly invested in a student’s overall
well-being and success rather than simply carrying out their
punishment. Furthermore, it would behoove Levy to follow up
with students she has to discipline since it would foster a positive relationship.
In order to connect with students outside of her administrative
role, Levy must immerse herself in other aspects of student life.
She is already off to a good start as the adviser of a fraternity, and
she also intends to step up as a premajor adviser next year.
Freshman Orientation 2009 will be a crucial time for Levy to
participate on campus — appearances at events like Red Light,
Green Light would certainly be welcomed. This week is a great
opportunity for Levy to interact with and make a good impression on the new freshman class.
Stronger relationships with students and increased visibility
is a good first step toward becoming a more empathetic assistant
dean of students.
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Editorial Observer
Say goodbye to Ghana
Many juniors are preoccupied
with spring study abroad plans.
I am no exception: I just mailed
in my housing information (three
weeks late) and still have not sent
my deposit. Note to self: wire £ 100
immediately. I’m going to Bath,
England, by the way.
England was never my original
plan. In fact, I had written off
Europe entirely. After spending
time in Malawi, Africa for the
past two summers, I was hoping
to travel back to the continent
again — maybe South Africa or
Kenya — but no UR-sponsored
programs captured my interest.
The exception was Ghana; this
West African country seemed like
my one chance.
The response most people gave
when I asked where I should study
abroad, was “Ghana. Definitely.”
So, why Bath? While England
perhaps lacks the alluring exoticism of Ghana, the Advanced Studies in England course descriptions
were intoxicating. Next semester I
will answer From the Modern to the
Post Modern tutorial’s question:
“How have authors from Britain,
Europe and beyond worked to
develop, challenge, and generally
make mischief with the efforts of
their Modernist predecessors?”
I currently love my Modern Literature course — a good sign — and
Leah
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will study author Italo Calvino.
Please read “If on a Winter’s Night
a Traveler.” Bottom line, I fell in
love with the opportunities Bath
offered.
I was tormented; I was supposed
to go to Africa. Or at least some
place not in Europe. My internal
struggle persisted since I could not
admit that I legitimately wanted to
go to Bath more than Ghana.
Then, for my Race in American
Literature class, I had to read selections from http://www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.com. There are some
excerpts from author Christian
Lander that I want to share (N.B.
These are not the full passages).
No. 19 Traveling: “The second
type of white person travel is Third
World. This is when they venture to
Thailand, Africa or South America.
Some do it so that they can one
up the white people who only go
to Europe.”
No. 72 Study Abroad: “Then
there is the conversation killer of
studying abroad in Africa. If you
studied in Africa, it is usually a good
idea to keep quiet, it will remind
people that they were too scared to
go and they will feel bad.”
Lander’s explanation, though
stereotyped and comical, is true.
First of all, it fits since I just so
happen to be white. But, more importantly, my dilemma was rooted
in the fact that I wanted to be a
white person in Africa because it
was the more daring choice. It’s
as if by traveling to Africa I could
mitigate the benefits I receive daily
from our nation’s institutionalized
racism.
My sister Emily put it best:
“Don’t be stupid. The program you
want is in Bath. Go to Bath. Don’t
go to Ghana because it’s Ghana and
it’s cooler and you’ll somehow be
cooler if you’re a white person in
Ghana. If you really want to go to
Ghana, you’ll find another way.”
So, post-reading assignment and
an enlightening talk with my wiser,
older sister, I concluded that Bath
is the best place for me.
It’s funny, though. Consider the
new response to my study abroad
choice: “England? Really? I totally
thought you were the sort of person
to go some place crazy like Africa.”
What do they know? Besides, I have
already been to Malawi (twice), so
I have nothing to prove.
Squires is a member of
the class of 2010.
Editorial Observer
Next up: “Next”
The work that comes with being
a science major is hard. On top of
weekly readings, most classes assign weekly problem sets that, at
least in my case, inevitably take
hours upon hours to complete and
often end up having answers that
nobody without a Ph.D. would
ever be able to come up with on
her own.
I somehow avoided the dreaded
all-nighters freshman year, but
since then they have become
a regular yet unwelcome part
of my life at UR and, because I
like background noise when I do
work, I often have the TV on in
my room.
Though having shows that I
actually like on in the background
probably makes me less productive,
I can never resist the marathon of
“Fresh Prince” that Nickelodeon
plays each night. I quickly got
used to hearing the show’s catchy
theme song every 30 minutes,
while simultaneously trying to find
how big a grain of dust has to be
in order to be sucked into the Sun
or computing some integral that I
couldn’t understand.
So naturally, I was devastated
one night as I settled in with a cup
of coffee, Bagel Bites and my phys-
Krista
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ics book, only to find out that, for
some reason, Nickelodeon thought
it would be a good idea to play a
marathon of “Roseanne” instead of
my beloved “Fresh Prince.”
After getting over my initial
anger at the TV station for changing things up on me, I picked
up my remote to see what other
late-night shows I could distract
myself with. And that is when I
discovered the wonder that is the
bad dating show.
My personal favorite is “Next,”
where five hopeful guys or girls —
the daters — get on a bus creatively
called the “Next bus,” drive to some
location of the main contestant’s
choosing and take turns going on
a date with the contestant, trying
to get asked on a second date. The
moment the main contestant finds
some flaw, however, he or she says
“Next,” and the dater is sent back
to the bus with $1 for every minute
the date lasted.
The show’s trademarks are
rhymes and bad lines. The narrator speaks almost entirely in
rhyme (“The girls each want to
advance; Preston wants to see how
they break dance. There’s a good
chance for romance on the Next
bus.”), while the nexted daters,
who, only seconds before, seemed
really into the date, master corny
comebacks to make us think they
weren’t having a good time anyway
(“That date was short and simple,
just like him.”). Then the contestant sums up why the dater was
nexted (“That chick was too puffy
for this daddy.”) before the next
date begins, which is a truly entertaining part of the program.
I guess you could call bad dating
shows my guilty pleasure because
I am no longer mad at Nickelodeon
for making the occasional decision
to scrap “Fresh Prince” for a night
and replace it with “Roseanne.”
And while it’s true that I’d probably get more done if my TV were
off, and maybe some of my allnighters would become just late
nights, at least now I have a list
of bad comebacks to use in case I
ever get dumped.
Lombardo is a member of
the class of 2010.
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“Why can’t I just eat my waffle?” — Barack Hussein Obama
Students: take care when judging medical clinics
By Meghan gilligan and
adelaide kuehn
When facing an unplanned pregnancy,
women should have access to accurate information to help make the informed choice
that is best for them. You may have recently
encountered flyers around campus that claim
to provide such information. Prevalent in
freshman dorms and women’s bathrooms,
these flyers read: “Worried you might be
pregnant? Wondering where to turn? Call
any of these local pregnancy care providers
for help.”
What these flyers fail to mention is that
the numbers listed are those of Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs). CPCs are not medical
facilities at all. Most are staffed by pro-life
volunteers with no medical training whose
goal is to dissuade women from considering
abortion as an option. Many CPCs are federally funded with funding that has increased
dramatically since 2001. CPCs are usually
religiously affiliated and push their antiabortion agenda on women facing one of the
toughest decisions of their lives: what to do
about an unplanned pregnancy.
Outraged that an unidentified group has
been advertising CPCs on campus, Women’s
Caucus organized a week of action to expose
fake clinics in Rochester. To find out what
really happens at these “clinics,” Women’s
Caucus members posed as pregnant women
and went undercover, visiting three local
CPCs.
What these women found was astonishing
— and frightening. Among other misinformation, the women were told: “Abortion is
very risky to a woman’s health,” “Your risk
of breast cancer greatly increases if you have
an abortion” and “Your cervix is stretched
out during an abortion and, in the future
when you want children, it is possible that
the baby will slip out.”
The women were told that having an
abortion would cause “eating disorders,
relationship problems, depression, suicidal
thoughts, sexual dysfunction, alcohol and
drug abuse.” Even though the women
made it clear that they wanted to discuss
all options with a CPC staff member, none
of the staff at any of the clinics spoke about
abortion as an option. Instead, the CPC
staff vehemently tried to discourage the
women from considering abortion; as one
CPC worker so eloquently said in response
to a question about the possibility of abortion: “Well, I’m not saying you’ll burn in
hell, but…” The CPC worker continued
by asking the woman about her religious
beliefs and if she was “saved.” This turn in
conversation was not an anomaly — at each
clinic, the conversation turned to questions
about religious beliefs, making the women
feel uncomfortable and denying them the
opportunity to discuss what they came for
in the first place: “options counseling” about
their pregnancy.
Despite all of their misinformation, we
acknowledge that the CPCs did provide
helpful information about adoption services.
Still, these CPCs did not provide holistic
information about the options available to
women, nor did they offer a safe space to
discuss these options. Thus, we believe that
any positive services offered by the clinics
were negated by the prevalence of bias and
scare tactics at all three CPCs.
There are options other than CPCs for
women dealing with an unplanned pregnancy. We contacted University Health
Service about their policy on pregnancy
referrals and learned that UHS does not
directly refer students to CPCs, but instead
provides students the opportunity to meet
with a UHS doctor or nurse practitioner
to discuss options. If the student does not
want to visit UHS, she is referred to Planned
Parenthood or Freedom of Choice OB/GYN
Services. When Women’s Caucus members
called UHS posing as pregnant students
seeking abortion services, they were referred
to Strong Hospital-affiliated OB/GYNs, not
CPCs. Still, we were disappointed that the
women were not referred to Planned Parenthood. We were further disappointed to
see that UHS does list Birthright (a CPC)
as the first resource on their “Pregnancy/
Parenting” resource Web site page.
We are furious that CPCs are supported
by our federal government, that CPCs are
advertised on our campus and that, on the
UHS Web site, these clinics are listed as
resources. When faced with an unplanned
pregnancy, women need medically accurate
information from a legitimate health facility.
CPCs do not offer this. And, while UHS is
a source of information (caveat: their Web
site), for most women, complete anonymity
is essential.
Thus, Planned Parenthood or Freedom
of Choice are options better suited to the
needs of women who want to understand
all of their options in an intimidation-free
atmosphere. These medical clinics — which
are true pregnancy care providers — do
not edit a woman’s options, will not judge
a woman if she chooses abortion and will
provide a woman with the medically accurate
information necessary to make the choice
that is best for her.
Gilligan is a Take Five scholar.
Kuehn is a member of
the class of 2011.
By rebecca silk
When discussing women’s rights, the issues seem to focus on abortion, specifically
pro-life and pro-choice stances. While there
is a vital difference between candidates on
those ends of the spectrum, it is important to
remember that women’s rights are not solely
reliant on abortion. Gender equality should
be a shared value among all Americans, yet
Senator John McCain and President-elect
Barack Obama seemed to have contrasting
ideas on this seemingly basic issue.
While McCain said he supports equal
rights and opportunities for women, his
record sharply contradicts this. Take the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a bill meant to overturn
a Supreme Court decision that made filing
for discrimination much more difficult. The
money Lilly Ledbetter, the plaintiff in this
sexual discrimination suit, was rewarded,
was taken from her because she did not
file her plea within the 180-day limit. The
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act would have made it
easier to file suit for discrimination. McCain
skipped this vote and stated that he would
have voted against it because the bill “opens
us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems.”
This is just one instance where John McCain
has worked against women’s rights.
With the current economic crisis, women’s
issues took a backseat in this election. The this bill gave around 330,000 women in the
current state of our country’s economy is state protection from pay discrimination.
frightening and needs fixing, but in the mean- Obama has continuously made active efforts
time, women’s issues are in serious jeopardy to improve the rights of women; the same
of being revoked or just plainly ignored. cannot be said for McCain.
McCain’s record seems to show that not
Based on voting records and statements,
only does he not fully support equal pay, but
Obama was the right choice for women.
McCain argued that Ledbetter would he also does not support women’s health
benefits. In 2003, he op“flood our already over-burposed requiring insurance
dened court system and burcoverage of prescription
den employers.” However,
If women’s rights
birth control and he voted
shouldn’t equal rights take
to shut down the Title X
precedence over burdening
are too long
family-planning program,
employers? The Ledbetter
neglected,
which provides millions of
Act is not the first time Mcthe work of
women with breast cancer
Cain has voted against equal
screenings. He has voted
pay. In 2000, he opposed an
past generations
against extending Medicamendment to provide more
can quickly
aid coverage to pregnant
effective remedies to victims
erode.
women and infants up to
of sexual pay discrimination
one year of age with incomes
in the workplace and, in
below the federal poverty
1985, McCain voted against
a study to investigate pay differences among line and he has voted against a $9 million
federal employers to determine whether increase for the Office of Violence Against
Women. Every step possible should be taken
there was gender discrimination.
In contrast, as a state senator, Obama co- to prevent domestic violence; there are no
sponsored the Illinois Equal Pay Act, which excuses. McCain’s record shows again and
provided that no employer could discriminate again that, given an option that includes
by paying different wages on the basis of improvement of women’s rights, he chooses
gender. The Associated Press reported that to go against it.
Obama, on the other hand, has voted to
increase funding for the Office of Violence
Against Women and has passed a law requiring that emergency medical services for
sexual assault survivors include coverage for
emergency contraception.
He is the original sponsor of Johanna’s
Law, which launched a national campaign to
increase awareness of gynecological cancers,
like ovarian, cervical and uterine cancers.
In Illinois, Obama introduced and passed
the Victims Economic Security and Safety
Act to ensure victims of domestic violence
the choice of treatment without losing their
jobs.
His running mate, Joe Biden, authorized
and passed the Violence Against Women Act,
which criminalizes domestic violence and
holds batteries accountable. Both Obama
and Biden treat women’s rights with the
respect and importance it deserves.
Women deserve the same pay, health
benefits and protection from violence that
are given to every male in this country. The
feminist movement often seems to be history,
to be irrelevant. Yet, if women’s rights are too
long neglected, the work of past generations
can quickly erode.
Silk is a member of
the class of 2010.
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Letters to the Editor
There is a correct way
to critique the Arts
Anyone who spends their life in the
arts, whether they are a dancer, a musician or a painter, not only welcomes criticism, but thrives on it. For what is there
to improve upon if you give only perfect
performances?
So be as nitpicky as you like, but to discredit an entire performance based on one
of the performer’s facial expressions, as Ross
Brenneman did about Celtic in his article
“Rochester Revue Lacks Excitement” two
weeks ago, is not only naïve, but completely
unfounded.
Let it be known that that so-called “leg
flailing” (Ross’s flatteringly coined term
for Irish dancing) has garnered national
and world titles and over a dozen first-place
trophies between the six of us who performed
that evening.
To criticize us over the absence of a smile
for a dance form that many of us have been
competing in for over 15 years is simply offensive in its triviality.
But please do not misconstrue what I
am saying as sour grapes or that we take
ourselves too seriously to enjoy some constructive criticism.
If you had said that our jumps weren’t
high enough or that our feet weren’t crossed,
we would have taken those comments in
stride and used them to improve our next
performance, because at least it shows some
intelligence in the issue.
And, in turn, if you had spoken to the
several Irish Dance Adjudicators that were
sitting in the audience that night, you would
have quickly found that the lack of a smile
would probably have been at the very bottom
of a list of technical analyses (even though
they were still able to enjoy our performance).
What kind of dancers would we be if we didn’t
appreciate that kind of feedback?
What I am saying is that constructive criticism must be just that: constructive.
In fact, what does make the “Irish incredibly unhappy” is an incredibly disrespectful review that does not even critique our
dancing.
So if you couldn’t enjoy our performance,
Ross, I’m glad that you at least enjoyed the
spare ribs.
— leah rankin
Class of 2010
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Article BY
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Online Editor
A Delve into what comes next for the Politically Invested
DESIGN BY
Brian Lang
Presentation Editor
While the smell of champagne continues to linger around flutes everywhere, I doubt President-elect
Barack Obama has had much to drink himself. Nor would I blame him, considering what’s awaiting him
up until the inauguration.
On Nov. 4, the United States elected a candidate whose indefatigable campaign slapped away challenges
with near-perfect grace. With luck, he and his staff will bring that same deftness to the White House and,
with more luck, the United States will not only move forward, but make real strides as well.
But whatever joy for such a possibility Obama’s election brings to the nation (or at least the 63,685,576
known voters for Barack Obama), we are also left with a vacuum. For over two years, we’ve watched and
waited and, in time, gotten involved, pinning our hearts and souls on not only Tuesday night’s winner or
Senator John McCain, but also the myriad other candidates, from Governor Bill Richardson to Bob Barr
to Mitt Romney. As Vice President-elect Joe Biden would say, there were literally thousands — literally
thousands — of volunteers and aides, and now there’s nothing left, save for a few of them. The media built
entirely new systems dedicated to capturing as many aspects of the campaigns as possible, which are now
almost entirely defunct. Political junkies — admittedly, I have been one of the worst — have nothing to
feed off of now except Congress (apparently, they’re still relevant).
Now what? Where do all these people, so impassioned in their pursuits, turn to in order to fill the void
left behind by this election? Each will undoubtedly find his or her own, wonderful outlets, and hopefully
few of those outlets involve cocaine. And I can’t envision a talent as extraordinary as David Plouffe or David Axelrod sitting on a bar stool,
popping back amaretto sours as he sees the Big Guy on C-SPAN,
but even they must feel a little deflated at the moment.
See Change, Page 11
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Teacher Feature: William Tiberio
by Willie Clark
Staff Writer
A true jack of all trades, Bill Tiberio
came to Rochester with an extensive
musical resumé. A conductor in Fairport, Tiberio had been conducting topcaliber high school wind and jazz groups
for years before he became involved at
UR. Now, he brings his expertise to the
River Campus music program, conducting both the Wind Symphony and the
Jazz Ensemble. Tiberio is still an active
jazz musician, playing and recording
CDs with his groups, the Bill Tiberio
Group and the Bill Tiberio Band.
How did you get into music?
I started playing clarinet in fifth
grade and added the saxophone when I
was a senior in high school.
Although everybody knows the
tuba is the best, how did you start
the clarinet, then the saxophone?
or coe
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My father owned a clarinet, so I thought
it would be great to start with that. When
I was in high school, I really wanted to be
involved with jazz band so I started saxaphone on my own — I never really have
had saxophone lessons.
What is the most important thing
about music for you personally?
Music is a true expression of my deepest feeling. I would say it’s a connection
with my soul and the people around me.
If you could play on stage with any
one artist living or dead, who would
it be?
I’ll bring a couple. Pat Metheny would
be one. David Sanborn would be another.
And then Leonard Bernstein.
What song/artist is playing most on
your iPod right now?
Right now I listen to a lot of Pat Metheny’s music.
“ he
the valley of the darkness ”
Aries (March 21–April 19) — After being
monogamous for years, you’ll face the
hard fact that 20 minutes of pleading still
does not count as foreplay.
What is one of your funniest band
memories, either from high school
or from college or even from playing now?
We were on a trip in New York City
and a brand new tenor saxophone got
run over by one of our own buses. Flattened to an absolute pancake, and all
any of us could do was to laugh our
butts off about it.
Clark is a member of
the class of 2012.
How to munch the muffin and lick the lolly
by Alyssa Waddill
Senior Staff Writer
Sucking the popsicle. Munching the
muffin. Licking the lollipop. Cleaning the
carpet. Swallowing the banana. Tossing
the salad. It’s all about oral sex.
According to the baseball theory of
sex, there’s a definite hierarchy of things
you can do in the bedroom. Different
people define the “bases” differently, but
it’s generally accepted that intercourse
is a home run, the end game of all sexual
activities.
Baseball isn’t really the best metaphor
for sex, though. Whether you literally
count them as “sex” or not, all the other
pleasurable, sexy activities besides penetration are absolutely vital to a full sex
life. Oral sex especially has at least as
much orgasmic potential as intercourse.
For a lot of people, oral sex is just as fun
as straight-up screwing, if not more.
It’s really nice to just lay back and
receive pleasure. Unless you’re doing 69
and both partners are giving and receiving head at once, oral is usually a pretty
one-sided deal.
It’s the opportunity to be selfish for a
little while, and we all need that sometimes. It’s also a good way to give something nice to your partner. It’s really
sexy to watch your lover writhe in pleasure, even without orgasms of your own.
There’s also the basic fact that we
have more agility with and control over
our mouths than our sexual organs. A
tongue can bend where a penis can’t.
By Jules Winnfield
who shepherds the weak through
Whatever the reason, if someone
A mouth can suck where a vagina or an
doesn’t want oral sex it’s important to
anus can’t. There’s an endless amount of
respect their wishes. It’s probably best
lubrication in the mouth (yay, saliva!). Lips
not to expect to receive oral sex unless
and tongues are softer than fingers, which
you’re willing to give it. As mentioned,
makes it easier to please people with more
it’s pretty one-sided, and reciprocation
sensitive bodies.
in sex is key. That said, if oral isn’t what
There are sex-specific reasons to have
you want, don’t have it.
oral sex, too. Women usually experience the
If it’s a smell or taste issue, there are
most sexual pleasure from clitoral stimulasome things your parttion. In fact, most womner can do to make it
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for pleasure.
Diet also has a big effect on taste. EatIt’s a lot easier to get clitoral stimulation
ing fruits and vegetables will improve
from muff-diving than from intercourse,
the taste of sexual emissions for both
which is focused mostly on the vagina. If
men and women. They say that vegans
you’ve ever tried to fit a vibrator between
taste best. That doesn’t mean you can’t
your bodies in the missionary position, you
eat meat, but you should avoid really
know it’s easier to get at the clit without a
salty foods right before sex if you know
penis or strap-on dildo in the way.
you’re going to be receiving oral. FlaOf course, not everybody likes oral sex.
vored lube can help with any taste issue.
Some people just don’t get off on the idea of
As always, have fun and be careful.
a mouth on their genitals, and that detracts
You can get STDs from oral sex, so use
from the fun even if it feels good. Some
a flavored condom for fellatio or a denpeople are self-conscious about the size,
tal dam for cunnilingus and analingus
shape or smell of their private bits, and
if you’re worried about that. They’re
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Others hate giving oral sex, maybe beWaddill is a member of
cause of the taste and smell or the strain on
the class of 2009.
the facial muscles and tongue.
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UR Opinion
Taurus (April 20–May 20) — You’ll find
that the out-of-your-league hottie is much
like Rochester weather — nice for a few
days and a cold bitch the rest of the year.
Gemini (May 21–June 21) — The irony
will set in that those who set the curve by
actually reading the text are cosmically
punished by ending up as professors.
Cancer (June 22–July 22) — You’ll
shamefully drop that honors course after
realizing that homework sets are intricate
tricks designed to divert your attention
from potential exam material.
Leo (July 23–Aug. 22) — After a few
drinks, you’ll see last week’s vow to “never drink that much again” as a challenge.
Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) — Upon completing a paper, you’ll find that “common
knowledge” means “not bothering to find
a source” and “correct within the margin
of error” is “indecipherable randomness.”
Libra (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) — As a Republican, you’re secretly glad that Obama won.
National health care means you can finally find out why it burns when you pee.
Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) — In the morning, you’ll lament that drinking the worm
is not the same as studying for anatomy.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) — While
you may fool the administration, your
peers know that Continual Studies in
Freshman Ass is the real topic of your
Take Five year.
Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) — Halloween is an annual event, yet most sorostitute costumes will be worn for four years.
Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) — Cure your
Facebook addiction — oral sex (see left.)
Pisces (Feb. 19–March 20) — Despite repeated petitions, your attempt to create a
major comprised solely of afternoon classes
will be denied.
(If
you actually believe this, then you probably
think she’s just playing hard to get.)
by kaz Sakamoto
How have you taken advantage of this unusual weather?
Jon Welt ’10
Cait Munro ’12
“I dressed more comfortably.”
“I’m convinced it’s because
Barack Obama won and
mother nature is showing
how happy she is.”
Lisa Cole ’10
and Lauren Norton ’12
“Running in our sports bras;
we’re on the cross country
team.”
Aaron Kaplan ’09
Beth Rosner ’10
“I’m trying to be outside
as much as I can before it
gets dark and gloomy.”
“I planted a garden.”
Matt Neems ’11
and Sam Mindlin ’11
“Stayed out on the quad and
did work, as opposed to being inside. It’s work and play!”
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The keys to successful “Mario Kart-ing” in your college years
spread arguments over which
By Marc Epstein
characters to use. This article
Opinions Editor
will put an end to such discusThe continuous development
sion. Here are the use and useof video games has kept me on
nots of “Mario Kart 64”:
my toes and away from schoolUse Luigi; use-not Mario:
work since the first day of FreshOf course, I have to start out
man Orientation in 2006. It’s no
with the plumbers themselves.
secret that games for new platLuigi is pretty pimp — I’ve even
forms provide the same distracheard that people who
tion to the majority of the stuuse Luigi have a
dents at schools like UR (if it’s
74 percent higher
RIT, “World of Warcraft”
attraction ratis the only accepting than those
able pastime).
who use
However, there
Mario. Mareally is only one
rio, on the
classic bonding
other hand,
game for college
sounds really
students of any
dumb.
age. That game
Women are
is “Mario Kart”
initially infor Nintendo
trigued by his
64. Males and
ridiculous
females, tall
moustache
people and
(and beshort people,
cause he’s
engineering
a high-profile
students
Courtesy of www.gamegamers. com
celebrity), but once he
and phiopens his mouth, the date’s over.
losophy majors all connect over
Luigi also has a sweet green outthis awesome racing adventure.
There’s nothing like living vicari- fit; Mario’s is red. Green is the
color of my eyes: green is better
ously through a plumber’s fanthan red. Luigi trumps Mario.
tasy of racing go-carts.
Use Toad; use-not Princess
It has come to my attention,
Peach: This was a tough one.
though, that there are wide-
Change: Electoral Euphoria
This election’s results were not
the catharsis we have strived to
reach — the election itself was
our catharsis.
It was a way to vent our collective frustration over the state
of our union. And now it’s over
— we’re in go mode, but it’s an
entirely different kind.
The throngs of people gathering support for their respective
candidates aren’t going to be
part of the cabinet. We’re left behind while our two men go back
to Washington, D.C. with their
objectives changed but mindsets
still similar. They’ve got stuff to
do — but what about us?
Do we who refused to be victims of apathy, who instilled
something of ourselves into this
election season, really just go
back to pushing paper or writing
essays? To studying for tests and
partying on weekend nights? Do
the gorgeous infrastructures put
in place to network across all 49
states (as the old saying goes,
“Screw Alaska.”) really just die?
We’re left with the delight of
a new dawn but remain as casualties of our emotional investments.
After all the cheering and
parading and hugging (and occasional crowding out into the
streets), we went to bed, and
perhaps for some it hit. For others, perhaps not.
I still don’t entirely comprehend the magnitude of what
occurred. But what I do feel,
surprisingly, is sadness. It’s not
psychologically unsound — indeed, it’s a simple concept: the
higher our elation, the deeper
the impact when our euphoria
fades; a strong climax makes for
a steep denouement.
And as the story closes on this
election, as the next White House
chief of staff is chosen, as they
set up the 120,000-square-foot
transition space, as we tick down
the 75 days remaining until the
inauguration, I don’t entirely
know what to do.
It’s hard, when something
amazing — or, for that matter,
horrible — happens, because
understanding the consequences
can be so difficult, and because
those consequences are so incomprehensibly far-reaching.
Life as we know it changed
Tuesday night, as it changes with
every major occurrence in which
we are personally involved.
When those moments occur for
us, when we wake up in the middle of the night and realize how
different everything seems, it’s a
reminder that life is turbulent.
But, we’ll cope. The spirit we
had going into Election Day can
be summoned yet again, for our
life’s own pursuits.
To paraphrase J.R.R. Tolkien,
here, at the end of all things, we
must maintain our hopes, our
dreams and our spirit.
Welcome to the new day. Don’t
waste it.
Brenneman is a member of
the class of 2009.
On one hand, Princess Peach is
moderately attractive, but she
always lets herself get kidnapped
by Bowser, so she’s clearly not
very intelligent. On the other
hand, I truly sympathize with
Toad (he was picked on when he
was in middle school).
Toad is usually my backup
character. It’s altogether possible that I relate to him on some
level (I’ve been called short once
or twice), but I think it’s more
likely that he’s just really freaking fast.
I think what I’m really trying
to say here is that Princess Peach
is “Mario Kart”’s rough equivalent to a one-night stand, while
Toad is someone you can have a
relationship with.
On an unrelated note, I’m
almost positive that Princess
Peach is just in the game so that
girls under 13 have a character
to play as.
Use Bowser; use-not Wario:
This one really came down to the
fact that I hate Wario. First of
all, he’s a convicted pedophile,
and that’s just disgusting. He
also doesn’t shower, he chainsmokes and he has herpes (and
it’s quite possible to contract
herpes just from playing as him
— just ask Chad Ocho Cinco).
Bowser is pretty badass anyway.
He’s starred
in a few
motion
pictures,
all of which
have over 60
percent on
rottentomatoes.com. In
other words,
those
people who
prefer to
use Courtesy of www.mushroom.com
Wario ought to be shunned and, in
some cases, banned from playing
“Mario Kart 64” in any setting,
on any system, anywhere in the
world.
Use Yoshi; use-not Donkey
Kong: Yoshi is by far the best
character in this game. This re-
ally just isn’t a fair comparison.
Donkey Kong is like one of those
washed-up actors you see doing
Kodak commercials in between
quarters of football games on
CBS (Ashton Kutcher).
Yoshi, on the other hand, is
a cross between Paris Hilton,
Eddie Murphy, Andre the Giant and Alec Baldwin — he has
whorish tendencies, is really
funny, had a relatively large part
in one of my favorite movies
(“Princess Bride”) and gets to
date all kinds of powerful women
while slowly seducing Tina
Fey.
I hope all you “Mario
Kart” racers
will keep
this article
in mind next
time you take
up a blue or gray
N64 controller to give
your friends a nice virtual
kick in the tuchus. “Mario
Kart” is more than just a
game. It’s a chance to make new
friendships, flirt with members
of the opposite sex and rip your
existing friends a new one when
they’re having a bad race or
when they use Wario.
Epstein is a member of
the class of 2010.
“Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.”
- Erica Jong
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Exploring sign language classes and culture on campus
by Ariee Jung
Staff Writer
Have you ever walked by
Starbucks on a Monday night
and seen a large group of people
on the couches, all gesturing
with their hands? These people
are not just using hand signals,
they are communicating with
an entire language that uses no
audible words: American Sign
Language.
Believe it or not, ASL is an
entirely different language from
English, with different grammar
and syntax rules expressed using
the signer’s facial expressions.
ASL is offered as a humanity
course at UR by a variety of professors, all of whom have been
deaf since birth.
Upon entering an ASL class,
no words are spoken and speaking out loud in class is discouraged. Now, the question most
people would ask is, how do the
professors teach if they do not
speak? Intro ASL classes teach
the basics of learning any new
language, such as greetings,
how to introduce yourself and
the alphabet. If a student is really confused, a professor will
resort to writing on the board,
but the majority of the time, it
is very easy to understand what
the professor is trying to teach.
Once the basic foundation is
laid down, each progressive ASL
class becomes easier and easier
to understand until, finally, a full
conversation using ASL can be
achieved.
Deaf individuals have a very
different culture from
that of people who can
hear. Deaf people
are isolated in
the fact that,
from a very
young age,
they are
different
from the
majority of
the hearing
population,
and since there are a limited
number of deaf people in a certain area, they are an extremely
close-knit community that values
the exchange of information.
Young deaf children can attend
Residential Deaf Schools, where,
at a young age, they live away
from home to live at the school
where they are taught ASL.
Considering that most children
are scared of the first day of
school and being separated from
their parents, it is extraordinary
that deaf children not only leave
their parents to go to school, but
leave their homes as well. When
two people who are deaf meet
for the first
University, a federally chartered,
quasi-governmental university
for the education of the deaf and
hard-of-hearing, located in Washington, D.C. It was the world’s
first school for the advanced
education of the deaf and hardof-hearing and it is still the
world’s only university in
which all programs
and services are
specifically designed to accommodate
deaf and
hard-of-hearing
students.
ASL is adapted
time, it is normal
from the French
for them to not only
version, where sign
Josh Hatcher
exchange information
language first origiStaff Illustrator
about themselves, but
nated as an official
also which Residential
language.
School they attended and graduDifferent countries have their
ated from and where they contin- own versions of sign language
ued their education.
that do not overlap. For example,
Once they graduate from a
British Sign Language, although
Residential School, a deaf insimilar to American Sign Landividual may attend Gallaudet
guage, has different signs than
the American type for different
things.
The ASL community on campus is a warm and welcoming
place, where professors and students develop very close relationships. The ASL club welcomes
new members, regardless of
signing skill level. In fact, Silent
Coffee on Mondays (the group
of people sitting in a circle and
signing outside Starbucks) encourages ASL beginners to come
and join, since practice is the
only way to improve your sign
language ability.
The skill levels of the people
who attend Silent Coffee range
from people who have just started learning ASL to those who are
about to finish it as their major.
This variety of skill levels helps
students learn new signs as well
as polish what they have learned
so far.
Considering that spring course
registration is coming up, why
not try something new and take
an ASL class? You just might
broaden your horizons and open
your eyes to a totally different
community on campus.
Jung is a member of
the class of 2011.
Clearing up the hazy misinformation about marijuana
By Amanda Goodman
Staff Writer
Marijuana is one of the most
talked-about drugs in American
culture. It has become a controversial topic in political, medical and cultural discussion, but
not many people know exactly
what science says about it. This
is a problem. Science presents
us with concrete standards of
examination through empirical research. So when forming
an opinion about controversial
events, science seems like a logical field to consult.
The fact is that marijuana does
not have the devastating effects
on the brain that all your parents
will tell you it does.
Pot is processed through THC,
which then enters the blood
stream through the lungs and
excites neurotransmitters called
cannabinoid receptors, which are
similar to the opioid receptors.
There are two known cannabinioid receptors: CB1 and CB2.
CB1 receptors are primarily located in the brain, specifically in
the basal ganglia and the limbic
system. The receptors are responsible for the anticonvulsant
and euphoric effects of cannabis.
CB2 receptors are found only
in the immune system and are
responsible for the anti-inflammatory and possibly other therapeutic uses of marijuana. Once
the THC reaches these receptors,
brain activity changes and users
begin to experience a high.
Based on aggregate prevalence
statistics found in the World
Drug Report 2006 (WDR 2006),
published by the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the United States’ annual
percent of the population using
marijuana was 12.6 percent in
2004, ranking 11th largest in the
world.
This statistic doesn’t mean
much to UR students. The National College Health Assessment
of the American College Association (ACHA-NCHA) conducted
a study in the spring of 2006.
They found that only 65.5 percent of students in a population
of 61,492 reported that they
have never used marijuana. Out
of 1,112 students, 1.2 percent
reported using marijuana every
day of the last 30 days before
the survey. There are numerous
effects on chronic users’ health,
and not all are bad.
In fact, I will not even go over
the negative effects of marijuana
because we are constantly being
informed about them. Instead,
I will discuss the possible positive effects of marijuana usage.
A recent study published in the
Journal of Natural Products
showed that marijuana may be
able to be used as an antiseptic
because of its newfound ability to
kill infections. Nonpsychotropic
components will be studied in
the future in order to localize
this ability and further explore
its potential.
Pot can also help with memory.
In fact, if you study while blazed,
and then take a test while blazed,
your memory recall about the
information will be better! But,
at the same time, it is important
to realize that you are still taking
a test blazed, so, obviously other
skills of yours will be inhibited or
at least not so sharp (perception
of time, to name one). Marijuana
has also been shown to have
a medicinal use and is used in
California to treat a variety of
illnesses, including depression,
cancer and schizophrenia. The
problem with marijuana is not
really the health risks. It is the
other risks.
In order to use marijuana, you
need a variety of factors: a place
to use it, the marijuana, THC
extraction device (bong, papers,
vaporizer), time and willingness
to be arrested. In an economic
sense, pot is dumb to do, especially if you are a chronic user.
On average, the chronic user
will go through a quarter once
a week. That is seven grams of
weed. In order to get high, you
need about 100 milligrams of
THC absorbed through the CB1
and CB2 receptors. Doing this is
difficult.
So if you are a chronic user
going through a quarter a week
and smoking it through joints,
then you are only absorbing
about 30 percent of the THC that
is actually present in the marijuana. This means that, in an
economic sense, you are wasting
pot and spending between $60 to
$115 a week to absorb only $18
to $33.5 worth of pot. This adds
up to about $2,880 to $5,520 per
year. Money that could have been
invested in index funds such as
SPDR is lost. Roth IRA contribution — lost.
As a student, you are also
spending time getting high —
time that could have been spent
in the comfort of a library chair
studying for that latest physics
midterm is spent being blazed
and eating Cheetoes. In addition
to spending this money and time,
you are also risking getting arrested. In New York, you are not
allowed to smoke pot. It is illegal,
even on campus, in the privacy of
your dorm room.
Bottom line: save yourself
some time and money. If you
decide to spend that saved money
on pot, it is best to do so only in
moderation.
Goodman is a member of
the class of 2010.
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UR Pops concert
full of surprises
by WiLLIE CLARK
Staff Writer
Sure, it was the day after Halloween. But that didn’t stop the
concert master from coming out
donning a witch’s hat or the
orchestra from selecting a few
songs suited well to the piratelike holiday of the day before.
Combined with a strong performance from the Midnight Ramblers, it was a great way to spend
the day after the much-loved,
candy-grubbing holiday.
The UR Chamber Orchestra
put on this Pops concert to help
fundraise money for their trip to
Chile this December. And if this
show was any indication, Chile is
in for a treat.
Then again, I may be a bit
biased. I have a deep love for
several of the selections that
the orchestra chose to perform.
But, then again, who can resist
a suite from “Harry Potter”,
especially the day after Halloween. Add that to the fact that
the orchestra closed its first half
with “Highlights From Jurassic
Park”, another personal favorite,
and I was a pretty happy camper.
That being said, a lesser
orchestra would run a risk by
playing such popular tunes.
The catch 22 of pop music is
that people know and expect to
hear certain things from their
favorite songs. If the trumpet
call in “Jurassic Park” is missed,
for example, people notice. But
the orchestra played strong and
showed no real weakness in any
of the selections.
To nitpick, I could have used
a little more brass, but that’s
because I am a brass player.
And really, people don’t come
to an orchestra to hear brass;
it really is all about the strings.
That is not to say that the brass
didn’t play well as most of the
section was comprised of people
volunteering to play with this
show. Just play out a little more
to balance yourself with all the
strings — but I say that with the
sincerest form of constructive
criticism.
And the strings played exceptionally, even more so for the fact
that the band is comprised of
very few music majors. Whoever
said science majors couldn’t play
their instruments clearly hasn’t
listened to the URCO.
Taking the stage after intermission were the Midnight
Ramblers. And when I say taking the stage, I mean running
down the aisle screaming as they
made their way on stage. Going
through fan favorites such as
“Bananaman”, they offered the
usual humor and high level of
musical talent I have come to expect from them the several times
I have seen them. They also have
a concert coming up on Nov. 15
at 8 p.m., so go out and support
Rochester’s own home-grown
musical talent.
The second half of the night
also included yet another favorite orchestra piece of mine,
“Pirates of the Caribbean.” Do
I need to say any more about
how awesome that piece is? It’s
“Pirates of the Caribbean”, seriously people, come on now.
Closing off the night with
themes from “007”, the orchestra put on a very impressive and
enjoyable night of music. Maybe
it was because all of the selections were great pieces of music
that I enjoyed or maybe because
of the great talent and musicianship or, maybe, just maybe, it
was both. Either way, the URCO
is yet another great source of
musical talent on campus, and
any fans of classical (or pop) music should really check them out.
the class of 2012.
Courtesy of www.rochester.edu
Aside from conducting the Chamber Orchestra, David Harman also
conducts the Symphony Orchestra which will perform on Dec. 6 in
Strong Auditorium. URCO will perform two more shows this year.
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“Chuck,” created by Josh Schwartz, centers around a nerd who was just expelled from college.
“Chuck”: the best show on
TV that you’ve never seen
by becky rosenberg
Staff Writer
For Halloween, my friend and I
decided to dress as two of our favorite characters from one of the
best shows on TV. Unfortunately,
there were only a handful of
people (if that many) that actually understood what we dressed
as. Sure, I looked like I was wearing a German girl outfit. And
yes, my friend was basically just
wearing a green shirt and black
pants, but we really had a great
impression of the characters
going. No one seemed to pick up
on the fact that we were dressed
as two undercover agents from
“Chuck,” the best show on television that you’re probably not
watching.
In its first season, “Chuck”
established itself as one of the
cleverest shows on TV. Josh
Schwartz, creator of “The OC”
and “Gossip Girl,” and Chris
Fedak came up with a brilliant
show that combines action, comedy and romance almost flawlessly.
If you’re not a fan of the teen
dramas Schwartz seems to be
most known for, don’t go thinking “this definitely isn’t the show
for me,” because I almost guarantee you will be wrong. While
it does follow a Seth Cohen-like
character, the show involves
much more comedic writing and
way more action — not the high
school fight kind of action, but
rather the high-speed car chase,
gun-shooting kind of action. The
pilot episode introduces us to
Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi),
a dork that was expelled from
Stanford and now works at Best
Buy clone Buy More as a Nerd
Herder. And just when we think
the show is going to be about a
dork trying to rebuild his life, the
scene changes to a full-out chase
sequence.
Through the actions of Bryce
Larkin, Chuck’s ex-roomate
turned CIA agent, thousands
of government secrets from the
CIA and NSA are downloaded
into Chuck’s brain, making him
a valuable piece of government
property. Cue entrance of the
Halloween alter egos my friend
and I took on; Sarah Walker
(Yvonne Strahovski) of the CIA
and John Casey (Adam Baldwin) of the NSA are assigned as
Chuck’s babysitters and protectors. So, we take drop-dead gorgeous Sarah protecting completely dorky Chuck and we’ve got the
unresolved sexual tension. Take
the stoic, seemingly heartless,
cold-blooded John Casey stuck
working undercover in a Buy
More with a dork and nemesis
CIA agent, and we’ve got comedy.
Put them all together and you
get major ass-kicking, savingthe-world action. Who wouldn’t
want to watch that?
Fast forward, through the
writers’ strike that cut the show
short to only a 13-episode freshman year, to the show’s second
season. How does a show catch
up an audience that hasn’t seen
an episode in either six months
or maybe even not at all, in a
way that actually draws our
attention? Well, I’ll answer your
question with a question. If you
were being held upside down
out of a window, what is the first
thing you would do to argue
yourself out of a long and painful
death? Chuck Bartowski retells
his life story as a means of saving
himself. Conveniently, this pickle
of a situation allows the viewers
to simultaneously catch up with
everything that happened in
season one. Pure genius. I mean,
really, no new viewer wants to
come into a show not having a
clue what is going on. Well, the
writers of “Chuck” were able to
cover their path within the first
minute of the show, without an
annoying, super-long recap that
most shows employ.
Now, five episodes into the
show’s second season, “Chuck”
is better than ever. The action
sequences are better portrayed,
the chemistry between the characters is natural and enjoyable,
and the writing of the show has
never been better. In fact, the
five episodes that have aired so
far are five of the best hours of
television I have ever watched.
And I watch many, many hours
of television.
Yet, the ratings continue to
drop. Despite the show’s great
story and enticing characters,
people just don’t seem to be
catching on to what a fantastic show they are missing. Up
against Schwartz’s other show,
“Gossip Girl,” “Monday Night
Football,” “Dancing with the
Stars” and CBS’s comedies, the
primetime spot seems to be giving “Chuck” a run for its money.
Despite the depressingly low
ratings, NBC recently granted
“Chuck” a full season order of 24
episodes, giving it hope for the
future.
If your schedules are too tight
to fit “Chuck” into your Monday
nights, the show is broadcasted
in high definition on NBC’s Web
site and episodes are sold on
iTunes only a day after they’ve
been aired. But seriously, Mondays are pretty awful, don’t you
think? Why not stick an hourlong remedy of romantic-actioncomedy to get a smile on your
face before getting to the immense amount of work I’m sure
you have? “Chuck” is worth the
shot, I promise. I mean, I dressed
up as a character from a show
that no one knows — that’s gotta
say something… right?
Chuck airs on Monday nights
on NBC at 8 p.m.
Rosenberg is a member of
the class of 2012.
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Documentaries offer insight on overlooked aspects of life
by leah kraus
A & E Editor
I’m here to talk about a film
genre often forgotten about
amongst adolescent bubble gum
flicks like “High School Musical”
and superhero thrillers like “The
Dark Knight.” It’s called the
documentary, and it’s one of the
most underrated genres, aside
from maybe Italian Horror.
Documentaries never fail to
bore me. I’ve watched documentaries on everything from
crossword puzzle addictions to
General Motor’s layoffs in Flint,
Mich. in the ’80s (Michael Moore
did actually make a movie before
“Bowling For Columbine”). The
true brilliance of the documentary film is its randomness and
method of being born out of a
passionate desire on the part
of the filmmaker to share with
the audience some aspect of life
that is routinely overlooked.
They never fail to teach you
something, even if it is only that
eating McDonalds for 30 days
straight may kill you. Anyways,
here are some of my favorites:
“Spellbound”: directed by
Jeffrey Blitz, takes a look at
eight of the contestants in the
1999 National Spelling Bee competition and what it takes for
each to get there. There’s April
DeGideo, who has read through
her family’s dictionary so many
times it’s a tattered and creased
mess. There’s Harry Altman,
who enjoys contorting his face
in ways only a mother could love
while spelling on stage. Finally,
there’s the spelling — palimpsest, zwieback, cephalalga and so
much more!
“Jesus Camp”: directed by
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady,
became an immediate favorite in
my category of “funny-yet-terrifying” documentaries upon seeing it. It takes the viewer inside
a Pentecostal summer camp that
teaches kids about creationism,
crusading for God and how “Harry Potter” is full of evil witchcraft. One scene you don’t want
to miss? When little Rachael tells
a woman at a bowling alley that
she’s on God’s mind and that
He has special plans for her. It’s
almost cute. Almost.
“Sicko”: written and directed
by Michael Moore, targets the
American health care system in
all its glory. Where else can you
learn about a woman who married a Canadian just so she could
take advantage of Canada’s free
health care? Where else can you
see a group of hopeful Americans take a boat ride to Guantanamo Bay in hopes of getting
free health care? This film is
about hard working Americans
who have had their lives ripped
apart because of health care,
and though I’ve shed quite a few
tears while watching it (you will
too), I’ve managed to rewatch it
at least four times.
“Festival Express”: directed
by Bob Smeaton and Frank Cvitanovich, gives you a chance to
take a train ride across Canada
with some of the most famous
hippie musicians of all time, including Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and The Band. They
jam, drink, make amazing music
and make asses out of themselves
in this mini-Woodstock documentary. You don’t have the pleasure
of hearing Arlo Guthrie say “the
New York State freeway is closed,
man!” But, it’s more than good
enough.
“March of the Penguins”:
directed by Luc Jacquet, examines the arduous, yearly journey
of penguins to their breeding
ground in hopes of finding a mate
to, well, mate with. Cutest scene?
Anything with baby penguins.
You will want one as a pet. Just
remember one thing: eventually
they grow up.
“Hype!”: directed by Doug
Pray and made about 12 years
ago, explores grunge rock of
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At the North Dakota Pentecostal summer camp in the film “Jesus
Camp”, children are taught to “take back America for Christ.”
lic schools, where students learn
the early ’90s and takes you on
dances such as the Rhumba, Foxa flannel clad trip through the
trot and Merengue in an effort
scene that, if anything, makes
to win first place in the city-wide
it clear that there was so much
ballroom dancing competition.
more to grunge than Nirvana.
The message of this film goes far
Photographer Charles Post
beyond dancing — it teaches kids
describes the music best in the
that if they work hard at somefilm by saying, “We were all so
thing, they can achieve it. Or at
f*cking bored out of our heads
least shake it.
that it was get drunk, fall down
Winter break is a great time
and uhh, you know, throw your
to snuggle up with a blanket in
body around.” You can watch
front of the TV and douse your
bands such as Soundgarden and
mind with knowledge in the form
Mudhoney talk about all things
of fun documentaries. I mean,
Seattle and grunge and how they
what else are you going to do?
are most certainly “not losers.”
“Mad Hot Ballroom”: direct- Watch real movies?
Kraus is a member of
ed by Marilyn Agrelo, takes you
the class of 2009.
to some of New York City’s pub-
“Wii Music” lets you mix and make your own music
by willie clark
Staff Writer
Everybody has heard of “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band,” but
this fall, Nintendo has decided to
take its own swing at the musicmaking genre of games. If you
are one of those people who sit
and hum tunes to yourself while
working or wonder what it would
be like to make a banjo and accordion Celtic remix of the Zelda
theme song, then this game was
made just for you.
The premise of “Wii Music” is
simple and may even seem too
simple to fans who are used to
the long string of songs that just
can’t be beat on “Guitar Hero.”
“Wii Music” has no icons to tell
you when to press what button.
It doesn’t keep score. Think of it
more in lines of your own little
music sandbox where you can
take the tunes they give you and
mix them, remix them piece by
piece and make them your own.
It’s part improv, part building
and a whole lot of fun.
For example, if we were to take
any one of the songs in the game,
we could break it down into six
parts — two percussion parts,
bass, chords, harmony and melody. Then you can record each
of those parts and go back and
overdub yourself playing another
part. Didn’t like how the Sitar
sounded on that last rift? You can
go back and record it again and
maybe add some cow bells in the
background. For music nerds, it
offers almost endless possibilities
to what can be created.
And that seems to be the only
limit of “Wii Music”: how much
you want to put into it. There is
no real motive for making songs
once you make the first few
and unlock most of the tracks
aside from making music. To
those who enjoy it, this is no
shortcoming. In fact, the ability
to mix 50-plus songs with over
60 instruments offers so many
combinations of instruments and
songs that I wouldn’t even want
to think about it.
This game isn’t about competition; it’s about musical creation,
and, just as some people enjoy
playing instruments and some
would rather sit off to the side
and watch, the same is going to
be true that some people will love
“Wii Music” and others won’t.
The game does allow you to
save your creations and send
them to friends online, and then
these friends can take apart
your songs and make their own
additions, which only adds to the
customization and creating that
is available in the game.
That is not to say that “Wii
Music” is without its problems.
While Nintendo used mostly free
realm music, which fits in the
theme of having tunes that everybody recognizes, they skimped
on their own library of songs. Between “Mario” and “Zelda” titles
alone, there is a myriad of great
songs to pick from and Nintendo
songs make up a very small part
of the selection.
Secondly, “Wii Music” also
includes several mini-games as
part of the package. One of them
was something that excited me
perhaps more than the rest of the
game, and that was the ability
to conduct an orchestra with the
Wii-mote. If I slowed down, the
orchestra slowed down. However,
this mode only lets you conduct
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The new generation of Nintendo introduces “Wii Music” that
lets players create their own tunes and mix and remix them.
While “Wii Music” might
five of the games tracks, which
not be for everybody, for people
could have been enlarged to inwho are willing to give it a try, I
clude a much deeper conducting
think they will find themselves
experience. But at least I got to
impressed with the fun that the
conduct the “Zelda” theme. That
game can provide them. It’s no
alone might have made the game
“Guitar Hero” or “Rock Band,”
worth the purchase.
but then again it isn’t trying to
The main limit to the game
be them. It’s trying to be more. A
is what you can come up with
few shortcomings keep the game
yourself. If you are willing to
from being amazing, however,
put work into it, you will find
but it also shouts for a sequel
that the game is a fun and deep
with a better soundtrack.
musical experience that lets you
create songs in ways you never
the class of 2012.
thought you could.
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Tight: UR loses nailbiters
moved into overtime. Chicago
scored during the last five minutes
of overtime, winning the game.
UR junior goalie Celeste Hornbach
notched four saves.
The matchup was an intense
battle the whole 104 minutes of
play. The game totaled 33 fouls —
UR registered 23 of them — and
had the air of a heated rivalry.
Both teams finished with 11 shots,
and Chicago held a slight edge in
corner kicks.
Two ’Jacket players were out
with injuries for both of the games
— senior midfielder Laura Bojko
and freshman forward Jess Smith,
both of whom normally play an
integral role in the team’s offensive production and team speed.
Bojko has four goals this year and
Smith has six.
Defensively, the Yellowjackets
hung tough and dug in but were
unable to hold on. Junior Eileen
Boylan, senior Kelsey Turley
Diebold and Ross played strong in
the backfield. Boylan has been the
team’s leader in the back for the
entire season, proving to be cool
and confident under pressure.
The weekend’s games were two
of several close women’s soccer
games this season. UR has gone
into overtime five times this
year — including three times in
the UAA — and has lost three of
those games.
The losses put UR in sixth
place in the conference and forced
them to fall eight places in the
National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, from No. 13
to No. 21.
The Yellowjackets face Case
Western Reserve University this
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. for its last
game of the season.
“I think the team has pushed
hard this whole season and, unfortunately, things did not go our way
according to the scores,” Diebold
said. “However, this team has so
much talent, and there is no doubt
in my mind that the results to several if not all of those games would
be different on another day.”
Leber is a member of
the class of 2011.
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The team’s three seniors were honored prior to Sunday’s regional matchup against SUNY Oneonta.
Seniors: ’Jackets end season on high note
Allen was forced to make five
saves.
As its season came to a close on
Sunday, UR will miss the influence
of its three members of the class
of 2009.
Kirsch and Gelb were both
essential to a UR defense that
allowed just 1.32 goals per game
this season. Moll was strong on
the wing in the midfield, playing
in 18 of 19 games and starting in
13 of them.
In the past two years, Kirsch
has played in every game for the
’Jackets and has started in 32 of
those 35 games. Her sophomore
year, she was given the National
Field Hockey Coaches Association’s scholar award.
Gelb has been an integral member of the team throughout her
tenure as a ’Jacket. As a freshman,
she started all but one game. This
year, she has taken on more of a
role on the offensive side of the
field as well. This past year, Gelb
was elected as a Garnish Award
winner — given to the school’s
most exceptional student athletes
— and has been named to the
NFHCA’s Division III Academic
Squad the past three years.
Moll is also a winner of the
NFHCA’s scholar award. She has
played in each game this season
and started every game in her
junior year.
Pearson led the team in goal,
earning three shutouts while allowing just 1.68 goals per game.
Bottcher was the team’s leader in
both points and goals this season.
Freshman Anna Dobrzynski and
Beardsley contributed substantially to the offense, as well, logging
eight and 10 goals, respectively.
UR finished the season in a tie for
sixth place in the Liberty League
with William Smith College with
a 2-5 conference record.
Hilfinger is a member of
the class of 2010.
Bickford: Defender jumpstarts scoring
Junior sweeper Eileen Boylan has led UR’s defense this season.
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it very difficult to throw the ball
down field.”
In order to be successful, the
UR offense needed to keep Alfred’s
defense on its toes. The lack of an
established running game made
it easy for the Saxons’ defense to
effectively thwart UR’s passing
efforts.
Overall, the Killingstad and
Subick quarterback duo finished
the day only 13 for 27, totaling 133
yards and a touchdown.
The ’Jackets’ only scoring drives
came late in the fourth quarter,
at which point the Saxons had already established an insurmountable 43-0 lead.
Following a flashy 57-yard kick
return by freshman inside linebacker Chris Bickford, UR was
able to put up its first score of
the game on a 1-yard touchdown
run by sophomore runningback
Clarence Onyiriuka.
On the ensuing two-point
conversion attempt, the UR offensive coordinator pulled some
unprecedented trickery out of the
playbook, completing a tackleeligible pass to freshman offensive
lineman John Whiting.
The second ’Jacket touchdown
of the day was a 33-yard touchdown pass to Onyiriuka. However,
the late offensive surge by the
’Jackets proved to be too little,
too late.
Bickford was named Liberty
League Rookie of the Week for the
third week in a row this past week
for his team-high 14 tackles and
solid play on the defensive front.
Next week, UR will return to
Fauver Stadium for its final home
game of the season to face off
against the Saints of St. Lawrence
University.
Sophomore running back Clarence Onyiriuka scored both touchdowns against Alfred; he leads the team in touchdowns this year.
The Saints have proven to be
a formidable Liberty League opponent in past seasons but are
currently tied for last place in the
Liberty League.
For the senior members of the
team, it will be their last home
game ever and, needless to say,
they want to go out with a victory.
“This is my last home game
ever at the University,” senior
outside linebacker Jake VanWhy
said. “We’re not having the success that we wanted to have this
season, but more than anything I
just want to win my last game in
Fauver Stadium.”
The following week, the ’Jackets
will wrap up their season when
they travel to Geneva, N.Y. to face
the Hobart College Statesmen.
Horowitz is a member of
the class of 2009.
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States: Runners gear up
The men raced hard but finished in eighth place as a team
in the race.
“It was one of the most competitive, if not the most competitive,
races of the season,” freshman
Jamie Vavra said.
Vavra went on to note that the
team is looking ahead and training
at their maximum level to prepare
for NYSCTC championships next
weekend.
“As a team, it was not our strongest race,” Vavra said. “Our focus
was not quite on.”
The men finished with a total of
204 points. As usual, the ’Jackets
had a small gap time and a solid
grouping between their top five
runners, with less than 24 seconds
separating the pack.
Pinto (34th, 26:59.65) was
followed closely by Vavra (40th,
27:12.53) and sophomore Dan
Lane (41st, 27:15.25). Sophomore
Brian Lang (43rd, 27:21.24) and
senior Dan Chebot (46th, 27:23.23)
came soon after. The displacers were senior Tom Brekke in
27:27.25 (48th) and sophomore
Jacob Tutmaher in 27:40.60
(55th).
“Concerning states, we just
have to forget the past and focus
on the future,” Vavra said. “We
can be really competitive and possibly win states if we perform up
to our capabilities, which I know
we all can.”
On Saturday, Nov. 15, both
teams will travel to St. Lawrence
University for the NCAA Atlantic
Regional Championships.
Based on their performance at
this meet, the Yellowjackets may
receive a berth in the national
championships. In addition, individual runners can qualify for
the race.
Rogers is a member of
the class of 2012.
Defense: Chicago scoreless
Sophomore Frank Ferraro is a member of the 800 yard freestyle relay team that placed sixth this weekend.
Splash: Individuals achieve top places
and Ehmann also joined sophomores Dayna Jacob and Rachel
Boldt to take first in the 200
freestyle relay.
There were several other impressive women’s feats for UR.
On the diving side, junior Jaime
Sorenson was first in 1-meter
board and second in 3-meter diving. Senior Cheryl Blechman was
fifth in the 1-meter and first in
the 3-meter.
Encouragement and support
were huge factors when the ’Jackets succeeded this weekend.
“We had so much spirit, which
helped everyone get pumped up for
their swims,” Ehmann said.
The men were not quite as
fortunate this weekend, but had
a solid meet nonetheless.
Veterans and newcomers alike
had great swims this weekend, but
it was not enough for the men to
overcome the strong competition
supplied by Case Western and
NYU.
Sophomore Kevin Howard led
the UR men. Howard had impressive times in the 100 and 200
backstroke, winning both events
with times of 55:01 and 2:01:12,
respectively. Howard was also on
three relay teams. The 200 medley relay team of Howard, junior
Chris Jenson, freshman Colin
Funai and freshman Wesley Hood
placed second.
The men placed well in 3-meter
diving, with senior David Mitsche
placing second. In the 1-meter
diving event, Mitsche finished in
fourth place.
UR will pick up competition
again on Nov. 15, when it hosts
Union College for the Students’
Association “Fill Fauver/Pack the
Palestra” event.
Rogers is a member of
the class of 2012.
came out to catch the ball,
misjudged the height on it and
tipped it behind him in front of
the goal.
Dennstedt collided with Maroon
defender John Hughes but still
managed to get a head on the ball
and put it in the back of the net to
give UR the 1-0 advantage that it
would never relinquish.
The ’Jackets held off the
Maroon’s attack for the final
27 minutes to come away with
the victory. Gaden, sophomore
defender Misha Carrel-Thomas
and junior defender Phil Proud
were especially solid during this
period, anchoring the back line
and stymieing any Maroon opportunities.
With the two goals this past
weekend, Dennstedt now leads the
team with 10 goals and 22 points
this season.
The win was UR’s third straight
and eighth in the last nine
games.
When asked how his team has
managed to stay so focused so late
in the season, Apple explained
that it is a matter of developing
routines early in the year and in
their careers that turn into good
habits.
“At this point in the season,
those habits pay huge dividends
when it comes to having a team
that is focused and ready to perform at their best,” Apple said.
With one game left in the regular season against Case Western
Reserve University — who, at
3-2-1 in conference play, is currently fourth in the UAA — on
Saturday night in Fauver Stadium,
UR will be looking to solidify its
No. 2 spot in the conference and
possible home-field advantage in
the opening rounds of the NCAA
tournament.
But the team is not concerned
with the postseason at the moment.
“We keep focused on the next
game, don’t worry about what
happened in the past and don’t
worry about games that are going
to come up in the future,” Peacock
said. “Just the next game.”
Hilfinger is a member of
the class of 2010.
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UR celebrates after one of its five goals on Friday night against
Wash U. Five different players tallied goals for the ’Jackets.
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Yellowjackets head
to UAAs with fourthplace finish at Vassar
BY Katie Belonga
Staff Writer
The UR women’s volleyball
team spent this past weekend
competing in four matches at
the Vassar College Volleyball
Invitational. The other teams
participating in the invitational
at the school in Poughkeepsie,
N.Y. included Stevens Institute of
Technology, SUNY Fredonia and
SUNY New Paltz.
UR ended up fourth out of the
five competing teams, but played
well and lost many close sets.
Stevens Tech, who is currently
ranked 25th in Division III according to the American Volleyball
Coaches Association, captured
the championship with a perfect
4-0 record.
New Paltz finished second at 3-1,
followed by Fredonia at 2-2, UR at
1-3 and Vassar at 0-4.
“Overall, the team competed
well this weekend, and all the players on the roster had opportunities
to contribute,” head coach Ladi Iya
said. “It was a competitive tournament and good preparation going
into the [University Athletic Association] conference tournament
this coming weekend.”
On Friday, the first day of the
tournament, UR defeated Vassar
quite easily, 25-15, 25-13, 25-17.
Sophomore setter Maura Hamilton had 25 assists to help lead her
team to the win. Sophomore libero
Tayler Schweigel also helped out
with 15 digs and five aces.
Senior outside hitter Jessica
Rasmussen also contributed to the
’Jackets’ win against Vassar with
eight kills and 16 digs. Helping
out, as well, were junior outside
hitter Emily Hunter and freshman middle blocker Katie Kao,
who had eight and seven kills,
respectively.
In UR’s second match of the
day on Friday, the ’Jackets fell
to Stevens Tech, losing the first
set by only two points, 23-25.
UR then let Stevens Tech, who
was the invitational’s champion,
control the match — the final
two set scores were 19-25 and
12-25. In the match, Kao and
Rasmussen had eight kills apiece.
Sophomore outside hitter Allyson
Blair had five kills and sophomore
right side Rachel Klundt had two
service aces.
In another close match on Saturday, the ’Jackets lost their first
set to Fredonia, 18-25, and then
went on to play two very close sets,
21-25, 25-27.
Kao had 10 kills and one block
against Fredonia, and Schweigel
led the UR defense with 21 digs.
Sophomore middle hitter Sarah
Kauper had seven kills in the
match.
In its last match of the tournament, UR did not really gain any
momentum against New Paltz and
lost, 12-25, 17-25, 20-25. Hamilton
had 30 assists, and Schweigel had
26 digs against New Paltz.
“Against New Paltz, we struggled making adjustments and that
cost us the match,” Iya said. “However, we still had a good defensive
showing with 58 team digs.”
Kao was named to the AllTournament Team for accruing
33 kills in four matches.
UR is currently 11-23 and
heads to the University Athletic
Association Championships at
Washington University in St.
Louis this weekend.
UR is the eighth seed and will
face off against No. 1 seed Emory
University on Friday. Emory is
ranked No. 2 in the nation according to the most recent AVCA
poll. Last year, the ’Jackets placed
sixth overall in the UAA championships.
Belonga is a member of
the class of 2010.
Junior wide receiver Mike Coolbaugh had three catches for 10 yards in UR’s matchup against Alfred.
Errors plague struggling ’Jackets
By Josh HOrowitz
Staff Writer
The UR football team suffered
a tough loss this past weekend at
the hands of the Alfred University Saxons. The Saxons, clad in
purple uniforms, played a passionate game on Saturday afternoon
against the ’Jackets.
They scored with ease on their
first drive of the game, putting up
a touchdown very early in the first
quarter, capping off a 55-yard drive
with a 28-yard touchdown pass.
The Yellowjackets faced an
uphill battle from that point on
and were never able to catch
Alfred on the scoreboard. The
final score of the game was 43-14,
which dropped UR’s record to 2-6
overall.
The ’Jackets struggled to keep
up with Alfred. After the Saxons’
initial scoring drive, the teams
exchanged a series of punts in a
battle for field position — a fight
that UR would eventually lose
because of problems with special
teams.
In particular, the Yellowjackets
had difficulty with the exchange
between the long-snapper and the
punter, which led to a series of scoring opportunities for Alfred.
The ’Jackets were also unable
to put any sort of attack together
on the offensive side of the ball.
Factoring in the negative yardage
from the special teams’ mishaps,
the UR offense only gained a net
total of 121 yards throughout the
course of the game.
Early in the second quarter, the
Yellowjackets pulled their starting
quarterback, freshman Braezen
Subick, and replaced him with
junior Kapps Killingstad in hopes
of igniting some sort of offensive
spark.
Killingstad was at the helm of
the ’Jacket offense for the majority of the second quarter but was
unable to put together any scoring
drives.
“[Alfred] established a solid
game plan against us this week,”
Killingstad said. “They were able
to stop the things we run really
well, like our isolation and power
plays, which threw us off our game
plan. The fact that we couldn’t
establish our running game made
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Cross country teams face tough
competitors at UAA Invitational
By Eloise Rogers
Staff Writer
This weekend, both UR men’s
and women’s cross country teams
traveled to Atlanta, Ga. to compete
in the University Athletic Association Championship meet hosted
by Emory University. Both teams
came out strong, but the women
in particular really shone on their
6-kilometer course with a time of
22:17.02. Freshman Lauren Norton finished an outstanding race
in seventh place overall.
“It felt so good to cross the finish
line and realize the whole team was
also running one of the best races
they’ve ever run,” Norton said.
Sophomore Jon Pinto was the
top runner for the men, clocking
in at 26:59.65 for the 8-kilometer
course. He finished in 34th place
overall.
The UR women had a solid
race, and several runners had
season-best performances. UR
fought against some of the most
competitive teams in the nation
and did well, finishing fifth with
145 points. Norton and the next
UR runner, junior Sadie Gollub —
who finished 18th — were split by
just over 29 seconds.
Less than 30 seconds also split
UR’s third through fifth place
finishers. Junior Lisa Cole was
35th overall, finshing in a time of
23:29.47. Junior Allie McComb
was right behind in 42nd place
with a time of 23:53.66, and junior Suzanne Giunta rounded off
the top five in 43rd place with a
23:58.53 finish. UR’s displacers
were junior Heather Graham, 47th
overall in 24:07.22, and freshman
Sports Snapshot
Men’s Cross Country
•Finished in eighth place out of eight teams at the UAA Championship
meet on Saturday
•Jon Pinto led UR with a 34th-place finish individually
Women’s Cross Country
•Finished in fifth place out of eight teams at the UAA Championship
meet on Saturday
•Lauren Norton led UR with a seventh-place finish individually
• Norton was also named New York State Collegiate Track Conference Runner of the Week for her performance at UAAs
Field Hockey
•Lost to SUNY Brockport, 1-2 (OT), on Thursday
•Defeated SUNY Oneonta, 3-2, on Sunday in its season finale
• Final Liberty League standing: No. 6 (tied with William Smith)
•Overall record this season: 12-8
Football
•Lost to Alfred, 14-43, on Saturday
•Chris Bickford was named Liberty League Rookie of the Week for the fourth
week in a row for his defensive play
• Liberty League standing: No. 4 (tied with two teams)
Men’s Soccer
• Defeated Wash U, 5-0, on Friday
•Defeated Chicago, 1-0, on Sunday
•UAA standing: No. 2
• NSCAA Top-25 poll: No. 10; Last week: No. 11
Women’s Soccer
Freshman Lauren Norton placed seventh in a field of 76 runners at
UAA championships. The team placed sixth overall in the invite.
Hillary Snyder, 52nd overall with
a time of 24:33.13.
“For the most part, I think we
were all feeling nervous in the beginning,” Norton said. “We knew
going in to the race we had to pull
it together and run well because
the field was so tough, and I know
we did that.”
The team as a whole had a great
race. Next week, the Yellowjackets
will run in the New York State
Collegiate Track Conference
cross country championships. It
features teams such as SUNY
Geneseo, whose women’s team is
currently ranked ninth and men’s
team is ranked 11th in the country,
according to the United States
Track and Field and Cross Country
Coaches Association Poll.
See STATES, Page 16
Yellowjackets edged in close
games against conference foes
By Rebecca Leber
News Editor
UR women’s soccer played two
close games last weekend against
University Athletic Association rivals Washington University in St.
Louis and University of Chicago
and came away with two close, 1-2
losses. With the defeats, UR fell to
10-5-2 this season.
Junior defender Stephanie
Diebold described the ’Jackets
as evenly matched against their
competitors.
“Wash U and Chicago were both
strong, aggressive teams with a
style similar to ours,” Diebold
said. “I think we set the tone of
the games within the first 10 to 20
minutes, but we could not get the
Jeff LEvy • Staff Photographer
Junior forward Erin Carballo scored the goal in Sunday’s game.
ball in the back of the net on the
opportunities that we did have.”
On Friday, the Yellowjackets
matched up against Wash U.
Within the first 10 minutes, the
’Jackets were in the lead, thanks
to sophomore forward Bridgette
Varin’s score off a corner kick. The
goal was assisted by sophomore
defender Kirsten Ross and freshman forward Ellen Coleman.
“Our forwards do a great job
crashing the box, so after the ball
is slotted, they usually can get on
the back end of it,” Diebold said.
“Our weakness comes after we
score a goal. The team seems to
let up and relax after we score a
goal, and then we get scored on
soon after.”
Wash U exploited that weakness three minutes later by taking
advantage of a defensive slip to tie
the score.
For the rest of the first half, the
teams remained in a 1-1 tie until
Wash U scored again early in the
second.
UR pressed hard on Wash U’s
tough defense, and play was kept
in the midfield for a significant
part of the second half.
In Sunday’s game against Chicago, UR again took the lead first
— this time in the second half.
Carballo scored her first goal of the
season by putting the ball past the
Maroon goalie off of a teammate’s
rebounded shot. However, Chicago
tied the score with only 11 minutes
left in the game.
With the score tied, the game
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•Lost to Wash U, 1-2, on Friday
•Lost to Chicago, 1-2 (OT), on Sunday
•UAA standing: No. 2 (tied with Wash U)
• NSCAA Top-25 poll: No. 21; Last week: No. 13
Men’s Swimming and Diving
•Lost to NYU, 123-266, on Saturday
• Lost to Case Western, 121-268, on Saturday
•Kevin Howard won the 100 and 200 backstrokes
•Howard was recognized for a notable performance by the UAA
Women’s Swimming and Diving
•Lost to NYU, 136-253, on Saturday
• Defeated Case Western, 214-175, on Saturday
•Emily Scott won the 50 and 100 freestyle
• In diving, Jamie Sorenson was first in the 1-meter board and
Cheryl Blechman was first on the 3-meter board
•Sorenson was named UAA Athlete of the Week
•The relay team of Olivia Ehmann, Dayna Jacob, Rachel Boldt and Scott
won the 200 freestyle relay.
•Scott was recognized by the UAA for her notable performances
Volleyball
•Finished fourth out of five teams at Vassar Tournament on
Friday and Saturday
•On Friday, lost to Stevens Tech, 0-3, and defeated Vassar, 3-0
•On Saturday, lost to Fredonia, 0-3, and SUNY New Paltz, 0-3
•UAA standing: No. 8
This Week in Sports
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
•Volleyball at University Athletic Association Championships hosted by Washington University in St. Louis, TBA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8
•Volleyball at UAA Championships hosted by Wash U, TBA
•Cross Country at New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships
hosted by Hamilton University, 11 a.m.
•Football vs. St. Lawrence University, noon.*
•Women’s Soccer vs. Case Western Reserve University, 4:30 p.m.*
•Men’s Soccer vs. Case Western, 7 p.m.*
* indicates home game
Editors’ Picks
•Dana: Soccer vs. Case Western on Saturday
Both the men’s and women’s games could have major implications for the
teams’ playoff hopes. The men, who essentially locked in a spot in the NCAA
tournament with huge wins last weekend, are playing for home-field advantage. The women, who are currently on the edge of the tournament bubble,
need to finish their season strong if they want to make it into the tournament.
Plus, it might just be the last time this fall you see a game played in Fauver
Stadium, and Case is no cupcake.
•Erin: Football vs. St. Lawrence University on Saturday
This is the Yellowjackets’ final home game of the season, and it is the senior recognition game. Though they are currently 2-6, their defense has been
performing exceptionally well this season, and it is sure to show its strength
on Saturday. In addition, St. Lawrence has only won one game this season
and is currently tied for last place in the Liberty League, poising the ’Jackets
for a solid victory.
SPORTS
View from a Starr... By Matt Starr
The first 10 weeks of the NCAA
football season have been nothing
less than spectacular. Every week
we are treated to yet another marquee matchup between top-ranked
teams, and every week the results
shed doubt that the previous
week’s rankings were right.
During the 2008 season, a top
tier of football teams has emerged
from the pack. The top five spots
in the USA Today poll have been
occupied by a total of 11 teams.
Out of the 11 teams — Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, LSU, Missouri,
Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State,
Texas, Texas Tech and USC — not
one has remained in the top five
throughout the season.
Ironically, as the top 25 teams
have become more repetitive, the
top of the poll has become even less
predictable. There have already
been five different teams in the No.
1 spot, as opposed to only three by
this point last season.
There is a simple reason why
none of these 11 teams has been
able to assert itself above the other
10, and that is because they are
all playing against one another.
Besides the difficult schedules they
regularly play, all 11 teams have
already played at least one of the
other 10 teams this season.
Although the Bowl Championship Series consists of six
conferences, the aforementioned
11 teams come from only four of
those, with four teams from both
the SEC and Big 12.
Here lies the fallacy of the
BCS system. With so much
power concentrated in the
SEC and Big 12, the teams
in those conferences face a
considerably more difficult
challenge in winning their
respective conferences. Not
to mention, both conferences
force their top two teams to play
a conference championship game
that three of the other four conferences don’t have to play.
A huge flaw in the system is
its complete dependency on what
happens during the season. In
theory, the National Championship system could work perfectly;
unfortunately, that is seldom the
case, and the BCS annually finds
controversy.
There needs to be a system in
which the top teams have incentive to play one another without
ruining their BCS hopes.
Because of the BCS system’s
heavy reliance on overall record,
worse teams from
Josh Hatcher
Staff Illustrator
inferior conferences are given better chances to make a BCS game.
This flaw in the system allows for
situations like last year’s Sugar
Bowl, when Georgia (10-2) — the
second place team in the SEC
— demolished WAC champion
Hawai’i (12-0), 41-10, in a game
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that wasn’t even as close as the
lopsided score indicated.
Of course, this is not always
the case. Boise State’s thrilling
overtime upset of Oklahoma in
the 2007 Fiesta Bowl would have
never been possible without the
current system; however, even
after that crazy game — “statue
of liberty” and all — you
would be hard pressed to find
someone who truly thought
Boise State was a better team
than Oklahoma.
This year, the most glaring example of potential
injustice is Penn State.
The Nittany Lions are quite
possibly going to run the
table, winning the Big Ten
and earning a spot in the national
championship game. But is that
spot really earned? Penn State
played an incredibly weak outof-conference schedule, and (as
OSU proved the past two years)
the Big Ten has become a lesser
conference. In addition, the lack of
a conference championship game
makes it considerably easier to
remain undefeated. How is it good
rom the
athlete of the week
Kevin Howard
By Stacy KRavitz
Staff Writer
Swimming
is a sport of
personal challenges, and,
this weekend,
sophomore
Kevin Howard proved to
be the master
of those challenges.
The sophomore swam with class and perseverance this weekend in two tough
matchups against University
Athletic Association rivals New
York University and Case Western
Reserve University.
A biomedical engineering major from South Hamilton, Mass.,
Howard won both the 100 and 200
backstroke and also placed high
in three team medleys and one
individual medley.
What has swimming taught
or shown you about life in
general?
Focusing on little things can
go a long way. You’ll do a lot of
things for your teammates that
you wouldn’t normally do [for
other people].
How is training for swimming different than training
for another sport?
Well, I used to run cross country,
and swimming takes a lot more
time management than running.
You have so little time to get
so much done [in swimming].
We have double sessions from
September to February, so it’s a
lot of swimming and more about
technique. I didn’t have an offseason until I got to college, where
I got the last month of school and
summer off.
Is there anything you wish
you could change about swimming?
Early morning practices — we
have them on Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
BY Josh HOrowitz
Staff Writer
Four years ago, I ran out of the
tunnel in Fauver Stadium and onto
the field to play in my first-ever
college football game. As a freshman, I spent a majority of the time
on the sidelines, not really getting
much of an opportunity to play.
It gave me time to look around in
the stands and see what the UR
fans were like and what kind of
support the football team got from
the school. Overall I was a little
disappointed, but I didn’t come
here expecting that the stands
were going to be packed, so it didn’t
bother me all that much.
One thing in particular that I
remember seeing in my sideline
journeys was the UR Pep Band,
a motley crew of about 10 or 15
brave souls who were willing to sit
in the stands for the entirety of a
game, regardless of the weather.
The football team was not very
good that year and the band was
not much better, but at least they
were both trying.
This past Saturday afternoon,
I was at the football game and
noticed that some things have
changed. Although the team isn’t
doing much better than four years
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for college football if Penn State
plays USC, or an SEC or Big 12
School in the National Championship and gets destroyed?
There is no clear solution to
the BCS mess, but what is clear
is that a change needs to be made.
Even Barack Obama addressed
the issue in his halftime interview
with Chris Berman during Monday
Night Football.
“If you could change one thing
in sports, what would that be?”
Berman asked Obama.
“I think it is about time that we
had playoffs in college football. I
am fed up with these computer
rankings and this and that and the
other,” the new President-elect
told the country on the eve of the
election. “Get eight teams... you
got a playoff, decide on a national
champion.”
Sounds good to me, Barack —
why not give the upper echelon
of teams the chance to play each
other for the national championship?
Starr’s column appears weekly.
Starr is a member of the class of
2009.
ressbox
ago, the band has gotten significantly better. The number of band
members is probably three times
what it was four years ago, and
they look and sound like a professional band, playing in tune and
wearing uniforms. Over the course
of my football career, I have played
against a lot of different Division
III teams, and I can confidently
say that we have the best band
around.
The band has an essential role
in creating the atmosphere of
the student section. With a great
band to rally behind, the student
section is louder and more into
the game, which makes a difference to the players down on the
field. The band does a fantastic
job of fostering a sense of school
spirit and pride that is contagious
in the stands, and they look like
they’re having a great time doing
it. They are very engaging and get
the students at the game involved,
which is essential to getting support for the team.
As I was watching the game this
past Saturday afternoon, I realized
just how important having a good
band is. They are some of the best
fans that we have, always staying
and playing to the bitter end, no
matter how bad the team is doing
on the field.
When I was playing, I didn’t realize just how important the band
was in creating the atmosphere
for the game, but now, as a fan,
I have a different perspective. I
remember playing in the Courage
Bowl in Fauver Stadium two years
ago and hearing the band playing
and the student section screaming,
and now I realize how much that
really adds to the overall demeanor
of the team on the field.
As a former player, I know that
having the support of the student
section was an awesome feeling
and adds to the sense of pride that
I got out of playing here. I also
now realize that the band is the
foundation for support from the
student body and is something
that can be built upon. Now we
have a great band so it’s time
to build upon that and get more
support for athletics on campus.
Even if you don’t like football or
basketball, come and check out a
game or two this season and sit in
the student section and listen to
the band play, and I promise that
you will not be disappointed.
Horowitz is a member of
the class of 2009.
How do you handle the
fact that the result of a team
medley can be determined by
your individual performance
in the race?
I get really excited for medley
relays. I’m always leading off and,
as the backstroke leg, I try to make
it a goal to never be losing at that
point in the race. I just don’t want
to be that guy.
Are you involved in any
other clubs on campus?
Ballroom dancing — I’ve never
been worse at something in my
life.
What’s your favorite
quote?
“As it happened or as it was
supposed to happen.” — Kurt
Vonnegut
Kravitz is a member of
the class of 2012.
Jeff LEVY • Staff Photographer
Fans participate in halftime fun
Junior Sarah Thornton participated in the halftime shootout game at Friday’s women’s soccer Fill
Fauver event. Various fans competed for an iHome by trying to make the furthest shot into the goal.
S p o rt s
Campus Times
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Solid defense is the common thread in soccer’s wins
JEff Levy • Staff Photographer
Junior forward Clif White scored UR’s first goal on Friday.
BY Dana Hilfinger
Sports Editor
For the UR men’s soccer
team, defense is a team
effort.
“There is no secret to
our defense,” junior goalie
Michael Peacock said. “We
just work hard and work as
a team.”
Nowhere was that more
evident than in the team’s
two wins this weekend
against University Athletic
Association rivals Washington University in St. Louis
and University of Chicago.
Against the Bears of Wash
U on Friday, the ’Jackets
rode a stingy defense and an
impressive offensive surge
to a 5-0 victory. Two days
later, UR dug in to pull out
a 1-0 victory in a physical
match-up against the Chicago Maroons.
The Yellowjackets improved to 12-2-2 and moved
up one spot to No. 10 in the
National Soccer Coaches
Association of America poll
this week.
“We have been emphasizing team defense with
lots of pressure all over the
field,” senior defender Jeremy Gaden said. “Everyone
has been working hard to
get behind the ball to give
quality pressure and cover
when we lose possession,
especially our forwards and
midfielders.”
Gaden and Peacock are
two of the ’Jackets’ most
potent defenders, anchoring a UR backfield that has
allowed just one goal in the
last seven games.
In Friday’s game against
Wash U — who was ranked
No. 13 at the time in the
NSCAA poll — the ’Jackets’
defense was not the only
thing working for them.
“Against Wash U, we put
ourselves in dangerous positions in their box through
hard runs and good service
from the flanks,” Gaden
explained. “Our offensive
players were really on that
night.”
UR scored goals early
and often on Friday. Junior
forward Cliff White put the
’Jackets on the board first,
when he rocketed a shot past
Bears goalie John Smelcer
that deflected off the left post
and into the back of the net
in the seventh minute of play.
Thirty minutes later, junior
forward Scott Cady volleyed
a ball past Smelcer to give
UR a 2-0 cushion going into
the half.
In the second, junior forward J.J. Dennstedt ended
any hope of a Wash U comeback when he drilled a shot
past Smelcer from 25 yards
out on the left side of the
pitch. Freshman midfielder
Josh Richards and junior
midfielder Kevin McDonald
also added to the score tally
in the second half, solidifying
UR’s rout of the Bears.
“The major thing that
made the game so exciting
was that we never let up,”
Peacock said. “When we
scored, we went right back at
them, never letting them get
dangerous in our end.”
The ’Jackets’ defense,
meanwhile, held Wash U
to just three shots on goal.
Peacock was good when he
needed to be and finished
the game with two saves,
including a diving one that
deflected the ball just wide
of the goal in the 51st min-
ute of play to preserve the
shutout.
“When our entire team
defends with relentless
pressure, we are tough to
beat,” head coach Chris
Apple said.
Two days later against
Chicago, the ’Jackets’ formidable defense was up to the
challenge once again.
“Chicago was a very tough
game, they were not as technical as some of the other
teams we have played, but
they were very intense,”
Peacock said. “We stayed
composed during the game,
and that is why we came out
on top.”
The team only allowed
the Maroons a single shot
on goal for the entire 90
minutes. Meanwhile, the
’Jackets logged a number
of scoring chances, taking
12 shots on Maroon keeper
Chris Guisto.
In the 63rd minute of play,
Dennstedt finally put UR on
the board. Senior midfielder
Dominic Pellingra threw the
ball in from the left side of
the pitch, and Guisto, who
See DEFENSE, Page 16
UR sends off seniors on high note
By Dana Hilfinger
Sports Editor
On Sunday night, UR
field hockey’s three seniors
— defender Erica Gelb,
midfielder Katie Moll and
defender Maeghan Kirsch
— took the field at Fauver
Stadium for the last time
against the SUNY Oneonta
Dragons. The result — a 3-2
come-from-behind victory —
was the perfect end to the
accomplished careers of the
senior trio.
With less than seven minutes left in regulation, the
game was tied at two. UR had
knotted the score less than a
minute before thanks to an
individual effort from freshman forward Allison Beardsley, and the ’Jackets were on
the offensive again.
This time, it was Gelb
threading a pass into the
crease for junior forward
Lara Bucarey, who put the
ball past Oneonta goalie
Leslie Dauphinais, giving
UR the 3-2 lead. The ’Jackets
held on for the final minutes,
closing their season with a
12-8 record.
Gelb led the team this year
in assists with nine. In her
four years as a ’Jacket, she
has totaled 15 assists.
UR kicked off the scoring
in the first minute of play.
Bucarey rocketed a shot
from 8 yards out on the
right side of the field that
slipped through the Dragon
defense and by Oneonta’s
goalie at the time, Erica
Dombkowski.
Bucarey’s two goals in
the game gave her eight in
the season. She is third on
the team in that category,
behind Beardsley and junior
midfielder Christi Bottcher,
who both finished the season
with 10 goals apiece.
Oneonta responded with
two goals before the half was
up — one in the 14th minute
on a straight-on shot from
15 yards out and then again
in the 32nd minute off of a
penalty corner.
Despite the close score, UR
dominated offensively. The
’Jackets had 19 shots on goal
compared to just four from
the Dragons.
They also held a 12-4 advantage in penalty corners.
Dauphinais was forced to
make 10 saves.
The Dragons dropped to
6-13 with the loss.
L a s t T h u r s d a y, t h e
Yellowjackets traveled to
SUNY Brockport to take
on the Golden Eagles in a
regional matchup that was
rescheduled from Wednesday, Oct. 29.
The Eagles’ offensive pressure proved to be too much
for UR, as Brockport rode
a 25-9 shot advantage to a
2-1 overtime victory over
the ’Jackets.
UR again scored the early
goal. This time, it was Gelb
putting in the rebound off a
defensive save in the 30th
minute. The goal was Gelb’s
fourth of the season.
Two minutes later, Brockport responded, taking advantage of a penalty corner
to get on the board and knot
the score at one.
The final tally came in
the first two minutes of the
overtime period. The Eagles
needed only two shots before
they were able to find the
back of the net, putting the
ball past Yellowjacket junior
goalie Danielle Pearson off of
a rebound.
Pearson faced 20 shots in
the game and finished with
18 saves. Eagle’s goalie Jen
See SENIORS, Page 15
Jeff LEVY • Staff Photographer
Freshman forward Allison Beardsley has a team-high 10
goals this season, which is the most of any freshman.
Sophomore Kathryn Lukens placed second in the 400 free relay.
Swimming shaky at
home against UAA
By Eloise Rogers
Staff Writer
The men’s and women’s
swimming and diving teams
hosted New York University
and Case Western Reserve
University this weekend in
its first home meet of the
season.
The event was set up as
dual meets — NYU vs. Case,
Case vs. UR and UR vs. NYU.
The athletes only competed
once in their events and
results were paired against
individual schools rather
than the entire pool of competitors.
Competition opened Friday with five events and
finished on Saturday. When
the meet concluded, the
scoreboard had the men fall-
ing to both NYU and Case,
and the women defeating
Case and losing to NYU. The
women especially had an
overall solid performance.
“I think we really showed
NYU and Case and hopefully the whole [University
Athletic Association] that
UR sprinters are something
to worry about,” freshman
Olivia Ehmann said.
The women started strong
and kept momentum through
the weekend. Freshman Emily Scott won the 50 and 100
freestyle outright.
Ehmann was also strong
individually, coming in second in the 50 freestyle, fourth
in the 100 freestyle and fifth
in the 200 freestyle. Scott
See SPLASH, Page 16
View from a Starr
Women’s Soccer
It’s hard not to see glaring injustices when you look
at a system like college football’s Bowl Championship Series. From Hawaii to Penn State, the BCS has
proven time and again to not be all it should be — even
President-elect Barack Obama agrees.
The women’s soccer team hit a bit of a roadblock
over the weekend, falling to Washington University
in St. Louis and University of Chicago by identical
scores of 2-1. Junior forward Erin Carballo (pictured)
tallied the lone goal for UR against Chicago.
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