ACJC hears fraternity theft case

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CAMPUS TIMES
VOLUME 131, NUMBER 10
INSIDE
Subway Spelunking
Right beneath your feet is
a world full of mystery, intrigue, and old tires. Read
the narrative of our brave
explorer’s travel.
See story, Page 9.
Bake sale debate
The UR College Republicans wanted to provoke
discussion about affirmative
action. A group of faculty
have responded in an angry
letter, so it seems the College
Republicans succeeded.
See story, Page 3.
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ACJC hears
fraternity
theft case
BY NICK FARRELL
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The All-Campus Judicial
Council made a preliminary
recommendation yesterday
that the Sigma Alpha Mu
fraternity should not live in
their house on the Fraternity
Quadrangle next year.
The ruling came as the
result of a Dec. 31 incident in
which security officers found
holiday decorations inside
the ΣΑΜ house that had been
reported stolen from homes
in the Brighton area.
“ΣΑΜ faces the loss of
their house for the next
year,” President of ΣΑΜ and
junior Tim Maier said. “As
long as they don’t have any
problems [next year], they
will be able to re-apply for
their house.”
Any recommendation
ACJC makes as the result
of its hearings is sent to
Associate Dean of Students
in charge of discipline Matt
Burns, who may modify the
decision before he gives it to
the student or group.
“One of the things that
ACJC said [in their preliminary sanction] was that we
can live together somewhere
else so that we can work
Ralph Nader’s ‘corporate’
remark stirred up emotions among students and
administration. Find out
how the UR administration
responded!
See story, Page 3.
on the things in the fraternity that we have to work
on.” Fraternity Presidents’
Council Chair and ΣΑΜ
member junior Alex Braveman said. “[But] Dean Burns
told us that because the application is due, there’s going
to be no place for us to live
[together].”
“We don’t know what has
come out of the Dean’s office.
We have nothing official,”
Director of Residential Life
Logan Hazen said. Their
housing is uncertain if ΣΑΜ
loses its house since group
applications for next year
have been processed.
“We haven’t heard anything official from the Dean’s
office to see what — if anything — is possible [regarding ΣΑΜ members living
together],” Hazen said. It is
unlikely that ΣΑΜ members
can live with each other
since housing applications
were due when the preliminary ruling came down.
“We’re not being given
a chance to live together.”
Braveman said. “A lot of
the juniors and seniors now
want to move off campus.
It’s going to be hard to do
SEE ACJC, PAGE 5
ANDREW SLOMINSKI • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
SUNNY DAY FOR A RECITATION
Teaching Assistant Ross Robinson instructs a special outdoors recitation session for Physics 114 on the Eastman Quadrangle on March 23.
SA Presidential
candidates debate
OC Living
One TV show has the power
to get men to watch soap
operas — without the threat
of force. See how “The OC”
brings in a new audience.
See story, Page 13.
YUTING CHUANG • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Hard Schedule
There’s nothing soft about
the schedule that softball has
played this season. See how
the Fighting Andres did at
No. 7 SUNY Cortland and at
No. 14 Ithaca College.
See story, Page 22.
Express yourself
Eastman’s debate over pornography during its Sexual
Awareness week leads students to question their civil
liberties on campus.
See story, Page 17.
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2004
Senator Hillary Clinton was awarded the Nursing Health and Humanity Award.
Clinton presented with award
BY JEFF KEESING
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first
ever recipient of the Nursing
Health and Humanity Award
from UR’s School of Nursing,
on March 26.
“Senator Clinton has been
a tireless advocate for nurses
and the practice of nursing,”
Dean of the School of Nursing Patricia Chiverton said
in a press release.
“She understands how
important it is to address
the nursing shortage now,
and she understands that
investing in nurses and nursing today will help patients,
the economy and health care
in general in the very near
future,” she said. “Her leadership makes her the perfect
choice for this award.”
Clinton was selected to re-
ceive the award by the School
of Nursing’s Dean Advisory
Council. The Council chose
Clinton because of her contributions toward advancing the science of nursing,
influencing the professional
practice and the public image
of nursing.
Upon receiving the
award Clinton said, “I
don’t deserve this award,
SEE CLINTON, PAGE 5
BY CYRUS LEVESQUE
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The Student Association
Presidential debates were
held last night in the Friel
Lounge of Wilson Commons.
The candidates debating
were sophomore and SA
Senator Matt Goldblatt,
junior and Chief of Staff
Ilana Kaplan-Shain, junior
and Deputy Speaker of the
Senate Pete Nabozny, and
sophomore Dan Rudolph.
All three candidates with
leadership experience in student government chose to
highlight that experience.
“All the candidates are
very qualified, but I’ve been
involved in both branches
of student government, the
Senate and the executive
branch,” Kaplan-Shain said.
“I worked with Chris when
we were forming the Cabinet. I have given everything
I have to student government.” Kaplan-Shain is also
the business manager of the
Debate Team.
“I’m the best candidate for
the job because I have strong
leadership skills, I’ve been
involved in all [this year’s]
reforms, I’ve worked on the
Constitution,” Nabozny
said. Nabozny is also the
business manager of Grassroots.
He admitted that he didn’t
have Kaplan-Shain’s experience in the executive branch,
but he felt that in his case
it wouldn’t be a liability.
“I’ve also worked on having
blurred the lines between
the senate and the executive
branch,” he said. “So I feel
that my lack of experience
in the executive branch isn’t
that big a deal.”
Goldblatt also stressed his
involvement in government.
“I’ve been in Senate for two
years, I’m project committee
chair now,” he said. Goldblatt is also a brother Delta
Upsilon, their vice-president
of rush, a member of the Fraternities’ President’s Council, and a D-Lion. He felt his
experience outside student
government was as important as his work in it. “Having had lots of experience
at this university, I believe
I’d be in a good position to
serve this campus,” he said.
SEE DEBATE, PAGE 4
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CORRECTIONS:
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sale goes astray” was misattributed
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Thursday, April 1, 2004
w w w . c a m p u s t i m e s . o r g
“I’m not allowed to comment. I can’t say if ACJC even heard the case.”
— Erica Contini, Chief Justice of ACJC, see story on Page 1.
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High 44, low 31.
Campus Briefs
Women
& politics
discussed
A panel discussion called “Women in Politics”
was held in Dewey 1-101 on March 30. The
panel addressed issues ranging from why female
representatives remain scarce in government
to the unique challenges and expectations that
women face when they are elected.
Members included Director of the Anthony
Center for Women’s Leadership Nora Bredes,
Political Science Professors Richard Niemi
and Valeria Sinclair-Chapman and Democratic
Party Chair for Monroe County Molly Clifford.
Assistant Professor of Political Science Mark
Keyser served as moderator.
Clifford blamed the lack of female representation in the government on the difficulty of finding
qualified women willing to run. “In our society,
women still take up the bulk of child rearing,”
she said. “Many feel that their first responsibility
is for a child’s life, and also for business life. For
many, politics is not a consideration.”
On the other hand, once women overcome
these inhibitions and “take the plunge” into
politics, they often make better candidates,
according to Clifford.
As to their conduct as legislators, SinclairChapman observed that “woman representatives’ actions are similar to male representatives.” Still, they may feel more motivated to
advocate gender-related issues such as equal
pay for women.
Niemi said that, in contrast to their male
counterparts, woman often exhibit “interaction,
policy, office and staff differences.”
Sinclair-Chapman observed that “women
who take on [roles] of men in politics are often
disparaged.”
Niemi was optimistic that gender is becoming a moot point in politics today, although the
process of change is slow.
Other panelists were not so sure about Niemi’s
assertion, and cautioned that old prejudices
die hard.
IN BRIGHT SUN
SHADES A MUST FOR
READING
Junior Jonathan Elliott does
some reading last Tuesday
on the steps of Rush Rhees
Library.
Junior wins prestigious
Truman Scholarship
Junior Jesse Bailey was awarded the Harry
S. Truman Scholarship, providing him with
$26,000 for graduate studies. He is one of only
77 students, from a pool of 609 candidates,
nationwide to receive the highly competitive
award.
Established in 1975, the Harry S. Truman
Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships
to college students to attend graduate school
in preparation for careers in government or
other public service fields.
Bailey is majoring in political science, African
and African American Studies and history.
Currently, he is studying abroad in London, as
an intern in the House of Commons. He has
been given the Eli and Mildred Sokol Prize for
outstanding sophomore male leadership and the
Alice DeSimone Student Life Award.
Last summer, Bailey worked with government agencies and non-profit groups to increase
knowledge and awareness of urban issues.
Bailey will pursue a joint graduate degree in
law, community and regional planning.
Senate establishes
limit to speaker funds
The Senate voted to establish a maximum
of $5,000 of Students’ Association funds that
can be allocated for any speaker that is not
arranged through or in conjunction with the
Outside Speakers Committee.
The Students’ Association Appropriations
Committee recommended the cap as a result
of continued budget negotiations for next year.
“We wanted to put some control constraints on
those programs in these times of fiscal need.
Because OSC has the most experience with
speakers we will rely on their expertise,” SAAC
Senator and freshman James Alexander said.
Groups bringing a speaker costing more than
$5,000 to campus will still be able to if they
work in conjunction with OSC.
The debate was contentious, but in the end the
motion passed with eight senators supporting
it, seven against it and two abstaining.
Reporting by Jeff Keesing,
Sandeep Madhur and Ben Heaton.
Security Update
Student caught masturbating in Rush Rhees
BY BEN HEATON
& SANDEEP MADHUR
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
An unidentified suspect was reported to be masturbating in Rush
Rhees Library on two separate
occasions.
The first incident took place at
7:04 p.m. on March 28 and the
second took place at 5:15 p.m.
on March 30, according to UR
Security.
The student were reported to be
in the 100M stacks and the new
third floor stacks, respectively.
The suspect immediately left
the area upon realizing he had
been noticed.
Physical descriptions provided
by the victims were similar, according to UR Security Investigator
Dan Lafferty.
It is believed that the same
suspect is responsible for both
incidents.
No police reports were filed, according to UR Security.
Laptop stolen from
UR Bookstore
UR Bookstore employees in the
Frederick Douglass building reported the theft of a laptop between
5 p.m. on March 26 and 10:30 a.m.
on March 29.
The computer was removed from
its case.
It had been unscrewed from the
counter to which it was secured,
according to UR Security.
The laptop had an estimated value between $1,800 and $1,900.
It was the property of Microsoft,
according to Security.
Audio devices stolen
from Strong
Audio equipment was reported to
be stolen from Strong Auditorium
on March 28.
The estimated value of the
equipment is $1,200, according to
UR Security.
The items had been placed beneath the stage by concert staff
following an event on Feb. 7.
They were discovered missing on
March 28, according to Lafferty.
Wallet and sweater
stolen from cyclist
A visitor riding his bike was
approached by four youths on the
bike path along Wilson Blvd at 8:24
p.m. on March 24.
The victim was on his way to
an event at the university when
he was attacked by the suspects,
according to security.
The suspects knocked the victim
off his bike and took his wallet,
according to UR Security.
They fled down the path towards Ford Street after stealing
the wallet.
The victim was reportedly
struck in the arms by one or more
of the suspects, according to UR
Security.
According to UR Security, his
backpack contained a sweater. The
sweater was stolen from his bike.
The wallet was located nearby,
but with $40 stolen, according to
Lafferty.
Police and security checked the
surrounding areas for the suspects
with no results, according to security. The victim declined medical
attention.
Information provided
by UR security
Heaton can be reached at
[email protected].
Madhur can be reached at
[email protected].
CAMPUS TIMES
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Bake sale draws Nader’s speech offends some
ire of professors
BY ALISSA MILLER
University,” the letter states.
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The letter also notes problems
35 professors sent a letter with the baked goods available.
to President of the University
“The bigoted nature of their
Thomas Jackson, in response to activity is both clear and unacceptlast week’s College Republican able,” the letter states. “Why offer
“Affirmative Action Bake Sale” for sale Oreos and Moon Pies rather
protest. The letter, dated March 26 than Granola, Oatmeal Cookies
and signed by Associate Professor and Apple Turnovers?”
James Johnson and 34 publicly
“We choose [the baked goods]
unidentified professors, was read because they are popular,” junior
in several classes this week along Clarence Hardy said. “As a black
with Jackson’s response.
person, if I felt in any way it was
At the heart of the letter is an a racist decision, I would have put
assertion that the protest is not a stop to it.”
protected under the First AmendLebowitz felt the letter was not
ment, as it creates a hostile envi- about the issue of the bake sale
ronment.
adressed.
Jackson firmly disagreed in
“The intent of the letter is not
his response letto argue against
ter. “The ‘bake
our stance on
‘As a black
sale’ was, in my
affirmative acopinion, clearly
person, if I felt in tion,” Lebowitz
symbolic speech,
said. “[Johnson’s
any way it was a letter makes] no
picking up on a
belief—any form
substantive arracist decision, I
of consideration
gument.”
of race in admis- would have put a
“We in no way
sions is wrong
contest
the right
stop to it.’
— that (among
of
the
students
— CLARENCE HARDY
others) four of
who staged the
member of the college
nine justices of the
Bake Sale to
republicans
Supreme Court of
think and say
the United States
what they want,
effectively agree with,” Jackson [but] we want to point out that their
said in a letter.
rights are constrained by the same
“They say it isn’t a First Amend- rules that govern other members
ment issue, but that’s exactly what of the University community,” the
it is,” President of the College letter stated. “In addition to issuing
Republicans sophomore Noah a forthright response to this event
Lebowitz said.
we ask that you initiate an inquiry
“We ask that — at a minimum — to ascertain whether the students
the [administration] immediately, involved complied with relevant
forthrightly and publicly denounce University policies.”
this activity as inappropriate in our
Jackson responded to the request
intellectual community,” Johnson in his letter. “Nor do I think an exsaid in his letter.
amination into whether University
“[You are] free to pursue those policies were otherwise complied
claims under established proce- with is one that the administration
dures,” Jackson wrote. “But for the should undertake, as that would be
administration to move against this an investigation based, in the first
[clearly] symbolic speech would be instance, on the ‘content’ of speech.
a matter that, itself, would have (I am told that the bake sale did not
greater repercussions.”
receive any SA funds.)”
The letter from Johnson notes
“I hope the professors who signed
problems with the intent of the it would see that our motives are
protests.
not bigoted or racist, but rather
“It was designed to question the we were motivated by concern
presence on our campus of indi- about what our university — and
viduals students who, by virtue of many other universities — do,”
their gender, racial and/or ethnic Hardy said.
identities, the College Republicans
Miller can be reached at
assume have no rightful place at the
[email protected].
BY MAGGIE LINDSTROM
Presidential candidate Ralph
Nader’s comments questioning
the purposes and intentions of
UR’s Board of Trustees, made in
his speech in Strong Auditorium
on March 24, provoked responses
from the administration.
“Do we really need to say it?”
Nader said to a sold-out crowd.
“[UR] has long been known as one
of the most corporate universities.”
He went on to criticize the Board
of Trustees saying, “[UR] trustees
should [implement civic classes],
they should take off their corporate jackets and look out for the
interests of the students.”
He also noted that the board was
composed mainly of high-ranking
executives and lawyers from corporate law firms.
President Thomas Jackson questioned the extent of the knowledge
Nader possessed about the university and the board.
“I find it interesting to think
that Mr. Nader knows enough
about this university, or its board,
to make sweeping comments of the
sort that have been reported in the
press,” Jackson said.
Vice President and General Secretary Paul Burgett also questioned
Nader’s basis for making such comments. “Several items in his speech
were particularly interesting to me
including the general allegation
that ‘UR has long been known as
one of the most corporate universities,’” Burgett said. “According to
whom? And compared to whom?
To call this university ‘one of the
most corporate-dominated colleges in the country’ has no basis
in reality.”
Associate Dean of Students Mat
Burns disagreed. “Such comments
lead to scrutiny and legitimate
examination, not to mention the
fact that freedom of speech is
an essential part of education,”
Burns said.
Many students are unaware of
UR’s partnerships and expenditures and declined to comment.
“I honestly don’t know enough
about the school’s corporate policy
to make an educated comment,”
freshman Chris Hannon said.
Other students, however, noted
the decreasing value of housing
and meal plans and the rising cost
of tuition.
Whether or not Nader’s characterization of the university was fair,
the university does have a problem
with communication, according to
students.
Even more mysterious to students were the activities and identities of the Board of Trustees.
“[The] U of R Board of Trustees
are not really in touch with the students,” freshman Marquis Harrison
said. “They meet about twice a year
to vote and make decisions that
are usually about finance and
politics. They take no direct action on campus,” Harrison added.
SEE, NADER, PAGE 5
Kidney lecture proposes solution
BY PHIL REICHENBERGER
live kidney donor pairs based on an
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
idea dealing with house allocations
Economist and George Gund in college by Atila AbdulkadiroProfessor of Economics and Busi- glu and Tayfun Sönmez from Koç
ness Administration at Harvard University.
University Alvin Roth delivered a
Most live donor transplants oclecture where he proposed methods cur between family members, but
on how to handle
there are many
the shortage of
variables needed
kidneys used for
There are many
to be addressed
transplants on
organ compatvariables needed for
March 29.
ibility, including
to be addressed blood type and
This lecture
was part of the
tissue type.
for organ
Lionel McKenBlood type comcompability.
zie lecture series,
patibility is deterwhere graduate
mined by A, B, AB
students choose
or O. O blood type
a notable person in economics to can donate to anyone, A can donate
speak each year. The series honors to A or AB, B can donate to B or
Wilson Professor Emeritus of Eco- AB and AB can donate to AB. In
nomics Lionel McKenzie.
this situation, people with O blood
Roth devised a system for the type is at a disadvantage since they
optimization of finding suitable can only take O type.
Tissue type is determined by six
proteins, two of A, two of B and two
of DR. Tissue type or HLA type is
more complex than blood type due
to antibodies. Roth cited such a case
between husband and wife.
Due to pregnancy, the wife may
have developed antibodies to her
husband’s proteins, making her
husband an incompatible donor.
When such a case arises, the couple
can go on the waiting list or find
another couple to trade compatible
kidneys with.
Top trading cycles works off
incentive — people have goods
others want and vice-versa.
This method requires simultaneous transplants, otherwise incentives can be affected.
Results were shown using a sample of 30 people. When no exchange
was involved, only cadaver kidneys
SEE KIDNEY, PAGE 4
Page 4
CAMPUS TIMES
Talk educates on risqué films
BY YOSUKE AOYAMA
increasingly growing out of touch
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
with contemporary audiences,”
Assistant Professor at the Uni- Cameron said.
versity of North Texas’s DepartPrior to Benshoff’s lecture,
ment of Radio, Television and Film Dryden Theatre screened “Myra
Harry M. Benshoff gave a lecture Breckinridge,” an X-rated loathtitled, “Beyond the Valley of the some genre film. During the
Classical Hollywood Cinema — Re- lecture, Benshoff showed a scene
thinking the Loathsome Films of from it to audiences, in which
1970” on March 25.
Myra, played by Racquel Welch,
It was sponsored by UR Film and uses a strap-on dildo to sodomize
Media Studies and the Program in a cowboy actor.
Visual and Cultural Studies.
“I became interested in these
The term “loathsome films” [loathsome] films because of uncomes from a series of Hollywood believable content and violation
movies in the late 1960s and early of style that were coming out from
1970s featuring unprecedented major film productions,” Benseditious content and style. “All shoff said. “I can’t imagine a film
loathsome films feature gay, sexual like ‘Myra Breckinridge’ will be
and transgender
coming out from
topics,” Benshoff
20th Century-Fox
said. “And it also
‘Loathsome films today.”
generates controMany film critare, from the
versies because of
ics commented
generalized queer
that loathsome
point of view of
content.”
films are detheir markets, a
Benshoff, a notstroying Ameried scholar, argued
can
morals and
reflection of joy,
that the films,
are emotionally
not hate.’
some of which
retarded films.
were supported
— MICHAEL SARNE Benshoff shared
by major Hollydirector
a quotation from
wood studios like
critic John Simon
20th Centurywith the audience.
Fox, allowed Hollywood to explore “The [loathsome] film progresses
views toward gender, sexuality and not by what I imagine a series of
violence.
electroshocks to be like, but a shock
CAS 105 “Culture and Obscen- treatment administered not by a
ity” teacher Joseph Cameron therapist but by a misprogrammed
included more reasons why Hol- computer,” Simon said.
lywood began making these films in
Cameron said that although
the 70s. “At the time, studio heads, Simon hated these films, he had
the same ones who had been run- reasons for hating them. “The
ning the show for a long time were first is that they do not follow the
established rules for constructing
conventional Hollywood films,”
Cameron said. “And the second
criterion for Simon is that the films
refuse to give us conventionally
pleasing spectacles.”
“[Simon] also complains about
all the homosexuality and perversion in the films rather than
question the power dynamics that
structure his thinking about film,”
Cameron added.
However, Benshoff mentioned
that not all loathsome films contain
pornographic scenes. Hence, he
later showed a scene from the film
“End of the Road” to the audiences.
In the scene, a college professor who
is standing still on the platform of
the train station searches for meaning and identity in the modern
world and goes through psychosis
of post-war American culture while
the train is passing by.
“In this [End of the Road] scene
of the film, the director attacks on
mainstream American politics,”
Benshoff said. “It is a cry of the
American film and invokes social
changes.”
As a supporter of loathsome
films, Benshoff shared another
quotation from Michael Sarne,
director of “Myra Breckinridge.”
Sarne argues that the loathsome
films introduced a new wave to the
Hollywood. “Loathsome films are,
from the point of view of their markets, a reflection of joy, not hate, a
new artistic freedom that the movie
business has been lacking and badly
needs,” Sarne said.
Aoyama can be reached at
[email protected].
Junior Ilana Kaplan-Shain speaks at the presidential debate. Also
running are sophomore Daniel Rudolph, junior Pete Nabozny, and
sophomore Matt Goldblatt.
Debate: Issues addressed
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Rudolph is an active member of
Students for Social Justice, but he
has never held a leadership position
before. However, he didn’t see this
as a liability. He felt that his perspective as an outsider made up for
any possible lack of experience.
“We’re all equal. We’re all intelligent. We all know how to get things
done,” Rudolph said. “If you want
something different, vote for me
because I have no experience.”
All candidates had similar
opinions on the current issues
of the College Republicans’ bake
sale and judicial sanctions against
fraternities. They all expressed
disagreement with the bake sale,
but supported it on the principle
of freedom of speech.
“The College Republicans had
every right to hold the affirmative
action bake sale,” Nabozny said.
“That being said, I think it was a
cheap publicity stunt.”
“I think [UR] should not take
any action,” Goldblatt said.
All agreed that fraternities are a
necessary part of campus life.
“Obviously, the frats [sic] are suffering,” Rudolph said. “They just
aren’t fun to go to any more.”
Goldblatt felt that the recent
rulings against ΑΔΦ and ΣΑΜ were
a complicated issue. “I also see a
large part [of the problem] being
that [some] groups aren’t living
up to the potential they have,”
he said.
Nabozny and Goldblatt both
stressed the importance of acting
as facilitators as president. “The SA
President has to be an enabler, has
to push people to do these things,”
Nabozny said.
“I believe in a need for communication,” Goldblatt said.
But while agreeing with them in
some ways, Kaplan-Shain and, to a
lesser extent, Rudolph were more
concerned with specific issues.
“Keeping [up] with the decentralization theme, I’d like Security
to be [decentralized],” she said.
“The needs of the River Campus
are different from the needs of
Memorial Art Gallery and the
Medical Center.”
Kaplan-Shain would also try to
address the issue of parking. “All
the good lots get sold first, because
all the lots are priced the same,”
she said. “I want to lower the prices
of distant lots.”
Levesque can be reached at
Kidney: Roth enlightens UR
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54 percent of the people received
kidneys, with paired exchanges 68
percent of people received kidneys
and with top trading cycles 82
percent received kidneys.
Roth, who specializes in game
theory and experimental economics, displayed statistics to show
the state of the current kidney
transplant situation.
According to Roth, 55,000 people
are on the waiting list for cadaver
kidneys in the United States.
In 2002, Roth stated that 8,000
transplants of cadaver kidneys took
place and that 3,400 patients died
while on the waiting list. In addition, 6,000 transplants took place
while the kidney donor was alive.
Reichenberger can be reached
at [email protected].
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Clinton: Leadership lauded
also the insured. The best insurCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
but it’s nice because I’ve tried in ance cannot make up for not having
some small way to improve the the best burn unit and the best fapublic image, the importance of cilities.” Despite the budget issues,
nursing and the role nurses play in Clinton pledged to do what she
could to support UR’s endeavors.
the public health care system.”
The award was presented during
Clinton stressed her belief that
UR was continuing to pioneer the the Future of Care Campaign Gala,
field of nursing. “Part of what we celebrating a $13.3 million school
are focused on at the university is expansion plan. In addition to conto remain on the cutting edge of structing a new wing, the expannursing and to figure out ways to sion will allow the School of Nursattract and keep people in nursing,” ing to increase its enrollment by
60 percent, take
Clinton said. “We
advantage of the
want to create
a system where
‘I am a great fan latest computer
create
UR serves as a
of Rochester — its technology,
new faculty posimodel for other
schools.”
assets, its human tions and fund
In addition to
new research cencapital and
ters within the
voting in supits intellectual
school.
port of several
“I cannot be
bills and amendcapital.’
more enthusiments that aim to
— HILLARY CLINTON astic about the
train and support
senator
future of the Uninurses, Clinton
versity of Rocheswas a sponsor
ter,” Clinton said,
of the Nurse Reinvestment Act, which provides continuing on her theme of proggrants for nursing education and ress. “I am a great fan of Rochester
— its assets, its human capital and
recruitment.
Clinton mixed criticism of its intellectual capital.”
“Rochester has changed from an
the current federal budget deficit into her comments. industrial to an intellectual and
“[The current situation] is un- now to a global community,” she
dermining America’s growth and said. “I am betting on Rochester for
future,” Clinton said. “We are not a future worthy of its past.”
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Nader’s critical comments, made during his speech on March 24, disturbed many UR administrators.
Nader: Administrators questioned evidence
Harrison also commented that
the board was made up in a large
part of donors to the university.
Burgett disagreed. “If you look
at our Board of Trustees, most of
whom are UR alumni, you’ll find an
uncommonly deep concern not only
with the affairs of the university
but with the success of our individual students,” Burgett said.
Some, like freshman Michael
Iannotti, asked what the term “corporate” means about a university.
“I think the school is a bit blind
and deaf towards the students,”
Iannoti said. “If that means that
UR is corporate, then so be it.”
In his speech, Nader warned that
corporate partnerships could lead
to biased interests. According to
the Annual Report of Sponsored
Program Activities for the fiscal
year 2003, UR received over $250
million from sponsors that gave
over one million dollars. Some
of the many companies included
Amgen, the Department of Energy
and Teva Pharmaceuticals.
UR’s endowment is currently a
little over one billion dollars. While
corporations are a source of funding, the government plays a much
larger role.
Burns stressed the importance
of these partnerships. “I have seen
institutions thrive because of such
partnerships, gaining resources
they otherwise would not have
had,” Burns said.
He did, however, warn that they
need to be handled wisely. “Such
relationships need to be forged
carefully. I think there are some
potential conflicts of interest, and
I think colleges and universities
need to know exactly what the
partnership would mean to both
organizations,” Burns said.
Lindstrom can be reached at
[email protected].
what we have to when the leadership
is off-campus. The new leadership
of our house [is] trying to change
what went on. It’s going to be hard
to [really] change what’s going on
when we’re not living together.”
Although the parameters of the
sanction have been outlined by the
ACJC, the decision is preliminary.
“We do have the option to appeal
the sanction.” Maier said.
ΣΑΜ’s president expressed
regret for the situation. “We as
members of ΣΑΜ apologize for
any embarrassment we may have
brought to the academic community here at the university.” Maier
said. “We’re going to fight for our
house and continue to have a presence on campus.”
“I’m not allowed to comment,”
Chief Justice of ACJC and senior
Erica Contini said. “I can’t say
whether ACJC even heard the
case.”
Associate Dean of Students in
charge of discipline Matthew Burns
also declined to comment.
If Burns approves the ACJC
recommendations, the decision
may still not be final. “Once we
get this in writing, we have a week
to appeal, which we’re planning to
do,” Braveman said.
Although ΣΑΜ may lose its
house, its chapter will likely remain
intact. “[ΣΑΜ is] still affiliated with
the university and [its national
chapter],” Maier said.
Maier does not expect legal
charges pressed against individual
brothers.
Farrell can be reached at
[email protected].
ACJC: Preliminary verdict against ΣAM
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EDITORIAL OBSERVER
CAMPUS TIMES
Serving the University of Rochester community since 1873.
EDITORIAL BOARD
CHADWICK SCHNEE • LEWIS POWELL • GREGORY DUBINSKY
CYRUS LEVESQUE • JESSICA STOLL
The editor-in-chief and the editorial board make themselves available to the UR
communityʼs ideas and concerns. Appointments can be arranged by calling x5-5942
or by e-mail at [email protected].
L
Of free speech
ast Friday’s College Republican-hosted affirmative action bake sale elicited charged responses from students
and university faculty alike, including a letter written
by Professor James Johnson that was signed by 34 faculty
members condemning the event in uncouched terms and demanding censure and punitive action from the university.
In return, President Thomas Jackson defended the students’ right to symbolic speech, which is protected by the First
Amendment. Indeed, we feel that any punitive action taken
by the university against the College Republicans would effectively suppress the free expression of speech.
As a newspaper, traditionally a public arena for open debate,
it is our duty to strongly support the strict protection of First
Amendment rights.
Whatever anyone’s position may be on affirmative action or
specifically on the bake sale itself, it was the undeniable right
of the College Republicans’ to express that opinion. Responses
to the event should call for additional debate and discussion,
not for silence. We should invite more speech, not demand
less.
It is not only the obligation of a newspaper but that of a
university as well to foster tolerance of diverse viewpoints. If
there is one place in which opinions should be able to be freely
expressed, it is within the university community. We support
Jackson’s defending the action itself without his necessarily
endorsing the message it promoted.
Issues should be addressed, not buried. Affirmative action is
being debated on campuses all over the country and this particular event was not itself unprecedented.
In an environment that encourages learning, discussion, and
open-mindedness to different beliefs, charged issues should
be afforded the free expression and open debate they deserve
rather than the unfair silencing of a viewpoint which cannot
be ignored.
Freedom to speak, especially to speak unpopular ideas, is
so fundamental of a freedom, that whenever it is called into
question, we must all as a tolerant, open-minded community
come to its defense.
A
Nader idealistic but unrealistic
s an expensive private
liberal arts college in New
York, we are in one of the
most left-wing places between
San Francisco and Paris. Therefore, presidential candidate
Ralph Nader, formerly of the
Green Party but now running as
an independent, can expect to
receive a lot of support at UR.
Unfortunately, supporting
Nader would be a serious mistake. To vote for Nader is to take
a principled stand that flies in
the face of all reason and longterm thought.
To potential Nader supporters,
I ask you — what is more important, sending the message that
you are disenfranchised with
the current two-party system or
maybe, actually, in some slight
way making the country a better
place? And in case anyone has
any doubts, it really is an “either-or” choice.
If the Democratic Party’s base
is co-opted by Nader, they won’t
court the diehards at the expense of the other 90 percent of
the population.
They’ll just move closer to
the middle. And even if they did
CYRUS
LEVESQUE
•
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EDITOR
swing left — which they won’t
— it would not be in time to
reclaim Nader’s supporters in
this election. And then we would
have four more years of monumental deficit spending, entitlements weighted toward the rich,
public policy based on one man’s
religious beliefs and mishandled
wars.
John Kerry wasn’t my first or
even my second choice for president. But in realistic terms, the
choice for president is between
him and Bush.
So in November I’ll face a
choice between Kerry, Bush and
Nader. If I vote for Kerry the
things I’m mad at Bush about
will have a chance — small, sure,
but real — of getting fixed. If I
vote for Bush, they’ll all probably get worse. And if I vote for
Nader, I’ll send a message to the
Democratic Party that they need
to be more radical and less concerned with getting elected. The
choice is unpleasant, but it’s also
very easy.
So why is Nader running,
then? The explanation many
people accept is that he’s an
egomaniac.
But I disagree. If that were the
case then he would have run as
a Democrat this year or in 2000.
He might have had the same effect Howard Dean did, only more
so, and his chances of winning
the election — though still tiny
— would have been many times
better than they have been in
real life. But he didn’t do any of
that. He’s standing by his principles. He believes that revolutionary changes to the two-party
system are both possible and
necessary.
That’s his right. But my principles state that actually making
a difference is a hundred times
more important than making a
statement and nothing more. If
you agree with me on that, then
don’t vote for Nader.
Levesque can be reached at
[email protected].
Greek shakeup
R
ecently, the All-Campus Judicial Council has ruled
against Sigma Alpha Mu in connection with the theft of
Christmas ornaments from Rochester neighborhoods,
suspending the fraternity’s housing privileges.
This decision, unfortunately timed so that ΣΑΜ cannot live
as a group next year, comes in the wake of a similar action
which prevented Alpha Delta Phi from retaining their house.
There has been growing concern lately among students, the
administration and trustees about Greek life at UR.
Unfortunately, there are some elements of Greek life that
have marred an otherwise laudable reputation, most notably
in the recent case of larceny.
Indeed, fraternities have been under closer scrutiny by trustees and administrators due to the unfortunate actions of a few.
A negative perception of Greek life is beginning to arise
among the rest of the community because of isolated incidents
such as these, which have received much attention from local
media.
We believe that the Greek community has and continues to
contribute positively to this campus, devoting themselves to
charitable causes.
If anything, recent negative attention should encourage each
individual fraternity to defend themselves against unfair stereotyping with continued charitable activities by upholding the
values that lie at the foundations of these .
This is a great opportunity for each fraternity to respond to
the rulings against ΣΑΜ and AΔφ in a way to show the rest of
the Rochester community that, despite reprehensible mistakes
that might have received a great deal of attention, Greek life
will continue to make positive contributions to both the university community and the Rochester community.
Full responsibility for the material that appears in this publication rests with the editor-in-chief. Opinions expressed in
columns, letters or comics are not necessarily the views of the editors or the University of Rochester. Editorials appearing in the Campus Times are published with the express consent of a majority of the editorial board. The editorial board
consists of the editor-in-chief, the managing editor, the opinions editor and two other editors elected by a majority of
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EDITORIAL OBSERVER
I
Best thing on the ʻnet
have been hearing a lot about
this “Xanga” thing recently,
and by recently I mean for
the past four years. It’s grown
and evolved into a world-wide
infection that’s worse than
MY_DOOM. Someone needs to
put a stop to the abomination
known as Xanga. This blog entry
illustrates why.
My fav xanga has a bright,
multicolored background of the
owner’s favorite pop star and
text so similarly colored to the
background that it’s impossible
to read. i think it’s a shame
because i’m sure that it’s witty,
meaningful and insightful with
regard to c00_DuDe’s life, as well
as my own.
i’m impressed by the layout
and navigation, which is curiously cookie-cutter-like, but i’m sure
he designed and coded it himself.
the page is, after all, “skilled by
c00_DuDe.” his javascript prowess is equally formidable. not just
anyone can change your mouse
cursor to an obnoxiously bright,
walking dinosaur. ooh! and that
floating clock thing may take up
half of the screen, but it follows
the dinosaur around! how cool is
KENNY
LINSKY
•
PRESENTATION
EDITOR
that?
Unable to read any of his entries and simply overwhelmed by
the flashing marquee declaring
his love for the WWE, i venture
to one of the 500 xangas he
subscribes to. i am immediately
disappointed — m4d_s3xy has
been a member for nearly two
days and only has three entries.
her most recent one, consisting
of seven lines of smileys, only
got her four comments and six
eprops — i guess she doesn’t
have any friends. gawd, she
hasn’t even posted her “what sex
position are you?” quiz results,
what a loser.
just as i am about to give up on
m4d_s3xy ‘s xanga and go update
mine with a cool wipe effect to
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my favorite britney spears song
starts to play. i instantly forgive
her for having no friends and
such a dull color scheme — she
should totally have at least five
colors per entry.
I’ve been thinking about taking an hour or two out of all the
time i spend checking to see how
many comments i have to learn
a little bit of html so i can make
my own website. also there’s
some cool designs at oswd.org
that sparked some ideas for my
own layout. maybe if i put a little
bit of work into making my site
it’ll show and people will appreciate the originality and novelty of
it all. oh, brb, i’ve got mail!!
Here, I plead with you — stop
reading Xangas, make your own
Web site, and get it hosted on the
mail or CIF server. Don’t be like
c00_DuDe, don’t be like this —
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program she sent me. i wonder
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is, i g2g check it out, cya l8r.
Linsky can be reached at
[email protected].
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“I avow myself the partisan of truth alone.” — William Harvey
University misconstrues intent of Greeks
BY MONICA REYHANI
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The past two weeks have been a culmination of the past couple years as a dark
time for Greek life at the University of
Rochester, and therefore the overall quality of student life. By now, most people
have heard that the brothers of Alpha Delta Phi and Sigma Alpha Mu have lost their
houses, at least for the upcoming academic
year. Although this may seem shocking to
unaffiliated students, it is downright infuriating to many in the Greek community.
Both sororities and fraternities on this
campus have had to deal with a great deal
of scrutiny, and frankly, are forced to constantly defend ourselves.
Many of us are angry, but few will voice
their raw opinions to the administration for fear that the situation will only
worsen. Well, frankly, I refuse to sit by and
watch as the foundation of a community
of which I am proud to be a part crumbles
beneath me.
One of my closest friends and fellow
Greek recently told me that the only
way to change the system was to work
within it. I used to believe that philosophy,
and since my freshman year have taken
leadership positions to attempt to evoke
change. Unfortunately, I have since realized that we were both wrong.
I had the opportunity this past Fall to
assist in the creation of a presentation
that was to be brought in front of the
Greek Review Board. We were told that
the administration, despite belief to the
contrary, was not actively trying to make
the university a dry campus or dismantle
the Greek system. Working with some of
the, then, optimistic leaders of the Greek
community, we put together a coherent
and convincing argument outlining the
positive aspects of Greek life on campus
and mentioning concerns that we had
about our future. It received a positive
response, and left us all feeling that being
asked to spend endless hours preparing
such a presentation — during finals, I
might add — was time well spent.
Due to recent actions taken against the
Greek community, I am sorry to say that
the intentions of my fellow presenters and
I were futile. How can one work within
a university system that time and time
again proves that it has little to no faith in
us? I realize now that the system can only
be changed from the outside.
However, I’m not just speaking for myself, when I say that the constant denial
of privileges for the Greeks is frustrating,
and a main source of apathetic feeling.
Why should we bother defending ourselves or helping our fellow students with
their activities and projects, co-sponsoring
social events and lending our time, money
and living spaces, if we won’t receive the
same recognition for our effort than nonGreek students.
Honestly, we don’t do the philanthropies
to get our name in the newspaper, but it
would be nice to know that our hard work
is not for naught — that we have left some
positive impression on the minds of the
administration and the rest of the campus.
Why should our organizations work
hard to prepare housing applications simply to be overlooked for a newbie group
with unclear intentions and questionable
membership guidelines?
Fraternities who have histories of stellar programming and no serious sanctions
against them have been rejected admittance into Fraternity Quad housing, but
a club that may or may not have potential
gets a house? The very thought is mind
boggling.
I’m not going to sit on my soapbox and
pretend that specific actions made by
members of the Greek community should
not be punished. Frankly, some of the
events that prompted an administrative
response houses were disappointing and
just plain tactless. I implore Greeks to live
up to the standards that are set forth by
our charters.
Furthermore, we must stick together.
By committing crimes against our own
community, we are equally responsible
for its depletion. If we each respect each
other’s spaces, rituals and programs, we
will all benefit. Perhaps if we all work
together in action rather than simply uttering empty words of unity, things really
can change.
The saddest aspect of the current situation is that the only way we can truly fight
the university is to threaten them. One
might say, “But you’re just penniless college students? What do you have that the
university doesn’t?” And we can answer
proudly, “Alumni” — those same alumni
that get treated to a misconception of current university life every October during
Meliora Weekend.
I’m sure many students have wondered
why the grass is a little bit shorter and
greener during that weekend, why the
food made available is certainly not from
the same eateries at which we are forced
to eat during the rest of the year and why
suddenly Security is nowhere to be found
on the Frat Quad at night.
Heaven forbid our former counterparts
see how life really is on campus — that
the Frat Quad, despite scarce rejuvenations, has become a virtual ghost town.
As the tents come down, and the complimentary food tables clear, all that is left is
the students. It goes without saying that
without the help of alumni donations, the
majority of the student body wouldn’t be
able to afford the ridiculous tuition at this
school, and I would hate for those funds to
dry up.
However, I urge the alumni, especially
those that are Greek, to ask more of their
alma mater. I doubt that most alumni are
aware of the current discontent among
the students. Perhaps this ignorance is
due to the huge age gap.
Let’s face it — those of us who have siblings who attended the UR know that they
are not the ones giving money back to the
school — they have no money. Those that
give to the school are those whose names
are on the buildings. Are these the brothers and sisters coming to visit on random
weekends? No. These alumni have no idea
what life is really like on campus.
Therefore, I urge all fraternities and sororities to get their alumni more involved
in the activities of their organizations.
Furthermore, all Greek alumni should
pause when they get solicitous phone calls
or letters, and inquire about the houses
they may have helped build for their contemporaries. I think they’d like to know
that they don’t exist anymore.
I’m not naïve. I know that the voicing of
my disdain comes with the risk of gaining
a few enemies and being disregarded as
an overdramatic sorority girl, but I can’t
stress enough students how saddening all
such news has been to me.
Since I am currently not on campus,
I must resort to hearing all of this news
thirdhand from my sisters. My first
thought has always been to take action,
and hopefully, this has awakened students,
administration, and especially Greeks to
issues that need to be addressed. My hope
is that the UR community wakes up and
stops following a dimmed light.
Reyhani can be reached at
[email protected].
Human rights unfairly denied to migrant workers
BY ERIC HUNG
& KENNY THIERER
Did you ever think about where your
food comes from?
That apple you had for a snack — who
picked it? That glass of milk — who do
you think milked the cow? We may know
about the supermarkets we buy our food
from.
We may even know about the farmers that own the land where the food is
grown.
But too few know about the people who
harvest the apples, milk the cows and
work the farms.
Over spring break we had the privilege
to meet and serve several migrant farm
workers in the Brockport area, a huge
agricultural zone a mere 40 minutes away
from this university.
We had the opportunity to visit a migrant worker camp and see how they
lived.
The camp we visited was more than 15
minutes away from anything but farmland.
So the migrant workers, most of who
cannot drive, live in total isolation from
society.
Nevertheless, they continue to work
long hours for wages averaging $5.94 an
A one story building held six apartments for six families, with only one bath- hour. The Diocese of Rochester informed
us that “one half of all individual farm
room in the building.
workers earn less than $7,500 per year
A person that is not connected to the
and one half of all farm
bathroom has to leave
worker families earned
their apartment, and
less than $10,000 per year,
walk into another
family’s home to relieve
far below the 2001 U.S.
Migrant workers
themselves.
poverty level of $17,650 for
The apartment itself
a family of four.”
are employed
had a cement floor,
These wages alone conwithin 40 minutes stitute a grave injustice.
openly shown rusted
However, on top of that,
pipes and bugs crawling
of this university
throughout.
migrant farm workers are
in deplorable
We were told that
not considered “employees” by the state of New
while some camps are in
conditions.
York, and are therefore
better condition, others
are much worse.
excluded from almost all
The vast majority of
state labor laws.
farm-workers are Hispanic immigrants
This includes such basic rights as a
from Mexico and Central America.
day of rest, which means that while most
Migrant workers live and work in alworkers have a day off every eight days,
most every county in New York.
migrant farm workers can be required to
Although the common perception is that work indefinitely.
most farm-workers are illegal, in realThey are also denied overtime pay, ality 48 percent of the migrants are docuthough most work 60-70 hours a week.
mented.
Nor are they allowed to bargain collec-
web
poll
Will you support a third
party candidate?
tively or join a union.
It is our belief that this situation is unacceptable, and we urge you all to become
informed on the issue.
You can go to http:\\www.ruralmigrantministry.org to learn more about the organization we worked with and the issues
and people we have presented to you.
We hope that you will come to the same
conclusions we have.
The New York State House has passed
legislation granting labor protections to
migrant farm workers.
However, the leadership of the State
Senate has blocked passage of the same
bill.
You can contact your state senator and
let them know how you feel on the issue.
Remember, migrant farm workers are
not here to steal our jobs or invade our
society.
They merely want to live and work
peacefully with the possibility of attaining
the American Dream.
Hung can be reached at
[email protected].
Therier can be reached at
[email protected].
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endorses
PETE NABOZNY
In this time of governmental
transition, the president of the
Studentsʼ Association necessarily needs to be a facilitator.
With a new constitution in the
works, as well as proposed
restructuring of the senate,
any presidential candidate will
need to not only continue the
work started by Chris Caloʼs
administration in repairing
relationships between different
branches of the government,
but also deal with these upcoming changes.
This coming term will be defined by the way in which this
important transition occurs,
and we see the role of the
president as one who will best
be able to manage, delegate,
and promote productivity, while
avoiding becoming entrenched
in any particular element of the
changeover.
This past term has shown
marked improvement, under
Caloʼs leadership, in terms of
coordination and cooperation
within government with the
administration.
Ensuring the smooth functioning of the government
ought to be the top priority
for any candidate, and part of
this is reflected by showing a
certain flexibility of agenda.
While it is important for the
president to have clear goals,
and outline a method of pursuing those goals, changing
plans to meet the unforeseen
challenges of the office will be
crucial.
In this election, junior Pete
Naboznyʼs platform and experience set him apart as a
candidate for the presidency.
Nabozny was a senator in his
sophomore year, and continued on to be the Deputy
Speaker this year. While both
for
SA President
junior Ilana Kaplan-Shain
and sophomore Matt Goldblatt have experience in
student government as well,
Naboznyʼs unique interpretation of the role of the president
under the proposed constitution places him in the best
position to support the transition to come.
Nabozny is approachable
and self-assured, a combination which makes for a good
representative of the student
body. He can fill the role of facilitator and help to make sure
that the parts of government
function well together.
Nabozny has shown an
Ilana Kaplan-Shain
Junior
• Focused, dedicated, experienced,
however, her style may not be the
best for this transitional period
ability to balance the various
responsibilities and activities
he is involved in with a role in
student government, and will
be capable of doing so even in
this more intensive position.
This is an ongoing process,
and it is of the utmost importance that we move forward in
both of these areas. Nabozny
will need to work well with the
administration and other student leaders, hopefully through
the fulfillment of planned
“umbrella groups” and senate
restructuring, this can be accomplished.
Kaplan-Shain is another
excellent candidate. She also
has a breadth of experience,
and the focus and drive to succeed. She has shown herself
able to accomplish tangible
goals within the government,
and has worked on both the
executive and legislative
branches.
Kaplan-Shainʼs take on the
presidency would differ from
Naboznyʼs in character. She
would be more hands-on, and
more driven. And while none
of those qualities are negative,
we think that the character of
the upcoming administration
ought to be more that of an
organizer and less hands-on.
Goldblatt also presents
Other candidates
Matt Goldblatt
Sophomore
• Level-headed, well articulated
ideas — could stand to augment
experiences in government
himself as a strong candidate.
Well-spoken, clear-headed,
and fervently enthusiastic
about the school, he suggests
ideas that are worthy of some
serious attention.
However, due to his relative youth and inexperience
— in comparison to the other
candidates — we feel that he
would benefit greatly from an
additional year working in the
government before heading it.
Goldblatt seems like an ideal
member for the cabinet in the
upcoming term, where he can
both gain some experience
and implement important parts
of his platform alongside a
more experience leader.
Sophomore Dan Rudolph,
an outsider to SA politics, has
many broad ideas, and idealistic goals — both good qualities
in a candidate. However, his
lack of experience in working
with student government and
administration would most certainly function as a roadblock
to all of the changes he might
hope to implement.
As a sophomore, Rudolph
has a good opportunity to get
involved now in other elements
of government, and run again
when he has some experience
under his belt. This would allow him to structure his ideas
in a way to maximize their
chances of successful implementation.
Our choice in who to endorse reflects the type of
presidency we hope to see in
the coming year. Naboznyʼs
style lends itself very well to
this period of governmental
restructuring, and he will hopefully continue the work done in
Caloʼs administration, as well
as expand on the theme of
governmental cooperation.
Daniel Rudolph
Sophomore
• Strong views on role of student
leadership, but lacks involvement in
Studentsʼ Association government
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Let the Ballet Performance Group
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Sub-urban adventures
Lurking in the bowels of the earth, unbeknownst
to the average Rochesterian, running through the
former trough of the Erie Canal, are the remnants
of a once proud and flourishing subway system. One
warm March morning I ventured with a group of
rag-tag industrial explorers, who are in no way affiliated with UR, into these tunnels. My experience was
so unique that I feel the need to share it with others.
You might ask what in the world influenced me to
venture into the murky depths — hadn’t my mother
told me that abandoned subways were better left for
the mole people and various vagrants who call the
undergrounds of cities their homes? No, exploring
abandoned subway tunnels is in fact a wholesome
activity that the whole family can enjoy! We saw
evidence of this after we climbed into the downtown
entrance to the tunnels, which is somewhere around
South Street and directly underneath Dinosaur
BBQ, which is actually an old station! We encoun-
tered some fellow spelunkers,
aged 50 to five. Greetings were
exchanged and one of the mothers in the group wished us a safe
journey and told us that we had
better be using some good lights.
On the left of the cave-dwellers was what remained of a
house, its original purpose is still
unknown to me. With simple
graffiti covering its weatherbeaten walls and refuse littering the floor, this hovel wasn’t
much to look at, so we kept on
going to discover the treasures
and marvels one would normally
expect to find in a dilapidated urban cavern. The next room was
darker and had a staircase which
seemed to lead up to the surface.
At the top of this staircase were
some curtains and blankets.
The inhabitants were gone for
the day, probably out scrounging to make some cash. On the
left were openings which peered
over the rushing waters of the
Genesee.
Next to these openings were
tenuous wooden walkways
stretching over large pools of water which were fed by a constant
flow from an industrial waterfall.
Steam pipes and sodium lights
added to the overall spooky ambiance of this section.
A short foray on my own
down a corridor whose floor was
entirely covered with empty 40
oz. bottles ended abruptly when
one of these steam pipes made a
clanging sound, and incited me to
turn heel and run the other way.
I found the group in a room
with huge ceilings and large
archways that let in light from
outside. This pathway underneath the Broad Street bridge
was by far the brightest place
I had seen yet. The walls were
thoroughly covered in graffiti so
good that it brought me back to
my early childhood, growing up
in New York City during the 80s,
and to subway cars I had seen in
the movie “Style Wars.” Poignant
statements were intermixed
among the beautiful full wall murals. People had ideologies such
as “God is a cure for boredom,”
“Your long face has been breaking hearts for miles” or, my
personal favorite
wall quote — “True meaning
would be dying with you.”
As I paused to admire the
workmanship of one piece, a
cadre of bicyclists wheeled past
me. They had ridden down a
staircase that started by the Blue
Cross Arena in numbers exceeding two dozen. A cordial greeting
was swapped between our groups
and our fellow adventurers continued happily on their way.
Drake Chapelminster, our underground survival expert, took
this time to converse with some
security guards present at the
entrance the bikers had taken,
speculating as to the contents of
these tunnels.
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DESIGN BY
KENNY LINSKY
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Next thing I know I am walking through the thickest darkness I had ever been in in my life.
It was as if I was walking inside
of my own mind, accompanied by
10 undergraduates, and my eyes
were closed. Luckily, everyone in
the group came equipped with
flashlights and one or two of us
had deadly assault weapons — I
had a sandwich from the Pit and
some beef jerky and another
fellow had an air gun and two
knives. There was a bag of clothing showing signs of recent deposition sitting next to an Ernie
doll. A literal irony that seemed
almost too good to be true, the
City Newspaper’s March 3 issue,
whose cover story was homelessness, was nestled among a pile
of used jackets and empty soda
bottles. I set the beef jerky that
was sitting in my pack next to
the newspapers as an amenity. I
was in fact an unwarranted guest
in another’s home.
Three large tunnels had tracks
running through them and the
fourth was caved. These were
your standard rails, with spikes
pinning them down to the dirt
and wooden planks in between.
A little farther in we discover the
most recently used section of the
tunnel system, right underneath
ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY
BRIAN GOLDNER
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
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the Gannett Newspaper Building. This area had served as a
loading dock as recently as 1996,
a fact made clear by the large
mechanical door contolled
by a little red box named Micro
Tools.
The portals to these docks
were all connected by a long passageway I accessed from a staircase. This entire section looked
like it had been recently used.
The few stray beer cans were
evidence that this region had
only been lightly frequented in
the recent past, or that someone
had cleaned it up over the years.
There was writing on the wall
that said “Fuck paintball” and
sure enough we found rounds
littering the entire region. “This
would be an awesome place to
play paintball,” Chapelminster
commented.
Lacking the conviction that
shooting people with globules of
paint at high velocities in pitch
blackness is an enjoyable activity, I merely nodded and trudged
on.
“Hey everybody, turn off your
lights!” Heather Bischoff said.
While everyone else was allowing
their eyes to adjust to the darkness of the room, I took it as an
opportunity to test the strength
of my new flashlight, and nearly
blinded Heather in the process.
After this incident, I elected to
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H S
SA Profile:
BY EMILY JOSEPHSON
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
For hours each week, a group of students convenes to create their very own
vehicle. UR students and faculty may
have noticed a small car darting around
campus recently, and this car is the result
of the efforts of the Mini Baja club.
“The purpose of the Mini Baja team is
to design and build an all-terrain vehicle
and to compete against schools across
the country in an annual competition,”
senior President Eric Lunin said.
It is a unique skill to be able to build a
car such as this, and the club currently
has 15-20 active members meeting both
during the week and in “the shop” to
solidify their project.
While the members express the fun
they gain from doing so, there are other
benefits as well.
“We provide an opportunity for students to take what they have learned in
the classroom and apply it in a fun and
social setting,” Lunin said.
Sophomore Secretary Patricia McHale
enjoys experiencing what she learns in her
engineering classes in a hands-on situation, and “putting it into real life.”
One may think that the Mini Baja club
consists solely of engineering students,
but the club welcomes all students
with all backgrounds. The Mini Baja
organization encompasses not only the
actual construction, but also preparing
the budget, advertising and coordinating
OR COE
O P
Mini Baja
with the Students’ Association.
The Mini Baja that the club makes is
actually represents a smaller-scale race of
the Baja model car.
The club prepares this car for their annual
Mini Baja Competition, this year to be held
May 6-8 in Montreal.
“The competition has five events,” McHale
explained. “There is acceleration, top
speed, suspension — and maneuverability
— a power event — bus pull — and water
maneuverability, [which] requires the car
to float.”
The final and one of the more challenging
events is the endurance test, which is held
on the last day. This is a three-hour-long
race in which three drivers take their car
around a difficult rough-terrain course to
test how well the car survives.
These annual competitions include 56
teams from across the United States and
Canada.
Of the competition, McHale said “We
design this souped-up go-kart and compete
against other schools who built the same
thing with the same rules and see who did
better.”
UR certainly has been doing better, with an
impressive performance at their most recent
competition in 2002. The team placed third
for acceleration, fifth for breaking, sixth for
top speed, ninth for land maneuverability
and 12th for the hill climb/bus tow. The
Mini Baja club, however, is looking toward
the future.
Although the energies of the Mini Baja
BY MIRANDA GAUVIN
CAMPUS TIMES PIXIE
Pisces (Feb. 19–March 20) — This is a
great time not only to dance to the beat of
a different drummer — it’s time for you
to boogie to the beat of a different band.
Shake it, baby!
Aries (March 21–April 19) — This week,
painful revelations for you will abound,
like Britney Spears is not really a virgin.
And that one about your real family, but
I’ll keep that a surprise. Let’s just say you
might want to be sitting down for it.
Taurus (April 20–May 20) — When the moon
is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns
with Mars — avoid freeways.
Gemini (May 21–June 21) — As the semester
gets closer to the end, your workload will
increase, as will distraction — Cool! Albino
squirrel!
Cancer (June 22–July 22) — This will be a
week of falls. Whether it’s shoelaces, a tree
root or Dean Green, you’ll trip over it. But
hey, at least your chi is in balance, even if
you’re not.
Leo (July 23–Aug. 22) — After a clunk on
the head, you will suddenly be able to speak
Swahili, and develop a fervent interest in
Republicanism. Wow!
Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) — You will have
negative energies in your areas of well being, food and the beginning of the alphabet.
Best to avoid any dining center beginning
with “D.”
Libra (Sept. 23–Oct . 22) — It’s nice out.
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping
and the frisbees are flying. However, ignore
the urge to run through the sprinklers until
after class.
Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) — In a bout of
sudden generosity, you will volunteer to host
a prefrosh. Be sure to give them a map and
some water, leave your window open a crack
and possibly put down some newspapers if
yours isn’t housebroken.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22–Dec 21) — This is
your lucky week for applications, so go for
it. Harvard, Jeopardy and Real World will
love to have you.
Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) — This week
you come to the realization that your body
is a finely tuned machine. Unfortunately,
this happens after you wake up from a
particularly exciting dream to find an oil
slick in your bed.
Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) — This potential
mate didn’t work out? Don’t worry, there are
plenty of fish in the sea. However you may
want to act fast, what with the popularity
of sushi here.
(IF YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE THIS, YOUʼVE BEEN SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME AT SENATE MEETINGS. THIS IS NOT
TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.)
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A finshed product of the Mini Baja club,
a working ATV.
club are culminating next week, the
group looks to include new members as
well. Meetings are held every Wednesday
at 8 p.m. in Meliora 204. Contact Lunin
with any questions at el008j@mail.
rochester.edu.
Josephson can be reached at
[email protected].
Mini Baja
Meetings: Wednesdays, 8
p.m., Meliora 204
Competition: May 6-8, Montreal, Quebec
Chapter house loss hurts Greek community
BY MIKE LISK
& ADAM BRAVEMAN
As a governing body, the Fraternity
President’s Council has the responsibility
to unite the fraternities into a forwardmoving body of students, always seeking
to improve the college community.
Some fraternities provide a social outlet
for students, a place where all undergraduates can come together and hang
out on the weekends, listen to live music,
dance and socialize. Other fraternities
focus more on fostering an academic atmosphere to promote the flow of new ideas
and the free exchange of opinions .
Holding classes and recitations in our
place of living, hosting literary competitions and events, tutoring college and high
school students, and the countless hours
of community service and philanthropy
are among some of the contributions fraternities make to the community.
Alpha Delta Phi is a fraternity that has
excelled in all of these areas. As such, it
is with great displeasure that we witness
ΑΔΦ, a fraternity that fulfills academic,
social and philanthropic commitments to
the college, forfeit the
right to call the house it
built its home.
While many may not
know the history of the
Fraternity Quadrangle, it
began over 70 years ago
when UR moved from
its campus on Prince
Street to our current
home at River Campus.
At that time, George Eastman called upon
the alumni groups of UR’s seven existing fraternities to construct a Fraternity
Quadrangle, with the intent to provide a
social aspect to college life at UR.
Many people may question why fraternities are granted the privilege of living
in one of the best residence locations on
ur opinion
campus. Our houses are centrally located,
with proximity to the Academic Quad,
Todd Union, dining halls, the athletic center, etc. In essence, they are small mansions, with over 15 rooms
in most houses and spacious common areas.
It is certainly true that
the houses of the Fraternity Quad are owned by
the school, and therefore
the administration has
the ultimate say in the
usage of the Quad. It is
equally true, however,
that these houses were built by the alumni of our respective fraternities.
For nearly three-quarters of a century,
ΑΔΦ has occupied its beautiful house, and
the history and traditions that have been
created within its halls are priceless to
each and every member. Barring serious
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BY ANDREW SLOMINSKI
& BEN HEATON
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
What is your workload this week?
Jason Thall ’06
Tim O’Brien ’05
Andrew Vayanis ’05
Amy Pham ’04
Jon Wong ’04
Mubarek Said ’05
“I have three exams and
the Spring Orgy at the
Drama House.”
“It’s pretty intense.”
“A f***ing s***load.”
“I have a paper, a midterm
and a test.”
“I have no midterms, so
I’m just catching up on my
reading.”
“I only have one exam.”
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Subway: Tunnel treasures
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Father Alban, played by Glen Jones, helps “kick ass for the Lord” in “Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter.”
‘Hunter’ profanes, amuses
BY LEWIS POWELL
have done, had I known how
amazingly good it was. Or how
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
amazingly bad.
There is something innately
In case the title and tagline
appealing about a movie feadidn’t explain it well enough
turing Jesus in a non-churchfor you — this movie is pretty
sanctioned role. In fact, that’s
crappy. It was an independently
probably the main draw of movmade Canadian film. I mean,
ies like “Jesus Christ: Vampire
major Canadian films probably
Hunter.”
get less funding than American
But that in and of itself is not
ones, so as you could probably
enough to support a fantastiguess, this movie plays like it
cally campy film. Anyone could
was recorded
write some awful
on a camcorder
plot and just toss
and most likely
Jesus in there.
stars the direcFor “JC:VH,”
tors’ extended
what did it for
family.
me was the
Starring:
Now, crappy
tagline — “The
underbudget
Phil Caracas,
Power of Christ
films walk
Impales You.”
Directed by:
a fine line
Not only is this
Lee Demarbre
between being
a clever play on
Plays April 3, 8 p.m.
words, but at the
George Eastman House so bad they
are funny, and
same time, it is a
just plain bad.
roughly accurate plot summary.
This one luckily rests cleanly on
So, fully knowing what to expect
the funny side of that line. The
from this movie, I put it on my
trick is to not just ignore plot,
Amazon wishlist and waited
thematic structure and basifor someone to buy it for me.
cally every tenet of filmmaking,
Trust me, it wasn’t a really high
but also to disregard producpriority.
tion value — out of necessity or
This waiting turns out to have
otherwise.
been a mistake. In hindsight, I
Take the idea of crappy and
ought to have bought it for myturn that itself into an art form.
self much sooner, which I would
JESUS CHRIST:
VAMPIRE
HUNTER
Here’s a good example from
“JC:VH.” A jeep full of atheists
pulls up and randomly challenges Jesus to a fight. Now, they
acknowledge that he is Jesus,
which in and of itself is brilliant,
but they also do the following
— have roughly 50 people empty
out of the van, not by a special
effect trick of some sort, but by
cutting away from the jeep and
then by cutting back later; stage
a poorly choreographed kung fu
fight scene between Jesus and
the random atheists; fail to, say,
reshoot the scenes in
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Johnny Golgotha, the film’s villian, confronts Father Alban
ed to three and we let them fly. I
ran with mine down the hill up
walk with my headlamp off and
until the point when someone
rely upon the Drake’s high-powyelled to me “Hey, watch out!”
ered spotlight.
and I scampered to the side to
I wouldn’t need to for long,
avoid being flattened by the
though. The tunnel opened to
competitors. Rub-All McRadial,
the outside and part of the track
as I called my tire, performed
went off to my left extending
brilliantly until it encountered
into the distance. Choy-Boyar
an immoveable barrier – namely
informed me that this extension
an oak tree. Chapelminster and
was a connection to the B & O
Choy-Boyar began to launch
and Pennsylvania Railroads.
their beast. It took the combined
We took a brief respite and
effort of four people, but once it
John McVay stopped launching
was rolling it resembled the CAT
glass at concrete for a moment
demolition vehicle it had once
to share part of his childhood
been a part of, devastating every
with me. ”My friends and I
bit of nature in its path.
would go out to this place in the
So after the race it was back
woods where there used to be an
into the tunnels. Not much
old garbage dump and there’d
could have prepared me for what
be all kinds of old bottles and
I saw next, except a course in
strange things and we took great
chemistry or maybe geology. I
pleasure in breaking them.” He
swear the wall
also made light
was leaking
of the fact that
How many times poop. I know it
“anybody that
was probably a
came down here
could one pass
steady stream
would be smart
over something
of water causenough to wear
ing oxidation,
shoes.” While
so interesting
making it a
the danger of
without ever
reddish brown,
cutting my foot
but it looked like
on shards he
knowing it
something much
had created was
existed?
more disgusting.
indeed lessened
What trip to
by the presence
the underworld
of Nikes on my
would be complete without a
feet, I felt that the absence of
peek into the world below? A
these bottles may one day rob
removed manhole cover gave
future generations from learning
Chapelminster the opportuwhat a St. Ide’s looked like.
nity to hop in and take a look
Next we entered a section
around. I hopped in next and all
where light came peeping
I could see was a long pipe that
through some openings at the
was filled almost to the top with
top of the tunnels. I didn’t really
gunk. I snapped a photo and
need my headlamp but I kept
then hopped out, smelling only
the red LED on anyway just
slightly worse than I had before.
because it looked cool. Bischoff
Finally I could see the light at
directed my attention to some
the end of the tunnel! A grassy
graffiti writing that read “Red,
meadow was just in view. “Goodwhite and brainwashed.” I
bye sulfur and darkness, hello
thought this was funny because
fresh air and sunlight,” I said as
I’ve always associated the color
I climbed the hill to get a view
blue with depression, not opof where I was. Directly above
pression.
us was a road. In fact, the entire
After a period of blandness
trip had been under parts of the
and relative non-excitement,
city where I had often walked.
we came upon the holiest of
How many times could one pass
holies — a pile of tires. Wasting
over something so interestno time to speculate as to the
ing without never knowing it
origin of these excess rubbers,
existed?
the group began climbing them.
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Somebody came up with the [email protected].
liant idea of having a tire race.
Jubilation ensued as contestants
hurried to roll their respective
tires up the hill. Bischoff count-
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Low profile releases yield CD gems
BY DOUG ALLARD
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
It is official, well hopefully,
that spring is finally here in
Rochester. With this time of year
comes spring cleaning and the
Campus Times is no different.
Cleaning out our CD bins, we
chose a list of CDs we couldn’t
previously review due to sheer
volume, not to the quality of the
material we receive.
Paloalto,
“Heroes and Villains”
This Los Angeles based band
fuses together a sound featuring
highly personal lyrics with finely
tuned arrangements and on
point melodies. Songs like “Fade
In/Out,” “Throwing Stones” and
“What You Are” showcase the
band’s sounds as a poppier, not
meant to be pejorative, version
of their major influences — Radiohead — who come from the
band’s namesake town — and
The Smashing Pumpkins. Fans
of either band could easily find a
spot for “Heroes and Villains” in
their collection.
Stellastarr*, “Stellastarr*”
The asterisk in Stellastarr*’s
namesake functions as little
more than a design preference
for this group of NYC art school
graduates. Their name and background foreshadows their artsy
sound. Many of the songs
on “Stellastarr*” float in
the genre of post punk or
new wave, sounding like
a younger version of The
Talking Heads, while their
female and male vocal
song play evokes The Pixies.
High points on this CD include “Jenny” and “No Weather”
where lead singer Shawn
Christensen crones like a deeper
voiced David Byrne and the band
shows their punk roots. This
album is one of the strongest
debuts to come out this year.
Thrice,
“The Artist in the
Ambulance”
Major label debut’s often turn
fans against artists in fear of the
hideous sellout. Thrice, on their
third release and major label
debut, shows that bands can go
mainstream while maintaining
their roots. Songs such as “Stare
at the Sun” and “All That’s Left”
lyrically follow the emo mold,
but the band’s smart pop sound
Paloalto
“Heroes and Villains”
The Format
“Interventions and
Lullabies”
places it outside of the norms
of bands of this type. Others,
like “Paper Tigers” and “Hoods
on Peregrine,” combine tightly
tuned metallic rhythms with
brainy lyrics, in a sound echoing
a lighter System of a Down. Part
of the record actually sounds as
if two different bands contributed on it. Knowing that shows
why this band has been tabbed
for greatness.
Dizzee Rascal,
“Boy in Da Corner”
To see where rap and hip-hop
is, listen to the artists you are
used to. To hear the future of
rap and hip-hop, listen to
Dizzee Rascal. Just as Enimem changed the game
with his debut, Rascal is
set with his fresh beats.
Rascal’s beats are formed
from everyday items such
as his PlayStation 2, and define
the “grimy” style of hip-hop featuring gritty, growling and bleak
rhymes and beats.
Like Public Enemy or Dr. Dre
before him, Rascal captures the
reality of his own street life in
East London, on tracks like “2
Far” and “Jezebel.” On “Fix Up,
Look Sharp” Rascal proves that
even dance music can have a
conscious.
Rascal’s flow is sharp, unique
and very British, leaving the
listener with nothing they have
heard before, but everything
they have wanted to hear. By
himself Rascal could bring about
the second coming of the British
Invasion. This time the assault
is on rap and hip-hop.
The Format,
Stellastarr*
Thrice
The Distillers
The Cooper
Temple Clause
“Stellastarr*”
“Coral Fang”
“Interventions and
Lullabies”
Some bands shy away from
the dreaded pop label, but The
Format embraces it. On their
debut album, their music is best
described as stirring, hook filled,
melody-driven music with an
emphasis on songwriting. With
the songs fueled by the writings
of the Tucson-based duo, Sam
Means and Nate Ruess, saying
The Format’s 12-song debut is
promising would be an understatement.
“The First Single,” appropriately the CD’s first song,
features melodies comparable to
the early works of The Beatles,
while “Give It Up” offers the
sing-a-long style chorus that will
keep you humming it all day
long — not in that annoying I
hate that song and can’t get it
out my head way.
With songs going acoustic and
electric and featuring everything
from keyboards to banjos, this is
not a CD of the same songs over
again, but a CD that shows an
immense and prodigious young
talent that is here to stay.
“The Artist
in the
Ambulence”
“Kick Up the Fire
and Let the Flames
Break Loose”
The Distillers, “Coral Fang”
The Distillers pull no punches
— their thrashing guitars, their
scowling vocals and intense
rhythms scream punk. This isn’t
your filtered corporate punk
of Offspring or Green Day, but
more like these bands were in
their pre-major-label fans. The
Distillers’ lengthier choruses and frequent melodies echo bands like Hole,
and the fact that Brody
Dalle is a fierce forceful
female vocalist strengthens the connection.
However, Dalle is a
more grunge, growling, punk
rock princess than Courtney Love ever was or will be.
Whether Dalle will try to become
the next glam bad girl remains
to be seen. Tracks like “Beat
Your Heart Out” and “Drain
Your Blood” follows the tried
and true punk formula, while
not completely adhering to the
three chord wonder song.
The Cooper Temple Clause,
“Kick Up the Fire and Let the
Flames Break Loose”
Some bands try too hard in their
second effort, trying to show more
Dizzee Rascal
“Boy in Da Corner”
Spring
Cleaning
2004
maturity or more musicianship.
This seems to have occurred here.
The Cooper Temple Clause should
take their album’s name and put
it to practice. This album is their
first release in the United States,
but it is a big contrast with their
first United Kingdom release, “See
Through this and Leave,” which
had the sound of a bluesier,
more electrified version of
Coldplay.
On “Kick up the Fire”
CTC’s soul searching
lyrics are great, but there
is nothing to back them.
There are a few glimpses
of the old CTC on this album, in
such tracks as “Promises, Promises,” “Blind Pilots” and “A.I.M”
where the band’s electric invention and Ben Gautry’s raspy
Oasis sounding vocals return
from their first album.
To hear the promise of this
band, grab their first album to
see its evolution — wait for their
next effort, their second is a side
step at best.
Allard can be reached at
[email protected].
CAMPUS TIMES
‘O.C.’ calls men to soaps
BY MEREDITH LEPORE
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
I will never forget the day,
while making the downhill stroll
from Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls to Anderson Tower,
that I heard one of the most
amazing things ever to come
out of the mouth of a member
of the male species. I was alone,
so I had no one to make the
usual “sheesh, this hill is steep”
banter that usually occurs every
single time we go down the hill
— there are a bit more colorful
words we use when making the
trip up — and this was also before the mini iPod, so I happily
eavesdropped on the girl and boy
walking in front of me.
And that is when I heard it.
“Yeah, Luke is such a player. I
don’t know why Marissa doesn’t
leave him. I mean, her and Ryan
are obviously so perfect for each
other.”
I had never heard a boy speak
like this before, except for every
single male character on the WB
network, and after two years at
Rochester I have come to realize
that real boys are actually quite
different. I wondered who this
lucky Marissa girl and this Ryan
boy were and why I recognized
these names.
Then I realized this boy was
referring to the characters of
the Fox hit drama “The O.C.” To
my even greater shock, he was
telling this girl about how during the summer, his mom would
make margaritas for him and
his friends to have while they
watched the show. He was actually participating in O.C. viewing
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Greek: Decision unsettling
disciplinary and/or academic
allegations, neither of which
ΑΔΦ is currently facing, the
“eviction” of a fraternity from
this rich heritage is a shameless
overexertion of administrative
power.
Perhaps what is most unsettling about this decision is the
fact that the group replacing
ΑΔΦ on the Fraternity Quad was
formed just this semester. While
living in our fraternity houses
may be a “privilege” in the contractual sense, we are dismayed
that such an infant organization
was deemed to have more merit
and tradition than an organization that was founded the very
same year as this university
in 1850. ΑΔΦ has reluctantly
accepted this administrative
decision with heavy hearts and
a concern for their own legacy
here at UR, as well as the rest of
the Fraternity Quad. ΑΔΦ will
still be recognized by the university and they will continue to
contribute to this community in
every way possible, but for a fraternity to lose its chapter house
is to lose a part of its identity.
Questions about
Greek life? Send them to
[email protected].
which the fighting is so poorly
faked that you can see literally
a foot of space between the fist
and the face it is supposed to be
pounding and then have Jesus
hit someone so hard in the foot
while they are lying down that
they fly back 15 feet into a tree
using frame-by-frame stopmotion.
Now, another problem with
filming a low-budget vampire
film is that they might need to
film during the day, since they
are probably making the whole
movie over the course of three
days, or something ridiculous
like that. But vampires, if we go
by the most prevalent myths, are
allergic to the sun. Deathly so, if
I recall correctly. Well, who but
independent Ottowan filmmakers would ever think to create
a plot about stealing the skin of
lesbians for the purposes of protecting your sensitive vampire
skin? Well, certainly not me.
Every great low-quality
movie requires pseudoscience.
Whether it be unobtainium,
flux capacitors or oscillation
overthrusters, any movie worth
its salt has to have some sort of
poor applications of words from
science. In “JC:VH” the explanation for the vampire’s aforementioned weakness to sunlight is
the fact that light is both a wave
and a particle. Einstein would be
proud.
See, that’s what makes this
movie great, the premise — Jesus comes back to hunt vampires
— is supported by the ridiculous
pseudoscience — vampires need
to steal lesbian skin to protect
their delicate epidermii.
How does it end? Well, I don’t
want to ruin it for you, but let’s
just say you ought to put your
money on the son of god.
Powell can be reached at
[email protected].
Vampire: Jesus fights hard
COURTESY OF WWW.FOX.COM/OC
The attractive cast of “The O.C.” has turned Fox’s prime time soap
opera into a hit with a diverse viewing audience.
parties with his male peers!
I had only heard that guys
liked the show and I assumed
it was because the girls on the
show weren’t exactly ugly. But
this boy was discussing plot
lines! Could it be that “The
O.C.” had actually done the
impossible, and united boys and
girls in the viewing enjoyment of
a soap opera?
Yes, that’s right boys, “The
O.C.” falls under the category of
soap opera — they write about
in Soap Opera Digest — which
means it is true.
How had creator Josh
Schwartz done it? His simple
motivation was that the way
the kids talked on certain shows
— not to point one out in particular, but it might have been the
one that included a weird boys’
name and a small body of water
in the title — was completely
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Studentsʼ Association
Spring 2003 Elections
http://www.sa.rochester.edu/
FOR SA PRESIDENT:
FOR SENATE:
FOR SENATE:
Nathaniel Powell
Class of 2005
Matt Goldblatt
A
s the University of Rochester’s SA President, I will take initiative
to improve student life. The Renaissance Plan has reduced class
size over recent years. To echo this, I would work to emphasize
quality over quantity of events, thus giving the contributions of many
diverse groups the recognition they deserve. My focus would expand to
include students not necessarily involved in SA recognized groups and
to involve such other student engagements stemming from Athletics,
Greeks, Office of Minority Student Affairs, and ResLife. Communication between the Administration and students is key for taking on such
pressing issues as Parking and Dining. It is time to see some change.
My involvements at UR go beyond student government. In addition
to serving on Senate for 2 years, currently serving as the Projects Committee Chairperson, and sitting on SAAC last year, I have participated
in a varsity sport, and served on the Freshman and Sophomore Class
Councils.
Further, I am a D’Lion, give tours as a Meridian, and serve the Greek
community on the Fraternity President’s Council as VP of Rush. My
experiences in different aspects of student life have prepared me to provide this school with a more exciting, social, and inclusive environment.
Ilana Kaplan-Shain
I
was an At-large Senator for 1.5 years. This year as Chief of Staff
I have had the opportunity of witnessing the Presidential duties,
and have aided in many of those tasks. My position creates a good
working relationship with key administrators- a necessity for a successful
President. I am the only candidate to have served on both the Senate
and the Executive branch.
Parking: Currently, the price for parking is one flat rate but the
convenience of spots differs greatly. I plan on varying the prices of lots
based on their proximity to campus, creating a greater demand for
distant lots because students who use their car less will want the cheaper
lot. In turn, this frees up spots in closer lots for students who use their
car frequently.
Security: Currently, all security comes from one pool that also serves
the hospital, Eastman, etc. Giving security officers specific training
allows them to better serve the undergraduate community. Ensuring that our security is hand-picked and specialized will refocus them
towards making the campus secure rather than just a haven for parking
tickets and beirut violations.
I’m interested to hear any questions or concerns you might have.
Please e-mail me at [email protected].
Pete Nabozny
O
ver the past year, student government has taken tremendous
strides to improve itself. We’ve repaired damaged relationships
with administrators, improved the budgeting and financial
systems of the SA, and written a new Constitution which improves
upon and institutionalizes the new structure of Student Government. As
Deputy Speaker of the Senate I’ve been involved in all of these projects,
and I was fortunate enough to chair the government restructuring committee.
Despite this progress, we still have work to do. To be President, one
must understand the diverse perspectives of students at this University.
I have lived both on campus and off, I’m a member of a varsity sports
team and while I’m not involved in Greek life, I have several close
friends who are. I’m the business manager of Grassroots, and I have
experienced many of difficulties that SA funded groups encounter.
While at the University, I have come to understand both the problems that we face as a student body, and helped develop some solutions
for them. This is why I hope to be elected SA President, and ask for
your vote. Please visit www.peteforamerica.com to learn more about my
campaign and above all, exercise your democratic right and vote.
Daniel Rudolph
W
alking through the tunnels I stopped and said to no one,
“this is all mine.” Turned a few corners walked up some
stairs. “This library is mine.” More stairs and said, “This is
my periodical reading room.” A friend that was next to me whispered to
another, “Don’t mind him.” I just smiled, and reveled in what is mine.
It’s yours too. This school. These students. This experience.
Enjoy what you have in front of you while it lasts, because soon it
will be gone and you will never be able to revel in it again. Take some
ownership of your education, and your lives.
I went to Ralph Nader on Wednesday not expecting to be inspired. I
was. He made me think about why I’m doing this, and the thought
made it clearer. Consumer advocacy — making the most of your purchases. College experience is what we buy. I want this to be a school and
not a business, the professors to be good teachers first and foremost. I
want the best experience for all of you and myself. That’s it. I’m Daniel
Rudolph this is my ‘platform.’ Try to be happy, and smile when you see
each other.
A
Geoffrey Bowser
No platform submitted
Jack Voorhees
F
or the past two years I have served on the student senate, working to
improve student life on campus. The time has once again come around for
me to run for senate and this year I promise that if elected, I will bring more
Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll to campus.
I will accomplish this goal by continuing my work on the Students Association
Appropriations Committee (SAAC) to fairly allocate the SA money to groups
that deserve the funds the most. In addition, I will continue to temper the seemingly unstoppable desire of many of the other senators and student government
members to completely blow the new funds acquired through the raise in the SA
activities fee. Instead of this money going towards worthless student government
causes and not-yet-existent groups, I will make sure all funds are directed towards
our current groups that have proven themselves.
In summation, if elected, I will continue to try and bring sensible decisions to
all aspects of Senate. I promise to use all of my effort to bring the focus of student
government away from itself, and actually back to the students who matter. Thank
you, and vote Voorhees for Class 2005 Senator.
Class of 2006
Joe Cala
H
ave you ever wondered why for many, the University of Rochester,
was not their first choice school? Correspondingly, why the university
continues to be nationally unrepresented in regards to its break throughs,
inventions, and achievements? Those problems along with the daily qualms that
students who live and learn on campus routinely have can all be addressed through
Student Senate. As Senator, I will decisively address the inefficacies of the University-in hopes that by my graduation in 2006-I have expedited UR’s unrelenting travels in developing into a nationally ranked school both academically, and
socially.
UR has all the necessary ingredients: stellar students, well-educated and respectable professors, and excellent facilities; however, it lacks the catalyst it needs to
expand.
So elect me—Joe Cala—so that I can be the yeast that coalesces all of the qualities and helping it rise to its highest potential.
David Ladon
T
he Student Senate has the potential to be the voice of the undergraduate body within the University. It has the potential to play a crucial role
in decision-making processes that have serious implications on undergraduate life. It can be a place where students put their political and ideological
differences aside and do what is best for the entire undergraduate student body. I,
David Ladon, am running for Junior Class senator because I want to help fulfill
Student Senate’s potential. It is time that the University administration takes the
Student Senate seriously, and more importantly, it is time for the Senate to prove
that it deserves to be taken seriously. When policy effects a huge portion of the
student body, like meal plans or file sharing, the Student Senate should be asked
for their input beforehand, rather than after the fact, not to make any decisions,
but to be the voice of the undergraduate community. Additionally, Student Senate
resolutions regarding university affairs should be taken seriously by the administration. If elected, I will do everything within my power to make our collective voice
heard. I ask for your support so that together, we may strengthen and unify our
community.
how
s your Class of 2006 Senator for the past year, I have continuously fought for student interests. I was the only Senator to vote
against the budget passed by SAAC last year due to lack of Senate
debate about its contents and its many ambiguities. I was also one of
three Senators who
did not vote to raise your Student Activities fee. As a member of many
student groups on campus, I know what it is to be under funded.
However, the Senate resolution to raise the activities fee (added to your
tuition) was pegged to tuition increases and seemed too inflexible. Also,
given the fact that the University does not publicly disclose its budgetary
expenditures, there is no way for us to know what other sources of funding may be available. If you elect me, you can be assured of continued
representation by someone experienced in the ways of the system and
with your interests at heart. On a side note, another Senator who has
been doing an outstanding job for your interests is Alex Cantor, who is
facing tough opposition for the At-Large Senate seat, so if you like where
I stand, you’ll like where he stands.
Class of 2007
Dominic Anderson
W
hats up class of 2007? My name’s Dominic Anderson and
I’m running to become a SA Senator to represent you. I’m
a Political Science major. I’m involved in a few on campus
organizations as well as various volunteer activities. I could go on and
on talking about myself and my views, but this is not about me. This
is about you and who will represent your views to the fullest of their
abilities. There are a lot of things we could do to make this campus
more exciting and open to the ideas and interest of you the student. For
instance, did you know that the student organization fee was raised this
year? That means that additional money will be added on to your tuition.
I will make sure that at the least there will be a forum so that the Senate
at least hear the voice of the student body before making such decisions.
If I’m elected to the Senate I will make sure that your voice is heard and
that school funds are allocated to the groups that you enjoy the most.
Vote for me Dominic Anderson for SA Senate, thank you.
Jenna Gaesser
F
inally it is springtime! This Sunday was the first beautiful day in
a long time. Wasn’t it nice to get away from the windy, snowy,
weather or the dreary, gray rainy days? You may think that weather
has nothing to do with running for senate. Well it doesn’t. I can not do
anything to change the miserable weather of Rochester, but I can make
the class of 2007 satisfied with The University of Rochester in other ways.
I am dedicating myself to help make your next year at UR seem sunny
even when it is gloomy outside. I am ready to represent the class as a
whole, realizing that not all people in the class have the same wants and
needs that I have. Throughout my term I will be open to all ideas and
suggestions that can better the University for the student body, and fight
for these propositions with 110 percent. So please vote for me, Jenna
Gaesser. I will do my best to make you life sunny!
Alison McLean
T
he college community is intimidating and it can be difficult
to find a sense of belonging. It is a new environment where
everything seems so large and overwhelming. It could be easy to
feel like an outsider in school. Through student groups and activities, one
becomes active and develops a sense of belonging in a community. By being involved with the cooperation and organization of campus groups, a
to vote, either
go online to
http://www.sa.rochester.edu/
or
to Wilson Commons
vote
go to the second floor of
voting will run from 10 a.m.
monday the 5th and
runs until 10 p.m. on
wednesday the 7th
write-ins are allowed
questions may be directed to
at
Mark Dundon
[email protected]
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student can feel like they have a part in the decision making process. It
is important for one to feel as though their input matters and that their
effort can make an impact on something they care about. The maintenance of the wide variety of groups and organizing of activities is
crucial to UR, and that is why I want to become involved with the SA
Senate. It is my way of becoming involved with the community, and at
the same time I get to help others become involved in a variety of ways.
Emily Zametkin
H
i to everyone. My name is Emily Zametkin and I am running
for Senate as a representative of the class of 2007. Because
I believe that it is crucial for students to get involved in the
decision making processes here on campus, I hope to have the opportunity to effectively communicate your ideas and concerns to other
students and administrators. Instead of continuing to find something
about this school to complain about everyday, I figure it might be more
productive to take our concerns to those who are willing to listen. I
want to ensure that the enormous tuition payments we all make are
used by the school to directly benefit our academics, our living environments, and our social activities. I believe that many policies, such
as those concerning meal plans, need to be reexamined to ensure that
they are designed with the students in mind. Let me know what you
want to change about life here at Rochester.
At-Large
Alex Cantor
I
am proud to say that, as your senator at large the past year, I
brought more high quality music practice rooms with pianos to
the Residential Quad and elsewhere. This benefits UR’s outstanding musicians and their proudly enthusiastic and numerous listeners. I
assure you that the “college experience” has been rewarded. If I win, I
will continue to work on behalf of EVERY STUDENT. For instance,
I am currently doing private research on the SAT’s and ACT’s place
in the College’s admissions criteria. Many students believe their scores
determined their acceptance into college. However, do these exams
verify the concerns generally expressed by students and educators
alike in high schools and colleges across the country that the tests lack
educational content necessary for college preparation? Should our
school place more weight to measures that directly indicate high school
performance in the classroom, clubs, and most importantly, the character of the applicant? Lastly, while our tuition rises, we ask, “Why?”
I believe the students have a right to know how and where our money
gets spent. I encourage all of you email me to provide me feedback
about these and other concerns you may have.
And remember, Cantor Can!
Robert Cavanaugh III
T
he Senate should be a place where the diverse ideas of our
University community come together to voice common
concerns and work to constantly better student life. Of late the
SA has been focused on restructuring itself; as a result it has become
mired in policies and contingencies. As a Senator I will help steer the
group away from pointless debate over non-issues. I will work with my
colleagues to bring campus wide quality of life issues to the forefront
of Senate’s agenda. Just because our campus is a popsicle 5 months out
of the year, doesn’t mean our lives should be as cold. I am here to work
with serious people who want to accomplish real goals. I want to act as
a conduit, facilitating campus activities and events — not as a potential
barrier to them. A vote for me as Senator will help to ensure that there
is always a kind ear to listen to all students and a strong, experienced,
and tempered voice to speak and act when necessary.
Tyson Ford
A
s a Senator I will make it my mission to increase the services
available to students on campus. I will work to create new and
innovative programs as well as maintain and improve upon the
existing ones. I will strive to improve upon the current modes of operation and create new opportunities that are beneficial to all students. As
your representative, I will make it my undertaking to ensure that your
experience and the opportunities available to you at the University of
Rochester are maximized.
If elected as a Senator to the Student Assembly I will dedicate myself
to serve as an advocate and spokesperson for the concerns, problems,
and desires of the student body. I will represent the best interests of the
student body in all decisions and ensure that all decisions made will be
made with the student’s welfare in mind. As a senator, I will strive to
make the campus and the University a better place and maximize the
services offered to students by the University in order to make UR the
best it can be.
ENATE
LASS
Jamella James
A
s a member of the Senate at Large board, I intend on trying to get more
students of the University of Rochester involved in the different events
that occur on campus. Not only to support the various student groups, but
to experience for themselves the chemistry and the charisma of what each group
has to offer. I chose to run for Senate at Large instead of Class Office because I
believe that I can be more effective in representing our campus as a whole instead
of just a single class. I am involved in other groups on campus such as the Spanish
and Latino Students Association, for which I am the Social Chair, and the Inter
Class Living Center, for which I am the current Communty Liason. I am very
hardworking and motivated to take this position to the next level and represent the
University community to the fullest. Thank you.
Noah Lebowitz
I
t will be my goal as SA Senator to help the SA become responsive to the needs
of the largest possible number of students. The SA exists to serve us. As long
as we are forced to pay its unnecessarily high fee, it should provide funding to
groups in a fair way that does not waste our hard-earned money.
It will also be my goal to reform the current system of evaluating the political
involvement of student groups. Currently, groups are cut out of the appropriations process if they take the name of an established political party, while other
groups can hide their party affiliation with a creative name and use SA funds to
back the political motives of any party. A fair SA would require that no funds be
used for politically motivated activities, regardless of whether the group chooses to
take the name of a political party.
I pledge to never vote for an increase in the SA fee. Countless thousands of
dollars are wasted by the SA on activities that virtually no students are interested
in. The SA should not be a system by which the activities of an inconsequentially
small minority of students are funded by handouts from the pockets of every student. If a significant number of students are not interested in a group or activity,
it should receive a level of funding that reflects that lack of interest. Thank you for
your consideration.
Michael Sealander
B
ringing back breakfast to Danforth and not raising the SA fee anymore.
Becca Wolfson
S
o, it’s that time of the year again. I’m running to represent you as At-Large
senator! Last year you elected me and I have done all sorts of things senators
do, and I’d like to do it again.just for you! But in all seriousness, I’m working
on a project to get an indoor bike storage room, I still think dining is awful, I want
what’s best for our campus’ many SA groups, and I want to help solve all the other
problems of our campus that keep it from being the best place on earth. I really
am interested in bringing your concerns to the senate, and I think I am just the
approachable face for you to come to with your issues. I also think that females are
quite underrepresented, being one of four females on senate now, so vote for me! I
promise I won’t let you down!
2005 Class Council
Crystal Cusimano
M
y primary goal is to make our senior year a memorable one. Over the
past two years, I have been a Resident Advisor on campus and have also
had the opportunity to plan numerous events. I feel confident that the
knowledge I have gained will allow me to work with students and the administration here at the university. Some of the items that I hope to work on would be
1.) Continuing to plan exciting and memorable senior nights 2.) Effectively
managing the budget for the senior class 3.)Making sure that the senior gift is a
great one! 4.) Planning and organizing the most awesome senior week ever! 5.)
Interacting with student government and university administration to make sure
that our senior year will be the most memorable. Senior year is the culmination of
our years of hard work at this university and I hope to make it our best one yet. I
look forward to the possibility of serving as your Senior Class Council Representative. I would greatly appreciate your vote. VOTE CUSIMANO!
Ajay Kuriyan
M
OR
OUNCIL
y name is Ajay Kuriyan and I am the Program Chair of the Junior Class
Council. Being a part of class council was a great experience; I was
able to learn a lot and helped organize some great programs this year,
including a trip to Niagara Falls, a Paintball Trip, and Fusion, a party on all three
floors of Wilson Commons with a bar! I have taken a very active role in planning
events for our class this year and want to continue doing so next year through
the Senior Class Council. I am very active in the college community; I am the
President of my Fraternity, Sigma Beta Rho, a freshman RA, and the Publicity
Chair of ADITI. I have good leadership skills and I work well with others. I am
highly motivated to make our senior year one of our most memorable experiences
at the University of Rochester by helping to organize many great events, including
fun senior nights, wine and beer tastings, a Senior BBQ, and an amazing senior
week. I have helped organize Senior/Junior nights this year and have insight on
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what needs to be done for such events. I have a lot of new ideas for events
next year, including a trip to NYC, a trip to Boston, and a Freshman Hall
Reunion. I also want to work with other organizations and other class
councils to co-sponsor events to make them even more successful. I plan
on setting up a program for seniors to drop off pictures from different
events on campus that they would want to have incorporated into an
album on the Internet and on a CD. I am experienced in planning events
on and off campus, have great new ideas for events, and will be dedicated
to ensuring that we have the best programs next year.
Arlene Peralta
C
lass Council has been something I have been a part of ever since
I stepped foot at the University of Rochester. It has always been
a way for me to really feel as if I have impacted campus life, and
represent my class with my fellow executive board members. I was Vice
President both my freshman and sophomore year, so I know how to plan
and execute successful events and programs with others. Unfortunately
my Junior year I was going to study abroad (but stayed), and by being
apart of it my last year once again would be a great opportunity. Next
year is one of our most important years as Seniors, and were moving to
a different part of our lives, and I want to be a part of making our senior
year at the U of R the best it can be. I have many goals, events, and a
clear vision of what I want to bring to the Senior Class Council that I
want to share with the future board, and I hope it will help us have a
great year, with great memories, and bring the 2005 Class together for
one last year.
Cecilia Ramos
I
, Cecilia Ramos, am running for a position on the senior class
council for the 2004-2005 academic year. I am a good candidate and
feel that I posess the right qualities to instill a positive effect on next
year’s committee. I also feel I hold the necessary experience to make this a
memorable year for the entire senior class at the University of Rochester.
I was my class council’s publicity chair in high school for all four
years. It aided me in expanding my communication skills as well as giving me vast experience in planning and organizing successful events. Last
year, I served on the Dandelion Day committee as a peer health advocate
representative. This gave me insight into the student-administration
relationship here at the U of R. Also, I am currently president of the
Alpha Phi sorority which has provided me with ample experience in dealing with large groups of people. Being president continues to teach me
how to be an effective leader as well as how to organize fun and engaging
activities. My term as president will come to an end in November. I feel
I will still have much more to give to the U of R community and being
involved in the senior class council would be the best way.
I have shown that I am an enthusiastic and personable leader who is
very goal oriented and responsible. These qualities will aid me in planning and executing many enjoyable class events and social activities to
make our senior year an unforgettable one. I feel such events would unify
our senior class and thus improve all aspects of university life.
Ann Richards
A
s a member of the senior class council I would like for every
senior to have a fun and exciting last year at UR. We deserve to
have a great time for our last year before we all head off into our
own directions. Alyson Ronald, Kate Congdon and I have some great
ideas as to what we would like to do for our senior year, but of course we
would love to hear from our fellow classmates. Fun Senior Class t-shirts,
more Club Rochester’s at the Meliora and Senior nights held at new and
exciting locations. These are only a few of our ideas.
Vote for Ann Richards (aka “Crazy Ann” for those of you who don’t
know my real name), Kate Congdon and Alyson Ronald!
Rush Rhees, Lattimore
Vote for us we’ll give you more.
Bausch and Lomb, Morrey too
We’ll work hard just for you!
Rochester, where’s the sun?
Class of 2005, Let’s have some fun!
Alyson Ronald
A
fter three years in Rochester, it’s finally our time to have some
fun. Let‘s make the most out of our senior year. Vote for Alyson
Ronald, Ann Richards, and Kate Congdon and we will guarantee
more senior nights at a greater variety of locations as well as more Club
Rochester’s at the Meliora. Some other ideas include making Class of
2005 t-shirts and an increase in the number of fundraisers for our graduation. This is our last year of college, and we guarantee to make it the
best!
Vote for Alyson Ronald, “Crazy” Ann Richards, and Kate Congdon
for Class Council!!!
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Class Council Candidatesʼ Platforms
FOR CLASS COUNCIL:
Matt Steiniger
I
am a people person, and being such I end up engaging in a decent
amount of social interaction. Having said quantity of social interaction,
it is a fact of life that I end up hearing quite a few people who articulate
to me a vast amount of grievences that they incur within their day-to-day
student career. Some of these complaints are of a rather personal nature and
I can do nothing about. However, often these complaints are directed toward
specific aspects relating to the university, and I find the central issue to be
that students are unable to direct their interests towards something concrete
that will still have meaning for the Rochester community as a whole. That
being said, I would like to propose the expansion of our “social mixers” into
more targeted focal points. For example I have always found certain issues to
be bonding points, especially among students of a college age. I would like
to be able to mix the diverse student groups on campus, hopefully with the
goal of integrating into the Rochester community at large. The potential for
Rochester students to make a signifigant and meaningful impact can only be
enhanced by student cooperation and involvement. Ok, so the point of the
case of the fact of the matter is that I would enjoy being elected. Thank you.
FOR CLASS COUNCIL:
t-shirts, rock climbing, bowling. Being able to do class council will give me the
opportunity to do more for my class, and I feel I can make a positive difference. I
hope I will be get the opportunity to serve our class.
Katherine Del Balso
Y
i. For those of you who don’t know me, i’m Jesse, I held a position
on the junior class council. I had a great time helping plan fun
events for us, and I hope I get the opportunities to do so next year,
we’d have some fun. I am always open to suggestions, especially those about
good bars or clubs that we can do senior nights in.
ou down with the R-O-C, yeah you know me...or at least my
t-shirts. Hi! My name is Katherine DelBalso and this past year, I was
Programming Chair for the Sophomore Class Council. My position
allowed me to be directly involved in programs such as massage study breaks,
Mocktail Night and all other Class Council sponsored events. Similarly, a tangible
product of my work as programming chair includes our class t-shirts, “The RO-C” shirts in which I was responsible for the design and coordination of such
shirts. While I feel I have made many contributions to the class of 2006, I believe I
still have many outstanding ideas. If elected, I would try my best to promote class
unity and significantly improve student life at the University. We are all hard workers and deserve to play and party as much as we work.
I believe that class councils and their programs should be reflective and representative of the needs and wants of the body which they represent. My involvement in organizations such as Kappa Delta Sorority, D’Lion Organization and
my position as SA Treasurer and a member of SA Appropriation Committee have
allowed me to interact with fellow Sophomores, exposing me to their interests and
desires. If elected, I would try my hardest to continue to represent the voices of the
coolest people on earth, the class of 2006! If elected for Class Council, I promise
to establish programs reflective of YOUR wants that would increase interaction of
our class as well as be a great time!
So, if you want a dedicated, hard working and caring member on next year’s
Class Council, vote for me, Kathy D for Class Council!
James Wang
Bethany Foster
Jesse Victor
H
A
s an active member in social development at the University of
Rochester, I would like to continue the opportunity to serve my
class. I was involved in Class Council last year as well as served as the
Gilbert Hall Council Vice President. Currently, I have started a new club
the Taiwanese American Students’ Association (TASA) and it has moved
quite progressively. I have gained much leadership experience throughout
high school as well as my involvement in multiple organizations during my
college career. I would like to have the chance to make senior year of Class of
2005 the best.
2006 Class Council
Jay Acharya
A
s a member of class council, I would contribute my all to help the
out the class of 2006. I am a d’lion, so I know quite a few people;
be it other d’lions, faculty we have worked with, freshmen, or many
other people. I am also a member of the tennis team and squash team, which
also gives me more connections to other people throughout the campus. This
semester I took part in some of the class council activities, and found they
were quite enjoyable. I am from around the area, so I may be able to give
some insight to improve ideas and activities that class council could potentially sponsor. Some activities that would be great for next year could be rock
climbing, movie night, skiing at Bristol Mountain, more t-shirts, trips to
Canada (like the one on March 26), putt-putt mini golf, amerks/red wings
games, as well as many other unthought of ideas. I feel that I can positively
impact the class council of 2006, and hope that I will be chosen for this position. I think that doing class council will give me the chance to do more for
my class, and I hope that I will be able to have this opportunity fulfilled.
Emily Augustine
H
ey Class of 2006! My name is Emily Augustine and I am running
for a position on your Junior Class Council. I served on this year’s
council as the Historian, taking all the pictures for the class website
to document our various events. I had a great time planning and participating in this year’s sophomore events, and I am excited about the opportunity
to serve in the same capacity in the coming year. I have the experience,
enthusiasm, and ideas imperative for a great class leader. I am committed to
the Class of 2006 in enhancing our experiences as students at this university.
I hope to continue to work towards building class spirit and bringing you
more of the great events, opportunities, and T-shirts we all enjoy. I encourage
you to vote for me in the coming election as I am confident that I can again
successfully serve you, my classmates and peers, as we move into our junior
year!
Mitesh Bhalala
A
s a member of class council, I would do my best to help out the class
of 2006. In order to serve the class, I believe I have many of the
leadership abilities and management skills to be successful. I have
done many clubs in the past where I have attained positions such as Captain,
and Project Coordinator for a medical issues club at high school. Through
these positions and other experiences I have developed many skills that I
will be able use to coordinate projects for our class. Over the last two years, I
have been able to meet many students and faculty giving me many connections throughout the campus. I will incorporate these skills, to plan many
activities for the class. Some activities that would be great for next year could
be skiing, movie nights, more trips to Canada (like the recent one), more
I
joined class council at the beginning of this semester, and it has been
a really fun and worthwhile experience for me. Planning activities and
getting to know my classmates has been a highlight of my spring
semester. I was involved with planning our trip to Canada and our end of
year barbecue, and I dealt at a blackjack table on Casino Night. If elected, I
will continue to work diligently with my fellow class council members to
provide enjoyable class activities and promote class unity and identity.
Sameer Godiwala
M
y name is Sameer Godiwala, and I have served as the Class of
2006 Business Manager for two years in a row. Serving on the
council has been one of the greatest opportunities I have had at
the U of R. Especially this year, our programming has been highly successful, as evidenced by capacity turnouts at events such as the Halloween
corn maize, Mocktail Night, our winter study break, and most recently,
the Niagara Falls Canada trip. The people I have come to know through
council are, in a word, amazing. They are solid, hard workers, with great
senses of humor, who bring good diversity to our programming and ideas.
Most importantly, they are good friends. Council has allowed me to grow
as a person, as I have been able to explore opportunities I had never had
before. As a candidate for the third year as a member of the Council, my
goals are to continue the successful programming we have enjoyed this
year, to continue to reach the many different personalities that constitute
our class through said programming, and most importantly, to ensure that
any undergraduate at the U of R nostalgically remembers his or her time
here in years to come, by promoting class unity and diversity. I hope to
also further develop the personal goals and opportunities that I have been
fortunate enough to receive by my experience through council. Please reelect Sameer Godiwala for a third term on the Class of 2006 Council!
Matt Goldblatt
H
ey!! As many of you know, my name is Matt Goldblatt and I am
running for a position to serve you on the Class of 2006 Junior
Class Council. After having served you for 2 years on the Freshman & Sophomore Class Councils, and having brought you a huge variety
of events- from a Hot Tub Party, to a Corn Maze, and including class “RO-C” t-shirts, with a trip to Canada and a massage or two in there- I feel I
have developed a solid idea of what you enjoy. The purpose of class councils is to provide social programming for the class to promote class spirit,
fun and unity. As much as many of you are involved in various clubs,
teams and organizations here, none of them have the unique cachet of being “class-wide,” comprised of a diverse group of people with whom you
will share 4 years of enjoyable experiences that everyone will remember as
we depart the U of R in May of 2006. Let’s make these years as awesome
as they can be!
The class council will have about $9,000 to plan and execute programming. That’s a lot of money and it’s important to spend it in a way desired
by the class as a whole. I want to hear from you in terms of what you want
to see the class do this upcoming year! I know many of you, and to those
of you whom I do not know, come meet me!! Simply put, as you have
seen, I will work for and accomplish what you want as a class... Well, if you
have made it through this much of my platform, I thank you, and all I can
say is... Vote for Matt Goldblatt for Class of 2006 Junior Class Council!!
Kristin Lopez
A
s a member of sophomore class council this year, I helped plan
events such as the basketball game and canada trip. I am also
a member of Delta Gamma and currently hold the position of
House Manager. I have experience planning events from when I was in
FOR CLASS COUNCIL:
highschool when I helped plan horse shows at my barn as well as
events at school. I have also helped with a couple of Delta Gamma’s
events as well. If I am a part of next years class council I want to try
to plan more off campus events and bring some new ideas for on campus events.
Kathryn Nave
H
ey Class of 2006! As Vice President of the Sophomore Class
Council, I was able to help plan fun activities such as the
“mocktail” night and design our new class t-shirts. I would
like to continue to promote more class unity and increase our school
spirit. I have so much enthusiasm and am very dedicated to making
our junior year better than ever. So re-elect me!
Gurpreet Phull
H
i my name is Gurpreet Phull. As a member of class council
I’ll try and do my best to make sure our junior year will
be as fun and eventfull as possible. I’ve had many other
positions on boards in past years sponsoring volunteer activities and
events. Ive served as treasurer of NHS and spent our classes money to
organize and sponser events. I feel I can bring a lot to class coucil as I
have numerous unique ideas. Some of those would be ice skating trips
in winter, along with skiiing, and semi-formals. We would take part
in designing tshirts and various other theme oriented dances. Along
with trips to canada and nyc. I just hope you can guys can take the
time and vote for me so you can make your junior year as eventful as
possible.
Brian Thomas
A
s a current member of the Sophomore Class Council, I have
participated in organizing events over the past year. I feel that
the current council has worked extremely well as representatives of our class. Some things that I have been particularly involved
in as a member of class council are the free class t-shirts that many of
you received and Sophomore Night at the basketball game which was
held in February.
I would like to have more events on campus that anyone in our
class could attend. We have a very talented and diverse class. In
order to promote class unity, I would like to hold a ?talent day? next
year where musicians, artists, writers, and others from our class can
perform or display their work. Other events that I will push for if reelected to council include a poker tournament for charity and a class
picnic either in the spring or in the fall.
Obviously, I cannot promise that anything particular will happen if I am re-elected. I can, however, promise you one thing. I will
continue to work my hardest if re-elected to represent you on the
Junior Class Council. I will do whatever is needed to promote class
unity and improve school spirit. I passionately believe that the Class
of 2006 can be the best class ever in the history of our school. I want
to continue on class council, and I would sincerely appreciate your
vote to re-elect me.
Sara Wieseneck
R
e-elect Sara Wieseneck for Class of 2006 Class Council. This
past year I was the publicity director for the Sophomore Class
Council. I felt I did a good job in informing our class through
posters, and eventually the class council website. I believe that the
activities we have planned this year have been quite diverse. The
council has planned everything from study breaks to a Canada trip.
I think we have tried, to the best of our ability, to add some excitement and variation to weekends in Rochester. Next year, I hope to
continue and expand successful council events. My greatest goals for
the council are to unify our class and repress weekend monotony. It
is important that every single member of our class has an opportunity
to participate in at least one class activity that interests them. I am
always open to suggestions from members of the class so that they get
what they want. The council will seriously consider any suggestions
for events and activities. So, Class of 2006, vote for Sara Wieseneck
for Junior Class Council and you will not be disappointed.
To view the 2007 Class Council
platforms and to view all the candidates
running for Class Council positions, visit
http://www.sa.rochester.edu/sao/.
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Eastman
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College is a time to express oneself
BY ANTONIO HAYNES
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Several weeks have passed
since the Students’ Association’s controversial Sexual
Awareness Week. Perhaps the
most divisive element of the
week was the proposal to show
a pornographic film. Whether
one is for or against the public
showing of pornography is not
particularly relevant at this
point. What is relevant, however, is that the divisiveness of
this issue illuminated something far greater — the cultural
divide that is polarizing not just
Eastman, but the country itself.
A recent story in the New
York Times detailed America’s
latest culture war. Not unlike
the culture war of the 90s, the
core issues seem to be abortion
rights, the rights of homosexuals and the nebulous idea of indecency. For many conservative
minded Americans, the line has
simply gone too far to the left,
and for some liberal Americans,
the line has not gone far enough
to the left. Lobbyists and lawmakers will undoubtedly battle
to the bitter end about where
this line should go. On a college
campus, however, whose responsibility is it to fight this battle
— students, parents, alumni or
administrators?
As far as I am concerned, a
private college campus without
religious affiliation, such as this
one, should not be a place for
such a battle. It goes without
saying that college is a place
for young men and women to
become the educated leaders of
the future. An equally important
aspect of this education, however, is not necessarily musical
or academic, but social as well.
If nothing else, for many, college
is a time to discover who they
are. Many students form firm
religious beliefs for the first time.
For others, it is perhaps the first
time that they discover that
there are people will accept their
sexual orientation.
College should be a time when
across America for “majoritarstudents are able to openly
ian” religious practices and morengage in dialogue about their
als to be sanctioned by teachers
similarities, or
and administralack thereof,
tors.
of their values
It is futile to
College should bemoan adminisand beliefs. This
enables each
be a time when trators, teachers
individual to
or even students
students are
decide for him
attempting to
or herself the
curtail illicit
able to openly
core values they
drug use and
engage in diawill posses as
underage drinkadults. For anylogue about their ing.
one to squash
activisimilarities or lack tiesThese
this opportunity
are, after all,
because an issue
thereof.
illegal. For any
goes against his
of these individor her own peruals, however, to
sonal morality
step in and try
is not only tantamount to saying
to stop legal activities because of
diversity in beliefs is silly — it is
his or her own personal values
a view that is against everything
goes against the entire notion
a college campus should stand
of civil liberties and freedom of
for.
expression. The right of any inThis leads to perhaps the largdividual to freely express him or
est point of all. According to the
herself, within the realm of legalAmerican Civil Liberties Union,
ity, ought to be sacrosanct.
SEE LIBERTY, PAGE 18
it is commonplace in schools
Lecture given on Afghani music under the Taliban
BY ALEXANDRA FOL
Doubleday said.
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Doubleday focused her preThe Musicology Department
sentation on Afghan female
at the Eastman School of Music
domestic music. It is folk music
hosted a lecture called “Music of
particularly connected to celAfghan women under the Talebration and different marriage
iban,” given by visiting British
processes. It is different from
musicologist Veronica Doubleday
the music made by female proon March 23. This interesting
fessional musicians who existed
presentation took place in the
before the Taliban rule and who
Sibley Music library at 12:30
were hired to entertain at enp.m. and was unfortunately not
gagement and wedding parties.
well-publisized or well-attended.
Doubleday lived in Afghanistan
Ethnomusicologist Ellen Kosbefore the Soviet intrusion and
koff introduced
the subsequent
Doubleday, a
Taliban rule.
Sussex Universi“Women
and
[The] lecture
ty professor, and
men were segwas well-struca writing tutor
regated, most
at the Univertured, well-timed women wore
sity of Brighton,
the burqa, but
and captivating. there was an
who lived for
two years in
atmosphere of
Afghanistan betolerance which
fore the rise of the Taliban. “Her
was during the Taliban period,”
book, ‘Three Women of Harat,’ is
she said.
a milestone in ethnomusicology,”
The Islamic interpretation of
Koskoff said.
music in Afghanistan states that
Doubleday began by giving
no music is to be played in a time
background of Islamic musicof mourning. The Afghan leaders
related ideology based on men’s
used this belief to impose a ban
interpretations of Islamic texts.
on all areas of music making as a
She explained that music is
reaction to communist ideology,
defined only as sounds made by
by insisting that the nation is in
musical instruments. The recitaa state of war and thus perpetual
tion of the Qur’an, which sounds
mourning.
to westerners as vocal recitation,
The Afghan gender ideology
is not considered music.
does not separate male and feIn Afghanistan, Doubleday,
male music by modes or even
said, the music profession is deby songs. However, men use a
spised and has a low and ambiva- variety of instruments, such as
lent status, because the early
the lute and wind instruments,
Islamic musicians were female
whereas women use only a drum.
sex slaves, tavern workers and
Both men and women are conprostitutes.
strained as to when and where to
In their own way, traditional
play music. Women also need a
Muslim cultures “acknowledge
valid reason to do so, like enterthe captivating power of music
taining guests or celebrating.
— they consider it dishonourContrary to men, who perable, because it distracts good
form music solo, women play in
Muslims from the righteous
a group. Their music making
things they should be doing, like
includes a lot of clapping and
praying and daily activities,”
drumming. Musically active
females exceed the number of
males, but their activity is hidden and subdued. Music is an
oral tradition in Afghanistan
rather than a written or recorded one.
Doubleday explained and
demonstrated the four different
categories of music making in
Afghanistan. She sang a lullaby
herself as an example of the
small voice-only category. “The
singing is very loud. This is not
what we would assume as a lullaby,” she said.
“The rhythm of the lullabies
is present through the vigorous rocking of the cradle or the
child, so the woman doesn’t need
to use a drum. If the mother
doesn’t want to sing, she tapped
the baby itself! Those songs are
daytime songs, since at night the
mother would go to sleep with
the child.”
Next, Doubleday focused on
the “most important category”
— the voice and the drum. She
sat on the table in order to demonstrate the proper sitting and
holding of the instrument. She
called it “daire,” a name used today in many Eastern European
and Middle Eastern countries to
describe many similar kinds of
drums. The lecturer explained
that that the Prophet Muhammad had been heard saying
“beat the drum and celebrate
the wedding,” which makes the
daire a protected, lawful instrument.
She demonstrated the
rhythms used by Afghan women,
which are based on the patterns
of four, six and seven. Women
don’t have to be heterosexual
in the addressing of their songs.
There are certain kinds of songs
which only women sing. There
are also many songs composed
by women, who, naturally, remain anonymous.
The third and fourth category
consist of two different ways of
playing the daire. Doubleday
played a recording of music
which advertises a marriage, and
specified one exception in Northeastern Afghanistan when men
play the drum as an example of
a mystical connection. Asked by
the audience, she touched briefly
upon women’s professional music making which existed before
the Taliban and explained that
females used daire, harmonica
and table. “They did not have
the proper technique and education, of course, but they sure
played effectively!” she recalled.
Doubleday explained that
the Prophet had supposingly
said that music is like “braying
of a donkey” and commented,
amused, “I simply think he was
referring to some really bad
music!” She ended her lecture
with saying that now that the
Taliban are mostly gone, she is
returning to Afghanistan in a
couple of weeks to continue her
field research.
Doubleday’s lecture was
well-structured, well-timed and
captivating. She explained quite
well the political background of
the Afghan culture and how it
relates to women’s music making. Her subsequent concise and
understandable overview of female’s verbally transmitted folk
music was clear, understandable
and interesting to everyone, not
merely musicians.
Regretably, her visit to
Eastman was incredibly poorly
advertised and attended. The
musicology department should
try to publicize lectures like
Doubleday’s earlier and better
in order to make them available and attractive to a larger
amount of students and guests.
Fol can be reached at
[email protected].
CALENDAR
Thursday, April 1
• 8 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall
Performance of the Eastman
Contemporary Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Jeff Beck
and Douglas Perkins.
• 8 p.m.
Eastman Theatre
Eastman Opera Theatre presents
Carlisle Floyd’s ‘Susannah,’ with
Benton Hess, music director, and
Steven Daigle, stage director.
Tickets $15 and are discounted
for UR ID holders.
Friday, April 2
• 8 p.m.
Eastman Theatre
‘Susannah.’
Saturday, April 3
• 8 p.m.
Eastman Theatre
‘Susannah.’
Sunday, April 4
• 2 p.m.
Eastman Theatre
‘Susannah.’
Monday, April 5
• 8 p.m.
Eastman Theatre
A performance of the Eastman
Wind Ensemble, conducted
by Mark Scatterday, featuring
works by Sierra, Sparke and
Berstein.
Wednesday, April 7
• 8 p.m.
Eastman Theatre
Performance of the Eastman
Philharmonia, conducted by Neil
Varon.
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CAMPUS TIMES
Studio Orchestra concert leaves unsatisfied
BY JONAH LEVY
Henry Mancini.
The Eastman Studio Orchestra
The first piece, ‘Spiral Song’ by
gave its annual concert to an
Russell Scarbrough, was a chance
interested and sizeable crowd
for VanArsdale to showcase his
On March 19 in the Eastman
sweet tone and comprehensive
Theatre. Legendary jazz tromjazz chops. The Studio Orchestra
bonist Bob Brookmeyer was the
sounded slightly apprehensive,
featured artist and the concert
however, working through the
showcased a composition by him,
typical five-minute period of
as well as two
concert anxiety.
jazz standards,
By the time
one featuring
Overall, a lot of Brookmeyer
Brookmeyer
stepped onstage,
factors go into
and the other
everyone seemed
featuring tenor
why the concert to settle into a
saxophone soloand relax.
turned out to be groove
ist Brian VanABrookmeyer’s
rsdale.
disappointing
warm tone filled
The Eastman
Eastman
for this talented the
Studio OrTheatre beautigroup of musichestra is an
fully on a chart
ensemble that
he made facians.
combines the
mous, ‘The Best
Eastman School
Things in Life
Symphony Orchestra with the
Are Free.’ He sang through his
Eastman Jazz Ensemble and
signature valve trombone.
the resulting sound of these two
The core of the concert, howgroups playing together is quite
ever, was Brookmeyer’s composiunique. The strings, classy and
tion, ‘Suite for Orchestra and
nostalgic, even schmaltzy at
String Quartet,’ which added to
times, provided warmth and colthe already unusual combinaor to the jazz band that seemed
tion of instruments onstage. The
appropriate for 1940s jazz balsuite consisted of five movements
lads and pops music — think
played attacca — ‘Fanfares and
Folksongs,’ ‘American Beauty,’
‘Frolics,’ ‘A Tune’ and ‘Wood
Dance.’ There were obvious
elements of folksongs present
throughout the piece, as much
of the thematic material was
suggestive of Irish and Japanese
folk music, all of which was very
lamenting and sad.
Brookmeyer’s writing was
moving at times, with some
sections sounding so painful
and eerie that they drew comparisons to Shostakovich. The
comparisons stop there. Unlike
the genius of Shostakovich, this
composition lacked direction and
meaning. It seemed that as soon
as the music was starting to head
somewhere intense and interesting, the drama was ruined by
a sudden change in character,
reverting back to the style and
sound of an average high school
jazz chart.
As the piece labored on, it
became apparent that Brookmeyer’s music really didn’t know
what it was trying to be at all.
For starters, it’s hard for me to
take music seriously when a laid
back feel is being clocked out
by brushes on a drum set. Not
to mention that every time the
strings had a melody, the writing
seemed reminiscent of the 1970
soundtrack to ‘Love Story.’
Also not helping the corniness
factor of the piece were the many
interjections of very cliché, archetypal lines that were written
for each instrument — the kind
of example of sound and style
an instrument would play at a
children’s concert. You know the
deal — the trombone does a loud
glissando, the piccolo does a high
trill, the percussionist rolls his
mallet down a line of chimes.
These many interjections by
each instrument family are part
of something that I like to call
“contrived musicality.” These are
contrived moments in music that
in reality have no direction or
intention and whose effect isn’t
true musicality at all, just very
stereotypical musical gestures.
The string quartet, comprised
of Mark Woodyatt and Emily Schmitz on violin as well
as Gregory Mach on viola and
Kirtsen Cassel on cello, played
exceptionally well together. Each
member of the quartet had solos
throughout the piece, and all
were very well done and musical.
For the most part, each section
of the Studio Orchestra played
very well individually, but when
it came time for the jazz band,
orchestra and string quartet to
play altogether, it was apparent
that this grouping of musicians
doesn’t perform together on a
regular basis.
Overall, a lot of factors go into
why the concert turned out to be
disappointing for this very talented group of musicians. I don’t
think that the Studio Orchestra
is a bad idea, and I hope that it
continues to perform annually. I
just think that the music a group
like this plays should be carefully
chosen, as it is easy for the group
sound to become almost a caricature or satire in its feel. The best
example of a group doing mixed
jazz band and orchestra music
successfully today is the Lincoln
Center Jazz Orchestra and their
collaborations with today’s top
orchestras. However, with some
lessons learned and possibly
some programmatic tweaking,
the Studio Orchestra definitely
has the potential to join the
ranks of the many other highly
regarded ensembles at Eastman.
Levy can be reached at
[email protected].
Liberty: Freedom of Speech Soap: “O.C.” extends appeal across genders
Students who wish to assemble
and watch pornography should
not be treated any differently
from those who wish to assemble
and watch football. Students
who wish to gather and talk
about God are just as entitled
to do that as students who may
want to gather and discuss bondage and sado-masochism. The
extremity of the examples here
is intentional, because such
extremes are bound to exist on
almost any college campus across
America.
Many would probably argue
that people are free to discuss
these things in private and that
school sponsored activities of
this sort are tantamount to university wide acceptance of such
things. Again, this logic is flawed
because it assumes that sadomasochism, pornography, football
or God require a rather arbitrary
moral judgment on the part of
the university or the student
body. I have yet been able to find
such a directive in the constitution of the Students’ Association
or the mission statement of the
university. The likely reason is
because the vast majority realizes that tolerance and respect
of differing views does not necessarily imply acceptance. Instead,
it implies a readiness to accept
other viewpoints and in so doing,
an assurance of well roundedness that may not be garnered
otherwise.
Rather than lamenting the
moral decay of America or complaining about the conservative
right taking over and standing in
judgment of one another, college
students should make an attempt
to understand one another.
Debate the issues rather than
calling home and complaining to
your parents.
Try to understand where your
colleagues are coming from rather than making appointments
with administrators to discuss
how offended you are. Remember
that what is indecent for you
may be perfectly acceptable for
another.
Leave the fighting of the culture war to the people that have
already graduated, because,
hopefully, they took advantage
of opportunities to learn about
the views of others rather than
simply squashing them once they
became uncomfortable.
Haynes can be reached at
[email protected].
unrelated and unrelatable.
For example, on the show I
just mentioned when a certain
female character was trying to
explain to her male best friend
why it was weird at age 16 for
them to still be sleeping in the
same bed, her explanation was
“I just think our raging hormones are bound to collide and
I am just trying to limit the fall
out. And you have genitalia.”
While on “The O.C.” an alternative response to this issue that
might be used would be “Hey
this is frickin’ weird cause we
are really old and I am Katie
Holmes and a lot hotter then
you, Dawson.”
I would just like to say that I
was an avid “Dawson’s Creek”
fan, though I can understand
Scwhartz’s point that the vocabulary was too much, because I
definitely assumed that genitalia
was some sort of disease.
Other contributing factors to
the show besides the witty, sharp
dialogue would be that, although
the characters are these perfect
specimens of nature, they have
a lot of inner conflicts. For example, Ryan, the tough, brooding, abused kid from Chino now
fits in perfectly with the rich kids
because he wears those sophisticated black man bracelets, and
he obviously has some control
issues given the fact that he
punched someone in at least the
first six episodes.
Another example would be
Marissa, who appears to be your
typical beautiful, rich, anorexic,
chronic alcoholic and frequent
valium abuser whose pictureperfect family is based on a web
of lies, when she actually has a
shoplifting habit, too.
The show has also sparked
many fashion trends such as
the ugg boots craze — I believe
it to be the fifth show to claim
it started it — minis and pointy
flats. I know that when I pick
out an outfit, I now always think
to myself “Would I wear this if I
was in the O.C.?”
The story lines about the parents are also captivating most
likely because both moms on the
show fall into the category of
MILF and the fathers are both
very funny and portray realistic
characters. The show also keeps
up with the latest trends in
music, getting very non-O.C.ish
bands to perform on the show.
The final aspect that I say defi-
nitely makes the show the most
different from “90210” is the
character of Seth Cohen. Actor
Adam Brody has created, I think,
one of the greatest characters in
television history. I mean, where
would be without precious lines
such as “Is it twisted to find your
potential grandma really hot?”
and “I’ve got Jesus and Moses
on my side” and my favorite, “So
when you lost your virginity I
was playing ‘Magic: the Gathering.’”
The cover of this week’s issue
of Entertainment Weekly poses
the question “Is this the death
of sitcoms?” With the loss of
“Friends,” “Frasier” and “Sex
and the City,” and the fact that a
new reality show comes out every
week, the argument does seem
valid. “The O.C.” is great because
it is in no way reality television,
and at the end of the day, isn’t
that what one needs — to see a
bit of a world that allows us to
escape from the snow and go to
the beach?
So indulge yourself in a little
time with “The O.C.” because
soon we may only be watching
shows about big, fat obnoxious
somethings.
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The week of April 1, 2004
Big Sea washes
away boredom
BY DOUG ALLARD
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Great Big Sea’s intense whirlwind touring schedule finally
brings them to Rochester for a
Saturday, April 3 show at Water
Street Music Hall with special
guests, The Push Stars.
They are promoting their seventh album, “Something Beautiful,” which previously received
high reviews in the Campus
Times. They are known for their
powerful live shows and their
unique appeal to a variety of different audiences. GBS has built
an enduring career and a strong
fan base by keeping it simple and
continually following their own
musical path.
This five-piece act, hailing
from Newfoundland, captures a
sound that few bands can compare to. By combining threads
of their homeland’s traditional
music with popular folk and pop,
the band creates a sound that
they describe as one the audience doesn’t necessarily hear,
but one that it definitely feels.
To experience the GBS phenomenon is to experience explosively
joyful noises — a band that does
all it can to refuse to limit itself.
The Push Stars are a threepiece band based in Boston, who
feature a radio-friendly sound
filled with catchy and intelligent
hooks and melodies. The band
and their new album, “Paint the
Town,” have received both popular and critical acclaim, which
has gone a long way to cement
their status as a band on the
rise.
Doors open an hour early for
this 9 p.m. show, which is for
ages 16 and up. Tickets cost $14
in advance and $17 at the door
and are available at Aaron’s Alley, Record Archive and through
TicketMaster.
[email protected].
Grove Project plays
at Milestones tonight
BY DOUG ALLARD
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Billed as a show featuring the
Boston purveyors of funk and
the local jam band of choice,
Addison Grove Project, featuring
The Niche, will play at Milestones tonight.
The Niche will kick off the
show at 9 p.m. This local band
will be promoting their first CD,
“Building Up,” featuring songs
about everything from urinal
cakes to the pains of single life,
but also expect classic covers of
The Who, The Beatles and many
more, all with their own unique
Niche twist. Following in the
footsteps of jam bands such as
Phish and Project Object, The
Niche claim to be for anyone who
likes to party and is ready to see
and hear the unexpected. More
information on the band can be
found at http://www.theniche.
org.
The Addison Groove Project is
a funk, fusion, exploratory rock
group whose roots can be found
in the funk area of the late 60s to
the early 80s. This Boston-based
band formed six years ago, and
has evolved from a group of college student weekend warriors to
a fixture of the Northeast music
scene, consistently selling out
shows wherever their relentless
schedule takes them. While not
presently promoting a new CD,
AGP’s “Allophone” was their last
full length studio album and is
a precursor of the band’s style.
Expect a unique and captivating show full of groove and jazz
influences, mixing James Brown
and The Grateful Dead to form a
very unique sound.
Milestones is located on 170
East Ave and the show is 18 and
over. Tickets cost only $8 and
can be purchased by calling (585325-6490) or at the door.
[email protected].
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BPG takes a moment from their strenous practices to smile for the
camera.
BPG shines in new
show this weekend
BY NEIL JANOWITZ
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
If you had any doubt as to
what exactly a Ballet Performance Group show entails, one
look at the title of this spring’s
program — “We’re Dancing”
— will quell any curiosity. Modeled around the epic ballet film
“Center Stage” — a film with a
“cult ballet following,” as BPG
president noted — the upcoming show, which falls on April 4
at 7 p.m., boasts enough variety
to keep even the most balletbemoaning of spectators entertained.
“It’s the variety that makes
a BPG show so engaging,” vicepresident and part-time student
Jeanette Neri, a two-and-a-half
year veteran of the group, said.
“In the upcoming show you’ll
find, in addition to the standard
jazz and hip-hop fare, a Latin as
well as two tap numbers, all of
which incorporate ballet fundamentals.”
This semester’s show will
feature 15 spastic spectaculars
from every imaginable category.
“What we pride ourselves on
is that we have the ballet technique, but apply it to every
possible genre,” Ray, who choreographed a handful of the 10
student-choreographed pieces,
said. Attendees can look forward
to such songs as “Canned Heat”
by Jamiroquai, Christina Aguilera’s seemingly self-descriptive
“Dirrrty” and, as if the hands of
fate itself planned the show, “No
Creo” by Shakira. Spectators will
also be treated to the two special
guests that are tentatively planning to appear — fellow dance
group Radiance, as well as Laura
Weaver, of Vocal Point fame, who
will be singing from Aida while
the BPG dances.
For anyone who just hit up the
D’Motions Club D’Mo, rest assured that a trip to BPG’s show
will be an entirely different experience. The only dance group
on campus that puts together
two shows per year, these tireless
gals have made it a goal to make
their shows as eclectic as possible, and judging by their quickly-growing numbers, it seems to
be a infectious philosophy. When
asked why she’s so passionate
about her BPGing, business
manager sophomore Carly Starn
remarked, “It’s all based on the
classical [ballet] foundation,
but you can find any style that
you want to do.” For anyone out
there looking for just that out of
ballet, Strong Auditorium is the
place to be this Sunday.
Tickets are on sale for $3 at
the Common Market or at the
door.
Janowitz can be reached at
[email protected].
Mike Doughty brings
his soul to Water Street
BY DOUG ALLARD
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Mike Doughty, the former
front man of the band Soul
Changing, will be performing at
Milestones on April 2 to promote
his six-song EP “Rockity Rock.”
Doughty’s solo effort is a
drastic change from his stripped
down, groove-obsessed roots with
Soul Changing. Featuring little
more than Doughty plucking on
his acoustic guitar, his live show
is very intimate, with Doughty
frequently interacting with his
audience through jokes and storytelling.
While his show does feature
a lone acoustic guitar, Doughty
doesn’t claim to be an emerging
folk artist. Labeling his music
as small rock, a sound that is
folky, but still maintains its rock
roots, Doughty is using this tour
to better refine his solo venture,
while trying out new tunes that
could be released on a full length
album sometime in late 2004.
The show, which is 18 and
over, but may include an under
21 surcharge, is set to start at 10
p.m. with doors opening an hour
prior. Tickets, ranging in price
from $15-$18, can be purchased
at Aaron’s Alley, Record Archive
or through TicketMaster. Fans
of soulful songwriting with an
acoustic sound should place
Doughty’s show in their Friday
night plans.
[email protected].
UR Cinema Group
Fri., Apr. 2
The Station Agent
7, 9, 11
Sat, Apr. 3
Stuck on You
7, 9:15, 11:30
All films will be shown in Hoyt Hall.
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George Eastman House
900 East Ave. • 271-4090
Thurs., Apr. 1
The Decameron
Fri., Apr. 2
Ivan’s Childhood
Sat., Apr. 3
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
Sun., Apr. 4
Road to Morocco (5 p.m.)
Spies Like Us (6:45 p.m.)
Tues., Apr. 6
The Tarnished Angels
Wed., Apr. 7
Amazon Women on the Moon
All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
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The Little
240 East Ave. • 258-0444
Eternal Sunshine: 6:50, 9:15; 12:50, 3:15
Sat-Sun; Bus 174: 9:30; 3:30 p.m. Sat-Sun;
To Be and To Have: 7:10; 1:10 p.m. SatSun; The Reckoning: 7:20, 9:45; 1:20, 3:45
p.m. Sat-Sun; Monsieur Ibrahim: 7, 9:20;
1, 3:20 Sat-Sun; Triplets of Belleville:
9:50; 3:50 Sat-Sun; Touching the Void:
7:30; 1:30 p.m. Sat-Sun.
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Movies 10
2611 W. Henrietta Rd. • 292-5840
Against the Ropes: 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15;
12:10 p.m. Fri-Sun; Along Came Polly:
2:35, 4:45, 7, 9:30; 12:25 p.m. Fri-Sun;
Barbershop 2: 2:25, 4:50; 12 p.m. Fri-Sun;
Calendar Girls: 7:15, 10:05; Cheaper by the
Dozen: 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10; 12:50 p.m.
Fri-Sun; Haunted Mansion: 2:55, 5:15,
7:35, 9:55;12:35 p.m. Fri-Sun; Master and
Commander: 3:15, 6:45, 9:45; 12:15 p.m.
Fri-Sun; Miracle: 3:05, 6:50, 9:50; 12:05
p.m. Fri-Sun; The Last Samurai: 4:40, 8;
12:55 p.m. Fri-Sun; Something’s Gotta
Give: 3:20, 7:05, 10; 12:30 p.m. Fri-Sun;
Torque: 2:45, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40; 12:20 p.m.
Fri-Sun.
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Pittsford Plaza
3349 Monroe Ave•383-1310
The Prince and Me: 12, 2:20, 4:$5, 7:15,
9:30; Home on the Range: 1, 2:50, 4:40,
6:30, 8:20; Jersey Girl: 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30,
9:45; Scooby Doo 2: 12:25, 2:30, 4:35, 6:40,
8:45; Ladykillers: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:10,
9:30; Eternal Sunshine: 12:05, 2:15, 4:30,
7, 9:25; Girl with a Pearl Earring: 12:30,
2:40, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20; The Barbarian
Invasions: 12:40, 2:55, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40;
Starsky & Hutch: 12:35, 2:45, 7:20, 9:35;
Taking Lives: 5:05.
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Geneseo Theatres
Geneseo Square Mall•243-2691
Agent Cody Banks 2: 1 Sat-Sun; Dawn of
the Dead: 7:15, 9:15; 3:15, 5:15 Sat-Sun;
Hell Boy: 7:10, 9:25; 1:30, 4 Sat-Sun;
Hidalgo: 9:15; 4 Sat-Sun; Home on the
Range: 7, 8:30; 12:45, 2:15, 3:45, 5:15
Sat-Sun; Ladykillers: 7:10, 9:10; 1:10,
3:10, 5:10 Sat-Sun; Passion of Christ: 7;
1:15 Sat-Sun; Secret Window: 8:45; Scooby
Doo 2: 7; 1, 3, 5 Sat-Sun.
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Cinemark Tinseltown USA
2291 Buffalo Rd•247-2180
Hellboy: 1:10, 1:45, 4:05, 4:55, 7:10, 10:05,
10:30; Home on the Range: 1, 3, 5, 7:05,
9:10; Walking Tall: 1:15, 3:25, 5:30, 7:40,
10:15; Prince and Me: 1:25, 4:15, 7:25,
9:50; Scooby-Doo 2: 1:10, 1:55, 3:35, 4:25,
6:55, 7:40, 9:20, 9:55; Ladykillers: 1:35,
4:30, 7:45, 10:20; Jersey Girl: 1:15, 3:50,
7:15, 9:55; Dawn of the Dead: 1:05, 3:25,
5:45, 8, 10:25; Eternal Sunshine: 1:10,
3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:35; Taking Lives: 1:30,
3:55, 7:30, 10:10; Passion of the Christ:
1, 4,7, 10; Secret Window: 1:20, 9:15;
Starsky and Hutch: 1:50, 4:20, 7:20, 9:40;
Hidalgo: 1:20, 4:35, 7:35, 10:35; Return of
the King: 5:10.
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COMICS
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Robert Warner
Eric Dudley
Ben Heaton: [email protected]
Tony Terradas and Neil Janowitz
CAMPUS TIMES
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Women’s track clashes in the Battlegrounds
BY DAVID SWIDLER
Sophomore Lorena Suarez-DelCAMPUS TIMES STAFF
gado performed well in the hammer
The women’s track and field throw and marked 115’3” to finish
team started its outdoor season eighth.
last weekend at the Battleground
With a mark of 100’1” junior
Relays, hosted by Mary Washington Grace Kraay started out an imCollege.
pressive weekend with a fifth-place
With the Rochester weather finish in the javelin throw. She also
preventing the team from practic- posted an eighth-place finish in the
ing outside in the days and weeks discus, as she marked 98’8.”
leading up to the outdoor season,
But her most impressive perit seemed likely that the women formance of the weekend came in
would be a bit rusty.
the shot put. Marking 38’1”, she
In a somewhat surprising fash- finished in first place and broke
ion, however, the women stepped her own school record.
up in their first event of the new
“A number of women set perseason and exceeded expecta- sonal records in the throws,
tions.
which is really enIn her first
couraging to see
competition
considering how
‘I was most
since Eastern
little time they’ve
pleased with our had to practice
Colleges Athletic Conference
outdoors,” Head
handoffs in the
Championships
Barbara
sprint relays. You Coach
several weeks
Hartwig said.
ago, junior Anne have to hand it to
“They’ve been
Baker placed
strong indoors
[them].’
second in the
and they’ll contin— BARBARA HARTWIG ue to be a strong
hammer throw,
head coach
as she marked
force outdoors.
148’8” which is
I feel like we’re
very close to the
capable of scorprovisional qualifying mark for ing in all four events. It’s nice to
NCAA Championships.
feel like we’re covered across the
The University of Rochester women’s track team recently began the outdoor track season in Va.
board.”
The 4x800-meter relay team
dominated in their first competition of the outdoor season, winning
the event by nearly 14 seconds.
Their time of 9:40.20 was also just
one second off the outdoor school
record that was set last season.
“I would be surprised if we didn’t
set another school record in that
event this season,” Hartwig said.
In the 4x100-meter relay, the
women ran 54.16 seconds to finish sixth.
The 4x200-meter relay team ran
1:51.81, finishing fourth.
In one of their best times of the
season — indoors or outdoors — the
4x400-meter relay team finished
the race in 4:07.60 to earn second
place.
With a time of 2:02.70, the sprint
medley relay team placed sixth and
the distance medley relay team was
fourth with a time of 14:03.47.
“I was most pleased with our
handoffs in the sprint relays. You
have to hand it to these women,
they really stepped it up,” Hartwig
said.
In one of the top events of the day,
four of the women placed in the top
ten in the 1,500-meter run.
With a time of 4:55.49, senior
Elizabeth Canfield was first overall.
Senior Erika Wasserstein ran
5:16.41 to finish in fifth place.
Sophomore Jessica VanBinsbergen completed the race in 5:19.93
to finish eighth and freshman
Charlotte Reardon ran 5:24.81,
finishing tenth.
Wasserstein and VanBinsbergen
also finished sixth and ninth respectively in the 3,000-meter run.
In the triple jump, sophomore
Laura Porterfield and senior
Katrina Nowak were sixth and
seventh with marks of 33’1.5” and
32’8” respectively.
Nowak placed sixth in the long
jump, as she marked 14’10.”
Sophomore
Michelle Gabriele marked
14’3.5” in the long jump to finish
ninth.
With respective marks of 4’10”
and 4’8,” freshman Melinda Huang
and sophomore Anna Barbi finished in third and fifth places.
“It was a really nice meet. The
competition was good and it was
nice to have the weather to be able
to compete to our best. It was nice
to have somebody different there
to compete against. Hopefully we
can keep some of the momentum
we got going down there through
the rest of our outdoor meets,”
Hartwig said.
Swidler can be reached at
[email protected].
Top Performers
• Grace Kraay — first in
shot put and seventh in
discus.
• Melinda Huang — third
in high jump.
• Anna Barbi — fifth in
high jump.
• Katrina Nowak — sixth
in long jump.
• Michelle Gabrielle —
ninth in long jump.
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Crew begins
new season
BY PHILIP BRUNE
I guess an introduction is in
order. I’m Philip Brune, a senior
on the Crew team. Rowers are an
odd lot, as is shown by the fact
that we practice almost every
morning at 6 a.m. At UR, we
get additional insanity points
because at that hour the temperature is often
below 30 degrees.
While we have obvious mental issues,
we are more or less
physically normal,
apart from being
incredibly superb.
We have probably
been in a class with
you — we’re usually
the ones sound asleep.
Last weekend was our first
race. It was against RIT, our
despised and evil rivals. Just two
days before race day, they destroyed one of their own boats to
try and intimidate us. Races, especially in the spring, are a very
big deal. If fall racing constitutes
the regular season and winter is
an oddly located pre-season, then
spring season is the playoffs,
Super Bowl, World Series and
World’s Strongest Man Competition all rolled into one. In the fall
and winter we practice two hours
a morning, six days a week — a
schedule that amounts to roughly 384 hours of preparation per
season — if you don’t believe me,
then you don’t understand math.
If you do understand math,
you’ll have also noticed that I
have been using the words “we”
and “our” a lot. Crew is a team
sport, with typically eight rowers working together along with
a coxswain, who is often short
and seldom given any props. Now
that you understand the sport
completely, you are ready for
our first batch of
results.
Right now, I row
in the Varsity Men’s
8. We finished the
course — a stretch
on the Genesee River by the Jefferson
Road Bridge — in
6 minutes and 4.70
seconds. That was
12 seconds faster than RIT. It
was a promising and noble start
to the season. The Junior Varsity
women were the other winners of
the day. Their time of 7 minutes
and 6.75 seconds beat their RIT
opponents by 19 seconds — another noble and fatiguing victory.
The Lightweight Varsity women
raced the Heavyweights from
RIT and fought very bravely, finishing with a time of 7 minutes,
21 seconds.
The Novice men at seven
minutes and 19.91 seconds and
Novice women at 7 minutes and
46.97 seconds began their first
ever spring racing seasons by
rowing fiercely and tenaciously
in a losing effort.
Brune can be reached at
[email protected].
Softball dropped four
tough games last week
BY REBECCA KELLER
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Women’s softball traveled to
SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College this weekend, only to suffer
four losses.
SUNY Cortland, which is ranked
seventh nationally for Division III
softball, defeated UR 10-5 and 9-1
on March 27.
Both games ended prematurely,
as SUNY Cortland was able to
establish an eight-run lead in the
fifth and sixth innings.
During the first game, SUNY
Cortland was able to pull ahead
and brought in five runs in the
first inning. After the third inning,
the situation looked better for the
Yellowjackets, as senior Sara Dial
and freshman Jena Robertson
brought in one run each bringing
the score to 5-2.
But Cortland was able to score
five more runs in the following
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innings, while the Yellowjackets
didn’t manage to score any more.
In the second game, freshman
Samantha Carr brought in the
single run in the sixth inning with
an RBI.
The Yellowjackets were shut out
twice against Ithaca College, who is
ranked 14th nationally in Division
III softball, on March 28.
The final scores for the two
games were 4-0 and 3-0.
The Yellowjackets were only
able to gather three hits for each
game.
In the second game, Carr pitched
a complete game, and scattered
seven hits in six innings while
allowing three runs. She also had
one of the teams three hits in the
game.
After this week’s four games, UR
softball posts a record of 3-9.
Keller can be reached at
[email protected].
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Men’s track sprints into the
outdoor season at Relays
BY DAVID SWIDLER
up his seventh-place discus finish
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
with another seventh-place finish,
Despite only getting one day to this time in the javelin, which he
practice outside before having to threw 149’00.” Also in the javelin,
face their first outdoor competition senior Brian Ecker marked 130’10”
since the end of last spring’s season, to place tenth.
the men’s track
The 4x100-meand field team
ter relay team
showed up to play
ran 46.20 sec‘We’re in good
last weekend at
onds to finish in
shape if we can sixth place. With
Mary Washington
College’s Battleback-to-back finget rid of the
ground Relays.
ishes, the A and
injuries. [We can] B 4x200-meter
“We ran pretty well,” Head
relay teams were
continue that
Coach John Izzo
sixth and seventh
success.’
said. “Most of our
respectively. With
relays ran well
— JOHN IZZO a time of 3:24.88,
head coach
and our weight
the 4x400-meter
people did a really
relay team was
nice job. In most
second overall,
cases it was the first or second day just .53 seconds off the winning
they got to practice outside, [so] I time. Also finishing second was
was pretty happy.”
the sprint medley relay, which
The shift outdoors had little completed the race in 3:39.20. The
effect on senior Andrew Wunder, distance medley relay team ran
who continued his success from 10:36.51 to finish in third place. A
the indoor season. In the hammer finishing time of 8:06.50 was good
throw, he placed sixth with a mark enough for the 4x800-meter relay
of 150’9.” Finishing seventh was team to finish fourth.
teammate sophomore Chris SkeeIn the 3,000-meter run on Friday,
han, who marked 145’6.” Wunder freshman Andrew Whitbeck ran
also posted a strong mark in the 9:10 to finish first overall. Also on
discus, as he marked 136’10” to Friday, junior Ian Slattery ran the
finish fourth. Sophomore Andrew 10,000-meter run in 34:13, also
Lange marked 126’9,” finishing finishing first. In the same event,
seventh. The best finish of the junior Peter Nabozny was sixth
weekend for Wunder came in the with a time of 35:46. Freshman
shot put, which he marked 46’7.25” Ben Snyder placed tenth in the
to finish second. Senior Zach Opsit- 1,500-meter run, completing the
nick placed fourth in the event, as race in 4:18.46. In the 5,000-meter
he marked 42’1.” Lange followed run, sophomore Andrew Dylag was
sixth with a time of 16:25.43.
Freshman Thomas Palma ran
18.39 seconds in the 110-meter
high hurdles, finishing eighth.
In the 400-meter hurdles, senior
Mike Hakiel and senior Adam
Smith were second and fourth with
times of 58.12 and 59.23 seconds.
Freshman Tom Felio posted a mark
of 5’10” in the first outdoor high
jump of his college career.
Since returning from Virginia,
the team has recently had the good
fortune of being able to practice
outside, but Izzo said it is often
necessary to “change our workouts
to take advantage of the good days.”
This weekend the team will travel
to Brockport.
“Every school going is interested
in having a good day with good
competition,” Izzo said.
“We’re in pretty good shape if
we can get rid of the injuries. We
were very pleased with the indoor
season, and I see no reason why
we can’t continue that success
outdoors and maybe even improve
on it,” Izzo said.
Swidler can be reached at
[email protected].
Top Performers
• Andrew Wunder — second in shot put and fourth
in discus.
• Mike Hackiel — second
in 400-meter hurdles.
• Adam Smith — fourth in
400-meter hurdles.
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CAMPUS TIMES
Athlete of the week
Andrew Wunder
CLASS: 2004
SPORT: Track and Field
MAJOR: Chemical Engineering
WHERE ANDREW WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL: Lyons Central, Lyons,
N.Y.
WHAT IS ANDREW’S IDEAL DAY OFF: Watching sports, playing video
games and catching up on sleep.
FAVORITE ATHLETIC MEMORY: The 2004 NYSCTC Indoor Championships, where it was one of the best competitions I have ever been
part of.
FAVORITE SPORT OTHER THAN TRACK & FIELD: Football
FAVORITE FOOD: Steak and seafood.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Not a big movie fan.
PLANS AFTER COLLEGE: I hope to enroll in the Take Five Program
followed by finishing out a masters degree in the Chemical Engineering 3/2 program.
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SEASON: Continue to qualify for postsea-
Athlete of the week
Grace Kraay
CLASS: 2005
SPORT: Track and Field
MAJOR: Political Science
WHERE GRACE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL: Bridgeport High School,
Bridgeport, Neb.
WHAT IS GRACE’S IDEAL DAY OFF: Cruising and listening to music,
hanging out with my sisters and my best friends.
FAVORITE ATHLETIC MEMORY: Playing Case Western Reserve University in our UAA volleyball tournament.
FAVORITE SPORT OTHER THAN TRACK AND FIELD: Volleyball
FAVORITE FOODS: Anything home-cooked, especially Chinese
food.
FAVORITE MOVIE: “Pretty Woman”
PLANS AFTER COLLEGE: Undecided.
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SEASON: To make the ECACs in the
javelin and hit 12.3 meters in the shot put.
Sports Trivia of the Week
Only four schools have won NCAA Division I tennis national titles
since 1977 — Can you name them?
Three of these teams compete in the Pacific 10 Conference and one in the
Souteastern Conference.
Answer: Stanford (15), Georgia (4), UCLA (3) and Southern California (3)
Sports calendar
THURSDAY, APRIL 1
• Baseball vs. SUNY Fredonia, 1 p.m.
• Baseball vs. SUNY Fredonia, 3 p.m.
• Softball vs. Hamilton College, 3 p.m.
Support
UR sports.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 2
• Women’s Lacrosse at RPI, 4 p.m.
• Softball vs. St. John Fisher, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 3
• Golf at Kenyon Cup, TBA
• Women’s Tennis at Bates College, 2
p.m.
• Men’s Tennis at Bates College, 10 a.m.
• Men’s Track — UR Invitational, TBA
• Women’s Track at Brockport Invitational, 10 a.m.
• Women’s Lacrosse at Vassar College, 1
p.m.
• Men’s Tennis at Brandeis University,
6 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Medaille College, 12 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
• Golf at Kenyon Cup, TBA
• Men’s Tennis at Bowdoin College, 2
p.m.
• Baseball at Hilbert College, 1 p.m.
• Women’s Tennis vs. Colby College, 10
a.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 6
• Women’s Lacrosse at Alfred University, 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7
• Women’s Tennis vs. William Smith
College, 4 p.m.
• Softball vs Medaille College, 3:30 p.m.
FROM THE
P
RESSBOX
BY MICHAEL HE
replays.
Technology has changed manThis year, the committee recomkind throughout the ages.
The invention of the telegraph mended the instant replay rule
brought instant news to the
become permanent with the addiworld.
tional change that if a coach is sucThe invention of the radio imcessful in overturning the first two
mersed a generation with music
rulings, then a third one should be
and sound that sparked its imagi- granted.
nation.
However, this was not so. InAnd the invention of television, stead, owners voted to allow for
a magic window that has become another five-year temporary inthe new opiate of the masses,
stant replay injunction with the
etched the images of war onto an extra challenge.
entire generation.
That is ridiculous.
Each new medium brought
First off, a system that has
every aspect of the world ever
been in place for so long and has
closer.
worked so well should not be given
temporary status.
Sports is no
Fans obviously
different.
American
prefer the unbiased
football, intruth of instant
Technology
vented in 1876
replay over the
by Walter
fallibility of human
has enriched
eyes.
Camp, has
so many
Instant replay
benefited from
aspects of our
was intended to
the advent of
make the game fair
technology.
life. Sports
and prevent games
In 1924, the
should be
from being decided
first football
by a bad call.
game was
no different.
Frankly, having a
broadcast
live from the
limit on the number
stadium on
of instant replays
Detroit’s WWJ
also seems ridicustation. It was the first time that lous. Only allowing two or three
listeners could hear a live playassumes a referee will only make
by-play.
that many mistakes.
Somehow, once that number of
Previously, football broadcasts
were produced post-game, with
challenges is used, referees stop
the announcers reading the play- making mistakes? They are using
by-play and including their own
rather faulty logic.
sound effects.
Admittedly, this system can be
Today, baseball may be Ameriabused. Coaches could begin chalca’s pastime, but the most impor- lenging every play.
tant sporting event is the Super
Many have claimed this is a
Bowl, televised to hundreds of
important reason to have a limit,
millions at home and across the
but I ask, “why?”
globe. If television ever needed to
If each challenge shows the
flex its muscles, the Super Bowl
referee made a bad call, coaches
would be the first to show.
should be allowed to continuously
challenge.
It has become an annual famRather than limiting the numily event to sit around the living
room, eat junk food and scream
ber of challenges, there should
at the screen. Many times, the
be a limit on the number of bad
screaming is at the referee, bechallenges. If the coach challenges
cause camera angles have shown
incorrectly twice, then he should
a contradictory truth to the
the privilege of instant replay
referee’s ruling.
revoked.
As if to add insult to injury,
This ensures that bad calls can
never plague games, nor can an
networks love to use instant reirresponsible coach ruin the pleaplay on calls that were obviously
sure of watching one.
wrong.
Technology has enriched so
Something had to be done.
The National Football League
many aspects of our lives.
Sports should be no different.
recognized this fact and has been
It is time to embrace technology
actively working on a solution.
with open arms and admit that a
The league’s eight-person
competition committee met three machine will give a better truth
than a human ever can.
years ago and, with the ownHe can be reached at
ers’ vote, approved a three-year
[email protected].
temporary rule allowing instant
Admission to all UR games is free with student ID.
Women’s Lacrosse team leaders
vs. SUNY Geneseo
vs. Ithaca College
Pts.
Athlete
G
A
4
Heidi Davies
1
0
1
2
3
Elizabeth Sack
1
0
1
2
0
2
Sam Krawitzky
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
Athlete
G
A
Samantha Krawitzky
4
0
Rachael Holzberg
1
Heidi Davies
Emily Riegel
Pts.
Lisa Aronoff
Softball season stats
Athlete
Avg.
Hits
RBIs
Alison Rossi
.263
10
1
Becks Ryszkiewicz
.258
8
0
Jena Robertson
.257
9
4
Sara Dial
.214
6
4
Samantha Carr
.200
6
2
PAGE 24
SPORTS WEEK
Men’s tennis vanquishes all opponents
BY ALISON MCLEAN
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
In only one week, the
men’s tennis team won five
straight matches, bringing
their overall record start to
5-4 on the season.
“Our first few matches
were disappointing, but they
were against top-notch competition from California,”
senior Dan Williford said.
“That’s not to say that we
couldn’t have beaten those
teams, but we didn’t quite
have the experience yet.”
The Yellowjackets had
four straight wins in four
days against Nazareth College, Hobart College, Niagara University and the
Rochester Institute of Technology from March 25 to
March 28..
On Thursday, March 25,
the Yellowjackets won every
match in a 7-0 victory over
Nazareth.
In No. 1 singles, junior
Avinash Reddy defeated Jefferson Dargout 6-0, 6-2.
Reddy then teamed up
with junior Partha Bhattacharva in No. 2 doubles
for an 8-1 win.
Sophomore Josh BruceBlack won at No. 6 singles
6-0, 6-0.
In the toughest match, the
team defeated Hobart on Friday with a 4-3 decision.
The Yellowjackets’ doubles teams greatly contributed to the victory with all
three teams winning their
matches.
In No. 2 singles, Williford
defeated Trevor McAn-
drew.
In No. 5 singles sophomore
Eric Prince won in a close
3-set match 7-6(2), 6-7(5),
6-2.
Freshman Mike Lee won
at No. 6 singles 7-6(6), 6-1.
He improved his record to
11-2 and earned the fourth
winning point for UR.
On Saturday, UR defeated
Niagara 6-1.
Senior Colin Ryan had a
strong performance at No.
3 singles. Without losing a
single game, Ryan defeated
Jason Ramos 6-0, 6-0.
Lee also defeated opponent
Dave Reuter at No. 6 singles
6-0, 6-0. Bruce-Black won at
No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-1.
Reddy and Bhattacharya
won at No. 2 doubles 8-0.
For the fifth victory in a
row, and the fourth in four
days, UR defeated RIT on
Sunday, 7-0.
At No. 1 singles, Williford
defeated regionally ranked
David Chachu 6-4, 6-2.
Bhattacharya won all
games in a victory at No. 3
singles 6-0, 6-0.
At No. 3 doubles, junior
Brian Shenker and Prince
defeated opponents 8-0.
“So far the season has
been a success in my eyes,”
Williford remarked.
Now with a 5-4 record, the
UR team will travel to Maine
on April 3 to play tough
regional opponent Bates
College. The team then plays
at equally tough Bowdoin
College on April 4.
McLean can be reached at
[email protected].
YUTING CHUANG • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Freshman Mike Lee hits a two-handed backhand shot in
practice on Tuesday at the Goergen Athletic Center.
Women’s lacrosse stied in two straight games
Junior Midfielder Elizabeth Sack chases the ball in an attempt to clear it out of the backfield against Ithaca College
in a game played on March 30.
Womenʼs Track
Battleground State
The women’s track team started their outdoor season
at the Battleground Relays hosted by Mary Washington
College in Virginia. Find out why big things are expected
from place throwers and the Yellowjacket relay teams for
the rest of the season.
See Page 21.
BY REBECCA KELLER
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Women’s lacrosse faced
SUNY Geneseo in a home
game last Saturday, but suffered a close loss of 13-12.
Ithaca College also came to
Fauver Stadium Tuesday
afternoon, and defeated the
Yellowjackets 15-4.
In the first half of the Saturday game, SUNY Geneseo
was able to score 11 goals
while Rochester only scored
five. In the second half, Rochester played fierce catch-up,
and scored seven goals versus SUNY Geneseo’s two
goals.
Although Rochester had
more shots on goal, they
were unable to score with
the accuracy that SUNY
Geneseo did.
Senior Samantha Krawitzky was the leading scorer
for the game with four goals,
and freshman Heidi Davies
and senior Katie Riegel put
in two.
Single goalscorers against
SUNY Geneseo were senior
Rachel Holtzberg, junior
Emily Riegel, freshman
Christina Montano and senior Kelly Glajch.
Senior Goalkeeper Stephanie Bristol played most of
the game, and was able to
save five shots on goal. Junior Cassie Glanton was put
in for the remainder of the
game, and ended up saving
one shot. Holtzberg also had
two assists, along with junior
Elizabeth Sack. Riegel and
sophomore Lisa Aronoff had
one assist each.
Ithaca College is ranked
14th nationally for Division
III and demonstrated their
talents against Rochester
on March 30th in a home
game.
Ithaca scored the first
three shots of the game, but
then Rochester came back
with two goals, to make the
score a close 3-2 after 15
minutes. But by halftime
Ithaca pulled ahead to take
a 9-3 lead.
In the second half of the
game, Rochester played a
tighter game and allowed
fewer Ithaca goals than in
the first half. But they were
unable to close the score
gap, and only got in one additional goal.
Goalscorers include Sack,
Aronoff, Krawitzky and
Davies. Riegel also had an
assist.
Overall, Ithaca was able
to dominate the game due
to their speed, quick passing
and talented shooters. They
bested the Yellowjackets in
shots on goal and groundballs.
Rochester offense was
stifled by Ithaca’s defensive
double- and triple-teams.
Despite the wide goal difference, the women didn’t
lose their spirit or intensity,
and continued to fight for
the entire game.
They look forward to
future games for chances to
improve their performance.
Keller can be reached at
[email protected].
Menʼs Track
Battleground State II
The men’s track team also headed to Virginia to compete
in the Battleground Relays at Mary Washington College. The
distance runners gave Head Coach John Izzo something to
talk about, and the rest of the team also took advantage of
the warm weather to compete against good competition.
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