Webmail glitch repaired

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CAMPUS TIMES
VOLUME 133, NUMBER 1
INSIDE
iPod mania
Students have returned
to campus with a plethora
of tech toys. What would
you do without your nano
or digi?
See story, Page 9.
Larcenist captured
Campus serial burglar
Kidtrell Blocker was arrested trying to escape Wallis Hall with a laptop and a
trash can.
See story, Page 3.
I scream
UR Dining Services is responding to student complaints of poor hours and
selection.
See story, Page 3.
Family values
What did you learn over
break? Bet it wasn’t as
thrilling as what Andrew
Schwartz discovered. Read
inside to learn valuable lessons your mom didn’t teach
you.
See story, Page 12.
Serving the University of Rochester community since 1873
Webmail
glitch
repaired
BY THEODORE CHELIS
Beginning early in the
morning of Thursday, Jan.
19, the university community experienced a Webmail
outage which provided many
students, faculty and staff
with limited access to their
campus e-mail accounts.
The quandary was caused
by a Storage Area Network
failure, which increased in
severity, reaching its worst
point towards the end of
the day.
Webmail users experienced
varied levels of accessibility
during the day, resulting
from a glitch in communication with the storage system.
Some users could not access
any webmail. After two days
of around-the-clock efforts
by Information Technology
Services staff to identify and
fix the hardware failure,
ordinary service resumed
early Saturday.
The UR community experienced an “unavoidable
hardware failure,” Interim
Chief Information Officer
and Vice Provost David
Lewis said. The problem “degraded increasingly, limiting
access on Thursday.”
ITS is proud of their
technology infrastructure.
“Most [university] services
are robust enough that the
technology never fails,”
Lewis said. “Sometimes, you
just can’t use them.”
Not all technology is
perfect, however. “Though
uncommon, every university
with information technology
experiences these different
problems from time to time,”
Associate Vice Provost and
Director of ITS Eric Fredericksen said.
ITS staff first noticed
the impeding effects of the
SAN failure early Thursday morning. At this time,
they implemented a problem identification protocol.
The problem was detected
immediately because ITS
maintains at least some staff
on-site 24 hours a day.
“Once the problem was
identified, systematic procedures were executed to
minimize service disruption,” Fredericksen said.
“The problem was taken
extremely seriously, using
every resource for correction
over a continuous 48 hour
period.”
Though an e-mail predicament of this magnitude has
not occurred recently, Lewis
explains that in order to
decrease the likelihood of
such an occurrence, ongoing processes and system
reviews are conducted. Additionally, ITS will try to
provide more redundant
service components.
There is no way to completely eliminate
SEE WEBMAIL, PAGE 4
COURTESY OF WWW.ROCHESTER.EDU
Peter Lennie was reintroduced to UR this week as the next Dean of the Faculty.
Dean of faculty announced
BY MATT MAJARIAN
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
UR President Joel
Seligman announced Monday the selection of the
newest member of the university’s administration,
Dean of the Faculty Peter
Lennie.
Lennie rejoins UR after a
seven-year absence during
which he served as Dean
for Science at New York
University. Prior to working
at NYU, Lennie was Chair of
the UR Department of Brain
and Cognitive Sciences.
“We are privileged that
[Lennie] will be returning
to Rochester as Dean,”
Seligman said.
He continued, saying, “I
have been impressed by his
honesty, his decency, his commitment to academic excellence and his thoughtfulness
in analyzing the many issues
that we have presented.”
Although Lennie’s highest profile work was at NYU,
he served most of his academic career at UR, first as
Associate Professor of Psychology and Visual Sciences
in 1982. From there, he rose
to eventually be named Dean
of Academic Resources and
Planning in 1991.
Lennie is pleased to have
a chance to contribute to UR
again. “It’s an irresistibly
attractive conjunction of opportunities and challenges
that brought me here,” Lennie said. “What draws me
in is the way in which the
college has been brought by
this marvelous partnership
between faculty, staff and
students to this position of
great strength and is poised
for growth and even greater
From D to O
Most NBA teams seek to
improve on their failures
from the previous season.
Two teams have proven that
they have the capability to
play on both ends of the court
when they have been known
for only one.
See story, Page 19.
Bring in the folk
Find out about the CD of
folk songs that the Eastman
Community School of Music
to bring back lost hits like O,
Susanna!
See story, Page 15.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2006
JEFF LEVY • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
NEW BUILDING PROGRESSES
The new Biomedical Engineering/Optics building is being assembled girder by girder through the winter.
Work is progressing and can be seen in real-time via UR’s building-mounted public webcam.
distinction in the future.”
The seven-month search
for a new Dean of Faculty
began when former Dean of
Faculty Thomas LeBlanc assumed the role of Executive
Vice President and Provost
of the University of Miami
on July 1.
In the interim, Professor
of Biology Joanna Olmsted
filled the post while awaiting the search committee’s
decision.
The committee was composed of prominent UR personalities such as Associate
Professor of Political Science
Gerald Gamm, Brain and
Cognitive Science Professor
Elissa Newport and Religion
and Classics Professor Emil
Homerin.
“Peter Lennie will be a
remarkable leader for the
SEE FACULTY, PAGE 5
URMC
search
underway
BY EMILY PARET
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
UR President Joel
Seligman announced on
Jan. 9 that a national search
is underway for the new senior vice president of health
services and CEO of the UR
Medical Center to fill C. McCollister Evarts’s position
when his term ends.
“It was a privilege for me
to participate in the leadership of the medical center,”
Evarts said. His successful
term is set to end June 30 but
he has agreed to continue in
the position until a successor
is chosen to ensure a smooth
transition.
Under Evarts’ leadership, URMC has grown
SEE EVARTS, PAGE 5
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
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“Soft-core porn is more than just a masturbation aid,”— Andrew Schwartz,
Valuable Life Lessons, see story on Page 12.
Weather
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Snow showers
throughout the day.
High 27, low 21.
Sunny skies and
turning warmer.
High 44, low 37.
Mostly cloudy
for much of the day.
High 42, low 37.
Cloudy skies
and colder weather.
High 40, low 34.
Campus Briefs
Psychology
ranks 2nd in
nation
In a recent study published by the academic
journal “Research in Developmental Disabilities,” the UR Department of Clinical Psychology
ranked second in the nation out of all graduate
clinical programs.
Researcher Johnny Matson of Louisiana
State University was the lead author in the
study, which ranked national Ph.D. programs
by faculty publications in addition to myriad
other factors.
“To our knowledge, this is the first study
to rank clinical psychology Ph.D. programs
on objective and systematic data of individual
faculty,” Matson said in his report.
The report ranked 157 universities, all
approved by the American Psychological Association. Of them, only the University of
Pennsylvania ranked higher than UR, with
the University of Wisconsin-Madison ranking
third and Yale and the University of California
Berkeley following.
“Many places come out with rankings, but
this one is based on objective criteria of the
scholarship that is produced here,” Professor
of Psychology Richard Ryan said. “I think that
makes it even more important.”
The authors of the study believe that their
research method produces more valid rankings than some that are more popular, such as
those found in the newsmagazine US News and
World Report.
“The new study would appear to be more reliable and valid than existing ranking systems,”
said Matson in the report. “At the very least,
this study is valuable in showing who and which
programs have the most productive and cited
research faculty.”
The UR Psychology Department looks forward
to continued improvement in the future.
“We’ve always had a program that strives for
excellence,” Ryan said. “We have great students
ENTERTAINING SWORD PLAY
The UR Kendo club stages a two-man battle for the crowd during the
activities fair, which took place this past Friday in the May Room.
and we have a good atmosphere for accomplishing research.”
UR ranks in top 10 for
research income
According to the latest revenue report
published by the Association for University
Technology Managers, UR is now the eighth
highest revenue recipient in the U.S. In 2003,
companies worldwide paid $26 million for commercial rights to UR research.
The report also noted that UR has the fourth
highest licensing revenue for each dollar spent
on research, coming in behind New York University, Wake Forest University and Florida
State University.
The report was based on a survey of 200
schools. The list of schools included 94 of the
100 schools that spend the most on research.
Since UR began promoting technology trans-
Security Update
fer over 10 years ago, it has seen an exponential
increase in returns. In 1999 the university saw
returns just over $3 million. Just three years
later, in 2002, UR brought in over $42 million
in revenue. Most recently, numbers from 2004
show that UR made over $33 million.
This trend is not limited to just UR. According
to the report, universities across the country
brought in more than $1 billion in 2002.
UR has been focusing recently on research
at the Medical Center, pioneering new drugs
and new treatment techniques.
Research conducted in the areas of vaccination and flu research are especially important
as the world confronts new threats from new
diseases emerging both within and outside of
the U.S.
UR has produced several lucrative patents in
recent years, with the most profitable being the
Hib vaccine against meningitis in children.
Reporting by Bonnie Jarrett
and Matt Majarian.
Inter-house brawl erupts on fraternity
BY BONNIE JARRETT
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Officers were summoned to the
Fraternity Quad for the report
of a fight in the Sigma Alpha Mu
Fraternity House at 3:20 a.m. on
Sun., according to UR Security
Investigator Dan Lafferty.
Upon arrival, officers were
approached by two Delta Kappa
Epsilon members who told officers
while in the basement of ΣΑΜ, they
were approached by an unidentified
male who stated that they had to
leave, according to UR Security.
The student claims that as he was
walking up the stairs to leave, he
was surrounded by 10 males who
repeatedly punched him in the face
and head.
The victim reported that he and
a friend were dragged up the stairs
and thrown off the porch of the
house. The students immediately
went to the ΔΚΕ house and told
brothers about the events. Approximately ten members of ΔΚΕ
then approached ΣΑΜ, according
to UR Security.
The incident account provided by
the members of ΣΑΜ significantly
differed.
While officers were talking
outside ΣΑΜ, a member of ΔΚΕ
punched a member of ΣΑΜ in the
head then took off running, according to UR Security.
A brief pursuit ensued but direct
sight of the individual was lost, so
officers returned to the Fraternity
Quad.
A combined effort from charter
officers from both houses and security officers quelled tempers and
eventually returned everyone to
their respective houses, according
to UR Security.
All victims refused medical
treatment and none of the victims
wished to file a police report, according to Lafferty.
Student walks on four
cars, causes dents
An unidentified student walked
across the hoods of four vehicles
parked in Todd Lot sometime between 2 p.m. on Sat. and 11 a.m. on
Sun., according to Lafferty.
As a result, a student has
reported two dents with an estimated damage value of $700 in
his vehicle. Presently the owners
of the three other vehicles have
not filed reports, according to UR
Security.
Gym bag with $5000
stolen from Goergen
An undergraduate student reports that an unidentified suspect
stole his gym bag from beside one
of the basketball courts in Goergen
Athletic center while he was playing basketball between 9 p.m. and
10 p.m. on Jan. 18.
The bag was later found inside
the facility on the first floor and the
student was notified, according to
UR Security.
Upon claiming his bag, the
student reported that his wallet,
containing his driver’s license,
credit card, and more than $5,000
in cash was missing from the bag,
according to Lafferty.
The victim was offered but
declined the services of the police
at the time he filed his report, according to UR Security. There has
been no further action.
Information provided
by UR Security.
Jarrett can be reached at
[email protected].
CAMPUS TIMES
JASON FREIDMAN • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Construction worker Brandon McLane was killed July 20 after being caught in a collapsing water line
trench. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has levied a $70,000 fine on his company.
Fine levied after death
BY BONNIE JARRETT
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Ferguson Hall, a contracting
company working for UR, recently
met with the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration to
contest a $70,000 fine. The fine
came when OSHA determined that
Ferguson Hall willfully ignored
safety precautions in an excavation cave-in that killed a worker
last summer.
Brandon McLane, 21, was killed
at UR on July 20 when an eight
foot deep water line excavation
collapsed on him. The collapse
crushed him and the dirt buried
him to his shoulders.
OSHA investigation that followed found that the excavation
had no cave-in protection.
“OSHA standards require every
time you have an excavation or
trench, it must be protected against
collapse,” assistant regional di-
rector of the U.S. Department of
Labor Public Relations Office Ted
Fitzgerald said.
There are several ways to prevent cave-ins. The excavation site
can be boxed in, sloped or benched
with wood or metal.
Because the excavation site had
no such protection, OSHA issued
Ferguson Hall a “willful violation”
citation.
“In this case, OSHA issued a
‘willful violation’ citation because
we believe the company did not
supply collapse protection for this
site at which the employee was
killed,” Fitzgerald said.
Ferguson Hall has a history of
excavation safety violations. In
both 1999 and 2004 they were
given OSHA citations for similar
violations.
Postler and Jaeckle, the contracting company which was overseeing
Ferguson Hall, could not comment
on the investigation.
This is a rare citation considering
that only about six willful violation
citations are issued every year, out
of the hundreds of citations in this
area. “Willful violation” citations
are the most severe cases and result
in a $70,000 fine.
Earlier this week, Ferguson Hall
met with OSHA to negotiate an
agreement. However, no settlement
was reached and a litigation process
has begun.
“If [the litigation process] goes
the full route, it will lead to a hearing in front of an administrative
law judge with an independent
occupational safety and health review commission which is separate
from OSHA and the labor department,” Fitzgerald said. “However,
this will be several months down
the line.”
Jarrett can be reached at
[email protected].
Campus burglar apprehended
BY MARTIN FERNANDEZ
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Rochester area resident Kidtrell
Blocker, 33, was apprehended and
charged with robbery and grand
larceny after removing a laptop
computer and bicycle from Wallis
Hall on Dec. 26. The suspect was
indicted by a grand jury on Jan. 10
and will face trial.
“We don’t know how he gained
access to the building,” UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty
said. “There were people working
inside, but we had no reports that
Mr. Blocker broke into the building.”
Blocker was first spotted walking in Wallis Hall with a blue trash
bin containing a laptop. He ran
away from the building when an
employee noticed him and notified
security. The suspect headed for the
Residential Quad and was seen by
closed-circuit television cameras
holding that same trash bin and a
bicycle, according to a statement
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Blocker was finally apprehended as
he was running toward the Zornow
Athletic Field. He was taken into
custody by the Rochester Police
Department.
“We are currently pursuing leads
to see if there is evidence that links
Blocker to additional incidents,”
said Lafferty. “We have at least six
cases of burglary, including a previous one in Wallis Hall, in which we
believe he partook.”
Blocker once worked as a temporary employee in 2001-02, according to Lafferty, but has no present
ties to the College.
The suspect was linked to a Nov.
26 vehicle robbery which occurred
in front of Chambers House. The
incident occurred when a security
officer responded to the call of a
man walking around the parking lot looking into cars. Upon
his arrival, the officer saw the
suspect as he started the car with
a screw driver and proceeded to
drive away.
“The security officer involved
positively identified Blocker in a
criminal lineup as having been in
the stolen car,” Lafferty said. “This
will be presented as evidence to the
grand jury.”
The vehicle was eventually returned to the student who reported
it missing.
In a similar incident last August,
Blocker was also charged with
burglary and grand larceny when
he was caught stealing a computer
from the same building.
“In both the August and December 2005 incidents, the grand jury
indicted Blocker,” said Lafferty.
“However, the trial is still pending
adjudication.”
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Dining services
expands selection
BY ANDREW BRUML
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
UR Dining Services is in the
process of implementing changes
to the dining options on the River
Campus and at the Eastman School
of Music, in response to student
suggestions.
Many of the changes are in response to concerns raised during
last month’s reading and exam
period. Students were concerned
about the reduction of services and
hours at the end of the semester,
according to Director of Campus
Dining Services & Auxiliary Operations Cam Schauf.
“We asked ourselves whether
we are providing the same level of
service during the exam period as
we usually do,” Schauf said.
The reduction in services included cut backs in operating
hours of The Pit and the Java City
cart at Rush Rhees Library once
the academic year ended. Schauf
noted that once the academic year
ends Dining Services alters its
schedule, anticipating a reduction
in demand.
“We offered more than we did last
year, but we know better than to
take away services before running
it by students,” Schauf said.
Adding to the frustration of
students was when their dining
options decreased on campus for
the duration of the stressful reading and exam period.
“The dining centers and Corner
Store started to run out of food
weeks before the end of the semester,” junior Hilary Bonaccorsi said.
“Even worse, the coffee shops and
the ITS cart were closed for most of
finals week. Every night I had to
wait for Hillside to open and then
spend another 45 minutes of study
time in line for coffee.”
Continuing, she said, “Even
when The Pit was open they didn’t
have any lunch meats and the drink
cases were always empty.”
Junior Sanjay Patal was also
concerned about the reduction in
food service hours.
“Students at this university work
very hard to do well on their exams,
especially their final exams,” Patal
said. “Having to search around
campus for coffee and other forms
of sustenance during finals week
makes studying an even more
daunting task.”
According to Schauf, much of the
confusion stemmed from a lack of
communication.
“Some of the shortages came
from a lack of marketing,” Schauf
said. “The ITS cart closed at noon
but The Pit had coffee. We need to
do a better job of communicating
changes. None of us are comfortable with that as an excuse.”
During the next reading and
exam period, Schauf hopes to work
more closely with the Registrar’s
office to determine how to best
schedule dining center service
hours to meet the needs of students
coming out of exams.
“What we didn’t think about is
when exams end,” Schauf said. “If
a big exam ends at eight and The
Pit closes at eight, people have to
go to Hillside, which does not have
that type of capacity.”
Additional changes in meal
service are being implemented
across the River Campus and at
Eastman, according to Aramark
Guest Service Manager David
Feist.
In addition to new meal options
across campus, the Dining Services
Web site will be updated soon.
Bruml can be reached at
[email protected].
JASON FREIDMAN • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Construction is underway on a new creamery at Hillside Cafe.
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COURTESY OF LABORATORY FOR LASER ENERGETICS
The UR Laboratory for Laser Energetics is the home of the world’s most powerful ultraviolet laser, the
Omega. Recently, the LLE was granted $72.6 million to build a laser 10 times larger than the Omega.
Laser Lab awarded
BY BRIE WELZER
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The UR Laboratory for Laser
Energetics recently received $72.6
million in federal funding to continue construction on the Extended
Performance Omega Laser and Inertial Confinement Fusion project
as part of the National Nuclear
Security Administration’s high
energy-density physics program.
Of the total funding allocated
through the Energy and Water
Appropriations Act, $25 million
is assigned to the completion of
the four-beam EP Omega laser,
expected to be fully functional by
2007.
The EP Omega Laser will allow
physicists to conduct a wide variety
of high intensity, relativistic and
laser matter interaction experiments, according to LLE Deputy
Director Steven Loucks.
“Ignition, a demonstration of
getting more energy out of a fusion
capsule than was put into the capsule will demonstrate the physics
required to allow this energy source
to be pursued as an inexhaustible
one,” Loucks said.
Pairing the EP Omega laser and
its older counterpart, the Omega
laser, the LLE will be the first
facility to conduct fully integrated
cryogenic low-temperature fast
ignition experiments.
“A short pulse high-intensity
laser beam provides a fast electron
source to heat a compressed core
of fusion material,” Loucks said.
This technique, called fast ignition,
promises to provide up to 10 times
the energy yield over ‘hot spot’ ignition. For comparison, normal hot
spot ignition is to a diesel engine
as fast ignition is to a spark plug
engine.”
Fusion, the reaction that powers the sun and stars, takes place
under temperatures of 100 million
degrees centigrade and extremely
high pressures, and therefore confines hydrogen.
Some fusion research attempts to
harness the nearly self-sustaining
hydrogen fuel, and therefore may
offer an alternative to the stressed
petroleum and natural gas reserves
now relied upon.
Astrophysics Ph.D. candidate
Stephanie Sublett uses the Omega
laser to create and study conditions
analogous to the birth and death
of stars. Regarding astrophysics,
Sublett said that the laws of physics
guide her laser-run experiments,
which target plasma millimeters
in diameter in addition to plasma
which spans light-years of our
universe.
“This laser is a resource for
the entire country,” Sublett said.
“There will only be a few comparable lasers in the world, and
much of physics cannot be studied
experimentally anywhere else in
the world.”
Unlike nuclear fission, which
is currently used in power plants,
fusion does not emit pollutants. Its
fuel, hydrogen, is nearly inexhaustible, as it can be derived in great
bulk from ocean water.
“It’s impossible to say whether or
not laser fusion will ever be turned
into a fusion power plant, but any
fusion research is important since
oil reserves can only provide the
world with energy for a few more
decades. Coal could only last a
few centuries, solar energy is terribly inefficient and fission power
plants are risky,” Sublett said.
“Fusion could provide millions
of times more energy than many
energy sources combined, cleanly
and safely.”
The Omega EP consists of
four 200-foot-long beams and a
70-foot-long Grating Compressor
Chamber and a target chamber,
all of which reside in the newly
constructed Robert L. Sproull
Center for Ultra High Intensity
Laser Research, named after UR’s
seventh president.
In 1995, with $61 million of funding, the Omega laser surpassed
the Nova at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, making it the
world’s most powerful laser.
Welzer can be reached at
[email protected].
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the threat of downtime, however. “Sometimes technology just
doesn’t work,” Fredericksen said.
Should students experience
other Webmail related problems,
Technology Projects and Communications Manager Michelle Rogers
encourages students to access ITS
news at its homepage under the
notices section. ITS news may
also be viewed on the Webmail
login page or heard by calling ITS
at x5-2000.
The recent e-mail problem follows upon the heels of a moderate
redesign of the Webmail interface
in order to increase ease of use.
These changes, however, are purely
superficial in nature and are not
to be held responsible for the
malfunction.
No significant changes have been
made to the Webmail hardware in
the past year.
The trouble also occurs in the
wake of increasing student use of
alternate free e-mail services such
as Gmail. Some students are also
using standalone software such as
Microsoft Outlook to which Webmail forwards communications.
Students express frustration
with Webmail, citing general unre-
liability and difficulty in handling
attachments. Other reasons range
from user inability to modify fonts
to recent difficulties in displaying
attached pictures in e-mail.
“Webmail doesn’t allow me to
archive e-mail into groups. I do
like the new ‘purge trashcan’
feature though,” junior Robert
Warner said.
“Personally, I think Webmail is
very limiting. There is no way to
make chosen text a hyperlink,” said
senior Jennifer Ostromecki. “One
of the best features Gmail offers
is that you can read part of the
email’s contents without opening
the message. Webmail just doesn’t
measure up.”
Despite student complaints,
Lewis wishes to be more effective
in communication with students
and places emphasis on I.T. support for them. He explains that
ITS wishes to create a sense of
community through the Webmail
service by making it easy for
university intra-communications.
He has also expresses interest in
formulating an ITS-student focus
group to identify facets that could
use improvement.
Chelis can be reached at
[email protected].
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Faculty: Lennie rejoins UR Evarts: Search initiated for new URMC CEO
son said. “Here is an individual
College,” Newport said. “Everyone who is deeply familiar with UR,
who met him during our search and thus understands what makes
process was impressed with his us special.”
Despite his almost exclusively
keen analytic abilities and his
visionary approach to planning science-related background, Lenfor the future. We are thrilled that nie expects to be effective in his
we’ve persuaded him to return to role as dean of the faculty from the
Rochester and to lead us in our very beginning.
“I hope to demonstrate to people
exciting next steps.”
Lennie looks forward to meeting that I have absorbed much knowlthe challenges of a growing uni- edge about the other divisions of the
College,” Lennie
versity. “The unisaid. “I view adversity has done
ministration as
a remarkable job
‘[Lennie] is
being a partnerof retaining its
deeply familiar
ship between the
strong and distinguished faculty,”
with UR and thus right people with
the right mix of
Lennie said. “I am
understands
talents.”
looking forward to
Lennie, a
working with all of
what makes us
graduate of both
them.”
special.’
the University
Although his
— THOMAS JACKSON of Hull and of
title refers to the
president emeritus
the University
faculty alone,
of Cambridge in
Lennie intends to
the United Kingcreate an environment in which he works not only dom, begins his second Rochester
for the faculty but for all members term on July 1.
“When you move to a new posiof the university community.
“I very much want to engage tion, it could take several months to
with students and understand what fully master the personal contacts,”
their issues are,” Lennie said. “The Lennie said. “I am hoping to get a
students are central stakeholders leg up on that with my knowledge
of the institution.”
in the success of the college.”
Although Lennie is not currently
At his introduction on Monday,
Lennie was warmly greeted by stu- able to enumerate any specific
dents and faculty members. After changes he will make over the next
President Seligman delivered brief 6 months, he looks forward to the
remarks about the search process day-to-day challenges that his posiand about the new dean, Lennie tion offers him. “I am very excited,”
introduced himself to his colleagues Lennie said. “I’m really delighted
to be back.”
both new and old.
Majarian can be reached at
“Lennie is a wonderful choice,”
[email protected].
President Emeritus Thomas Jack-
immensely. “Evarts’ recent three
years here have been a triumph,”
Seligman said. “He arrived at a
difficult time and was a stabilizing
force. He recruited and retained
a wonderful staff and moved the
school forward on many fronts. He
brought a sense of positive interaction in the local health care community. He continued the growth
that had been going on before.
We have improved our National
Institute of Health ranking, and
faculty recruitment and retention
remains high.”
Evarts came out of retirement
for three years to help the new
university president adapt to the
URMC. “This was intended as
a plan of transition,” Seligman
said.
Evarts also helped the URMC
to organize a center for disaster
medicine and emergency preparedness and moved forward with
the purchase of a new research
building.
Seligman has recommended that
the UR Board of Trustees appoint
Evarts as a distinguished university professor. “This recognizes his
achievements,” Seligman said. “He
will continue to teach and help in
the community development. I
have never seen Evarts with a quiet
moment.” A gala will be held on
May 19 to celebrate Evarts, who
graduated from the UR School of
Medicine and Dentistry in 1957.
A search committee has been
formed and is currently in the
process of finding someone to fill
this void. Among the 14 members of
the committee are Provost Charles
Phelps, Vice President and General
Secretary Paul Burgett.
The committees are following
a position description drafted by
Seligman that outlines that the
person who fills this position is the
ultimate integrator between the
clinical, educational and research
facilities at the URMC.
“While generally the way he has
done the job is terrific, one of the
things you do every time you go
through a search is to go through
a process of introspection about the
position,” Seligman said.
Evarts is confident in the ability
of the search committee. “I have
worked hard to create an environment such that this will be an
attractive position for someone to
assume,” Evarts said.
Others on the committee agree.
“The work that Evarts has done
makes the position very appealing
to national candidates,” Phelps
said. “There are a number of people
around the country that can do this
with wonderful success. [Evarts]
stepped up and did a wonderful job.
In fact, he came out of retirement
and it was a great benefit that he
could and would do this.”
The committee is looking for
someone to continue the great
success Evarts has exhibited. “We
are looking for someone who can
build on his momentum,” Seligman
said. “It may take up to eight
months.”
Since Evarts will be assuming a
role as distinguished professor, he
will be able to assist in the search
by interviewing candidates as
well as helping them transition
and adjust.
Evarts does have a word of advice
for new candidates. “The person
who takes over this position has
to be able earn the respect of the
people [he/she] are working with,
by being totally honest, by being
a decision-maker, by being willing
to work hard and by providing
vision and leadership for the institution.”
The succession decision is ultimately Seligman’s, who will be
presented with advice from each
of the four advisory committees on
whom they believe makes a strong
candidate.
Paret can be reached at
[email protected].
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EDITORIAL BOARD
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JASON FREIDMAN • MEREDITH LEPORE
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
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You didnʼt get served
Last week, the mail server became unreliable for around
three days. On a college campus, where email is extremely
important and one of the most widely used forms of communication, any undependability slows the productivity of students,
faculty and staff. In our fast paced society, even three days is
a long time for campus organizations, faculty researchers and
professor-student contact to be without instant communication. This problem was exacerbated because Webmail users
were not notified of the glitch.
For people who use the Webmail site to check their mail,
the server failure was immediately apparent — the page was
unreachable. For those who check their email with alternative
programs such as Gmail or Microsoft Outlook, the interruption was not immediately recognizable, allowing them to believe that the mail system was operating normally. This causes
more problems as people send email that is not delivered in a
timely fashion. The university must provide email for the students and faculty and should have done their best to notify all
users of the interruption.
While hopefully this will not be a recurring problem, there
are a number of things Information Technology Services could
have done to mitigate the damage and frustration caused by
the slow-down. Putting a sign up in ITS or Wilson Commons
would allow most of the students to know there was a problem
and plan accordingly. Telling students when to expect a return
in service, if known, would be even better. Communication is
very important in problematic situations such as these, and
there was very little of it here.
The greatest irritation though is that this is not the first
instance of server failure. At the beginning of every year there
is the annual failing of the registration server, when residence
halls fill with cries, outrage and a few choice words from the
student body. Yet not once has this problem been preempted.
Failure is expected every year. The only difference is that we
don’t expect it to happen to our precious email.
Server outages do happen but when it comes to something of
this magnitude, we expect more communication than simple
word of mouth.
EDITORIAL OBSERVER
Jack Bauer gives a life lesson
During winter break, with the
chance to relax a little, I indulged
myself in the sweet trappings of
television. During this period of
mind reorganization — killing
brain cells — my brother and
I spent quality time together
watching the entire fourth season of “24.” I savored the irony
of watching Jack Bauer save
the world multiple times from
Islamic radicals, while I stuffed
popcorn into my mouth.
I don’t profess to know anything about how our national
intelligence and security agencies
work, but if it’s even close to the
level of “24,” I’m impressed. I
even questioned switching to a
computer science degree because
I was so intrigued — before remembering that I utterly hate
math. But posing this question
was just enough to give me that
awful self-doubt. As my mind
went along this tangent, it
couldn’t stop. Where am I going?
Where have I been? Why haven’t
I read more Joyce Carol Oates?
Why is Braille on drive-thru
ATMs? The questions just kept
coming, with no answers in sight.
Then I had an epiphany — win-
ROSS
BRENNEMAN
•
OPINIONS
EDITOR
ter break is not a time to become
philosophical. Winter break
should not involve any thought
at all. We think enough during
the academic year. With that, I
watched as Jack Bauer electrocuted a man using a lamp cord.
If dozens of motivational
speakers have taught me anything it’s that we are bound to
question ourselves once in a
while. Sooner or later everyone
doubts his or her actions and
ideas. The key is realizing when
you should turn that bright spotlight on yourself. As Jack Bauer
prepared to infiltrate the Chinese
Embassy, he probably wasn’t
thinking, “Is this really who I
am?” No, he remained confident,
invaded the embassy, extracted
his target, and evaded two-dozen
highly trained Chinese guards.
Similarly, as we accept the
responsibilities of life, we cannot
falter nor succumb to pressure in
achieving our objectives. Only by
being steadfast can we finish our
tasks with pride.
Yet at some point, if you find
that, confident as you are, nothing is going right, then that is
the time to stop and ponder your
actions. If, for example, you invaded a country, toppled its government, and then found that a
persistent insurgency refused to
stop assaulting your army, perhaps it would be time to rethink
your battle plan. Or, if you are
a political party in the minority,
and find you can’t get any of your
goals accomplished because you
can’t learn to negotiate, perhaps
it’s time to stop and come up
with an alternative agenda.
There is nothing wrong with
self-examination. But it’s at
what time we go under the microscope that matters — timing,
really, is everything. Knowing
that a whole new year lay ahead
to think about life, I once again
settled back, gazing as Jack
Bauer’s broke every finger on a
man’s right hand.
Brenneman can be reached at
[email protected].
Right thing done
In the past, students have complained that performers
brought in by the Outside Speakers Committee have not captivated them. This year, however, the OSC has more than made
up for any failure by bringing acclaimed film director Spike
Lee and comedian Carlos Mencia to speak in February. Not
only that, but the OSC has also lowered the price of tickets for
the speakers to five dollars, meaning students can hardly complain about exorbitant prices.
A highly regarded and extremely successful film director,
Lee has made many acclaimed masterpieces such as “Malcolm
X,” “Jungle Fever” and “Do the Right Thing,” all of which are
films that have helped to define not only a social movement,
but a generation.
Lee’s credentials are outstanding, and by drawing on his
vast experiences he has earned a reputation as an engaging
speaker. The politically active Lee has been involved in several
organizations, including New York University’s Tisch School
of the Arts, the African-American studies lecture circuit at
Harvard University and the one especially important to him,
his church. Without a doubt, learning from Lee’s diverse life is
worth well more than a $5 bill.
The Outside Speakers Committee delivers a one-two punch
to February with the addition of Latin-American comedian
Carlos Mencia, who will provide a lighter look at diversity. The
host of Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia” holds little back in
his comedy, and is definitely a pleasing choice well worth the
price.
By booking two amazing and talented speakers, the Outside
Speakers Committee has done a true service to the University
of Rochester, in not only pleasing student demands but also
bringing to the forefront vast cultural differences that the
university is in dire need of recognizing.
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by the Campus Times.
ROSS BRENNEMAN • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
EDITORIAL OBSERVER
Blind senators, blind justice
The conduct of Senate Democrats can be explained by my
philosophy on women — no matter what you do, they’ll never be
satisfied.
As evidence, I submit their attitude toward judicial nominees’
and Roe v. Wade. Democrats
have adamantly opposed many
of Bush’s nominees, despite any
qualifications he/she may have
had, whom they perceived as
having an ideological agenda
toward Roe. Nonetheless, Illinois
Senator Dick Durbin, Planned
Parenthood’s rottweiler on the
Senate Judiciary Committee,
pressed Alito to do exactly that
— go on record as having an
ideological agenda toward the
landmark case.
Senate Democrats, whose
marriage to pro-choice lobbyists
makes the relationship between
Bush and business interests look
like nothing but a drunken hookup, tried to get Alito to describe
Roe as “settled law.” Conversely,
as a party hack for the Reagan
White House — a noble calling,
indeed — Alito made anti-Roe
comments concurrent with
Reagan policy. Ultimately, Alito
TONY
SCOTT
•
DEVELOPMENT
EDITOR
disavowed both of these ideological points of view and duly
described Roe as an “important
precedent”earlier this month.
There is no reason to define
this answer as “evasive” or
“frustrating” as many Democrats
have described Alito’s testimony.
This response reflects his belief
in stare decisis, the belief in the
important, yet not absolute, role
that past decisions play in deciding cases in this country.
A nominee might be inclined
to state a few decisions as settled
law, such as Brown v. Board and
Baker v. Carr, because such decisions, as Alito mentioned, are,
“not within the legitimate scope
of Constitutional debate any longer.” Describing those two cases
as settled wouldn’t have the
effect of deciding a case before it
comes to court. For Baker, even
though the court may see reap-
portionment cases, Alito’s belief
that “one person, one vote” is
settled law, by itself, wouldn’t be
sufficient to decide most of them
because of their partisan or racial
dimensions. Conversely, Alito felt
the statement, “Roe v. Wade is
settled law” could be more easily
construed as the words of a judge
who has prematurely decided a
case — if a case concerning abortion rights came about, he would
have already made up his mind.
Considering the debate surrounding executive powers, Roe
may be a bagatelle in the framework of the Alito confirmation.
However, coercing a judge to
decide a case prematurely will
unnecessarily add a ideological
dimension to the judiciary. Senate Democrats fail to realize that
the statement “Roe v. Wade is
settled law” is the equivalent of
conservative jurists who have
already drafted anti-Roe opinions
before even being appointed to a
court. Both cases are equally unusual and uncomfortable for the
paradigm of an indepedent judiciary that this nation requires.
Scott can be reached at
[email protected].
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“Those willing to give up an essential liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither.” -Ben Franklin
Ferry exposes flaws in city planning
BY ERIC MILLER
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
In a surprising move, Rochester Mayor
Robert Duffy announced Wednesday that
he wants the Fast Ferry shut down. Explaining his decision, the mayor claimed
that he wanted to “stop the bleeding.”
So how deep is the financial wound going to be? To finance the project thus far,
the city has to take out a $40 million loan.
The mayor is planning to take another
$9.5 million from the city’s insurance
fund to pay off the remainder of the city’s
debts.
The city took a gamble and lost their
shirt in the process, but perhaps the ferry’s epic failure will lead to more sober assessments of future development projects.
It is crucial that city leaders curb their
wild expectations before another chunk of
city funds is thrown away on the ill conceived Renaissance Square project.
Under its current set of plans, the city
wants to construct a downtown hub that
will feature a Monroe Community College
satellite campus, a performing arts center,
high-end shopping and a new bus termi-
cause of financial constraints. This is also
nal all in one building. Slated at a cost of
the group least able to afford high end
nearly $230 million, this will be the bigshopping and tickets to the opera.
gest and most expensive public project in
In their elusive quest for economic
the region’s history.
growth, city leaders have decided to ignore
City leaders have their hearts in the
right place, but they are trying to do too
the very obvious shortcomings of the Remuch at once. Before
naissance Square project
constructing a new bus
and proceed ahead. This
terminal, the city should
is an unfortunate choice
first examine why riderbecause Rochester, like
In their elusive
ship on city buses is so
the rest of Upstate New
quest for economic York, suffers from a set
poor. Bus fares do not
growth, city leaders of deep structural probcome close to covering
costs, and the entire
lems that development
have ignored
Rochester Genesee Realone cannot solve.
the obvious
The entire region is
gional Transportation
undergoing
the painful
Authority system is held
shortcomings of
transition from a manuup by massive subsidies
[their] project.
facturing economy to an
from the state and fedinformation economy.
eral government.
The Renaissance
The only way to ease the
pain is to attract new
Square plan also makes
businesses that are more in line with the
the mistake of putting two incongruous
demands of today. Unfortunately, high
businesses together in the same space.
Rochester does not have any severe parktaxes and strong unions have made New
York a relatively unattractive place for
ing or traffic problems. Thus, many of the
people who take public transit do so bebusinesses to locate.
To overcome these hurdles, the city
needs to work extra hard to court incoming businesses. There is no one correct
way to do this, but what is clear is that
Rochester needs to bring in businesses
that actually produce things and can offer
workers high paying jobs.
In addition, there are a number of firstrate universities in the Rochester area
that turn out thousands of ambitious,
educated young people every year. Why do
so few of them stick around after graduation? It’s not a lack of ferryboat access.
It’s a lack of good job opportunities.
Rochester needs to be a city that produces more than just vague plans. The city
needs to figure out its comparative advantage and then work to bring the necessary
businesses into the fold.
This city certainly has the resources and
the talent necessary to turn itself around.
However, we aren’t going to see any progress until city leaders learn to do a better
job of separating the serious projects from
the fluff.
Miller can be reached at
[email protected].
BY JESSICA STOLL
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
We called 1992 the Year of the Woman.
In November of that year, women gained
four seats in the U.S. Senate and 24 in
the House of Representatives. The gains
included Senator Carol Moseley-Braun,
the first African-American woman senator and California became the first state
to be represented in the Senate entirely
by women — Senators Dianne Feinstein
and Barbara Boxer. In the United States,
women made political strides like never
before.
Now it seems that 2006 will be another
Women’s Year — just not in America. On
Jan. 15, Chilean voters elected the country’s first ever woman president, Michelle
Bachelet. In Argentina, first lady Cristina
Fernandez de Kirchner is polling higher
than her husband and recently won a race
for the Senate. In Peru, Lourdes Flores is
polling equally with her male opponent
ists, we’ve not only failed to keep up with
for the presidential elections. In Liberia,
the rest of the world, we’ve actually taken
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was sworn in as the
steps backwards.
first woman president anywhere in Africa
This year began with the confirmaearlier this year. Zambia may see Edith
tion hearings for Supreme Court nominee
Nawakwi as the second.
Samuel Alito. His likely appointment to
Tarja Halonen, the first female presithe court creates a dangerous situation for
dent of Finland, faces a
women. While women
runoff following her lead
take on several leaderover two male competiship positions in Latin
Not only
tors in the first round of
America, Africa and
elections for her second
Europe, women in the
have we failed
term bid. Last NovemUnited States are once
to keep up
ber, Angela Merkel
again faced with being
became Germany’s
treated like children or
with the world,
first female chancellor
chattel.
we’ve actually
following an incredibly
Alito seeks to impose
fierce election. All over
the same abortion
taken steps
the world, women are
restrictions on married
backward.
stepping into positions
woman as are already
of power.
imposed on minors, simMeanwhile, in the
ply replacing “parent”
United States, women’s rights are under
with “husband.” Apparently women, like
attack. From the dangerous belief that
children, are incapable of making infeminism has outlived its necessity or
formed, responsible decisions about their
usefulness to the backlash from “men’s
own bodies. Men, who lack the capacity to
rights” organizations and pro-male activbecome pregnant, are clearly the better,
more rational judges.
Ideally, abortion would be a decision
a married woman would make with the
love and support of her husband, but this
is not an ideal world, and no judge should
need to be reminded of this.
Forget the risk to our freedom of choice
Alito poses — there are too many women
whose lives would be put in danger by
this restriction. Alito would like to tell
frightened women that they either need to
inform their husbands, putting themselves
in serious danger, or prove to a judge that
they are being abused. Whose lives exactly
are we valuing?
Thirty years ago, Bachelet was imprisoned, tortured and exiled by then dictator
Augusto Pinochet. Now she runs the country. Liberia, whose disastrous 14-year civil
war ended a mere three years ago, now
has a woman standing at the helm. In the
United States, however, the land of “equal
rights,” the lack of progress is astounding.
How have we fallen so far behind?
Maybe this year we’ll learn.
Stoll can be reached at
[email protected].
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web
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We want to know
what you think.
This weekʼs
question
Last week, Osama bin Laden offered a temporary peace between
al Qaeda and the United States until Iraq is adequately rebuilt.
Would you accept the deal?
Perhaps the results of the survey concerning embryonic stem cell research
would carry more weight if the question
had been worded as follows: Do you support embryonic stem cell research in
the form of unlimited privately funded
research combined with limited federally
funded research?
Incidentally, the present federal approach to embryonic stem cell research
is in the form described in the proposed
change in the survey question. It is important to realize that non-embryonic stem
cell research continues full steam ahead
under the aegis of both private and public
funding.
-WILLIAM C. CACCASMISE SR, MD
CLASSES OF 1944 (BA) AND 1946 (MD)
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Yes, I’m sick of suffering
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Tuition opinion
full of fuzzy math
In response to “Tuition Complaints
Unfounded” by Andrew Lee published
12/1/2005, he writes, “It would be incorrect to solely attribute this phenomenon
to the dynamics of supply and demand.”
Lee continues his analysis by suggesting
that as the number of students applying increases, the cost of UR’s education
should decrease.
Yet Lee misunderstands the law of supply and demand. When demand increases,
and supply stays constant, prices should
increase.
Lee also suggests through his “pack of
gum” analysis that UR’s tuition is rising much higher than average inflation.
Again, this does not make sense economi-
cally as UR’s expenses are clearly not 100
percent gum-based, but rather on other
goods that may have inflation rates much
higher than the “20 percent” Lee calculates for gum.
However, Lee is not alone in consistently attributing rising tuition rates to some
form of mismanagement or manipulation
by the administration. It must be noted
that average inflation rates are calculated
on a basket of goods commonly consumed,
which is vastly different from the basket
of goods consumed by a university.
The best comparison method, other
than analyzing the accounting statements
of universities, is to consider how much
comparable universities have increased
their tuition over the years.
-MICHAEL HE
SIMON BUSINESS SCHOOL CLASS OF 2007
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Get To Know Me: Brett
Stark
BY AMY WEINTRAUB AND
MADELINE WOO
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Who is he?
Brett Stark is a junior who is double
majoring in Political Science and a selfdesigned major — Cultural and Religious Expression. Brett comes to UR
from Rockville, Md.
In addition to being the president of
the UR Hip-Hop Club, a justice on the
All-Campus Judicial Council, a member
of the Minority Student Advisory Board,
the student representative for the
College Curriculum Committee and a
dancer on the UR Bhangra team, he has
recently become the leader of the UR
Tours program.
“Originally founded and run by Brian
Tuohy and Will Fassett, Brett was
inspired to join the program when he
learned about its vision of connecting
UR and the local community while making a college education more attainable
to city of Rochester students.
What is UR Tours?
“UR Tours brings students from the
Rochester School District to campus so
that they can be exposed to college life,
learn more about UR and recognize that
a college education is attainable.
“Most of these students come from
under-funded school districts and do
not have access to the resources that
most good schools provide. By taking
these students on a tour of the Financial
Aid office, Rush Rhees library, the Office
of Minority Student Affairs, the gym and
by providing them with a free dinner at
Danforth, it is an opportunity for them to
see how the University system works and
a chance for us to make personal connections with local Rochester teenagers,”
Stark said.
What is your favorite aspect of the
program?
“My favorite aspect of the program is
the interaction with the local students.
They are all really bright and have a lot of
personality. Talking to them about their
lives are like helps me see things from a
fresh perspective.”
How can other UR students get involved in UR Tours?
“Anyone can be a tour guide for the program or be a student-group representative. For example, you could be a CT representative and join us on our tour to tell
the students more about what it’s like to
be on the CT staff and what you do. Anyone interested or who has new ideas about
the program should feel free to e-mail me
at [email protected].”
How does your involvement in this
program effect your future?
“I hope to go into law after I graduate,
so my goal is to play an important role
in shaping public policy, especially public
education. Although I’m not sure in what
capacity this well be, I hope to make
these government issues an important
part of my career.
One last question, what cookie
would metaphorically represent
your life and why?
“You know those Black-and-White cookies you get from Kosher Delis? Those are
real good, but you have to eat one side of
the frosting first, and then the other side.
You can’t be switching back and forth
while you’re eating it and stuff.”
Weintraub can be reached at
[email protected].
Woo can be reached at
[email protected].
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE
FOR A “GET TO KNOW ME” PLEASE EMAIL
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Java’s jolts monotonous college routine
BY TYLER PUTTERMAN
A half frozen, slightly stale scone from
The Common Ground is a quick fix in
your free 20 minutes between classes, but
every avid coffee drinker hits rock bottom
when they cannot force down the muddy
looking campus coffee accompanying that
delightfully tasty pastry. For those in the
mood for a little more excitement, adventure or maybe just a decent cup of coffee,
head over to Java’s, a hip coffee shop located in downtown Rochester next to the
Eastman theatre on Gibbs Street.
When you enter the coffee shop, you
might experience a sensory overload as
you concurrently experience the tantalizing aroma of freshly brewed coffee, various baked goods and the aesthetically
mesmerizing wall to wall, ceiling-high
paintings, photographs and other art
which includes, but is not limited to, the
attractive employees.
The unique allure of this coffee shop is
holistic, coming from its many food and
beverage options as well as its distinctive
atmosphere. Amongst the enticing pies,
cakes and muffins, the enormous cookies
should by no means be
overlooked — of which
I highly recommend the
“health cookie” as a perfect accompaniment to a
cup of hot coffee.
The vast range of art
that contributes to Java’s
creative atmosphere can
also be a perfect conversation starter for a potentially awkward first date
or is great to just independently mull over.
Java’s attracts an eclectic crowd of enthusiasticw customers, which makes it a
perfect environment to just sit back, relax,
enjoy your beverages or baked goods and
people watch — if you’re into that sort
of thing. If you’re not, then you can ven-
ur opinion
ture downstairs and shoot some pool, sift
through the large collection of magazines,
explore the assortment of teas and coffees
in the Tea Room or simply lounge on the
cozy couches with some
good company.
Live local musicians
transform Java’s into an
energized, social setting,
but when there isn’t live
music resonating off the
walls, it can also be a
peaceful place to escape
and get some studying
done.
Whether you go for
the coffee, pastries, to listen to some live
music or just to watch the world of Gibbs
Street go by — if you haven’t already
— Java’s is a spot in Rochester you should
certainly try.
Putterman can be reached at
[email protected].
H S
OR COE
O P
BY JON LAX
MR. BIG STUFF
Aries (March 21–April 19) — This week, I’m
going to veer from the usual and give you a
very serious horoscope. You must — hahaha
— stop it, you’re tickling my feet and I can’t
write the — haha — horoscope. Damn it, so
much for that.
Taurus (April 20–May 20) — The stars have
aligned and love is in the air. Go after that
special someone who has been on your mind.
After all, friends can sing “Endless Love” in
the dark, can’t they?
Gemini (May 21–June 21) — Wrap yourself
in gold foil and learn a new instrument.
Cancer (June 22–July 22) — Buy a clock
without numbers. It will train you to think
outside the box.
Leo (July 23–Aug. 22) — Write a poem, sing a
song, write a song, sing a poem. You can do it
all can’t you? You hopeless romantic you.
Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) — Grab your
teddy bear, pack up your suitcase and get
on the road. It’s time to see the world your
way. Life’s an ocean, be careful where you
walk your dog.
Libra (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) — Metaphysics, it’ll
get ya. Be sure to keep a lot of acetaminophen on hand.
Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) — Unleash your
inner cowboy. Grab those boots, slap on a
hat, and grab that crazy bull called life by
the horns.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) — Some
say that God created the earth in six days
and rested on the seventh. Others say God
procrastinated for six days and pulled an all
nighter on the seventh. Eat lots of gummy
worms all week to prepare for gummy finals,
or masturbate constantly. Either way, you’re
better off than you are now.
Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) — Where’s
the chicken gumbo? Ask yourself this every
morning when you wake up. This will help
keep you grounded as Orion dips into the
southern sky and your cheese dip pisses you
off because he never goes to the supermarket.
That Orion is such a mooch.
Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) — Start freaking
out. It’s not okay. I lied last time. Or just get
together with Aries and sing “Endless Love”
in the dark. It will really make her swoon
when your fantastic vocal skills emerge.
Pisces (Feb. 19–March 20) — Gravity is a
bitch, but don’t let it get you down. Celebrate
yourself by jumping. At least you got a foot off
the ground, didn’t you? Unless you’re wearing lead boots, in which case you fell over,
broke your neck and got lead poisoning.
(IF YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE THIS, THEN YOU REALLY
THOUGHT THAT “BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN” WOULD
BE A TYPICAL COWBOY WESTERN)
BY JASON FREIDMAN AND JEFF LEVY
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
What did you do over Winter Break?
Roger Smith ’09
Jessie Carrie ’06
David Leblanc ’08
Becky Fallon ’08
Ernancelis Santana ’07
Jessica Sorrentino ’08
“Went on a cross country
trip searching for gold.”
“Did a lot of painting.”
“Went to Miami and saw a
college bowl game.”
“Went home and to Florida
with my swim team.”
“Went to the Dominican
Republic and New York
City.”
“Got my wisdom teeth
pulled.”
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Biology department excels Life made easy for
off-campus UR
students
BY TONY SCOTT
students and enthusiastic unCAMPUS TIMES STAFF
dergraduate teaching assistants
In TheCenter’s 2004 ranking
to lead lectures, guide us in
of American research colleges,
labs and help us in recitations.
UR placed in the top 30. One of
Though the requirements for a
the reasons is the Undergradubiology major are rigorous, their
ate Program in Biology and
dedication helps biology students
Medicine, which gives students
immensely.
a strong background in the bio“The biology department at
logical sciences.
UR has endless
As a secondresources and
‘Additionaly,
semester sophooffers my peers
more, the extent
undergraduates and me many
of my experience
research opporare encouraged tunities as unin the biology
department has
dergraduates,”
to avail
been with introthemselves of the sophomore,
ductory courses.
Brad Goldberg
These courses,
said.
great research
required for evThese refacilities at UR’
ery major in the
sources stem
department, are
from a relationalso recommendship between
ed or required
the undergradufor those seeking matriculation
ate and graduate program. For
into medical school.
example, graduate students are
Therefore, I’ll admit that
expected to serve as graduate
these classes are a bit impersonteaching assistants — I found
al — but then again, for similar
the graduate students in my
introductory courses at other
laboratory courses to be very
schools, the cavernous Hubbell
helpful.
Auditorium filled to the brim
Additionally, undergraduwould be considered “cozy.”
ates are encouraged to avail
The important factor in these
themselves of the great research
classes is that the department
facilities at UR and engage in inchooses experienced professors
dependent research. Ultimately,
or lecturers, helpful graduate
this interaction with graduate
students and research adds a
practical dimension to an undergraduate education.
“[Biology] has always been a
passion of mine and I look forward to applying what I learn
here to a graduate experience,”
Goldberg said. This curriculum
will decidedly make him and
countless other biology majors
competitive when they apply to
post-graduate programs.
However, a real asset for UR
biology majors — and what attracts me to the UR biology
program — is the proximity of a
major medical center. Having the
University of Rochester Medical
Center nearby is a definite asset,
vastly increasing the options for
an undergraduate to get experience in a laboratory setting.
I obtained a job in the department of biomedical genetics.
There, I was fortunate to find a
boss — an ssociate Professor in
genetics — and graduate students who were willing to share
their expertise in the biological
sciences to help my career along.
Though I will spend four years
of living in Hutchinson Hall and
subsisting on free Carlson coffee,
my biology degree from UR will
be well worth it.
Scott can be reached at
[email protected].
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BY JOSH ROSEN
So you think you are a big
timer. Seeing as you are too old
and mature to live in a dorm,
christening yourself “too cool for
school,” you decide to take the
plunge and live off-campus. Oh
the freedom, the financial savings and not to mention, living
in your very own house.
It may sound like a dream
come true, but in reality it’s not
always a fairy tale. Without further ado, I present my guide to
off-campus living to help make
your experience enjoyable and
as successful as possible.
Your first dilemma is parking.
The number one serious bummer about living off-campus is
the commute. No longer can you
just roll out of bed and walk two
minutes to your class. You have
to deal with traffic and worst of
all, parking far away. Park Lot
is a never-ending desert of cars
and you can either find yourself
somewhat close to campus or
in the next zip code. As it gets
colder, a long walk may also
mean terrible discomfort or
even death.
My advice to conquering this
beast is to leave yourself extra
time in the morning to stalk
people in Park Lot. Under no
circumstances should you settle
for that far away spot. Look for
people walking back to their
cars and follow them. If you’re
feeling bold you could even ask
them where they are parked.
Waiting for a better spot may
in fact save time and, if nothing
else, you will thank yourself at
the end of the day.
The mid-day ritual known
to most as lunch poses another
problem. Being the cool off-campus person that you are, you
probably don’t have a meal plan.
Do you pay the exorbitant prices
for on-campus food? Or do you
venture off-campus to demolish
the Wendy’s $.99 menu? Offcampus is the obvious choice,
there’s just one small problem.
Once you leave campus there is
the tendency to stay off-campus,
class or no class. The sad answer
here is that you probably want
to consider getting a small meal
plan — Aramark, please remember it’s Rosen with an “s” when
you write the check.
The next few issues have to
deal with the house itself regarding rent and utilities. Now
that you are off-campus, you
don’t just pay one lump sum to
ResLife for the semester.
You have to pay this thing
called “rent,” which is easy
enough to handle as it comes at
the same time every month and
is the same amount of money.
However, utilities come at a
variety of times and — shudder
— vary in price. Make sure you
put someone in your house in
charge of utilities who is responsible since late payments yield
fines. For your electric bill, the
big money items are appliances
— notably your fridge — so
don’t freak out about having
the lights or TV on for too long.
In the winter heat is going to
cost you a lot. If you want to
be thrifty, bundle up and keep
the house at 60 degrees. Also, if
your parents are paying utilities,
this is a good place to defraud
them by exaggerating costs.
Cleaning can also become a
burden. It is not until you live
off-campus that you come to
truly respect the people who
used to clean your suite or bathroom on campus.
The area that tends to get the
worst is the kitchen. This is a
tough one, but try to work out
some form of cleaning rotation
in order to maintain your house,
which ultimately never works
out. If nothing else, make sure
you take out the trash on the
appropriate day and if that happens to include the pile of dishes
from the sink, so be it.
Well, those are the biggies.
Obviously there are a multitude
of other issues such as mutant
rats, crazy landlords, ghosts,
sublets, in-house theft, getting
mugged or shot and successfully
negotiating with the guy that
steals your empty cans, but you
are on your own there.
So throw a burger on your
now-legal Foreman grill and
gather around the keg, assuming you are 21 of course, because
you are off-campus now and the
sky is the limit.
Rosen can be reached at
[email protected]
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CAMPUS TIMES
Life lessons mom neglected to teach
BY ANDREW SCHWARTZ
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The monotony of constantly
being asked “how was your
break” is slowly killing me.
Nevertheless, I will divulge that
my break was somewhat educational. I learned some valuable
and unexpected lessons by doing
nothing more than, well, nothing. I inadvertently lived off the
free samples of food handed out
in the eatery of my local shopping mall, therefore learning of
a possible primary food source
should I ever become homeless.
Furthermore, though my mom
did teach me to always take a
piss before leaving the house, she
never did get around to telling
me that cutting up a credit card
doesn’t prevent you from being charged an annual fee. With
every day
came
another
lesson,
always
at my
expense.
Since
this is
only an
article
and not
a book,
I’ll let
you in on
the three
most important life
lessons that the
last month provided.
1. Getting to
the airport too
early can be as
risky as getting
there too late. Like the vast majority of you, I didn’t get the recommended eight hours of sleep
the night after my last final. In
fact, with my flight the next day
at 10 a.m., I didn’t really sleep at
all. Why bother? I had a month
to catch up and only one more
responsibility to attend to, getting to the airport on time — or
so I thought. Having eaten a
bellyful of McDonald’s breakfast
— the only McDonald’s food
worth eating — I got out the latest issue of Cosmo and sat down
at my gate. That was an hour
and a half before the expected
time of departure. Fifteen minutes after the expected time of
departure, I awoke just in time
to see my plane taking off without me.
2. Soft-core porn is more than
just a masturbation aid.
The only
time
I hear
someone
mention
Cinemax
is in reference to
soft-core
porn and
I hear
Cinemax
mentioned
a lot. Now that my
parents upgraded to
digital cable, I have
on-demand soft-core
porn courtesy of Cinemax. With all the
free time I had over
break, I was able to work
my way through some of the big
a mother though, she wouldn’t have
name soft-core porn mini-series
it. This is what she told me — “The
— “Pleasure Cove” and “Forbid- plane’s going to crash, Andrew, and
den Island.” It turns out that
you’re going to survive the crash,
bottom of the
but then freeze to
barrel actors
death because you
being force-fed
don’t have a jack‘Over break,
the corniest of
et, you schmuck.”
lines with 50there were only
I’m sure my mom
year old special
would want me to
two hot bitches
effects occurring
tell you that she’s
— my two dogs. an accomplished
in the background makes
lawyer and a
I still stand by
for an enjoyable
former UR gradutheir being hot,
viewing experiate, but Mom, the
ence. My perridiculousness
though.’
sonal favorite
of that comment
— “We have to
makes you the
get back to the
true schmuck.
others and feed them my breast
Now that I’ve returned to cammilk, it’s their only chance for
pus, I’m back to waking up at the
survival.” Unlike most people, I
crack of dawn because the blinds
fast-forward through the sex to
are too thin to block the sunlight.
get to the dialogue. A side note,
I’m back to buying “guaranteed
the name of a soft-core porn
low-priced” textbooks from the
series is like the name of a Chibookstore even though Amazon is
nese restaurant. In either case,
selling those same books at prices
whether it be Lucky Fortune or
low enough to make them affordForbidden Fortune, when you
able to poverty-stricken kids from
see that name in front of you,
third world countries who are bethere is no mistaking what you
ing sponsored by the Christian
are looking at.
Children’s Fund. I’m back to taking
3. Though your mom’s refive pages of notes on the first day
quests may often seem reasonof class while somehow all of my
able, the logic behind them
friends played the name game in
frequently is not. This occured
their classes and passed around a
on the day of my flight back to
bowl of candy.
Rochester. Leaving my house for
There are some perks, of course,
the last time this winter break,
to being back at college. In the
my mom grabbed my arm and
words of myself the first time I got
cynically asked me, “Where’s
drunk at a frat party, “there are hot
your jacket?” I tried to explain
bitches everywhere!” Over break,
to her that the jacket was unthere were only two hot bitches
necessary. It takes roughly three — my two dogs. I still stand by
seconds to get from the airport to their being hot, though.
the taxi and another three to get
Schwartz can be reached
from the taxi to my dorm. Being
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me. Come
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night and
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CSA brings cultural awareness
BY LIBBIE DEROSE
ern dances, music, comedy, culCAMPUS TIMES STAFF
ture and fun.
Get involved. Every month,
The dinner features authentic
UR is host to numerous events
Chinese food from Shanghai
that help students to remain
Restaurant and it is all you can
active in the campus community
eat! The menu will feature beef
and promote cultural awareness.
with mixed vegetables, kung pao
Whether it is Wilson Commons
chicken, Mandarin-style sweet
Wednesday or an SA-funded
and sour chicken, vegetable lo
affair, there is always something
mein, Marpar tofu, fried and
for everyone.
white rice.
Every year the Chinese
The meal will be served in
Students AsDouglass
sociation plans
Dining Center
a variety of
from 5:30 p.m.
events in order
and ending at
Every year the
to give students
p.m., in
Chinese Students 7:30
a glimpse into
time for the
Chinese culture.
show. You can
Association
One series of
pick up your
plans a variety
events is its
tickets for
Awareness Week,
of events to
this delicious
which began on
cuisine at the
give students
Monday.
Common Mara glimpse into
If you missed
ket for $8.
some of the
The perforChinese culture.
activities this
mance will beweek, such as
gin in Strong
Game Nite or
Auditorium at
the popular
8 p.m. and will
Chinese movie, “Yesterday Once
include traditional dances such
More,” it is not too late because
as umbrella dance, handkerchief
this Saturday, CSA is holding its
dance and fan dance, as well as
annual China Nite.
more modern dances.
As it happens, this year China
In addition to the dances,
Nite is being held the day before
there will also be a fashion show,
the Chinese New Year.
vocal performances and, in honor
The night will consist of a
of the year of the dog, a story of
dinner catered by an off-campus
dogs in love.
restaurant, as well as stunning
Tickets for the show are $5 for
displays of traditional and modUR undergraduate students, $6
JANUARY
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27
28
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
UR Cinema Group
Fri., Jan. 27
Wallace & Gromit
7:00 p.m., 9:00, 11:00
Sat., Jan. 28
Jarhead
7:00 p.m., 9:30, 12:00 a.m.
All films will be shown in Hoyt
Auditorium.
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900 East Ave. • 271-3361
Fri., Jan. 27
The Scarlet Letter
Sat., Jan. 28
Schiller’s Reels: The
Films of Tom Schiller
Sun., Jan. 29
High Society (7 p.m.)
(All movies start at 8 p.m. unless
stated otherwise)
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PHOTO PROVIDED BY CSA
CSA members perform an umbrella dance at last year’s China Nite.
for the UR community and $7 for
the public.
Tickets for both the dinner
and the show can be purchased
in advance with cash or Flex at
the Common Market or at the
door in cash only.
The Chinese Students Association and China Nite offer a
means of enlightening others on
the various aspects of Chinese
culture.
So take a Wok on the wild side
and check out CSA’s China Nite
and remember to keep an eye out
for other CSA events in 2006.
DeRose can be reached at
[email protected].
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“Photographic
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at the Comix Cafe with special guest
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• 8 p.m. & 10:45 p.m., tickets cost
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• Go to the Little Theatre to
see the latest short films in the
“Emerging Filmmaker” series
• 9:15 p.m., tickets cost $5
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
SATURDAY
China Nite
• Catered dinner from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
in Douglass Dining Center
• Performance in Strong Auditorium
at 8 p.m.
• Tickets are $8 for dinner and the
performance is $5 for undergraduates
• All tickets are available at the Common Market or cash only at the door
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Tribby, Eastman remember King CALENDAR
BY MEREDITH BROD
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The life and legacy of Martin
Luther King, Jr. was remembered and celebrated last week
by the Eastman School of Music.
On Martin Luther King Day,
Eastman presented a moving
program titled “Let Freedom
Ring II,” which featured a live
reading of Dr. King’s famous “I
Have a Dream” speech.
The piece was originally written by Eastman percussion
student Colin Tribby, who also
directed the performance.
He first premiered “Let Freedom Ring” in Kilbourn Hall in
2005 with a slightly different
performance.
For this 2006 performance,
Justin Poindexter from the
North Carolina School of the
Arts, a composer-friend of Tribby, added the strings portion of
the piece.
“The inspiration for putting
the piece together was essentially
a feeling the holiday was not really taken seriously,” Tribby said.
He wanted to counter what
he perceived as a lack of real
celebration at colleges of King’s
birth.
“The purpose of the performance was to find a way to
create a celebration that would
bring students, teachers, community members and various others
together for a common cause,”
Tribby said.
Once he composed the original
performance, he approached Rev.
Parris to perform the speech
itself.
“The Reverend reads the
speech, makes it his own and
it takes on a feel that is both
modern and rings of the past,”
Tribby said. “The message of the
speech still carries weight today
and is complimented by the
unified funk grooves the drums
bring.”
The program began simply
with the lone sound of Rev. Alvin
Parris reading King’s speech.
On the phrase, “let us not wallow in the valley of despair,” six
drum set players entered in with
a sound reminiscent of James
Brown’s Funky Drummer.
Then, as Parris continued the
speech, the sounds of the drum
sets were joined by strings,
gongs, cymbals and other percussion instruments.
The mix between the text of
the speech and the sounds of
the instruments combined to
emphasize the meaning of King’s
words.
“The addition of strings and
keyboard percussion was yet
another layer added there that
seemed to really enhance the
drama of the speech,” Tribby
said.
After the speech, Eastman
baritone Carl Dupont Jr., the
current William Warfield Scholarship recipient, performed
songs that celebrated Dr. King’s
legacy.
The hymns performed were
both traditional, including “This
Little Light of Mine” and “I
Want Jesus to Walk with Me” as
well as original compositions.
For the last hymn, DuPont
asked the audience to stand
and join him in the singing of
the traditional hymn “We Shall
Overcome” which was often used
by Dr. King during his marches
The audience was made up
of UR and Eastman students
as well as other members of the
Rochester community. The performance was emotionally moving, leaving many members of
the audience in their seats long
after the performance ended.
“I was really moved by the per-
Saturday, Jan. 28
• 3 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall
As part of the Faculty Artist
Series, violinist Lynn Blakeslee
and pianist Russell Miller will
perform the music of Debussy
and Strauss. Tickets are $10
and free to UR ID holders.
Sunday, Jan. 29
• 1 & 3 p.m.
Memorial Art Gallery
The Italian Baroque Organ
Showcase Concert will present
Patrick Henning on the organ.
The event is free with gallery
admission.
COURTESY OF GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA
Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech was put to music
by Colin Tribby and honored last week at the Eastman School.
formance because I grew up in
Georgia during the Civil Rights
era,” Rochester local Nathaniel
Adams said.
Even baritone Carl Dupont
had tears running down his face
during the performance of the
last hymn.
“I really think ‘Let Freedom
Ring II’ did a good job of tastefully and meaningfully celebrating King’s memory,” sophomore
Emily Lyman said.
“Ideally, the piece will continue to grow in the future and
be performed at more and more
universities — as a communal
commemoration of King,” Tribby
said.
Interest is already growing
and James Madison University
is slated to perform the piece in
2007.
“I think it is great that this
piece is going to be more nationally recognized,” sophomore Jennifer Balaban said. “I thought
it was beautiful. It’s so easy for
our generation to look back on
King merely as a man of history,
but events like this make it clear
that his influence exists today. ”
Brod can be reached at
[email protected].
Community School releases ‘Eastman Folk Sing’
BY SAMANTHA LEWIS
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
At the Eastman Community
Music School, teachers were
beginning to become more and
more frustrated by the fact that
there were only a few students
who were being exposed to oldfashioned folk songs.
“We’ve all but lost that simple
frame of reference that can help
kids learn more complicated
music,” piano department chair
Howard Spindler said. He continued to comment on the fact
that songs such as “O, Susanna!”
and “Frère Jacques” both contain some of the basic elements
of such music, while they are
both fun and easy to remember.
ECMS opened in 1921, which
was the same time that the Eastman School of Music opened its
doors. George Eastman wanted
to create both a professional
music conservatory and a music
school for area residents.
With such issues regarding the
lack of these old-fashioned folk
songs at hand, six teachers at
the Eastman Community Music
School took it upon themselves
to take care of this musical gap
that existed between generations. Together they recorded
“Eastman Folk Sing” a CD that
contains 30 traditional folk songs
that the six teachers enjoyed
playing together.
The group’s members consist
of Spindler on the piano and
recorder as well, voice teachers
Cecile Saine and Derrick Smith,
Peter Kodzas on the guitar and
the school’s coordinator of the
music theory program Adam
Foley who sings as well as plays
guitar.
Eastman Community Music
School’s former teacher Naomi
Foley also sings and plays the
recorder for the CD.
“It was great to get together
with musician friends — we’re
all people who tend to ‘obsess’
about details of phrasing, articulation, style etc. in high-brow
music — and we just relaxed and
Monday, Jan. 30
• 8 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall
The Faculty Artist Series
will be presenting chamber
musician and pianist Rebecca
Penneys. Tickets are $10 and
free to UR ID holders.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
• 8 p.m.
Eastman Theatre
As a part of the Eastman
Faculty Artist Series, the
school will be presenting the
Eastman Faculty Jazz Quartet
with special guest Richard
Perry on saxophone. Tickets
are $10 and free to UR ID
holders.
Wednesday, Feb. 1
• 8 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall
Marian McPartland celebrates
Rayburn Wright with special
guest Ellen Rowe on piano
COURTESY OF SALLY COHEN
The Eastman Community Music School released this CD in an effort
to bring folk music to the attention of today’s popular culture.
had fun with some simple tunes.
“Eastman Folk Sing” features
Our students now have these
only acoustic instruments and
songs as a basis for learning to
was recorded right at the Eastplay by ear and improvise,” Spin- man School of Music this past
dler said. “Not only children, but
summer.
adult students as well are really
Lewis can be reached at
enjoying this work.”
[email protected].
as well as the Eastman jazz
faculty and the Eastman Jazz
Ensemble. Proceeds will go to
benefit the Rayburn Wright
Jazz Recognition Fund. Tickets are available at a discount
price to UR ID holders.
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Bball:
After bouncing back to tie
the score at 25, UR took control
with a 20-4 run in just over a
nine-minute span. From there on
out, it was smooth sailing for the
Yellowjackets, who used numerous
substitutions in the second half to
keep the players from tiring.
Muller led all scorers with a
career high 25 points, hitting 11
of her 19 field goal attempts. She
also had nine rebounds in the game,
six of them being on the offensive
glass. The Yellowjackets were paced
by point guard and junior Emily
Bango, who stuffed the stat sheet
with six points, six rebounds, four
steals and six assists. Porter also
helped the cause by pulling down
a game high 12 rebounds.
A big part of the Yellowjackets’
success so far this season has been
the contributions by the bench
players. This season, ten players
are averaging more than 12 minutes per game.
“I would say this is the deepest
team I have ever had to coach,”
Scheible said. “From one through
15 — the team has 15 players — our
players can all play. That has made
our practices outstanding.”
The Yellowjackets’ record stands
at 13-3 overall and 4-1 in UAA
conference play. The team hits the
road this week to face Washington
University in St. Louis on Friday
and the University of Chicago on
Sunday.
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Basketball
shoots its way
BY ANDREW LEE
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
After two weeks of winter
break, the men’s basketball team
returned to practice and prepared
themselves for the latter half of
the season. Since the beginning of
this year, the Yellowjackets only
lost two of eight games.
In the first game of the year, UR
dominated Rochester Institute of
Technology, scoring almost twice as
much as their opponents. The team
dominated the boards grabbing
51 rebounds to RIT’s distasteful
19. They easily won with the final
score, 87-45.
In 15 minutes of play, sophomore
Dan Milbrand posted a career high
15 points while grabbing six rebounds. Sophomore Jon Onyiriuka
joined him in the double digits category, scoring 12 points, rebounding nine and blocking two.
Failing to overcome New York
University two days later with a
final score of 50-68, UR traveled
to Brandeis University to make
a dramatic win. After being down
in the second half by six, Brandeis
returned with a 10-0 run to take the
lead. Spectators knew from then
on that they were experiencing a
good battle.
Scoring a career high of 24 points,
Onyiriuka saved the day when he
was fouled by Brandeis’s Steven
Hill. Though he missed the first
free throw, he banked the second,
making it the game-winner.
The Yellowjackets hosted the
JPMorgan Chase tournament two
weekends ago where Rochester
area teams battled for the Chase
title. After beating Nazareth College and Roberts Wesleyan College,
they fought relentlessly against
St. John Fisher College for the
crown.
The game remained close
through the first half and well
into the second. UR came within
one point after senior Mike Goia
and junior Eric Snider made back
to back lay-ups with 9:45 left in
the game.
Unfortunately, St. John Fisher
stormed back with heavy defense
and aggressive offense. They were
able to hold UR to only 50 points at
the three-minute mark while they
slowly worked their way up to 59
points by the end of the game.
Despite the disappointing loss at
the Chase final, the Yellowjackets
returned from the road this past
weekend to face Emory University.
The home team charged on early
without looking back.
They led by 16 points at the half.
Emory cut the deficit to as much
as 12 midway into the second half
with a three-point play executed
by Emory’s Alex Ford-Carther.
However, it was not enough.
UR played too well with its
home crowd cheering them on at
the Palestra, finishing the game,
69-46.
Goia led the team with 14 points,
shooting an impressive 70 percent
from the field. He also dished out
two assists and grabbed three rebounds. Onyiriuka fell two points
shy of a double-double, garnering
eight points and 10 rebounds.
Sophomore and point guard Jeff
Juron took out his bag of tricks,
scoring 13, rebounding four and
assisting three.
“Defensively we stopped their
penetration, shut down any inside
presence and dominated the glass,”
Snider said.
UR also faced Case Western Reserve University this past Sunday.
The Yellowjackets led by as much
as 12 with 6:32 left in the first half
and with 11:11 left in the second
half. In a matter of five minutes,
Case Western went on an 11-2 run
to trim the UR lead to three with
5:44 left.
“I think the reason the game was
so close was due to our inability to
make some shots,” Goia said.
Their return did not stop Juron
from sinking a three-pointer with
the shot clock winding down and
1:20 left in regulation, which gave
UR a 50-45 lead. UR used the clock
strategically from then on to end
the game.
“When I let it go, I actually
thought it was short,” Juron said
about his three-pointer. “I was
relieved when it went in.”
With a 12-4 record on their back
pockets, the Yellowjackets will face
second-ranked Washington University and University of Chicago
this weekend.
Lee can be reached at
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Senior Matt Tierney leaves a pack of runners in his wake at RIT.
Men conquer all
in 4x400m relay
BY ERIN PHILBRICK
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The men’s indoor track and field
team is off to a strong start, playing
well and looking competitive for the
conference title, according to head
coach John Izzo.
Even though they have not yet
participated in any competitions
that involve team scoring, three
individuals and one relay team have
already met the Eastern College
Athletic Conference championship
qualification standards.
The ECAC is composed of 104
colleges on the east coast. Reaching
the championships is the secondbest achievement the athletes can
attain at this point in the season.
Several athletes have qualified for
the state championships.
“On the whole, I am pleased with
the progress so far,” Izzo said. “We
are in pretty decent mid-season
form.”
So far, the team has competed
in three competitions. They have a
few scoring meets coming up in the
future, but the real goals they are
looking toward are the state, ECAC
and national championships.
“The team has competed well in
our first few meets of the season,”
captain and senior Matt Tierney
said. “Our performances have been
very good across the board.”
At Saturday’s invitational at the
Rochester Institute of Technology,
freshman Malik Sams finished
third in the 55-meter hurdles with
an ECAC qualifying time of 8.08.
Sophomore Eric Scheele won the
shot put event with a throw of 14.82
meters, also qualifying for ECAC
championships. Tierney qualified
last week at UR’s Snowflake Invitational, but he bettered his time this
week, winning the 500-meter and
clocking in at 1:07.53. The 4x200meter relay team also qualified with
a winning time of 1:33.95.
The 4x400-meter relay team won
their event with a time of 3:32.32,
missing the qualifying time by
just four seconds. Other notable
performances on Saturday came
from freshman Marquis Turner,
who finished second in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.66 — the
qualifying time is 6.64 — and third
in the 200-meter dash with a time
of 23.65 and freshman Dan Chebot,
who placed third in the 3,000 with
a time of 9:00.58 — the qualifying
time is 9:00.24.
“I’m very happy with a lot of
our freshmen athletes,” Izzo said.
“They are performing quite admirably.”
“Our team is deeper than it has
been in my four years here, as
we can now score points in every
event,” Tierney said. “A large reason for this is the freshman class,
which is very talented and has
shown a lot of potential in the first
few meets. I look for big things from
them, as well as the upperclassmen,
when it comes time to step up during the championship season.”
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of ten teams.
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Ithaca comes to UR this weekIt is no surprise that the swimming and diving teams have end for what should be a great
improved lately. The freshmen competition.
Women’s Swimming
have gained valuable competitive
and Diving
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The women had as much success
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They proved their abilities at SUNY as the men while competing against
Case and Fredonia on Saturday.
Fredonia this past weekend.
The competition was tough, but
Men’s Swimming
the women had ample strength and
and Diving
The Yellowjackets were success- came away with many individual
ful across the board in Saturday’s and team accomplishments.
Danielle Scherry, a sophomore,
four team meet at Fredonia. Despite very good competition, the was the first of two double winmen managed to place in many ners for the Yellowjackets. Scherry
showed her strength in distance
events.
In addition to Fredonia, the men swims, dominating both the 500competed against Case Western yard and 1,000-yard freestyle.
Following Scherry in the 1,000Reserve University. Ithaca College was also at the meet, but the yard freestyle was junior Michele
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Freshman Bruce Maki took the place. Gruen also placed in the 200largest number of individual first yard freestyle, taking third.
Junior Kari Joyce was UR’s
place finishes, tallying three by the
end of the meet. Maki swam into second double winner on Saturday.
first place in both the 100-yard and She was first in front of Gruen in
500-yard freestyle, as well as the the 200-yard freestyle. She also
obliterated the competition in the
400-yard individual medley.
Another very successful athlete 200-yard backstroke.
Seniors Patricia McHale and
at Fredonia was diver and senior
Ted Elton. Improving his winning Crystal Hoffman and junior Shanrecord, Elton claimed first place in non Kahabka all had respectable
the one-meter and the three-meter performances in Fredonia. McHale
was second on both the one-meter
boards.
A second successful UR diver was and the three-meter board. Hofffreshman David Mitsche. He took man took fourth on the one-meter
third in both of the diving events, board, and Kahabka was fourth on
further strengthening the men’s the three-meter board.
Several more women scored
diving team.
Junior Craig Matt and fresh- points for the team. Senior Kathman Ryan White were UR’s ryn Monti took third place in two
other individual winners. Matt events, the 50-yard and 100-yard
destroyed the competition in the freestyle.
Junior Karen Gromer made a
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backstroke. Along with their first semester abroad. She was second
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The Yellowjackets were able to
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Some things never change.
The Detroit Pistons have been
a dominant force in the National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference since the
arrival of Rick Carlisle four
years ago.
The Phoenix Suns emerged
into a team-to-beat since Steve
Nash returned to the team last
year. Although their powers
have arguably not shifted this
year, there seems to be a role
reversal.
During their successful run
over the past few years, the
Pistons have been known for
their defense, stopping offensive streaks before they can
happen. Former head coaches
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Carlisle and Larry Brown utilized the talents of Chauncey
Billups, Richard Hamilton, Ben
Wallace and Tayshaun Prince to
prevent opponents from getting
ahead of them.
Head coach Flip Saunders
arrived with a different plan
this season. He is used to a
more up-tempo game, instilling
a stronger offensive playbook
for the team. Approaching the
mid-season mark of the 200405 NBA year, they have scored
almost seven percent more than
last year, while sacrificing a
mere one percent more points
allowed. Since the former is
greater than the latter we see
that they have increased their
offensive efficiency.
Detroit was devastated last
year in their loss against the
San Antonio Spurs in the seventh game of the finals. They
were unable to make crucial
shots in the fourth quarter. The
Spurs took advantage of Detroit’s weak offensive strategy.
The Pistons, in my opinion, lost
game seven because they lacked
offensive explosiveness.
Thanks to Joe Dumars, the
president of basketball operations of the Pistons, Saunders
joined the organization, recognizing the need for a new edge
for the team. While Brown added the defense that was needed
to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals two years ago,
Saunders has added a scoring
playbook that has led the Pistons to a possible 70-win season.
Last year, the Suns developed
a reputation for being an offensive powerhouse. Head coach
Mike D’Antoni and point guard
Nash empowered Amare Stoudemire, Shawn Marion and Joe
Johnson to score as they have
of the final minutes of the
games to fortify their defense
and to pound the basketball to
defeat the Suns in five games.
The Spurs would have a much
tougher time this year.
These two teams are perfect
examples of how to learn from
one’s mistakes. The Pistons’
inability to capture the game
seven win in the final quarter helped them realize their
weaknesses. They are perhaps
the most championship-hungry team in the league today.
The Suns’ downfall last year
prevented them from beating
top defensive teams although
they defeated most teams with
their scoring arsenal. They
hope this reform, in addition
to Stoudemire’s return next
month, will bring them a
championship.
It would be a pleasure to
watch a Detroit-Phoenix finals
this year as they battle each
other to see who is the better
overall team.
Lee can be reached at
[email protected].
never done before.
The Suns remain a scoring machine, batting over 105
points in almost every game,
but have significantly reduced
their points allowed to less than
99 per game. This year, in the
absence of Amare Stoudemire,
their ratio of points allowed to
points scored has decreased by
one percent from a year ago.
Like last season, the Suns
have surprised everyone with
their Pacific Division-leading
record. Last year, many found
it surprising that the Suns had
the league-leading record. Now,
even with the absence of all-star
starting center Stoudemire, they
were able to grab second place in
the Western Conference.
The new Suns defense has
certainly made the team a
stronger contender for a title,
especially with Stoudemire recovering earlier than expected.
Now they have a better chance
at defeating the Spurs if they
meet in the playoffs. In the
second round of the playoffs,
the Spurs would take advantage
Sports Trivia of the Week
Who was the only college football player to win the
Heisman Trophy twice?
Hint: This Ohio State legend set a record with 31 consecutive 100yard rushing games.
The correct answer to last issue’s trivia is...
On February 7, 1976, Darryl Sittler set an NHL record with 10
points in one game. He scored six goals and dished out four assists
in an 11-4 win over Boston Bruins at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Athletes of the week
ARLO CHAPPLE-BERLETRIC • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Helen Baroody
Jon Onyiriuka
CLASS: 2009
SPORT: Basketball
HIGH SCHOOL: Cazenovia High School, Cazenovia
N.Y.
MAJOR: Undecided
CLASS: 2008
SPORT: Basketball
HIGH SCHOOL: Corning-Painted Post West High
School, Painted Post, N.Y.
MAJOR: Economics
IDEAL DAY OFF: A lot of rest, relaxation and time with friends.
FAVORITE OTHER SPORT: Tennis
FAVORITE BOOK: “Bleachers”
FAVORITE FOOD: Mom’s spaghetti
FAVORITE MOVIE: “Remember the Titans”
PLANS AFTER COLLEGE: Work at a good job that I love.
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SEASON: Win the University Athletic
Assocation conference title.
FAVORITE ATHLETIC MEMORY: Winning the Chase tournament and
being the first freshman ever to win the MVP award.
WHY HELEN IS THE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Helen was named
IDEAL DAY OFF: Hanging out with my teammates.
FAVORITE OTHER SPORT: Soccer
FAVORITE BOOK: “The Da Vinci Code”
FAVORITE FOOD: Lasagna
FAVORITE MOVIE: “Wedding Crashers”
PLANS AFTER COLLEGE: Graduate school or playing basketball
overseas.
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SEASON: Getting into the NCAA Tournament and taking care of unfinished business from last season.
FAVORITE ATHLETIC MEMORY: Beating Calvin College in the Final
Four.
WHY JON IS THE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jon totaled 34 points
This Week in Sports
THURSDAY
SATURDAY
• Men’s Track at the St.
Lawrence University InNO SPORTING
door Invitational, 10 a.m.
EVENTS
• Women’s Track at the
SCHEDULED
St. Lawrence University
Indoor Invitational, 10 a.m.
• Men’s Swimming vs.
FRIDAY
Ithaca College, 1 p.m.
• Women’s Basketball at • Women’s Swimming vs.
Washington University of Ithaca College, 1 p.m.
St. Louis, 6 p.m.
• Men’s Basketball at
Washington University,
8 p.m.
SUNDAY
• Women’s Tennis vs. University of Buffalo, 10 a.m.
• Men’s Basketball at University of Chicago, 1 p.m.
• Women’s Basketball at
University of Chicago,
2 p.m.
MONDAY
NO SPORTING
EVENTS
SCHEDULED
TUESDAY
NO SPORTING
EVENTS
SCHEDULED
WEDNESDAY
• Men’s Squash vs. Hamilton College, 6 p.m.
SPORTS
WEEK
PAGE 20
Women crush Fisher for Chase title
BY ALEX MOELLER
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The UR women’s basketball team celebrated more
than just the new year over
the holiday break. They
dominated opponents over
the past month, posting a 7-1
record since Jan. 3. This record includes an impressive
win in the JPMorgan Chase
Scholarship Tournament.
In that tournament,
the women downed three
straight local foes to grab
the title. In the first round,
they dominated Keuka College, winning with a score
of 81-46. The Yellowjackets
never trailed in the game
and got strong performances
from senior Jessie Graham
and junior Megan Krebbeks.
Both players had 12 points,
with junior Jamie Mooney
close behind with 10 points.
Graham was on fire from
behind the arc, hitting four of
seven three-point shots.
The win earned the women a spot in the semi-finals
against SUNY Geneseo.
Much like in the first round,
the Yellowjackets controlled
the majority of the game.
After trading buckets for
the first five minutes, UR
went on a 10-0 run to capture a lead they would not
relinquish. The Yellowjacket
Freshman Alex Porter starts a fast break opportunity against Case Western Reserve University on Sunday.
defense held Geneseo to 23
percent shooting and came
away with a 78-35 victory.
Guard and junior Danielle
Muller led the Yellowjackets
with 12 points.
Even though their first two
wins in the tournament were
decisive, the women knew
they had to step up their
game for the finals. St. John
Fisher college, a local peren-
nial powerhouse, was their
foe and the Yellowjackets had
tasted defeat at the hands of
the Cardinals in this tournament last year.
The first 10 minutes of the
game were very balanced,
with neither team ever leading by more than five points.
With seven minutes left in
the half, however, UR went
on an 8-0 run that turned
a variable three-point lead
into a comfortable 11-point
advantage. The majority of
the second half went backand-forth, but Fisher could
not make a considerable
run, and the Yellowjackets
took the title with a score
of 75-58.
UR got a huge lift in the final from a rather unexpected
source. Guard and freshman
Helen Baroody came off the
bench to score a team-high
18 points. Her stellar performance earned her the
tournament MVP award.
She is the first freshman
in the history of the tournament to win the award.
Graham finished with nine
points, four rebounds and six
assists and was named to the
All-Tournament First Team.
Coach Jim Scheible praised
his team for their tournament performance.
“[It] was very good for our
young team to win that,”
Scheible said. “It gave us a
lot of confidence heading into
the league games again.”
That confidence was on
display as the women hosted
Emory on Friday night.
Emory, 0-4 in University
Athletic Association play at
the time, seemed to be overmatched from the start. The
Yellowjackets never trailed
in the game and rolled to
a 70-47 win. Graham and
freshman Alex Porter led
all scorers with 11 points
each. UR dominated inside,
out-scoring Emory 36-16 in
the paint.
“The win over Emory
showed just how deep we
were as we jumped on them
early and then kept pushing
the lead up with whoever we
brought in,” Coach Scheible
said. All in all, a very good
team win.”
UR finished their impressive run Sunday with a convincing 73-55 win over Case
Western Reserve University.
The Yellowjackets began
the game out-of-sync, and
fell into a 13-5 hole just six
minutes into the contest.
SEE BBALL, PAGE 17
Five runners qualify for conference championships
BY ERIN PHILBRICK
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The women’s indoor track
and field team participated
in their third competition
on Saturday. Based on the
results, their future looks
promising. Five individuals
have already qualified for
the Eastern College Athletic
Conference championships
and one of these five individuals has also already qualified for the USA Track and
Field Indoor Nationals.
“I think the team’s doing
really, really well,” thrower and freshman Bridget
Mayne said. “You go to the
meets and people look at you
and say, ‘wow, they’re a good
team.’”
Saturday’s meet at Rochester Institute of Technology
furnished two champions
from UR. Senior Cynthia Gurecki won the weight throw
with a distance of 14.35 meters, which qualified her for
the ECAC championships.
Also, the 4x400-meter relay
team, consisting of freshmen
Kate Medford and Alexis
Kirk, senior Kate Pohlman and sophomore Stacie
Woods, finished in first place
with a time of 4:18.69.
Senior Jessica Van Binsbergen placed third in the
5,000-meter run. She ran
a personal best 18:35.16,
qualifying her for ECAC
championships.
Woods finished second in
the 500-meter dash, but her
time of 1:21.89 qualified her
for the ECAC championships.
Many other individuals
posted personal bests and
placed in scoring positions.
At last weekend’s home
Snowflake Invitational,
freshman Jamie Landry won
the high jump and qualified
for the ECAC championships
with a jump of 1.58 meters.
After just two meets, she
accumulated enough points
to qualify for the New York
State pentathlon championships in February. To qualify,
athletes must score a total of
at least 2,000 points in pentathlon events. Her scores
in the high jump, long jump,
shot put and high hurdles
earned her 2,354 points. She
will also run the 800-meter
run for the pentathlon.
Perhaps the Yellowjackets’
most successful athlete this
season is sophomore Laura
Richenderfer. Saturday,
she was second overall in
the combined men’s and
women’s one mile race walk.
She was the first female finisher with a time of 7:27.2. At
the Snowflake Invitational,
Richenderfer obliterated
Menʼs Basketball
Team posts solid wins over break
The men’s basketball team has been busy over the past
month, competing in the local JPMorgan Chase Tournament
as well as in league play. They were practically unstoppable,
losing only twice over an eight game span. Their strong play
recently boosted their record to 12-4.
See Page 16.
her own school record in the
3,000-meter race walk with a
time of 14:13.99. This qualified her for the USA Track
and Field Indoor Nationals
in Boston, Mass. This time
would have placed her fifth in
last winter’s national meet.
With quite a few promising
freshmen and some veterans
to lead the way, it looks as
though the Yellowjackets can
look forward to a successful
season this year.
“I think we’ll just get
better,” Mayne said. “The
freshmen are coming in,
and I think we’re really
strong.”
This coming Saturday
the women travel to Saint
Lawrence University for
the St. Lawrence Indoor
Invitational.
Philbrick can be reached
at ephilbrick
@campustimes.org.
COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS
Junior Whitney Silkworth hurdles her way through.
Swimming and Diving
Maki shines in men’s competition
Freshman Bruce Maki won the 400-yard individual
medley, 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyle races at SUNY
Fredonia on Saturday in a four-team meet. On the women’s
side, the Yellowjackets had two swimmers who won multiple races.
See Page 18.

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