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VOLUME 133, NUMBER 15
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2006
Security reports
crime statistics
Greek
fall
rush
ends
The Think Safe report shows
some declining crime rates
BY MATT MAJARIAN
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
UR Security released its
yearly Think Safe report
last week, providing required
disclosure of crime statistics
from all University properties for the last year.
The University is required
by federal and state law
to inform members of the
community about campus
security policies, victim
rights and services and crime
statistics reported to campus
and local authorities.
Perhaps the most positive
trend seen in this year’s report is a decline in reported
car thefts. Across all University campuses, only 17 cases
were reported in 2005, as
compared to 39 in 2004 and
43 in 2003.
“In the larger Rochester
community, there has been
a decline in auto theft,” UR
Director of Security Walter
Mauldin said. “Overall,
theft is down around 30
percent.”
Still, this overall decline
does not completely account
for the clearly measurable
drop in auto thefts on campus in recent years.
“The other reason for the
decline is a real effort by
students, staff and faculty
to report problems to UR
Security sooner,” Mauldin
said. “A number of incidents
occurred where people were
going to steal cars but were
seen and stopped.”
This year, the declining
trend in car theft appears
to be continuing. Through
Wednesday evening, only
four confirmed auto thefts
had occurred on UR campuses, not including a possible fifth that remains under
investigation.
Another downward trend
appearing in the report is
liquor law violation referrals, defined in the Federal
Bureau of Investigations’
Uniform Crime Report standard as “furnishing liquor
SEE SECURITY, PAGE 4
LAUREN KRACHENFELS • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Senior Tiffany Tsui hands out information at the Bone
Marrow Drive in Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons.
Bone marrow drive
registers students
BY CATELYN HALUSIC
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Sigma Psi Zeta sorority
hosted its annual bone marrow registry drive on Wednesday, Sept. 27 and Thursday,
Sept. 28 in Hirst Lounge of
Wilson Commons.
Each year, over 30,000
children and adults in the
United States are diagnosed
with diseases that can be
cured via a blood or marrow transplant. Blood and
bone marrow transplants
are most commonly used
to aid in the treatment of
leukemia and other blood
diseases.
“Over the two days we held
the drive, a total of 88 people
registered.” Sigma Psi Zeta
President Tiffany Tsui said.
Another drive that was held
this past spring brought in
44 people, bringing the total
number of registrations to
132 people for 2006.
“By increasing the number of potential donors, we
can give somebody a second
chance at life,” Filipino
American Students’ Association President and senior
Pauline Nemitz said.
This year, the event was
held in honor of Wincheng
Lin, ‘02, Sigma Psi Zeta
sister and the original
founder of the drive. Lin
was diagnosed in June
2006 with Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia, a
rare form of the cancer
and her optimal chance of
survival depends upon a
bone marrow transplant.
SEE DRIVE, PAGE 4
Kennedy addresses a packed audience in Strong Auditorium on Thursday evening.
‘Big polluters’ attacked
RFK, Jr. spoke to students about environmental issues
BY MARTIN FERNANDEZ
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
spoke last Thursday night,
criticizing the media, the
Bush administration and
the leaders of the country’s
most prominent industries.
He called them catalysts for
the increasingly deteriorating conditions of the nation’s
water, air and forests. Kennedy is the author of “Crimes
Against Nature” and the coauthor of “The Riverkeepers,” but is best known for
his role as an environmental
advocate and lawyer.
“The big polluters have
been very adept over the
past decades about marginalizing environmentalists as
tree-huggers and radicals,”
Kennedy said. “But, there is
nothing radical about clean
water and clean air for our
children. We are not protecting it for the fishes and the
birds; we are doing it because
nature is the infrastructure
of our communities.”
Despite a noticeably shaky
voice due to a neurological
disorder that causes speech
impairment, the lively Kennedy engaged the crowd by
turning environmentalism
into a personal issue, combining startling statistics
with anecdotes from his
experiences as a lawyer and
a father.
“My children can no longer safely go fishing with
their father and mother
and come home and eat the
fish — because somebody
gave money to a politician,”
Kennedy said, referring
to the millions of dollars
of campaign funding that
President George W. Bush
campaign received from oil,
mining and timber industry
executives, including an
estimated $158 million from
the coal industry.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service,
Environmental Protection
Agency and the Justice
Department form part of
the many government departments where industry
lobbyists and lawyers have
taken the top positions
and have deliberately lowered pollution standards to
benefit the businesses that
they represent, according to
Kennedy. “The lobbyist, the
bottom feeders, the worst of
the worst of each industry
have been selected to run the
agencies that are supposed to
be protecting all of us.”
Citing a report found on
SEE KENNEDY, PAGE 5
JEFF LEVY • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
GRIDIRON BATTLE
Outside linebacker and senior Jason Goeller takes down Saint Lawrence Saints
tight end Brett Young at the Saturday home game. The Yellowjackets won 19-18.
BY ANDREA E.
POMARANSKI
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
UR’s fraternities and
sororities ended their biannual rush events last
week, completing weeks of
recruitment events on and
off campus. Flyers posted
everywhere from the tunnels to Douglass Dining
Center publicized the recruitment events for many
chapters belonging to the
Panhellenic Association and
the Fraternity Presidents’
Council.
There were different
incentives for students
deciding to pledge this
semester.
“There are some girls who
weren’t here last year who
transferred in,” Panhellenic
Association Recruitment
Chair and senior Amanda
Burns said. “There are
also some who chose to go
through the process after
hearing about it from a
friend. It’s much easier
when your friends are in
and can dispel some of the
rumors.”
Sophomore Kyra West did
not intend to go through
the recruitment process
until this semester. “I was
initially against the process
— I considered it my own
little rebellion,” West said.
She later decided to rush at
Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
Like many other new
members, West noted that
friendship was one reason in
her decision. “My roommate
and I ended up pledging
together,” West said.
For the fall semester, each
of the six National Panhellenic Council sororities represented by the University’s
Panhellenic Association
has a cap on the number of
new members that can be
accepted.
“Every chapter has a
recruitment quota based
on total membership, it’s
currently set at fifty members,” Burns said. “For the
fall semester, each chapter
can take new members up
to the total number.”
This number of available
spots is often dependent on
how many sisters graduated
in the previous year’s class.
During formal recruitment
in the spring semester, each
sorority uses a formula
calculated by the number of
potential new members versus the number of chapters
to determine its quota.
Unlike the sororities represented by the Panhellenic
SEE RUSH, PAGE 5
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“I had to ask myself which big G mattered more — God or G.P.A.?”— Andrew Schwartz,
Yom Kippur, see story on Page 11.
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Campus Briefs
URMC
receives $7M
grant
Researchers from the UR Medical Center
received a $7 million grant on Wednesday to
be utilized in confirming the effectiveness
of two new drug classes thought to protect
the brain from Human Immunodeficiency
Virus-related nerve damage, also known as
neuroAIDS.
Patients suffering from neuroAIDS currently undergo treatments that reduce the
effect of the disease, but as of now, there is
no cure.
Symptoms of neuroAIDS include gradual
loss of attention span, memory, speaking
ability and decision-making skills.
Research is being done to determine if there
is something about HIV besides its attack
on immune cells that could cause disease in
the brain.
Because of this, scientists are looking for
compounds that could counter proteins released by the virus and chemicals released
by human cells reacting to them that could
act as toxins.
It is believed that the virus secretes toxins
that signal too many nerve cells to begin
programmed cell death, which is normally
a healthy process. HIV also causes immune
cells that reside in the brain to fight infection
that doesn’t exist, causing inflammation that
presses on brain tissue.
Researchers are therefore looking to create
a therapy that will combine standard antiviral
therapy with new drugs that protect nerve
cells and also reduce inflammation.
“The number of HIV patients that suffer
brain damage is usually estimated at one in
five,” professor in the Department of Neurology at the Medical Center Harris A. Gelbard,
M.D., Ph.D., said. “But I believe that nearly
all of them, if they live long enough, will be
affected.”
DAVID FALCONIERI • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
PITCH A TENT
The River Campus prepared for Meliora Weekend by putting up
tents, repainting railings and hoping for good weather.
Gujar Mart loses license
to sell alcohol
Gujar Mart, a convenience store on the
corner of Gregory Street and Mr.. Hope
Avenue, was fined $2,000 and banned from
selling alcohol after being found to have sold
alcohol to minors.
Gujar Mart is a frequent stop for UR students, because of its location just a few blocks
off-campus to the north.
The New York State Liquor Authority
held a board meeting on Aug. 8 to determine
the fates of numerous businesses across the
state. In total, 22 licenses to sell alcohol
were revoked.
Under the terms of the license revocation, Gujar Mart is obligated to pay a $2,000
civil penalty and is banned from selling any
alcoholic product for a period of two years.
After this period, the store is free to apply
for a new license.
Gujar Mart has encountered trouble with
the law in the past, having been reprimanded
in 2000 for accepting food stamps as cash for
purchases.
When announcing its decision, the Liquor
Authority indicated that the store had been
found to be selling alcohol to minors, but did
not specify how this had been discovered. The
Authority did, however, state its purpose in
issuing the suspension.
“Licensees who do not take the responsibility of having a license seriously will lose
the privilege,” Chairman of the State Liquor
Authority Daniel Boyle said. “The Liquor
Authority will continue its ongoing efforts
to ensure the safety of the public.”
Despite the Chairman’s concern for their
safety, some students see the Gujar Mart
losing its license as an inconvenience, rather
than a necessity. Many without cars walked
to the store because of its close proximity to
campus.
Reporting by Matt Majarian
and Erin Philbrick.
Security Update
Man harasses student after hiding in bushes
BY MATT MAJARIAN
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
A student walking along Wilson
Boulevard near McLean Street on
Sunday reported being harassed by
a man hiding in bushes, according
to UR Security Investigator Dan
Lafferty.
The victim said that the man
emerged from the bushes and attempted to initiate a conversation
with her.
Immediately after this, the man
touched himself inappropriately,
according to Lafferty. The victim
then ran back to her dorm room
where she called UR Security
and the Rochester Police Department.
The victim reported that there
had been a small red car parked
where a residence used to be on
Wilson Blvd.
In a separate incident, a student
reported that while jogging along
Wilson Blvd., she encountered a
small red car.
The student was jogging on the
campus side of the road when the
car drove by and turned around,
eventually stopping in her path.
The driver exited the car, at
which time the student crossed the
road and ran down the river path to
her dorm, according to Lafferty.
The student contacted UR
Security.
Both incidents happened between 1 and 1:30 p.m. and, despite
searches of both areas, the suspect
was not found.
UR Security is continuing its
investigation.
Person seen inserting
magazine into clothes
Rush Rhees Library staff reported an individual seen stuffing
one or more magazines into his
clothing in the Periodical Reading
Room, according to Lafferty.
The person was identified as
being unaffiliated with the University.
The magazine in question was
found to have been purchased by
the individual off-campus before
coming to the library to use the
computers.
After producing identification,
the person was released.
Psi Upsilon laptop
thefts averted
Brothers of ΨΥ called UR Security
at 2:45 a.m. on Saturday to report an
individual leaving their house with
a stolen laptop computer, according
to Lafferty.
The suspect tried to leave the area,
however UR Security officers were
able to stop and question him.
The suspect was identified
as not being affiliated with the
University.
After investigation, UR Security
discovered that two computers had
been stolen — one belonging to a
ΨΥ brother and one belonging to
the fraternity.
Both laptops were recovered
by officers.
The suspect seemed to be a
friend of a ΨΥ brother who had
been visiting earlier in the evening.
ΨΥ brothers decided not to press
charges for the theft. Review of
video footage is continuing and
suggests that individuals from
another fraternity may have been
involved.
Information provided
by UR Security.
Majarian can be reached at
[email protected].
NEWS
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New radio lineup set
JASON FREIDMAN • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Councilman Dana Miller speaks to students about the importance of helping before Be the Change Day.
Students clean up the 19th Ward
BY BEN WROBEL
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Over 200 UR students volunteered last weekend for Be the
Change Day, a community service
project that helped to clean up the
19th Ward. The students, armed
with rakes, shovels and orange
garbage bags, picked up trash
in the vicinity of Clara Barton
School No. 2.
Be the Change Day is Rochester’s way of celebrating National
Gandhi Day of Service, an annual
day when people get together and
volunteer to help their community. The tradition began in 1997,
when a group of students at the
University of Michigan convened
with the goal to unify people
through community service. The
idea received a huge response and
soon spread to over 200 universities across the nation.
On Saturday, students from all
over campus cleaned up the 19th
Ward. The day started with a late
breakfast in Wilson Commons
and a speech by Rochester City
Councilman Dana Miller. The volunteers were then shuttled by bus
to the Clara Barton School No. 2
in the 19th Ward, where they met
up with about 25 fifth and sixth
graders from the school. They
joined together to pick up trash
in a four-block stretch around
Reynolds Street.
Students at UR have been
participating in Be the Change
Day projects since 2002. This
year there were a lot of changes
from previous years. According
to senior Anand Popuri, one of
the organizers of the event, the
overall focus changed this year.
“We wanted to focus directly
on the neighboring community
to send a message that UR cares
about the city of Rochester,” he
said. “As a senior in college I
look back and I see the invisible
barriers that have been between
the university and the community
across the bridge. The event was
a step in the right direction, we
really wanted to break down those
barriers.”
On campus, the groups that
headed the event were the Association for the Development of
Interest in the Indian Subcontinent, The Charles Drew Society,
Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc.
and The Community Service
Network. According to Ann Gisinger and Nisha Punambekar,
Publicity co-chairs of ADITI,
the mission of Be the Change
Day is to encourage leadership
and strong community through
volunteerism and community
service. Freshman Alex Vassilio
thought that they accomplished
their goal.
“It was a unifying experience,”
he said. “It brought people from
the University together, both
with each other and with the
community.”
“We did a good job. We cleaned
a lot up,” sophomore and D’Lion
Molly Kelly said. Kelly brought
most of her hall with her to the
event. However, she thinks the
group could have accomplished
more. “We had so many people
that I think they weren’t prepared for how fast we worked
together.”
Response from the school and
community was equally positive.
Popuri said that he received a
call from the mayor of Rochester, thanking him for putting
the event together. Najmah
Abdulmateen, in her first year
as principal of the Clara Barton
School No. 2, also appreciated the
students’ help.
“I was impressed with the students,” Abdulmateen said. “I had
a chance to speak with them and
they seemed like really wonderful
people. We enjoyed having them
here.” She was also glad that the
children from her school were
able to work together with the
older students.
“The fifth and sixth graders
that came out had a great time
working with the college students,” Abdulmateen said. “They
really felt like they were interacting with them.” She pointed out
that some of the older students
sat with the younger ones during dinner that evening. Popuri
was also glad that the younger
students were involved.
“This year we incorporated
kids from the local community in
an effort to reach out to children,”
Popuri said. “We did this because
children need to see their potential, the need to see physical goals.
We thought by bringing them to
campus and having them work
with UR students, they would
see a future for themselves at
the university one day.”
The community response was
enthusiastic. Concerns that the
19th Ward is a dangerous neighborhood were quickly discarded,
as students reported seeing members of the community drive by
honking their horns and yelling
“thank you.”
“We didn’t feel threatened at
all,” Kelly said.
Abdulmateen is excited about
future projects between UR and
the 19th Ward. She has a specific
program in mind where college
students would help sixth graders work on year-long research
papers.
“I really look forward to building a relationship between our
intermediate level students and
the University,” she said. “I
don’t want this to just be a one
day thing.”
Wrobel can be reached at
[email protected].
BY KATELIN ERICKSON
UR’s radio station WRUR
and WXXI, an NPR affiliate, announced the fall semester schedule on Sept.. 18, which is to last
through winter break.
“It is catering to people who are
really looking for a big variety,”
WRUR General Manager and
junior C. Mike Lindsey said.
Former Dean of The College
William Green approached WXXI
over three years ago to create a
collaboration between WXXI and
WRUR. Since then, a trial period
began and in early September, a
five-year partnership contract
was announced. It is a win-win
situation for both stations: WRUR
students gain professional advice
and equipment and WXXI gains
prime air-time for their audiences
on weekdays from 5 to 9 a.m. and
4 to 6 p.m. on 88.5 FM.
With the exception of NPR’s
“Morning Edition” and “All
Things Considered,” which respectively fill the time slots above,
the fall semester programs are
predominantly student run.
Exceptions include national
programs such as “World Café”
and “Sounds Eclectic,” aimed at
college students, which will air
along with a weekly program by
Eastman School and College Music professor John Covach.
NPR’s shows originally aired
on WXXI’s station, 1370 AM.
However, due to quirks in AM
signals, the eastern and western
Rochester suburbs cannot receive
the station after dusk and before
dawn.
For this fall schedule, WXXI
and WRUR worked together to
find what musical formats were
“unserved” and how to build their
audience.
“I wish I could do that for all
my groups: match them up with
professionals,” Director of Wilson
Commons and Student Activities
Anne-Marie Algier said. “It would
be good for both sides.”
WRUR station reaches over
650,000 listeners, a number that has
tripled within the past three years.
Rochester’s radio stations are
owned by a select few, therefore
WRUR can offer music and varieties that may be hard to find on
other stations.
WXXI and WRUR formatted
their schedule in Adult Album
Alternative format.
“AAA format is music that
college students like, that their
parents would like as well, everything from Beatles to Wilco
— it’s pretty diverse,” Lindsey
stated. “That’s the goal of the
whole thing — to expose people
to new or old music that they may
not have experienced yet.”
“If you make it more professional, more people will listen,”
Executive Vice President of WXXI
Sue Rogers said. “If the station
ups its coverage, it’ll make it more
powerful.”
WRUR has increased their
promotion and availability to students. Webstream, which allows
students to listen to the radio from
the computer, is now available on
WRUR’s Web site. They are planning to increase promotion for
concerts, including local bands,
open mic nights and other music
events in Rochester.
“We’re basically a free resource
for promotion,” Lindsey said.
“Anyone that’s doing anything
can send us some information
and we can read it on the air for
free and in return we ask that
they have WRUR on something,
somewhere at their event.”
For a complete broadcasting
schedule, see WRUR’s Web site,
http://www.wrur.org.
Erickson can be reached at
[email protected].
NEWS
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Drive: Students register to give bone marrow Security: Report released
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Seventy percent of patients who
need a bone marrow transplant are
unable to find it within their families, so they are forced to go to the
National Bone Marrow Registry,”
Sigma Psi Zeta sister Christine
Chan said. “About seven percent
of donors are minorities and less
than two percent are Asians. They
look first within your family, then
they look within race, ethnicity, age
group and then going outside those
borders, the chances of finding a
potential match decreases.”
This year a cheek swab was
utilized as part of the registration process. Scientists are then
able to determine a donor’s tissue
type from the cheek swab sample
and that tissue type is put into
the registry. One of the benefits
of signing up during this bone
marrow drive is that the process
fee of $100 for the testing of the
bone marrow is waived.
“A bone marrow transplant is
a surgical procedure for which
you are given local or general
anesthesia,” Chan said. “After
the surgery, you get medication
to increase your bone marrow
production, causing your body to
work overtime to reproduce what
it has lost. Within the week, you’re
back to normal.”
It is possible that months,
even years, can go by without a
call from the registry. But, when
the registry calls, a donor goes
to his or her local hospital and
undergoes a series of tests for
further compatibility of the tissue.
Once complete compatibility is
determined, the donor can choose
whether or not to go ahead with
the transplant.
The drive was first started in
1998 when Lin and sorority sister
Jeanette Moy held a bone marrow
registry drive to support a friend
of Moy’s from high school who had
been diagnosed with leukemia.
Unfortunately, the friend passed
away, but the sorority deemed the
event worthy of continuation due
Students fill out forms at the Bone Marrow Registry Drive.
to its quintessential message.
“Our primary reason for holding this drive is to find a match for
Wincheng and to raise awareness
for the need of minorities in the
registry,” Tsui said. “I think many
people are unaware of what a patient needs to go though to find a
match, or that a registry even exists, so hopefully the community
will become more aware of this
issue and help out the cause.”
This bone marrow drive is
not restricted simply to the UR
River Campus. The event is
being held in conjunction with
over 21 campaigns nation-wide,
ranging from Washington, D.C.
to Boston, Philadelphia to New
York City.
“Our sorority has made this a
nationwide effort, holding drives
at every chapter of our sorority
to find a match for our sister and
to raise awareness of this issue,”
Tsui said.
Although organized by Sigma
Psi Zeta sorority, numerous student groups, including ADITI,
BSU, CSA, FASA, KASA, SALSA,
Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc.
and the Medical Students of
America, supported the bone
marrow drive.
Prior to the actual bone marrow
drive, Monday, Sept. 25 saw host
to an informational coffee night
in Hirst Lounge at which student
groups such as the Strong Jugglers, UR HipHop, the Midnight
Ramblers and the Yellowjackets
performed. The coffee night
served as additional publicity for
the event, which the sorority had
been publicizing for weeks.
“It was an honor to be able to
take part in an event that could
help their sister and raise awareness about the lack of minorities
within the registry,” ADITI President Amita De Sousa said. “We
received many positive comments
and even if people were not able to
register, we raised the cognizance,
understanding and importance of
bone marrow donation.”
Halusic can be reached at
[email protected].
to a minor, using a vehicle for illegal
transportation of liquor and drinking on a public conveyance,” among
other things. Public drunkenness
and driving under the influence are
not included.
In 2004, 226 cases were reported
in which students were referred to
campus authorities for violations
of alcohol laws. In 2005, according to the Think Safe report, this
number was reduced to 170.
Also down was the number of
referrals to campus authorities for
drug offenses, dropping from 68
in 2003 to 59 in 2004 and 48 last
year. Arrests for drug violations,
however, rose from one in 2004 to
two last year.
Burglary across the UR campuses was up slightly from the
previous year, rising from 29
incidents in 2004 to 39 in 2005.
Still, both of these represent an
improvement from 2003, in which
there were 74 incidents.
“Two years ago, the major
problem was thefts from residence
halls,” Mauldin said. “At least
two repeat offenders committed
burglaries and they were tied to
many offenders.”
Repeat offenses appear to be at
least part of the cause of last year’s
rise in burglaries.
“Last year, the number went up
a bit, but we know that at least
eight burglaries were tied to one
subject,” Mauldin said. “We captured him two times, but he made
bail and was released.”
At this point, the thief remains
in prison.
This burglar was known to use
keys to get into locked rooms,
so as not to arouse suspicion by
leaving telltale broken locks or
other evidence of forced entry. Still,
other tactics are used by burglars
on campus that render them less
likely to be stopped.
“Sometimes, a person will have
a specific approach that they use,
such as disguising themselves as
a college student,” Mauldin said.
“Only after the burglary do you
know that the person was not a
student.”
The Think Safe report also lists
no arrests for weapons possession
in 2005. However, two people were
referred to campus authorities
for weapons possession, as in
2004. The report, however, specifies that all cases of referral for
weapons possession involved air
guns, except for one case in 2005
involving a sword.
This year’s Think Safe report
introduced a feature on the River
Campus Medical Emergency Response Team, which responds to
over 350 emergency medical calls
per year.
UR Security and other campus
authorities concede that there
is always work to be done until
the number of reported incidents
reaches zero.
“One item that is always of
note is that the most unreported
offenses we have are personal or
domestic,” Mauldin said. UR Security offers many ways to report
on-campus incidents, including
proxy and confidential report
processes.
Still, the statistics in the report
are, for the most part, positive.
“I am encouraged by the general
downward trend,” Mauldin said.
“I think it is the result of a community effort.”
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke about environmental issues, the media, and the Bush administration.
Kennedy: RFK, Jr. addresses student body
the EPA’s website, he stated that
18,000 Americas die every year as
a result of the elimination of the
New Source Rule during George
W. Bush’s administration. The rule,
which would have held the coalburning power plants accountable
for the air pollution that they generate, instead allowed the industry
to continue its operations and even
dismissed lawsuits against the biggest polluters.
“The speech was much more
abrasive and passionate than I
expected it to be; however, I appreciated his energy,” co-president
of Grassroots Rebecca Fine said.
“Some of the points that hit home
were his emphasis that smart environmental decisions translate to
positive economic impacts.”
Kennedy’s remarks were not
limited to politics and environmen-
talism. He blamed the media for
blatantly ignoring environmental
issues and creating a culture of
ignorance.
“One of the things that stood
out was when he talked about the
dangerously high levels of mercury
found in fish,” sophomore Josh
Meiseles said.
Kennedy explained that the
mercury readings from his blood
tests were so elevated that the probability of a pregnant woman with
identical levels giving birth to an
infant with birth defects is almost
100 percent.
“His speech basically echoed most
of the facts that we knew about sustainability and energy preservation,
but he had interesting stories and
brought a different perspective to
the matters,” Meiseles said.
Additionally, Kennedy rebuked
conservative Republicans and
Christian Fundamentalists, who
he claims have infiltrated and
dominated the media and misled
the public.
“We have a negligent and indolent
press in this country,” Kennedy
said. “Americans today are the best
entertained but the least informed
people on the face of the earth.”
The speech was sponsored by the
Campus Activities Board, Grassroots and the Rochester Center
for Community Leadership at the
University.
Kennedy closed with the sentiment that if changes aren’t made to
the current trends in environmental
policy, the mistakes Americans
make may become irreversible.
“We don’t inherit the planet from
our ancestors,” Kennedy said. “We
borrow it from our children.”
Fernandez can be reached at
[email protected].
Association, the 13 fraternities
that are governed by the Fraternity Presidents’ Council do not
have a set limit on membership.
Still, the fall season yields
fewer new members than in the
springtime.
“Most new brothers are recruited in the spring, when freshmen
have the opportunity to visit and
get a feel for each of the houses,”
Fraternity Presidents’ Council
Vice President and senior Feliks
Kogan said. “Most members who
join in the fall already have a good
sense of where they want to go.”
There are other advantages to
beginning the recruitment process
in the fall semester.
“Thirteen people showed up
for the rush and we had four bids
accepted,” Sigma Chi Fraternity
rush chair and senior Ben McKee
said. “Overall, it was a very successful season. Rushing in the fall
is more exclusive — not as many
people rush and the new members
get a better sense of the brotherhood because the process is much
more intimate.”
Without the large number of
new freshmen seeking membership, the process is less intimidating for some students. This was
appealing to sophomore Jonathan
Herzog, who is beginning the new
member process at Delta Upsilon
Fraternity.
“It’s not as overwhelming as in
the spring,” Herzog said. “There’s
less pressure and it’s more down
to earth.”
New members may also see the
enhanced relationship between
their organizations and the University facilitated by the Office of
Fraternity and Sorority Affairs.
Last year, the office created the
Expectations for Excellence, a set
of guidelines for annual planning,
goal setting and self-assessment
for each of the chapters in the
Panhellenic Association, Fraternity Presidents’ Council and the
Multicultural Greek Council. Each
chapter submitted its plan by the
first of March and will submit
an annual report on the first of
November this year.
The office staff has two graduate
assistants who will help to implement the guidelines.
“I’m there to mentor and advise
and essentially work as a facilitator between chapter groups and
advocates,” Expectations for
Excellence Graduate Assistant
Katie Stoller said. “I help them
reach their goals.”
Pomaranski can be reached at
[email protected].
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EDITORIAL BOARD
ANDREW BRUML • EMILY PARET • ROSS BRENNEMAN
BONNIE JARRETT • AUDREY RICKETTS
Caught in the Web
Recently the Dean of Students’ Office published a newsletter about the dangers of publishing your personal information
online. The most basic summation of the newsletter is this:
once you post something on the internet, it is public information. This simply means that students need to make responsible
choices about what they are willing to share and thoroughly
consider the consequences of their actions. It is possible for this
information to get into the hands of the UR administration, or
public authorities and, if that occurs, it is justifiable that you
be reprimanded and punished as necessary.
According to Director of UR Security Walter Mauldin and
Dean of Students Jody Asbury, UR Security and school administrators do not monitor the Internet and look for photos that
incriminate students. However, they do follow up on information
that they may have been tipped off to, which may lead them to
Facebook or similar sites. In addition, fellow students can bring
information and photos posted online to the Dean of Students’
Office as evidence of student violations. These aren’t far-fetched
situations — they have happened.
Recently, many schools have taken the search for troublemakers one step too far. Deans at other institutions carefully search
the Internet for students who are misbehaving and punish them
for activities going on in pictures or explained in blogs or wall
postings. UR has not embraced that policy. And, until something
happens where it seems the safety of students will be sacrificed
if the Internet isn’t monitored, UR should not join those schools.
The policy facilitates distrust between the administration and
the student body. If UR does change its policy, it is important
that students be made aware of the new rules governing the
faculty and staff use of these networks.
There are ways to still share pictures and stories with your
friends. For example, you can make your online photo albums,
Facebook profiles and other personal information private or
password protected. But remember, this is just a precaution
and others can still gain access to them. The Internet is a public
forum and students must carefully make responsible choices
about how they act and what they are willing to display.
Card counting
The Varsity Students Athlete Advisory Committee and the
Students’ Association are constantly searching for new ways to
increase student involvement at Varsity athletic games. While
in the past these organizations have funded buses to St. John
Fisher College or t-shirts and foam props for students, this year
they have stepped the involvement up a notch. The most recent
attempt to encourage student attendance has received excellent
feedback from faculty, coaches and students. The Varsity Club
Card works as a raffle ticket — it is punched every time you
attend a varsity home game and, once it has been punched 10
times, it is entered into a drawing.
Unfortunately, the cards are not effective. After their immediate release, they were a great idea and used frequently. Nearly
1400 were handed out in the first week of school. Upon entering
the stadium, someone would immediately punch a new hole in
the Varsity Club Card. This energy has already dwindled. No
longer does a hole-puncher stand at the door, awaiting the next
Varsity Club Card holder. The hype around the raffle has also
evaporated.
The loss of interest in the Varsity Club Card is a small example of a large problem. The real issue is the lack of students’
energy toward Varsity games. Despite many attempts to solve
this predicament, none have lasted. It must be realized that it is
not a matter of bribing students to attend varsity games — the
overall energy at the games has to be adjusted first.
VSAAC and the SA should start sponsoring tailgate parties
on the Susan B. Anthony hill before every game. The concession
stand in the stadium should begin taking declining and selling
alcohol to those 21 and older. More night games should be considered in scheduling. These changes, in addition to the Varsity
Club Card and similar perks programs would encourage more
involvement of the student body at Varsity games and enhance
student life on campus.
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EDITORIAL OBSERVER
Get brief insecurity
Blender accidents shouldn’t be a
laughing matter. In fact, they are
usually moments of tragedy. Still,
the life of a Campus Times news
editor is a bizarre one — especially
if you write the weekly Security
Update.
When I think about it in more
depth, the blender headline —
“Student hospitalized after blender
accident” — wasn’t even humorous. If only you could see the CT
office floor.
In a little more than a semester
as news editor, I’ve managed to
sneak through a few good ones.
Last March, a few freshmen got
stuck in a bathroom one weekend
for a few minutes and had to have
the door opened by UR Security.
The headline? “Trapped freshmen
escape dorm bathroom.”
That same month, Hutchison
Hall was evacuated after some
chalk was found on the floors.
There was some uncertainty as
to the nature of the substance.
“Hutchison evacuated after powder
panic” ran the next issue.
It’s not all fun, though. Every
week, UR Security Investigator
Dan Lafferty sends a number of raw
stories to my co-editor Bonnie and
me. From there, we pick a primary
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MAJARIAN
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one to use in the main headline and
anywhere from two to four other
security incidents to report on.
In all, the security updates are an
interesting look into the extralegal
and medical happenings on campus
each week. It’s easy to assume that
everything in there is bad news
— and unfortunately this can make
UR look somewhat unsafe.
The point of the weekly Security
Updates is not to make UR look bad,
or to highlight people who break
the rules. Rather, UR Security
provides us with the information
in hopes that students will read
what happened and aim to avoid
such situations in the future.
A good example is this week’s red
car-driving creep who hides in the
bushes. By providing information,
UR Security is not trying to scare
anyone, and not telling students
not to walk along the river, but
rather to be smart and look out
for what’s out there.
It’s a useful service and a good
idea for students’ benefit. In addition, it serves to highlight students
who get out and help others.
The Medical Emergency Response Team, while not usually
getting a shoutout in the Security
Update, is responsible for many
of the accounts of people being
transported to the Medical Center.
Clearly, they are a good group to
have around — and deserving of
their first mention in the Think
Safe report this year.
Medical emergencies aren’t
always the best pieces to include,
but sometimes they’re all we have.
The Feb. 16, 2006 issue features a
particularly interesting medical
drama — “Student suffers shellfish
sickness.” My fourth grade English
teacher would be proud.
Obviously, it’s not a terrible
thing to have a little fun every now
and again with what should be a
serious topic. There’s a line in the
sand, however and the copy editors
never let me cross it.
If this week’s headline bores you,
blame it on them then. “Mysterious man malevolently marauds
minors” got rejected.
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EDITORIAL OBSERVER
Paradise lost
A number of fatal school shootings have recently occurred around
the country. The first of these occurred in Colorado and Wisconsin,
leaving a scar on their respective
communities. The latest and most
disturbing of these shootings took
place this past Monday in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Charles C.
Roberts IV took an Amish one-room
school house hostage, singled out
the girls, killed five of them, critically wounded five more and then
turned the gun on himself.
Upon hearing of this tragic news,
I asked myself why someone would
target these people. The only answer is that this was a crime of opportunity. This Amish schoolhouse
was in close proximity, unprotected
and vulnerable. As police dig deeper
into the motives of this deranged
man it is beginning to become clear
that Roberts had nothing against
the Amish of Lancaster County, but
that they were merely an outlet for
his delusional behavior.
Roberts made a huge mistake
when he targeted these Amish.
These are some of the most interesting and intriguing people in this
country, maybe even the world.
They don’t bother anyone — they
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live simple lives, thriving in their
subculture. They farm their fields
like it was done when people first
came to America, build beautiful
furniture and perform many other
sacred Old World arts.
I have fond memories of these
people and have gone out to Pennsylvania Dutch country ever since I
was a little kid. Every time you go
there it feels like you’ve traveled
back in time 150 years. I remember
when I would visit the area several
times over a single summer. In the
fall before Thanksgiving, my family
and I would stock up on those tasty
Amish goodies that would make the
big feast just perfect. They have
some of the best food — apple pie,
pickled beets, other veggies and
fresh cheeses and meats.
This is a tragedy that these
people should not have to deal
with. Violence of this magnitude is
something that a normal American
can barely come to comprehend.
For a people like the Amish this is
especially difficult thing to come
to grips with. Sadistic cruelty like
this is something that they have
rarely, if ever, come in contact
with. Roberts took away part of
the future of the Amish. These five
girls would have grown up to be
important contributing members
in the Amish community, but due
to the action of this man that will
never happen. The Amish choose
not to be debased by mainstream
American society. We need to honor
their choices and shelter them from
the depravities of society.
How did no one realize that
Roberts was a threat to humanity?
Were there no warning signals? The
only plausible explanation is that
after he heard about the shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin
something triggered in his mind
showing him it was OK to execute
his fantasies.
We need to do something to limit
these violent rampages. If it means
educating the public on what the
little warning signs are of an immanent incidence, then so be it.
Levy can be reached at
[email protected].
JOSH HATCHER
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
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“War is Hell.” —General William Tecumseh Sherman; “Hell is murky.” —Lady Macbeth
New vaccines can do great things if given chance
BY JULIANNE NIGRO
This summer, women had much reason
to celebrate. Emergency Contraceptive, also
known as Plan B was approved by the FDA
for over-the-counter status for women 18
years of age and older. Gardasil, a vaccination against the human papilloma virus, or
HPV, also got FDA approval.
However, there are still great barriers
blocking women from easy access to both of
these preventative medicines. These barriers
prevent Plan B and Gardasil from reaching
their intended goals of preventing pregnancy
and reducing the risk of genital warts and
cervical cancer, respectively.
Plan B, the brand name of the only emergency contraceptive approved for use in the
United States, reduces the risk of pregnancy
by 95 percent if taken within the first 24
hours after unprotected sex and by 89 percent
if taken within 72 hours.
There is a direct correlation between
effectiveness and the number of hours
after unprotected sex that Plan B is taken.
Therefore, in order to avoid pregnancy, it
is very important to take an emergency
contraceptive as quickly as possible after
using ineffective contraception, not using tasks for girls under age 18 to do. These
processes often require a lot of time and
contraception, or being raped.
For this reason, the American Academy proper paperwork that children may not
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests have access to.
Another drug that is now available to
that all women buy Plan B ahead of time, to
have in case of an emergency.
women, but has many barriers limiting its
Plan B is very safe and, despite Christian access, is Gardasil, the brand name of the
Right groups calling it an
HPV vaccine. Gardasil is
“abortion pill,” Plan B
95 percent effective in preis simply a concentrated
venting the contraction of
Sadly, college
form of progestin, one of
four of the worst strains
the hormones found in the
the human papilloma
students often do of
birth control pill. Plan B
virus. Two of these strains
not have the time contribute to 70 percent of
does not induce abortion
— it simply prevents
or money required the outbreaks of cervical
pregnancy, much like
cancer and, combined,
for a potenitally
“the pill.”
the four strains lead to
Despite being safe for
90 percent of all genital
cancer-curing
warts cases.
girls under the age of 18,
vaccination.
Although this vaccinathe FDA has not approved
the drug for over-thetion is obviously not flawcounter status for girls
less, it is a major leap in
17 and younger. In order
women’s sexual health.
for girls to obtain Plan B, a prescription is
Gardasil is designed for girls aged nine to
still required.
15, but the FDA has approved the vaccine
The Society of Adolescent Medicine and for nine to 26-year-olds, strongly encouragthe American Academy of Pediatrics, among ing 16 to 26-year-olds to get vaccinated for
others, have criticized the FDA for this “catch-up” prevention.
In 2005, the Center for Disease Control
decision. Scheduling appointments, working with insurance, going to the doctor and and Prevention estimated that “at least 50
getting prescriptions filled are often hard percent of sexually active people catch HPV
during their lifetime.” HPV can be passed
through any act that involves genital contact
and condoms are not 100 percent effective in
preventing contraction of the virus.
Although Gardasil has the potential to
prevent cancer, many Christian groups have
also opposed this drug.
Unfortunately, the lobbying of these
groups has been very successful. Many insurance companies refuse to cover Gardasil,
while others only cover the cost for women
and girls 19 and under. Similarly, some doctors’ offices have chosen not to carry the
vaccination, claiming that the product is
still being tested, regardless of the fact that
the FDA has approved it.
Here at UR, the vaccine is available, but
very expensive. The total cost for the series
of three shots is $450. Sadly, college students
often do not have the money or time required
for the vaccination.
Still, this summer’s FDA approval of Plan
B and Gardasil symbolize great leaps in the
areas of women’s health, and will hopefully
allow women to make more decisions regarding their own sexual health.
Nigro can be reached at
[email protected].
“Women’s Weekly” is a
bi-montly column written by
Women’s Caucus members.
BY JEFF KLEIN
This Meliora Weekend, we welcome back
parents, alumni, family and friends. We welcome special guests to entertain and inspire
us. It is also an opportunity to consider our
motto, Meliora — always better. This summer, the University was named a “New Ivy”
by Newsweek, and the high-achieving Class
of 2010 demonstrates our new popularity.
Yet, as President Seligman continues with
his publicity initiative, we need to consider
how to make our University worthy of this
new spotlight.
Certainly, our research is first-rate and
our academic programs are worthy of praise.
Our Medical Center continues to produce
new life-saving therapies and the University
continues to be a nurturing influence on the
local community.
But many of our administrative departments are not up to the same standards. If
we want to reach world-class status, we must
raise the level of behavior of these departments to that of the rest of the University.
To do that, I propose we take something
from the business world — process improve-
ment. Let’s look at some of the most egregious issues that could be fixed by process
improvement.
The Office of Residential Life seems surprised that every year the University accepts
new freshmen. This has only been going
on for about 150 years — you would think
someone would have gotten the message by
now. Someone should send them a memo.
Indeed, we had more freshmen this year than
expected, but I think we would see the same
problems whether the school accepted one
hundred or one thousand freshmen.
ResNet struggles to keep an outdated network afloat and, in spite of recent upgrades
and additions, the network seems like it
fails more times than not. The wireless
network needs to cover the whole campus
and provide a reliable connection. And yes,
e-mail servers do go down from time to time,
but the downtime should be measured in
hours, not days.
We continue to hear about improvements
to dining services — a new offering here, a
renovation there. There are two main issues.
First, running out of food. If you were to go
on to the tuition bill. And as an Alumni or
potential donor, why would I want to donate
money when it would just be wasted in bureaucracy? For those of us at the University,
we would see a streamlining of processes,
making things more professional and making
our lives easier in general.
Rochester has indeed come a long way to
earn the position it is now in. At this point,
we should be setting the standard that other
universities aspire to reach, but in many
cases we are still behind our peers.
The reformation of the process will require
the courage and will to change and that is
always difficult to achieve.
There is only one person in the University
who is in a position of authority and leadership to take on such an endeavor — President
Seligman. President Seligman, I hereby
call on you to turn this University into an
institution we can all be even more proud
of for years to come.
Semper Meliora.
Klein can be reached at
[email protected].
Writer has suggestions for improving student life
ARLO BERLETIC
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
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What is the best
pick-me-up drink?
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ails you!
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to a restaurant or fast food location, would
you find it acceptable for them not to have
food? Absolutely not. There is no excuse for
running out of food, especially non-perishable or shelf-stable items.
Two, dining locations should close at the
time posted, not 15 or 30 minutes before. If
students show up 15 minutes before closing,
all regular food options should be available
to them.
The Office of the Registrar, which is vital
to the academic programs of the University,
is more likely to make a mistake than not
and will take an excessively long time in
doing it. It’s amazing that they’re able to
certify that people are allowed to graduate
in time for graduation.
The above list is not intended to be comprehensive. However, everything listed is
a core task to each department which they
are unable to complete.
What must we do to remove these problems? Some might be aware of Six Sigma,
which was pioneered by Motorola in the
1980s. Six Sigma is a methodology for
reducing defects in any product or process
and one of many tools available for process
improvement. Six Sigma is actually a statistical term reflecting 3.4 defects per one
million attempts.
For process improvement to work, it takes
a very strong leader, namely because of
two obstacles to success — culture change
and money. Culture change is required to
make certain behaviors unacceptable, and
is generally resisted most firmly within a
well established institution.
Process improvement is an investment
and, as an investment, it requires money up
front to pay for the time and effort required
to complete the job successfully. However,
successful process improvement results in
cost savings which can reach into the millions or even tens or hundreds of millions.
The initial expenses can be recouped within
a number of years.
Perhaps those savings can even be passed
27%
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The Truth Behind
UR’s Dandelion
ARTICLE BY
EVAN SIEGEL
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
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Between Dandelion Square, the Dandelions or D’lions — who welcome
in anxious freshmen — and Dandelion Day in the springtime, there’s an undeniable connection between UR and this copious yellow weed. Looking around
campus and seeing the large role that the dandelion plays, many may ask why
this is so significant. Why is the yellow of UR’s yellow and blue combination
called “dandelion yellow” and why is our school’s lesser-known Alma Mater entitled, “The Dandelion.” The answers lie in Rochester’s history, as a city and as a
University.
In the 1830s, Rochester was nicknamed The Flour City because it was
the largest flour-producing city in the world. Around 50 years later, in 1888,
nurserymen George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry endowed Rochester with 20
acres of land, now known as Highland Park, and transformed it into the “Flower
City.” Rochester’s first campus was on a cow pasture speckled with these yellow flowers, and legend has it that the symbol was adopted in honor of this.
The dandelion has been one of the school’s unofficial symbol for the majority of
UR’s 150-year existence.
This integration of UR and the city of Rochester through the dandelion
is one of many ways that the two are connected; we as members of the University are frequently reminded of the influence that we can have on the city by
getting involved and doing our part and the dandelion is a symbol of that connection. This is probably why it has lasted all these years as a milestone in the
University’s history.
The dandelion isn’t just a weed or an emblem at the UR, it is a lifestyle,
an understanding and a means for raising school spirit and pride. As our Alma
Mater reads, “Let Harvard have her crimson and old Eli’s sons the blue, to the
dandelion yellow, we will e’er be true.” Take a moment to grab a dandelion out
of the ground while you are grazing the campus and give it a sniff; that’s the
smell of knowledge, discipline and independence, three of the many things that
UR stands for.
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Remember me Awista Ayub
BY SARA MYERS
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Awista Ayub is proof that combining ambition and skills gained at UR
can take you far. A native of Kabul,
Afghanistan, raised in Connecticut
and currently living in Washington,
D.C., Awista has seen many facets of
life.
After graduating in 2001, she went
to work for the Embassy of Afghanistan as the Education and Health
Officer. She recently founded an organization for youth in Afghanistan and
works every day to improve the lives
of people all over the world.
Can you describe your current
projects and endeavors?
“In 2004, I founded the Afghan
Youth Sports Exchange, a non-profit
dedicated to preparing Afghanistan’s
youth with leadership skills required
to promote athletics into their schools
and communities.
I traveled to Afghanistan for the
first time since leaving at the age
of two to lead girls’ soccer clinics
through the Afghanistan Olympic
Committee.
Two girls from the program were
awarded the 2006 Arthur Ashe Cour-
BY TRICKSTER MCFLY
HE’S CRAFTY
Aries (March 21–April 19) — This week all
your dreams will come true! Unfortunately,
so will your worst nightmares.
Taurus (April 20–May 20) — After three
lonely weekends, you will realize the Axe advertisements are obvious dramatizations.
Gemini (May 21–June 21) — After listening to the radio you will do some serious
soul-searching and ask, do my chains hang
low?
Cancer (June 22–July 22) — You can’t
drown your sorrows in alcohol, you have to
suffocate them with lapdances.
Leo (July 23–Aug. 22) — Now that September is over, it’s time to end the ‘New
school-year, New you’ attitude. You’re not
fooling anyone.
Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) — During a transatlantic flight, you will suddenly become
fed up with the amount of snakes on the
plane.
Libra (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) — As you call MERT,
you can’t help but chuckle at the irony of how
your date was going to “slip” into something
more comfortable in the bathroom.
Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) — You wouldn’t
have been so upset when your girlfriend left
you for your professor if you had at least
passed the class.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) — Every
cloud has a silver lining! The problems you
encounter this week will be the exception
to this rule.
Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) — Wear a
clown costume to your next mid-term. It
will distract the rest of the class and really
boost the curve!
Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) — When your
friends’ twin sisters visit next weekend, you
will be the rock that kills two birds! Unfortunately, neither one is a swallow.
Pisces (Feb. 19–March 20) — As you bend
down to tie your shoe, you will think back
to when you first tied a knot. Wasn’t that
a great time? You probably weren’t in
Rochester.
(IF YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE THIS THEN YOU BELIEVE
LAGUNA BEACH IS REALITY.)
age Award this past July from ESPN.”
Are you doing what you planned to
do after you left UR, or is it something completely different?
“I am doing something completely different from what I planned after graduating from UR. I majored in chemistry and
had a career as a research chemist working for General Electric, but left that path
in order to follow my passion and work
to help the children of Afghanistan using
sports as a tool for social change.”
Was there any particular activity or
campus organization that you were
deeply involved with at UR?
“I was heavily involved with the Women’s Ice Hockey team, having founded the
team during the spring of my sophomore
year. I played as the goalie for three seasons on the team. I didn’t know how to
play, let alone skate, when I founded the
team, but learned to skate and play with
great friends and teammates.
I learned a lot about my own personal
strengths and weaknesses from this experience and know that my time with the
team has shaped me into the person that I
am today and has given me the confidence
to start AYSE and pursue my personal
passion professionally.”�
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What advice could you give current UR students?
“Looking back, the only piece of advice I would give is don’t be afraid to
dream, follow your heart and believe
in yourself. It’s not always easy to do
this, but if you believe in yourself and
what you are hoping to accomplish,
you will always be successful and
reach farther than you ever thought
possible.”
Myers can be reached at
[email protected].
Be a man and take me now — please?
BY SARAH PERMUTT
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
When did it become the girl’s responsibility to make the first move?
I remember the good old days when
guys were the ones who made the first
phone call and rudely grabbed at inappropriate places. It never used to be the
girl’s job to swoop in and initiate the
first kiss — the girl as provocateur is
unnatural.
It’s true that girls complain about
aggressive guys and make repeated
attempts to push their hands away;
however, it brings them pleasure to be
the one to reject. In fact, it’s their godgiven duty.
I first became aware of guys’ new
movement to let girls do all the work
my freshman year. I had met a cute guy
on the frat quad and was eager to ignite a hot and heavy romance, at least
for the night.
I was ecstatic as we walked up to my
dorm-room. I assumed he would ask
to come in, followed by my resistance
and then eventual compliance — standard
I experienced even more confusion
first-night protocol. But my world came
a few months ago. I was in the midst
to an end when he dropped me off at my
of passion with a love-interest when I
room, pecked my cheek and told me he
realized he was silent. Annoyed that
had a wonderful time and that I must call
he wasn’t vocalizing his great attrachim. I was then forced to shove him into
tion for me, I asked what turned him
my room and tiresomely play the role of
on. His reply was, “Your personality,
aggressor.
the way you look and
your intelligence.”
This type of male opMy jaw dropped.
position was not an isoWasn’t he supposed
lated case but a ravenous
look into the trials and
disease. Last summer,
to respond with an
tribulations of your typical coed
offensive and vulgar
my best friend’s new
student and her remedies for
answer that would
boyfriend exhibited many
almost any type of situation.
result in a slap or the
of the symptoms. He was
slamming of a car
the worst when it came
door? What caused this role reversal?
time for what used to be the obligatory
Is it guys playing hard to get, or did
drop-off make-out session. Every time he
girls dig themselves into a hole by
drove her home, she expected him to lean
advocating for equal rights? Sure, we
in and initiate some sort of sexual activity.
want equal opportunities in the workHowever, he would merely touch his lips
place, but we still want to be thrown
to hers and say, “See ya tomorrow.” She
against a wall so a guy can have his
came home confused and angry. It was not
way with us.
until she pried open his lips and told him
Permutt can be reached at
he had to overcome his malady that he
[email protected].
fully kissed her.
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Do you have ESP?
We don’t.
You should write
for us anyway.
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BY LAUREN KRACHENFELS
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
What are you most looking forward to about Meliora Weekend?
Aaron Schue ’07
Justin Long ’10
Nazmia Alqadi ’08
Kimberly Graff ’09
Chris Nergott ’09
Sally Brady ’10
“Seeing some old friends.”
“Drew Carey and the Improv All-Stars!”
“Not having to pay for stuff
because my parents are
here.”
“Seeing the a capella
groups perform in Friday
Night Fever.”
“Not studying.”
“Seeing my dogs.”
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Yom Kippur — fasting and a 4.0 Alumni weekend kicks off
BY ANDREW SCHWARTZ
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Ever since I can remember, my
parents abstained from imposing their own sets of beliefs onto
me. Rather, they instilled in me
a core set of values and morals
to draw from and then left me
the space to carve my own path.
Naturally there were exceptions:
1) Never neglect your studies;
always take them seriously and
make them a top priority.
2) Remain steadfast in your
observance of Judaism and make
sure that both the religious and
cultural aspects of Judaism remain in your life.
These two seemingly unrelated
exceptions had never presented
a conflict in which my observance of Judaism would force
me to neglect my studies (or visa
versa) — that is, such a conflict
hadn’t arisen until today.
Oct. 1 was Yom Kippur (known in English
as “the day of atonement”), the most significant Jewish holiday.
During Yom Kippur, Jews are
expected to fast from nightfall of
the previous day to nightfall on
the day of the holiday. Normally,
I’d be the model Jew, shunning
food and drink like Nicole Richie
and praying with the fervor of
a Tibetan monk, but this year
there was a problem. In addition
to being Yom Kippur, it was also
Monday, meaning that I had four
classes (only one of which — Hebrew — was cancelled). I was
faced with a difficult decision:
skip classes or skip temple? I had
to ask myself which big G mattered more — God or G.P.A.?
I decided to make a compromise — I would attend all of my
classes and I would fast. Now
my “compromise” might sound
“sucks for the people who missed
class today.”
“Indeed it does suck,” I retorted sarcastically, “for the Jews
who decided to ‘skip’ class today.
Serves them right for thinking
that fasting and atoning for their
sins all day takes precedence
over notes that weren’t even important enough to be included in
the textbook.” The guy, not sensing my sarcasm, winked at me
and went back to taking notes. It
was at that point that I deluded
myself into thinking that the
teacher and many of the students
might be anti-Semitic.
11 a.m. — Every Monday, my
girlfriend and I have a tradition
of going to the Meliora for
lunch. Being the gentleman that I am, I wasn’t
going to let my fast get in
the way of her happiness.
11:05 a.m. — As I approached the entrance
of the Meliora, I
saw that the special
was “egg cheese and
ARLO BERLETIC • CAMPUS TIMES STAFF ham croissant.” I
turned to a chef walking by and smugly said, “Capitalmy actions on Yom Kippur warrant admiration or indifference, I izing on the non-Jewish crowd,
touché.” The chef gave me a
have decided to chronicle my day
weird look and quickly walked
so as to give you a little taste of
away.
a day where I didn’t get to taste
anything at all:
11:14 a.m. — I looked at the
10 a.m. — Going into my first
flowers at the table and contemclass of the day, I figured that
plated, “Can I eat foods that are
considered inedible to humans?”
my teacher would go easy on
11:21 a.m. — My girlfriend’s
the notes in light of the Jewish
chews of her cheese burger
students missing class. But as I
are like an eagle’s talons being
walked into class, my teacher anplunged into my back
nounced how important today’s
12:30 p.m. — I create a rap
lecture would be. Apparently,
song about food, “I like my hamwhat we were about to learn
burgers medium rare and if you
would not appear in the textbook
don’t like that I really don’t care.
and therefore that class would
I like my hot dogs on the grill
be the only chance to take notes
and I’ll give you some soda if you
on this subject. The guy next to
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me whispered offhandedly to me,
like more of a cop out, but I assure you that attending classes
from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. with no
food or drink in your system is
harder than it may seem. Other
Jews chose to spend the day differently. Rather than spending
the day “atoning” for their sins,
these students used Yom Kippur as a way to take the day off.
They missed all of their classes,
citing “religious observance”
as the reasoning. Meanwhile,
they slept until 2 p.m. and consequently spent the afternoon
drinking mojitos and watching
a marathon of Mel Gibson movies. Anyway, in case you are still
uncon- vinced of
whether
Meliora weekend events promise to entertain
BY EMILY PARET
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
I still remember my first Meliora Weekend. All of a sudden,
my typically mundane campus
was bustling with parents and
alumni excited to experience
everything that the University
has to offer.
Somehow the rainy week gave
way to a beautiful weekend, the
grassy quads were perfectly manicured and each night offered a
plethora of exciting activities to
take part in.
Looking at the schedule of
events, it is clear that this year’s
festivities are going to be just as
exciting and memorable.
Headlining this Friday night at
7:30 and 10:00 in the Palestra is
Drew Carey and the Improv AllStars, but his witty antics and
clever sidekicks are not the only
things to look forward to on the
opening day of alumni weekend.
A roundtable discussion featuring four accomplished alumni
in the field of finance will discuss
the current state of the economy.
Moderated by William E. Simon
Graduate School of Business Administration Dean Mark Zupan,
this dialogue will take place in
Hubbel Auditorium at 3:30 p.m.
Award-winning author Alan
Burdick will discuss his latest
book, “Out of Eden: An Odyssey
of Ecological Invasion,” at 5 p.m.
in the Hawkins-Carlson Room.
The senior editor of “Discover,”
he also writes for “The New York
Times Magazine,” “Times Magazine” and “Natural History.”
The tent that is already arranged on the Wilson Quad will
house a College Welcome Dinner
at 6 p.m., where old friends, fellow families and students socialize over great food and an open
bar.
Don’t waste all your energy on
Friday, though, because Saturday
is jam-packed, starting with a
breakfast at 9 a.m. in Douglass
Dining Center with President
Joel Seligman and Dean of the
Faculty Peter Lennie.
For the Yellowjacket alumni,
sporting events will be held
throughout the morning for exvarsity athletes to see if they still
have game. The current teams
and coaches will have a chance to
play against their alumni.
At 11 a.m., Fareed Zakaria will
be introduced in the Palestra
by his television agent, Richard
Leibner, ’59 and the senior editor
of Newsweek International Fred
Guterl, ’81. Zakaria is the Editor
of “Newsweek International”,
the host of PBS’ “Foreign Exchange” and an analyst for ABC
News. He was named by Esquire
Magazine as “one of the 21 most
important people of the 21st
century.”
After a tailgate party in Friel
Lounge hosted by Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity to celebrate
their 150th year on campus, the
Rochester football team hosts the
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
at 1 p.m. in Fauver Stadium.
If football isn’t your thing, a
Presidential Symposium regarding energy sustainability will
take place in Strong Auditorium
at 1:30 p.m. and will feature Nobel Prize winner Steven Chu, ’70.
It will be moderated by University Trustee and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago,
Hugo Sonnenschein, ’61.
Later in the day University
alumnus and Harvard Law professor Arthur Miller, ’56, will
lead a dynamic roundtable
discussion of some of the most
relevant First Amendment issues
today in Hubbel Auditorium at
3:30 p.m.
Interim Dean of the College
Richard Feldman and Seligman
will discuss many of the diversity
initiatives on and off campus at 4
p.m. in Dewey Hall.
Sunday features the Head of
the Genesee Regatta in Genesee
Valley Park, where the beautiful
autumn foliage will provide the
perfect backdrop to mingle with
old friends and family as the
Rochester crew teams compete.
So congratulations to the
class years ending in one or six
— have a great reunion. And to
everyone else, plan your time
wisely!
Check out http://www.rochester.edu/alumni/melioraweekend
for a complete listing of events
and times.
Paret can be reached at
[email protected].
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Katrina fundraiser whirls to UR
BY BEN WROBEL
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Hurricane Katrina was a tragic
event and, like all tragic events,
we deal with it the best way we
can. We try to make sense of it
and we try to help the victims.
Students at UR are doing just
that with a number of Katrinarelated events coming up this
year that will hopefully have an
impact on how the victims and
students on campus deal with
the tragedy.
In the next few weeks there
will be three distinct events all
linked to Hurricane Katrina. The
first is The Lower Depths, one
of two plays The UR International Theatre is performing this
semester. It is a contemporary
adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s
masterpiece written by the artistic director of UR’s International
Theatre Program, Nigel Maister.
The premiere is Thurs., Oct. 19
at 8 p.m.
The original play was set in
turn-of-the-century Russia and
depicted lower-class citizens in a
lodging house. Maister saw similarities to Katrina and decided to
update it.
“The play includes people who
felt that they were brought down
by society,” Maister said. “The
polarization of race that Katrina
showed in our society was very
apropos to this play.”
In conjunction with the play,
Todd Union will be screening
Spike Lee’s documentary “When
The Levees Broke: A Requiem
in Four Acts.” Originally shown
on HBO, the film discusses the
aftermath of Katrina, focusing
on the suffering of the victims
and their will to survive. While
a date is not yet set, the film will
be screened around the opening
night of the play.
“We are planning on showing the documentary around
the same time as the play as a
separate event that will give the
campus an opportunity to learn
about the aftermath of Katrina
on a very realistic level,” senior
Amanda Doyle, a member of the
stage crew, said. Students should
be able to better appreciate both
the play and the movie after
watching a factual and a fictional
account.
While the play and the movie
raise awareness and sympathy
for victims of Katrina, a third
event will raise money to help
those victims. Sophomore Julie
Eaton is a transfer student from
Tulane University, where she
witnessed firsthand the aftermath of the hurricane. She is in
the process of organizing a fundraiser for Tulane students from
the New Orleans region who lost
their homes or possessions.
The fundraiser, still in the
planning phase, will be set as a
huge Mardi Gras party. It will
take place during Greek Week,
Nov. 13-18, and will be sponsored
by the Panhellenic Association
and possibly the Fraternity President’s Council and Multicultural
Greek Community. The plan is
for a big party at a local bar with
paid admission. There will be
beads and tickets sold ahead of
time in the weeks leading up to
the event as well as other events,
such as a cake eating contest.
The whole party will be New
Orleans themed and will include
Cajun food and cocktails.
The fundraiser will help New
Orleans natives with their cost
of living needs. Tulane is paying
for the students’ educations but
does not have enough money
at its disposal to provide books,
housing or meal plans for the
students.
“Most of these families have a
large financial burden as it is and
still have no place to live,” Eaton
said. “College is stressful enough
without worrying about a stable
place to sleep at night and how to
pay for a meal, so this fundraiser
is especially dedicated to helping
these students.”
Wrobel can be reached at
[email protected]
don’t spill. I like my French fries
nice and hot, I like junk food I
like it a lot.”
12:32 p.m. — I get kicked out
of the library for rapping too
loudly.
2:45 p.m. — My girlfriend
suggests that she can put on
mango flavored chap stick and
that we can kiss as a substitute
for eating.
2:47 p.m. — My girlfriend
slaps me in the face for trying to
chew on her lips.
3:50 p.m. — During my second to last class “Dante’s Divine
Comedy,” we talk about the sin
of gluttony and I find within
myself a renewed spirit to finish
the fast.
5:12 p.m. — My suitemate
sends me a text message asking if
I want to watch the food network
with her after class.
6:31 p.m. — Seeing that the
sun has essentially set, I head toward Douglass to break the fast
in style — pulled pork wraps!
6:36 p.m. — As I take my first
bite of my delectable meal, my
girlfriend quickly looks up from
her laptop and yells “don’t eat
that, sunset isn’t until 6:38 p.m!”
“Too late,” I retort with a
smile on my face, “I’ll have to
atone for this sin next year.”
Schwartz can be reached
[email protected].
Fasting: When school interferes with being Jewish
The Funyun
DANIEL RUDOLPH
Last Tuesday, the UR Laboratory for Laser Energetics held
a press conference unveiling a
product that will revolutionize the way we point at things.
Once the Omega 3 Laser Pointer
hits the assembly line, it will be
the world’s most powerful laser
pointer in production.
“As people grew ever more
aggravated by pointing at things
with their fingers they turned
to a new technology — laser
pointing.” Laser Lab Chairman
Timothy Carter said. “Just as the
jet engine replaced the propeller driven plane, our new laser
pointer will change the paradigm
of pointing once again. Now is
the time to usher in a new era in
laser pointing.”
The Omega 3 will hit stores
later this month for about $200
and will be powerful enough to
point to things when nobody is
paying attention. The pointer
also comes fully equipped with
three interchangeable caps — the
classic dot, the bird in flight
and the trucker mud flap lady.
And, according to VP of Marketing Richard Gillis, the Lab will
include a bunch of other accessories yet to be named to the
public.
“The applications of such
a device are limitless,” Gillis
said. “With the Omega 3 Laser
Pointer, not only will you be able
to annoy people by shooting a
laser in their eyes, you’ll be able
to blind them with it.”
The pointer is the fruit of an
effort that has taken seven years
and expended several billion dollars. The Omega 3 Laser Pointer
will be capable of projecting several different colored dots. “No
longer will the world be unable
to point to red objects,” Engineer
Arun Aggarwal said.
Early on, the Omega 3 Laser
Pointer research team suffered
some setbacks due to bad publicity created when a group protested against the new pointers
being used for military purposes.
The crowds were eventually
dispersed when the Lab’s paramilitary police force used the
new laser pointers to point out
some pita and hummus, several
hundred yards away.
Carter expressed concerns
about security in the future as
well. “We’ve heightened security
patrols in all portions at the
lab and are strip-searching all
employees and visitors for any
signs of terrorist paraphernalia,”
he said. “If used by evil hands,
the pointer could bring death
and destruction. But if used
by red-blooded Americans, the
pointer will bring about a safer
and better world for us and our
children.”
Despite security woes, the Lab
has already undergone product
testing. Those who have used the
new pointer are ecstatic to be
the first to use such a watershed
product. “It’s only $200, which is
cheap for something so good,” cat
lady Regina Boulds said. “Now
the pretty kitties will love me
again.” Boulds went on to throw
some of her cats out the door and
scream in a low pitch jumble of
words.
The cat community has already mobilized against the proliferation of the new pointer. In
a speech to National Association
of Domesticated Species, Spokesman Garfield the Cat expressed
his fears.
“Fellow felines, we cannot let
the Omega 3 Laser Pointer distract us from our goals as cats
— being better than everybody
else and licking our anuses,” the
Cat said. “We will follow bright
shiny things no more!”
Yet the Laser Lab for Energetics has not expressed any
reservations about continuing its
research. In its perpetual mission
to create better laser pointers, by
2010 the Lab intends to develop
a laser pointer that can point
to things half way around the
world.
The Funyon appears in the first
issue of every month.
Rudolph can be reached at
[email protected]
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mtvU “Woodies” want UR vote
BY SAMANTHA LEWIS
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
mtvU will be hosting the “mtvU Woodie
Awards” which will debut on Thurs. Nov.
2 in New York City’s Roseland Ballroom.
The “Woodies” are the only award show
that honors the music voted best by the
college audience as they are the entire
voice of the show. Among this year’s top
nominees are The Fray, Taking Back
Sunday, Hellogoodbye and Imogen Heap.
Award categories will include “Breaking
Woodie” — Best Emerging Artist — and
“Streaming Woodie” — Most Downloaded.
“All of our nominees have somehow
connected with college students this year,”
mtvU Head of Programming Ross Martin
said. “This night is essentially the ‘live
indie music moment of truth’ for a great
number of artsts and groups.”
This year, nearly 50 up-and-coming, influential artists have been nominated. The
nominees represent the music that college
students have been listening to this past
year. It is all about the emerging artists
who haven’t quite made it to MTV.
“The ‘Woodies’ are significant for a
number of reasons,” Martin said. “They
are all about great music and the connection between the emerging artists and the
students who believed in them from the
beginning. I think that this also rings true
to what mtvU is all about and this night
really seems to be a celebration of just
that.”
For the past three years, college students have helped to establish the “Woodies” as a crystal ball of sorts for the music
and artists that are about to break big
in the music industry. The show propels
college students’ favorite artists to mainstream success. Among that success is
record sales, sold out tours and accolades
at other awards shows. Some of the most
well-known success stories from the past
two years of “Woodies” are Death Cab for
Cutie, Fall Out Boy, Matisyahu and Mo-
CALENDAR
Thursday, Oct. 5
Honey Tribe
Devon Allman’s band Honeytribe will
perform at The Club at Water Street.
Doors open at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 6
Lynn Sherr
20/20 News correspondant Lynn Sherr
discusses “ 100 Years Since Susan B.: How
Far Have Women Come?”
12:00 p.m., May Room. Tickets are $35.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MTVU.COM
Death Cab for Cutie were among the winners at last year’s “Woodies.” Since then,
Death Cab has seen an increase in both their record sales as well as their fan base.
they have come to love over the past year.
tion City Soundtrack.
“There is no question that a number
The deadline for voting is Friday Oct. 20.
of artists, including The Killers and My
The show will premiere simultaneously
Chemical Romance, would point to the
on mtvU, mtvU.com and mtvU mobile,
‘Woodies’ for a jumpstart in the incredible
as well as Microsoft Windows XP Media
past few years they have had in the music
Center Edition PCs and Media Center
industry,” Martin said.
Extenders, which includes Xbox 360.
Each week, mtvU will debut new origiStudents completely run the show. They
nal programming that will feature “Woodwill be working the cameras, coordinating
everyone behind the scenes, presenting
ie”-nominated artists along with college
a number of awards and introducing, as
students petitioning for their favorites
well as honoring, some of their favorite
acts to win. mtvU will also be showcasing
artists. Students have gotten involved in
student-produced TV and radio programs
the show this past year through developfrom across the country that will feature
ment and production deals, as well as
college students debating over who should
through applications and sweepstakes for
win with this year’s “Woodies.”
student journalists.
“These artists know there is nothing
mtvU takes pride in the fact that this
more important than fan connection,”
show is entirely college run and cannot
Martin said. “College students are the
stress enough how important it is for stuprofit of new music and they are the
dents to vote. College students nationwide judges of which artists are going to make
are encouraged to log on to mtvU.com
it big. This is your show.”
and make their voices heard by voting
Lewis can be reached at
for some of their favorite new artists that
[email protected].
On a quest for constructive critiques
BY LIZ SWAIN
on which ‘zine you should blow that preCAMPUS TIMES STAFF
cious $3.99 — or $6.99 in Canada.
Everyone’s a critic. From discussions
First on the chopping block — Ameriabout last week’s episode of “House,
can Music Press — AMP.
M.D.,” to the endless blogs on every
If I wanted to spend my free time readtopic, all the way up to the popular press,
ing typo-filled articles, I’d pick up a few
there’s an opportunity for everyone to
pages from the Campus Times copy desk.
give their opinion on the latest whatever.
Editing is something the people over at
Many of those who make their living anaAMP need to seriously consider paying
lyzing the fruits and flops of pop and unmore attention to both in terms of overderground culture are the “go-to” critics
all content, as well as the grammar and
for the consumer who can’t decide whethpunction.
er or not they should go see “Jackass 2” or
The black-and-white, newspaper print
buy the Killers’ new album.
pages are filled with interviews and arBut with all those critics out there, the
ticles from both obscure and well-known
reviews are bound to differ,
musicians alike. However
so who should you listen to?
most of this content seems to
Who has the “best” opinion?
be lacking significant…well…
Well, I’m no expert — so
content.
chances are you might want
Picture this — you’re an
to ignore my reviews — but I
aspiring journalist who has
am quite the connoisseur of
been given the opportunity
other people’s opinions!
to pick the brain of the frontThe individual critics one
man of a band who have
respects and trusts will vary
catapulted from the underfrom person to person, and
ground to the alternative
thus telling you my list of
mainstream
in a matter of
AMP
favorite journalists would
months. Although your time
be pointless unless you and
is limited, you don’t want to
I share the same likes and
blow this opportunity. You
dislikes. Instead, I will review
want this to be memorable,
the overall content of critical music pubwith the artist and your future readers
lications, so that the next time you’re at
unable to get over what an amazing interthe magazine rack you’ll have an idea of
view you conducted!
Sadly, the journalists at AMP rarely
take advantage of the great opportunities
their given, asking mundane and banal
questions. Usually I’m a cover-to-cover
reader, regardless of my personal interest
in the content. Even if I’ve never heard
of the artist, I’ll read the article because
it’s usually well-written and at least somewhat interesting.
This is not the case with AMP. But
when the standards for publication are
“read through it twice, make sure it’s
presentable, and send it [in],” I guess
expectations can’t be too high.
Nevertheless, AMP gives coverage to
very obscure unknown bands, breakthrough artists and everyone in between.
Each issue, published bi-monthly, offers
space for musicians, such as Russ Rankin
of Good Riddance and Tripp Underwood
of The Unseen, to write about whatever
it is their hearts desire. These columns
often give more insight into the inner
workings of a band than you would get in
your average interview, which is another
unique feature.
Personally, I prefer quality before quantity, but if you’re interested in nuts and
bolts information about a vast number of
bands in the alternative scene — and you
don’t mind the typos — AMP is your go-to
rag.
Swain can be reached at
[email protected]
Drew Carey and Improv All-Stars
Campus Activities Board co-sponsors
comedian Drew Carey and the Improv
All-Stars.
7:30 and 10:00 p.m., Palestra. Tickets are
$22 for UR students and $32 for others.
Saturday, Oct. 7
Fareed Zakaria
Editor of Newsweek International, PBS
host and ABC News correspondant Fareed
Zakaria will discuss “The Future of Freedom.”
11:00 a.m., Palestra.
Homecoming Football Game
Don’t forget to support UR football as
the ‘Jackets look to defeat U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy.
1:00 p.m., Fauver Stadium.
Sunday, Oct. 8
Head of the Genesee Regatta
Rochester’s crew teams will compete in
this all day event.
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Genesee Valley
Park. Lunch is $5 for students and $10
for others.
Monday, Oct. 9
Columbus Day
Sure, he thought he was in Asia, but we
love him anyway! Happy Columbus Day!
Tuesday, Oct. 10
Women and Music
Professor of Music Honey Meconi presents “Aspects of Women in Early Music.”
5:00 p.m., Gamble Room
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series
Tanya M. Luhrmann, Ph.D. will speak
about Evangelical Christianity.
7:00-9:00 p.m., Lander Auditorium
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“Dynamite” star diversifies career
BY MATT MAJARIAN
& LIZ SWAIN
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Sometimes when a film gains
a lot of unexpected success, its
actors will go to great lengths
to distance themselves from the
role that gained them so much
fame. Whether its going on hiatus a la Maculay Culkin or Elizabeth Berkley’s move from “Saved
By the Bell” to “Showgirls,”
many actors have taken roles to
avoid being typecast for the rest
of their careers.
It seems as though Efren
Rameriz from “Napoleon Dynamite” — Napoleon’s good buddy
Pedro — is on the right track to a
diverse career, dabbling in a little
bit of everything in his post-Pedro days. From the HBO drama
“Walkout,” to the recently-released action film “Crank,” Rameriz has certainly been making
it hard to pigeonhole him. In a
roundtable interview, the Campus Times spoke with Rameriz
about his latest films, Pedrocrazed fans and what the future
holds for him both as an actor
and a producer.
CT: Are you worried that
your more serious films won’t
be taken as seriously because
of the fact that you’re wellknown for making people
laugh?
ER: No. When I did a film
called “Walkout” for HBO, even
though I was the comedic relief,
it was a serious issue.
It’s part of what you need to
do as an actor — to be able to do
comedy as well as drama. So, I
have no worries at all.
CT: How did you react to
criticisms of your character
Kaylo, a cross-dressing informant, in the movie “Crank”?
ER: Why do they think that
he’s gay? We don’t know yet
— we’ll see in the prequel. But
I’ll tell you one of the secrets of
Kaylo is that I’m so madly in love
with not only Jason [Statham’s
character Chev Chelios], but
as well as [Eve, played by Amy
Smart].
CT: How did you get involved with production of
the teacher-student sex
scandal documentary, “After
School?” Are you pursuing
other work in the field of
production?
ER: I was talking to Chris Barrett [from the 2003 documentary
“The Corporation”] over at the
Sundance Film Festival and he
knew that I spoke at different
high schools. So we decided to
form a company called Powerhouse Pictures up in New York.
What we want to do is start out
with documentaries and move on
to short films and then to independent films and from that to
feature films.
In this business — the art of
cinema — I want to be able to
go into it as an actor, producer,
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But with documentaries, I
“Employee of the Month?”
want to do something that has a
ER: “Employee of the Month”
major influence. So we said, ‘Why is for the artist and the working
don’t we make a documentary
people in regards to the creativeabout this whole teacher-student
type aspect. It’s a smart comedy
sex scandal?’ No one talks about
with great writing and comedic
it because people are afraid to
timing.
talk about it and it’s a controverYou think about actors like
sial topic.
Dane Cook, Dax Shepard, HarAnd I’m thinking, ‘That’s what land Williams, Andy Dick and
I want to do. I want to move the
Sean Whalen [all of whom are in
world.’ And if I can move the
“Employee of the Month”] who
world, dramatically or comedihave been doing this for years,
cally, then I’ve done my job as a
whether it’s stand-up comedy or
human being.
working as actors. And you can
CT: What would you like
see their experience in the film.
to tell the college audience
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Too many pieces creates confusion in new drama
BY BRITTANY BOWMAN
Wandering through the empty
theater with my partner was
the first telltale sign of the disappointment that was to come.
With out pick of the best seats,
I waited excitedly for “All the
King’s Men” to begin.
After all, it had the look and
feel of an Oscar-worthy movie
— with dark visuals, an intense
plot and A-list actors — and is a
remake of an earlier movie that
won three out of the five Academy Awards it was nominated
for.
Unfortunately my excitement
was dashed in just the opening
scenes.
The first issue I had with the
movie was the heavy southern
accents the actors used. I could
not understand them. In the
first scene, I missed very important dialogue between the two
main characters, Willie Stark
(Sean Penn) and Jack Burden
(Jude Law). More troubling,
which I found later, is how important that scene was to the
characterization of Jack and
Stark.
The main point of the story
is, no matter who an individual
is or how wonderful his or her
ideas are to the people, power
corrupts absolutely. To miss this
vital dialogue was saddening.
More than both actors’ physical acting was needed in order
to illustrate the change of their
characters.
Other problems I had were
with the acting and the script
itself. Law did the best job with
his character development as
the movie progressed, but still
his efforts were flat and unmoving.
Penn had a character that
had so many possibilities, but
I never got the sense of change
from good man to totally corrupt politician, merely that he
was corrupt all along.
This could also be blamed on
the writers, but actors do command some power in the characters they portray.
The largest issue I had
with the movie was how there
seemed to be two stories going
on that did not successfully bind
together well enough in order to
tell the larger story. Instead it
caused confusion and a dragging
plot.
Looking back, I see that its
purpose was for character development and to further the tension in the story.
Another aspect of this was the
use of the same scenes in flashbacks. If the flashbacks were of
new scenes or revealed new facets to the building story again it
would have provided for a better
viewing. But instead I was bombarded with scenes that I had
already seen and did not present
anything I didn’t already know
or realize.
Overall, this movie only
looked pretty but was plagued
with bad accents, a poor script
and was boring in general.
If you really want to see this
movie, I suggest renting it. I
feel, even seeing the matinee,
that I paid too much for what it
was worth.
Bowman can be reached at
[email protected].
ALL THE KING’S MEN
Starring:
Jude Law, Sean Penn
Directed by:
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Efren: From “Kazaam” to “Dynamite,” Ramierez reflects on career
like, ‘Well, your girlfriend
wanted to surprise you’ and I’m
People are going to be enjoying
thinking, ‘Wait a minute, I don’t
the film, so I’m really pleased
have a girlfriend.’
and excited to be a part of it.
So I go back upstairs and she
CT: Tell us a little about
had a bag of “Napoleon Dynayour role in the movie as
mite” stuff, like t-shirts and
Vince’s assistant.
plush dolls…it was a little odd.
ER: Vince is played by Dax
But I signed it for her and we
Shepard and he’s the number
had breakfast. And there are
one checkout guy. I play his busboy and [laughs] our relationship fans out there and it’s good, but
it can be kind of odd. How far are
is quite like Laurel and Hardy
people going to take it?
[the famous comedy duo from
CT: Was that the craziest
early 20th century cinema].
fan situation you’ve had?
My character is always getting
ER: I think that has been the
hurt and there’s a whole love
craziest part so far. There’s been
push and pull that’s going on
people who have actually made
between my relationship with
cakes and sent them over to
Vince. You get to see it through20th Century Fox assuming that
out the entire film, especially
when I help him out to try to win Pedro’s said to live there.
[Laughs] And
the heart of
people think
[Jessica Simpthat when they
son’s character
meet me — for
Amy].
‘There was one
some strange
CT: You’re
time when I
reason — that
probably still
[Napoleon
recognized a
went back to
Dynamite] is a
lot as Pedro.
my hotel room
documentary,
How much
and they’re
fan recogniand there was a
like, ‘Well, you
tion does it
girl sleeping on
mean you’re
take for you
Pedro, but
to become
my bed. I mean,
you’re not
eventually
talk about room
really Pedro?’
frustrated or
I’m like, ‘No,
angry?
service!’
I’m an actor! I
ER: [Laughs]
studied acting.’
Well, when I
[Laughs]
was doing “EmSo to their surprise — especialployee of the Month” there was
one time when I went back to my ly when I DJ at clubs — they’re
surprised that I played the part
hotel room and there was a girl
of Pedro but I’m not really him!
sleeping on my bed and I said,
CT: So what are some up‘What?! I mean, talk about room
coming projects we can look
service!’
forward to seeing you in?
So I go downstairs and talk to
ER: I just signed the contract
the manager and the manager’s
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to do “Revenge of the Nerds.”
I’m really excited to be working
with everybody over on the east
coast again.
CT: What about your movie
“Searching For Mickey
Fish?”
ER: It was a film that I did in
Utah and to me it was exciting
— the fact that I was going back
to that area to work on this film.
My character — I can’t even
remember his name anymore, I
think it was Hector — ended up
becoming this multi, multi-billionaire.
It’s a comedy where people
are always looking for love and
trying to figure out if money
can be the answer to everyone’s
problems.
And again, to work with William Mapother and Daniel Bald-
win and Curtis [Armstrong], who
was from the original “Revenge
of the Nerds” — it was a great
opportunity for me to work and
understand and observe acting
from their point of view.
CT: Even though this was
a while back, what are some
memories you have of being
on the set of “Kazaam” with
Shaquille O’Neal?
ER: [Laughs] That was a while
ago! It was fun! I was about 13
and it was my very first feature
film and I was so excited about
getting to work on that project
because I was studying acting
in east L.A. and for me to work
in movies was a big deal for my
family.
And then it was like, ‘Well,
now what?’ and my dad was
like, ‘Well, now you have to go to
school and study acting.’ So they
helped support me and I thought
that was really cool. But I got to
meet Shaq.
It’s funny because in “Kazaam” I worked with Francis
Capra and we ended up working
together again in “Crank.”
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[email protected].
EMPLOYEE OF THE
MONTH
Starring:
Dane Cook, Dax Shepard,
Efren Ramirez
Directed by:
Greg Coolidge
Opens Oct. 6
SPORTS
Page 16
Field Hockey crushes Hawks
BY JEFF LEVY
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Yellowjackets field hockey dominated the Hartwick College Hawks
on Saturday, winning by a score
of 4-1.
Senior Revay Wilson scored the
first goal 17 minutes into the game,
her third of the year, assisted by
freshman Lara Bucarey. Three
minutes later, at 20:00, Rochester
put another point on the board,
with senior Krista Butler stepping
up to score her third goal of the
season, assisted by Wilson.
Hartwick, on a desperate attempt to get back into the game,
scored their only goal at 21:23,
making it 2-1.
Senior Mary Dimatteo put distance back between the two teams,
netting her third shot of the season
unassisted. Junior Kari Plewniak
sent the fourth and final goal into
the cage off of a penalty corner
pass from senior Celinda Fletcher.
Plewniak is now the top scorer on
the team with four goals over the
course of the season.
“Kari has been playing exceptionally well. When she pushes up
the right side our attack is better,”
coach Michelle Andre said. “We
also have her on the goalie’s pads
during the initial corner shot and
she is getting a ton of tips. It’s
creating a lot of scoring opportunities for us.”
Senior Krista Butler fights for possession of a loose ball on Saturday.
Rochester outshot Hartwick 18-9
and had a 17-4 advantage on penalty corners. In goal, junior Rachel
Cahan had four saves.
“Everyone came out onto the
field and had an ‘on’ day,” sophomore Erica Gelb said. “Our team is
so talented that when we play the
way we did on Saturday, the way
we’re capable, we are extremely
hard to touch”
On Wednesday the Yellowjackets
were shutout by the William Smith
College Herons, 2-0.
Cahan made 12 saves. UR was
outshot 21-8 by William Smith. William Smith had 14 penalty corners
over Rochester’s six.
After going 1-1 this past week,
field hockey now has an overall
record of 5-4 and are 1-2 in Liberty
League play.
“We’ve had some very productive
practices and the William Smith
game was a well played game for
us,” coach Andre said. “We made a
commitment for everyone to keep
pushing forward. That’s what we
did and it all came together on
Saturday.”
Is field hockey ready to move
up to the next level? That will be
determined for the Yellowjackets after this weekend’s Liberty
League road trip.
According to coach Andre, this
team is primed to take on their
league opponents.
“We are prepared for this road
trip,” she said. “Playing on the
road in our league is tough. But
we have the physical and mental
experience on our side. I am looking
forward to it.”
“We know what we need to do
this weekend. It’s just a matter of
focusing and getting it done,” Plewniak said. “We’ve really stepped up
our level of play, and I can’t wait to
see where it takes us in the second
half of the season.”
They play Vassar College Friday
at 4 p.m. and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Saturday at 1 p.m.
These two games could potentially
make or break the entire season
as far as the Liberty League is
concerned — with only two more
league matches remaining after
this weekend.
Then, on Tuesday, UR takes on
SUNY Geneseo for a 4 p.m. away
game.
Levy can be reached at
[email protected].
Sophomore Dominic Pellingra goes up for a tough header in traffic.
Men’s Soccer routs
RIT after tough loss
BY ALEX MOELLER
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The men’s soccer team split a
pair of games this week. After dropping a close contest to league foe
New York University, the ’Jackets
righted the ship by crushing Rochester Institute of Technology.
UR took the almost 350 mile trip
to Manhattan to face the Violets of
NYU on Saturday. NYU came out
firing, but UR’s defense stayed
strong and the game was close
throughout the first half. In the
28th minute, NYU scored off a set
piece to take a 1-0 lead.
The Yellowjackets looked to
regroup after halftime, but such
thoughts were derailed less than
four minutes into the second half.
The Violets got an insurance goal
off a direct kick and took a seemingly insurmountable 2-0 lead.
Rather than pack their bags
and head home early, the ’Jackets
stepped up the pressure. They
outshot NYU 12-9 in the second
half, and it paid off in the 85th
minute as sophomore Sean Hantes
scored his second goal of the year.
UR could not find the back of the
net again, however, and lost by a
score of 2-1.
On Tuesday, the team faced a
much shorter trip to take on the
RIT Tigers. UR proved to be the
superior team from the opening
whistle, as senior Neil Osuch
scored off an assist from junior
Jeremy Mann just over a minute
into the game.
The next 30 minutes were the Tyler Green show. The senior scored
twice to raise his season total to
eight and the score of the game to
3-0. Junior Nick Mikolenko headed
in a corner kick in the 39th minute
to cap the first half scoring.
The second half was more of the
same, as the UR defense kept RIT
off the scoreboard. Senior Greg
Colavecchia scored a goal in the
80th minute and the Yellowjackets
cruised to a 5-0 victory.
Sophomore Dominic Pellingra
had two assists in the game, both
in the form of successful corner
kicks.
Junior goalie Paco Corbalan
made three saves in just over 65
minutes of work for the ’Jackets.
UR’s record stands at 5-3-1, 0-1
in University Athletic Association
play. This week they start a threegame homestand by taking on UAA
opponent Brandies University at
Fauver Stadium. Kickoff is set
for 7 p.m.
Moeller can be reached at
[email protected].
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Hasselwander paces women’s XC at local meet
UR ALTHETICS
Rochester runners take off at the start of last weekend’s meet.
Victory:
had any hopes of winning the game.
Molisani fired a bullet across the
middle to Ingoldsby again. The
pass was high, but the freshman
reached up and pulled the ball in,
getting the first down and redeeming himself.
The ’Jackets continued to pick
up chunks of yardage as the clock
ticked away with Bielecki running
for long gains of nine and 15 yards,
respectively. Mistakes, however,
made the going a bit more difficult
for the offense as they were called
for two consecutive penalties,
putting them in a first and long
situation.
At the Saints’ 45-yard line and
needing 20 yards for a first down,
Molisani went for it all with a
bomb down the left side of the
field to Vanderstyne. The ball was
perfectly thrown, but Vanderstyne
was well-defended and the pass fell
incomplete. Molisani then completed a pass to freshman tight end
Pedro Sosa for a gain of 11 yards
and then ran himself for a five
yard gain. That put the ’Jackets
in a fourth down situation with
four yards separating them from
a first down.
In clutch situations such as
these, any team will tell you that
they want the ball in the hands of
their best receiver. In this case,
it was Vanderstyne, who leads all
receivers in the Liberty League in
receptions and yards per game.
After a timeout to talk over the
play, the ’Jackets walked to the
line of scrimmage facing a defense
determined to stop them short of
the first down.
Molisani hiked the ball and rolled
to the right, never looking away
from Vanderstyne, who made the
reception on a low thrown ball. The
five-yard gain was good enough for
the first down.
The ’Jackets got the ball all the
way to the four-yard line with 41
seconds left in the game. Molisani
again rolled right, looking for receivers, none of whom were open.
With defenders closing in on him,
the quarterback scrambled his
way into the endzone untouched
and gave UR the go-ahead lead,
19-18.
That would turn out to be the
game winner, as St. Lawrence
ran out of time to try and get in
field goal range, let alone score a
touchdown.
The Yellowjackets will play at
home this Saturday looking to win
two in a row against Kings Point
College. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
Brackney can be reached at
[email protected].
BY ERIN PHILBRICK
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The women’s cross country team
had much better results this past
weekend than they did the last,
placing eighth out of 16 at the
SUNY Geneseo Invitational at
Letchworth State Park. The team
scored 215 points, just two behind
SUNY Plattsburgh and only nine
behind SUNY Brockport.
“The women’s team raced much
better this weekend,” head coach
Barbara Hartwig said. “The team’s
intensity was at a much higher
level. Even though we still had
some people running 6K for the
first time, there was clearly more
confidence being displayed [and]
people were more focused.”
Junior Laura Richenderfer
agreed with her coach.
“As a team, we set some goals
and definitely accomplished them,”
she said. “We raced competitively
and improved our start. Coach
Hartwig challenged us this week
to race the first mile of the course
harder than we are used to and as
a result, I think people found that
they had more strength than they
realized.”
Junior Kellie Hasselwander was
the first to cross the finish for the
team at 24:07 for the 6K race. This
placed her 31st out of 271 runners.
Next for the team was freshman
Sarah Gollub, who placed 49th
with a time of 24:37.
Rounding out the top five were
Richenderfer, who placed 59th
with a time of 24:54, senior Nora
Craighead, clocking in at 25:09
in 66th place and senior Whitney
Silkworth, who finished in 69th at
25:15. The displacers were right
behind her, as freshmen Hilary
Haefner and Rachel Given placed
70th and 72nd, respectively.
Once again the Yellowjackets’
depth proved beneficial for the
team. With a gap time (from the
first to the fifth runner) of 68 seconds, the team displayed strength
in staying close together.
Overall, Hartwig was pleased
with the results of the meet.
“People were challenging for
position and making an effort to
fight off other competitors. Our
finishing sprints were excellent
and I believe people now have more
confidence to begin their last push
much earlier,” Hartwig said.
This coming weekend, the ’Jackets will be celebrating Meliora
Weekend by competing close to
home at the Nazareth Invitational
at Nazareth College. The race will
start at noon on Saturday.
Philbrick can be reached at
[email protected]
SPORTS
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Women’s soccer dominates
BY BO WANG
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
University of Rochester women’s
soccer team has been on a defensive roll as of late. Through their
last nine games, the Yellowjackets
have allowed just one goal while
improving to a 7-0-1 record through
those games. The Yellowjackets are
ranked number one in the country
this week, as they continue to prove
it week in and week out.
The Big Apples were rotten after
a visit from the Yellowjackets last
Friday, as the UR women’s soccer
team dominated NYU for an easy
victory in Manhattan. It was as if
the Yankees were playing against a
bunch of little leaguers; as less than
three minutes into the game, the
Yellowjackets were on the board.
Off of a beautiful corner kick from
junior midfielder Laura Morrison,
senior midfielder Ashley Weagraff
hit the back of net for the first time
this year as Rochester took the
1-0 lead. Not even three minutes
later, Morrison received an assist
from sophomore midfielder Laura
Bojko, who later scored at the 22
minute mark. The Yellowjackets
capped off a brilliant first half when
senior forward Angela Heaney
headed one past the keeper, taking
Rochester into the break with a 4-0
lead. The Yellowjackets were just
plain overbearing, as they outshot
NYU 21-5 (13-2 on goal) and held
an 8-1 advantage on corner kicks.
The second half wasn’t any differ-
Junior Darby Grant takes the ball upfield for the Yellowjackets.
ent, as junior forward Ali Streeter
tagged another goal from Heaney
to make the final score 5-0 in favor of the ’Jackets. Junior keeper
Molly Leitch had two saves over
the first 70 minutes and senior
Joy Sadaly spelled Leitch for the
remaining 19 minutes. This was the
Yellowjacket’s seventh shutout in
their last eight games, improving
to 7-0-1 overall.
The Blue Knights of Geneseo
certainly looked like it after last
Tuesday’s match at home. Obviously not taking note that the
Yellowjackets like to start fast,
SUNY Geneseo quickly fell behind
less than a minute into the game.
Senior forward Emily Urbanczyk
hit a beauty up the middle to put
the Yellowjackets up 1-0 off the
assist from Weagraff. But the fun
didn’t stop there. Halfway through
the period sophomore defender
Kelsey Turley got a little luck as her
shot was deflected in by a Geneseo
defender. Throughout the game
the Yellowjackets outshot the Blue
Knights 21-6 and crushed them on
corner kicks 9-1. Like always, the
Yellowjackets came out of the break
ready to put it away. Senior midfielder Mary Walsh hit a cross from
the six-yard-line less than nine
minutes into the second half off of
an assist from senior forward Anne
McMahon. Leitch made two saves
over 84:34 and Sadaly preserved
the fourth straight shutout for
the Yellowjackets with a scoreless
5:26. And just for good measure,
Morrison hit a shot off the top of
the box off the assist from Heaney
to finish off the scoring at 4-0 Yellowjackets.
The Yellowjackets open up a
three game home stand starting
this Saturday as they take on divisional rival Brandeis University in
the first of three games against the
best of the UAA. They continue on
with Chicago on Oct. 13 and then
Washington University the following Sunday as they look to roll
through their already spectacular
season.
Wang can be reached at
[email protected].
COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS
Junior Mark Stevens finished first for the second time this season.
Men’s XC runs with
passion at Geneseo
BY ERIN PHILBRICK
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The men’s cross country team
returned to competition with fervor this past weekend, finishing
fifth out of 18 teams at the SUNY
Geneseo Invitational in Letchworth State Park, the site of the
approaching national qualifiers.
The five scorers for the Yellowjackets placed in the top 42 out of
271 runners.
Junior Mark Stevens once again
led the pack as champion of the
race. This was the second race of
the season he won, after participating in only three thus far. He came
in at 25:34 for the eight-kilometer
course.
“Stevens ran a very controlled
race and looked relaxed while winning,” head coach John Izzo said.
Junior Patrick Hughes was next
for the team, placing 19th and
clocking in at 26:33. Izzo was also
impressed with Hughes’s race.
“Hughes had an excellent race
and was backed up by some fine
running by the entire team,” Izzo
said.
The next three runners finished
in the following 33 seconds. Third
for UR was junior Dan Mueller,
who placed 34th at 26:57. Just one
second and one place behind was
sophomore Dan Chebot at 35th,
crossing the tape at 26:58.
Finishing up for the team was
senior Joseph Lust, who clocked in
at 27:06 and placed 42nd overall.
The displacers were sophomore
Tom Brekke and freshman Tyle
Stelzig.
UR finished the race with 125
points, placing them well ahead
of the sixth place Geneseo Alumni
with 206 points and they were just
eight points behind fourth place
Ohio Northern University. Host
SUNY Geneseo was the champion
team for the event.
Izzo was very pleased with the
results of the race and is looking
forward to great things to come
from his team.
“This group has been training
very well and I expect that they
will be ready when the major meets
arrive at the end of the season,” he
said. “In our sport, you are what
you practice and we are looking
good and improving every week.”
This weekend the ’Jackets will
be competing close to home for Meliora Weekend, participating in the
Nazareth Invitational at Nazareth
College. The gun goes off at 11:00
a.m. on Saturday.
[email protected].
My name is Alex Moeller and
I am a badass. This is because I
work for the Campus Times. So
join CT and maybe, just maybe,
you can be a badass someday.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
FROM THE
P
RESSBOX
BY ERIN PHILBRICK
The National Hockey League
season opener was played yesterday, Oct. 4, but where’s the
hype? Where’s the pre-season
discussion of who’s going to be
the big team of the year, which
player is going to lead the league
in goals and which team’s going
to come from nowhere and surprise us all? Granted, we do live
in our “Rochester bubble” and,
if we really tried, we could find
this hype, but it’s clearly not
prominent even in the outside
world.
The 2004-05 lockout could
quite probably be the most detrimental thing ever to happen to
the NHL. Although hockey was
already the least popular of the
four major sports leagues in the
United States, the lockout was
no help. Already disinterested
fans no longer had a team to follow and consequently lost their
drive to pay attention. When the
season was cancelled, the nondie-hards seemed to forget about
the sport called hockey.
Shortly after the turn of the
millenium, the NHL began gaining popularity. It looked as if
people might actually have some
interest in the sport whose fanbase had long been dormant.
However, because the NHL and
the Players’ Association failed to
put the better good of the league
ahead of their personal desires,
this growing momentum was
lost.
After the collective agreement
was made, Wayne Gretzky, the
NHL’s career scoring leader
and the managing partner
and head coach of the Phoenix
Coyotes said, “At the end of the
day, everybody lost. We almost
crippled our industry. It was
very disappointing what happened.” However, Gretzky, with
all due respect, was wrong. The
industry wasn’t almost crippled;
it was crippled.
I’ve heard many people say
something to the effect of, “Oh,
I used to follow hockey, but I
don’t anymore.” People just
don’t care anymore. Granted,
there are the ever-loyal fans who
take the time who write entire
articles about their team’s jersey, but this is a rare occurance.
When the lockout ended and a
collective agreement was made,
the NHL tried desperately to
put a new face on the game.
They came up with the market-
ing slogan “A Whole New Game”
and changed many of the rules
to “better” variations. While
many fans were disappointed
with the rules of the game prior
to the lockout, no one really
seems to be happy with the new
rules either.
The NHL decided to enforce
penalties at a much higher intensity. It adopted a zero-tolerance policy for hooking, holding,
tripping, slashing, cross checking and interference. What fun
is hockey if the players don’t get
to beat each other up? I remember playing NHL ’94 on my
dad’s old SEGA Genesis and my
favorite part was most definitely
when I started a fight with the
guy on the other team. That five
minute penalty was so worth it.
Also, tied games are now decided by a shootout. If the game
is tied at the end of regulation
play, one five minute four-onfour overtime is played. If the
game is still tied at the end of
this, the teams go into a shootout, which determines the winner. While some people love the
thrill of goal-shooting, I personally find it a lame ending to an
exciting game. Does a shootout
really determine which team
is better? All it really seems to
decide is which team got luckier
and picked the corner the goalie
wasn’t expecting.
These are the two rules I personally was most disappointed
in, though others have found
faults in all of the rule changes.
This discontent just adds to the
dying fan base of hockey.
Soon after the collective
agreement was made in 2005,
15-year NHL veteran Jim McKenzie commented on the loss of
fans over the cancelled season.
“That’s going to be our next
big step—winning back the fans.
We’ll have our work cut out for
us,” he said.
It looks as if the NHL still
has its work cut out for it. I
can’t see hockey leaving the
national sports world any time
soon—and hopefully not any
time at all—but it’s going to
be an uphill battle for a while.
If the NHL doesn’t step it up
and make some better changes,
a whole generation is going to
miss out on the amazingness
that is hockey.
[email protected].
SPORTS
Page 19
Life, Love...Sport
BY DAVID MAYSTROVSKY
Welcome to Life, Love...
Sport (moronic publicists Edition). This issue is dedicated to
all the brave men and women
who spew nonsense in the
name of famous athletes. Exhibit A is Terrell Owens’s woman of words Kim Etheridge
for her truly horrific display
in the wake of the T.O suicide
incident.
It just goes to show that
perhaps he’s not a man who
values quality representation.
First, Drew Rosenhaus makes
T.O. look like a complete jackass in front of the cameras (as
if he needed another reason
for people to hate him), then
the debacle at the suicide press
conference. The only client left
for Kim Etheridge is Bill Romanowski (he of the bar fights
and steroid rages against teammates).
I can, however, say that I
understand why Owens would
try to attempt suicide. Getting
trashed in the media for the
last several years, culminating
in that awkward workout in
the driveway would drive almost anyone to pain pills.
Then he gets to play with
Drew Bledsoe, a quarterback
whose skills have declined to
the point that he was benched
in favor of a sixth-round draft
choice in New England and a
kid from Tulane who broke his
leg.
Combine that with the fact
that he has to play second
fiddle to Terry Glenn, TERRY
GLENN for Christ’s sake, I’d
overdose on pills myself.
Keeping with tradition, the
LLS will now take over the
Pressbox’s affiliation with the
University of Missouri Tigers,
mainly because I wrote the
Pressbox, so I get to take it with
me wherever I go. Now I don’t
want to brag, but the Tigers
have compiled a pretty sweet
5-0 record, culminating with a
drubbing of the University of
Colorado Buffaloes. With our
poster-boy Chase Daniels having
dreams of Heisman in 2007, we
here in Life, Love…Sport are
having dreams of a BCS bowl
this year. While most people will
say that the team’s meteoric rise
has to do with defense (it does)
or offense (very true), I give you
another reason why Missouri is
ranked and rolling, their kickers
have yet to miss an extra point.
It is well known that an extra
point in football is a gimme play,
sort of like the free throw in
basketball or the penalty kick in
soccer. Of course it’s acceptable
to miss once in a blue moon,
but more often than not, a PAT
should be money in the bank.
However, it seems that major
football programs forget the fact
that you need to have someone
to make these kicks. Too often
do games in the SEC and other
major conferences come down
to some pathetic, misshaped guy
shanking a PAT or a 20-yard
field goal wide right and losing
the game.
Every D-I school has the opportunity for 85 scholarships
for the football team, can’t they
find one guy that can make field
goals? Is it that difficult to look
for a kicker who can make a
PAT? Meanwhile, schools like
Louisiana Tech, Troy University
and South Dakota State, hardly
football powerhouses, seem to
find all the good kickers. What’s
their secret? I have a dream that
one day we should all be treated
to a game that doesn’t come
down to a nervous freshman trying to kick a 30-yarder in front
of a full house. Is that too much
to ask?
In other news, hockey has
started again! Let’s just move
on.
The baseball playoffs are
upon us. Which means it’s just
another autumn of answering
A-Rod choke questions, listening
to fans complain about terrible
umpires and watching the Oakland A’s lose another divisional
series. Let the spectacle begin!
The LLS loves fights in sports,
it’s a welcome diversion from
the rules and regulation of organized sports. However, even
I looked on in horror as Albert
Haynesworth ripped off the
helmet of Dallas center Andre
Gurode and stomped on his
head. Not only was he fined and
suspended, but his reputation
has been destroyed. And fittingly, an issue that started with
a moronic publicist ends with a
moronic player.
Final Fact:
Quarterback Rating Formula
a= (((Comp/Att) * 100) -30) / 20
b= ((TDs/Att) * 100) / 5
c= (9.5 - ((Int/Att) * 100)) / 4
d= ((Yards/Att) - 3) / 4
QB Rating= (a + b + c + d)/ .06
Maystrovsky’s column appears
weekly. He can be reached at
dmaystrovsky@campustimes.
org.
Athlete of the Week — Aaron Molisani
CLASS: 2007
SPORT: Football
HIGH SCHOOL: Canadaigua Academy,
Canadaigua, NY.
MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering
IDEAL DAY OFF: Breaking backboards on
NBA JAM, watching Predator, talking to my
lovely girlfriend on the phone.
FAVORITE OTHER SPORT: Basketball.
FAVORITE BOOK: “To Be the Man” By Ric
Flair
FAVORITE MOVIE: “Happy Gilmore”
PLANS AFTER COLLEGE: work for a couple of years.
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SEASON: win the league,
make a statement in the playoffs
FAVORITE ATHLETIC MEMORY: beating Johns Hopkins
WHY AARON IS THE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:Aaron
ran for the winning touchdown in Rochester’s win over
St. Lawerence.
This Week in Sports
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
• Field Hockey at Vassar
College, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY
• Men’s Cross Country at
the Nazareth Invitational,
11 a.m.
• Women’s Cross Country
at the Nazareth Invitational, 11 a.m.
• Football vs. Kings Point,
1 p.m.
• Women’s Tennis at the
Liberty League Championships at St. Lawrence
University, 1 p.m.
• Field Hockey at RPI,
1 p.m.
SATURDAY (cont)
MONDAY
SUNDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
• Women’s Soccer vs.
• Golf at the Nazareth/
• Volleyball vs. SUNY GenBrandeis University, 5 p.m. Fisher Fall Shootout, TBA. eseo, 7 p.m.
• Men’s Soccer vs. Brandeis
University, 7 p.m.
• Golf at the Nazareth/Fish- • Field Hockey at SUNY
er Fall Shootout, TBA.
Geneseo, 4 p.m.
• Women’s Tennis at the
Liberty League Championships, 1 p.m.
• Volleyball Tri-Match at
Elmira, 1 p.m.
SPORTS
CAMPUS TIMES
PAGE 20
’Jackets golf wins Liberty League championship
COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS
Junior Stephen Goodridge claimed Co-Player of the Year honors at this year’s tourney.
BY JOHN SERAFINI
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Throw some water on the
UR golf team because they
are on fire. For the first
time in the Liberty League
Tournament’s history, the
Yellowjackets stood atop
the leaderboard, just one
stroke ahead of competitor
Skidmore College.
Hosted by Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, the
Liberty League Tournament
was comprised of a modest field of six colleges and
universities. It is typically
a two day event but, due to
rain, the teams were only
able to squeeze in one round
of golf.
The Yellowjackets carded a
290 to Skidmore’s 291, which
was enough for the team to
bring home the title.
“It is always good to beat
Skidmore and, hopefully, we
can make this a habit,” head
coach Rich Johnson said.
Junior Stephen Goodridge
ended his first round performance at the top of the
pack with a 70. He shared
that position with Skidmore
rookie Chris Dejon. The top
performance earned both
stars the Co-Player of the
Year Award and selection
for First Team All-Liberty
Honors, an honor bestowed
to players who are among
the top five finishers in the
tournament.
This title is not new to
Goodridge, who was chosen
for the team after finishing
as runner-up in last year’s
tournament.
Joining Goodridge on the
team are sophomore John
Pecor and senior Chris
Wuest, who both turned in
a 73 on the course this past
weekend.
Their fifth place finishes
in the tournament helped
round out the First Team
which consisted of three Yellowjacket players, the other
two being from Skidmore.
“Jon bounced back nicely
from a disappointing tournament at Williams College
this past weekend,” Johnson
said. “Nothing surprising
from Chris’s performance
except that he continued his
steady play, which is why I
am impressed with him this
year.”
The Yellowjackets didn’t
just fill up the First Team,
some of their other talented
players landed spots on the
Second Team All-Liberty
Honors roster too.
Senior Joe Derrigo and
freshman sensation Bran-
don Isobe both cupped a 74,
ranking them 7th on the
tournament’s scoreboard.
Senior Robert Sherman
missed the cut by one stroke,
shooting a 76, just one
behind golfer Chris Felix
from St. Lawrence University, though Sherman’s 12th
place finish contributed to
the Yellowjackets’ tournament title when he placed
one stroke better than
Skidmore College’s Matt
Canavan.
Junior Matt Cairo also
failed to make the cut, but
he did score a 78.
The Yellowjackets are
down to just two more tournaments this fall and have
shown no real signs of faltering. They’re constantly competing for the top finishes in
every tournament and have
played unmatched, save for
a few select competitors
among the elite group.
Right now the Yellowjackets are looking to stay strong
this 2006 year and will do so
at the Nazareth/Fisher Fall
Shootout hosted by Nazareth College and St. John
Fisher College this upcoming
Meliora Weekend.
Serafini can be reached
at [email protected].
BY DAVE MAYSTROVSKY
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
The men’s tennis team
had an eventful weekend
at the ITA Northeast Regional Championships at
Vassar College. The trip
was highlighted by juniors
Thanos Kantarelis and Eric
Hansen, who took home the
doubles title.
By winning the regional
championship, they now
qualify for the national
championship that is held
later in October in Florida.
They started their run
by beating McDonald and
Slattery of St. Lawrence
University, 8-4. Following
that match, they defeated
Kabra and Tehven of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
8-5. In the quarterfinals,
they dominated Ferriere and
Ball of The College of New
Jersey, 8-0, then beat Patil
and Mattelson of host Vassar,
8-5, in the semifinal round of
competition. They took the
trophy home by defeating
Dwyer and Satkowski of St.
Lawrence, 8-5.
The other doubles teams
didn’t have the same luck,
but still did reasonably well
in competition. Mike Burger
and Brian Bowman advanced
to the second round and lost
to Bawa and Rusinkiewicz of
Stevens Tech, 8-4.
Jeff Titcombe and Aaron
Gettinger played a highly
contested match and eventually lost to Bratt and Goodman of SUNY Oneonta, 9-8,
in the first round.
In the singles draw, Thanos Kantarelis went the
furthest by advancing to
the round of 16. He cruised
through the first two rounds
with scores of 8-1 and 6-0, 7-5
but was beaten by Ferriere
6-2, 7-6 (3).
Aaron Gettinger lost in
the second round 6-2, 6-2,
while Burger, Titcombe and
Bowman all fell in the first
round. Burger and Bowman
were both defeated 8-2, while
Titcombe fell by an 8-4 score.
All first round matches were
shorted due to rain.
“We had a very good
weekend,” Khvalina said.
“One of our goals every fall
is to qualify for Small College Nationals. We had a
doubles team that did that
by winning the regional
tournament. They earned
All-American accolades and
a trip to Florida to play in the
8-team field with the other
regional winners.”
The season ends next
week Kantarelis and Hansen
travel to Fort Myers, Fla. to
compete against the best in
the country.
Maystrovsky can be
reached at dmaystro
@campustimes.org.
Molisani, Bielecki shine in victory UR doubles team
captures ITA title
BY TIM BRACKNEY
CAMPUS TIMES STAFF
Senior quarterback Aaron
Molisani and junior running
back Matt Bielecki combined
to score three touchdowns,
all on the ground, to lead
the Yellowjackets past St.
Lawrence University, 19-18.
Molisani scored the game
winning touchdown with
less than a minute left to
put the ’Jackets on top. The
win brought their record to
3-2 (1-1).
Similar to last week’s
game against Union College,
Molisani replaced freshman
starter Kapps Killingstad at
the beginning of the fourth
quarter. Unlike last week’s
match, however, Molisani
was able to lead the team
to victory capping off a 13play, 73-yard drive with a
four yard scamper into the
end zone.
The Yellowjackets relied
heavily on the team’s ground
game, rushing the ball 36
times for 169 yards. Bielecki
accounted for 104 of those
yards and two touchdowns.
He is now second in the Liberty League in rushing yards
and has been the team’s
workhorse all year.
The defense was led by
senior defensive lineman Pat
Gallagher and fellow senior
linebacker Jason Goeller.
Gallagher led the team with
11 tackles, two sacks and a
forced fumble while Goeller
racked up another sack of
his own to bring his total to
six on the year.
The ’Jackets headed into
the third quarter looking to
build on their 7-6 lead, but
hit a snag when sophomore
return man Mike Sondericker fumbled a punt and
St. Lawrence recovered the
football at the Rochester
40-yard line.
All the Saints needed
was one play and a bit of
trickery to put them in the
lead. The team caught the
Yellowjackets off guard with
a wide receiver screen pass
that found a Saints receiver
wide open down field for
a touchdown. That single
play put the Saints up 12-7.
After missing an extra point
earlier in the first half, St.
Lawrence decided to try and
go for a two point conversion,
which failed as well. Both
those mistakes would prove
to be decisive at the end of
the game.
On the Yellowjackets’ next
possession, they responded
with a 7-play, 57-yard drive
of their own taking back
the lead, 13-7. The drive
could have been accurately
termed, “Give the ball to
Bielecki,” as the ’Jackets
literally did just that, handing him the ball all seven
plays. Bielecki finished off
the Saints’ defense with an
athletic leap into the endzone over the pile at the line
of scrimmage for the score.
St. Lawrence would score yet
again at the end of the third
quarter, putting them up 1813. After the touchdown, the
Saints recovered an onside
kick, putting the UR defense
back on the field on consecutive possessions.
With momentum seemingly swinging away from
the ’Jackets and toward the
Saints, a tired defense found
inspiration in the intensity
from senior leader Gallagher. After getting the team
pumped up in the huddle,
the defense forced a three
and out possession, with
Gallagher coming up with
two of the stops himself.
On second down, Molisani
looked to freshman wide
receiver Zach Ingoldsby
for a 10-yard gain, but the
receiver dropped a very
catchable pass. On a crucial
third down play, the ’Jackets
needed a first down if they
SEE VICTORY, PAGE 17
Junior Jay Jay Vanderstyne goes up for a catch Saturday.
Women’s Soccer posts two blowout wins — 18
Stevens places first at Geneseo XC meet — 18

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