SA Senate approves constitution

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Thursday, April 22, 2004
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Campus Briefs
SA Senate
approves
constitution
The Students’ Association Senate endorsed
the new constitution proposed by the Government Restructuring Committee on April 19.
The approval of the constitution is a symbolic
gesture saying that the current government supports a transition to the new government.
Last week, the Senate voted against endorsing the constitution because there were several
unresolved issues regarding Eastman representation, committee chairperson selection and
the election of a vice president. Any remaining
concerns will be addressed in the bylaws that
the Senate will create.
All but one senator, junior Jack Voorhees, supported the endorsement. “While I agree that the
current one sucks, we should only vote for this
one if we agree with it,” Voorhees said Monday
night. “I am not convinced that this document
is the best solution.”
“I have been involved in attempting to pass
new constitutions for the last three years,” senior
and All-Campus Judicial Council Chief Justice
Erica Contini said. “This is the best constitution
that I have seen during my time here.”
Junior and incoming SA President Pete
Nabozny is glad to have the Senate supporting
the constitution that he coauthored as GRC
chairperson.
“I’m extremely pleased that the Senate endorsed the constitution by a near unanimous
margin,” Nabozny said. “It validates the hard
work the committee has put in for months now,
and hopefully it spurs us on towards ratification.
Nearly every member of student government
is in support of this constitution and therefore
there hopefully won’t be any problems with its
implementation.”
In addition to student government representatives asking for signatures, there is also a copy
of the proposed constitution and a petition that
students can sign at the door of room 101G in
Andrew slominski • Campus Times Staff
QUADROUPLE-POUNDER
Senior Jorge Quiroz is on his way to consuming four pounds of
chicken wings in eight minutes. He claimed the ‘Battle to the Bone’
$500 cash prize on April 17.
the Ruth Merrill Center.
Former graduate to be
Commencement speaker
Chairman and CEO of Warner Brothers
Entertainment Barry Meyer will deliver The
College’s commencement speech at this year’s
ceremonies on May 16.
Meyer, who graduated from the university in 1964, will also receive the presitigious
Hutchinson Medal, the highest honor given
to alumni.
Meyer, a voting member of the Board of
Trustees, has served in his position at Warner
Brothers since 1999, when he left his post as
the studio’s chief operating officer and vice
president.
Meyer last publicly spoke at UR over Meliora
Weekend in 2000, when he and four other
alumni participated in the “UR in Hollywood”
symposium.
“Write-A-Thon” to be
held in the ITS Center
The Writing Fellows will begin a writing
marathon after Dandelion Day. The “Write-AThon” will last for 24 hours, starting at 3 p.m.
on April 25 and ending at 3 p.m. on April 26.
The event will be held on the upper level of
the ITS Center where free snacks and coffee
will be served. Students can also rent laptops
to use for the event.
Students can choose to either work with
a fellow at any stage of the writing process
or they can work by themselves or with each
other. Fellows will remain nearby to help solve
problems that they might encounter.
The fellows can help with any type of writing
and also with papers at any stage in the writing
process.
Reporting by Jeff Keesing,
Chadwick Schnee and Sandeep Madhur.
Security Update
Fire in Eastman dorm narrowly averted
BY Kim gorode
Campus Times Staff
An Eastman student and two
UR Security officers prevented an
electrical fire in the Eastman Living Center on April 16, according
to Director of UR Security Walter
Mauldin.
The student located a small fire
on an exit sign on the first floor of
the building and notified security,
who called the Rochester Police
Department. Security used a fire
extinguisher and then examined
the floor above for further signs
of a fire.
On arrival, the RFD inspected
the scene and determined that
the fire had been properly extinguished.
Students taken to
Strong for intoxication
Three students were transported
by ambulance to Strong Memorial
Hospital in separate incidents for
alcohol intoxication, during the
early morning hours of April 17.
One case was reported on the
Fraternity Quad, one from Towers
and the third from the Residential
Quad.
Three additional students were
taken to Strong Memorial Hospital
for alcohol intoxication, in the early
hours of April 18. In the first case,
two students were observed by UR
Security on Phase Bridge. The third
student, coming from Hoeing Hall,
was reportedly unresponsive.
Employee injured
by nail gun
When a UR staff member was
trying to repair a nail gun, the
device discharged and embedded
a nail into his hand. The incident
happened on April 15 in Todd
Union, according to security.
The staff member was taken
to Strong Memorial Hospital for
treatment.
Stereos stolen from
students’ vehicles
Two students reported the theft
of car stereos from their vehicles
parked on River Campus between
the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on
April 17.
In the first incident, access to
the car was gained by popping out
the lock of the passenger side front
door of a Chevy Blazer parked in
the Library Lot.
Entry into the second vehicle, a
Ford, was made in the same manner. A book bag and several music
compact discs were taken. Both
students completed follow-ups
with the RPD through their nonemergency 311 line.
Two vehicles broken
into at NSRL Lot
Two students’ cars were broken
into on April 14 parked in Nuclear
Structure Research Laboratory Lot
in Henrietta.
The first larceny, of an Acura
Integra, occurred between 7 p.m.
April 11 and 9:18 p.m. April 12.
UR Security discovered the breakin and attempted to contact the
student on April 12. The second
break-in resulted in the theft of a
car stereo from a 1990 Honda Accord and occurred between 9 p.m.
and 9:40 p.m. on April 14.
Security says that they are addressing the issue by increasing
patrol times.
Information provided
by UR Security.
Gorode can be reached at
[email protected].
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Flood causes blackout Cogeneration plant
By michael he
Campus Times Staff
A chilled water coil in an air
handler ruptured, creating a flood
Tuesday afternoon in the Frederick
Douglass Building which shorted
out a power transformer, blacking
out parts of the River Campus.
Three Rochester fire trucks responded along with Facilities.
“This time of year we bring
chilled water back into the buildings,” Director of Facilities Jeff
Foster said. “[Tuesday], chilled
water was turned on to Frederick
Douglass, everything checked out
and was deemed to be in good
[working order]. Two hours later
the pipes burst. It tripped the circuit breakers, just what it was
supposed to do.”
The Frederick Douglass Building, Meliora Hall, Rush Rhees
Library, the Interfaith Chapel, all
fraternity houses, Hoeing, Lovejoy,
Gilbert, and Tiernan Halls, Hopeman Engineering Building and
the Medical Center Annex all lost
power at 4:25 p.m. Most buildings
had the power restored by 6 p.m.
“We bought a new transformer
from Philadelphia yesterday,” he
said. “[Wednesday afternoon they
were] taking the old one out and
putting the new one in.”
The Frederick Douglass Building
was closed yesterday at 9 p.m. and
all electrical power was shutoff half
an hour later in order to install a
new transformer. The emergency
generators will then be removed.
Since the power outage, the Fred-
intended for 2006
andrew slominski • Campus Times Staff
Firefighters and security officials investigate the flooded power
transformers that caused the blackout on April 19.
erick Douglass Building has been
running on emergency generators
powered by diesel fuel. The building
will be re-opened at 5:00 today.
Normal wear and tear on the
aged unit weakened existing infrastructure, Facilities Area Manager Eris Oleksyn said. Costs are
expected to be around $25,000 to
$30,000, according to Foster.
The power outage was caused by
a failure of outdated equipment.
“The majority of our [electrical] systems on the river campus,
though well maintained, are old,”
Foster said.
Students all over campus were
affected by the power outage.
“I was in the middle of an experiment when it happened,” senior
Rachel Greenstein said. “Now I
have to reschedule with the subjects. [It is] just a pain.”
Many students also were affected
because they could not use their
student ID cards for services like
printing and dining.
“Every two minutes someone
comes up and asks, ‘Can I use my
card to buy this or that? Does the
coffee machine work?’” Java City
employee and senior Keron Twum
said. “And I tell them, well, no.
There is no power.”
He can be reached at
[email protected].
Afrmative action dialogue stalls
by cyrus levesque
Campus Times Staff
The controversial discussion of
affirmative action inspired by the
College Republicans’ bake sale on
March 19 led to an equally heated
panel dialogue on the subject on
April 16.
The panel consisted of six students and two professors with
various positions on the issue,
ranging from sophomore and chair
of the College Republicans Noah
Lebowitz to Associate Professor
of Anthropology Thomas Gibson,
a co-signer of a letter to President
Jackson demanding action against
the College Republicans.
The dialogue began with intro-
ductory statements by all panelists black man, he felt that accusations
stating their positions on affirma- the College Republicans were ractive action. It soon progressed to ist was unfounded. “[Hardy and
questions and occasional state- Lebowitz] are pretty much leading the College
ments from the
he
audience.
‘They jump to the Republicans,”
said later. “The
Lebowitz restereotype and
only reason I can
peated the Colthink of people
lege Republican’s
we just don’t
saying that [we
argument from
fit those.’
are racist] is they
the bake sale.
“You don’t help
— Trey Hardy aren’t informed.
They hear ‘Rethose people by
junior, college republican
publicans’ and
letting them get
they automatiinto college at a
cally think, ‘racist, bigots.’ They
lower standard,” he said.
Junior Clarence Hardy was the jump to the stereotype and we just
other representative of the College don’t fit those.”
See DIALOGUE, Page 5
Republicans on the panel. As a
By Yosuke Aoyama
Campus Times Staff
UR will begin the $42.8 million
project of upgrading the current
utility plant to a more efficient and
high-tech cogeneration plant able
to produce electricity and steam
for both the River Campus and the
Medical Center.
The project will start in the
spring of this year and be completed
in the summer of 2006.
Associate Vice President of
Public Relations at UR Robert
Kraus noted that under ordinary
circumstances, the new plant will
generate 77 million kilowatt-hours
in an average year — roughly the
amount of energy used by 13,000
households.
Although the new plant will
produce significantly more energy
than the old utility plant, this
new cogeneration plant uses no
more fuel than if only steam were
produced.
In fact, it can provide more than
half the annual electric requirement of the River Campus and the
Medical Center with less cost.
UR has planned to build a cogeneration plant for more than a
decade, according to Kraus.
However, to build a plant, administrators, trustees and consultants had to meet the consensus
of the project to make sure that
the size and nature of the plant
would produce reliable power for
the university and be financially
practical to build.
On a positive note, the cost of
the project can be covered through
the savings possible by generating,
instead of actually purchasing, the
electricity.
“There are a number of important benefits to the university community,” Kraus said. “We believe
that capturing energy that would
otherwise be wasted is the right
thing to do.”
Moreover, due to the efficiency of
the plant, during an emergency it
would be able to provide essential
electricity to central facilities and
buildings of the Medical Center
and the River Campus for extended
periods of time.
“It gives us a power source
[should] there be an extended
blackout for the Rochester area,”
Kraus mentioned, relating back
to last year’s massive blackout
in the northeast United States.
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ITS server to be removed Area teens volunteer
for Strong Hospital
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By Nick Farrell
Campus Times Staff
Students and faculty who have
stored large and small files on “Public” will have to rely on alternatives
after this semester.
Due to its antiquated system,
misuse and better alternatives provided by WebCT and WebRFM, the
Information Technology Services
Center decided to take the public
drive off-line.
Public is a hard drive that allows
students to store files temporarily
on computers in the computer lab
at ITS and retrieve them at other
computers in the lab.
“The machine that Public is on
is slated for replacement,” System
Analyst and Programmer at ITS
Matt Felthousen said. “Public has
been abused in the past — people
have put copy-righted software
on it, including music. Generally it has been more of a problem
than a service to the community.
We have recommended they use
other means of storing their files
including using the WebCT and
WebRFM,” Felthousen said. “Most
of the machines we use in the labs
have CD burning capabilities, and
students can use them to store
files.”
WebRFM is a new server accessable to students using their Net
ID and Passcode from Webmail at
http://mail.rochester.edu. Students
can store up to 100 megabytes,
and it is inaccessible to other
students.
“Even if the server goes down,
the file is still available on WebRFM,” junior and ITS employee
Nick Theberge said.
Professor Rachel Siegel of the Art
and Art History Department uses
Public as an aid in her Digital Art
class for turning in homework and
working on group projects.
“When I first started teaching
this class, I didn’t use Public that
By Taylor Yunis
Campus Times Staff
Filmmaker Yvonne Welbon
visited UR April 15 to present her
documentary Sisters in Cinema
and answer questions following
the film as the last event of the
year in the Film and Society Film
Series.
Approximately 25 community
members joined her in Hoyt Auditorium.
Co-Director of the Frederick
Douglass Institute John Michael
began the event and introduced Dr.
Joe Woddarsh, who will be leaving
Cornell University to teach at UR
next year as a visiting professor.
Woddarsh described Welbon as a
producer, writer, director and educator who has received numerous
grants and awards for her work.
According to Woddarsh, “Sisters
in Cinema,” has been shown at
over 150 venues and received 10
best documentary awards inter-
nationally.
Zora Neale Hurston, Welbon
Woddarsh then briefly intro- says, was the first black female diduced the film. She explained that rector back in the 1920s and 30s.
as a film student, she knew little
In her film, Welbon interviewed
of female black filmmakers. “I numerous directors, producers
made this film so
and filmmakers
that you wouldn’t
and explained
have the same
historical events
‘I made this film
experience that I
and their effects
did,” Welbon said. so that you would
on the black pres“So I set out to
ence in filmmaknot have the
find other sisters
ing.
same experience
in cinema,” she
For example,
said in a narrative
the Civil Rights
I did.’
at the beginning
— Yvonne Welbon movement, she
of her film.
says, gave African
filmmaker
Her film traces
Americans a betthe history of
ter opportunity
black — especially female — par- to enter the film industry.
ticipation and often representaAs education became more
tions in film, from its origins to widely available in America, the
its current state. To this day, she largest black middle class in the
explains in the film, most major world emerged and filmmaking
Hollywood studios have never became more accessible to the
produced a film directed by a black average person than ever before.
woman.
See WELBON, Page 20
much, I used WebCT,” she said.
“But it seemed to be very arduous
and time consuming for students.
They could more easily get their
files from Public — especially [with]
large graphic files.”
“Unfortunately, that’s not an
issue [anybody] has ever really
contacted us on,” Felthousen said.
“We get more complaints about
[Public].”
If students want to move large
files they will have to use Compact
Discs or WebCT, but as Siegel notes,
both alternatives have drawbacks.
“Since they’re taking away Zip
drives, without Public people are
going to have to buy CDs by the
dozens,” Siegel said. “The disappearance of Zip drives and disks at
this time compounds the problem.
And since people work between
Macs and PCs Public was a nice
way to move between them.”
WebRFM does not have these
See PUBLIC, Page 20
Welbon’s movie educates students
teaches responsibility, compassion
by alex pisarski
and sensitivity to the needs of othCampus Times Staff
The Friends of Strong, an or- ers,” Walsh said.
The Friends of Strong Memorial
ganization devoted to improving
and assisting Strong Memorial Hospital aids the hospital in its
Hospital, will begin accepting ap- operations. The organization origiplications for its summer volunteer nated in 1926 but was not incorprogram on May 1. Local area porated into Strong in its current
high school students can apply to form until 1975. The organization
volunteer for the program, which “advances the mission of Strong
runs for nine weeks between June Memorial Hospital by providing
services to patients, families and
28 and August 28.
Volunteers will have the oppor- visitors, promoting the hospital in
tunity to work in several different the community, and raising money
areas of the hospital. Previously, to support patient care needs,” says
students have worked in the gift their mission statement.
“People come to [us] for anything
shop, the thrift shop and in clerical
and office positions. Opportunities and everything,” Walsh said. The
also exist working with patients. organization provides supplemenPediatrics, sports medicine, and tal funding for various departments
within the hospithe occupational
tal. The money
therapy departraised by Friends
ments all have
‘The program
is partially used
positions availteaches
to help buy equipable. “There are
ment for departa variety of jobs
responsibility,
ments whose reopen to students,”
compassion, and quested budgets
Jane Walsh, a volexceed the allounteer program
sensitivity to the
amount.
administrator at
needs of others.’ cated
Last year almost
Friends of Strong,
— Jane Walsh $660,000 was givsaid.
volunteer administrator
en to different
Friends of
departments.
Strong has been
Almost 1,000
placing local high
school students in volunteer posi- volunteers work with the organizations at the hospital for twenty tion throughout the year. These volyears. The program has been ex- unteers save the hospital millions
panding greatly recently. Increased of dollars each year. “We’re saving
community service requirements the hospital money, while providing
in schools and an increased inter- excellent services,” Walsh said.
Applications for the volunteering
est in the medical field by today’s
youth have caused record-breaking positions will be accepted starting
amounts of applicants. Last year May 1. Placement is given on a
258 students volunteered for the first come first serve basis. “The
nine-week program. “Every year hospital is an important center in
it seems to get bigger and bigger,” the community,” Walsh said, stressing how important these volunteers
Walsh said.
The program gives first hand are to the community.
Pisarski can be reached at
experience to those who are [email protected].
templating a career in medicine. “It
Sweat: SSJ Proposal failed
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Junior and Senator Alex Brody
Senator Steve D’Amico said. “It’s disagreed with this assessment.
“We’re just paying for a reporting
going to make us look like fools if
service on these factories and what
we pass this.”
Junior and Senator Jack Voor- they are doing,” Brody said. “It’s
not like we are
hees also felt that
the first school
the problem was
to join the WRC,
with the proposal
‘We don’t
there are 122
itself rather than
know all the
[other schools].”
the idea of joining
Some other
the WRC. “I don’t
repercussions of senators
felt that
think we are in a
what this will do
such a service
position to pass
would be a symjudgement on [the
to developing
bolic gesture but
WRC],” he said.
countries.’
not necessary.
“I think this deci“It seems to
sion is flawed, and
— Geoff Bowser
me a very easy
we shouldn’t pass
junior, sa senator
decision if it’s in
a flawed judgeterms of life and
ment.”
Other senators were opposed to death. Unfortunately, I don’t think
it is,” sophomore and Senator Noah
making a decision either way.
“I feel taking this decision is to- Lebowitz said. “Until we get to the
tally immoral,” junior and Senator point where [disagreeing with]
this is on a level with genocide,
Geoff Bowser said.
“I don’t dislike people. But I we should try as hard as possible
do feel the best way to deal with to keep the university genuinely
this probably is not to stop them neutral.”
Additional reporting by Ben
[child laborers] from working,”
Heaton and Cyrus Levesque.
he said. “We don’t’ know all the
He can be reached at
repercussions of what this will do
[email protected].
to [developing] countries.”
Plant: Renovations coming
produce enough power for absolutely all of our routine needs,”
Kraus added. “We’d have to use
the power for critical needs, such
as patient care areas at the Medical Center, and selected power use
elsewhere in the Medical Center
and on the River Campus.”
In addition to the upgrading of
the plant, UR will also replace the
steam lines that heat the campus,
which were constructed in the
1920s and 30s.
The new system will be lines that
can send hot water instead of steam
during the winter.
“Not only is this a significant
upgrade to our aging utility plant,
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it also involves the replacement of
some steam lines running across
campus that are more than 70 years
old,” Kraus said.
Along with UR, in recent years
numerous colleges and universities across America are on their
way or already constructed the
efficient cogeneration plants for
their campuses.
“The list of universities and colleges using cogeneration plants is
bound to grow, which is an indication that it’s a good solution for a
lot of different institutions,” Kraus
said. “This was the right time for
us to begin this conversion.”
Aoyama can be reached at
[email protected].
Dialogue: Audience interested in Lebowitz
“We ask that — at a minimum
Lebowitz and Hardy were the only — the university immediately,
panelists opposed to affirmative forthrightly and publicly denounce
action. The other panelists were this activity as inappropriate in
Gibson, freshman and Political our intellectual community,” the
Chair of the Black Students Union letter said. “We do not see this as
Marquis Harrison, sophomore and a matter of free speech.”
Other panelists argued that the
College Democrats representative
Nat Powell, senior and Admissions bake sale was an acceptable way to
Chair of the Minority Students send a message. Powell, speaking
Advisory Board Moises de Jesus, for the College Democrats, repeatsenior and member of the UR Di- ed their position that the voicing
versity Roundtable Stephanie Fitz- of political issues was a positive
thing, even if they
patrick and Asdisagreed with
sistant Professor
‘I admit that
those issues.
of English Karen
In the question
Beckman.
my unprepared
period, most quesThe dialogue
remarks could
tions were directwas organized
ed at Lebowitz
and sponsored
have been
rather than other
by many stuphrased more
panelists. “The
dent groups and
only problem was
administration
tactfully.’
offices. It was
— Noah Lebowitz that literally half
the questions,
moderated by Aschair, college republicans
maybe even more,
sistant Professor
were directed at
of English and
head coach of the debate team Noah, so not everyone got to answer
Sam Nelson and Minority Student questions,” Hardy said.
“Altogether we spent about six
Affairs counselor Gladys Pedrazahours planning an event, which
Burgos.
Though the remaining six panel- we hoped to be fair and encourage
ists all supported affirmative ac- a discourse that all participants
tion, they disagreed on what the ap- would feel comfortable partaking
propriate response to the bake sale in,” Lebowitz said. “I think we
was. Beckman and Gibson had both somewhat failed in meeting this
co-signed Assistant Professor of goal. I was placed in an extremely
Political Science James Johnson’s ‘hostile environment,’ with a large
letter demanding a response to the majority of the audience and panel
bake sale from the administration. attacking not only my views, but
attacking me personally for holding
those views.”
Some people at the dialogue felt
that the College Republicans were
racist. “I was extremely saddened
by some of the viewpoints I heard
expressed that evening,” Beckman said. “I also was horrified by
the [suggestion] that the minority students at the University of
Rochester are somehow inferior to
the white students, a claim which
has no basis in admissions practices or in my experience in the
classroom.”
Lebowitz understood where that
belief could have come from. “I
admit that my unprepared remarks
could have at times been phrased in
a more sensitive and tactful manner,” he said. “[But] I stand behind
the fundamental principles that
supported those remarks.”
Even so, he felt that accusations
of racism were unfounded. “That
might make me the first Jewish
white supremacist,” he later said.
Freshman Feisal Adan thought
the dialogue went well overall.
“It was a healthy dialogue, only
we needed more Republicans to
say their point of view,” he said.
However, he was not convinced by
the arguments against affirmative
action. “Next time, the Republicans
[should] protest that the primary
and secondary level of education
are [discriminatory].”
Levesque can be reached at
[email protected].
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From The President
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Serving the University of Rochester community since 1873.
Editorial Board
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The editor-in-chief and the editorial board make themselves available to the UR
community’s ideas and concerns. Appointments can be arranged by calling x5-5942
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Dialogue debacle
L
ast Thursday’s Dialogue on Affirmative Action certainly cannot
be faulted for a lack of planning. The Black Students’ Union
invited representatives from many campus organizations to attend a meeting to decide the topic and format for the dialogue before
the event. Yet despite the good intentions and efforts of that group of
planners, the dialogue itself turned into a virtual shouting match full
of animosity and disrespect.
Before the discussion began, guidelines for a productive dialogue
were presented to help keep the conversation on track, open and respectful. The dialogue began well, with opening statements from each
of the eight participants.
The topics of these statements ranged from the value of free speech
to the harms and benefits of affirmative action to the idea and importance of community. After the opening statements were finished, the
panel opened up to comments and questions from the audience. It
was at that point that discussion turned into accusations.
Whatever opinions students and faculty may hold about affirmative action and the manner in which it was protested by the College
Republicans and responded to by the campus community, there are
substantial, reason-based arguments for every side.
The dialogue was intended to be an opportunity to present these
arguments in an informative, rational manner, and for all involved to
leave with a greater understanding of different viewpoints and opinions.
Instead, the atmosphere turned hostile. Accusations of racism,
bigotry and prejudice were leveled at every side. Furthermore, the
majority of panelists were overlooked and given no opportunity by the
audience to speak. Several multifaceted issues were reduced to a twosided, antagonistic debate that raised tempers instead of awareness.
The label of dialogue, rather than debate, was deliberate. At a university, it should be possible to approach such a sensitive issue with
open minds by all sides. While we cannot reasonably urge or expect
students to come out of this or future dialogues with changed minds,
we can appeal to them to strive for broader ones.
T
SA success hinges on students
hroughout my campaign
for the presidency, I declared that one of my
main goals was to get more students involved in government.
The Students’ Association government has suffered for many
years from a lack of relevance in
the lives of the undergraduates
at our college. In my three years
here, I have heard students
complain that student government doesn’t do anything to
improve the lives of the students
here, and in a large part they are
correct.
As president, I’m committed
to tackling the major problems
that face our school. I will work
to improve many things, including dining, security, parking and
academic affairs. However, no
matter how dedicated to these
things I may be, I can’t possible
accomplish all of my goals on my
own. Just as the most productive
and effective groups on campus
are those with a vibrant and
active membership, I will never
be able to accomplish the things
that the student body wants
without the active participation
of students like the loyal read-
Pete
Nabozny
•
SA
President
ers of the Campus Times Op-Ed
pages.
Student government can tackle the problems at our school.
It can improve upon student
services, allow student groups
more freedom and autonomy and
represent student concerns and
needs to administrators. However, it is only going to get these
things done if more people involve themselves in the process.
So if something at this school
is bothering you, or if you have
a great idea for how to improve
some aspect of student life,
please contact me, and together
we can go about accomplishing
our shared goals.
Every president in recent
history has had a chief of staff,
and I will be no exception to
that rule. I need another person
to help with the affairs of the
executive branch of government.
Therefore, I’m asking that anyone interested in becoming my
chief of staff to contact me, and
we can set up an appointment to
go over the job.
Applicants need not to be
current members of student
government, nor do they need to
have any experience as members
of Cabinet or Senate. However,
I need someone who shares my
outlook on government, and will
be able to work closely with me.
On a much more personal
note, I’d like to say something
about the tragic death of Jared
Rogers. Jared was one of the first
people I met when I came to this
university three years ago, and I
was overwhelmed with sadness
when I heard of his death. Jared
was one of the kindest, gentlest
and most caring people I’ve ever
known, and was someone who I
will miss tremendously. Words
can’t really express the feeling of
loss that many people are feeling
over his passing, and I hope that
everyone’s thoughts and prayers
go out to his family and friends
during this difficult time.
Nabozny can be reached at
[email protected].
Cheers and Jeers
Y
et another collection of bleak wintry days replete with classes,
snowfall and revelry that UR calls a “semester” has gone by,
leaving some wanting and others wanting to leave. While you
pack your books, clothes and various items, take the time to read our
thoughts about the changes that have taken place here this semester.
CHEERS to dining services, ARAMARK and the Students’ Association government for the addition of sushi, a popular new dining
option for the UR community.
JEERS to mandatory four-year dining plans for the incoming
freshmen. It is unfair to them, and corners them in an expensive position.
CHEERS for the vibrant student theater program on campus that
has provided the community with enjoyable cultural life.
JEERS to the Napster dialogue for being one-sided and failing to
adequately address the concerns of the student body.
CHEERS to the new Napster system for legal music access. Free
access to a lot of music is something most students can enjoy. However, we JEER the lack of Macintosh and Linux access to our music
service.
CHEERS to the planned busing changes and to RED for providing
an impetus for students to explore the Rochester region. It will help
us integrate our community into the city, which is certainly a beneficial change.
JEERS to “The Hive” Web page, which is sadly outdated in many
respects. For instance, even as former SA President Chris Calo’s term
is ending, his cabinet has still, as of yet, not been listed on the Web
site, and the link to senate committees does not display who is on
which committee.
CHEERS to the Fast Ferry, which is finally going to arrive, and allow students to easily visit Toronto practically any time they like.
JEERS to the removal of funding for the Sanskrit program. The
program helped make the Rochester experience unique for many
students, and allowed students to learn about one of the most prolific
classic languages known.
CHEERS to the Campus Club Connection for creating an easy
method for student groups to manage their membership, but JEERS
to their Web site, which is frustratingly difficult to use, and has a
number of problems with accessibility.
CHEERS to fixing last semester’s online registration glitches and
making registration this semester’s registration problem-free.
JEERS to removing the public server. The server made transferring files from computer to computer all over the campus a simple
and easy process for students.
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TONY TERRADAS • Campus Times Staff
Editorial Observer
Catholics can represent others
W
hen John Kennedy ran
for president in 1960,
he was accused of being
unavoidably biased because of his
religion. He would, critics said,
be controlled by the Vatican, not
the American people. In a speech
on September 12, 1960, Kennedy
attempted to lay those fears to
rest.
“I believe in an America where
the separation of church and
state is absolute — where no
Catholic prelate would tell the
President, should he be a Catholic, how to act and no Protestant
minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote,” Kennedy
said.
Today we would call those critics paranoid, anti-Catholic bigots. To believe that the Catholic
Church is at all homogenous is
ridiculous. The very name means
universal. Take a look at our own
Catholic Newman Community
and you will see members of
every race, academic interest and
political stripe.
So it’s surprising and disturbing that nearly 45 years later,
when anti-Catholic sentiment in
America has all but disappeared,
Jessica
Stoll
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Editor
the Catholic Church seems to be
enforcing the same stereotypes
that worked against it for so
long.
I had no idea presidential candidate John Kerry was Catholic
until I found out that several
prominent bishops, including the
archbishop of Boston, had decided to take action against Catholic
politicians who go against established church positions on issues
such as abortion, euthanasia
and gay marriage. In some cases
there were threats of withholding Holy Communion.
According to a July 2001 ABCNEWS/Beliefnet poll, 55 percent
of American Catholics believe
abortions should be legal all or
some of the time, compared to 52
percent of all Americans.
In other words, Kerry and
similar politicians are being punished not for their beliefs, but
for the visibility of their beliefs.
If the Church took measures
against all Catholics who believe
abortions should be legal, they’d
be essentially excommunicating over half of the American
Church. Besides which, Kerry
personally opposes abortion, but
does not believe it is the government’s place to make it illegal.
That sounds suspiciously like
separation of church and state.
Want to see the fastest way of
making sure a Catholic is never
elected to high office? Convince
the public they will do what the
Church tells them to do. Reawaken outdated prejudices and fears
among non-Catholics.
Yes, the Church has a right to
state its position on issues that
may be in the political arena.
But when it begins punishing
politicians for political actions,
it becomes problematic. We, as
Catholics, should be looking for
more fundamental Christian values in our politicians — whether
they will feed the hungry, give
shelter to the homeless and care
for those in prisons.
Stoll can be reached at
[email protected].
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“For me, the sixties ended that day in 1978.” — Homer Simpson
The write way to write is writing rightly
If you’re alive right
now and have a number for your age, odds
are you employ the
use of language during
any given day. Or any
taken day, I suppose.
Hopefully the language
you choose is one you
know — otherwise, it
Neil
will likely be difficult to
Janowitz
understand you. Either
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way, it is clear that
A Life In The
language is a crux of
Day Of
the American society,
almost to the degree
of reality television. Yet, as our days get
busier, we often can’t afford to get bogged
down with properly composed communication. It’s a fast-paced society, and we no
longer have the time for full sentences or
even vowels in our words. Fortunately, as
always, technology is there to help.
If you were to look at the IM transcript
of a chat between two twelve-year-old
girls, what you’d find is a seemingly incomprehensible mass of consonants and
exclamation points. To many, the conversation would be more massacre than message.
But to those young ladies, the alphabet
apocalypse within their IMs is a completely legible discussion, presumably about
the historical accomplishments of Ernest
Shackleton or the like.
It’s a trend that is gaining momentum
and, unlike Michael Jackson, is not limited
to twelve-year-olds. The same gruesome
grammar can be found in the cell-phone
text messages of adults and the telegraphs
of the elderly worldwide. This is truly a
generation-spanning phenomenon.
Indeed, the tech talk revolution is
sweeping across the country, if not the
world, and is taking recognizable language
with it. In its place you’ll find arbitrary
abbreviating, a disdain for punctuation
and puzzlingly detailed little yellow smiley
faces.
Even the usefulness of distinguishable
phrases is gone, effectively replaced with
the grouping of words into simple acronyms, such as “brb” — “be right back,”
“lol” — “laugh out loud” and “igttmdywmtbyanyps?” — “I’m going to the mall,
do you want me to buy you a new yellow
polo shirt?”
Building upon the unintelligible foundation that Ebonics laid in the nineties,
tech talk is taking the new millennium to
unfathomable heights of rapid repartee,
freeing up precious moments of the day to
watch reality television.
Sadly, however, this progress is not
without a cost. As America becomes more
inclined to get digital with its discussions,
conventional forms of writing are becoming neglected.
Handwriting, still suffering from the
rift that formed between “cursive” and
“legible” print, faces an accelerated decline, and as e-mail and IM become more
prevalent at work and in school, citizens
are losing the ability to compose documents in a non-digital way.
A recent study conducted at a local
college found that nearly a third of the
student body were unable to hand-write a
document. In the worst cases, the writing
muscles in the hands of some students had
atrophied to the point of ineffectuality.
The rest had forgotten grip mechanics or
letter structures. One girl was just dumb.
There might be some hope for the proponents of the pen, for the revolution
is not without resistance. Critics of the
movement have formed under the banner
“Write or Wrong” and are lobbying heavily for a return to a pen-and-paper based
education system. This group of intrepid
individuals is touring campuses and workplaces, enlisting the aid of those supporters who remember the good ol’ days
of “passing notes” and “having my pen
explode in my mouth while I’m mindlessly
gnawing on it.” Sadly, the organization
is having difficulty garnering the numbers they need, as a great many potential
candidates are no longer able to sign the
mailing list.
And so, the future still looks bleak. As a
result of the word-shortening tendencies,
certain people have begun to question
the necessity of some letters at all. These
critics ask whether letters such as Q and
Z, much like the penny and Paris Hilton,
truly offer any useful service to the country, or if they’ve simply become a burden.
Those at the forefront of this movement
have even proposed legislation that would
reduce the alphabet to a mere ten letters,
which would include the five vowels along-
side the five most commonly used consonants, as determined from a sample of 15
“Wheel of Fortune” episodes.
If you’re at all concerned about this
startling trend, it’s up to you to do something about it. Your local congressman,
woman or thing needs to know that you
are opposed to this movement, and that
you don’t want to see anything happen to
our beloved language.
In fact, as soon as your reality television shows are over, you should go to the
website of your congressfolk and find
their contact information. Then, using
clear, concise language, compose a letter
that outlines your concerns and send it
over. Be sure to spell-check and proofread
for grammar, as well as . . . Actually, you
know what, maybe you should just call.
Or, rather, “aykwmysjc.”
Janowitz can reached at
[email protected].
First, I have to
say thank you to the
Campus Times for
its wonderful portrayal of my views
in the April Fools
edition. It was an
amusing article and
gave me a great idea.
From now on I’ll
title this “Chairman
Rob Clemm
Rob’s Corner” and
•
dispense knowledge
Right
through my “Little
Thinking
Red-State Books”
— I’m sure it’ll catch on.
Now I assume you all want me to talk
about the bake sale. I feel its been talked
to death, but I will say a few words. Many
have criticized it for being a publicity
stunt and something that did not foster
discussion.
First off, I know from talking with
members of the College Republicans
that many going by their “sale” used it
as an opportunity to get into discussions
with the members. So the bake sale itself
fostered discussion.
Also, let us just look at what followed.
We’ve had a huge campus debate over the
bake sale and the First Amendment, even
to the point of the sale coming up as part
of the presidential debate. By my count
there have been 12 articles and letters to
the Campus Times over this issue, as well
as, I’m sure, numerous discussions by students in general. The College Republicans
are even bringing a speaker to talk about
the “Myth of the Racist Republican.”
So feel free to see the bake sale however
you’d like. Consider it an abhorrent crime,
a publicity stunt, a reasoned debate or the
first step in a marketing plan to dominate
the cookie market through “Conservative Chocolate Chunk.” Whatever. If this
bake sale isn’t a good example of fostering
dialogue, I don’t know what is.
My thoughts are that the bake sale was
good for one reason — it shocked people.
How many articles have we read in the CT
about the apathy on this campus — perceived or otherwise?
Sometimes the best cure for apathy is a
jolt. I think at the end of all this hoopla,
we’re all coming away with a greater
understanding of affirmative action and
what role it plays at UR. But, in the words
of Forrest Gump, “That’s all I have to say
about that.”
Mostly my article is going to be a plea
for any Pennsylvania residents who are
reading this. If you aren’t a resident, feel
free to stop reading, or take it as an opportunity to see how a conservative’s mind
works.
One of the most important elections for
conservatives is not going to be the presidential election. It’s not even going to be
in November. One of the most important
date for conservatives is going to be April
27 — the primary between Congressman
Pat Toomey and Senator Arlen Specter.
A more stark choice for conservatives
couldn’t be made.
Arlen Specter is exactly what you
wouldn’t want in a Republican senator.
He loves to spend money, is pro-union,
favors quotas and cloning and generally is
a thorn in the side of conservatives.
National Review rightly called him
“America’s Worst Senator.” Even worse, or
potentially better as he’s showing his true
stripes, he’s been wooing Democrats and
has been receiving funds from Democratic
billionaire George Soros.
Toomey, on the other hand, is a conservative’s dream. A social and fiscal conservative, he has already won in a Democratic and union district. Toomey supports
privatizing Social Security and remains
committed to free trade.
One wonders why this seems so important — it is a mixture of principle and
strategerie. First, conservatives need to
illustrate to the President that we are a
voice to be heard. We are thrilled with
Bush’s stand on terrorism and on national
security, however, domestic issues have
caused us quite the headache. Part of this
stems from a belief by the White House,
somewhat correct, that the conservative base can be ignored in the pursuit of
swing voters. This is a great opportunity
to stick to our guns and show that we will
be heard in the electorate. Even if we lose
the general election it will be a wonderful
sign to Bush and the GOP that they cannot ignore their base.
Second, this is a smart move on our part
for the Senate. The most glaring reason
is that unless Specter is voted out, he will
most likely win and head up the Senate
Judiciary Committee. Already conservatives have had headaches over this committee and it is not likely to change with a
man who votes more like Hillary Clinton
than a Republican.
For those who wanted an article all
could read and enjoy — I’m sorry — this
was a plea those few conservatives needed
to hear. More than that, it is important for
everyone to know the critical nature of the
primaries — whatever the ideology.
Though the general elections determine
the course of the country, the primaries
are what determine the course of the parties in those general elections. So if you
take nothing else from this — vote in all
your primaries — they are more important than you’d think.
Clemm can be reached at
[email protected].
TONY TERRADAS • Campus Times Staff
Conservatives demonstrate their independence
Domo Arigato,
Mr. Roboto, Aaron Severs, Eric Dubowsky, Adam Simmons, Josh Gitton, John Zeiser, Lewis Powell, Todd Hildebrandt, Paul Linczak, Rob Clemm,
Colin Brown, Robyn Tanner, Audrey Stewart, Michael He, Jermaine Jackson, Chadwick Schnee, Alissa Miller, Jonathan Rettinger, Karen Taylor,
Kelly Smith, Josh Caselli, Cortney Jansen, Joan Flaschen, Michael Katz, Dan Bobkoff, Becky Altmann, Andrew Snyder, Matt Rybaltowski, Allen Fitzsimmons, Daniel Kamins, Kathleen Parthe, David Henry, Taylor Yunis, Rich Golden, Ben Snitkoff, Kerri Linden, Michael Newmark, Brielle
Welzer, Ryan Merkely, Mike Gerton, Sam Voigt, Matt Gabler, Jessica Stoll, Alex Voetsch, Amy Farkas, Dana Mittleman, Margaret Coit, Tony Terradas, Carl Adair, Kim Gorode, Matt Burns, George Bruhn, Nick Delahanty, Chris Voisine, Josh Rosen, W.R. Ellis, Sean Croston, Neil Janowitz, Cyrus
Levesque, Kenny Linsky, Richard Tipton, Chris Calo, Robert Westbrook, Henry Law, Jenna Katz, Thomas Paris, Krystle Dixon, Doug Battenhausen, Stephen Brown, Nathaniel Powell, Jackie Borchardt, Brian Goldner, Joanne Wu, Jim Johnson, Thomas Jackson and Charles Phelps
for making the Opinions Section God’s gift to the University of Rochester
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The true value of learning in everyday life
Many people
equate learning
with an educational institution
of some sort, be
it grade school,
high school,
trade school or
college. They
Jermaine usually equate
Jackson it with spend•
ing a portion of
Words of
their growing
Wisdom
years in these
institutions learning the basics
of human survival, be it reading,
writing and arithmetic or basic
job skills. It is at these places, for
the most part, where they interact with different people, develop
interpersonal relationships and
acquire a working knowledge of
the real world. However, as one
would easily attest to by merely
looking around, the concept of
learning is not simply limited
to these learning institutions.
Learning is a lifelong journey
with wondrous surprises awaiting the journeyman. Learning
is a constantly evolving organism that knows no limits and is
constantly developing the human
mind into new ways of thinking, acting, doing and living. It
is the root of past discoveries
and civilizations, the backbone
of present ones and the catalyst
of future ones. It is essentially
what separates us from animals,
and is exceedingly imperative
in developing a closer, more
intimate relationship with the
Creator of the universe. Without
it, humanity would be virtually
non-existent.
The common dictionary meaning for learning is “knowledge
acquired by study.” By studying certain subjects found in
books and magazines, such as
mathematics or science, one can
gather a concrete knowledge of
the subject matter. By studying
people, events and places around
one, one can gather a general
understanding of how they operate. By taking the time to properly study oneself, or as they call,
soul-searching, one can gather
a healthy, thorough, legitimate
knowledge of oneself and one’s
status in life, and how to continually improve oneself through
good times and bad.
With this in mind, it is relatively safe to say that learning
is an integral part of human
life, and embodies and enriches
the very soul of the human being from the cradle to the grave.
From a toddler learning to walk
for the first time to a primary
schooler learning their ABCs, it
guides humans to the very basics
of human life that would later
become almost second nature.
From a preteen and adolescent
learning about themselves, their
bodies and the world around
them, to the young adult entering and striving to live in it, it
guides them through good times
and bad, through accomplishments and failures, through their
many mistakes and discoveries.
From mature adulthood to old
age, it gives them the keys to
oneness with the universe, one
another and the Creator. No
doubt learning is very essential
and imperative for the human
being to survive and thrive.
Unfortunately, as mentioned
earlier, many people have a very
shallow definition of learning,
limiting it to various educational
institutions and for a select few
of the population. While these
institutions serve a valuable
purpose for the development of
the individual, it is not their sole
purpose. Moreover, it is not limited to the select few who have
the means and the ends to obtain
it. It is certainly not limited to
those individuals who would use
it to exploit others for personal
gain. The purpose of learning
is to enhance and develop the
human mind, and to develop,
nurture and enhance civilization.
The purpose is to obtain learning and to share learning so that
everybody can benefit, since everyone has to live in this world.
For those who would use it for
exploitative purposes, they must
be retrained in the true value
and purpose of learning, lest
they gather control and influence
and exert dire consequences as
well as the fall of civilization, as
their past history has eloquently
taught us.
In conclusion, learning is an
important part of the development of the human being not
limited to institutions of a
certain place and time. With
learning a basic human right
and need, it is the individual’s
responsibility to learn as much as
possible about themselves, others and the world around them.
They must use this knowledge to
improve themselves, aid in the
learning of others and contribute
to civilization. They must also
do their part to hold civilization
to its proper standards, protecting it from those with sinister
motives. This essay ends with a
scripture from 2 Timothy 2:15,
“Study to show thyself approved
unto God, that a workman
needeth not be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.”
Jackson can be reached at
[email protected].
New BME/Optics building should strive for eco-friendliness
By Audrey Stewart
Campus Times Staff
Give me an L! Give me two
E’s! Give me a D! What does it
spell? “LEED!”
But what the heck does it
mean, and perhaps more importantly, what does it have to do
with a more familiar combination
of letters, “UR?”
Good questions.
LEED is a term which some
savvy students have recently
been throwing around without
discretion, and which you may
have heard whispered in a hallway or during a marathon session in CLARC — that’s the ITS
center to you. That combination
of letters stands for Leadership
in Energy and Environmental
Design, and is the name of a
national program that awards
institutions for exceptional environmental building design.
With construction of the
planned BME/Optics building,
UR has a chance to receive this
nationally recognized award. In
fact, the building designs already
include many “sustainable,” or
environmentally sound, features,
which qualify us to seek certification for the project.
Proposed sustainable features
include a heat-recovery system,
which saves energy, access to
alternative transportation via
proximity to bike racks and bus
stops and ample daylight from
the planned atrium space.
Not only do such features
reduce the building’s impact on
the environment, but they make
the building an all-around better building for operators and
occupants alike. Saving energy
reduces operating costs.
Many studies show that increased daylight in buildings
decreases absenteeism and even
improves student performance.
So, optics and BME majors — if
you want those A’s, you would
benefit from an L, two E’s and
a D.
Holding true to timeless words,
“ain’t nothin’ free.” In spite of
our near-eligibility in terms of
design, acquiring this award will
add approximately one percent to
the total building costs.
It will require that members
of facilities undertake extra
procedures to document the
construction process and monitor
the building’s performance over
time.
These expenses are well worth
the university’s resources, given
the benefits that this award offers beyond just helping to create
a better building. Most importantly, the award offers national
publicity and will place the university among a small group of
institutions who are already on
the leading edge of environmental building technology.
Our peer institutions and
prominent national landmarks
are among these leaders. Carnegie Mellon’s certified dormitory
was recently featured in a multipage article in the Higher Education Chronicle. Emory’s certified
Biomedical Research Building is
considered the leading example
of green building technology by
the U.S. Green Building Council.
Even the planned Freedom Towers, which will stand on the site
of the World Trade Center, intend to go the route of LEED, according to the New York Times.
There are many more reasons
that LEED is the right thing to
do, for both the environment and
for the university itself — and we
encourage your questions if you
are interested in those reasons
— but the anti-LEED argument
of increased up-front costs still
arises.
Given the number of benefits
gained for that price, the university should commit to LEED now.
That commitment will inspire
the appropriate members of the
administration and community to actively seek funding for
LEED, or perhaps even inspire a
generous donation from an environmentally conscious benefactor
who wants to see his or her name
on the building — anyone ever
hear of some guy named Rush
Rhees?
As the lovable Will tells a Harvard barfly in “Good Will Hunting,” “You wasted $150,000 on
an education you coulda got for
a buck fifty in late charges at the
public library.” On one level, Will
is right.
However, there is something
invaluable about having a third
party validate that you did indeed master the material you
supposedly learned. No employer
wants to hear how many hours
you spent in the stacks of the
Tony Terradas • Campus Times Staff
public library writing a thesis
that you never handed in. They’ll
want to know your degree.
Our administration’s choice
about whether to certify the new
Optics/BME building closely parallels the choice each of us made
in coming to college. Remember,
the building is already going
to be constructed with enough
sustainable features to qualify
for LEED standards.
We could now pass up the
opportunity to make a strong
statement to the world by citing
economic reasons for not forking
up the approximately $300,000 it
would cost to certify the building
— remember, our endowment is
roughly $1,000,000,000. Or, we
could pay the roughly 0.03 per-
cent of the endowment — and in
certifying, open the project up to
new sources of grants and funding for the “green” building, just
like we as college students can
get scholarships and grants for
being enrolled.
Think of the administration’s
choice as from the perspective of
the college students that we are.
Would you go to college and pass
up getting your diploma?
The administration has a
unique opportunity to achieve
LEED certification and gain the
attention it deserves to establish
this university as a technological
leader in yet another area. Let’s
do it.
Stewart can be reached at
[email protected]
Letters to the Editor
Resignation needed
As an alumnus of both UR and
the CT, as well as the current
editor of a weekly newspaper, I
was extremely disappointed to
read Editor Chadwick Schnee’s
admission that a March 25 editorial observer by Kim Gorode entitled “C-SPAN has a place too,”
plagiarized much of its content
and language from a Baltimore
Sun column.
However, I am also alarmed
that in his apology, Schnee
merely refers to the incident as a
“learning opportunity” without
detailing the specific steps he has
taken to ensure that this never
happens again. His mea culpa
rings even more hollow when I
noticed that immediately below
his explanation in the April 15
issue, another editorial observer
by Gorode appears. How can
Schnee expect anyone to take
him seriously if the newspaper
has allowed Gorode to continue
to write for it? Plagiarism is not
merely a journalistic crime, it is
an academic one as well.
When I did a search for it on
UR’s Web site, I found 294 references to it in the context of
academic honesty — everything
from university policies to warnings on course syllibi.
Being a student, how can
Gorode not have understood
what intellectual theft was? As
importantly, why does the CT
not punish one of its staffers for
an act that would result in her
failing a course or even being
expelled from UR if she had committed it in the classroom?
If he does not have the courage
or wisdom to ask for Gorode’s
resignation or initiate disciplinary actions against her, Schnee
should at least have the courtesy
to personally resign to spare the
CT and UR’s reputation further
shame.
—Patrick o’mahen
Class of 2001
What do you think?
The opinions expressed in
letters to the editor and in op-ed
essays are those of the author
and do not necessarily represent
those of the Campus Times, its
editors or UR.
Campus Times
Get Out!
Dandelion Day!
If you’ve been living in a cave this
semester, you may not know that
this saturday is D-Day.
See Page 21.
Article by
Jamie Sokol & Daniel Rowen
Campus Times Staff
Page 9
DESIGN BY
Michael He
Campus Times Staff
The History
of
D-Day
UR
is the only college in the United States to
adopt a weed as its official emblem. Due
to the abundance of the dandelion flower,
the university officially established “dandelion yellow”
as the school color in 1893. For years, the dandelion has
adorned UR souvenirs, been designed into the architecture of buildings on campus and even flourished as the
name of a student magazine in the 1930s and 40s. But as
every UR student knows, the most beloved incorporation
of the flower into university life is the day that bears its
name— Dandelion Day
.
1970s
1960s
As time passed, a date for D-Day was no
longer set, and students were surprised by
the cancellation of classes on a nice day in
May. Although unannounced, D-Day was still
primarily a field day. The giant tug of war
in Genesee Valley Park was by far the most
anticipated event, along with football games
and relay races. The celebration continued
into the evening with a Dandelion Dance in
the Palestra.
After 20 years, D-Day slowly began to transform from
a field day into a carnival. The celebration was also
extended, scheduled for an entire weekend towards the
end of the second semester. D-Day was now considered
somewhat of a “lazy day,” and students enjoyed carnival
rides and food on the Wilson Commons quadrangle and
Dandelion Square, as they do today. Perhaps the biggest
attraction during this time was the Genesee Beer truck,
which came to campus nightly, but distributed beer
for free throughout the celebration. Another beloved
tradition was the D-Day car bash, usually sponsored
by one or more fraternities.
Creator of D-Day
Donald Parry ‘51
The Beginning
For many years, the spring semester at UR was marked by annual
traditional events such as the freshman-sophomore tug-of-war, the
Male Dandelion Dinner and the Inter-Fraternity song contest. In
1951, Campus Chairman of Traditions and senior Donald Parry
came up with the idea to combine all of these events into one day,
and proposed it to Dean Lester Wilder. Wilder was enthusiastic
about the idea and scheduled the first Dandelion Day for the first
Wednesday in May in 1951. Although Wilder was not able to cancel
classes that first year, professors did not administer exams and
the idea of Dandelion Day was warmly received by the faculty.
The first D-Day was only open to male students and included a
variety of athletic events, the Dandelion Dinner and an awards
ceremony. Parry, who worked at the university as Coordinator of
Special Events until 1995, described the day to be “relaxing and
rewarding.” In 1954, D-Day was opened to women.
Students looked forward to the arrival of the
Genesee Beer truck, which came to campus
every night. On D-Day, the beer was free.
The 1989 D-Day T-shirt.
Today
Although much controversy currently exists as to whether or not D-Day
should be an official UR event, the day remains highly anticipated by
students and would most likely be celebrated whether or not the event was
officially on the calendar. The day continues to be marked by a concert,
carnival rides, free food and drinking. The tradition is so beloved that alumni
around the country have their own D-Day celebrations, most notably the
“Pub Crawl” sponsored by the New York City alumni council.
1990s
In the past decade, the most noticeable change in D-Day
celebration has been the amount of drinking. In light of three
tragedies that left students injured and arrested in 1990, 1991
and 1993, the administration made several moves to focus on
the educational aspects of alcohol use. Open containers were
banned, and information about alcohol abuse was distributed
to students prior to D-Day. In 1995, Resident Advisors began
to take one-hour shifts on D-Day, in a role that Director of
Residential Life Logan Hazen described in the April 6, 1995
Campus Times as “serving as the eyes and ears” for misconduct
as well as safety.
1980s
When the New York State legal drinking age was
changed from 18 to 21, the Genesee Beer truck
stopped coming to campus, but drinking was slowly
becoming the main activity of the day. By the mid1980s, the D-Day celebration had become so popular
that “Newsweek” ranked it as one of the nation’s top
fifteen college parties, along with the Syracuse wingeating contest and the MIT Steer Roost. According to
“Newsweek,” D-Day includes “the sort of silly games
you might expect on a day dedicated to a weed.”
Photos courtesy of Interpres and the Campus Activities Board
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Who is the voice behind 4-CAST
By Daniel Rowen
Campus Times Staff
For years now, a select DJ from WRUR’s
vast array of students has been bestowed
with the honor of competing with the 4TEMP chick for the honor of informing
UR campus with a semi-daily weather
report. The current master of meteorological disaster is senior Josh Veazey and
you can find him at 4-CAST. He has been
gracing our phone lines since securing
the position last year following his success on Josh & Evan’s Pretentious Indie
Rock Show.
There have been three weathercasters
in the past five years. 2000 marked the
incumbent return of Mike Strumpf at the
helm. Almost every day he would update
with a new twist on what most expect
from their weather forecast. But one can
only push the limits for so long. Someone
known only as Mary took over 4-CAST
in the fall of 2001, though her legacy was
short-lived. The updates ceased and for
months students were left wondering
when the snow would stop.
Luckily, Veazey stepped up to the plate
in the fall of 2002 and is going strong to
this day. Within weeks, word of a 4-CAST
that was consistently updated spread
throughout River Campus and beyond.
Siblings of students at other institutions
would call in, just to hear what Veazey
would say next. Besides the usual daily
dose of witty weather, listeners would
sometimes hear stories of bar fights
or even jokes. After a dare to sing the
weather resulted in a runaway success,
Musical Thursdays was born. Each week,
to the tune of a popular Green Day song,
BY Miranda Gauvin
Campus Times Pixie
Pisces (Feb. 19–March 20) — To throw some
spice in your life, try using many unusual
metaphors. You’ll find that faster than pigs
to slops, people will be looking at you
admiringly, like a donkey eating a waffle.
Aries (March 21–April 19) — At your job
interview, be yourself, but still put the best
spin on things. Remember, if they called
them “make kids fat” meals, no one would
buy them.
Taurus (April 20–May 20) —Your significant
other is growing tired of you “wearing the
pants” in the relationship. You need to get out
of the rut. Suck it up and wear the tutu.
Gemini (May 21–June 21) — This week
is going to be a downer. Do not under any
circumstances eat the entire contents of the
Easter basket your parents sent you. Some of
those Peeps didn’t survive the trip, and the
plastic grass will get stuck in your teeth.
Cancer (June 22–July 22) — You suddenly
realize you have no job lined up for the summer. One thing to keep in mind while scanning the want ads — though the money looks
good, it doesn’t really mean “masseuse.”
Leo (July 23–Aug. 22) — This week you
will find two snowflakes that are exactly the
same. This discovery will win you fame and
fortune. However, this also means that it’s
going to snow this week. Thanks a lot.
Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) — Help has arrived.
Your paper topic is, if Jimmy cracks corn and
nobody cares, why does he still do it? And
how exactly does one “crack” corn?
Libra (Sept. 23–Oct . 22) — Your spy training begins this week. You will lurk behind
bushes, dart among shadows and infiltrate
campus tours. Just remember to stretch first.
Infiltration-related injuries really suck.
Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) — As summer
nears, you should probably get your finances
in order. This is as simple as putting the five
at the back of your wallet and making sure
the two ones are together.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22–Dec 21) — I have a brilliant idea for you — sell Susan B. Anthony
dollars as souvenirs. Eh, why not? Just make
sure to charge at least a dollar for them.
Otherwise you’ll probably lose money.
Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) — This will be
a week of self discovery. However, don’t be
afraid of finding character flaws. These are
easily hidden by using character putty
and some fine-grit sandpaper.
Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) — Trust no one
this week. They’re all out to get you. No
matter what the voices in your head tell you
— do NOT play in traffic, even if the traffic
really wants to play with you.
(If you actually believe this, you’ve been pulling
too many all-nighters in the ITS center. )
Daniel Rowen • Campus Times Staff
Senior Josh Veazey, the man, the myth and the legend reflects on his success as
the most popular meteorologist on campus.
Veazey would sing through the weather,
sometimes even rhyming.
Armed with the success of Musical Thursdays, Veazey set his sights on the issue of
racial equality and began his campaign to
rename the Corner Store to “Freddy’s,” feeling that the Corner Store needed a friendlier
name and Frederick Douglass was deserving of more recognition. Unfortunately, his
tireless efforts were for naught, as the name
has not been changed. The tale lives on in
reruns on URTV where senior Nate Smith
plays the 4-CAST dude criticizing the
Corner Store for being racist because
of their refusal to embrace Freddy’s as
their true name.
Veazey hails from Kansas City, Mo. and
will be graduating in May with a Bachelor
of Science in physics.
Got questions? Ask us! E-mail your
questions to the Campus Times at
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ur opinion
By Brian Goldner
Campus Times Staff
What would you change about D-Day?
Hannah Barbash ’05
Joe Bell ‘07
Kellie Tinney ’04
Lenroy Stevens ’07
Sona Rai ’05
Elliot Pennington ’05
“I think people should
make less of a deal about
it. Students shouldn’t look
at this as a day of excess,
also the administration
should not be so strict.”
“I think I’d change the
band to the Hives. They’re
cooler because they’re a
little more fast-paced and
are from Scandinavia.”
“What’s D-Day? Every
day is D-Day, right now is
D-Day for me.”
“Juliana Theory is one of
those emo bands, and a lot
of people like that s*** on
campus. I think it’s going to
be a good time.”
“I would have better
bands. Reel Big Fish was
awesome our freshman
year... I want the Roots.”
“I would make all of the
people who drink wise up
and not do stupid shit like
vandalize and get sent to
the hospital.
CAMPUS TIMES
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David Ladon
The members of “More Cowbell” have played several shows on campus in venues such as the Drama
House. The band’s unique style sets them apart from other types of campus entertainment.
Courtesy of DC Comics
This classic fight from the Golden Age of Comics is a legend in its
genre — but sadly is 50 years out of date.
Superheroes in
immortal peril
Frontier” are reinventions of old
By Cyrus Levesque
characters and ideas, while “KiCampus Times Staff
netic” and “Hard Time” are part
Superheroes are in serious
of DC Focus, a new line consisttrouble.
ing of “gritty, character-driven
Many people watch some
comics,” according to their Web
of the movies but have never
site. Both of these Focus books
bought an issue of a comic book
are very much like horror or
in their life, so that statement
dark fantasy, though I think
shouldn’t be surprising. But as
others in the line are more about
someone who has read comic
“superheroes with a twist.”
books since “X-Men #1” in 1991,
Individually, these are all good
a recent change in my reading
comics — if they weren’t, DC
showed me that there’s a lot of
wouldn’t use them to generwasted potential in the industry.
ate hype. They all have good
A couple of weeks ago, DC
characterization and plotting,
Comics — publishers of many
and although
of the world’s
the art styles are
most popular
‘a new line
worlds apart,
superheroes,
consisting of
they are all
like Batman
and Superman
“gritty, character- clear and easy
to follow. Taken
— sent the
driven comics’
as a whole,
Campus Times
though, these
four issues and
comics show a
two collections
sad trend. Superhero comics are
for review. I snapped them up,
getting worse and worse, not
of course. There was “Pride &
because there’s anything wrong
Joy,” a miniseries that had been
with the subjects but because
put together in one collection,
the publishers are stagnant.
“The Losers Vol. 1,” a collection
I’ll concentrate on “Pride &
of the first storyline of an ongoJoy” and “New Frontier” here,
ing series and “New Frontier
since they are on opposites side
#1,” the first of a six-issue miniof the comic book spectrum.
series. There were also the first
“Pride & Joy” is set in modern
issues of three ongoing series
America. Jimmy Kavanagh is a
— “Swamp Thing,” “Kinetic”
man with a criminal past who
and “Hard Time.” “Swamp
See HEROES, Page 12
Thing,” “The Losers” and “New
‘More Cowbell’ cures fever
By John Zeiser
By now I am sure that most
people on campus have at least
heard of More Cowbell and I
will make the perfunctory joke
about how it’s not the Christopher Walken “Saturday Night
Live” skit. There. Anyway, More
Cowbell is supposedly the best
new band at Rochester, but there
isn’t much to base that on seeing
as I have not seen another sustained student effort in a year
— so comparison is tough, but
that is not the point of this.
What I will say is that Cowbell
has burst from its embryonic
stages of pseudo jam band-hood
into its own style of art rock,
experimental extended musings
and an almost frantic classical
— and I mean classical period,
not generic classical — influenced composition style.
They mix the fuzzy and most
times wah-driven guitars of Jon
Dashkoff and Mike Gorelik with
a solid, and many times almost
melodic, rhythm section of Matt
Ling on drums and David Ladon
on bass.
In their early stages most of
the music was covers of various
jam/funk standbys with a few
originals, most notably “Mike’s
Placenta” and “Reggae,” at their
shows. These early performances
were lacking in both sophistication, repertoire and most of all,
by their own admission, little to
no practice.
However, over the last year
the band has taken on a level
far beyond what seemed to be
the boundaries in the winter of
2003. After the loss of their first
drummer, the band seemed to
hit their stride, taking themselves more seriously and really
learning how to play as a unit.
The result is some of the more
interesting music you are going
to find on a Saturday night,
certainly more refined than the
bling rap exuding from a fraternity house.
Ladon has become the band’s
shameless promoter as well as a
serious student of songwriting.
Most, if not all, of the songs containing lyrics have been original
works from his pen. Although he
should try to keep the verbosity
of his songs to a minimum, they
are evolving into well crafted
and many times bittersweet
tunes with sparse musical arrangements to back them.
The rest of the music composition, mostly the longer instrumentals, are from the classically
trained Gorelik. His penchant
for harrowing, yet simple melodies and his use of drop D tuning
See COWBELL, Page 13
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CAMPUS TIMES
One acts worth crowds
By Andrew Newman
Every few months, the students at UR are treated to an
original series of short plays
completely produced, directed
and acted by UR students. For
a few nights, the Drama House
becomes the center of the
campus. Those walking by the
Fraternity Quad can’t help but
listen in on the screams, shouts,
laughter and applause that seem
to explode from the stage in the
Drama House’s main room. The
plays are all free, just come early
so you can get a seat. The lineup
of plays for the Sixth Annual
One-Act Competition offers a
diverse array of eclectic material, ranging from the musical
“Oh Deer” to the razor-sharp
dialogue of “Gray’s Papaya.”
“Oh Deer,” written by junior
Dan Israel, is a truly unique for
the One-Acts. A short musical
based on the exploits of a deer
who comes into contact with an
inexperienced group of wouldbe hunters, the play features
instrumental back-up and an
original, hysterical musical
score. Although it is less than
ten minutes long, “Oh Deer” is a
very hilarious and entertaining
performance.
 Following “Oh Deer” is the
first installment of senior Neil
Janowitz’s “Barstool,” which
is divided into three sections
that appear between the other
plays. “Barstool” is a one-man
piece that focuses on a hilarious monologue, which is backed
by a mellow blues soloist. It’s
an intriguing amalgamation of
moods. The play exudes feelings
of utter discomfort mixed with
jazz club cool. With each successive episode, the speech gets
stranger and more intricate and
the music follows close behind
the temperament of the words
“Gray’s Papaya,” written by
senior Travis Kipping, presents
Andrew Slominski • Campus Times Staff
Junior Sasha Goldberg repremands junior Jeff Sachs for requesting
a hot dog in the play “Gray’s Papaya.”
a wonderfully funny exchange
between two friends chilling out
on a rooftop. As the play progresses and a strange, new figure is introduced, the dialogue
becomes a little more serious
and intense, but it never loses
its biting edge. The actors, two
members of the improv troupe
In Between the Lines, provide
the back-and-forth action and
quick, to-the-point dialogue.
You can tell that there is a lot
of chemistry and camaraderie
between these two characters.
The last play in this year’s
series has a title that, if stated
in full, would probably take up
most of this article. “Stephen
Goldberger Presents What Happens After You Die…” written
by sophomore Stephen Goldberger, is without a doubt the
strangest play of the evening. It
takes a deeply philosophical idea
and twists it in every way, weav-
ing a weird, non-linear story
that remains an entertaining
performance throughout.
“Stephen Goldberger Presents” flips back on itself several
times and even includes the
author himself actually referencing the play-within-a-play.
Further details about this piece
would ruin the surprise, and I
think one of its strongest points
is its ability to leave the audience dumbfounded and shocked.
It works well as an introspective look into the prospect of
death and corporate domination.
You really have to see this for
yourself to get the real gist of
this play.
This year’s One-Act Play
Festival, which runs April 23,
24, 28, 29 and 30 at 11 p.m. and
8 p.m. on April 25 in the main
room of the Drama House, is
shaping up to be an excellent
See COMPETITION, Page 20
Heroes: Comics declining
sion is simply that superhero
comic books became less popular
made a new life for himself, but
during the 1950’s, replaced by
a psychopath from that past has
other genres like cowboy, horror
returned to take revenge on him
or science fiction, but this series
and his children. “New Fronaddresses where the heroes were
tier” is three different stories
in their universe.
in one issue, and I gather the
Reviewing this book is
rest of the series is also like this,
automatically difficult because
about the period between the
I don’t have the following five isGolden Age of Comics and the
sues, but even so, a big problem
Silver Age.
was obvious to me — it is only
Superman and Batman make
interesting to
cameo appearpeople who
ances, and the
know these
boy who would
‘This showed
characters and
become Green
me how much
are already faLantern and
miliar with their
the World War
the creators of
The story
II version of
superhero stories world.
about the Losthe Losers both
are suffering.’
ers is a fun and
star in this
moving story
issue.
about heroes
“Pride &
who fight to the last, no matter
Joy” could be an award-winning
what. However, the story comes
novel or movie. I couldn’t help
to a very definitive end so if you
but feel for the characters of
aren’t familiar with everything
Jimmy and his son, so much so
else written about the characthat I got misty-eyed at the end.
ters, you won’t care much about
And the story is more clear-cut
this. And the story about Hal
and self-contained than most
Jordan, a popular and contronovels. There are no mysteries
versial character even now, has a
or dangling plot lines, which is
similar problem. A young, ideala breath of fresh air from most
istic man makes a heartbreaking
comics where even death isn’t
choice at the end of the Korean
final. The art is simple, clearWar. But this vision of an idealcut and realistic, and even so it
istic young soldier is overdone
managed to make me gasp and
and stereotyped if you don’t
stare in shock at times. There is
already know what he becomes
some ambiguity about whether
later. The art is old-fashioned as
it is praising or the machismo
well, a tribute to Jack Kirby and
at the center of Kavanagh’s
many other creators of that day.
character or trying to expose it
This showed me, in a way
as a façade. I personally didn’t
I had not really appreciated
like that much, but if you read
before, how much the creators of
it as a story rather than looking
superhero stories are suffering.
for a message, it’s a very small
When trying to make a good,
problem.
original story, their publishOn the other hand, “New
ers can publish a good, original
Frontiers” is very ironically
story. But when trying to make
named, considering its subject
a good, original superhero story,
matter. It’s about a lost chaptheir idea of a “New Frontier” is
ter in the continuity of the DC
yet another lost chapter in the
Universe. As far as I can tell, it
history of characters almost 70
answers the question of what
years old.
happened between the Golden
Levesque can be reached at
Age and the Silver Age. The
[email protected].
real-life reason for that divi-
Can you read this?
If so, you belong on CT staff!
Call x5-5942 and ask for Jackie or Jamie
CAMPUS TIMES
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Now, an important question to
ask is, “Was it better than ‘Kill
It is difficult to measure how
Bill Volume 1’?” My response to
high my expectations were for
that is, do not compare a “Kill
this film. I mean, if I had been
Bill” movie to other “Kill Bill”
asked, I would have said that
movies, compare them to every
it was going to be the greatest
other film ever made.
film ever made. But that doesn’t
I’m less concerned with how it
quite capture what my hopes
compares to the first than with
were.
how the two of them were some
After seeing “Kill Bill Volume
of the best movies I have ever
1,” the expectaseen.
tions rose to
David Carraeven greater
dine, who plays
heights, as it
the infamous
Starring:
not only had to
Bill, puts on
Uma Thurman, David one of the best
adequately conCarradine, Daryl Hannah performances I
clude the story,
Directed by:
but also meet
have ever seen,
Quentin Tarantino
the bar set by
especially in a vilNow Playing
“Volume 1.”
lainous role. As
So, granting
a villain, Bill was
that I had masportrayed with
sive and inapthe sort of depth
propriately high expectations for
often lacking from films today.
the film, it would stand to reason
Was he ‘the bad guy?’ Certainly,
that the film couldn’t possibly
but he was not unworthy of
live up to them.
respect.
But it did.
Uma Thurman, as always, fit
In fact, it surpassed them. I
her part perfectly. She was thorwas riveted to the edge of my
oughly The Bride. And, for the
seat for the entire film, I was
first time in a long time, there
engrossed and I was floored by
was a child actor that did not
how good this movie was.
make me hate children.
courtesy of http://www.kill-bill.com
The talented Uma Thurman takes a leading role in Kill Bill Vol. 2.
Apparently, I’m not alone
story is told out of sequence.
in liking the film, as the first
Tarantino is very talented at
screening received a five-minute
weaving a non-chronological
standing ovation. So don’t take
narrative. Even though as each
it as empty praise when I say
scene ended I wanted to know
that I have nothing negative to
more, I was more than happy to
say about the movie.
watch whatever scene Tarantino
That’s not entirely true — the
decided to set forth.
scene where Thurman stomps
Tarantino’s Spaghetti Eastern
on an eyeball was more disgustwas filled with rich dialogue,
ing than it needed to be, but I
involved characters and enough
won’t fault the movie for that
action to sate even large degrees
minor problem. Now, it’s hard to
of bloodlust.
review a Tarantino flick without
Powell can be reached at
commenting on the fact that the
[email protected].
Cowbell:
create a dark, yet energetic atmosphere on songs. like “Mike’s
Opus” and “Placenta.”
However, it is not just these
two that make up the band,
although they are the most vocal. Dashkoff, probably the most
soft-spoken on stage about his
talents, creates what I would call
the backbone of their performances. While his solos are not
as bombastic as Gorelik’s, his
comping is what keeps the songs
from spinning into muddier
waters. There is a calm evenhandedness to his stylings that
he only flares slightly with the
addition of some pedal work
every so often.
Ling is the newest member of
the band. A pickup from several
other projects on campus, Ling
holds down a very steady beat
and his presence has coincided
with a new seriousness in the
band’s work ethic. That can only
mean good things. He is not apt
to get overly flashy, rather, Ling
propells the other three members from one stage of a song to
the next.
Make sure to listen for him to
change the pace or feel of a song.
I like to see a drummer who acts
almost as a leader reminicent
of Art Blakey or Chick Webb.
Also look for resident free styler
Emilio to Together, the fourth
member of More Cowbell, bringing a variety of influences, from
the baroque compositions of
Zappa to the silly lyrical whim of
Ween and a heavy dose of “Piper
at the Gates of Dawn” era Pink
Floyd experimentation. Be sure
to be on the lookout, as they
have just recently gone into the
studio laying down three tracks,
“Buddha by the Nightstand,”
“Mike’s Opus” and an incredible
and sorrowful version of “Reggae.”
Zeiser can be reached at
[email protected].
Orgasm:
Sometimes if it’s all too
planned, it just won’t happen.
Last, lessen the pressure. Your
girlfriend doesn’t deserve to be
treated like a sexual goal. She
may well enjoy the pleasure that
leads to her almost ‘O.” Besides,
no one needs pressure in sex,
literally or figuratively. The pressure may actually be creating
the problem. If your girlfriend
thinks that is all you are waiting
for, then you may be waiting for
some time, indeed forever.
Just have fun. You have to be
open to the possibilities. There
are plenty of relationships where
the O-factor doesn’t play a
major role in the sex play. This
is okay. You just have to work it
out between the two of you. It’s
definitely a joint venture.
Enjoy the ride, whatever kind
it may be.
Got a love and relationship
question that’s literally, umm...
burning? Ask the Love Goddess herself, Robyn Tanner, at
[email protected].
Have a great summer
and come back
writing!
Jackie and Jamie
[email protected]
‘Bill’ sequel exceeds all expectations
by Lewis powell
campus times staff
KILL BILL Vol. 2
Page 14
CAMPUS TIMES
‘Machinal’ condemns capital punishment
By Brian Goldner
Gauvin, who plays the mother,
Campus Times Staff
is tragically unable to see past
One would be insane if one
her own needs to see that her
were to believe all is well in a
daughter is sacrificing her sanity
world where women are stifled
to make ends meet.
by the men around them and
Junior Dave Pascoe and
governments have the power
sophomore Gabriela Jones have
to pull the switch on people’s
an interesting dynamic as newlives. That is the world director
lywed husband and wife. Pascoe
Mahayana Landowne wishes us
is almost belligerent in his nonto examine in “Machinal.” The
stop pursuit of getting who or
play centers around a single
what he wants, namely Jones.
character, played very well by
His obsession with makes it too
nine different women, and her
hard for him to hear his wife’s
struggles to find peace.
cries for help. Jones is a filly,
The first scene is fairly typical
and Pascoe is trying to break
of the dazzling visuals Landher in.
owne creates. The full twentyEventually he succeeds in
seven person cast is on stage
breaking her spirit without so
running about, too wrapped up
much as a care in the world.
in the well structured chaos of
Pascoe succeeds almost too well
the business world to see a nice
in creating a loathsome charyoung lady falling through the
acter. His strapping good looks,
cracks.
macho mentality and obsession
Sophomore Annie Herzog dewith success make him into a
livers a powerful soliloquy that
perfect archetypal soap opera
is more of a testament to her
villain. The audience has almost
having an anxiety attack than
no choice but to sympathize
a lamentation of her woeful
with the female leads.
misfortunes. Herzog does a good
Senior Tara Corrozza begins
job portraying the character as
the next scene lying down with
complex and erratic, confusing
her legs up in a maternity ward,
the audience in
giving birth to a
the process. This
child she never
‘He managed to wanted, with a
confusion sets
the stage for the
lure the unhappily man she can’t
next eight acThis is
married woman stand.
tresses who dea time when
velop that same
she is so tender,
back to his
character and
all of her
bachelor’s pad yet
offer insight into
visitors brush
her troubles.
for an intimate
her off with the
Junior Kelly
coldest of shoullove scene’
Smith and Seders.
nior Miranda
Her husband
Gauvin both give
visits her, but shows such a
outstanding performances and
disgusting disregard for her
present an interesting take on
welfare, it made me want to
the mother-daughter relationgag. Corrozza suffers from an
ship. Smith, who plays the proextreme case of post-partum
tagonist, does well in showing
depression that brings her into a
the pressures placed upon her to detached physical state, prefermarry a man she does not love.
ring to live in her mind than in
Junior Kelly Smith vehemently pleads with her mother, senior Miranda Gauvin, for absolvence.
the world that doesn’t seem to
care about her.
What is perhaps the most
upbeat scene of the play takes
place in a speakeasy with the
entire cast drinking, dancing
and presenting material outside
of the main story-line. Jonathan
Wetherbee succeeded almost too
well as a pedophile trying to lure
a young man into his bed. Kudos go out to sophomore Craig
Kline for being a good sport
about Wetherbee’s overwhelming sketchiness. Sophomore
Julian Whitley and freshman
Vepy Rodriguez are busy having
a heated discussion, the topic
of which was made a little too
unclear for my understanding
because of backwards blocking.
Freshman Mike Riffle begins
his two scene love affair with
the female protagonist in this
scene as well. His attempts of
picking up senior Sara Korol
— another manifestation of the
female lead — were surprisingly
successful, despite the fact that
he spoke with her with the same
emotional connection I have
with most bus drivers. Somehow
he managed to lure the unhappily married woman back to his
bachelor’s pad for an intimate
love scene, now with sophomore
Meredith Flouton-Barnes. Their
silhouetted bodies passing passionately over each other made
the temperature in the room
rise a few hundred degrees. The
scene succeeds when FloutonBarnes, with her dulcet voice,
sings songs from her childhood.
The scene fails when Riffle, who
should be suave and sophisticated, is instead dumbfounded
and boring, failing to be realistically sexy despite rolling around
all over stage in nothing but
his boxers. While some people
scream during sex he probably
just hums.
Perhaps the only good contribution Riffle gives to the play is
to give the young woman — now
freshman Trisha Ritchie — the
idea of how to kill her hoggish
husband. I liked the use of the
entire cast here to illustrate the
madness that she was suffering
from.
I really liked the next scene,
set in a court, when all of the
manifestations of the female
character show up to support
each other — and themselves
— in what proves to be a uniting experience. Sophomore Dave
Cernikovsky and freshman
Jonathan Stulberg gave good
performances as lawyers.
Excellent acting and brilliant
technical work is what makes
See MACHINAL, Page 13
Presentation would like to thank:
Michael He
Kenny Linsky
Ravish Patel
Thanks for doing an awesome job!
CAMPUS TIMES
Life is a drag...
Photos by Andrew Slominski
Campus Times Staff
Page 15
By Andrew Vayanis
‘Absolutely hilarious’ is the only way
to describe the UR drag show. The best
part is that it entertains both guys and
girls.
Being a virgin to the UR drag show
adventure, I definitely felt a little
awkward and somewhat anxious at first,
but as the first performer, Ambrosia
Salad, took the stage, I realized this was
going to be quite an experience to say,
the least.
Ms. Ambrosia Salad, the main host,
came on stage scandalously dressed in
what would most easily be compared to
an outfit of a “cheap hooker.”
Although this seems harsh, it is in no
way meant to offend this great performer
— it certainly added to the show and is
definitely what set the stage for the acts
to come.
Throughout the show, I was
continuously amazed by the wild
behavior not only of the performers, but
also of the audience.
During each performance, students
went up to the stage with dollar bills for
the performers, as if it were a strip club.
What happened after the dollar bills
were given, I leave to the imagination,
and hope to provoke motivation for more
people to go see for themselves.
The end of the performance left me
doubled over in tears of laughter, but
luckily, as I turned to my side, I realized
I was not the only one laughing so hard.
When you paint a stereotypical
picture of a drag show in your head,
you will probably envision a group of
drag queens. You think men dressed up
as women. Who would think of women
dressing up as men?
This is where Windz comes along and
blows you right out of your seat.
When he walked out onto stage to
perform “Cry Me A River” with water
dripping down his face, while busting
out Justin Timberlake dance moves, the
audience went wild.
As the drag queen co-host, Pandora
Boxx, correctly put it, “Windz makes a
straight girl want to become a lesbian
and a gay man want to turn straight.”
Being the drag show virgin that I am,
I was nervous in anticipation to see what
drag shows are all about. But with each
performance I got more into the music
and eventually ended up dancing in my
seat and screaming at the top my lungs
wanting more.
I was even tempted to go up with
dollar bills myself. The drag show was
definitely where the fun was this past
weekend. The Pride Network knows
how to do it up when it comes to
entertainment.
They know the essentials for having
fun in college — lots of skin and shaking
booty. As a whole, the show was a great
success.
How successful? Come to the next
drag show to find out! Now it’s all in
high hopes and great fun that the Pride
Network organizes the drag show, but we
feel that there is something else that is
left unsaid. Most importantly, it has to do
with bringing gay and lesbian awareness
to our campus.
It is a reminder of how important it is
for every individual to remain persistent
in the fight for equal rights and the right
to be heard, regardless of sexuality.
Vayanis can be reached at
[email protected].
...so live it up.
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By Jonah Levy
Campus Times Staff
An abnormally filled house at
the Eastman Theatre awaited
the presentation of one of
Beethoven’s final, as well as
most complex, works, “Missa
Solemnis” last Friday.
The sheer amount of musicians needed to perform this
work is immense. Onstage there
was a 70-piece orchestra and an
180-person chorus, not including the four vocal soloists and
conductor.
Beethoven was beginning to
discover with this work as well
as with his Ninth Symphony
something that later Romantic
composers would further expand upon.
The greater the size of the
orchestra, the larger of a visual
as well as aural impact a piece
can have on an audience, as
well as adding to the sense of
event that each performance of
a piece takes on.
However, with any work
that takes on a special sense of
event in its performance, the
expectations of an audience are
also raised, and in this case,
unfortunately, the overall performance of the work was disappointingly pulled off.
“Missa Solemnis,” like all
masses, consisted of several
movements each corresponding
to a part of a Christian mass.
These movements are ‘Kyrie,’
‘Gloria, Credo,’ ‘Sanctus/Benedictus’ and ‘Agnus Dei.’
Now all of these movements
were different, but there were
some overriding characteristic
qualities in the performance of
each movement.
From the opening of the ‘Kyrie,’ Beethoven wanted the richness and beauty of the chords to
be realized.
Unfortunately, the full chorus,
a combination of the Eastman
Chorale as well as the Eastman
Rochester Chorus, which in itself
is a combination of Eastman
students and Rochester locals,
never hit one perfectly in tune
chord throughout the entire
performance.
Take into account that this
huge chorus of 180 people only
make up half of Eastman students, and Missa Solemnis is
a very challenging work to be
sung, and you get a very flat and
uninteresting sound out of the
chorus.
If they were one thing, however, the chorus was loud. This is a
good thing in a lot of ways, since
the words and different voicings
of the chorus were heard very
well in the Eastman Theatre.
However, the same cannot be
said for the orchestra.
The Eastman School Symphony Orchestra seemed to
be performing well below the
high standard that they had set
through their seven previous
concerts this year.
At this concert, however, there
were a lot of problems that stuck
out while listening to the orchestra. For one, the orchestra just
wasn’t loud enough.
For most of the performance,
the choir covered up the orches-
Monday, April 26
• 8 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall
The World Music Series presents
a performance of Gamelan Lila
Muni. Tickets are $8, $4 and $2.
Tuesday, April 27
• 8 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall
Courtesy of www.rochester.edu/eastman
Soloists Min Jin, Abigail Fischer, Ted Christopher and Mari-Yan
Pringle performed on Friday’s concert in the Eastman Theatre.
tra. Most of the woodwinds solos
were way too soft and ended up
sounding distant and indistinct.
One exception to this was the
oboe solos, which penetrated the
hall nicely.
The brass tuning throughout
the night was shaky and rightfully insecure in its implementation.
The cellos and strings were
also very muted the whole performance, and were completely
unheard during sections where
the rest of the orchestra and
chorus was singing.
One more note — the timpani
was much too timid throughout
the piece and lacked the driving
punch to boost the energy level
of the sound.
All of my comments are equating to one issue, which I will
touch upon later.
When the sound of a concert
ends up totally out of balance
and effectively uninteresting to
the listener, my attention always
turns towards one person, the
conductor. In this case, professor
of conducting and choral ensembles here at Eastman, William Weinert took the baton as a
guest conductor of the Eastman
School Symphony Orchestra, a
group regularly conducted by
Neil Varon.
Weinert was conducting a
group of musicians and instruments that he normally doesn’t
rehearse with a shortened timetable of rehearsals.
That aside, though, there were
some fundamental flaws in his
conducting. As I watched him
See BEETHOVEN, Page 18
Musica Nova performs a concert of diverse music
By alexandra fol
the middle.
Campus Times Staff
Throughout the piece, the
Eastman Musica Nova pertwo trumpeters walked slowly
formed its last concert of the sea- around in a circle, keeping a
son in Kilbourn
fixed distance
Hall on April 14.
between each
The ensemble
other, and playfeatured five
ing while facing
‘All of the elecvery different
each other from
tronic sounds in
pieces written
different places
between 1954
on the stage.
‘Lines of Comand 2004.
At the beginmunication’ are
The conning, senior Dan
cert opened
made with samRosenboom,
with Harrison
the far-sided
ples
taken
from
Birtwistle’s
performer, was
instruments.’
“Silkhouse
playing muted
Antiphonies”
— Ben Hackbarth echo-like imifor two trumtations of the
senior
pets and a snare
front line trumdrummer. This
peter, graduate
piece required an unusual perfor- student Jason Price. Both playmance staging. It had four sets of ers utilized a variety of mutes
stands placed in a circle around
when performing from the sidethe stage, with the drums situline stands.
ated in the middle. At the work’s
The composition had a definite
opening, the three performers
shape, emphasized by the movewere lined up one behind the
ment of the performers. Before
other, with the percussionist in
the end, Rosenboom and Price
Alexandra Fol, Anna Reguero,
Jonah Levy, Kyley McClain,
Bobby Mitchell and Antonio Haynes
reversed the direction and closed
the work with switching their
opening placement on stage.
The work featured conductor
Brad Lubman in the unusual
employ of percussionist. His part
was providing rhythmical fillers
in ostinato patters for the silences associated with the trumpeters’ movement on stage.
The musical and enactment
structures of “Antiphonies”
worked especially well together,
and were influencing each other
throughout the piece. The staging, walking directions and clear
sectionalising of the musical material confirmed a loose-like palindrome structure of the work.
The only aspect which tired the
audience in “Antiphonies” was
the usage of a single snare drum
technique. The performance was
well prepared and executed, and
did justice to the piece.
The second piece on the program was “Lines of Communication” by Ben Hackbarth, for
violin, trumpet, piano and com-
puter-generated sounds. “All of
the electronic sounds in ‘Lines of
Communication’ are made with
samples taken from each of the
three instrumentalist,” Hackbeth said.
“This premise encapsulates
much of what I have been thinking about compositionally for
the past few years. It’s not
necessarily using computers to
create ‘new’ sounds, but rather
to extend the sonic resources of
an instrument. Refining these
ideas has led me to coordinate
the computer part so that it
changes sound sources based on
the acoustic activity — instrumental gestures ‘stimulate’ the
electronic result.
He continuted “I feel as
though pairing the acoustic and
electronic elements in this way
produces music that sounds
live — even though half is live
and the other half pre-made. In
“Lines of Communication,” the
drama that results from this
See CONCERT, Page 18
THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH!
A performance of Collegium Musicum, directed by Paul O’Dette
and Christel Thielmann.
Wednesday, April 28
• 8 p.m.
Eastman Theatre
A performance of the Eastman
Wind Ensemble, conducted by
Mark Scatterday, performing
works by Bach, Camphouse,
Hetu, Husa, Bennett and Sousa.
Thursday, April 29
• 8 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall
Repertory Singers and the
Eastman Women’s Chorus,
conducted by Courtney Carey,
Deanna Joseph and Brian Russel, performing the music of
Bach, Brahms, Rautavaara and
Stravinsky.
Friday, April 30
• 8 p.m.
Eastman Theatre
Jazz Ensemble and New Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bill Dobbins
and Dave Rivello.
Sunday, May 2
• 8 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall
Philharmonia and Eastman
Wind Ensemble, conducted by
Mark Scatterday and Neil Varon.
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CAMPUS TIMES
Beethoven: Ensemble was not fantastic
Concert: Performed well
lead the orchestra, his conducting seemed incoherent and disjointed. His downbeat was unclear and his beat two, three and
four all looked like his downbeat. I noticed quite a few mistakes in his conducting as well,
when he would actually beat
a measure in the wrong time
signature. Of course, none of it
seemed to matter since for the
majority of the piece he stuck
to a circle of downbeats anyway.
It’s amazing that everything
held together as well as it did.
One truly standout part of
the performance was the soloists. Soprano Mari-Yan Pringle,
mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer,
tenor Min Jin and bass-baritone
Ted Christopher were excellent.
Their powerful voices filled the
hall and grounded the music
every time one of them entered.
Also notable was a well-played
is consistently pointillistic and
carefully coordinated dialogue is
switches between a couple of difthe main force that propels the
ferent sounds. The piece is short
piece forward.”
enough for the lack of contrast
The piece is dedicated to
not to bore the listeners.
Lubman and includes the apThe concert closed with the
pearance of a copy of the United
string orchestra version of
States Patriot Act, which gets
“Shaker loops” by John Adams,
symbolically torn by the perconducted by Clay Greenberg.
formers. “Lines of Communica“Shaker loops began as a string
tion” includes a conductor who
quartet with the title ‘Wavefollows a headphone-prompted
maker.’” Adam said, “I was esclick track to assure maximum
sentially unaware of the nature
coordination between the live
of those musical materials I had
and the pre-composed parts.
chosen for my tools. I gradually
Hackberth said, “Nowadays
developed a scheme for composthere are no boundaries as to
ing that was partly indebted
what the electronics can do. Beto the repetitive procedures of
fore the composers were limited
minimalism and partly an outto their machines. Today this
growth of my interest in waveproblem doesn’t exist any more,
forms. ‘Wavemaker’ crashed and
so the composer has to use his
burned at its first performance.
or her own judgement and find
The need for a larger, thicker
their own voice.”
ensemble and for a more flexWith “Lines of Communicaible, less theory-bound means
tion,” Hackbarth proved that
of composing became very aphe had found his compositional
parent. Most importantly, the
voice. His work was probably
quartet became a septet. I held
one of the best electronic pieces
on to the idea of the oscillating
performed in Eastman this
patterns and made an overall
season. The acoustical and comstructure that could embrace
puter sounds blended logically to much more variety and emoresult into a masterfully created
tional range.”
work of art, coherent and musiAdams succeeded in creating
cally exciting in every way. The
a convincing musical structure.
composer received two rounds
Although the four movements
of well deserved applause and
are connected, the beginning of
cheers.
a new moveGyorgy
ment and the
Ligeti’s String
The types of de- types of deQuartet No. 1,
velopment of
velopment of dif- different ideas
“Metamorphoses Nocturnes”
ferent ideas were were excepwas performed
tionally clear.
exceptionally
next. Written
Adams makes
in 1954, it rea very good use
clear.
minds one of
of register by
Bartok’s music
slowly expanda lot. The first movement begins
ing it downwards in every movewith a fast build up on a four
ment.
note chromatic cluster and feaHe maintains the musical tentures rhythmical ostinati and
sion by not allowing any of his
some quasi-tonal moments. The
patterns to be repeated continusecond movement is a sarcastic
ously without an orchestral vawaltz in ABA form. Wonderriety. “Shaker loops” is an excelfully composed and performed,
lent example of how the tasteful
“Metamorphoses” closed the
combination of style, structure
first half of the concert.
and craft produces a piece of
The second half opened with
music which can convince every
Milton Babbitt’s five-minute
audience in its doubtless merit.
work “Phonemena” for soprano
Musica Nova’s new project for
and synthesized tape. As usual,
its next season consists of prosoprano Heather Gardner sang
ducing a concert each semester
brilliantly. The composition
with Eastman student compositself is a very old example of
ers’ works.
electronic music work, dating
Fol can be reached at
back to 1975. The sound texture
[email protected].
violin solo from concertmistress
Emily Schmitz during one of the
more transparent moveents of
Missa Solemnis in the ‘Sanctus/
Benedictus.’
The point I want to make
is something which I think is
not taken into account nearly
enough and that is the incredible requirements of performing
in Eastman Theatre. To project
into a 3,094 seat theater, one
must not only play loud, but
exaggerate every articulation,
crescendo/diminuendo and musical gesture.
Each musician must push his
sound out there for the person
in the last row of the balcony
to hear. This is a huge thing
that separates the professional
musicians in the world’s major
orchestras from college level orchestras, the knowledge of how
loud you actually need to play
to get your sound through to
the listener, and that everything
sounds different 300 feet away
than it does to the performer
onstage.
This hour and a half performance of “Missa Solemnis”
was met with a partial standing ovation of the crowd, and
two curtain calls. Indeed, this
was not a truly bad concert,
despite the tone of this review.
The concert however, had some
major flaws that require notice
— poor tuning, sloppy playing
and a lackluster vision of the
piece, which lacked excitement.
In the future, I hope ambitious
projects such as playing “Missa
Solemnis” continue, as there are
numerous great orchestral/choral works. Hopefully next year,
the proper preparation will be
made to insure a solid and great
performance.
Levy can be reached at
[email protected].
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Tony Terradas and Neil Janowitz
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Welbon: Experiences shared Competition: Talented playwrights shine
support this assertion. While 51
The largest setback for black
percent of the population is female,
female filmmakWelbon said, only
ers, Welbon menseven percent of
tioned, is gathdirectors are fe‘Besides, the film male.
ering financial
support to make
Meanwhile, aland television
the film.
most 50 of the stuindustry is
“Financing is
dent population
hard to get — no
probably one of at film schools is
matter who you
female.
the most sexist
are,” Welbon said
She did state
places to work.'
in the questionthat digital film
and-answer ses— Yvonne Welbon technology and
sion following the
computer editing
filmmaker
screening.
are creating a
Moreover, the
revolution today
film and television industry is
that makes filmmaking more ac“one of the most sexist places to
cessible than ever.
work,” she said.
Yunis can be reached at
She offered some statistics to
[email protected].
Public: Mixed responses
drawbacks, but since the student
that posts the file can only access
those files, Siegel cannot use it as
a drop-box for digital art assignments.
Public also has several drawbacks. “Public by its nature is wide
open which means anybody can do
anything to the files on it, including
deleting them,” Felthousen said.
Felthousen added, “We’ve had
issues where people have complained to us that files have been
modified or deleted.”
Nevertheless, students still like
Public. “It’s going to be a great
loss to all the art departments and
computer related classes,” junior
and student in Siegel’s class Won
Cheong Li said. “For our class we
use Public to turn in the computer
related files to her. The files are
really big so we can’t use e-mail,
and if you aren’t careful, WebCT
can corrupt your files.”
“It’s sort of like we’re going
backwards,” Siegel said. “[It’s]
like we’re becoming more antiquated.”
Farrell can be reached at
[email protected].
show. Each play is probably
stranger than the last one and
the performances delivered in
terms of acting, music and technical direction are indeed very
impressive. The One-Acts are
all free and no ticket is required
to enter the theatre. It would be
best to arrive early, as seating is
limited and since the doors will
be closed after 11 p.m. The Festival is roughly an hour long without any intermissions. Whether
your taste in plays includes a
love of musical theatre, affection
for jazz and for the one-person
monologue or just a fondness for
weird, original performances,
everyone is sure to thoroughly
enjoy this unique collection of
plays.
Newman can be reached at
[email protected].
the Chess club.
“Immediately the police quarantined off the area,” Mauldin
said. “That’s very important for
the evidence but also at the moment of death it’s important to
set aside space.”
RPD Officers checked the garage
and surrounding area for evidence.
“His personal vehicle was found
on the top level of the garage,”
Mauldin said.
A medical examiner performed
an autopsy on Wednesday. The
cause of death was ruled to be
multiple internal injuries and
was indicative of a suicide. “The
parents were contacted, which was
coordinated by the Medical Examiner’s office,” Mauldin said.
Officials at UR have also been in
contact with the family and friends
of Rogers.
“The lead is taken by family and
friends and their wishes,” Dean of
Students Jody Asbury said.
While the death of a student
is not a common event at UR,
administration quickly responded
by coordinating efforts from the
Dean of Students Office, Counseling Services, Chaplaincy Services,
Residential Life, University Health
Services and Security.
“When we do it’s a multi-disciplinary team, we try to find out
where the student is connected. In
this case, it was his suite in Gale,”
Asbury said
“They start to work with those
who were particularly close — suite
mates, close friends and those who
would find out about the event,”
Mauldin said. “In a series of meetings with suite mates and close
friends in the Residence Halls and
made arrangements to meet with
them individually last night and
today. The process is ongoing and
will continue for the next couple
of days.”
UR students received an e-mail
on Wednesday morning informing
them of Rogers’ death.
Further information regarding
memorial funds, funeral services
and other details will be released
as soon as they are available.
“We do try to notify the community as soon as we can but it
hinges on the notification of the
family,” Asbury said.
“The information will be shared
in whatever the best way possible although the exact form and
time have yet to be determined,”
Mauldin said.
All of those involved in the support teams stressed the importance
of taking advantage of the services
available, if needed.
“Start with someone you feel
like you trust," Mauldin said.
"That person will hopefully be
able to inquire about help on your
behalf if you need it. If a person
senses a friend is in crisis and in
need of immediate attention, call
security, we’re there. We’ll get
you help safely, securely and nonjudgmentally.”
“If people do need help, counseling and chaplains are available,”
Asbury said.
Miller can be reached
[email protected].
Rogers: Student suicide stuns community
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G e t O u t !
The week of April 22, 2004
Panel analyzes role of women
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10 a.m. Free bagels in Hillside Lounge.
Noon - 1 p.m. Student performers on Wilson Commons Steps.
Noon-2 p.m. Karaoke in front of Burton.
Noon-4 p.m. Wilson Quad Events- rides, novelties, food vendors
and Sigma Nu DJ.
12:30-2:30 p.m. Catered BBQ Lunch $6 payable with cash,
declining or flex.
1 p.m. Tug-of-War by the tunnel entrance on Wilson Quad.
1 p.m. Double Dutch Competition.
2-4 p.m. The Juliana Theory with opening band Number One
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Opening April 23 at the Drama House
Five One-Act Plays
Tickets are not required. Seating is
limited so arrive early. Audience members may not enter after the show has
started. The entire show is expected to
last under one hour.
that this panel will be a wonderful opportunity for students to
learn about others’ traditions by
asking questions in an academic
setting. People are encouraged to
come to the event and ask about
any aspect of the religions.
Each of the panelists will
speak for 15 minutes and a 45
minute question and answer
question will follow. Refreshments will be provided. The
event is scheduled to start at
7:30 p.m. in the Welles Brown
Room and is expected to last until 9 p.m. Admission is free to all.
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Campus Times Staff
Too often when one discusses
the role of women in western
religions, common misconceptions, based upon the activities
of extremists, take the place of
more thoughtful discussion of
a broad range of opinions. The
Muslim Students’ Association
will be hosting a panel discussion
to try and dispel many of the
myths. It will be in the Welles
Brown Room this Monday. The
speakers hope to dispel myths
and invite students to participate
in an interfaith discussion.
The panel will consist of three
movie times
UR Cinema Group
Fri., Apr. 23
Lord of the Rings
6:45, 10:30
Sat., Apr. 24
Lord of the Rings
6:45, 10:30
All films will be shown in Hoyt Hall.
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George Eastman House
900 East Ave. • 271-4090
Thurs., Apr. 22
Frustration
Fri., Apr. 23
Solaris
Sat., Apr. 24
Slasher
Sun., Apr. 25
The Stupids (5 p.m.)
Tues., Apr. 27
Twelve Monkeys
Wed., Apr. 28
Into the Night
All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless
otherwise noted.
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The Little
240 East Ave. • 258-0444
Goodbye Lenin: 6:50, 9:25; 12:50,
3:25 Sat-Sun; Tibet: Cry of the Snow
Lion: 1:10 Sat-Sun; Intermission:
7:10, 9:35; 3:35 Sat-Sun; no 9:35 show
Thurs; Emerging Filmmakers: 9:30
Thurs; Osama: 7, 9; 1, 3 Sat-Sun;
Cuckoo: 7:20, 1:20 Sat-Sun; Once
Upon a Time in the Midlands: 9:45;
3:45 Sat-Sun; Eternal Sunshine:
7:30, 9:55; 1:30, 3:55 Sat-Sun only.
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Movies 10
2611 W. Henrietta Rd. • 292-5840
Agent Cody Banks 2: 2:30, 4:55, 7:20,
9:40; 12:10 p.m. Fri-Sun; Big Fish:
3:10, 7:10, 10:05;12:20 p.m. Fri-Sun;
Cheaper by the Dozen: 3, 5:20, 7:40,
10; 12:40 p.m. Fri-Sun; Confessions
of a Teenage Drama Queen: 2:45,
5, 7:15;12:30 p.m. Fri-Sun; Dirty
Dancing: Havana Nights: 9:30; Kill
Bill 1: 2:40, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; 12:05 p.m.
Fri-Sun; Miracle: 12:35 p.m. Fri-Sun;
Monster: 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:10; 12:05
p.m. Fri-Sun; Mystic River: 3:15, 6:45,
9:45; 12:15 p.m. Fri-Sun; Butterfly
Effect: 4:05, 7, 9:35; Twisted: 2:50,
5:10, 7:30, 9:50; 12:25 p.m. Fri-Sun.
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Next Door: 9:30; 1:15 Sat-Sun; Home
on the Range: 6; 1, 2:45, 4:30 Sat-Sun;
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Ladykillers: 7:10; Man on Fire: 7, 9:35;
1:15, 4 Sat-Sun; Scooby Doo 2: 1, 3,
5 Sat-Sun; 13 Going on 30: 7, 9; 1, 3,
5 Sat-Sun; Walking Tall: 7:15, 9:10;
The Whole 10 Yards: 9:15.
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2291 Buffalo Rd•247-2180
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5:50, 7, 8:10, 9:20, 10:25; Man on Fire:
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2: 1:05, 1:45, 4:20, 5:20, 7:35, 8:15,
10:35; The Punisher: 2:15, 5:05, 7:20,
7:55, 10:10, 10:35; Connie and Carla:
1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:25; Ella Enchanted:
1:30, 6:55; Whole Ten Yards: 4:35,
10:10; Girl Next Door: 9:50; Johnson
Family Vacation: 1:05, 3:35, 7:10,
9:45; Hellboy: 1:10, 4:05, 7:10, 10:05;
Home on the Range: 1, 3, 5, 7:05;
Walking Tall: 4:10, 9:15; Prince
and Me: 1:35, 9:15; Scooby Doo 2:
1:10, 3:35; Ladykillers: 1:35, 4:30,
7:45, 10:20; Passion of the Christ:
1:15, 4, 7, 10.
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Man on Fire: 1, 4, 7, 9:55; Dogville:
12:50, 4:25, 8; 13 Going On 30: 12:45,
2:55, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25; Kill Bill 2: 1:30,
4:20, 7:10, 10; Connie and Carla:
12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35; Ella
Enchanted: 12:25, 2:25, 4:35, 6:50;
Eternal Sunshine: 4:45, 6:55, 9:10;
Ladykillers: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15,
9:30; Gloomy Sunday: 12:05, 2:25,
7:30, 9:45; Home on the Range: 12:45,
2:30, 4:25, 6; Jersey Girl: 8:50.
Campus Times
Page 22
Campus Times
Paper Boxes
Jackie Borchardt
This semester I’ve been spending Wednesday nights in the CT
office with some of the strangest, smartest, most insightful
people on this campus. My
friends think I’m legally insane
and, more than once, my roommate has come minutes short of
calling the police to file a missing person’s report. For this
experience I have many people
to thank — my former co-editor Colin and current co-editor
Jamie who shares my “vision,”
I.F. and A.R. who visit me, my
loyal Rockford readers, my mom
who cuts out everything I write
and most importantly J.S., K.G.,
M.C., G.D., B.G. and J.K. for
keeping my sanity in the office.
Brian Goldner
I am anticipating that this
might be a farewell to both the
Campus Times and the University of Rochester at large.
I will not be completely certain that my transfer application has been accepted until
sometime in mid-May but I’m an
optimist.
I’d like to bid a heartfelt farewell to all of the people who I
have come to know at UR. I will
miss you all.
Perhaps one day we’ll meet up
somewhere warm, with lots sunlight, a bottle of rum, a couple
joints and the sounds of beautiful reggae filling the air, see you
there friends. Peace.
Neil Janowitz
Well shit. I wrote my paperbox
last semester thinking that it
was my grand farewell, and now
anything I could say would be
redundant.
I could shout out to the CT
for having such an impact on
my college life. I could shout
out to the staff, which, however
different from last semester,
dominates.
I could shout out to Lew for
dominating, Kerri for her absentee domination or Chad for his
continual dominance.
I could even shout out to Tony
for being so pimp-nasty dominative.
But I won’t. It’s all been said.
So instead, I’ll shout out to
Mom!, Scott Podsednik, Ernest
Shackleton, Thomas Edison,
Pops, Andrew Carnegie and Shakira. High five, everyone.
Kim Gorode
When I transferred to the
River Campus from Eastman
and was placed in solitary confinement a.k.a. GLC, my parents
told me that if I joined the Campus Times I would make some
friends. As much as I hate to
admit that my parents could possibly be right about something,
they were. From the ugly boyfriend jokes and the prank calls
to the knowledge I’ve gained and
the friends I’ve made, this has
been by far a better semester
than I could have ever imagined.
So in conclusion, I’d like to lift
up a five percent bottle and
make a toast to everyone and
everything that has made this
semester at the CT so great.
Cyrus Levesque
Journalism is what I want to
do with my life.
I got into the Campus Times
because I like writing, even
though it was boring at times.
Then I became the news editor because I wanted to give
something back, I wanted something that would look good on
a résumé and I had too much
free time. And it's fun. I'm doing
something good, and I'm doing it
well — not perfectly, but hey.
Sure, it has its drawbacks.
Thanks to the CT I’ve met a
hundred people I could cheerfully murder. And this semester,
my grades will probably be the
worst ever, because of the huge
commitment.
But in the end… I think journalism is what I want to do with
my life. Is there a higher compliment than that?
Chadwick Schnee
This year’s senior and editorial staff members are among one
of the finest collections of Campus Times staff ever to grace
this windowless basement. To
the senior staff — Karen, Alissa,
Mike, Allen, Thomas and others
— you have all have made the
newspaper better through your
hard work and tireless dedication. You, and the other members of the 2003 editorial staff,
are all deserving of the General
Excellence award the Campus
Times received from the New
York Press Association.
To this year’s editors — I have
been able to watch all of your
editorial skills grow since January and have been consistently
impressed by the way that you
have flourished under the constant pressures of Printer-man.
I am certain that many more
awards will follow for all of you.
Photo would like to thank these
CT shutterbugs:
The Features Editors appreciate the hard
work of all of the following contributors:
Yuting Chuang
David Clubb
Brian Goldner
Kim Gorode
Adam Hayes
Neil Janowitz
Cyrus Levesque
Rachel Morgan-Wall
Dan Rock
Matt Rodano
Greg Rubin
Ryan Watson
Colin Brown
Carl Adair • Doug Allard
Adam Braveman • Yuting Chuang
Julie Dessau • Krystle Dixon
Gregory Dubinsky • Catherine Eagan
Jason Freidman • Miranda Gauvin
Brian Goldner • Kim Gorode
Michael He • Neil Janowitz
Emily Josephson • Jenna Katz
Jon Lax • Meredith Lepore
Cyrus Levesque • Mike Lisk
John McVay • Lindsay Marchetti
Alissa Miller • Rachel Morgan-Wall
Andrew Newman • Thomas Paris
Lewis Powell • Matt Rodano
Daniel Rowen • Chadwick Schnee
Andrew Slominski • Jessica Stoll
Robyn Tanner • Amy Velchoff
Emily Wang
Benjamin Heaton
I hate bad writing, but at the
same time, I’m oddly drawn to
it. I suppose that’s why I decided to try being a copy editor
for the Campus Times. And although I’m aware that any positive effects I’ve had have been a
drop in the bucket, it’s made for
a fun semester.
The rest of the people working on the paper are nice, even
that guy whose name I can never
remember.
Maybe next year I’ll finally
ask him what his name is, or
contrive a plan to find out. Also,
next year I should add more
commas to the paper. It needs
them.
The Copy Editors would like
to thank the following
individuals for their painstaking
work in proofreading our articles:
Colin Brown
Joe Cala
Julie Dessau
Alex Pizarski
Jamie Sokol
Richard Tipton
CAMPUS TIMES
Page 23
Softball challenged in UCAA season opener
by Alison McLean
Geneseo scored the lone run in the
Campus Times Staff
bottom of the sixth inning.
The women’s softball team had
In their Upstate Collegiate Atha busy weekend with three series letic Association season opener, UR
against SUNY Geneseo, Skidmore took a strong 9-1 win in the first
College and Union College. UR game against Skidmore on April
lost twice to both
17, then a close loss
SUNY Geneseo
of 6-5 in the later
and Union, but
game.
The women’s
took one strong
In the first
win against Skidgame,
Skidmore
softball team
more. In away
only produced one
concludes the
games against
run, which came
SUNY Geneseo,
in the first inning.
week with a
UR lost close
Freshman pitcher
10-16 overall
games of 4-2 and
Kristina Long took
1-0.
the win and allowed
record.
In the afternoon
two hits, one walk
game, the Blue
and three strikeKnights scored
outs. Sophomore
first in the third inning. Then Bridget Baran led UR in this game
UR came back with two runs in with two runs and two RBIs, as well
the fourth inning by senior Becks as a 3 for 3 batting performance.
Ryszkiewicz and senior Tracy SiDuring the second game, Skidmon, batted in by freshman Rachel more took what proved to be an
Askin. Geneseo then made a run in insurmountable lead in the first
the bottom of the fourth, scoring inning with four runs scored. UR
two more runs in the fifth inning worked to come back, managing
and keeping UR from scoring any two runs in the second inning. In
more.
the third inning, Skidmore brought
The late game was even closer in two more runs, making the
than the first, with neither team score 6-2.
scoring in the first five innings.
The Yellowjackets added three
runs in the fifth, but were unable
to match Skidmore’s six.
Freshman Jena Robertson was
brought home by Simon’s single
and then was scored by senior Sara
Dial. Dial was the last to score,
making it home on an error.
Union shutout the Yellowjackets
1-0 and 5-0 on April 18. A single
run in the fifth inning of the first
game gave the win to Union. For
the second game, Union completed
the first inning with a 1-0 lead.
Sophomore Jen Moshier was able
to scatter seven hits, even though
Union took three more runs in the
fifth and one in the sixth.
After this week, UR softball is 1-3
in the UCAA and 10-16 overall.
McLean can by reached a
[email protected].
Score Recap
• SUNY Geneseo 4, UR 2
• SUNY Geneseo 1, UR 0
• UR 9, Skidmore 1
• Skidmore 6, UR 5
• Union College 1, UR 0
• Union College 5, UR 0
Freshman Jena Robertson eyes the ball as she takes a swing during
an indoor practice.
Machinal:
the last scene the best. Wetherbee plays a merciful priest
delivering the last rites to freshman Trina Schattenkirk who
has been condemned to die. The
hairs on the back of my neck
stood on end, and a tear dropped
when she went.
Some characters are repeated
while others fluctuate, distracting you from the who and making you think about the why a
lot more. Having a huge cast can
also give you times when there
is an overabundance of audio-visual overload.
The only thing larger than the
cast is the set which nearly runs
the entire length of the theater.
The large set can create problems at times when it becomes
difficult to understand an actor’s
speech because they are so far
away.
The set is cavernous but
brilliantly designed, suited well
for every scene — props to Erik
Flatmo. Bob Ackroyd’s incorporation of music really adds
to the weight of every scene.
Deanna Berg’s costume design
makes it all seem very modern,
and connects the play with the
present. And I’m still not sure
how he did everything, but Matt
Frey’s lighting effects were
spectacular.
Landowne’s directorial debut
at UR is a great one. I liken this
play to a really bad trip, sad and
scary until the end. The work
that she has created serves as
a testament to the evils that
are being perpetrated even up
to this day. One can only hope
performances such as this will
open the eyes to many of the
wrongs we do.
“Machinal” will be opening
april 22 in Todd Theatre. There
will be performances April 22,
23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and May 1 at
8 p.m. and April 25 at 3 p.m.
Tickets can be bought online at
http://www.rochester.edu/college/eng/theatre/boxoffice.html
or at the door. The cost is $6 for
UR students, $8 for UR staff or
faculty and $10 for the general
public.
Goldner can be reached at
[email protected].
CAMPUS TIMES
Page 24
Men conclude regular season above .500
by Alison McLean
Campus Times Staff
The UR men’s tennis team ended
the regular season on Friday April
16 with a record of 9-8 and a 2-0
conference record.
UR played against Wesleyan
College and New York University,
winning both matches 5-1 and 4-2,
respectively, on April 10.
In their first outside match since
Spring Break, the men won five
of the singles matches. In No. 1
singles, senior Dan Williford came
back from being down a set and a
break to win 3-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5. Junior Partha Bhattacharya won with
a second-set tiebreaker for a victory
at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
The UR team then went on to
defeat NYU. Bhattacharya, junior
Avinash Reddy and Williford won
both of their singles matches for
the day. Sophomore Eric Prince also
won at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 7-5.
UR lost to Trinity College in a
closely-contested match on April
11. To end the weekend undefeated,
Prince won at No. 5 singles, 7-5,
6-1.
Prince teamed up with junior
Brian Shenker to win at No. 3
doubles, 8-6. Captains Williford
Baseball:
while freshman Will Fasset also
drove home two. Martinez had
three hits and four runs in the
game.
Freshman Jon Fanning capped
a strong week with two hits and
three runs in the game. For the
week, Fanning batted .520, including two doubles and two RBIs.
Fanning was named the Upstate
Collegiate Athletic Association
Rookie of the Week.
UR offense wasn’t as strong in
the Hartwick doubleheader, but
were productive enough to win.
Fanning continued his strong play
with three RBIs, including a sacrifice fly that drove in Braveman to
break a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning
of the first game. The Yellowjackets
used a balanced attack in game two
with Jackson, Black, Martinez and
Bravemen all driving in runs.
Getting back to basics has created a six-game winning streak,
giving UR an overall record of 18-6
and 6-2 in UCAA league play. UR
will be on the road this weekend,
traveling to Keuka College, Union
College and Skidmore Colleges.
Allard can be reached at
[email protected].
Sports Trivia
Who should
write for the
Campus Times
sports section?
Hint: The number of letters
in the word is three and it
rhymes with poo.
Answer: You
Call x5-5942 and
talk to Rich or
Chris for more
information.
and Reddy lost in tough three-set
matches, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 and 7-6, 2-6,
6-3, respectively.
The men then traveled to SUNY
Binghamton and lost 6-1. Prince
was the only winner, coming back
from a 5-2 deficit in the first set for
a victory at No. 4 singles 7-6 (4),
6-1. Bhattacharya and freshman
Mike Lee also had tough matches
with first-set tiebreakers.
UR defeated the College of New
Jersey 7-0 on, April 17. UR won
every singles match in the competition and took the doubles point by
winning two of the three matches.
Williford won at No. 1 singles 7-5,
6-4. Williford and senior Colin Ryan
went on to win at No. 1 doubles,
8-5. Reddy and Bhattacharya won
at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively, and paired up to win at No.
2 doubles, 8-4.
“We will have to have our best
[University Athletic Association]
showing to date to earn a spot,”
Head Coach Anna Khavalina said.
“Hopefully, having a tough competition season will help our team rise
to the challenge and be successful at
the conference championship.”
McLean can be reached at
[email protected].
Jason freidman • Campus Times Staff
Freshman Mike Lee lines up for a forehand at practice in the Goergen Athletic Center on April 21.
CAMPUS TIMES
Page 25
Baseball wins against eighth-ranked team
by Doug Allard
Campus Time Staff
Coming off a 17-15 roller coaster
loss, the Yellowjackets rebounded,
pulling out a 9-8 win against SUNY
Cortland. The win came in their
final at-bats against the Red Dragons, the top-ranked team in the
Eastern region on April 15.
The missed opportunity was
still looming as UR had given up
a one-run lead in the top of the
ninth inning after senior pitcher
Mike Zollweg gave up a run-scoring single to Cortland’s Andy Reed.
Zollweg had been sterling in his
five innings of relief, allowing only
three hits.
“It was a big momentum turn,”
UR Head Coach Joe Reina said of
Cortland’s rally. “[Losing the lead
in yesterday’s loss] was in the back
of our minds, but we were thinking
this time the ball is going to bounce
our way.”
In the bottom of the ninth, freshman Jon Fanning led off the inning
with a single, only to be thrown out
at second on sophomore catcher
Chris Rosenbaum’s bunt attempt.
Senior Mike Lesczinski followed
with a single.
A wide turn by Rosenbaum
coupled with a bobble by Cortland’s
right fielder allowed Rosenbaum to
reach third.
Next, with still one out and on a
1-2 count, sophomore Mark Jackson floated a high fly ball into right
field. Rosenbaum tagged up on the
play scoring the final run in UR’s
9-8 triumph. This time the ball did
bounce UR’s way.
“Rosenbaum made a great turn
and Jackson’s fly ball was really big
— it just felt this time it was going
to happen for us,” Reina said of the
ninth-inning sequence.
The game as a whole was an up
and down affair. Cortland raced to
an early four-run lead against UR
sophomore Steve Foley. This lead
evaporated to one in the bottom
of the inning, when wild pitches
brought home Fanning and Rosenbaum, while Jackson added a solo
home run to left.
Cortland managed three more
runs in the fourth inning, chasing
Foley from the game, only to be
down by one by the inning’s end.
UR took the lead with five runs,
highlighted by Rosenbaum’s tworun triple and one-run singles by
Fanning, Lesczinski and senior
Mark Jakubowski.
It was this ability to keep coming back that lead to Reina’s
optimistic feeling going into the
final inning.
“They got up four, but we came
back with three ourselves, that set
Andrew Slominski • Campus Time Staff
Freshman Jon Fanning slides back into first base while sophomore center Chris Rosenbaum bats.
the stage for the rest of the game
against a good team,” Reina said.
Reina took the victory with a
grain of salt going into a weekend
heavy with league games.
“This was a big win, but at the
same time you got to play on the
field,” Reina stated.
Either way, a victory against the
eight-ranked team in the nation
will make other teams take notice
of the season the Yellowjackets are
putting together.
Allard can be reached at
[email protected].
Track: Dominates events
In the hammer throw, sophoRoberts Wesleyan meet had a more Chris Skeehan added to the
strong showing as well. Junior Matt collection of third-place finishes
Rodems ran 1:58.65 in the 800-me- with a mark for 33.06 meters. In
ter run to finish in third place, a that event, senior Andrew Wunder
trend that would continue for the placed second with a mark of 48.18
meters.
men throughout the day.
Wunder then topped his own perJunior Ian Slattery finished third
in the 5,000-meter run, posting a formance with a first-place finish in
time of 16:14.49. In the 110-meter the discus throw. His mark of 44.94
meters qualified
high hurdles, sehim for ECAC
nior Jacob Budny
‘A large majority Championships,
ran 16.67 seconds
as well as placto finish in third
of our athletes
ing him second
place. Budny folin both places
in the New York
lowed up with a
State rankings
third-place finish
had their best
in the event.
in the pole vault,
performances of This Saturday
as he marked 14
the men will host
feet. He edged
the season.’
a small meet that
teammate senior
— John Izzo includes several
Adam Smith, who
head coach
other local teams
tied for fourth
as they make fiwith a mark of
13:6.25 to qualify for the Eastern nal preparations for New York
College Athletic Conference tour- State Championships, which are
now just over a week away.
nament.
“We’ve had home meets on DThen in the shot put, Budny
broke the streak of third-place Day before,” Izzo said. “It always
finishes, as he placed second with makes for an interesting crowd.
a mark of 13.02 meters. He was We’ve had a number of really good
topped only by teammate senior practices this week — we’re excited
Zach Opsitnick, whose mark of for the meet.”
Swidler can be reached at
13.17 meters earned him the [email protected].
tory.
Page 26
CAMPUS TIMES
Track visits Roberts Wesleyan, Hamilton
BY David swidler
Campus Times Staff
The women’s track and field
team continued to roll toward the
postseason on Saturday. The team
split between meets at Hamilton
College and Roberts Wesleyan
College. Although both meets were
non-scoring, the women clearly
performed well, garnering several
top finishes.
Freshman Melinda Huang
started the day off at Hamilton,
placing fourth in the high jump
with a mark of 1.52 meters.
The 4x100-meter relay team was
strong for the second consecutive
week, posting a second-place finish with a time of 51.47. In the
1,500-meter run, senior Elizabeth
Canfield ran 4:50.70, finishing in
fifth place. Canfield followed that
up with a fifth-place finish in the
800-meter run, running 2:24.38.
Freshman Whitney Silkworth
added yet another fifth-place finish in the 100-meter high hurdles,
which she completed in 16.57. Silkworth ran 1:07.60 in the 400-meter
hurdles to place third.
In the 5,000-meter run, senior
Erika Wasserstein was fourth with
a time of 19:26.24.
The 4x400-meter relay team
posted a sixth-place finish, completing the event in 4:25.71.
The standout for the women
at Hamilton was junior Katie
O’Brien. Her day started in the 400meter dash, which she easily won
with a time of 58.25 seconds. That
time set a new meet record along
the way. O’Brien’s day continued
in the 100-meter dash, which she
ran in 12.95 seconds to place fifth.
She then added a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash, running
26.39 seconds.
Also in the 400, junior Michelle
Gabriele ran 1:02.60, finishing in
fourth place.
At the Raider Invitational
hosted by Roberts Wesleyan,
sophomore Kate Pohlman led off
with a second-place finish in the
800-meter run, running 2:23.76.
In the 4x100-meter dash, the UR
women were fourth with a time of
54.57 seconds.
Once again the throwers were
among the standouts for the
women, posting at least one topfive finish in all four events. In the
hammer throw, junior Anne Baker
placed second, marking 44.50 meters. Placing fourth in the event
was sophomore Cynthia Gurecki,
who marked 40.38 meters.
In the other three throwing
events, it was junior Grace Kraay
carrying the load. In the discus
throw, she marked 30.70 meters
to place fifth. Kraay also competed
in the javelin throw, marking 30.47
meters and again finishing fifth.
Her best finish of the day came in
the shot put. Her mark of 11.01
meters put her third overall.
This weekend the women will
host Rochester Institute of Technology and Nazareth College at
Fauver Stadium, their second
home meet in three weeks. With
the weather holding up for much
of the week leading up to the meet
— allowing for quality practices
every day — the team should be
well prepared to be on top of their
games for the home crowd.
The D-Day meet will serve as
the team’s final chance to prepare competitively for New York
State Collegiate Track Conference Championships, which will
be held next weekend at SUNY
Brockport.
Swidler can be reached at
[email protected].
Campus Times Athlete of the Week, junior Katherine O’Brien, on the right, ran sprints in practice on April
21. She set a meet record in the 400-meter dash at the Hamilton Invitational last weekend.
by Rebecca Keller
Campus Times Staff
The women’s lacrosse team
was defeated by seventh-ranked
William Smith College 16-6 on
April 16.
The Herons scored the first five
goals unanswered until junior
Emily Riegel and senior Katie
Riegel had back-to-back shots. Two
more goals were scored against
UR by halftime, leaving the score
gap 7-2.
In the second half, William
Smith continued to dominate the
game and set up nine more goals,
compared to UR’s four goals.
Junior Rachel Hawley took a
free-position shot early in the
second half, followed by freshman
Christina Montano and Riegel
with unassisted shots. Riegel then
scored the last goal for UR at the
10:37 mark with an assist by junior
Cody Schraft.
Senior Stephanie Bristol remained at goalkeeper the entire
game and had 12 saves out of 36
shots. Hawley also contributed
with six ground ball pickups, while
sophomore Lisa Aranoff won three
draws.
Fourteenth-ranked Hamilton
College took the win against UR on
April 17 with a final score of 10-3.
After the 5:02 mark, Schraft opened
the game with a successful free-position shot on goal. Within the next
ten minutes, Hamilton scored four
goals in a row, adding one more in
the remaining minute of the first
half. Hawley scored UR’s second
goal of the game unassisted.
UR also opened scoring in the
second half with a second goal by
Hawley, assisted by Riegel. Hamilton then scored five goals in the
remainder of the second half. They
controlled the game with offensive
and defensive pressure and attempted more than twice as many
shots on goal as UR.
Bristol had nine saves out of 19
shots. Junior Amy Hein collected
five groundballs while senior Rachel Holtzberg scooped four.
UR’s record now stands at 4-7
overall, and 2-4 in the University
Collegiate Athletic Association
conference.
Keller can be reached at
[email protected].
Lax falls to two top-ranked teams The Campus Times sports
editors would like to thank
the following for contributing to the section:
• Writers •
Doug Allard
Pete Avitable
Philip Brune
Mike Gerton
Kim Gorode
Michael He
Emily Hickey
Neil Janowitz
Rebecca Keller
Alison McLean
Sandeep Madhur Andy Schloss
Chadwick Schnee Jamie Sokol
Freshman midfielder Adrienne Sopinski attempts a shot in practice
against junior goalkeeper Cassie Glanton.
• Editors •
Chris Tice Rich Tipton
CAMPUS TIMES
Athlete of the week
Mark
Jackson
Class: 2006
Sport: Baseball
MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering
Where mark went to high school: Shenendehowa High
School, Clifton Park, N.Y.
What is mark’s ideal day off: Couchin’ it with some movies.
Favorite athletic memory: Man-handling the future Syracuse
center Craig Forth in high school in a 72-36 loss. He is tall.
Favorite sport other than Baseball: Basketball
Favorite food: Buffalo chicken
favorite movie: “Braveheart”
Plans after college: A well-paying job would be nice.
expectations for the season: Win UCAAs and go to regionals.
Why mark is the athlete of the Week: Mark hit .350 last
week. He had two doubles, two home runs and drove in 11 runs. Mark
also hit a game-winning single in a 9-8 win over eighth-ranked SUNY
Cortland. His heroics landed him UAA Player of the Week honors.
Athlete of the week
Katie O’Brien
Class: 2005
Sport: Track & Field
MAJOR: Brain and Cognitive Science
Where katie went to high school: Kenmore West High School,
Buffalo, N.Y.
What is katie’s ideal day off: Hanging out with Mark Seely’s
little brother.
Favorite athletic memory: Winning ECACs by passing Maston
at the line.
Favorite sport other than Track: Hockey
Favorite food: Chicken wings, chips and “pop!”
favorite movie: “The Train of Life”
Plans after college: Become a aqua gym instructor in the Dominican Republic.
expectations for the season: Better my national-qualifying
time and go to nationals.
Why katie is the athlete of the Week: Katie set a meet record
in winning the 400-meter dash at the Hamilton Invitational on Saturday
afternoon, which was a State and ECAC qualifying time.
Sports calendar
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
• Golf — UAA Championships at
Emory University, TBA
• Women’s Tennis — UAA Championships, TBA
• Men’s Tennis — UAA ChampionFRIDAY, APRIL 23
ships, TBA
• Women’s Tennis — UAA Champion• Men’s Track — NYSCTC, at Ithaca
ships, TBA
• Men’s Tennis — UAA Championships, College, TBA
• Women’s Track — NYSCTC, at Ithaca
TBA
• Women’s Lacrosse at Skidmore College, College, TBA
• Softball vs. RPI, 1 p.m.
4 p.m.
• Softball vs. RPI, 3 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Union College, 12 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
• Baseball vs. Union College, TBA
• Women’s Tennis — UAA Championships, TBA
• Men’s Tennis — UAA Championships, MONDAY, APRIL 26
• Golf — UAA Championships at
TBA
Emory University, TBA
• Men’s Track at RIT, 11 a.m.
• Men’s Track — NYSCTC, at Ithaca
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
College, TBA
• Softball vs. SUNY Fredonia, 3 p.m.
• Women’s Track at RIT, 11 a.m.
• Softball vs. SUNY Fredonia, 5 p.m.
• Women’s Track — NYSCTC, at Ithaca
College, TBA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
• Softball vs. St. Lawrence University, 1
• Baseball at Hilbert College, 4 p.m.
p.m.
• Women’s Lacrosse vs. Nazareth Col• Softball vs. St. Lawrence University, 3
lege, 7 p.m.
p.m.
• Baseball at Skidmore College, 1 p.m.
• Baseball at Skidmore College, TBA
• Women’s Lacrosse vs. Union College, 1
p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
• Softball at RIT, 3 p.m.
• Softball at RIT, 5 p.m.
• Baseball at Keuka College, 4 p.m.
Admission to all UR games is free with student ID.
Sports Trivia of the Week
Who are the eight teams that compete in the NCAA
Division III University Athletic Association?
All eight institutions are ranked in the top 50 of US News & World
Report’s annual college rankings of national research programs, and all
of the institutions are private.
Answer: Brandeis University, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University,
Emory University, New York University, University of Chicago, UR and Washington University in St. Louis.
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UR sports.
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Page 27
ressbox
By Neil Janowitz
it’s fantastic that the Red Sox
I’ve hit a plateau. All forward
avenged last postseason in their
progress — writing aspirations,
job hunting, showering and other opening series against the Yankees. But such trivial events are
basic hygiene — has ceased.
off my radar. I’m only paying
I have completely stalled. My
attention to those players, five
roommate has started dusting.
from the Sox — Pedro! — and
Hell, if it weren’t for e-mail, you
a lone pitcher from the Tigers,
wouldn’t be reading this column.
that contribute to my team. I
Admittedly, I didn’t expect the
don’t care if Detroit loses and
obsession to reach this level.
an asteroid crushes the staBut am I upset by these circumdium, just so long as their startstances? Surprisingly, no, I am
ing pitcher throws for a handful
not. And that’s because I can
of strikeouts and a low ERA.
proclaim, with confidence, that
The funny thing is, despite
for those of you who detest such
my dependency, the real probmundane things as “productivlem here isn’t
ity” and “accomfantasy baseball.
plishments,”
Rather, my obfantasy baseball
... nor can I
session becomes
is the greatest
imagine Mom crippling in my
invention in the
overwhelming
history of man.
joining a gardesire to fantasize
This, two weeks
dening club or every other aspect
into my first
fantasy baseball
bitch-slapping of my day. Fantasy
makes every moseason ever, I
anyone. But I
ment, every othercan assure you.
wise insignificant
It was two
can dream...
event, exciting.
months ago that
The three hours
I got a call from
of riveting at-bats
a buddy — the
and ball-fours that seduce me
baseball season was beginning,
every night aren’t enough. I
and with it, a fantasy baseball
need more.
league. Figuring that it couldn’t
I want to draft students in
be too time-intensive, I joined. I
class and put them up against
quickly discovered that the fanyour squad — I bet my nerds’ll
tasy involved in fantasy leagues
outscore your dumbass team on
is the idea that you will maintain
any given exam. I want to go
any semblance of a normal life.
out in the parking lot and asI have completely forfeited any
semble a fantasy team of cars,
notion of an existence away from
with points awarded for weekly
my computer — I say this as if I
fuel economy and top speed
haven’t forfeited such a notion
reached.
countless times before — and
I want Mom to bitch-slap
embraced my role as virtual
general manager. Every morning, some lady in her gardening
club and plant a nasty team of
after I swim out of the drool that
azaleas and chrysanthemums,
invariably lakes up on my pillow,
so I can whup ass in the toI stumble over to my computer
tal-growth and bees-attracted
and immediately imagine myself
categories in my fantasy botany
going toe-to-toe with Theo Epgroup. I don’t even know if a
stein. I’m just fortunate enough
fantasy botany group exists,
to be able to do so in my “chicks
nor can I imagine Mom joining
on fire” boxers — that poor basa gardening club or bitch-slaptard has to wear a suit to work.
ping anyone. But I can dream,
I was a baseball fan before
can’t I?
fantasy baseball came around
And yet, I also realize the
— it’s been my sport of choice
restrictive effect that fantasy
for years, and despite my inexbaseball is having on my life.
plicable loyalty to the Brewers
That’s why part of me can’t
— this is their year, by the way
wait for October, when the
— I greet each season with a
baseball season ends and my life
newfound vigor. But with fantasy, I transcend fan. There’s a fine returns to normal.
I can get back to my writing,
line between being a fan and a
perhaps find a job and move out
fanatic, and someone just stuffed
of my back-alley cardboard box.
me in a cannon, rolled it right up
After seven months of this fanto that line and dropped a nuke
tasy baseball burden, I’ll finally
behind it. I’m so far over that
be able to restructure my days
line that I’ve lapped it. Aside
and establish a stable, healthy
from the Brewers, I no longer
follow teams. Sure, it’s swell that routine.
Or I can join fantasy football.
the Detroit Tigers are defying
Janowitz can be reached at
the odds — and the gods — and
[email protected].
have a winning record. And yeah,
UR hosts on D-Day
Sport
Opponent
Event
Place
Time
Softball
St. Lawrence
By GLC
1 p.m.
Baseball
Skidmore
UR Field
1 p.m.
Lacrosse
Union College By Towers
Track & Field
RIT
RIT
1 p.m.
11 a.m.
Page 28
SPORTS WEEK
Track steamrolls over the competition
by David Swidler
Campus Times Staff
The men’s track and field
team split up, with part of the
team traveling to Hamilton
College for the Hamilton Invitational and the remaining
members staying closer to
home at Roberts Wesleyan
College last Saturday. For
the second week in a row,
the team competed in nonscoring meets. And once
again it was a very successful
weekend.
“I was very pleased with
the performance of the team
in general in both meets,”
Head Coach John Izzo said.
“A large majority of our
athletes in both places had
their best performances of
the season.”
Many of the track athletes
competed at the Hamilton
Invitational and made their
presence known right from
the start. In the 3,000-meter
steeplechase, freshman Andrew Whitbeck ran 9:40.81,
coming in first by nearly
three seconds.
Freshman Ben Snyder
and sophomore Chris Nolan finished seventh and
eighth in the 1,500-meter
run, completing the event in
4:11.87 and 4:12.40 respectively. Nolan would follow
up his eighth-place finish in
the 1,500-meter run with
another eighth-place finish
later in the day, this time in
the 800-meter run, which
he completed in 1:59.83.
In the 400-meter hurdles,
freshman Brian MacIlvain
ran 59.47 seconds, finishing fifth.
As has been the case in
recent weeks, the 400-meter dash was the dominant
event of the day for the men.
Sophomore Matt Tierney
ran 48.71 seconds in the 400,
breaking both the meet record and his own UR record.
Also breaking the 50-second
mark was graduate student
Brian Strandberg, who ran
49.83 seconds to finish in
second place. Senior Greg
Dusek ran 50 seconds flat
to give the men the trifecta
in the 400. And with a time
of 51.04 seconds, freshman
Jacob Pylman finished sixth
in the event.
Tierney and Strandberg
accomplished the same
feat in the 200-meter dash.
Although Tierney didn’t
match last year’s time of
22.14 seconds, which remains the meet record, his
time of 22.22 seconds once
again earned him first place.
Strandberg ran 22.33 seconds to finish second. Dusek
and sophomore Kirk Bristol
also finished back-to-back in
the 200, placing seventh and
eighth respectively.
“Our entire sprint core
had a fabulous day,” Izzo
said.
The attendees of the
See TRACK, Page 25
The track team prepares for the upcoming meets by performing drills at Fauver Stadium on April 21. This weekend
will be especially busy with the NYSCTC on Saturday and the UAA Championships on Sunday.
Offense leads baseball in sweep of doubleheaders
by Doug Allard
Campus Times Staff
The Yellowjackets’ impressive showing this weekend,
featuring two doubleheader
sweeps of Hilbert College,
Vassar College and Hartwick
College, was due to baseball
basics, according to Head
Coach Joe Reina.
“The pitching staff did
well, defense made some
good plays and the offense
swung bats, that’s what
made the difference,” Reina
said of his team performance.
In each phase of the game,
the Yellowjackets excelled
this weekend.
UR pitchers only allowed
two runs this weekend
against Hilbert and Vassar.
In a 7-2 victory against Hilbert in game one, freshman
Hunter Hawkins pitched a
complete-game five-hitter. In
game two, a 12-0 UR victory
over Hilbert, five UR pitchers combined to strike out
eight in a one-hit shutout.
In the next day’s doubleheader against Vassar, UR
pitching held the Brewers
scoreless. In game one, a 30 UR victory, senior Justin
Sansone threw six innings of
five-hit ball to earn the victory. Sansone’s performance
earned him UAA Pitcher of
the Week honors. Freshmen Brady Noon relieved
Sansone to earn the save by
getting out of a bases-loaded
jam in the last inning.
Against Hartwick, UR
pitching was essential in
two close wins. Noon picked
up a victory in two innings
of relief in the first game.
Noon allowed Hartwick to
tie the game, but pitched a
scoreless seventh to seal a
6-4 UR victory. In game two,
junior Mike Zollweg went the
distance, striking out four
batters in a 4-3 victory.
Junior Joe Ullman followed Sansone’s performance with a pitching clinic
of his own. Ullman struck
out eight Vassar batters and
only allowed three in seven
innings of work. Freshman
pitcher Walt Daley and
senior pitcher Drew Clapp
pitched to preserve UR’s
23-0 victory.
The offense was in full
force in both doubleheaders.
Junior Justin Martinez and
sophomores Dan Phofl and
Mark Jackson each had two
Lacrosse
RBIs in game one versus
Hilbert. Jackson’s two-run
homer in the second game
was a part of his game high
four RBIs. Senior Mike Lesczinski had two RBIs of his
own, while Martinez scored
two runs.
A classic pitcher dual between each clubs star was
the focus of game one versus
Vassar. UR managed to score
come out on top by scoring
three runs, two of which
were driven in by freshman
Jon Fanning. Junior Adam
Braveman scored two of
these runs as well.
UR erupted for a seasonhigh 23 runs in game two.
Jackson, junior Scott Smith
and freshman Nate Black
had three RBIs in the game,
See BASEBALL, Page 24
Junior Joe Ullman pitches against RIT for an 8-1 win on
Wednesday.
Softball
Women play against nation’s best
The women’s lacrosse team matched up against seventhranked William Smith College and 14-ranked Hamilton
College on Friday afternoon. Was the team able to face
the challenge or did they crumble under the pressure of a
national spotlight?
Commences UCAA season
With two games each against Skidmore, Geneseo and
Union, the softball team knew it had a difficult week ahead
of them. Close scores and intense playing in the games kept
the action interesting.
See Page 23.
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