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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010
VOLUME CXXXI ISSUE 25
GENEVA, NY
Founder of Peace Studies Visits HWS By Tim Hollinger ’11 Herald Contributor
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Lead singer and guitarist of State Radio, Chad Urmston, with bassist Chuck Fay and drummer Mike Najarian rock out the Smith last Saturday, April 17.
State Radio Rocks the Smith
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Johan Galtung, the founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies, visited the Colleges on Tuesday, April 20, and spoke of looking for more creative solutions to conflict resolution. “If no one says it today, it will never happen,” proclaimed internationally renowned peace activist Dr. Johan Galtung, speaking in the Geneva room on April 20. Galtung, the author of over one hundred books, founder of the International Peace Research Institute, and visiting professor at
Columbia, Princeton, the United Nations University in Geneva, and more than 30 other universities in 5 continents, spent the day giving HWS students, faculty, and staff, lectures, advice, and anecdotes from his archetype career in conflict PEACE continued on Page 2
By Will Abbott ’13 Herald Contributor “The Warren” (wabbott.wordpress.com) State Radio rocked Smith Opera House to the delight of hundreds of HWS students on Saturday night. The selfproclaimed “Knights of Bostonia” were the marquee band of the year and they killed a two hour set from start to finish. From head-banging to crowd surfing, HWS reveled in State Radio’s weekend performance.
State Radio is led by former Dispatch front-man and lead guitarist Chad Urmston. Following his break up from the Vermont-based band of the 90’s, Chad formed State Radio in the name of musicianship and political activism. State Radio’s content is highly political, RADIO continued on Page 6
Herald Staff Visit The New York Times By Carrie Stevens ’12 and Rebecca Dennee’10 Herald Contributors
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The Broadway musical “Wicked” recently came to Rochester and, as part of the HWS Road Trip Series, Hobart and William Smith students were able to go for the small price of $20 and the cost of lunch on Sunday, April 19.
HWS Students Had A “Wicked” Time In Rochester By Belinda Littlefield ’11 Editor in Chief When the HWS Road Trip Series released its list of events for this semester, included were a ski trip, the opening day of the Rochester Red Wings, and a trip to see the acclaimed Broadway musical, “Wicked” in Rochester, NY. The tickets were only $20 plus the cost of lunch and within two weeks they were sold out. A group of forty students took a bus to Rochester, where they lunched at The Gatehouse, a gourmet burger and wood fire pizza café. Conversation was exchanged and
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a multitude of pictures were taken of attendees, the surrounding area, and the artistic mall that the restaurant was located in. After an hour of idle time, in which students were allowed to wander around the immediate area, students again boarded the bus for the five-minute trip to the Rochester Civic Auditorium. When students took their seats, there were some complaints about the distance of the seats from the stageWICKED continued on Page 6
Campus Happenings
A&E
SASS Presents: Pakistan Art
Kick- As s R e v i e w
Just A Pinch of Nutmeg
Glee’s 2 nd Se a s on
Hobart Celebrates 188 Years
Book of t he We e k
Moving Up Day
Mo v i e T i me s
Sports Editor Carrie Stevens ’12 and Campus Happenings Editor Rebecca Dennee ’10 attended a conference for college newspaper editors that was hosted by The New York Times. On Monday April 19, Herald editors Carrie Stevens ’12 and Rebecca Dennee ’10 attended the New York Times Editor’s Workshop amongst 40 other students from colleges around the country. In attendance were students from Wesleyan, Goucher, Hampshire and other colleges and universities that extended as far as Southern California. Notable speakers during
the day included Jenna Wortham, a blog and technology writer; Mireya Navarro, a metropolitan news reporter; and Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist, David Barstow. Wortham discussed her career path and time at Wired. com, which lead to her position on the Times staff. Her job involves HERALD continued on Page 3
Opinions
Sports
Free Speech Keeps Everyone Honest
Russian Olympiada
Be the Change You Want to See Go to Moving Up Day!
Hobart Secures Seneca Cup Upcoming Games End of the Semester Count-Down
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HWS is Going to the Dogs By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor
Santi Travalia
Santi, how old are you and what breed? I’m two years old and the most amazing chihuahua you will ever meet. What credentials do you have for that? What other Chihuahua do you know has ladies in New York, Florida, and Roma? What do you enjoy about traveling? I get to taste all these delicious foods and meet all these lovely ladies. Since your mom is a Spanish professor, do you speak Spanish? Sí. Hablo español y ingles muy bien. Yo aprendí español primero. What do you enjoy most about the Colleges? I’m afraid I can’t pick just one thing.
PEACE continued from Page 1 resolution. “He is an intellectual powerhouse, we can all benefit from his work,” said junior Peter Nettl, who like many that attended Galtung’s lectures walked away feeling inspired. Galtung has been involved in mediation of many of the world’s conflicts. He proposed the deal that ended the war between Ecuador and Peru, provided the framework for peace in Northern Ireland, and is attributed with sowing ideas that hastened the demise of the Soviet Union. Visiting professor of political science, Irakli Kakabadze, who himself is an internationally renowned peace activist and student of Galtung, arranged the lectures along with professor David Ost. “I think this is a great opportunity to look at these issues,” said Kakabadze, spoke via Skype as he was stranded in London following the PEN Awards, due to ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland. Galtung delivered three lectures on conflict resolution as well as a workshop on mediation. He spoke about his work in numerous hot spots around the world including the Caspian Sea region, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. The day before arriving at HWS he was at the Pentagon advising generals about the conflict in Afghanistan- the topic of his keynote speech in the Geneva room, which was well attended and broadcast on NPR affiliate WEOS. “You can’t pour water with one hand, and hold a gun in the other,” said Galtung, who alleges the United States is wrong about almost everything to do with the war in Afghanistan. “Kabul is nothing; it’s meaningless. Afghanistan is comprised of 6-8 nations, it is not a united country,” explained Galtung, who proposed Afghanistan be turned into a federation much like in Switzerland where there are several
autonomous or semi autonomous regions that all work together. Galtung also said the United States has framed the war in Afghanistan in terms of cost benefit, where those in favor of the war say it is worth any cost and those against it say it is too expensive, “you need to ask the Afghans what type of country they would like to live in, and ask what type of country you want Afghanistan to be,” said Galtung. He then pointed out that- instead of framing an unwinnable war where 97 percent of the population wants the United States to leave- in terms of cost benefit and statistics, people should examine alterative solutions to the underlying problems. “Creativity, creativity, creativity, creativity, creativity,” Gultung stressed to students, whom he also asked to buy his books, as the proceeds go to TRANSCEND a peace, development, and environment network he founded in 1993 that funds conflict resolution around the world. When asked how he became involved in the highest levels of mediation, Gultung said that he had spent an ungodly amount of time working towards it, but added, “you start with conflicts you are surrounded with, and then move from there.” During one of his lectures he added, “conflict resolution can come from anywhere, perhaps the shores of Seneca Lake,” Gultung has been awarded honoree doctorates from seven universities. He has published more than 1000 articles and over 100 books. Economist and fellow peace researcher Kenneth Boulding has said of Galtung that his “output is so large and so varied that it is hard to believe that it comes from a human.” Gultung’s visit was funded by the Political Science department, the President’s Office, the International Relations department, the Young Fund, and the Fisher Center.
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Campus Happenings South Asia Speaker Series Presents: Art from Pakistan By Liz Witbeck ’10 A&E Editor TheSouthAsiaSpeakerSeries welcomed their final speaker of the semester, Iftikhar Dadi, Assistant Professor of History of Art at Cornell University earlier this week. Dadi’s talk, “Art from Pakistan: From Modernism to the Contemporary Era” focuses on modern and contemporary art within South Asia. His academic research studies art as a global and networked practice throughout history and across cultures, and Dadi uses this art to inform theories of globalization, modernization, and postcolonialization in the modern world. His specialties include the study of modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art and history, South Asia, and their diasporas.
The event featured a gallery of art from Pakistan during the modern and contemporary era as well as a talk from Dadi about his research. Dadi is currently working on his next book, Modernism
South Asia
The Blotter Sunday, April 11 • Trespass in Emerson at 12:06 a.m.: Closed- Administrative • Disorderly conduct on Exchange Street at 2:13 a.m.: GPD Arrest & Referral • Criminal mischief in Jackson at 11:26 a.m.: Fire safety equipment vandalized- under investigation Monday, April 12 • Criminal mischief on Pulteney at 7:40 a.m.: Light pole vandalized- under investigation • Criminal mischief in Sherrill at 11:28 a.m.: Wall vandalized- under investigation Wednesday, April 14 • Criminal mischief at Sigma Phi at 12:48 and 9:57 a.m.: 2 windows vandalized- under investigation • Petit larceny at Potter at 8:10 p.m.: Bicycle stolen- under investigation Thursday, April 15 • Petit larceny at Sherrill at 4:44 p.m.: Parking permit stolen- under investigation • Criminal possession of controlled substance at 7:30 p.m.: Marijuana found in Odells- referred to Dean’s Office Friday, April 16 • Criminal possession of controlled substance at 11:04 p.m.: Marijuana found in Sherrill- referred to Dean’s Office
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covering Web start-ups and digital culture; recent publications in The Times range from Chat Roulette to Kickstarter.com. As a Metro writer, Navarro has focused on culture and currently the environment in her 21 years as a Times reporter. She has served many different roles and was part of the Pulitzer Prize winning team that reported in a series entitled “How Race is Lived in America”. Barstow’s career as an investigative reporter has led to an interesting life—His favorite personal anecdote involved a hit squad hired to kill him. During his time with the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, he reported on a financial cover up at the National Baptist Convention, which led to a powerful Baptist minister sending a hit team out to kill him. Barstow’s first reaction was, “How much am I worth?” After the initial shock of hearing
that there was a team out to kill him, he made plans with his editor to send protection to his house where he would stay until things settled. “A van pulled up and six of the biggest humans I have ever seen got out of the car. They sat at my kitchen table planning out where they would position themselves with big guns slung on their backs, and around their legs; it was quite the scene,” he reflected. An important piece of advice Barstow left the group was that a liberal arts education is the best possible education to prepare students for the real world. Having a well rounded background of science, history, politics, and arts shapes students to have the most knowledge and experience. The workshop provided Stevens and Dennee with helpful advice and information to bring back to The Herald team.
Upcoming Events Friday, April 23rd ng Patio • 5:00pm- The 23 Days Party @ Scandli Only Members of the Stewardson Society stock Dining Room • 7:00pm- Taste of the World @ Com akers” @ the Quad • 8:00pm- CAB Friday Flix: “Daybre Rain location: Geneva Room Winn-Seeley Gym • 8:00pm- Faculty Dance Concert @ -Out @ the Barn • 11:00pm- HWS Late Nite Crew: Glo Saturday, April 24th ibit- Ongoing • 9:00am- Honors Students’ Art Exh n House ghto Hou @ Davis Gallery, the Quad • 7:00pm- Carolina Liar Concert @ St. John’s Chapel • 8:00pm- HWS Chorale Concert @ Winn-Seeley Gym • 8:00pm- Faculty Dance Concert @ Sunday, April 25th nce: FLI Demonstration • 11:00am- FLI: Service through Scie Rain Garden & Yard Spring Clean able Picnic • 12:00pm- Earth Week 2010: Sustain @ the Quad iam Smith Green • 1:00pm- Kick Away Cancer @ Will Tuesday, April 29th ival @ Sanford Room • 7:15pm- HWS Independent Film Fest Cellar Pub • 8:00pm- CAB Open Mic Night @ cert @ Geneva Room • 10:00pm- HWS Jazz Ensemble Con
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Campus Happenings Just A Pinch of Nutmeg... And That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles By Megan Rechin ’11 Herald Contributor Cookies are a common thread between us all. Whether a -Don’t be afraid to peanut butter ball cookie with a Reese’s Cup sunk in the middle, a experiment. spice cookie full of cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg or your run of It is important to the mill chocolate chip layered with stone rolled oats, sprinkled know that recipes, with rock sugar and dunked in an ice cold glass of chocolate milk, a at least some cookie is something that can be enjoyed by all. And yet we all prefer parts, are not our cookies a certain way. The cookie’s cookie, for me at least, is: a always the rules to chocolate-based dough, with plenty of sweet cream butter and light live by. If you have a good base dough, which usually consists of brown sugar to up the melt in your mouth factor, a heaping cup of butter, white and brown sugar, vanilla and eggs, you can add any smashed peppermint bark and dark (60 percent cocoa) Ghirardelli number of things you have laying around your pantry, or dorm chocolate chips and a small squeeze of peppermint extract to make it room. For instance, why not try dried cranberries and cherries taste something like a Girl Scout favorite, the mint patty. with white chocolate chips, old Valentine’s Day or Halloween chocolate chopped up, Easter Peeps or Jelly Beans or even an However, this isn’t the favorite for all. Whereas I bake my array of nuts found at your local dining hall (ie Saga). Find your beauties in a 350-degree oven for about 12 minutes, creating a soft, favorite basic recipe and try to make new cookies that will have chewy cookie that convinces you to eat more than one serving size, your friends asking you to bake everyday of the week. At least others prefer theirs so crunchy that a glass of milk is a necessity or so that’s what happened to me. undercooked that they are basically eating the batter out of the bowl (not that I find any problem with that). So how can you make your This week’s recipe: perfect cookie? What are the secrets? In my many years of baking I Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies have found a few tips to make the perfect cookie for every taste bud: -Cream the eggs and sugar 2 min. longer than recommended. This is a very important step that a lot of people skimp on because they don’t understand exactly what is happening during this process. It is in this step that the sugar, which at a microscopic level resembles sharp crystals almost like shards of glass, grinds up the butter (which should be allowed to rise to room temperature, NEVER MICROWAVE) into miniscule pieces. This is the part of the recipe where the melt in your mouth factor, that I mentioned earlier, is born. The greater the number and the smaller the pieces of butter that there are will create an even and delicious distribution of fat throughout your entire cookie, which, when baked, will lead to a delicate dessert that makes your taster’s sigh with delight. Chill the cookie dough for at least 20 minutes before baking. Not all recipes mention this step, however I find that it is critical to make the perfect cookie. The reason why chilling helps during baking is because you are lowering the temperature of the dough, so, when it is placed in a hot oven, the center of the cookie will bake slower than the outside, resulting in a chewy center and a crunchy edge. If you like your cookies very, VERY crunchy, don’t chill them, instead put them on the cookie sheet and place it on the top shelf of the over for 8 minutes, rotate and move to the bottom shelf for the last 4 minutes. This will give you a very crunchy bottom and top.
1-cup butter (room temperature) 1 cup packed light brown sugar ½ cup white granulate sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda 1-teaspoon salt 3 cups quick oats 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) ½ cup dark chocolate chips and ½ cup semisweet First, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Then in a large bowl, cream together (with an electric mixer or hands) the butter and both sugars until smooth. Then beat in the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated, then add vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Then using your hands, mix the dry ingredients into the creamed ones a little at a time. After you can no longer see any of the dry ingredients, stir in the quick oats with a wooden spoon and then incorporate the chocolate chips and walnuts. Then drop heaping spoonfuls 2 inches apart on a non-greased cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes on the top shelf. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling. Or just eat them right out of the oven!
Students Raise Glasses to 188 Years of Higher Education By Tim Hollinger ’11 Opinions Editor
Moving Up Day By Emma Daley ’10 Herald Contributor
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The members of Hai Timiai, the senior honor society, lead the way to Moving Up Day from the Hill to Bristol Gym during last year’s event.
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Hobart Student Government President Hunter Lacroix ’12 shakes the hand of an award recipient at the Benjamin Hale Dinner on Friday, April 16 in the Vandervort Room. Dean Baer wore orange pants; Capraro had an orange, purple, green, and white bowtie. Hobart students busted out their finest, as together they spent the weekend of April 17- 18 celebrating the college’s 188th year. The party kicked off Friday with the Benjamin Hale dinner, and continued into the weekend with Charter Day on Saturday. The weekend marked the anniversary of when the college received its charter from New York State on a cheerful April 10 in 1822. Dean Eugen Baer explains that the Benjamin Hale dinner is to recognize individual success and Charter Day is to honor institutional success. “It’s interesting from a philosophical point of view, in the way the two events complement each other,” says Baer, who adds, “it should be a great, great weekend!”
“It may be raining outside, but it sure is shining in here!” proclaimed Baer who opened the Hale dinner. Students were treated to steak, roast potatoes, and green beans as dusk settled. The event was held in candlelight in the Vandervort Room. “It’s a really good meal; not your typical chicken,” said Assistant to the Deans Roberta Whitwood, who had been planning the dinner since February. “This salad is great!” proclaimed senior Rob Hendry, who also liked the lemonade. There were awards. “It’s symbolically very important because individual achievement sends a message of what the community values,” said Hobart Dean Rocco “Chip” Capraro. Whitwood says some of the awards have been around for over a century. RAISE continued on Page 5
Moving Up Day is next ids), and both student governFriday, April 30, at 4:30 in Bris- ments. Students are honored tol Gymnasium. This academic for character and service as awards ceremony is one of Wil- well as academic achievement. liam Smith’s oldest traditions The ceremony will include muand marks the “moving up” of sical performances by Three the junior class to become se- Miles Lost and soloist Youdlyn niors, sophomores Moreau ’13. to juniors, and All William Class Colors: first-years to sophSmith students Seniors - Green omores. Come should gather on Juniors - Blue support your the Hill at 3:30 for Sophomores - Yellow friends and classactivities and to First-years – Red mates as they are process together recognized for outto the gym. We will standing work, and celebrate have hoop races down the hill– being part of the community come help your class year win! that makes those achievements Please wear your class colors. possible! In case of rain, we will Awards will be given in email William Smith students each of the academic divisions to meet on the first floor of Bris(Humanities, Social Sciences, tol Gym. A high tea will follow and Natural Sciences). Prizes the awards ceremony in Comare also awarded by the Dean’s stock Dining Room. Anyone Office, Phi Beta Kappa, the who attends Moving Up Day Board of Trustees, Alumnae is encouraged to join us at this Relations, both senior honor reception. societies (Hai Timiai and Dru-
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Opinions Be the Change You Want to See
Free Speech Keeps Ever yone Honest
By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor
By Rebecca Dennee ’10 Campus Happenings Editor
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It’s easy to complain about the systems in place that hold people down. What’s harder is going out and doing something. Even here at the Colleges people would rather sit away at their desks and type angry emails, rants, or blogs. Granted I’m a bit of a hypocrite as I sit here typing this, but I will go out and be active. I am active in Congress and I was on the BAC my sophomore and junior year. I have spoken to the necessary persons when I had troubles. If I didn’t like something, I wanted to do something about it. Many people do not do this. It is easier to sit back and let change happen. This mentality, however, is one that not only many students, but much of this country, shares. In a country where about 55% people registered to vote do so, there is extreme political apathy. This is reflected in the Colleges. Students prefer to complain about issues instead of doing something. What hurts me is that
there will be the one or two people who try and make change; these people are scoffed at. Why is this? Nothing will happen if nobody takes initiative. It’s easy to blame others. More people need to be bold and brave. And yes, I know this is easier said than done. But it needs to be done. Taking initiative does not have to mean acting like an obnoxious protestor. There are civil ways to get a point across. Being bold does not mean one must destroy, vandalize, or be crude. Certainly those ways garner attention. But is it the attention one really wants? Now, I’m not going to tell you how you should make change. I can only advise it. I believe that having an educated and informed presentation will get better results in the long term. But what do I know? I’m just a student ranting on her computer in the format of a newspaper article. How whiny.
A student voice is essential to any campus. At the NY Times conference for editors that I attended on Monday we were all reminded just how important free speech really is. David Barstow, a well-known Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, was asked how to deal with controversial issues in the face of administrative pressure, something we often discuss at meetings ourselves. The situation the editors were asking about involved a male varsity coach who sexually assaulted a female recruit while she visited the college. The coach was arrested and charged by the police but willingly discussed the issue with the newspaper writers. However, the administration asked the writers not to publish the story. The advisor also warned them against writing the story because he did not have tenure yet and realized that his job was at
stake if he allowed them to publish the story. So the final decision was made not to write the story. Barstow’s response, “find a new advisor.” This situation left many of us shocked, how could these students let the administration tell them what to do? They had the accused willing to go on record, which is, quite honestly, a rare occurrence for any reporter. This story left me thinking how often controversial issues arise on the HWS campus but no one is willing to provide the full story or go on the record. The very nature of free speech should allow for an open discussion of all subjects no matter how controversial they may be. The Herald is the student voice, so the next time you find yourself taking part in the rumors or complaining about student apathy, come to a meeting and make those thoughts heard.
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Those to be honored with awards were nominated and decided on by faculty and staff. The keynote speaker slipped a disk, so it was decided that associate director of admissions, lax pro, and Hobart graduate Bill Warder would speak. “You are the statesmen that will lead the world tomorrow,” he elegantly proclaimed, before getting blown out of the water by student speaker Innis Baah ‘10 who is an economics major, president of Sankofa and president of the Hobart senior class. “The hardest think I’ve overcome is being told I would not succeed,” said the very successful Baah, who added, “being told that propelled me to live a life of consequence.” Baah weaved themes of friendship, responsibility, and integrity into his speech about his long path towards and through Hobart. He received a standing ovation. After a night of honoring academic achievement Hobart students woke early on Saturday and made their way to St. Johns Chapel for more celebrating. The
festivities resumed at 10:45 a.m. with the Charter Day ceremony. Undergraduates were honored by the Hobart Alumni Council for their dedication to the college and outstanding civic engagement. The new faces of Orange Key, Chimera and the Druid societies were revealed and honored. “When you celebrate founding you are re-founding the college’s values and identity,” says Capraro, who looks to Charter Day as a time to revisit the values of the college. Dean David Mapstone explains, “Charter day has always been celebrated, one way or another.” Originally the day was marked by Hobart men participating in Moving Up Day festivities, with class colors, a parade around campus, singing, and a general fun. William Smith Students adopted the tradition, and Hobart abandoned it during the 1960’s, allegedly in a move away from the patriarchy of many of its traditions. In the 1980’s many of Hobart’s traditions were reinstated, and the charter weekend events were developed.
Sat. April 24 7:00pm the Quad
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Book of the Week: In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes By Melissa Warner ’12 Herald Contributor Recently, vampires seem to be popping up everywhere. With the success of the Twilight series, they have suddenly become the topic of endless books looking to recreate Stephenie Meyer’s success. However, before any of these books had even been the sliver of an idea in the minds of their authors, another writer had published her own vampire book, when she was only thirteen years old. In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes was named for a line from William Blake’s famous poem “The Tyger”. It is the story of a vampire named Risika, formerly Rachel Weatere. Risika was changed into a vampire three hundred years ago and is currently living in Concord, Massachusetts. The book is told in present time with flashbacks of Risika’s human life as Rachel woven into the tale. Rachel was seventeen when she was killed and turned by another vampire named Ather. Rachel’s change into
Risika causes her to lose all the people she loves. The society she was born into was rigid and religious, as the year was 1684. In the present, Risika is stirred into these memories of the past after running into an old foe from the time when she was changed. As she delves into these memories, her past is returning in her present, forcing her to face her enemy. In the Forests of the Night is a quick read but can, at some points, seem underdeveloped. Since the author wrote it at age thirteen, this is to be expected in some ways. However, it is very impressive to read with the knowledge of the author’s age because, overall, it has an imaginative plot with interesting characters. Also, the flow between the flashbacks and the present is very well done, woven into the text so that it often seems as though the reader is in Risika’s mind. In the Forests of the Night is a great book for anyone who enjoys fantasy and the occasional vampire story.
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The crowd of HWS students as well as Geneva community members wave their arms as bassist Chuck Fay plays.
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stressing values of freedom and democracy. If anyone can remember Dispatch’s Zimbabwe reunion tour, one could appreciate Urmston’s fight for peace, as all proceeds went to Zimbabwe relief. But don’t let the hippy, political act deter you, State Radio knows how to rock. Accompanied by Chuck Fay on the baseline and Mike “Mad Dog” Najarian on the drums, State Radio had the crowd on their feet the whole concert. Their set list varied from first album classics such as Camilo, Right Me Up, and People to People to some of their new popular stuff like Calling all the Crows and Knights of Bostonia. Chad mentioned a little unrest in the group as the bassist Chuck doesn’t support the Knights of Bostonia claim. As a proud Phillies fan, Chuck claimed to struggle with the constant Sox nation support. Petty conflict aside, this group looked very tight. Chad joked of their naked stretching exercises and rehearsals prior to the show.
After years of playing together, Chuck explained their group cohesion was so crucial to the improvisation of the show. In between fatigue and tired laughing Chad was able to explain the rigors of their upcoming schedule. Their summer tour “Lefty Rides Again” begins in the upcoming weeks, playing alongside John Butler Trio [whose album was reviewed in last week’s Herald]. Volcano permitting, they’re off to Europe at the start of the week to play a few shows, and then back to the West Coast until they get to Boston. Someone’s picking up tickets when they come to New York! State Radio’s show was one of the highlights of the year. They rocked Smith Opera House and left HWS singing their tunes. Since the show, nothing but State Radio has been playing around campus and one would not expect it to stop anytime soon. Can someone say weekend quad days?
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bad-postcards.tumblr.com At the Brooklyn Flea this vendor sells his wares mostly collectibles including post cards. From his own collection he will be posting some of the best of the bunch that come from 1950 to 1975. It is still a new endeavor but is sure to provide some interesting insights to American culture. Photo Courtesy of bad-postcards.tumblr.com
kittehroulette.com A Chat Roulette spin-off this site pulls from all the cute cat sites that exist online. So when you are bored studying for exams why not watch a few some are pretty funny. Photo Courtesy of bbqlp.files.wordpress.com
Zombies, No laughing matter BY CAITLIN LUGAR Uh...dude. It’s only a game... You don’t have to get so serious.
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the furthest possible- but the setup of the theatre made this of minimal difference. Eventually, the lights went down and all complaints were forgotten as the giant dragon on top of the stage began to emit smoke as his eyes glowed red. “Wicked” is a Broadway and West End musical, with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, which is adapted from Winnie Holzman’s Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. This is a retelling of “The Wizard of Oz” from the point of view of the Wicked Witch of the West- the one that melted, not the one that the house fell on. “Wicked” tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and friend of Galinda, later Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. This story provides different interpretations to several
plot points- such as why Elphaba has green skin; how the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Tin Man came to be; and why Elphaba is wicked. Ultimately, however, it focuses on the friendship between Elphaba and Galinda. “Wicked” the musical premiered in San Francisco’s Curran Theatre in May 2003; only five months later, it had made its move to New York City’s Broadway. The show went on to be nominated for ten 2004 Tony Awards, winning those for Best Actress, Scenic Design, and Costume Design. It also won several other awards, including six Drama Desk Awards and an Olivier Award. The musical has received world acclaim with production in the United States, England, Japan, Germany, and Australia.
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Arts and Entertainment Glee Says “Hell-o” to a Second Season By Belinda Littlefield ’10 Editor in Chief Glee is back for a second season on Fox- and this season is shaping up to be even more successful than their last. Glee made their second season premiere on April 13 with “Hell-o,” where fans can finally see their favorite pairs together- Rachel and Finn ; music teacher Will and guidance counselor Emma. However, these relationships fall apart in the wake of first season drama; Rachel quickly finds herself involved with Jesse, the male lead of their school’s rival, Vocal Adrenaline, whose true intentions are unknown. In the second episode “The Power of Madonna” the girls are given a chance to shine with music from Madonna
while the bullying boys are taught respect. Glee was created by Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, and Brad Falchuk ’93; Falchuk is an Hobart alum and is not only a co-creator but is also an executive producer and director of the series. After only its first season, Glee received a Peabody Award and the Golden Globe Aware for Best Television Series- Musical or Comedy, in addition to several other Golden Globe Awards for some of the actors. Glee is on Fox for its second season every Tuesday night at 9 p.m. Make sure not to miss the latest drama in the Gleek Club. Photo courtesy of: l.yimg.com
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Kick-Ass answers the question: Is it possible to a superhero without the assistance of a radioactive spider, hordes of cash, and being completely devoid of super powers?
Kick-Ass: The Superhero Movie Successfully Reinvented By Hannah Semaya ’13 Herald Contributor
It’s hard to avoid using kick-ass as an adjective in describing this movie. Kick- Ass presents the movie watching, comic book reading universe with a basic question: why has no one tried to be a superhero? Is it possible to be one without the assistance of a radioactive spider, hordes of cash, and being completely devoid of super powers? Aaron Johnson (Nowhere Boy) stars as Dave Lizewski, a teenager who attempts to answer that exact question. The result is action, humor, and the most unusual bunch of superheroes ever appearing on the big screen. The hype surrounding Kick-Ass is well
deserved. Dave lives in New York City. He and his friends, played by Clark Duke (Hot Tub Time Machine) and Garret Brown (Invasion) are used to getting mugged on the way home from school, and used to being nobodies. When Dave invents the character of Kick-Ass, he discovers that being a superhero is not what he expected. Like in most comic books, including the one that this movie was based on, good guys are set up against bad guys. Luckily, there seem to be other people who have had the same idea as Dave: he is not the only superhero prowling the streets. Nicolas Cage (Knowing, National Treasure) is Big Daddy, and Chloe Moretz (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 500 Days of Summer) is Hit Girl. Cage’s performance is absolutely THE fantastic, and he perfectly embodies the role.
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He is outdone only by Moretz, who shows that yes, a thirteen year old girl can be a completely effective crime fighter. Christopher Mintz-Plasse (better known as Superbad’s McLovin) is the intriguing Red Mist, who seems very interested in Kick-Ass. What results is a superhero movie that is simultaneously realistic and absolutely ridiculous. Kick-Ass is surrounded with a lot of hype, all of which it completely lives up to. There’s action, there’s explosions, and even a little bit of romance. The acting is incredible, the sole exception being Johnson’s very strained New York accent (he’s British).Itmaintainsrealismwhiletherearemasked heroes in suits running around fighting crime, which is a very hard thing to accomplish. Kick-Ass HERALD is a fantastic, very modern film.
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The Russian Olympiada By Carrie Stevens ‘12 Sports Editor HWS’s Professor David Galloway and Union College’s Professor Kristin Peterson-Bidoshi in 2002, and has grown from those two schools to six regular participants. We’re planning to expand to seven schools next year, and Russian professors from other parts of the country have Kristen Welsh / Photographer shown interest in using Tom Luly ‘12 accepts the first place our competition as a prize from Professor Gerry Greenberg model.” of Syracuse University. This year, HWS sent four students to the April 17 competition For college students, the start held at Syracuse—sophomore of spring means sunny weather, Ian Bugbee, first-year Brandon t-shirts and shorts. But for some Campbell, sophomores Chelsea Russian students, it signals the Hudson and Tom Luly and firstRussian Olympiada. year Katie Moshier. Bugbee, Officially known as the New York Russian Language Campbell and Moshier competed in Skills Competition, six colleges the elementary level of the contest, and universities – Binghamton, while Hudson and Luly battled in Hamilton, Hobart and William the intermediate section. Poetry recitation, speaking, Smith, Syracuse, Union and West reading and writing/grammar Point – send a handful of their comprise the elementary level, Russian language students to which is designed for first-year partake in this foreign language Russian students. The intermediate event. group competition contains the Russian Area Studies Professor same events, minus the grammar Welsh stated that this is the ninth year of the Olympiada. “The quiz. Campbell, who took third competition was co-founded by
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Professor Welsh, Brandon Campbell ‘13, Ian Bugbee ‘12, Tom Luly ‘12, Katie Moshier ‘13 and Professor Aptekman pose for a photo at the Russian Olympiada. Not pictured: Chelsea Hudson ‘12. place in the poem recitation, attributes his success to the help of Professors Welsh and Aptekman. “They dedicated a great deal of time to helping us with the poem and the monologue. We went over the pronunciation together and met several times to practice reciting them. Professor Welsh would take notes and tell us what we needed to work on. She would also ask us questions, as the judges would later do in the competition.” Hudson secured second place in the monologue portion, and tied for fourth overall in the intermediate sector. Luly took first place in the poem recitation
and extemporaneous speech, second place in reading, and first place overall. The sophomore was dissatisfied with his performance last year, and aimed to learn from his mistakes. “I tried to remember that presenting the poem has to be more like a performance, instead of a recitation. That’s where I struggled last year.” Bugbee and Campbell are uncertain as to whether they will compete next year, but both believe their experience with the Olympiada has continued to feed their interest in Russian. Next year, Union is scheduled to host the Olympiada.
Crockett and Bob Taylor took control in the second 500 meters and glided to an uncontested win. The boat clocked a winning time of 6:38.77, more than 16 seconds ahead of the Raiders (6:55.04). In the varsity-four race, the Raiders controlled the first half of the race, but Hobart rallied for a come-from-behind victory. Kelly, Trimble, Cobb, Zurakoski, and Roberts crossed the finish line in 7:11.59. Completing the sweep, the Statesmen novice four of Wesley Davis, Reid Johnson, Coty Burgess, Matt Hubbard and Eric Ohnmacht
beat the Raiders by more than five seconds. (Hobart posted a final time of 7:36.43, as compared to Colgate’s 7:41.72 finish.) Alton, pleased with the event’s conclusion, commented on the results. “Each of our winning boats had a good race against our top rival.” This coming weekend, the Statesmen will compete in the Liberty League Championships on April 24. Hobart, the four-time defending conference champion, will travel to Saratoga Springs.
Hobart Secures Seneca Cup By Carrie Stevens ‘12 Sports Editor On April 17, the Hobart Rowing Team travelled to the SenecaCayuga Canal to challenge the Colgate Raiders in the Seneca Cup. The 20-mi. long waterway hosted the rivalry matchup, which the Raiders have won for five consecutive years. “The rivalry goes way back and has been very competitive lately,” started Coach Mike Alton. “It was great for our team to not only win the Cup with the varsity eight event, but to sweep all four events.” The Cup competition – the first race of the day – was Saturday’s headline event. Seven hundred meters into the race, the Statesmen seized control and cruised to an easy victory. The varsity eight – powered by Reynaldo Kelly, Andrew Fosbrook, David Grossman, Jack Trimble, Andrew Cobb, Matt Scanlon, David Roberts, Harold Zurakowski and Carmen Cimini – completed the 2,000-meter course in 6 minutes, 30.66 seconds.
Finishing in the wakes, Colgate crossed the finish line nearly 18 seconds behind Hobart, for a final time of 6:48.45. With this win, the Statesmen secured the Seneca Cup. For the first time since 2004, Hobart received the trophy, which honors the winning varsity-eight boat in the annual showdown. Alton explained that the venue changes every year, and stated how the team capitalized on the unique waterway: “The course is very short, like a sprint, and there are several turns to navigate. This is unlike the traditional course, which is straight.” Hobart’s novice eight rowed in the second varsity heat, which yielded a result similar to the opening race. Harrison Goldberg, Richard Mable, David Grossman, Ryan Scully, Gerry Samson, Dillon Nachbar, Mark Wasmund, Eddie
Upcoming Games Friday, April 23 William Smith Lacrosse at Rochester 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 24 Hobart Rowing Liberty League Championships 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 24 William Smith Golf Country Club of Ithaca 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 24 Hobart Lacrosse vs. Loyola 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 24 William Smith Rowing Liberty League Championships
Saturday, April 24 Hobart Golf Oswego Spring Invitational 1:00 p.m./11:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 25 William Smith Golf Courtland Country Club 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 24 William Smith Lacrosse vs. Union 4:00 p.m.
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