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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010

VOLUME CXXXI ISSUE 17

GENEVA, NY

State Radio Brings Their Politically Active Music to HWS By Jennifer Holllander ’10 Herald Contributor Last week HSG and WSC’s quorums gave the approval to the Class Presidents to use the money initially set aside for the Kid Cudi to instead bring State Radio to the Collegse. As of right now State Radio will be coming to the Colleges on Saturday April 17. The event will be held at the Smith Opera House as the Smith has the set up for better acoustics. State Radio is a three man alternative band from Boston, MA. They try to incorporate a mix of punk, ska, reggae, and more. Formed in 2002 after one of its current members left the group Dispatch, State Radio has been gaining in popularity over the years. The group took a short hiatus in 2003 while one of band members was recovering from surgery. During this hiatus, the band went through a few member changes. They again became active in 2004 and the group released a third album in September 2009. State Radio is politically active and engaged; they encourage their listeners to do the same. They are vocal about their human-rights support. In 2007 their music began to incorporate more of their social and political ideals. In 2008, they played at the Democratic

National Convention as a part of their political activism. Eventually the band began participating in service projects. Before their show on Jan. 24, 2009, the band members engaged in community service. In 2008, the band started an activist group called Calling All Crows, which is intended to inspire public service in their fans to not only change their community but also their nation and the world. Through these efforts they are currently working with Oxfam. Through their public service group they are engaged in raising money for Oxfam’s Stoves for Sudan initiative that is trying to raise money for 5,000 stoves for 5,000 women in Sudan, through fan activism prior to concerts. Their current tour on their site is known as “Lefty Rides Again.” As part of their tour, they will make stops to play in Washington D.C, Chicago, New Orleans, Dallas, and other cities. In late March the band will tour in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. When ticket sales are available, students who can attend should take the opportunity to do so.

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State Radio is more than a band; they are a group that uses their music to inspire their fans to engage in public service in an effort to transform their community as well as to help change their country and the world at large.

Bowl For Kids Sake Sets Goal of $10,000 By Jennifer Holllander ’10 and Belinda Littlefield ‘11 Herald Staff

Robert Bucci ’10 joins 100 of his fellow seniors for ice-skating before heading to Riley J’s to celebrate 100 Days left before his graduation from HWS.

The Class of 2010 has Photo courtesy of: www.hws.edu

93 Days Until Graduation

“Bowl for Kids Sake” is an annual event hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters in order to raise money to benefit the children of Geneva. Big Brothers Big Sisters is a nationwide organization that seeks to pair up children in need with adult mentors that serve as their confidant, friend, and older brother or sister. These relationships have proven effective in giving children someone that they can count on and helping them in their personal lives in a multitude of ways. Locally, the HWS chapter of BBBS pairs college students with Genevan youth in order to facilitate a relationship that could potentially last after the match is

officially closed so that the mentor (Big) still remains an active part of the child’s (Little’s) life. Although this program is costly, its benefits greatly outweigh the costs. In order to offset some of the program’s costs, BBBS hosts their annual “Bowl for Kids Sake” event where people register in teams and raise money for the cause. People can sign up in teams of four to five people. Each team will have BOWL continued on Page 4

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Opinions

WS C o ngr es s Update

Kate We a r e V i s i t s H W S

N e w Ye a rs I r r e s ol ut i ons

H op e B a ll Wa s a Success

Book of t h e We e k

Se xi s t Sa ga Se r v i ngs

Tea w ith P hil osophers

Valentines Around the World

Not Always Right the First TIme

T he B lo tter! Is Back!

Fantastic Mr. Fox at the Smith

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HWS is Goin’ to the Dogs By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor

Glennie Kinne-Magee

The Vaginas are coming! The Vagina Monologues, that is. This year the event is being held on Friday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Geneva Room. The Vagina Monologues were written by playwright, performer, and activist Eve Ensler and the play consists of several episodes, all of which pertain to—you guessed it— vaginas. Sex, orgasms, masturbation, menstruation, tampons, and OB/GYNs are among the subjects discussed in the monologues. Originally, Ensler would perform the parts herself. Since then, countless celebrities have participated in the play, including Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Glenn Close, Susan Sarandon, Oprah Winfrey, and Alanis Morissette. The play has been translated into over 45 languages. The Vagina Monologues are

performed in celebration of V-Day, a movement in support of anti-violence. The movement works to put an end to acts of rape, battery, incest, genital mutilation, and sexual slavery of girls and women. Other V-Day benefit performances include A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer, and screenings of V-Day’s documentary Until the Violence Stops. Last year, over 4200 V-Day benefit programs were held in the United States. This year’s officers for The Vagina Monologues are Connie Mandeville, ’11, Jodi Kreines, ’11, Marissa Biondolillo, ’11, and Morgan Hopkins, ’10. Proceeds from the event will be donated to Safe Harbors, the rape and abuse crisis center here in Geneva. “This is a time for us to be proud of our bodies,” says Connie Mandeville. So set aside some time for The Vagina Monologues this weekend… if for no other reason than the vagina-shaped lollipops. :)

The Blotter Glennie, how old are you and what breed? I’m an Australian Shepherd mix and four years. Do you have any favorite treats? People food. Where were you before you came to the Colleges? Colorado. There was a lot of open space there. What do your parents do for the Colleges? Mommy teaches classes like Business law and Environmental Law and daddy teaches Envrionment and Asia classes. What can you tell us about those fields? I like the environment. Be nice to it because it’s my playground.

Monday, Jan. 25

• Stop Sign Vandalized at Winn-Seeley at 12:16am, still under investiatgation

• Harassment in Jackson at 5:15pm., Closed

• Several cases of under 21 found in possession of alcohol all over campus

• Driving while intoxicated on Washington St. at 3:06 am, GPD Arrest & Referral • Several more cases of under 21 found in possession of alcohol in Sherrill, Durfee, and Rees • Disorderly conduct at 1:39 am on Seneca St., GPD Arrest & Referral

• Endangering the Welfare of a Minor in Geneva- Provided alcohol to perspective students at 3:13 am, Referred to the Dean’s Office • Case of under 21 found in possession of alcohol in Geneva at 3:15 am • Case of grand larceny where 4 iPods were stolen in Bristol Gym at 8:57 am, still under investigation

• Yet another case of under 21 found in possesion of alcohol in Jackson at 8:30 pm

Tuesday, Jan. 26 Friday, Jan. 29

Saturday, Jan. 30

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Monday, Feb 23rd

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Campus Happenings Hope Ball Was A Success

William Smith Congress Update

By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor

Last weekend Chi Phi hosted its annual ball. The fraternity has been a part of Hobart College since 1860. Chi Phi has been hosting balls for the Colleges since the year 2006; each year it donates a portion of the money to a worthy cause. This year the money went to Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an event that will be held in April; is a 12-hour long marathon of people raising money for cancer awareness. The fraternity chose Relay or Life this year not only to help general cancer awareness, but also because several of the brothers know people who have suffered from cancer. In the past, Chi Phi has donated to

groups such as HWS EMS and the President’s Green initiative. Chi Phi took full advantage of the Vandervort room’s capabilities. The DJ and student bands kept partygoers entertained throughout the course of the night. Students danced on the available dance space and relaxed on nearby chairs. It was announced that Chi Phi had raised $2100 to help cancer patients. This donation comes mostly from the ticket sales. Given the low price Chi Phi set for tickets and the large number raised, it can be inferred that the fraternity’s fundraiser was a success.

The Monthly Visitor proposed at Congress this week for club status. The Monthly Visitor introduced itself as a feminist publication. Last semester they were able to get funding from the Women’s Studies department. This semester, that cannot happen; it is unlikely to happen again in the future. They were informed that if they were only proposing to WSC for club status, they could not receive funding from the BAC. The first year parking proposal was voted down last week in HSG. Therefore, it came to Congress for re-evaluation. The ladies of the quorum thought that the idea of giving first years certain parking spots in the gravel lot was nice; it was also not going to happen. The issue has been dropped. The president of CAB is an active member in Congress. She gave the quorum an update on what is happening. Tonight they will be showing New Moon. The first people to arrive gets a free New Moon poster. Tomorrow will be laser tag and stuffa-plush/build-a-bear. Delta Chi will be provided a DJ for the events that will be taking place tomorrow in Scandling.

Tea with Philosophers By Cory Andrews ’12 Herald Contributor The scene: a room full of faculty and students, talking with each other about free will, pet deer, taxidermy, and the qualities of testosterone in saliva. Sound unlikely? Well, it’s one of those things where “you had to be there.“ But this interesting mash-up was just what one would have found at Tea with Philosophers this past Monday, a monthly event put on by the Philosophy department for the sole purpose of meeting new people, getting to know other, and drinking tea (and eating cookies). Which is free, I might add.

Seeing the flyers for this meeting or looking at the email that was sent out to the student body, one might think that Tea with Philosophers isn’t for them. They’re probably all just going to talk about philosophy the whole time, right? Wrong. Philosophy, while discussed, was probably on the lower end of topic frequency. As an English major going to my first “Tea,” I had the same fear of the discussion being over my head. But this was simply just not the case. I had opportunities to get to know students that I otherwise may

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not have had, and I got to interact with professors outside of the a classroom setting (which is always welcome). Professor Karen Frost-Arnold, who started the meetings back in November, said she got the idea from a favorite of her philosophy professors in college. “I wanted to carry on the tradition of suppor ting and caring for students that was passed down to me. I suggested the idea to the department at HWS, and they loved it.” That tradition is definitely

Laser Tag will be in the Vandervort room during the evening. As always, CAB welcomes any suggestions, comments, or concerns by the student body. Email CAB@hws.edu to do so. The representative for CoAA- the Committee on Academic Affairs could not reveal a great deal of the information that occurred, but the quorum was assured that the CoAA was actively looking at new classes, study abroad programs, and other academic programs. Food Services sent a message that they were working with Sodexo to see that cold air would not be blowing through the vents in SAGA. The message included that the issue was with B&G. The student trustees sent a message that they would be hosting a forum. The forum happened yesterday at the Geneva room. The idea of using swipe cards for dorms was also brought up. It had been abandoned in the past because it would be costly to redo not only all of the dorms, but the theme houses as well. Anyone interested in taking this project on should email wscongress@ hws.edu.

being carried, especially in regard to being open to students from all academic disciplines. “[The gathering] is open to everyone! We’ve had students from all over come and faculty from other departments and staff members from other parts of campus, too,” remarked Professor Frost-Arnold. And with this sort of range, it comes as no surprise that Tea with Philosophers has become a team effort. Says Professor Frost-Arnold, “I’m the British one, so I make the tea; Professor Barnes makes killer cookies, so he brings those; Professor King brings tea brewing equipment; Professor Lee brings the mugs; and everyone else brings good conversation.”

Upcoming Events Friday, Feb. 12th Theatre Winter Production • 7:00pm- “The Vampires”: Bartlett @ Bartlett Theatre s: “ • 7:30pm- Women’s Collective Present Room The Vagina Monologues” @ Geneva n” @ Vandervort Room • 8:00pm- CAB Friday Flix: “New Moo stance-Free House • 8:30pm- Olympic Open House @ Sub Saturday, Feb. 13th s: • 2:00pm- Women’s Collective Present @ Geneva Room ues” olog Mon ina “The Vag Theatre Winter Production • 7:00pm- “The Vampires”: Bartlett @ Bartlett Theatre Tag Night @ Vandervort • 8:00pm- “Shot in the Dark” Laser Day Part @ The Barn • 9:00pm- Anime Central Valentine’s Monday, Feb. 15th e @ Vandervort Room • 1:00pm- President’s Day Blood Driv g: “Walk on Water” and • 7:00pm- Fisher Center Film Screenin m “Waltz with Bashir” @ Sanford Roo Wednesday, Feb. 16th Library Atrium • 7:00am- Row for the Community @ g: “Walk on Water” and • 7:00pm- Fisher Center Film Screenin m “Waltz with Bashir” @ Sanford Roo Series: Film 2010 ng Spri • 8:00pm- French and Francophone “100% Arabica” @ Gulick Hall 206A

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Campus Happenings The Failure of Suicide Bombing By Ben Shabot ’10 Herald Contributor From the year 2000 to 2006 139 suicide bombers successfully crossed into Israel from the West Bank and blew themselves up killing 524 Israelis (Source: MFA.gov.il). From July of 2006 to the present day only three suicide bombers have successfully crossed into Israel. In July of 2006 Israel completed most of its West Bank separation wall, and with its success are new dynamics in the Israeli Palestinian peace process. Israelis no longer feel the need to negotiate with Palestinians that they once did prior to 2006. One can see this in the 2009 elections where Benjamin Netanyahu and the conservative Likud party took power. For Israelis negotiations with Palestinians are seen largely as a failure. The Oslo Accords are associated with the Second Intifada and the subsequent suicide bombings while the disengagement from Gaza in 2005 is equated with

access to two rounds of bowling. The teams can consist of anyone including student, staff, or faculty member; even family members may participate in this event. Prior to bowling, a team must raise at least $50 either through the online registration or in person. Donations larger than $50 are greatly appreciated. Last year, Bowl for Kids Sake was able to raise $4000 towards this effort. This year, they have more than doubled their goal amount to an astonishing $10,000. It will be difficult to achieve, but it can be done if the students are proactive and care about the cause. It has been proven that youth who participate in the program do better academically and personally. BBBS is a two-year commitment for any college student who wishes to participate. This is a relationship that requires weekly communication in order to be effective. It is not a endeavor that should be undertaken lightly, because this relationship can potentially change a child’s life. Currently, there are over thirty students on this campus who participate in BBBS. It is to these relationships that the money will go as well as fostering the growth of the program to positively impact more children’s and students’ lives. In order to garner the level of attention and participation

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Hamas shelling border towns and cities with rockets and mortars. It is not a coincidence that Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli parliament passed a new bill at the end of last year requiring a national referendum to be held should any negotiations with Palestinians occur. In effect, the whole state of Israel will have to vote on any real negotiations with Palestinians, substantially limiting the Israeli government’s ability to negotiate. The Israelis have the upper hand. The reduction in violence in combination with their economic growth is forcing Palestinians to recognize that violence will only bring about further isolation. Palestinians will need to renounce violence if they are to stop Israelis from becoming too complacent behind their walls. This starts with the Palestinian populace not only rejecting but ending groups like Islamic Jihad, Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade and Hamas.

BOWL continued from Page 1 necessary to meet this goal, HWS’s chapter of BBBS has reduced Stephanie Wells’ obligations to this single event. She is currently in the process of making advertisements and making contacts in the community that will make the goal of $10,000 a real probability. For more information about how to get involved, or if you are interested in helping out, contact Stephanie Wells at Stephanie.wells@ hws.edu. In past years, many clubs and organizations have made it a point to participate in this effort; these teams have the added advantage of simultaneously raising money for a good cause and giving the group the opportunity to advertise themselves. The fraternities always have teams participate, as do many sports teams. In many cases, however, students on teams are unaffiliated with a single group and merely participate in order to help out a great cause with the added benefit of having fun in order to do it. Students who participate receive a t-shirt, free pizza, and drinks. As their flyer also notes, students who are 21 or older may receive up to three beer tickets. Both bowling shoes and balls will be provided as part of team participation. Shuttles will be available for transportation to and from the bowling alley for students who do not have a car.

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Sunday Feb. 21 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Humans Versus Zombies By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor

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In April of this semester, Anime Central will be hosting the College’s first Humans vs Zombies. Humans vs Zombies is a live action game that shares similarities with Assassins. The game was started in 2005 and has been picked up by campuses across the country. There are two premises of the game. If one is a human, the idea is to survive until the end of the game. If one is a zombie, the point is to infect as many people as possible until there are no humans left. Everyone who participates will have to wear bandanas to indicate that they are playing. An original zombie is picked; this person is not known to be a zombie by the rest of the group right away. If a zombie tags a human, the human must surrender his or her card. The human will then become a zombie. If a zombie does not tag anyone within 48 hours, the person is out of the game as the zombie will have “starved” to

death.

Humans may be tagged in a variety of buildings, but there will be certain safe zones. Anime Central discourages people from playing off campus and will not condone gameplay outside the school’s boundaries. Humans may use nerf guns or rolled up socks to stun the zombies. A stunned zombie may not tag anyone for fifteen minutes. Humans have a series of rules they must adhere to. They may not stun non-players of the game. Such an offense may result in being banned. A human may not leave town during the entire duration of the game with the intention of never being caught. Missions will be employed. The missions will be related to the story that will be created for how zombies will have come to HWS. Missions encourage active participation and there may be rewards for participants. Registration for the event will be coming up soon. All students are encouraged to play.

It Is Never Too Late to Get Involved! Club of the Week:

Math & Computer Science Club This club hosts a variety of events including movie nights, game nights, and colloquiums. During movie nights, not only is there a movie about math or computer science, but both pizza and snacks are provided. Game nights are usually scheduled before finals and give students the opportunity to relax. The colloquiums give students the opportunity to learn about student research in the math/computer science fields. A variety of competitions are supported, including the Putnam Competition and Games4Girls. The club meets once or twice per month in Lansing 301. For more information, contact the club’s advisor, Professor Erika L.C. King at: eking@hws.edu.

If your club is interested in being this week’s Club of the Week, send us a short profile (100-200 words) along with a picture. Submissions are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday nights.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Opinions New Year’s Irresolutions By Amy Nimon ’11 Photography Editor As a bitterly cold February settles in around us, I find myself in a reflective state. I look back at the first month of 2010 and consider how closely I’ve followed my New Year’s resolutions. Others across the U.S. are probably doing the same. They take the scale out of the bathroom cabinet, step on, and realize they actually haven’t been dieting at all since January first. In fact, they’ve been eating worse. They’ve been spending more money. They’ve volunteered less at the local food pantry. In a survey of 3,000 people conducted by British psychologist Richard Wiseman, it was found that 88 percent of all resolutions end in failure. And mine? Well I didn’t actually have any New Year’s resolutions… and that’s because they don’t work. My plan to work out at the gym four times a week was not a resolution for the New Year, but a personal goal I began achieving long before the calendar flipped to month one. After years of telling myself annually that “this is the year” I would do this and that and everything else, I’ve finally realized that New Year’s resolutions just plain old don’t work! The most popular New Year’s resolutions are those that are life-changing, personal goals and desires—losing weight, exercising, putting down the cigarettes, and being more moneyconscious. These are high goals, and they’re not always realistic. Dr. Avya Sharma of the Canadian Obesity Network says that unrealistic expectations are half the battle—people set goals that they just can’t reach. For the smoker, letting go of the nicotine isn’t always so easy as readyset-go. And likewise, can an over-spender start

saving money at the drop of a hat? These kinds of changes in routine take time, energy, and incredible determination. It’s unreasonable to expect to change this habit starting January first—or starting any specific day, for that matter. Losing weight isn’t like booking an appointment in your agenda. To put so much pressure on the New Year is just too stressful to result in any kind of success. In lieu of failed resolutions, Janet Polivy and C. Peter Herman of the University of Toronto Psychology Department have developed the notion of “False Hope Syndrome.” “Self-change is often perceived as unrealistically easy to achieve, in an unreasonably short period of time,” says the team. Self-change resolutions fail because people make them under false pretenses. They believe certain outcomes will occur that in fact will not. For example, quitting smoking may save you money, but you won’t necessarily have more friends or get better grades. But still, people are “convinced that changing themselves will yield the desired benefit.” In addition to what changes will occur, Polivy and Herman also stress that goal-setters over-estimate the amount of the change that will occur. A person who sets a goal of “losing weight” may expect not only to lose weight, but also to lose more weight than what is possible. When a person doesn’t specify the results they want or in the amount of time they want, they’re likely to become discouraged and give up. Remember when I said my work-out goal had been in progress before the New Year? Lifechanges have to begin steadily. Psychologist Richard Wiseman says that last minute New

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Year’s resolution decisions are bound to fail because there is less motivation behind them. “If you do it on the spur of the moment, it probably doesn’t mean that much to you,” he says. In a study of 700 people, Wiseman found that the most successful resolutions were those that were planned out in small steps. Many of us are under the impression that changing our lives is easy as saying “On this day, I’m going to do this.” We think that by saying the words, it’s going to happen. This is where the old saying “Easier said than done” comes to mind. When expectations are set too high or the will power just isn’t there, our hopes are met only with disappointment. To top it off, New Year’s resolutions are an act of procrastination—and, speaking from experience, procrastination doesn’t usually end well. Why wait for the New Year? The New Year is an excuse not to start sooner—and in that case, how bad do you really want it?

Culture Shock Inner Values Affect Outward Behavior By Wai Sin Wong Herald Contributor

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Sexist Saga Servings By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor Like many students, I get most of my meals from SAGA in Scandling Center. It’s not always easy for me to find food that passes my approval rating, but I seem to be managing as I haven’t starved to death. In most instances, I find food I like, request it and get a small portion…yet the Hobart student next to me gets twice that portion. I find this highly unfair! J u s t because I am a woman does not mean I wish to daintily pick at my food and eat meagerly. Yes, I can go up and get more servings; but shouldn’t I be given the same amount as a Hobart student? I’ve spoken to many William Smith students who feel the same way. Just because we are women does not mean we eat less. It does not matter if the server is male or female; William Smith students are served less. The biggest problem I have with these tiny portions is that we already have an unhealthy obsession of teaching women they must be rail-thin in order to achieve happiness. The thinnest woman is always portrayed as the most beautiful, the most desired, and overall, the best. In

giving women smaller portions, the servers are consciously or unconsciously assuming that all women want to look like skeletons with flesh stuck on. We are women at a fine liberal-arts College. Surely we’ve moved past the old-fashioned notion that in order for a woman to be successful she must have a man? While there is certainly nothing wrong in having a boyfriend or men in general, a woman does not have to judge herself based on her relationship to men. I highly doubt every server at SAGA is passing judgment on William Smith student’s weight as they request for food. In fact, I’d be surprised if any server was making internal judgments on the women’s weight. Many of my female friends, along with myself, have left this message on comment cards. In all of the years I have been here, I have not seen a long term fix. The women of William Smith should not be overlooked when it comes to serving food. If I want some pasta, I don’t want it to be a tiny portion. I’m hungry. Feed me!

I am not sure if all of us feel the cultural differences in life, but in an integrated society or community like HWS, I believe that diversity somehow makes us confused or makes us more inclined to stick with our own group because they are familiar. It is not that we look down on each other’s culture; it is that we do not really know how to approach a new culture that may be so different from our own. For example, at first, I was not used to the students here putting their foot on unused table and chairs during lessons; or go to the bathroom when the professor is still talking. And they would do so without permission from the professors. It is disrespectful not only to professors, but also a common feeling shared by classmates back in Hong Kong. The person is deemed arrogant or ignorant of not knowing the basic respect due to others. In Hong Kong we are normally given a break in the middle of the class to allow us to go to the restrooms or outside to relax. Under the influence of Confucian, the students pay a lot of respect to their elders and teachers and that relationship would be like friends, but there is still a line that we should not cross when it comes to etiquette. Some professors don’t not mind if you call them by their names, but we are more comfortable with the “Professor” before the name as it is a kind of respect.

The Asian students (of course not all) seem passive because their education does not encourage them to argue or disagree with the materials the teacher is teaching, but to receive it and take notes on it is more respectful. To raise questions in class shows a lack of knowledge and loss of face. A more appropriate way is to do so after the class but not during the lesson, so as not to hinder the smooth process during lessons. Or other students will also see it as a sign of a show off or hoping to make the Professor like him or her to get a better grade. Culture is not something we find weird or strange or even ridiculous. Society’s norms, history, geographical location and etc. in different countries result in different behaviors. Of course I am not saying that American students are disrespectful, but what they see as their norms might not always be accepted in a different culture. The inner value affects the outward behavior. We think that someone throwing the shoe at George Bush is kind of acceptable and a thing to laugh about, but it is really offensive in the culture of the guy who did it. The way we look at things will result in cultural misunderstanding, and somehow, provoke people from a different culture. So the more we realize our cultural differences, the better we know the world, which will result in fewer conflicts.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Arts and Entertainment Book of the Week:

The Thirteenth Tale By Diane Setterfield By Melissa Warner ’12 Herald Contributor

There are stories that stay with you, that you find yourself musing on long after finishing the book. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield is one of these stories. In her debut novel, Setterfield’s protagonist Margaret Lea sells books in her father’s shop in England and occasionally writes biographies on the side. One day, Margaret is contacted by the famous, reclusive author Vida Winter. Vida Winter is as famous for her writing as she is for her habit of giving reporters and fans completely different versions of her life story. No one knows her actual history. Vida contacts Margaret claiming she is ready to share her true story and wants Margaret to be her biographer. From the beginning, Margaret is constantly vigilant as to whether Vida is actually telling her the truth or not. She finds it suspicious that Vida chose her, a rather unknown biographer, to write her biography. As Vida’s story is slowly uncovered, so are her reasons for choosing Margaret. Margaret finds herself thrust Photo courtesy of: wordpress.com into the history of the estate called Angelfield where both the family and the

caretakers have secrets that have been hidden for years. Vida describes the life of George Angelfield, the strange relationship between his son Charlie and younger daughter Isabelle, as well as the childhood of Isabelle’s twin daughters Emmeline and Adeline. The story of Vida’s life is full of sadness, love, anger, and scandal but she feels the need to tell it so that she can reconcile with the past. The reader also discovers that Margaret has old secrets of her own that she must face as she hears Vida’s story. The Thirteenth Tale is exceptionally well written and will hold your attention the whole way through. Diane Setterfield proves herself to be a brilliant author with a series of plot twists that will leave you stunned. It is a tale of relationships between people and the secrets that can develop as their lives move forward. Vida’s published works are described in The Thirteenth Tale as mesmerizing and thrilling. You will find the same is true of her own life story, the characters will draw you in and you will be unable to put the book down until you have finished it entirely.

Valentines Around the World By Jennifer Hollander, ‘10 Herald Contributor Within the United States, Valentine’s Day means the gifting of roses, cards, and chocolates to one’s lover. In other parts of the world, Valentine’s Day has different customs. In the United Kingdom, Britain especially, the holiday is celebrated through sonnets and poems. One tradition for unmarried women is to write the names of all the lovers she has had on pieces of paper. Each piece of paper is wrapped around a clay ball and then thrown into water. Whichever name comes up first is supposed to be the future husband. Another tradition that was also celebrated in Italy years ago was that the first man an unmarried woman saw on Valentine’s Day would be her future husband. If the man was married or a relative, her future husband would look similar to the first man she saw.

Italy has its own holiday that traditionally honors lovers on a day known as “il giorno della festa degli innamorati” or “The day for celebrating lovers.” The actual date of Feb. 14 is celebrated by lovers throughout Italy, but not to the degree of the United States. Couples may go out to eat and exchange gifts. A long time ago, the Italian city Torino- Turin- had the tradition of announcing engagements only on Valentine’s Day. Japan and Korea have similar traditions. On Valentine’s Day, young women offer chocolates to the men they are interested in. They will also give chocolates to family and friends. On March 14th, the holiday White Day is celebrated. Here the men return affections to the women they love. China’s celebration of lovers is on the seventh day of the seventh

lunar month; there is a touching legend behind the lover’s day. A poor cowherd named Niu Lang had one ox. This ox happened to be a former immortal from Paradise suffering punishment as an ox. The ox took pity on his poor owner and told Niu Lang to go to the stream. When Niu Lang went he saw the seven beautiful daughters of the Emperor of the heaven bathing. He fell in love with the youngest, Zhi Nu, and took away her fairy clothes when no one was looking; this prevented her from returning to the heaven. In the end, the daughter is taken back up to the heavens by her grandmother, and the lovers are separated. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, a bridge forms so that the two lovers may be together. It is celebrated by the Chinese by decorating ox horns and visiting a matchmaker’s

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temple to pray for good luck. In Denmark lovers also write poems to each other. A man will write a rhyme for his lover and send it to her anonymously. If she guesses who sent it to her correctly, she will receive an Easter egg later on. Another custom is to send white flowers. White has a special meaning to the Danes; these flowers are known as “Snow Drops.” South Africa celebrates rather extravagantly on Valentine’s Day. Restaurants, bars, and clubs are booked well in advance for the night. People indulge in traditional African art and culture, no matter what the age. The celebrations will last for about a whole week. People spend a great deal of time with lovers and there are festivals everywhere.

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Arts and Entertainment Kate Weare Visits HWS By Kelsey Lee ’12 Herald Contributor The Kate Weare Dance Company paid a very generous three-day visit to the Hobart and William Smith campus, which demonstrated the company’s dedication to not only showcasing its dancers’ explosive physical command, but inspiring others to dance as well. Choreographer and Artistic Director Kate Weare’s team of elegant dancers taught several master classes, from modern technique to shared axis partnering, the dance education seminars culminating in a hypnotic performance in Winn-Seeley Gym, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The company is renowned for its electric, rangy, almost primal, and emotionally raw choreography, which is reputed to be able to epitomize a world of experience in about an hour. Weare has an enormous talent for illuminating the individual strengths of her premier dancers, so when they are performing, you’re not simply seeing them as an assembly line, but as a collection of human beings knit together in limbs and relations with one another. The choreography is not meant to highlight individuality specifically; in fact, it is quite the contrary. The bodies of the dancers seem irrepressibly interlocked while they perform. But the minimalism of

the performance allows the audience to see each dancer as an individual, which adds some spiciness to the stark, rhythmic recital. Movements are like well-timed explosions that erupt and then subside as quickly as they came. The dancers brace themselves against one another and tilt dangerously forward, until there is no choice but to let themselves fall or sprint forward. This is sensuality in its primal, devouring purity. Weare’s dissects and categorizes human movement until it is stripped down to its most primal and untainted form. But then the element of human emotion comes into play, lighting up a piece that seems initially to be about rhythm, cadence, and exactness of steps. The movement encapsulates altercation, sensuality, and comradeship in such a heated, passionate way that it hypnotizes you with all the alternating pauses, stares, slaps, clutches, and meltings. The choreography employs every single facet of the human body; from the finger to the ankle, nothing goes untouched. Another thing to note about the dancers is that they are tremendously watchful of one another, constantly aware of the other’s presence. Even when limbs are not interlocking, the performers are crouching around each other in

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an almost feline way as allegiances shift and relationships are cultivated and then die. I have never quite seen a performance that touches on such a large scale of emotion in such a brief time period, manifesting amorous love, friendship, power, anger, and sensuality. Moving and energetic, the pieces of Kate Weare take us on a journey that explores the power of the human spirit. I often jot down a few notes when I review these things. Tonight, one of them was: mental reminder: get to as many

of this company’s performances as possible. Kate Weare just recently received a 2009 Princess Grace Award for Choreography, and has been endowed several more prestigious awards, including a Choreographic Fellowship from The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography, a Joyce Soho Residency, a Guest Artist Residency from Dance New Amsterdam’s A.I.R. Program, and a Creative Development Residency at Jacob’s Pillow.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox: Utterly Fantastic By Hannah Semaya ’13 Herald Contributor

The Fantastic Mr. Fox was released in November 2009, but if you missed it there is a chance to catch it at The Smith Opera House. The movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox sounds like another throwaway film following the trend of adapting popular books. Director Wes Anderson (The Life Aquatic) made sure that this was not the case. The film is beautiful, witty, and maintains all of the charm that Dahl instills in his works. The voice actors were wonderfully cast. The plot follows the original story loyally while adding enough to make the movie really worth watching. The film begins by introducing the fox that is so fantastic. Voiced by George Clooney (Oceans 11), Mr. Fox is sly, clever and wonderfully witty. He is also starting a family with his wife, voiced by Meryl Streep (Sophie’s Choice). Forced to choose between his family and his extreme lifestyle, Mr. Fox promises his wife to give up the danger he loves so much. He raises his son Ash, voiced by Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore). Life seems good for the Fox family, until unanticipated events, lead

to Mr. Fox to reevaluate his old promise, and how he wants to live his life. The cast of the film is filled with recognizable voices. Willem Defoe (The Boondock Saints, Spider-man) is the voice of creepy, disgusting, drunken Rat. Bill Murray (Ghost Busters) voices the bumbling, affable Badger. Director Wes Anderson even takes on the role of the slimy real estate agent Weasel. Each voice was cast to fit the character perfectly. No one does suave and clever like George Clooney. Meryl Streep is generally accepted as the greatest living actress. Even through the animation, it is possible to see the influence these great actors had on their roles. The animation was nothing short of well, fantastic. The characters show emotion through each individual shot of the stop-motion filming. The film looks like it might be from the 1950’s, except in the stop-motion method that only today’s animators can accomplish. The Fantastic Mr. Fox is an all around great movie, one for everyone to enjoy. 5/5 Stars Tickets at The Smith are only $3. TheTHE HERALD Fantastic Mr. Fox is playing there Feb. 12-16. GENEVA MOVIEPLEX 8 AD

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Saints Win First Super Bowl in Franchise Histor y Super Bowl Victory Bittersweet for both Long-Suffering Franchise and City at Large By Rory Sasson ’10 Herald Contributor “Who dat sayin’ they gonna beat them Saints?” That was the question posed emphatically by New Orleans Saints linebacker, Jonathan Vilma, after his team won Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, last Sunday. For years, beating the Saints was not something that was considered a hard task for most teams in the National Football League, as the team had spent the majority of its existence being portrayed as a laughingstock. Whenever the words New Orleans Saints were spoken, the first things that would come to mind were fans sitting in the stands with paper bags over their heads, too embarrassed to show their faces, and nicknames such as the “Aints” that depicted the team’s misery. After encountering humiliation year after year, the franchise’s victory in Super Bowl XLIV was simply awesome. Not only did the team put an end to years of suffering by bringing home their first ever title; they did so in upset style, winning 31-17 over the Indianapolis Colts, a team who, going into the Super Bowl, had not lost this season when their starters played the whole game. In pulling off the upset, the Saints were able to figure out how to stop the Colts’ offense, led by quarterback and the league’s Most Valuable Player, Peyton Manning, while also being able to pick up their offense, which had been the backbone of the team’s success throughout the season, when it mattered most. Although the Saints fell behind 10-0 early, they managed to get themselves back in the game, driving down the field for two field goals in the second quarter, including one that sailed through uprights as time expired in the first half. This not only cut the Colts’ lead to 10-6, but it also gave the Saints some much needed momentum going into the second half. That momentum showed the instant the second half began. The Colts were expected to start that half with the football, but the Saints had other ideas as they fooled everyone with an onside kick, which they managed to recover. Their all-

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New Orleans celebrates Saints’ Super Bowl XLIV victory in wide-spread street parties throughout the city. This victory gave the city a modicum of hope for people still living with the repercussions of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005. pro quarterback, Drew Brees, then led them down field on a drive that ended with a 16-yard touchdown reception by running back, Pierre Thomas, giving them the lead at 1310. The Colts did manage to storm back on their next drive as Peyton Manning marched their offense deep into Saints territory before their running back, Joseph Addai finished off the drive with a short touchdown run, putting them back on top 1713. The Saints then responded, on offensive, by driving into Colts territory, but were held to a field goal, making the score 17-16, which is what the score would be at the end of the third quarter. However, the Colts next drive was what turned out to be the turning point in the game. Again, their offense managed to drive deep into Saints territory, but they were forced to send their kicker, Matt Stover, out to attempt a field goal of 51 yards when they were stopped on third down at the 34 yard line. The kick had enough distance on it to make it through the uprights, but it did not have the accuracy as it

sailed left, putting the Saints offense in terrific field position. The Saints took advantage of the missed field goal, as Brees, yet again, led them down the field and finished up the drive with a short touchdown pass to tight end, Jeremy Shockey, with a little over 5 minutes to go in the game. They then converted on a two-point conversion, making the score 24-17 in their advantage. Even though the Saints had the lead with time running down, the game seemed far from over. After all, the Colts did have seven forth quarter come-from-behind wins during the regular season and as their offense drove down field yet again, it seemed that another one could be in the making. However, on a third and five on the Saints 30 yard line, their defense managed to do what so many others had tried to do this entire season only to not succeed: stop Peyton Manning in the clutch. On that play, Manning dropped back to pass and was picked off by cornerback, Tracy Porter, who returned the interception back 74 yards for a touchdown, making the score 31-17, which would cap off

the scoring for the game. As the final seconds of the game ticked off, the Saints poured a bucket of Gatorade on their head coach, Sean Peyton, and carried him onto the field as confetti fell on the field. The victory was bittersweet for New Orleans as a city. Even though nearly four and a half years have passed since the city was struck by hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has still not fully recovered as there are still residents suffering from the aftermath of the tragedy. Even though the victory can’t fully rid the city of its problems, the Saints victory has installed a light of hope for the people who live there as after the final seconds ticked off the clock in last Sunday’s game, the streets there were filled with people celebrating. It was a scene of inspiration: a team that had been seen as a joke for so long bringing home a Super Bowl title to a city that had seen so much devastation in recent years.

Hobart Basketball vs. Clarkson 8:00 p.m., Friday, February 12 @ Bristol Gym Come cheer on your Statesmen as they wear camouflage uniforms to support the

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Upcoming Games Friday, Jan. 12 WS Basketball vs. Clarkson 6:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb.12 Hobart Ice Hockey at Lebanon Valley 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 12 Hobart Basketball vs. Clarkson 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 William Smith Basketball vs. St. Lawrence 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 Hobart Ice Hockey at Lebanon Valley 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 Hobart Basketball vs. St. Lawrence 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 Hobart Basketball vs. Union 8:00 p.m.