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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
VOLUME CXXXI ISSUE 4
Taiko Drumming Bridges the Gap
‘Molodets,’ Professor Galloway By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Advertising Editor
By Caitlin Lugar ’10 Herald Contributor
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Japanese Taiko drummers, Masanori Seto and Ryuji Tomono, showcase their talents using a variety of drums on the patio behind Scandling prior to their Smith performance
Taiko drums roll in a rhythm like waves in the sea. The audience is taken to the distant shores of Japan through the crash and roll of percussions. The Sen and Hibiki Troupe Taiko performance was one that very few would forget. Friday’s performance at the Smith Opera House astonished the audience with the troupe’s passionate drumming and
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sheer talent. These performers showed discipline that even samurai would admire! The troupe played several traditional and original pieces that hold true to the long history and style of Taiko. This long-standing tradition is also the troupe’s means to a greater cause:
An associate professor of the Russian Studies Department, Professor David Galloway has received a generous federal grant that will be used to further Russian studies here at the Colleges. The nearly half a million dollar grant will be used to fund and develop new software that will enhance a student’s ability to learn the Russian language. The current software known as Molodets (pronounced: Mala-dyets), which means “good job” in Russian, has been in use for a few years. This new Russian Verbal Laboratory (RVL) program will focus more on verbal actions and adverbs. A i m e d primarily at upperclass Russian students, it will complement the David Galloway/Photographer existing Molodets program, which focuses on nouns and adjectives for the six declensions (nominative, dative, genitive, accusative, prepositional, and instrumental). The program shows an avatar and the Russian studies student will have to interact with the avatar in order to properly understand the verb or adverb. It is believed that a pictorial or simulated action of complicated verbs and their tenses will allow students to grasp the language better.
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New Women’s Resource Center Opens
Students SERVE Geneva Community
By Morgan Williamson ’12 Herald Contributors
By Gabrielle Perez ’11 Herald Contributor
When you first walk into the basement of Miller House you must first take a look around the room. Where there was once clutter and disorganization, there
summer to organize this space so it could be what it now is. Emily Ross first came up with the idea to bring back and restore the Women’s Resource center of old when she went and t a l k e d with the Colleges staff about how only students living in M i l l e r H o u s e could have a c c e s s to this space. She thought it was silly to have a Morgan Williamson/Photographer r e s o u r c e Left to Right: Jodi Kreines ’11, Dean Cerri Banks, Emily center that Ross ’12, Becky Perkins ’11, and Morgan Hopkins ’10 only certain is now order and a sense of calm students could get to. about the room. Where before you So, she worked through May couldn’t find room to sit, there are and all the way into the summer several seats and couches to sit on with those in the Dean’s Office, the and study or just hang out with a orientation co-coordinators and couple of friends. members of Women’s Collective to This is all thanks to Emily organize when it should be opened Ross ’12 and members of Women’s RESOURCE continued on Page 2 Collective who have worked all
What do you think of when you think of community service? Some may think it’s a waste of time, it doesn’t benefit you, there is no point to it; the list goes on and on. I know these things because I thought the same thing too. What I didn’t realize is that community service is an opportunity that is both beneficial to both you and the recipient because it gives you an opportunity to learn more about y o u r community, and allows you to connect with people you would have never thought of talking to. I experienced this last semester (Spring ’09) in my Economics of Caring by doing my service learning at the Community Lunch Program. Many people know that there is a “soup kitchen” in the
Geneva community, but everyone doesn’t understand the stats behind the program. The Community Lunch Program serves about 19,000 meals to residents in Geneva. That is a fairly large number considering Geneva has only 13,000 residents in the community. This is where Project SERVE was born. We hope to work with the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning and organizations a r o u n d Geneva to help create awareness and help students b e c o m e engaged in service learning. M a n y students are unaware of the resources available to them through connecting with the community around them and SERVE is here to SERVE continued on Page 2
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BRIDGES continued from Page 1 music and disabilities. The troupe played several festival and fishermen-themed pieces These pieces show their power, control, and passion for this art. Their drumming stirred images of practicing warriors, rigorously working fisherman, and celebrating festival-goers as well as a rhythm that makes one want to dance along. With these qualities, the troupe had no issue with keeping the audience’s attention. Several traditional pieces demonstrated the amount of discipline and rigor that it takes to master Taiko. Not only is it very physical but also very mental. The drummers’ bodies, both male and female, moved with the control and power of a martial artist and the grace and style of a dancer. Almost as if each were a piece of a machine, each individual came together in harmony. The female drummers were just as strong and passionate in their playing. Traditionally, women weren’t allowed to play Taiko, as Masanori Seto, one of the drummers, explained. However, on one island, the women broke through the restrictions and became empowered through Taiko drumming. Masanori’s wife, Aki, was a very powerful player. Our very own Kyoko Ishida Klaus, teacher of the Japanese drill sessions, also joined the troupe and was very a wonderful and talented addition to the finale. Masanori Seto believes his project with Sen and Hibiki would have a positive effect for those with, or without, disabilities. His intent was to introduce people with disabilities to a whole world of possibilities. Two members of Sen and Hibiki are disabled: one is completely blind and the other has a social development disability. Both of these performers have overcome their disabilities through Taiko drumming, becoming professional players, among many other things.
RESOURCE continued from Page 1 and to set up monitors to let students in and help students. At the opening, Emily discussed what the Resource Center used to be. It was a safe place for women who were victims of sexual assault to come and feel safe on campus. Monitors in the past were trained to handle situations like this, and while no one wants anyone to be a victim of assault, Emily along with others have organized a folder for the monitors (members of Women’s Collective) who now can handle these situations. The Women’s Resource Center opened Monday night at 7 and is a place that students of William Smith may come to study and hang out. It is a center that provides a safe place to work and if you need a book for Women’s Studies, books that have been collected over the past 25 years, and are associated with classes can be read while you aret the center.
The center is open to students Sunday through Thursday from 7 p.m. to midnight and on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. Even though it has an old-time feeling, the Women’s Resource Center is equipped with modern technology. If you need a place to study that has wireless but you don’t want to go to the library, the center has wireless and has places where you can plug-in your laptop and be connected to the HWS network. And if quiet is what you are worried about, that is not an issue there either. The room is so big that a group of people on one side of the room could be talking and you could be on the other side and not be disturbed. If you need a place to study, hangout or just be with people, then head over to Miller house and walk down the stairs to the basement and check out the Women’s Resource Center.
MOLODETS continued from Page 1 Inspired by his colleague Professor Kristin Bidoshi at Union College, the program will make verb comprehension easier for Russian studies students. Professor Bidoshi received the grant from 2006-2008; the Molodets program is the result of the grant she received. The new RVL program, which will be developed during the course of the academic year and over the summer, will be available online to all colleges with no cost to students. Professor Galloway hopes the program will “complement major textbooks.” The program is intended to not directly follow the textbook, but to supplement it. Foreign language classes may often be rigid when moving
to upper level skills, but RVL hopes to be fluid enough to work conceptually with overall verb and adverb development. As there are already programs to type or use Russian letters online, a unique Russian keyboard is not necessary to purchase in addition to the RVL software. He believes that any student who is serious with Russian studies will take the time to look into Russian lettering programs available for free online. Overall, the Russian Studies Department has a wonderful new program to look forward to; current and future Russian studies students have a wonderful resource to look forward to through RVL.
Both drummers wowed the audience with their unbelievable talents. Ryuji Tomono, the drummer with the social development disability, played several fast paced and physically enduring pieces. His strength was also not only in his performance, but in his social development too. Through 17 years of Taiko training, he learned to harmonize with his fellow players, and through them other people. Ryuji, as Masanori has noticed, has really opened up to the world. Ryota Kataoka, who is completely blind, was an astonishing Taiko performer. He was not only extraordinary on the drums, but he even played a reed flute, sang, and composed some of his own pieces featured in the performance. However, his musical talents were not his only accomplishments. Ryota graduated at the top of his class from a prestigious private Tokyo university. Other than being a professional Taiko player, Ryota is a social worker and travels, giving lectures. His 10 years of Taiko practice has “opened the world” to him. At the finale, several audience members all crowded to the front to dance along to the improvised rhythm, including two disabled boys. One student actually cried as two young boys with disabilities took the stage to dance with the performers because they seemed so very happy. The student was moved by the troupe’s desire to encompass and empower those who are commonly overlooked and pushed down. She was also inspired by Ryota’s and Ryuji’s passionate performances. This performance was something that was hard to come back down from. It was energizing and lively that many were still reeling with awe and excitement long after the show ended. It was an incredible and special performance that is hard to forget.
SERVE continued from Page 1 create the awareness for it. We are a student-run organization and will work to lose the fear of thinking and acting upon service. What we hope to accomplish for the upcoming year is to create awareness for SERVE as well as network with different organizations around Geneva. There are many different sites that focus on specific areas of service learning such as America Reads, America Counts, First Book, etc… but SERVE will focus on Geneva as a whole. We hope to create ambassadors for specific service sites and have them work with service learning
colleagues and staff to publicize Project SERVE. Our goal for this coming semester is to create a Project SERVE team for DayS of Service and have them learn about SERVE and hopefully teach them to become engaged within their community. By bringing a stronger role of care in to the community from HWS students, we can hopefully bridge the gap between HWS and the Geneva community. If you are interested in being a part of the Project SERVE movement, feel free to email me at GP5282@ hws.edu.
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HWS Is Goin’ to the Dogs By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Advertising Editor
Lucy Smaldone Lucy how old are you and what breed? About 3 months and Maltese. How many outfits do you have? Not enough. I’m going to be such a fashionista. What is your favorite toy? Plume! Is Plume a toy? She is my friend. What about your favorite treats? All. Especially rawhide. What does your mommy do for the Colleges? She tells me she deals with crazy people on the first floor office of Demarest. What do you like best about the Colleges? All of the people who come by just to pet me!
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Campus Happenings WSC and HSG Joint Meeting Update
The Agenda for Women’s Collective
By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Advertising Editor
By Amy Nimon ’11 Photography Editor
This week William Smith Congress met with Hobart Student Government for their monthly joint meeting. The joint meetings serve two main functions. The first is that it allows for a regular joining of the ideas of members of the two governments. The second is that for any group coming to the student governments for aid of some sort, it offers the convenience of being able to address both in the same room instead of venturing to two rooms and perhaps forgetting a detail. After a brief greeting to the quorums by the executive boards, the meeting began. Seven clubs proposed for club status and one well-established club requested money. The first club was KiNK advertising. This club to be has already advertised itself to the student body and gathered some interest. They explained that they wish to do advertising for clubs by using a club member’s print credits for posters or fliers. They would act as liaison between clubs and advertisers. The second club, if approved, would be the first university chapter of the parent not-forprofit organization it will work with. This organization is called Supporting Students With Illness or Injury (SSWII). The club would hope to provide social support and care to students with a variety of illness; they would not contact any student without the student’s prior consent. This is to ensure confidentiality. They would send care packages to students with illnesses on or off campus and to keep them updated with student happenings. The third club was titled the Hobart Running Club (and later agreed to title itself Hobart and William Smith Running Club). It does not wish to be a club sport and seeks to unite students with the common interest of running. Its main aim is for students who like running but have neither the time nor serious commitment for the crosscountry team. The fourth club that requested status was the Native American Student Association. It will be a cultural club that will focus on the rich history of the Native American culture, especially with respect to the local area. They would be
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open to all students and hope to bring speakers or events that are connected to Native American culture. The fifth club was the Heifer International. It would work with the not-for-profit Heifer organization. This organization seeks to combat world hunger. Given that many other clubs, especially Rotaract, work with the Heifer Project, it was suggested that the club help to create a big project with Rotaract via Heifer. The sixth club was Project SERVE. It wishes to be a highly service learningoriented group. While the intent of the group is pure, the quorums were in confusion on several grounds. At first, the quorum believed this group to not be independent of Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning. Secondly, concerns were raised that because the group was so connected to CCESL, that CCESL would be using this club to use student tax dollar funding (through BAC); this problem has occurred in the past through other administrations trying to use student money to find their projects. Thirdly, it was pointed out that Project SERVE would be doing things other clubs or CCESL groups already are doing. The seventh club to propose for club status is one that has advertised for interest already as well. It is the HWS Fishing Club, or Angling Club, as they also referred to themselves. The club pointed out the great number of fishing places and resources available for fishing. The club would do fly-fishing, bait-fishing, and hopefully ice-fishing in the winter. It is for all people and no fishing experience is required. Those who have more experience would be assumed to bring their own poles and hopefully share with newer persons until everyone would have their own equipment. The club would expect members to buy their own fishing licenses, but would eventually like to request tackle boxes. Finally, the debate team requested money from the two student governments to send two more people to the Worlds Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. The Worlds Tournament is a great place for the Debate Team to amass connections with other prestigious universities and bring renowned international schools to Geneva, NY.
Upcoming Events Friday, Sept. 25th Dinner -6 pm- William Smith Opening Day @ Vandervort ay @ Scandling -8 pm- CAB $1,000 room give-a-w th Smi the @ t -8 pm- Rusted Roo Saturday, Sept. 26th -9 am- Annual for Kids Sake @ Geneva Community Center -7 pm- Food Inc. @ the Smith Vandervort -8 pm- Hypnotist: Jim Wand @ Sunday, Sept. 27th ner -5 pm- Yom Kippur Pre-fast Din ter @ Abbe Cen Monday, September 28th -8 pm- Piano Concert by Di Wu @ Geneva Room Tuesday, Sept. 29th rnship Panel -7:30 pm- Political Science Inte @ Sanford Room
Women’s Collective is already in full swing as we head into the second month of school. This year, Josephina Ragon and Constance Mandeville are cocoordinators, Becky Perkins and Madeline Caryl are in charge of Public Relations, Jodi Kreines is Treasurer, and Morgan Hopkins is Secretary. After the successful opening of the revamped Women’s Resource Center located in Miller, open Sunday through Thursday starting at 7 p.m., the club is now looking forward to some upcoming events planned for this week. On Sunday, Sept. 27, all are welcome to join the Collective in the Bristol Field House aerobics room for a Self Defense Seminar. The class will be taught by Gennady Julian of the HWS class of 2013. The seminar begins at 1 p.m. and there will be a $1 admission fee to raise money for Take Back the Night. Refreshments will be provided, and copies of Our Bodies, Ourselves, an informational book on women’s health and sexuality, will be distributed at the seminar. The Fem Flick will be
held Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Stern 103. The group will show Revolutionary Road starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. Pizza will be provided, and Professor of Sociology, Renee Monson, will lead a follow-up discussion. Also to look forward to, this year celebrates the 20th anniversary of Take Back the Night, an event organized in protest of sexual violence against women. This year’s march will be held on Oct. 20 at 8 p.m, followed by a Candlelight Vigil at 9:15 on the steps of Coxe Hall. If this isn’t enough to keep the club busy, Women’s Collective has also added a new fundraising event to their agenda this year: Three Cups of Tea. The event is inspired by Greg Mortenson, a Minnesotaborn humanitarian who has established over 90 schools for girls in rural areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Collective will sponsor raffles and bakesales to aid in raising money for Mortenson’s campaign. Women’s Collective meets every Monday at 9 p.m. in the Women’s Resource Center, located in the basement of Miller.
Funding Received for ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ By Rebecca Perkins ’11 Herald Contributor Prior to the incoming class of 2011, each William Smith student received her own copy of an invaluable resource, a large book filled with information, anecdotes, and words of wisdom: Our Bodies, Ourselves . Some have referred to this resource as a “bible for women” due to its richness in information and capacity to be used as something for women to turn to when questions arise. During college, when queries may surface, this book provides easy answers that may help women feel more comfor table and learn about themselves. S i n c e funding has been cut in many domains, one of the areas that has been taken off the list of essentials for incoming WS students is the provision of a copy of this book to each WS student. As upperclass women heard of this unsettling news, many turned to leaders in Women’s Collective and William Smith Congress to inquire about the possibility of acquiring funding for the purpose of enabling new WS students the opportunity of access to her own copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves.
Therefore, William Smith Congress with the support of Women’s Collective, has decided that this is an important cause and funded the books. William Smith women in the class of 2013 have first priority for the books, and once they have had a chance to receive their own copy, if they so choose; it will be open to women in the classes of 2012 and 2011 to receive a copy as well.
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The books are currently located in the Women’s Resource Center (basement of Miller House), which is open Sundays 7pm12am, Mondays 7-9pm, and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 7pm-12am. All women class of 2013 are encouraged to stop by to receive their copy of the book. Please take advantage of this opportunity!
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Campus Happenings Three Miles Lost
The Hobartones
By Erin Meehan ’12 A&E Editor
By Erin Meehan ’12 A&E Editor
For most students, the first few weeks of the semester are fairly difficult to survive. Adapting to new teachers, rooming situations and Saga food can be exciting and difficult. This means clubs and intramural sports sometimes are often forgotten or put off until later in the year. However, the William Smith Cappella group 3 Miles Lost (3ML) has not wasted any time in embarking on their 2009 academic year. Three senior women are leading the way, and the group held auditions for new admits this past weekend. Upon meeting with one of the seniors, Elizabeth Greene, to discuss the group, she informed the Herald that currently there are 10 members. The auditions were a huge success, with 25 students mostly first years, sophomores and a few juniors trying out. They are hoping to take four to six new women as a few current members are or will go abroad shortly. Greene is looking forward to them making their decisions fairly soon, allowing them to begin meeting all together. Commitment is vital to the group’s success. 3ML meets three times a week and tries to incorporate six hours of practice time weekly. Many college students can only imagine this difficult task. As an example, Greene described a typical Monday for her as a student, athlete, and singer. She wakes up at 6:30 a.m. for lifting, goes to class, then soccer practice followed by a 3ML meeting at 10 in the evening. The young ladies are so busy that sometimes they must meet late at night when they are all available. One can imagine their strength in having to work their voices at an hour when many are letting their televisions do the talking. This does not mean that the group is all pain and no gain. Greene states that it is a very democratically
run club. There are no official leaders, but seniors play prominent roles in holding meetings. Ideas for songs and performances come from the entire group. One of their main goals for 2009 is to make sure democracy remains present in the club. Some members even compose songs that are included in the performances. Greene informed the Herald that some of newly auditioned first years have amazing ideas for pieces; she looks forward to bringing in fresh insight. For those who have participated in any club or sport on campus they know that teamwork and communication are the most important aspect to success and this is no different for 3ML. Their performances vary from semester to semester However, they have already performed at the Opening Day Dinner for the WS first years. Greene tells me that fall is a very busy time. This is includes one or two larger concerts along with different performances at WS event. Last year this included the Campaign for the Colleges and Koshare. Fundraisers and community service events are also great opportunities to for 3ML to work their pipes for a good cause. This does mean that they do not ever collaborate with their Hobart counterpart the Hobartones. The “Spring into Spring” concert is common time when the two groups work together; it is both fun and different for the women. This year they are hoping to have set of ten to twelve songs arranged and memorized. Some include ones from pervious years such as Jason Mraz’s I’m Yours or new tunes including Tegan and Sarah’s Where Does the Good Go. The line-up varies from contemporary music heard on the radio currently to reviving older songs. Greene told the Herald that the main objective of the group is to create good music and have fun; for members and the audience alike, this is music to our ears!
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Ever walking near by the quad late on a weekday night and happen to hear beautiful voices projecting throughout the field? No, it is not the Medberry boys singing in the shower, it is the Hobartones. Hobart’s very own all male Acapella group. The club is well known throughout the campus, however it has no affiliation with the music department itself. Therefore the men must resort to late night practices after all the other instrumental groups have finished for the day. Most campus residents are not complaining though; they would much rather listen to the Hobartones than the hum of techno music through paper-thin dorm walls. The Herald was able to talk with the leader of the group Michael Erickson this past w e e k , about the singers and their plan for the 20092010 year. The group consists of twelve guys and just a few weeks ago auditions were held where they admitted four new members. The new students are currently in all different areas of their academic careers including a senior, sophomore and two first years. Erickson took over the group as early as his sophomore year for a semester when the previous head went abroad. Thus, he was the likely candidate to run 09-10 group. Nonetheless, it is a team effort. One young man works with IT Services to obtain microphones and any other electronics necessary for performances. Another member focuses on playing certain notes on the piano to make sure everyone is in tune. Erickson directs the
meetings and works with the Music department to coordinate times when they can practice. He aims for roughly three separate practices for an hour a piece a week. The Hobartones put on performances throughout the semester. Their next concert is during Parent’s Weekend. Hopefully, it will once again be held downtown in the Smith Opera House. The gentlemen have chosen about twelve songs to focus on this year, which must be previously arranged specifically for an Acapella group before practice. A recent graduate who initially composed a song for guitar later arranged it for voice. Erickson hopes to include this in the line-up. He states that they
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try and choose songs from all different genres including: 50s music, Coldplay and even modern hip-hop; a particular crowd favorite is “No Diggty”. Another enjoyable performance is at President Geran’s home for trustee weekend. Although, it is not open to students, Erickson still considers it a fun gig. However, their biggest concert does not come until right before Winter Break. It takes place and in Albright Auditorium and even includes a comedic video created by the guys, which is usually a big hit. So, if this year you are looking for some entertainment that includes good music and laughs head on over to a Hobartones concert and you are sure to feel satisfied!
DayS of Service
Friday, September 18
-4 Hobart student and 1 William Smith student under 21 found in possession of alcohol in Durfee at 9:20pm. -2 Hobart students found in possession of marijuana in Medbery at 11:15pm.
Saturday, September 19
-2 Hobart students in possession of marijuana at 1:30am. -Window vandalized in Comstock reported at 1:18pm. -Vehicle vandalized in Barn parking lot reported at 1:18pm. -Vehicle vandalized on St. Clair St. reported at 3:26pm.
Sunday, September 20
-4 Hobart and 5 William Smith students under 21 found in possession of alcohol in Durfee at 12:40am. -2 Hobart and 3 William Smith students found in possession of marijuana in 408 Pulteney at 1:50am. -1 Hobart and 2 William Smith students found in possession of marijuana in 380 S. Main at 4:32am.
First Day:
Oct. 3rd
Monday, September 21
-Student arrested for DWI in Sherrill at 1:30am. -Parking permit stolen in Medbery reported at noon. -Vehicle vandalized in Medbery reported at 1:34pm. -Jewelry stolen in Sherrill reported at 2:45pm. -Student accused of harassment on Pulteney St. at 10 p.m.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Opinions Adjusting to a Place We Used to Call Home By Rebecca Dennee ’10 Campus Happenings Editor Lived in another country? Check. country was over as the end of August Traveled alone across several countries? neared. After six months, I would return Check. Learned about a new culture? to the small town where I had spent two Check. Met amazing new people from all and half years of my life. Geneva has its over the world and had experiences of a perks; I do not want to underscore its lifetime? Check, check. advantages. Its beautiful here, a beauty Returning back to Geneva was that is so different from Australia. The bittersweet this semester. I was excited lake, the quad, and the energy of people to see people who I had in nice weather have Leaving for a few missed over the past six always intrigued me, months, it was easy but its disadvantages of months, but I also missed the independence of living to forget all that was being so far away from a in another country and all left behind, but now city and so isolated to the the friends that I had made rest of the country, with that we are back, how limited transportation, there. In the end, I don’t do we adjust to the think any of us realize the was a hard transition to world around us? transitions that we make make. when we leave and return Walking to my to a place that once seemed so familiar. Odell’s unit, to class, to lunch, I see faces I spent a semester abroad in Perth, I have never seen before. People I never Western Australia. I went alone as part of knew existed on this campus. As a senior, an exchange program, due to the lack of I had expected to return and not know students from Curtin, the sister school to everyone but nonetheless see familiar HWS, as very few students have been able faces, but the alienation of knowing so to partake in this program. By chance a few people and so few people knowing student from Curtin applied to come to me is daunting. In the midst of worrying Hobart for a semester and I was able to about whether I will get a job when I take his place in WA. graduate and reuniting with my friends, I’m not sure if it was something I found myself wondering how so much in the water or the food perhaps, but has changed in one semester. everyone I met who was in Western There is some comfort in knowing Australia studying or traveling fell in love, I am not the only one that feels this way. who insists that one day they will make Friends and classmates have shared it their home. It’s a truly amazing place this same sentiment. Leaving for a few with a similar culture to our own, but with months, it was easy to forget all that was a landscape so different. left behind, but now that we are back, how How many people in this world can do we adjust to the world around us? How say they have swam with whale sharks, do we adjust to the place we grew away dived the Great Barrier Reef, climbed from and left behind? a pylon of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, Life is all about changes and always and swam under a waterfall in Karijini being prepared or ready for what comes National Park? Very few; and these are next. Adjusting to life back at school and memories I share with all the people who home is just another part of growing up made the experience so special. and experiencing all the world has to The reality of city living in another offer.
Funding Debate By Tim Hollinger ‘11 Opinions Editor HWS has one of the best college debate teams in the world, yet for the past several years the team has been forced to beg for funding. This year is no different. The team has already dropped out of a debate and is asking the student government for money to compete at the World Universities Debate Championships. It‘s time for the colleges to get their priorities in line and support one of the colleges best teams. The colleges are willing to give The Student Activities Board (CAB) tens of thousands of dollars to employ balloon artists and show out-dated moves. They pay for Chorale to travel and perform. They spend thousands of dollars remodeling small house kitchens, and thousands more on food for trustee meetings. The debate team gets nothing. The team is great publicity for HWS. They compete and beat students from the best universities in the world. HWS looks great and is taken seriously. The names of the colleges are spread and some of the world’s best collegiate debaters come to HWS to compete. Communications proudly says the team is taking the college debating circuit by storm, but the colleges still refuse to pay the teams expenses.
Members are forced to beg various offices, the student governments, and pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket. President Gearan knows how important the team is. For the past several years his office has contributed money to debate, yet in the current financial morass his office is out of petty cash, and Debate Team has been left with empty pockets. If Gearan and the trustees gave the team a real budget, instead of what’s under the couch, this wouldn’t be a problem. Debate is the only team expected to get its funding through student tax dollars; funds which are already stretched thin. The debate team needs to fly around the world. If the student government pays for the debate team, then clubs will be left with less money and programming on campus will diminish. There has never been a serious question about the school funding the sports teams and there shouldn’t be a question the debate teams funding. Members of the team train like athletes; they put in long hours, and receive rigorous coaching. However, unlike every other team on campus, debate does not receive a budget from the colleges. The team deserves the type of funding other teams and organizations get.
Debating the Issues By William McConnell ‘12 Herald Contributor
Should HWS Require Swine Flu Vaccinations for Students? Point in Agreement
Point in Opposition
What justifies this action Cornell, sometimes with deadly is that diseases and public health consequences. Disease does not concerns override individual respect bodily autonomy; it does privacy rights. not seem so farfetched that HWS Sure, we will have to behave similarly in may not want order to combat it. Hobart to inject HWS has already us with this established a and that, but precedent on the fact of the this topic. Just matter is that remember: it is in the best when students interest of the first come to community for campus they it to sometimes must have do so. immunizations up Imagine to date whether the consequences they want to or of a massive outbreak, not just in not. The reasons cited above are terms of the public image of the sufficient justification for HWS colleges, but also considering and most other colleges to adopt how hampered campus life such a policy. Does the same would become. reasoning not Now, disease apply to swine flu Disease does not as well? demands special respect bodily management Community on the college safety sometimes autonomy; it campus – demands the does not seem so limitation class rooms, of dorms, and farfetched that HWS personal liberty. parties crowd must provide will have to behave HWS many different safe environment people carrying similarly in order to to its employees at many different the very least, and combat it. illnesses into should care for its small areas. students as well. Under present This is especially the case circumstances, the most effective with communicable diseases way to do this is to head off an such as swine flu, as has become outbreak through mandatory clear through recent breakouts vaccinations for everyone on all over nearby areas, for example campus.
Unfortunately, Hobart and campus-wide action as has been William Smith has arrived a bit proposed. HWS wouldn’t respect tardy to the party. When people a reasonably-founded precedent of are vaccinated before they come preemptive action that is seen in to campus, the operative word is the current vaccination protocols. “before”. Were they vaccinated This would after they arrived, the diseases establish a new would already be precedent of student here, mingling molestation as of yet at the social unheard of on campus. events. It becomes acceptable Nobody to inject students and would call faculty with things that effective based on the offmanagement, chance of headingwhich is why off a mediocre mandating disease that may swine flu or may not already treatments be here. Given that now would b e Campus Security entirely ineffective. There’s a very can’t even look into a real possibility that the disease is student’s cup to see already on campus. This policy what they’re drinking, should have been enacted before it seems ominous to argue that HWS the semester started, if at all. should now be allowed to forcibly A n d stick needles Given that Campus we shouldn’t into whoever it simply accept Security can’t even look likes. the claim that T h e into a student’s cup to HWS can important thing do anything see what they’re drinking, to remember which is in the here is that it seems ominous to community’s swine flu argue that HWS should while best interest. inoculations now be allowed to For one thing, may be the dubious forcibly stick needles into i n n o c u o u s seriousness themselves, whoever it likes. of swine flu, the precedent especially in a small town like of forced vaccinations (particularly Geneva, does not seem to warrant non-essential vaccinations) is the sort of costly, ineffective, harmful to student rights.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Arts and Entertainment
Better Luck Next Time, Music Lovers
What to Wear During the Crazy Transitional Period
By Lauren Wells ’10 Herald Contributor
By Daphney Etienne ’12 Herald Contributor
It’s that time year again, the beginning of Fall. While in most places the weather is going to be constant “sweater or light jacket” weather, in Geneva, it’s going to be what I like to call “crazy transitional weather.” You might be wearing a light jacket by the end of September, a cardigan by the middle of November, and your skimpy Halloween costume in October, sans anything to cover up because it’s close to 70 degrees. So how can a girl deal with this crazy weather and remain stylish and warm? Let’s start with shoes. Boots are going to be your best friend, since it’ll never be too cold for them. (Please no UGGS). These Nine West skipper boots are perfection.
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HWS’ Guitar Day was a well, and it is a shame they were brilliant concept, as the coordinators not heard. At other venues, such of the event sought to unite campus as The Smith Opera House in musicians for a rockin’ weekend. downtown Geneva, both of these With events including a Guitar acts draw sizeable crowds. Perhaps Master Class in the Geneva Room attendance was poor because it and a live show on the Quad, one was an on-campus event. Many would assume that this on-campus students fail to acknowledge and event would be a success. attend campus happenings. With L o c a l all of the email Local favorites El Ka blasts that we are favorites El Ka Bong and The Bong and The Scope sent, many are Scope played to an disregarded. played to an extremely extremely small How else small crowd on crowd on Saturday are we supposed afternoon, even reach Saturday afternoon, to after waiting half students? It is even after waiting an hour for more undoubtedly true people to arrive. half an hour for more that a majority of As students students would people to arrive. lounged on the have enjoyed Quad and others played Frisbee, Saturday’s event on the Quad. the bands seemed to go unnoticed, Many most likely had no idea that which was rather frustrating. the event was happening, but there Perhaps people did not show is only so much advertising and up due to the numerous sporting emailing that clubs can do to make events that were happening events known; great effort – better simultaneously. The bands played luck next time, music lovers.
Urban Dictionary Celebrates Ten Years Online By Sam Dighton ’12 Herald Contributor This year marks the tenth anniversary for urbandictionary. com, the go-to spot for the lingo of the moment. This “by the people, for the people” online mecca of slang-to-know has put out 4,226,020 definitions since its startup in 1999. As a dictionary, the site has shifted dramatically in its ten years of existence, owing to the everevolving verbiage contributed by the current generation. Words may go out of style, but should you encounter a particularly bizarre one, there’s always a place to find it. And although slang words quickly go out of style, they are also rapidly recycled, usually among a different group of speakers. Urban
Dictionary is one of the sites which facilitates this quick turn-around. Aaron Peckham, who founded the site during his college days, said that slang words were supposed to be “something that keeps groups together and keeps people out.” However, the prevalence of Urban Dictionary and other sites like it in pop culture has had a different effect. The site draws definitions “from every group you can imagine, so it’s helping people understand each other.” Not only is it providing entertainment and conveying knowledge, but bringing people together; happy anniversary, Urban Dictionary.
Bottoms- Skinny Jeans are always a must, and perfect to tuck into these boots. But, if you want to try something a little different, I suggest opaque tights and a cute dress or skirt. Even leggings will work, as long as your shirt is long enough to cover your bum.
Top- Layering is more important than ever. It’s always a good idea to start with a tank top. Then wear a long sleeve t-shirt. And finally add a button down on. I love anything plaid and anything button down—cute alternative to a plain t-shirt.
Just throw on a cute gray leather jacket (faux, always), and you’re good to go for that 8:45am class. By your 12:20 class, you’ll be carrying the jacket in your hands.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
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The minds behind Cloudy book will recognize the scene in with a Chance of Meatballs know which an impossibly large pancake that the viewer is seeing the envelops a school and the scene movie with prior knowledge. As where sailboats are constructed an adaptation of a book, it has to out of stale sandwiches and pizza. balance being loyal to the story with The golden Jell-o sunset is like being original and entertaining. It nothing seen on screen before. has to build off of the book while Cloudy with a Chance of preserving what made it special. Meatballs is geared toward a young And it does just that. audience. With a rating of PG for One of the mild language and a The film is most important mere 90 minute run innovations is the cute, it’s funny, time, it’s obviously and it’s worth cast of characters kid friendly. That that are unique to the seeing. A classic does not mean adults fim. They are voiced enjoy the children’s tale is won’t by Bill Hader (SNL), extremely humorous Anna Faris (Scary transformed into story, supported Movie 1-4), and Mr. a classic movie. by imagery T (The A-Team). The incomparable to any success of the film is largely due to other film. It’s the perfect balance them and their supporting actors. of finding the inspiration from the Gone is the grandfather book and the innovation of the film reading his grandchildren a that makes it a really great viewing bedtime story about the small town experience for everyone. of Chewandswallow. The movie Cloudy with a Chance of begins with the main character, Meatballs is a really fun, enjoyable hapless inventor Flint Lockwood movie. There are genuinely (Bill Hader) in his hometown of funny moments that make it Swallow Falls. Since childhood, really special. Of particular note his one dream was to be a famous is Mr. T’s performance, who’s inventor. last appearance on screen was He finally finds success in an seven years ago. The film is incredible invention that converts cute, it’s funny, and it’s worth water into food. At this point in the seeing. A classic children’s tale is film, the influence of the book really transformed into a classic movie. comes through. The animation is 4/5 stars. beautiful. Anyone who has read the
Garfield Minus Garfield Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness in a quiet American suburb.
Psycho Hotel A haunted house in Downtown Geneva 429 Exchange Street Geneva, New York Thursday-Saturday October 15th-30th 6-9pm 6-7pm less intense Last ticket sold at 8:45 $8 Adults $5 Children (12 and under) Admission Benefits Local Non-Profits
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Sports Get Inside: the Launch of LockerBlogger By Carrie Stevens ‘12 Sports Editor
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A sports fan follows their team like a religion: they will watch preseason games, tune in to exclusive specials on TV, and scrounge the newspapers and magazines for insider previews. Now, with the launch of LockerBlogger – a sports focused social networking site – fans can stay connected with the professionals. Users of the website have the opportunity to get inside the “locker room,” and view exclusive video clips, photos, and blogs from their favorite proathletes and coaches. Although the site was launched in August, the planning and preparation stages lasted nearly two years. Brynna Hammel, a William Smith Alumna, said this stage was critical in the webpage’s development. While LockerBlogger caters exclusively to the sporting world, it still needed to figure out a way to distinguish itself from other social networking websites, like Facebook. “We needed to make personal connections with the professional athletes who were first on our site, in order to gain their trust and support. The time was also spent gathering the necessary video and media material needed to make our site as interactive as it currently is.” Currently, over 200 proathletes use LockerBlogger, including basketball sensations Jason Kidd, Blake Griffin,
and Larry Johnson. Several noteworthy coaches – Sam Cassell (the assistant coach for the Washington Wizards), John Lucas (whose served as the head coach for the San Antonio Spurs, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Cleveland Cavaliers), and a slew of Penn State Football Coaches – also post training videos and drills. “We film ‘clinics’ with the coaches and players which will be sold via iTunes. These clinics are for the purpose of use by a high school coach, for example, to download to his phone and be able to use for coaching on the field with his players. They run the gamut of drills, tips, you name it.” During the academic year and summer break, LockerBlogger will hire undergraduate students for its internship program, of which Hammel is the coordinator. “We are looking for those who are social media savvy, and have an interest in sports,” Hammel said. Interns will also work as a functioning part of their team alongside full-time employees, in departments like Investor Relations, Marketing Management, Digital Media Marketing, Marketing, and Public Relations. “LockerBlogger is different from social networking sites because it is a niche site. It’s a fantastic platform by which professional athletes and their fans can connect.”
Last Week in Sports Hobart Football 9/19/09
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Upcoming Games Friday Sept. 25 William Smith Soccer at Vassar 4:00 p.m.
Sat/Sun, Sept. 26-27 HWS Sailing vs. North Fall Regata 1:00 p.m.
Saturday Sept. 26 Hobart Soccer vs. Rensslaer 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 William Smith JV Soccer vs. Rochester 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26 William Smith Soccer at Rensslaer 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 William Smith Soccer at Ithaca 4:00 p.m.
Serena Williams Snaps at a U.S. Open Match By Neala Havener ‘11 Herald Contributor
Hobart Rugby vs. Buffalo State By William McConnell ‘12 Herald Contributor
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After several wins in the preseason, Hobart’s Rugby Team recently suffered its first defeat against Buffalo State on September 20. The match was played on Buff State’s rugby pitch, a very unique union of parallel football fields supplemented with aesthetically pleasing, but misleading lines. The field’s lining was not conducive to good play, as the referee repeatedly awarded false tries (rugby touchdowns) for placements five meters from the goal line. The referee’s otherwise adequate adjudication was marred by similar questionable calls including a failure to penalize a flagrant late hit on Hobart’s flyhalf, Andy “Weasel” Collins. Luckily, Hobart’s Coach Grahzin challenged some of the more obvious errors. Because of the caliber of players like Collins, Buff State had no choice but to come up with a lineup of exclusively 250-pound,
well-experienced ruggers to stop the Hobart Laketrout victory machine. Despite extraordinarily rigorous practice and workout regimens, the Laketrout were unable to prevail over the Mad Dogs. The experience was nevertheless positive, with strong performances from many new players, like Chazoi “Grits” Hardware and Derek “Butters” Niziankiewicz. “[We] did not win the game, but no one quit. We played hard right up to the end. We can build on that and get better. We do not have a huge mountain to climb,” said Coach Grahzin after the game. Interested players should contact Coach Grahzin or report to practice (held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 5pm in front of Stern). No experience required.
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Entering the U.S. Open as the favorite, Serena Williams disappointed fans and her opponent, Kim Clijsters during their match on Saturday, Sept. 12. In the second set against the 26–year old Belgian, Williams was charged with a foot fault, resulting in erratic and frightening behavior from the tennis star. After a line judge, who the United States Tennis Association (USTA) would not name, called a foot fault on Williams during the match point serve, Williams approached the judge furious over the call. Williams shouted profanities and angrily shook the ball and her racket at the line judge. This was not the first offense during this match or with Clijsters. Earlier in the match, Williams slammed her racket on the ground twice and threw it on the court after Clijsters won the first set. She was warned about racket abuse, but Serena’s frustration did not end there. As the second set continued, Williams grew increasingly frustrated. The score was 15-40, giving Clijsters the match point, after the double fault was called. Disagreeing with the penalty, Williams approached the line judge. Although inaudible to camera crews, according to the Miami Herald she told the judge she was lucky she didn’t “shove the ball down her throat.” Louis Engell from Switzerland, the games’ Chair Umpire, assessed a point penalty resulting in Williams’s subsequent loss of the game (4-7), shutting her out of the finals. Clijster had not competed
in the U.S. Open since 2005, and was surprised with the game’s ending. She told the NYT that, “It’s just unfortunate that a battle like that has to end like that.” But luckily for Clijsters, who faces the ninth seeded Carolin Wozniacki of Denmark, this surprising detour in Williams’s path to victory may have given her the opportunity to reach her own personal goal: to be the first mother to ever win the U.S. Open. Serena’s behavior did not go unpunished. Clijsters went on to win the 2009 U.S. Open and Serena has already received fines of $10,000 for unsportsmanlike behavior and $500 for smashing her racket. She did revise her press release after the game and wrote on her blog and Twitter page before her game with her sister Venus against Liezel Huber and Cara Black; Williams claimed she was sorry for her inappropriate behavior and for disappointing her fans. However, the consequences may be steeper than expected and could possibly result in a suspension from next year’s United States Open. The Grand Slam committee is looking into the case and if they find reason to believe this outburst was an “incident of behavior that is flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a Grand Slam, or is singularly egregious,” she may be suspended or required to pay back all of the money she has made from the open. That figure is now $455,000. For the USTA, misbehavior costs a pretty penny.