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The Ithaca Jungle is empty after decades as a home for the homeless

by noreyana fernando assistant news editor

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The Ithaca Jungle, located off South Fulton Street near Ithaca Agway, has been home to some of the city’s homeless for at least five decades. Births, deaths and marriages have happened there. People have come and gone. But today, all of its inhabitants have roofs over their heads, and the Ithaca Jungle is empty.

The tents where dozens spent many nights have collapsed under the weight of the snow. The ceramic plates are empty. The small area of land known as The Pit — where people would gather in the evenings for a drink — is now a mass of ash from the fires that once warmed the jungle inhabitants. Nailed onto a tree is a box with the words ‘Jungle Brothers’ on it.

A few yards away, an American flag is pinned to the bark of a leafless tree.

In the first week of December,

Newfield resident Carmen Guidi found shelter for the 10 remaining inhabitants of the Jungle. Guidi, a board member of Community Faith Partners, moved them out of the chilly Ithaca Jungle and gave them new homes, new jobs and new lives.

Guidi said emptying the jungle was not his motive when he first visited the Jungle three years ago.

“I just wanted to help my friends,” he said.

Guidi was born in Ithaca and raised in Newfield, where he still lives. He is the owner of Guidi’s Collision Services.

Guidi said he was inspired after a mission trip to Haiti and wanted to make a change in his own community.

“What I saw there in Haiti, it just shook me,” he said. “It just rocked my whole world.”

When he returned to Ithaca in July

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Talib Kweli shakes up diversity dialogue during campus visit by taylor long senior writer

There was something special about the energy in Emerson Suites last Thursday as Talib Kweli took up the mic not to rap, as some students had expected, but to discuss the hiphop industry and the role of the artist in society.

Some students arrived nearly an hour early, worried they wouldn’t be able to get a seat, only to walk into an empty Emerson Suites where they camped out with laptops, spreading scarves and jackets across seats to save places for friends. I was one of them, perched amongst a group of girls who, for the most part, knew only that Kweli was a famous rapper — easily conflated with his popular contemporary, Lupe Fiasco. As we waited, Wikipedia filled in the blanks.

Evidently Talib means “student” in Arabic; Kweli Swahili for “true.” He grew up the son of professors in Park Slope, Brooklyn. In the early 2000s he gained notoriety as half of “Black Star,” along with MC Mos Def. Eventually

Rapper Talib Kweli speaks Feb. 7 to a crowd in Emerson Suites. Kweli said his favorite part of speaking is the dialogue with students that follows. rachel woolf/the ithacan

boredom gave way to the usual conversations that arise when someone famous is on their way.

“What if we make friends with Talib and hang out with him all weekend?” One girl joked.

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A few others sent text messages encouraging friends to come, some with more success than others. As it would turn out, cell phone autocorrect doesn’t recognize the name Talib.

It wants to change it to Taliban.

But by the time Kweli arrived, a few minutes late from an interview in the WICB studios, the seats in Emerson had all but filled. Members of Brothers 4 Brothers, which was sponsoring Kweli’s visit, occupied the first two rows. Senior Ellis Williams, president of the organization, arrived with Kweli and walked down the front row doling out handshakes.

“What’s up? What’s shaking?

What’s up? Brothers in the house.”

The event was the end-result of a two-year effort of B4B to bring a speaker to campus, aided by John Rawlins, adviser of B4B and assistant director of the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs.

Williams and co-president Nathaniel Hemingway introduced Kweli — one wore a red tie and the other a matching bowtie for the occasion.

As Kweli leaped on stage, everyone cheered.

“There was somebody who goes to this school who was on Twitter earlier who said, ‘It’s a damn shame that I’m going to see Kweli speak and two

thirds of the school don’t know who he is,’ he paused for effect. “… And y’all are showing me that’s bullshit.”

It wasn’t, but the event did immediately stand in stark contrast to many similar events sponsored by OSEMA or Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity — hell, most events held on Ithaca College’s campus — in that “ALANA” students and “white” students were about equal in number. Still, the real shocker was the creation of an honest dialog between the two. Something was different.

Kweli didn’t shy away from the truth; he wasn’t trying to impress anyone.

When the time came to ask questions, students and members of the community actually said what was on their mind.

The Bronx on fire. The future of rap. Advice for the artist in a corporate world. The feasibility of being a white rapper. Being the only black student in class. The religious qualities of a black barber shop. The demonization of

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City has long-term plans to keep Jungle empty jungle

something in common,” he said.

Persun said there were times when the jungle inhabitants worried about 2010, Guidi began to contact agen- being evacuated by the city.

In 2011, Jungle residents said cies to find out if there was any way he could help the people around they were considered a “problem” by him. When Guidi heard about the the city. In August 2011, the City of Ithaca Jungle, he decided to visit. Ithaca gave the American Red Cross With six large pizzas in hand, he of Tompkins County a “draft eviction walked into the jungle and into the notice,” requiring residents living in the city-owned Sectors Two and Three inhabitants’ lives.

“They are still people, they are of the Jungle to leave by September still human beings,” he said. “We or get arrested. Jungle Sector One inhabitants were not warned, because still need to reach out to them.”

Guidi’s efforts to house the in- they rested on land owned by Norfolk habitants and find them work has Southern Corp. Railroad. In a meeting cost him about $50,000, but he re- later that month, the city removed the deadline. No arrests were made and no fuses to take credit.

“When the guys that I have one was evicted.

Guidi’s work means the city can helped try to give me the credit, I say it’s not me — it’s the Lord work- take the Jungle off their agenda for the moment. Ithaca Mayor Svante ing through me,” he said.

Tom Persun lived in a tent in the Myrick said he was glad that citizens Ithaca Jungle for nearly four years. had worked to make such a change.

“Both personally and professionalPersun was among the group of inhabitants that Guidi moved out ly, I am thrilled,” he said. “I think that’s of the jungle. Today, Persun lives not an environment for anyone to in a trailer down Jackson Hollow live. I am glad that a committed group Road in Newfield. A thick sheet of of private citizens were able to make snow covers the trailer, but it is 80 this positive change.”

Three of the Jungle inhabitants degrees inside. In a corner, a small TV screen is playing Jesse James’ now have permanent jobs, while some were given temporary work.

“History of the Chopper.”

Guidi said it was hard Persun said he reto find work in the members the bitter area. Guidi said the cold of the Jungle.

Syracuse Rescue MisHe said one of the sion and several other hardest struggles connections helped was staying warm him secure these jobs. and keeping his tent Guidi said not all of from collapsing unthe Jungle inhabitants der the weight of are physically fit for the snow. When —CARMEN GUIDI work. asked what he missGossa Tsegaye, ases about the jungle, Persun said he didn’t miss anything. sistant professor of television-radio “Not a damn thing,” he said. “It at Ithaca College, has produced three was a hard way of life, living in a tent, documentaries on the Ithaca Jungle.

Tsegaye spent months immersing especially on days like today.”

However, he said, he does miss himself in the Jungle community and researching for his documentaries. He his friends.

“You make friends you can said the people he saw were hopeful depend on, because you shared and adaptable. from page 1

“They are still human beings.

We still need to reach out to them.”

Tom Persun, 51, sits near the entrance of his trailer down Jackson Hollow Road in Newfield. Persun lived in the Ithaca Jungle for nearly four years before Newfield resident Carmen Guidi found him a new home and a new job.

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“What stood out to me is the resilience of human beings,” he said.

“People can survive no matter what the condition is. They cared for each other, they trusted each other.”

Persun smiles as he talks about his other friends from the Jungle — the cats. Cats that once belonged to Jungle residents peer from under the fallen tents and weather-beaten couches.

One of these cats is Meow Meow, whose black coat and green eyes have captured many Jungle hearts. Persun said she is known in the Jungle as the “mother of all cats.”

“When she would have a litter of kittens, we always got the first pick,” he said. “I had a great kitten. I called her Spirit. But she just disappeared. I don’t know what happened to her.”

Two years ago, Meow Meow’s owner hanged himself. Guidi said the man had killed himself because he was desperate to get out of the jungle. Meow Meow’s owner was not the only person who

died in the Jungle. Many deaths have been reported in the Jungle over the years — some suicides and some accidents.

The number of homeless persons using shelter in Tompkins County has decreased by nearly 50 percent since 2001, according to shelter usage data analyzed by the Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County. Myrick said homelessness is not a problem that can be solved by a single establishment.

“The private sector, nonprofits, government, none of us alone can solve this problem,” he said. “Only together can we solve it.”

Guidi is working with local rescue missions to build a 10-room supportive living home on Court Street for inhabitants. But keeping the Jungle empty is the next and biggest challenge. In the summer, the jungle is usually home to 30 to 40 people. Guidi said he does not expect the Jungle to stay empty.

“As soon as the weather warms

up, there’ll be people back in there,” he said.

Myrick said the city has longterm plans to keep the Jungle empty.

“We’d like to have housing for everyone, and we’d like to put that land to good productive use,” Myrick said.

Today, Persun works at the Ithaca Rescue Mission, where he runs the donation center — a job he said he loves. Persun pays Guidi a sum of money at the end of the month, whenever he can afford it. Guidi drives him to and from work but Persun is working on getting a learner’s permit. Though originally from Pennsylvania, Persun said Ithaca is his home — Jungle or otherwise.

He said those who have a place to call home should not take what they have for granted.

“Appreciate it,” Persun said. “Just appreciate it.”

Listen to a radio feature on the Jungle at www.soundcloud.com/92wicb-ithaca/ithacas-jungle-is-empty.

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Muslims in the United States.

Senior Gipsy Fernandez approached the mic frustrated with her generation and eager to move forward.

“I don’t know if we need another black power movement, or Chicano movement, a women’s liberation movement … do you think we’re missing that in our generation? And who do we look to for inspiration?”

Kweli was hopeful. “The Malcolm Xs, the Stokely Carmichaels … They’re there in this audience, but it becomes us people older than them to stoke their genius and their creative vibe.”

Vibe was the word of the night. Well, Kweli thinks the word vibe has become a “corny cliché,” and he tries to stay away from it as an artist.

But vibration … the active form of the word, that low bass register women naturally feel in their hips (Oww!), that’s the energy Kweli says he’s after when he creates music.

“In a general sense, my job is to vibrate higher,” he said. “My job as an artist, as a musician, is to vibrate on a higher level of consciousness.”

Doing this goes beyond creating authentic, honest music. Social activism is often intertwined with Kweli’s work. Advocating for Mumia-abu-jamal, a man who has been in jail since 1981 after a contested trial convicted him of murdering a Philadelphia police officer — this is Kweli’s latest project. But at the end of the day, Kweli says he just wants to be liked, just like any artist. In the end it’s about the vibrations — that’s what really gives power to what Kweli calls his

role as a connector. Looking around Emerson Suites, it was easy to realize what Kweli meant.

Music. That unifying force that calls people from different walks of life into the same room.

It’s a power Kweli said he didn’t realize he possessed until the TSA and FBI stopped him on a flight to Fort Lauderdale for having been listening to Stokely Carmichael’s “The Black Power Mixtape” while booking a reservation over the phone. And this in 2005, an era dominated by gangster street rap.

“50 Cent’s backstory was real enough to convince mainstream America that he might actually show up at your house, ring your doorbell and shoot you in the face ... And, you know, people loved it! But while my fellow rappers were being stopped outside of nightclubs for their lyrics, here I was being stopped by the FBI at the airport for listening to a speech that was 40 years old. Stokely Carmichael’s 40-yearold black power speech was more threatening to the establishment than the current crop of gangster rappers.”

Something about Kweli’s directness, his willingness to laugh, freed the debate from the weight that burdens discussions about controversial topics such as race and ethnicity — particularly on a campus paralyzed by political correctness, too scared to move.

The last of a dozen or so students to ask a question was a white student wearing a flat-brim hat. He began by saying he likes to freestyle.

“I like to write my own beats … I mean, I like to write my own raps, I like to make my own beats.”

He was nervous.

Senior David Lurvey watches as rapper Talib Kweli addresses a large audience last Thursday evening in Emerson Suites. Some students arrived an hour early to secure seats. rachel woolf/the ithacan

“I’m just wondering if there is, there is, there is … hope for my race to actually start producing something,” he finally said.

His question was met with groans and laughter. Kweli, in good nature, but with a touch of sarcasm replied, “You know, I think … with white people in hip hop it’s the type of thing where nobody is going to take you seriously until you’re just as good or better. You have to be better. It’s like the reverse of the actual world.”

While sophomore Ken Robertson said he thought the question could have been worded more delicately, the awkwardness was productive.

“Even though I viewed that as a sort of uncomfortable moment, it was a good discomfort in that I think that was something that should be addressed and should be talked about between

students of all ethnicities,” he said.

It represents one of many moments in the night that breathed life into the room, moving the discussion — if not forward — at least somewhere.

Senior Tim Hone was glad to experience something besides blind consensus at a college event.

“A lot of those on-campus lecture things in Emerson Suites are a bunch of people in a room all agreeing with each other,” he said.

Williams said he hopes to continue to provide programming that empowers the community.

“That’s one of the most beneficial things we can do,” Williams said. “I really hope students in the future continue on the tradition of trying to incorporate ways that students can interact with other students in a beautiful environment.”

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Nation&World Pope explains his decision to resign

Pope Benedict XVI told thousands of faithful followers Wednesday that he was resigning for “the good of the church.”

Looking tired but serene, the 85-year-old Benedict basked in a standing ovation when he entered the packed hall for his traditional Wednesday catechism lesson. His speech was interrupted repeatedly by applause, and many in the audience of thousands had tears in their eyes.

The audience included groups of nuns waving papal flags and, among the clerics, U.S. Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned as Archbishop of Boston at the height of the clerical sex abuse scandal in the U.S. Benedict is the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years, and the decision has placed the Vatican in uncharted waters. No one knows what he’ll be called or even what he’ll wear after Feb. 28.

The Vatican, however, revealed some details of his final day as pope, saying he would attend a morning farewell ceremony with his cardinals and then fly off by helicopter at 5 p.m. to the papal summer retreat at Castel Gandolfo.

Benedict’s final official acts as pope will include audiences with the Romanian and Guatemalan presidents this week and the Italian president on Feb. 23.

Afghanistan praises US withdrawal

The Afghan government Wednesday welcomed President Barack Obama’s decision to withdraw half of the 66,000 American troops in Afghanistan within the next year and said its forces are ready to take responsibility for the country’s security.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been pressing for a faster pace in the withdrawal of foreign combat troops from Afghanistan.

Karzai agreed with Obama last month to accelerate the handover of security responsibilities to his country’s newly trained security forces to this spring, instead of late summer as originally planned.

Obama said Tuesday in his State of the Union address that the first 34,000 troops will leave within a year and more in 2014, when all foreign combat forces are to leave

the country. Many Afghans, however, worry that a quick drawdown will destabilize a country that is still fighting a war with insurgents more than 11 years after the U.S. invasion. They also fear that the Afghan army and police forces are not ready to take the lead for security.

Though the drawdown was widely expected, the announcement, for the first time, put numbers on the withdrawal plan and for many Afghans brought home the fact that foreign troops are indeed leaving.

Obama did not reveal what U.S. military presence would remain after 2014 to help advise and train the Afghan forces and fight al-Qaida and other extremist groups.

EU and US consider free trade deal

The EU and the U.S. announced Wednesday that they have agreed to pursue talks aimed at achieving an overarching trans-Atlantic free trade deal.

The 27-country EU said such an agreement, first announced in Tuesday’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama, would be the biggest bilateral trade deal ever negotiated. Any agreement could boost the EU’s economic output by 0.5 percent — a highly desirable outcome when the EU and the U.S. are both struggling with slow growth, high unemployment and high levels of debt.

In a joint statement issued released simultaneously in Washington and Brussels, President Obama, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and Barroso said they were “committed to making this relationship an even stronger driver of our prosperity.”

Trade between the U.S. and the EU is already huge, reaching €2 billion a day, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said.

A high-level U.S.-EU working group specialized in jobs and growth said the goals of the agreement would include removing import tariffs and getting rid of other barriers to trade.

Protesters block fuel entry to Syria

Lebanese protesters closed two major roads in northern Lebanon on Wednesday to prevent fuel tankers from crossing into Syria, Lebanon’s

Every dog has its day

Handler Ernesto Lara poses for photographers with Banana Joe, an affenpinscher who won Best in Show during the 137th Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York. There were 2,721 entries and 187 varieties of dogs at the show.

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state-run news agency, security officials said.

The National News Agency said the protesters blocked the roads leading to the Arida and Dabousiyeh border crossing points. Witnesses said the roads were blocked for hours with rocks and barriers, but then protesters reopened the roads for civilian cars and vehicles other than trucks.

The protesters claim some diesel exported to Syria is being used by regime tanks in the country’s nearly two-year-old civil war that has killed nearly 70,000 people.

The protests in predominantly-Sunni northern Lebanon came a day after the energy ministry denied reports of government-owned refineries that were sending diesel to Syria.

The ministry said private companies were sending fuel to Syria. Syria is suffering a major crisis of gasoline and diesel. Oil pipelines have been repeatedly targeted, and people have been forced to wait in line for hours to get gasoline or diesel for heating or generators because of widespread power outages.

Nations analyze North Korea tests

North Korea’s neighbors bolstered their military preparations and mobilized scientists Wednesday to determine whether Pyongyang’s third nuclear test, conducted in defiance of U.N. warnings, was as successful as the North claimed.

The detonation was also the focus of global diplomatic maneuvers, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reaching out to counterparts in Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo.

The nuclear device detonated Tuesday at a remote underground site in the northeast is seen as a crucial step toward North Korea’s goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States.

South Korea has raised its military readiness alert level, and on Wednesday it used aircraft and ships to collect air samples to analyze possibly increased radiation from the test, according to the Defense Ministry.

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Final music dean candidate speaks by noreyana fernando assistant news editor

The third and final candidate in Ithaca College’s search for a School of Music dean visited campus Wednesday, where he spoke about several issues including the fractionation of music and the need for more collaboration between the college’s schools.

Karl Paulnack, the director of the Boston Conservatory’s Music Division, addressed a crowd of about 30 people in the Beeler Rehearsal Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music.

Last year, Greg Woodward vacated the post of dean of the school of music to take on the post of president for Carthage College in Keno­sha, Wis. The interim dean is Craig Cummings.

The search for a new dean commenced in August. A search committee, made up of 12 to 14 members, is headed by John Sigg, associate dean of the school of Health Sciences and Human Performance.

The first finalist, Jamal Rossi, addressed the campus on Jan. 28, while the second finalist, John Richmond, spoke on Feb. 4.

During his presentation, Paulnack, who was Karl Paulnack, director of the Boston Conservatory’s Music Division, spoke to a group of about 30 on the music faculty at Ithaca College for 12 years people Feb. 6 about the fractionation of music. He is the final candidate in the music dean search. from 1986 to 1998, said he was concerned about noreyana fernando/the ithacan the fractionation of music that is happening Paulnack recounted a story of a mother who model, because Ithaca College is perfectly set up across the country.

Paulnack said the artificial divide between had written to him after her son’s death. Though to be that model.”

He also said it is important for schools across classical music and popular music did not exist a she disliked the music that her son used to listen to, Paulnack said, she found solace in that music the college to collaborate. hundred years ago.

“I just noticed that HSHP has a program to “In my neighborhood in Boston, for example, after his death.

“Hardly anybody goes through the process of rehabilitate stroke survivors,” he said. “There there are completely separate schools set aside for dying or the process of falling in should be music in that. Music is a huge tool in the study of different love without engaging in music,” rehabilitating stroke survivors.” kinds of music,” he said.

Alex Shuhan, associate professor of perforhe said. “We almost always use “A percussionist would music in those scenarios, because mance studies, was a member of Paulnack’s attend the Berklee School those experiences are so intense audience. Shuhan said he believed the candiof Music if she hopes to that we can’t engage them without date’s ideas for the college would enhance the play in a rock band but college experience. extra support.” could attend the Boston — karl paulnack “At a time when so often those of us who are pasAddressing his goals for the colConservatory if she’d like lege, Paulnack said he would aim to sionate and involved in music and their art are sort to play in a symphony make Ithaca College the model of of marginalized as being non-important, he spent orchestra. That divide the whole time talking about exactly why what we didn’t exist a hundred years ago. The idea that a mu- comprehensive music if he became dean.

“What the world needs most in my opinion do is so phenomenally important,” Shuhan said. sician would come out of music school and not be Sigg said the final hiring decision will be anable to play all different kinds of music would have — more than advocacy, more than speeches, more than funding — is models,” he said. “It nounced next month and will be made by the struck them as ridiculous.”

Using several anecdotes, Paulnack said music needs people to show what is comprehensive provost, with input from members of the search practice, what is comprehensive understand- committee. He said the quality of candidates who is an important part of everyone’s lives.

“Music captures and holds our experience the ing of music. My intention, were I to become presented is a reflection on the college’s School the dean here, is that Ithaca College will be that of Music. way a container holds a liquid,” he said.

“Music captures and holds our experience the way a container holds a liquid."

New Chinese group launches with new year celebration by michael Tkaczevski staff writer

Dumplings, fried rice and a cornucopia of sauces and meats lined tables on the second floor of the School of Business as a new student group, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year on Sunday.

The celebration of the Year of the Snake was organized by the CSSA, which aims to encourage communication between Chinese and American students to generate interest in Chinese culture on campus. Chinese and non-Chinese students attended, as well as faculty and several local Chinese families.

The CSSA was established this semester by the efforts of different members of the Ithaca College community and was spearheaded by its president, junior Kelly Zhang.

“We just wanted to recreate what we do in China,” Zhang said.

Students at the event played Chinese and English Taboo and sang karaoke. There was also a performance by junior Nils Schwerzmann, who played the Erhu, a traditional Chinese string instrument.

Students received support from faculty, including adviser Hongwei Guan, associate professor of health promotion and physical education.

Zhang said she never expected to be spearheading a new student association, but she was inspired by the success of last semester’s Mid-Autumn Festival, which was organized by the college’s Asian American Alliance.

Senior Heather Huang said she was glad to be able to celebrate the new year with fellow students, Chinese and non-Chinese.

“Chinese New Year is all about tradition and about gathering together, feasting together,” Huang said.

“It’s a very creative cultural aspect, because every year is a different animal of the zodiac. It’s basically like a family reunion.”

To get the word out, members of the CSSA invited about 20 people through Facebook and personal contacts. By the time the event was about to begin, 50 people had RSVP’d on the event page on Facebook.

“At first we only invited Chinese people, but then we realized … that’s not what our organization is about,” Zhang said.” We want to make everyone join us and make everyone experience our culture.”

The event was organized quickly.

The CSSA had about a week to advertise and received the funds for the food just three days before the event itself. Zhang said 70 people

Members of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association held their first group event with food and games Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. emily fedor/the ithacan

attended the event, based on their sign-in sheet.

Even with the time constraints, Guan said the turnout was good.

“Considering the short time and busy schedule and the new founding of this organization, this is a great success,” Guan said. “I’m really proud to support the students. They worked really hard and even threw in yesterday to make this happen.”

Guan said the CSSA is interested in promoting cultural awareness to support the recent interest in China, including the IC 20/20 center in China and the recruitment of Chinese students.

“One of the goals is that we help Chinese students to adapt to life

and study here on campus,” Guan said. “On the other hand, we want to facilitate the Americans to go to China as well from this campus.”

Among the interested nonChinese attendees was junior Automm Lombardo. She and her sister came because Lombardo is friends with Zhang, she said, and she wanted to learn more about Chinese culture.

“I have a lot of Chinese and Asian-American friends here at the college, and I don’t know a lot about the culture, so I thought this would be a good way to see what it’s all about,” Lombardo said. “I like events like this because taking a class is a lot of commitment.”

Andrew Cuomo makes priority of pay equality by mary slack

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a lot on his agenda for 2013, including addressing inequality in the state.

In particular, voters are looking to see the gender pay gap addressed, according to a January poll of New York voters.

The poll taken by Quinnipiac University revealed that 53 percent of New York state residents are pushing for Cuomo to make the gender pay gap a priority in his agenda for the upcoming year.

The issue of the gender pay gap did play a role in Cuomo’s State of the State Address in January, with his introduction of the Women’s Equality Act — a 10-point agenda that focuses on domestic and health concerns. One of the points does address equal pay.

“New York state is the equality capital of the nation, but we still have more to do,” Cuomo said in the address. “We passed marriage equality. Let’s make history again, and let’s pass a Women’s Equality Act in the State of New York.”

Svante Myrick, the mayor of Ithaca, said he agrees with the voters of New York state that this issue should be a priority for Cuomo.

“Honestly, I think the gender pay gap is a shame, and I think that it is something we should focus on,” Myrick said.

He said the city government no longer has gender pay gaps for employees, but he does not know about private sectors in the city.

The American Association of University Women released a report, “The Simple Truth,” in September 2012 that showed in 2011, women working full time in the U.S. earned almost 23 percent less than their male counterparts.

Shaianne Osterreich, associate professor of economics, said the gap is nothing new, here or abroad.

“The gender pay gap has been around since women entered the workforce,” Osterreich said, describing gender discrimination as the leading factor in this gap.

“Women around the world are paid significantly less than the men doing the same jobs.”

Osterreich said an underlying reason for the pay difference is women’s lack of negotiating salaries and benefits in the workplace, whereas men have been known to bargain.

Osterreich will speak in one of the Teach, Initiate, Advocate!

Talks being cosponsored by the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs and the office of career services.

The TIA Talks will revolve around the issue of gender equity and hope to change the attitudes of college graduates.

Caryanne Keenan, assistant director for career development, said she is excited for the upcoming TIA Talks.

“It’s important for people to get involved and educated,” Keenan said. “At Ithaca, where the majority of students are women, this is something really important. We want more people there to hear about these issues. It doesn’t just take women to get these things done.”

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College kicks off Black History Month by michael Tkaczevski staff writer

Ithaca College is celebrating Black History Month with events intended to open up conversation about race through the stories of black social activists.

The events were organized and facilitated by the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs, the African-Latino Society and other student organizations on campus.

The events honor the historical achievements of heroes of race equality and discuss contemporary issues concerning racial injustice.

Events planned for the rest of the month include documentaries

and workshops focusing on social justice issues involving race and sexual orientation.

Hip-hop and African dance performances are also planned to provoke discussion about race issues through music — not just words.

The Black History Month events are designed to open up the discussion of race to all students, John Rawlins III, assistant director of OSEMA, said.

“It’s an opportunity for individuals to educate and be educated on different aspects of those cultures, on society justice issues that plague our society even still today, to recognize and celebrate rich history and culture,”

Feb. 21 “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin”

he said. “It helps to unify the campus as well.”

Rawlins said he wants more students to enter the discussion about race, even if they don’t feel qualified to speak with authority.

He also said students of all backgrounds benefited from the sacrifices of civil rights advocates, so everyone needs to be a part of the discussion of race.

“These heroes who fought so hard for many of the privileges many of us have today could’ve said, ‘I can’t make a difference, my voice won’t matter,’ but they didn’t say that, which is why we have the privileges we have today,” Rawlins said.

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Black History Month Concert

8 p.m., Taughannock Falls Room Presented by the African Latino Society and Created Equal, a documentary will be screened about the activist Bayard Rustin, often called "the unknown hero."

8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center for Music The concert, sponsored by the School of Music, will have performances by the African Dance Ensemble, Worlds of Music Class, Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers and the Martin Luther King Elementary School Choir from Utica, N.Y.

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Rebel Diaz 7 p.m., Emerson Suites

The Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity is sponsoring a performance by the political hip-hop duo Rebel Diaz, consisting of the brothers Rodrigo (known as RodStarz) and Gonzalo (known as G1) Venegas.

36th Annual Festival of Black Gospel Various times and locations

Hosted by Cornell University and Ithaca College, the annual festival will feature a series of performances and workshops on both campuses.

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IC pumps up for heart health by mary slack

contributing writer

Ithaca College faculty, staff and administrators are spending this month advocating for heart health through American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign.

While this is the first year the college is taking part, the AHA began the national “Go Red for Women” campaign in 2004 to spread awareness about heart disease in women and how it can be prevented. About 43 million women are affected by heart disease in the U.S. The campaign is part of “Mind, Body, Me,” a wellness program offered through the department of human resources.

Challenges of the program include “Wear Red Fridays” and “Decorate a Dress,” in which participants decorate paper cutouts representing reasons to be healthier, and a best heart-healthy recipe contest.

Junior Melissa Schwartz, a student intern in the human resources department, said all recipes entered will be published in an online cookbook at the end of the month.

Schwartz helped to organize the “Go Red for Women” campaign and said one of the goals of the campaign is to change people’s perceptions about heart disease.

“Heart disease is usually thought of as a men’s disease, but it’s actually the number one killer of women,” Schwartz said.

Robin Davis, assistant director of employee benefits and work life, said based on the success of the campaign, the “Mind, Body, Me” program will likely expand with a nutrition series and a diabetes series.

“We have a whole list of events that we want to have on campus,” Davis said. “We want to incorporate nutrition, meditation, physical activity. We want to focus on the whole body.”

Schwartz said the college is hoping to share information on how life choices can affect one’s heart.

“We are looking to raise awareness on a range of different topics. For topics such as nutrition, a lot of people don’t know that it’s extremely important to limit things such as salt and saturated fats,” Schwartz said.

Pictured is a dress from the college’s “Mind, Body, Me” program as part of American Heart Month. durst breneiser/the ithacan

Since the beginning of AHA’s national campaign, progress has been made toward increasing chances of living with heart disease. According to AHA, 21 percent fewer women have died from heart disease, and researchers have put more emphasis on genderspecific symptoms.

Schwartz said she has been using social media as a way to track the feedback of the campaign.

“In regards to our Facebook page, that is a way we can really quantify the effects,” Schwartz said. “We’ve gotten a lot of hits. People are really commenting and liking everything, and they seem to be really excited about it.”

Katie Sack, administrator for employee benefits and work life, said the response to the efforts has been uplifting.

“We have whole departments rallying around the cause,” Sack said. “It’s really nice to see that they are excited.”

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Students plan V-day flash mob This Valentine’s Day, senior Shyanne Ruiz, along with a group of Ithaca College students, will take part in a choreographed flash mob to take a stand against women’s violence for a movement called One Billion Rising.

Ruiz helped to choreograph the One Billion Rising flash mob from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in IC Square.

One Billion Rising is a global movement founded by the RUIZ said the V-Day foundation to end music and dance violence against women is a powerful way to stand together. and girls.

One Billion Rising is the uprising that Eve Ensler, author, director and playwright of the Vagina Monologues, created in honor of the 15th anniversary of V-day. V-day is a movement fighting violence against women and girls, and the Vagina Monologues is a play portraying important values promoted by supporters.

Assistant News Editor Sabrina Knight spoke to Ruiz about the One Billion Rising campaign.

Sabrina Knight: What issues are you fighting for [with One Billion Rising]?

Shyanne Ruiz: There is a lot of putting down of women, and I’ve noticed that even in everyday language, the things that people say. We live in a very gender-based society, so I just wanted to put myself into something that I would probably be uncomfortable with but that I would learn something from, and I really thought that I learned a lot about myself [from participating in the Vagina Monologues] and I wanted to do it again, so the One Billion Rising event that we’re doing, the flash mob and everything, we’re teaching people what One Billion Rising is and just inform people that this is happening. I do it for myself, I do it for my mom and my sister, all the women in my life that have just been so influential to me, because it is just really important to me that we are standing up and speaking out and not just being docile and sitting on the edges.

SK: What are your plans at Ithaca College?

SR: The song associated with the dance is just really beautiful, and at the end the music just stops and there is this woman’s voice who says something like “one billion rising” and everyone raises their arm up together. It’s just so powerful to know that all the girls on this day, everyone, all these women are going to be doing the same dance, and there is something beautiful about that even though this one event isn’t necessarily going to directly fix all the world’s problems.

SK: What message are you trying to convey to the IC community?

SR: There is a lot of silence. Really bringing it to IC, because it is such a small community, it is nice to have an international, worldwide event happening on campus, because it’s showing that yeah we are the small community but there are some of us who are conscious and aware of trying to do something, of trying to be part of the bigger picture. The only ways you can do that is to start in your own backyard, in your own community ... There are so many levels and layers of feminism, and I’m not going to go around chopping penises off, that’s not what I’m going to do. I want to make a difference and show that I too am the woman, and as a Latino woman I’ve been through a lot. I’ve been through struggles, so this is me sharing my story without really sharing my personal story.

SK: Why do you think this issue is prevalent in today’s society?

SR: It’s so ingrained, like gender issues, and so ingrained in our language and our everyday thinking that we don’t think about it. And the whole rape culture, like when people say “Oh I just raped that exam” that’s not OK, that’s not funny, and it bothers me and I make sure to shut anyone down that says that around me, like that’s not funny, rape jokes are not funny.

The issue is people just don’t think about it, and people are just not aware.

Game of love

Freshman Shannon Rebholtz found her match in freshman Dominic Gentile as a result of playing the Dating Game Saturday evening in IC Square. The Dating Game, which was put on by IC After Dark, was hosted by President Tom Rochon and featured games and food.

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College & City Hill Center renovations proceed as scheduled

The Hill Center renovation project is on track for completion, according to Rick Couture, associate vice president of the office of facilities. Couture said they have not faced any issues with the construction thus far.

Couture said he has received some calls from Hill Center staff about noise levels of the construction.

The first part of the project began in December and included demolishing the old pool and the north entrance of the Hill Center.

A two-level area of classrooms and athletic training facilities will be built in its place, and the gym floor and bleachers will also be renovated. Construction is expected to be completed by December 2013.

College commences hunt for new athletics director

Ithaca College has begun a search for a new director of intercollegiate athletics and recreational sports.

Ken Kutler, who currently holds the position, announced last October that he would be retiring at the end of the year, after 10 years at the college.

Margaret Arnold, special assistant to the provost and associate professor of recreation and leisure studies, will chair the committee.

Members of the committee include Paul Hesler, acting director of institutional advancement; senior and student athlete, Tracy Rivas; Kent Scriber, professor of exercise and sport science; and Wenmouth Williams, professor and chair of

the journalism department.

The college has hired executive search firm Alden Associates, which specializes in searches involving intercollegiate athletics.

Arnold said the committee hopes to have a new director to begin July 1.

College reveals recipients of J.J. Staff Scholar award

Ithaca College has announced the three winners of the J.J. Staff Scholar Award for this semester.

The three recipients for this semester are sophomore Erin Mahon, administrative assistant at institutional advancement enrolled in the anthropology program; senior Mimi Wright, program assistant in the office of international programs, enrolled in the applied psychology program; and senior Gina White, administrative assistant in the department of physical therapy, enrolled in the recreation management and minor outdoor pursuits program.

The $1,000 award is funded by contributions from the staff, faculty and friends of James Whalen, the college’s sixth president.

Eligible candidates are full-time staff members registered in a degree program at the college, with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

Students to coordinate blood pressure exams

Ithaca College’s blood pressure drive, called “No Pressure Blood Pressure,” will be held Thursday for the first time this semester.

The drive will be held at 26 different on-campus locations, including

Campus Center and the Peggy Ryan Williams Center. The program is currently in its eighth year at the college.

The Wellness Clinic and department of exercise and sport sciences planned and funded the drive. At the multiple sessions that take place each month, students approach members of the campus community and offer to measure their blood pressure. Depending on the results of the test, students make dietary and exercise recommendations.

Sixty six percent of the college’s employees that were measured in last semester’s screening were found to have blood pressure values higher than the ideal 90/120.

Nationally, an estimated 68 million Americans are victims of high blood pressure, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Photographer will visit IC to work with students

National Geographic photographer Lynn Johnson will give a public presentation about her work at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Park Auditorium.

Johnson will be working with student photographers in the pilot year of the Park Award for Photo Activism Project. She was JOHNSON chosen for her passion for telling stories through photography.

The project is a joint program between Ithaca College, the Park Foundation and the Community

Public Safety Incident Log January 31 Burglary LOCATION: Emerson Hall SUMMARY: Complainant reported an unknown person entered a room and stole a wallet. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer James Landon.

Drug violations LOCATION: Emerson Hall SUMMARY: One person Judicially referred for violation of college regulation and drug policy. Sergeant Terry O’Pray.

Case status change LOCATION: Lower Campus SUMMARY: Officer reported a bike that was recovered Jan. 22 and was not stolen. Property was returned to owner. Patrol Officer Patrick Johnson.

Assist tCSO LOCATION: State Route 96B/Danby Road SUMMARY: Caller reported a two-vehicle MVA. Report taken. Sergeant Terry O’Pray.

February 2

Larceny LOCATION: Park School SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person stole a cell phone. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

Burglary LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person entered a room and stole clothing. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray.

Suspicious circumstance LOCATION: Holmes Hall SUMMARY: Complainant reported an unknown person possibly entered a room.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer James Landon.

Burglary LOCATION: Hilliard Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person entered a room and stole textbooks.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

February 1

Unlawful possession marijuana LOCATION: Grant Egbert Blvd. East SUMMARY: During a traffic stop, an officer issued the operator an appearance ticket for unlawful possession of marijuana and a uniform traffic ticket for having no tail lights for the Town of Ithaca Court. The operator was restricted from the college property. Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

Drug violations LOCATION: Emerson Hall SUMMARY: Two people judicially referred for violation of the drug policy. Patrol Officer Jay Vanvolkinburg.

Danger to self LOCATION: D-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported attempting harm to self with a knife. Person taken into custody under mental hygiene law, transported to CMC by ambulance and judicially referred.

Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

dangerous substance or weapon LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported excessive noise. Officer had the music turned

Arts Partnership of Tompkins County. It is designed to link Ithaca College students with the greater Ithaca community.

Olbermann helps fund new radio station location

Cornell University alumnus Keith Olbermann ’79 has helped fund a new location for the university’s student-run radio station WVBR FM. The national political commentator and sportscaster contributed to the Cornell Media Guild, helping purchase the home on East Buffalo Street.

The radio station is currently housed in the East Hill Plaza, which is a mile from campus, making it harder for students to access, according to the university.

The new building, which is twice the size of the station’s current location, will be named the Olbermann-Corneliess Studio.

National women’s grant sponsors campus project

The American Association of University Women Campus Action Project has awarded Ithaca College an annual grant, which will be used to sponsor the “TIA Talks: Addressing the Pay Gap Among Recent College Graduates” project this semester.

TIA Talks comprise a series of five presentations on gender equality and will be conducted by members of the college community. The first talk, “Professional Confidence: Behaviors for Success” by Heather Lane, lecturer in the School of Business and founder of the Visiting Entrepreneurs

Series, will be held at 4 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Taughannock Falls Room.

For information about other scheduled TIA Talks visit www. ithaca.edu/intercom.

Annual benefit concert to feature college bands

To raise funds for the American Cancer Society, Ithaca College will hold “Concert for a Cure” at 6 p.m.

Sunday in Emerson Suites.

The concert will feature a raffle and performances by music groups such as Ithacappella, Premium Blend and The Northern Route, formerly known as Erik Caron Connection.

Tickets are $3 and are available for purchase online at ithacaconcertforacure.com/tickets.

City announces winners of annual leadership prize

The City of Ithaca has announced the recipients of the annual Diann Sams African American History Month Recognition Award.

The city’s Common Council honored County Legislator Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, representative of the second district, and City of Ithaca Alderperson William J.R. Clairborne, representative of the second ward, for their contributions.

The award is named in honor of J. Diann Samm, city alderperson and civil rights leader. It has been presented annually over the past decade in recognition of those whose contributions have highlighted the positive impact local African American residents have on the local community and society.

selected entries from january 31 to February 3

down and confiscated a knife. Person warned for noise and for possession of a knife. Patrol Officer Jay Vanvolkinburg.

Harassment LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported a person attempted to gain entry into a residence. Officer found the perpetrator intoxicated. Person taken into custody under mental hygiene law and transported to CMC by ambulance. Person judicially referred for harassment and irresponsible use of alcohol. Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

Drug violations LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: Two persons judicially referred for violation of the drug policy and one referred for underage possession of alcohol.

Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

Fire alarm accidental LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Simplex reported a fire alarm.

Activation was caused by burnt food.

System was reset. Master Patrol Officer Christopher Teribury.

Harassment LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Complainant reported a person sent unwanted social media messages. One person refereed judicially for harassment.

Patrol Officer Bruce Thomas.

Criminal tampering LOCATION: Lyon Hall SUMMARY: Simplex reported a fire alarm. An unknown person maliciously discharged a fire extinguisher. Investigation pending. Sergeant Dirk Hightchew.

February 3 Underage possession of alcohol LOCATION: Lyon Hall SUMMARY: Two people Judicially referred for underage possession of alcohol. Patrol Officer Daniel Austic.

Exposure of a person LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported an intoxicated person urinated on the hallway floor and provided a false name to Residential Life.

Patrol Officer Daniel Austic.

Irresponsible use of alcohol LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: One person transported to CMC by ambulance and judicially referred for irresponsible use of alcohol. Patrol Officer Daniel Austic.

Criminal mischief LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person ripped a screen and threw furniture out of a window. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Bruce Thomas.

Criminal mischief LOCATION: Emerson Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person damaged buttons in an elevator. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Bruce Thomas. excessive noise LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported an intoxicated person leaving the building. Subject declined medical assistance with ambulance staff and was judicially referred for irresponsible use of alcohol. Person also judicially

referred for indecent conduct, providing false information and failure to comply relating to a previous incident in the Terraces.

Sergeant Dirk Hightchew.

Medical assist/ injury related LOCATION: Fitness Center SUMMARY: Caller reported a person sustained a head injury while playing basketball. Person declined medical assistance with ambulance staff. Patrol Officer Bruce Thomas.

Fire alarm accidental LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Simplex panel indicated a fire alarm. Activation caused by burnt food. System reset. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

Animal complaint LOCATION: State Route 96B/Danby Road SUMMARY: Officer reported an injured deer. Injuries appeared to be from a motor vehicle and there was no vehicle in the area. Deer was dispatched. Patrol Officer Bruce Thomas.

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play it safe on all fields

Ithaca College should ensure all student athletes have access to the pre-season testing they need to prevent injuries as concern for safety in contact sports rises.

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he Ithaca College football program reported 19 concussions last season, more than twice as many as have been reported in past years.

The increase in the number of concussions reported at the college may be because players are better educated about the signs and risks of concussions, leaving fewer concussions unreported. Facing widespread concern that collegiate sports are too dangerous, athletes and coaches must be more aware of the long-term effects of their injuries and are encouraged to put their safety first.

With few exceptions, students who play a sport for the college will look to a future career off the field rather than in a professional league. While the benefits of collegiate-level athletics are numerous, it is difficult to justify the risk of brain damage, degeneration or even death when these athletes are not vying for the fame or the huge paychecks that come from being a professional athlete. Student athletes should seriously consider the long-term injuries associated with concussions and work to ensure they care for their bodies — even if that means sitting on the bench for a bit or taking the time to properly diagnose their injuries.

Varsity athletes at the college are required to take preseason “ImPACT” tests that measure the athlete’s reaction time, verbal memory and visual memory. The test provides a baseline to better analyze the impact of concussions on individual athletes. While this focus on prevention and detection is critical to making collegiate sports safer, the test should not be reserved for only varsity players.

The college should commit to giving all student athletes access to the post-injury care and pre-season health screenings that will help treat concussions when they happen. Students who play contact sports, like rugby and hockey at the club level, are still athletes for the college, and it is the college’s responsibility to ensure they have the care they need.

real-world ready Satellite campuses that provide students the opportunity to gain professional experience are critical to Ithaca College’s future.

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n an effort to balance the budget, Ithaca College hired Huron Consulting Group to reduce the college’s spending and increase revenue. One of the recommendations from Huron is to do away with the Rochester Center, where physical therapy students currently spend one summer and one graduate year Physical therapy students argue that the Rochester Center is critical to learning the skills they will need after graduation. Ithaca is not located near a major medical center, so physical therapy students would not get the hands-on experience they receive in Rochester if the program was consolidated to the Ithaca campus.

As the college is looking to cut spending, satellite programs should not end up on the cutting board.

Because the college is located in a small city, students seeking real world experience will be less likely to choose Ithaca over colleges in larger cities.

Programs like the Rochester Center, the L.A. Program, the London Center and the recent New York City Program offer students the opportunity to work with organizations that can provide real-world experiences. If the college hopes to recruit more competitive students, it must continue to offer opportunities away from the Ithaca campus.

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Huron Consulting Group recently recommended changes to the way students pay for health care on campus. The suggestions include a $10 copay for visits and seeking reimbursements from private insurance companies. The Ithacan asked members of the Ithaca community for their take on campus health care.

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Currently, our health center doesn’t bill for visits in an effort to prevent barriers to students’ care. College kids are an impulsive bunch — we do stupid things sometimes, and if our parents were to be notified every time Students need we went to the Health Center, we confidential may not seek out help. One prohealth care posal from Huron would make it so your insurance gets billed when you visit the campus Health Center. This represents a shift in

thinking about our Health Center as a center for revenue. Not only will it build barriers to care, it might adversely affect students who have Medicaid plans from out of New York state. If your insurance only covers in-state doctors, you may actually have to pay a large percentage of the cost of your visit.

Rob Flaherty, president of the student government association

The recommendations, which include a flat student health fee, a $10 visit fee and billing student insurance, will have a negative impact on our mission in terms of access and confidentiality.

Charging student health insurChanges ance will have the most impact would hinder and will likely deter students access to care from getting care. The $10 visit fee will keep students with more chronic issues from getting care. The flat student fee, while

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the least prohibitive, is likely to make students feel they are being nickled and dimed. The Institutional Effectiveness and Budget Committee will have the task of balancing the needs of our students in terms of access to care within the bigger goal of securing a viable economic future for Ithaca College.

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English-only laws are fueled by racial fear A s the United States becomes more racially and ethnically diverse, politicians are becoming increasingly concerned with “preserving,” “protecting” and “enhancing” all that is supposedly “American.”

Concerns from politicians and political candidates about the absorption and incorporation of our nation’s newcomers, though chiefly those from Latin America, continue to center on the supposed perils a Latino majority would inflict upon the nation. This fear inspires highly questionable political maneuvers at all levels of government.

The prophesied threats Donathan of “foreign” languages Brown (mainly Spanish), ushered in by growing levels of immigration, continue to justify and legitimize efforts to “protect” the English language and the American way of life from those who represent a threat to our stable community. Campaigns galvanized around English-only legislation continue to gain momentum, particularly at the state level, where GOP officeholders and candidates insist that efforts toward national unity are stifled by “divisive” language accommodations that, in reality, hamper our attempts at unity.

Contrary to popular belief, at no point in American history has the United States had a national language. Despite legislative attempts in both chambers of Congress to pass measures making English the national language, to date, all have failed. Prior Supreme Court decisions and congressional actions like Puerto Rican Organization for Political Action v. Kusper in 1973, Lau v. Nichols in 1974, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 and Asian American Business Group v. City of Pomona in 1989, to name only a few, established a correlation between language discrimination and racial and national origin discrimination that we continue to see today.

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historically rooted in the socio-political experiences of many immigrant groups and communities of color, continues to exist by means of discursive political formations steeped in anxiety, suspicion and polarity. Examples of such political paranoia are omnipresent, including a 2012 episode involving Alejandrina Cabrera, former city council candidate in the southern Arizona border city of San Luis.

Cabrera was labeled “not sufficiently fluent” in English by the Yuma County Arizona Court and removed from the ballot in accordance with the state’s 1910 Enabling Act that requires both office holders and political candidates to “read, write, speak and understand English sufficiently well,” At face value, this law may seem acceptable — even self-explanatory — however, that could not be any further from reality. This 18th-century law does not specify or quantify proficiency, nor does it articulate ways to measure fluency, providing enough legal elasticity to deny the absorption and incorporation of Cabrera and other groups of people whom lawmakers deem undesirable.

The decision to remove Cabrera’s name from the ballot,w even upon appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court, leaves many unanswered questions and further directs suspicion toward a state legislature engulfed in a political crisis over both its initial enactment of Senate Bill 1070 along with its banning of Ethnic Studies classes in public schools.

Many English-only initiatives are based on fear, distrust and suspicion. With glaring omissions of evidence from proponents, this paranoid style of American politics continues to corrupt our collective consciousness on immigrants, immigration and those perceived as “foreign.” Political attempts to paint certain demographic groups as impediments toward societal progression and social order must be understood in the context they are presented — devoid of fact.

Donathan brown is an assistant professor in the department of communications studies. Email him at dlbrown@ithaca.edu.

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Students should fight for sustainable college investments

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ivestment from the fossil fuel industry is crucial for the future financial wellbeing of Ithaca College.

In a recent report by multinational banking and financial company HSBC, titled “Oil and Carbon Revisited,” the bank expressed the dire need to decrease the consumption and burning of fossil fuels to stop the planet from warming 2°C, a temperature that Menli would destroy McCreight our world’s coral reefs. HSBC wrote that coal consumption must be limited by 30 percent and oil by 12 percent by 2035. The report went on to say that in order for this to happen — because it must happen — divestment from the fossil fuel industry is a sound choice.

The college has a chance to hold true to its values of leadership, excellence and sustainability.

Historically speaking, students have been at the heart of progressive change. As a community, we are realizing that divestment is also critical to the future financial well-being of the college. Guaranteeing a 100 percent divestment by

Checks & Balances

Members of the student group DivestIC are working to discourage college investments in fossil fuels and bring attention to sustainable investing.

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2015 will encourage more alumni support and invite the type of incoming first-year students that will honor, respect and support their institution after graduation.

This fall, when we launched the DivestIC campaign, we were one of 30 colleges with divestment

campaigns on their campus. There are now more than 230 colleges with student movements pushing for divestment. Of those 230, three have already committed to full divestment on a timeline. Additionally, the city governments of Seattle and San Francisco have made plans

to follow through on divestment.

The momentum from the national movement for divestment from fossil fuels has been carried onto our campus, and support and awareness are growing rapidly campus-wide.

Since the beginning of our campaign, we have collected more than 800 petition signatures from students, alumni, faculty, staff and other community members.

At the start of our campaign, we asked the board of trustees to commit to divesting from a list of 16 fossil fuel companies by the end of this school year. On Wednesday, the board had its second annual meeting in New York City, and divestment from the 16 companies is on its agenda. This list includes Chesapeake Energy, ExxonMobil and Hess.

The college has been making commendable strides toward decreasing carbon emissions on campus, but that is no excuse for supporting the very industries that release far more climate change pollutants than we do.

Without acknowledging how our financial decisions fit into climate change, we are taking one step forward and two steps back.

Menli McCreight is a freshman environmental studies major and a member of DivestIC. Email her at mmccrei1@ithaca.edu.

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ollowing former U.S. Senator John Kerry’s quick confirmation by the Senate, the new secretary of state joked he had big “heels” to fill as Hillary Clinton’s predecessor.

Clinton is leaving the State Department with unprecedented approval ratings that could pave her way to a 2016 presidential candidacy if she wanted it. She became known for her efforts to incorporate women’s empowerment and extend U.S. foreign policy into areas like gender violence and the use of digital technology and social media for democracy promotion.

However some analysts are pointing to the fact that she does not have any “big triumphs” as a sign that Clinton did not substantially further foreign policy during her term. While alliances were sustained in Europe, strengthened in Africa and rebalanced in Asia, failures in the Middle East contribute to her “mixed success”. This is largely due to contradictory foreign policy in the region.

Afghanistan seems to serve as the prime example for this disagreement between policy and practice. While working to support women’s rights and increased development initiatives, Clinton also supported the military surge in Afghanistan, a surge that put many of the women she was working to protect in harm’s way. Military policy was chosen over political processes that could have resulted in more peaceful negotiations and increased power sharing among those on the ground.

While Clinton may have endorsed contradictory policy at times, a great deal of it was because of her largely ambassadorial role as secretary of state. Disagreeing policy was not entirely her fault, as it has been tightly controlled by the White House. More progress could have been made in areas of the Middle East — namely, Syria, Pakistan and Israel-Palestine — had the administration not held such a tight grip on U.S.-Middle East policy.

Aides closest to Clinton say while she may have scared the Obama administration with her sometimes “activist tendencies,” she brought something different to the cabinet roundtable. Some fear that because Kerry is President Barack Obama’s ideological twin, he will allow the White House to further consolidate foreign policy and become merely an implementer of administration foreign policy.

Let us hope that Kerry brings something new to the table. Let us hope he will move forward where Clinton could not, namely in the areas of Middle Eastern policy. And let us hope U.S. foreign policy will not become centralized on what the White House has previously pursued.

Rachael HartforD is a senior integrated marketing communications major with a minor in politics. Email her at rhartfo1@ithaca.edu.

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Senior Wade Ferrari stands on a ladder while helping build the set for the senior thesis film “Level 23.”

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By Elizabeth Morris Contributing Writer

A barren room with a cement floor and four black walls lies within the studio space at Cinemapolis’ old location. In just a few months, however, it will be transformed into a high-profile movie set by creating walls and tables using drywall and fluorescent lighting.

The college rented the old Cinemapolis theater in downtown Ithaca to be used as a set for student films. The room was used for the first time in January as the set of the senior thesis film “Level 23.”

Carol Jennings, director of the Park Media Lab and overseer of the studio space, said students and alumni wanted to learn more about the business aspect of entertainment, and the studio space is a way for students to practice.

Jennings said the space will mainly be used for faculty projects and by a new co-curricular organization on campus, the Transmedia Studio.

This organization will also use the downtown studio as a production space for sets, planning, office, casting sessions and public screenings.

“The purpose of the studio is to provide students at Ithaca College with an opportunity to practice creating film and other types of media productions for all distribution platforms by following a business model that mirrors the professional model,” Jennings said.

The downtown studio received a donation from Bill Carraro ’81 around Jan. 31 that consists of special effects, art supplies, wardrobe and

construction material, Jennings said.

The first students to use the downtown space were seniors Wade Ferrari, the “Level 23” cinematographer; Garrett Thoen, a writer and actor; and Nathan Breton, the director.

They joined together in February 2012 to start the eight-month long process of constructing the “Level 23” script. After a year of preproduction and a week of production using the downtown studio space, the producers are currently working on postproduction, with the release date set for May 2013.

“Level 23” surrounds an astronaut who returns to Earth after a mission in — Molly space. After his admittance into a medical facility for a routine check-up, the scientists realize that a creature with the ability to imitate human form has taken the astronaut’s place. While the creature first lacks basic human behaviors, it soon learns and begins to duplicate all human characteristics.

One of the biggest hurdles for “Level 23,” Breton said, was determining the correct location. The film required a specific set with

medical equipment. However, the accessibility of medical facilities is incredibly restricted, Ferrari said.

“The issue was that no medical facility’s going to let a bunch of college kids shoot somewhere in an environment that needs to be sterilized afterwards,” Ferrari said.

Breton said the group was frequently disappointed with locations until they heard of the college’s downtown space.

“We toured the studio, the next day we designed our set without even knowing if we could shoot in there. The following day we got permission, and by the day after that we were building,” Breton said.

Over the span of seven Schneider­ days, they built the set themselves and worked right up until production day, Ferrari said. Thoen said they used drywall, plaster and wood to create walls and tables on the set.

“It’s kind of like paper sheet pressed together,” Thoen said. “It’s made of what the walls are made of in your home. We were essentially building a professional wall, so we had an advantage for using drywall. We had to make the wall look as professional as possible.”

“That set provided us with the freedom to kind of make it come alive exactly how the script would want it.”

Jennings said she is impressed with the executive student producers’ work, having been the first to use the new space.

“It exemplifies this coming together of both the creative process and the thoughtful planning and responsible execution of a project,” Jennings said. “It models exactly what we want to do more of downtown.”

The producers said the experience of building the set was physically exhausting but incredibly valuable.

Breton said constructing the set to their satisfaction was a challenge.

“It’s real-world application,” he said. “We don’t have endless amounts of money, but at the same time we do have really high expectations for the image that we want.”

Thoen said the set gave the producers “creative flexibility,” which resulted from the ability to design their own set. Junior Molly Schneider, the production designer, also credits the location with much of the success of the production.

“That set provided us with the freedom to kind of make it come alive exactly how the script would want it,” Schneider said.

Breton said the project was more than just their senior thesis — it was a way to work together with a group of friends.

“It was not a ‘I want to put my name on this project,’ it was, ‘I’m going to work with these people and be proud of what we come up with in the end,’ and at the screening all of us can feel really proud of what we did together,” Breton said.

Left: The cast and crew of “Level 23” film a scene on set. “Level 23” was the first senior thesis film to use the newly rented studio space in downtown Ithaca.

Right: Freshman Brandon Woodruff clicks the slate before beginning to shoot a scene from the film “Level 23.” The movie is set for release in May of this year.

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Senior Bobby Koch shares rs dropping and windspeed picking a here list of his 10 up favorite tracks to listen to “Fluorescent Adolescent” – Arctic Monkeys “Howlin’ for You” – The Black Keys

“Handclaps & Guitars” – Chiddy Bang “Breakout” – The Foo Fighters “Lovely Cup” – Grouplove “Radioactive” – Imagine Dragons “Spaceman” – The Killers “Take a Walk” – Passion Pit

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From left, senior Madison Vander Hill and junior Anthony DeVito dance during the second Harry Potter Alliance Yule Ball. The proceeds went to the Ithaca Youth Bureau and the national Harry Potter Alliance organization. The event took place Feb. 7 in Emerson Suites.

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Assistant Accent Editor Rose Vardell scours Pinterest and shares her favorite pins of the week.

Valentine’s Day is a holiday to celebrate romance, spend time with loved ones and treat that special someone to a meaningful and creative gift from the heart. For those who forgot about the amorous holiday, or might have dragged their feet this season, don’t fret. Check out Pinterest for quick and crafty ideas for a romantic present to celebrate the holiday. The many Valentine boards offer hundreds of different love-themed pins, such as do-it-yourself marshmallow roses, a wreath made out of flowers and cut-out paper hearts and homemade candy heart-styled cakes bearing icing messages of love. There’s still time to fashion together a heartfelt present. For those missing the right gift, take a look at Pinterest for suggestions.

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cafe with dolly decor features barbie brand

Every little girl’s dream has just come true. For the first time in history, a Barbie-styled cafe has opened for the public. Located in Taipei, Taiwan, the restaurant features pictures of the girly fashion icon on the hot-pink walls. The servers are decked out in bubblegum-pink T-shirts, tutus and tiaras as they bring out food and drinks that match the sugary sweet theme. Such treats include cakes bearing the Barbie logo as well as a card with the calorie count. A typical meal costs about $10, and the cafe is open for lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Children and adults alike can enjoy the childlike and feminine design of the cafe with a real Barbie-themed tea party in a dolled-up restaurant.

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The RETURN OF THE KING: body of RICHARD III found

A corpse, a corpse, my kingdom for a corpse! Richard III has received attention outside of the theater after DNA forensics proved what archaeologists and historians have suspected: A skeleton unearthed in a Leicester parking lot is none other than the infamous king. Now, scientists have been to determine his cause of death as fatal trauma to the skull. This renders William Shakespeare’s account in the play “Richard III” moderately accurate. Shakespeare wrote Richard III was killed in the battle at Bosworth Field after he was unhorsed. Unfortunately, scientists cannot prove if the famous lines “A horse! A horse!

My kingdom for a horse!” were truly his last words.

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quoteunquote “Now that I’m 91, as opposed to being 90, I’m much wiser.

I’m much more aware — and I’m much sexier.” ­­ “Hot in Cleveland” star Betty White jokes about celebrating another birthday during — Betty White’s Second Annual 90th Birthday Special, which aired Feb. 5 on NBC.

celebrity SCOOPS! Protesters kick shoe event Singer Selena Gomez was part of an incident last Wednesday while hosting an exhibit of Adidas’ NEO line at the beginning of New York City’s Fashion Week. A group of protestors, the United Students Against Sweatshops, entered the event and began to encourage Gomez to remove herself from her relationship with Adidas. The group claimed Adidas has refused to pay severance to Indonesian government workers that have been manufacturing their clothes for the past 10 years.

The group members were removed from the event as soon as security caught wind of their activities.

After their removal, the event resumed as planned.

Adidas’ representatives have not commented on the allegations.

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Playing with fire Theater group presents two-person play with controversial subject matter

By Evin Billington Staff writer

When students visit professors in their offices to talk about their grades, it usually results in a simple discussion about the student’s performance in class. However, in David Mamet’s play “Oleanna,” this seemingly harmless action sparks life-altering problems for both the professor and the student.

From Feb. 22 to Feb. 24, the Readers’ Theatre will perform “Oleanna,” at The Black Box at Lehman Alternative Community School on Chestnut Street. Tim Perry and Darcy Jo Martin will be playing the two sole roles of John, the college professor, and Carol, the student, respectively.

The play was written during the Clarence Thomas–Anita Hill controversy, which surrounded Hill’s accusation of sexual harassment against Thomas, a U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

“Oleanna” is three acts long and set entirely in John’s small office. John is about to be granted tenure and is in the process of buying a new house for himself and his family. Carol goes to his office with complaints about her grade and her general lack of understanding in his class, despite the fact that she has attended all the lectures and has done the required reading. It is revealed that following their conversation, Carol goes to the tenure board and complains John is sexist and had sexually harassed her by touching her shoulder during their meeting. Carol’s accusations grow more and more serious, and John’s life grows more complicated as the two continue to discuss her issues with him.

Director Anne Marie Cummings said the subject of professor versus student, is still relevant, especially in a college town like Ithaca. She said she hopes the content of the play will spark

discussions among students and professors alike.

“I would love it for students to talk about it and share their experiences,” Cummings said.

“The play certainly raises the question of higher education, and I think today we can ask the question, ‘What’s getting in the way between students and professors, and what’s getting in the way of a student learning?’”

Cummings said the first step in the directing process was deciding exactly what this play is about. “Oleanna,” which she calls the most challenging play she has ever done, was particularly difficult because the characters reach a peak in their story lines at two different points.

“Act one is like, fun,” Cummings said. “Act two is a hurricane, act three is the tornado. It’s the calm before the storm. Carol comes in, and she doesn’t let up. She’s already made her complaints, so by the time act two starts, the hurricane is in full swing, or it’s on its way to hit.”

Martin said when she first read the play, it was clear to her Carol was the villain. She said she pushed herself to try to understand Carol’s perspective and align with her views. As she began delving deeper into her character, she began to understand Carol’s perspective as a victim.

“She has a really interesting point, that the definition of harassment or the definition of abuse isn’t for the abuser to decide, it’s for the victim to decide,” Martin said. “I wouldn’t call myself a victim if I were in her shoes. I understand why she did. She interprets [John’s] actions, and it’s in that interpretation that abuse happens.”

Perry said he also disagreed with many of his character’s actions, but for him that made it more fun than challenging.

“I agree with some of his ideas of education oddly enough, but I don’t agree with some of his

From left, Darcy Jo Martin and Tim Perry star in The Readers’ Theatre’s production of “Oleanna.”

The three-act play surrounds a college student who accuses her professor of sexual harassment.

Wendy Houseworth/the Readers’ Theatre actions,” Perry said. “When I first read it, I was like ‘Why are you doing this, you idiot?’ But that’s the character. If he did things that seemed logical, it wouldn’t be a play.”

Martin said she hopes the audience will discuss the characters and not immediately label one as the clear antagonist.

“I hope that there is controversy, that somebody walking out of the play will be like, ‘I kind of think Carol had a good point,’ and someone else will be like, ‘I kind of think John had a good point,’” Martin said. “I like this play as being kind of an icebreaker for a good healthy debate over dinner or something.”

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Students aid Malawi through study program

BY EMMA RIZZO

STAFF WRITER

Four cement walls with holes cut into the sides were transformed into a stage for a performance put on by school children in Malawi, Africa. Seven Ithaca College students watched as the children laughed and sang in the village of Cholondi in 2011 — a carefree moment in a rural area of one of the world’s least-developed countries.

Through Healthcare and Culture: An International Field Experience, a two-credit course taught by Mary Taylor, a nurse at the Hammond Health Center, students can travel to Malawi to help its hospitals and citizens. The trip did not happen in 2012 because of gas shortages across Malawi, however Taylor is beginning to promote another trip in June.

Many Malawians are currently suffering from the AIDS epidemic.

Out of 14 million citizens, an estimated 900,000 are living with AIDS, according to HelpChildren.org, and one million are orphaned as a result of the disease, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.

Taylor said students will broaden their knowledge of the country by working alongside the Malawian citizens. They will be collecting supplies and volunteering in mobile medical clinics, crisis care nurseries, a widows’ village, a school and an orphanage.

The students help the Malawians by donating money to the medical clinics through the trip fee. This money supports the cost of medicine, lab tests, the salaries of the workers and the general yearly function of the clinic workers.

“If they didn’t go, [the Malawian

people] wouldn’t have these medical clinics,” Taylor said. “Each clinic costs $500, so by us bringing the cash, they get medical treatment.”

Taylor said the nurses and students also help run mobile medical clinics in rural areas, organized by the Ministry of Hope, where they are able to help take vital signs and package medications.

“We’ll treat between 200 and 300 people,” Taylor said. “The majority [of illnesses are] muscular-skeletal pain, fever and malaria.”

Students also visit the University of Malawi and talk to Malawian students — especially those studying health sciences, though Taylor said she encourages students from all schools to visit too.

For senior Madeline Apuzzo, the trip made for an eye-opening experience, she said.

“I’ve been out of the country before but never to a third world country,” Apuzzo said. “It makes me appreciate what I have so much more.”

Taylor launched the course in 2009. She said her fascination with Malawi began after reading an article written by Fred Garry, a minister in Watertown, N.Y., about his experience in the country. She then contacted him about traveling together to Malawi.

Before she started going to Malawi with the students, Taylor had already begun helping the Malawian citizens on her own. She helped raise money for Malawian widows and opened a crisis-care nursery for abandoned babies and toddlers. After returning to Ithaca from Malawi, Linda

Senior Madeline Apuzzo holds a Malawian orphan at the Crisis Nursery in 2011. Apuzzo went on the study abroad trip to Malawi with Mary Taylor, a nurse at the Hammond Health Center, as well as six other students.

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Petrosino, the dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, asked her to take students on the trip.

“The dean asked me if I would take students, and I said, ‘Absolutely,’” Taylor said. “I love Malawi, and I love students.”

Senior Kelsey Johnston, who

went on the trip in 2011, said that experiencing poverty first hand is the key to understanding it.

“You always see things about poverty online and in the news,” Johnston said. “But seeing it in real life is just a completely different experience, and it really affects you.”

Apuzzo, having experienced the interactions with the Malawian children and adults, she said, encourages all students to apply.

“If you have the means and desire to help others that really need it, then why not?” Apuzzo said. “It could change your life, and it could change their lives.”

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Erupting from the chest of the fallen wolf, Little Red Riding Hood holds her grandmother’s face. Blood clings to their pant legs, and the wolf’s tongue hangs from its mouth — he’s obviously done for. This is the first thing visitors will see as they walk into “Beauties and Beasties in Children’s Book Illustrations,” a new exhibit held in Bowers Gallery in Cornell University’s Johnson Museum of Art. The piece, “Born,” by Kiki Smith, is just one of many in this new exhibit, which had its opening reception Feb. 2.

“Beauties and Featuring an array of artBeasties in ists that have been intimately Children’s Book involved in the creation of viIllustrations” Herbert F. Johnson suals for children’s books, the Museum of Art body of work is an accessible and perplexing look into an area of art that spans many generations. The exhibit features original pieces from children’s literature as well as more unorthodox interpretations of the tales.

Within most children’s tales, there is a degree of macabre. Be it the Big Bad Wolf or the Boogeyman, fear is intrinsic with the tales of youth. This concept is not ignored within “Beauties and Beasties.” Many pieces are both wondrous and downright eerie.

Barry Moser’s depiction of the timeless “Alice in Wonderland” character the Cheshire Cat, titled “Cheshire Cat Disappearing,” alters the large, toothy grin readers have come to know in an unsettling pencil rendering of the cat. The illustration is more akin to a hairless cat, smirking insidiously as it seemingly disappears into the paper.

George Bellows’ “The Jabberwock,” one of the exhibit’s larger pieces, also takes inspiration from the “Wonderland” mythos. Its palette is dark and nightmarish, displaying the reptilian “Jabberwocky” in all its ghastly proportions.

However, the exhibit isn’t only ghastly imagery.

What makes “Beauties and Beasties” so well executed is that it displays all dimensions of children’s stories. The whimsy that the childhood classics are so well known for is captured with expertise.

One of the pieces that most embodies the childish spirit is a watercolor-on-transparent celluloid print titled “The Two Vultures,” depicting the vultures from Walt Disney Studio’s “The Jungle Book.”

“The Merchant of Venice,” a production of one of William Shakespeare’s plays, will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Fall Creek Studios. Tickets cost between $12 and $30.

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meet the brewer and taste the beer from Upstate Brewing of Elmira. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at The Piggery.

Nate and Kate, a folk duo, will perform with Peter Glanville live at 8 p.m. at the Carriage House Cafe. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

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Latin Masquerade Ball, a Ithaca resident and Cornell University alumna Jenny Chang examines “Born” by Kiki Smith at the “Beauties and Beasties in Children’s Literature” exhibition Tuesday at the Johnson Museum of Art.

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The prospect of seeing a piece of Disney magic is a powerful incentive for visitors to explore the exhibit.

What “Beauties and Beasties” will do is seize the imagination and evoke nostalgia. Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” sits open in a glass case, next to it Hugh Lofting’s “The Story of Doctor Dolittle.” Their covers and illustrations are vibrant yet obviously aged, making the exhibit feel similar to a museum rather than just an art gallery.

Perhaps the only downfall of the exhibit is how rapidly a viewer can go through the body of works.

The entire collection is small, but it’s intricately nuanced. Surely patrons could pass through and miss Garth Williams’ sketch of the joyous pig, Wilbur, from “Charlotte’s Web,” whose plump, smiling figure is tucked into the corner of the room.

A viewer could just as easily gloss over the sheer detail of Moser’s “Flying Monkey.” The curious wood engraving of the flying monkeys of Oz is

small yet striking. It’s remarkably elegant, seemingly gaining more and more detail as a viewer examines every hair sprouting off the monkey’s solemn mug.

To truly enjoy “Beauties and Beasties in Children’s Literature,” visitors must make sure to give it the time it deserves. Its subject matter might be based in childhood, but the content is as mature as any other exhibit. What a viewer will find on the walls of this exhibit is a plethora of visions from artists who seek not only to relive their childhood but also turn it on its head.

“Beauties and Beasties in Children’s Literature” is a gleeful, nostalgic and oftentimes bizarre venture into the realms crafted in the stories of youth and will surely serve as a worthwhile diversion for art enthusiasts and recreational viewers alike.

“Beauties and Beasties in Children’s Literature” will run from Saturday Feb. 2 to May 5.

Eclectic Danish songwriter launches dreamlike album

by Jared DIonne Senior Writer

Be prepared to enter a dream world. Indians, the musical project of Copenhagen’s Søren Løkke Juul, blurs the border between reality and the imaginary with its debut album, Indians “Somewhere Else.”

“Somewhere Else” Indians’ songs 4AD adopt a ghoulish Our rating: nature thanks in HHH 1/2 large part to Juul’s undying affinity for sustain-and-delay effects. His echoing vocals roll throughout the cuts, at first disjointed but eventually melting back into each other. The result is a perpetual wave of undulating sound breaking softly against the listener’s ears.

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Juul’s masterful incorporation of both synthetic and traditional instruments adds to this sense of fluidity.

Tumbling synthesizer arpeggios, calming piano lines and soothing acoustic guitar strums provide a borderline therapeutic quality to the album.

There is one song that deviates from this established orchestration.

“Cakelakers” takes on a more folkleaning sound with its upper fret guitar strums, strings and lack of psychedelic instruments. Juul continues to modify his vocals with echoing effects. The result is something along the lines of acts like Dusted and former touring partners Lower Dens.

The album’s title track is unquestionably one of its best. Juul’s vocals and storytelling are placed front and center as he sings over a lone organ

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night of salsa, reggae and Latin house music will take place at 9:30 p.m. at Loco Cantina Margarita Bar & Grill. Drinks are free for those who arrive by 10 p.m. The entry fee is $5.

“Love, Loss and What I Wore,” a play benefitting the Women’s Opportunity Center, will begin at 8 p.m. at the Hangar Theatre. Tickets cost between $15 and $20.

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Tommy Tricker & the Stamp Traveler, a film showing at the Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, will begin at 5 p.m. Tickets cost between $4 and $6.

Drag queen spins dark album

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for the first two minutes. The track gains momentum when he emits a falsetto howl and the instruments kick in. The cut continues to crescendo as his howls interweave with the synthesizers, making it sound like a choir of ghosts rather than one man.

Listeners may not be hearing Indians on the Top-40 airwaves anytime soon, but albums like “Somewhere Else” are a good reminder of what’s out there when a little digging is involved.

Being America’s latest drag queen “it girl” isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, a point that fourthseason winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Sharon Needles, uses to her advantage in her debut, “PG-13.”

Needles’ musical outing is full of macabre songs titles, risqué subject matter and a dark overtone that shrouds Sharon Needles the entire “PG-13” compilation Killingsworth with a sense Recording of intrigue.

Company The song Our rating: “Call Me on the HHH 1/2 Ouija Board” exemplifies “PG-13’s” eccentric feel. The production values feature mainly ’80s-inspired synth lines and distorted guitar strums,

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features that shine in “Dead Girls Never Say No,” a sexy romp in which Needles candidly professes “I’ll be your Rosemary’s baby.”

By the album’s end, Needles has exposed her modus operandi: Be shocking and outrageous, convention be damned. To that effect, “PG-13” is a total success, mostly because, as Needles proclaims in the song “Dressed to Kill,” “I never play by the book.”

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The three-piece band debuts its first album with catchy guitar riffs, energetic vocals and a classic rock sound.

The album blends acoustic and studio songs to make a compilation that will satisfy those who enjoy artists from the alternative rock genre.

The American indie rock band released another studio album chock full of vibrant beats and enticing lyrics. The new tracks will delight fans and win new listeners. courtesy of Vagrant Records

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With a cast and crew that boast an incredible resume of past comedic hits, all signs pointed toward “Identity Thief” being a slam-dunk.

In the end, however, the film really only succeeds in its acting. In all other aspects, the movie is simply mediocre.

“Identity The plot of the Thief ” film is a game of Universal Pictures cat and mouse beOur rating: tween ordinary HH family man Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman) and Diana (Melissa McCarthy), a criminal who steals his identity. After mistakenly giving away his personal information in a scheme devised by Diana, Sandy must track down the con artist thousands of miles away in Florida.

Because of the inefficiency of the police, he then must bring her back to his home state of Colorado in order for her to be prosecuted and for his name to be cleared. After convincing her to come with him under slightly false pretenses, the two begin their return journey home and along the way encounter obstacles, such as pursuant bounty hunters and vicious drug lords.

The film’s cast is its greatest strength, with its two leads shining above all. McCarthy brings the same type of energetic, in-your-face humor to her part as she famously did last year in her Academy Award nominated role in “Bridesmaids.”

Bateman’s more straight-face style of humor helps give hilarious contrast to McCarthy and makes them

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From left, Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman star in Seth Gordon’s film “Identity Thief.” The film surrounds Sandy (Bateman), a man whose identity was stolen by Diana (McCarthy) and his journey to turn her in to the police.

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a perfect comedic team. Also of note is Eric Stonestreet, who plays Big Chuck, a man the two meet during their travels. Though having little screen time, Stonestreet manages to heavily contribute to several of the film’s most memorable scenes, such as his provocative sexual escapade with McCarthy that is, by far, the funniest moment in the movie.

Seth Gordon’s direction of the film, however, creates confusion with the inclusion of elements from ulterior genres, such as action and drama, which, for the most part, fall flat. His action sequences, such as the prolonged car chase, are

over the top and seem highly out of place. Likewise, Gordon includes overly emotional scenes that oftentimes come off as unnecessary and seem extrinsic among the film’s funnier moments.

Also impeding the film is Craig Mazin’s script, which fails to contain enough comedy to make the laughs consistent. Though the movie does have instances of brilliant humor, they are followed by long dry spells of plain boredom.

None of the attempted twists are surprising because the script possesses a high level of predictability.

Throughout the film, Mazin attempts to throw the audience off

by revealing a character’s intentions or through a shocking moral revelation. Instead of engaging the viewer, these scenes end up seeming silly and predictably simple.

Touting the all-star comedic duo of McCarthy and Bateman as its leads, “Identity Thief ” is just a second-rate vehicle for a superb cast. With an only slightly remarkable script, this film is by no means a “must see” but instead more of a “could see” if nothing better comes up.

“Identity Thief ” was directed by Seth Gordon and written by Jerry Eeten and Craig Mazin.

Gripping drama delivers unexpected twists bY michael tkaczevski

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Identity thief HH 12 p.m., 12:50 p.m., 1:20 p.m., 2:35 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10:40 p.m.

SIDE EFFECTS HHH 1 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:40 p.m.

Escape From Planet Earth 11:45 a.m., 2:10 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:50 p.m.

Escape From Planet Earth 3D 1:30 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 6:10 p.m. and 8:40 p.m.

Beautiful Creatures 11:55 a.m., 1:10 p.m., 4:10 p.m. and 6:20 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:10 p.m.

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“Side Effects” may include suspense and enthrallment. Director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Burns offer a psychological, Hitchcock-esque thriller that is both subtle and challenges expectations.

Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara), a woman with depression, is reunited with her husband, Martin Taylor (Channing Tatum), who is released from prison after serving four years for insider trading. After Emily attempts suicide, her psychiatrist, Jonathan Banks “Side Effects” (Jude Law), prescribes her a Endgame new antidepressant Ablixa.

Entertainment The relatively untested drug Our rating: works better than previous HHH antidepressants Emily used while her husband was in prison. But there are unintended side effects to Ablixa that disrupt Emily and Martin’s lives.

There is a balance of screen time for the two protagonists, Emily and Jonathan. While Emily tries to remain strong despite her depression and many ineffective antidepressants, Jonathan searches for the reason for Emily’s depression and how to solve the issues caused by her side effects.

“Side Effects” is one of most tactful portrayals of depression in contemporary cinema. Soderbergh refrains from overdramatizing Emily’s depression and focuses more on the character’s attempts to maintain hope and discover the truth.

The cinematography and soundtrack, composed by Thomas Newman, enhance the dark and muted tone of the film, reflecting the characterization of depression and its effect on Emily.

The film never needs dramatic music to convey her internal struggle, or to rely on jump cuts to evoke tension.

“Side Effects” owes its honest and believable

Argo HHH 1/2 4:35 p.m., 7:10 p.m. and 9:40 p.m. and weekends 2:05 p.m., 4:35 p.m., 7:10 p.m. and 9:40 p.m.

A Good Day To Die Hard 12:30 p.m., 1:20 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.

5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 9 p.m., 9:40 p.m. and 10:40 p.m.

Safe Haven 12:50 p.m., 1:50 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 10:20 p.m.

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Warm Bodies HHH 12:15 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 7:50 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.

From left, Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara) sits with her husband Martin Taylor (Channing Tatum) in “Side Effects.” The psychological thriller follows Emily’s struggle to overcome her clinical depression.

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atmosphere to the talented cast. The actors on-screen embody their characters’ personalities seamlessly. Mara naturally portrays Emily’s uncertainty as well as her desire to triumph over her depression.

Though Tatum delivers a solid performance as a caring but not overbearing husband, his character is not as developed as Emily’s. There could have been more scenes with Emily and Martin reconnecting.

Ablixa treats Emily’s depression by giving her more energy and libido, but there’s a constant theme of Emily lacking control. Eventually, the audience, the people Emily loves and Emily herself can’t trust her actions. Her uncertainty becomes anxiety and even fear.

One scene exemplifies Soderbergh’s ability to convey characters’ thoughts through the cinematography alone. Emily sees an advertisement

for Ablixa while waiting for the subway. Her expression reveals how she longs to be as content as the woman in the advertisement, but she is unsure about taking another pill. She then turns around and sees a police officer watching her for a few moments. This scene not only opens up Emily’s mind but also silently depicts how society views and attempts to reach out to people with depression.

“Side Effects” is an enigmatic psychological thriller where the audience feels what Emily feels. It is one of those films that has enough clues and twists to ensure multiple viewings.

“Side Effects” will have a strong and unexpected effect on those who enjoy authentic drama and suspense.

“Side Effects” was directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Burns.

Zero Dark Thirty HHH 1/2 2:50 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. django unchained 9:10 p.m. les miserables 12:05 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. life of pi 3D HHHH 1 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:05 p.m. and 10 p.m. silver linings playbook 1:40 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:10 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.

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White jerseys with dashes of blue and gold flash by the Bombers’ bench as the team strikes with a quick counterattack.

The ball is a blur as the Bombers hastily make their way to the basket. The Blue and Gold’s sideline claps and Take a look at cheers as the team what makes a adds another two perfect shot at points to the board. www.theithacan.

The supportive org/30116. sideline consists of players proud to wear Blue and Gold, veteran Head Coach Dan Raymond and two members of the coaching staff who are all too familiar with this adrenaline rush.

Assistant Coach Katherine Bixby ’11 and Graduate Assistant Jess Farley ’12 exchange a look and give a nod of approval. The opponent calls a timeout, and the young coaches are out of their seats.

Before the team huddles up, Bixby and Farley are already giving advice to players coming off the hardwood. The two assistant coaches who once shared the court together are now both manning the sidelines, sharing their extensive knowledge of basketball and the Bombers’ program with a team that is on pace for one of its best seasons ever.

Both guards had successful careers on the court and are looking to continue their success as coaches. Bixby hung up her jersey with 1,335 total points and 366 total assists, and became the second all-American in program history. Farley ended her senior season leading the team with 90 assists and 66 steals while earning her fourth consecutive all-conference selection, tying a school-record.

Bixby and Farley joined the Bombers’ coaching staff for the 2012-13 campaign and continue to make contributions to the women’s basketball program. Only now, it’s outside the white borders of the court.

While Bixby finished her undergrad and was pursuing graduate-level education on South Hill, she continued coaching for two years, one at Ithaca High School and one at the college. Bixby returned to her alma mater this year after former assistant coach Alex Ivansheck

accepted the head coaching position at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Raymond said one of the reasons he chose Bixby to join the coaching staff was because of her background in teaching as well as her love for basketball.

“I really do credit a lot of why she’s such a good coach to not only her passion for basketball and knowing how to play but also her teaching education,” Raymond said.

On the court, Bixby was a floor general, running the point with finesse.

She knows the team’s personnel, having played with seniors Catherine Lewis, Devin Shea and Elizabeth Conti during their freshmen year.

Bixby and Farley were also teammates for two seasons. The two guards know each other quite well, as Farley would usually guard Bixby in practices.

“That’s another running joke between us was that since I always had to guard her, she made me look like a fool so many times,” Farley said.

Bixby said that she was “very professional” in her relationships with players on the team, so the transition from teammate to coach wasn’t hard. However, for Farley, the shift has been more difficult.

She played with 11 of the 14 members on the current varsity roster, and Farley said that she is still friends with her former teammates but must constantly remind herself that she must draw the line.

“I’m still friends with all the girls, but it’s on a more professional level,” Farley said. “I still almost every single day have to remind myself that I’m a coach.”

Farley addressed the team at the beginning of the season to let them know that she is still their friend but to understand that she wanted to be respected as a coach. Shea said that though it can still be tough at times to make the adjustment, there hasn’t been an issue since.

“From [Bixby and Farley] being former teammates to coaches now, you still kind of want to have the urge to goof around with them because we’re friends, but there is that sense of professionalism that needs to be there,” Shea said.

Their different approaches and

From left, junior guard Mary Kate Tierney high-fives Graduate Assistant Jess Farley during a practice in Ben Light Gymnasium on Feb. 5. Farley played as a Bomber for four years.

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experiences on the court have translated into two distinct coaching styles.

Bixby uses her basketball IQ to scout out opponents and help the team prepare for each game, breaking down hours of game film and creating “cheat sheets” detailing everything from opponents’ offensive plays to a point guard’s quirks.

Farley uses her close relationships with the players to help with team building activities outside of practice.

The members of the South Hill squad can be seen wearing silver bracelets with blue, gold and white beads around their wrists — courtesy of Farley.

“I came up with the dorky idea to have a bracelet, and for every game that they get to they’ll get a bead,” Farley said. “It’s kind of a fun thing, and every time you see the bracelet on your wrist you’re thinking of the ultimate goal. You’re thinking of the team and what you all want, which is to get to the 33rd game.”

The Blue and Gold still have a long journey ahead of them as they look to accomplish their goal of reaching the NCAA championship final, but junior guard Jenn Escobido said Farley and Bixby are helping them get there.

“They’ll give you insight on what

they would have done in a situation, which is very interesting,” Escobido said. “Being previous players, they know some of the Empire 8 players, they know their tendencies, and Jess and Kat give you a different look at things than Coach Raymond does, which is nice.”

It is still uncertain whether Bixby and Farley will be seen on the sidelines again next season, but Bixby said her experience so far has been very rewarding.

“Coaching is definitely something that I want to pursue, but I do like the coaching and teaching aspect,” Bixby said. “I know that not every school does what Ithaca does.”

For now, the coaching staff will continue to push each player to perform to their highest potential. Although the future for Bixby and Farley is still unclear, Raymond said he has no doubts that both will have successful coaching careers if they choose to continue this path.

“I don’t really know what Jess wants to do, but she would be an excellent coach,” Raymond said. “I would love to have [Bixby] as long as she’d like to stay.

I’m going to encourage her, but at the same time I feel that it’s my responsibility to help her be prepared to become a head coach.”

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February funk gets debunked We have entered a dark time in the sports calendar.

The Super Bowl is over, March Madness is still a month away, NBA players are still at that point where they don’t really try until the last five minutes of a game and the lockout-shortened NHL season is just getting started. Instead of getting sucked into a painfully boring, mainstream sports filler, why not expand your horizons as a sports fan during this dull period? Here are a few sporting events to keep an eye on until the sports schedule kicks back into gear.

FC Barcelona vs. AC Milan You could listen to sports pundits debate whether or not Joe Flacco belongs in the elite, sub-elite or above average category of NFL quarterback — or you could watch the best soccer player in the world play for the best team in the world in the most important club tournament in the world.

Barcelona’s world renowned forward Lionel Messi will take on Italian club AC Milan on Feb. 20 in the Champions League round of 16. To the uninitiated, European Soccer can seem pretty confusing, but the Champions League puts all the best teams in Europe into one tournament to see who is the best — pretty simple. If you’re going to watch any soccer, this should be it.

World Curling Championship Off of the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field and onto actually frozen ice in Green Bay, NBC sports will broadcast the World Curling Championship as part of the “Road to Sochi,” where the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia will be held.

Laugh if you want to, but next winter when everyone is talking about the Olympic sports, you can impress friends and family by being the only one in the room to actually know the rules of curling. If you throw around a few names like Canada’s Kevin Martin or Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott, you’re bound to turn heads.

Bombers Basketball vs.

Nazareth College If you’ve been too busy paying attention to the Hollywood soap opera of the Lakers this year, you might have missed the fact that some pretty good basketball is being played right here on South Hill. The men have a 15–7 record and are currently 2nd to Stevens in the Empire 8 Championship. The women are in first, losing only two of their 23 games so far this season. The games against Nazareth on Feb. 16 will be senior night to honor both teams’ seniors, who, combined, have earned four NCAA tournament appearances and two Empire 8 tournament titles. nathan bickell is a senior documentary studies major. Contact him at nbickel1@ithaca.edu.

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Wounded team still chasing E8’s top seed

By Christian araos staff writer

The depleted men’s basketball team was able to clinch a berth in the Empire 8 tournament, but a blowout loss at Stevens Institute of Technology has the squad’s hopes at obtaining the No. 1 seed hanging by a thread.

The Bombers lost to 25th-ranked Stevens last Saturday and are now trailing the Ducks by one game with just two games remaining in the season. The Blue and Gold will have to win their final two games at home and have the Ducks lose their final game at St. John Fisher.

Because of tiebreakers, should Stevens lose their penultimate game to Alfred University and defeat the Cardinals, they will still win the regular season championship. Senior guard Eli Maravich said he maintains hope of capturing the regular season title.

“We definitely have a shot if we get some help from the rest of the conference,” Maravich said.

“We still have a shot of sharing the title or even taking the title, so we definitely have to take care of business and get some momentum heading into the Empire 8 tournament.”

The Bombers will host Utica College on Friday night knowing that if the Pioneers lose, they may be eliminated from postseason contention. On Saturday, the South Hill Squad will welcome a Nazareth team that took down the Bombers less than two weeks ago and may also be looking to clinch a playoff spot. The Blue and Gold can clinch the No. 2 seed in the tournament with a win in either game.

Senior guard Jordan Healey said he is not concerned with their potential opponents.

Head Coach Jim Mullins said the coaching staff will monitor the out-of-town games as a way to keep tabs on the seeding possibilities but said that the regular season title is almost a foregone conclusion for the team.

The lingering injury problems involving senior forwards Andrei Oztemel and Travis Warech remain Mullins’ chief concerns amid scheduling uncertainty. Both of them are questionable for this weekend’s game, and Mullins said he will not rush them back.

“It would be great if they could get some time and shake off some rust,” Mullins said. “On the other hand, if it comes down to rushing them back and risking injury, that’s foolishness, because we’re already in the playoffs.”

From left, Houghton College senior forward Chris Confair defends senior guard Eli Maravich during a game in Ben Light Gymnasium on Tuesday night. The Bombers beat the Highlanders 85-72.

Healey has averaged 28 minutes a game in the five games the pair have missed. Senior center Tom Sweeney started four of five games, and freshman forward Andrew Brandt averaged 14 minutes during the last three games coming off the bench. Healey said he thinks Oztemel and Warech will return for the postseason and allow the Bombers to perform again at a high level.

“We’ll be able to do things we were able to do when we beat Hartwick and Stevens,” Healey said.

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dipped with the absence of Oztemel and Warech, Maravich said their absence may make the team even better prepared for the postseason in the long run, and the expanded minutes will give the team a deep rotation for the playoffs.

“We definitely had to make adjustments without them here,” Maravich said. “It’s given us a chance to get more people involved and get everyone on the same page. A lot of our young guys will be game-ready if we need them, so it’s good for them to get some game time, so we’ll be even more deep than we were before.”

Strong senior class leads nationally ranked Bombers

By Steve derderian Staff writer

Every time the wrestling team takes to the mats for competition this season, there are three seniors who make opposing teams tremble.

Senior co-captains Jules Doliscar and Derek Brenon, along with senior Rick Gomez, have made quick work of many of their opponents this season, helping to carry the Bombers to a No. 13 ranking in the national polls. These three wrestlers have combined to win about 90 percent of their matches.

Most recently, Doliscar defeated opponent Anthony Marino from Oneonta in less than two minutes.

Doliscar, who currently holds a record of 26–1 this season, said this is part of a strategy he has used in dual-meet matches during the regular season.

“Coach [Nichols] tells us all the time that we need to get out and attack our opponents early,” he said.

“We want to show the other team and even our own guys that we’re here and we’re ready to set the tone.”

Doliscar is in the same place he started before the season began, ranked No. 2 in Division III in the 174-pound weight class. He currently sits right behind Ohio Northern University’s wrestler Kyle Kwiat.

Doliscar said he uses his 2ndplace ranking as motivation for not being complacent and continuing to

Senior and co-captain Jules Doliscar wrestles with fellow senior and team co-captain Derek Brenon during practice Monday evening in Hill Center.

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improve throughout the season.

“The good thing about being at the No. 2 ranking is that I always have someone to aim for,” he said. “It lets me know that I need to keep getting better, because I want to be the best when the season is all over.”

Gomez, who is ranked 3rd in the

nation at 125 pounds, has helped the Bombers get a hot start in dual meets, as he is usually the first to step on the mats for the Bombers. Gomez has wrestled to an overall record of 21–2, which includes an Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference championship at 125 pounds.

Gomez said he enjoys leading off the night during dual meets, because it helps him focus earlier by not having to sit around before he competes.

“Leading off has always been nice, because I have the chance to get things going and set the tempo for how we’re going to compete that night,” he said.

“It also helps knowing that no matter what the result, you can rely on your other teammates to help you bounce back if I don’t have a good match.”

In the middle of the wrestling lineup is senior co-captain Derek Brenon. Only one of two Bombers on the roster listed at 157 pounds, Brenon has also maintained a nearperfect 2012-13 record of 18–2. With 18 wins this season, Brenon matched his season-high set last season. He also won an ECWC championship in his weight class this season.

Last season, Brenon competed in the National Championship bouts, finishing 8th in the 157-pound weight class. He said his experience competing on the national stage has helped him become more goal oriented this season.

“Every year I’ve just wanted to get better and help our team perform well when it matters most,” Brenon said. “We’re a special group of guys, and we all want to go as far as we can individually but also as a team.”

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Teams will be tested in trip to Big Apple By matt constas Staff writer

There are always many activities going on in the city that never sleeps, but this weekend many eyes in New York City will shift to the Armory Track, where track stars from around the country look to shine at the New York University Fastrack Team Challenge.

The top athletes on the Ithaca College men’s and women’s indoor track teams are leaving Ithaca for the first time this season and are headed to the Big Apple to compete at the Armory this weekend. With the New York State Collegiate Track Conference and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournaments around the corner, the athletes are looking to use this meet to see where they stand as individuals and as a team.

The team is going to be facing some Division-I competition at the Armory this weekend. Freshman field athlete JayVaughn Gibbs said the Bombers can use that to their advantage, because the tougher competition will help motivate them to do their best and continue to improve.

“I think it will be a good experience to go against athletes that are better, because it will help us compete to the best of our ability to be able to compare to them,” Gibbs said.

There is a lot of excitement coming from the teams about this meet.

Women’s team Head Coach Jennifer

Potter said it will be good to get out of Ithaca and prepare for the upcoming weeks on a track they need to know well and gain experience by facing some good competition.

“It’s an exciting trip for us,” Potter said. “The Armory is one of the fastest tracks in the northeast.

The competition is going to be really high there and especially for a lot of the freshmen that already qualified for ECACs, they will be able to get to see where that competition will be.”

Potter said it is also a good thing for the team to be traveling so they can bond and gain some more experience.

“It will be good to compete somewhere else,” Potter said. “It will be good to travel, spend some time on the bus, hotel rooms and bring some people together.”

The men’s Head Coach Jim Nichols said this meet comes in the schedule at a perfect time for the team. He plans to take mostly sprinters, throwers and jumpers to the meet to prepare them for the upcoming postseason meets, one of which is also held at the Armory.

“The purpose of going down there is to prepare us for the state meet and the ECACs the week after that, which is basically our postseason,” Nichols said.

Nichols said none of the distance runners will be traveling to New York City with the team and that they can benefit more from staying at home and resting up for

Senior co-captain Brian Maley competes in the long jump during the Bombers’ Multi-Invitational in Glazer Arena on Feb. 2. Jumpers, sprinters and throwers will travel for the men’s team to New York City this weekend.

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tournaments later in the season.

“They are better served by being up here and training and then maybe doing a race at Cornell,” Nichols said. “A lot of them won’t be racing at all this next weekend, because they will be resting up, because

they will probably be doubling up at the state championship.

With the postseason just around the corner, the Bombers hope to be peaking at their events.

Gibbs said facing better competition now will help prepare them

for the postseason and help gauge where they stand as a team.

“We will know what to expect,” Gibbs said. “We won’t be surprised by the competition, and it will be a good experience for us overall to see where we are at as a team.”

Look online and on our Twitter for game stories from these sports: FRIDAY • 10 a.m. Men’ s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field at New York University Invitational in New York, N.Y. • 6 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Utica College in Ben Light Gymnasium • 7 p.m. Wrestling vs. Wilkes University in Glazer Arena • 8 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Utica College in Ben Light Gymnasium

SATURDAY

• 10 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field at Cornell Marc Deneault Invitational • 1 p.m. Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving for Ithaca Invitational in the A&E Center Pool • 2 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Nazareth College in Ben Light Gymnasium • 4 p.m. Gymnastics Meet in Hill Center Gymnasium • 4 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Nazareth College in Ben Light Gymnasium

wednesday

• 10 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving for Empire 8 Championships in A&E Center Pool • 6 p.m. Wrestling vs. SUNY-Cortland in Cortland, N.Y.

Thursday

• 10 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving for Empire 8 Championships in A&E Center Pool

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Bombers make strides with rigorous regimen

by Haley costello staff writer

After an hour of rehab, the Bomber gymnasts walk into the gym and head over to the practice agenda on the wall of the Hill Center.

They run their finger down the list, where they will find their rigorous three-hour schedule for the day.

Throughout the season, the South Hill squad’s practice intensity has been raised, contributing to their weekly improvements. In its first meet of the season, against Brockport, the team scored 177.825 overall points. Since then, the Ithaca College gymnastics team has not fallen below 180 points at any meet.

Phase one of practice includes warm-ups prior to venturing off to the designated apparatuses. Sophomore Valerie Cohen said even the team’s warm-up schedule is a demanding 30 minutes. The warm-up is when the team’s energy level picks up, and it becomes one of the loudest practices on campus.

“We start with a run, then we all do our own stretching routine for our own personal warm-up and then begin our strength and basic tumbling skills,” she said. “This is where we begin to pick up our energy and keep it at that level throughout practice.”

The team then splits up, heading to its top event to enter into phase two: the competition practice. Each of the four areas requires a set of skills that they must prepare both mentally and physically.

The vault requires explosive but controlled energy, as the gymnasts sprint down the runway then throw themselves over the vault and land a perfect stunt. Graduate student and cocaptain Christine Niles said the gymnasts first prepare themselves to flip on the vault by raising their adrenaline with practice training.

“I like to go on the big mat first to do the preliminary skills for my vault to make sure I have my technique down,” Niles said. “Then we will do the vault at least six times and try to hit a number, which for

me is three, as well as I can.”

When advancing to the beam, the squad’s adrenaline rush must subside, and the team must use perfect precision to master its skill set. With only four inches of space to move, graduate student and cocaptain Tiffany Grube said focus is the most important part of this event.

“You have to have a lot of control of your adrenaline compared to other events,” Grube said. “It is a much different focus, because there is not a lot of room for error since any small mistake can throw you off.”

As they move over to the bars, the South Hill squad must rehearse rhythm to keep the correct motions and natural rotations throughout its routine. While it still requires a great deal of force, Niles said it is the mental preparation and cue words that make a bar routine flawless.

“Mentally I go through what I am going to do before I even step up, and if I am trying to do something new or perfect something, I do it multiple times,” she said. “As I jump up, I will do my routine over again, and as I go through, I use my cue words that help me remember my technique and timing.”

Floor exercise returns the Bombers to the up-tempo adrenaline seen in the vault. In this position, they work to perfect tumbling passes and the most difficult of skills while adding their own flare with jumps. Grube said this event shows off more than just tumbling, so an athlete must combine pieces of each event as well as adding her own style to create an original sequence.

“You get to put your own personality into it to make it fun, but you can be really powerful and aggressive too,” she said. “You have to be graceful as well as show off other skills, such as jumps and leaps.”

As practice comes to a close, the team enters the third phase, known as the cool down.

This varies daily between strength conditioning, fine-tuning the smaller skills and extra

Graduate student Tiffany Grube rehearses her floor exercise routine during a gymnastics team practice Monday in Hill Center. Grube is averaging a 9.025 in the event this season.

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rehab to help with injury.

Cohen said a three hour practice to many would seem extremely long, but the amount of preparation and practice that goes into each skill and event leaves the gymnasts without any time to spare.

“It is very structured, but I never feel like I have enough time to get everything done, because there is so much to each event,” she said. “The amount of time it takes us just to warm up and stretch alone is incredible, so we go non-stop for three hours.”

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In good time

Senior Meghan O’Donnell skis around a gate Saturday at Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Cortland, N.Y. O’Donnell, a Ski Racing Club member, placed 18th out of 29 with a two-run combined time of 1:57.34 in the giant slalom race.

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TRADE

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The season is nearing the midway point and the trade deadline for fantasy basketball leagues is rapidly approaching. For teams struggling to nab a playoff spot, this is a perfect time to capitalize on a player in a deal. Contributing writer Miles Surrey presents players to look get in a trade.

Basketball broadcaster and Hall of Famer Dick Vitale reportedly walked face first into a glass door prior to the Michigan and Ohio State game Tuesday. An usher at the stadium witnessed the accident.

Bystanders were worried he was concussed and called paramedics to take a look at him. They ruled he was OK, and he went on to call the game. However, it was noted during the broadcast that a black eye was beginning to appear, and he had what seemed like a cut on the bridge of his nose.

The 73-year-old broadcaster just announced this week that he’ll be calling his first-ever Final Four tournament this March. Let’s hope no glass doors stand in his way.

— Emily Hull

EVAN TURNER

Philadelphia 76ers It may not look like a huge season on paper, but Turner has been a solid contributor in a number of categories.

Considering his position, which is primarily shooting guard, Turner is getting an unexpectedly high number of rebounds at 6.6 per game. This, combined with his 13.9 points per game, 4.5 assists per game and exactly one steal per game, makes a player that has the ability to contribute in many categories in a subtle manner.

TY LAWSON

Denver Nuggets He had a really slow start to the season, but since the beginning of January, the Nuggets have played more than 80 percent of their games at home, which has really helped to improve his shooting numbers. He’s shooting 43 percent on the season currently. He’s averaging exactly one 3-pointer per game too. He’ll help in every category except for rebounds and blocks. He’s not even 6 feet tall, cut him some slack.

theysaidit “Statistics are like a bikini. It shows a lot but not the whole thing.”

Scotland’s interim rugby coach, Scott Johnson, responds to his team’s poor record against England.

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Freshman Nate Robinson sleds down the hill behind Boothroyd Hall on Saturday afternoon. Students went sledding with makeshift sleds and tubes on hills all over campus.

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Nemo

The snowstorm called Nemo blanketed Ithaca’s campus with snow Friday and Saturday. With roughly five inches of snow, students took part in snow activities such as sledding and skiing.

Sophomore Nicole Srulowitz plays with seeing-eye dog, Moose, on Friday on the Academic Quad. Many other students from the seeing-eye dog program brought their dogs out to play in the snow. jennifer williams/the ithacan

Freshman Abby Kane-Gerard helps to form the bricks making up the igloo she made on top of the hill behind Boothroyd. Kane-Gerard and her friends attempted to build an igloo Saturday afternoon.

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Freshman Jon Yoskin grinds on a rail on campus Friday night during the blizzard. Other skiers and snowboarders created jumps out of snow. durst breneiser/the ithacan