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Ithaca College has announced a 13 percent increase in freshmen applications for Fall 2013, compared to last year. The college received 15,641 applications for next year, the largest applicant pool in the college’s history.

According to an Intercom announcement, the number of international applicants increased by 18 per- MAGUIRE said cent, and ALANA the increase may applicant numbers be because of the new curriculum. increased by 24 percent. Eric Maguire, vice president of enrollment and communication, said applications from all states in the country also increased.

The college received 13,813 applications for Fall 2012, 13,436 applications for Fall 2011, 13,191 applications for Fall 2010 and 12,747 applications for Fall 2009, which was also the year that the college enrolled the largest class in its history.

Maguire said the increase in applications for next year can be attributed to several factors, including the Integrative Core Curriculum that is part of the college’s IC 20/20 strategic plan.

“We can’t say we know that for sure right now...[but] I don’t think [the increase] would have happened if people weren’t responsive or receptive to the Integrative Core Curriculum, because that was a significant portion of our message this fall to students in our presentations to them, in our open houses that we provided, as well as some of our publications,” Maguire said.

This year’s applicants are also the first group to have the option of withholding SAT or ACT scores since the college announced the decision in May 2012. In an Intercom announcement, Maguire said this factor may have attracted more applicants.

Twenty-four percent of applicants chose to withhold standardized test scores. However, Maguire said this did not affect the quality of the pool of applicants, because other factors, such as class rank and GPA, were also taken into consideration.

Maguire also said the increased number of applications will not affect the number of people accepted. However, he said the college does plan to accept more students for different reasons.

“We are taking a few more students this year for two reasons,” Maguire said.

“Last year’s incoming class was a little bit smaller than we had anticipated. We look

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Amy Goodman, co-host of Democracy Now! and one of the first recipients of the Izzy Award, visited campus Sunday evening and addressed a packed Park Auditorium about the need for independent media. This year, Mother Jones, a nonprofit news organization, will receive the Izzy Award on April 17. emily fedor/the ithacan

By jeremy li staff writer

With the presentation of this year’s Izzy Award around the corner, Amy Goodman, founder and executive producer of Democracy Now! and one of the first recipients of the Izzy Award, visited campus Sunday to speak about the importance of independent media and the need for journalists to truly act as the Fourth Estate to a packed audience Sunday.

Goodman is a co-host of Democracy Now!, an independent national daily news program. Her public lecture was held in the Park Auditorium on Sunday night, and about 300 students and community members attended the event. Four overflow rooms were set up in Textor Hall lecture halls and classrooms in the Park School with live feeds of the speech. A book signing immediately followed the talk.

Goodman had been the news director of independent Pacifica Radio station WBAI in New York City for more than a decade before she co-founded Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report in 1996. Goodman credits mainstream media organizations with the program's success, because they left a niche for independent media.

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Part three: China offers business opportunities by michael Tkaczevski staff writer

Anticipation of the creation of a China center, Ithaca College faculty have designed study abroad programs to prepare students for possible careers in the nation with Follow the series the fastest and explore data g r o w i n g at theithacan.org/ economy in the-china-series. the world.

Recent developments in plans for the center in China, which is part of the college’s IC 20/20 strategic plan, have inspired professors and staff to organize study abroad programs to give students a better understanding of Chinese business culture.

According to a 2012 article in IC View written by President Tom Rochon, he and other staff and board of trustees members of the college traveled to China last year

Business students stand on the Great Wall of China during the School of Business’s study abroad program in the summer of 2011. courtesy of Jackelyn Branco

to visit 12 universities in five cities to discuss the creation of the China center with potential partners.

Rochon said in an email that the college can’t disclose any details about the center, because the

college and a prospective Chinese university would need to develop the center’s features together.

In general, the China center will provide students with courses and help them find internships

while abroad, Rochon said.

Marisa Kelly, provost and vice president of academic affairs, said professors have taken initiative to form connections with Chinese universities, which she said will be crucial to establish a China center.

“It’s very much an organic situation,” Kelly said. “Moving forward with the center in China will institutionalize [those connections] to a much greater degree than has been the case before.”

In 2007, before IC 20/20 was on the table, Guan Hongwei, associate professor in the department of health promotion and physical education, and Nicholas Quarrier, clinical associate professor in the department of physical therapy, organized the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance’s two-week summer study

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abroad program in association with four Chinese universities, including Beijing Sport University, where Guan graduated and worked before coming to Ithaca College in 2005.

There have been five student groups to China since 2007, including a group that went during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The program teaches students about Eastern medicine, such as acupuncture, massage and Tai Chi, with hands-on lessons in which Americans and Chinese students work together, Guan and Quarrier said.

“Many of the students are still in contact with the Chinese students, and that makes a huge difference,” he said.

Quarrier said the program also teaches American students about Chinese culture, and the exposure to a different society makes them better global citizens.

“When we go there, we’re not tourists,” Quarrier said. “We’re students, and if anything, we’re ambassadors of the USA. Half of the trip is in the classroom, and half the trip is cultural events.”

In 2011, Quarrier and Guan traveled to China again with Hormoz Movassaghi, professor of finance and international business, and Walter Smith, chairman of the college’s board of trustees’ educational policy committee. They visited eight universities to explore faculty and student exchange agreements and more study abroad opportunities, Movassaghi said.

“One of the broad strategic goals of IC 20/20 is educating a global citizen,” Movassaghi said.

“We saw that this fit in with the goals of the School of Business.”

Movassaghi said he based the School of Business’s summer study abroad program on HSHP’s program. Movassaghi and Guan took students on the School of Business’s first study abroad program last summer in which they toured Beijing and Shanghai.

“The most important thing for the students was being able to see for themselves firsthand the reality of China, in terms of both the economic successes … and the challenges it has encountered,” Movassaghi said.

Senior TierraNicole Taylor was part of the business school's study abroad program last summer. Taylor said the preparatory courses and the experience in China taught her the necessity of understanding both Chinese and American business culture.

“Chinese business culture is definitely built upon the development of interpersonal relationships,” Taylor said. “In order for you to get them to sign the contract and agree with the terms, you have to spend time with them.”

Junior Jackelyn Branco, who was also in the student group, said she wants to return to China and pursue a career there.

“As a business student, it was the smartest decision I’ve ever made,” Branco said. “The business world is so international now, and China is really a leader now … and it’s only getting stronger.”

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The Izzy Award, which is presented annually to significant members of independent media, is named after journalist I.F. Stone, who in his time revealed government deception, McCarthyism and racial bigotry.

Mother Jones, a nonprofit news organization recognized for its investigative reports throughout 2012, is the recipient of the Izzy Award this year.

Jeff Cohen, director of the Park Center for Independent Media, said one reason the award is going to Mother Jones this year is for exposing a video of Mitt Romney at a fundraising event describing 47 percent of the electorate as people “who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims.”

“It shows again the growing power of independent media,” Cohen said. “Mother Jones has perhaps the biggest impact on the presidential election. It just shows the growing power, the growing influence of independent media.”

The award will be given to Mother Jones on April 17.

Goodman began by talking about the journalism values focused on in her books. She said media and journalism are essential to a successful, functioning democratic society.

“Media can be the greatest force for peace on earth,” Goodman said. “Instead, it is wielded as a weapon, and that has to be changed,” Goodman said. “That is a violation to our sacred duty as journalists, our job is to go to where the silence is. Our job is to be the check and balance on power.”

In her speech, Goodman shared a few personal experiences of covering protests and giving voices to the silenced. She first talked about Democracy Now!’s recent program on the story of Iraqi War veteran Tomas Young, who has been paralyzed for nine years and wants to end his own life. She used this example to demonstrate what it means to be patriotic as a citizen.

“On this 10th anniversary [of the Iraqi War], we have to give voice to those who are not usually heard,” Goodman said. “And in this country now, it’s the hundreds of thousands of veterans who have come home, who have not been treated by the [U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs], who are waiting one or two years for treatment, that is our responsibility as well. I think that, today, is what it means to be patriotic.”

She also shared her story of dealing with violent police officers while covering the protest

From left, senior Emily Miles shakes Democracy Now! co-host Amy Goodman’s hand Sunday outside of the Park Auditorium. Goodman spoke to a packed audience about the impact journalists can have. durst breneiser/the ithacan

of Troy Davis’s execution in Atlanta, Ga., in 2011. Goodman used the story of Rosa Parks, an African-American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus in 1955 before the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott, to demonstrate the importance of perseverance in social activism.

“You never know when that magic moment would come,” Goodman said. “But if you are involved in social change, you will help to build a foundation that will make history, that can determine the future.”

President Tom Rochon said he hopes her presentation inspired students.

“Anyone who hears the stories has to realize what courage it takes to be a journalist, to do something —Amy Goodman as simple as she described,” Rochon said.

As a final note of the lecture, Goodman encouraged her audiences to rethink their roles in society.

“We have a decision to make every day and that is whether to represent the sword or the shield,” Goodman said.

Freshman Rafael Gilbert said he had a clearer vision of traditional media after hearing Goodman’s lecture.

“If you are involved in social change, you will help to build a foundation that will make history, that can determine the future.”

“If you want to be lied to, turn on the TV,” Gilbert said. “You turn on Fox News at 10 o’clock at night, you hear about the liquor store getting robbed, about some kids getting pickpocketed, we are not hearing about what’s actually happening in the world and how people are trying to change the world we are living in.”

Cohen said people are more open to independent media and alternative sources of information.

“Corporate mainstream media are losing out,” Cohen said. “It’s not just that they have a bad revenue model, it’s not just that young people don’t read print, and the problem is there is a spiritual and journalistic problem with mainstream media, and some of these alternatives like Amy Goodman and Mother Jones are filling that gap.”

Freshman Erica Steinhoff said she felt the need to reevaluate her perception of journalism, war and the state of the world as a whole after listening to Goodman’s speech.

“It made me rethink how I view the world and my view of how I can change the world positively,” Steinhoff said.

The Izzy Award ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. April 17 in Emerson Suites. Accepting the award for Mother Jones will be David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief, publisher Steve Katz and environmental reporter Kate Sheppard ’06.

IC aims for higher enrollment for next year applications from page 1

for a class that’s right around 1,600 students. Last year’s incoming class was 1,580. Plus, we have a large group of seniors graduating this year from the large class that came in the fall of 2009.”

Over the past few years, the college has admitted around 9,000 students each year. Maguire said he expects this number to increase to about 10,000 this year, with an estimated enrollment of about 1,700.

Laura Young was accepted to the college’s Environmental Sciences program for Fall 2013. She said the school’s sustainability efforts played a role in her decision to apply.

“A lot of my friends were looking at [the school] and … they came back and told me that it was the perfect school for me,” she said.

Freshman Hannah Sellers, an Integrated Marketing Communications major, is from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Sellers was accepted to six colleges last year, including Ithaca College. She said her tour of the college helped her get a sense of the

environment and the City of Ithaca.

“It was one of the only liberal arts colleges that I felt was not too small to be suppressive and not too big to be overwhelming, and [it] had schools of varying disciplines with equal strength,” Sellers said.

Freshman Kali Campbell, an occupational therapy major, is from San Antonio. She said the geography of the college and the OT program were her reasons for choosing the college.

Freshman Dhruv Padmakumar, a sport management major, is from Bangalore, India. He said he applied to the college after a university fair at his high school in India.

“It was the first school to have come to our school that offered sport management,” he said. “So that itself was a big plus side.”

Maguire said the increase in international student applications for next year is likely a reflection of a national trend. He said this increase can also be attributed to international recruitment outreach efforts sponsored by the college over the past few years.

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Rowland King, vice president for public affairs at the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, said institutions that are of the same size as Ithaca College tend to face problems meeting enrollment targets. NAICU consists of about 1,000 private colleges and universities of all sizes, including Ithaca College.

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“I would say the most difficult group of institutions are those that are in the mid-range that are maybe a few thousand to five or six thousand," he said. "These places have been stressed. So I would say that if the numbers are up, that’s a really positive sign for this fall and positions the institution pretty well going into the fall.”

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Nation&World US reacts to China accusations

The U.S. has taken its first real swipe at China following accusations that the Beijing government is behind a widespread hacking campaign targeting U.S. businesses. Buried in a spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday is a provision that effectively bars much of the federal government from buying information technology made by companies linked to the Chinese government.

It’s unclear what impact the legislation will have or whether it will turn out to be a symbolic gesture.

The provision only affects certain nondefense government agency budgets between now and Sept. 30, when the fiscal year ends. It also allows for exceptions if an agency head determines that buying the technology is “in the national interest of the United States.”

Still, the rule could upset U.S. allies whose businesses rely on Chinese manufacturers for parts and pave the way for broader, more permanent changes in how the U.S. government buys technology.

Congressional leaders have promised to push comprehensive legislation that would make it easier for industry to share threat data with the government.

But those efforts have been bogged down amid concerns that too much of U.S. citizens’ private information could end up in the hands of the federal government.

N. Korea cuts S. Korea phone line

Raising tensions with South Korea yet again, North Korea cut its last military hotline with Seoul on Wednesday, saying there was no need to continue military communications between the countries in a situation “where a war may break out at any moment.”

The hotline, a dedicated telephone link between the two militaries, was used mainly to arrange for South Koreans who work at an industrial complex in the North to cross the heavily armed border. When the connection was last severed in 2009, some workers were stranded in the North.

Normal direct telephone communications do not exist between the two countries.

The shutdown of the hotline is the latest of many threats and provocative actions from

North Korea, which is angry over U.S.-South Korean military drills and recent U.N. sanctions punishing it for its Feb. 12 nuclear test.

A senior North Korean military official informed the South that all regular military dialogue and communication channels would remain cut until South Korea halts its “hostile acts” against the North.

North Korea also recently cut a Red Cross hotline with South Korea and another with the U.S.-led U.N. command at the border between the Koreas.

The link severed Wednesday has been essential in operating the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation: an industrial complex in the North that employs hundreds of workers from the South. It was used to arrange for crossborder shipments and for workers going north and returning to South Korea.

There was no immediate word about the impact on South Korean workers who were at the Kaesong industrial complex.

Church unearths remains of king

A diocese in southern England said it has exhumed a grave over fears that a set of bones could be stolen amid speculation that the remains are those of King Alfred the Great.

The Diocese of Winchester said the exhumation took place earlier this week in the churchyard of St. Bartholomew’s Church.

The bones are now in storage.

Nick Edmonds, diocese spokesman, said Wednesday that the exhumation was authorized to protect the bones amid heightened interest following the recently discovered remains of King Richard III. Edmonds said no permission has been given to analyze the bones.

Alfred, who lived from 849 A.D. to 899 A.D., was believed to be buried at nearby Hyde Abbey, and there is speculation he was later reburied in the same area.

Obama enters immigration debate

After ceding immigration negotiations to Congress, President Barack Obama is stepping to the forefront of the debate this week, using television interviews and White House events to gently prod lawmakers to finish

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An Indian child ducks as colored powder is smeared on her hair during the festival of Holi on Wednesday in Chennai, India. Holi is the Hindu festival of colors and is celebrated with dancing, singing and throwing of powdered paint and colored water. It marks the advent of spring.

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work on a bill that would overhaul the nation’s immigration system.

But wary of tripping up delicate bipartisan talks, Obama is largely avoiding the prickly policy issues that remain unresolved, including a new low-skilled worker program that has split business and labor. The White House prefers to leave those details to lawmakers, calculating that a bill crafted by Capitol Hill stands a better chance of winning Republican support than one overtly influenced by the president.

Obama is expected to stake out a similar position during interviews Wednesday with two Spanish-language television networks, Univision and Telemundo. The president made little progress in overhauling the nation’s fractured immigration laws in his first term, but he redoubled his efforts after winning re-election.

The November contest also spurred some Republicans to drop their opposition to immigration reform, given that Hispanics overwhelmingly backed Obama.

Cyprus banks to open after hiatus

Banks in Cyprus are to open for the first time in more than a week on Thursday, operating for six hours from noon to 6 p.m., but restrictions will be in place on financial transactions to prevent people from draining their accounts.

Among the capital controls, cash withdrawals will be limited to $383 per person each day. No checks will be cashed, although people will be able to deposit them in their accounts, according to a ministerial decree that was released late Thursday.

Cyprus’ banks were closed on March 16 as politicians scrambled to come up with a plan to raise $7.5 billion so the country would qualify for $12.9 billion in much-need bailout loans for its collapsed banking sector.

The deal was finally reached in Brussels early Monday and imposes severe losses on deposits of over 100,000 euros in the country’s two largest banks.

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SGA survey finds dining is a top concern By lisa famularo staff writer

Campus dining, class registration, on-campus concerts and residential life were top concerns of students in a recent campuswide survey conducted by the Student Government Association.

Rob Flaherty, student body president, said the survey asked students to rank certain subjects by degree of concern. The areas of concern that were ranked were campus dining services, campus events (concerts), campus events (other), class registration, diversity awareness, parking, residential life, school spirit, sporting events and sustainability.

The survey was sent out to the entire student body on Feb. 8 and received 210 responses. The results were released March 20.

Freshman Sean Themea, senator for the Class of 2016, said he ranked campus dining as his No. 1 concern, campus events as his second and school spirit as his third.

To help address the issue of campus dining, Themea said he has taken on the position of co-chair of the Food Service Advisory Committee, a group of students and Sodexo administration members who are working together to bring students’ voices to administration to make change. The committee also includes representatives from the IC Food Allergy Awareness Club and the IC Nutrition Club.

The Food Service Advisory Committee has begun to address nutritional imbalances on campus by identifying Late Night as the least healthy option.

“We said that there was a high student demand for healthy food at Late Night, and as a result, the Towers Dining Hall manager rolled out a new menu for Late Night that won’t take

Two students face charges for city graffiti by kacey deamer online editor

From left, seniors Rob Flaherty, student body president, and Justin Pyron, vice president of the SGA, spoke Monday at a meeting. The SGA is looking into ways to address concerns after results came in from a campus-wide survey.

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away anything but adds nutritionally balanced options,” Themea said.

Themea said new options will include egg white omelets on Mondays, assorted vegetarian tacos on Tuesdays, salads on Wednesdays and whole wheat pasta on Thursdays. The changes will go into full effect this week.

In the future, Themea said he plans to work toward providing healthier options at breakfast and address allergy issues in the dining halls in terms of labeling and providing more alternative options.

Flaherty said the plan of action to address these areas of biggest concern indicated by the survey is to create student task forces by the end of the academic year. Their function will be to propose recommendations about what can be done to improve

the student experience.

Some other areas of concern highlighted in the survey included the Internet at the college, Homer Connect issues, student parking, sustainability and campus climate and diversity.

Sophomore Leonard Slutsky said he also ranked campus dining among his top concerns, in addition to poor Internet quality at the college, and is satisfied with how SGA is taking student opinions into consideration.

“I’m really glad that the Student Government Association is listening to our concerns and asking for our opinion,” Slutsky said.

Flaherty said the task forces, which are currently in the process of being formed, are going to have an SGA co-chair and a student co-chair, who is considered an

“expert” in the area. When an email was sent out to students asking about interest, 18 responded.

SGA is trying very hard to connect with students and is encouraging more of them to get involved.

A press release from SGA said three bills were passed at its meeting this past Monday. The first created a committee to generate a recommendation to modify and improve the smoking policy on campus. A second bill described SGA’s plans to create a diversity and social justice statement.

Finally, the third recommended that transfer housing be expanded to the second floor of Terrace 11 to accommodate more students.

Flaherty said administration recently gained the ability to email all students, which pushed back the time the survey could be administered.

Two Ithaca College seniors were arrested Friday night and charged with making graffiti on the north end of the Columbia Street Pedestrian Bridge.

Seniors Alexander Hilton and Joshua Leary were charged with “making graffiti,” a Class A misdemeanor, and “possession of graffiti instruments,” a Class B misdemeanor. Hilton, 22, was also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.

Jamie Williamson, Ithaca Police public information officer, said there are no new developments following the arrests. Williamson said there are no arrests pending.

“They were arrested and referred to Ithaca City Court, charged with misdemeanors,” he said.

The Ithaca Police Department received a call from a citizen at about 8:16 p.m. Friday reporting the incident.

According to a press release, when an IPD sergeant and lieutenant arrived at the north and south ends of the bridge, the lieutenant detected a strong odor of spray paint. Hilton and Leary were found under the bridge.

The students made an attempt to leave but were taken into custody, the release said.

The crime comes following a major November 2011 renovation of the bridge.

Both students were released on a $250 cash bail and additional charges may be pending.

Speech-language-hearing association president visits by sage daugherty staff writer

The president of the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association, Patricia Prelock, visited Ithaca College on Saturday and addressed more than 100 students about autism spectrum disorders in children.

The 2013 NSSLHA Conference was hosted and co-sponsored by the college’s chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association.

Other organizations sponsoring the conference were the SUNY-Cortland chapter of NSSLHA and the New York State SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association. The workshop, titled “Facilitating Communication and Social Interaction: Implications for Theory of Mind Assessment and Intervention in Autism,” was held Saturday in Emerson Suites.

During the workshop, Prelock discussed the use of parent, report and broad-based theories of mind measures to assess Theory of Mind in children with autism spectrum disorders. Theory of Mind is described as a person’s ability to connect emotional states to themselves and others in order to understand that other people may have different beliefs, desires or intentions from them.

Senior Melanie Burian, president of the Ithaca College chapter of NSSLHA, said autism is a prevalent issue in society and relevant to many departments other than just speech pathology.

“We wanted to make sure we could reach out across different disciplines, so we really tried to target it toward education,

psychology, any of the health and rehabilitation science departments,” Burian said.

“Autism is something that is so prevalent.

People are starting to become more aware of autism spectrum disorder, so we really wanted to do something that people would go and get some information.”

The college hosts the NSSLHA conference every two years, and in the off years, SUNYCortland hosts it, Tina Caswell, clinical instructor of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and NSSLHA faculty adviser, said. Caswell said the conference was attended by a mix of professionals and students, and said the event was a success.

NSSLHA is the student organization of speech pathologists, and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is the national, professional organization of speech pathologists.

Caswell said speech language pathologists, more commonly known as speech therapists, work with individuals on language difficulties like voice disorders, stuttering or alternative communication strategies, such as communicating through a computer.

The college’s chapter of NSSLHA is a professional club, made up of about 55 students, that helps prepare students who are going into the field of speech pathology. Caswell said the club supports students who hope to be speech pathologists and allows students to implement some of their knowledge about speech language pathology with community members while working in the college’s Speech and Hearing Clinic, located in Smiddy Hall.

Patricia Prelock, the president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, visited campus Saturday and spoke about autism spectrum disorders to about 100 students.

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“It [NSSLHA] truly just is a stepping stone from a national student club to a professional club when they graduate and begin their years of employment as a speech pathologist … it helps them move forward in their careers,” Caswell said.

Prelock spoke about ASD and her research about intervention and assessment with children on the autism spectrum, and Caswell said the information benefited her professionally.

“It was very helpful for me as a professional, because we work in a speech and language clinic on campus, and it was really helpful for some of the clients that we’re working with at our clinic presently,” Caswell said.

Sophomore Cassandra Stolting, NSSLHA

member and speech-language pathology student, said she is interested in the topic of autism and said attending the conference was a beneficial experience. Stolting said she works at a summer camp for children on the autism spectrum and the information she learned during the conference will be helpful in her future career.

“Even though it is related to my major, I think anyone could really have benefited from the information that we learned, and I definitely took what I learned and kind of compared it with my experiences with working at the camp for children on the entire autism spectrum,” Stolting said. “It was just a great experience and I’m really glad that I went.”

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Ithaca Wegmans celebrates 25th anniversary really is an awesome grocery store, because everything is all in one store, and everything The Wegmans grocery store in Ithaca, is high quality, and it’s a great place to shop,” which is home to about 600 workers, is cel- Cartini said.

Store Manager Gary Woloszyn, who has ebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

Wegmans, which has 79 stores nation- worked for Wegmans for 20 years, said the ally, was voted the fourth best company store first opened in February 1988. Woloszyn to work for in 2012 by Fortune Magazine. said it was different because it was opened as a According to an article from the Atlantic, prototype store and had all the new “bells and executives from the supermarket chain at- whistles” that the company was talking about tribute their success to not being a company implementing in its other stores.

Woloszyn said Wegmans is a generational that is publicly traded. Owners refuse to open more than three stores a year so they store because the company consistently reascan remain the best without growing too sesses its goals, department layout, business trends and what is important to the commufast, according to the article.

Fran Secondo, Service Area Manager, nity. He said there is now a stronger focus on said Wegmans in Ithaca celebrated its an- perishable food over grocery food because of niversary on March 16 by serving cake to this reassessment.

In 1997, the store was rebuilt in its current customers who came to shop.

Employees like Executive Chef Mike location as a result of a redesign, Woloszyn Washburn, who has worked at Wegmans for said. He said Wegmans also hired executive 10 years, said his job is rewarding, and said chefs from major hotel chains to staff the prehe is always searching for ways of improving pared foods area.

“We were looking at what was happening what he does.

“I’ve learned to be open to a lot of different in the country, time constraints on families, ideas,” Washburn said. “This is a very com- and we really worked hard to give people choices on how to do a pelling community in the dinner or their lunch by sense that we have some having meals prepared in very knowledgeable, pas- “We like to make a difference different stages, having sionate people about in the community, and we love raw ingredients, having food and everything that that we partner with everyone ready to cook items and relates to that in terms of having ready to prepare sustainability and all the in the community. ” factors that support those —Fran Secondo items,” Woloszyn said.

Secondo said Ithaca has types of initiatives.” provided Wegmans with a Junior Alex Cartini, who is currently studying for the semes- platform for interaction with its customers and ter in Los Angeles, has been a Wegmans the community.

“It’s a great partnership we have in Ithaca,” employee for five years. When he lives on campus, he says he shops at Wegmans at Secondo said. “We like to make a difference least once a week. Cartini said he likes to in the community, and we love that we parttake friends who don’t have a Wegmans in ner with everyone in the community. It’s great their hometowns for grocery shopping in that the customers are so loyal and that we can help out throughout the community.” the Ithaca Wegmans.

In addition to connecting with members of “It helped me appreciate it, because it

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Employees from the Wegmans grocery store in Ithaca stand by a cake they served to customers at the store March 16. The Ithaca location is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. courtesy of Fran Secondo

the community, Woloszyn said, Wegmans is able to adapt to changing national interests.

“They are very flexible in being able to adjust to trends in the country,” he said. “In fact, they lead with the trends.”

Woloszyn said he remembers a particular instance where changing with the trends benefited Wegmans, when they brought organic and vegetarian cuisine at Wegmans to the East Coast. Woloszyn said organic and vegetarian foods were once “cultish” on the East Coast, when it used to be “a part of the mix” on the West Coast. The president of Wegmans, Colleen Wegman, recognized this problem and worked to find suppliers on the East Coast that could fix the lack of organic and vegetarian food and bring it to the East Coast, Woloszyn said.

“They worked really hard from grassroot efforts to really identify growers and farmers that would move toward organics.

It really expanded the vegetarian program,” Woloszyn said.

Wegmans has also worked to find additional suppliers for produce that can only be harvested at specific times of the year, Woloszyn said.

Having producers from California, Florida and South Africa ensures that customers can buy produce outside the harvest seasons.

Washburn said Wegmans is a valuable place to work and shop. He said it has helped him grow as a professional.

“It goes beyond making food or providing groceries for folks but to meet the need of our customers,” Washburn said. “I think that is how we will continue to move into the future.”

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College to launch writers institute by evin billington staff writer

This summer, high school students will have a window into life as a writing major at Ithaca College with the first Ithaca Writers Institute.

IWI is a new summer program run by the writing department for high school students interested in writing creatively and professionally. The institute is offering six writing workshops: poetry, magazine writing, personal essay, graphic narratives, editing HENDERSON said and publishing and fic- she has wanted to create this for tion. High school students three years. will have the opportunity to live on campus for two weeks while taking two-hour workshop classes in certain writing disciplines. A writing professor at the college teaches each class.

Eleanor Henderson, a writing professor and director of IWI, said she has wanted to host a writing conference at the college since she came to Ithaca three years ago.

Henderson said she wanted to give high school students an opportunity to sharpen their writing skills in a college environment, but she also wanted to give current college students an opportunity to teach. She has been interviewing some current writing majors at the college, mostly juniors, to see who would be best suited to help out in classes.

“There really aren’t many opportunities for our writing majors to get teaching experience, and so one of the ideas behind the conference is to allow those students to compete for teaching assistantships, so they’re actually assisting our faculty who are teaching the courses,” Henderson said.

One aspect that sets IWI apart from other writing summer programs, Henderson said, is its focus on professional writing styles. To enforce this, the program will include talks

from special guest speakers, including Kody Keplinger ’12, who published her first book at 17 and is currently working in New York City as a novelist.

By offering courses like magazine writing and editing and publishing, Henderson said she hopes students will realize being a professional writer is a realistic option.

“We want to give students that sense of the viability of the writing life,” Henderson said. “Writers are real people and writers are sometimes 17-year-olds who can make a life of writing and a career of writing.”

Writing professor Nick Kowalczyk will be teaching magazine writing at IWI. He said he hopes a more practical course like magazine writing will help students fine-tune their talents as creative writers.

“Anybody who wants to write has … a natural kind of pulse,” Kowalczyk said. “Creativity is just as much about discipline as it is about originality. So I think that having classes that address how you can get people to read your words ... which is in essence kind of what professional writing is, is a pretty important thing for students to think about.”

Henderson said one of the greatest challenges in this first year is getting the word out to students who may be interested in applying.

Henderson said she wants to get about 40 to 50 students, but she is not sure if the program will have enough students to fill each course being offered. Official participation remains unclear, as applications are not due until April 15.

Jennifer Wofford, director of the Office of Extended Studies, was behind much of the marketing and publicity, and is ultimately happy with the turnout of applicants considering this is the first year, especially because the focus of IWI is so specific.

“Any time you focus on a specific academic subject, you’re going to a smaller population of students who would be interested,” Wofford said. “If we were just focusing on a specific academic discipline, this is a solid response.”

Taste testing

From left, seniors Rachel Heiss and Conor Harrington take chips from the General Mills table. Food vendors from local suppliers set up tables and served samples to benefit the Food Bank of the Southern Tier at Food Frenzy on Wednesday in Emerson Suites.

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The Ithacan needs a new leader.

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Applications for the 2013–14 Ithacan editor in chief are now available.

Applications are available at noon Thursday at the reception desk in the Roy H. Park School of Communications dean’s office. Completed forms, accompanied by a resume, should be returned to the dean’s office by noon Thursday, April 4. The available position lasts the full academic year.

Students from all majors are welcome and encouraged to apply. Please address any questions to Michael Serino, Ithacan adviser, at 274-1036.

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College & City Newark mayor to speak at CU commencement

Cornell University has announced that the speaker for its 145th Commencement Weekend will be the Mayor of Newark, N.J., Cory Booker.

Booker will address the Class of 2013 at Senior Convocation on May 25.

The secondterm mayor, a BOOKER Democrat, was first elected mayor of New Jersey’s largest city in 2006 and has made strides to improve the city’s schools, reduce crime and connect with citizens.

Cornell officials said Booker’s experiences and approach of tackling issues “from the ground floor” by engaging constituents embodies a message that resonates with the university’s Class of 2013.

Booker, 43, is the third AfricanAmerican mayor of Newark. He also served as a city councilman from 1998 to 2002.

Booker is known for his personal involvement in public service.

Booker was named to the 2011 Time 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Booker earned an honors degree in U.S. history at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and he completed his law degree at Yale University.

Booker received his master’s degree in sociology and bachelor’s degree in political science from

Stanford University, where Booker was the commencement speaker last year.

Ithaca College film series to cover Palestine issues

The second annual Palestinian Environmental Film Festival will be held at Ithaca College from April 1 to April 7.

This year’s theme will be “(Im) mobility in Palestine.” Films based on this theme will be shown on campus and at Cinemapolis on East Green Street. They will examine the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and its impacts.

The festival is directed by senior Ava Carmeli. The series will open with two films that discuss economic immobility. The films will be screened at 7 p.m. April 1 in Textor 103.

Modern Family producer to visit college campus

Ithaca College will host Dan O’Shannon, an executive producer and writer of hit ABC comedy Modern Family, at 8 p.m. April 4 in Emerson Suites.

O’Shannon, whose visit was originally scheduled for October 2012, will be the Park Distinguished Visitor for this year.

In addition to the public lecture, O’SHANNON O’Shannon will also host a writer’s workshop and address several classes.

O’Shannon has claimed three Emmys over the past three years for

Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on Modern Family. He has also received multiple Emmy nominations for Cheers and Frasier.

The Park Distinguished Visitor series is sponsored by the Roy H. Park School of Communications. Past visitors have included Randi Zuckerberg, James Carville, Christiane Amanpour and Bill Moyers.

Assistant dean to begin post in Business School

Dawn Kline, director of undergraduate academic advising and counseling at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, will join Ithaca College as the assistant dean for student services in the School of Business on April 29.

Kline, who has worked at Syracuse University since 2005, will direct admission events, orienta- KLINE tion, registration, academic evaluations and advising, among other things, at the School of Business. Before she joined Syracuse University, Kline worked at the University of Rochester. Kline graduated from SUNY-Buffalo with a M.A. in English and from the University of Rochester with a B.A. in English.

Tompkins County places third in health rankings

Tompkins County has been named the third healthiest county in New York. The Robert Wood

Public Safety Incident Log MARCH 14 Illegal disposal of solid waste LOCATION: Z-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person dumped trash in a dumpster.

Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Bruce Thomas.

MARCH 15 Illegal disposal of solid waste LOCATION: Z-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person had placed boxes in a recycle bin. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock. fire alarm accidental LOCATION: Ben Light Gymnasium SUMMARY: Simplex reported a fire alarm was activated by construction work. System was reset. Fire Protection Specialist Enoch Perkins.

MARCH 16 Harassment LOCATION: Campus Center SUMMARY: Caller reported a person who had made some sexually suggestive comments Oct. 10 and March 7.

Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Robert Jones.

MARCH 17 fire alarm accidental LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Simplex reported a fire alarm that was activated by burned food. System was reset. Patrol Officer Bruce Thomas.

Unlawfully dealing fireworks LOCATION: Z-Lot SUMMARY: Two people were judicially referred for violation of drug policy, and one person was judicially referred for possession of fireworks. Patrol Officer Robert Jones.

Burglary LOCATION: Holmes Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person had entered a room and stole cash. Investigation pending.

Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

Unlawful possession marijuana LOCATION: Bogart Hall SUMMARY: Two persons were judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana. Patrol Officer Daniel Austic.

MARCH 18 fire alarm accidental LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Simplex reported a fire alarm was activated by burned food.

System was reset. Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates. fire alarm smoke investigation LOCATION: Ben Light Gymnasium SUMMARY: Simplex reported a fire alarm was activated by dust from concrete saw being used for construction work. System reset. Fire Protection Specialist Mark Swanhart.

College regulations LOCATION: Visitor Lot SUMMARY: Officer reported a vehicle with a fraudulent permit. Officer issued campus summons, and one person

Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin released county health rankings for most counties in the U.S. on March 20.

Livingston County came in first and Rockland County ranked second. Putnam County placed fourth and Saratgoa came in fifth.

The rankings were based on several factors, including rates of adult smoking, adult obesity, excessive drinking among adults, teenage birth, rates of high school graduation, the number of uninsured adults, access to healthy foods and air pollution levels.

The county has been ranked in the top five healthiest counties in the state since the rankings began in 2010, according to county health officials.

Sophomore violin student to perform at Carnegie

Joohyun Lee, Ithaca College sophomore violin performance major, has claimed two competition wins that will give her the opportunity to perform twice at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Lee placed second in the American Fine Arts Festival LEE International Concerto Competition. Lee was placed third in the American Protege International Concerto Competition.

She will be performing at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in May and November 2013.

Lee, 19, began studying violin at

other for failure to reduce speed in hazardous conditions. Patrol Officer Robert Jones.

Off-campus incident LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Caller reported a person had possibly broken a finger March 16. Person transported to hospital March 18.

Master Patrol Officer Christopher Teribury.

MARCH 19

MVA/property damage LOCATION: Circle Parking Lot 5 SUMMARY: Caller reported a one-car property damage motor vehicle accident.

Report taken. Patrol Officer Robert Jones.

MVA/property damage LOCATION: State Route 96b SUMMARY: Officer reported a vehicle in a ditch. TCSO requested Ithaca College handle the incident. IFD assisted in getting the driver out of the vehicle. Vehicle towed. There was minor damage to vehicle and no property damage. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

V&T all other violations LOCATION: Grant Egbert Blvd.

SUMMARY: Caller reported two-car property damage MVA. Officer issued one operator two uniform traffic tickets for the Town of Ithaca Court, one ticket for following too closely, the

IC language department seeks event performers

Ithaca College’s Department of Modern Language and Literatures is seeking students to perform at Multicultural Voices, an annual event held to recognize senior students in the department, while giving students a platform to perform songs, poetry readings, one-act plays and other creative performances.

The performance will take place at 4:30 p.m. April 22 in the Handwerker Gallery. Students interested in participating should email mdifrancesco@ithaca.edu and jpfrehm@ithaca.edu with performance details.

IPD issues traffic tickets for violating turn policy

The Patrol Division of the Ithaca Police Department issued a total of 31 tickets at the intersection of West Buffalo Street and North Fulton Street between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. March 25.

The police stopped 27 vehicles for violating the No Left Turn at the intersection.

The Ithaca Police also issued tickets for aggravated unlicensed operation, one ticket for unlicensed operation and one ticket for operation of a motor vehicle while wearing headphones.

The tickets were issued during a traffic enforcement detail that was conducted in response to complaints from motorists.

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was judicially referred for violating college regulations. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

Medical assist/illness related LOCATION: Whalen Center for Music SUMMARY: Caller reported a person feeling faint and about to pass out. Person declined medical assistance with ambulance staff and was transported to the Health Center. Fire Protection Specialist Mark Swanhart.

the age of eight. She is currently a member of the college’s Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.

Criminal mischief LOCATION: Center for Natural Sciences SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person had damaged a lock mechanism on a door. Investigation pending.

Patrol Officer Daniel Austic.

Fire alarm accidental LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: Simplex reported fire alarm activated during a test of the sprinkler system. Alarm reset. Patrol Officer Patrick Johnson.

Assist Cornell Public Safety LOCATION: Cornell University SUMMARY: Officer reported a nonaffiliated person was found sleeping inside a building at the university and issued a “persona non grata” for private properties.

Sergeant Investigator Thomas Dunn.

Medical assist/injury related LOCATION: Center for Natural Sciences SUMMARY: Caller reported a person had sustained a hand cut from broken glass.

The person was transported to the health center. Patrol Officer Patrick Johnson.

Medical assist/psychological LOCATION: All Campus SUMMARY: Caller reported taking a person to the Counseling Center for anxiety attacks and did not subsequently hear from the person. Officer determined the person went to CMC. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

V&T violation And speeding LOCATION: Alumni Circle SUMMARY: A caller reported a onecar MVA. One vehicle had hit a pole.

The passenger sustained a back injury and was transported to CMC by ambulance. The driver of the vehicle declined medical assistance with ambulance staff. Officer issued uniform traffic tickets for Town of Ithaca Court for unsafe speed, unsafely moving from lane and failing to yield right of way while approaching an intersection. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray.

MARCH 20 Medical assist/psychological LOCATION: Z-Lot SUMMARY: Officer reported receiving information about a person having suicidal thoughts March 18. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

Making graffiti LOCATION: Garden Apartments SUMMARY: Officer reported an unknown person who had written graffiti.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Christopher Teribury.

For the complete safety log, go to www.theithacan.org/news.

Key CMC - Cayuga Medical Center MVA - Motor Vehicle Accident IFD - Ithaca Fire Department V&T- Vehicle and Transportation TCSO - Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office

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new measure of achievement Ithaca College’s recent acquisition of costly lab equipment for undergraduate chemistry research shows the college’s commitment to academic advancement.

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he chemistry department recently purchased a single-crystal X-ray diffractometer, a $220,000 expense that made Ithaca College one of the few chemistry programs in the country to offer this machine for undergraduate research. Despite collegewide concerns about the rising cost of tuition, the new equipment is a worthwhile investment that shows the college is able to continue to improve the value of an Ithaca College education while still working to balance the budget.

Offering undergraduates the opportunity to conduct individualized research is critical to giving the college a competitive edge against larger schools with lower tuition rates. The type of academic opportunity gives students an advantage for applying to graduatelevel programs and the hands-on experience that will better prepare them for the workforce. However, a focus on undergraduate research should not be limited to academic programs within the sciences.

Currently, the college does not require all students to write a senior thesis. While there are some exceptions — physics students must research and defend a thesis and senior film majors must produce a senior thesis film — many Ithaca College students leave the college without completing an individual long-term, in-depth research project under the guidance of a faculty member. Promoting undergraduate research in all majors should be a valued component of the college’s curriculum. Students should be encouraged to work closely with a member of the faculty or fellow group of students to delve more deeply into academic topics of interest. This type of individualized learning will help make the college stand out for prospective students and give current students the learning opportunities that will help them professionally and academically.

capital semester Students should take advantage of the opportunity to study in Washington, D.C., through Cornell University.

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ach semester, Ithaca College reserves five spots for students to attend the Cornell University in D.C. program. No students are currently enrolled for this semester and only five have participated in the exchange program since the affiliation began in 2011. The lack of attention given to the semester in D.C. option is a shortcoming of the administration and a missed opportunity for current students.

As the college pushes forward with the New York City program, it has failed to adequately promote the value of spending a semester in the nation’s capital.

College officials said they are committed to reestablishing the D.C. program once the New York Program is better established.

While the New York program is a worthwhile venture, it should not come at the cost of other programs.

A semester in D.C. offers students the opportunity to become politically involved in both government and non-government organizations as well as to build connections with alumni. A semester program in D.C. also allows students without the financial means to spend a summer in the city to still look toward D.C.-based internships during their collegiate career. By neglecting this important program, the administration is failing to engage the college’s many politically minded students in a program that would be highly beneficial to their academic and professional growth.

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SNAP JUDGMENT Eyes on China Is the college’s proposed learning center in China worth the investment?

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“I definitely think a lot of people would be interested in it, because it’s a developing market, so it would really lend itself to a lot of different majors.”

“The fact that we have a program that will cater more students to go to China rather than just London and New York is a great investment.”

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“It would open up a whole new realm of possibility and cultural exploration that is currently not there .”

Jack Simons, Television-radio ’14

“Having an actual program [in China] would encourage students to take advantage of it rather than just going on their own without any formal guidance.”

Dina Grimaldi , writing ’13

“It would give students an awesome opportunity to see the world and give students a study abroad opportunity that’s not necessarily thought of as a study abroad destination.”

David Gofman, Television-radio and media Production ’13

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First Latin American pope has mixed history R

ecently elected Pope Francis, who was born in Argentina, is the first pontiff born outside of Europe, and the first Latin American pope. Francis has a well-deserved reputation as a humble man who rides the subway and ministers to the growing number of slum dwellers in Buenos Aires. Many have also characterized him as either a populist conservative or a moderate conservative.

The fact that Francis was a ranking member of the clergy during the last dictatorship complicates things. Since at least the 1920s, the Catholic Church in Argentina has been among the most reactionary in all of Latin America. Starting just after 1917, sectors of the Church hierarchy made strategic alliances with the Jonathan Ablard military and provincial.

Every military coup in Argentina from 1930 through the last one in 1976 enjoyed the support of the majority of the bishops. Beginning in 1934, the military was made into a separate diocese of the Church.

During the dictatorship of 1976 to 1983, the military was responsible for the deaths of nearly 30,000 civilians. The Argentine church emerged from the carnage with a decidedly mixed reputation. In the worst cases, clergy absolved those engaged in state-terror and, in at least one case, engaged in acts of torture.

On the other side of the coin, there were parish priests, and at least one bishop, who because of their work with the poor or because of their advocacy for the detained were themselves detained, tortured and murdered.

Where does Francis fit into this complicated story? The evidence available thus far suggests that he belongs somewhere between the two poles. This seems consistent with the view of Francis as a pragmatist.

Argentine 1980 Nobel Peace laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, who is a devout Catholic, observed that Francis, unlike many bishops in Argentina, was not an accomplice to the military. The leadership of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a group founded in 1977 by

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Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on March 24. He is the first pope from Latin America and has lived through decades of violence in his country.

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the mothers of disappeared people, pointed out that many priests affiliated with liberation theology fought and died to protect their parishioners. Francis was, they note, not one of them.

The case that has dogged the pope since the mid-1970s is that of two Jesuit priests who the military abducted and tortured. Judge Germán Castelli, who investigated the case, stated that the pope, who at the time was provincial of the Order, worked to get the priests released, including meeting several times with leaders of the junta. Horacio Verbitsky, who has researched the Argentine church during the dictatorship, disagrees and believes that Bergoglio protected some priests while he let others fall into the hands of the military. As the story continues to develop, I’m left with the impression that the charges of complicity probably have no merit. He may well

have worked behind the scenes on behalf of these men and others. But since the return of democracy he has not been a voice calling for investigations of crimes committed.

He has spoken openly and passionately about the plight of the poor in Argentina and about the growing gulf between the rich and the poor. He opposed the Argentine marriage equality act — yes, Argentines of the same sex may marry anywhere in the republic — but was willing to entertain an expansion of domestic partnership laws. He has discussed the idea of clergy marrying. My sense, however, is that one should not expect any dramatic changes from the Vatican during his tenure.

We’ll see.

Jonathan Ablard is an associate professor and coordinator of the Latin American Studies Program at Ithaca College. Email him at jablard@ithaca.edu.

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Therapy dogs could bring peace to veterans with PTSD

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urrently, the suicide rate for veterans in the United States is higher than the rate of troops killed in combat.

For my undergraduate research, I looked at how dogs that are specially trained to help veterans cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder may bring peace of mind to those suffering and could even replace or supplement costly psychological medications.

The VA estimates that 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, 10 percent of Gulf War veterans and 30 percent of Vietnam War veterans experience PTSD. This amounts to about 300,000 to 400,000 people in the U.S. PTSD is primarily treated with psychotherapy, if it is treated at all. However, an emerging field for the treatment of PTSD is animal therapy. Animal therapy includes service animals that are specifically trained to accompany their human companion into all public places, therapy animals who visit individuals in nursing homes and hospitals and pets who are part of a human family.

Research on the effects of pet owning and animal interaction

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indicates positive health results.

Interacting with animals is correlated with improved mood, lower blood pressure, a drop in the stress hormone cortisol, increases in the positive-mood hormone serotonin an d positive lifestyle changes, such as an increase in exercise, responsibility and socializing. These same results can be seen with veteran. Further, when animals are specifically trained to interact with veterans with PTSD,

the results are amplified.

My research has revealed thus far that animals, specifically dogs, who are specially trained to aid veterans in everyday life can have a significant positive effect. These dogs can sense the changes in human moods and therefore react to anxiety attacks and bad dreams. Dogs are trained to lead their veterans out of a crowd, wake them up from nightmares, provide stability if the veteran is dizzy and provide comfort during distress.

While living with a service dog can benefit those suffering from PTSD, there are downsides as well. PTSD qualifies as an invisible disorder, meaning that the effects of the condition are not immediately identified visually. This means that some veterans experience discrimination when they are accompanied by a service dog, because business owners and other members of the public may doubt that the veteran is truly disabled. Also, there is an added cost of financially supporting a dog with food and veterinarian bills. However, all veterans interviewed so far say that the benefits outweigh the costs. One veteran reported that having his dog with him was often better than the medication the VA gave him.

Results from my interviews and research indicate that these dogs represent lifelines for veterans with PTSD. They provide a nonjudgmental outlet for telling war stories and secrets and in many cases can serve as a replacement or supplement for psychological medications.

Hannah Antonson is senior anthropology major at Ithaca College. Email her at hantons1@ithaca.edu.

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hree weeks ago, Rand Paul was on the fringe of conservative politics, rejected by much of the Grand Old Party for his “outlandish libertarian” ideas. But a nearly 13-hour filibuster to condemn President Barack Obama’s domestic drone program and a victory in the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll has propelled the Kentucky senator to the center stage of American politics.

The son of Ron Paul, a former Representative, Rand rejects the notion that the GOP is finished and irrelevant but still accepts the fact that Republicans have been out of touch with both the American people and our limited government, conservative roots.

Rand is striving to change people’s opinions through his liberty-inspired views. He has garnered both Democratic and Republican support through his filibuster, pressing comprehensive immigration reform and his critique of America’s failed war on drugs. Paul denounced our discriminatory judicial system, which puts kids in jail for decades for making one mistake.

In a recent interview with Fox News, Rand said that given our current federal laws, both President George W. Bush and Obama could’ve been jailed for their marijuana use if they had been caught by the police. Rand’s platform is not partisan — it’s common sense. He is bucking the party view on same-sex marriage and argues that it is a state issue, one that the federal government shouldn’t be involved with.

Coming from the libertarian wing of the party, Rand is at a disadvantage with the establishment and social conservative wings.

However, his recent successes have led him to garner unexpected support from the more moderate Republican leadership.

Libertarians are a minority in the party, composing only 10 percent according to Politico, but they are a devoted group with a strong grassroots movement, that has made breakthroughs in state and local governments across the country. It’s important to note that much of the libertarian wing is much younger and more techsavvy than the establishment. The GOP could have used their skills in the past election.

The conservative movement has been re-energized by Paul’s latest successes. Nearly half of the attendees at CPAC were between the ages of 18 and 25. As we look to the 2014 midterm elections and 2016, Senator Rand Paul is attempting to redefine the GOP by broadening the base, a base Republicans will need if they want success in the U.S. Senate and White House.

Rob Oliver is the president of IC Republicans and a senior politics major and international relations minor.

Email him at roliver2@ithaca.edu.

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Senior Sarah Charles stars as Wendla during a dress rehearsal for the musical “Spring Awakening” on Sunday in Clark Theatre. “Spring Awakening” will run until April 6.

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From left, junior Stephen Humes and senior Michael Kushner kiss.

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From left, senior Sarah Charles gets beaten by sophomore Coleman Hemsath during rehearsal.

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The cast of “Spring Awakening” performs the song “Totally F---ed” in Clark Theatre.

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“There’s a moment you know you’re f--ed.” Teenagers have come to this conclusion in America today, but it turns out they also came to it in 19th-century Germany, drawn out in the musical “Spring Awakening.”

Running until April 6, Ithaca College’s theater department will produce its second sold-out musical of the year, “Spring Awakening,” in the Clark Theatre. The Tony Award-winning musical surrounds a group of teenagers who struggle to figure out who they are while dealing with issues regarding sexuality, their upbringing and their friends and families.

The plot surrounds Wendla (senior Sarah Charles), a sheltered, pubescent schoolgirl who is clueless about human sexuality because of her mother’s overprotection and discomfort with sexuality. She begins to understand what sexuality really is through her blossoming relationship with her friend Melchior (sophomore Coleman Hemsath). The show also touches on their friends dealing with their own dark issues regarding sexual abuse, schoolwork and suicide.

Charles said while she watched Lea Michele perform as Wendla in the original show, which came to Broadway in 2006, she didn’t try to mirror her performance. Instead, she said she prepared for this role by analyzing the script and watching videos of ballerinas and rock stars to get ready for the highenergy numbers, many of which involve using handheld microphones.

“I kind of just try to make it as much of my own as I can,” Charles said. “I’ve been watching [videos of] P!nk and all of these rock stars … do their thing.”

Preparing for these roles involves having to — Coleman deal with the heavy issues that run throughout the show. One in particular involves Wendla finding out what the act of sex is after the infamous lovemaking scene with Melchior at the end of the first act. They perform this scene on a raised platform during the acoustic guitar-based song “I Believe,” featuring the whole cast. Hemsath said the choreography of the scene, using the term “sexography” to describe it, was different because he had to learn how to portray sex from his college professors.

“It’s just such an interesting college experience, because your professors are standing over you while you’re emulating sex and telling you when to insert, when to pull out, it’s like, ‘Wow, I never thought my college professors would tell me when to pull out,’” Hemsath said.

Though the two perform such an intimate scene together onstage, Hemsath and Charles weren’t close friends before rehearsals began. Hemsath said performing this scene together has strengthened their relationship.

“I didn’t really know Sarah that well before the show, so kind of making out and being on top of her has kind of made us come to a relationship,” Hemsath said. “You have to be kind of easygoing and fun with the severity of this context.”

The musical discusses homosexual relationships

as well as heterosexual ones in the form of the relationship between Ernst (senior Michael Kushner), a shy schoolboy, and Hanschen (junior Stephen Humes), Ernst’s charming classmate. While Kushner is gay and Humes is straight, Humes said their sexual orientations don’t affect how they perform together.

“It doesn’t matter, really,” Humes said. “No matter who you love, it’s about what it is to love, not about who that person is on the other side, so it really isn’t something I think about.”

Another issue highly discussed in the show involves Melchior’s sexually confused friend Moritz (freshman Johnny Shea) and his inability to please his father. After Moritz fails his midterm exams, his father shames him, making Moritz contemplate suicide. Meanwhile, the show emphasizes Wendla’s friends Martha (senior Celeste Rose) and Ilse’s (senior Rebecca Kuznick) struggles with the sexual abuse they’ve experienced from their fathers, illustrated through their sullen duet, “The Dark I Know Well.”

Johnson said this show is important because it reflects mindsets spanned across generations.

“Every generation goes through this, every single one,” Johnson said. “Resisting their parents, resisting their teachers, resisting the rules, reinventing the wheel, if you will, and the adults and the teachers as the bad guys.”

Some of composer Duncan Sheik’s upbeat songs, like “Totally F---ed,” which the whole cast sings, express the angst-ridden side of the children through explicit lyrics and energetic choreography, while softer, acoustic songs like “Mama Who Bore Me,” which Wendla sings at the beginning of the show, ask questions about life. Music Director Joel Gelpe said the music contributes to the show’s dramatic quality because it isn’t like more classically-based showtunes.

“I think the music in this show reflects perfectly what’s going on dramatically,” Gelpe said. “There are a lot of mellow introspective Hemsath moments in the show. There’s always this underlying kind of pain and danger getting found out, and sometimes it manifests itself with this almost hypnotic music.”

Though Johnson said the rock score was popular among the performers, he said he thought it was difficult for some of them to sing this type of music because either it didn’t always suit their classicallytrained voices or they “didn’t have the chops to sing it without strain.” Charles said the music tested her when preparing for Wendla because of her classical background.

“It’s just a different energy and style,” Charles said. “So it’s definitely been a challenge but a fun one, because everyone likes to be a rock star.”

While Johnson said he expects the audience to be moved by the “wonderful music” and “become uncomfortable,” Charles said she expects the show to spark some controversy because of its explicitness.

“I think there are going to be some haters,” Charles said. “But that’s awesome.”

However, Hemsath said the show needs to have these risque qualities, because it’s meant to offend people, adding that his grandmother will be in attendance.

“It needs to be racy, it needs to make people get angry or fall in love,” Hemsath said.

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Assistant Accent Editor Rose Vardell digs up short projects for the everyday hobbyist With the promise of warm weather on the way, pedestrians can begin to ditch their salt-crusted boots for sandals, which leaves bare toes exposed and in need of nail polish. For those looking for an inventive nail style, try this easy, do-it-yourself tutorial to paint galaxy-themed nails.

Materials: • A dark nail polish for the base coat • Light colored nail polish for base of nebula • Two to three bright nail polish colors to create nebulae • Cosmetic sponge • Piece of paper • Glitter polish

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Ithaca College Hands of Praise, a Christian sign language choir, performs at the college’s annual Relay for Life event. This year, the event raised $54,243.38 to help fight cancer. The ’90s-themed walk took place Saturday and Sunday at the A&E Center.

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“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of good fortune must be in want of a wife.” This opening line of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” appropriately launched the critically acclaimed YouTube series, “The Lizzie Bennett Diaries.” The series conveys a modern adaptation of the novel, in which Lizzie Bennett (Ashley Clements) publishes weekly vlogs about her life. The classic story unfolds in these brief videos with appearances from beloved characters, such as the disarming William Darcy, who rocks a hipster bow tie. Yes, seriously, and it’s adorable. The series has garnered hundreds of thousands of viewers and a positive reception, including a review from The Guardian, which called the series “the best Austen adaptation around.” The ongoing series has published 98 episodes but is coming to a close. Fans of Austen or those who simply love romance have an enjoyable journey ahead of them.

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punk band receives threats from australian neo-nazis

American celtic-punk band Dropkick Murphys aren’t afraid to live up to their genre’s rowdy reputation. A video of one of their concerts is circulating the Internet after a fan recorded bassist Ken Casey beating up a fan onstage. During a pre-St. Patrick’s Day concert in New York City, the group invited fans onstage for a couple of songs, and when one of the concertgoers made the Nazi salute, Casey stopped performing to teach him a very physical lesson.

After throwing punches, Casey emerged from the crowd and shouted into the microphone, “Nazis are not f--ing welcome at a Dropkick Murphys show.” Though the crowd cheered with approval, not everyone is pleased with the band. The group has received threats from neo-nazis in Australia. Apparently they don’t take too kindly to Dropkick Murphys dropkicking a fan.

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blogger creates new diet with alternative beverage

Rob Rhinehart, a 24-year-old software engineer, is endeavoring to eliminate a traditionally essential component of life: eating. Instead of wasting his time making and consuming food, Rhinehart sought an alternative to eating and created Soylent, an eggshell-colored, odorless beverage containing all the nutritive components of a balanced diet. His blog, Mostly Harmless, documents his success with the unconventional cocktail and publishes updates of personal data, such as issues he has come across. After two months on Soylent, Rhinehart found himself experiencing fatigue, hunger, loss of weight and muscle mass, though so far, he has avoided the expected severe crabbiness.

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tweetuntweet UPenn students, I shall impart wisdom on your campus on Monday night. Attendance is mandatory. Clothes: optional. ­­—Actor Zach Braff addresses the students of University of Pennsylvania. Braff spoke at the university on March 25 to discuss his television and film career with the school.

celebrity SCOOPS! Perry parts from Mayer Katy Perry and John Mayer called it quits on their highlypublicized relationship last week. Singer and songwriter Perry tweeted a solemn breakup song called “I Was Gonna Marry You” by Tristan Prettyman. A source close to the couple claims Perry and Mayer have been fighting for the past several months.

One source claimed, “Introducing [Perry] to his dad was a big deal.” Mayer’s source also said,“It was just too much, too soon.” Meanwhile, another source held onto hope for the couple and claimed, “They’ve broken up before, so it’s hard to tell. She’s changed a lot since she’s been with him . . . [you] can’t argue that she has been in love.”

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FLEFF formulates forthcoming film festivities DuPont said when she comes to the festival, she will be eager to talk with students.

“One of my goals is to talk to the students Film workshops, screenings and lectures revolving around the theme of mobility will and learn from them and hear what they have help mark the 16th year of the Finger Lakes to say about how to move forward,” DuPont Environmental Film Festival at Ithaca College said. “I want to pass on all the information and wisdom that I have learned in my life and emand Cinemapolis.

The festival’s theme of mobilities encom- power others.”

FLEFF was originally launched through passes the movement and immobility of people, ideas, objects and environments. FLEFF will take Cornell University in 1997, but in 2005 Ithaca place from April 1 to April 7 with more than 100 College became the permanent host of the events and screenings. Cinemapolis begins film festival. Around the same time, the scope of screenings on April 4 and will show films two to the festival expanded from its narrow focus on the environment, Tanya Saunders, asthree times.

The theme of mobilities is deeply ex- sistant provost for international studies and plored throughout the festival, Patricia special projects and an executive producer of Zimmermann, professor in the department FLEFF, said.

Some of the students that guests interact of media arts, sciences and studies and cowith are FLEFF interns. Sophomore Dorothea director of FLEFF, said.

“We’re picking film, new media art, music Hinman, a blogger intern at FLEFF, said her primary job is to talk with and performance that exthe different guests and plores this theme in all of FLEFF WORKSHOPS then post on FLEFF Intern its dimensions, from the Voices, the festival’s blog.

Don’t miss out on the first movement of commodiday of FLEFF workshops.

“We’re assigned three ties to physical movement, or four different artists, so to movement that is pre11-11:50 a.m: filmmakers or multimedia vented, to movement that La Poderosa Media Project with workers, to interview, and is enhanced across a variJorge Garcia Nunez in Friends then we have to go to the ety of disciplines, because 203. Another session to follow events that they present at FLEFF is international and from noon to 12:50 p.m. and make connections and interdisciplinary,” she said.

3-4:30 p.m: build the FLEFF commuThe first film screening Off the Network: Disrupting the nity,” Hinman said. at Cinemapolis is “Amazon Digital with Ulises Mejias ’94 In addition to the film Gold,” which will be folin Park Auditorium. screenings, lectures and lowed by a discussion with workshops, there will also producer Sarah DuPont.

“Amazon Gold” follows the issue of destruc- be musical events. “Carmina Burana,” a cantata tion in the Amazon rainforest as a result of performed at the beginning of the festival, is illegally mined gold. DuPont said after a long one of the most anticipated events in the music discussion, she and her colleagues decided the school, Tom Shevory, professor of politics at the best way to educate people on the problem is college and co-director of FLEFF, said. The perto show them through a film. On April 2, she formance includes pianists Jairo Geronymo and will also be giving a workshop about the issues Deborah Martin.

“We’ve done things like that before, but I in the Amazon.

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From left, junior Gautam Singhani, an intern for FLEFF, stands with Vincent Grenier, a professor of film from SUNY-Binghamton, on March 3 at Cinemapolis. This is FLEFF’s 16th anniversary.

think this will be one of the most spectacular versions of the music school collaborations that we have,” Shevory said.

Other events during FLEFF this year will cover issues such as hydraulic fracturing, child soldiers, cross-breeding in Icelandic horses and animal testing.

After certain events, there will be a discussion between audience members and producers, distributors and directors. They are facilitated by a moderator, usually a faculty member from the college, Cornell or one of the colleges in the surrounding area, Zimmermann said.

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Zimmermann said the goal of discussion between the audience members and guests remains prominent.

“We hope that the festival creates a different environment on campus, one where whether you’re a student or a well-known filmmaker, or a well-known intellectual, you’re all there gathered together to explore ideas that matter and that are unresolved and unformed, yet urgent in the world,” Zimmermann said.

For a full list of FLEFF events, visit www. ithaca.edu/FLEFF.

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Kicking it old school College hosts senior citizen prom through Project Generations

By Qina Liu Senior Writer

Jerome Van Buren had never been to a prom before Monday night, when he attended the first Tompkins County Senior Citizen Prom, which was held in Emerson Suites.

Van Buren, 86, who grew up in Queens, N.Y., never attended his high school prom, because the commute was too far. It was at least a half-hour from his house.

The Ithaca College Jazz Club provided background music as people trickled into Emerson Suites. Veggies, cheese, fruit, cookies and other refreshments lined the back walls. HiFashion Studios provided a small makeup and photo booth in the corner.

Because he never attended a prom, Van Buren had neither been prom king nor had he ever expected to be presented the honor. But at the end of the Tompkins County Senior Citizen Prom, Mayor Svante Myrick gave him his crown.

“Jerry, Jerry, Jerry,” the crowd chanted as Van Buren walked toward the stage and Myrick placed the ill-fitting red and gold crown on his head.

Moments later, Van Buren was joined by Lana Pfann, 71, whose gold, sparkly tiara and sash named her the event’s prom queen.

The two stood on the hardwood floor of Emerson Suites as “Twist and Shout” began playing. Pfann was trying to hold her tiara on her head while Van Buren, having given up trying to keep his crown from falling, held his crown in his hand. Soon, wheelchairs and walkers joined them on the dance floor as everyone began clapping to the beat.

Though Pfann never expected be the Tompkins County Senior Citizen Prom’s first prom queen, this wasn’t the first time

she’s been nominated.

“Believe it or not, I was queen of my high school prom,” she said.

Dressed in a red blazer, Pfann had come to the senior citizen prom with George Pfann, her husband of 50 years. Both of them grew up in Ithaca, where they met. There were moments when Lana and George were unsure if they could even go to the prom.

“We haven’t been dancing for a while, because my back had been giving me problems,” she said.

Van Buren and Lana and George Pfann were three of 75 senior citizens who attended the prom. It was hosted by Project Generations, an Ithaca College club with 25 members. Each member is paired with a senior citizen in the Ithaca community, and the volunteers visit with their senior buddies on a weekly basis.

Because the club’s members only interact with their senior partners, junior Sarah Parker, the club’s community outreach coordinator, said this was an opportunity for the volunteers and seniors to meet each other as well as others in the community.

“With our organization, it can easily become a volunteering thing where you don’t come together as an organization,” Parker said.

The idea for the event came from junior Mary Claire Hartford, Project Generations’ co-president, who was part of a similar event sponsored by her high school’s National Honor Society in Washingtonville, N.Y. Hartford brought 150 people to their first senior citizen prom there.

“I just thought, ‘Ithaca is such a great community, why not bring it here?’” she said. “We got a lot of people out and dancing.”

Dressing up and dancing drew many senior citizens to the event. Ginny Carol, 71, had her outfit picked out for almost a month,

From left, Diane Martineau and John McKeon, of Lansing, dance together Monday at the Senior Citizen Prom in Emerson Suites. The event was hosted by Ithaca College’s Project Generations.

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a floor-length, velvet, burgundy-red dress with a V-neck, which complemented a necklace and pearl earrings.

Carol, who receives weekly visits from Parker as part of Project Generation’s program, said she was looking forward to spending more time with Sarah and meeting new people.

“I told Sarah to find me someone who has a little bit of money, a little older, available, will

take me out to dinner and dancing,” she said.

Meanwhile, Van Buren, who lost track of the number of dances he did throughout the evening, was contemplating how to explain his sash and crown to his wife of 61 years back home.

“She’ll ask me all about it,” Van Buren said.

“I’ll tell her exactly what happened. That’s the only way to do it.”

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Local artists Claire Lesemann, Jessica Warner and Melissa Zarem toy with the lines between reality and abstraction in the Handwerker Gallery’s latest exhibition, “First Person, Twice Removed.”

This colorful and hypnotic exhibit, which opened March 18, tantalizes the eye with art that explores where reality ends and art begins. All three artists dare viewers to investigate their understanding of the world through the appearance of objects rather than the objects themselves.

The exploration of subjec“First Person, tive knowledge particularly Twice Removed” applies to Warner’s paintThe Handwerker Gallery ings, which are offset against walls that have also been transformed into art pieces. Before the opening, Warner came into the gallery and, using pastels, drew images on the wall similar to those found in the framed paintings. This extra dimension of abstraction causes the framed paintings to transcend their immediate position in the space.

“The Explosion That Says Meow” exemplifies in both the title and the artwork how Warner stimulates the gray area between phenomenal and objective knowledge, as viewers are invited to use their imaginations. Warner’s painting creates nostalgic serenity, as the brightly colored shapes transform the same way clouds do to someone lying on his or her back in a field.

Lesemann’s pieces study phenomena, as her cross-stitch paintings blur conventional tropes of still life and landscape. Feeling both spontaneous and methodical, Lesemann’s collection contains a few series of paintings all reflecting and echoing one another. Lesemann’s “Landlocked” series incorporates variations of her painted cross-stitching. In certain lighting, viewers can see Lesemann’s painted, white cross-stitching, which provides a window into the artist’s process. The labor becomes the subject matter, which can also be seen in Lesemann’s “Untitled” series. Lesemann’s meticulous attention to detail in these pieces, along with a limited colorscheme and aquatic air, feels like the paintings of abstract artist Yayoi Kusama. The white webs bleed into their deep blue backdrop, literally blurring the lines between the subject and its contained space.

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“Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders” will feature Joy Ladin who will read from her latest book of poetry, “The Definition of Joy.” The poetry reading will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Handwerker Gallery.

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True Bleu, a rhythm and soul band, will play at Booker’s Backyard. The performance will begin at 9 p.m.

Amani Gospel Singers will perform their spring concert.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. in Emerson Suites.

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Sophomore Marissa Fortman attends the opening night of “First Person, Twice Removed,” the Handwerker Gallery’s latest show. The exhibition showcases abstract pieces from local artists. marianna dunbrook/the ithacan

Zarem’s pieces are the most chaotic of the bunch. Each painting seems layered with different creative approaches, as if Zarem kept her rejected ideas in the painting rather than erasing them. Combining the controlled chaos of a Jackson Pollock with the brash energy of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” illustrator Ralph Steadman, the pieces’ borderline messiness encompasses the artist’s creative process, inviting a spontaneity that viewers can relate to.

The haphazard, almost unfinished nature of the paintings is comforting, as the artist draws upon the emotional ride that is the creative process.

The painting “Pandora’s Wife” is splattered with brush strokes that evoke frustration and uncertainty, bringing into question what stimulates artistic intuition and when the artist knows a piece is complete.

Perhaps the only flaw of this exhibition is the

volume of each artist’s individual perspective.

Though Zarem, Lesemann and Warner all toy with phenomenal knowledge and the layers of abstraction, the vibrancy of each artist’s voice causes the exhibition to feel a bit daunting. The pieces are so separately thought-provoking and visually stunning that a collaborative collection creates a cacophony of perspectives. To truly enjoy “First Person, Twice Removed,” viewers must give each artist the time she deserves and then consider the exhibit as a whole.

“First Person, Twice Removed” is a meditative exhibit filled with whimsy, imagination and emotional honesty. The practices of these three artists create a mentally and aesthetically dazzling experience as they mediate between real and imagined life.

“One Person, Twice Removed” opened March 18 at the Handwerker Gallery and will run until April 12.

Timberlake offers confusing and unfocused compilation Timberlake’s famous falsetto voice soaring over the background noise.

It’s been six years since pre-teen The diversity in genre is what sets heartthrob turned suave Saturday “20/20” apart from most contempoNight Live favorite Justin Timberlake rary pop albums, and certainly from anything audiences heard from the released an album. singer before, but it is also the cause of He broke his dry the album’s greatest problems. spell on March 15 “20/20” is a huge departure from with “The 20/20 Justin Timberlake his previous album, “FutureSex/ Experience,” a con“The 20/20 LoveSounds, ” which had pop sounds fusing showcase of Experience” typical of a former boy-band star what happens when RCA Records Our rating: like Timberlake, but the album is not conventional pop HH 1/2 completely devoid of catchy tunes. music mixes with Between the muddled and overloaded beats befitting a tracks lay a few gems, like “That Girl,” New York City nightclub.

“20/20” has no easily defined which features something of a jazz genre. Each song is an eclectic mix duo playing along with Timberlake’s of sounds, including Motown-styled soulful voice. Singles “Mirrors” and instruments, Middle Eastern-styled “Suit & Tie” also bring this soulful and chanting, beatboxing and jazz, all with catchy pop sound and manage to do

Joe+Dan+Charles Show, a large-scale comedy event, will feature Ithaca College alumni Joe Pera and Dan Licata. The show will begin at 8 p.m. in Emerson Suites.

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“Closer,” an IC Players performance of Patrick Marber’s screenplay, will take place at 12 p.m. in Textor 101.

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Dino Eggstravaganza, the annual egg hunt through the Museum of the Earth at the Paleontological Institution exhibits, will take place at 10 a.m. The activity is included with museum admission.

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so without mixing characteristics of a dozen other genres.

“The 20/20 Experience” is, all in all, an interesting comeback for Timberlake. The album is at its best when the songs are classic and simple, like the R&B reminiscent and slow “Pusher Love Girl.” It seems that Timberlake, along with producer Timbaland, is attempting to redefine the pop genre but makes tracks too busy for them to be coherent.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has always been known for its brash and energetic fervor, but “Specter at the Feast,” the collective’s seventh studio album, shows the band at its most mature as it grows in the wake of tragedy.

The death of Michael Been, guitarist Robert Levon Been’s father, has resulted in the Black Rebel creation of Motorcycle Club “Specter,” being “Spector at a sort of grievthe Feast” ing process.

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The final song, a sentimental eight-minute opus, titled “Lose

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Yourself,” separates itself as one of the LP’s best. In an album rife with highs and lows, this track finds the middle ground between a somber memorial of those lost and hope for the future.

“Specter” might not draw heavily from the band’s ferocity, but the trade-off for emotion is a welcome one. Even after seven albums, Black Rebel continues to grow and develop further dynamic qualities.

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Yoann Lemoine, critically renowned French musician, debuts with a 14-track album. The orchestral elements provide a memorable and creative musical experience.

The indie artist crafts a tapestry of musicality with instruments such as pianos, violins and horns. The vocals provide a sound similar to Fleet Foxes and the Dodos. Those who enjoy the alternative, indie-rock vibe will enjoy this new album.

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”Admission” makes the grade with humorous acting and a witty screenplay but falls short in direction with its sloppy editing.

The movie’s plot centers on Portia Nathan (Tina Fey), a college admissions officer at Princeton University. Following “Admission” a series of setbacks Focus to her life plan, inFeatures Our rating: cluding the end of HH 1/2 her relationship with her boyfriend, Portia begins to lose control of her life. At the same time, John Pressman (Paul Rudd), a founder of an alternative high school, asks Portia to visit his institution to introduce Portia to Jeremiah (Nat Wolff), a child prodigy whom John believes is Portia’s son.

One of the film’s strongest aspects is its screenplay, written by Karen Croner and based off Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel of the same name. Croner’s script stands out because it avoids the expected cliches in dialogue and plot structure, which often wreak havoc in films of the romantic genre. The only issue with the screenplay lies in its problematic pacing. Many scenes in the beginning of the story feel rushed, which diminishes the significance of many of the characters’ story arcs during the first half of the film.

Much of the film’s success stems from the believable relationship between Fey and Rudd. The actors have a remarkable chemistry that manages to come off as sentimental without crossing into sappy territory.

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Tina Fey stars in the film “Admission” as Portia Nathan, a Princeton University admissions officer whose life plans are thrown off when she meets a high schooler who may be the son she gave up for adoption years ago.

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two actors share on screen, both of the veteran comedians also shine individually. Fey provides many of the film’s most quotable lines as her character reacts to the crazy turns she experiences, just as she does with her “30 Rock” character, Liz Lemon. Rudd gives his character charm, which helps to win over the hearts of audiences.

Even when he shows his character’s shortcomings, Rudd still delivers his signature boyish appeal, and his goodguy persona manages to ensnare the audience’s adoration.

Also of note is Lily Tomlin, who plays Portia’s feminist mother, Susannah. Tomlin contributes to several hilarious scenes, which

usually involve her animosity toward the male sex. At the same time, Tomlin also manages to insert emotion in unexpected places. When she reconnects with her daughter, the tender moment proves to be heartwarming.

The film’s direction, by Paul Weitz, does not share the same high quality as the acting and suffers from its hurried pacing.

Weitz’s main problems are his frequent uses of quick screen cuts and few pauses to let the film’s emotional moments sink in. Weitz’s established pace prevents character development, and only the characters’ actions are

able to fully land with the audience. While this change of pace may have been effective in some of Weitz’s previous projects, such as the “American Pie” series, its presence in “Admission” leaves the film feeling rushed.

The memorable acting and writing in “Admission” proves to be of a high enough caliber to save the film from its poorly paced directing. Though the film may not be a modern classic, it certainly is worth seeing for any wishing to experience an emotional and humorous story.

“Admission” was directed by Paul Weitz and written by Karen Croner.

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India Stoker’s knee-length skirt is blowing in the wind; the long blades of grass sway against her shin. Around her waist rests her father’s belt. Above that, she wears her mother’s muddy orange blouse.

Her feet fit snugly inside a pair of viridian crocodile heels, a gift from her Uncle Charlie.

And that’s how the audience is first introduced to 18-year-old India (Mia Wasikowska), social recluse and protagonist in director Park Chan-wook’s first English film, “Stoker.” After India’s father, Richard (Dermot Mulroney), “Stoker” dies in a car accident, she and her Fox Searchmother, Evelyn (Nicole Kidman), light Pictures Our rating: are joined by an uncle she’s never HHHH heard of: the handsome and charming Charlie Stoker, played

by Matthew Goode. Charlie’s arrival to the Stoker mansion coincides with a string of disappearances, including India’s aunt, India and Evelyn’s housekeeper Mrs. McGarrick (Phyllis Somerville) and Gwendolyn Stoker (Jacki Weaver). Meanwhile, India is unraveling the secrets of her family, including the mystery behind her father’s death and her uncle’s sudden appearance.

Park’s psychological thriller, composed in collaboration with cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung, is saturated in color and imagery. Regardless of whether Wasikowska is modeling outfits or Kidman is flirting with Goode, each shot is aesthetically appealing, often alluding to conceptual ideas.

In one scene, Wasikowska is laying on her bed in a fetal position, surrounded by a semicircle of tennis shoes. The subsequent images show a quick slideshow of all the shoes she had collected over the years for her birthday. It begins from the biggest shoe to the smallest, and it moves so quickly that it looks like the aging of Benjamin Button.

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From left, India (Mia Wasikowska) performs a dynamic piano piece with her Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode). The psychological film “Stoker” centers on India, who investigates a series of disappearances.

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that grab the viewer’s attention. Park’s work with Erin Cressida Wilson and Wentworth Miller’s gripping screenplay pays tribute to Alfred Hitchcock. A motel and its vacancy sign are featured prominently. There is a shower scene, and for a brief moment, it seems as though someone may get stabbed.

Rather than employ the cacophony of Hitchcock’s high-pitched strings, Park incorporates the piano composition of Philip Glass and the atmospheric mood music of Clint Mansell, who is known for his work with films such as “Requiem for a Dream” and “Black Swan.” Charlie and India’s piano duet, composed by Glass, is a beautiful chase between hunter and prey. Wasikowska captures the higher and lighter gazelle-like footsteps, while Goode contributes a menacing romp below middle C. The combination is a striking

balance, which grows more unsettling the faster and higher it gets.

Unlike Park’s previous work “Oldboy,” most of the violence in “Stoker” is implied offscreen.

The audience may see the residue of blood splatter from a gunshot wound or a growing pool of crimson from a murder’s aftermath, but Park is classy with the camera.

“Stoker” is an exercise in images and how those build over the course of the film. Park pours the suspense in a pot and slowly lets it simmer. The movie boils and creepiness crescendos. The action isn’t fast-paced, but the scenes provide a steady stream of apprehension so that in the end, a girl in crocodile heels, a muddy orange colored shirt and a long, flowing skirt looks menacing.

“Stoker” was directed by Chan-wook Park and written by Wentworth Miller.

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Shooting for

balance New trends in intramural basketball prompt possible changes

Above, senior Joshua Gardner of Green Eggs and Swightham dribbles toward the basket as freshman Drew Bishop of The Monstars defends him. Green Eggs and Swightham defeated Monstars 68-57 and finished undefeated this year.

Left, a member of The Monstars puts up a shot over the top of a defender from Green Eggs and Swightham.

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by Mark Warren Contributing Writer

During intramural basketball season, the basketball courts in Hill Center are always open and games are being played on each of the three courts. On the first court, groups of friends hustles up and down the court in a casual game, while a hard fought contest between two rival teams takes place across the blue, retractable walls that separate the courts. Some teams have a high skill level, viewing each game as a stepping-stone to a championship, and others just want to shoot hoops for fun.

Many students look to intramurals as their only source of athletic competition on campus. This semester, one of the most popular intramural sports, the men’s 5v5 basketball league, has seen a large increase of participation in the semi-pro league and a decrease in pro-league teams. The Office of Recreational Sports is also considering adding a third, less-competitive league.

Men’s 5v5 basketball is currently split into two leagues, pro and semi-pro. The pro league allows more club players per team, so players tend to be more experienced. About 10 to 12 teams suit up for the pro basketball league in a given year, but since 2010, these numbers have significantly decreased. This year there were five pro-league teams. The sign-up list for the pros is getting shorter, while semi-pro sign-up sheets are running off the page. This semester, a total of 249 students are enrolled in the semi-pro league, while 43 are in the pro league.

Scott Flickinger, program coordinator for recreational sports, said this change in participation hasn’t gone unnoticed by intramural sports staff.

“We are getting more and more people signing up for co-recreational and semi-pro teams,” Flickinger said. “We are starting to see a decline in the pro league, and I don’t

A matchup on March 4 between the know why.”

The 2008 and Monstars and One Pillow No Pillowcase 2009 pro-league was a prime example of the level of compeseasons had tition that is customary in the pro league.

The game was filled with shouting healthy rosters of 10 teams compet- matches, controversial calls and adrenaing, but steadily line. The 47-45 victory over One Pillow those numbers had No Pillowcase came when Monstars guard decreased to five in 2010. In recent years, Joe Zenz nailed the winning jump shot as those numbers have held steady, maintain- time expired. The entire team piled on top ing around five or six teams. On the other of him and began celebrating its invitation hand, the semi-pro league is growing, hav- to the championship. An elated Zenz said ing 29 teams enrolled in basketball alone when playoff competition begins, there is a this season. This recent shift has left pro whole new serious attitude. He also said the teams scrounging for players, while semi- competition in the pro league is heated and full of parity. pro leagues are bursting at the seams.

“We knew it was going to be close,” he Flickinger said the level of competition that exists in the pro league might intimi- said. “[The opponents are] big, strong and fast, so we knew date students. He it was going to said the semi-pro be tough. league is more for Contrary to casual basketball the more complayers to hone Here’s a look at what the new divisions of the 5v5 petitive nature their skills and men’s basketball league could look like next year of pro league, have fun, while the many players opt men’s pro league Pro-League: Most competitive league, for the semi-pro is where the “best league, a more of the best” from highest skill level, players play with referees for a relaxed environaround campus championship, three club players per team. ment. Branden come to showcase Semi-Pro League: Second most competitive George, a player their skills. league, second-highest skill levels, players play for the semiRules are in pro Washington place that limit the with referees for a championship, two club players.

Generals, said number of club Recreational Team: Least competitive, semi-pro allows players per team leisurely play, players call fouls, no championship athletes who do to three in the pro format available. not play ball to league and two in do something semi-pro.

Each fun and different team must be at or below the limit of club players before being from their regular routine.

“I think a lot of the guys in pro are on approved to join a league.

“Maybe a lot of people feel that the clubs or are just staying in shape for the offcompetition [in the pro league] may be season,” George said. “Me, I row. So this is too intense for them,” Flickinger said. “I just kind of on the side for fun.”

With 29 semi-pro teams and a wide don’t know if it’s because of the way they are gauging their own abilities or whether range of talents, there is variation in the or not they think they can compete. There skill levels of players. In Division I of the might be a shift towards students wanting semi-pro league this season, the top team, a more recreational feel, to take it seri- T6 Mafia, won by an average of 19 points ously but not to the extent that pro teams en route to an undefeated season. Tune Squad, the last place team in the division, let on to.”

Possible divisions

lost by more than 25 points per contest.

Russell Troeller, a semi-pro player on The Washington Generals, said the inequality that was present in the semi-pro ranks this year affected his team to the point where there may need to be some restructuring of the league.

“We were completely out-sized,” Troeller said. “I mean, we were playing against the entire offensive line of the football team.

They need a better way of splitting it up.”

Troeller said his participation comes second to his other activities and that semi-pro is intended for a beginner’s skill level.

“I play other sports,” Troeller said. “This is more of a recreational thing. We don’t play basketball. None of us have really played in high school or anything. Semi-pro is just a bit easier for new people to the sport.”

Flickinger said his goal is to make all levels of intramurals accessible, regardless of the talent gap in divisions.

“I think that might be a factor in people shying away from pro,” Flickinger said.

“They may be afraid and think to themselves: ‘There are so many club players.’

That’s why we have that rule in place.”

Because of the large number of players in the semi-pro league, there is a wide range of talent. The discrepancy in talent has been noticed by the Office of Recreational Sports, which has inspired them to make plans for a third, less competitive league called a “recreational league.”

Flickinger has noticed that the increased number of players within the semi-pro league has diminished competitive equality.

“There is a discouraging talent level gap between our best semi-pro players and those who participate to participate,” Flickinger said.

Players in the recreational league would act as their own referees during games, and there would be no T-shirt for the champion.

Flickinger said these changes could take effect as soon next fall.

“Who knows,” Flickinger said. “If we split it up like that, maybe we will get not only a better filtering of what teams go where but even more individuals, because they feel more comfortable.”

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Nathan Bickell

How to best a busted bracket Does your NCAA tournament bracket have more red lines than the worst math test you’ve ever taken? Are your friends constantly poking fun at your choices of say, Georgetown and Gonzaga in the National Championship Game? If so, then what you need is the 2013 Between the Lines NCAA Tournament Guide: Busted Bracket Edition.

If your bracket looks as bad as mine does, you are probably wondering what the point in continuing to pay attention to March Madness is. In reality, there are plenty of strategies to use to cope with your loss and have fun with the tourney, such as: Complaining With all of your friends considering themselves basketball experts with goodlooking brackets, tell them picking brackets is nothing but a crapshoot, and they just got lucky. Tell them you know they did nothing but follow what the so-called “bracketologists” predicted, while you were enough of an individual to make some more “original” picks.

Talk about the strategies you “almost” employed Remember Nate Silver? He was the statistician that predicted the outcome of all 50 states and the presidential popular vote within one percentage point. He got his start developing statistics for baseball, and this year, he examined the tournament and made a pretty good guide to picking a bracket.

Taking a look at this guide was a great idea that I completely failed to follow through with, instead picking my bracket with the vague strategy of “it helps to have big men” in 10 minutes while laying in bed. But if people ask, just talk about that first part.

Rooting against everybody else Now that you are all but eliminated from your bracket pool, you can root for the Cinderella teams without concern that they will mess up your own bracket. In fact, our best hope may be Florida Gulf Coast and Wichita State, the two teams that dealt many brackets their death knell, to make runs all the way to the final four. Hopefully these upsets will make my competitions bracket just as bad as my own. If you can’t win, nobody else should!

Trying Again Many websites that host tournament bracket challenges also provide second-chance competitions in which you get to pick another bracket beginning with the Sweet 16. Now is your chance to prove you have learned from your mistakes. For the first time, I have decided to fill out a second-chance bracket and entirely changed my strategy: This time I’m following Nate Silver’s predictions exactly.

Nathan Bickell is a senior documentary studies major. Contact him at nbickel1@ithaca.edu.

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Youth provides potential for tennis team

By Matt Constas Staff Writer

This year, the men’s tennis team is building for the future by serving out a young team with five freshmen and one senior. While the team hasn’t found much success so far this season, it is developing a team that looks to take the Empire 8 conference by storm within the next couple of years.

Over spring break, the team went to South Carolina to compete in three matches. Head Coach Bill Austin said he is noticing growth in the freshmen so far this year even though the team has lost every match. He said this is what he had planned as the team heads into conference play.

“They are getting stronger and more confident,” he said. “They just need more seasoning.

Part of what this spring break trip [is for] is gaining more confidence and making sure that we are as prepared as we can be for the April push.”

So far this season, many of the wins for the Bombers have come from the middle of their lineup, which consists of young talent. Freshmen Zach Lipson, Chris Hayes and Jonathan Smucker have combined for five of the team’s 15 singles wins this year. Hayes said though he is finding success, there is always something to improve on.

“I know my teammates want me to improve my doubles game to add to my game, because doubles is just as important as singles,” he said.

The young players have had to make a difficult transition from the high school game to the college game. Hayes said this transition has been eased by experienced older players. Freshman Joey Hanf said he has learned much from his teammates who have been through the same experience, like senior captain Kyle Riether, who has shown his leadership both on the court and off it while recovering from an injury.

“Riether has been an awesome leader and influence on me,” Hanf said. “He’s been fighting back from a tough injury all year, but he’s a great role model for the team.”

Hayes said having a number of coaches on the team has been beneficial because several players at a time can get individual attention on a specific facet of their game.

“Having Bill and the other coaches has really helped me,” he said. “All the different skill sets the coaches have are helping improve my serve and focus on the court during matches, and I feel like I have improved a lot since the fall.”

Freshman Jonathan Smucker hits a tennis ball during practice Monday in the A&E Center. The men’s tennis team has five freshmen on its roster and Smucker has tallied two wins this season. durst breneiser/the ithacan

Out of all the freshmen, Austin said Lipson has had to take on the most difficult roles. As one of the top three singles players in every match so far, he is put up against the top competition on the opposing teams. Though he has struggled at times, with a singles record of 1–9, Austin said, he has noticed much improvement from Lipson, one of his key players.

“He’s learning the game by leaps and bounds,” he said. “He has great athletic ability, he has a great serve and he is starting to become more confident in himself. Every time he goes out he

is learning something new, and he is retaining it.”

Though the season isn’t starting off as well as Austin said he hoped, there is much to look forward to. The team has a talented young core and is only losing one player after this season ends, so Austin said he is looking forward to a great future with a lot of young and improving players.

“We’re building depth right now,” he said.

“If we keep the depth building and we get a good recruiting class in and we’re only graduating one senior, it doesn’t take much to turn it right around.”

Bombers fight through unexpectedly long road trip

By Steve Derderian Staff Writer

Though it is officially the spring season, Kostrinsky Field still lies empty, because the Ithaca area winter conditions have done some damage. The weather has left the field with frozen dirt, raw grass and a few scattered patches of snow.

Until the weather becomes warmer and the remaining snow melts off the field, the Bombers will not have any chance for home field advantage. Last weekend, the team’s home-opening series against the Yellowjackets of the University of Rochester was postponed because of poor field conditions.

This is not the first time the Bombers have had home-opening games canceled. During the 2006 season, inclement weather canceled the home opener against SUNY-Brockport. Unless games are rescheduled on Kostrinsky before April 5, the team will play its first 18 games on the road.

Last season, the Bombers lost two one-score games when traveling to Rochester early in the season.

Junior infielder Julianne Vincent, who is tied for a team high with 11 hits this season, said she has been looking forward to the rematch ever since the team walked off the field in Rochester last season.

Junior pitcher Sam Bender pitches the ball during practice Monday in the A&E Center. The Bombers will play their first 18 games on the road.

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“We’ve always played [U of R] really close, and having our first two games at home with them would’ve been a great challenge for our team,” she said.

Despite the weather being out of the hands of the Bombers, Head Coach Deb Pallozzi said it is

frustrating for the team to have to miss an entire weekend of games this early on in the season.

“We tend to play well here [Kostrinsky Field], and it’s tough when we start with so many games away from home,” she said.

Since joining the Empire 8 in

2002, the Bombers softball squad has won at least 10 games at home every season and has also hosted the conference tournament nine different seasons. Junior Sydney Folk said this season, the goal remains to host and win the Empire 8 tournament in May. “It’s just a lot more comfortable for the entire team when we don’t have to travel, and we can hopefully get into the NCAA tournament by playing in the same place we play almost half our games.”

Unless the Bombers reschedule their two-game series with the Yellowjackets before April 5, the Bombers next home game will be against Buffalo State at 1 p.m.

April 7.

Until then, the Bombers will take the field next for a contest against the Stevens Institute of Technology, followed by three doubleheader matches away from South Hill.

Even with the delaying of games in the early part of the season, senior infielder Molly O’Donnell says she just wants to play no matter what the venue is.

“At a certain point you just want to get outside and play, because we practice so long inside, and now all we want to do is enjoy every time we get to play on our home field in front of our home crowd.”

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Long-time track coach acquires seventh title

By Haley Costello Staff Writer

With 26 seasons at the College, men’s track and field Head Coach Jim Nichols has been awarded his seventh honor and sixth consecutive Empire 8 Coach of the Year Award. This accolade was awarded to Nichols after a successful indoor season, where the Bombers won their first New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championship since the 2001 season.

With the beginning of the 2013 outdoor season just around the corner, Nichols said he’s interested to see what “mark” the Blue and Gold can leave on the outdoor track.

Staff Writer Haley Costello spoke with Nichols about the award and the current outdoor season.

Haley Costello: What was it like coaching the indoor season?

Jim Nichols: Every year is different, because every year a team has a different personality. That’s the beauty of watching [classes like] the seniors and seeing how they respond compared to when they were freshmen to now being leaders. That’s why I coach.

This season, the men won the second indoor championship ever in school history, and it’s the first state indoor championship won by the men ever inside the Athletics and Events Center.

We may win 20 more, but this group can say they were the first to do it, and that’s exciting and special for this group and this season.

HC: What was it like to receive your seventh Coach of the Year Award?

JN: In some ways it’s not relevant to me, because I don’t need those. I really appreciate that I received it, and it’s a

great distinction for our staff, but my job is to educate students and coaches in our program. The great benefit of athletics comes from being involved in an educational institution. As long as the kids are truly committed to the program and getting a learning experience, that’s what I’m looking for. I don’t need an award to tell me we are doing a good job.

HC: Did you do anything differently this year through training or team bonding to help you achieve this success?

JN: Not really. This group had a unique personality, a lot of leadership and a great team dynamic coming in.

The seniors will be hard to replace.

They set a high water mark for our underclassmen, but they have also set a standard that these guys can follow and try to emulate and improve upon. We’re excited to look to the outdoor season to see what kind of growth they can make and see the mark they will leave [in outdoor] for the underclassmen.

HC: What was the highest point of the indoor season, and could this have an effect on the outdoor season?

JN: I think the highest point was when we won the indoor championship, because it was really exciting for the group. Our success will be hard to duplicate, especially where [the meet] won’t be at home. During indoor, we hosted the Empire 8s, and for outdoors we are going to be at Nazareth College, so those are big differences. The challenge is can they duplicate what they did indoors.

HC: Is there anything that you wish you can change about last season

Men’s track and field Head Coach Jim Nichols has earned his seventh Empire 8 Coach of the Year Award. He led the team to its first New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championship since the 2001 season in February.

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that would have benefitted the team during indoors and been helpful with outdoors?

JN: Well, I had some personal issues at the end of the indoor season, which hurt at the ECACs because I wasn’t there for the first day. So I had to handle that stuff because that’s life, but I think the athletes handled it really well and the emotion they

put into the state championship, which was very emotional for them, probably took a little bit out of them going into ECACs also. That’s experience for them, and I am sure they will learn from it going into the outdoor season.

HC: What type of effect do you think your award will have on the upcoming outdoor season for you and the team?

JN: I think it’s recognition of the hard work everyone has put in and the success they have had. It helps them to know it’s a group effort to work for the success of everyone. It’s not an individual award. A coaching award is an award based on an overall team performance, not my performance as an individual. It sets a standard that challenges our kids to try and do it again this season.

Look online and on our Twitter for game stories from these sports: THURSDAY

• 3:30 p.m. Baseball vs. SUNY-Oswego on Freeman Field

FRIDAY

• Noon. Women’s Lacrosse at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. • 4 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse vs. Cabrini College in Higgins Stadium

SATURDAY

• 10 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field for The Ithaca Invitational in Ithaca.

• Noon. Men’s and Women’s crew for the Cayuga Dual in Ithaca.

• 1 p.m. Softball at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.

TuesDAY

• 3 p.m. Softball at SUNY-Cortland in Cortland, N.Y. • 4 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.

Wednesday

• 4 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse vs. Alfred College in Higgins Stadium • 4 p.m. Baseball vs. SUNY-Oneonta on Freeman Field

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Position change helps freshman pitcher take flight

by Kristen Gowdy staff writer

Zach Pidgeon toes the pitching rubber with the metal tip of his cleat. Inhaling, he checks to make sure the runner on first base is not about to steal. As he turns back to face his current batter, he focuses his attention on the catcher’s mitt, which is centered over home plate. He calmly brings the ball into his own glove, adjusting his grip to throw a fastball. With a kick of his leg, Pidgeon’s arm snaps forward and delivers the ball in a white blur. With a whoosh of his bat, the hitter makes contact with nothing but air. Receiving the ball back from his catcher, Pidgeon readies himself for another pitch.

Pidgeon looks comfortable on the mound, as if he has been pitching for years. But until this year, Pidgeon was on the receiving end of the pitch. He had been a catcher for his entire baseball career, but upon entering the Ithaca College Baseball program in the fall, he made the choice to convert to pitching.

Pidgeon had been a catcher since his Little League days, enjoying success at the position, earning second team all-state honors in high school.

There was just one thing holding Pidgeon back from continuing his catching career at the college level.

“I’m left-handed, and left-handed catchers just don’t flow at the higher levels of baseball,” Pidgeon said.

Because most batters are right-handed, left-handed catchers have a more difficult time throwing out runners. The right-handed batter obstructs the throwing path for a lefty to both second and third base. Therefore, when attempting to throw a runner out, left-handed catchers must move to the side to avoid the batter. This slows them down considerably and reduces the chance the throw will catch the runner.

Head Coach George Valesente told Pidgeon at the beginning of the year that it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to play baseball after college as a left-handed catcher. Valesente said he saw Pidgeon’s strong arm and decided

he would give him the option to pitch.

Valesente said by offering to work with Pidgeon on his pitching, he was thinking about not only the betterment of his team but also about Pidgeon’s baseball career following his four years in college.

“I told him that I didn’t think he shouldn’t be a catcher, but I was thinking about the future, three or four years down the road,” Valesente said. “[Left-handed pitchers] are in high demand, and with that in mind, he seems to have accepted it very well, and he’s making progress.”

Pidgeon said after he heard that, the choice was an easy one to make.

“The ultimate goal is to play in the major leagues,” Pidgeon said. “I thought, ‘What’s the point in playing if you can’t get looks at the next level?’”

According to Pidgeon, changing positions has been a difficult transition for him, especially so late in his career. He has had to change his arm angle, form and release point. He also said it was very challenging to learn how to throw a curveball.

“Coach Val had to change my entire throwing motion,” Pidgeon said. “It’s been a very different and new experience.”

Despite the entirely different nature of pitching, Pidgeon said his catching experience has helped him become a better pitcher. Senior catcher Corey Caswell said Pidgeon has retained the thought process of a catcher even as a pitcher, which has made the transition easier.

“He has a catcher’s mentality on the pitcher’s mound, which has been great for him because he knows what to expect in certain situations,” Caswell said.

Caswell said because Pidgeon has so much experience behind the plate, he knows what pitches to throw to different batters.

As for Pidgeon, he said he likes pitching even more than he did catching. Pitching has given him an opportunity to play baseball after college, which for him is worth changing positions for.

“I wish I had pitched in high school so that I

Freshman pitcher Zach Pidgeon throws a ball during practice Tuesday afternoon in the Athletics and Events Center. Pidgeon was a catcher in high school and is transitioning to playing pitcher.

would have more experience now,” Pidgeon said.

Pidgeon has already pitched in two games for the Bombers this season. In two innings of relief appearance, Pidgeon has faced eight batters, striking out one and allowing one earned run.

Caswell said Pidgeon has everything that it

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takes to be a successful pitcher. He said Pidgeon overcame a difficult challenge that turned him into a better player.

“He has a gift,” Caswell said. “He has the arm, he has the stuff, now he just has to put it all together.”

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Top Tweets The funniest sports commentary via Twitter from this past week Faux John Madden @FauxJohnMaddem RT if your bracket has more red lines through it than a Vince Young term paper.

Referee Logic @RefereeLogic Breaking: Lob City has been relocated to wherever the hell Florida Gulf Coast University is located.

Bump it up

From left, junior Evan Mullen watches sophomore Mika Genatossio bump the ball as sophomore Kevin Pham looks on.

Their squad, Team Metal, was defeated by The Subramaniums in a three match set Sunday night in the Fitness Center.

Brian Phillips @RunofPlay

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Harvard students haven’t had this much trouble scoring since all of junior high and high school.

Peyton’s Head @PeytonsHead A Harvard player broke a tooth.

He’ll probably do the dental work himself during the next timeout.

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foul line Weird news from the wide world of sports

On this 28 day in... 1984 PRO SPORTS HISTORY

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Assistant Sports Editor Emily Hull breaks down important moments in professional and Bombers sports history that occurred March 28.

MILES SURREY’S

FANTASY

CORNER

Injuries affect the fantasy world too. Here are some MLB players with injuries that should be watched as the season begins.

ROY HALLADAY Philadelphia Phillies

He is dealing with stomach problems and his fastball is being clocked at a mere 86-89 MPH. In addition, he only posted one strikeout during spring training. For those who have drafted Halladay, it would be wise to monitor the situation and for those who have yet to draft it may be best to stray away from a pitcher who looks like a shell of his former Cy-Young self.

The Baltimore Colts made the move to Indianapolis, Ind. Team owner Bob Irsay moved the team in the middle of the night without any public announcement. This caused an uproar with fans. A football team did not return to the city until 1996 when the owner of the Cleveland Browns moved his team there. The Browns were later renamed the Ravens.

BOMBER SPORTS HISTORY

The Bombers softball squad defeated Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in a double header. The Blue and Gold won 3-2 in the first game and 7-0 in the second. These wins put the team at 11–9 on the season.

Then-sophomore outfielder Brittany Lillie led the team offensively. She provided two hits per game, a two-run home run and scored three runs.

2009

PABLO SANDOVAL San Francisco Giants

Sandoval, also known as “Kung Fu Panda”, has been dealing with an irritated nerve in his elbow, which is affecting his play in the field. There has yet to be an established timetable for when Sandoval is allowed to throw again, and because of this it is highly unlikely that he will be ready for opening day.

Members of the Cassville High School girls’ basketball team in Cassville, Mo., admitted to pouring urine into their rival’s water cooler. Monett High School superintendent informed the girls’ basketball team of the incident last week.

A Cassville team member reportedly peed into a cup and then proceeded to dump this into the opponents cooler during their game last month. According to the letter released by Monett High School, the perpetrator is undergoing tests to see if there are any health risks present for the girls that consumed the urine.

Sports tidbits for the less-than-casual sports fan Assistant Sports Editor Emily Hull offers a few sports topics to use at the bar, a party or an awkward lull in conversation

• The Costa Rican men’s soccer team is asking FIFA for a re-do of Friday’s qualifying game, in which the team fell 1-0 against the United States. Their reasoning is that it was snowing too hard. The two teams faced off in Commerce City, Colo. and played under blizzard conditions. A bright yellow ball was used but even that became difficult to see as the game progressed. Costa Rican manager Jorge Luis Pinto told reporters. “It was an embarrassment. It was an insult to Costa Rica and people coming in here.”

• • An Eastern Illinois University running back was arrested Friday after allegedly robbing a Jimmy John’s delivery guy at knifepoint.

Robert Joseph Pettis II is being held at Cole County Jail pending a court appearance.

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Bill Hellman, a volunteer at the Cayuga Nature Center, pours sap into an evaporation pan. Festivalgoers could see the whole process of maple syrup production and taste the results.

Tapping into

Nature

The Cayuga Nature Center hosted its annual Maple Festival on Saturday and Sunday. The warmer spring temperatures are bringing an end to the maple syrup season. The festivities included live music, crafts for kids, a “Pancake Feast” and self-guided Sugarbush Trail tours.

Photos by Durst Breneiser assistant Photo Editor

New York-made maple syrup is poured onto pancakes. Pancakes, sausages and apple crisp made by volunteers were served as part of the “Pancake Feast” at the Cayuga Nature Center.

Sap drips from a tap of one of the 15 tapped maple trees in the sugar bush of the CNC. Maple trees one foot in diameter can be tapped and produce sap until they are 100 years old.

From left, Mindy O’Halloran watches as her daughter Maura, 8, gets pancakes.

The “Pancake Feast” went on throughout the festival serving hungry festivalgoers.