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Talking ’bout my generation

With the Occupy protests and countless displays of student activism taking place around the world, including Ithaca College, this generation of young people has been associated with activism and civic-mindedness. But new research offers a radically different perspective.

A study in the “Journal of Personality and Social Psychology” found millennials, people born after 1982, are more individualistic and self-centered than Generation X’ers, who are people born between 1962 and 1981, and baby boomers, people born between 1946 and 1961.

The study, which was conducted by Jean Twenge, a professor at San Diego State

University; Elise C. Freeman, a graduate research associate at the same university; and W. Keith Campbell, a professor at the University of Georgia, compares the life goals of American high school seniors and college freshman spanning different generations.

The study was based on two public data sets, the University of Michigan’s “Monitoring the Future,” and the Higher Education Research Institute’s “American Freshman Survey.” Both national surveys have been conducted for more than 30 years.

“Monitoring the Future,” annually surveys approximately 16,000 high school seniors in about 133 randomly selected schools. “The American Freshman Survey” surveys the

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incoming classes of several hundred randomly selected colleges.

Since 1980, when Generation X’ers were college-age, there has been a decline in goals relating to self-acceptance, affiliation and community, and a rise in goals related to money, image and fame. The study also shows a decline in concern for others and civic orientation.

Campbell said this research sheds a negative light on the generation of young people.

“There’s less cohesion socially,” Campbell said. “You find less civic engagement, less environmental concern, less empathy for other people and higher narcissism.”

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Macy's parade producer to speak at commencement by elma gonzalez assistant news editor

The Ithaca College senior class executive board has chosen Amy Kule ’87, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade executive producer, as this year’s commencement speaker.

Kule, vice president of national events and partnership marketing for the Macy’s Parade and Entertainment Group, will deliver her speech at the ceremony May 20.

Kule is the seventh person to lead the classic New York City parade since its establishment in 1924.

She handles many aspects of the parade, including its creative direction, design and construction.

When she received the invitation to speak at commencement, Kule said, she experienced a mix of honor and excitement at being chosen to come back and speak at her alma mater.

“It’s not something that when you look at one’s life, you don’t

Amy Kule ’89, center, is executive producer of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She will serve as the college’s commencement speaker in May. courtesy of amy kule

really consider that event being a part of a milestone that you would ever check off on a list, but I was deeply happy to get [the president’s] letter and even more excited to hear

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that the seniors voted on asking me to have this honor of speaking to the graduating class,” she said.

Jimmy Knowles, president of the 2012 senior class, said Kule

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was chosen unanimously by the class officers from dozens of other candidates because she exemplifies what IC 20/20, the college’s vision plan, is all about.

“The thing that we really liked about Ms. Kule was that — especially given the new IC 20/20 initiative and the idea of blending the departments across campus — she graduated with a degree in history, and she’s gone on to do something completely different than what she studied here, which really shows that [the college] really does prepare you to conquer all fronts when it comes to working in the professional field,” he said.

The commencement speaker is selected by the senior class executive board after a careful review of dozens of candidates from a list created by the Office

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by kelsey o'connor After years of pushing for more Asian-American influence in Ithaca College’s curriculum, students have won the approval for an Asian-American Studies minor from Marisa Kelly, provost and vice president of academic affairs.

Though the Asian-American Studies minor was approved Monday

by Kelly, it still has many more steps it must go through before it can be formally approved BARLAS said the by the college.

The minor, if minor's approval approved, would be process still has a housed in the Cen- long way to go. ter for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity. The center has had minors in African Diaspora Studies and Latino/a Studies since 2006. At the time, there were not enough faculty and relevant classes to support an Asian-American Studies minor.

Students have largely been behind the push for an Asian-American Studies minor, particularly juniors Kristiana Reyes and Kristy Zhen, and Kaitlin Hibbs ’11.

Last spring, they made a documentary called “Missing in History,” which focused on the need for an AsianAmerican Studies program. They also began a petition that currently has more than 400 signatures. The push for the minor is also backed by the student-run Committee for Inclusive Education, an on-campus group that promotes cross-cultural education.

Asma Barlas, professor and program director of CSCRE, said the provost’s approval is just the first step to move forward with the minor.

“What the provost has done so far is to simply approve going ahead with developing this minor,” Barlas said. “So the real work is going to begin now.”

Barlas said the department doesn’t offer enough courses on the subject, which is why the center is also requesting a full-time faculty hire.

The minor must also go through the Academic Policies Committee before it can be formally approved.

Because of the college’s desire for more ALANA-focused curriculum, Barlas said, there is no reason that a component should be missing.

“If we are going to deliver an ALANA curriculum, which Ithaca College says it’s going to do, how can we justify not having Asians as part of ALANA?” Barlas said. “One in four people in the world are Asian, and Asians are a large segment of minorities on our campus, and so I think those are solid reasons.”

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Elder Bush to endorse Mitt Romney

strongholds to fall to ruthless assaults by the better-equipped Syrian military.

Activists also reported clashes between Syrian army units and rebels in the country’s center and east.

The fresh violence comes one day after President Bashar Assad said he has accepted a six-point U.N. plan to resolve the country’s year-long crisis, including a cease-fire.

The Local Coordination Committee’s network said there were many unidentified corpses and wounded people in the streets of Saraqeb, the northern opposition town that the military seized after a four-day offensive that began Sunday.

Former President George H. W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney, further urging the Republican Party to coalesce around the former Massachusetts governor’s presidential campaign.

Romney spokeswoman Gail Gitcho said the two will meet today in Houston, Texas. They plan to appear together and speak to reporters.

Formal backing from the 41st president shows the Republican Party is uniting behind Romney while pressure builds on challengers Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich to leave the race.

The elder Bush has offered encouraging words to Romney throughout the primary season, but had yet to officially offer his support.

Former first lady Barbara Bush has formally backed Romney. She recorded automated telephone calls for him during the primary in Ohio.

NY council makes stand for Trayvon

Members of the New York City Council wore hoodies in support of the family of Trayvon Martin and condemning the killing of the Florida teenager.

A number of council members gathered on the steps of City Hall yesterday with hoods up.

They were also carrying bags of Skittles and cans of iced tea, as the unarmed 17-yearold was when he was shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

The council members are set to vote on a resolution condemning Martin’s killing and what they’re calling an inadequate investigation.

Councilwoman Letitia James said while the hoodie is a simple article of clothing, it has become a powerful symbol of protest.

Yesterday Illinois Democrat Bobby Rush was reprimanded for wearing a hoodie in protest on the floor of the House of Representatives.

US to strengthen ties with Pakistan Pakistan’s army chief held his first meeting with senior U.S. commanders yesterday to discuss American airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at two Afghan border posts last year.

The attack, which the U.S. has said was an accident and Pakistan claimed was deliberate, severely strained the already troubled relations between the two allies. Both sides have said they want to repair ties and move forward but have made little progress.

Pakistan retaliated for the November airstrikes by kicking the U.S. out of a base used by American drones and closing its border to supplies meant for NATO troops in Afghanistan.

The U.S. is eager to get the supplies moving again because it has had to spend much more money shipping goods by an alternative route that runs through Central Asia. The supply line through Pakistan will also be key to trucking out equipment as the U.S. seeks to withdraw most of its combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

Activists decry NYPD investigation

At a news conference yesterday outside New York Police Department headquarters, City Councilman Jumaane Williams and others called for stronger oversight of the department’s Intelligence Division.

The activists were responding to a report last week by The Associated Press that undercover NYPD officers attended meetings of liberal political organizations. Interviews and documents showed the department also kept intelligence files on activists who planned protests around the country.

Forty killed during Syrian violence

Syrian forces have captured a northern town from rebels after four days of fighting in which more than 40 people were killed and homes were burned down, activists said yesterday.

It was just the latest in a string of opposition

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Health care reform supporters stand in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. yesterday on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by President Barack Obama.

A decision from the Supreme Court is expected by late June as Obama fights for re-election.

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Thousands in Mali support takeover

Several thousand people took to the streets of Mali’s capital yesterday in support of last week’s military takeover and a new constitution hastily written by the coup leaders.

A bloc of West African nations suspended Mali’s membership and is sending five presidents to Mali to try to “restore constitutional order” a week after soldiers ousted the democratically elected leader of the vast and impoverished country.

The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, is also putting a peacekeeping force on standby, but the junta leaders are working hard to give the semblance of normalcy there, and thousands are hoping the junta will stay.

The 69-article constitution includes many of the guarantees of the former law, including the guarantees of free speech, liberty of movement and freedom of thought. New measures include the creation of a military-led council headed by Amadou Sanogo. It says that the

new head of state is simultaneously the head of the army, the head of the government and the head of the judiciary.

Troops in Afghanistan add security

U.S. troops in Afghanistan are being guarded more closely and are taking other steps to protect themselves from attacks by Afghan troops.

A senior military official said yesterday that the top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, ordered the measures in recent weeks after a spate of cases in which U.S. and other coalition forces were killed by Afghan soldiers. Some of the killings were believed to be triggered by the accidental burning of Qurans and other religious materials.

New measures include the use of so-called “guardian angels” — troops who guard others as they sleep. Two officers were killed at their desks in the Interior Ministry in Kabul.

SOURCE: Associated Press

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SGA board candidates face off

With elections set for April 2-4, The Ithacan spoke with the presidential candidates for Student Government Association by kelsey o’connor and elma gonzalez news editor and assistant news editor

IC Progress to focus on transparency Kelsey O’Connor: What political experience do you have outside the college and how does that relate to your work at SGA? Rob Flaherty: Personally, I do have a political career outside of the campus. I’ve worked for [Mayor] Svante [Myrick], and I currently work for Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton. But really my focus right now is on student government and the work I’ve done with SGA. I’ve been the vice president of communications for this year, and I was the Park School senator last year.

KO: What are your key initiatives for next year?

RF: All of our initiatives for next year fall under three separate large themes. It’s reforming, advocating and engaging with the student body.

The advocating I think comes from the direct nature of the way SGA functions. We’re not a super powerful organization. When we vote, things don’t necessarily become law. So what’s important is that you have a student government that can effectively convince other people in the sort of the administrative hierarchy of the ideas that students have and sort of push for student issues and student interests on campus. So we want to be fiercer advocates, I think is the sort of big way to say that.

We want to engage with the student body because it shouldn’t just be a top-down process. I’m all for a more open process. We want more students involved in the process, and then reforming is actually changing student government, changing the way it actually functions, and the way that it’s built and structured so it focuses more on tasks and not on process, which I think has been the big problem over the last couple of years.

Specifically, we want to have more transparency in student government. We want to make it easier for people to engage with SGA. We want to record and stream all of our meetings. We want those public. We want our

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budget information — how much money we have left — put up online. We want to have a tracker for all our initiatives put online so you can see what we’re doing, how far it’s gone, who’s in charge of it and what comes next.

E-board candidates strive to ‘Be heard’ Elma Gonzalez: Why did you decide to run for president?

Ellis Williams: I felt that within the active participation on SGA, there were some identities that were lacking and KO: What issues do you think need involvement that wasn’t on the To view the full to be communicated to the students? student part. This year’s group did Q&As with the a wonderful job maintaining their candidates, RF: The big obvious one is IC 20/20. work throughout the semester, visit theithaIt kind of jumped on everyone’s radar but there’s still a student narrative can.org/sga. really quickly at the end of this year that we still need to tap into, and because of the way that I think SGA that is a very important issue that was being handled by administration. Whether our ticket to “Be Heard” is seeking to remedy. it was deliberate or not, we didn’t feel like we had a lot of agency in that process. So I mean we EG: What are your initiatives for next year? want to develop better lines of communication with the administration on that particular topic.

EW: What we seek to do is create a common narrative among all Ithaca College students to KO: Why should students vote for you? alleviate the narrative of “I’m a Park student,” “I’m at the business school,” but more so “I’m an RF: The big thing is that we alone are not goIthaca College student.” We do that by [having] ing to be the change-makers. We are not going an active presence on campus. That goes from to fix these problems — we’re not. We need evthe senate and the student body so that both erybody. There’s this saying “One voice speaks groups are present within their environment for one thousand,” but that one voice would be also within student organizations. Now, the pretty quiet. We need everybody to be engaged second part is support for campus life. We want and involved, and we plan on including the enthe students who are athletes, the students who tire student body in this in getting that support. are academically inclined — who do very well in

IC Progress Rob Flaherty — junior, president Courtney Brown — sophomore, vice president of communications Ayesha Patel — freshman, vice president of campus affairs Robert Hohn — sophomore, vice president of business and finance Isuru Somasinghe — freshman, vice president of academics Justin Pyron — sophomore, vice president of senate affairs

Be Heard Ellis Williams — junior, president Nick Rojas — sophomore, vice president of communications Tariq Meyers — sophomore, vice president of campus affairs Bryce Grant — junior, vice president of business and finance Cedrick-Michael Simmons — sophomore, vice president of academics Richard Onyejuruwa — junior, vice president of senate affairs

the class — we want the students who are more so student leaders on campus to all have a cyclical bond on campus where each of them can actively support one another and be in the know with what is going on with each other’s events. The last part is access. We’ve noticed that transportation is accessible for socializing at the end of the night to make sure students arrive home safely. However, there isn’t a way for students to get off campus more frequently to do more constructive work in the community in terms of community outreach and community organizing. Some of the things we seek to do [are] have communications with community transportation companies in terms of lowering cost for students potentially and also trying to have more frequent bus trips so students can begin to integrate themselves into the community more effectively and efficiently.

EG: How will you to reach out to students?

EW: We have open forum [in SGA]. That is for students to come in and speak to us about some issues that may be current, and some things that they may want to bring to the student body’s attention. We want to take open forum and make that an event. Also, get us out of Taughannock Falls because that room is very far up and is very far away.

We’d like to use a television program or something along those lines where students can also use the work of their major, but also incorporate some constructive dialogue on what is going on in regards to the integrative core curriculum.

EG: Why should students vote for you?

EW: We’d like a lot of student input and student involvement, and we’d like a representation of students for students. Our group lives by the quote of “SGA is not a student organization, it’s the organization of students.”

Castaways to be cast out by landlord

Special Series

Part two: from dorms to community outreach by brian rank Staff Writer

In the second part of a series on IC 20/20, The Ithacan takes a look at the service learning and housing community initiatives in the 10year strategic plan.

With IC 20/20 initiatives under way, Ithaca College plans to encourage students to interact with the world off-campus and strengthen the on-campus community.

The IC 20/20 Civic Engagement and Service Learning initiative and the Residential Models initiative will create a framework on which Ithaca College can restructure the campus community for first-year students and change how students interact with the off-campus community as part of their courses.

President Tom Rochon announced the creation of the Office of Civic Engagement yesterday, a major step toward implementing the initiative and executing the curriculum overhaul laid out in the IC 20/20 plan.

The OCE will be a resource for

professors interested in bringing CESL to their courses and serve as a liaison between the college and service opportunities in the community.

CESL is widely viewed as an important part of education by academic scholars and many institutions already have programs in place. The college has service learning-based courses, but most are limited and were independently created by professors.

Michael Smith, associate professor of history and environmental studies, who served on the civic engagement task force, has spent 11 years at the college working to get service learning incorporated into the college curriculum. He taught some courses already as part of the college’s core curriculum pilot IC 2.

“Where the college is weak — and sort of has been weak since I’ve been here — is community-based learning models that are from a classroom perspective, linking community and classroom,” he said.

The task force’s main recommendation was that the college create a

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Bonnie Solt-Prunty, director of Residential Life, said students would prefer to stay in close-knit residential communities, even during their sophomore year.

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center for civic engagement, which would be a resource for professors interested in bringing service learning to their courses and act as a liaison between the college and service opportunities in the community.

Patricia Spencer, assistant professor in the Department of Writing, teaches Grant Proposal Writing, a course that pairs students with local nonprofit organizations to develop a proposal for funding from philanthropic foundations. The course, taught at the college since 2003, is an example of service learning already in place, but without support from a central office.

In addition, Spencer was able to secure funding from the Provost’s office for a project to be part of IC 2. The program, which began this academic year, encourages students to develop and implement creative arts programming at the MacCormick Center, a prison for men age 14 through 21.

Smith said service learning is important because it takes students out of their comfort zone and places them in the real world to interact with working organizations, rather than learning theory in a classroom.

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Castaways, a popular local waterfront bar in Ithaca, announced on Facebook yesterday that it will close its doors May 1.

After years of negotiations, the landlord notified the owners Friday that the bar’s lease will not be renewed, Elaina Rogers, day manager at Castaways, said. The bar has been open for seven years.

Rogers said the owners are hoping to relocate, but there are no set plans yet.

“Most of us have been here a long time and the community loves us, the musicians, so we definitely want to reopen,” she said.

Rogers said the sudden news came as a surprise to the staff.

“We’re kind of all in shock,” she said. “We’re like a family. For a lot of us, this is our only job. It’s just like anyone who loses their job — they’ve got rent to pay, a mortgage to pay.”

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Kule hopes to inspire senior class speaker from page 1

of Institutional Advancement.

The list includes prominent alumni who they believe could deliver a positive message to the graduating class.

Kule's career with M a c y ’s began in 1996.

In 2001, she was named vice president of marke ting ROCHON said promoKule's professional tions, and success will inspire grads to form goals. in 2006 she assumed leadership of the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.

During her time at the college, Kule was a history major and an art history minor. She was also involved in theater and worked on different television programs, which she said prepared her for the multi-faceted job she currently holds.

“Ithaca allowed me to really test the boundaries of things that I found interesting and really explore those areas,” she said.

In regard to her speech, Kule said she hopes students will be inspired to carve out their own life journeys.

“I hope to bring a little bit of wisdom, peppered with a little fun, and hopefully some insights on my past 25 years since graduating from Ithaca,” she said. “Hopefully somebody can learn or take away some kind of kernel of inspiration or truth that will help them as they plan their next 25 years.”

President Tom Rochon said Kule's successful career experience will give graduates insight about the professional field and offer them relevant advice.

“As an event planner for one of the most visible global events in the world, she has a number of work experiences that are directly relevant to many careers,” he said.

In addition to career advice, Rochon said, Kule is likely to deliver a humorous, creative commencement speech. When he called her to invite her back to the college to speak at commencement, he said she asked if the speech was considered to be a “straight-laced speech” or if she could have fun it.

“I said she could have fun with doing the speech. I have no idea what she had in mind,” he said. “But I have to say I’m looking forward to being part of the commencement even more than usual.”

Kule said the details of the speech will be revealed in May, but students can expect some entertainment and excitement considering she runs “the single biggest parade in America.”

Knowles said he is excited to listen to the speech, but not sure what to expect.

“I can anticipate it being a lot of fun, especially given someone with her position, I can imagine she has some pretty unbelievable stories to tell,” he said. “It is very safe to say for this commencement address you may be able to expect the unexpected.”

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‘Me’ generation offers room for debate generation from page 1

According to the study, this same shift can be seen when baby boomers are compared to Generation X’ers. When asked to rank their life goals, students have consistently ranked being “well-off financially” as most important since 1989.

Campbell said this trend could have been occurring for centuries, but has only become apparent recently.

“There’s been a broad societal change in individualism that goes way back to the 1500s,” he said.

“You really see this change starting [around] 1970 with some of the baby boomers coming of age.”

Fred Wilcox, professor of writing at the college, was in college during the ’60s and said students today are more focused on their own career options.

“Colleges and universities have essentially become a training ground for corporate America, and it hasn’t always been that way,” he said. “I don’t know why, but when we were in college, we just didn’t worry about getting jobs.”

Not everyone agrees with the research’s results, however. According to a 2008 study conducted by the Center for Information and Research of Civic Learning and Education, the millennial generation has been one of the most civically engaged generations of college students.

Lee Ann Vaughn, a professor of social psychology at the college, said the conflicting information in these studies sheds light on the existing sentiments about the generation’s role in civic engagement.

“While there is this interesting information about scores on narcissism going up, there’s also very strong evidence that this generation is also highly civically engaged,” she said.

Contrary to Twenge’s results, some students also believe this generation is just as caring as older age groups. Senior Brennan McKenna said while there are certainly self-centered individuals in this generation of youth, he said he also consistently sees many people volunteering for philanthropic causes.

“I see a lot of people reaching out and helping others,” McKenna said. “I see just regular people lending a helping hand, especially when people are struggling.”

Though individualism generally carries a negative connotation, Campbell said, it also has its benefits. He said individualism causes people to focus on who others are as people rather than who they are associated with.

“There are some positive sides to individualism, a big one is women’s rights and lower levels of

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prejudice against people because of group membership,” Campbell said. “We tend to judge people as individuals rather than groups.”

However, this decline in prejudice has accompanied a decline in empathy and understanding of others. In a commentary in “The Chronicle of Higher Education,” Twenge said this lack of empathy could be seen in the recent webcam case at Rutgers University. According to Twenge, Dharun Ravi, who filmed his gay roommate performing sexual acts, did not understand his actions could hurt someone more because that person belongs to a minority group.

The trend of increased individualism is expected to continue on into future generations, Campbell said, but the extent to which it will may vary. He said a downturn in the economy may bring — Keith Campbell people together, similar to the way the Great Depression yielded the generation often referred to as the “Greatest Generation.”

Young people have already come together in response to the recession, as seen in the Occupy protests. Earlier this week, Occupy protestors held a rally outside of Sallie Mae, a student loan organization, in response to the student debt crisis.

According to the study, there isn’t one clear reason for why these changes have occurred.

Campbell said this trend was caused by a spectrum of societal changes.

“When we started focusing on these trends

“We tend to judge people as individuals rather than groups.”

in individualism, you see changes in economics, the media, education and even parenting that go along those lines,” he said.

Some students at the college said they have in fact noticed a shift toward self-centeredness in this generation of youth. Many blame the coddling nature of modern education and parenting. Sophomore Adrian Anderson said an overabundance of positive validation may have caused this shift.

“Everyone gets a trophy nowadays, and you’re not necessarily rewarded on your performance,” she said.

Other students believe social media may be responsible for the trend. In recent years, online activism has become increasingly popular. Instead of physically becoming involved, many young people choose to sign online petitions and share videos. Sophomore Michael Johnson said social media has caused people to become closed-off and focused on their own lives.

“A lot of young people today seem very jaded,” he said. “Maybe that’s just the era we’re in in our lives. The mass-media culture has changed the way we interact with human beings.”

With data supporting two opposing viewpoints, it’s hard to make solid inferences about the millennial generation. Vaughn said both sides of the argument have valid points.

“As is usually the case when talking about sociological and psychological data, who knows what exactly the big picture is here,” she said. “It could very well be the case that both trends are real, and it’s not entirely clear what sense to make of that.”

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The Committee for Inclusive Education has made its goal to get students interested in an AsianAmerican Studies minor, especially students who feel they don’t relate to the issue, Reyes said.

“We need to target the students, especially because they’re the majority of the school, because their support can really leverage our cause,” she said. “Even though they’re not the ones creating the curriculum, they’re the ones that enable it.”

Senior Madeline Jarvis said cultural and racial education is something that’s missing in all educational levels.

“We supposedly live in this advanced culture that we don’t have these problems anymore, but these issues of race, gender and identity do have painful histories attached to them, and they're an undercurrent in most of our social interactions whether people would like to address them or not,” Jarvis said.

Junior Meira Keil said it is not only important to learn about racial and cultural issues but to be able to give a voice to them. She said adding more

classes to the curriculum would help achieve that.

“If we can articulate what we’re seeing, it’s being more aware of what you see everyday, she said. "So we stress the importance of the AsianAmerican Studies program and the ethnic studies in general because it provides a perspective to see the entire world in a different way.”

The last theme of the IC 20/20 vision, Ithaca College’s strategic 10-year plan, highlights initiatives that address diversity on campus and in the curriculum.

In initiative 15, “Educating the Global Citizen,” the college cites plans to create an Ithaca Center in China.

Barlas said if the college plans to send students to China, they should have the opportunity in the curriculum to be more educated on the culture and history before going.

“If you want to send Ithaca College students to China, you don’t want to just send them there as tourists, you want to send them there with some sort of academic background,” she said. “So there should be some courses here on our own campus that can prepare them — both to learn about China, and about the role of Chinese

Members of the Committee for Inclusive Education have been fighting for an Asian-American Studies minor on campus. The provost recently approved it.

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immigration into the U.S. that have made so much development possible throughout U.S. history.”

Though the minor must jump through further hoops in the approval process before it can be a part of the curriculum, Barlas said the provost’s backing signifies an institutional commitment.

“At least getting approved for this minor means that we now have a solid basis for asking for a [faculty] line because if the college says it’s committed to a program, then it has to put some resources behind it,” she said. “At least we’re hoping.”

Kelly could not be reached this week for comment.

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“When it’s done well, you’ll see learning outcomes that are hard to produce any other way,” he said.

He said service learning does not fit all courses, but a center would help professors find the correct match.

Provost Marisa Kelly said the college wants to focus on service learning because it already has played an important role for students, but has not been institutionalized.

“As part of IC 20/20 now, we’re saying that it’s an institutional commitment to take something we’ve been doing some of and to really put that at the center of our mission, along with other important elements,” she said.

Kelly said it will not necessarily be a physical office, but rather coordination between professors under the guidance of a director. The task

force’s proposal and some professors involved with service learning, however, want a physical center. Kelly said the office might have its own space if the college constructs a proposed Academic Center sometime in the future.

Spencer, who wants a center, said the design and implementation board will look at what works best for the college and submit a proposal to the administration.

Smith was also asked to be on the committee, which has not convened yet.

Smith and Spencer are part of the OCE Faculty Design and Implementation team, assembled by Anthony Hopson, assistant vice president for community/government relations and civic engagement, which will help develop a final proposal for the office.

Spencer said the design and implementation board will look at what works best for the college and submit

Student views on the importance of contributing to a larger community “There should be more community engagement”

55% 45%

First Year

“There is already community engagement”

58%

57% 42%

Sophomore

41%

Junior

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38%

Senior

source: University of Michigan’s center for the study of higher and postsecondary education

a proposal to the administration.

The college currently has a center the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs currently has a center that helps coordinate co-curricular civic engagement and works with student organizations and individuals to arrange service projects.

Rochon’s announcement said OSEMA will work with the civic engagement office to expand its service programs and develop collaborative programs with other universities.

Civic engagement is not a new concept to educational institutions.

Campus Compact, a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents that promotes learning-based civic engagement, was formed in 1985. Despite being a member of the organization, the college falls “woefully short” of the coalition’s benchmarks for having CESL in the curriculum, Smith said.

In January, the National Taskforce on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement published “A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future.” The report, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education, argued that civic engagement has declined across the nation and called colleges and universities to help their students become better citizens.

The report stated “Campuses can be critical sites for honing students’ civic knowledge, skills, values and actions, and for preparing them for lives of public purpose as well as employment.”

Other elements of the proposal include consolidating summer orientation into one August session that would incorporate service projects. The task force set a goal of

Freshman Ali Lobosco waits for the TCAT bus outside the Towers. Lobosco currently resides in East Tower, which is an all-freshmen residence hall.

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achieving the “best in class” award for community engagement from the Carnegie Foundation. The next opportunity to enter the college for consideration is 2015.

The college also looks to strengthen its on-campus community through the Residential Models initiative.

The Residential Models task force’s main goal is to build a better campus life by revamping the housing experience for freshman and sophomores. The task force recommended the college expand its First Year Residential Experience, which currently consists of freshmen living together in Boothroyd, Rowland and Tallcott halls, and East Tower. The proposal suggests requiring all freshmen to live in

the Towers and a few other Quad halls if needed. The Towers will be designated as all-freshmen housing beginning next fall.

Kelly said a sophomore residential experience is not currently a priority. The college is focusing on implementing a new first-year program before thinking about a sophomore extension.

Bonnie Solt-Prunty, director of Residential Life, said she has not been in communication with administrators since the task force submitted its proposal last March, though she understands the core curriculum should come first.

Kelly said the college is yet to review the housing initiative because it is currently not a priority.

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Parkie mixes broadcast and economics passion By marissa smith chief proofreader

Senior J.P. Mosca may be a television-radio major and station manager of ICTV, but he makes sure he is almost never caught on the film he spends so much time with.

“I would consider myself fairly introverted, and I don’t like to approach people and ask for interviews or anything like that,” he said.

After producing the show “Panorama” for ICTV, he began gaining more interpersonal confidence. “[Being a producer] made me have to go out in the field and approach people and have dialogue

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that I normally wouldn’t,” he said.

“Setting up bands and things, working with musicians — I found it was very difficult.”

A double major in televisionradio and applied economics, Mosca knew he wanted to pursue those subjects in college when he realized during his last year in high school in Maynard, Mass., that the main topics he felt comfortable conversing about

were economics and his high school television and radio stations.

When he arrived at Ithaca College, Mosca got involved with ICTV and held several positions. He began work as a master control operator, dealing with the behind-the-scenes technicalities of the station. His sophomore year, he was a co-producer of the show “Panorama,” which was a broadcast centered on entertainment in Ithaca. His junior year, Mosca became program director for ICTV, which primarily involved giving feedback to producers. As a program director he also switched over all the tape submissions to a digital standard system.

Carol Jennings, director of Park Media Lab, said Mosca stands out because he is organized and works well with other students.

“J.P.’s an extraordinary student, a gifted leader,” Jennings said. “He really stands out as someone who can work with his peers and can work with faculty and staff and just get a lot done.

He’s very effective as a student leader.”

As station manager, Mosca is at the helm of the oldest student-run television station in the county, replete with a staff of more than 300. It’s a job that keeps him busy, as junior David Allen, producer of “Fake Out” and “Dual Redundancy,” can attest.

“Producing a show alone is a lot of work,” Allen said. “It feels like a full-time job most of the time, and to be in charge of all the shows and ICTV is mind-blowing, plus all of the

Senior J.P. Mosca stands in Master Control in the Roy H. Park School of Communications, where he works. Mosca has spent his college career as a television-radio and economics double major, as well as working for ICTV. rachel orlow/The Ithacan

schoolwork — I don’t know how he does it.”

From the stress of everyday happenings at the station to bands with divas for lead singers that demand specific microphones — it’s not a simple job.

“It’s a love-hate relationship when I have nothing to do,” Mosca said. “I love being able to have as much time as I had in high school and just play video games and hang out with people, but if I don’t have anything to do I feel very unproductive, even if I’m enjoying myself. I like being scheduled to the minute, and mentally I need that schedule.”

Ever since Mosca produced the first episode of “Panorama,” he has known it is worth the commitment.

“That night after we finished our

first show and everything went well, I was so happy,” he said. “That was probably one of the biggest achievement moments in my life.”

Mosca is also active in his applied economics double major and a director of communications for the Ithaca Real-Time Fund, which manages a $100,000+ account in the stock market for the college.

Mosca attributes his love for economics to a class he took his junior year of high school that he enjoyed so much he scheduled a study period his senior year to specifically coincide with the class time just so he could sit in on the class again.

“My teacher thought I was crazy,” Mosca said. “But I really did enjoy it.”

Mosca’s advice to those looking to pursue a similar path to that he has

taken at the college is reflective of his own experiences.

“Try things that push your boundaries, and do a little soul-searching because you’ll learn things about yourself,” Mosca said. “I’ve done a lot of other things other than just TV stuff. Some things I’ve absolutely hated doing, but I don’t discredit them as not adding to my person.”

As for what the future holds for Mosca, he is not quite sure.

“I’m ignoring May slightly,” Mosca said, laughing.

Mosca hopes to attend graduate school in London studying communications management, which he says is “the combination of the two things that I really enjoy.”

“Whatever he does, he’ll be great,” Allen said. “The sky’s the limit for J.P.”

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College & City Weatherman to give lecture on climate change issues Sam Champion, the weather

anchor for ABC’s “Good Morning America,” will give a talk at Ithaca College on weather disasters and the consequences of global warming on different parts of the world amid the unseasonably CHAMPION warm weather.

The lecture will also kick off the Roy H. Park School’s minicourse on the media’s response to natural disasters, called “Media for Social Responsibility.”

The discussion, “Beyond the Daily Forecast: Covering Weather Disasters and Climate Change,” will be held at 7:30 p.m. today in Emerson Suites. It is free and open to the public.

IC professor develops app for language assistance

Mary Pitti, clinic program director and clinical assistant professor for the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, has developed a new application for people who experience difficulties finding words due to speech deficits. PITTI The app, called “iName it,” can be used by speech-language pathologists and family members of people with word-finding difficulties.

The app uses 50 nouns commonly found in the home and displays them within the context of the rooms where they are typically located, using photographs. “iName it,” which is Pitti’s third iPhone app release, was released this month after more than a year of development.

Legislature accepts funds for county care program The Tompkins County Legisla-

ture has formally accepted more than $71,000 in federal funding in a unanimous vote for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support the Community-Based Care Transitions Program through the Department of Health and Human Services.

The CBCTP is a “collaborative multi-agency effort to provide care transitions services to high-risk Medicare beneficiaries to avoid unnecessary re-hospitalizations,” according to a Tompkins County news release.

The County Office for the Aging will administer the program.

Two staff members receive awards in speech contest

Jane Ray, Human Resources specialist for employee relations and diversity at Ithaca College, and Heather Schuck, scheduling coordinator for Campus Center and Events Services at the college, won first and second place, respectively, at the Area 10 Toastmasters Competition in the International Speech category.

They were required to deliver an original five- to seven-minute speech

on a topic of their choice.

They will move forward to represent Area 10 at the Southern Division contest April 21 in Endicott, N.Y. The International Speech contest will culminate after contestants move through RAY Area, Division and District competition in the Toastmasters International Annual meeting to decide who will be crowned the World Champion of Public Speaking.

More than 25,000 people participate annually worldwide.

Professor co-authors paper in archaeological journal

Michael “Bodhi” Rogers, associate professor of physics at Ithaca College, recently co-authored a paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science on a Seneca Iroquois’ site.

His paper, “Understanding the built environment at the Seneca Iroquois White ROGERS Springs site using large-scale, multi-instrument archaeogeophysical surveys,” talks about the excavation process Rogers and the other authors undertook at the White Springs Site in order to understand the Iroquois’ built environment “during a period of residential upheaval,” according to the paper’s abstract.

Public Safety Incident Log March 6 Conduct Code Violation LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: Two people judicially referred for drug violations and failure to comply.

Patrol Officer Matthew O’Loughlin.

March 7 Conduct Code Violation LOCATION: L-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported a vehicle with an altered parking permit. One person was judicially referred for fraudulent parking permit. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

March 8 Conduct Code Violation LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: One person judicially referred for underage possession of alcohol. SASP. Larceny LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person stole clothes from a washing machine. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

March 9 Safety Hazard LOCATION: Garden Apartments SUMMARY: During health and safety inspections, a person found a flammable substance. An Environmental Health and Safety officer confiscated the item from the room for disposal and Residential Life will judicially refer the resident.

Fire Protection Specialist Enoch Perkins.

Conduct Code Violation LOCATION: Emerson Hall SUMMARY: Five people were judicially referred for noise, and one person was additionally referred for underage possession of alcohol. Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

Conduct Code Violation LOCATION: Lyon Hall SUMMARY: Three persons were judicially referred for noise violation and underage possession of alcohol. SASP. Unlawful Poss. of Marijuana LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: Two persons judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray.

March 10 Making Graffiti LOCATION: Baker Bridge SUMMARY: Officer reported an unknown person wrote graffiti in the elevator. Investigation pending. Sergeant Robert Hightchew.

Trespass LOCATION: Circle Lot 7 SUMMARY: Caller reported a parked vehicle of a person restricted from campus. Unable to locate the person. Investigation pending.

Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinburg.

March 11 Safety Hazard LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: Caller reported water leaking from pipes into an electrical box.

Facilities notified. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

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Cornell to hold benefit event for pet owners in the area

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Shade Garden Flowers and Ferns, a display of shade flowers, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cooperative Extension Education Center at Cornell University.

Cornell University’s Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association will hold its annual “Pedal For Pets,” an event that raises money for the Patient Assistance Fund at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals.

The event will feature a 30- or 50-mile bike ride through Ithaca and neighboring communities. Participants can also sponsor a rider, donate a prize for the finishing riders to receive at the finish line or help sponsor the event.

The ride will begin at 10 a.m.

April 28 in Cornell’s B parking lot, and registration will be held at 9 a.m. in Cornell’s Centennial Room.

The PAF was created to assist pet owners who cannot afford medical care for their pets by helping with surgical and medical costs.

For more information, visit www.vet.cornell.edu/events/pedal.

Compost Nuts & Bolts, a composting workshop and information session, will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Groton Public Library.

friday Shabbat Services will begin at 6 p.m. in Muller Chapel.

Shabbat Dinner will be held at 7 p.m. in Terrace Dining Hall.

“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” an Oscar winning film, will be screened at 9:15 p.m. at Cornell Cinema.

SUNDAY

Group to hold benefit dance for children with cancer Dance For Courage, an annual

Catholic Mass will begin at 1 and 9 p.m. in Muller Chapel.

fundraiser at Ithaca College, will hold a dance to raise money for Camp Good Days, a nonprofit organization that provides a free camp for children with cancer.

This year’s dance, which will be held from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. April 13 in the Fitness Center gym, will feature raffles, free food, and entertainment provided by students and DJ Blitzy.

To pre-register for the event, visit the group’s table in Campus Center by tomorrow.

Monday World Autism Awareness Day Cookie Decorating, sponsored

by Autism Speaks U, will begin at 5 p.m. in IC Square.

Wednesday Shades of Faces, an event featuring Caribbean author Merle Hodge, will begin at 7 p.m. in Textor 102.

selected entries from March 6 to March 19

March 12 Fire alarm LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported a stovetop fire. Resident extinguished the fire with an extinguisher, no damage. Report taken. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

March 13 Reclassification of Crime LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Officer reclassified incident from “harassment” to an “off-campus incident.” The original incident reported March 5 did not occur in the Terraces but in the City of Ithaca. Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinburg.

Case Status Change LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported all the clothing originally reported stolen March 2 was recovered and not stolen. Larceny unfounded. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

March 15 Found Property LOCATION: Dillingham Center SUMMARY: Keys on ring found and turned over to Public Safety.

March 17 Suspicious Circumstance LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person possibly broke into an apartment.

Officers found screens removed from windows and lying on the ground. Investigation pending. Sergeant Robert Hightchew.

Making Graffiti LOCATION: Garden Apartments SUMMARY: Officer reported an unknown person wrote graffiti. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Michael Marcano.

Off-Campus Incident LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Caller reported a motor vehicle accident occurred in North Carolina.

Subject advised to make a report with local authorities and upon return to IC. A supplemental report will be completed.

Safety Officer Trent Lucas.

March 18 Burglary LOCATION: Lyon Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person entered and stole a laptop computer. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Michael Marcano.

Burglary SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person entered and stole another laptop computer in Lyon Hall. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray.

March 19 Criminal Poss. of Stolen Property LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported a street sign found in building. Officer determined it was stolen from the Coddington Road foot path. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Michael Marcano.

Safety Hazard LOCATION: Williams Hall SUMMARY: Officer reported a warning was issued to a bicycle secured

to a handicapped ramp. The owner is unknown. Fire and Building Safety Coordinator Ron Clark. found property LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Person found a cellphone and turned it over to Public Safety.

Larceny LOCATION: Campus Center SUMMARY: Caller reported a person stole newspapers from the loading dock. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Robert Jones.

Fire Alarm Accidental LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Fire alarm activation caused by burnt food. System reset. Fire and Building Safety Coordinator Ron Clark.

Motor Vehicle Accident LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported a two-car MVA. Master Patrol Officer James Landon.

Medical Assist/Illness Related LOCATION: Landon Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported a person with a general illness. Subject declined medical assistance and will seek medical treatment at the health center. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

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

Key cmc – Cayuga Medical Center SASP – Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol V&T – Vehicle and Transportation MVA – Motor Vehicle Accident

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Planned Parenthood QR-coded condom project puts personal information into the online public sphere and lacks crucial information to ensure safe sex.

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lanned Parenthood usually hits the mark — advocating for women’s control over their bodies and fighting Congress for legislation to make birth control more affordable and accessible. But its recent campaign isn’t quite as in-check as past efforts.

Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest created WhereDidYouWearIt.com to encourage people to “check in” where they’re having sex via the Quick Response codes it placed on condoms. The project idea is to normalize and encourage condom use.

While good-natured, the project jumps the gun on safe-sex education. It focuses on engaging in safe sex without recognizing that having a condom doesn’t necessarily prevent pregnancy and disease.

A study published Feb. 17 in the Sexual Health journal found that people worldwide are still iffy on how to properly use a condom. The study cited some common errors in condom usage, such as not leaving space at the tip, not squeezing air from the tip and putting the condom on upside down. Condoms are “98 percent effective in preventing pregnancy,” but the claim is only true if the condom is used correctly.

The notion of checking in puts a private act in the public light for the sake of gathering data, and the idea doesn’t come to any conclusion about making sex safer. It just presents an interactive map of who’s doing the deed where. On the website, people can even choose whether “The Safe Sex Was … Ah-maz-ing, pretty good,” etc. After Planned Parenthood rakes in the number of “ah-maz-ings” to “fair,” they will have gathered no data stating if the safe sex that “should be shared” was actually safe or not.

If Planned Parenthood wants to encourage true safe sex while gathering usable data in an interactive way, it should add a “Proper Condom Usage” instruction list with steps that people check individually to reinforce proper condom usage. As far as using a QRcoded condom — if you’re going to check in on the website as having sex in the “bedroom” or “the great outdoors,” remember keeping it safe means not only wearing the proper attire, but wearing it correctly.

talk it through Reaching out to young people online through social media is a progressive step to connect those people in need of help.

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ffering just a phone service to talk through feelings of suicide doesn’t always work so well these days for a generation more inclined to type and click, but reaching out to young people online where they’re most visible is right on target.

The Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service of Ithaca offers an online chat for those seeking help, which is a smart idea because youth in particular are often more comfortable speaking electronically than over the phone. The center is also smart for using students to understand how young people think in order to effectively relate to them.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline should also be commended for teaming up with social media websites like Facebook to offer more outlets for people to express emotions and get help. As more young people favor online exchanges to phone calls, other advocacy organizations should follow suit and think about how social media can go beyond simply spreading information — it could save a life.

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“it seems to me that it’s a really divided issue. I’ve only seen the video on the plus side. I thought it was really good and really moving.”

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Four-way brawl will hurt Republican party I

t’s the end of March, and the Republican primaries are still under way. GOP candidates are fighting to be the campaign frontrunner in what seems like an endless four-way brawl. Recent polls show that the heavy contenders are Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, while Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul remain far behind in the dust.

There is no telling who will win the nomination. Romney has shown strength in past state primaries, but with Santorum’s tenacious campaigning, it’s still too soon to determine whether Romney has the nomination Alex Litke sealed. The candidates have made it clear that nobody is ready to back down from the primaries. In fact, each candidate’s refusal to withdraw from the race is going to harm the Republican campaign during the race to the White House.

In the March 3 debate in Ohio, Santorum and Romney berated each other’s inconsistent policies and flawed economic plans. Last Thursday, Santorum said if he doesn’t become the Republican nominee, then Obama should serve another term.

Such heated rivalry within the party is slimming the candidates’ chances of claiming the White House. If the candidates refuse to go down without a fight, their clashing arguments will cause a divergence in the party. This stalls any GOP unification. The Republican rallies are split between the discerning candidates, and they show no sign of reaching one runner to reinforce the party.

The main cause of this endless primary is the recent approval for the Super PAC’s outside support.

The Super PAC allows for the Republican candidates to accept funding from outside sponsors, so there is no demarcation to their campaign budget.

Outside funds that continually support the GOP campaign runners give no reason for any of the remaining candidates to back down from the race.

Aside from outside sponsors pouring mil-

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Pakistan wants a U.S. apology

P From left, Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney argue a point during a Feb. 22 debate in Mesa, Ariz., where Santorum confronted Romney about his views on “Obamacare.”

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lions of dollars into the campaigns, there is also a new method in these primaries that delays any candidate from securing GOP representation.

This new method awards candidates by summation of delegates, rather than awarding the state altogether. A state referendum allows for a winner-takes-all summation based on the state.

This new system of voting has been drawing out the span of the primaries because it’s the delegates that now designate the primary’s voting results.

The candidate who first reaches 1,144 delegates wins the GOP nomination. Romney has currently won 563, Santorum 263, Gingrich 135, and Paul at 50. There are still 2,286 delegates up for grabs.

Without a GOP candidate set in stone, the Democratic party has the perfect opportunity to scoop up the ballots of undecided voters. In the

current circumstances, there is only one clear side that the undecided voter can choose from.

The Democrats see the GOP primaries as a great chance to persuade undecided voters to their side.

Republicans may be alienating themselves from a broader audience, but there is still a chance for them to pull in some undecided voters — they just need to settle on a candidate already. While the GOP candidates are following that old American dialect of persistence and hard work, success may not rise as an outcome. This leads to a question that goes beyond who will win the GOP primaries — the Republicans should really be asking whether they can recover from this critical indecision.

Alex Litke is a junior cinema and photography major.

Email him at alitke1@ithaca.edu.

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Triumph peeks out from gloomy environmental news

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uch of the modern environmental movement is based on tension, whether it’s between corporations and citizens or governments and communities.

This may seem overwhelming and depressing to individuals outside the movement, resulting in nonparticipation, but the movement needs as many participants as it can get to make the biggest change possible.

To rectify this, Sustainable Jessica Santos Tompkins created the Signs of Sustainability program to cite local organizations, businesses, governments and individuals for sustainably minded decisions and actions. The group understands that the environmental movement’s message cannot be entirely constructed from negative language and imagery; instead, it is just as powerful — if not more so — for us to emphasize the good work in our community.

Signs of Sustainability was created in 2006 as a weekly news section on the group’s website. That same year was its first annual showcase at their holiday party. Since then, it has grown drastically. In 2006, the program collected about 35 citations of the community’s most significant actions; last year, it finished with more than

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Sustainable Tompkins cited Cornell Cooperative Extension in the 2011 “Signs of Sustainability” program for giving packets on energy use to households.

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300. The original, small showcase at the holiday party has developed into an end-of-the-year community event that celebrates the collective action of the region. The event gives community members the opportunity to connect — possibly forming future friendships and partnerships.

This year marks a slight difference in the program — from an annually based to a quarterly based reporting system. We want to give the community time to read the citations throughout the year. Ideally, we hope people will read the citations and become more aware and inspired by the good works in our community. I’ve

been working on them this semester, and since December, we have compiled more than 100 citations listed.

Sustainable Tompkins is publishing the highlights of each quarter in the Tompkins Weekly and will host the complete listing on their website, sustainabletompkins.org.

One improvement I’d like to see involves the number of citations given to Ithaca College organizations.

If your club is doing something you think deserves a Sign of Sustainability, don’t be afraid to let us know about it.

I’d love to see a larger representation of IC students become cited for their work in the school and community,

because I know we deserve to be cited more than we have been. We award citations in 14 categories, including Food Systems, Planning and Policy, Social Activism, Sustainability Education and Sustainability Events.

On the surface, being cited is not a huge deal. The group receives a certificate and acknowledgement for their work. However, there is a deeper meaning behind the citation than receiving a certificate.

The citation is representative of the larger sustainability movement. This program serves as a symbol of hope for activists who have trouble finding that hope elsewhere. Much of the movement is built on urgency and danger, but this program offers a sigh of relief for people to know they are actually making a difference and can continue to do so.

I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with this program this year.

After reading and writing many of the citations, it is truly inspiring to see the number of sustainable actions that our community takes in order to improve our region, state, country and planet. Additionally, it’s important for students to become involved because it teaches us how to live more sustainably, while also giving us the tools to bring information back to our respective communities when we leave school at the end of the year.

Jessica Santos is a junior writing major. Email her at jsantos1@ithaca.edu

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akistan’s parliament demanded last week that the United States issue an official apology regarding NATO air strikes over Pakistan last November that killed two-dozen Pakistani soldiers.

It also called for the ending of drone attacks over their territory.

But what Pakistan is demanding of the U.S. and NATO is more than a simple apology and drone removal — they are making a political point.

The point: National sovereignty.

The Pakistani parliamentary panel described the NATO air strike as a “blatant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

The apology will force the U.S. and NATO to recognize that Pakistan will not always be compliant with their policy pursuits in the region.

Pakistan wants to make it clear they are a sovereign nation that is only willing to comply with the U.S. and ­ and not NATO, but on their own — anyone else’s — terms. By issuing an official apology, the U.S. would acknowledge their political and militaristic limitations in the region.

But underneath Pakistan’s political point is also an economic agenda. Pakistan said that if no official apology is issued by the U.S., they will begin to tax supplies sent to foreign forces in Afghanistan that are funneled via Pakistan. By taxing supply lines that run through their territory, the Pakistani government could earn around $1 million per day. Essentially, Pakistan will capitalize on U.S. policy in the region, thus making their political point a profitable one.

Shifting the focus away from Pakistan-U.S. relations here — the apology and subsequent tax threat demonstrates, yet again, the limited capacity of multilateral organizations, which in this case is NATO. Not only is Pakistan playing the sovereignty card to limit future NATO action in the region, but they are also planning to impede the flow of existing NATO supply lines running through their country.

Pakistan’s demand for an apology is a significant international event. Although the U.S. and Pakistan have never had the friendliest of relations, the U.S. has had relatively little issue pursuing their regional goals with Pakistan by their side. Now, Pakistan isn’t just talking back. Pakistan is threatening the U.S. and NATO, sending a message to the entire international community that the region doesn’t have to be compliant with NATO and especially the U.S. If taken any further, this could significantly alter U.S. clout in the region.

Nations have agency. Pakistan is demanding the U.S. and NATO recognize this agency by openly apologizing, and thus recognizing their faults, perhaps inspiring other countries in the region to adopt a more inquisitive, rather than compliant frame of mind when dealing with the U.S. and NATO.

Shaza Elsheshtawy is a junior journalism and politics major. Email her at selshes1@ithaca.edu.

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IN THE EYES

OF THE BEHOLDER Eye surgery sparks discourse about beauty

By Kerry Tkacik Staff writer

A basic cosmetic surgery has become so popular that one part of the world calls it routine. But most Americans have never heard its name.

Asian blepharoplasty, or fold creation, is the process by which a crease is surgically created in the eyelid. Today, the surgery is common among Asian girls between the ages of 16 and 25. This trend is raising questions about cultural and personal perceptions of beauty.

Edmund Kwan, a medical director and plastic surgeon in Manhattan, N.Y., said Asian people tend to have a thicker upper eyelid, shallower bone structure surrounding the eye and a lack of muscle extension into the eyelid.

During surgery, which lasts about 45 minutes, the doctor removes some of the extra tissue of the upper eyelid, advances the levator muscle and stitches it to the skin where the fold is desired, about 7 to 8 millimeters from the eyelashes. The extra skin that forms from opening the eye will gather and fall into place to form the crease. Blepharoplasty was one of the top five surgical procedures done in the United States in 2011, with 196,286 patients receiving the surgery, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Olivia*, a sophomore at Ithaca College, said her eyes used to be so small it was difficult to apply makeup.

Olivia had the surgery during winter break when she went home to Kunming, China. The doctors and nurses encouraged her to have her nose done at the same time, but she did not want to change her face drastically. The small light red scars are barely visible above her eyelids, buried in the new creases. She said her eyes

should be totally healed with no marks left in a few months.

“It’s just such a small surgery,” Olivia said. “You know how people here have braces? That’s how common it is.”

The surgery gave her more confidence and saved her time in her daily routine. Olivia said standards surrounding beauty are more trivial in China. She noticed this the most her first time home after going to school in the United States.

“I realized the standard of beauty is totally different,” she said, “I feel like it is a lot more work back home to be considered pretty.”

Karen*, a sophomore who is an American of Chinese descent, had the surgery about two years ago.

“It’s really hard for people to understand when I tell them this because it sounds really silly, but you don’t understand it unless you go through it,” Karen said. “When you don’t have eyelids, you can’t wear makeup.”

Kwan was Karen’s plastic surgeon.

Karen, like Olivia, opted for the most natural-looking crease possible. Karen said she disagrees with the idea Asians receive the eyelid crease surgery to look Caucasian. This assumption is a Clockwise from top, freshman Esther Kim, sophomore false generalization, Kwan said.

Victoria Tran and junior Mackenzie Marotta model to “It was to enhance my beauty,” show different eye shapes and structures on women.

Karen said. “It wasn’t to look like Rachel woolf/the ithacan someone else or to look less Asian. create false double eyelids.

I love looking Asian. I know getting “In eighth grade a bunch of my friends were cosmetic surgery wouldn’t change that at all.”

Kwan said the assumption that blepharo- into the double eyelids so I actually tried the tape plasty is done in pursuit of Western beauty is a because I wasn’t going to go under the knife and common misconception. While the trend of big- make it permanent,” Kim said. “I just wanted to ger eyes may have been affected by the influx of see what it was like and when I had it on I defiWestern culture portrayed in Asian media, most nitely felt a little bit more confident.”

Kim said she changed her mind because she people who receive the surgery want to look more attractive, not necessarily Caucasian. Olivia realized the perception of beauty that was beand Karen agree. Both said they did not seek to ing projected to her came from the media. Kim said she came to the conclusion that she would alter their Asian identity by having the surgery.

“I’m still me,” Olivia said. “I’m just a little bit rather not alter her physical appearance based happier. Every time I look in the mirror I feel a on what she saw on TV. “I kind of felt like I was being manipulated,” little more confident about myself.”

Olivia said the change in her eyes was so Kim said. “I’m more comfortable with my eyes subtle that many of her friends and even some the way they are now.”

Kim visited extended family in South extended family did not notice. Her parents and her Asian friends loved the result and compli- Korea a couple of times and noticed how mented her, she said. Karen told only family and prevalent plastic surgery is there. In the capital, Seoul, Kim said it is easy to find a one friend she was going to have the surgery.

“My Caucasian plastic surgery clinic on some blocks. She friends didn’t notice, understands the cultural pressures and but all my Asian friends expectations in Asia, but feels confident were like, ‘Oh my God, in the way she looks. As for Asian people your eyes look so great,’” who have had blepharoplasty, Kim said she Karen said. “And my thinks of it like she would any other surgery.

“I feel like they could’ve gone without it,” family thought it was reKim said. “You were fine the way you were, ally great too.”

Freshman Esther but if you’re happier now, then so be it.”

While it may be difficult for some AmeriKim, an American of Korean descent, con- cans to conceptualize, Kim said, plastic surgery sidered the surgery in some Asian countries is the norm right now.

“Kids here want cars, kids over there once in the past, but changed her mind as want plastic surgery,” Kim said. “It’s a very she grew older. Kim different culture.” experimented with *Students’ names have been changed to eyelid tape, a doublesided tape used to protect their anonymity.

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The Runway While in Milan, fashion blogger Cady Lang notices a global color trend hitting the fashion scene.

With all the beautiful weather on South Hill, it’s time to start embracing the spring, and one of the easiest ways to do that is with a few wardrobe updates, beginning with color.

Things will be getting rosy this spring with the season’s hottest color, coral.

This bright pinkorange shade has been showing up everywhere from runway shows like Jason Wu’s to onthe-street style.

Coral is the perfect alternative for a smooth transition from the er 21 of forev Courtesy neon brights of last spring. Try wearing it one piece at a time — a coral blouse with white jeans or a dress in bright coral in a simple style to keep things looking fresh rather than fussy.

If coral is too bright for you to wear as a main focal point, try pairing it with pastel shades, which are also trending this spring. Creamy yellows, pale teals and whites are especially popular this season as well. A coral purse or pair of sandals can perk up any outfit as a simple, yet stylish accent piece.

Coral make-up is also an easy way to update your look for spring.

A matte coral lipstick or sheer gloss for a playful pout looks fresh as long as the rest of your makeup is natural. Of course, a colorful manicure and pedicure — for strappy spring sandals — are fun and simple doit-yourself steps to adding fresh spring style to your outfits.

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Carolina Osorio Gil sings in the Theatre Incognita production of “Iphigenia Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart” on Saturday. The play was performed in a transformed empty storefront at Center Ithaca next to Shangri La on The Commons.

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Liam just another loser

The craze that was Susan Boyle has passed, so it’s time to prepare for the next shy but surprisingly talented singer from “Britain’s Got Talent.”

Jonathan Antoine and his singing partner Charlotte Jaconelli blew the judges away on Saturday night’s show with their opera/ pop duet. Simon Cowell in particular went from his typical skeptic self to a raving fan in a matter of minutes, though he said he felt Jonathan — who was visibly shaking after his performance — was clearly the more talented vocalist of the two.

— Allie Healy

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one-of-a-kind 150-carat ring sparkles absolute luxury

Jewelry fads may come and go, but diamonds are forever, especially when the diamond makes up the whole ring. Designed as a one-of-a-kind piece, Shawish Jewelry of Geneva, Switzerland, has created the world’s first diamond ring constructed entirely out of diamonds, with no precious metals or other filler present in the piece. The 150-carat diamond ring is valued at a mind-blowing $68 million. Unsurprisingly, the hefty accessory has not been purchased yet. Finally, the age-old question “Why make 150 one-carat diamond rings when you can just make one 150-carat diamond?” has been answered.

— Benjii Maust

tweetuntweet Just left the premier of The Hunger Games .... It was SO good!! I can’t wait ’til the books come out.

— Blake Shelton, country music star, jokes about seeing “The Hunger Games” premiere before reading the book series.

Miley Cyrus’ Australian beau, Liam Hemsworth, may be handsome, but sources close to the 19-year-old actress/singer say that’s about as deep as his good qualities go. Even best friend Kelly Osbourne has been warning Cyrus about the Aussie hunk, who has been called “a dumb surfer and pothead” by an inside source, who also claims that Osbourne and the Cyrus family blame Hemsworth for her recent party-girl behavior. Even so, Cyrus continues dating Hemsworth, and the two are talking of marriage, despite the disapproval of Cyrus’ parents. Haven’t they ever read “Romeo and Juliet” before?

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IC a cappella groups unite for LGBT acceptance

BY Jackie Eisenberg Contributing writer

Lady Gaga has a new group of little monsters at Ithaca College, and they’re ready to say they were born this way.

A cappella groups Ithacappella, Premium Blend and IC Voicestream are working to produce a new arrangement of Gaga’s single “Born This Way” for her new charity, the Born This Way Foundation, an organization devoted to making people feel more comfortable as individuals.

Senior Adam Polaski, president of Voicestream, said this song hits close to home.

“I feel really privileged to have grown up as a gay guy with significant positive reinforcement from my friends and parents,” he said.

“I get really upset hearing stories about kids who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning who have not had it so easy.”

Ithacappella and Premium Blend recorded a version of Katy Perry’s “Firework” for The Trevor Project, a nonprofit that produces videos to encourage youth LGBT to avoid selfharm in response to bullying, last year. Though adding Voicestream to the mix was a new experience for the groups, it proved to be beneficial, senior Kirsten Quinn, president of Premium Blend, said.

“They have such unbelievable talent, and we love hearing the mix of both guys and girls together in one group,” Quinn said. “They are the perfect blend between us and Ithacappella, so all together, we sound pretty amazing.”

Senior Jimmy Knowles, president of Ithacappella, said he’s enjoyed working with the groups.

“Both ‘Firework’ and ‘Born This Way’ have kind of been my brain children from the beginning,” he said. “It has been so rewarding for me to see them executed from beginning to end.”

The groups had an “a ca-picnic” at the beginning of the year to help the singers get to know one another and then create an Inter-a Cappella Council. Polaski said the bond not only keeps them close as performers, but as a community as well.

“You kind of have to get close if you’re going to learn, perform and record a song together,” he said. “We’re all a cappella kids and music nerds, and that takes a certain ability to embrace your inner weirdo — discovering that special part of your life, your talents and the things that make you happy.”

In addition to the track, junior Daisy Krikun, a member of Premium Blend, is currently filming a documentary on the groups learning, producing and performing the single. Krikun said it also will focus on Lady Gaga’s mission to “inspire teens and young adults who have been bullied.”

“I got inspired to start this project because I’ve always wanted to start or participate in a project that meant something and that could make a difference,” Krikun said. “The ‘Born This Way’ recording was the perfect opportunity to combine my strong interests of television and music in order to inspire teens and young adults across the country who may be victims of bullying.”

Krikun’s film will include group members who have been bullied.

“We hope the documentary can contribute to and improve this serious national issue in an uplifting approach in order to make teens proud of their individuality,” Krikun said. “Being a member of Premium Blend, I heard about the Born This Way Project and knew it was the perfect opportunity to direct a documentary that could make a difference.”

The risk of self-harm and suicide is highest among people who

Junior Peter Blanford conducts a song as Ithacappella, Ithaca College’s all-male a capella group, practices Monday night in the Whalen Center for Music. Ithacappella and other a capella groups are promoting LGBT rights.

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identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual between ages 16 and 20, according to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Knowles said he is excited to be a part of an effort to prevent something so prevalent in the United Sates.

“Though people might not see that

right now, it is really awesome to know that we are making such a huge impact in someone’s life,” Knowles said.

Polaski said it’s important to understand that self-empowerment is essential for all individuals.

“Everyone has the quirks that make them odd or weird or unusual,”

he said. “Instead of hating that part of ourselves, we should embrace it, and that’s what the ‘Born This Way’ message is all about.”

Ithacappella will perform at the State Theatre in Ithaca on April 20 to promote the single.

Finger Lakes Film Festival celebrates 15 years in Ithaca Art Jones, a multimedia artist, spoke during a master class Monday afternoon in the Park AuOrganizers of the 2012 Finger Lakes ditorium about the state of the media industry.

Jones also led a multimedia performance Environmental Film Festival are celebrating the event’s 15th year in Ithaca in a big way — with a Tuesday night in Hockett Hall that involved putting together approximately 70 minutes of focus on small utopias.

Each year FLEFF planners choose a new footage the night before.

Jones also attended the opening event of the theme to unite all the films and incite discusinstallation art Monday in the sion and discourse about a Handwerker Gallery. He said specific topic, which is one he enjoyed talking to students of the goals of the festival. and being able to open a disThis year an art installation cussion about the breaking made entirely of recyclable down of barriers between and sustainable materials high culture and low culture, that was created by interns — patricia zimmermann along with sharing his experirepresents the theme of the ences with students. festival. This theme, microAnn Michel, the president of Insights topias — which means small utopias — is used to explore environmental issues without con- International, a business research and analytics company, is one of the coordinators of the straints or limitations.

Sophomore Gautam Singhani, an intern for internship program. She said this has been a FLEFF, likes the idea because he links the theme successful year because of the returning team leaders and the signature live music events. to the festival itself.

“These events stand out because of the live “FLEFF is like a microtopia within a microtopia,” he said. “Both the festival and the college are performance,” she said. “It makes it more theatrimicrotopias that I feel are a great example of our cal. It makes it more special.”

Tanya Saunders, an executive producer of current theme.”

Singhani is one of about 30 students cur- FLEFF and assistant provost for international rently interning for the festival. This is one of studies and special projects, said part of the festhe ways that FLEFF organizers try to garner tival’s continued success is that students, faculty members and staff can get involved easily. student participation.

The festival has consistently become larger “I love meeting all the new media artists and every year, attracting more and more guests. other guests,” he said.

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“FLEFF asks nothing of people, except to ask questions. ”

From left, sophomore Gautam Singhani, an intern for the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, stands with multimedia artist Art Jones in the Handwerker Gallery on Monday night.

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This year, more than 50 artists and filmmakers are in attendance.

The festival features events including new media performances with singers, films and artists, and the classic theater film. But, Patricia Zimmermann, professor in the Department of

Cinema, Photography and Media Arts and codirector of FLEFF, said people should explore their own interests.

“Everyone needs to find their own path,” she said. “FLEFF asks nothing of people, except to ask questions.”

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Sound and sexuality Conference at Cornell University to highlight artistic LGBT voices

By Jillian Kaplan staff writer

The sometimes unheard voices of the LGBT community will reverberate off the halls of the Schwartz Performing Arts Center this weekend as academics, artists and activists gather at Cornell University.

Nick Salvato and Sara Warner, professors of theater, film and dance at Cornell, organized the Resoundingly Queer Conference, an event aiming to explore sound as it relates to gender and sexuality. The two are working together to address issues of queer identity and presence, while showing presentations of queer performance through theater and film.

The conference is being held in conjunction with Cornell’s Society for the Humanities’ yearlong exploration of the theme of sound for the 2011-12 academic year. The conference will include presentations, including staged play readings, solo performance pieces, film screenings, cabaret, scholarly speakers and conversation panelists. Warner said the theme dovetails with her and Salvato’s vision of the conference, as it will bring a new layer of presence to the LGBT community.

“We’ve noticed that there has been a real emphasis on [visual aspects] in a lot of studies of queer performance,” she said. “We’re also thinking about the audibility of these individuals and organizations.”

Warner said the conference will examine issues of archived and recorded LGBT history, queer music and the general perception of the LGBT community. She said Ithaca is an ideal place to begin these kinds of

discussions because of its openness relating to the LGBT population. “[The conference] certainly addresses important populations of the Ithaca community,” she said.

“Ithaca is a diverse and welcoming place to live and work, and queers are certainly an important part of the fabric of our hamlet here.”

Salvato said he hopes audiences will be left with vital questions to think about.

“We want audiences to be seduced by queer sounds and vibrations and challenged to think differently about the politics and ethics of their everyday lives and the communities that they move through,” he said.

Holly Hughes, Queer Cabaret performer and professor of theater at the University of Michigan, will perform an excerpt from her autobiographical theater piece, “Dog and Pony Show (Bring Your Own Pony),” next Saturday as part of the conference. The excerpt pertains to how being gay and owning nine dogs with her partner can become a political issue.

“My work is about how one’s queer identity and politics relate very thoroughly to all aspects of our daily life, even when they’re not overtly political activities,” she said. “[This show] is really about a queer love of animals. I’m a person who loves dogs, and so I’m going to be giving kind of a queer reading of that.”

Warner said funding the conference was difficult at times, but she received support from Cornell departments and organizations.

Hughes said part of the lack of funding for her own shows stems not

Filmmaker John Waters will speak at the Resoundingly Queer Conference, an event to raise awareness about LGBT artists. The conference is being held in conjunction with Cornell University’s exploration of sound this year.

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only from challenges all working artists face but also from closeted homophobic prejudice.

“Other than the obstacles that all artists in America face, the last almost 20 years, there’s been a big lack of funding and support to do this work,” she said. “Some of the overt homophobia that is part of the culture wars is covert as opposed to overt.”

Hughes said she hopes all the presentations and discussions at the conference will provoke vital discussions about identity, as well as offer a sense of pleasure through entertainment. “[Audiences can expect] serious

fun because there’s going to be some very meaty, charged, interesting, provocative discussions and work to

look at and experience,” she said. “It’s going to be a lot of fun, and it’s going to be outrageous. And sparkly.”

Friday, March 30 “The Queer Brand on Broadway: The American Musical from Porter to The Book of Mormon,” the keynote address by David Savran, will begin at 4:30 p.m.

“I was the Voice of Democracy,” a performance by Brian Herrera, will begin at 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 31 “Reborn: Animating the Archive,”a lecture by Moe Angelos, will begin at 12:30 p.m.

“This Filthy World,” a keynote performance by John Waters, will begin at 4:30 p.m.

The Evening of Queer Cabaret will begin at 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 1 “Feeling Women’s Culture: Women’s Music, Lesbian Feminism, and the Impact of Emotional Memory,” a keynote address by Jill Dolan, will begin at 9 a.m.

“Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England: An Academic Sex Comedy” by Madeleine George will begin at 10 a.m.

Body tanning trend heats up despite potential side effects increasing the risk of squamous cell carcinoma by 2.5 times, according to a 2002 study in the While the warm weather may be bringing Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Tanning has become a habit for freshmore students outside to be under the sun, new research suggests getting a tan is more of an men Amanda Przychodny and Malorie Righi.

Przychodny said she began tanning during her addiction than a summer pastime.

Dr. Bryon Adinoff, a professor at University freshman year of high school when her cousin of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, recently encouraged her to go.

“I have an iron deficiency, so I tend to be released a study that shows the growing trend of indoor tanning may be the result of ultravio- very white, and I’m partially anemic so the let radiation stimulation of the “rewards center” tanning gives me nice color,” Przychodny said of the brain. According to the study, an increase while holding up her arm to display her tanned in mood enhancements, relaxation and physical skin. “I feel better about myself when I do.”

Dennis T. Regan, associate professor of the satisfactions brought about by tanning encourage excessive exposure to UV rays despite the Department of Psychology, who studies social aspects of individuals at Cornell University, said health risks.

“Tanning indoors in a tanning booth, trends begin with the idea of imitation.

“You have sort of an arms race, and evyou’re primarily getting UVA light, and outerybody has to get a tan side it’s broad spectrum because if you don’t have a UVA/UVB,” Dr. Kimberly tan, you look all pasty and Silvers, a dermatologist at white and unattractive — Ithaca Dermatology, PLLC, especially in the winter said. “They’re both danwhen these other people gerous, and the American Academy of Dermatology — Freshman Amanda Przychodny are looking like they’ve just come back from South recommends that there’s no America,” he said. such thing as a healthy tan Regan said young people are attracted to no matter if you’re indoors or outdoors.”

UVA light, the primary tanning ray, pen- being tan, and the risks are so distant in the etrates the skin deeper than UVB light, which future that they only consider the benefits.

“There’s a mating market for young adults,” is responsible for reddening of the skin and sunburn, and causes cumulative damage over he said. “You don’t find older people in tantime, According to the Skin Cancer Founda- ning salons very much, and the reason for that tion. Tanning booths emit UVA rays that are 12 is that they’re not as concerned with meeting times stronger than the rays emitted by the sun, other guys or women. Young people are very

By Bernadette Javier staff writer

“It’s not safe, and it’s not healthy, but I look at life as you only have one shot. ”

Freshman Amanda Przychodny lays in the sun Tuesday afternoon outside Talcott Hall. She is one of many students who enjoy tanning despite the possible health risks of sun exposure.

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interested in that.”

Despite the possible consequences, Righi and Przychodny are among the 30 million Americans who visit tanning salons annually, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. The experience is still new for Righi, who began tanning a few months ago with a close friend.

“I fall asleep,” Righi said. “So I take 15-minute naps and it’s very relaxing; it’s warm, which is nice when you’re cold.”

Przychodny said she doesn’t like having to go without tanning. She said she’s aware that too much exposure to ultraviolet radiation has fatal consequences. But for her, tanning is worth it.

“You can end up getting cancer,” she said.

“You can die from it, sun poisoning — it does really bad things to your skin. I know it’s not safe, and it’s not healthy, but I look at life as you only have one shot.”

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by ross orlando staff writer

Known within the gaming world for its incredibly artistic products, thatgamecompany has developed “Journey,” a video game that takes an abstract approach to storytelling.

When “Journey” begins, a figure in a red robe is walking through the desert. The player can’t tell what gender it is or even see its face because it is merely a shadow with two glowing eyes. The camera then pans away from the character’s face to a light on top a distant mountain. For the “Journey” rest of that game, the playthatgamecompany er is venturing toward that HHHH light to discover the elusive final destination.

The first thing that most players will notice about the game is the stunning artistic style.

The environment changes frequently, beginning in a vast desert. As the players move about, they will see the sand realistically part underneath their feet. All of the cloth that appears throughout the game has a lifelike quality. Beautiful lighting appears throughout the game, whether it is a colorful sunset or a dark cavern. The ruins of civilizations past litter the world, adding a sense of curiosity about what happened to the past inhabitants. While the visuals are not the most impressive from a technical perspective, the artistic style that “Journey” displays is breathtaking.

Besides moving with the left joystick and adjusting the camera with the right one on a PlayStation controller, there is only one action that the player can perform to move from level to level — jumping. The character has a scarf that flows in the wind and grows when certain hidden symbols are found throughout levels.

The longer the scarf is, the longer the player can float and jump in the air. Eventually, the scarf will run out of power and the player will not be able to jump until pieces of floating cloth are found that will recharge it. This feature causes reservations about when to jump or when to save it. Luckily, this was never really a detriment to the game. The placement of locations to recharge the scarf is generous,

“Working,” a musical about the tribulations of the American worker, will open at 8 p.m. at the Clarke Theatre in Dillingham Center. Tickets cost from $5.50 to $11.

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conference with performances and keynote addresses by John Waters, David Savran and Jill Dolan, will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Schwartz Performing Arts Center.

Admission is free.

“Close Quarters,” a reading featuring author Amy Monticello and her novel, will begin at 6 p.m. at Buffalo Street Books.

The event is free.

In “Journey,” players take the role of a robed figure in a desert. The game does not include a map or instructions for players, only a large mountain in the distance that acts as the final destination.

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but spaced out enough so the player cannot fly through the entire level.

An interesting addition to this game is the multiplayer feature. Most modern online games will show the player the “gamertags” of other players, along with voice or text chat.

“Journey” throws all of this out the window.

When played online, “Journey” will randomly select one other player who is also adventuring and place them into the game — a wandering soulmate of sorts. The only way to communicate with the other player is through a sort of chirp when the circle button is pressed. It can be pressed rapidly to alert the other player, or a long chirp that will recharge each other’s scarves so they can jump again.

The multiplayer feature also poses a situation where the player may get attached to their fellow player — usually a complete stranger.

Because of the long game time, players stick with someone for a while, complementing each other’s skills. However, both players are able to quit at any point in the game, their departure signified by an orchestral tune.

The music in “Journey” hits home, evoking emotional experiences that the developers intended the players to feel. When the player struggles climbing to the top of a tall hill, the music picks up and makes getting to the top of the hill feel like quite an accomplishment.

This reflects “Journey” as a whole — it is one emotional high and low after another.

Undoubtedly, “Journey” stands out as being thatgamecompany’s best game yet and one of the most satisfying games of the past few years. While it is not a traditional game, it is certainly about the player’s journey and not the destination.

Artists soften folk-pop style in slow-moving soundtrack by benjii maust staff writer

If the books and the newly released film have not fully rounded out the complexities of the message in “The Hunger Games” franchise for viewers, fans should look no further than the Various Artists “The Hunger soundtrack. ConGames (Songs tributed by various from District 12 artists, the album and Beyond)” features interpretaUniversal tions of the films Republic themes of rebellion, Our rating: disillusionment , HH 1/2 corruption and war.

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strident sense of consistency with the guitar-driven folk style. The chugging bass line and lyrics about self-sacrifice for the sake of others found in The Decemberists’ “One Engine” show just that. However clever this solid application may seem, the album’s cohesion seems so strict that the clunky, slow-paced folk-pop ballads quickly wear on the listener, allowing monotony to prevail.

Relief comes only in the form of the few delicate moments on the album, most notably from Taylor Swift, who puts forth a song that strips away her country roots to make room for the gutsy string-infused track “Eyes Open,” and with lyrics like “Every lesson forms a new scar/ They never thought you’d make it this far,” the harsh reality of the film’s message of governmental control

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With the hype of the film in mind, the soundtrack’s featured artists name-drop plot elements from the movie so flagrantly that only a true fan could be expected to sit through this slow-paced album for more than 15 minutes.

Holding true to its purpose, however, “Songs from District 12 and Beyond” is sweet to the ears of anyone that has given in to the philosophical ponderings of the film’s plotline.

It’s been nearly three years since Swedish synth masterminds Miike Snow dropped its self-titled debut album in June 2009. With the release of “Happy to You,” the group takes a step back to delve deeper into their emotions.

Fans may need to give “Happy to You” a bit of a chance before passing a final judgment. The Miike Snow “Happy to band spices You” things up a bit Universal by moving the Republic four-on- theOur rating: floor beats to HHH the back burner and experimenting with variable rhythms. The track “God Help This Divorce” exemplifies this momentary departure from the trio’s old, yet popular, sound.

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Of course, there are songs scattered through the LP that bring listeners back to the Miike Snow of yesteryear. “Bavarian #1 (Say You Will),” a dance-provoking cut, uses synthesizers, snare drums and whistling to display some classic Miike Snow quirkiness.

“Happy to You” may not be as accessible as the group’s debut album, but for those looking to do a little digging, it is quite a treat.

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Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” was one of the most highly anticipated book-to-movie adaptations since “Twilight” and “Harry Potter.”

Its plot offers up the opportunity to create “The Hunger a daring and powerGames” ful on-screen story Lionsgate about government Our rating: corruption and the HH 1/2 dangers of glorifying violence in the media, with a little romance in the mix. Though the actors embody their roles with a precision that will please the film’s main audience — the young adult fans of the book series — the second half of the film rushes the story, minimizing the impact of the premise’s underlying themes.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) lives in a dystopian future in which the U.S. is now called Panem. Every year, the Capitol forces a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the country’s 12 oppressed districts to fight to the death in a televised tournament.

Katniss, who volunteers as her district’s tribute in her sister’s place, soon finds that not only is she faced with the horrifying task of killing 23 other tributes to survive and get back to her family, but she also must give the viewers in the Capitol a good show in order to get sponsors to send her survival necessities during the Games.

Lawrence’s strong and feisty warrior-girl persona as Katniss will delight fans of the book. However, on screen, she appears to fall easily for Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), the male

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From left, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) are selected as tributes from District 12 and train together for an annual fight to the death broadcasted on television in “The Hunger Games.”

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tribute from District 12, after realizing the viewers in the Capitol will support a good love story, which seems all too convenient in comparison to the situation’s realistic complexity in the book. In spite of this, Hutcherson’s portrayal of the good guy hopelessly in love will charm audiences. His willingness to do anything to save Katniss is sincere and tragic, culminating in a heart-melting scene in a cave where the two hold each other while Peeta heals from a life-threatening injury.

The first half of the film is devoted to the setup of the Games before the tributes are thrust into the battle, captivating viewers and staying true to the book. After the Games begin,

however, the screenplay skims over crucial events in the story, lessening their impact and possibly creating confusion for viewers. For example, adorable Rue (Amandla Stenberg), the youngest tribute, becomes Katniss’ ally soon after the Games begin, but the bonding moments of their sisterly relationship are too brief, and viewers aren’t given enough time to establish an emotional connection to their relationship. Though the film has a 142-minute runtime, many important scenes flash by too quickly, making the film feel rushed.

The all-angle documentary style filming seems to be an attempt to mimic the way the Capitol televises

the Games, following every move of each tribute. However, this clever connection between method and concept is negated by the overly shaky camera that changes angles so frequently that it may disorient the viewer. Yet the costumes and sets are captivating — full of color and wackiness in the Capitol and contrasting earthy and rustic in the forest of the arena.

While the story is no doubt entertaining, “The Hunger Games” misses an opportunity to make a larger statement about society, one that director Gary Ross should have seized.

“The Hunger Games” was directed and written by Gary Ross.

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Hysterical duo cops the laughs By brian porreca

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In the fun-loving comedy “21 Jump Street,” Morton Schmidt (Jonah Hill) is introduced as the “not-so-Slim-Shady” in high school as he gets tripped up when he asks a girl to prom. Infamous school bully and jock Greg Jenko (Channing Tatum) loves nothing more than to “21 Jump watch Schmidt struggle throughStreet” out his high school career.

MGM Studios Our rating: Out of high school and seven HHHH years later, both men are enrolled in the police academy. The two foes, who once walked on opposite sides of the halls in high school, become allies and best friends as they realize they need each another in order to graduate from the academy.

While on patrol, they seek to prove themselves to their chief, but end up making a poor attempt at an arrest by forgetting to read the criminals their Miranda rights. Their disappointed chief sends the underachieving duo back to high school for an undercover operation to unveil a synthetic drug ring.

Tatum, know for his heartthrob roles, steps out of his comfort zone for the film and proves to be surprisingly funny. With the help of Hill, whose quirky attitude never fails to bring on the laughs, Tatum shines in his unexpected yet delightful comedic role.

Despite being a comedy, “21 Jump Street” has plenty of drama to drive the plot. High school has changed since Schmidt and Jenko attended — now the eco-friendly activist Eric (Dave Franco) is deemed the most popular kid of the school. In one of the more humorous scenes, Schmidt and Jenko throw a party to dupe the

cool crowd into accepting them and including them in the drug ring. When preparing for the party they look at each other and ask, “How will we get booze? We don’t have fake IDs” and then soon realize they are well of age.

The back-and-forth dialogue between the pair makes the film rich and enjoyable. In addition, the consistent action and car chases grab hold of the viewer’s attention.

One of the best surprises was a cameo from Johnny Depp, who starred in the original ’80s television series. Even Depp, who usually takes on more serious roles, was shockingly witty. The film undoubtedly brought out a comical side in all actors involved.

It’s no sin to turn a comedy into a flick with a family-oriented message — that is, unless it is done in all the wrong ways. In “A Thousand Words,” Eddie Murphy mimes and grimaces his way through the sappy film, making it harder to laugh at his performance and easier to leave the theater.

Jack McCall (Murphy), a literary agent who is constantly fast-tracking his way “A Thousand through life, cuts himself Words” on a bodhi tree that forms DreamWorks a strange connection with Pictures him. For each word he Our rating: speaks, the tree sheds a leaf, H making him, and the tree, closer to death.

Set up to be full of comedic scenes, “A Thousand Words” shows Murphy’s once motor mouth character stripped of his verbal skills. Murphy, known for his obnoxious but infectious voice, is now silent and left only to contort his facial expressions, making for uncomfortable moments instead of the intended hilarity. The charade-like incidents become very repetitive and unentertaining, eventually becoming annoyingly monotonous.

Proving to be just another lackluster “family-friendly” comedy, “A Thousand Words” makes the viewers forget the original comedic style of Murphy’s past performances. Unfortunately, the film is just a waste of his talent and the audience’s time.

“21 Jump Street” was directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and written by Michael Bacall.

“A Thousand Words” was directed by Brian Robbins and written by Steve Koren.

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Senior thrower Kate Middleton works on a project made of steel wire and rotating wheels that move magnets during her advanced sculpture class Monday in Ceracche Center.

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myself as the creative type, so finding the artistic ability within me was so amazing.”

Middleton had been an athlete her entire When senior thrower Kate Middleton finished a sculpture of herself in an intermediate life before college, competing as a thrower sculpture class, she felt satisfied knowing she at Pinkerton Academy in her hometown of had conveyed her physical and psychological Derry, N.H., because she liked the family environment the team offered. The more soliself in a creative work of art.

“It was made of metal, wood, glass and a tary environment in the art studio helped calm javelin my coach let me use,” Middleton said. her thoughts and stay in the moment.

“I love track because I felt like a little kid “It represents me with the glass formed into the shape of my face, the metal symbolizing my at recess that just got to go outside and be strength — physically and mentally — and the free from everything,” she said. “Art — even though I get frustrated because I want it to wood being my core.” be perfect — it is an escape for me because Middleton’s time in I don’t have to think about anything else than the Ceracche Center To see a what I am doing right now.” art studios has helped 1-on-1 with Middleton faced a crossroads in her college relieve the stress that comes with compet- Middleton, visit career when she chose to sacrifice her passions for athletics and art to help her family. In the ing as a thrower on theithacan. summer of 2010, Middleton’s father, James, the women’s track and org/22373. decided to serve a six-month tour as a federal field team and taking courses in the college’s physical therapy pro- contractor for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.

As the daughter of two retired military gram. After taking an introductory painting course with former teammate Chelsea Youtz, members, Middleton was used to having her Middleton chose to minor in art because it parents deployed, but was nervous that her allowed her to use her imagination and dis- father might not make it out of the Afghan war zone alive. cover a hidden talent.

“I was terrified with him going back,” she “I didn’t really know if I would like it because I had only sketched a little when I was said. “All I could think about was that devasyounger,” she said. “I was amazed with what I tating phone call that all military families fear, could do with a brush, and I had never seen and it wouldn’t go away until he was back.”

In response to her father’s decision, Middleton took a leave of absence for the fall 2010 semester to stay home with her family and help them deal with the struggles ahead of them.

“We knew it was going to be dangerous, and we were all scared, so I needed to be home to contribute everything I could to my family and keep the brave face on so that they wouldn’t break down,” she said.

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at Victoria’s Secret. She returned to Pinkerton Academy, where she attended high school, to coach the throwers on the women’s track team.

In addition to coaching the track team, Middleton continued to create art to take her mind off her father’s absence.

“I didn’t want to produce work that was meaningless, so my teachers started pushing me to do things more abstract,” Middleton said.

“I had a realization of what was important in life and I used my experiences and my emotions from home.”

When she returned to the college for the spring 2011 semester, she created a sculpture for her intermediate sculpture class for an assignment called “Lit From Within.”

The piece, a heart with a Middleton releases a weight during practice Monday in the throwing devil’s tail coming from cage. She has competed during the indoor and outdoor seasons. rachel orlow/the ithacan the rear, became a representation of the struggle Sophomore thrower Elaine Abdulky said she faced during her leave of absence from Middleton progressed every day during the seathe college.

The Bombers’ team dynamic suffered while son to earn a spot in the regional competition.

“She was working so hard and pushing to get Middleton was tending to her family’s needs and helping her former high school teammates. better and better every day,” Abdulky said. “As Senior Molly Quinn said Middleton’s absence a teammate, she was always pushing everyone during preseason training for the outdoor sea- else and more supportive of everyone than ever.”

Middleton is unsure whether she wants to son took a toll on the squad’s morale.

“She was really a leader for our team, so practice physical therapy in the military or at a without her we were missing her friendly, veterans’ hospital, but will always create drawupbeat personality and the support she pro- ings and sculptures in her spare time. Once she vided everyone,” Quinn said. “She watches had more time to exercise her passions for track every event — even when she’s warming up and art, Middleton was able to discover that her hobby could provide a therapeutic opportunity — and cheers on everyone.”

With her father still deployed until April, to think about her career path.

“When you are going down a difficult path Middleton began to lift with the women’s track team in January 2011. She returned to like I was, there are so many directions that the lineup after missing one meet and eventu- you can go,” she said. “But when I got back ally qualified for the Outdoor Eastern College and was immersed in everything again, it narAthletic Conference Championship in the rowed the path and showed me who I want to be in the future.” shot put.

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Squad pushes toward national ranking By doug geller staff writer

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Garish team gains savior When news broke last week that quarterback Tim Tebow was traded from the Denver Broncos to my favorite team, the New York Jets, I was shocked by the move. I was not surprised by the reaction of New York fans and media, however.

Tebow led the Broncos to six come-from-behind wins and an overtime victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs on Jan. 8. He became the most polarizing player in the NFL when the Broncos signed future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning on March 20.

The Jets front office was hungry to get attention for the team and desperate to acquire a big-name player for the New York market following a second Super Bowl title in four years by the New York Giants. They failed to adequately read Tebow’s contract, missing the clause that stated they would have to pay the Denver Broncos $5 million in addition to offering a 2012 fourth-round draft pick to acquire him.

When Tebow was introduced Monday, the reality that the most-watched player in the mostscrutinized league in the nation was on my team hit me. The hype around Tebow is kind of silly when you consider that he is a backup quarterback who completed less then half of his passes last season.

What bothers me about Tebow is not the media attention or the endorsements he has received since competing in professional football — it’s the fact that the public feels Tebow embodies values that other athletes don’t.

As a white, deeply religious Christian man, Tebow exudes what society considers to be purity. It’s not hard to see that people with views and rules driven by the Bible run a portion of our country. In an age where individuals can become media creators through blogging and social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, Tebow has exploded in popularity. Football fans and people looking for an athlete to save professional sports from the corrupt dark ages it has always existed in have done everything short of worship him.

Tebow is one of the least skilled quarterbacks in the game. There are certainly college and probably high school quarterbacks who can throw the ball better than him. The answer to why we care so much about him is we keep expecting him to fail, and somehow, every time we think he’s finished, he comes back and shocks us again.

He is not someone who fades quietly into our memories, especially now that he’s in New York.

Whether it’s through faith in religion or sheer persistence, Tebow will act as one last bastion of hope for those who choose to ignore all that is wrong with sports.

Harlan Green-taub is a senior televison-radio major. Contact him at hgreent1@ithaca.edu.

The men’s swimming and diving team conquered illness to register its highest collective finish at the NCAA Championships in 15 years.

The Blue and Gold sent seven members to the four-day national title meet, which took place from last Wednesday to Saturday in Indianapolis, Ind. The Bombers finished 32nd out of the 52 teams that competed.

The tight schedule of preliminary and final rounds for each event took a toll on junior Jake Robbins and senior Jeff Rapp, both of whom were sick all four days of the meet.

Rapp said he was happy he was able to compete.

The Blue and Gold’s finish at “It turned from wanting to the NCAA title go real fast to just being able meet was their to finish,” he said highest since the Rapp had a head cold, 1996-97 season. while Robbins was dealing with flu-like symptoms.

Robbins said the South Hill squad had to overcome its inclination to get off to slow starts in meets to earn its national ranking.

“Our team is notorious for swimming so much faster at night at finals, so the biggest thing for us was getting pumped up in the morning,” Robbins said.

The team was also accustomed to competing in preliminary and final rounds of each event on the different days. Preliminary and final rounds were held on the same day at the national title meet, however.

Rapp said the NCAA meet required more endurance from the swimmers.

Despite the physical and psychological pressure of the national stage, the South Hill squad’s swimmers and divers achieved the program’s first top-35 finish in Division III since the 1996-97 season, when the Blue and Gold finished in 24th place in the team rankings.

Junior Martin Brown competed in the 1- and 3-meter diving events, earning All-American honors at both heights. Each member of the 200-yard medley relay team — senior Antoine Connors, Robbins, junior Chris Cadwell and sophomore Zack Kundel also earned national honors for the first time.

The underclassmen who did not compete in the meet are already trying to take the next step toward earning a top ranking in Division III.

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Sophomore Cheffy Thomas competes in the 100-yard breaststroke during a meet against Union College on Feb. 4. The Bombers finished 32nd of 52 schools at the NCAA Championships.

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Freshman Logan Metzger said he wants to begin training earlier next season.

“We’re trying to get a training program going here in the spring and summer because traditionally our team hasn’t done a whole lot in the offseason,” he said.

Robbins said everyone who competed for the

national title must share the lessons they learned from the highly competitive atmosphere with their teammates in order for the team to do well again next season.

“We need to get going as soon as we get back to school and set a really high standard for ourselves,” he said.

All-Americans make big splash in season finale By steve derderian staff writer

The swimmers on the women’s swimming and diving team propelled their way to strong finishes in individual and team events at the NCAA Championships from last Wednesday to Saturday in Indianapolis, Ind. Before competing at the national title meet, the South Hill squad experienced a 24-day break from meets during which they revamped their training.

Head Coach Paula Miller said each swimmer reacted differently to the fluctuated levels of activity, but understood they needed to conserve energy to do well in all the events at the national level.

“We’re just a different team, and we had to approach our strategy in a much different way,” she said.

Miller said she increased the yardage the team swam in the two weeks following the Upper New York State and Empire 8 Championship meet Feb. 22-25. She then slowly tapered down the swims during the course of spring break.

The team’s lone diver at the meet, sophomore Korie Fackler, said her preparation for the national championships was not much different from past meets.

“I actually didn’t learn any new dives this season, so it was a lot of repetition and working out all the

Senior Kelly Murphy swims in the 200-yard medley relay during the Ithaca Invitational on Feb. 18 in the Athletics and Events Center Pool. durst breneiser/the ithacan

little things and getting comfortable with all my dives.”

Fackler, who placed fourth in the 3-meter dive, said the noise from the spectators at the meet was something the South Hill squad had to adjust to.

“When I’m going through my rituals, I’m mostly by myself listening to my music,” she said. “It was different having just the crowd cheering and not the familiar voices of my teammates.”

The Bombers’ 400-yard medley team of freshman Kylie Bangs, junior Carly Jones, junior Madi Sherry and sophomore Elizabeth Gawrys was originally seeded 24th out of the 25-team field, yet was able to swim its way to a 13th-place finish.

Jones said overcoming the low preliminary ranking eased the underclassmen’s nerves they had going into the meet.

“That was definitely a great accomplishment,” she said. “It boosted the younger swimmers to show what they could do on a big stage like that.”

Jones also triumphed over some personal grief during the meet, as her uncle, one of her greatest supporters, passed away. Despite receiving the sad news, Jones said she decided to stay with the team and compete because the team needed her for additional motivation.

“I was there to do a job — to get things done,” she said. “My parents told me that he would want me to do well and push through that.”

Fackler said Jones’ 23rd-place finish in the preliminaries of the 200-yard breaststroke has motivated her to outperform national competitors throughout her career.

“I know going into next season will push me to get there again and keep doing better, and I deserve to go the next two seasons,” she said.

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Swift attack lineup strengthens team By christian araos Staff writer

When the men’s lacrosse team begins its arduous Empire 8 Conference schedule this season, it will possess an arsenal of veterans and younger players on its attack, who have been the driving force to a 5—3 overall record.

The Bombers currently rotate four attackmen in each game: sophomore Pat Slawta, freshman James Manilla, and seniors Tom Mongelli and Devin Weinshank. They will add senior Jay Lucas to the rotation when he is eligible to play.

Because he began playing for the Blue and Gold at the end of the 2009 regular season after transferring from the University of Massachusetts, Lucas must sit out until Empire 8 Conference play begins with a game against Alfred University on Wednesday.

Weinshank said adding Lucas to the attack rotation would create unique problems for conference and nonconference opponents.

“It’s good that we have five attackmen because the defense always see someone different every quarter, and every one of our attackmen have a different style,” Weinshank said.

Mongelli said Lucas will have to earn back his starting role from last season because sophomore attack Pat Slawta and freshman attack James Manilla have been the Bombers’ top contributors early in 2012.

Lucas had 13 goals and 17 assists playing as a midfielder last season, but will be making the switch to attack to replace junior Andrew Bruce, who is playing at midfield this season. Head Coach Jeff Long switched Bruce to midfield because of his 8-inch height advantage over Lucas.

Manilla said he has been able to apply Lucas’ ability to motivate the team and acknowledges his playing time will be cut when Lucas returns to the lineup.

“He knows the game as much as anyone, and he’s a great leader,” Manilla said. “He’s the guy you want to have the ball in your stick because he’s such a good playmaker.”

Manilla, who has started every game and registered nine goals and six assists this season, has acted as the X Attackman, working behind the net for the South Hill squad. Manilla said he must not only be a scorer for the team, but also have the ability to orchestrate offensive plays.

“I don’t like to keep the ball in my stick for too long,” he said. “I like to set up my teammates for opportunities, but when I like my matchup, I like to test my guy and dodge him a little bit and try to get a couple of goals, if not create a pass.”

Mongelli said Manilla’s speed and perception on the field have led to his early success on offense.

“He’s real quick when he has the ball and he’s real shifty,” Mongelli

From left, SUNY-Cortland senior midfielder Eric Richards drives past junior defenseman Adam Wacenske during a game Friday at Higgins Stadium. The Blue and Gold have lost two of their three home games this season. kristina stockburger/the ithacan

said. “He keeps his feet moving and within the first five yards he is able to beat his man.”

Slawta’s emergence has also added another dimension to the Bombers’ attack this season. He has already eclipsed his point total from last year by nine, picking up 20 points.

Mongelli said Slawta’s intelligence makes him an invaluable

part of the offense.

“He is able to make decisions real quick and real easily, and most of the time they are the right decisions,” Mongelli said.

Mongelli said the five attackmen work well together and are each capable of making an impact on the outcome of a game. He said winning games matters more to the entire attack unit than the

playing time.

Slawta said the offensive system will strengthen the team as it prepares to compete against Empire 8 opponents such as Alfred and Nazareth College.

“Our offense this year has been very fast and fluid,” Slawta said.

“We don’t really have a weak link, which is one of the best parts about our team.”

Look online for game stories from these sports: SATURDAY • 10 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Crew at Cayuga Duals on Cayuga Inlet • 10 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Track and Field at Ithaca Invitational at Butterfield Stadium • 1 p.m. Softball vs. Stevens Institute of Technology on Kostrinsky Field • 1 p.m. Men’s Tennis at Utica College in Utica, N.Y. • 3 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse vs. Stevens Institute of Technology at Higgins Stadium • 4:30 p.m. Baseball at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.

SUNDAY • Noon Baseball at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. • 1 p.m. Softball at University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y.

tuESDAY • 3 p.m. Softball vs. SUNY-Cortland on Kostrinsky Field

WEDNESDAY • 3:30 p.m. Baseball vs. SUNY-Oneonta on Freeman Field • 4 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse at Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y.

Bold = Home game TBD = To be determined

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Bombers’ catchers grow through competition by nate king staff writer

The baseball team is benefitting from a prolonged position battle for a spot on the diamond that usually calls for stability.

Juniors Corey Caswell and Kevin Primm and sophomore Bill Collins are all competing to start at catcher for the Blue and Gold this season. Each catcher has started at least three games this season.

Head Coach George Valesente said having three competent catchers helps the team because each catcher excels at various facets of the game.

“Caswell has been more accurate and consistent with his throwing,” he said. “Collins has a great deal of potential and talent, looks to be a stronger hitter offensively. And Primm does a good job of receiving, and his blocking has gotten a lot better.”

Valesente said it is important to find the right catcher given the demanding nature of the job.

“There’s a great deal of responsibility for catchers — remembering the hitters, calling a good game, knowing the temperament of the pitcher, blocking, throwing and making the calls to the infield,” he said. “There’s a lot going on for them.”

Caswell, who has started six games this season, said the competition is close and a natural part of the sport.

“We all have our areas of expertise, and we all just want to battle,” he said. “That’s just the way the game is. The best players play, and all three of us are trying to show coach at the same time that we are the best player.”

Collins, who has started three games this season, said the competition is good-natured, but still intense.

“We’re friendly face-to-face,” he said. “But on the inside we’re thinking to ourselves we want the position more than the other person.”

Despite the competition, the catching trio continually helps one another improve by

Sophomore catcher Bill Collins throws to first base during the Bombers’ 14-0 home victory against the Keuka College Storm on Friday. Collins has started three games this season.

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critiquing their throwing mechanics or by offering words of encouragement after a bad play. Primm said they do this because they realize if they help one another to improve, the Bombers will have the best possible catcher they can have.

“We’re all part of the same team, so it’s not really cutthroat,” he said. “It’s all to benefit the team as a whole. Anything we can do to help each other out is going to help the team.”

All three catchers said the competition forces them to play their best.

Caswell said he knows if he does slack off, there are two other players who will get the playing time.

“The competition has definitely brought the best out of me,” he said. “I work as hard as I possibly can every day just because I know that if I don’t, someone’s going to be right there behind me, ready to take my position.”

Collins said he weighs his performances in games and practices against the other two catchers, which motivates him to play well.

“Every single play I’m comparing myself to what they just did,” he said. “And they’re doing the same to me, so it helps us do the best we can every time.”

Even in the face of such fierce competition, the three players remain good friends off the field. They always room together in the hotel on away trips and regularly spend time at one another’s houses.

“There’s no bad blood between any of the three of us,” Primm said. “There’s pressure, but it’s not the end of the world. We’re all going to support whoever gets the starting job.”

Valesente said he and the coaching staff are making the decision on the starting catcher based on a number of factors, such as throwing accuracy, fielding ability and contributions on offense.

Collins said production at the plate will be the deciding factor.

“What really is going to separate us is the offensive side of the game,” he said. “I don’t think there’s a huge difference between us defensively, but hitting-wise will be what really seals the deal. Whoever can produce will get to play.”

Valesente has not named a specific date for when he will decide on who will get the starting job. Primm said the position battle should pay dividends for the team because it has elevated his focus from the first pitch to the final out.

“I love this competition because it forces me to not take a play off when I get the shot,” Primm said. “I have to go 110 percent every single play.”

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off the field Bombers give their opinions on pop culture

Favorite TV show?

Kheiyasa Carter Sophomore Women’s Track

Chris Duncan Senior Men’s Lacrosse

“Once Upon a Time”

“Dexter”

Right on cue

Prospective television-radio student Madi Shutt from Wayne, Pa., lines up her shot on the billiards table Monday in the Rec Center. The Rec Center, located next to the food court, is open on weekdays from 12:10 p.m.–10:30 p.m.

Favorite warm-up music?

“Pop or techno”

“‘Ocean’ by The John Butler Trio”

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the foul line

Weird news from the wide world of sports

Summer movie you’re looking forward to?

“The Dark “The Dark Knight Rises” Knight Rises”

by the

numbers

21 7

The number of games junior catcher Corey Caswell has started behind home plate for the baseball team this season.

See story on page 26.

The number of points the men’s swimming and diving team had during the fourday NCAA Championships.

See story on page 24.

It’s been six years since the movie “Borat” was released, and it’s still causing controversy. Champion archer Mariya Dmitriyenko from Kazakhstan won the 75 target event at the Arab Shooting Championship on Friday in Kuwait. As she took the podium to accept her gold medal, Dmitriyenko was expecting to hear her country’s national anthem, “My Kazakhstan,” only to hear the parody Kazakh national anthem from “Borat” instead. To her credit, Dmitriyenko was unfazed by the mix-up and took the spoof in stride. Her teammates were outraged, however, and demanded the song be turned off. The event organizers explained the “Borat” parody had been the song they were given for the award ceremonies. Unfortunately for Kazakhstan, this is the second time in the past month there has been confusion over its national anthem. Organizers at a small ski festival mistakenly played Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” instead of the standard “My Kazakhstan” on March 4.

—Matt Kelly

Play of the week Molly O’Donnell Junior Softball O’Donnell’s home run and overturned call key in the Blue and Gold’s rally against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Trailing RPI 7-3 heading into its final at-bats, the Blue and Gold pulled out a dramatic comeback win against the Engineers on Saturday. Freshman centerfielder Maggie Maurice led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a solo home run to close the gap to three runs and kickstart the Bombers’ momentum.

Junior third baseman Molly O’Donnell followed with a three-run homer to tie the score and send the game to extra innings.

In the bottom of the eighth, sophomore left fielder Rachel Dell’Orto slapped a two-out single that sent freshman shortstop Francesca Busa running toward home plate. Busa was originally called out on the tag at home, but the umpires reversed the call and gave the Bombers a dramatic walk-off victory.

they saidit Was I quick enough for you tonight?

49-year-old pitcher Jamie Moyer’s question for reporters after he pitched four scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants in his first spring training start of 2012 for the Colorado Rockies.

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Sophomore Megan Devlin, former opinion editor, captures camels riding across the sand in Merzouga, Morocco. Devlin is studying human rights and multiculturalism this semester.

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Foreign

Focus

Former Ithacan staff venture to exotic locations to experience life through the lens of another culture.

Junior Michelle Boulé, former photo editor, documents her travels and adventures abroad. This photo, taken in January, shows fish dangling from ropes in Kalk’s Bay, a fishing village in South Africa.

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Junior Graham Hebel, former photo editor, visits the Mediterranean Sea off the Azur coast of Nice, France, during an overnight stay with fellow members of his study abroad program in Aix-en-Provence.

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Sophomore Alex Mason, former staff photographer, captures the beautiful colors of the night while studying Spanish and film in Alicante, Spain.

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