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take in years to come. The panel was split on whether primary care or preventative care would be most significant in the future. The Affordable Care Act would insure patients who are uninsured because of pre-existing conditions, help small businesses pay for their employees’ health care, remove dollar limits from the amount of care providers pay for and expand Medicaid coverage. Joe Sammons, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes, said the act would open up reproductive health possibilities to women, including covering preventative services such as mammograms and cervical cancer screenings under their insurance. The addition of contraception to this coverage has caused political and religious uproar recently.
With Rick Santorum’s announcement Tuesday to drop out of the GOP race, President Barack Obama is turning his campaign sights not only to frontrunner Mitt Romney, but also on gaining political support from the younger generation. Obama’s 2008 presidential win was primarily supported by a young constituency — 61 percent of his voters were between the ages of 18 and MYRICK said 29. According voters turn out when they are to a recent Pew inspired in politics. study, 63 percent of young voters are supporting Obama in the 2012 election, but this doesn’t mean America’s young adults are making it to the voting booths. In an effort to get students at Ithaca College more involved with national politics and interested in the upcoming election, IC Democrats and Created Equal co-hosted an event Tuesday to educate students on why they should vote and how to convince others to register to vote. According to Pew data, 49 percent of voters ages 18 to 29 approve of the president’s performance in office, down 24 points since February 2009. However, Obama has made strides to interest student voters, such as focusing on student debt solutions. In February, the White House held a conference call with college and university journalists about making college more affordable for Americans. The event on campus involved a panel of speakers, which included City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick and associate politics professors Juan Arroyo and Patricia Rodriguez. Junior Rob Flaherty, president of IC Democrats, acted as the panel’s coordinator and asked panelists why students would elect not to vote and how to incorporate students in politics. There was a general consensus among the panel members for increased student engagement within politics. Myrick said students need to be driven by an issue to vote, and many of them haven’t experienced or connected with the issue that will drive them to become politically involved. “Those who plan to vote, those who turn out to vote, vote because they are motivated by something,” Myrick said. When Flaherty asked panelists if the U.S. should enforce compulsory voting, Myrick said forcing
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explore online Visit theithacan.org/sga-results to watch a video with Rob Flaherty.
IC Progress, SGA's next leaders, met for the first time Monday in the Student Activities Center to discuss their budget for next year.
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IC Progress sets sights on SGA future By henry apostoleris contributing writer
The Student Government Association’s newly elected leaders, IC Progress, plan to implement changes in structure, transparency and campus events next year. IC Progress, led by junior Rob Flaherty, won last week's election over Be Heard, the opposing group led by junior Ellis Williams. The group will take over for the current board, The Constructionists, in the fall. The Constructionists, who are finishing up their year, said they accomplished most of their initial goals, including establishing the first Spirit Week, making student senators
more accessible and creating a program to raise money for students in financial need to pay for college tuition. Senior Scott Nachlis, the current SGA president, said his board was successful in completing their platform goals and added a few along the way. “We added an international senator,” Nachlis said. “We completely revamped that elections act. We endorsed a no-fracking policy, we endorsed the Asian-American Studies minor.” Members of IC Progress plan to focus on three main initiatives: restructuring SGA by eliminating a standing committee called the campus affairs committee, focusing on
transparency to its constituents and planning more community-inclusive events. “The idea is that our senate will be structured more based on tasks and progress and results, and less on sort of process procedure,” Flaherty said. “We want to make it much more streamlined.” Elections for SGA were held last week from April 2 to 4 with the two competing boards, IC Progress and Be Heard. Though the number of student votes increased from last year, the turnout was 16.7 percent of the undergraduate student body. This
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Health care debate spurs dialogue among Ithacans by patrick feeney staff writer
Women's health issues, primary vs. preventative care and the financial burden of mandatory health insurance were among the key topics discussed at an Affordable Health Care panel Thursday at Ithaca College. The Affordable Care Act, sometimes dubbed by Republicans as “Obamacare,” is shrouded in a storm of controversy that has recently brought it to the Supreme Court. Some issues in particular have students and local experts talking. The ACA has multiple provisions that would affect college students nationwide, including one that states anyone under the age of 26 would be allowed to stay on their parents’ health plans. It will also allow those with pre-existing conditions to get coverage and make preventative care free in new health plans. These provisions and issues
Joe Sammons, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes, speaks about the Affordable Care Act Thursday. rachel woolf/the ithacan
were discussed in a panel of local experts last Thursday in Klingenstein Lounge. The panel was held to stress the impact of the contested legislation on students. Panelists,
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including local physician Frederick Barken and associate economics professor Jennifer Tennant, focused on what drives up costs in health care and what direction care will
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publishers conspired with Apple to raise retail e-book prices to limit competition. The lawsuit was filed yesterday in federal court in Manhattan. It said the effort was a response to the success Amazon had in selling e-books for just under $10. The lawsuit said the alleged conspiracy came as Apple was preparing to launch the iPad. It said the alleged conspiracy called for Apple to be guaranteed a 30 percent commission on each e-book it sold. Apple did not immediately respond to a comment request.
Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was charged yesterday with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose death ignited nationwide protests. Special prosecutor Angela Corey said that the 28-year-old Zimmerman is in custody. She wouldn’t disclose Zimmerman’s whereabouts for his safety, but said that he will be in court within 24 hours. Corey says that authorities did not come to the decision lightly, nor was it based on public pressure. The charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. Second-degree murder is typically charged when there is a fight or other confrontation that results in death and when there is no premeditated plan to commit murder. Zimmerman has asserted since the Feb. 26 killing in Sanford, Fla. that he shot the 17-yearold Martin in self-defense after the two fought.
Indonesian quakes raise concerns
Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia yesterday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. No deadly waves or serious damage resulted, and a watch for much of the Indian Ocean was lifted after a few hours. Women and children cried in Aceh, where memories are still raw of a 2004 tsunami that killed 170,000 people in the province alone. The U.S. Geological Survey said the first 8.6-magnitude quake was a shallow 14 miles, hitting in the sea 270 miles from Aceh’s provincial capital. An alert that followed from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii advised countries all along the rim of the Indian Ocean, from Australia and India to as far off as Africa, that a seismically charged wave could head their way.
Santorum leaves Republican race
The head of the Republican Governors Association says Rick Santorum’s withdrawal from the presidential sweepstakes should signal party conservatives to unify behind Mitt Romney. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell told CBS This Morning that “conservatives, independents and clear-thinking moderates are now going to get behind” the former Massachusetts governor. He says he believes Republicans have an excellent chance to make Barack Obama a oneterm president, and that party people should be “keeping their eyes on the big prize, which is winning the presidency.” McDonnell says he believes Santorum “can bring a lot of people in” to the cause. McDonnell, whose name has surfaced in speculation about the vice presidential nomination, tells the network “ultimately, that’s up to the nominee. I’m perfectly happy being the governor of Virginia.”
Johnson & Johnson fined for drug
An Arkansas judge has fined Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary more than $1.1 billion after a jury found yesterday that the companies downplayed and hid risks associated with an antipsychotic drug. Judge Tim Fox found nearly 240,000 violations under Arkansas’ Medicaid-fraud law over Risperdal. Each violation came with a $5,000 fine, setting the total penalty at more than $1.1 billion. Arkansas previously sued Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. in 2007 over the drug.
US sues Apple for e-book monopoly
The U.S. government has filed an antitrust lawsuit in New York against Apple Inc. and various major book publishers. It claims the
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Supporters of a dissenting faction of the Communist Party of Nepal participate in a torch rally against the handover of Maoist cantonments and weapons to the Nepalese Army in Katmandu. Nepalese soldiers arrived yesterday at camps with thousands of former communist rebels.
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Fox issued an additional $11 million fine in the yesterday ruling for more than 4,500 violations under the state’s deceptive practices act. Previous Risperdal verdicts against J&J include a $327 million civil penalty in South Carolina. Texas reached a $158 million settlement with Janssen in January.
Peruvian miners rescued from shaft
Nine Peruvian miners have been rescued after five days of being trapped in an informal copper mine. All nine walked out of the mine without assistance yesterday morning through a reinforced tunnel that rescuers had built as they removed more than 26 feet of dirt and rock. The miners were trapped by a cave-in triggered by an explosion they themselves had set. They communicated with rescuers through a hose by which they also received food and medicine during their ordeal in the shaft dug into a mountainside.
Kim Jong Un strengthens leadership
North Korea fueled up a rocket yesterday in preparation for what now appears to be an imminent liftoff, while the country’s young leader strengthened his grip on power with a new title making him the nation’s top political official. Kim Jong Un was named first secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party, a new post, while his late father, longtime leader Kim Jong Il, was given the posthumous title of “eternal general secretary” at a special Workers’ Party conference. The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported those details from the secretive one-day political gathering in Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un’s formal ascension, comes during a week of events leading up to celebrations Sunday marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of his grandfather, late President Kim Il Sung.
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NYC program finalizes applicant pool BY Noreyana Fernando Staff Writer
As the pilot semester of Ithaca College’s New York City Center comes to an end, 15 of 21 applicants have been selected for the program next fall. Meanwhile, program coordinators are looking for ways to bolster the center for future applicants. The launch of the NYC Center, which is open to students in all majors, is a key initiative of IC 20/20, the college’s 10-year vision plan approved by the board of trustees. Bryan Roberts, assistant dean for student services at the Roy H. Park School of Communications said applicants for next semester come from the School of Humanities and Sciences, the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance and the Park School of Communications. Ten of the 15 students accepted for next fall are communications majors. Addressing concerns that there have been low levels of interest in the program, Roberts said the idea is far from the truth. “This is a program that is building strategically, and I think is ready to really take off. Rome wasn’t built in a day,” he said. “But 20 years from now, IC is still going to have a strong, thriving presence in New York City.” Roberts said he sent out emails to potential candidates around deadline time to raise awareness about the program among students as they plan out their college career. However, the program is currently not recruiting more students for the fall. “If a student really wants to go to New York and is a good academic fit — of course that is key — and then it fits with their other goals, we will enter into the discussion. But at this point, we are not actively recruiting,” he said. Barbara Howard, associate dean of the School of Business, said one of the reasons the Fall 2012 turnout is lower than that of Spring 2012 was that accounting students, who constitute a good portion of the number of participants, are required
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Bryan Roberts, assistant dean for student services at the Roy H. Park School of Communications, presents the NYC program Feb. 10 in the Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise. Durst Breneiser/the Ithacan
to take certain courses in Ithaca that are only offered in the fall. Howard also said that since the tax season falls during the spring, accounting students are more likely to secure internships. Recently, it was decided that a journalism course that was to be offered at the NYC Center this fall would be cancelled. Roberts said this was done due to a lack of demand for the course on the part of those participating in the program, but the change is not permanent. Junior Darren McGee, an integrated marketing communications major, is one of the students accepted into the program for next semester. McGee said distance was a factor in his choice of the New York City program over the college’s 18-year-old Los Angeles program. “I originally wanted to go to Los Angeles,” he said. “But I figured more of what I wanted to do is centered in New York, and I didn’t want to go quite that far away. So I decided New York City would be a better fit for me.” Meanwhile, junior Erin Dunphy, a journalism major, is currently a part of the college’s LA program and interns at the medical talk show “The Doctors.” Dunphy said while New York City would have been closer to home for her, LA gave her the different experience that she was looking for.
“Honestly, what I’d like about the New York program is that I would actually be close to home,” she said. “[But] for me, getting that experience not only in my industry, but getting that experience of living in a new place is just as important.” Roberts said the students currently in NYC will be able to give feedback on the program. “They will have recommendations on where to live, and they’ll just be a wonderful resource,” he said. Sophomore Blake Crist, an IMC major, is an intern with New York City marketing and PR firm G2. Crist said the opportunity and alumni connections in the city led him to apply for the program. “The opportunity that I have gotten at my internship has been incredible,” Crist said. “I have gotten to do so many things that most interns don’t get to do. Right now I am working with senior executives that are at the top of the company, and I am pitching presentations to them and working closely with them, which is unheard of. Even people who are at entry-level jobs in the company don’t get to do this.” Students currently at the NYC Center are interning with NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” “The David Letterman Show,” Madison Square Garden and several other organizations and shows.
Part four: Reworking advising for students Assistant News Editor
In the fourth part of a series on IC 20/20, The Ithacan takes a look at the student advising changes highlighted in the 10-year strategic plan. In the wake of one of the largest curriculum overhauls in Ithaca College’s history, the eighth initiative in the IC 20/20 final vision plan aims to streamline the way students receive academic direction from faculty and staff advisers. The Student Advising Initiative outlined in the plan seeks to address the current challenges of student advising on campus. It proposes the creation of a centralized student advising center with a director and six to 10 academic advisers, which would “supplement, enhance and support the advising work of faculty.” Among the services under consideration for the center are registration assistance, guidance in selecting majors and minors, midterm outreach and advising, and first-year student advising for adjusting to college.
Two key functions proposed for the center are a formal adviser training program and a structured assessment of the advising system and academic advisers. To evaluate the issues of the college’s current advising structure and to provide recommendations, the Student Advising Task Force was created during the fall 2010 semester. The task force met weekly last spring to draft a formal proposal, which was submitted to the Office of the Provost for review at the end of the 2010-11 academic year. Sophomore Robert Hohn and first-year graduate student Kaitlin Clark were selected to serve on the task force last year as the committee’s two student members. Hohn, who also works part-time in the Office of the Registrar, said his involvement with the committee and the registrar opened his eyes to the lack of communication between many students and their advisers, which led him to believe
Craig Cummings, professor and chair of the Department of Music Theory, History and Composition at Ithaca College, has been named the interim dean of the School of Music, effective July 1. CUMMINGS Greg Woodward, current dean of the School of Music, will assume his role as president of Carthage College, a small liberal arts school in Wisconsin with about 3,400 enrolled students, beginning this summer. Cummings, who began his career at the college in 1989 and has served as a department chair since 1997, said he is excited to assume the position and continue tackling the initiatives set up by the current dean. “I want to work together with the faculty and the staff and the students in the building to continue the tradition of excellence already established,” he said. “I would be tackling some new initiatives that the faculty and the current dean have come up with to try to see this through.” Marisa Kelly, provost and vice president of academic affairs, said in an Intercom announcement that she will establish a committee to search for a new permanent dean in the near future. The search will begin early in the fall 2012 semester with a possible decision by February or March 2013.
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Sophomore Robert Hohn works in the student government office. Hohn was on the IC 20/20 advising task force and the Steering Committee.
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that the creation of an advising center would help bridge that gap. “I know just working there that there are a lot of questions that students don’t know the answers to, and their advisers don’t know the answers to, and if we just have the center, those answers will be able to be found,” he said. “I just think the center, overall, is good for the campus.” Marisa Kelly, provost and vice president of academic affairs, announced Sunday that Margaret Arnold, associate dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, was appointed special assistant to the provost.
One of Arnold’s main responsibilities in this position will be to oversee the development of the new Center for Student Advising and Achievement, which Kelly stated is an “IC 20/20 priority” in her announcement. Kelly could not be reached this week for comment. In its proposal, the task force also referenced a list of best practices for academic advising, predominately from the National Academic Advising Association’s website. One study cited was from Holly Martin,
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The Ithaca Police Department has identified the names and conditions of those involved in Sunday’s traffic accident on Route 13 at the intersection of North Fulton Street and Cascadilla Street. Ithaca resident Prince J. Griffith, 21, died due to injuries sustained from the crash; Fairburn, Ga., resident Dominique Slaughter-Smith, 20, died from injuries sustained in the crash; Ithaca resident Rakim D. Slaughter, 24, is in critical condition at the trauma center; and Isiah Mack, 19, was recently released from the hospital. The traffic accident occurred at 3:54 a.m. Sunday, according to a press release sent out by the City of Ithaca. The Ithaca Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Team and Investigations Division are in the process of reconstructing and investigating the crash. At this time the investigation is ongoing, but it is known that speeding did play a part in the crash, according to an IPD press release. For the most updated information on the investigation, visit theithacan.org/22609.
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Health care stirs debate on finances health from page 1
“We believe very much that decisions should be made between a woman and her doctor, and not between a government or insurance companies,” Sammons said. “The act takes women’s health out of the political theater and makes it the practice of TENNANT said the land.” judging health care Despite necessity on presthe focus on ent health is tricky. the controversy over women’s health issues, the panel also discussed financial problems associated with the act. Most Americans would be forced to purchase health insurance or pay a fee through the act. Though this rule will not apply to “lowincome” citizens, and financial aid will be offered to those who buy coverage, the question of whether federally regulated insurance is constitutional is currently being debated in the Supreme Court. Freshman Victoria DeBerry said this part of the act infringes on the rights of American citizens. “The fact that we’re going to be fined for not having the health care that’s impressed against us is completely against the constitution,” she said. Though many Republican politicians tend to side against the act, President Barack Obama’s plans for the act parallel presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s health care policies in Massachusetts, according to his state’s Health Connect program, an online site for purchasing health insurance. Citizens in the state have been required to buy health insurance or pay a fine since April of 2006. Junior Alexis Singh said it’s good the act doesn’t force lower income individuals to buy insurance, but it would be more beneficial to give them the care they need. “If they have any medical issues, they’re going to be bankrupted by medical bills they can’t pay for,” she said. “For a lot of people who are impoverished, it’s like figuring out if you should pay for your next meal or pay for health insurance to save your child’s life. It’s a hard decision for a parent to make.” Barken, a primary care physician at the Ithaca Free Clinic, said a transformation of U.S. citizens into health care “consumers” is a major problem with the legislature. Different aspects of health care are too specialized and fragmented, and are sold like products, he said. “Consumption is different than appropriate, crafted, personalized care,” Barken said. Tennant said the uncertain nature of one’s health is a factor in the purchase of insurance plans. “We think we know how healthy we are,” Tennant said. “But we don’t. That’s scary, and people don’t like that.” The Supreme Court heard the arguments for both sides between March 26 and 28. They are expected to make a ruling in June.
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year, 1,050 students submitted their vote, compared to last year’s turnout of 1,001, which accounted for about 16.3 percent of the student body. Sophomore Robert Hohn, vice president of business and finance, said the group will place an emphasis on engaging the campus community. “We want to engage the student body and make sure that we understand what they need and what they see is wrong with the campus,” he said. IC Progress’ executive board includes freshman Isuru Somasinghe, vice president of academics; Ayesha Patel, vice president of campus affairs; sophomores Hohn, vice president of business and finance; Courtney Brown, vice president of communications; and Justin Pyron, vice president of Senate affairs. “Both parties had a really interesting and excellent platform,” Flaherty said. “The themes of engaging with the student body, advocating for student interests and reforming are what we want to do here. I think that both parties had a great message, and I was heartened, really, by the level IC Progress plans to implement new changes for the next academic year, including overall structural passion on both sides.” changes to meetings, encouraging more transparency and planning more campus-inclusive events. This year’s votes were tallied on IC Link, Rachel orlow/the ithacan a social site for student organization involveTransparency is a key goal of IC Progress this take an interest in their organizations. ment on campus, as opposed to other years All of the new board members have been inwhen votes were processed through the site coming academic year, Flaherty said, which can SurveyMonkey or emailed to board members be better achieved by changing meeting locations volved with SGA previously. “All of us are already in SGA, and we’re reto more popular spots on campus. to be totaled. “I want to make it way easy for students to ally heavily involved in SGA, and some people Though Williams did not secure a win for Be Heard, he said he still plans to stay involved with follow what is going on in SGA because it is thought of that as a bad thing, like it’s just hard to see what we are going to be like this year again and nothing’s the SGA community. doing and when we are going to change, but we believe that because “There is a responsidoing things,” he said. of our experience we know things that could bility we have as people 1,050 out of 6,276 undergraduates voted “I really want to take be improved,” Patel said. “We are at meetings who want to be involved in the 2012 SGA election. our meetings all across every week ... so we know the issues and what to not leave when it gets campus — I want these we want to fix and know the most efficient way hard, but to go back meetings not on the third to fix it.” and find new ways to Nachlis said he is confident in IC Progress’ ability floor, hidden away.” get that word out and IC Progress plans to to lead the Student Government Association next reintroduce that word.” start the year off strong by year because of the board's breadth of new ideas. Williams said. “I don’t “This year was a lot of pilot programs — with setting a good tone. think it should stop with “We are going to do the new legislation policy, with doing budget a loss, I think it should that by having a couple this spring semester a little bit differently — so continue with a loss.” of big events right at the next year it’ll be on Rob and his e-board to kind This year, both parbeginning of next year,” of evaluate how things worked this year, how ties presented platforms Didn't vote Voted things didn't work and just kind of move the orFlaherty said. to reach out to the stuNew events include ganization along,” he said. dent body. IC Progress’ sources: office of institutional research and sga Flaherty said the primary focus of IC Progress a plan for having fireplatform was broken into works, followed by a dance the night before is to keep the student body engaged. three parts: engage, advocate and reform. “My main focus is making sure that students The Be Heard campaign was also broken into classes begin, as well as a student organization three parts, including active presence on campus fair on the quad where organizations will have at Ithaca College have the best experience that for the student body and the senate, support for room to set up large displays and get more they can have and are in an inclusive and increative with how they try to get students to volved community,” he said. campus life and access to transportation.
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people to vote wouldn’t solve the problem, but engaging students at a younger age to vote will inspire them. “I’ve found that once folks get involved in government, very rarely do they turn away,” Myrick said. “It’s like peeking behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz.” While Rodriguez said younger people are becoming more politically aware and involved, more students need to incorporate themselves with politics. “It needs to happen more and more — we can all make a difference,” Rodriguez said. Freshman Ayesha Patel, a member of IC Democrats, said it’s imperative that students and younger generations involve themselves in politics. “A lot of discussion going on in government right now is ultimately going to impact us the most as we get older,” Patel said. “So it’s important that we get our voices heard now in these matters.” Freshman Karen Rich said she’s not registered to vote because
she isn't interested in politics and doesn’t want to vote blindly. “I know everyone says every vote counts, but I think that you should only vote for something you actually know about,” Rich said. “I don’t know enough about politics, I don’t want to just vote for a random person just for the sake of voting.” The panelists said there was a lack of personal connection in today’s politics in comparison to past decades because candidates reach their voters through social media and broad televised campaigns. Most candidates, they said, don’t travel door-to-door to ask for votes anymore, which prevents people from forming a personal connection with the candidate or the candidate’s political party. “The effort must come from us,” Rodriguez said. Arroyo said it was important for people to form a personal connection to an issue because it inspires them to become engaged in the political conversation. He said voting still matters, even for those who vote for a Republican candidate in a primarily democratic region — and in the long run
From left, Juan Arroyo, assistant professor of politics, engages in a panel with Mayor Svante Myrick on Tuesday about inspiring students to vote. david wayman/the ithacan
it could make a difference in the overall outcome of the election. “The number of people who could have changed the Florida outcome for the Bush-Gore election in 2000 could fit in this room,” Arroyo said. “If they changed their votes, it would have gone the other way.”
Myrick said when students are not politically active and voting in elections, politicians cannot gauge what issues impact and interest students. “Who matters and who doesn’t matter, the visible and the invisible,” Myrick said.
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assistant dean and academic adviser at the University of Notre Dame, titled “Constructing Learning Objectives for Academic Advising.” In the study, Martin cited the need for advisers to define learning objectives in order to answer the question, “What should students learn through academic advising?” In relation to Martin’s study, the task force listed its predicted student learning outcomes from the recommendations outlined in its proposal. These included students identifying their co-curricular experiences consistent with their goals and selecting the appropriate courses based on their understanding of the curriculum. The IC 20/20 Steering Committee, which is co-chaired by Kelly, is currently finalizing its review of the
task force’s formal recommendation. The group is made up of 16 faculty members, staff and students across the college. Hohn, who is also on the steering committee, said the college community should be ready for the creation of the new center within the next two years. “I know that the IC 20/20 advisory committee is definitely focused,” he said. “It’s one of our main goals to have the advising center within the next couple of years.” Clark, however, said because the committee was given a semester to draft a final proposal, she thinks they need more time to fully review the advising program’s status. “We were limited on time, so we did as much as we could,” she said. “We made recommendations and said ‘Here’s our thoughts’, but the underlying line is that there still needs to be more discussion and more work done.”
student advising structural changes current Advising techniques vary considerably cross-college — There are no consistent advising methods among the different schools and departments at the college.
future Creation of an advising center — Professional and faculty advisers are housed in one academic or administrative unit and are focused on the integrative core curriculum and other elements of general education.
Advising is not required for all schools — Advising is only mandatory for students in the School of Humanities and Sciences.
Cross-college mandatory advising — Academic advising is required for all students at the college.
Advising is not assessed — There is no routine evaluation of academic advising at the college.
Advising is evaluated — The assessment includes both the advising system and individual advisers.
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Holiday Inn structure gets face lift By LAuren Mazzo Staff Writer
The addition of a conference center and renovations at the Holiday Inn in downtown Ithaca are expected to increase activity in the area, potentially stimulating hotel and local business. The renovations, which are scheduled to begin in November 2012 and finish in January 2014, will include revamping the main building, building a conference center and adding of about 10 guest rooms. Tiffany Gallagher, general manager at the Holiday Inn, said traffic to area, which dips during the weekdays, is expected to increase because conferences will most likely be held Monday to Friday. “The hotel needs a lot of renovation as is, so we wanted to make the product what we feel would best benefit our future life in Ithaca,” Gallagher said. “We feel like the addition of a meeting space would change the face of the hotel and city.” Fred Bonn, director of the Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau, said other facilities in the area can hold events for about 250 people, but the Holiday Inn will be able to host about 400 people after the renovations. Gallagher said bringing more visitors into the downtown area during the weekdays will benefit the cash drawers of other local businesses. “It’s a vibrant town, it’s a progressive town, and doing business in this town makes a lot of sense, so we just need to tweak it a little bit so that it makes more sense,” she said. Gary Ferguson, executive director of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, said the DIA has wanted to see a conference center downtown for some time
The Holiday Inn renovations, which are scheduled to begin this November and end by January 2014, are expected to bring in more traffic to Ithaca. Paige Klingerman/the ithacan
so the community, not just Ithaca College and Cornell University, can host large conferences. “They’ll have the capacity for up to 400 people, and those people will all be within walking distance of The Commons, downtown and all the shops, eateries and entertainment that’s downtown,” he said. Ferguson said he doesn’t believe these renovations will hurt other hotels and local bed and breakfasts’ business because conferences and events held in the new facility will draw in large crowds for other lodging businesses to help support. Dee Murphy, owner of Noble
House Farm Bed and Breakfast in Newfield, N.Y., said the Holiday Inn’s renovations may not negatively affect the business for local bed and breakfasts because the hotel is only adding 10 new rooms, but the increasing number of hotels open in Ithaca is what hurts the local small businesses, like the Noble House. “It’s just the continued opening of more places to stay that are negatively affecting our business,” she said. “I know that, in a way, that could be positive because that could mean that we see tourism growing, and if tourism grows, then that’s going to be good for all of us, so it’s a double-edged sword.”
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Business major thrives under heavy workload By Allie Healy
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When senior Jake Tenenbaum was in third grade, his teacher advised his parents to “slow your kid down.” And for the next 13 years, his parents wished he would. But no matter what his parents said, he did not quit. Tenenbaum played baseball and bowled through middle To see a video school despite on Tenenbaum, his demanding visit theithacan. academic life. org/22662. He even refused to quit his high school job at a local Chinese restaurant. Now a senior majoring in business with a concentration in international
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Jake Tenenbaum business and minors in legal studies and integrated marketing communications, the chances of Tenenbaum slowing down are still close to none. “There is so much to do that I can’t help but want to be a part of it all,” he said. Tenenbaum said he was drawn to Ithaca College because of the opportunities for student involvement. Graduating high school with 36
credits under his belt, Tenenbaum wasted no time getting involved his freshman year. He was a general member of the college’s American Marketing Association and Business Link, secretary of the college’s chapter of Up ’til Dawn and a dean’s host for the School of Business. Looking to gain further leadership experience, Tenenbaum applied to be the freshman liaison for AMA and a position on the dean’s host executive board. He was denied for both. “People always say to me, ‘You were handed everything,’” he said. “But I actually got rejected from most things.” But Tenenbaum is not one to take no for an answer. During his sophomore year, he reapplied for the executive board of AMA and for dean’s host, securing both. He also became a business school senator, president’s host, peer adviser for the business school and student administrative assistant to the school’s dean. As the student administrative assistant to the dean, Tenenbaum worked with Maria Fiorille, assistant to the dean. Fiorille helped train Tenenbaum with finance, an area of business he said he wasn’t too proficient in. But with the proper training and the right attitude, Fiorille said, his financial skills developed. “He will definitely be able to succeed in whatever he does because he has touched so many different areas,” she said. While working in the dean’s suite
Senior Jake Tenenbaum stands in front of the Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise. Tenenbaum has spent the majority of his time at Ithaca College pursuing business-related extracurricular activities.
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spring semester of his sophomore year, Tenenbaum worked closely with Catrina Decker, academic services coordinator in the School of Business. She said that many of their projects overlapped, which provided plenty of time for collaboration. “We work very well together,” Decker said. “I always go to Jake for his feedback and honesty. He always has an answer or idea.” Between the fall and spring of his sophomore year, Tenenbaum interned with the National Advertising Review Council, and last summer, Tenenbaum interned with alumnus Chris Burch ’76 at J. Christopher Capital. He helped with launching different lines with designers such as Tori Burch and Monika Chiang and new companies like Electric Love
Army by Kelly Cutrone. Tenenbaum said he hopes to begin his career with Chris Burch this summer. Tenenbaum is currently the copresident of the college’s chapter of the American Marketing Association. He said that throughout his time with AMA, he has helped transform the “typical marketing club’s hierarchy” of positions. Instead of having traditional positions, the club has divided the power differently. “We have VP of design, VP of communications, VP of finance and things that the international chapter has never even seen,” he said. “They were very impressed.” They were impressed enough that the college’s AMA chapter at the college was awarded a bronze award at the International
Conference for Top 20 Chapters. Senior Jayme Bednarski said she admires the work ethic of her co-president and close friend. “He is probably one of the most involved people on this campus,” she said. “It’s not possible, you just can’t be that involved. I don’t know how he does it.” A self-proclaimed workaholic, Tenenbaum said he is more than comfortable with his tightly packed schedule because he has the opportunity to work with people who motivate him. “The truth of the matter is I’m a very active person, and I love staying active,” he said. “I love being able to spend time with the people I care about. I’m inspired by them.”
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College & City PT professor receives award for project on tendinopathy
The University of Rochester Department of Orthopaedics honored Deborah Nawoczenski, professor of physical therapy, with the Louis A. and Mildred M. Goldstein Award. Nawoczenski received the grant for a research proj- NAWOCZENSKI ect she worked on with Benedict DiGiovanni, professor of orthopaedics at the University of Rochester. The project, ”Biomechanical and Muscle Morphological Biomarkers of Foot Function Following Gastrocnemius Recession for Achilles Tendinopathy,” evaluates muscle atrophy, strength, endurance and functional outcomes in patients who have intervention surgery to relieve pain associated with chronic Achilles tendonitis.
IC professor of psychology publishes book chapters
Bernard Beins, professor of psychology at Ithaca College, has published two chapters in two psychology books. The first chapter appears in “Jean Piaget: Theorist of the Child’s Mind,” and it highlights the life BEINS of Piaget, the development of his career and the
theoretical contributions he made to psychology. The second chapter, which was published in “Effective Writing: Did You Mean to Say That?” is geared toward graduate students.
Student honored for service done locally and abroad
Ithaca College junior Elizabeth Stoltz recently received national recognition for her service work inside and outside the Ithaca community. Stoltz was one of 162 students nationwide to be named a 2012 Newman Civic Fellow, which recognizes college students for being civic leaders. Stoltz founded Food For Thought in high school, which aims to address malnourishment in developing countries. She also continues to chair the organization at the college, in addition to serving as a representative on the Board of Trustees.
French professor publishes article comparing novels
Anne Theobald, professor of French at Ithaca College, has published an essay, “In Francion’s Shadow: ‘Ethos’based Failure in Charles Sorel’s Polyandre,” in the journal, Papers on French Seventeenth Century THEOBALD Literature. T h e o b a l d ’s essay compares the representation of the protagonists in two comic novels by Charles Sorel, a
17th-century French writer. The essay evolved into an article after a presentation at the 2011 Modern Language Association Convention.
IC senior showcases film in LA Young Directors Night
“A Sushi Love Story,” an animated film by senior Michael Blaney, a film, photography and visual arts major at Ithaca College, was screened March 10 at the 11th annual Young Directors Night event in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Seven short films were screened in LACMA’s Bing Theater followed by a discussion with the directors.
College educators to meet for sustainability workshop
The annual Finger Lakes Workshop, an event exploring human behavior and sustainability education, will be held from May 24 to 25. The workshop is open to the campus, but is aimed at college-level educators who have an interest in sustainability issues. The event will also have networking opportunities. Attendees will go on a walking tour of the area to give an example of incorporating location-based information in teaching.
LGBT film series concludes with movie on rugby struggle
The LGBT Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series concluded with the screening of “Walk Like a Man” yesterday. The documentary traces the journey of the world’s best gay rugby teams as they prepare for the
Public Safety Incident Log March 25 Larceny LOCATION: Garden Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person stole a video game. Pending investigation. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. Conduct Code Violation LOCATION: J-Lot SUMMARY: Person transported to CMC by ambulance and referred judicially for irresponsible use of alcohol. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. Conduct Code Violation LOCATION: C-Lot SUMMARY: Officer reported a person throwing up while in a vehicle. Person declined medical assistance from ambulance staff and was referred judicially for irresponsible use of alcohol. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.
March 26 Medical Assist LOCATION: Gannett Center SUMMARY: Caller reported a subject passed out and experienced seizures. Subject was transported to CMC by ambulance. Fire and Building Safety Coordinator Ron Clark. Conduct Code Violation LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: Caller reported odor of marijuana. Officer reported there was no marijuana odor but incense was burning. Two people were judicially referred for violation of college rules and regulations. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.
Safety Hazard LOCATION: Hood Hall SUMMARY: Officer reported a warning was issued to a bicycle in the area creating a hazard. Fire and Building Safety Coordinator Ron Clark. Safety Hazard LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Officer reported a warning was issued to a bicycle in the area creating a hazard. Fire and Building Safety Coordinator Ron Clark. Fire Alarm LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Fire alarm activation caused by burnt food. System reset. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray.
March 27 Making Graffiti LOCATION: Upper Quads SUMMARY: Officer reported an unknown person wrote graffiti on a dumpster. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Brad Bates. MVA/personal injury LOCATION: D-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported a subject hit by a vehicle. Person sustained scrapes to the hands and struck their head on the pavement. Person declined medical assistance from IFD. Report taken. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray. Medical Assist LOCATION: Campus Center SUMMARY: Caller reported a person accidentally cut their hand with a knife. Person transported to CMC by ambulance. Patrol Officer Robert Jones.
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world championship. The yearlong series began in September, and it was sponsored by the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Education, Outreach and Services.
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Book Talk, Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion will be held at 4 p.m. in Olin Library at Cornell University. I.C. No Pants Party will begin at 5 p.m. in IC Square.
Cornell lab develops app to save endangered whales
“Living for 32,” a documentary, will be screened at 7:30 p.m. in Textor 101.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Bioacoustic Research Program and other partners created a free app that provides locations for whales to prevent nearby ships from hitting endangered right whales. The app is called Whale Alert, and it is available for iPhones and iPads. Currently, there are only about 500 right whales in the world, which means that losing even one reduces the species’ long-term chances of survival. Ship collisions are a leading cause of their deaths.
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. “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” a film starring Gary Oldman, will be screened at 9:45 p.m. in Uris Hall at Cornell University.
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Cornell DREAM Act team gets Perkins Prize for effort
Catholic Mass will begin at 1 and 9 p.m. in Muller Chapel.
The Cornell DREAM Team, which stands for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act Team, was recognized for tackling the need to support and raise awareness of undocumented students at Cornell. The James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony was presented to the university’s DREAM Team. Cornell accepts students regardless of immigration status. The 18th annual event also gave honorable mentions to the Women of Color Coalition and to the Cornell Asian Pacific Islander Student Union.
Monday Hempstravaganza Kickoff will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. outside the Campus Center.
Wednesday “Non-Native Species in Our Midst: A Curse or a Blessing?,” a talk by Susan Cook, will begin at 7 p.m. in Unitarian Church Annex, 208 E. Buffalo Street.
selected entries from March 25 to April 1.
March 28 Illegal disposal of solid waste LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person illegally dumped trash on campus. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Robert Jones. Burglary/unlawful entry LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person entered a residence and stole cash. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer James Landon.
March 29 V&T Violation LOCATION: S-Lot SUMMARY: Person reported an unknown vehicle damaged a parked vehicle and left the scene. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Robert Jones. Larceny LOCATION: Unknown location SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person stole medication. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinburg. Medical Assist LOCATION: Whalen Center for Music SUMMARY: Caller reported a person having chest pains. Person transported to CMC by ambulance. Sergeant Terry O’Pray.
March 30 Ithaca Police Department LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: IPD officer reported a person used a fake ID to purchase
alcohol off campus. Person was located at the Garden Apartments. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray. Criminal Mischief LOCATION: College Circle Roadway SUMMARY: Officer reported an unknown person damaged a wooden sign frame. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Brad Bates. Case Status Change LOCATION: Office of Public Safety SUMMARY: One person judicially referred for multiple incidents of graffiti. Patrol Officer Robert Jones. Suspicious Circumstance LOCATION: Holmes Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported finding a door ajar. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Dan Austic. Criminal Tampering LOCATION: Lower Campus SUMMARY: Caller reported finding two signs inside a building that had been tampered with/stolen from outside. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray.
March 31 Medical Assist/illness related LOCATION: Whalen Center for Music SUMMARY: Caller reported a person feeling ill. Person transported to CMC by ambulance. Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinburg. Medical Assist/illness related LOCATION: Lyon Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported a person vomiting. Medical assistance declined. Patrol Officer Patrick Johnson.
Criminal Mischief LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: Complainant reported an unknown person damaged an exit sign. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. Criminal Mischief LOCATION: Emerson Hall SUMMARY: Complainant reported an unknown person damaged an evacuation sign. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.
April 1 Unlawful Poss. of Marijuana LOCATION: Landon Hall SUMMARY: Two persons judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana. Patrol Officer Michael Marcano. Noise Violation LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Two persons judicially referred for noise violation. Patrol Officer Brad Bates. Larceny LOCATION: B-Lot SUMMARY: Person reported an unknown person stole a cellphone out of a motor vehicle. Investigation pending. 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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If social media websites like Pinterest ban content that promotes self-harm without offering resources to seek help, they would ignore an opportunity to offer guidance.
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n October 2001, The Oprah Winfrey Show gave viewers an inside look into a dangerous Internet world of pro-Anorexia and pro-Bulimia communities. Eleven years later, the pro-Ana ghost has reappeared, and sites like Pinterest are taking a stand on content that promotes self-harm. Pro-Ana and Pro-Mia content uses the terms Ana, Mia, and ED, meaning eating disorder, to represent them as lifestyle choices, not disorders. Once restricted to early websites with little user interaction, like Angelfire, the idea has spread to social media. Reading this content is like peeking through the pages of a stranger’s diary. The writers are struggling with body image issues, eating disorders and problems in their social lives. The arguments for why sites like Pinterest should ban such content are solid. The posts are disturbing and could trigger a relapse for those who have recovered from an eating disorder. Content ranges from photos of unhealthily thin women to tweets of mantras like “the best anorexic is a dead anorexic.” However, to ban content related to pro-ED and similar terms would be to ignore a group of people who find community in this online world. The users’ motivations cannot be boiled down simply to pursuing beauty; they are consumed by a serious disorder that carries with it the highest death toll among all mental illnesses. Often, people posting are not trying to lose a few pounds; they’re fighting an eating disorder. Banning content hasn’t worked in the past. After the Oprah episode aired in 2001, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders began a campaign that convinced Yahoo!, Angelfire and other free Internet services and search engines to ban pro-ED pages from their search results and websites. But this didn’t get rid of Pro-ED content; users just turned to other sites, then social media. Moderators of sites like Pinterest should recognize that those posting self-harm content are anonymous, so it’s likely their friends and family are unaware of their suffering. Rather than shut out these people, the sites should track certain words attached to posts and offer an informational page as a positive recovery alternative to engaging in a pro-ED lifestyle community. As users browse the pro-ED world, they see links to related content. Those additions, often placed strategically to relate to the topic the person is reading about, would be an excellent place for rehab clinic, psychologist and chat line ads. As a user searches for pro-ED content, they’ll also see a link for a prorecovery website. By being presented with positive resources, they may consider the better alternative.
UPS and DOWNS The best and worst of last week’s news Students standing in solidarity Last week, students gathered at the Free Speech Rock with hoodies, Skittles and signs for justice in the Trayvon Martin case.
Honors Program expansion Core requirement changes will include the addition of being a “global citizen,” which will enhance learning outside class.
No tax cut for Ithacans Counties are now exempt from the state’s 4 percent sales tax on clothes, but Tompkins will still charge its own 4 percent.
SNAP JUDGMENT Content Ban How should websites handle content that promotes self-harm?
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“I think people should be mindful of what they put up, but there is the freedom of speech. Unless you defend someone, I don’t see what the problem is. Pictures are also a form of expression.” Lance Lwin ’12 Aging Studies
“The content and the media ... should not be overly regulated Because there are some conditions in which the public should see the reality of a situation.” Leslie Spalding ’12 Physical Therapy
“I feel that for websites to control what the average blogger is posting would infringe on first amendment rights.” Meyreni Heredia ’14 politics
“I think there needs to be regulation. It should be clear that they are trying to make the subject aware.” Steven Lico ’14 Communication Management and Design
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ast year, I began learning about an intriguing plant that’s benevolence is masked by its unfortunate public misconception as an illegal intoxicant. I’m talking about industrial hemp, which is legally considered a Schedule 1 drug by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration despite its proven health benefits and low-tononexistent levels of THC. This is the psychoactive ingredient that is prevalent in higher percentages in marijuana plants. Schedule 1 drug classification means that a substance has a high potential for addiction, which I would argue is true, but in a different way. I’m addicted to informing others and myself about the incredible potential industrial hemp has to help us rein in a more sustainable era of American socioeconomic policy and practice. According to the North American Industrial Hemp Council, hemp can be made into more than 25,000 products that we currently produce from toxic and/or unsustainable resources like petroleum, cotton, timber and corn. Every other industrialized country has acknowledged hemp’s potential, and ours is starting to follow suit, made evident by our rising demand for imported hemp fiber, oil and seeds primarily cultivated in China, Canada, Spain and France. But why should we continue to import a plant that grows wild on our own soil when we could simply change the law? Thousands of American hemp activists are working to do that, such as Ron Paul, who has tried for four years to pass a bill to remove industrial hemp’s status as a Schedule 1 drug. University professors, native people, former tobacco farmers and other Americans are applying for permits from the DEA to grow hemp for research and ultimately to promote the restabilization of economically injured communities in the U.S. However, since Henry Ford’s research with hemp-based and fueled cars, the DEA has only issued one permit for a tiny, privately funded research project in Hawaii in 2001 — five long years after the state passed a resolution to conduct such research in an effort to see if hemp could help improve its economic standing.
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Senior Sam Goldman browses products made from hemp last Friday at the Ithaca Hemp Company on The Commons. The plant can be used to make more than 25,000 products the U.S. currently produces. Parker Chen//The Ithacan
I see potential in our local community members who support industrial hemp policy reform and for Cornell University to join the national movement and apply for a research permit. Cornell has the resources necessary to meet the DEA’s unrealistic demands that prevent average citizens from successfully pursuing a permit. Cornell’s Ivy League reputation could help restore industrial hemp’s status as an extremely useful and vital crop. I hope they will take the steps toward this application knowing they have the support of their community. We have the power to make a meaningful change in our lifetimes by educating ourselves about our country’s cannabis law, which is vital to understanding our current socioeconomic situation that is entrenched in government-industrial ties. Let’s stand together and make a significant change.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the IC Environmental Society are cosponsoring a presentation by Dr. Anil Netravali of Cornell and David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, about industrial hemp fiber at 8 p.m. April 18 in Textor 101. This will include a screening of a work-in-progress documentary called “Bringing It Home.” Come learn about hemp and pick up your own hemp-friendly local business guide so you, your family and friends can support our growing hemp market and learn how wonderful an addition it can be to our lives. SAm Goldman is a senior writing major and member of the college’s chapter of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy. Email her at sgoldma1@ithaca.edu.
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Americans need to engage in an honest racial dialogue
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or far too long, America has failed to successfully confront the issue of racism within its borders. It has failed to eradicate this subjective and artificial structure, which ascribes specific value to individuals based upon the color of their skin. As a result, we live and operate in a society where one’s race matters. Race largely influences the schools people attend, the neighborhoods they live in and Questen their ability to Benjamin walk down the street with or without fear of being followed or appearing threatening. In the gated community of The Retreat at Twin Lakes, Trayvon Martin’s race mattered. Not only was he a black teenager, but he was in a private residential area. According to George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin looked “suspicious” and “seemingly did not belong in the community.” Trayvon Martin’s position as a black male visibly posed a threat to George Zimmerman because of his race, his build and the location, a gated community, which is designed to keep some people in and others out. The role of race is therefore impossible to deny. Had Trayvon Martin been a white male,
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Ithaca College students take part in “The Hoodie Movement” to demand justice for Trayvon Martin’s death last Wednesday at The Free Speech Rock.
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it is likely that he would not have appeared threatening or menacing. However, due to racism, black men have been socialized as aggressive agitators, violent and threatening. George Zimmerman acted upon racist stereotypes on the evening he encountered Trayvon Martin. Trayvon Martin, however, isn’t the first African-American male to be killed by those in positions of power who display animalistic behavior. In 1999, Amadou Diallo was shot 41 times by four white NYPD officers after attempting to withdraw his wallet, showing his identification card. In 2005, Sean Bell was killed
by NYPD officers after leaving a night club. On Feb. 2, 17-year-old Ramarley Graham became another victim after being shot in the chest. Narcotics officers suspected him of being armed, when at the time of his death he wasn’t. Tragedies such as these are all too common, especially in the black community. Looking at these cases individually will only result in more fatalities and deaths of black men. It is crucial that these cases as a whole be examined as part of a larger structure founded upon economics and racism. We must address the role racism plays in our daily lives, and it is also
imperative that we engage in an honest dialogue. Racism is not only a person of color’s problem; it affects every race and class. In order to have this dialogue, steps need to be taken. The first step is to acknowledge that, as Americans, we do not live in a post-racial society. The election of President Barack Obama has not changed the role of racism in America. People of color are still discriminated against and treated unfairly because of their race. When we acknowledge this, we can better engage in the reality that while process has been made from overt racism, racism has only become passive. Secondly, it is crucial that we acknowledge that racism affects every race, class and gender. Racism, as stated before, is not a people of color’s problem. When white people state they have no culture because they are white, this is in fact a result of racism, along with the notion of whiteness. Lastly, we must become cognizant of how we condone and perpetuate racism. We must also hone in on our agency and ability to resist the structure, as individuals and as a collective. Once we accept this, we can be better able to have a dialogue about racism and establish ways to eradicate it. Questen Benjamin is a senior politics major. Email her at qbenjam1@ ithaca.edu.
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lections in Myanmar last week brought drastic change to a nation previously under authoritarian military rule. But the elections mark just as much domestic as diplomatic reform. And geopolitically, these changes are significant to the United States and China’s game plans in the region. Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won an overwhelming majority of parliamentary seats in the elections, marking an unprecedented political shift. For years Myanmar was run by a military dictatorship that the United States and Europe adamantly opposed. With sweeping domestic change came international diplomatic change, too. The U.S. announced that they are not only easing travel bans on Myanmar’s leaders and lifting some financial restrictions to facilitate U.S. investment, but they are also naming an ambassador to Myanmar and setting up an office for its Agency for International Development. For a nation that was plagued by U.S. diplomatic isolation and western sanctions, these moves are huge. The speed with which the U.S. has normalized relations with Myanmar last week is extremely telling of the country’s strategic significance in the region. With China as one of Myanmar’s largest trading partners and biggest source of foreign investment, the U.S. has to reassert their influence in Asia, moving to woo Myanmar so as to keep a check on China’s regional rise. What is delicate here is how easy it is to applaud the U.S.’s moves to engage with Myanmar and take them out of international isolation. But viewing this as a good thing is also normalizing the U.S.China geopolitical rivalry. This rivalry certainly works out for Myanmar because they’re being courted by two of the world’s most influential nations. The danger here, though, lies in how a positive move toward pluralism in a nation previously gripped by militaristic authority is being manipulated to suit the geopolitical chess game that is U.S. and China relations today. The changes in Myanmar should be nurtured for the good of the nation and its people. The U.S. lifting sanctions and reestablishing diplomatic ties with Myanmar is great; the nation will no longer be internationally isolated. That being said, there should be no ulterior motive that turns Myanmar into an American — or Chinese, for that matter — pawn in the region. Shaza Elsheshtawy is a junior journalism and politics major. Email her at selshes1@ithaca.edu.
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Show of strength Art by survivors of sexual violence encourages awareness about abuse Clockwise from top, acrylic paintings on canvas “Nebula” and “Night Sky” by Raven, an artist legally named Mollie Sheldon Elliot, and “Untitled,” a painting by Suzanne Mashmeyer.
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“The Art of Surviving,” an art exhibit created by the Tompkins County Advocacy The house was packed with strangers. Center, features artwork created by Daniels Shy at the age of 16 and lacking in experi- and 16 other survivors of sexual abuse, sexence with alcohol, Star Daniels filled her ual assault and rape. The exhibit is one of cup with Jim Bean whiskey time and time many events held by the Advocacy Center again. When Daniels stumbled into anoth- in April, which is National Sexual Assault er room, she found a mattress on the floor. Awareness Month. In the lobby gallery on opening night last There, Daniels became a spectacle. She recalls being raped by at least four differ- Friday, visitors wandered slowly from piece ent men, and remembers others saying to piece, pausing to stare at watercolors and they wanted a turn. When the party came photographs, acrylics and embroidery, eyes to a close, she was left unconscious on the wide and unflinching. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the curb outside her house. At school the following Monday, the Advocacy Center, an organization that perpetrators walked freely through the provides supportive services to youth and halls. It wasn’t the first assault that Daniels adult victims and encourages sexual assault awareness and prevention education. had kept secret. “Healing itself is an ongoing process,” Artistic projects are especially used with she said, now a 39-year-old artist in Ithaca. teenagers, who may not be as comfortable “I feel that anybody that’s been victimized discussing their traumatic experiences. Heather Campbell, the Advocacy can always feel it return.” For the month of April, Daniels’ ac- Center’s education director, supervised count of her past and intimate healing the creation of the exhibit. “There’s a lot of value in using art in process will be illustrated in hundreds of delicate black lines — two pen and ink the healing process,” she said. “It’s a really sketches, hanging on a wall in the Commu- creative outlet that allows survivors space nity School of Music and Arts for all to see. to sometimes express things that are hard to say in words, that can be expressed differently through a creative process than maybe we even have language for.” A narrow space between the staircase and the glass wall of the main entrance leads to a poster, plastered in browning newsprint, titled “Echoes of My Life From NYT.” By rearranging the words of others, in jagged print and picture clippings, Karen* conveys her experience. At the age of 12, Karen woke up every day with dread, fearing that she would be pregnant before she even had her first period. In high school, she said, she had to fake losing her virginity to her friends to cover her secret: that a member of her own family had taken it from her. More than a decade later, still in the process of recovery, Karen began to piece together her feelings. A collage began to form. “Stages of Healing” by artist Star Daniels is currently “When somebody’s hit by a on display at the Community School of Music and Arts. bus, they go to the hospital and Shawn steiner/the Ithacan
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people send flowers,” she reflected, now 58 years old. “But nobody sees [abuse], the people who are recovering from the same kind of emotional damage, it’s not physical, but it’s emotional. People don’t want to hear about what you’re recovering from.” Her carefully constructed collection of headlines, editorials and photographs has been hidden in a black plastic garbage bag since 1991 — until now. Alison Bliss, an adult sexual assault counselor at the Advocacy Center and creator of the exhibit, hopes the artists’ work will generate conversation. “Sometimes [people] don’t want to talk about our issues or think it happens in this community,” Bliss said. “It’s a sad reality and truth that violence happens in this community, specifically sexual violence.” The sensitive nature of the exhibit was a concern for the CSMA, given that the gallery is located in the entrance to the building, frequented daily by children taking music and art lessons. Executive Director Robin Tropper-Herbel requested that submissions be explicitly monitored in terms of content. “The subject matter is extremely intense and painful perhaps,” Tropper-Herbel said. “That can be conveyed in many ways artistically, not necessarily manifesting itself in a very graphic manner or violent manner or
sexually appropriate manner, which would be inappropriate for young children.” Bliss said she is thankful: Despite such a sensitive theme, she and Campbell did not need to censor or reject any pieces from being presented in the gallery. Darren Usinowicz, a local Ithaca resident, was one of many who came to the exhibit opening. “To display [the art] in a public setting like this is powerful,” he said. “To say, ‘You know, yeah, this happened to me, but look at what I can do, look at what I am.’” Sexual Assault Awareness Month, created by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center in 2001, encourages awareness of sexual abuse. While the art is meant to get people talking about sexual violence, Bliss said several artists will choose to remain anonymous. Karen is one of them. “Hanging the collage on the wall there, even though I’m doing it anonymously, is almost like I’m displaying to the world ‘This is what’s inside of me’,” she said. Amid the smudges of print, her statement is written in bold, black letters on poster board: “You can’t let them scare you into hiding.” *Name has been changed to protect artist’s identity.
A collage of newspaper clippings compiled by Karen,* a local artist who contributed work to “The Art of Survival” exhibit, which features work by survivors of sexual violence. Shawn steiner/the Ithacan
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The Runway While in Milan, fashion blogger Cady Lang comments on the popularity of studded clothing. Studs have been making appearances on clothing and accessories this spring. Formerly associated with punk rockers, studs are being used by brands like Valentino and Givenchy. With the slew of dainty pastel shades, eyelet and lace fabrics and feminine silhouettes trending this spring, using studs as an accent is the perfect way to temper too much preciousness. The important factor is striking a balance between sweet and studded. A leather jacket with stud accents can give off biker-chick er 21 of forev Courtesy vibes worn by itself, but when juxtaposed with a sweet collared dress in a sorbet tint, it’s sweet and sassy — the best of both worlds. The easiest way to wear this trend is to accessorize. A classic handbag when trimmed with studs is cheeky, not frumpy. Jewelry with studs (think witty reinterpretations, like dainty bracelets and rings) are an easy and subtle way to incorporate the trend into your day-to-day outfits. However, the most striking way to wear studs this spring is on your shoes. Girly ballet flats toughen up with a sprinkling of studs and heels, like the ubiquitous Sam Edelman pumps with studded heels that keep things playful, even with the most simple of clothes. If you really want to rock this trend, try a pair of studded loafers. Loafers are the latest retro resurgence for shoes this spring. With a nod to menswear, they can be reminiscent of Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” days, Courtesy Hugh Hefner’s velof forev er 21 vet house slippers or classic prepster style. Try them in a bright white or basic black for the perfect pair of statement shoes. To read more from Lang’s full blog, visit www. theithacan.org/blogs/fashion.
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From left, Phil Flanigan plays the bass as Mike Titlebaum performs a saxophone solo during the John Stetch Quartet’s performance at the Carriage House Cafe on Friday. The other two members of the quartet are Greg Evans on the drums and John Stetch on the piano.
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The all-too-appropriately titled short film “Insects” by Tor Even Mathisen is sure to strike up a conversation with insectaphobes and insectaphiles alike. The film’s concept is simple: a short montage of shots featuring bees, ants, butterflies and flies shown eating, flying, and crawling, with a large emphasis on their hairy legs, ominous-looking mouthparts, and compound eyes in high definition. Not for the faint of heart, this video shows the interesting lives of the tiny creatures in our midst that are often overlooked. — Benjii Maust
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Forget Mr. Sandman — a new mask created by Bitbanger Labs can help you dream sweetly. The Remee mask looks like a regular sleep mask, but it has LED lights embedded in the side facing your eyes. Six red lights will strobe, sweep and blink at customizable intervals to stimulate your visual field, improving REM sleep and increasing the chances of lucid dreaming. Remee is available in various designs, from plain colors to interstellar prints. Users have reported that they have “Inception”-like dreams where they wake up once, then again in reality. — Allie Healy
tweetuntweet I don’t always listen to Adele, but when I do, I like to also be eating my feelings. — Jenna Marbles, popular YouTube vlogger, comments on the depressing nature of Grammy award-winning songstress Adele’s lyrics.
Since Britney Spears’ 2008 public breakdown put both herself and her children at high risk, Spears’ father, Jamie, was appointed as her official conservator, a legal position that granted him the right to control her choices regarding health and safety. However, Spears’ fiancé Jason Tarwick has recently been given approval by Spears’ father to take over the position, which has those close to Spears talking about the legal action as a sign of a definitive wedding date. The position as conservator does not include control over finances, but Tarwick will remain conservator until she shows she is fully capable of caring for herself.
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Ithaca College sophomore Ben* prepares for a night out dressed in drag. Ben struggles to balance his personal identity as a cross-dresser with his career aspirations and family life.
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Editor’s Note: While the student featured in this article is open to his friends, family and fellow students about the time he spends cross-dressing and wished to be photographed for the piece, he asked The Ithacan to change his name so it does not appear on Internet search engines and hinder his ability to appeal to prospective employers. On a Friday evening, sophomore Ben* gets ready to de-stress in a “perfect” night out with his friends. Nicki Minaj and Madonna blast in his apartment as he begins putting on his clothes. The evening, however, can’t begin without his heels. He remembers the lime green pair that he tried on as a child. And he loves the goto nude pumps in his closet today. Though he does not want to have surgery to change his male sex, he wishes his weekend habit of cross-dressing could be a 24/7 reality. Ben calls himself a “man in the middle” of genders, but he struggles to balance his personal identity as a cross-dresser with his professional career. “Internally, I wish I could wear heels every day — who doesn’t?” he said. “But at the same time, is it going to help me succeed? It’s like I have to suppress these feelings for a moment, and then when the weekend comes, it’s like OK, bring the heels out.” Ben said he has two drag alter-egos, and he tries to keep them separate. De’Anna Merlot is his more feminine persona — reserved, classy, professional and vivacious. His more masculine personality is called Cris Miliano — physically more natural, but
a more flamboyant woman’s personality. De’Anna Merlot is derived from his “drag mother,” cross-dresser Athena Merlot, who introduced Ben to the art of dragging. Athena is a popular drag queen in Ithaca and encouraged Ben to enter a local drag competition this year, which he ended up winning. His masculine identity, Cris Miliano, was inspired by a friend who he describes as being untamable and exotic. A positive influence, his friend is someone Ben said he admired for her firm confidence in herself. From 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays, Ben has a hectic schedule working part time and dealing with a heavy physical therapy course load. Weeknights are his opportunity to have fun with his true self. Cross-dressing, to Ben, is more than a habit. Shane Windmeyer, the founder and executive director of Campus Pride, an online network for lesbian, gay and transgender students, said cross-dressing is a form of self-expression. “Cross-dressing is part of the transgender umbrella,” he said. “You don’t have to be a man or a woman, but you can actually express in a variety of ways across that spectrum of gender.”
Ben said he struggled to come to terms with this definition of masculinity, and his cross-dressing had earlier roots. As a child, he described his interest in dressing up as a girl as very natural. “Every little girl always plays dress up, and they go in their mom’s room and try on their necklace, their dresses, their heels,” he said. “That was pretty similar in my case.” Ben continues to raid his mother’s closet to this day. A self-proclaimed perfectionist, he said he battles with his body image. “I have manly features, and I am a man, — BEn* but it’s counteracted by all of these female features,” he said. “I have a bit of boobs, I have an ass, I have a tiny waist, I have thick legs.” After slipping on his dress for a night out, Ben sometimes feels self-conscious about his body for fear that he may still look like a man — even after he spent days preparing to dress in drag. To perfect his look, he takes videos of himself to critique his body and makes sure it passes for a woman’s. For Ben, the process isn’t just about dressing like a woman, it’s about getting the look right. His routine is strict — if he sees even a trace of a masculine feature, such as too much muscle, he tries to conceal it with
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cosmetic products. “Because I am a science major, I know anatomy very well, and I am able to transform rather fast,” he said. Though Ben struggles with his identity, he said he would not have it any other way. He seeks to empower others to embrace every aspect of their identity whether it fits societal norms or not. “I can describe myself as a man in the middle because I always feel like I’m stuck in between guy and girl,” he said. “I don’t know if I’m gay, I don’t know if I’m straight. Sexuality is my problem. I don’t know where I fit in.” Ben said he receives support from his friends, but the lack of acceptance he encounters from his family, especially his mother, is frustrating at times. “She wanted me to avoid it,” he said. “But I explained to her, ‘It’s who I am.’ I’m not going to not do it my entire life just because some principles of her childhood won’t agree with it.” Ben’s sister said she approves of his cross-dressing and will continue to respect her brother no matter what. “He’s going to be whoever he is no matter what he’s doing,” she said. “He would never do anything that he didn’t think was right or he didn’t want to do. It’s a part of his personality.” Despite his mother’s disapproval, Ben said he maintains a strong bond with her and even sees traits in himself that remind him of her. Like his mother, he is a confident and strong-minded. “Whatever I do, I want it to be the best,” he said. “If I’m doing cross-dressing, I’m not bulls----ing you — you’re going out with a f---ing five-star model.”
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‘What’s in a name?’ Cornell student explores gender through stories by Shakespeare By Jillian Kaplan staff writer
While Romeo and Juliet may have wanted nothing more than to be together in harmony, some of William Shakespeare’s other literary duos inspired students at Cornell University to wage a red-hot battle of the sexes on stage Friday night. “Shakespeare: Battle of the Sexes” is a mash-up production of scenes from four Shakespeare plays, “Antony and Cleopatra,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Hamlet” and “Two Noble Kinsmen,” that focus on the power dynamic between some of Shakespeare’s leading couples. The show will be held Friday at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts’ black box theater. Cornell University senior Anya Gibian created the piece to explore how couples wield power and authority. She said there are certain times when, being a woman in contemporary society, she feels she lacks power and wants to be someone with a more direct voice. For her, this means looking at the way gender roles are portrayed in theater. “I have a lot of frustration at times as a woman trying to live in this society where I feel that I’m not fully accepted as a real person or as someone with agency and a voice, and someone that’s worth listening to,” she said. “Shakespeare: Battle of the Sexes” focuses on Shakespearian lovers Antony and Cleopatra to analyze how high-stakes politics drives a personal relationship. Then Gibian explores Demetrius and Helena’s relationship in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to ask
why Helena is so engrossed with someone who openly despises her. Later, the play delves into the dynamics of the “get thee to a nunnery” scene from “Hamlet,” and the Jailer’s Daughter from “Two Noble Kinsmen” who goes mad from unrequited love. Because the piece is a performance laboratory, the actors have only one week to rehearse. Gibian said the lack of substantial practice time will make the performance depend more on the actors and their own personal experiences with the topic. “It’s an exploration, so people shouldn’t come expecting really high production value,” she said. “It’s a reading, but we’re going to be really focusing on the acting part and really exploring deep into these scenes.” Cornell junior Jesse Turk, a theater and psychology double major, is playing Antony. He said Gibian’s pursuit of the gender theme is an important path to explore because gender is a social construct and theater is a looking glass to the audience for how this construction works within society. “[Gender dynamics] are a battle being fought in terms of what equality means, what it doesn’t mean, what we decide is womanly or manly or feminine or masculine,” he said. “It’s something that’s constantly being discussed and re-created.” Gibian said she hopes, after watching the show, audiences will think more critically about whether what they see on stage is
Cornell University junior Jesse Turk and Cornell senior Emily Farnella rehearse lines for their parts as Antony and Cleopatra in “Shakespeare: Battle of the Sexes.” The production is directed by Cornell senior Anya Gibian.
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a representation of the status quo of society. Turk said he is glad the show is giving Shakespeare this sort of analytical focus because theater professors will often skip over impressions of gender dynamics in class so as not to color student’s interpretations of the text with their own opinions. “Even that there are different types of endings in the verse of Shakespeare points this out,” Turk said. “One is called the masculine
end, and one is called the feminine end, because a masculine end ends with more purpose and a feminine end generally ends as a question.” Cornell freshman Claire Stacks, theater and psychology double major, will play the Jailer’s Daughter from “Two Noble Kinsmen.” She is the only actor who doesn’t directly interact with someone of the opposite gender but instead has three monologues exploring the madness of unrequited love. She said she never thought of Shakespeare
as interesting until she started working with the text physically. “I’d never really had a teacher who really made me appreciate it and love it, but it’s a completely different story when you act it,” she said. “You delve into the language and really learn to appreciate it.” “Shakespeare: Battle of the Sexes” will begin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts’ black box theater. Admission is $4.
Music student records album with brotherly bandmates Junior Nate Miner grew up competing with his brother to outplay each other’s bands. Now, Miner, his brother Andy and Horseheads High School friends Matt, Ron and Anthony Furstoss have joined forces to form the high-energy alternative rock group Underwater Tiger. Underwater Tiger released its debut album “Where Miles Become Meaning” on March 24. The album was recorded locally in Pyramid Sound Studios with the help of Ithaca College alumnus Phil Abbott ’09. Assistant Accent Editor Allie Healy spoke with Nate Miner and Matt Furstoss about their newly released album and how the homegrown band came to be. Allie Healy: How did the band get its start? Matt Furstoss: It started out in 2009, and when I was home I hung out with Nate’s brother. We were friends in high school, and he said we should get together and play. We had different bands in the past, but those did not work out. Then I got a call from one of my friends in New York City who had a show booked and wanted us to play. So I called up Nate and asked him if he wanted to play in New York City. So we got together and played at Delancey. People really liked it, and we had a good turnout, so we started playing and practicing and began to play locally. Nate Miner: When I was a freshman here, Phil Abbott was a senior and I was his little shadow, I really looked up to him. He had the same taste in music as me, so I looked
to him a lot. We went to him at his studio, Pyramid, and he helped us a lot with recording the album that we just finished. AH: What other bands does Underwater Tiger draw inspiration from? NM: For the music that we write as a band I’d say Jimmy Eat World, Brand New, Circa Survive, Taking Back Sunday and Thrice would be our biggest influences. AH: What kind of genre would you consider your music to be? MF: Alternative rock is the blanket genre, but there is a big catchy melody focus on the choruses. AH: How do you describe the type of tracks featured on your album, and how did you decide which ones to feature as singles or top picks for the album? NM: It’s a very catchy album. We had a hard time deciding which song should be our first single. We view all of these songs as potential singles. There is a three-minute all-instrumental track on the album. It’s like “Explosions In The Sky” — that type of sound. The album starts off pretty heavy, we have three guitars in the band, so it’s hard not to sound heavy. The next couple of songs have a pop sound, then it slows down and gets mellow. The last song, “The Summer Came,” we would consider to be our best.
From left, Anthony Furstoss, Andy Miner, junior Nate Miner, Ron Furstoss ’06 and Matt Furstoss form Underwater Tiger, which recently released its album, “When Miles Become Meaning.”
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MF: Basically no song is the same from the last. The album has a lot of variation, which we are proud of. I find it really boring when an album has songs that all sound alike. AH: What is your fan following like? Do you have any loyal fans? MF: We have one friend that sells our albums in the grocery store he works at. We have a lot of friends that help us out and are very proactive with the band. We have friends who studied film in college and made our music videos for us — it’s a pretty talented network. When we played in the
Mercury Lounge, we had friends drive down just to see us in New York City, which was awesome in itself. AH: Where did the name Underwater Tiger come from? NM: We had a hard time, but once things began to get progressive we had to decide on a name. One day I got a picture text of a tiger underwater and we thought that would be a cool band name. So, we went for it. Underwater Tiger will perform at 9:30 p.m. April 21 at the The Haunt.
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Take the broken hearts of a poor Midwestern African-American family, the soothing sounds of soul music and the love of a good game of dominoes, put them together, and you have the Kitchen Theatre Company’s latest production, “Broke-ology.” The play, written by up-and-coming playwright Nathan Louis Jackson, tells the story of a family that may not have much money, but holds hearts full of love. The show begins with William King (Alexander “Broke-ology” Thomas) and Sonia King Kitchen Theatre (Ronica V. Reddick) in 1982 Company while they are expecting their first child. It is made clear fairly quickly that the Kings are not very wealthy, but they make their happiness where they can by supporting and comforting each other through rough patches. The story then jumps forward 26 years where the family now consists of William and his two grown sons, Ennis (Chad Carstarphen) and Malcolm (Ohene Cornelius). Malcolm has just returned from graduate school, Ennis now has a child on the way, and William has multiple sclerosis. Due to his father’s illness, Malcolm is faced with the decision to stay home and tend to him or to go back to Connecticut where his dream job is. While some of the jokes may fall flat at times, the production is full of real, genuine moments that feel as though they can occur within any family. These moments help create the strong family dynamic the story conveys. While playing a game of dominoes and eating their breakfast, the family exchanges dialogue quickly but carefully, exuding a rhythm that the family possesses. Because of the raw nature of these intimate scenes, the audience may forget that they are in a theater. As a new playwright, Jackson brings his spin on the classic story about a family with a specific and insightful knowledge of the world despite their lack of wealth. In a moment that Sonia and William share, she explains that while he may want to, her husband cannot make her happy
“Trampoline: A Night of Competitive Storytelling,” the second reading competition hosted by Buffalo Street Books and Buzzsaw Magazine, will begin at 7 p.m. at Lot 10 Lounge. The event is open to the public and admission is free.
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Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, presented by Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club, will perform at 8 p.m. at Sage Chapel at Cornell University. Admission costs $5.
“The House of Velvet & Glass,” a reading by Katherine Howe from her novel, will begin at 6 p.m. at Buffalo Street Books. Admission is free. Ennis King (Chad Carstarphen) discusses family matters with his father, William King (Alexander Thomas), after playing a game of dominoes in the Kitchen Theatre Company production of “Broke-ology.” courtesy of Ed dittenhoefer
all of the time. She explains that what matters is that they feel their pain and get through it together. Another telling moment occurs during a scene between Malcolm and Ennis where Malcolm talks about the notion of feeling stuck, emotionally, between the two types of lives he has experienced. Between director Rachel Lampert and sound designer Lesley Greene, the production featured sounds and music that helped tell the story of each character. Ennis’ ringtone — heard multiple times representing the constant calling of his girlfriend — was an up-to-date hip-hop tune with a heavy bass sound. When wanting to remember Sonia, William plays songs by The Temptations to dance and sing to while he is alone. The transitions between scenes used similar R&B and Motown music that are traits to both the characters and the
time in which they live. Set designer David L. Arsenault created a space with tight corners, reflecting the Kings’ financial situation, while still managing to make a place that looked like home, with some clutter strewn about and board games on the shelves. The room looks kept but well-worn with out-of-date furniture and a warm yellow color that livens the walls. Keeping true to the Kings, the sets show that home is where the heart is. The story of the Kings is filled with laughter and heartache, although it stays enticing and intelligent. “Broke-ology” shows that a person — or a family — with very little can still be rich with knowledge and love. “Broke-ology” will run through April 22 at the Kitchen Theatre.
Rap princess reloads sound with wannabe pop tracks by aaron edwards editor in chief
The bright colors, eccentric wigs and the layers of spandex all seemed to decorate the path to a new, more clearly defined era for Nicki Minaj, the undisputed charttopping champion Nicki Minaj of pop-driven hip“Pink Friday: Roman hop hierarchy. Reloaded” Her platinumCash Money selling album “Pink Records Friday” sacrificed Our rating: her fast-rapping, HH 1/2 accent-laden oddities that transformed Minaj from a hyper-sexualized gum-smacking Queens girl into a walking neon light show. She even reveled in her artistic ambiguity on “Last Chance,” a track from “Pink
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Friday,” as “not a word, not a line, not a girl that can ever be defined.” Now it seems that Minaj is contradicting her roots yet again in the name of experimentation and stylistic double dipping. The result, her sophomore effort “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded,” is that of oversaturation and way too many spastic styles. Like the paint-splattered background on her colorful album cover, Minaj has constantly become a blank canvas on which genres and influences are nonsensically splattered. She kowtows to the pop gods in the latter half of the album on songs like the “Super Bass” wannabe, “Starships.” She tries to create a hybrid of nasty bad-girl lyrics — like when she suggests thrusting a certain male body part in someone’s face in “Come on a Cone” — with club-banging dance tracks like
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Lipsyncing for Life, a drag show and dance party hosted by PRISM, will begin at 12 p.m. in Emerson Suites. Admission is free. “We Are Scientists,” an indie-rock concert hosted by Ithaca College’s Board of Concerts, will perform at 9 p.m. in Emerson Suites. The event is open to the campus and free.
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Healing Muse, a poetry reading celebrating National Poetry Month, will begin at 3 p.m. at Buffalo Street Books. Admission is free.
Vocals revolt against old style by alyssa frey staff writer
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the Red One-produced “Whip It” that go right to the throats of Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Britney Spears. Just who is Nicki Minaj trying to be, and where do her fan loyalties lie? The answer may be that she doesn’t remain truly loyal to anyone. This half-rap, half-pop album is a confused effort where she juggles fan bases as varied as her contrived alter egos. Yet, parts of it will still get people dancing and contorting their faces in that Nicki fashion.
With Say Anything’s most recent release, “Anarchy, My Dear,” the indie-punk band changes up the pace from older compilations with more screaming vocals and ballads, but it may leave listeners craving the band’s past work. Lead vocalist Max Bemis begins the album with “Burn a Miracle,” an upbeat track that Say Anything “Anarchy, My starts by boldly Dear” screaming lyrEqual Vision ics. However, Records pessimistic, Our rating: the masochistic HH lyrics are juxtaposed against the loud yet buoyant backbeats throughout the song. Unfortunately, Say Anything’s new album lacks quirkiness. Past singles “Wow, I Can Get Sexual
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Too” and “Hate Everyone” display Say Anything’s lyrical eccentricity. “Anarchy, My Dear” displays some of that indie idiosyncrasy but also embodies mainstream alternative bands like Mayday Parade and Cute Is What We Aim For. “Anarchy, My Dear” allows the listener to see a new side of Say Anything’s repertoire. However, for loyal fans of the band, the new album may disappoint.
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The high-spirited alternative rock group is back and ready to break hearts with their catchy, doo-wop-inspired tracks. This upbeat album will not let loyal fans down with its dance-worthy melodies and beats.
The debut album from this highly anticipated alternative band is charged with furious rock and gritty soulful sounds. Without a doubt, this newly introduced group came to shake the music scene up with their experimental style.
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Male and female vocals meld together forming an enjoyable harmony in this indie track. Swelling instrumentals join the mix until the track takes off with a pounding drum beat and chanting. scan This qr Code with a smartphone to learn more aboUT Music blogger Jared Dionne’s pick for the song of the week.
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When “One Tree Hill” premiered, Myspace was one month old, Pluto was still a planet and iPhones weren’t in existence. Since then, the series has discovered artists such “One Tree as Tyler Hilton, HIll” Wakey!Wakey! and Warner Bros. Kate Voegele. AfOur rating: ter nine years, we HHH 1/2 finally say goodbye to the television phenomenon that was OTH. The show began in 2003 with six main characters and, though Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton left the show in 2007, the rest of the characters have stayed on the show through thick and thin — like when main characters Nathan and Haley dealt with pregnancy as high schoolers and Nathan’s father killed his brother in an epic school shooting episode. While a bit over-the-top, the finale offers fans the closure they so desired, especially after Nathan’s epic kidnapping sequence in the previous episodes. Per usual, fans must suspend disbelief as writers transition through the years. Because the writers have created a town riddled with an incredible amount of violence and creepiness, it makes no sense when evil things would simply disappear from the lives of these characters. This was a smart move for the show because viewers needed to know that everything would be okay, and that hope would be restored. Nathan and Haley were given the most significant send-off, appropriate considering these two
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have been a couple for nine years — something that is incredible even off screen. The show followed the growth of Nathan Scott as an allstar basketball player, and sports played a significant role throughout the entire series. The finale shows Jamie, Nathan and Haley’s son, grow up and beat his father’s basketball score, which at the time seemed appropriate, but the audience is left wondering what happened to his real love: baseball. With such a significance put on Nathan’s father passing and the pressure he had put on him to be the best player from the beginning of the show, fans might leave wondering why the last
scene was at a basketball game. Brooke, the emotional heart and soul of the series, was given a similar send-off as her parents finally came to her side. The moment that Haley and Brooke shared as they claimed the corner of Grace Street was heartwarming, and flirted heavily with the line between wonderful and cheesy. Centering the finale on the 10th anniversary of the town nightclub, Tric, was a nice touch, and a smart move by the producers. It let the audience reminisce on the past nine seasons and tied everything together with a neat bow. In true OTH fashion, Gavin DeGraw gave three performances
from both his most recent CD and his debut, and gave the audience exactly what they needed: music to mimic what they were feeling. A major function of the series over the years, the show tied together the importance of having Tric as a place of refuge while still bringing up many of the worst memories from the show. The series ends with local TV producer Julian Baker pledging to make a TV show based on another character’s book about growing up in the town, which evokes the feeling that their characters will live forever. “One Tree Hill” was created by Mark Schwahn.
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The gang is back. The East Great Falls High School class of 1999 returns in the wild comedy “American Reunion,” the eighth installment in the “American Pie” series. In the film, the original characters are adults. Jim Levenstein (Jason Biggs) is married to band “American geek Michelle Flaherty (Alyson Reunion” Hannigan) and has a two-year-old Universal son. Chris “Oz” Ostreicher (Chris Pictures Klein) is a sportscaster and former Our rating: contestant on “Celebrity DanceHH Off.” Kevin Myers (Thomas Ian Nicholas) is married and emasculated by his wife, and last, but not least, Steve Stifler (Sean William Scott) works a mind-numbing temp job. The directors of the film, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, are new to the series and are both veterans of the “Harold and Kumar” movies. This explains the cameo appearance by Neil Patrick Harris. However, the directors worked with original writer Adam Herz and were able to successfully get into the minds of original directors Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz to deliver the witty, quintessential jokes and typically colorful characters “American Pie” is known for. Though the film resonates with “American Pie” fans, many current comedic filmmakers such as Judd Apatow create more humorous scenarios within their films, which “American Reunion” isn’t able to accomplish. The majority of the comedic moments were ones taken from the original film, and there were very few new ideas for funny scenarios. For example, a scene where Jim gets caught using a tube sock to pleasure himself exactly parallels a scene in the first movie. The same goes for the
On the 100th anniversary of the destruction of “the unsinkable ship of dreams,” director James Cameron reopens some old wounds with the release of “Titanic 3D.” Just as Cameron succeeded with “Avatar” with his impeccable 3-D technique, his conversion of “Titanic” adds scrutinizing detail to the most memorable moments in the movie. It allows the audience, for example, to “Titanic 3D” watch the specks of dust in 20th Century the underwater ruins of the Fox Film unsinkable ship, making it Corporation seem as if they’re truly there. Our rating: The only downside is HHH that 3-D fails to emit the same eye-popping enhancements as the story between Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) progresses, as there doesn’t seem to be much difference in the images between the original and the new release in the early scenes of the couple falling in love. During the horrifying moment when hundreds were jumping off the sinking ship, the 3-D effects made the scene more haunting. It flourished in capturing the depth and horror of every passenger onboard, making it even more heartbreaking to watch them flail in the water. The story, in all its glory, is a masterpiece on its own, and though it has been 15 years since the movie’s first release, the power of the heartbreaking disaster is still there.
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references to Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) and Stifler’s mom (Jennifer Coolidge). Though these jokes are funny, they also only correspond to the past film. One moment that “American Pie” die-hards will enjoy is the introduction to a relationship between Jim’s dad (Eugene Levy) to Stifler’s mom. While Jim’s dad is drunk at Stifler’s pre-reunion party, he meets Stifler’s mom. The two parents have played major supporting roles in past films and are finally given the spotlight they deserve. “American Reunion” is a major throwback to fans of the series, showing that each piece of “pie” tastes just as good as the first — even if it is the same old dessert. “American Reunion” was directed Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and written by Adam Herz, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg.
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three years later. Though attending school with his brother was a factor, it was not the The final tally of wins was 535 games ultimate influence in Justin’s decision on to 510 games. From middle school to high where he would attend college. “I liked the team atmosphere of guys school, a pingpong table served as the battleground for a competitive after-school ritual liking each other and hanging out,” Justin said. “I was a big fan of the coach, and the between brothers Dan and Justin Levine. “The first time we started playing, it campus is really nice. The A&E Center was was fun,” Dan said with a chuckle. “Then also a big pull for me because I didn’t like it started becoming a competitive battle – hitting outside.” Justin still exercised his passion for whoever lost that day would be mad for basketball by serving as the manager for the an hour.” Each game was an aggressive stretch of men’s basketball team for part of last seathe table tennis rules, and an estimated 14 son. He performed day-to-day tasks such pingpong paddles were broken during their as working the scoreboard in practice and games. Dan and Justin’s father, Eric Levine, helping fill the water coolers. Justin is using his involvement to strive for said the games were a way for his sons to his ultimate goal — becoming the head coach channel their competitive energy. “My wife and I would be sitting upstairs for the University of North Carolina Tar saying, ‘I thought pingpong was a non- Heels. The intense atmosphere at the school’s games attracts him to pursue this dream. contact sport’,” Eric said. “It’s such a great game with the crowd The Levine brothers have moved from their days playing table tennis in their base- and everything,” Justin said. “When you watch college basketment to competing ball, there’s nothing on the men’s tennis better than it.” team. Dan is captainDan’s enthusiasm ing the squad in his for basketball spills senior season, while over into his career Justin is just breakaspirations as well. ing into the lineup His dream job is as a freshman. But either working in the tennis was the last front office for the thing on Dan and Justin Levine’s minds — Senior Dan Levine New York Knicks or being a referee in during their childthe NBA. hood, as they grew Dan said his competitive nature with his up shooting a ball through a net rather than brother was essential in developing their over it. “I never even watched tennis until seventh motivation to pursue athletics. “I don’t know if I could have grown up grade,” Dan said. “Both of our passions defithrough my younger years without him,” he nitely were basketball growing up.” Eric coached Dan and Justin when they said. “He was basically my best friend.” Eric said his sons have used tennis as a played as point guards in the Christian Youth Organization in their hometown of Highland tool to expand their loyalty to each other. “As brothers, you’re always competing,” Mills, N.Y., and for Monroe-Woodbury High School in Woodbury, N.Y. Both of their CYO he said. “They’ve learned how to put it aside teams lost in the playoffs, with Justin’s team and they are each other’s number one fan, which is really cool.” making it to the semifinals. Justin has developed a tight-knit and But as their statures began to stall — Justin stands at 5-foot-9, and Dan is one trusting bond with Dan on the court. “We just know our personalities so well inch shorter — the prospect of playing college basketball at a Division I institution that just before a big match, it’s just like, ‘Go get it’,” he said. “I know I have to bring it began to fade away. Dan said his decision to switch to tennis because he’s going to bring it.” The fraternal connection Dan shares was not only fueled by a willingness to comwith Justin translates into success on the pete at sports, but also for pure enjoyment. “I figured, ‘Why not something that doesn’t tennis court. “We know where each other is going be involve height?’” he said. “I mean it does at points, but I was like, ‘Why not tennis?’ And and we know each other’s strengths and weaknesses,” Dan said. “I know if I see him it was fun.” When Dan was 14 years old and Justin running on a full run forehand, he’s going to was 11 years old, the brothers began to take hit this angle winner, or he’s going to hit this casual tennis lessons with tennis coach Tim shot and dip it.” Though the two are not currently Warren during a summer trip to the outer banks of North Carolina. Soon enough, they doubles partners with the Bombers, Dan were working with personal tennis coach and Justin played together in a match against Colby College on Oct. 10 and in Ari Roberts ’02. Roberts said the brothers’ athleticism the Middlebury Invitational Sept. 17-18 in helped them make a seamless transition Middlebury, Vt. Head Coach Bill Austin said there is a chance that Dan and Justin to tennis. “They both had a natural ability for the will be one of the South Hill squad’s feagame,” Roberts said. “They both picked it up tured doubles pairs this spring. Austin said Dan and Justin’s impact on really quickly.” Four years after their first lesson with the Bombers has been an essential spark to Roberts, Dan and Justin won the 2008 the team in the fall and spring seasons. “They love to get out there on the tennis Orange County Championship as doubles partners and placed sixth in the New York court and fire it up, whether it’s with their teammates or matches with other teams,” State Tournament a few months later. After Dan enrolled at the college to play Austin said. “They get in there and want to on the men’s tennis team, Justin followed do the best they can.”
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“I don’t know if I could have grown up through my younger years without him. He was basically my best friend.”
From left, freshman Justin Levine and senior Dan Levine bump shoulders with each other Friday on the Wheeler Tennis Courts. The two have a combined record of 3—7 in doubles play.
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From left, Dan and Justin get ready for a game of pingpong Friday in the Rec Center. The brothers have competed together on basketball and tennis teams in high school.
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’Staches and stirrups promote unity By nate king staff writer
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Media extols sports figures To say that we hold wellknown athletes and coaches to a different set of moral and ethical standards in this country is an understatement. We often consider an individual’s pursuits in athletic endeavors separate from what goes on in their everyday lives and turn a blind eye to who these people are off the field. But the most recent case of reckless behavior by a prominent coach in college athletics is one that will hopefully set a precedent. University of Arkansas Football Head Coach Bobby Petrino, the highest-paid worker in the state of Arkansas, was fired Tuesday after lying about an affair he had with a co-worker who was half his age. The scandal began to unravel when Petrino was involved in a motorcycle accident last week and was lucky to escape without any serious injuries. What he failed to mention to University of Arkansas administrators and the media after the accident, however, was that there was another passenger riding with him. Jessica Dorrell, a 25-year-old former Arkansas volleyball player who Petrino hired as his student-athlete coordinator March 28, was also with Petrino at the time of his accident. Dorrell did not suffer any physical injuries and traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., with Petrino before he entered the hospital. Petrino, 51, a married father of four, only admitted Dorrell was with him when the police report was released. At that point, Petrino was forced to come clean and admit that he had an inappropriate relationship with Dorrell. If this were any company, Petrino would have been fired the minute his affair was uncovered. But because Petrino was in charge of Arkansas’ most popular team, which is coming off its best season since he became the coach four years ago, the school placed him on administrative leave at first. The fact that a school would want to hire a man with that kind of record of integrity is puzzling. In the winter of 2007, more than six months after taking over as head coach of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, Petrino bolted from professional football after he was offered the coaching job at Arkansas. In the wake of the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal, Petrino wanted no part in trying to rebuild the team. No one in the Falcons organization knew he left until news broke early the following morning. Putting winning above moral values leaves college athletic programs like Arkansas and professional sports teams in a precarious position. It’s the decision and practice of hiring people like Petrino when employers are aware of their questionable history and baggage they bring that continues to confuse me. Harlan Green-taub is a senior television-radio major. Contact him at hgreent1@ithaca.edu.
While the baseball team is off to its best start in Empire 8 Conference play in three seasons, each player’s appearance is also speaking volumes about the Bombers’ unity this season. The Blue and Gold have traditionally been a clean-shaven group, but each player is donning a mustache this season as a team bonding activity. Senior outfielder Mike Rosenbaum said the facial hair has become a signature look that has turned opponents’ heads. “Everywhere we go someone’s like, ‘Oh cool mustache,’” he said. “It’s so funny because all the teams The Bombers say something to us.” have a record of Along with mustaches, 9—1—1 since the South Hill squad is sportthey began to ing striped stirrups with their grow out their socks, a trend that has waned facial hair. among baseball teams. Rosenbaum said the retro external appearances are a tribute to the fashion and gritty mentality of the Bombers’ national championship teams from the 1980s. “I’ve always been in the exercise room working out, and I always look at the pictures from the ’80 and the ’88 teams,” he said. “And back then they were tough teams, and they had mustaches. Coach even had a mustache.” Head Coach George Valesente said participating in the renewed ritual supports his team’s actions. “I don’t ever consider myself or my coaches separate from the group,” he said. “So we try to follow the same kind of things that the team does.” But Valesente needed some convincing from his team to sign off on the mustaches and stirrups. He normally does not allow his players to grow facial hair, but while on the spring break trip to California, he struck an agreement with his players. “If they beat Chapman University twice I would buy stirrups,” he said. “And then the mustache thing came. If they beat Pomona-Pitzer College and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College and Tucker Healy grows a mustache, I’ll grow one.” The Bombers outscored Chapman 8-2 during the two wins on March 11 and 12 before defeating Pomona-Pitzer 9-5 on March 16. They also defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4-3 in 10 innings. Valesente said growing the facial hair has brought the team close. “When a group of young men decides that they
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want to try to do something as a team, the togetherness can have a nice effect on the team,” he said. “Do I think it affects the outcome of games? Not necessarily. But the ability to be together does.” Since the spring break training trip to California on March 11-18, the South Hill squad has gone 9—1—1 on its way to a ranking of 23rd in Division III. Senior infielder and outfielder Teagen Barresi
said the positive feelings surrounding mustaches and stirrups have been accompanied by desirable outcomes. He said the team would not shave them until it reached the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships, which are scheduled for May 25-29 in Appleton, Wis. “Wins are correlating to good things,” he said. “The mustache growing has kind of taken on a life of its own.”
Impenetrable defense anchors South Hill squad By christian araos staff writer
Though the men’s lacrosse team has lost four of its last six games, its impervious defense has carried it as it enters Empire 8 Conference play. A combination of a high-pressure man-to-man system and a zone defense that has confused opposing offenses has led to a goals against average of 7.09 for the Bombers — the best mark in the conference. The Blue and Gold have also held their opponents to fewer than 10 goals in all but two games this season. Junior defender Marc Roberts said Assistant Coach Rich Barnes is responsible for developing both styles of defense. “Coach Barnes matches us up with the attackmen based on our ability and our size,” Roberts said. “He does a great job at doing that because we always think we can handle our matchup.” Junior defender Adam Wacenske said the Bombers will only use the zone when the proper personnel — such as sophomore midfielders like Casey Schattner — are on the field. Union College Associate Head Coach Tucker Kear said his team was not prepared to face the Blue and Gold’s defensive system in Union’s narrow 6-5 win against the Bombers on March 28. “It gave us a lot of problems, and
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we took half the game just trying to figure out what we were going to do,” Kear said. “It made our offensive players tentative, and that’s one of the reasons why teams run zone.” Roberts said the zone defense
forces other teams into taking outside shots that are much easier for senior goalie Brendan Green to save. “We use it whenever we want middies to shoot outside,” Roberts said. “If we know they have really
good dodgers, we want to keep them outside and let them shoot.” Green said the defenders have been a major factor in him being able to register a save percentage of .538 during his first full season in goal. “The defense makes it a lot easier on me,” Green said. “Especially the middies. They force guys down the sides, and it makes me confident that I can handle any shots they give up.” The 78 goals the team has allowed this season are the lowest number of scores the program has given up through nine games since the 2009 season. However, the 104 goals the Blue and Gold have scored to begin the 2012 regular season is sixth in the Empire 8. Roberts said watching the offense struggle can be difficult at times, but is not a distraction for the defense as a whole. “It’s a little uneasy, and you get a little frustrated,” he said. “But from a defensive standpoint, we know we can handle anything that comes at us.” Wacenske said while the defense has kept the team in recent games, the offense has been capable of keeping the team in games this year. “Against Oneonta we let up a few goals we shouldn’t have, but our offense kept us in there,” he said. “It goes hand-in-hand, and we just have to get on the same page and both have a good game.”
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Top scorer supplies boundless energy By Nate Bickell Staff writer
Two years ago, then-women’s lacrosse Head Coach Karen Hollands needed to name an isolation play that would showcase Tracy Rivas — the Bombers’ newest freshman attacker. Hollands settled on “mitochondria,” a nickname Rivas had acquired from her days playing field hockey and lacrosse at East Meadow High School on Long Island, N.Y. Since Hollands named the play, Rivas has written the word on her forearm before each game as a reminder to never let her endless energy subside. “Mitochondria is a powerful word for me,” Rivas said. “Whenever I’m on the field I like to be the kind of person to show enthusiasm and passion.” Mitochondria are the organelles that produce energy in a cell. Senior attack Nicole Borisenok said the scientific word applies to Rivas because of her vigor on the field. “Her physical appearance might be misleading because she is just this little girl,” Borisenok said. “But with her efforts and her competitiveness she really is a powerhouse.” Standing at 5-foot-1, Rivas is the shortest player on the team. But her speed and strength have led her to be the Bombers’ top offensive threat with 26 goals and 16 assists this season. Rivas said her small stature has caused her to underestimate herself even more than other people underestimate her.
“Before playing St. John Fisher, one of the tallest girls on the team, Michelle Avery, came up to me and said, ‘You’re very fast, no one can stop you on the field, and you have nothing to worry about,” Rivas said. Stevens Institute of Technology Head Coach Celine Cunningham said Rivas’ speed makes her a difficult player to defend against. “When things got tough she got the ball and finished,” Cunningham said. “That’s something we’ve seen for the past three years. Even as a freshman she killed us.” Athletics have been a constant aspect of Rivas’ life since childhood. She has played lacrosse since her father signed her and her brother up for the sport when she was in the third grade. Rivas said her father wanted she and her brother to play sports because he didn’t have the opportunity to participate in sports when he was a child. “In high school he had a lot of siblings and he had to work, so athletics wasn’t a top priority for him,” Rivas said. “But he always found lacrosse a lot of fun and a great sport to really get his kids into in the future.” Rivas competed for the field hockey, track and field and lacrosse teams at East Meadow. She competed for the field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams for her first two years at the college but chose to strictly play on the women’s lacrosse team this season despite being the leading scorer on the field hockey team
Junior attack Tracy Rivas sprints upfield with the ball during the Bombers’ 8-3 win against St. John Fisher College on Saturday at Higgins Stadium. Rivas recently became the 18th player in program history to score 100 goals. Durst Breneiser/the ithacan
during the 2011 season. Rivas said she found the same enthusiasm she shared with her field hockey teammates in high school among her lacrosse teammates in college. “There was a type of intensity and passion here for the team and for our goals that really stuck with me,” Rivas said. “It’s definitely the people that make you hate or love
any sport you play.” Rivas said it was hard to leave her field hockey teammates, but switching to offseason practices better prepared her for the spring season. Junior midfielder Nikki Dahl, Rivas’ roommate, said playing fall ball improved Rivas’ intuition on the field. As a legal studies major, Rivas has worked as a paralegal secretary
for Goldman and Associates Law Firm since her senior year of high school. She participates on the college’s mock trial team and said she prepares for her closing arguments similarly to how she does for a big lacrosse game. “When I was presenting I tried to show a lot of passion and emotion, and that’s what I do with lacrosse,” Rivas said.
Look online for game stories from these sports: TODAY • 4 p.m. Men’s Tennis vs. Hartwick College on the Ithaca College Tennis Courts
FRIDAY • 10 a.m. Women’s Track and Field at Moravian’s Coach P Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa. • 3:30 p.m. Women’s Tennis at SUNY-New Paltz in New Paltz, N.Y.
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• 10 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Track and Field at Moravian’s Coach P Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa. • 11 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Crew vs. Skidmore College and St. Lawrence University at Cayuga Inlet • Noon Women’s Golf at Vassar Invitational in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. • 1 p.m. Baseball at Utica College in Utica, N.Y.* • 1 p.m. Softball at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y.* • 1 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. • 1 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y. • TBD Women’s Track and Field at Bucknell Invitational in Lewisburg, Pa.
SUNDAY • 9 a.m. Men’s Tennis vs. Stevens Institute of Technology on the Ithaca College Tennis Courts • Noon Women’s Golf at Vassar Invitational in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. • 1 p.m. Softball at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y.* • 1 p.m. Baseball at Utica College in Utica, N.Y.
tuESDAY • 4 p.m. Baseball vs. University of Rochester on Freeman Field • 5 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse vs. William Smith College at Higgins Stadium
WEDNESDAY • 4 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse vs. Utica College at Higgins Stadium • 4 p.m. Men’s Tennis at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y.
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Banners invigorate crew in Cayuga Inlet races by faith enenbach contributing writer
Though sophomore Dominique Lessard has not competed in a regatta for the women’s crew this spring, she has made a vital contribution to the Bombers’ goal of earning a bid to the NCAA Championships. Lessard, who competed in the sixth seat of the second novice 8 boat last season, suffered a back injury that has forced her out of competition this season. Before the crew’s first regatta March 31, she made a banner with the words “Fly Together” written on a sheet in blue and gold paint to remind everyone of the importance of unity in achieving their goals. Sophomore Kelly Parker, the coxswain for the Blue and Gold’s third varsity 8 boat, said Lessard’s unfortunate circumstance at the beginning of the season reminded members of the crew to not take anything for granted. “Dom was the one who encouraged people to work harder, and she had a huge setback,” Parker said. “But by her having a setback, it motivates others to push forward. Even though she can’t be on the water with us, she’s still motivating in her own way.” Sophomore Lindsey Miller, who coxes the second varsity 8, said the team always thinks about Lessard during races. “It definitely has brought us down a bit, but we take that and we row for her,” Miller said. “We take strokes on the water for her, and today we took five strokes for unity and being one and rowing for those who can’t.” Lessard is one of many Bombers to make these kind of motivational banners, which are hung on the Route 89 overpass near Cayuga Inlet during home regattas. This year’s senior class of rowers made a banner that reads “Drop Bombs.” Junior Madison Vander Hill, a member of the first varsity 8 boat, said the longtime tradition of the South Hill squad’s varsity rowers making these signs had to be altered this season.
From left, seniors Lindsey Hadlock and Tessa VanDerVeeken hold one of the Bombers’ new banners. The banners replaced the crew’s old tradition of painting the Cayuga Inlet overpass. Shawn steiner/the ithacan
“Each senior class would sneak up there and paint something up on the bridge, but we had to take it down,” she said. “To make up for it, we’ve really been trying to stick with the team spirit and have banners that we can hang from the bridges that say the same things that
the paint had said.” Chants of “IC, IC” and “Let’s Go Ithaca” resound from the bridge as each boat travels under the overpass during a regatta. Members of the other boats wave the banners to encourage their teammates along with the
other spectators. To enhance the external excitement surrounding each regatta, the coxswains in each boat have found ways to motivate the groups of rowers as they race across the inlet. Parker said she often tries to go beyond her duties of directing the crew through the water. “A coxswain’s main job is to steer the boat, but since you’re in there already you might as well put a microphone on and scream and yell and motivate your team,” she said. Sophomore Barbara Mitchell, who rows in the novice 8, said her boat’s coxswain provides inspiration during races when she tells the members of the boat to begin rowing 10 strokes of special effort. “When she does our power 10s, she does one stroke for everyone in the boat,” Mitchell said. “That always gets each of us going because we know we’re pulling for each other.” The Bombers’ motivation has carried over quickly into spring competition, as it took second place in the first and second varsity 8 boat races in the season-opening regatta. Their second varsity 8, novice 8, and novice 4 boats had top finishes against University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology on Saturday. After the crew faces Skidmore College and St. Lawrence University this Saturday, they will be on the road for the remaining five regattas in the regular season. With no timetable for Lessard’s return, the crew will continue to practice its tradition of involving all of its members on the day of each race. Miller said the Blue and Gold are heading into the heart of the regular season with an optimistic outlook because the crew has built a solid foundation of inspiration, support and confidence between all of its varsity and novice rowers. “Even though we have three different boats, we come together off the water and on land as one team,” she said.
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In the 158 editions of the famous Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities, there have been several strange moments, including six sunken boats and two mutinies. This year’s installment, however, takes the cake for most bizarre after it was halted by a protester. Cambridge and Oxford were neck and neck Saturday on the River Thames when a bearded man was spotted swimming right toward the Oxford boat. The man, identified as Trenton Oldfield, nearly had his head taken off by Oxford oars before the race was stopped. Oldfield was apparently making a protest statement against elitism, but he later admitted that he is also rich and attended one of Australia’s most exclusive private schools. The drama continued once the race restarted, as Oxford lost one of its oars in a collision and then had one of its bowmen collapse from exhaustion at the finish line. This was definitely one Boat Race that everyone in England will be telling their grandkids about. —Matt Kelly
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Coming into Friday’s matchup with the Bombers on Freeman Field, the St. John Fisher College Cardinals were leading Division III in runs scored, batting average and slugging percentage. But all those impressive stats came before the Cardinals had faced junior pitcher Pat Lemmo. Lemmo struck out six Cardinal hitters and allowed just one earned run and four hits in a 16-2 victory. The junior hurler was efficient, needing just 103 pitches to go the distance without allowing a single extra-base hit. Lemmo’s pitching gem was just the start of a surprising three-game sweep of Fisher by the Blue and Gold, enabling the Bombers to gain sole possession of first place in the Empire 8 Conference.
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Ithaca resident Ellen Brown prepares a bag of fresh bean sprouts for a sale while working for the Dancing Turtle Farm booth at the local farmers market Saturday afternoon.
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The Ithaca Farmers Market opened for the first time this season last weekend. The booths were filled with people shopping for merchandise and food. Photos by Rachel Woolf Assistant Photo Editor
Kristy Mabee of Ithaca’s Just Desserts spreads tomato sauce evenly on dough while preparing a margherita flatbread pizza for a customer. Mabee baked pizzas in a large wood fired oven outside on Steamboat Landing.
Rebecca Zellner browses through gemstone jewelry created by Ithaca artisan Crow Weaver for her business, Rainbow Crow.
Ithaca resident Mary Shelley carves a block of wood as the first step in creating her specialty painted carvings. Shelley is a self-taught artist who often demonstrates her craft in front of customers at her farmers market booth.