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Sustainability efforts reap big savings by rebecca webster senior writer

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New study reveals growing support for medical marijuana in New York by ryan sharpstene staff writer

A not-so-new “miracle drug” is getting increased attention from Poughkeepsie to Plattsburgh, from Brooklyn to Buffalo.

The debate surrounding the legality of medical marijuana is shifting from the basements of teenagers and the booking rooms of police stations to the bedsides of cancer patients and the floors of legislative halls.

Results from the 2010 Empire State Poll, an annual lifestyle survey conducted by Cornell University, showed that more than six in 10 New Yorkers support legalizing marijuana for medicinal use.

The poll, conducted by a random telephone sample of 400 upstate and 400 downstate residents ages 18 and older, showed neither age, gender or race played a major factor in support levels. All subcategories had more than 50 percent support.

Yasamin Miller, director of the Cornell Survey Research Institute, said for some New Yorkers, the legalization debate is not an important topic.

“There are so many other pressing issues that New Yorkers think that it’s not worth the effort to criminalize it,” she said.

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Seven players suspended from game by elizabeth sile editor in chief

The Ithaca College football team has suspended its four senior captains and three additional players from Saturday’s game for violating team rules.

Head Coach Mike Welch said the following players have been suspended: David Ahonen, graduate student captain and strong safety; Daniel Higgins, senior captain and tight end; Daniel Ruffrage, senior captain and wide receiver; Tom Vossler, senior captain and wide receiver; Spence White, junior corner back; Jason Hendel, sophomore quarterback; and Kevin Cline, junior strong safety.

Welch declined to comment on what rule the players violated and if any other players were involved, citing the “privacy of the student athlete.”

Dave Maley, associate director of media relations, said the players violated team and athletic department rules. He said he could not comment on whether the college has or will take disciplinary action

From left, senior captains Dan Ruffrage, Tom Vossler and Dan Higgins take a break at practice Tuesday at Allen Field. They are three of the seven players suspended from Saturday’s game against St. Lawrence University. kelsey o’connor/the ithacan

against any of the players because “the college can’t comment on individuals who may have been referred to the campus judicial system.”

Maley also said he could not

comment on the nature of the suspension rule violation, and Brian McAree, vice president of student affairs and campus life, said he could not provide additional information.

Vossler and White both reiterated that they were suspended for violating team rules but would not comment further.

“It’s a team matter,” Vossler said.

Welch said information is not being withheld.

“We’re not covering anything up,” he said. “We’ve handled this within our football team.”

Welch said the captains’ suspension will not affect their captaincy.

The players will only be excluded from Saturday’s game against St. Lawrence University, Welch said.

Senior Nathan March, play-byplay broadcaster for WICB radio, said it would likely be a low-scoring game.

March said the Bombers still have a good chance to win.

“If you put a gun to my head I would still say they win this game,” he said. “With St. Lawrence, a team that … only got into the opposing red zone 18 times all last season, you have to believe the Bombers still should be strong enough to come away with a win at home.”

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Electrical consumption at Ithaca College has been on a steady decline over the past few years, and the college saved more than $1 million in utilities during the 2009-10 academic year, Carl Sgrecci, vice president of finance and administration, said.

Last year, the college underspent its utilities budget of $7.9 million by $1.6 million, Sgrecci said.

“Despite the fact that we have added Sgrecci said small efforts some space to make a difference the campus in in energy savings. the last several years, our energy consumption really has declined, and as a [result] of that, we have been able to hold our electrical costs down,” Sgrecci said.

Energy conservation measures play a role in the declining electrical costs and are being executed across campus in different forms.

Some of those efforts include replacing many of the older indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures with more energy-efficient ones, rewiring older energy motors and upgrading heating and cooling units — changes that are often invisible to most people on campus, Sgrecci said.

“The biggest factors are literally taking advantage of all the efforts we can reasonably afford,” he said.

Marian Brown, special assistant to the provost, said the energy conservation accomplishments can be attributed to the hard work of facilities crews and students.

“The decline in utilities usage, our electricity and natural gas use, are a direct reflection of the great work that’s going on by our facilities professionals,” she said.

The Office of Facilities is currently working on renovating the Dillingham Center fountain power system to lower overall energy consumption.

Rick Couture, associate vice president of the Office of Facilities, said the fountains have previously ran off of one single 100-horsepower motor.

The renovations will change the constantly running motor to 16 separate five-horsepower motors, each only in use when that specific fountain is running. The fountains are expected to be up

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Support levels are also relatively the same — 67 percent and 62 percent, respectively — in terms of upstate and downstate New York residents. The poll also found that as annual household income increases, support level also increases. “[New Yorkers] realize [medicinal marijuana] could be a real benefit to those patients who are in pain,” Miller said.

Currently, 14 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana.

Studies have shown medicinal cannabis to alleviate physical pain and induce hunger for patients suffering from, most notably, AIDS, glaucoma and cancer.

Miller, who oversees the institute that conducts the survey, said there is a possibility of over-hyping medicinal marijuana’s capabilities.

“The research out there is mixed, and I am not sure we can say that support will remain positive and increase,” Miller said. “We have seen miracle drugs in the past, but when there has been enough research on them they have found they are actually harmful.”

Miller said she is skeptical of a full legalization effort being possible in New York.

“I don’t think there is the same stigma when it comes to marijuana legalization as a drug of leisure when compared to its medicinal uses,” she said.

Along the political spectrum, 49 percent of “conservatives” expressed support for legalization, while 63 percent of “moderates” and 79 percent of “liberals” expressed support.

Junior Evan Nison, president of the college’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, said it’s a lack of courage and leadership in state legislators that prevents legal marijuana law reform.

“A lot of legislators in New York are nervous about becoming another California and are not willing to make the political risk,” Nison said. “But people are starting to realize that cannabis is a true medicine.”

Nison is currently in California lobbying students and residents to adopt Proposition 19 — a full legalization of marijuana, allowing local municipalities to regulate, control and tax marijuana use — this November. He previously

worked as a lobbyist for New Jersey’s medical marijuana reform.

“California has realized that marijuana is not worth the enforcing expense, and the state should be out there collecting revenue from it,” he said.

California was one of the first states to decriminalize marijuana and legalize medical marijuana. This most recent drug policy reform attempt will allow individuals older than 21 to grow, use and transport marijuana for personal use.

With a successful outcome, Nison said, Proposition 19’s passage will impact legalization movements in other states and even other countries. Supporters of the reform cite that the new laws could potentially bring in billions of dollars to California’s economy, according to the proposition.

“I don’t think it is going to have an effect in just other states but also other countries,” Nison said. “California is the eighth largest economy in the world, and it is going to have a major global economic impact.”

New York State Senator George Winner, R-Elmira, said in a statement there are still some angles of the debate to consider.

“There remains legitimate concerns about a widespread legalization initiative — how it would be implemented, the effectiveness of oversight and safeguards to prevent abuses and misuse and its overall impact on public health and safety,” he said.

Though marijuana reform has become a hot topic in many states, New York legislators have not made much progress.

New York -JUnior Evan Nison State Assembly bill A.07542 was introduced in April 2009 to legalize the “possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marijuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver,” according to the bill.

Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, D-Ithaca, could not be reached for a comment but remains listed as a co-sponsor of the gridlocked bill. Because of the lack of sponsors in the New York State Senate, the bill has stalled in any legislative advancement.

Several activist groups have, despite legislative inaction, continued their pursuit to reform New York state drug policies, in both medicinal and recreational form.

“People are starting to realize that cannabis is a true medicine.”

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and running by Fall Splash, the college’s combined Alumni and Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 1-3.

The Focus on Colleges and Universities Program, a part of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, also helps the college with savings by offering monetary assistance for using sustainable practices. The program is one of NYSERDA’s many incentive programs but is geared specifically toward institutions of higher education.

Focus on Colleges and Universities offers incentives to institutions for reducing their energy use and implementing energy-efficient practices. The funding supports new construction, renovations and equipment upgrades — changes Sgrecci said the college is continuously implementing wherever it can.

“Whenever we do qualify, we tend to take advantage of [it],” he said.

NYSERDA’s program aims to help colleges prioritize their needs by helping them understand and implement conservation programs on their campuses, Jeffrey Gordon, spokesman for NYSERDA, said.

“Energy efficiency is most critical for all institutions that are trying to decrease their carbon footprint and reduce [their] impact on the environment,” Gordon said. “By making small changes in operations, institutions can make very large beneficial investments in energy efficiency [and] reap large rewards in energy savings.”

Since 2003, NYSERDA has funded the college with more than $600,000 in project and technical funds. Brown said it is equally important to make the most of the money the college saves.

“We are trying to stretch college dollars,” she said. “We want to reduce utilities consumption, but we want to maximize the way we spend our funds.”

From left, Ricky Silver, Ithaca College junior Evan Nison and volunteers Jared and Gianni Seliciano lobby for the legalization and regulation of marijuana in June at a street fair in Oakland, Calif. courtesy of evan Nison

Rev. Jay Goldstein, executive director of the Empire State National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws, said his group has always worked toward the legalization of marijuana in more than just medical aspects.

“Our mission is to work for the legalization of marijuana use for all responsible adults,” Goldstein said. “We certainly believe that includes medical patients. I’ve met many patients with doctors who feel [the patients] need medical marijuana.”

Currently, New York state is one out of 13 states that have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana. If found with less than 25 grams of marijuana, a person in

The college’s relationship with NYSERDA has been a positive for both parties, Brown said. While the incentive program is helping the college save, the college is also helping NYSERDA tap into new incentive programs by acting as a model for other institutions.

“It’s a very mutually beneficial kind of program,” Brown said. “We are taking advantage of so many ways to reduce energy, and we are a good test bud, looking at largescale [possibilities] on a campus with mostly 50-year-old buildings [and asking], ‘How do you make them more efficient?’”

Another way the college saved money during the past few years was in the construction of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center and the Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise. Sgrecci said NYSERDA monetary incentives were taken into account before and throughout their construction.

“Those buildings didn’t exist with old technologies,” Sgrecci said. “To even qualify for those incentives, we [underwent] extreme energy conservation efforts in the design of the heating and cooling systems.”

But even with all the renovations and energy conservation measures the college is working on, Sgrecci said some students

New York state will only face a civil citation, similar to a parking ticket.

Goldstein said current decriminalization laws and legislative pushes will eventually lead to more comprehensive legalization reforms.

Whether New York state will follow the other states that have legalized medicinal cannabis is yet to be determined, and whether medicinal legalization will lead to further reform of recreational use could spark debate across the country with Proposition 19’s fate.

“There is definitely going to be some change ... and I hope [state governments] get it right when it comes to setting up regulations,” Goldstein said.

The Office of Facilities is currently renovating the Dillingham Center fountains to save money on utilities and make the motors more energy-efficient. james earl/The ithacan

view efforts of the campus community as “small.”

He said even the smallest of sustainable practices shouldn’t be dismissed or underplayed.

“All of those things on an individual basis may seem small, but on a collective basis … those small numbers add up,” he said.

Brown said tangible results are

directly related to the efforts of the campus community.

“We can make our buildings as … energy efficient as possible, but it really comes down to, in large measures, the occupants of … those buildings to help us go further with this,” she said. “People can be really helpful if they can be cognoscente of their energy use.”

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U.S. prepares to pull out of Iraq

The U.S. moved into the final phase of its military involvement in Iraq yesterday, a day after President Barack Obama announced the shift from combat operations to preparing Iraqi forces to assume responsibility for their own security.

Obama made clear in Tuesday’s speech that this was no victory celebration. A six-month stalemate over forming a new Iraqi government has raised concerns about the country’s stability and questions over whether the leadership can cope with a diminished but still dangerous insurgency.

Newly promoted Army Gen. Lloyd Austin also maintained a somber tone as he took the reins of the some 50,000 American troops who remain in Iraq, with a deadline for a full withdrawal by the end of next year.

Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, presided over the ceremony, which was held at the main U.S. military headquarters on the southwestern outskirts of Baghdad.

Gates, visiting American troops in the Iraqi city of Ramadi yesterday, said history will judge whether the fight was worth it for the United States.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said his country is grateful for what the Americans have done, but it is now time for Iraqis to secure their own future.

Hurricane approaches east coast

Hurricane Earl wheeled toward the East Coast yesterday, driving the first tourists from North Carolina vacation islands and threatening damaging winds and waves up the Atlantic seaboard over Labor Day weekend.

Visitors were taking ferries off Ocracoke Island and were told to leave neighboring Cape Hatteras in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Federal authorities have warned people all along the Eastern seaboard to be prepared to evacuate.

Emergency officials as far north as Maine were checking their equipment and urging people to have disaster plans and supplies ready.

Earl is 700 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, with winds of 125 mph. It is on track to near the North Carolina shore late today before blowing north off the coast, with forecasters cautioning

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Imprint Rush Night will be held at 7 p.m. in Park 277.

Orientation to the Professions Program, sponsored by the School of Business, will begin at 12:10 p.m. in Textor 102.

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that it is still too early to tell how close the storm may come to land.

Hurricane watches were out from Surf City, N.C., to Virginia’s Parramore Island.

Even if Earl stays well offshore, it will kick up rough surf and dangerous rip currents up and down the coast through the Labor Day weekend, a prime time for beach vacations, forecasters said.

The only evacuation orders so far affected parts of the Outer Banks, thin strips of beach and land that face the open Atlantic.

Emergency officials said they hoped Ocracoke’s 800 or so year-round residents would heed the call to leave. Though the evacuation orders are called mandatory, Julia Jarema, spokeswoman for the state Division of Emergency Management, said that doesn’t mean people will be forced from their homes.

Lawyer reopens rape investigation

A senior Swedish prosecutor reopened a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday — the latest twist to a puzzling case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other.

Assange has denied the allegations and suggested they are part of a smear campaign by opponents of WikiLeaks — an online whistleblower that has publishing thousands of leaked documents about U.S. military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The case was dismissed last week by Eva Finne, chief prosecutor in Stockholm, who overruled a lower-ranked prosecutor and said there was no reason to suspect that Assange, an Australian citizen, had raped a Swedish woman who had reported him to police.

The woman’s lawyer appealed the decision.

Marianne Ny, director of public prosecution, decided to reopen the case yesterday, saying new information had come in Tuesday.

Stock market makes huge strides

Stocks jumped yesterday after strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global economy in recent weeks.

The new reports snapped a string of disappointing economic data that sent stocks slumping in August.

A child looks on yesterday as Muslim women say special prayers to observe the Martyr Day of Hazrat Ali, cousin of Prophet Mohammed. Muslims across the world are observing the month of Ramadan, where the devout refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk.

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Daniel Penrod, senior industry analyst at the California Credit Union League, said manufacturing reports have become increasingly important because they are a leading indicator for whether companies might start adding new jobs. Investors will be closely watching the Labor Department’s monthly report on employment, which is due out tomorrow.

Tea party claims victory in Alaska

Joe Miller, a conservative lawyer from Alaska endorsed by Sarah Palin, claimed the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate when incumbent GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded Tuesday evening.

Miller’s win was a major victory for the tea party movement and marked the first time someone defeated a sitting senator in a primary.

Tea partiers had knocked off Utah Sen. Bob Bennett at a state convention in May, and em-

boldened organizers now have their sights set on Delaware, where they are backing Christine O’Donnell against the more moderate Rep. Mike Castle in the GOP Senate primary.

Miller, 43, said he plans to campaign this fall on transferring power and control over resources from the federal government to Alaska and the other 49 states.

The state has long been heavily reliant on federal money to run — a legacy largely carved out by former Sen. Ted Stevens before his death in an August plane crash.

Murkowski is the third senator to lose this year amid deep dissatisfaction with the Washington establishment.

Miller will face Democrat Scott McAdams, a former commercial fisherman and small town mayor who was given little chance against Mukowski, in the November general election.

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The Outdoor Pool will close for the fall and winter. It will be open from noon to 7 p.m.

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Welcome Tailgate & BBQ, an event for first-year students and faculty, will be held at noon behind Smiddy Hall.

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The School of Business Student Organization Fair will begin at 6 p.m. in the first and second floor atria of the School of Business.

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Evensong, a Protestant Community worship service, will begin at 9:30 p.m. in Muller Chapel.

In last week’s issue, it was incorrectly reported that the Ithaca College Wellness Initiative was part of IC Studio 2.0. The Ithaca College Wellness Initiative is a separate part of IC². The fourth IC Studio 2.0 project is an exploration into the viability of IC Studio 2.0 as a summer program. The Ithacan also incorrectly reported that the one-credit course “Media for Social Change” was a part of the IC² program. This course was not part of the program. A four-credit course called “Media and Social Change,” which culminated in a half-hour television show on social change, was a part of IC².

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Lounges return after year of over-enrollment

By Brian Rank Staff Writer

Returning students who settled into oncampus housing last week might have found a significant addition to their residence halls from last year — a lounge.

Extended occupancy housing was reduced from approximately 600 students at the beginning of 2009 to about 380 students this semester, opening up at least one uninhabited lounge per residence hall.

The changes are the result of a smaller incoming class and a procedural re-evaluation, after focus groups conducted last spring showed discontent with the absence of lounges, Bonnie Prunty, director of the Office of Residential Life, said. This year’s freshman undergraduate enrollment was estimated at 1,620 students, compared to last year’s enrollment of 2,027, according to the Office of Institutional Research.

Prunty said the office is not allowing full-year residencies in lounges like it did last year. The approximately 80 residents in 25 lounges will receive a $655 incentive, cable, a microfridge and priority placement on waitlists for double and triple rooms. These students will be offered the spaces when they become available after students go abroad or transfer. They may decline the first offer but will be forced to accept the second.

“What was not successful [last year] was the decision to let students who were living in lounges to remain in lounges if they wanted to all year long, which ended up tying up the vast majority of our lounges for the entire academic year,” Prunty said.

Junior Lillian Carbonara, a resident assistant in Holmes Hall, said the lack of lounges last year presented challenges for organizing activities in the hall and added to roommate conflicts. She said one of her residents found it difficult to be alone when dealing with roommate troubles.

“She didn’t really have a place to go after the library closed or after [IC Square] closed,” she said. “So she would have to go to a friend’s room, but if we had had a lounge she would have been able to hang out in there for a little bit and have time to herself.”

Linda Koenig, assistant director for housing services and communications, said Residential Life could not guarantee conventional housing to students in lounges last year because there were not enough rooms to relocate all extended occupancy residents. “[Last year] we didn’t want to create an expectation for students that then we weren’t going to be able to fulfill,” she said.

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Students chat Tuesday in the Tallcott Hall TV lounge. Last year, many lounges were used for student housing. When the college hit its target enrollment this year, it opened up space for common areas.

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This year, the college plans to move all lounge residents to conventional dorms by winter break, Prunty said.

Sophomore Lauren Smith lived in a lounge last year. She said she felt guilty for taking the space from the rest of the residential hall, but with the School of Music right outside and no other rooms available in the hall for her to practice in, she did not want to leave the lounge.

“I just thought it would be easier on myself not to go through another adjustment to living somewhere else and meeting the people in the new building,” she said.

Prunty said by second semester there were more than 100 vacancies that extended occupancy students declined to move into.

But to curb the lack of common space in some dorms last year, Koenig said Residential Life designated some regular dorms as lounges.

“When we had open doubles and students in lounges didn’t want them, we converted [them] into lounges so the students would have a place to go and relax,” she said.

To keep lounges open this year, the college moved a higher percentage of extended

occupancy students into forced triples. The triples are considered permanent housing and residents only received a $655 incentive.

Freshman Jaime Odin, who lives in one of these forced triples, said he was unhappy about living in the room at first, but after moving in, he didn’t mind.

“I knew it would be a tight fit,” he said. “But I was expecting that, [since] my sister had the same thing at her school.”

Prunty said the need for extended occupancy housing this year was not a result of the freshman class size.

“The freshman class was actually right on target,” she said. “It was totally a result of the fact that we had more upperclassmen who elected to stay on campus.”

Residential Life has been offering $2,000 incentives to students who move off campus since May and will continue to do so until Sept. 30.

Koenig said the office learned from last year and has made an effort to accommodate all students on campus.

“It’s not ideal,” she said. “Ideal would be no one in extended occupancy triples and no one in lounges, but [it’s] much better than last year.”

SGA outlines 2010 plans By elma gonzalez contributing Writer

Senior Kevin Fish, president of Ithaca College’s Student Government Association, welcomed students and announced his main goals for this academic year yesterday at the organization’s annual Rush Night.

The board’s main goal this year is to eliminate the existing separation between SGA and the campus community, Fish said. “[I hope] to improve our transparency among the student population so they can really see what we are doing,” Fish said.

Fish said in the past years, SGA tried to become more available to the student body. Last year’s president, Jeff Goodwin ‘10 tried to improve communication between student organizations and SGA by creating a fun and friendly environment at meetings. Many times, SGA conducted themed meetings, where some senators and visitors were invited to come dressed in themed attire.

Fish said his executive board also hopes to add quick printing stations to the library, build a shuttle that will provide transportation to and from the Circle Apartments, streamline the budget process, add a student

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to the college budget committee and make it easier for athletes to fit senior seminars into their schedule.

Senior Ruthanne Goff, vice president of business and finance, said she wants to streamline the budget process by making the allocation documents fewer and more userfriendly to cut down on redundancy.

“We are here as a resource, not as this dominating government body,” Goff said. “Making that process as efficient as possible is really what we are searching for.”

Goff also said she hopes to continue what her predecessor, senior Brian Keefe, started by placing a student-at-large in the college’s budget committee who can voice the student body’s concerns and goals.

Senior Morgan Ewing, vice president of academics, said he has two main objectives this year. First he said he hopes to implement an efficient printing system in the library, where students will have several “quick printing stations” available to them. He also said he plans to adjust the time of senior seminars, which are currently scheduled after 4 p.m.

“This can create a very serious problem for our student athletes,” Ewing said.

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Ithaca College has greenlighted a pilot program that will give students medical amnesty if under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or in a drug-related emergency.

With the program in place as of last week, students who call Public Safety or an emergency line Leary said he to report a drug- hopes students call for help in related medical emergencies. emergency will not face judicial action for being under the influence of a substance.

Junior Benjamin Malakoff, director of public relations for the college’s chapter of SSDP, said the pilot policy, endorsed by the college’s board of trustees this May, was enacted to curb students’ reluctance when seeking medical help for fear of judicial consequences.

“We are trying to get word out to students, especially incoming freshmen,” he said.

While drafting the policy last semester, SSDP worked closely with Michael Leary, assistant director of judicial affairs, to ensure the plausibility of launching it on campus. Leary said part of the reason the policy was approved was because it was a direct effort of a student organization.

For example, the student needing assistance is eligible for medical amnesty only once, and most students who use their amnesty will be required to participate in a program designed to help educate them about the dangers of substance abuse. The pilot policy also doesn’t supersede state and federal laws.

“We’re very hopeful that students really take advantage of this,” he said. “It’s brand new for our campus, and I hope students feel comfortable and call.”

Four charged with hazing By elizabeth sile editor in chief

Senior Kevin Fish, Student Government Association president, works Tuesday in the Student Activities Center. SGA is currently holding elections. kelsey o’connor/The ithacan

positions on SGA; four freshmen senators, two juniors, one senior, one transfer student, one from the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies and one graduate senator.

In order to run for senate, potential candidates will be required to fill out an application packet, which is available online, and gather 20 signatures from constituents. Both materials are due Wednesday.

The student body will be able to cast their vote online beginning Sept. 15, and the final results will be revealed Sept. 17.

Ultimately, SGA wants to reach out to students so they understand what to expect from the organization this year. “[We want to start] getting to know our constituents and talking to them to see what it is they want improved on campus,” Fish said.

Four Ithaca College students were judicially referred Aug. 20 for a college code violation of hazing.

A third-party complained that people were watching an explicit video, being exposed to naked people and eating unidentifiable food, according to the Office of Public Safety’s Incident Log. Dave Maley, associate director of media relations, said the incident violated of the college’s Code of Conduct, but was not found to be in violation of New York state law.

Maley and Brian McAree, vice president of judicial affairs and campus life, said they could not provide any additional information about the incident. McAree said the details of the violation and investigation are private because they are ongoing. He said releasing any additional information would violate the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.

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College buys Circles from development company By thad komowroski contributing Writer

Ithaca College purchased the Circle Apartments for $45 million. The college had the apartments under a 72-year lease that would have cost more than the purchase in the long run. michelle boulÉ/The ithacan

could purchase the apartments outright at any time. He also said IAD is still actively involved in the proposed expansion of the apartments.

“It was always a part of the agreement, and the school finally decided to exercise that option,” Sieverding said. “[When IAD] owned the property, we were basically making improvements to our own land. In this circumstance, we’re working on behalf of the college in seeking the approval and

implementing the proposed expansion. It’s a terrific opportunity for the college.”

Rick Couture, associate vice president of facilities, said this move will give the college more flexibility in accommodating the lack of student housing.

“It’s been absolutely fantastic working with the good folks at IAD for the past number of years they’ve owned it,” Couture said. “It’s also a great thing for the students and the college

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Over the summer, Ithaca College purchased the Circle Apartments for $45 million, cutting short a 72-year lease on the residential complex.

The college paid $7 million in cash up front and is borrowing $10 million more from other sources. The college assumed approximately $28 million of existing debt on the property.

With the acquisition of the complex, the college expects to ultimately save millions of dollars in years to come, in addition to having full control over the property for expansion.

Integrated Acquisition and Development, the prior owner of the complex, who had been leasing the property to the college since 2001, approached the college with an offer of selling the apartments earlier this year.

The college made the purchase in mid-July after preliminary plans for an expansion of the complex were submitted to the Town of Ithaca Planning Board in April. “[IAD was] doing some individual estate planning and decided that this might be an opportune time for them to consider selling the apartments,” Carl Sgrecci, vice president of finance and administration, said.

Sgrecci said the key factor in making the purchase was the money the college would save. The college expects to save more than $180 million — money they would have spent to fulfill the 72-year lease. After this period, the developers or their heirs were to give the land to the college.

“As we began to look at the possibility of purchasing it, and what the college would save, it made an awful lot of sense to consider buying it,” Sgrecci said. “But this gives us greater flexibility in terms of how we might use it in terms of expanding the apartments. We don’t have to deal through the third party of a developer in any of our management of the property.”

Herman Sieverding, vice president of IAD, said when the apartments were under lease, a provision had always stipulated that the college

in general. Students tend to prefer apartmentstyle housing, so it’s great that we finally purchased it.”

Any changes in the day-to-day operation of the apartments will be minimal, Bonnie Prunty, director of residential life and judicial affairs, said. She said the college had already exercised a great amount of control over the property while it was still under lease.

“From a student perspective, there’ll be no change,” Prunty said. “We have always run them like we owned them, and they have always been part of our on-campus housing system.”

Senior Vincent Whitney, a resident of the Circle Apartments for more than a year, said he viewed the purchase as a way for the college to save money.

“It was a good business move, but it seems purely for the college’s profit,” he said.

Preliminary plans for the property expansion have been approved, Sieverding said.

He said final approval plans are partway through the approval process with the Town of Ithaca. The 280-room expansion would require zoning variances from the board and a final site plan approval.

“They’ve concluded their environmental review and have determined that there are no significant effects on the environment due to the proposed expansion of the Circle Apartments,” Sieverding said.

Couture said he is uncertain whether the purchase will have an impact on final approval for the expansion plan.

“Whether we owned it or whether it’s owned by IAD, we still have to go through all the appropriate procedures with the Town of Ithaca to get the expansion projects through,” Couture said.

Final approval is still needed from the Town of Ithaca and the college’s board of trustees.

“It was an incredible opportunity for the college to be able to provide future generations of management with greater budget flexibility as a result of this transaction,” Sgrecci said.

Jeffrey Eugenides is the author of two novels, The Virgin Suicides, which has been translated into 34 languages and made into a feature film, and Middlesex, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2003.

He is currently professor of creative writing in the Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University.

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New staffer hopes to revitalize college’s social media presence Rachel Reuben, the new associate vice president of marketing communications at Ithaca College, is no stranger to social networking sites.

Reuben earned an MBA in marketing and management from SUNY-New Paltz in 2009, has an active Twitter account and blogs regularly.

The 30-year-old hopes to bring fresh ideas to the table as she works to create a new Reuben said she hopes to solidify identity for the college.

Reuben plans to explore the college’s online identity. using social networking sites that are not currently a part of the college’s marketing program. In addition to creating an online marketing strategy, Reuben will also be in charge of implementing and evaluating new programs on campus.

Contributing Writer Kate Calleri spoke with Reuben about her new position, goals for the institution, Twitter and the college’s new online identity.

Kate Calleri: What brought you to the college?

Rachel Reuben: I was already very familiar with Ithaca College. I was doing a lot of networking with those folks. I saw this position posted in January, and it is just exactly what I was looking for. I was looking for a challenge.

KC: How do you plan on using social networking sites for the benefit of the college?

RR: What I am looking at for the college is how much effort we should be putting into our Twitter account, Facebook page and Foursquare. We are going to do some informal polling, focus groups and surveys to try and gather information. We are considering building a mobile site as well.

KC: The college has its own social networking site, MyHome. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a site that is campus specific?

RR: MyHome offers incredible opportunities that aren’t tapped into, which is one of my unofficial goals going into this academic year — to help spread the word and communicate the things that are in MyHome for students in terms of community building.

KC: On your blog you wrote, “Print is not dead and will not completely die.” Could you elaborate on those thoughts?

RR: I don’t think that we should stop the presses and stop printing absolutely everything. There is still value in print. But I do think we should rethink how we use those print pieces, and I don’t think we should continue to do things the way we have in the past when it comes to print.

KC: The college uses several print publications for marketing. How do you plan to balance all of them?

RR: They all need to be integrated. The college produces two magazines, ICView and Fuse. I am working with staff to find better ways to figure out how websites can better play off each other and integrate.

KC: What are some of the advantages to the college having a Twitter account, and how should the networking site be used?

RR: [The college’s Twitter account] is wellknown for having a very unique voice in higher education. I would not consider it one of the most critical communication vehicles, but there is a very niche audience there.

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College & City IPD to further investigate death of Cornell student Police recovered the body of

Cornell University sophomore Khalil King at about 1 p.m. Sunday in the Fall Creek Gorge, according to a statement released by Deputy Fire Chief Tom Parsons of the Ithaca Fire Department.

Claudia Wheatley, director of Cornell press relations, said the investigation has been a joint effort between Cornell’s Police Department and the IPD, and at this point, the IPD will continue to look into the situation.

Cornell President David Skorton released a message of condolence to the Cornell campus community Monday, expressing his sympathy to King’s family and friends, including members of Ujamaa, a black culture dorm that King lived in.

King’s body was found in a deep pool of the Fall Creek Gorge near the 800 block of Stewart Avenue, according to a press release by Wheatley.

Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner said in a release that the department is confident King’s death was accidental. King was 19 years old.

Senior cards to go on sale at senior class barbecue The Senior Class will host the

Ithaca College Senior Class Barbecue from 5 to 8 p.m. tomorrow on the Fitness Center Quad. Attendees will be able to purchase senior cards for $25.

Seniors must present their student ID cards to purchase their cards and will be admitted to the barbecue free of charge. Prices for senior cards are set to increase after the event.

Attendees not buying a senior card will be charged $5 to enter.

Questions can be e-mailed to ICseniorclassof2011@gmail.com.

Ceremonies mark opening of four downtown stores

The Downtown Ithaca Alliance and the city of Ithaca recognized the opening of four downtown Ithaca businesses Monday with ribbon-cutting ceremonies.

The ceremonies marked the opening of the Bodhi Tree, which sells jewelry, incense and other items, on The Commons; Ithaca Travel & Tours at the DeWitt Mall; Randomstyl Computing Solutions in Center Ithaca; and SewGreen’s new, expanded Cayuga Street location in the former Jillian’s Drawers location.

Officials remain in talks regarding EPA meeting

Officials at the local and federal level have yet to release any details about the results of closeddoor negotiations into where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final public meeting on its multi-million-dollar hydraulic fracturing study will take place.

Broome County representatives and EPA contractors have been in talks about possibly hosting the meeting at The Forum, a theater located in downtown Binghamton, N.Y., which is owned by the county.

Biology professor to talk about sabbatical findings

Peter Melcher, associate professor of biology, will present “Turning over a new leaf — hydraulics,

light and leaf design,” findings he researched during his sabbatical at 4 p.m. today in Room 112 of the Center for Natural Sciences.

Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation at 3:40 p.m. on the first-floor CNS foyer.

Concerts to honor Chopin scheduled for semester

The School of Music will kick off the “2010 Chopin Festival,” a five-concert series of piano performances, Tuesday, to recognize the bicentennial of pianist Frédéric Chopin’s birth.

Featuring faculty and student pianists, the concerts will take place Tuesday evenings throughout the semester. All of the performances are free and open to the public and will begin at 8:15 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music.

The performances are scheduled to take place Tuesday, Sept.

28, Oct. 19, Nov. 9 and Nov. 30.

For more information on the “2010 Chopin Festival,” contact Erik Kibelsbeck in the School of Music at ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu or call 274-3717.

Outdoor swimming pool to close after Labor Day

The outdoor pool will be closing for the season Monday. The pool will be open from noon to 7 p.m. today and tomorrow, noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday and noon to 7 p.m. Monday.

All magnetized outdoor pool access cards need to be returned by dropping them off at the Outdoor Pool Office.

Public Safety Incident Log AUGUST 10 SAFETY HAZARD LOCATION: College Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported gasoline can found inside a residence. Officer reported items belong to facilities and will be stored for pick up. Fire Protection Specialist Enoch Perkins.

AUGUST 11 OFF-CAMPUS INCIDENT LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Caller reported receiving a disturbing message on the Internet.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Friends Hall SUMMARY: Set of keys found and turned over to the Office of Public Safety.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Friends Hall SUMMARY: Single key found and turned over to Public Safety.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: F-Lot SUMMARY: Vehicle key fob found and turned over to Public Safety.

AUGUST 12 LARCENY LOCATION: Central Services Building Warehouse SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person stole an iPod. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Dirk Hightchew.

TRESPASS LOCATION: J-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported a person living in a tent. The person was restricted from the campus. Patrol Officer Dirk Hightchew.

AUGUST 13 CRIMINAL TAMPERING LOCATION: Center for Health Sciences SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown subject tampered with a desk.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

AUGUST 14 V&T VIOLATION/DWI LOCATION: College Circle Apartments SUMMARY: During a traffic stop, one person was arrested for DWI. Officer issued uniform traffic tickets for Ithaca Town Court for DWI, BAC more than 0.08 percent and aggravated unlicensed operation. Campus summons were also issued for failure to use turn signal and failure to stop at stop sign. This person was also judicially referred. Patrol Officer Mark Denicola.

AUGUST 17 FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Eastman Hall SUMMARY: Fire alarm activation caused by a spider in a smoke detector.

System reset. Fire Protection Specialist Enoch Perkins.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Set of keys found and turned over to Public Safety.

Sept. 16 event to mark addition to protected land

The Finger Lakes Land Trust will be holding an event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Ellis Hollow Community Center near Cornell University’s Durland Bird Sanctuary in Ithaca to note the opening of the 39-acre Pearman Woods — an addition to its existing 120-acre Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve.

Pearman Woods is the land trust’s sixth land-protection project within Ellis Hollow.

Those interested in attending the event can register by calling 275-9487. For more information, visit www.fllt.org.

Carshare sets new rates for students in Fall 2010

Ithaca Carshare, a local carsharing service, is offering Ithaca College students discounted rates for the Fall 2010 semester.

There is a $15 one-time application fee. Members pay an hourly and mileage rate for use of Ithaca Carshare cars. The “It’s My Car” Plan will cost $4.95 per hour and 20 cents per mile. A $5 credit will be awarded with membership.

For more information and to become a member, students can visit www.ithacacarshare.org.

Faculty called on to offer class proposals for winter

All Ithaca College faculty are invited to submit undergraduate course proposals for the winter session. The session will take place from Jan. 10 to 21. The deadline for the course proposals is Oct. 1.

Faculty considering undergrad-

uate courses in an online format are encouraged to apply in particular.

Questions can be directed to study programs manager Jennifer Wofford at jwofford@ithaca.edu or by calling 274-3529.

Duke reps to visit campus for grad school sessions

Representatives from Duke University’s Nicholas School, a graduate school program for the interdisciplinary study of the environment, will be visiting Wednesday. Representatives from the school will host a table in the Campus Center throughout the day and will offer a meeting for students at 5 p.m. in the Career Services Resource Center in Muller 101.

The Nicholas School offers two-year master degree programs in environmental management and in forestry.

To find out more information, visit www.nicholas.duke.edu.

Team to publish research about workplace swearing

Dr. Danette Johnson, professor of speech communication at the college, and Nicole Lewis ’09 will publish research in Communication Reports, a blind-reviewed journal published by the Western Communication Association.

Their research article is titled “Perceptions of swearing in the work setting: An expectancy violations theory perspective.”

Johnson and Lewis conducted the study prior to Lewis’ graduation. A conference paper related to the study earned an award at the 2009 Eastern Communication Conference.

selected entries from AUGUST 10 to AuGust 23

AUGUST 19 MVA/PERSONAL INJURY LOCATION: Butterfield Stadium SUMMARY: Caller reported an MVA with an injury. Damage to an all-terrain vehicle and a structure were reported.

The operator sustained a finger injury.

The person declined medical attention.

Patrol Officer Mark Denicola.

AUGUST 20 CCV/HAZING LOCATION: Williams Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported a thirdparty complaint of people watching an explicit video, being exposed to naked subjects and consuming unidentified food. Four people were judicially referred for hazing. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

AUGUST 22 MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED LOCATION: Hilliard Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported an intoxicated person. Additionally, officer reported person had minor facial abrasions. Person was transported to CMC by ambulance and judicially referred for irresponsible use of alcohol. Sergeant Terry O’Pray.

FIRE ALARM LOCATION: J-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported a vehicle engine smoldering. The owner discharged a fire extinguisher and disconnected the horn wire to stop the smoldering. Fire and Building Safety Coordinator Ronald Clark.

MEDICAL ASSIST/ILLNESS RELATED LOCATION: Hood Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported a person having an allergic reaction. Person declined medical assistance from ambulance staff. Sergeant Terry O’Pray.

MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE LOCATION: Lower Quad SUMMARY: Caller reported a vehicle struck a building. Master Patrol Officer Erik Merlin.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: H-Lot SUMMARY: Single key found and turned over to Public Safety.

UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: Five people were judicially referred for the unlawful possession of marijuana. Master Patrol Officer Erik Merlin.

AUGUST 23 LARCENY LOCATION: Terrace Dining Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person stole a backpack. Investigation pending. Sergeant James Landon.

CCV/COLLEGE REGULATIONS LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: One person judicially referred for violation of the drug policy.

Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

CCV/UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL LOCATION: College Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Officer reported excessive noise from a large number of people.

Three people were judicially referred for underage alcohol possession.

Patrol Officer Jeffrey Austin.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT LOCATION: J-Lot SUMMARY: Officer reported a person spit on a vehicle. One person judicially referred for disorderly conduct. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Eight people were judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana and underage possession of alcohol.

Patrol Officer Jeffrey Austin.

MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE LOCATION: College Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Officer reported a two-car MVA. One of the drivers was issued a uniform traffic ticket for Ithaca Town Court for unsafe backing. Sergeant Ronald Hart.

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

Key cmc – Cayuga Medical Center CCV – College Code Violation DWI – Driving while intoxicated IFD – Ithaca Fire Department IPD – Ithaca Police Department MVA – Motor vehicle accident RA – Resident assistant SASP – Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol V&T – Vehicle and Transportation

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working out a new vision

The administration is encouraged to better its communication before announcing the college’s new plans

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efore Ithaca College’s newest vision, “IC2020” is finalized, President Tom Rochon’s administration must be on the same page regarding task forces for the college’s future.

At the all-college meeting Aug. 19, Rochon unveiled the latest plans for the college’s future. Rochon’s new vision focuses on the college’s academic mission and student learning. The “IC2020” vision is in its early stages and will be presented to the board of trustees Sept. 11. Rochon said at the meeting that this is “not the year for another task force or report. It’s the year to develop the plan on which we will actually act over the coming 10 years.”

But Greg Woodward, interim provost and vice president of academic affairs, and Stan Seltzer, associate professor of mathematics and chair of faculty council, said there will be a task force co-chaired by a faculty member and a dean to receive feedback on the “IC2020” plan. If the college wants to include an initiative in the plan that already has a task force associated with it, such as the diversity task force Rochon created last year, that task force will be used for the new vision.

Rochon is correct that the college has had task forces and committees piling up for years. In the past year, Rochon has established a task force for “creativity and innovation.” Task forces are valuable for receiving faculty and staff feedback but have done very little to provide tangible results and changes in the college’s past.

Woodward said he and Rochon will present the plan to the college community before Oct. 1. Before they present a concrete outline of the new vision, there needs to be better communication between the administrators concerning the role of task forces. Then the administration needs to outline specific goals and deadlines for the task forces to ensure that action will be taken toward the vision. If task forces are going to be used, the administration must make sure action is taken after the task forces receive feedback. If communication starts at the top, it can trickle down into a plan that really creates an academic institution that is engaged with the needs of the college community.

Learning Links College should continue creating courses to integrate five schools

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he Ithaca College Integrative Curriculum (IC2) will be linking students and curriculums across campus this year, acting as the initiative it was intended to be when it was first announced.

IC2 was a result of President Tom Rochon’s strategic vision in Spring 2009. The program was designed to link the five different schools at the college.

IC2 was not mentioned at this year’s all-college meeting, but associate provost Bashar Hanna said the project is still a part of Rochon’s future for the college. This year, there are 10 projects, collectively known as “IC2 Round Two.” Learning should go beyond one discipline. With new programs like a peer-mentoring program and climate action research team, the college is off to the right start in facilitating integrated learning.

The college is encouraged to continue developing programs that will allow more campus-wide learning.

The idea behind IC2 works well as long as faculty, staff, administrators and students continue to give feedback and insight. The college should also strive to make the courses more well-known. By allowing for more campus-wide discussion and more publicity, IC2 can further expand integrative curriculum initiatives.

“Rush is playing at the State Fair [today in syracuse]. I’m looking forward to seeing them.”

Jeff Haber ’13 journalism

“I’m looking forward to seeing the Chopin Series. It’s a five concert series by different piano faculty. I’m also looking forward to seeing the Ithaca musical ‘Chicago.”’

Kelly Sheehan ’11 Music Performance and Education, Voice

“On the 24th, there’s a Broken Social Scene [concert] at the State Theater. I’m definitely excited for that.”

Steve Vesey ’13 Outdoor Adventure Leadership

“I’m looking forward to the IC opera workshops.

They’re really cool.

I’m also going to go home over fall break to see Ingrid Michaelson.”

Sarah Scott ’11 music Performance, Voice

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Generation Y encouraged to break tradition W

hy are 20-year-olds taking longer to grow up? This is what Robin Marantz Henig asked readers of the New York Times Magazine, while citing that we 20-somethings are traveling and avoiding commitments instead of starting careers and having families. We are no longer following the traditional “timetable for adulthood” of “completing school, leaving home, becoming financially independent, marrying and having a child,” all by the time we’re 30 years old.

I don’t know about other 20-somethings, but I don’t care if those things don’t happen before I’m 30. After I graduate in May, I will leave home and hopefully — for the most part — become financially independent. That Melanie doesn’t mean I won’t travel or Breault keep my options open. I don’t even want to think about marriage and kids until after 25.

I know I’m not alone. I met up with a friend of mine who graduated from Ithaca College last year with a degree in sociology, and I asked her, “So, what are you going to do now?”

“To be honest, I don’t know,” she said. “I moved back home so I could save up money, but I want to travel. I want to have a few cool experiences before I settle down.”

With the global youth unemployment rate the highest it’s ever been — 81 million out of 620 million 15- to 24-year-olds at the end of 2009, according to the International Labor Organization — what is my lost generation supposed to do besides go home or get lost?

Cyndy Scheibe, associate professor of psychology and culture and communication, said this stage of “emerging adulthood” has its pros and cons.

“One advantage [of having] more time to explore means that you are more likely to find something that is a good match for you,” she said.

“But when people don’t have cultural rites of passage, they will continue to flounder.”

Thirty years ago, when our parents were

Andrew Weiser

Obsessing about Google

I Ithaca College’s class of 2010 prepares to enter the real world and adulthood after graduation as they attend the college’s 115th Commencement Ceremony on May 23 at Butterfield Stadium.

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20-somethings, their plans were simple: graduate, get married and have children. College was the time for self-discovery and once they got their diploma, it was time to be serious and settle down.

“The idea of moving back home [for my generation] was not a possibility,” Scheibe said.

“We would rather sleep in our cars than go back to live at home.”

But not everyone is opting for the self-enlightening, neurologically cleansing path of taking a few years off. A friend of mine who earned his Bachelor of Science in applied economics last year from the college insisted he wouldn’t go back home and he wanted to start his career immediately. He now works for an investment firm in Rochester, N.Y. “I want to be successful,” he said. “I want my parents to be proud, and I want to make a name for my family.”

Whether or not this new life stage is good or bad for our generation, Scheibe said society might now need to accept it as a distinct part of life.

“People thought it was just a fluke or just temporary because of the economy,” she said.

“But now we’re realizing that it’s not a fluke, and we need to study what it means to be in this age group.”

As Henig said in her article, “This is when adventures, experiments, travels, relationships are embarked on with an abandon that probably will not happen again.”

So, why shouldn’t we 20-somethings embark, meander and lose ourselves while we still have the courage to do so?

Melanie Breault is a senior journalism student.

E-mail her at mbreaul1@ithaca.edu.

Guest commentary

Students can help improve college’s LGBT resources

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thaca College was recently ranked with five stars for being lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-friendly. The college was one of 19 universities in the country to receive five stars, but I wasn’t too surprised by the ranking. I have worked with The Office of Residential Life to help establish a learning community on campus for lesbian, Catherine gay, bisexual, Kirchhoff transgender students and their allies, known as House of Roy. As an LGBT student and through my work with Residential Life, I have realized how much faculty and Residential Life care about students regardless of whether we identify as LGBT or not.

But although our campus has fantastic LGBT allies, a resourceful LGBT Resource Center and five shiny stars, not everything is golden. Our campus is generally LGBT-friendly­in that we have four LGBT student organizations on campus and an LGBT Resource Center. Our resource center is complete with a good amount of resourceful books and DVDs and is a place to escape for students. Not all colleges of our size have LGBTA housing or

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LGBT student groups hold a “National Day of Silence” protest in 2009 on the academic quad. The college was recently ranked as being “gay-friendly.”

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four campus organizations. All of these wonderful things make it at times easy to forget that those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender are a minority.

It is not all about what Campus Pride, a national nonprofit organization that works to create a safer environment for LGBT students, rates us on a 1-to-5 scale. But it is about remembering that there are other issues within the LGBT community that need to be addressed and taken into consideration.

Some of us LGBT students

can’t go home on Thanksgiving or Winter break since we are no longer welcome in our family’s homes because of whom we love.

And when applying to graduate schools, some LGBT students feel as if they cannot ask their professors and advisers for lists of LGBT-friendly schools.

All students on campus, regardless of sexuality, can make small improvements to help make the college better. Improvements can be as small as taking a visit down to the LGBT Resource Center to see what it is all about,

or even eliminating statements like “that’s so gay” from their vocabulary. Joining an LGBTA student organization like Prism, or visiting a group’s Facebook page, can help students understand each other.

We also need to keep in mind that the LGBT community is already a minority, but there are sub-minorities within the community. An example would be women of color who are not widely represented around our campus, but are a part of our community. Another example would be students who identify themselves as transgender.

Transgender students are often discriminated against, forgotten or left out within the actual LGBT community and even more so in greater society.

As a student and a member of the LGBT community, I am very proud to see that the college shares the same five-star rating with schools such as Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley. But we need to keep in mind that each student sitting in a class or dining hall may be fighting a battle we know nothing about, and even with five golden stars, there is always room for improvement.

Catherine Kirchhoff is a senior health policy studies major. E-mail her at ckirchh1@ithaca.edu.

All opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Ithacan. To write a guest commentary, contact Opinion Editor Jacqueline Palochko at 274-3208.

t’s safe to say that Google knows me better than either of my parents do. While my parents have always kept my wants and needs as two separate thoughts, Google somehow finds a way to give me both what I want and need at my favorite cost — free.

Every time Google launches a new service, I need it.

It all started back in 2004 when I got invited to Gmail, Google’s first significant step into any other competitive market aside from search. I didn’t need this new e-mail service, with my Hotmail and AOL accounts, but eventually Google’s clean interface and endless amount of space persuaded me to switch. It wasn’t that I needed Gmail, but Google made me want it. And if it was free, I wasn’t arguing.

I scoured message boards and forums searching for an invite when Google announced Google Wave. I sat at my computer repeatedly refreshing the Gmail homepage when Buzz was integrated. In those few moments when I finally receive the newest Google service, not even Taylor Swift walking through the door could pull me away from my MacBook Pro. Google has managed to stir up a strange obsession across the Internet. It’s not that people are reliant on the fact that Google will provide a free alternative to several popular pay services online, but it’s the way Google frames its approach.

Maybe it’s the way Google goes about implementing different services. Driving around Mountain View, Calif. this summer, I was able to jump on Google’s free Wi-Fi to check up on Twitter and, of course, check-in on Foursquare.

The fact that Google offers free Wi-Fi, something that people often take for granted nowadays, to an entire city for the low cost of nothing intrigues me and begs me to pose the question: What will Google do next?

Just last week, Google showed me once again how much they care for me. By giving me, and everyone else who uses Gmail, the ability to make phone calls from Google’s “G-Chat” is something I never would have paid for (cough, Skype). But now I find myself using it here and there to make calls to friends and parents.

They were confused at first by my Google Voice number, but I used it for no reason other than it’s convenient and free. Google, you got me again. But this raises another question: Would you ever pay to use Google?

I doubt I would, but then again, it will only be a matter of time before Google gives me another free alternative.

Andrew weiser is a senior journalism major. E-mail him at aweiser1@ithaca.edu.

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Behind the lens

Check out an audio slideshow of Mitchell Murdock’s project at theithacan.org/ go/10murdock.

Student snaps a photo a day for two years

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must also be someone Murdock knows and vice versa.

Murdock said requiring himself to find someone he knows has helped to make the project more personal.

“I could go up to random people, but then I wouldn’t feel as much of a connection with them,” he said. “Plus I would rather take a photo of someone I know rather than ... know someone only through that photo.”

Though many students would have trouble finding more than 600 people they know to photograph, this has not been a problem for Murdock. His mother, Elena Murdock, said he has always had a friendly and comforting personality.

“It’s the whole thing about how he connects with other people,” she said. “It’s almost like a person’s age doesn’t matter. ... It doesn’t matter how he meets them. He just gets to know them.”

Murdock said when he began the project, he wanted to capture a piece of each person in a photograph. Murdock said he managed to do this particularly well in photo No. 48 with the portrait of David Stankowicz, his former high school teacher.

The picture shows Stankowicz looking to

the left of the camera, off into the distance with a stony, concentrating expression. He wears a furry hat, coat and scarf, and his big circular glasses seem to sparkle with the reflection of the street lamps.

Stankowicz said Murdock’s gentle and open demeanor helped to make him feel at ease while his photo was taken.

“He has an endearing quality about him that makes everyone really like him, or if not like him, at least feel comfortable around him,” Stankowicz said. “He just put me at ease and took my picture. His rendering is honest and reveals something that other people haven’t been able to do.”

Becoming a skilled portrait photographer has been a part of a long journey for Murdock, who began the project with little experience with film. Because of his lack of experience, there have been a few images Murdock said he is not proud of.

One of his least favorite photos occurred on day 20. He took a picture of then-freshman Alex Henes in the photo lab. The image, which depicts Henes staring blankly at a computer, is slightly blurred and dark. Murdock said photos like these are embarrassing to include in the project.

“It’s just splotchy and really just weird looking,” he said. “I don’t know how I messed up that badly, but I did.”

As part of his rules, Murdock must also develop all of the film himself. He develops two rolls at a time when he gets the chance.

Then he scans the negatives electronically and uses Photoshop to erase dust marks and other developing flaws.

At the end of the process, he stores the photo safely on his computer and the negatives in a large maroon binder. It’s a long process, though — there is currently a year’s lag between the photos he has taken and those that have been developed.

As was his original plan, Murdock said the project has improved his filming style.

“My recent film projects, they’ve had a more portraiture feel,” he said. “A lot of them involve just people or people’s faces. I feel my film is more lively than it used to be and less still.”

Over time, Murdock said the project has simply become a part of his daily routine, something he does without hesitation or much consideration.

“One thing that just keeps me going is that I love doing this,” he said. “By this point, it has just kind of become natural to me. There is a point in the day where I think, ‘I should take a picture of somebody or else it will be too late.’”

For now, Murdock said, he has no plans for what he will do with all of the photos — whether they will be shown in an exhibit or simply left on display on Flickr. As for when the project will end, he said he is waiting for a good reason for it to stop — a moment he said will be bittersweet.

“The last day of the project is going to be the day I don’t take a photo,” he said. “It could be anytime.”

Last Saturday at the end of Garden Apartment 26, junior Mitchell Murdock methodically set up his tripod and 35 mm film camera to take a portrait of junior Griffin Nichols. With Cornell University and the late afternoon light on the rest of East Hill as the backdrop, Nichols stood relaxed and calm, posed but comfortable.

Murdock counted “One, two, three,” and with the click of the camera, he snapped portrait No. 648.

On Nov. 19, 2008, Murdock began taking one environmental portrait of one person he knows every single day — and he has been carrying his camera and looking for people ever since.

The project began his freshman year in his Introduction to Photography class.

Murdock, a cinema and photography major with a concentration in cinema production, said he came up with the idea Nov. 18, 2008 as a way of challenging himself and improving his filming skills.

“I needed something that would get me doing photos consistently, because at that point I was just getting into film photography and I wasn’t the best at it,” he said. “I knew I needed something to kind of push me further through it.”

The next day, he took a photograph of then-freshman Siobhan Cavanagh, a fellow student in the photography class. He posed her lying stomach-down on her bed with her elbows propping up her body as she clicked away on her computer.

Cavanagh said it was a good representation of one part of her life.

“He did a good job capturing me, or at least one aspect of me,” she said.

“He did a good job capturing the dorm-life aspect.”

When Murdock began the project, he gave himself rules for each photo. He must take a photograph of one person within 24 hours, starting at midnight. The subject is the only one allowed in the picture. He or she Murdock asked junior Siobhan Cavanagh to take his portrait in his room to mark the start of his project.

Junior Siobhan Cavanagh’s photo was the first to be taken in Murdock’s daily project. It was taken Nov. 19, 2008.

Taken Jan. 5, 2009, the image of David Stankowicz, Murdock’s former high school teacher, was portrait No. 48.

To see some of the portraits Murdock has developed so far, go to www.flickr.com/photos/mitchellpatrickmurdock.

Murdock captured junior Benjamin Jeffirs’ photograph Feb. 3, 2008. It is currently hanging in Phillips Hall.

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This week’s hits and misses

Staff Writer Alexandra Palombo recaps the wins of Sunday night’s Emmys — from least deserving to most surprising.

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Jim Parsons The “Big Bang Theory” actor won Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. For the past two years, Alec Baldwin has dominated this category with his quick wit and impish smile. But in a year full of fresh nominees from new shows, Parsons upset the competition and won the prize for playing asocial über-nerd Sheldon Cooper. He excitedly stammered out a modest speech, telling the academy: “Some of you apparently voted for me.

That’s very sweet. Thank you!” Now, if only the show could be nominated for Best Comedy.

Take some, leave some

Local Alana Rose sorts through donated clothing for her son, Seneca, at the Really Really Free Market organized by Share Tompkins at the North Star Market. Attendees dropped off items they no longer wanted and picked up free items such as books, electronics and food. parker chen/the ithacan

Lukewarm

Ryan Murphy “Glee” is an optimistic show with a grateful, charming and thoughtful director who won Outstanding Director for a Comedy Series. While the win wasn’t exactly a surprise — “Glee” was the most-nominated show of the 2010 Emmys with 17 nominations — Murphy was still excited by the win and happily thanked everyone from his partner to designer Tom Ford for his tux. He reserved his final thank you for his teachers and dedicated his award to educators and arts programs across the country.

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Bryan Cranston The actor from “Breaking Bad” won Outstanding Actor in a Drama. This was Cranston’s third consecutive win in this category, and he was up against a group of heavyweights including Hugh Laurie from “House,” who has been nominated five times with no wins, and Jon Hamm from “Mad Men,” who has been nominated three times with no wins. Hamm and Laurie even joked that they would team up to take out Cranston after the show should he win again. There’s nothing wrong with consistency, but the Academy should spread the wealth a little bit — even if only to keep Cranston from a beat-down at the post-show Governor’s Ball.

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freaky fan creates indecent images of star

Creeper alert! A man in Manchester, England has pleaded guilty to 19 counts of creating indecent photographs of Emma Watson. The “fan,” John Cavanagh, confessed he superimposed the “Harry Potter” star’s head on thousands of “indecent” images in his home. Now that he’s been caught and the gossip reporters have thrown his name all over the internet, Cavanagh has issued an apology. “I would like to apologize,” he said. “I’m ashamed of what I’ve done.” He can be sorry all he wants, but he’s definitely ruined his chances of ever finding a lady friend. Those pictures are probably the only remnants of female companionship he’ll ever have.

— Alexandra Evans

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band’s new music video offers nostalgic experience

Arcade Fire’s newest video for “We Used to Wait” goes global with the help of Google Earth. Viewers now have the ability to enter their home addresses before pressing play. The video begins as any old music video would, but after a while, the viewer embarks on a completely personalized and interactive visual experience. Both aerial and “street-view” images harvested from Google Earth’s database flash onto the computer screen and provide viewers with a nostalgic tour around their neighborhoods.

— Jared Dionne

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I don’t want a sock around it. That feels ridiculous.

If we’re naked in the scene, then I’m naked.

-Alexander Skarsgard in the August issue of Rolling Stone, on preferring to go commando in “True Blood.”

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Heiress busted for drugs

Paris Hilton sure does love that reefer! The “actress” has been caught with the plant numerous times within the past year and was recently pulled over because of “the strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle,” according to the arresting officer. Maybe she could have talked her way out of flyin’ high, but she must have forgot she had a much larger problem sitting in her purse. When she opened it, a clear bag of cocaine fell right into the police officer’s hands. When the cop asked about the coke, Hilton said she had not seen it and thought it was gum. Yeah, she probably chews on that stuff pretty frequently. The “gum” addict was charged with a drug felony for possession of 0.8 grams. Paris, hide that stuff more discreetly next time.

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Pulitzer Prize winner offers wisdom to writers

JE: I don’t know that a writer is changed by the popularity of his or her books. Obviously it has certain repercussions on your practical life. In my case, I was able to quit my 9-to-5 job and concentrate on writing, but in terms of how it changes a writer’s life, a writer’s life stays very much the same. You’re at your desk working on whatever book and either having a terrible time with it and getting desperate or having a pleasant time and getting very excited. You sort of go back and forth between those two states — from despair to a kind of elation. Oscillating between those two points, hopefully you can push the book along.

During his college years, Jeffrey Eugenides said he focused on writing “a decent sentence, and then a decent story.” Now he is looking to teach other students to do the same.

Eugenides, author of the cult classic “The Virgin Suicides” and the Pulitzer Prizewinning “Middlesex,” will give a reading at Ithaca College as this year’s first speaker in the Department of Writing’s Distinguished Visiting Writers series. The reading will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Emerson Suites. Eugenides’ most recent short story “Extreme Solitude” was published in the New Yorker in June.

Contributing Writer Gena Mangiaratti spoke with Eugenides about his writing process, teaching and how popularity affects a writer’s life.

GM: You are currently a professor of creative writing in the Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University. What do you like best about teaching?

Gena Mangiaratti: What first inspired you to start writing?

JE: I like working especially with my senior thesis students in getting their theses developed and written. When I’m teaching a workshop, I get to work with students only for a 12-week semester. The seniors, I work with them all year long and see their work as it develops from an idea to a longer finished work. It’s a one-on-one relationship, more like an editor with an author or just an older author with a younger author, and that seems to me to be a more natural way to work on someone’s writing — one-on-one like that.

Jeffrey Eugenides: Well it was a long time ago, but I think I began writing as early as elementary school. I guess what made me want to write was the pleasure I always found in writing and telling stories. Just as anyone else would like to play basketball, I enjoyed writing, it’s much the same sort of thing.

GM: When did you realize writing would be something worth pursuing as a career path?

JE: I don’t think of writing as a career, and I don’t remember a moment when a light went on and I thought ... I would pursue it as a career. It is something I wanted to do at a young age. At about the age of 16 or 17, I decided to be a writer, and I went about it fairly methodically but not really thinking of it as a career as you might if you were to become a doctor or a lawyer.

GM: How does a story usually begin for you?

JE: I usually start with a person in the middle of a troublesome situation or some kind of dramatic situation, and as I think about the character in the situation and toy with it in my mind, I begin to see whether it has any dramatic possibilities and whether it’s worth my time to pursue.

GM: What advice do you have for students studying writing?

Jeffrey Eugenides, author of “Middlesex,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Emerson Suites.

Eugenides said despite the success of his works, his life has not changed in any large way.

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GM: Do you know where the story is going when you start writing, or do you create it as you go along?

JE: You usually can’t figure out everything in a story before you begin. As you work, different thoughts and ideas occur to you, and you put them into the manuscript and that will inevitably change what you’ve already written, and you’ll rewrite it and rewrite it again.

The entire manuscript is always undergoing a certain amount of change from day to day, and that’s the excitement of it. So as much as you plan it beforehand, you have to allow yourself a certain amount of play, and you have to allow contingencies of daily life to come in and interact with your work.

GM: How did the popularity of “The Virgin Suicides” change your life?

JE: My advice to young writers is to read as much as you can and to write as much as you can. Reading is extremely important. That’s where you understand what’s been done, and that’s where you get a sense of language and a sense of novelistic structure and narrative structure. ... Even though it may seem difficult at first for some young writers, I always recommend that they get in the habit of writing every day, at least for a decent amount of time, and little by little it becomes easier to devote to that. The rewards of that are that your writing gets better, and you begin to re-write your work and move from the flimsiness of the first draft to something that is deeper and more intelligent and more polished.

Language dorms’ presence grows

by Shaza Elsheshtawy Contributing Writer

“Buenos días,” “Bon après-midi” and “Gute Nacht” — or good morning, good afternoon and good night in Spanish, French and German, respectively — are greetings that are becoming less and less foreign on campus. As the language communities’ presence continues to grow, these phrases grow louder.

Together, Vecinos, Quartier Français and Stockwerk Deutsch make up the college’s three residential language communities, each with its own cultural alcove in Terrace 7. This year, the communities have undergone change, expansion and development.

As new offerings on campus during the 2009-10 academic year, Quartier Français and Stockwerk Deutsch are still in their infancy and are therefore still developing.

For Quartier Français, there has been a significant addition to the community’s staff. This year they have a dedicated language assistant, sophomore Briana Bender, to facilitate cultural programming, which they did not have last year.

Quartier Français faculty fellow Mark Hall said without an assistant, the community did not evolve into all he had hoped for.

“We’ve been working together ... to build a community that we had hoped would have been built

last year but just didn’t happen,” Hall said. “We’re continuing this year, but in many ways it’s the first year of Quartier Français.”

James Pfrehm, Stockwerk Deutsch faculty fellow, said he plans to add more academic flair to the German community than it had last year.

“I’m going to try to get speakers to come and give a talk, possibly on architecture in Germany,” he said.

“That’s going to be something new, something a little more scholarly.”

Vecinos has been around since 2006 but was cut last year so the program could reshape its recruitment process and relocate from Terrace 11.

Vecinos faculty fellow Annette Levine said this is going to be a particularly active semester in terms of speakers — ranging from filmmakers to authors — planning to visit the language community.

Previously, the fellows pre-arranged for faculty to give presentations in the community lounge.

Now, inviting a speaker is left up to the students.

Levine said without involving the students in scheduling, they may not be available for the events.

“We run the risk of a faculty member coming to campus in the evening, going to the lounge and then there being only a handful of people,” she said. “It’s hard

to bridge the divide between the dorms and the academic world.”

Hall said he hopes Quartier Français will become more visible on campus and will attract students who are interested in French and the language community as a whole.

“There’s not a wall around Quartier Français,” he said. “The door is wide open. You can go in and you can come out.”

Academic opportunities have enticed language community residents. Freshman Elyse Hornstein said she joined Quartier Français because it provides the opportunity for her to learn and practice French on a daily basis.

“I figured this is a nice way to keep [speaking French] without taking a class,” Hornstein said. “And then I can start a new language and still practice French.”

Sophomore Reisy Veloz, the resident assistant for Vecinos, said she hopes to see the residents’ language abilities develop, while still creating as comfortable a community as possible.

“The bigger goal is to get [the residents] to live as though this were their home away from home,” Veloz said Ronald Trunzo, associate director of residential life and judicial affairs, said these language communities are important on campus.

“The language communities

From left, Mark Hall and James Pfrehm, faculty fellows for the language communities, eat at the groups’ cookout Aug. 24 in the Terrace 7 lounge.

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provide students with yet another option for their housing,” Trunzo said. “Part of the reason for them being in place has been interest both from faculty as well as students.”

Pfrehm said the language community as a whole is a place for intercultural exchange and explo-

ration. Through all the changes, each language house will develop differently in the future.

“We want to create a space where people can explore their interests if they so like, and we’re going to give the parameters for doing that,” Pfrehm said.

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Master mixers deliver smashin’ party

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by Evan johnson staff writer

In a lively show that paired big names like Blink 182 and Lil’ Wayne into smooth dance anthems, mash-up group Super Mash Bros. performed for a packed Cornell University Arts Quad on Saturday, sending the summer out with a bang.

While the assembling audience grew in size, the opening band, Shy Child, crashed through their set with keys, a saxophone and drums in “Super Mash a disjointed cacophony of Bros.”

Cornell noise. On recordings, their Univeristy music appears neat and polished, but the live sound was hardly coherent and their exit could not have come soon enough.

Only a few minutes passed between sets, a time span that felt like an eternity. Finally, as the crowds roared, the duo known as Super Mash Bros. took to the stage.

Dick Fink and Nicolas Fenmore, the men behind Super Mash Bros., began their music careers as DJs for house parties in Los Angeles. Despite the distance from home and the size of the crowd at Cornell, the duo was well within its comfort zone while performing on a much larger scale.

Mash-up music is produced on computers and sound boards to blend samples of songs.

In concept, creating mash-ups can seem easy enough and accessible for anyone with a laptop and the proper software. But when these tools are in the capable hands of Fink and Fenmore, the results are unpredictable — always fresh and ingenious.

One song, “Broseidon, Lord Of The Brocean,” featured Coldplay, J-Kwon, Death Cab For Cutie, Imogen Heap and Daft Punk all within the lightning-quick span of two minutes. With this song, Super Mash Bros. captured their creativity perfectly, combining the more intricate parts of each individual song into a streamlined and flawless whole.

The duo blurred lines previously separating genres. Mixing varieties of music is indeed a risk, but the two performers showed little

“Mademoiselle Chambon,” a film about a married man who starts an affair with his son’s grammar school teacher, will make its Ithaca premiere at 7:30 p.m. at Cornell Cinema. Tickets range from $4 to $7.

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Jazz Happy Hour featuring The Eclectics, a local band whose spectrum ranges from jazz to oldies to rock, will play from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Oasis.

Admission is free.

The Gunpoets, a new-school rap band self described as “cutting edge hip-hop with a call for strength and unity,” will play at 8 p.m. at Castaways. Admission is free.

Dick Fink and Nicolas Fenmore, the duo behind “Super Mash Bros.,” energize the crowd with their mashup hits. The group performed the concert Saturday as part of Cornell University’s “Welcome Weekend.” karla cote/The Ithacan

regard for the dogmas determining what is or is not compatible. The potent combination of their mashes, such as Modest Mouse’s “Float On” mixed with “Ms. New Booty” by Bubba Sparxxx, would delight any fan of both genres. This mix creates a blend of music that all can appreciate.

Part of what made the experience so enjoyable was the fact that Super Mash Bros. didn’t mash their samples to the point that the songs lost their original charm. Each song the group incorporated into their mashes were never garbled, and the original melodies remained recognizable. While tastefully blurring the genre lines, the DJs performed to the exact tastes of the audience.

During the set, the crowd and performers formed a relationship that sustained itself by feeding off each other’s energy. “How many ’90s babies do we have in the house tonight?”

they asked. The crowd exploded with cheers as a mashed-up theme from “Space Jam” punched through the night air. The group’s ability to cater precisely to the tastes of its audience made the show that much more personal and inclusive.

Super Mash Bros. succeeded in whipping the crowd into a frenzy. However, such a concert unfortunately lacks a serious amount of showmanship. The laptops and sound boards can’t be operated with much gusto, and the music produced is almost identical to the songs on the recordings.

The effect of the group’s performance on the students was obvious as the show ended, and listeners left with a visible post-concert glow. Super Mash Bros.’ knack for creating unpredictable and colorful hits molded an environment that brought fans of every genre together for one smashin’ party.

Indie kids from Ra Ra Riot stay true to upbeat spirit

by Jared dionne staff writer

Many expected Ra Ra Riot to craft a defining sophomore album that would overcome the “college rock” label Ra Ra Riot “The that had been given Orchard” to the starry-eyed Barsuk pop-rock dreamers.

Records “The Orchard” herOur rating: alds this graduation.

HHH These kids are all grown up, but they still know how to have a good time.

One key elemental deviation from their first album, “The Rhumb Line,” is the band’s orchestration of the violin and cello. The days of peppy beat-keepers have fallen to the wayside for the most part. Instead,

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the strings lay down more melodic and languid background tracks to support frontman Wesley Miles’ heart-on-his-sleeve musings.

Ra Ra Riot’s older fan-base will undoubtedly find familiar territory in “Boy,” one of the album’s few body-rockers. Thanks to Mathieu Santos’ finger-happy bass licks, the band’s ode to youth translates into an energetic celebration of life.

The angelic voice heard on “You and I Know” is that of Alexandra Lawn, the band’s cellist. The song eases in with a certain innocence as Lawn converses with, presumably, a soon-to-be-former beau. As the lamentation unfolds, so does the fervor and emotion that accompanies most breakups. Lawn ups the intensity while guitarist Milo Bonacci builds into a frantic assault on

saturday

Mutsu Band, a folk-rock and blues band from Ithaca, will play from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at The Oasis.

Admission is free.

Deep on the Deck, a dance event featuring DJs from HectorWorks SoundSystem, will take place at 9 p.m. at Castaways. Admission is $5.

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Open Blues Jam hosted

by Frank Joseph, an event for musicians, dancers and music lovers, will go from 5 to 8 p.m. at Castaways.

Admission is free.

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Sufjan Stevens’ “All Delighted People” stays true to his classic style yet still provides new material for those fans who have been craving something different.

The opening and title track begins with a folky feel then crescenSufjan Stevens dos into a burst “All of background Delighted vocals and string People” instruments, Asthmatic which sometimes Kitty sounds like the Our rating: soundtrack of a HHH Broadway musical.

The rest of the album is a collection of unrelated yet well-written songs, along with a remixed version of the title track. The EP comes to an end with the track “Djohariah,” which is comprised of

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the upper frets until the song slows to a peaceful resolution.

The album acts as a soundtrack for both the carefree days of youth and the reality of adulthood. Some songs celebrate freedom and life, while others detail the hardships that come with growing up and moving on. The album draws from an eclectic selection of hipswivelers, head-shakers and crowdclappers. It lives up to the band’s indie label spirit but allows them to step out of the fruit trees and into the spotlight.

several movements that transition from guitar solos to Stevens’ traditional folk sound.

This is not the album to listen to for those looking for simple tracks under four minutes. In “All Delighted People,” Stevens includes several tracks ranging from 12 to 17 minutes. “All Delighted People” is an album that requires an intimate solo listen in which many will find meaning.

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Fantasia Barrino has made a name for herself as one of American Idol’s favorite sweethearts. Her highly anticipated third album features a bonus track of Fantasia’s signature song from her role in “The Color Purple.”

Lead singer Elizabeth Powell’s mesmerizing vocals make it hard to believe she suffered a hemorrhagic vocal polyp while writing the lyrics for this CD. “Cloak and Cipher” is the Canadian trio’s second album.

Dead Confederate has returned to the alternative rock world with their sophomore album. The record was produced by John Agnello and features Dinosaur Jr.’s Mascic as a guest artist.

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‘Piranha’ remake gnaws original film 3-D tricks allow comedy horror film to surpass its predecessor

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Blood, beer and naked girls are what Alexandre Aja had in mind for his remake of the 1978 creature flick “Piranha.” The film is exactly what it was meant to be — a disgusting, B-grade party horror flick.

It is the ultimate cheesy 3-D bloodbath. With naked girls making out underwater and more guts than a slasher fan could ask for, how “Piranha” could it wrong?

The Weinstein After a fishCompany erman (Richard Our rating: Dreyfuss) drops a HHH1/2 beer bottle to the bottom of Lake Victoria and causes an earthquake, a passage opens beneath the lake that had been blocked off for millions of years. Vicious piranhas that had been surviving solely on cannibalism invade Lake Victoria as thousands of college kids party for spring break. Hoards of these flesh-hungry fish swarm the oblivious spring breakers, causing an epic battle (and one major buzz kill) of man vs. fish. As most know by the preview and original film, the winner is obvious.

Aja is used to directing actors covered in guts from his 2003 film “High Tension” and his 2006 remake of Wes Craven’s “The Hills Have Eyes.” From the success of both these movies, Aja has made a name for himself in the horror remake business. While the story line lacks substance, the entertaining cast brought “Piranha” to life.

Jerry O’Connell plays a hilarious “Girls Gone Wild” director parading around in a Speedo with shot glass

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Derrick Jones (Jerry O’Connell) gets thrown off the side of a boat and attacked by piranhas. “Piranha 3D” is a comedy horror film and second remake of the 1978 film “Piranha,” which was a parody of the 1975 film “Jaws.” courtesy of The WEinstein Company pictures

in hand. He brings to screen a sarcastic attitude and rock star persona that makes up for the lack of plot. If another actor had played the smooth talking director, it would not have been as fantastic (or humorous) as O’Connell’s performance.

Compared to the original 1978 “Piranha,” directed by Joe Dante, the remake is much more over the top. The main concept remains the same — flesh-eating fish are released. But instead of an earthquake, the original offers a possibly more believable explanation. Rather than keep the fish “mysterious,” writers Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg (Sorority Row) clearly take a different approach with the new film. The

pirhanas are center stage in CGI, chomping their jaws at the audience in Real 3-D. Having the film only released in 3-D takes full advantage of what is thrown at the audience: blood, fish and boobs. Putting to use those old-school 3-D tricks, Aja is fully aware of his audience. Following “My Bloody Valentine” (2009) and “The Final Destination,” (2009) “Piranha” is definitely the best recent 3-D horror film. The audience will have just enough things thrown at it without the unrealistic CGI that “The Final Destination” employs.

“My Bloody Valentine” was a stereotypical slasher film that wasn’t meant to be funny. “Piranha,” on

Lingering story stifles potential

“Piranha 3D” was written by Josh Stolberg, Pete Goldfinger, Alexandre Aja, Gregory Levasseur and John Sayles and directed by Alexandra Aja.

Bateman’s delivery saves trite script

By Qina Liu

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By Shawna Rose Brown Contributing writer

“God dwells in me, as me,” claims Elizabeth Gilbert, the main character in “Eat Pray Love,” who seems to reach incredible insights without understanding how. The movie attempts to follow Gilbert (Julia Roberts) as she travels an unconventional path of spirituality, but the plot is thin, “Eat Pray Love” the characters are flat and the Columbia movie lacks emotion.

Pictures After recognizing she has Our rating: become too dependent on H men, Gilbert embarks on a yearlong retreat to rediscover her spiritual and personal identity. Through indulging in Italian cuisine, meditating in an ashram and finding balance and love in Bali, Liz finds herself transformed by the end of the movie.

The two and a half hour film offers little plot development. The film rambles aimlessly and lingers on her divorce for 45 minutes, and an hour into the movie, the film’s purpose is still unclear. When Liz does finally leave for Italy, the audience is left unsure of what personal crisis she’s hoping to overcome.

The author spent three months in Rome coming to terms with her necessary independence by withstanding attraction to the many Italian men she encounters. In the movie, she merely indulges in food with friends and shares a speech about the importance of community. Throughout the movie, the audience is often left baffled at how she suddenly gained such life-changing understanding of herself.

The most disappointing aspect of the film is the lack of authenticity and emotion. At one point Gilbert finds herself in an intense conversation with Richard (Richard Jenkins), which should be emo-

the other hand, was never intended to be a terrifying film ­— and that is why the 3-D works so well. “Piranha” would still be an OK movie in 2-D, but it’s the little gimmicks and 3-D tricks that make it excellent.

“Piranha” will certainly not be nominated for any Academy Awards this year. However, it is a whole lot of fun. “Piranha” is a campy, bloodsoaked horror flick, and it doesn’t attempt to be anything else. It’s “Saw” meets “Jaws” meets rap music video to create a 3-D masterpiece.

tionally-charged but isn’t believable. With tears streaming down her face, Liz maintains a blank stare while contributing little to the conversation.

Director Ryan Murphy’s eye for imagery adds visual appeal. Set against the rich backdrops of bustling Italy, colorful India and bohemian Bali, “Eat Pray Love” follows Liz as she travels the world.

But aside from the bright, dazzling scenery, the film does not live up to the book.

“Eat Pray Love” is an indulgent film, but it fails to deliver the promised insight. The long running time, along with a thin plot and a lack of dynamic characters, makes the movie dull and unmoving. Aside from the scenic views, the film doesn’t offer much worth seeing.

While “The Switch” may come across as a typical and cliché movie about best friends who fall in love with each other, the film’s father-andson interplay makes it more endearing.

After Kassie Larson (Jennifer Aniston) finds a sperm donor, her best friend Wally Mars accidentally switches the donor’s sperm with his own. The film feeds off the duo’s reunion seven years later when Larson has a 6-year-old son named Sebastian (Thomas Rob“The Switch” inson), and Mars rememBona Fide bers he “hijacked” his Productions Our rating: best friend’s pregnancy.

HH1/2 While Jason Bateman stars in yet another role as a neurotic father, the “Arrested Development” actor delivers a solid narration. He and Robinson share much chemistry. As the father is tucking his son into bed or teaching him how to deal with bullies, viewers will have no trouble believing their relationship is real.

Aniston, however, never seems to leave her sitcom days as Rachel from “Friends.”

Her performance is not memorable and becomes lackluster compared to those of Bateman and Robinson.

Despite Aniston’s predictable character, Allan Loeb’s screenplay is smart and funny. If anything, the film is guaranteed to provide a combination of giggles, tears and life lessons along the way.

“Eat Pray Love” was written by Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Salt and Elizabeth Gilbert and directed

by Murphy.

“The Switch” was written by Allan Loeb and Jeffrey Eugenides and directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck.

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Julia Roberts stars in “Eat Pray Love,” a film that follows one woman on a journey of self discovery. courtesy of Columbia Pictures

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Biondi makes contact during the Bombers’ loss to SUNY-Cortland on April 7 at Kostrinsky Field. She went 2-for-7 in the doubleheader.

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Sophomore Jackie Young swings into season as the reigning Empire 8 Rookie of the Year

by andrew weiser and seth schniebolk

sports editor and staff writer

For sophomore Jackie Young, her golfing career began in a pool. When Young was a junior in high school, her mother, Margaret de Koning, pulled her out of the Edison Club pool in Rexford, N.Y., where she competed on the club team, to meet someone. Margaret instructed Young introduce herself to Duramed Futures Tour member Briana Vega who was hitting balls at 11th tee.

Though Young said she was intimidated at first, meeting Vega gave her the confidence to pursue a career in golf.

“It was encouraging for me because my parents had been trying to get me to play,” Young said. “I was just going to row in college, but after I met her I decided it wasn’t too late.”

With the guidance of her stepfather Kendrik de Koning, a scratch golfer himself, Young began practicing every day. She started by hitting buckets of balls at the driving range and playing nine holes, while also working on her putting.

While at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School in Burnt Hills, N.Y., Young competed as the only girl on the boys’ golf team, Young said the experience, though frustrating at times because she couldn’t drive as far or put up scores close to her teammates, helped her develop the power she has in her swing today.

Several times she said she considered quitting, but with the support of her stepfather and high school golf coach David Wellington, she kept on playing.

“It was disappointing because I knew I could do better,” Young said. “But I didn’t really know how. People just kept saying, ‘Keep working, and it’ll get better,’ and that really is what happened.”

As Young prepared for college, taking part in several junior Professional Golfing Association events as well as playing in the New York State Junior Championship, she caught the eye of Dan Wood, head coach of the women’s golf team at Ithaca College. Wood said her talent was evident, despite only having a few summers of prior competitive experience.

“Even then she had a long flowing swing,” Wood said. “When you see somebody who’s 5 foot 8 inches or 5 foot 9 inches, with long arms and a long flowing swing, you immediately know there’s potential there.”

As Young continued to improve through the summer before her freshman year, she and Wood talked about playing for the college’s first women’s golf team. When Young joined the team she became the first official golf recruit in the college’s history. Young said it was the “perfect fit.”

In just her freshman year, Young showcased just how fast a learner she is by elevating her play even higher.

Last year at the Empire 8 Championship, Young posted a fourth-round score of 86,

Top: Young lines up a putt at practice Saturday at the Country Club of Ithaca.

Above: Young takes a swing at practice. She won Empire 8 Rookie of the Year last season.

Right center and far right: Young takes time to read the green before a putt at practice.

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making her the lowest scorer among all freshmen in the conference. This earned Young the league’s Empire 8 Rookie of the Year award.

Though she appears calm on the surface, her demeanor is an area of her game that she said she’s continued to work on since she started playing. Because she has let bad shots get to her mentally, Young said she’s put in a lot of time working on refocusing before every shot.

“I try to keep more of a level head,” Young said. “I’m still working on … trying to recover and get my head back in the game and focus rather than losing my temper and adding six shots.”

Her attitude on the course fluctuates, punctuated by smiles and “rebounding the club” — a term Wood used to describe her swinging her club into the ground in frustration. Kendrik said Young is a player who can at times be visibly upset, but is willing to commit fully to become a better player.

“She is anything but quiet and reserved,” Kendrik said, “She is an extremely hard worker, though, and focused on the golf course.”

While her play sometimes changes the way she handles herself on the course, Wood said Young’s character is vital in the team’s chemistry as a whole.

“She’s got a great sense of humor and a terrific personality,” he said. “I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a bad word said about her by anybody on the Ithaca College campus. She is a delightful person. There isn’t anybody on the team that isn’t happy to be around her both on the golf course and off.”

It’s evident that Young’s work, putting in hours after finishing work at the Ballston Spa National Bank during the summer, coupled with her practice schedule at the Country Club of Ithaca, is starting to pay dividends this season.

In qualifying for the first match of the season Saturday against William Smith College at the Country Club of Ithaca, Young shot a two-round total of 171, earning the top spot on the team.

While she had goals last year of giving her best effort every time out, this year, both Wood and Young said her goals have changed.

“I’d like her to become a little more consistent,” Wood said. “Even she would say she had a few too many highs and lows last season.

Some of her best rounds were when you might not have expected it and vice versa.”

As Young prepares for her sophomore season, she’s motivated by a goal she set in high school and the idea of achieving more than a lower score card. At the time, one of Young’s teachers had what Young called a “dream box,” where each student was asked to write down a goal of theirs, put the card in the box and come back to get it if they ever accomplished the goal.

“I wrote down, ‘Going into my junior year of college, I want to try out for the Future’s Tour,’” Young said. “My goal on the card was to at least make it past the first round. ... I want to go back and get that card.”

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Blue and Gold use scrimmage to name starters for opener BY jesse cases

assistant Sports Editor

Chants of “Let’s go machine” echoed the sidelines at Butterfield Stadium Saturday as the football team held a Blue and White scrimmage. One week before their first regular season home game against St. Lawrence University, the Bombers still needed to name a starting quarterback.

During the first half, the firstteam offense played the first-team defense. When the defense stopped the offense, special teams came on the field and punted to the secondteam offense, which went up against the second-team defense.

The game wasn’t played for the teams to determine a winner, but more for Head Coach Mike Welch to get a better feel for his team and the holes that needed to be filled.

“It’s a good opportunity for us to see people in a live situation, which we don’t do a lot of in practice anymore,” Welch said. “It’s good to see people in a game-type situation to see how people react and how people are … in terms of their development.”

One of the questions Welch was still trying to answer was who should be starting quarterback for the Bombers in their season opener.

By the end of the second quarter it was clear that senior quarterback Rob Zappia was playing better than sophomore Jason Hendel.

Completing his first two passing attempts to senior wide receiver Tom Vossler, Zappia proceeded to then

spread the ball around the rest of the field and later lead the offense on the only touchdown drive of the game.

“The scrimmage definitely helped,” Zappia said. “It would have been nice to go against another team, but we didn’t have that opportunity this year.

But being able to work with the onestring offense together against the one-string defense is good to get our timing up and anything we need to work on.”

Welch said Zappia will start against St. Lawrence.

“Zappia did a real nice job at the quarterback position [in the scrimmage],” Welch said.

The scrimmage was also a way for Welch to see what he had to work with on defense. The team has a new defensive scheme this year, and Welch said team speed was one of the major factors that stood out.

“We were very quick to the ball and our tackling was good when they got opportunities to make plays,” Welch said. “We really pride ourselves in creating turnovers. They did a good job with interceptions.”

Three interceptions came in the first half. Hendel threw a pair and Zappia had another picked right before halftime. Graduate student strong safety Dave Ahonen, sophomore strong safety Allen Fessette and junior cornerback Mike Conti each had an interception.

Conti said it’s the mentality of the secondary this season that is going to help generate more interceptions.

Senior quarterback Rob Zappia, center, searches for a receiver at practice Aug. 18 at Allen Field. Zappia was named the starting quarterback for the season opener against St. Lawrence University on Saturday at Butterfield Stadium.

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“When the ball’s in the air as a defender it’s just as much your ball as it is the offense’s,” Conti said. “You need to go up and make the play and get it. You become the receiver.”

Along with the pass defense, the team’s run defense stopped the running backs on several occa-

sions. Welch said there were good runs from freshman running back Jared Prugar.

Preparing for the team’s opener, Conti said the squad will look to carry the momentum from the scrimmage into the season.

“Getting into a game-like atmo-

sphere is always beneficial,” he said.

“Not just defensively, but for our team as a whole. … It definitely helps us to focus in more and really strive to do as well as we possibly can.”

Seven players were suspended from Saturday’s game. See story on page 1.

Bombers’ new formation relies on precision passing BY andrew weiser Sports Editor

The field hockey team has already established that this season will look nothing like last year’s. The Bombers have reshaped their squad after the graduation of five seniors and the addition of nine freshmen, taking the field this season with a new formation.

Switching to a five-forward, three-midfielder and two-defensive back formation, the Blue and Gold will look to focus on maintaining possession and precision passing with this new formation. The arrangement should create more scoring opportunities for the Bombers because of the increased number of forwards, while relying on those players to also get back on defense to control the tempo.

“It allows us to collapse when the ball gets turned over in the attacking end and immediately get it back,” senior defensive back/midfielder Cathlin Fitzgerald said. “[It’s] a really big change. A lot of the time we’re looking for the longer passes, but now it’s focused on short, quick passes up and down the field.”

One reason the team is able to stack the forward line with five players is the depth and confidence the squad has in its defensive backs.

Senior defensive backs Mia Muzio and Key Fox will look to drive the team forward from the back, something this formation caters to.

In last year’s formation, Muzio and Fox didn’t usually make it up the field on the offensive end, but in the new system, they’re going to be pushing past the 50-yard line.

“We are playing on the offense and defense, which is great,” Muzio said. “We love playing defense obviously and that’s our main goal. But to get up the field, just to see what’s going on

there is a great experience. “ This new formation will allow the Bombers to utilize the strength of their defensive line to create turnovers and scoring opportunities.

“As the other team is coming down the field, what we want to be doing is basically cutting the field in half and just pushing them to the sidelines,” Fitzgerald said. “Then when you come back, because we have the two defenders back there, you just have a double-team setup, and then everyone recovering behind.”

Getting back to defend, even with the depth on defense, will be important for the Blue and Gold, after facing 360 shots last season — the most shots the team has seen in a season in the past eight years.

“As far as shots on us, I wouldn’t say [the new formation] necessarily helps it, but we’re going to be able to defend it,” Fox said. “We’re doing a good job of supporting each other and supporting the line in front of us.”

The team used its new formation in a scrimmage against SUNY-Cortland’s varsity and junior varsity teams, as well as Utica College’s varsity team, Saturday in Cortland, N.Y. Muzio said the team is already adapting to the new formation and how to execute its strengths.

“We fell into the formation a lot better than anyone thought we would,” Muzio said. “It seems to work a lot better than what we’ve been doing in previous years. It’s a lot more offensive, which is something that we need to be doing.”

Finding an open teammate is crucial in the new formation because players are positioned in a way that relies on quick, short passes.

“Because of the way we’re playing it’s a lot of triangles,” Muzio said. “You have one person open and another person open and an-

From left, junior midfielder JulieAnne Butare controls the ball as senior defensive back Key Fox defends her at practice Friday at Yavits Field. The team ended last season with a 5–12 record.

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other person, so it allows us to move the ball upfield in a much more efficient way than we have previously.”

Because the Bombers are adjusting to their new look, knowing from the start that the team needs to recover on defense and hustle up the field to succeed is important, Fox said.

“Since it is a new formation, it’s always interesting to see where things work and which combinations of players work together,” Fox said. “You can see where other teams might be like, ‘Oh, this is their weakness. We can get

them here,’ but at the same time, we’re recognizing those weaknesses and compensating for them.”

Coming off a season where the team finished 5–12, both Muzio and Fox said this new formation should create more scoring from the start, and ultimately, more wins.

“I’m glad we’re playing this way,” Muzio said.

“It’s going to equal more goals, morale’s going to boost, and our game isn’t going to be, ‘Let’s play defense against these hard teams.’ It’s going to be, ‘Let’s play offense against these hard teams.’”

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Alumni run sets early tone for team

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BY chris lotsbom staff writer

Labor Day weekend is not a typical weekend for the women’s cross country team at Ithaca College. This holiday weekend is one of the most special times for the team, as past, present and even some future Bombers come together to celebrate the cross country program and the life of one legendary Bomber whose life was cut short.

At 11:15 a.m. Saturday, the Blue and Gold will toe the line for the annual Jannette BonrouhiZakaim Memorial Run, named for the late Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame member and seventime All-American who collapsed following a workout routine and passed away in 2001.

As co-captain of this year’s squad, senior Danielle Sisti said its a great opportunity to be able to take part in this race.

“It’s great to be able to honor someone who was such a great runner, let alone a fellow Bomber,” Sisti said. “It’s really cool because everyone gets to come together, and all the little kids run and just have fun.”

As a freshman in 1986, Bonrouhi-Zakaim made an immediate impact, finishing 10th at the NCAA Championships. Bonrouhi-Zakaim helped the Bombers finish second — the highest finish the school has ever placed as a team in its 26-year history. Bonrouhi-Zakaim was inducted into the Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

After Bonrouhi-Zakaim’s sudden death, Head Coach Bill Ware and many of Bonrouhi-Zakaim’s former teammates chose to rename the annual alumni run in her honor. A kids’ run was added to the alumni 5-kilometer race in 1999, which allows all of the alumni’s children to participate. Current runner and junior Molly Quinn ran in the first kids’ run in 1999.

Ware said it’s an honor to have the race in memory of Bonrouhi-Zakaim every season.

“It keeps her name alive, year after year,” Ware said. “As long as we have cross country here at Ithaca College, her name will be associated with the alumni run, as well as with the whole program.”

The event also gives the team a stage on which to perform, on campus, as the race is the only competition they will run at home all year. With several generations of Bombers competing, this year’s team always views the event as a time to jumpstart it’s season, senior co-captain Catherine Ortiz said.

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From left, junior Heidi Baumbach and senior co-captains Catherine Ortiz and Danielle Sisti set the pace at practice Tuesday near Buttermilk Falls State Park. Preseason regional polls rank the Bombers fifth. graham hebel/the ithacan

“It’s the same every year,” Ortiz said. “We try to beat the alumni. ... We use [the race] to get used to the racing atmosphere.”

The race is scored like a regular meet, with the winning team, be it the Bombers or alumni, taking home bragging rights for the whole year. Amanda Boccio ’09 said the race is something that she’ll look forward to taking part in every year.

“It’s a really nice way to reconnect with former teammates, and to meet the new set of athletes coming in,” Boccio said. “Coach Ware and [James Nichols, men’s cross country head coach] get so excited to see everyone.”

The race is also the first chance for the team to put on the blue and gold singlet, tie up the racing spikes and get down to business with what hopes to be another campaign destined for the NCAA Championships.

Last year, the first Bomber to finish was sophomore Jenn Randall, who placed fourth overall. Randall hopes to kick start the season with a win Saturday.

“We are all pretty excited to start racing and this is always a good weekend for us to see where we are,” Randall said. “This race is basically a starting point for our season.”

Graduate student brings experience to squad for that one because I wasn’t even sure if I was going to make the team. ... She gave me a shot, she brought me into preseason and gave me a chance to play. So I really just went into it with the attitude of, “You just have to give it all you have, and if it doesn’t work out, you gave it a shot.”

It worked out for the best and has been the best three years of my life.

Graduate student and forward/ midfielder Liz Masucci returns to the field for the women’s soccer team this season, providing key leadership for the squad. After transferring from Division I University of New Hampshire in Fall 2007, Masucci, then a track and field athlete, made the transition to playing varsity soccer.

In three seasons with the Blue and Gold, Masucci has played in 53 games, starting 33, and has contributed two goals and seven assists.

Masucci was key in the team’s postseason runs each of the past three years, helping the squad advance to the NCAA quarterfinals in three consecutive seasons.

Sports Editor Andrew Weiser sat down with Masucci to talk about returning for another season and the team’s goals this year.

Andrew Weiser: How does the team dynamic change as a graduate student compared to last year as a senior?

Liz Masucci: I guess my role is a little different. I still have a large leadership role with the senior class, but it’s also different because I’ve been through it once, ... trying to lead as a senior. It’s more helpful for me to help the seniors. Other than that, it’s still going into the same mindset. I’m going to work just as hard and push the team.

AW: What is your role on the team this year?

AW: What advice do you find yourself giving to the underclassmen?

LM: The most advice [I can give] is to just keep working hard. If we’re not working hard, if we’re not pushing each other in practice, that means we aren’t getting the most out of practice. ... So that’s really what we try to get out to the freshmen, that’s the message that we’re trying to send, that that’s how we need to play 100 percent, all the time.

Graduate student and forward/midfielder Liz Masucci maintains control of the ball during a drill at practice Tuesday at the Upper Terrace Fields.

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LM: My role is really to be a leader and set an example on and off the field. We have a very large freshman class, so you really have to be there to help them out and to really set an example of what our team is and the dynamic we try to set on the field.

AW: What was it like transferring to Ithaca College and transitioning to playing soccer in the Fall 2007

from the University of New Hampshire where you were a track and field athlete?

LM: It was difficult; I’m not going to say it was an easy transition. I hadn’t played soccer in a year and a half, if not more. I had been coming off of a shoulder surgery, so there were a lot of different factors in there. I have to thank [Head Coach Mindy Quigg]

AW: As a member of three Bomber teams that have made it to the NCAA quarterfinals and having one more year of eligibility, what’s your mindset going forward into this season?

LM: Our goalie, [senior] Jessica Platt said it best: “We have to do something we haven’t done yet,” to get us to the [NCAA Championships and] Final Four. ... The team dynamic this year is great, and you can just feel the energy every day when we get into practice.

hrough all my years of athletics, whether I was playing travel softball or mildly competitive tackle football with my brothers, I always anticipated playing a varsity sport in college.

Though I never made it at the collegiate level, I’ve interacted with and interviewed dozens of athletes in my time at The Ithacan. But it’s the Bombers I come home to every night (well, morning) who have influenced me the most. The two crazy kids I live with are not only varsity athletes, but they’re the captains of their team. That means hosting team parties.

When you invite a group of freshmen over and tell them the party starts at 10 p.m., naturally they’re going to show up at 9:53 p.m., which left me to introduce myself to four people while in a towel last weekend.

“Oh, hey,” I said. “I’m the quirky roommate.”

I’ve gone through this routine for four years. And every year the team members make me feel like one of their own.

What the freshmen don’t know (or maybe they do because my roommates hang up all of my articles, and once I finally got dressed, I put on a shirt that said “writer”) is that I’m a sports reporter. Even when I’m in my own house watching the Yankee game and socializing, I’m observing their every move.

When “the girls” — what even my mother calls my roommates — come home from practice or a game and I ask how it went, I always ask out of genuine interest, but I also ask to get an idea of how the team’s doing to see if any story ideas could come out of what they tell me.

My roommates’ teammates dwarf me, as I stand at a mere 5 feet 2 inches. And as someone who rarely hits the gym, having roommates who are in impeccable shape can sometimes be a self-esteem killer. It’s probably a contributing factor as to why I use humor as a defense mechanism and get über-competitive whenever we do anything that could have a winner or a loser. Or that could just be my upbringing.

Because of the way our schedules work, with the girls having practice in the afternoons and going to bed at what I think of as an early hour, there have been times when I’ve gone almost an entire week without seeing them.

Though it’s tough to miss out on seeing a pair of your best friends for that long, it’s not all bad. I’m convinced that living with these guys will help cut down on our electric bill — assuming we are all conscious about turning off the lights — because none of us are ever home. And let’s be real, when it comes to choosing roommates in college, it’s all about who’s going to help you have the cheapest utility bill. casey musarra is a senior television-radio major. Contact her at cmusarr1@ithaca.edu.

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Look online for game stories from these sports: TOMORROW

• 2 p.m. Volleyball at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College at Pacific Coast Classic in Claremont, Calif.

• 6:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. University of Redlands at Pacific Coast Classic in Claremont, Calif.

SATURDAY

• 10 a.m. Volleyball vs. Chapman University at Pacific Coast Classic in Claremont, Calif.

• 11:15 a.m. Men’s and women’s cross country at the Jannette Bonrouhi-Zakaim Memorial Alumni Run at the Ithaca College Cross Country Course • 12:15 p.m. Volleyball at Pomona-Pitzer College at Pacific Coast Classic in Claremont, Calif.

• 1 p.m. Field hockey vs. SUNY-Morrisville at Yavits Field • 2 p.m. Men’s soccer at Rochester Institute of Technology at Doug May Classic • 2 p.m. Golf vs. William Smith College at Country Club of Ithaca • 2 p.m. Football vs. St. Lawrence University at Butterfield Stadium • TBA Women’s soccer vs. William Paterson University at Brandeis Tournament in Waltham, Mass.

SUNDAY

• TBA Women’s soccer vs. Babson College at Brandeis Tournament in Waltham, Mass.

• 2 p.m./4:30 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. SUNY-Brockport and Nazareth College at Doug May Classic at Rochester Institute of Technology

WEDNESDAY

• 4 p.m. Women’s soccer vs. Marywood University at Carp Wood Field • 4 p.m. Women’s tennis at Elmira College

Bold = Home game The Ithacan

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bombers to watch senior Matt Baluzy Men’s Soccer

Baluzy was named a captain for the 2010 season and scored two goals last season. “He’s got an incredible work rate,” Head Coach Andrew Byrne said.

“If you were to watch him for an entire game you wouldn’t believe how much he runs. He’s got great skill.”

Junior Marla Schilling Women’s Soccer

Schilling will be starting at center back after sitting out the 2009 season because of an injury. “She’s a phenomenal player,” Head Coach Mindy Quigg said. “She has to be the leader. Her time off gave her a different perspective on the game.”

senior Katherine Brown field hockey

Brown was named a captain for the 2010 season and led the Bombers with five goals in 2009. “She’ll be leading the attack,” Head Coach Tracy Houk said. “She will be directing the forwards and initiating all the plays. She’s a very important part of the offense.”

Movin’ on up

Sophomore Daniel Schuster climbs the rock wall last Thursday at the Wood Floor Gym in the Fitness Center during a rock climbing class. There are three sections of the class offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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by the

numbers

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The number of wins the field hockey team had last season. See story on page 24.

The number of games graduate student Liz Masucci has played for the women’s soccer team. See story on page 25.

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Weird news from the wide world of sports

What kind of people would think it’s not a big deal to provoke a full-grown, 1,000­-pluspound bull to charge at them? The Spanish would. Hundreds and thousands of people gather to watch these massive animals get used for the entertainment of the crowd.

Once in a while you’ll see a matador get gored, and the bulls get to put one in the win column. Recently in Tafalla, a northern area of Spain, a 1,100-pound bull jumped over the barriers and tunnel surrounding the ring and proceeded to injure about 40 people.

The best part is the bull had previously jumped the barrier around the ring twice, but was put back into the ring for another round anyway. Looks like if you mess with the bull, you really do get the horn.

– Jesse Cases

play of the week Ben Lloyd Sophomore Men’s Soccer In the Bombers’ season opener yesterday against SUNY-Geneseo at Carp Wood Field, Lloyd scored the lone goal for the Blue and Gold, helping the team end in a 1–1 draw in double-overtime. Lloyd netted the game-tying goal in the 61st minute.

standout sophomore Lloyd’s goal against the Blue Knights was the first goal of his collegiate career. Lloyd saw action in six games last season as a freshman for the Blue and Gold and only took one shot all year. As a senior at Amesbury High School in Amesbury, Mass., Lloyd was named team captain of the soccer team. He received all-league and all-conference honors, as well as Most Valuable Player his final season. He also lettered three years playing varsity tennis in high school. Lloyd is a sport management major.

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I’m pleased how I sucked it up and got it back the rest of the day, when it ... could have easily gone the other way.

Tiger Woods groans about shooting a triple bogey on the first hole of his third round Saturday at the Barclays Golf Tournament. Woods started the day just four shots out of the lead and finished tied for 12th overall.

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Bombs away

From left, sophomore forward Steve Kinslow goes up for a header against SUNY-Geneseo senior defensive back Nick Cava in the Bombers’ season opener yesterday at Carp Wood Field.

The game went into double-overtime and ended with a 1–1 draw. For the second consecutive year, the Bombers started their season with a double-overtime tie against the Blue Knights.

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