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Bill could increase funding for study abroad programs By Lauren Barber staff writer
As many as a million American students could be studying abroad by 2020 if a bill designed to offer $80 million in grants to students, colleges and nongovernmental institutions is approved by the Senate. The Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act is part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011. A similar bill was approved by the House in 2007 but failed to win Sen- Saunders said ate approval. If passed she hopes the by the Senate, the college will new program will receive funding. have to be approved separately through the appropriations process in order to gain funding. Ursula Oaks, director of media relations at the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers, an organization that promotes international education, said the legislation will be an educational opportunity for American students. “When you think about college, you don’t necessarily think globally,” she said. “But this gives American students the opportunity to understand the world.” Oaks said, if passed, the bill will increase students studying abroad from 200,000 a year to one million in 10 years. Tanya Saunders, dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies, said she hopes the college will receive additional funds. “If it’s funded, I’m hoping Ithaca College will be in a position to request funds to support study abroad for our students,” she said. Oaks said since the bill has not received funding yet, which institutions will receive funding, and how much they will receive, is unknown. While the college does not set aside money specifically for study abroad programs, students are able to carry over their personal financial aid package to the affiliated programs of their choice, Saunders said. This helps lift the financial barrier that may otherwise prevent students from traveling abroad. Sophomore Sarah Stapperfenne said she is planning to study abroad next fall. The cost is her largest concern, especially with the exchange rate of the euro. “I’m sure I would save money if I didn’t go abroad for a semester,” she said. “If the money from the bill were to come to Ithaca and if I were to receive any of it, that would definitely be really helpful because studying abroad will end up adding to my debt.” Rachel Cullenen, director of study abroad programs, said it should not cost much more for students to study abroad for a semester than to spend a semester at the college, es-
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Junior Kevin Johns stands yesterday at the Peggy Ryan Williams Center. Johns transferred to the college from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte last year. Andrew Buraczenski/The Ithacan
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hen Kevin Johns showed up to club soccer tryouts last year, he felt like he was the only player who was not socializing, joking around and making plans for after tryouts. Johns was a sophomore, but he didn’t know anyone. Johns transferred to Ithaca College from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte last fall. For Johns, who said he saved about $25,000 by going to the state school first, the hardest part of transferring to the college wasn’t paying more — it was trying to fit into cliques that had already formed. “It felt like freshman year all over again,” Johns said. “I didn’t know anybody.” Johns said he feels like he made the right decision by taking a financial leap, but he said he would not transfer again because of the social disadvantages. “I don’t want to have to go to a whole other school again and do the ‘I’m new here, I don’t know anybody’ thing,” Johns said. The cost of college is at times the main factor in students’ decision to transfer. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2008 that two-year institutions’ net tuition, excluding room and board, has decreased from an average of $180 in 2004 to $100 in 2009. Costs at private four-year institutions like Ithaca College have risen. The study said in 2003-04, the average national four-year private institution tuition was $13,000 and rose to $14,930 in 2008-09. But the 2008 study by the National Survey of Student Engagement, which gathers data each year from four-year institutions, said transfer students often feel less engaged with their peers than other students. The study found that seniors who had transferred were on par with their peers in academics, but they were less socially involved on campus. This fall, the college received 169 deposits from transfer students — about half were students transferring from a community college. Of the 130 deposits from transfer students last fall, 46 percent were from students
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Kearney to appeal dismissal of case against district By Lindsey Hollenbaugh Editor in Chief
Four years after Ithaca resident Amelia Kearney’s daughter, Epiphany, was allegedly spit on, hit and threatened with violence and racial epithets while riding the bus to Dewitt Middle School, the court battle between Kearney and the Ithaca City School District has yet to be resolved. At a press conference held Oct. 14, Kearney, a former student at Ithaca College, and her lawyer, Ray Schlather, announced they would be appealing a decision by a Tompkins County judge that dismissed the case and denied the New York State Division of Human Rights jurisdiction in public schools. In spring 2008, the division recommended the school district pay Kearney $1 million because they said it did not do enough to protect Kearney’s daughter from racial threats. The district then appealed to the county’s supreme court. In the decision that dismissed Kearney’s case Oct. 9, Tompkins County Supreme Court Judge
Robert C. Mulvey said the state’s human rights law did not apply because the division does not have jurisdiction over “educational municipalities” and other municipal corporations. Public school districts had previously been defined as “education corporations,” which are distinct from municipalities because they are tax exempt and nonsectarian. According to the state’s Human Rights Division’s Web site, the law affords every citizen “an equal opportunity to enjoy a full and productive life.” The law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, credit, places of public accommodations and nonsectarian educational institutions. In his decision, Mulvey wrote the initial issue presented to the court was whether the division had the authority to hear and determine complaints against the petitioner, a public school district. Mulvey stated in his decision that “the court finds that [the human rights division] did not have such authority.” Mulvey also denied jurisdiction
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From left, Ithaca City School District Board of Education President Robert Ainslie and member Eldred Harris speak at a press conference Oct. 19 at the school district’s Administration Building. Kayla Klein/The Ithacan
to the division in two other local cases involving the Newfield Central School District and the East Meadow Union Free School District. The Newfield case, in which two boys filed discrimination charges after being punished for hitting a school
bus driver, is awaiting a decision in the Third Appellate Court. The East Meadow Union Free School District case — restricting the use of guide dogs — was the precedent Mulvey
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Ergonomics in the Workplace with Julie Dorsey, sponsored by Human Resources, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Center for Health Sciences in Room 208. Career City Coffee Cafe, sponsored by Career Services, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. in IC Square. North Korea LiNK Tour, sponsored by IC Human Rights, will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. in Textor 101.
30 Friday Shabbat Services will begin at 6 p.m. in Muller Chapel. Shabbat Dinner will begin at 7:15 p.m. in Terrace Dining Hall. International Development Forum on Food, Politics and Society: Alternative Futures, discussing concerns regarding species’ future food systems, will be held at 3 p.m. in Bache Auditorium at Cornell University. Warren Miller’s Dynasty, sponsored by Greek Peak Mountain Resort, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the State Theatre of Ithaca.
31 sATURDAY The ICU, an event sponsored by IC After Dark, will be held from 9 to midnight in Emerson Suites and IC Square.
1 sunday Catholic Mass will be held at 1 and 9 p.m. in Muller Chapel.
3 Tuesday Catholic Mass will be held at 12:10 p.m. in Muller Chapel.
4 Wednesday Evensong, a Protestant community worship service, will begin at 9:30 p.m. in Muller Chapel. U.S. Public Interest Research Groups, an information session sponsored by Career Services, will be held at 7 p.m. in the Cayuga Lake Room.
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Bomb kills 91 civilians in Pakistan
A car bomb struck a busy market in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing 91 people — mostly women and children — as visiting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged U.S. support for Islamabad’s campaign against Islamic militants. More than 200 people were wounded in the blast in the main northwestern city of Peshawar, the deadliest in a surge of attacks by suspected insurgents this month. The government blamed militants seeking to avenge an army offensive launched this month against al-Qaida and the Taliban in their stronghold close to the Afghan border. The bomb destroyed much of the Mina Bazaar in Peshawar’s old town, a warren of narrow alleys clogged with stalls and shops selling dresses, toys and cheap jewelry that drew many female shoppers and children to the conservative city. The blast collapsed buildings, including a mosque, and set scores of shops ablaze. The wounded sat amid burning debris and parts of bodies as a huge plume of gray smoke rose above the city.
Court rules head scarves optional
Kuwait’s highest court ruled yesterday that women lawmakers are not obliged by law to wear the head scarf, a blow to Muslim fundamentalists who want to fully impose Islamic Sharia law in this small, oil-rich state. The Constitutional Court dismissed a case raised by a voter who claimed that two of four women elected to parliament in May — Rola Dashti and Aseel al-Awadhi — cannot be members of the legislature because they don’t comply with the Islamic dress code. The landmark ruling was the second recent breakthrough for Kuwaiti women. Last week, the same court granted married women the right to obtain a passport without their husband’s approval, saying the decades-old requirement was “unconstitutional” and “compromised their humanity.” Kuwait’s parliament approved a suffrage bill in 2005, but fundamentalists added an obscure lastminute article saying women have to abide by the rules of Sharia, or Islamic law, when they exercise their political rights.
Madoff money given to fraud victims
The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff’s assets says more than $530 million has been paid so far to victims of the disgraced financier’s massive fraud. Trustee Irving Picard said in a briefing yesterday that he had identified $21.2 billion in losses in about 2,300 customer accounts. The money being paid to the victims comes from
Furious farmers
Romanian farmers face police during a protest yesterday in Bucharest, Romania. Hundreds there rioted over unpaid government subsidies. The protesters said the government has not paid them for each sheep and goat they have and only 35 percent of the promised subsidies for cows has been allocated. Vadim Ghirda/associated press
the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, which was created by Congress and funded by the securities industry. The 71-year-old Madoff pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges that his secretive investment advisory operation was a multibillion-dollar scam. The former Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. chairman was sentenced to 150 years in prison.
Spaceship to use nuclear engine
Russia’s space agency chief is proposing to build a new spaceship with a nuclear engine. Anatoly Perminov told a government meeting yesterday that the preliminary design could be ready by 2012. He said it will then take nine more years and 17 billion rubles (about $600 million or 400 million euros) to build the ship. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged the Cabinet to consider providing the necessary funding. Perminov’s ambitious statement contrasted with the current state of the Russian space program. Russia is using 40-year-old Soyuz booster rockets and capsules to send crews to the International
College&City Retired director of budget loses battle with cancer
John Galt, recently retired director of the budget, passed away from cancer Monday. Galt, a U.S. Navy veteran, came to Ithaca College as a transfer student after attending Tompkins Cortland Community College. He was an employee of the college as a student and continued working as a staff accountant at the college after graduation. Galt was eventually promoted to budget director in 1980. He also taught part time as a lecturer in the School of Business. Galt retired in December 2007 to live in North Carolina. Galt is remembered by wife Lorreen, son Tim and daughter Katie. A memorial service will be held on campus at a later date. The campus community will be informed as details become available.
Huffington Post editor to discuss modern media
Arianna Huffington will give a free and public speech discussing “The Modern Journalism Paradox: The Best of Times Amidst the Worst of Times” at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday in Emerson Suites. Huffington is the co-founder and editor in chief of the Web site The Huffington Post. Her speech is sponsored by the Park Distinguished Visitor Series and the Park Center for Independent Media. Huffington was named in 2006 to Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Huffington writes a nationally syndicated column and cohosts the public radio roundtable program “Left, Right & Center.” Past visitors of the Park Distinguished Visitor Series include Tom Wolfe, Christiane Amanpour, Bill Moyers and Ken Burns.
Activity and aging speech to be presented at college
Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, president of the International Society for Aging and Physical Activity and department head of kinesiology at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, will give a talk titled “Physical Activity and Successful Aging” at 7 p.m. today in Emerson Suites. His presentation is sponsored by the Gerontology Institute Distinguished Speaker Series.
Space Station. Development of a replacement rocket and a prospective spaceship with a conventional propellant has dragged on with no end in sight.
US health plan aims to end fraud
The Obama administration is considering a way to bring together patients, doctors, insurers and law officers to combat fraud in Medicare and Medicaid, a Health and Human Services official said yesterday. The summit, still under consideration, would enhance an increased effort to find and prosecute fraud in the programs, said William Corr, deputy HHS secretary. A key part of health care reform is controlling the cost of the government insurance programs for seniors and the poor. Corr said HHS investigations have led to recovery of $4 billion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. The administration created a Justice Department-HHS team last May on preventing health care fraud.
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Chodzko-Zajko is an expert on the effects of exercise and physical activity on sensory, motor and cognitive functioning in old age. For more information, contact Marilyn Kinner, outreach program coordinator for gerontology, at mkinner@ithaca.edu or 274-1967.
Cornell University honored for forest management
The Arbor Day Foundation recognized Cornell University for healthy urban forest management Friday. The foundation named Cornell a “Tree Campus USA” for 2009 and donated 50 new trees to the campus. About 25 student volunteers participated in planting the new trees as a part of Cornell’s Campus Sustainability Day. To become a “Tree Campus USA,” a school must meet five criteria: establish a campus tree advisory committee, show evidence of a campus tree-care plan, have dedicated annual expenditures on the tree plan, observe Arbor Day and support a student service-learning project.
International volunteers to offer travel programs
International Student Volunteers will be holding information sessions about travel opportunities during the
summer. The meetings will run every hour, on the hour from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. today in McDonald Lounge. Information covered will be on the programs offered, the countries available for travel and how to gain academic credit for volunteering. Some volunteer projects and adventure tours available include Australia, New Zealand, Ecuador and Eastern Europe. Trips can last anywhere from two weeks to three months. Activities range from social community development and conservation work to white water rafting, glacier climbing and kayaking. For more information, call International Student Volunteers at (714) 779-7392.
Cass Park Ice Rink open for children and adults
Cass Park Ice Rink is now open for the season. Skating lessons are available to children and adults. Season passes are available for Recreational Partnership members. Skating lessons and season passes for Cass Park may be processed at the Ithaca Youth Bureau and Cass Park. Public skating sessions are available seven days a week. For more information, call Cass Park at 273-1090.
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H1N1 vaccine distributed to students By Clara Eisinger Senior writer
Ithaca College received 400 doses of H1N1 nasal mist vaccine and 400 doses of injectable vaccine — both of which it began administering only to students Friday. According to Dave Maley, media relations director for the college, the Health Center received 100 doses of H1N1 nasal mist vaccine early in the week of Oct. 12, which it began administering immediately to its health care workers, public safety officers and other staff members whom he said have the highest risk of coming into contact with ill students. As of Monday, Laura Keefe, manager of Health Center operations, said the college reported 304 student cases of suspected H1N1. David Newman, Health Center director, said more people are also receiving regular flu shots this year than in previous years. “If there’s an upside to this H1N1 pandemic, it’s that it has raised awareness of flu as a very significant vaccine-preventable illness,” Newman said. “It’s been a hard sell in the past.” Midway through the semester, the college has used up all of its 1,000 doses of seasonal flu vaccine. He said 36,000 Americans die from seasonal flu each year. “That underscores the importance of approaching influenza the same way as we have learned to approach things like chicken pox and measles and these other vaccine-preventable illnesses,” Newman said. Keefe said the first two H1N1 vaccine clinics were held at the Health Center on Friday and Monday and were for students only. The first clinic was for high-risk students. She said Health Center staff administered 406 vaccines. Maley said faculty members are not being vaccinated because they have primary care providers, but for most students the Health Center is their only option. “In the priority groupings, the only nonstudents who are receiving any of the vaccine from the college are those who may have patient contact,” Maley said. “Otherwise, all of the H1N1 that we receive will be distributed to students, not staff and faculty.” April Johanns, external relations coordinator for communications in the Roy H. Park School of Communications, said she understands the college’s decision not to provide vaccine to faculty. But Johanns, who is six and a half months pregnant and considered a high risk for H1N1, said the decision has caused problems for her, since her primary care provider does not yet have the vaccine.
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Items needed for the H1N1 vaccine shots sit on the nurses’ station yesterday afternoon at the Hammond Health Center. The college is offering free H1N1 vaccines to students only. Lauren Decicca/The Ithacan
“I just think as a community that Ithaca College should look at us as a whole, and if they’re concerned about vaccinating these high-risk students, then why would they not look at vaccinating the high-risk employees that come in contact with these students on a daily basis?” Johanns said. Julie Blumberg, assistant professor of cinema and photography, is also pregnant. She said her primary care provider will not the have vaccine available until early November, but her interaction with students puts her at higher risk of illness right now. “How can [the college] expect us to work this closely with our students when it really is putting ourselves at risk?” Blumberg asked. “It’s really upsetting.” Senior Matilda McFall said she received the nasal vaccine with her family’s health in mind. “My mom has a compromised immune system, so I just want to be extra protected,” McFall said. “Because break is coming up, I don’t want to bring anything into my house that could be detrimental to her health.” Keefe said the college will be scheduling more clinics in the future, but she also encourages students to make appointments. Jennifer Austin, communications special-
ist for Gannett Health Center at Cornell University, said Cornell is also focusing its primary vaccination efforts on high-risk students. Austin said, however, that the university will provide vaccines to one or two pregnant faculty members in their third trimesters who were unable to receive the shot from their primary care providers. Austin said Gannett received a shipment of 1,600 H1N1 doses Oct. 16, but she expects more shipments soon. Amanda Aldridge, spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the United States has received 100 million doses of the vaccine. She said the CDC supplies state health departments based on availability. “Say they asked for a thousand … we’d split it and give 500 to one [state] and 500 to another, and then the state itself will determine how it’s distributed locally,” she said. Beth Goldberg, a spokeswoman for the New York State Department of Health, said students should receive the H1N1 vaccine. “We feel that it is very important for young adults ages 19 to 24 to get this vaccine,” Goldberg said. “There have been many cases of H1N1 in healthy, young adults, and that is because they live, work and study in close proximity.”
Students invest in stocks By Michelle Skowronek Accent editor
Senior Jeff Bush first invested in the stock market when he was 16. “I always had a passion for finance,” he said. “My first investment, I lost everything. The company went bankrupt.” Bush said he wouldn’t take back his loss of an odd $300 because it was a learning experience. As a four-year member for fours years of the Core Trading Consultants, a student-run organization that manages a $25,000 mutual fund, he said he knows the tricks of the trade, like staying on top of the market and doing research to prevent any more investments from going bad. The club invests the money of individuals in the stock market to gain real business, financial and economic experience. This semester the club has begun its “Capital Campaign,” a drive to reach a total of $40,000 in the mutual fund by the end of the school year. The club, advised by professor of finance and business Abraham Mulugetta, has received $300 from an individual investor. Bush, co-president of CTC, said the $40,000 goal was originally set by the founders of CTC in 2005.
Dining halls to help stop local hunger
“This fall we’re celebrating our fifth-year anniversary, which was the deadline set by the founders of the organization,” he said. “That’s our goal, but at the same time we’re being realistic because of current market conditions.” Bush said because the club is nonprofit, members do not have the opportunity to make money off of their investments. He said the executive board’s way of showing appreciation is by taking nonboard members to conferences such as the New York City trip it took last weekend. Senior Rob Crawford, co-president of CTC, said the club has made a verbal agreement with a private investor for $5,000. He said that he is in the process of drafting a contract to add that money to the mutual fund. CTC sends out a prospectus — legal document — to all potential investors who it thinks will be beneficial to the organization. Crawford said aside from learning about the stock market, CTC gives students the opportunity to research companies, find new businesses to invest in and network with successful alums. Positions within CTC allow students to research different aspects of finance. Freshman Eli Holden said he also
From left, seniors Sean Holland and Jeff Bush give a presentation about CTC on Oct. 13 in the trading room of the School of Business. Lauren DeCicca/The Ithacan
has a passion for investing. He said when he saves money he does not put it in the bank. “There are people who put money in banks and get 1 percent back on their dividend, but I use that money,” Holden said. “I take the money I would have put in the bank and put it in the stock market. I like to leave it there [to grow].” Holden said he did not plan on taking a business class because his major, saxophone performance, did not leave room for many electives but CTC allows him to gain
the business experience he can’t gain in class. “It’s important to have good financial skills in anything you do because if you make money, you need to know what to do with it,” he said. Crawford said CTC’s main focus is to prepare students for the business world. “The majority of people who are in CTC want to go into finance,” Crawford said. “We want our future of our organization to continue to sell. We want the next group to be better than the prior.”
In order to help those in the community who cannot afford food, Ithaca College’s Dining Services will host a canned food drive Nov. 12, sponsored by Helping Hands Across America. The national food drive also aims to break the Guinness World Record for the most amounts of canned goods and nonperishable items collected in one day. All donations will benefit the Danby and Freeville Food Pantries. Julie Whitten, marketing manager of the college’s Dining Services, said she enjoys being part of the college’s initiatives for sustainability and community service. She also said while Sodexo is trying to beat the Guinness World Record for food donated within a one-day period, the college is just looking to surpass the 548 pounds of nonperishable items it received last year. “Dining Services always looks forward to doing an activity to give back to the community,” Whitten said. Canned goods can be dropped off at any of the three dining hall locations. Helping Hands Across America is a fundraiser that aims to educate people about poverty issues, as well as collect money and food to donate to food pantries and shelters across America. Students can also help by signing away a meal from their meal plan. The cost of a meal, $7, will be donated to the Tompkins County Food Distribution Network. Donations of $1, $5 and $10 will be accepted until Saturday at the dining halls. ID Express and Bonus Bucks will also be accepted. The college’s dining services will be working with Stop Wasting Ithaca’s Food Today, a student organization that promotes sustainability and education about poverty issues. Senior Katie Venetsky, president of SWIFT, said SWIFT has worked with the fundraiser since 2007. “Some of the things we’re trying to do as students is to educate others,” Venetsky said. “We’re trying to educate students that outside of our Ithaca College bubble, there is a hunger crisis going on.” Paula Aiken, volunteer manager at the Freeville Food Pantry, said she admires the students of SWIFT who are helping out for the fundraiser. “It’s awesome,” she said. “The kids are willing to give up their time and energy to do this.” Aiken said the fundraiser has helped throughout the years and every little donation helps the community. “It allows people to put food on their tables who may otherwise not be able to or struggle to,” she said. “It allows them to stretch the food they do have.”
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transferring from a community college. About 600 students apply to transfer to the college each fall. Eric Maguire, vice president for enrollment management, said admissions is planning to limit the number of transfer students in the spring because the college cannot accommodate another large transfer population. “Given this year’s large incoming class, we were looking to bring in a relatively small group of spring transfers,” Maguire said. “Normally, we would have a group of 50 to 60 firstyear freshman and transfer students for the spring semester. We are going to moderate that group by more than cutting it in half.” Senior Brandon Kurtz transferred into the college from Broome Community College in Binghamton, N.Y., where he saved about $24,000 in tuition expenses. He said he was unsure about what to do after high school, so he chose an inexpensive college close to home, despite its bad reputation in his neighborhood. “We had all kinds of nicknames for Broome because it was down the hill from the county lockup,” Kurtz said. “They called it ‘Yale by the jail,’ and ‘Front Street High’ and ‘the 13th grade for big kids.’” After two and a half years, Kurtz decided to transfer to the college to pursue a degree in journalism. When he transferred, Kurtz chose to live off campus, making it difficult for him to make friends. He said he has noticed that transfer students do not have an easy transition into the social life of a new college — especially
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Senior Ciara Tamblyn stands next to her artwork Friday afternoon in her apartment. Tamblyn has transferred twice. She said by not attending a private institution, she has saved $30,000.
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if they live off campus. “Because I wasn’t in a dorm making friends, the experience was a little more difficult,” he said. “I finally made most of my friends through student organizations I was involved in.” At the college, the main support service for transfer students is a half-day orientation in the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. The students spend the day meeting other transfers, scheduling classes and getting acquainted with the college. All transfer students are required to attend. Johns said the transfer orientation is not long enough for students to make friends or connections before school starts. Sophomore Eve Trojanov, Student Government Association transfer senator, also said
the one-day orientation is not enough time. She transferred to the college after spending one semester at Emerson University in Boston. “I had some trouble finding people that I really fit in with,” Trojanov said. “It was harder than I expected.” She said, as the transfer student senator, she wants to improve programs for transfers. She is currently organizing a plan for transfer students to meet and deal with common issues associated with changing schools. She said she wants transfer students to see her as an information source. “Nobody connected in that 12-hour span of time,” Trojanov said. “It is a challenge, and it is frustrating.” Still, there are students like
senior Ciara Tamblyn, who has transferred twice. She first attended Pratt at Munson-Williams-Proctor in Utica, N.Y., for art education. Then, she transferred to BCC after realizing she preferred living in Binghamton. She stayed at BCC for one year. “[BCC] was basically free,” she said. “Plus, I got like $600 a semester just because I got more financial aid than it costs to go there.” She said the decision to go to Broome was a financially smart decision for the whole of her college education. She said she saved more money than most students who attend a private college for four years. “I probably saved $30,000 by going to community college, which is a lot if you are paying for it by yourself,” she said.
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pecially if a student participates in an affiliated program. This estimate, she said, does not take into account extra individual expenses the student may accrue during the semester, such as personal travel or leisure activities. During the 2007-08 academic year, a total of 521 students at the college traveled abroad, including summer, fall and spring semesters. That number dropped to 481 students last year. Saunders said she thinks the 40-student decrease was caused by financial troubles. This past summer, 105 students traveled abroad, which is a 30-student decrease from the previous summer. But Cullenen said there was actually an increase in students studying abroad this fall compared to last fall, with 130 students studying abroad this semester. This is a 12-student increase from last fall’s number of 118 students. Cullenen said the numbers of students traveling abroad in the spring are going to exceed any previous spring on record. Cullenen said 145 students applied for the London semester alone. Throughout her 10 years working at the college, she said she has never seen as many applications to the London Center as there are for this spring. There are actually more applicants than spots available in the program. “I don’t think the economy is having a tremendous impact,” she said. Saunders said while she has seen students
Bill Sheasgreen, IC affiliate for the London Center, at right, talks Saturday to students who plan to study abroad next semester at the London Center in Textor 102. Rachel Cullenen, director of study abroad programs, said 145 students applied for next semester’s London program. Kathy Laluk/the ithacan
defer studying abroad for a year because of financial causes, there is still a large interest in studying abroad. “Students are trying to figure out a way to make the dream of overseas study possible,” she said. “They’re not giving up the notion of overseas study, so that’s a good sign.” Sophomore Brianne Cordima was recently accepted to study in France for the spring semester with the affiliated program Institute for American Universities. She said she is glad her financial aid at the college will transfer to her program.
“There’s already so much to do while you’re studying abroad, so it definitely makes it a lot easier,” she said. Cullenen said there are usually only one or two endowed scholarships for study abroad students, which are usually given to London Center or summer semester applicants. She said she hopes if the bill gets passed, it will give more students the opportunity to study abroad. “If more funding becomes available, then that will open the door to study abroad for some students who perhaps think it’s not a financially viable possibility,” she said.
used while dismissing the other two cases. Hayley Gorenberg, deputy legal director of Lambda Legal, a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV, said while none of the cases involve sexual orientation or HIV-related issues, the ruling affects the protection of all students’ civil rights. “[The school districts] are going beyond and saying they are free and clear of the human rights law, that the human rights law of the state of New York does not protect any of the students in these schools,” Gorenberg said. Lambda Legal has written a “friends of the court” brief for the Kearney case explaining why dismissing the application of the law could essentially wipe out protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Gorenberg said the law is also important for students seeking civil rights protection and legal advice who may not be able to afford it. “Not only does this law provide some of the most comprehensive and specific protection for all students, but it also provides access to the resources of the Human Rights Division of the state, which means people who may not have the income or the experience to pursue complaints of discrimination have access to special procedures that the Human Rights Division furnishes in terms of investigation, in terms of maybe assigning a lawyer,” she said. Jim Young, the lawyer representing the Newfield Central School District, said there are already independent reviews of allegations for public school districts in place by both the Office of Civil Rights of U.S. Education and the New York State Department of Education. “They both have jurisdiction,” he said. “They know about education; they’re experts in it.” He said he would not dispute that the division has jurisdiction over an employment matter, but the definition of “educational corporation” applies only to private schools. Despite Mulvey’s dismissal of the Kearney case, the ICSD is still working to address its equity issues. The ICSD Board of Education held a press conference Oct. 19 in response to the dismissal, where they presented four directives the district has put in place in response to the discrimination case. Board member Eldred Harris said the district and the Kearney family trust the work necessary for equity is going to come to fruition. “Until that family is comfortable that we’re actually not going to run away from the work and that somebody is going to be held accountable for making sure this doesn’t happen again, I’m not sure how we move on,” he said. “That’s the thing we need to come to grips with. That’s not going away tomorrow.” Schlather said the ICSD has never offered to pay the kind of money the Kearney family was awarded in damages before the case was dismissed. But he said the family never pursued it because they felt getting the equity issues in order was more important. “The Kearney family has been very insistent that until you get the house in order, you’re not going to buy us off,” he said. “You’ve got to get the house in order.”
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Medical aid in Gaza
Students invite physician to share experience of his relief mission By Lily Oberman Staff Writer
Dr. Ismail Mehr watched as Palestinian doctors attended to a young boy who needed stitches for a head wound at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza last January. Mehr stood close by as the doctors held the boy’s head down and began stitching up the wound without applying any kind of anesthetics, though a small amount of a local anesthetic was available at the time. When Mehr asked why they didn’t use any, one of the doctors said, “We don’t waste local anesthetics on things like this.” Mehr, an anesthesiologist for St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, N.Y., traveled to Gaza in January 2009 to give aid to its citizens following attacks on the city by Israel. Mehr shared his experience of his relief work Monday evening in a presentation called “Gaza’s Dilemma.” Mehr traveled to Gaza after a three-week-long war in which Gaza was attacked by Israel. His discussion was sponsored by Ithaca College’s Students for Justice in Palestine, which also brought Mehr to Ithaca College in April. Beth Harris, associate professor of politics and adviser of Students for Justice in Palestine, said she thought the presentation was educational. “I hope that people who come tonight will get a different picture of what’s going on in Gaza,” she said. Graduate student Andrea Levine, who helped bring Mehr to the college in April, said she thinks Mehr’s presentations are always eye-opening. “He educates the public on not just
the effects of the attack, [but] normal everyday health problems [of the region],” she said. Senior Brooke Reynolds, president for Students for Justice in Palestine, said about 40 to 50 people showed up to the event in April. She said the organization decided to bring Mehr back this semester because feedback from his presentation in the spring was positive. Mehr began the presentation by giving a brief history of Palestine. He then showed slides, many of which included his own photos from his 10day trip to Gaza, providing narration of his trip as he went along. Reynolds said Mehr’s pictures of his work in Gaza were powerful. “Pictures show what exactly he went through,” she said. “People are getting hurt. People are dying over there. And this opened people’s eyes to it.” The trip was sponsored by the Islamic Medical Association of North America, an organization that is a resource for Muslim physicians. “[The president of IMANA] said the board of directors wanted to try to put a team in Gaza to help provide medical aid,” Mehr said. “I had been on multiple missions before, and they asked me if I would lead this team.” Mehr had been to places such as Pakistan and Indonesia following natural disasters to provide aid. He said he didn’t hesitate when asked to go to Gaza. “I felt that if I said no I would be breaking a promise to myself that if I ever had the opportunity to go and do relief missions again that I would,” he said.
Dr. Ismail Mehr speaks Monday evening in Textor 101 about relief work he did in Gaza in January 2009 following attacks on the city. Mehr’s presentation, sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine, included photos from his trip. Andrew Buraczenski/The Ithacan
Mehr then gathered a team of 11 doctors, along with two others who helped organize the trip. The group arrived in Gaza on Jan. 22. “[When] we arrived there, we saw convoys, trucks, aid and people from Portugal, Cuba, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa,” Mehr said. “They’d been waiting there for days and [kept] being turned away.” The American Medical Mission to Gaza was denied entrance on the first day, after being told that no more doctors were needed in Gaza and that the borders were closed for the day. Finally, a member of the group called someone who worked at the border who helped the group sneak in. Mehr said out of the 13 hospitals in Gaza, five were destroyed in
the attacks and many others were damaged. The AMMG went to work in al-Shifa Hospital, the only untouched hospital. Mehr said the hospital was lacking even basic supplies and that the majority of people his group treated were dealing with routine illnesses, such as pneumonia and diabetes. They also worked with cancer patients who could not receive chemotherapy because of the embargo. Some of the slides that Mehr showed included photos of a jaundiced 4-year-old with liver cancer being treated by doctors and the football-sized kidney of a boy whose kidney should have been smaller than a fist. Mehr said he particularly wanted to work with children because he has two young
children at home. The AMMG also went to the local orphanage. Two doctors from the group stayed at the orphanage over the course of the 10-day trip, giving routine health checks to the children. Mehr shared a story about a man who frequently visited the orphanage and returned to visit the children the day after his house was destroyed and his family killed. “That story got to me,” Harris said. “No one should have to have this kind of resilience.” Mehr said he would love to return to Gaza if he got the opportunity, but it is difficult to get into the region. “You come back a different person,” he said. “Somehow, someday I’ll get back.”
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Professor nominated for poetry Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, assistant professor of English at Cornell University, is one of five finalists in the poetry category for the National Book Award, presented by the National Book Foundation, which was created in 1988 to recognize American writing. Her book “Open Interval” discusses the idea of identity and freedom through poetry. Each finalist will receive a bronze medal and $1,000. A bronze statue and $10,000 will be awarded to winners in each category of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature. Other poetry nominees for the award for poetry are Rae Armantrout, Ann Lauterbach, Carl Phillips and Keith Waldrop. The winners will be announced at the 60th National Book Award Benefit Dinner and Ceremony on Nov. 18 in New York City. When she’s not writing, Clief-Stefanon teaches English courses to undergraduate and graduate students. Contributing Writer Kari Beal spoke to Clief-Stefanon about her writing, her plans if she wins and the first poem she wrote as a child. Kari Beal: If you were to win the National Book Award for poetry, what would that mean to you? Lyrae Van Clief-Stafanon: It’s really hard for me to have [the nomination] sink in and to be included [among the] company of poets that are really admired. It would mean to me that I should really continue to focus on writing and my love and passion for it. It makes me realize that there are people out in the world who notice and appreciate it. In addition, I would continue to be grateful to have a job that allows me the time to write. It would mean the possibilities for me to do more. KB: What are the poetry pieces in “Open Interval” about? LVC: It is a book that’s concerned with identity and idea of freedom — wherever freedom is located. It is a book that has to do with space and
things in between. There is some astronomy and math that is used throughout the book. It is primarily about the emotional space and physical space between things. KB: Are you familiar with the other finalists and if so, what is your perception of them? LVC: All of the finalists are amazing. It’s great to be a part of that group. It’s funny that poet Carl Phillips is one of the finalists, because last week I was on this total Carl Phillips day, where all I wanted to read was Carl Phillips. I kept reading Phillips’ poems out loud to my students in my class, and I would say, “Let me read you this Phillips poem because he’s so amazing.” KB: As a child what did you want to be? LVC: I knew exactly what I wanted to be as a child — a teacher, artist and writer. I have stuff in my house from when I wrote as a kid about wanting to be a teacher and a writer. It makes me really happy to have those writings. To me, it was like there was this little girl, and this is what she wanted to do, and she got to do it. KB: When did you start writing poetry? LVC: I’ve written poetry my whole life or as long as I can remember. I wrote a poem for a space shuttle launch in elementary school. My teacher liked it and gave it to the principle, who read it over the intercom. KB: If you could give one piece of advice to young writers and poets, what would it be? LVC: Read more poetry. I haven’t read half the stuff that I would like to read, and there is so much fantastic poetry out there to be read. I wish more people would read more poems. It can be a genre that people get intimidated by, but people really should find poems they like and get absorbed in them.
Helping Hands
Freshman Lillie Fleshler helps the Greater Ithaca Activity Center build a haunted house Saturday afternoon on The Commons for Make a Difference Day. Students from the college participate in the national program each year by volunteering in the community.
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Public Safety Incident Log SEPTEMBER 14 LARCENY LOCATION: Lower Quad SUMMARY: Complainant reported an unknown person stole a backpack. Incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13. Investigation Pending. Sergeant Ronald Hart.
SEPTEMBER 15 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: O-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person damaged a vehicle. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. SAFETY/ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD LOCATION: Circle Lot 12 SUMMARY: Caller reported smoke coming from the engine compartment of a vehicle. Smoke believed to be caused by the vehicle overheating. A small amount of fluid was leaking from the vehicle. Spill cleaned. Fire Protection Specialist Enoch Perkins. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: Lower Quad SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person damaged a vehicle. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Daniel Bechtold.
LARCENY LOCATION: Center for Natural Sciences SUMMARY: Complainant reported between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14 an unknown person stole a cellphone. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Chris Teribury. UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: Upper Campus SUMMARY: Five people judicially referred for possession of marijuana. Sergeant Bill Kerry. CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE LOCATION: Garden Apartments SUMMARY: Complainant reported information on a person who was arrested and a third party who received an order of protection. Report taken. Sergeant Ronald Hart.
SEPTEMBER 16 UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: J-Lot SUMMARY: Five people judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana. Patrol Officer Chris Teribury. BURGLARY/NO FORCE LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: Officers received a report from a caller of an unknown person who
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entered the building and stole alcohol. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Daniel Bechtold.
SEPTEMBER 17 MAKING GRAFFITI LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Person reported graffiti written on bulletin board. Investigation pending. MEDICAL ASSIST/ILLNESS RELATED LOCATION: Williams Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported a person fainted. Person transported to CMC by ambulance. Patrol Officer Jeffrey Austin. CRIMINAL POSS. OF STOLEN PROPERTY LOCATION: Baker Bridge SUMMARY: Caller reported people in possession of a table and chairs. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.
SEPTEMBER 18 MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED LOCATION: Dillingham Center SUMMARY: Caller reported person sustained a toe injury. Person transported to Health Center. Master Patrol Officer Erik Merlin.
CCV/UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: One person was judicially referred for noise and underage possession of alcohol. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: J-Lot SUMMARY: Two people were judicially referred for the unlawful possession of marijuana. Patrol Officer Jeffrey Austin. UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: Lower Quad SUMMARY: One person judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. CRIMINAL TAMPERING LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Officers received a report from a caller of an unknown person who maliciously discharged a fire extinguisher. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Emerson Hall SUMMARY: Officers received a report from a caller stating that there was smoke coming from a cigarette
receptacle. Upon the officer’s arrival, the smoke had stopped. Fire Protection Specialist Enoch Perkins. MAKING GRAFFITI LOCATION: Bogart Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person wrote graffiti. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Jeffrey Austin. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: Eastman Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person damaged a window. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Chris Teribury. For the complete safety log, go to www.theithacan.org/news
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Seeking more Representation Recent local union protests against college should push the administration to address faculty and staff concerns and wishes
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rom ongoing protests by a local union regarding Ithaca College’s choice of labor for the new Athletic and Events Center to a neutrality agreement and potential unionizing of college employees, labor issues are moving to the forefront of the campus community’s agenda. The events of the past few weeks should be an indicator that the college must critically assess its employees’ satisfaction with the workplace in terms of pay, benefits and adequate representation and protection. Recent staff compensations and improved retirement contributions show that the college is attempting to respond to anti-labor criticisms in the right way, but these measures are not enough. Instead of just stifling unionization, the administration should look into why employees may want to join unions, be it because of pay, benefits or workplace conditions. President Tom Rochon and the administration are urged to listen to employees openly and do everything they can to address employees complaints and suggestions. To address employee grievances and problems, the college should consider holding focus groups or discussion sessions to give administrators a clearer picture of how to make the college a better workplace. Faculty and staff councils must also continue to negotiate with college administrators because right now they are the only representation that employees have. The college must facilitate conversations with its employees to improve employee morale and the college’s reputation.
Going ‘neutral’
Becoming neutral by buying offsets is not a sustainable move for the college
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ith its green buildings, recycling and waste minimization programs, Ithaca College plans to be 100 percent carbon neutral by 2050. But this initiative may come with a hefty price tag if the college purchases carbon offsets to meet its deadline. The board of trustees approved the Climate Action Plan, which was a requirement of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment that President Emerita Peggy R. Williams signed in 2007. Even with its proactive efforts, the college will fall short of being completely neutral by its deadline. Administrators recognize that they may have to purchase offsets totaling $640,000 unless other technologies develop to close the gap. Offsets allow individuals and companies to fund renewable projects in other places, but still emit greenhouse gases and pollute the local environment. Over the next 50 years, the college must make decisions that truly reduce its carbon footprint, instead of those that will earn it bragging rights. The college is encouraged to seek new technology and other renewable energy sources as they develop, so as to stay on the cutting edge and truly reduce its emissions. Falling just short of carbon neutrality while still doing everything the college can to improve its carbon output is still a great accomplishment. The college is advised not to waste money and resources on buying offsets just to fulfill a pact only to say it is carbon neutral. The Climate Action Plan and all of the college’s sustainability efforts are admirable and important and should continue to be implemented for the right reasons. Its future decisions on sustainability must not only be environmentally conscious, but fiscally sound.
your letters Anti-Israel sentiment not standard
In recent weeks, The Ithacan has published letters from faculty members who appear to believe that there’s a bully brigade on this campus. This brigade consists of faculty who use their classrooms to denounce Israel, students who use WICB and the student paper to attack Israel and other anti-Israel extremists. I read these letters carefully, trying to understand why anyone would think that “every on-campus pro-Israel comment is attacked,” and that these attacks “intimidate students who are still exploring their political and cultural ties to Israel.” When and where, I wonder, do these “attacks” occur? I read one of these letters to my classes and then asked them to talk about their own experiences at Ithaca College: Do their professors use their classrooms to attack Israel? Answer: No. Is there a widespread, deliberate effort to intimidate, harass or silence students who support Israel? No. Do they, personally, feel that students at the college are anti-Israel? No. I would like to suggest that these letter writers spend more time listening to students and exchanging views with faculty and staff, rather than accusing the college community of acting like bigots and bullies. Students at Ithaca College are highly intelligent and openminded. Faculty and staff are hard-working professionals. They (we) do not deserve to be insulted by those who, in fact, wish to stifle open, honest debate on this campus. Let’s stop the name-calling and agree to have an honest, open discussion about how to bring about a lasting peace in the Middle East. Fred A. Wilcox Associate professor of writing
350 climate protest misinformed
Let me begin by saying that I have no qualms with people who choose to express their opinions publicly whether it is quiet or
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loud, inside or out, agreeable or unpleasant. Given such a record, I must take umbrage with the disruptive protests of last week. If you found yourself wandering around campus near 1 p.m., you probably noticed about a hundred students dressed in white sheets who were chanting about CO2 levels. My vexation with these individuals is that their data (and therefore premise) is fallacious. The ostensible goals of such efforts are to raise awareness of excessive carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and to encourage consumer vigilance so that the carbon dioxide levels become lower in the very near future. The problem, however, becomes apparent when one does research into the background of such arguments. Many prominent climate researchers actually oppose the belief that too much carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere. In fact, much of our food grows faster in an environment with higher carbon dioxide levels. Also worth note is that a parts-per-million count in the low 300s (as of early October) is far from the 8,000 required to endanger humans. By reducing carbon dioxide levels, it seems we will slow food production and simply shift the “problem” from one of the suggested environmental consequences to one that has an obvious and daily effect on human lives. So, next time you decide to protest, please do the research first. William L. Gotshall-Maxon ’10
Student custodians gain life skills
I am writing this in response to the editorial piece titled “Work Without Fulfillment.” As director of facilities services, I have had the pleasure of knowing some of the most dedicated people on campus: the facilities attendants or perhaps better known as the custodians. People whose life paths have led them to this place are as varied and diverse as they are. I could write a book detailing our musicians, artisans, woodworkers, activists,
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marathoners, writers, coaches, black belts, military veterans, community organizers and college graduates who call facilities services their home away from home. What they choose to do for a living is a noble profession that is sometimes plagued by calloused hands, sore backs and, unfortunately, others that look down their noses at them. Students that come to work in this department (and for many it is their very first job) learn the practical side of life. Students learn to punch a clock, run a vacuum, sort the recycling, take responsibility for their work schedule and appreciate what needs to be done to help make an organization run smoothly. These are practical, fundamental skills. One student was thrilled the day she first learned to use a vacuum. Many we employ are very happy to set their own hours and enjoy the flexibility that only a 24-hour a day operation can offer. Some of the most important learning takes place outside the classroom and is taught by people other than professors. Breaking a sweat and professional interaction with people of different backgrounds expose students to new perspectives and people, and we certainly needn’t look off campus for unique viewpoints because sometimes wisdom is found in the most unlikely places. Lisa M. Belokur Director of Facilities Services LETTER POLICY The Ithacan welcomes correspondence from all readers. Please include your name, graduation year, organizational or college title/position and phone number. Letters must be 250 words or less. The Ithacan reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity and taste. All letters must be received by 5 p.m. the Monday before publication. All letters must be signed, submitted in writing and either e-mailed to ithacan@ithaca.edu or delivered to Park 269.
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Team to raise money for local cancer patients O
ctober is full of pink ribbons. Many organizations are raising money for breast cancer this month, including the Ithaca College volleyball team. The team is hosting “Play for Pink” from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1. We are taking advantage of our final home tournament as an opportunity to give back to our community by raising money for the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes. All of the Jessica money we raise will benefit Hoeffner local women and their families facing breast cancer. The center truly has a personal touch — they set up a community for people to turn to in a scary time in their lives. The organization is dedicated to individuals’ needs, asking how they can help to ensure that they are providing everyone with the assistance they require. Its motto, “because no one should face cancer alone,” shows its compassion and dedication to the individual, which is why we want to donate the money specifically to the local organization. Many volleyball teams host events where teams pair up with an organization to raise money for a national organization. However, we wanted to help people here in Ithaca. Because this is new, and because we are not getting help from any national organizations, we have had to design all the aspects of the promotion ourselves. We also came up with ideas for ways in which we would raise the money and educate other students about making healthier choices to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Graduate Assistant Coach Brianna D’Errico is coordinating the players, but each of us is using what we have learned here at the college about strategic communication, event planning and health promotion to design posters, reach out to local businesses and organize game-day events that will benefit students and residents. We are not doing the work by ourselves. We have received support from the Communication
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From left, sophomore Kate Thoene and senior Corinna Doctor try to block a spike from SUNYCortland freshman Katie Wick at a game Oct. 6 in the Ben Light Gymnasium.
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Management and Design Student Association in the Roy H. Park School of Communications. They have been helping us organize our ideas and to learn how to promote an event like this. We also have the support of the athletic department. Many other teams throughout the year devote their time to supporting causes. Now we’re a part of a greater effort at the college. Working together for this cause has brought us even closer together as a team and as responsible members of the college community. We love that we have the ability to use our sport as a way to raise money to fight this common, destructive disease. While putting the fundraiser together, we were educated about proper diet and lifestyle tips to reduce the risk of getting breast cancer. We are thrilled with the opportunity to raise money for breast cancer because unfortunately most of us have been in some kind of contact with this awful disease. We will be hosting a table before the tourna-
ment. At the tables and at the tournament, there will be brochures to educate young women (and men) about reducing the risk and enhancing the early detection of this devastating disease. Exercise, good nutrition and maintaining a healthy weight can all reduce the risk of breast cancer. Simple choices, like replacing a couple of fried, fatty snacks each day with a few more fruits and vegetables, taking the stairs instead of the elevator or walking to class instead of driving can add up to a big reduction in the risk of cancer. We have the power to make choices and to make a difference for our own health and, this weekend, for others’ health as well. So remember to come down to the Ben Light Gymnasium on Saturday or Sunday to support a great cause. And don’t forget to wear pink. Jessica Hoeffner is a sophomore and member of the Ithaca College volleyball team. E-mail her at jhoeffn1@ithaca.edu.
Guest commentary
Student finds work with children’s hospital rewarding
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or the past six years, I have been an active volunteer for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a hospital that treats children with different forms of childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases. I began volunteering for St. Jude in Tim Reynolds 8th grade after one of my friends, Erin Shanley, passed away in a tragic car crash. Erin’s death shocked the local community, as she was not only a remarkable student athlete, but person as well. In lieu of flowers at Erin’s funeral, her family asked that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the family’s favorite organizations to donate to. Ever since that simple request by Erin’s family, I felt obligated to do something for them and have since helped raise more than $65,000 for the children’s hospital in her honor. When St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital first opened its doors in 1962, the survival rate for a child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia was 4 percent. Because of the efforts of doctors and researchers at St. Jude, that survival rate is now 94 percent. While saving the lives of children with child-
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From left, freshmen Sara Noble and Jackie Masci stuff envelopes to be mailed for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Sunday in Emerson Suites.
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hood cancer, the hospital does not charge the patient’s family a single dime — no hospital bills, transportation fees, nothing. The miracles that St. Jude grants every, single day do come at a cost, though — it takes $1.4 million each day to run all of the facilities associated with the hospital. In order to cover the costs to operate the hospital, St. Jude depends on fundraising organizations such as Ithaca College’s Up ’til Dawn for help. Danny Thomas, the founder of St. Jude, once said that, “no child should die in the dawn
of their life.” Up ’til Dawn is a student-led organization that is based off of Thomas’ idea and helps raise funds and awareness for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The organization can be found on more than 350 college campuses and provides college students with the opportunity to help make a difference in the lives of children in need. For example, on Sunday night in Emerson Suites, college students sent out pre-written letters to family and friends asking them to donate to the research hospital. This
fundraiser hopes to raise upwards of $15,000 for St. Jude, and also included free food, entertainment and other fun activities. Volunteering for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has provided me with many lifechanging experiences. For example, I represented the college’s Up ’til Dawn program this summer at the St. Jude Collegiate Leadership Seminar held in Memphis, Tenn. During the seminar I had the opportunity to tour the children’s hospital, as well as meet with several patients and their families. Being able to actually see the faces of the people who are being helped by all of the fundraising efforts truly changed my life and made me appreciate everything that we take for granted during our everyday lives. I saw children minutes after receiving chemotherapy treatment, a brother pushing his younger sister in a wheelchair and even a father who had arrived at the hospital just minutes before our tour and was wiping tears away from his face. Knowing that the money Up ’til Dawn raises helps people just like these is truly one of the most rewarding things I have ever done in my life. Tim Reynolds is the founder of Ithaca College’s chapter of Up ’til Dawn. E-mail him at ithaca.uptildawn@gmail.com.
All opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Ithacan. To write a guest commentary, contact Opinion Editor Elizabeth Sile at 274-3208.
ne aspect of Facebook that not many people are familiar with is its deactivation page. It asks two questions: your reason for leaving, giving you a series of answer choices, and to “Please explain further.” “It’s temporary. I need a break. I’m sure I’ll be back,” I wrote. I took a deep breath and clicked the final box. Deactivate. I don’t hate Facebook, but it had become more than a networking Web site, and I didn’t like how I had fallen prey to it. When I heard people complaining that they needed to take more “cool college pictures” because their friends from home were tagged in so many, I knew that the site had finally taken a turn for the worse. That being said, a month has passed since I deleted it, and I still find myself going to the Web site out of habit and thinking about how I used it. The other day a boy smiled at me outside the Roy H. Park School of Communications. The old me would have known exactly what to do with this situation. I would have run back to my room and gotten on the Internet immediately. Facts: He was walking into Park, in a college rowing sweatshirt. He was tall with brown hair, holding a coffee mug and newspaper. Research: Get onto the Internet and look at the college’s rowing team roster. Then log into Facebook and start stalking. This includes, but is not limited to, groups of people with brown hair, those who like rowing and who like coffee. Conclusion: Once finding his page, look at his picture and exit because extending a friend request is creepy. The new, Facebookless me couldn’t do this, though. So instead I went back to my room and told my roommates. Since deleting Facebook, a whole new world has opened up to me. Everyone uses it to stalk people and look at pictures, and I can now admit to doing it. Plus, I have an insane amount of free time. At first I tried to fill the freed hours with homework, but that became boring fast. Instead I decided to watch the entire series of “Greek” on Hulu over an entire weekend. Most people I know have a Facebook page, from my mailman to my seventh grade math teacher. The key to being a responsible user is moderation, but with new applications added daily and this whole “Farmville” thing taking over like swine flu, it’s becoming nearly impossible to use it moderately. I was barely strong enough to escape the 20 hours a day I spent stalking, and I didn’t even have a “Farmville.” Lilly Miller is a freshman journalism major. E-mail her at lmiller1@ithaca.edu.
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halloween Students make costumes eco-friendly
BY Kelsey Fowler Staff Writer
Senior Maggie DeGennaro said she sees the same store-bought Halloween costumes year after year. “My friends and I have been talking about how Halloween has turned into Slut-o-ween [with costumes],” she said. “One of my friends is making fun of things by actually being a sexy guitar to prove you can make any costume sexy.” DeGennaro has been making her own clothes since her freshman year. She said she likes to reconstruct old pieces of clothing and turn them into new outfits. This year other students are doing the same, making green the new orange. From using old pizza boxes to wrapping paper, students are making Halloween an eco-friendly holiday by reusing materials they had laying around in their rooms. Local nonprofit organization SewGreen is also following this trend and hosting a Green Halloween Masquerade Ball tomorrow night featuring a recycled costume contest. The ball was planned and organized by a dozen local teens. Ithaca High School senior Kat Anible said the idea came from her motive to reuse clothes she doesn’t wear. “The recycled costume contest is a chance for people to refashion things they already have,” she said. “You can sew something new from old fabric or just reuse materials.” Alaine Blessman, a sophomore at Ithaca College, said she believes holidays like Halloween are wasteful, which is why people should find alternatives to purchasing a Halloween costume. “Halloween is so consumer-driven,” she said. “You buy a costume, use it once and throw it out. It’s important to use what we already have.” DeGennaro said places like Salvation Army and Trader K’s are great places to get ideas for costumes. Jay Sciarabba, owner of Trader K’s, a consignment shop on The Commons, said his store offers affordable
costume possibilities. “The options we have are incredible,” he said. “We have a men’s section, a women’s section, children’s — even toys if they wanted to use props. We also sell Halloween costumes — anything from Elvis costumes to belly dancer costumes.” Junior Kirsty Ewing said creating new outfits out of old clothes always shows a person’s creativity. She said sustainability is almost like a new breed of fashion. “The sustainability aspect provides another means of reusing what would otherwise get thrown out,” Ewing said. “It’s awesome to see the creativity in taking an old T-shirt and turning it into something great.” She said when she can’t find something in her closet, she loves to look in local shops for cheap pieces. “I love Salvation Army,” Ewing said. “Students [should] consider checking it out. Ask friends or refashion some old clothes. The most important thing is to avoid buying something new that you will only use on Halloween.” DeGennaro said there are easy ways to make simple costumes out of a little face paint and a cool shirt. “Being a mime is pretty easy,” DeGennaro said. “Paint your face white and wear black pants and a striped shirt. One of my friends was a black and white movie character. She wore a grey dress and painted her body with grey paint.” For last minute Halloween costumes, taking a look through drawers and closets is often the easiest solution, said freshman Eric Dobesh. “For starters, look at your own clothes,” he said. “You may not be equipped to be a zombie just out of your drawers, but then again you might. See what you don’t mind cutting or ripping.” Sciarabba said being sustainable should not just be for Halloween. “It’s year-round,” he said. “We recycle everything, even our shopping bags. Even though we have costumes on salePhoto now, we don’t justbythrow them illustration Usavage out afterAllison Halloween. We put them in the basement and bring them out again next year. I hope [students] are more eco-friendly this year.”
Anible and Ithaca College freshman Eric Dobesh pose in their traditional — and sustainable — toga costumes. Get creative with this costume by using vibrant colored or patterned sheets. Tie two corners of the sheet around the shoulder or crisscross the two ends in front of the neck and tie in the back. Women can cut the sheets in half and tie both pieces around the bust and waist separately, and men can choose how much skin they want to expose by creating full- or halflength togas.
Kat Anible, Ithaca High School senior, models a birthday present costume made of old wrapping paper and ribbon. To recreate the look, tie two rectangular pieces of wrapping paper together with a colored ribbon and use a bow to top it off. Accentuating the waist is also easy by tying a ribbon under the bust.
View an audio slideshow of DIY costumes at theithacan.org/ go/09costumes.
Dobesh wears a strategically placed pizza box, making him a delectable delivery boy. Do it yourself by weaving string inside the pizza box and tying it around the neck. Reusing cardboard boxes is sustainable, and they have endless costume possibilities. For example, painting a larger box red and sporting a shirt and matching red hat can be a Mario Kart costume. photo illustration by allison usavage
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This week’s hits and misses
With the sixth installment of the Saw films just hitting theaters, now may be the best time to brush up on your death traps. Assistant Accent Editor Aaron Edwards ranks the gore-filled flicks. Is it “Game Over” for one?
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Saw III The third film in the series literally bordered on emotional torture in its early production stages. Apparently the film had to be toned down multiple times just to get an R-rating. The movie’s success lies in its pioneering trap ideas. Though audiences may have questioned the filmmakers’ sanity, the ingeniously horrendous traps struck fear into the hearts of many. However, the film lacks the inside look into Jigsaw’s mind that the other films have. Instead, all the traps are inescapable, lending themselves to gruesome deaths but no fundamental Jigsaw ideology.
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Saw V Aside from the unfortunate fact that a journalist dies in a death trap in the first few minutes, Saw V barely appeals to the audience’s emotions and sense of character connection. The five main victims of Jigsaw’s trap are barely explained and their presence in the film leaves audiences wondering why they should care if one loses a limb. Saw V could have been much better with stronger character development, but it’s still the one film in the series that moved the franchise into a little too much pointless gore.
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From left, freshmen Max Aleman and Shaileen McKenna construct bears using household craft materials Sunday in Friends 203 at the Hillel Build-A-Bear event. The students donated the colorful hand-sewn bears to the children’s wing of Cayuga Medical Center. Matt Rigby/the ithacan
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Quirky Songstress started a food fight — just to try it
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“Paranormal Activity” is the scariest s---- I’ve ever seen in my life. ... Where’s my Bible? Actor Tyrese Gibson’s Twitter update at 3:31 a.m. Oct. 14.
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Katy Perry has a sweet tooth unlike any other. In celebration of her 25th birthday last weekend, the pop-singing icon threw a Willy Wonkathemed birthday bash where she asked her guests to come dressed in white. “But you might not leave all white,” her invitations warned. Stars like Taylor Swift and Perez Hilton showed up in their trendy outfits. Then, later in the evening, Perry started a food fight with her birthday cake. Guests also enjoyed paintsplattering and Everlasting Gobstopper cocktails, making Perry’s party the talk of West Hollywood. Look out, Paris Hilton. This girl might give you a run for your money.
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hot dates Gov’t Mule, a hard-rock and jam quartet, will perform at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre. Ticket prices range from $26.50-$36.50. The Mighty Diamonds, a Jamaican trio from Central New York, will perform at 9 p.m. at Castaways on Inlet Island. Admission is $12 at the door.
People are bound to see hundreds of Lady Gagas and Michael Jacksons parading through the streets this Halloween. Need a fresh idea? Surf over to www.wtfcostumes.com for a look at innovative Halloween costumes. You can find people who masquerade as a vending machine, a pregnant nun, characters from the comedy “Office Space” and much more. Show up to the party in any of these “WTF” get-ups and you’re sure to be the center of attention. — Conor Harrington
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Saw I Proving that psychological horror mixed with gore is a winning combination, the first of the six Saw films is, by far, the best. In retrospect, the climax of two victims attempting to saw off their own legs is nothing compared to the shriek-inducing gore in the other films, but the character development of the victims makes it all the more horrific. While the acting may have been a bit sub-par (Cary Elwes as Dr. Gordon can get a little annoying at times), the gripping story line makes up for the D-list dramatics. Its ending is also arguably one of the most inventive plot twists in horror movie history.
the cult classic film starring Tim Curry, will be performed at 9 p.m. in Williams 225. Admission is $5 at the door. Zombie Prom, a dance party presented by Those Particular Individuals!, will start at 8 p.m. at Castaways on Inlet Island. Admission is $5.
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Club Z Saturday Dance Party, featuring top 40 dance hits from the ’80s to today, will start at 10 p.m. at the Haunt off of Route 13. Admission is $5 for those over 21 and $7 for those under.
Halloween Rock Bash 2009, an annual Halloween
party featuring bands Jimkata, Ayurveda and more, will start at 8 p.m. at Castaways on Inlet Island. Admission is $8 with a costume and $10 without.
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First Day, a play about a man’s first day on the job, will start at 4 p.m. at the Kitchen Theatre downtown. Ticket prices range from $18-34.
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Musical portrays importance of family and faith By Aaron edwards assistant accent editor
Perfection is boring. Paradise is boring. With these ideas in mind, the cast of “Children of Eden” intends to present a production that emphasizes the beauty in imperfection and the rewarding outcomes of human struggle. “Children of Eden” was composed by Stephen Schwartz, the acclaimed lyricist behind the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.” The show is the theater department’s first musical this season and is mostly composed of loose adaptations of stories from the Old Testament of the Bible. With continuing construction in Dillingham Center, the cast and crew have had to adapt to limited rehearsal space. Most of their rehearsals have been held in the basement studios of Dillingham, making the cast and crew constantly open to impending changes to scenes, movement and staging. Director Lee Byron, associate professor and chair of the theater department, said the circumstances surrounding the show’s rehearsal process mirror that of the professional world. “It’s pretty typical in most [professional situations] that you’re not going to get into the theater until very late in the process. In many ways, it’s good for the students to [see] what that transition is like to the theater,” he said. The actors play multiple roles as storytellers and main characters in the biblical stories. But college students aren’t the only actors taking to the stage. “Children of Eden” also includes four rising middle-school thespians — including director Byron’s 12-year-old daughter, Keara. Keara, who was also in the cast of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the college in the spring of 2008, said working with college actors was educational and rewarding. “It’s kind of challenging because you learn
From left, Father (senior Eric Morris) scolds Eve (senior Abbe Tanenbaum) and Adam (senior Michael Haller) for eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in “Children of Eden.” Courtesy of sheryl sinkow
more difficult choreography and more challenging songs,” she said. “They’re good role models on how to sing and act.” Sophomore cast member Bruce Landry said working with the children was a new
experience for him — one that required adjusting to their different levels of skill. “I haven’t really been in a show where I’ve had to deal with much younger performers,” he said. “They’re wonderful and very
talented, but it’s just interesting because we wind up having to teach them years of training that they haven’t gotten yet.” Senior Michael Haller, who plays Adam in the first act, said though the musical takes parts of the Bible to tell the story, it is not a carbon copy of the written text. “It’s very clear from the get-go that this is not a biblical retelling,” he said. “The story is changed a little bit for dramatic effect. We’re taking probably 20 to 30 verses of the Bible and making a two-and-a-half-hour musical out of it.” Senior costume designer Ainsley Anderson said she had to be inventive when it came to toning down the clothing for Haller and senior Abbe Tanenbaum, who plays Eve. “Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was difficult because we wanted this to be a family show so we can’t have them be naked,” she said. “We also didn’t want to go with the cliché of nude body stockings with fake greenery. We decided to go with the thought that [God] clothed them in a cloud of his light.” Her costume designs also incorporate animals in the story of Noah’s Ark in the second act of the play. Majestic, towering elephants, muslin-covered rabbit faces and fabric-covered skeletons of giraffes are all a part of the show. Some of her inspiration came from other professional shows like “War Horse,” a show that uses actors in skeletal puppets of animals. “We looked at ‘The Lion King’ for some inspiration,” she said. “But we decided to go a little bit different from that.” Landry said despite the show’s biblical undertones, a diverse audience can enjoy it. “Don’t let the religious aspect of this show stop you from seeing it,” he said. “You can be an atheist and still really get a great message from the show. Come see it — it’s fierce.”
‘Trick or Eat’ donates canned goods to locals By Alexandra palombo Staff Writer
Senior Zaneta Clarke is going out for Halloween this year. She and her friends are meeting early to do their makeup and plan out their evening. Instead of heading to clubs and house parties, they plan on going door to door — trick-or-treating for a cause. Organized by Stop Wasting Ithaca’s Food Today, “Trick or Eat” is a new organization collecting cans of nonperishable foods throughout the Ithaca community for the Tompkins County Food Shelter. Clarke, who helped organize the program, said she did a similar drive in the past and was looking for a way to do a fun service project. “Collecting cans is pretty easy, and it’s a good way to give back to the town of Ithaca in a way,” she said. The program is designed to send extra cans of nutritious food from around the community and the college’s dining halls to the Tompkins County Food Shelter, so they can be dispersed to the surrounding areas like Caroline and Danby. Junior Danielle Sherwood, marketing and advertising chair of SWIFT, said these rural areas have a high level of “invisible poverty,” or working poor. “It’s not that people can’t afford to buy food because they don’t have a job,” she said. “It’s because they can’t pay the electric
bill, and the rent, and for clothes and insurance. And when it comes down to getting all your bills paid, there’s not enough left over to buy healthy food for your family.” John Ward, co-coordinator of the Tompkins County Food Distribution Network, said he was pleased with the students’ efforts to start the “Trick or Eat” project. The network is made of 16 different food pantries that distribute food to local communities. Ward said the project will be especially helpful because of its timing in the network’s schedule. “This is the time of year where food pantries start running low on funds to actually purchase food,” Ward said. “So the more donated food that they can get during this time of the year helps extend our food budgets going into the new year.” Clarke, who is not formally part of SWIFT, said she heard about the idea from other clubs and thought that it would make a great food drive not only for the college, but also for the entire town. She has done service trips during spring breaks in the past and got the idea for “Trick or Eat” from the group IC CARP, or Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles. “We’re just trying to get everyone involved,” Clarke said. “I actually sent out a flier to the high schools too, and the middle
From left, senior Katie Venetsky, junior Danielle Sherwood and senior Zaneta Clarke hold signs and containers advertising their project “Trick or Eat,” which will collect canned goods for local food pantries this Halloween. TJ Gunther/the ithacan
schools. And they can send it out to their parents. So even if they don’t participate, they know to get extra cans.” Students will meet at 4 p.m. Saturday at the flagpole outside Textor Hall and organize into small groups. From there, maps will be dispersed, and the groups will split up with different drivers to cover as much of the town as possible. Both Clarke and Sherwood encouraged people to dress up for the event — they plan to dress as a pirate and Sex Pistols bass player Sid Vicious, respectively. Junior Kelly Paul thought “Trick
or Eat” was a relevant and appropriate event. She said the drive was a new take on a timeless tradition. “It’s an interesting spin on trickor-treat night, which is all about getting candy for yourself,” she said. “This is all about providing other people with food, and you also get to do the trick-or-treat thing. At this point in our lives, we more or less just dress up and go out.” Clarke said if this drive goes well, she plans to coordinate another similar drive in the spring called “Spring Cleaning,” where families go through their house and clean out their cabinets to do-
nate food. She hopes that other clubs and service projects on campus will advertise further than just the college. “Events on campus, like multicultural events that are only advertised on campus, they aren’t really opened up to people downtown,” she said. Sherwood said the drive is an encouraging sign of the growing advocacy movement at the college. “In the past two years, I think it’s always been there, but it hasn’t been so dominant,” she said. “Activism, particularly this year, has been coming back. And I think that’s great.”
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Speaker to discuss Holocaust Researcher looks at Nazi-ghetto communities By Kelsey Fowler Staff Writer
Lodz, Poland, might not be well-known to some students, but to Gordon Horwitz — a professor of history at Illinois Wesleyan University who specializes in modern European and German history — it is a city that shows how life can go on amid chaos and violence. Staff Writer Kelsey Fowler spoke with Horwitz about his recent book, “Ghettostadt: Lodz and the Making of a Nazi City” and his research on the Holocaust that he will present tonight. Kelsey Fowler: How did you become interested in Holocaust history? Gordon Horwitz: It had already been a long-term interest of mine and was an essential part of any study of modern Germany and 20th century Europe. KF: What will be the core message of your lecture at Ithaca College? GH: I’m going to be talking about Lodz as a microcosm of the wider events associated with the final solution and the Holocaust. I want to raise the issue of the relationship between those who live on the outside and those who are within these centers of quarantined destruction. The problem of how one world can live so closely beside another is still an unresolved aspect of our civilization.
KF: What have you learned about the Holocaust that has interested you the most? GH: I’ve long been interested in the relationship between the centers of destruction — places like the Lodz ghetto and the surrounding neighborhoods. It always struck me as one of the most essential things to understand: How is it that places like that exist in relation to others where people go about their daily lives? If we look at our own existence, we, too, carry on our lives in the midst of all kinds of destruction and chaos. KF: Why did you choose to study the Lodz ghetto for your book? GH: It was largely a logistical matter. In the late 1990s, when I was looking at the topic, there was a great deal of information that was starting to emerge from the Polish archives. There were both documentary sources in the state archives and also little known elements of photographic record from chroniclers, both German and Jewish, who were on the scene and taking photographs at the time. KF: Do you think primary sources help tell history’s story? GH: Absolutely, I always look for primary sources. It’s essential because they are documents that were laid down with the sentiments of that his-
torical moment itself. The Lodz ghetto was the longest lasting of all the ghettos, so it left behind very extensive administrative records and a number of remarkable diaries. KF: Why is knowledge of the Holocaust relevant to today’s college-age adults? GH: You are growing up in a world in which many of the same tendencies that were expressed in the most extreme during the Second World War continue. The same policies of genocide, destruction and singling out of people for elimination is a problem that the Nazis historically have highlighted, but we still live with in parts of the world. KF: Do you believe history can repeat itself? GH: Never exactly. But there are patterns. I do not believe we will necessarily see what happened in Europe under the Nazis quite like that again. But the same patterns of exclusion and destruction do repeat themselves, and one should be aware of them. KF: Do you believe those patterns are an important factor in our society today? GH: Civilization is a remarkably sturdy but very fragile construct. We do always have to worry about the prospect of even the sturdiest societies coming apart at the seams.
Gordon Horwitz, speaker for the annual Ithaca College Holocaust lecture, will be speaking tonight about his Holocaust research in Emerson Suites. Courtesy of Gordon Horwitz
Just as we saw a decade ago in Yugoslavia, the breakdown of central authority and its replacement can lead to many of these genocidal and racist manifestations.
past events, an analysis, is a way of preparing oneself to be a citizen of the globe today.
KF: How did putting together “Ghettoshadt: Lodz and the Making of a Nazi City” help influence those lessons and thoughts for you?
GH: Just to be aware of what has happened, of the potentialities and the prospects of this occurring elsewhere. Of course, knowledge is but the first, but very important and very mighty part of that preparedness and alertness.
GH: I’m trying try to use the skills of research and, above all, writing to help shape in a broader way the imagination of readers. To have an alert imagination and an alert awareness is essential. Imagination, thought, knowledge, a storehouse of recollection of
KF: Do you see a solution?
Gordon Horwitz will speak at the college’s annual Holocaust lecture at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Emerson Suites. The event is free and open to the public.
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Florence and The Machine The London-based quartet takes on this track previously released by The Source and Candi Staton, supplying its own spooky vocals and adding a techno twist.
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Them Crooked Vultures Following big time tour dates in Austin and New York City, the group releases their first single from their album due out Nov. 14.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Actors mirror authentic human emotions by anne gould northgraves staff writer
Prior to the performance of “First Day” — the Kitchen Theatre Company’s second main stage show of its season — artistic director Rachel Lampert greets the audience gathered in the intimate Clinton House theater, introducing the show as a “theatrical event unlike any other.” It’s an intriguing statement that leaves the audience wondering how any show can live up to such high praise. By the end of the performance, “First Day” whether the play is Kitchen truly one of a kind, Theatre “First Day” proves itself to be a wholly dynamic and an incredible original work that succeeds on all levels. What makes the show so special, yet so difficult to classify, is the focused approach it takes to the mundane and traumatizing experience of the first day on a new job. The concept is simple, but writer Ted LoRusso — who worked with the play’s director, Sturgis Warner — sets the experience within the mind of Johnny Diamond (Erin Gann), an apprehensive and conflicted loser retreating more and more into his fantasies and neuroses as his day steadily gets worse. All of Johnny’s inner dialogues and conflicts take place over the nearly constant beats and rhythms provided by percussionist Steve Reichlen ’00. Reichlen plays with great energy and personality, setting the atmosphere for the bizarre nature of Johnny’s inner world. The music fits in perfectly with the exceptional acting by Gann, as well as M.F. Dalto, Jennifer Herzog and Alejandro Rodriguez as Johnny’s subconscious voices. Gann
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From left, Erin Gann, Alejandro Rodriguez, Jennifer Herzog and M.F. Dalto in the Kitchen Theatre’s production of “First Day.” Gann plays a man headed to his first day of work. The trio of supporting actors play his emotions. Courtesy of the kitchen theatre
excels at delivering pithy, witty comments about his character’s innermost desires while maintaining a perfectly even expression and tone. That is, until Johnny finally cracks with outbursts in the “real world” of the show, which, in turn, comes out as silent screaming to the audience. Dalto, Herzog and Rodriguez are conversely emotive representations of feelings in Johnny’s head. Their characters, while different than the monotone demeanor of Gann, are equally necessary to make “First Day” an effective profile of the workings of the subconscious. Dalto embodies the bravado side of Johnny with the right mixture of bombast, idiocy and sluggish charm. Herzog is peppy
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and logical as the more practical side of Johnny. She also turns on sultry behavior as the femme fatale of Johnny’s dreams. Rodriguez captures the physicality of the nervous energy Johnny always has. With stellar acting and percussion work, “First Day” captures what the first day of work feels like. The Kitchen’s performance space adds to the connection between the actors and audience. The intimate environment, expressive acting and energetic choreography help every member of the audience feel as if they are walking and waiting right along with Johnny. Even the smallest details immerse the audience members into the show, enhancing their understanding of
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Sufjan soars with ‘BQE’ by alex ash
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Before any Sufjan Stevens fans get too excited, they should know that this is not a typical Stevens album. The album “BQE” — affectionately named after the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City, is not an Sufjan Stevens homage to a state like his previ“BQE” ous albums, “Come On Feel the Asthmatic Kitty Illinoise!” and “Greetings From Our rating: Michigan: The Great Lake State.” HHH However this album is an ode to the famous road and is entirely instrumental. The entire album was first performed live to accompany a movie written and directed by Stevens. The instrumentation of each track is diverse and gripping. The listener can get lost in the orchestral music — complete with violins, pianos, strings and guitars. A standout track on the album is “Movement IV: Traffic Shock.” The track is an electronic-pop masterpiece. The album is a successful deviation from his past work.
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Johnny’s world. Periodic changes in the lighting signal variations in Johnny’s consciousness and geometric lighting patterns also set the stage for his walks through the city. Also, the wardrobe is clean, streamlined and appropriate for characters. The actors’ muted gray clothing is accented with red, which speak to Johnny’s flair of personality in his subconscious. “First Day” is a superbly cohesive show, expertly put on by the Kitchen Theatre Company. It’s certainly a theater experience unlike any other in Ithaca and should not be missed.
With the November premiere of the Twilight saga’s “New Moon” fast approaching, “Twi-hards” are gearing up for what is sure to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. Last week, the masterminds behind the series released the soundtrack to the next installment, giving a tasty preview of “New Moon.” The soundtrack closes with the overly emotional “New Moon (The Various Artists Meadow)” — the brain“The Twilight child of composer AlSaga: New Moon exandre Desplat. The Soundtrack” concerto rises and falls with Atlantic Records awe-inspiring and ethereal Our rating: majesty. Crescendos and HHH1/2 arpeggios guide the listener on a transcendental journey through mythical forests and cloud-covered mountaintops. West Coast singer-songwriter Anya Marina contributes to the album with the soulful ballad “Satellite Heart.” The songbird’s fragile voice is shadowed by acoustic guitar and synthesized strings that weave a shimmering tapestry of sound. Ben Gibbard and the boys of Death Cab for Cutie give listeners the first single released off the album, “Meet Me on the Equinox.” Death Cab combines catchy guitar riffs, crisp vocals and a grumbling bass line in an effective profession of love and devotion. British indie rockers Editors provide the soundtrack with a lyrical masterpiece called “No Sound but the Wind.” The band is known for its dark brand of new-wave rock and has been referred to as the modern-day Joy Division. “No Sound but the Wind” is one of the standout songs from the compilation and is a chilling tune skill-
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fully crafted with heartfelt melodies. The Killers, known for mega-hits “Mr. Brightside” and “When You Were Young,” take a step back from their arena rock roots during the soft-spoken “A White Demon Love Song.” Brandon Flowers croons over the microphone against a backdrop of murky synthesizer and tinkling piano. The album samples a variety of musical styles: indie rock, classical arrangements and even rap. These genres work together surprisingly well. The songs seem to play off of one another. Rapper Lupe Fiasco launches into an intense rap-rock hybrid titled “Solar Midnite.” The song is the first commercial release Lupe Fiasco has both written and produced. “Solar Midnite” is the most addicting cut on the soundtrack and introduces a new facet that was unseen on the prior movie’s soundtrack, which focused on well-known artists such as Linkin Park and Paramore. There’s no doubt — this CD release will keep fans occupied until “New Moon” crawls into theaters.
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Imagine sailing into a world filled with enormous monsters that appear to be strange mixes of birds and beasts. “Where the Wild Things Are” throws the audience headfirst into this world and is a must-see for anyone who has ever picked up the classic children’s book by Maurice Sendak. Not only does the film successfully capture what it feels like to be young, but it does so with raw emotion, which can make the audience uncomfort“Where the able at times. ExWild Things pecting an entirely Are” feel-good, upbeat Warner Bros. movie is a misPictures take. What director HHHH Spike Jonze created was much more beautiful cinematically, intellectually and emotionally than a simple happy-ending movie could ever be. The emotions the audience experiences are both elating and heart-wrenching. While some may feel that the movie is not entirely kid-friendly, the film raises issues all children experience. Where some films ruin the authenticity of a good read, this story blooms in movie form, expanding on backstories of the characters and the lives of the wild things. Even if it is not entirely appropriate for children with its slighlty violent scenes, it serves as a reminder to those who grew up with the book of what it means to be a child. Max (Max Records), finds himself feeling alone after his sister ignores him and his mother is too busy juggling a job and dating to play in his fort. In an act of rebellion, he puts on his wolf pajamas and stomps down the stairs to wreak havoc on what his mother had hoped would a nice dinner. As his frustration with the situation escalates, so does his behavior. He
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bright star 7:15 p.m. and Weekends 2:15 p.m. Capitalism: A love story 7:10 and 9:35 p.m. and Weekends 2:10 and 4:35 p.m. Carol (James Gandolfini) offers Max (Max Records) a hug in the land of the wild things. “Where the Wild Things Are” is a film adaptation of the classic children’s book by Maurice Sendak, where family values are redefined.
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finally bites his mother and runs away to escape into the world of the wild things. Records displays incredible talent as Max. He makes the audience feel the emotions of a 9-year-old boy, and when he cries, the pain on his face is tangible. He leads the audience through the joys and aches of being a child, through dirt-clod fights and temper tantrums One of the most fascinating parts of the movie is the character development seen in the wild things. Ira (Forest Whitaker), Carol (James Gandolfini) and KW (Lauren Ambrose) are spectacularly portrayed and mirror the original book illustrations. They are brimming with claws, feathers, scales and teeth. The movie shows that the wild things are not carefree monsters but more a dysfunctional family learning how to deal with emotions. Carol is especially memorable, throwing childlike temper
tantrums like Max. To go along with the characters’ emotions, “Where the Wild Things Are” uses its soundtrack to convey adventure, joy and compassion. Karen O and the Kids sang on the entire soundtrack for the movie. The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s singer teamed up with indie rockers such as Greg Kurstin (The Bird and the Bee) and Bradford Cox (Deerhunter) among others, as well as an untrained children’s chorus. The upbeat sound of the band, accompanied by acoustic guitar and children shouting along (in songs such as “All is Love” and “Rumpus”), is the only music that could have accompanied the wild rumpus or dirt-clod fight at all. The music captures the excitement and joy of imagination. The songs also turn to a slower, sadder mood with songs like “Hideaway.” The soundtrack blends seamlessly into the film, following its range of emotions to a tee.
Even though the book received attention for addressing the darker moods children experience, the script for the film was darker than most viewers were expecting. The script itself is radical in the way it portrayed childhood — nothing is sugarcoated. Some of the best scenes involve a snow fort collapsing around Max after an older boy jumped on it and Max destroying a present he had made for his sister. The emotions portrayed are shockingly real. The movie is a pleaser for audiences both young and old and those who have read the book or had it read to them as children. The retelling of this classic shines through on the big screen, making it seem as though the story has grown up with young adults everywhere. “Where the Wild Things Are” was written by Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers and directed by Jonze.
Michael Moore investigates Wall Street deceptions By Evan Johnson Staff Writer
On a cloudy day in Manhattan, a massive gray armored van is parked outside the headquarters of AIG. The back doors are thrown open, and the driver, a large man in a windbreaker, baseball cap and white sneakers, is holding an empty money sack. To the amazement of bewildered security guards, he kindly requests the return of taxpayer dollars given to the bank a year ago. Welcome to “Capitalism: A Love Story,” Michael Moore’s latest film. In his new documentary, Moore’s target is the entire capitalist establishment of the United States. In order to argue with Wall Street, Moore starts with the economic boom of the 1950s and proceeds through the bail“Capitalism: A out of major banking instituLove Story” tions at taxpayers’ expense. Overture Films Our rating: Moore makes scenic stops HHH along the way, pointing out cozy relationships between big names on Wall Street and in Washington, D.C. He also stops along the way to witness the repossession of hundreds of homes. In “Capitalism,” Moore interviews citizens on the street, revealing a journalistic edge that is often overlooked by some of his harshest critics. What is impressive is the variety of people Moore interviews. Politicians, plant workers, activists and newly unemployed workers are featured on camera. Some of them speak with their backs to the camera to protect their identities while others speak more
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freely. Some break down and cry, prompting a pat on the shoulder from the big man. Others are more resolute, appealing to the viewer’s sense of personal pathos. Whether it was his interview questions or the interviewee’s responses, Moore masterfully uses the content of these exchanges to advance his case. Moore also favors the use of theatrics. In his 2002 award-winning film “Bowling For Columbine,” Moore visited Kmart headquarters with
a victim of the Columbine school shooting. His team’s goal was to pressure the corporation to stop selling small caliber handgun ammunition. Moore attempts to use a similar strategy in “Capitalism,” and it unfortunately backfires. In one particular montage, Moore attempts to carry out citizens’ arrests on the chief executives of major banks in New York City. Often, he is confronted with rooky gum-smacking renta-cops who attempt to usher him out the door. There is a touch of humor that downplays these circumstances, but, these acts should be taken at face value — they’re merely meant to be comical. Surrounding the New York Stock Exchange with crime-scene tape lacks the poignant and powerful message of his other films, reducing the scene to little more than a circus. The theatrics and investigative reporting create a shiny and attractive product for Moore. The film is well planned and executed with alarming clarity, but a film like this can only be expected from Michael Moore. If there is one thing Moore can do well, it is to make a compelling or otherwise inflammatory statement. The film is, unsurprisingly, subjective. “Capitalism: A Love Story” is hardly a love story as the title suggests. It is a documentary that provokes critical thought and raises questions — questions that remain glaring after the credits roll, something a love story could never do. “Capitalism: A Love Story” was written and directed by Michael Moore.
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Fight to the finish Multisport course teaches students the ins and outs of triathlon training Sophomore Zach Doell gets an extra workout outside of the triathlon and multisport training course Monday as he rides a stationary bike in the Fitness Center. Doell, who is also a member of the men’s crew, plans to compete in a triathlon in the spring.
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By Joni Sweet Staff Writer
A group of students pedal hard up and down the hills of the Ithaca College campus. They fearlessly plunge into the Hill Center pool, heads down, their bodies straight. They shoot through the water like arrows as they pound through lap after lap. They hit the track at Butterfield Stadium and stretch before they run with sweat dripping down their faces. These 25 students make up this fall’s triathlon and multisport training class taught by Gabe Luvara, an assistant coach of the football team. Because triathlons consist of three different sports — swimming, running and biking — Luvara said he gives students different workouts in each sport, making every week of class different. “I try to keep it as fresh as possible because you don’t want it to get stale for the kids,” Luvara said. “If that happened, it wouldn’t be fun for anybody.” Senior Laura Kucsan said she plans to use techniques she’s learning in this class to prepare for a triathlon next fall. Kucsan is a member of the women’s swimming and diving team, and competed in her first triathlon last August in Wildwood, N.J. Kucsan said the class has given her the confidence to compete in the running and biking parts of triathlons. “I call myself a unique exception to the world of triathlon, because I’m a swimmer, and usually that’s the weakest part for everyone in a triathlon, but for me that’s the strongest part,” Kucsan said. The class requires rigorous physical activity, but Luvara said he doesn’t discourage nonathletes from attempting the course. Luvara said those who enroll range from athletes to regular students who are just looking to get in shape. He said about 16 students this semester are nonathletes, and the structure of the class allows everyone to work at their own pace.
“It’s not a sink-or-swim class — we’ll take anyone and try to make them a little better,” he said. Luvara has been teaching the course since he started teaching at the college three years ago and said the class is full most semesters. While he has never competed in a triathlon, Luvara said he has run a few short road races in college and has taken aquatic classes. Luvara said his aquatic training gave him the confidence to teach this class because students tend to struggle with that aspect of triathlon training the most. “For the majority of students, knowing how to run or ride a bike is not a big deal, it’s just going out and doing it,” he said. “But really knowing what you’re doing in the pool is a little harder for people who aren’t really experienced swimmers.” Luvara requires students to keep a log of their workouts. He said he recommends that students document times and distances of
their jogs, bike rides and swim workouts, as well as how their bodies feel and how that relates to their diets. Sophomore Zach Doell said journaling helps him recognize his progress. “I remember getting in the pool at the beginning of the semester and thinking, ‘Oh 10 laps, that’s a lot to do,’” Doell said. “Today we did 40 laps, and when it gets to that, you’re like, ‘Oh, whatever, what’s 10 more laps?’” Kucsan said solely working out in class would not fully prepare them to compete in a triathlon, though. “People need to do outside work,” Kucsan said. “They can’t just expect to just take the class and be prepared to do a triathlon, but it’s a great way to set you up and to motivate you and to show you the ropes of how to prepare to do a triathlon.” Senior Erica Gordon, a member of the women’s crew, said her motivation for joining the class
was to help her get in better shape. “Swimming and cycling is something that I don’t often do in my sport,” she said. “It’s nice to use other muscles that I’m not using.” Gordon said she has considered doing a triathlon, but not until after she graduates. Doell, like Kucsan, also plans to compete in a triathlon next spring. Kucsan said she plans to devote time each day next summer to train to compete in another triathlon. Doell said he plans to keep training throughout the spring to stay in overall shape in preparation for his competition. Both students said Luvara’s triathlon training techniques are the basis for their competition preparation. According to the course description, students participate in an intracampus sprint triathlon twice during the semester. Luvara said that he does short races during class, with the winning students receiving a prize of a day off
Senior Michelle Leigh, front, and freshman Andres Martinez, back, swim laps during the triathlon and multisport training course Wednesday at the Hill Center pool. The class trains students in running, swimming and cycling. Allison usavage/The Ithacan
from class without being penalized. While he said having a mock triathlon would be worthwhile, limited resources at the college restrict the potential for this type of competition. “We can’t supply 25 people with bikes, and this makes it hard, logistically, just to get a full triathlon together at the end,” Luvara said. He said he does not require that the students train additionally outside of class, but most of the students work out regularly anyway. “Most of the people in the class are not the type that only want to work out twice a week and call it quits after that,” Luvara said. Kucsan said the class supplements her regular workout for the swim team, which includes two hours of swimming and either an hour of weight lifting or an hour of running, squats and lunges. Doell has been on the men’s crew for two years, and he said he also uses the class to balance the workout he gets during crew training. “After a row in the morning, jumping in the pool and going swimming is a really good way to just ease the strain on your muscles and really relax,” Doell said. “It really gets your heart rate going.” Kucsan said the workouts in class help break up her day and allow her to do something active in between traditional classes. Doell said Luvara consistently puts each individual student to the test. “The challenge is good,” Doell said. “I wouldn’t want to go to a class where I know I’m just going to be sitting around in a pool or on a track. I want to actually be doing something and getting a workout.” Doell said he feels Luvara has taught him the tools he needs to succeed in triathlon training, and he said he feels confident to compete in the future. “In class, you’re sweating a little bit,” Doell said. “Your heart is beating. It’s really rewarding. What you put into it, you get out of it.”
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The inside Pitch Cory Francer
World Series woes for foes The Fall Classic will be all too classic this season for me. As a Red Sox fan, I’ve grown accustomed over the past few seasons to finally seeing my team play in the World Series — and if they didn’t, well at least it wasn’t the Yankees. I even thought I was going to escape this temporary relocation to New York state without seeing the Bronx Bombers play deep into October. It was not meant to be, though, not this year — it looks like the boys in pinstripes are back and better than ever. It’s not that they don’t deserve it — because they do. This team looks like the same one that haunted my childhood of baseball watching. There is no weakness to pinpoint — their offense is loaded, the pitching staff is solid and the bullpen is anchored by the greatest closer of all time. It’s impossible to argue with the way these guys play the game. The same goes for the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. It looks like the team that was once the epitome of losing is going to now be a perennial powerhouse, and at least with their monstrous offense, they have a shot against New York. But as much as my inner Red Sox fan does not want the Yankees to win, my inner baseball fan has trouble stomaching the idea of a repeat champion. So here is my plea to the Yankees and the Phillies: Please, please, please just make it interesting. No more of these sweeps or five-game series. Let’s have a nail-biter, let’s have some edge-of-your-seat action, and let’s have what World Series baseball is supposed to be all about. Honestly, it’s difficult to even remember the last seven-game World Series. To do so, you have to go all the way to 2002 when the Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants. Now that was a series. Not only was it seven games, but four of them were decided by just one run. For us die-hard baseball fans, the offseason is far too long to sit through without our boys of summer. We need to go out with a bang, something that will help us last through the cold, snow and endless NBA highlights on SportsCenter. Because of this, I don’t even think I’ll pick a team to root for this year. (Though something tells me the Bostonian in me will make me pull for the Phillies). Instead, I’m just rooting for some quality baseball. My baseball gear is getting ready for its annual five-month hibernation, and after watching hundreds of games this season, all I need is a few more games to end on a high note. I need something to last me until April when every team starts anew because, as I and every other fan of the 28 teams that won’t be playing this week say, there’s always next year. Cory Francer is a senior sport studies major. Contact him at cfrance1@ithaca.edu.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Squad set to shut down triple option By Bryan Shay Staff Writer
While the days of Springfield College’s Chris Sharpe ’07 scampering up and down the gridiron are over, the headaches for opposing defenses attempting to stop the Pride’s triple option are not. But this has not been a problem in the past for senior defensive tackle Joe Goetz and the Ithaca College football team’s defense, which has Check out game used careful preparation coverage of all the to lessen the pains caused Blue and Gold’s by Springfield’s run-heavy matchups this year at theithacan.org/ offensive style. “It’s always a chal- go/games. lenging week of preparation for Springfield,” Goetz said. “We always have to change some stuff around with our defense to tackle each phase of the option.” The Bombers have had their way with Springfield, posting wins over the past five seasons when lining up against the Pride. In each of those five contests, the Bombers held Springfield below its season average in rushing yards, while limiting the Pride to an average of just more than 14 points per game. Springfield Offensive Coordinator Mike Cerasuolo said he is well aware of the challenge presented by the Bombers’ defense that has proved its effectiveness in shutting down the run. He said the Bombers have had the Pride’s number over recent years, and he is impressed with their discipline. “Ithaca is one of the best programs in Division III year in and year out,” Cerasuolo said. “They have done a tremendous job against us over the years. They are well-coached, disciplined, have great size up front and have a talented linebacker core.” Sophomore Eric Toporoff is one of those talented linebackers and one of five defensive players who are projected to be making their first career start against Springfield. Toporoff feels confident the coaching staff is leading its players in the right direction for a win Saturday. “The coaches have been giving us the keys, and we just have to follow those keys to be successful,” Toporoff said. “In the film session we have been committed to watching blocking schemes and reading in general. We all know this week is going to come down to stopping the run.” And stopping the run is something the Bombers have prided themselves on in recent
Sophomore Ryan Clarke blocks a player as junior Dan Ruffrage runs the ball downfield during practice Tuesday at Allen Field. The Bombers have defeated Springfield College for five consecutive years. Andrew Buraczenski/The ithacan
years. While the Bomber secondary has had its ups and downs throughout the season, allowing more than 250 passing yards per game, the Ithaca run defense has been nothing short of solid, giving up an average of just 107 rushing yards per game. Something will have to give on Saturday, though, when the Bombers meet a 6–1 Springfield team that has averaged 383 rushing yards per game. But while the Pride always rack up yards on the ground, they average less than 100 yards per game through the air while throwing the ball an average of just nine times a game this season.
“It’s just the philosophy of our offense,” Cerasuolo said. “It’s all in the kids we recruit, and them buying into the system. We add wrinkles here and there and take chances downfield when the opportunities are presented to us, but running is the one dimension we are best at.” It will be the job of the Bombers’ defense to keep the Pride offense as one-dimensional as possible Saturday. “It just comes down to individuals executing,” Toporoff said. “Anytime you make a team one-dimensional, it raises your chances to win the game.”
Junior forward uses Latin style to boost Bombers By Brad Kolodner Staff Writer
Junior Fernando Casanova’s soccer career began one fateful day in the Santo Domingo Airport when he was just 11 years old. Casanova, who is an avid golfer and former member of the Dominican National team, To check out junior was on his Fernando Casanova way to par- in action, watch a ticipate in video at theithacan. the Junior org/go/09casanova. Golf World Championships in Trinidad and Tobago when he misplaced his passport. “I was stuck in the airport watching the whole golf team go out to get to go play,” Casanova said. “It was a heartbreaker for me. The next day, a friend of mine from middle school was trying to cheer me up. He was like, ‘Come play soccer with us tomorrow.’ So I went with them and haven’t stopped playing soccer since then.” The following year, he joined a club soccer team and continued playing throughout high school. His college career began in the Dominican Republic, but he said he felt he wasn’t being challenged academically after his first year. “I was like, ‘If I want to make something out of myself, I gotta come to the States,’” he said. He transferred to Tompkins County Community College and played
Junior forward Fernando Casanova dribbles the ball as SUNY-Brockport sophomore Brian Gildemeyer defends him Tuesday at Carp Wood Field.
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soccer for two years before transferring to Ithaca College last spring. In his first year with the Bombers, he has developed into an offensive leader with five goals and two assists on the season. Head Coach Andy Byrne said Casanova’s success stems from his ability to make plays. “He’s definitely got a Latin style where he holds the ball,” Byrne said.
“He’s got a little bit of flare. He can hold the ball against just about anybody we play.” On the field, Casanova uses his speed and agility to dribble around defenders to create scoring opportunities. But Byrne said there’s more to his game than that. “It’s not just his ability to put the ball in [the goal], but to hold the ball,
set people up, to create scoring chances … in tough games where we’re certainly reliant on him,” Byrne said. Casanova set a Bomber record against Utica College on Oct. 17, scoring two goals within 20 seconds of each other to win the match — a game the Bombers needed to win to stay in contention for the fourth and final spot in the Empire 8 Championship tournament. After the game, Casanova was named the Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week, an honor he said he will cherish for a long time. “I was so happy,” he said. “I was so delighted. Randomly I just went to the Empire 8 Web site, and I saw my picture there and was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was a great satisfaction. You give all you have every Saturday in the games and to get awarded for it and recognized is a great feeling.” Junior forward Mike Shirley, who transferred to the college last spring with Casanova, said Casanova’s ability to make something out of nothing has helped the team. “His determination, his creativity [and] his raw ability is one of the most impressive things,” Shirley said. Casanova said he doesn’t take his role as the team’s leader for granted. “Just like I was that man in the [Utica] game,” he said. “I want to be that man in the next three games and get our team to the conference championship.”
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Kicking into gear Women’s soccer team’s offense dominates heading into playoffs By Kevin McCall Staff Writer
Members of the women’s soccer team arrive early for practice and stand in a circle. They juggle a ball back and forth, and they communicate with each other to try to keep it in the air, anticipating each players’ next move. This camaraderie the Bombers have developed has helped them outscore their opponents 49–15. Graduate student defender Lauren Koppel, who is tied for second on the team in goals with 10, said the team getting early leads has helped the Bombers put games away. “Once we start scoring, we don’t stop,” she said. “We just need that first goal to get that initial push that motivates us for the rest of the game.” Koppel is one of three Bombers to register double-digit totals in goals and points. Freshman midfielder Julie Winn said versatility and depth are what helps the Bombers’ offense. “Our scoring is drawn from a lot of different players,” she said. “So when teams play us, they cannot focus on only one player.” Junior forward Kelly Gannon said the short, quick passes over the top help to build offensive continuity during the course of a game. “Our quick style of play forces the other team to adjust to us rather than us adjusting to them,” she said. A big reason for the Bombers’ offensive success has been the abil-
ity to maintain possession in the opponent’s zone. Head Coach Mindy Quigg said the team also looks to penetrate each time its opponent has the ball and not surface long balls. Quigg said she was impressed by the offensive power the Bombers brought to their two 6–0 home blowout victories over Alfred University and Stevens Institute of Technology. “When we’re playing a team that is considered by some to be a lesser opponent, they start to get demoralized, and we attack them again,” she said. “It’s a good sign of character to show that we’re not letting up.” The Bombers also have a tendency to score in bunches, which was especially evident in their 4–2 win over Utica College at Carp Wood Field on Oct. 21, in which all four Ithaca goals came in the second half. All-American senior forward Winnie Adrien, who recently added to the Bombers’ offensive depth after returning from an ankle injury, said the team always looks to put in extra goals. “No matter if we’re up or down, we’re always looking to put a few more in the back of the net, so even when we’re up by two, we’re still looking to score up until the last second,” she said. The Bombers are looking to continue this offensive dominance in the postseason as they host the Empire 8 Championship tournament beginning Nov. 7 at Carp Wood Field. Senior forward and midfielder
From left, St. Lawrence University freshman Alexandra Troli tries to chase down freshman midfielder Caroline Jastremski in the Bombers’ loss Oct. 17 at Carp Wood Field. The team’s offense has only been shutout once this year. Sabina Cao/The ithacan
Amy Scheffer leads the team in goals with 13 and said she hopes to develop more chemistry with her teammates as the Bombers look to score early and often in their final regular season match. “Once we get [freshman forward Rachael Palladino] and Winnie working together, we’ll hopefully be able to put away more goals before we go into the playoffs,” she said.
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Squad keeps playoff hopes alive BY Kerry Barger Staff Writer
Junior forward Laura Murphy said she knew she had to change things around for the field hockey team. Down 1–0 after the first half of play against Utica College on Oct. 17 in Utica, N.Y., Murphy took the game into her own hands and provided a major lift for the Bombers. “We weren’t necessarily nervous being down by a goal,” Murphy said. “But we knew we had to be more aggressive and step up to every single ball in the second half.” Aggressive play was exactly what the Bombers needed. The Pioneers, who were known for solid Empire 8 play and a 7–4 overall record, weren’t backing down. Utica sophomore forward Rebecca Corsones scored 17 minutes into the game to put the Pioneers up 1–0. “They’ve always been known as being a good team,” Murphy said. “But we needed this win, especially to keep the postseason alive for us.” Murphy gave the Blue and Gold the spark they needed to stay in the game, as well as the hope for a bid to the Empire 8 Championship tournament. She capitalized on a rebound and scored to tie the game at 1–1, 28 minutes later. Prior to the Utica game, the Bombers had been struggling in nonconference play while staying afloat in the Empire 8. Though they only own a conference record of 2–3, they have played solid games, all within two goals, against Empire 8 opponents Washington & Jefferson College, Hartwick College and No. 16 Stevens Institute of Technology. Despite these loses, the Blue and Gold’s play on the field against Utica spoke volumes to their never-quit attitude and willingness to play hard until the last second. A win against the Pioneers would prove to the
rest of the Empire 8 that the Bombers were still contenders and ready to keep their postseason faith alive. “It was the most important game of our season at that point,” senior goalkeeper Chelsea Welsh said. “We had to win it or else we had little chance to compete in postseason.” With the season at stake, the Bombers upped their game in the second half by stepping up to more balls and creating penalty corners. Murphy’s goal gave the Bombers the hope, but it was freshman forward Tracy Rivas’ goal that gave the Bombers the edge against the Pioneers. “The goals we scored were huge,” junior back Key Fox said. “We had played tough throughout the game, and now we knew we couldn’t back down for anything.” Six minutes later, the Bombers made the biggest stand of the game. The Pioneers forced a penalty stroke, and it was left up to Welsh to keep the lead for the Bombers. “I just knew I had to save it,” Welsh said. “A score meant overtime and who knew what would happen — I wanted to end it right there.” Welsh didn’t have to worry about what overtime would bring. She successfully blocked the penalty corner and sealed a 2–1 win over Utica. Sitting in fifth in the conference standings, the Bombers have taken their season in stride and have proved to the rest of the conference they deserve a bid to the fourteam Empire 8 Championship tournament. With a win against Elmira College on Saturday, they have a chance to move on to the postseason and leave the rest of their season behind them. “We’ve been using what we did against Utica to improve,” Fox said. “We’re going to bring that fire and energy that we had against them to every practice and every game.”
From left, junior forward and midfielder Mary-Margaret Cimino goes for the steal as senior captain and forward Ally Girasole dribbles during the Bombers’ practice Friday at Yavits Field. Allison wassink/The ithacan
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Women’s tennis finishes fall season undefeated
this season, and this was my first time winning, which is really exciting,” Nunez said. While this was Reiman’s last season with the team, she said she is still looking forward to the spring season. “It’s definitely a little weird [to be done], but thankfully we won Empire 8,” Reiman said. “We have NCAAs in the spring, so it’s not over yet.” With the NCAA tournament in sight, the Bombers will play in tournaments to stay in shape during the winter in preparation for the spring. The Blue and Gold have never made it to the second round of the tournament, but Austin said with the spring season ahead, they still have time to improve. “The season is only half over,” Austin said. The team also finished the fall season with a 41-game winning streak against Empire 8 teams and will look to continue that streak next season. “The season went by really fast, but I am really looking forward to the spring and next year,” Nunez said.
By Jeff Haber Staff Writer
The women’s tennis team finished its fall season with a perfect 10–0 overall record and claimed its fifth straight Empire 8 Championship title Sunday afternoon in Rochester, N.Y. The team beat Nazareth College 9–0 in the semifinal Saturday before shutting out secondseeded Stevens Institute of Technology 5–0 to claim the title. The Bombers are the first team in the history of the Empire 8 tournament to shut out every team. With the conference tournament win, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in the spring. “Our overall goal is to improve each time and compete better,” Head Coach Bill Austin said. “As a whole, we did that.” Heading into the Empire 8 Championship, the team rallied off great play at the New York state tournament the week before. Austin said the team had a lot of momentum going into the conference tournament, and after tweaking the doubles lineup and playing well in singles, it was no surprise that the team won every match in the conference tournament. Senior captain Devra Reiman finished the season 9–4 in singles play, including a season-ending six-game winning streak. In doubles play, she went an undefeated 12–0, including title victories at the Mary Hosking Invitational at William Smith College and the New York State Division III Women’s Tennis Championships at Cornell University. Reiman was also named the Empire 8 Player of the Week for her game in the New York State Championships. “It was awesome to improve my dubs game,” Reiman said. Fellow senior captain Sarah Hollis also had a strong finish in her last season, going 9–3 in singles play, including a five-game winning streak to end the season. In doubles play, she finished 11–0. She paired up with Reiman in all but one match this season. The doubles team won 88 games and only lost 29
Empire 8 Finals - Stevens Institute of Technology vs. Ithaca College - Oct. 25 in Mendon, N.Y. Ithaca 5, Stevens 0
singles competition
Freshman Emily Katz slices the ball during the Bombers’ 9–0 win Oct. 8 over Alfred University at the Ithaca College Tennis Courts. The Blue and Gold went 10–0 overall this season.
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this season in its 11-game win streak. Freshman Cristina Nunez also had an outstanding season this year going 16–2 in singles play. She also finished 13–2 in doubles with junior Agata Kubik. Nunez was named the Empire 8 Championship tournament’s Most Valuable Player and was named the conference’s
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• 11 a.m. Women’s cross country at Empire 8 Championships at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • 11 a.m. Men’s cross country at Empire 8 Championships at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Noon. Men’s soccer vs. Elmira College at Carp Wood Field • 1 p.m. Men’s swimming at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • 1 p.m. Women’s swimming at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • 1 p.m. Volleyball vs. Lycoming College at Ben Light Gymnasium • 1 p.m. Field hockey vs. Elmira College at Yavits Field • 2 p.m. Football at Springfield College • 2:30 p.m. Women’s soccer vs. Skidmore College at Carp Wood Field • 6 p.m. Volleyball vs. Clarkson University at Ben Light Gymnasium
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Player of the Week three times this season. “I wanted to have a good season, work really hard and play well this season,” Nunez said. “I did that.” Nunez said it was thrilling to accomplish so much in her rookie season. “Winning the Empire 8 was a goal for me
Cristina Nunez (Ithaca) def. Allyson Kingman (Stevens) 6–1, 6–1 Agata Kubik (Ithaca) vs. Nicole Portner (Stevens) 7–5, unfinished Devra Reiman (Ithaca) vs. Mine Bese (Stevens) 6–3, 1–0, unfinished Melanie Cohen (Ithaca) def. Brooke Catanzano (Stevens) 6–0, 6–0 Sarah Hollis (Ithaca) vs. Kendra Appleheimer (Stevens) 1–0, unfinished Melissa Nunez (Ithaca) vs. Alexandra Handel (Stevens) unfinished
doubles competition C. Nunez/M. Nunez (Ithaca) def. Kingman/Portner (Stevens) 8–3 Kubik/Cohen (Ithaca) def. Catanzano/Morgan Scalzi (Stevens) 9–8 (11–9) Hollis/Reiman (Ithaca) def. Appleheimer/Handel (Stevens) 8–2 Source: Sports Information
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bombers to watch senior corinna doctor volleyball
Last Sunday against Nazareth College, Doctor recorded 38 assists, becoming Ithaca’s all-time leader in assists. Doctor broke the 8-year-old record, giving her 5,317 assists in her career. Doctor holds the record for most assists in a season, with 1,603 in 2007.
sophomore adam lajara football
In Saturday’s 20–10 victory over Frostburg State University, Lajara led all players with a career-best 97 rushing yards. Lajara is now the team’s second leading rusher this season, averaging 3.4 yards per carry and totaling 228 yards through seven games.
freshman cristina nunez women’s tennis
Last weekend at the Empire 8 Championship tournament, Nunez became the first freshman to receive tournament Most Valuable Player honors. With a straight-set victory at first singles, Nunez improved to 16-2 at singles this season.
Catching the competition
From left, freshman Courtney Ellis looks to strand the SUNY-Cortland base runner between first and second base in a rundown with teammate senior Jordan Fiellin during the club softball team’s triple-header Sunday at Ithaca High School. matt rigby/the ithacan
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The number of goals the women’s soccer team has allowed this season. See story on page 25.
The number of consecutive Empire 8 wins the women’s tennis team has recorded. See story on page 26.
I don’t call it luck. I call it blessings.
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New York Yankees’ closer Mariano Rivera on the Yankees winning their 40th American League pennant and advancing to the World Series. Last Sunday, Rivera recorded his all-time leading 37th career postseason save, the 13th that required six outs or more. The Yankees will look to win their 27th World Series Championship against the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Weird news from the wide world of sports
In professional sports there are curses, jinxes and superstitions associated with winning, but for NASCAR drivers competing at Talladega Superspeedway, an urban legend has sparked speculation. From drivers hearing voices to multiple fatal crashes in competition, racers wonder if there’s something behind the track’s construction on ancient Native American burial ground. Rumor has it that the legend was created when former president Andrew Jackson forced the Creek Indians, native to Talladega, to relocate west. According to the myth, the tribe’s medicine man cursed the ground when the tribe was forcibly removed. Last Thursday, track officials brought in local medicine man Robert Thrower to perform a restoration ceremony so that the “curse” might finally be lifted. Combining tobacco, red cedar, rabbit tobacco and wild sage in a bowl, Thrower preformed the ceremony on the checkered start/finish line. – Andrew Weiser
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football
Alfred St. John Fisher Ithaca Springfield Hartwick
W 6 4 5 6 4
L 0 3 2 1 3
Win% 1.000 .571 .714 .857 .571
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Women’s tennis
Ithaca Stevens RIT Nazareth St. John Fisher
W 10 12 7 5 6
L 0 3 6 6 5
Win% 1.000 .800 .538 .455 .545
women’s soccer
Ithaca Nazareth St. John Fisher Stevens Hartwick
W 12 10 6 5 4
L 4 5 8 11 9
T 0 1 2 0 0
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Win% .750 .656 .438 .312 .308 Empire 8 Standings/Overall Records
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Ahead of the competition
From left, SUNY-Brockport junior forward Chris Auth blocks a header by senior back Michael Jordhamo in the Bombers’ 2–1 win Tuesday at Carp Wood Field. The Bombers conclude their regular season Saturday as they take on Elmira College at Carp Wood Field. With a win over Elmira, the Blue and Gold contend for a spot in the Empire 8 Championship tournament. Andy matias/the ithacan