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Kalen Marvin, right, from the Mohawk Nation, plays a turtle shell rattle during a dance by the Young Spirit Dancers on Saturday in DeWitt Park at the second annual First Peoples Festival.

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Native understanding by michelle boulé photo editor

Ithaca College and the surrounding community are working together to combat stereotypes through To see a slide cultural awareness events. show of the The First Peoples Festival, a First Peoples celebration of indigenous cul- Festival, visit ture, was one of several steps theithacan.org toward educating the community about broader issues. Other attempts are being made to fight negative connotations toward Native Americans through native studies,

native speakers and cultural events.

Brooke Hansen, associate professor of anthropology and coordinator of the Native American Studies minor at the college, said stereotypes about Native Americans range from images of drunk or dirty Indians and noble savages to scalping warriors. Many of these stereotypes, she said, come from media such as John Wayne movies and Bugs Bunny cartoons.

“Playing Indian is something really sensitive to Native Americans because for so long in this country the U.S. government tried to beat their culture out of them,” she said. “So

London program applications soar by gillian nigro contributing writer

The Ithaca College London Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a record number of study abroad applications.

Rachel Cullenen, director of study abroad in the Office of International Programs, said more than 160 students turned in applications for the spring semester, but there are only 125 spots available. This number is based on available facilities, classroom size and ability to offer classes.

Bill Sheasgreen, director of the London Center, said the center is waiting for the United Kingdom Border Agency to approve the center for a “highly trusted sponsor” status so they can allow more students to get work placement visas. Currently there are only 59 spots available for students who want to do internships or work in London.

Sheasgreen said the British government is trying to

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Ithaca community fights to change negative stereotypes of Native Americans then to have other people lightly appropriate it, they don’t understand the deep history about how hard it was for native people to hang onto their cultures.”

Jack Rossen, associate professor and chair of the anthropology department, said as Native Americans are returning to their ancestral lands, negative connotations are rising.

“There are ideas that if native people come back to the homeland, people will be evicted from their houses, taxes will skyrocket, the character of the area will be ruined or there will be trailer parks, drinking in the streets

and every negative stereotype you can think of," he said.

According to the 2010 census released in May, New York state’s Native American and Native Alaskan populations amount to 0.6 percent of the total population, a 29.6 percent increase from the 2000 census and the second largest rise for all demographics.

Audrey Cooper, director of the Multicultural Resource Center, a cooperative extension of Cornell University, and member of

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College reports most diverse freshman class in IC history by gillian smith senior writer

This year, Ithaca College is witnessing the most freshman class diversity in its history, with a larger number of African, Latino, Asian and Native American students.

The 2011 freshman class is made up of 18.2 percent ALANA students, compared to 15.1 percent in 2010, 14.9 percent in 2009 and 13.4 percent in 2008.

Eric Maguire, vice president for enrollment management, said in an email that this year’s freshman class has the highest percentage of ALANA students in the past four years. He said the increase is part of the IC 20/20 vision to further diversify the student population.

“The current freshman class continues a steady increase in

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our ALANA student enrollment and is the most diverse class in the college’s history by a significant margin,” Maguire said.

This year’s freshman class has a total of 304 ALANA students, compared with the 2010 freshman class, which had a total of 249. In 2009, the number of ALANA students was also at 304, but that was a lower percentage of the entire student body. In 2008, there were 196.

Maguire said the ALANA increase can be attributed to the higher level of diversity among college-bound students nationwide, in addition to improved recruiting techniques.

Last week, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that in 2010, the national average of American minority students at four-year colleges in the United

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“Students have countless collegiate options, and I believe we have done a good job of reaching out to high schools and communitybased organizations to recruit

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an increasingly diverse pool of applicants,” Maguire said.

“We still have improvements to make, but I am confident that the path outlined in IC

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Unions bolster Wall Street protest

U.N. headquarters.

Hamas, which seized Gaza in a violent takeover in 2007, has had an uneasy relationship with the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, the largest independent body in the territory.

Unions gave a high-profile boost to the long-running protest against Wall Street and economic inequality yesterday, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march. Across the country, students at several colleges walked out of classes in solidarity.

People gathered at Foley Square, an area encircled by courthouses and named for “Big Tom” Foley, a former blacksmith’s helper who became a prominent state Democratic leader. From there they marched to Zuccotti Park, the protesters’ unofficial headquarters.

Sterling W. Roberson, vice president for the United Federation of Teachers, said union members shared the same ideals as activists who have been camped out in sleeping bags for more than two weeks.

Conservationists oppose pipeline

Three conservation groups are suing to halt preliminary work on a proposed 1,700-mile-long oil pipeline from the tar sands of western Canada to Texas Gulf Coast refineries.

The lawsuit was filed yesterday in federal court in Nebraska. It contends that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law by allowing Canadian pipeline operator TransCanada to start preparing the route for its Keystone XL pipeline.

The groups said federal officials allowed TransCanada to clear a 100-mile pipeline corridor through the Nebraska Sandhills, despite a federal law barring projects from launching before they receive approval.

The project would cross the Ogallala aquifer, which supplies groundwater to Nebraska and seven other states.

The lawsuit also names the U.S. State Department, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.

Al-Qaida threatens more attacks

Al-Qaida-linked militants are threatening attacks that will “increase day by day” after a bomb in Somalia’s capital killed 70 people.

Al-Shabab spokesman Ali Mohamed Rage said the suicide bomber behind Tuesday’s attack was Bashar Abdullahi Nur and congratulated him for dealing a “devastating blow.”

A truck loaded with drums of fuel exploded Tuesday at the gate of a building housing several government ministries in a busy street in the war-ravaged capital. It was the deadliest single bombing carried out by al-Shabab in Somalia since its insurgency began.

Rage promised more attacks, saying they will be “back-to-back” and will “increase day by day.” Most of the group’s fighters had left the capital in August following an offensive

by African Union forces.

Dead Syrian appears on television

A woman appeared on Syrian state television yesterday claiming that she is the young Syrian who was widely reported to have been beheaded and mutilated by security agents while in custody last month. The station said the interview was intended to discredit foreign “media fabrications.”

Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, and Syrian activists reported last month that 18-year-old Zainab al-Hosni was found dead and mutilated after she was detained in her hometown of Homs. The young woman quickly became a symbol of the six-month-old uprising against authoritarian President Bashar Assad, with protesters hailing her as the “flower of Syria.”

Last month, Amnesty said the mutilated teenager had reportedly been detained by security agents to pressure her activist brother to turn himself in. Activists said she was the first woman to die in custody since

UN tensions fuel teachers’ strike

A teachers’ strike closed 238 U.N.-run schools in the Gaza Strip yesterday and escalated long-simmering tensions between the territory’s Hamas rulers and a U.N. agency.

The strikers are protesting the three-month suspension of the leader of the union of local U.N. employees for alleged political activity linked to the militant Hamas group.

Thousands of teachers also staged a rally yesterday outside the headquarters of the local

Apple visionary passes

Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who led the company for 35 years, died yesterday after battling pancreatic cancer for seven years. He was 56 years old. Apple released a statement expressing the company’s significant loss on its website immediately following his death.

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the uprising began in March, and it reinforced what witnesses and the U.N. human rights office said was a fearsome new tactic of retaliating against protesters’ families.

Perry raises $17 million in funds

Republican Rick Perry raised more than $17 million in his first seven weeks running for president, a large haul that helps cement his status as the top alternative to rival Mitt Romney despite the Texas governor’s recent campaign struggles.

GOP opponent Ron Paul brought in $8 million and, in doing so, proved that he’s in the race for the long-haul even though he hasn’t been able to break into the top tier of candidates in national polling.

Of the rest of the GOP field, only Romney was expected to come close to either of those totals for the three-month fundraising quarter that ended Sept. 30. The former Massachusetts governor is expected to raise less than the $18 million he brought in during

his first three-month fundraising period.

Fundraising totals provide one measure of the strength of candidates’ campaigns as they work not only to pay for ongoing campaign operations but also to stockpile cash for what’s expected to be an expensive and drawn out GOP nominating fight.

Civil rights leader passes at 89

The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who was bombed, beaten and repeatedly arrested in the fight for civil rights and hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and tenacity, has died. He was 89.

Relatives and hospital officials said Shuttlesworth died yesterday at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham.

Shuttlesworth became pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1953 and soon emerged as an outspoken leader in the struggle for racial equality.

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Groups rally behind Planned Parenthood by brian rank staff writer

A Congressional investigation into Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s use of federal funds was the central issue to a rally Saturday, renewing an ongoing battle between sexual health promoters and those morally opposed to abortion and birth control.

Students from Ithaca College and 11 other institutions marched downtown after a conference organized by the Family Planning Advocates, a Planned Parenthood-funded organization.

Congressman Cliff Stearns, R-Fl., chairman of the sub-committee on oversight and investigations, requested that Planned Parenthood furnish internal and state-level financial audits from 1998 to 2010. He also wanted proof that Planned Parenthood is keeping federal money from funding abortions and of its procedures for complying with reporting laws for child victims of sexual assault and abuse.

Stearns sent a letter to the group’s president requesting documents and information regarding the organization’s use of federal dollars, since they receive about $1 million a day in taxpayer funds.

“Although Planned Parenthood is barred from using federal funds to perform abortions, these funds are fungible and allow the group to use funds from other sources ostensibly for abortions,” Stearns said in a statement.

The Hyde amendment, a 1976 law, bars the federal government from using tax money to fund abortions except in cases of rape, incest or when a woman’s life is in danger.

The investigation follows a report by Americans United For Life, a pro-life think tank, which included allegations that federal money was used for abortions. It also included examples of fraud and Planned Parenthood’s failure to report that a child was raped before performing an abortion.

Casey Martinson, director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger lakes, said Saturday’s rally was held in opposition of the investigation and proposed federal budgets that attempted to strip funding from the organization. He said the rally was meant to raise awareness that Planned Parenthood is essential to community health.

Marissa Speno, president of VOX: Voices of Planned Parenthood, a group at the college, said Stearns and other Republican politicians who seek to stop funding for Planned Parenthood are undermining men’s and women’s reproductive rights by cutting an institution that provides more than just abortions.

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Students from Ithaca College and 11 other institutions marched Saturday past DeWitt Park in response to proposed funding cuts and an inquiry into Planned Parenthood’s expenses and policies. michelle boulé/the ithacan

“If they were just anti-abortion, they would be against abortion, yes, but they would also be for comprehensive sex education [and] accessible and affordable contraception, and they aren’t,” she said. “So what we’re seeing is that if you’re not having sex to procreate, then you shouldn’t be having sex at all. Obviously procreation isn’t the only reason we have sex.”

Shea Hasenauer, recruitment officer for Cornell Coalition for Life, a pro-life group, said the investigation is long overdue, citing Abby Johnson, an ex-Planned parenthood employee who has spoken out against the federation since 2009.

“None of this is even new, it’s all stuff that’s been shown before over the months and through the years,” he said. “It definitely warrants a formal investigation.”

Stearns and AUL cited evidence to debunk Planned Parenthood, such as videos recorded by a hidden camera of Planned Parenthood workers helping underage girls get abortions, including one of a man posing as a pimp who secured abortions for actors posing as underage prostitutes.

Speno said the videos show only a few iso-

lated incidents, and the people involved were fired. She said Stearns is trying to make Planned Parenthood seem like a shady institution, and that VOX is attempting to combat that agenda.

“Even by just suggesting that Planned Parenthood is doing something illegal, it’s going to put the idea in people’s heads that maybe they are — that Planned Parenthood isn’t a legitimate health care resource and organization,” she said. “One of the things that we’re doing is just bringing it to people’s attention and just getting people talking about it so these things just don’t go unsaid.”

She said support for Planned Parenthood is widespread and allegations are unfounded.

“People forget that there’s only a very small minority of people who unfortunately scream louder than everyone else and they’re heard more than everyone else,” she said.

Martinson said the organization will not change their services because of the investigation.

“Despite these attacks, we’re going to continue to provide the essential services and education that we’ve been providing for over 40 years — that’s what we do,” Martinson said.

Professors explore wikis by stacey lawrence staff writer

The National Endowment for the Humanities, a government program that supports research and education, has granted two Ithaca College professors $50,000 to continue a research project on wikis.

The project, called “Untangling the Web of Historical Thinking: What the Structures of StudentProduced Wikis Reveal,” was spearheaded by Ali Erkan, associate professor of computer science and environmental studies and sciences, and Michael Smith, associate professor of history.

A wiki is a word-processing program made up of pages of information pertaining to a main topic. The creator of a wiki can use links to connect all of the pages they’ve created in whatever order they choose.

While some teachers use wikibuilding to promote group learning, the goal of the project led by Erkan and Smith is to understand how students make connections while studying history. By tracking the revisions in the structure of a student-produced wiki, the professors can see what students learned throughout the process.

Cornell Police combat illegal street crossing

Erkan said computer data analysis of the wikis will eventually help turn the abstract idea of a thought process into variables that can easily be studied.

“If I tell you I have a wiki with 10 pages and that each page is connected to exactly one other page, you can imagine these pages would be arranged like a necklace that’s been cut in a linear form,” he said. “But if I told you that I had 10 pages and each page was connected to every other page, then the wiki would look far more interconnected, far denser, and there are computer-based means to turn these structural characteristics into quantitative descriptors.”

With that data, professors can then ask students why they chose certain revisions at certain times throughout the process.

Smith has already conducted a pilot in his U.S. History Since 1865 course. Smith says the project has allowed him to see when key concepts click in a student’s mind.

“They think, ‘Oh yeah, I understand that,’” Smith said. “You can’t really understand the civil rights movement without understanding what happened during Jim Crow, without understanding what happened when the Reconstruction period came

Michael Smith, associate professor of history, sits Friday in his office. Smith is working on a research project about how wikis affect student learning.

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unraveled in the 1870s. And that in some ways that all leads back to the election of Barack Obama.’”

The money from the grant will go toward expanding the project to other disciplines. It will also go toward software that will further analyze the data and allow the professors to expand their scope.

Junior Ryan Cluett said being assigned a project like creating a wiki could enhance his learning.

“It is definitely something new

and fresh, so I’d be more willing to give this one a go,” he said.

As of right now, the project deals with helping professors understand how students think. But Smith is interested in figuring out if the wikis are more effective teaching tools compared to other methods, he said.

“What we need to do a better job of is capturing the degree to which this specific tool led them there,” he said.

In a planned crackdown on illegal street crossings, the Cornell University Police Department issued 143 tickets across Cornell’s campus to students and community members over the course of two days last week.

The New York State Selective Traffic E n f o r c e m e n t ZONER said Program pro- street crossing vided Cornell causes the most harmful injuries.

Police officials with a $9,600 grant to increase enforcements for the crackdown.

Kathy Zoner, chief of the Cornell University Police Department, said illegal street crossing-related problems were the reason for the campaign.

“Pedestrian crossing violations are very common,” Zoner said.

“They are also the most dangerous violations involving injuries that occur on campus.”

Sergeant Anthony Tostanoski said between 2009 and 2010, Cornell Police reported an increase from nine to 18 personal injury accidents on campus.

This year, the department has reported nine.

Tostanoski, who was on the scene of the ticketing for the majority of the two and a half-hour time periods, said only two of the 143 tickets issued were a result of a jaywalking violation.

Cornell sophomore Jacob Arluck received a ticket for crossing the street despite a “do not walk” signal. He said Cornell should have sent a campus-wide email to warn students of the upcoming campaign.

Arluck said he did not notice any significant street-crossing behavior changes among students after the two-day period. He said he believed the crackdown was an attempt by Cornell to lessen the amount of pedestrian accidents on campus, but could not foresee it having lasting effects.

“Ticketing jaywalkers who actually endanger themselves or others makes perfect sense,” Arluck said.

Tostanoski said Cornell does not earn a profit from the funds generated when enforcing state traffic laws, as the fine money instead goes to the city. He said the Ithaca City Court will determine the penalties ticketed students will face on a case-by-case basis. He could not provide an estimate for the student fines.

Zoner said Cornell Police have had campaigns against illegal street crossings for two years.

In the weeks prior to Sept. 27, Cornell Police officials disseminated about 568 warnings to students.

More than 950 educational flyers were handed out to violating pedestrians to raise awareness about crossing the street properly.

Tostanoski said he hopes the campaign will have lasting effects on pedestrian behavior.

“I hope the community members who were ticketed have learned from this experience,” Tostanoski said.

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ensure that all international students who are coming into the country are genuine students and not people trying to work illegally in the country on student visas.

Cullenen said there are about 20 students on the waiting list for work placement.

Spring semesters in the past have averaged from 80 to 100 applications. CulleSHEASGREEN said nen said the the London Center number of is already preparing applications for the Olympics. was a large increase, but expected.

The 2012 Summer Olympics being hosted in London may also be a draw for some students.

Sheasgreen said London is already preparing for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and in May the center will hold an Olympic conference that will host speakers from around the world.

Nicholas Muellner, associate professor in the Department of Cinema, Photography and Media Arts, is adding a new media arts program, which will run a pilot this spring.

Muellner said his goal is to create a comprehensive program addressing contemporary creative fields that are attached to film, video, photography and other new media forms.

“I was aware that students in my department, in my field, going abroad to London were going to one of the biggest contemporary arts centers in the world, and were having very little engagement with that world," he said.

Muellner said whether the program continues depends on student interest.

“In the contemporary landscape and economy that we’re in, people move through all kinds of fields to get places,” Muellner said. “Creative fields flow into and out of commercial and industrial fields in a very fluid way these days."

Fall study abroad semesters generally have fewer students. For the London Center, a standard fall semester has averaged about 70 to 74 attendees.

Junior Emily Miles said she likes having the option of being able to stay on in Europe and travel during the summer, rather than having to return to Ithaca for the start of spring semester classes.

“I’m really interested in the opportunities that Europe has to offer, such as travel and internships,” she said.

Since it is the center's 40th anniversary, Sheasgreen said the staff has "a few things up their sleeves” for the incoming group.

Some of these additions include a visit from Marisa Kelly, provost and vice president of student affairs, as well as three professors, a softball tournament and potentially a trip to Olympia, Greece.

Additional reporting by News Editor Kelsey O'Connor.

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the Lenape and Cherokee Nations, said Native American traditions sometimes become absorbed into mainstream culture and are misunderstood. She said her first goal for bringing awareness to the community was to showcase the talent and artistry of indigenous people through the First Peoples Festival.

“With any of the Ithaca festivals there’s also a cultural piece for me that is missing,” Cooper said.

“And that’s participation from indigenous peoples.”

In the past few years, land claims by the Haudenosaunee Nations have been dismissed in courts, the most recent being the Onondaga Nation land claim, which was dismissed in 2010.

Though the sounds of drumming and flutes and the scent of corn soup and fry bread filled DeWitt Park on Saturday, there were no images of war paint or tomahawks. Hansen said to avoid some stereotypes at the festival, specific face painting templates were given out to student volunteers so people could not paint offensive pictures.

Junior Jessica Burgos volunteered at the festival and said the Native American dancers were one of the highlights of the event.

“Before the dances they would always give a description about why they created this dance — its purpose,” Burgos said. “That’s definitely a good thing because I’m sure we always watch tribal dances and don’t understand their meaning and when we are told the significance we have a greater appreciation.”

Another form of outreach, started by Rossen, Hansen and a handful of others, is the Strengthening Haudenosaunee American Relations through Education farm owned by the Cayuga Nation in Aurora, N.Y. The Cayuga-SHARE farm began in 2001 as an educational center about native cultures and was later transferred to the Cayuga Nation. The plot marked the first land in New York owned by the Cayugas since the 18th century. The area around the farm was surrounded by signs that read “No Sovereign Nation” and “No Indian Reservation.”

Scott Perez, environmental justice and land use specialist, said as people got to know the Cayuga, their opinions changed.

“They don’t seem as threatening," he said.

"These are human beings, they aren’t what we read about in school when we were kids.”

Alf Jacques, an Onondaga Nation lacrosse stick maker, demonstrates his traditional technique of planing wood. Jacques has been making lacrosse sticks for 48 years and lives in Nedrow, N.Y.

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Onondaga reservation in Nedrow, N.Y., are unaware of its existence.

“I don’t know if they even care,” he said. “You can’t reach everybody and not everybody is going to care. Maybe that’s why we have events like this, to get out and touch other people.”

The college will celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November and will showcase an identity panel, a Native American comedian and cultural activities to educate students and spread cultural awareness.

Hansen said to help the Cayuga Nation return to its homeland, eliminating disconnects between the two communities is a necessity.

“That’s why our native studies programs, the festivals, everything that we do out there in the community is so important,” she said. “We have to break those barriers down. The Cayugas — they are going to want to come home to Ithaca and all around Cayuga Lake, and we have to help pave the way.”

Burgos said her knowledge of Native Americans has grown since coming to the college. Before, she said, she was unaware of their oppression and struggles.

“Where I am from in New Jersey, we don’t have Native Americans out in the open, we don’t have reservations — or if we do, we don’t talk about it,” she said. “I come to Ithaca, and there’s the SHARE farm and the Haudenosaunee Nations. It’s a whole different world.”

Perez said the festival is beneficial to Native American people who have not connected with their ancestry.

“This is also another opportunity for native people here who have lived all their lives in urban areas and have been disconnected from their background, their culture and their history,” Perez said. “It’s a way for them to maybe reconnect and look at things differently.”

Alf Jacques, an Onondaga Nation lacrosse stick maker, said some people who live near the

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20/20 will allow us to reach new heights of diversity and access.”

Maguire said increasing the enrollment of historically underrepresented students was a goal of IC 20/20.

Since 2010, the college has been formulating a five-year diversity plan through workshops and programs.

Senior Sudie Ann Robinson, president of the Caribbean Students’ Association, said the increase in ALANA students is a positive change, but said she worries about the retention rate.

“It is a wonderful feeling that I am not among the few ALANA students in the Honors Program or even the Leadership Scholars,” she said. “The move to increasing racial diversity on the Ithaca College campus gives new perspective to the very meaning of diversity.”

Kristy Zhen, co-president of the IC Asian-American Alliance, said she has not seen a significant increase at meetings.

“It's great that the numbers of admissions are increasing but it’s also important to look at the retention rates,” she said. “From my experience on this campus, I don’t believe that our ALANA resources

have increased.”

Robinson said she believes the college could still improve in the number of ALANA students accepted each year, but acknowledges that is significantly better than when she was a freshman in 2008.

This year, members of the Caribbean Students’ Association are trying to recruit members by supporting other groups on campus. The group has been collaborating more with other campus groups geared to

fostering diversity, like the AfricanLatino society and PODER, a Latino culture club.

“By showing our support we meet other individuals and tell them about CSA,” she said. “We are trying to increase our presence on and off campus so that everyone will know what we are about and that the organization is not just for Caribbean students but anyone who wants to learn about Caribbean culture.”

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Zhen said she hopes the larger classes of ALANA students will help the college be more accountable in accommodating those students.

“I hope it brings more support for faculty of color and that professors on this campus are sensitive to and acknowledge the struggles that students of color may face,” Zhen said. “I hope the school’s diversity initiatives will actually be beneficial to the school and ALANA community.”

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Students rally to end malnutrition By lauren mazzo contributing writer

Ithaca College’s Food for Thought is holding its second annual Walk for Plumpy’nut at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cass Park to raise funds to If you Go fight childhood Walk for malnutrition Plumpy'nut in Africa.

When: Check-in All proceeds is at 10 a.m. and from the walk the race begins will be used at 11 a.m.

Saturday to purchase Where: Cass Plumpy’nut, a Park in Ithaca high- protein How much: $15 peanut-based food, for feeding stations in Ethiopia established

by Concern Worldwide, a global humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting hunger and poverty. This nutritional aid, unlike others, requires no preparation, is easy to distribute and is low in cost, which makes it an effective and practical tool for the feeding stations.

Food for Thought is a student organization dedicated to improve the lives of children around the world who are denied access to basic living necessities and a proper nutrition.

Junior Elizabeth Stoltz, founder and president of the organization, started the Walk for Plumpy’nut as a junior in high school in the town of York, Pa. After organizing three successful walks in York, Stoltz decided to bring the walk to Ithaca last year.

Colleen Wormsley, communications director of Food for Thought, said the first walk was a complete success.

“We had about 80 people come,

Hydrilla on display at a meeting Tuesday in Ithaca's First Unitarian Church.

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From left, sophomore John Vogan, Food for Thought secretary, and senior Erin Irby participate in last year's Walk for Plumpy'nut at Cass Park.

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and we raised over $1,500, which was really cool because it was our first one, and nobody knew what Plumpy’nut was,” she said.

After last year's walk, the group set a higher goal for this year's event. The four previous walks have raised a total of $16,500. This year, the club's goal is to break $20,000.

Stoltz said she credits the Ithaca community for giving the organization a boost.

“A couple days after I sent a letter to International Food Network to possibly support us, I got a phone call from the CEO saying that he’s already worked with Plumpy’nut, and that he’d love to work with us,” she said.

International Food Network is one of the local sponsors for the walk. Other sponsors include Gimme! Coffee, ElBe Photography, Aztech DataSystems, Lucienne’s, Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca College Dining Services, Baking for Good and La Tourelle Resort and Spa. Stoltz said the event is especially relevant now that the worst famine in six decades has hit the horn of Africa.

Club member Lindsey Smith said she encourages all students to participate in both the organization and the Walk for Plumpy’nut.

“It’s just a great cause and a great group of people — I promise you’ll have fun,” she said.

The Tompkins County Legislature has approved $26,100 in contingency funds to take the first steps toward eradicating the invasive aquatic species invading the Cayuga Inlet. Application of the herbicide will begin Tuesday.

Along with the funds now appropriated by the legislature, the Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District received $50,000 from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and $15,000 in product contributed by the herbicide manufacturer. This totals the $91,000 necessary for the first herbicide treatment.

Roxy Johnston, a member of the Cayuga Inlet Hydrilla Task Force, said the Conservation District plans to receive a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation on Tuesday that will allow it to begin applying the first round of herbicide. The treatment will go on for 5 years.

Holly Menninger, another member of the task force, said it is important that this herbicide treatment is applied in a timely manner.

“If we don’t, you can imagine lots and lots of turions are going to spread throughout the inlet," she said. "They’re going to escape into the lake, and our problems are going to be enormous next year. So that’s why we’re working under a very short time frame.”

Local boaters have been asked to voluntarily stop boating for the time being and for a few days following the application of the herbicide.

Johnston said using herbicides is never the first choice, but at this point it is the only option to stop the plant from spreading more.

“We need to keep everyone engaged so we can really win this effort in eradicating hydrilla,” Johnston said. “We’ll need to have people really being more careful with how they clean their boats and really being on the lookout for these plants. So it’ll be an ongoing effort.”

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Fighting nuclear threats Activist to discuss safer energy options Helen Caldicott, an anti-nuclear activist, author and physician, has dedicated the last 38 years of her life to educating the public about the medical dangers of nuclear usage and ways to preserve the earth.

Caldicott will be presenting her findings in her speech, “Lessons from Fukushima: What Role Should Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas Extraction Play in our Energy Future?” at 7 p.m.

Tuesday in the Hockett Family Recital Hall in the James J. CALDICOTT said nuclear plants put Whalen Center for Music.

Contributing Writer the planet in peril.

Candace King spoke with Caldicott about her road to activism.

Candace King: What inspired your activism and medical aspirations?

Helen Caldicott: When I was about 17, I read a book by Australian author Nevil Shute called “On the Beach.” It was about a nuclear war that began in the Northern Hemisphere. Everyone in the world was killed, except for people in Melbourne because it was so far south. And actually radiation moved in south, and that was the end of human existence. I was absolutely stunned by the book, and it left a deep impression upon me.

CK: What was your reaction to Japan’s nuclear power plant destruction earlier in the year?

HC: Two days after it happened, I suddenly realized that this is the most catastrophic accident and worst death that mankind has ever experienced, and it’s ongoing. Millions have been radiated, both in Japan and the Northern Hemisphere, inducing, over time, hundreds of thousands, if not

millions, of cancers. Children are 10 to 20 times more radiosensitive than adults. People do not understand how devastating this is.

CK: Is your weekly radio program based on your 2009 book “If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Heal the Earth”?

HC: I suppose so, the subject is similar. The book encompasses many issues that are threatening life on the earth: overpopulation, species extinction, chemical pollution, ozone depletion, global warming, deforestation, nuclear war, nuclear power. In my radio show, I view all of those issues from a medical perspective, as I am basically a doctor practicing global prevention medicine.

CK: What is your message to youth who may be unfamiliar with America’s nuclear policies?

HC: Nobody knows that we can have a nuclear war tonight, and that would be the end of life on earth. That’s No. 1. No. 2: I’ll teach them about the medical dangers of nuclear power, about Fukushima, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.

No. 3: I will prove the medical implications of global warming.

CK: What can the public expect from you in the future?

HC: I’m getting ready to write a book called “Why Men Kill and Why Women Let Them” — how to analyze the psychopathology that creates the killing instinct.

If the Second World War was fought today, Europe would be uninhabitable because all the nuclear power plants would melt down.

It’s very touch-and-go at the moment. The United States is in the intensive care unit, and we are now, in fact, in a big position for a dying planet.

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Ithaca residents Rudy Nuñez and Amanda Moretti demonstrate in front of Bank of America on the Commons on Sunday during Applefest as part of the Occupy Ithaca protest. The rally was organized to show support for the Occupy Wall Street protests occurring in New York City.

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Students write to stationed soldiers awkward time, so we are looking for more members this year,” she said.

Robb said the club is also an outIC Supports Our Heroes, a new club at Ithaca College, has let for members because almost all of been organized to support active them know someone who is actively American soldiers and veterans serving in the war.

Sophomore Cindy Alvarado, through care packages, letters and vice president of the club, said she group events.

The club sends cards to troops hopes to set an example for other overseas through Operation Write colleges across the nation to inspire Home, a national organization that them to start clubs like IC Supports sends blank, homemade greeting Our Heroes.

“It’s such an important thing to cards to soldiers so they can write support the men home, as well as cards and women who of appreciation to enare fighting for courage them.

“It’s such an important our freedom,” Sophomore Krista she said. “I’m Robb, the club’s presi- thing to support the men sure that there dent, was inspired to are other college organize the group by and women who are students that her family’s military wish that they service. Her extended fighting for our freedom.” had enough supfamily is actively in—Cindy AlvarAdo

port to have their volved in the miliown club at their tary, and her mother college dedicated and stepfather, who served two tours in Iraq, are in the to supporting our troops.”

Alvarado said she her favorite army. Her father, who passed away when she was 3 years old, was a Gulf part is seeing students immerse War veteran. She said she became themselves in the club’s activities.

“It’s exciting when members even more inspired to support those fighting for the country now that start a pen pal relationship with a her fiancé, who is in the Marines, is solider,” she said. “The letter correspondence lets students estabbeing deployed next year.

Robb started writing letters to lish proximity right here at Ithaca troops as a high school student College even though they are miles through Future Business Leaders away from each other.”

Though the club was formed last of America and said she knew she wanted to continue supporting spring semester, the organization had its first meeting Sept. 29. soldiers through college.

At each meeting, members draw With its 18 current members, Robb said, the club is looking to ex- patriotic designs on a blank card for a soldier to write in, write letters pand in the coming semester.

“We started the club at an to their loved ones, or write their

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own letter to a soldier wishing them safety and support. The board then sends the cards to Operation Write Home for distribution.

Club members will make red, white and blue friendship bracelets next Thursday in Friends 102 to raise funds for care packages.

Robb said members also hope to have a 1950s-style United Service Organization dance to raise funds for supplies.

Though it’s important to support those in active duty, Robb said, they don’t want to overlook the efforts of veterans who also put their lives on the line.

“Veterans have served and have saved our country from peril and should be regarded with as much respect as an active soldier,” she said. “They have risked their lives and have come out victoriously.”

To support the veterans, Robb said, club members will invite them to sponsored events, visit them at their homes and have them share their experiences with war.

In the future, Robb said, the group wants to send care packages to soldiers through the Care Package Project, a national, nonprofit organization that has shipped nearly 28,000 packages to Marines in Afghanistan.

Growing up in a patriotic family, sophomore Courtnie Mele, one of the club’s founders, said she wants to credit the soldiers for the work they’re doing abroad. She said Americans should remember to thank troops, so their contributions to the country aren’t made in vain.

“It’s like forgetting to say thank

Sophomore Cindy Alvarado writes a personal letter to a deployed soldier at the first meeting of IC Supports Our Heroes Sept. 29 in Friends 102.

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you — like one of those things your mom always tells you to do,” Mele said.

Junior Laura Maresciallo, who joined the club this semester, said she got involved because many people in her town, Pompton Lakes, N.J., are in the military. She said residents, including her boyfriend, have fought in places like South Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq.

“I’ve been writing letters to my boyfriend who is in the army, so through this club I’ve decided to

expand and write to more soldiers,” she said.

Robb said it’s important that the American public supports soldiers, active and veteran, regardless of personal views.

“These soldiers are actually out for us, regardless of whether or not we agree with the war,” she said. “Some of the soldiers might not even agree themselves, so I feel like the least we can do is support them so that they do not feel alone or forgotten.”

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In the spirit of the upcoming Cortaca Jug, the American Red Cross is using rivalry to motivate students and faculty from Ithaca College and SUNY-Cortland to donate blood.

The Red Cross is increasing its efforts to collect blood this fall as New York state has been hit with an overabundance of rain and flooding. More than 170 drives have been canceled due to roads being closed, which prevented the Red Cross from reaching blood drive locations.

The annual Cortaca Blood Drive is a competition between the two colleges to see which student body can donate more units of blood. Last year, the college beat out Cortland by donating 307 units of blood versus Cortland’s contribution of about 56 units.

Cynthia Smith, president of the blood drive committee, said this year’s goal for the college was to get 350 people in the door to donate, but the ultimate challenge for the drive was 400 people.

“We would need 200 people to come through the door both days so we could hit around 400 units,” Smith said.

On Tuesday the drive had 208 donors attend, and at 2:30 p.m. yesterday 195 donors had already come in with an hour and a half left on the clock.

The Ithaca College American Red Cross Club did not disclose how many units of blood were collected to avoid tipping off Cortland, which will host its blood drive later this month.

Nearly 500 former students have registered for the upcoming Fall Splash, a weekend dedicated to alumni outreach, which will be held from Oct. 14 to 15.

The eventpacked weekend will begin on Friday. Check-in will be open from SEMMLER said 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fall Splash helps and there will be students network. receptions at different schools on campus throughout the day.

Shelley Semmler, vice president of institutional advancement, said Fall Splash was created three years ago to merge alumni weekend and homecoming into one bigger event.

This year, the focus will be the dedication of the $65.5 million Athletics and Events Center.

“Because there wasn’t a football game to this particular date, Fall Splash is encompassing alumni weekend and the dedication of the Athletic and Events Center,” she said.

Saturday events include the annual Habidash, a picnic on the Campus Center Quad, the Alumni Awards Ceremony and the Athletics and Events Center dedication and dinner.

On Sunday, a farewell breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. and then alumni will have the rest of the day off to explore Ithaca.

Semmler said coordinators are expecting a large number of students to attend, including close to 900 people at the dedication dinner Saturday.

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Graduate student Denielle Kassan donates blood during the Cortaca Blood Drive on Tuesday in the Mondo Floor Gym at the fitness center.

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Freshman Chance Russell gave blood for the seventh time in his life Tuesday. He said donating blood is a way for people to give back. He plans to give blood again the next time the drive comes through.

“You know you’re really doing good for someone,” Russell said.

“It’s nice to just get in here as often as I can to help somebody else out.”

Sophomore Bill Collins, who was waiting in the queue to donate,

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said he also enjoys donating blood.

“I’ve donated a few times, and it’s a good thing to do,” Collins said.

“If you have something to give, you should give it.”

Smith, whose life was saved as an infant by donated blood, said she applauds students for their efforts.

“Without the students, this wouldn’t be possible,” she said. “It is the kids that are here that deserve all the credit.”

of the Office of Alumni Relations, said the event is part of the first annual Spirit Week, which is sponsored by the Student Government Association and the Office of Alumni Relations. The week will showcase different events and activities before Fall Splash.

Spirit Week will begin this Saturday and will feature events every day leading up to Oct. 14.

Pierce said holding Spirit Week had been attempted before, but was not successful.

Junior Rachel Heiss, SGA vice president of campus affairs and member of the Spirit Week student committee, said they reached out to campus organizations to get their support and participation.

“We knew that the biggest way to get something like this to be successful was to build a troop behind it — get people and organizations to support our goal and our mission,” she said.

Heiss said the different events give students the opportunity to express their pride for Ithaca College and network with alumni.

“This is just a chance to connect those two groups so that they can really share their experiences and how they can work together in the future,” she said.

Despite the strong planning and marketing behind the events, Pierce said, the turnout will depend highly on the weather this Saturday.

“I’m keeping my fingers crossed and I’ve been watching the news,” she said. “The more attendance we have at the beginning of the week, then the more the word is going to get out about the happenings throughout the week.”

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College & City Speaker to give lecture on current LGBT issues

The Center for LGBT Education, Outreach and Services at Ithaca College will host a speaker for the 10th anniversary of National Coming Out Day at 7 p.m. next Thursday at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca on 306 North GREEN Aurora Street.

Janet Green, a patient advocate with the Accord Alliance, will serve as the day’s speaker and will discuss current LGBT and intersex issues in her lecture “Intersex: What Is It, and Why Should You Care?”

Green will also talk about her own early medical experiences as a patient with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia to bring awareness to people about those affected by other disorders.

Walkathon to raise money for cancer resource center The 18th Annual Walkathon and

5K Run in support of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 15 in Cass Park.

The Walkathon and Run raises nearly half of the Cancer Resource Center’s budget.

College to hold photoshoot to capture school spirit Ithaca College will hold a

campus-wide photoshoot through tomorrow to display school spirit.

Bill Truslow, one of the college’s

recruitment photographers, will be taking pictures of the updated buildings on campus, including the new Athletics and Events Center, as well as students engaging in daily activities.

The pictures will be featured on the college’s newly launched website as part of the rebranding campaign.

Professors launch bus app to assist TCAT commuters

Two Ithaca College professors recently launched Ride14850, an iPhone application to help commuters navigate the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit system.

The app can determine where the user is and will display the right route to KORNREICH get them where they’re going. It will also offer options based on the rider’s preferences for the least amount of walking, fewest transfers or for the shortest total time.

Kornreich, assistant David professor in the Department of Physics, and Ari Kissiloff, assistant professor in the Department of Strategic Communication, developed the new application in conjunction with 14850.com, a news and information source for Tompkins County.

Ride14850 is free and is not affiliated in any way with TCAT. To download the app, visit www.apple.com/itunes/ and search for Ride14850.

Museum to hold lecture on theory of human flight The Museum of the Earth will

host a presentation created by Anna Lindemann, a biologist and music composer, centered around the feasibility of human flight at noon tomorrow.

Lindemann will discuss her theories about human evolution and explore the idea that LINDEMANN humans could develop the capabilities for flight.

Cornell to propose campus for graduates in the city

New York City-based Cornell University alumni will submit a proposal to Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Oct. 28 regarding the creation of a “tech campus” in the city as part of the CornellNYC Tech Campus Initiative.

If approved, the campus will be in operation by 2012. It will consist of graduate-level programs with an emphasis on high-tech commercialization, including mobile social interaction. Programs would also focus on building entrepreneurial skills and providing students with start-up internships and outside mentors.

OSEMA to hold session on club event planning

The Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs will hold an information session about organizing events for groups at 12:15 p.m. today in Friends 207.

Public Safety Incident Log SEPTEMBER 19 SAFETY HAZARD LOCATION: J-lot SUMMARY: Officer reported he issued a warning to a person because their bike was not in a designated area. Fire Protection Specialist Mark Swanhart.

PROPERTY DAMAGE LOCATION: O-lot SUMMARY: Person reported a person opening a car door into another, possibly causing damage. Investigation pending.

Sergeant Ron Hart.

TRESPASS LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown person entered an office and posted a paper flower on the wall. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Robert Hightchew.

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: J-lot SUMMARY: Caller reported person injured an ankle when attempting to jump down two steps at once. Person transported to Health Center. Master Patrol Officer Robert Hightchew.

SEPTEMBER 20 HARASSMENT LOCATION: Rowland Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported receiving phone calls from an unknown person. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Mark Denicola.

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported sustaining a head laceration after striking their head on the corner of a shelf. Person

declined medical assistance and was transported to CMC by a friend. Sergeant Terry O’Pray.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Terrace Dining Hall SUMMARY: Person found a set of keys and turned them over to the Office of Public Safety.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Caller reported receiving an unusual email from an unknown person.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Robert Hightchew.

SEPTEMBER 21 MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported having hit his head on a couch and feeling dizzy and nauseous. Person transported by ambulance to CMC. Patrol Officer Christopher Teribury.

BURGLARY LOCATION: Clarke Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person had entered and stolen a laptop computer. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray.

SEPTEMBER 22 FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Whalen Center for Music SUMMARY: Person found a cell phone and turned it over to Public Safety.

PROPERTY DAMAGE LOCATION: Grant Egbert Blvd SUMMARY: Officer reported a vehicle struck a curb on the side of the road

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Mark Warfle, assistant director of event planning and operations at Ithaca College, will speak about planning club events and about the logistics involved.

Thursday

SAB Film: “Transformers 2,” sponsored by the Student Activities Board, will begin at 7 p.m. in Textor 102.

College to host contest for local student speakers The Ithaca College Toastmasters

Step Up to a Cure, sponsored by the IC Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Club, will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. in Emerson Suites.

Club, an organization formed to help students with public speaking, will host the District 65 Southern Division Speech Contest at 9 a.m.

Saturday in Clark Lounge.

Speakers from The Southern Tier Region of New York will come to the college to compete in humorous speaking and evaluation contests.

The winners will compete at the District Contest in Elmira Nov. 5.

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

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

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Park School to host series for Fall Splash weekend

ALANA Barbecue will begin at 4 p.m. in IC Square.

The Roy H. Park School of Communications is hosting a documentary and two panel discussions to start Fall Splash from Oct. 14 to 16.

The documentary “An Article of Hope” is an untold story of Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut, and the scroll he carried aboard the last flight of the shuttle Columbia. Cosponsored by Hillel, the screening will begin at 5 p.m. next Thursday in Park Auditorium.

The first panel discussion, “Using Social Media to your Professional and Personal Advantage,” will be held from 2 to 3:15 p.m., and the second panel, “The Future of Communications: How Do We Reinvent Our Media Industries and Audiences?” will be held from 4 to 5:15 p.m.

Oct. 14 in Park Auditorium.

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

Monday Chicken Wing Fling will begin at 6 p.m in the Park Center.

IC Stand Up: Surprisingly Decent, will be held from 8 to 9:15 p.m. in IC Square.

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

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which caused an unknown amount of damage to the tire. The vehicle was towed and a report was later taken.

Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinburg.

FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Garden Apartments SUMMARY: Fire alarm activated by a plastic tea kettle on a stovetop burner. Damaged burner replaced. Sergeant Ron Hart.

PROPERTY DAMAGE LOCATION: Grant Egbert Blvd SUMMARY: Officer reported vehicle struck a curb, causing damage to the tire.

The vehicle was towed and a report was taken. Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinburg.

SEPTEMBER 23 CRIMINAL POSS. OF STOLEN PROPERTY LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported a person had attempted to use key fob that had been reported lost. Investigation pending.

Sergeant Ron Hart.

SAFETY HAZARD LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Officer issued a warning for an unknown bike being chained to a hand rail. Fire and Building Specialist Ron Clark.

September 24 LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Officer issued violation tickets to four people to appear before Ithaca Town Court for underage possession of alcohol. Officer reported the four people were also judicially referred. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Two people judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana.

Patrol Officer Christopher Teribury.

CRIMINAL TAMPERING LOCATION: Circle Lot 9 SUMMARY: Caller reported a person had vomited on a vehicle. Officer reported person used water to remove vomit and no damage had been done to the vehicle.

Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

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

September 25 CONDUCT CODE VIOLATION LOCATION: Circle Lot 9 SUMMARY: One person judicially referred for underage possession of alcohol. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: J-lot SUMMARY: Officer reported a person struck a cement wall with a fire hydrant indicator post. One person was judicially referred. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Fire alarm activation caused by burnt popcorn. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

CONDUCT CODE VIOLATION LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported an intoxicated person had fallen and struck their head.

Person declined medical assistance with ambulance and was judicially referred for irresponsible use of alcohol. Sergeant James Landon.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person had damaged a window screen.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

V&T VIOLATION LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: A driver was found to be operating a vehicle with a suspended license. Officer issued a traffic ticket for the Ithaca Town Court. Sergeant Terry O’Pray.

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Rowland Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported that a person with back pain was vomiting. Person transported to CMC by ambulance.

Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinberg.

FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Fire alarm activation caused by burnt popcorn. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

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Key cmc – Cayuga Medical Center DWI – Driving while intoxicated IFD – Ithaca Fire Department IPD – Ithaca Police Department SASP – Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol V&T – Vehicle and Transportation

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student force builds brands

Instead of organic consumer outreach, companies now hire college students to give out free samples and market their brands directly to their peers.

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ince college students live in their own campus bubbles, corporations have struggled to target the younger demographic — until recently. A little peer pressure may just do the trick.

Consumer brands’ latest marketing technique involves hiring students as ambassadors to promote company products directly on their campuses. In addition to a paycheck, these students receive free merchandise. Some corporations, like Campusfood. com, hire teams of ambassadors to work one campus.

For a small institution like Ithaca College, these promotional strategies could have significant sway on its impressionable student body if executed well.

But unlike Cornell University and other schools with Greek life, the college doesn’t have as many social events that provide mass marketing opportunities.

This could be beneficial to student ambassadors who must implement their communications skills and design creative materials. If successful, ambassadors reap the benefits in a paycheck and on their résumé. This job ranks second behind tour guides in the top ten résumé-boosting jobs for college students.

But on a campus without Greek life and strict solicitation policies, the college may actually be helping limit corporate influence. Some progressive students on campus hold strong anti-corporate sentiments and would reject an ambassador’s goal of turning their peers into loyal brand customers. The marketers breed consumerism and perpetuate the cycle of our material economy.

While gaining first-hand marketing experience is critical for students pursuing a career in this field, giving brand ambassadors free merchandise comes off as corporate bribery, rather than tools for practicing their skills.

If companies actually want to build brand loyalty among youth, they should find more organic ways to promote their values instead of hiring college students as an easy form of product placement.

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With more funding to bolster science learning, the college may attract new students and prepare them to teach.

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etter science teachers may be an opportunity to increase awareness of environmental issues.

To improve the quality of science and math teaching, the National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to Ithaca College. The grant is part of a scholarship program that will support 18 undergraduates in those fields — only if they pledge to teach for two years in a high-need district.

An area qualifies as “high need” if it has high poverty, frequent teacher turnovers and unprepared teachers. Science scholars should be careful not to pass judgment and recognize that structural inequalities have created these districts. Thus, students in high-need areas should be held to the same academic standards as those receiving private educations.

This scholarship gives students a new opportunity to collaborate with faculty and experience the rewards of a teaching career. The college’s natural science department already encourages student-faculty research, which is vital for intellectual growth.

By encouraging more collaboration and diversity learning, the grant may help attract more students who are interested in natural science to the college.

your letters College athlete model is flawed

Athletes dedicate 20 to 40 hours per week to sports. In return, they receive a scholarship, which is up for yearly renewal at the coach’s behest. This absolutely binds athletes for fear that their aid might be dropped — even though coaches can and have backed out of contracts for opportunities at better schools, without any repercussions.

Athletes can’t advertise themselves or receive compensation, though the school can place advertisements around the stadium, on uniforms and market its teams and player’s likeness for financial gain.

For athletes in revenue-generating sports, the majority of whom are black,

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they are expected to perform at their own personal risk for a scholarship that’s not guaranteed. Meanwhile, NCAA officials, school officials and coaches, the majority of whom are white, reap enormous benefits.

In terms of Title IX, 88 percent of universities are currently not in compliance, though they have had 40 years to do so. Any argument made against paying athletes that refers to Title IX is a disgrace to an equal rights directive, which the majority of universities don’t follow.

Paying athletes may not be the answer, but the collegiate model is a modern form of colonialism that must be addressed.

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“I’m not affected by it. I’m not on Facebook all the time, so it’s not a big deal for me.”

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College should protect its lands with fracking ban

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ast November, I was nearly done with the first semester of my freshman year when I stumbled upon a film screening that changed my life. The audience, comprised of college students and local residents, formed a sense of community as the collective groans, shouts and outrage grew the more we learned about hydraulic fracturing. Following the documentary “Gasland,” a panel of presenters debated the controversial issue. The industry supporters of natural gas drilling on the panel were infuriating enough to make me want to help stop fracking in New York.

Soon after the movie showing, I was swept up in a tornado of research and collaboration. At the time, many kaela bamberger students on campus were unaware what the term “fracking” even meant. In response, the student organization Frack Off was formed. The organization continues to grow and awareness, a hot feeling of injustice and the urgent need to resist this assault are growing with it.

Despite industry claims, hydraulic fracturing is not tried and true. It’s a relatively new technology to extract natural gas from shale formations deep underground. This fossil fuel is advertised as a cleaner energy source that will create jobs and stimulate the economy. These claims are false.

There is solid proof that the entire process of fracking — from exploration to distribution — is hazardous to the environment. It mixes clean water with sand, harmful chemicals and known carcinogens at dangerous levels that can be deadly to humans and other animals. Fracking has also poisoned water wells and other drinking supplies.

The process requires permanent storage for the billions of gallons of poisoned frack-waste water. Currently, no New York state facility is capable of cleaning the polluted water, so it can never be returned to the Earth’s natural systems. Not to mention, fracking contributes to greenhouse gas

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From left, senior Kyle Rowan, sophomore Erin Naylon, juniors Maxim Grigri (bottom), Emma Garrison and Ben Lloyd, and sophomore Kaela Bamberger attend an anti-fracking rally April 11 in Albany, N.Y. courtesy of kaela bamberger

emissions, which hasten climate change.

One selling point is that fracking may incite a short-term economic boom, but a bust will inevitably follow. It will create some jobs, but will eliminate others in existing businesses, like tourism, agriculture and vineyards — Ithaca’s local economic mainstays.

Ithaca sits atop two of the largest gas-bearing shale formations in the Northeast — a gold mine for gas companies. The decision of whether to frack in New York is barely 40 days away. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, allegedly pro-fracking, will consider public comment before approving final drilling regulations.

Ithaca College purports to hold sustainability as a high priority. Hypothetically, if the college’s administration were to lease its land to a gas company in exchange for some short-term cash, we are all at risk. As students and employees of the

college, we have an obligation to ensure the safety of our people and environments.

We request that President Tom Rochon and the board of trustees make a public pledge to not lease any college-owned land, now or in the future, for any fossil fuel or mineral extraction purposes. We urge them to put this on the agenda for next week’s meeting and vote to issue this public statement.

Our future is at stake. Fracking is the environmental struggle of our time. If we can win this small promise from the institution we support with our tuition — and later as alumni — we can inspire other activities against corporate usurpation of community rights and further destruction of nature. The college can be the vanguard in the collegiate banning of fracking on campus land. kaela bamberger is a sophomore drama major.

Email her at kbamber1@ithaca.edu

Guest commentary

Balance may help individuals achieve good health

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umans are complex creatures. We’ve been studied and prodded at to discover what we’re all about. So far, society has come a long way in determining how we function and what we need in order to sustain ourselves.

However, we constantly undergo massive change. Consequently, we’re continually fed false claims on Mrinalini what we need Iyengar to maintain a “healthy” lifestyle.

Health is much more than avoiding disease. It’s a compilation of different aspects — physical, mental, spiritual and emotional — that form a balanced individual.

These aspects collaborate to dictate our actions and thought processes.

They ultimately determine what foods we eat, how we react in conversations with people, how much we exercise each day and what we do to make ourselves happy.

Food labels say a lot: low fat, fewer calories, zero trans fat.

Where is the cutoff point for adhering to phony facts and unrealistic goals? Common misconceptions include cutting out certain foods that may not benefit the body in the long run. It is imperative to understand what the body is capable of handling, but still consider that

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Cathy Saloff-Coste, a nutrition consultant for the college, talks at Wellness Wednesday on Sept. 28 in the Taughannock Falls Meeting Room. cassie denDanto/The Ithacan

each and every one of us makes different food choices.

Highly nutritious foods are more beneficial when taken in abundance, as compared to those that are processed and contain artificial sugars. But consuming smaller portions of certain foods may take the edge off eating calorie-filled or fatty snacks. Writing a list and setting realistic goals can help people maintain a balanced eating pattern. No one has to go on a diet. Fads in the diet industry come and go, but ultimately the individual chooses whether to alter his or her lifestyle for the better.

Eating well means incorporating essential nutrients into a diet and balancing them with the occasional sinful ice cream or fried fish.

People shouldn’t keep away from foods that are labeled “unhealthy,” but rather assess the situation with an open mind.

Unfortunately, our health takes a back seat when our minds are busy chattering and distracting us from what the heart is saying.

Equilibrium between the mind and heart is necessary to clearly assess a situation. When I realize that I’m overthinking a situation, I close my eyes and breathe deeply.

I acknowledge any recurring thoughts or upsetting images and let them go. Usually, this brings me back down to earth. It’s helpful for people to acknowledge their insecurities and doubts that cross their mind. It helps rid themselves of unhealthy thought patterns.

We experience a wide array of emotions each day. Cross-cultural communication may be supported or hindered by these emotions and individuals perceive and express emotion differently. Though cultural barriers exist, it is imperative for all beings to experience every emotion the human body is capable of undergoing and to communicate that with the rest of the world.

Depression and anger are usually frowned upon because they do not contribute to a “positive” lifestyle. But it’s unhealthy to deny yourself the right to experience these sentiments. I firmly believe in allowing myself to undergo the multitude of emotions that are out there. I thrive in anger and sadness — it makes me feel human.

Balanced health is equivalent to a happy life in my book. When you are truly at ease with yourself, you become content with your surroundings. Taking a holistic approach to finding good health may be the answer.

Mrinalini Iyengar is a sophomore health science major. Email her at mintsy1991@gmail.com

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

hat can’t be shared on Facebook today?

Videos, movies, songs, statuses, news articles, games and more abound on the social network with more than 800 million users. Thanks to a design overhaul to personal profiles, users will soon be able to share their past while still keeping friends updated on what they ate for lunch or just watched on Hulu.

The redesign, appropriately named Timeline, organizes user content around a central line with events popping out as bubbles. An easy navigation menu allows users to quickly travel months and years into the past to view memorable content. For anyone who has tried to dig up a post, Timeline is ideal for rediscovering that elusive first status update.

During its huge rise to Internet stardom in the past seven years, Facebook has only just given people a tool to share their past.

While it mastered constant sharing through status updates and posts that track what people do, listen to, read and watch at all times, Facebook hasn’t allowed people to explore and group the history of themselves and their friends — until now. Profiles have become beautiful, digital scrapbooks that document every time users interact on the network.

Timeline is just as much for the user to explore as it is for his or her friends. Unearth statuses and pictures long forgotten, or tag specific pictures and events to feature as banners on timelines. As perceptions of digital privacy shift to more leniency, people will become more open to sharing every piece of their personal lives on Facebook.

The new design transforms content into an experience and grants users full control of how their identities take shape.

A new toolbar on user profiles allows people to add employment, education changes and life milestones on their graphic history. The bottoms of profiles also contain a box for baby pictures. Timeline asks users to bring their past out from the privacy of analog and share it with the world by digitizing their entire identity on one network. By uploading historical parts of themselves, Facebook users can nearly complete their digital identities. But whether users will follow along or push back remains in question.

Acceptance and use will define whether Timeline thrives or gets tossed aside. The beauty is its ability to flash back and jump forward in a matter of seconds — and look good while doing it. But Facebook should note how many people add to their online identity and how many just don’t care. If users don’t care to look into their pasts, then Timeline may be tossed out for another design next year. tj gunther is a senior journalism major. Email him at tgunthe1@ithaca.edu

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1950s Beat Generation influences current culture

By Lauren Mateer Staff Writer

Sixty years after author Jack Kerouac wrote his eradefining novel “On the Road,” the Beat Generation, with its “angelheaded hipsters,” is experiencing a surge of popularity on campus.

Films, books and other media focus on the era, and college students are embracing its influence.

The Beat Generation began in the late 1940s but didn’t come to prominence until the 1950s.

It was led by a group of writers and poets who promoted the ideals of transcendentalism, freedom from censorship, sexual liberation and political activism. At the start of the Cold War, the Beats, consisting of writers like Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder and others, represented a departure from conservative social and political norms.

At Ithaca College, the Beats are represented on the syllabi of several classes. David Kramer, assistant professor of English, has his section of Introduction to American Literature read Kerouac’s “On the Road.” Freshman Danny Doran is currently taking the class, and said what drives the current obsession with all things Beat is the fact that the era mirrors many of the same issues of today.

“We have environmental

Above: Senior Bart Comegys writes with his typewriter Sunday in his room.

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Right: Allen Ginsberg, the most well-known poet of the Beat generation.

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problems that were prevalent back then literature at Hobart College who previbut are even more of an issue now,” he ously taught American literature classes said. “We’re in a war that a lot of people at Ithaca, said he’s noticed an upswing don’t necessarily agree with or support, in discussion of Beat Generation writing in academics. so the anti-war movement is relevant.”

“The Beats were not really considKramer said his class is reading Beat literature because the era had such a ered viable fodder for academic classes on literature for great influence on quite some time,” American culture.

Cope said. “Not re“‘On the Road’ ally until the last is one of those "Ithaca basically decade or so was it books that sort of incredibly common sums up this love of embodies everything to see the Beats in the landscape, this academic classes.” love of frontier, this that the Beats were Freshman Brooke nostalgic view of talking about."

Stroth is also in the possibilities of — Freshman Brooke Stroth Kramer’s American America,” he said.

Literature class and Doran first read said she is looking the book in his freshman year of high school, and then on forward to reading “On the Road.” To a road trip this summer and again in class her, the college seems accepting of the Beat Generation. this semester.

“We have a new generation emerging “I travel a lot, and it had that vibe and spirit of being excited about travel- that is interested in the ideas of the Beats,” ing and meeting new people,” he said. “I she said. “Ithaca basically embodies everycould relate to it, and it was interesting.” thing that the Beats were talking about.”

Stacey Lewis, the current director of After reading “On the Road,” Doran said, he went out and bought more of publicity and marketing at City Lights Kerouac’s books to delve into. He said he Publishing, where many Beat poets pubnoticed students at the college with the lished their work, said college students are particularly receptive to the Beat ideals. same idea.

“A lot of the writing deals with what “Everybody is a little bit of a hipster, some more than someone would call identity politics — others,” he said. gender, race, sex,” Lewis said. “Those are “You can’t really say things that, when you get into college or it’s just because of out of your parents’ home, there’s this disthe Beats, but it’s covering of those topics.”

An Editing and Publishing class at the definitely been incollege recently read Ginsberg’s “Howl fluenced by that.”

Stephen Cope, and Other Poems” as part of a discusprofessor of po- sion of controversies in publishing — the etry and American book was the subject of a landmark 1957 obscenity trial when it was published by City Lights.

S e n i o r Liam Curley, a writing major currently taking the class, said he is interested in learning more about Above: An artist commune in the 1960s in New York.

Courtesy of Gerd Stern the time period Right: Allen Ginsberg, right, in Sausalito in the 1950s. in which “Howl” Courtesy Of Gerd Stern was published.

“Thinking about the context

is probably even more interesting to me than the poem,” he said.”

The influence of the Beat Generation is not limited to academia, but is also reflected in popular culture today. James Franco starred in last year’s “Howl,” a biopic of Ginsberg. Two movies are also in production based on Kerouac’s work.

Doran, a cinema and photography major, said his films are influenced by the Beat Generation. He said it reminds him of French New Wave cinema, a term used to describe a group of independent French filmmakers in the 1950s and ’60s.

“The French New Wave filmmakers did this very different style of filmmaking, and the Beats had a very different style of writing,” he said. “There are parallels and that definitely influence me.”

Other items associated with the Beat Generation, like typewriters, are making an appearance in some groups.

Senior Bart Comegys, an English major, said he loves using his Smith Corona Sterling typewriter, the chosen instrument of Beat poets.

“With a typewriter, writing becomes more of a physical act,” he said.

“You have to put actual force into the words. It involves more of the whole person in the act of writing.”

He said he has met other typewriter users in his time at the college.

“Everybody in my house uses a typewriter,” Comegys said. “So it’s increasing, but in small circles.

There’s a certain kind of person who’s going to be doing this.”

For Curley, the Beats continue on, especially as more students connect to their cultural ideals.

“We’re looking for a community still,” he said. “It’s a wild time to be an American, and trying to understand what that means, and part of that identity is understanding where we come from.”

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Hot or Not This week’s hits and misses

Assistant Accent Editor Shea O’Meara ranks the best and worst Saturday Night Live hosts so far this season.

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Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin’s record-breaking 16th appearance as an SNL host was politically charged genius. The show’s first episode of the season opened with a mock GOP debate. Baldwin took to the podium as Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican candidate in the 2012 presidential race, and played on criticisms that Perry’s political ideologies make him incompatible with the Republican base. Baldwin’s Perry declared that he supported both building a national fence and providing education for the children of illegal immigrants. While Baldwin didn’t have the same instant charisma playing Perry as Tina Fey found playing Sarah Palin, his moment in the SNL limelight was top-notch.

Lukewarm Melissa McCarthy Recent Emmy Award-winning actress Melissa McCarthy donned fake buck teeth to take part in her first opener as an SNL host. The skit was a rendition of “The Lawrence Welk Show,” a musical variety hour hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk in the ’50s, and poked fun at the host’s role in “Bridesmaids,” a light-hearted comedy. The actress managed to build up the courage to wear a hideously funny orange gown and clown-like makeup on stage. While her skits were suited to pad the SNL arsenal of slapstick humor, they failed to claim a spot among the show’s most memorable moments.

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Ben Stiller Ben Stiller will host SNL for the second time Saturday night. While the third episode of the season has yet to air, its host is already a loss for the show.

Stiller’s last major Hollywood appearance was in the 2010 comedy “Little Fockers” and the actor’s ability to attract viewers may be insignificant compared to more timely hosts like Taylor Swift after the Video Music Award debacle with Kayne West and Lady Gaga after she publicly condemned Target for its alleged anti-LGBT policies.

To read a live review of the concert, visit theithacan.org.

Sincerely, Janelle

R&B soul singer Janelle Monáe performs Sunday at Cornell University’s Barton Hall. The Grammy-nominated artist was invited to campus by the Cornell Concert Commission and was accompanied by special guest fun., a New York-based indie rock band.

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protective mother halle berry breaks foot after goat sighting

Last week, Halle Berry broke her foot while shooting her new movie, “Cloud Atlas,” in Spain. Originally, inside sources vaguely stated Berry broke her foot while she was out on a walk, but a close friend of the star has come forward to reveal the strange truth: It was a goat’s fault. Berry spotted her 3-year-old daughter, Nahla, chasing a goat around a rocky cliff face and leapt to save the child. After scooping up Nahla and shooing the goat away, Berry tripped on a rock, breaking her ankle. Both Berry and Nahla are safe, though the former will have to stay off her feet for three weeks to let her cast set.

Looks like Berry’s Catwoman reflexes couldn’t save her this time.

— Benjii Maust

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Dancing Groom-to-BE Proposes With flash mob dance At Disney

While Disneyland is often seen as a fantasy world where princesses are woken up by a kiss or taken on magic carpet rides, it became the real-life home of one couple’s personal fairy tale. In a wimp.com video, a dedicated and creative boyfriend proposes to his girlfriend through a surprise dance to the popular track “Marry You” by Bruno Mars in the middle of downtown Disneyland. A typical flash mob turns into a heart-warming public proposal when the groom-to-be jumps into the choreography and proposes to his shocked girlfriend. It looks like this girl found her Prince Charming.

— Allie Healy

quoteunquote I have been approached to do two Bollywood films. But I am not keen on them.

— Paris Hilton on being asked to star in Bollywood films last week during her business trip to India.

celebrity SCOOPS! Madison insures assets Holly Madison, former “The Girls Next Door” reality show star, is among the dancers in “Peepshow,” the erotic Las Vegas dance showcase at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. But the ex-playmate is looking for more job insurance than the typical employer contract. Madison recently confessed that her surgically enhanced breasts are in the process of being insured for $1 million. She claims she has taken out a policy with insurance company Lloyd’s of London because the show’s success depends on her appearance. Let’s hope this reality star doesn’t end up needing an “Extreme Makeover.”

— Benjii Maust

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Local artist paints colorful abstracts using vibrant hues and creative lines

Artist Melissa Zarem hangs her piece “Legos” on Monday in the Community Arts Partnership Artspace on the Commons. Her abstract paintings are inspired by images in nature.

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BY Whitney Faber Managing Editor

Above: Pieces from Zarem’s most recent collection, on display at the CAP Artspace.

Courtesy of Melissa Zarem

When local artist Melissa Zarem began many of the pieces in her latest collection, she started on the hardwood floor of her studio.

“I’ll put my sheet of paper on the floor, and it’s sometimes a color that’s left on my palette from whatever I was working on, and I’ll just start,” she said.

She usually begins with her broadest brush, the cheap kind from Agway, because “the best artists use the cheapest tools” — a joke with a hint of truth for Zarem. The less expensive brushes produce that hairy, straggling-line look she aims for.

Then, with her entire petite body bent in half over the canvas, her gestures add color to the page. She makes these first strokes without much concern or planning.

“For me, it’s a lot about just starting something without worrying what it’s going to look like, and then giving it some time so I can respond to it,” she said.

Zarem’s current collection of abstract pieces, titled “Closer to the Skin,” was put on display Tuesday at the Community Arts Partnership Artspace on the Commons and will continue to show for the rest of October.

The pervading concept through the exhibition is the meeting and interaction of objects and ideas, and the border of those meetings is where the conflict is the strongest, Zarem said.

“Boundaries are sort of an opportunity for things to either complement or contrast, and so it could be the boundary or an edge between colors or shapes or textures or whatever,” she said. “That is one of the things that I am always working on. I am interested in how things meet up against each other and how they interact.”

To explore this idea, Zarem uses crayon and graphite to cut into the gouache acrylic paint, which highlights the line where the two materials touch.

She began the pieces this spring in her small studio tucked away in her basement.

The little room is meticulously organized with her paints, worn-down brushes and Plexiglas palette sitting on top of a metal shelving unit in one corner and all of her printing materials — old

plastic toys, lids, stamps, a cut-up loofah — on a table in another corner.

Next to her printing materials is a large metal case with drawers full of finished pieces, discarded works and old materials from when Zarem worked with collages. A drum set sits in the corner of the room, a subtle reminder that as a full-time mom as well as an artist, she shares the room with her two daughters.

Though she graduated from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell University in 1988, Zarem has only returned to producing art on a larger scale in the past five years, after returning to Ithaca from Brooklyn, N.Y. After college, she worked as an artist-in-residence at the Henry Street Settlement House’s Abrons Arts Center in New York City, but took a hiatus from art to raise her children. In the past four years, she has been featured in five shows at the State of the Art Gallery and had her first solo show at the Corners Gallery in June.

Zarem’s work was chosen for the CAP show by an anonymous group organized

by CAP of Tompkins County.

Robin Schwartz, program director for CAP, said she was excited to show Zarem’s work because of the vibrant look of the show.

“Melissa’s work is going to look fantastic in our galley,” she said. “Her work is so beautiful, colorful. Her abstracts are some of the best that I’ve seen.”

The title of her current exhibition comes from a piece of advice a friend from Trinidad offered to her about taking care while pealing a mango because the sweetest part of the fruit is always “closest to the skin”. Not only good advice, Zarem said, these words struck her as a good metaphor for her work.

“It refers to an unconscious piece of tactile information, and a lot of my work resembles that,” she said. “It’s done with a blend of spontaneity and unplanned gestures, combined with more control and thinking ahead.”

As with most of her pieces in her current abstract style, after the initial strokes of impulsive creation are placed on the page, Zarem starts to make a plan for the piece.

“For me, all art is about making choices,” she said.

So when the first layer of paint has dried, it’s time for the work to move onto the next stage in the process — the wall.

The largest surface in Zarem’s studio, the front wall, is her easel. It is covered in dripping lines of paint — bright pinks and yellows, vibrant red, black, shades of green, blue and grey.

There’s no room for perspective as the work lies on the floor, Zarem said, so its corners are tacked up and put on unfinished display. Initial impulses and instincts are added to the page first.

Then it’s time to take a step back, sit in the brown leather chair strategically placed across from the display wall and look at what has been done.

“And then the whole process feels like that’s when it really begins,” Zarem said. “It’s a conversation back and forth between what I’m seeing, what it means, what else I’m working on at the same time, and it just keeps going like that for a little while.”

She may add a mark here, throw in a color there, all based on her observations.

Leslie Daniels, a local writer and friend of Zarem’s, sometimes comes to the studio to do her own work alongside Zarem. Daniels said she is intrigued by the work because Zarem maintains such a clear awareness through her process.

“She has tremendous integrity of vision,” she said. “Her palette will change a lot. The texture and the shapes and so on will change a lot. There’s a spirit of playfulness and authority that comes through in all her pieces.”

From the wall to the floor, Zarem goes back and forth working with the piece, turning and viewing until it is finished. She said her organic process allows her to explore the spontaneity of abstract art.

“I just go,” she said. “Because working on something over time in layers gives you the confidence that you’ll figure it out as you go. It doesn’t have to be right that first time. I know that I’m going to build up to something I feel good about.”

There will be a reception for “Closer to the Skin” at 5 p.m. Friday at the Community Arts Partnership Artspace on the Commons.

Zarem will also give a free artist talk at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17.

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Professor engineers unusual veggies

Clubs collaborate for MS aid

by Jesse Maeshiro Staff Writer

By Partick Duprey and TJ Gunther

Online Editor and Senior Writer

While some cooks stick to the kitchen to toy with taste and texture, Michael Mazourek is playing in labs, preparing his own To see a slideshow of designer vegetables the designer through genetic vegetables, visit modification and theithacan.org. plant crossbreeding.

Mazourek, assistant professor of plant breeding and genetics at Cornell University, is growing some unusual foods, altering vegetable taste and appearance to capitalize on an expanding market for specialized food.

Produce from Mazourek’s garden includes the habanada pepper, a habanero pepper with an altered spice gene, and the Farmer’s Daughter melon, which Mazourek said tastes like a pear and falls off the vine easily once ripe.

“It’s a pretty open, creative process for a lot of what we do, so it’s a lot like cooking without a recipe sometimes,” he said. “You’re not exactly sure what you’re going to end up with as you combine the different plants together.”

Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, released plenty of her own designer creations while at Cornell, such as an award-winning salt and pepper cucumber. She said some development processes are simpler than others.

“It’s a mixture,” Jahn said. “It can be very creative, and we see surprises.

Other times, we know exactly what ­ we’re not in the mood we’re after — for surprises.”

Mazourek said he’s worked with a few chefs and retailers, including Dan

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Michael Mazourek, assistant professor of plant breeding and genetics at Cornell University, works Sept. 20 in his habanada pepper garden.

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Barber, celebrity chef and owner of the Blue Hill restaurants in New York City and Pocantico Hills, N.Y. He said chefs want to change traits about vegetables to better fit their recipes.

Food scientists and plant breeders have been working in collaboration to develop designer vegetables for years.

Sherry Tanumihardjo, associate professor of nutritional science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, worked over the last decade to produce multicolored carrots.

“We’re thinking about improving

our health and making things interesting,” Tanumihardjo said. “We’ve been breeding for these different colors of food.”

Mazourek said he’s been living his childhood dream, toying with vegetables in hopes of increasing their accessibility.

“I’m getting the opportunity to do all the things with vegetables the 6-year-old me would have really liked,” he said. “As you get to see all the diversity, you just start to make all these connections of what is possible.”

Emerson Suites is often bumping with the loud bass of a concert or beaming with the bright lights of an event, but tonight the Ithaca College community will If You Go come to“Step Up to a gether for Cure” an event of a When: 7 p.m. different kind. today Where: Emerson “Step Up Suites to a Cure,” a How much: $5 concert sponsored by the Ithaca College Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Club and IC Project Generations, will be held at 7 p.m. today in Emerson Suites. The club aims to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis at the college and in the Ithaca community by putting on events to raise money for the cause.

“Step Up to a Cure” will be a night of performances featuring campus groups such as IC Dance Team, ICircus, Ithacapella, Erik Caron Connection, WICB, Acahti Players, IC Voicestream, Amani Gospel Singers and Pulse, the college’s hip-hop dance group.

Between performances, members will speak about multiple sclerosis and how people can get involved in working toward a cure.

Junior Katie Paccione, co-president of ICMSA, said she wanted to bring together as many campus groups as possible to help fundraise for this cause.

“We thought it would be great for the a capella groups to do another concert for a great cause, but also showcase other performance groups that maybe most college students

don’t know about,” she said.

MS is a disease that attacks the central nervous system resulting in symptoms such as a person losing the ability to walk, speak or see.

Throughout the night there will also be several raffles with prizes from local organizations such as Wegman’s and Cinemapolis. All of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Junior Erik Caron of the Erik Caron Connection, an acoustic rock band performing at the event, said he is excited about the exposure, but also wanted to emphasize to the student body the importance of coming to the event.

“People should go because it’s going to be a great time, not only in support of a very important cause, but it’s going to be really entertaining,” he said.

Doreen Hetich-Atkins, adviser for ICMSA, said it is crucial for both students and members of the community to get involved in the event and learn about the disease.

“It’s their opportunity to get people to come out and talk about MS and how it affects young people, how it affects older people and to raise money to find a cure for the disease so hopefully no one has to live with the disease again,” she said.

All of the work ICMSA has done so far is culminating in this event.

Paccione said members of ICMSA and Project Generations couldn’t be more excited about the event.

“It’s for a really great cause, not only for our club to fight MS but to help Project Generations out with their cause, and even to just support all of the performances,” Paccione said.

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‘Fortunate’ alumni win documentary Emmy KF: Would you say that current documentarians have to serve as a jack-of-all-trades in their work in that case?

Two Ithaca College alumni, Landon Van Soest ’04 and Jeremy Levine ’06, took home an Emmy for their film at the 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards on Sept. 26.

“Good Fortune” was honored with the Emmy in the category of Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting — Long Form.

“Good Fortune” examines how international aid efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the communities they aim to benefit. It was broadcast on the PBS series “POV” in July 2010.

Accent Editor Kelsey Fowler spoke with Van Soest about his time at the college, the film “Good Fortune” and his recent Emmy win.

LV: It’s more than being an artist. Being a filmmaker, every film is essentially like starting its own business. You have to understand how to market yourself and navigate the world to put together what little bits of money you can.

KF: What was it like to get the news you had won an Emmy award?

LV: Surreal is about the only way I can put it. For some reason in my head I had decided it was not the Emmys the way we think of them, but some sort of other brand of Emmys or something, like that that wasn’t as significant. Then I read the email six times and got pretty excited. There have been so many incredible things to happen in this project. This is beyond our wildest dreams as far as what we hoped for the film.

Kelsey Fowler: How did you and Jeremy Levine start working together?

Landon Van Soest: Jeremy and I actually met in Ben Crane’s doc research class at Ithaca College. We got pretty invested in a story on the U.S.-Mexico border and the vigilantes down there who were taking the law into their own hands. We spent quite a bit of time in Arizona during the semester, and obviously the class ended and I graduated, but Jeremy and I were still interested so we went down and finished the film “Walking the Line.” We really kind of built our partnership off of that film.

KF: What is the next project you’re working on?

LV: I’m working on finishing up one of the other stories that was shot for this film — trying to get that out there as a short film as a secondary follow-up project. Most of our time is spent trying to make a living, but our goal was always to refocus and start another bigger project. Hopefully with winning this award, we will have the opportunities to do those things.

KF: How did you decide on the subject matter for your documentary “Good Fortune?”

LV: I had gone to western Kenya to do research on the fishing industry there — the global implications and the way the various development efforts had impacted the fishing industry. So I applied for a Fulbright and ended up traveling around Kenya, visiting different development projects and looking at the impact of Western intervention. In an aid context, we looked at various economic development projects and shot four of them, then narrowed the film down to two.

From left, Jeremy Levine ’06 and Landon Van Soest ’04 with their Emmy for their documentary, “Good Fortune,” which addressed the problems with international aid efforts in Africa.

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KF: The two of you worked almost exclusively on this film. Did you ever worry that you were too close to the subject to make edits or be objective?

LV: It was damn near impossible. It was really just Jeremy and I putting this together. There’s a reason it took us four years to finish it. You’re

so incredibly close to it, and it was really hard to gain any kind of distance. We never had any kind of substantial budget to really bring in outside editors, it being our first film, and we had really high expectations, so we ended up with tons of iterations. It really was just the two of us the entire time and a tremendous amount of work.

KF: Do you have any advice for filmmakers?

LV: I can’t definitely say that I have all of the answers, but the way we’ve gotten here is being proactive and going out and making films. Go do what you want. We found if you can set out and just do it, you can get there a lot faster if you’re willing to put in the work and make the sacrifice.

To read an extended Q&A with Van Soest, visit theithacan.org.

An agent for change Professor spends 40 years researching effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam

By Shea O’Meara

Assistant Accent Editor

Though Fred Wilcox, associate professor of writing, was too old to be drafted into the Vietnam War and didn’t set foot on Vietnamese soil until long after the dueling nations ceased fire, memories of the war’s victims drive his career.

Wilcox’s newest book, “Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam,” is the first to completely chronicle the effects of the United States’ use of chemical weaponry on the Vietnamese people. With an introduction by anti-war activist Noam Chomsky, “Scorched Earth” comes 50 years after the U.S. began using Agent Orange, a powerful herbicide manufactured for the Department of Defense. Now, more than three million people face chronic illnesses traced to the chemical.

Published in September by Seven Stories Press, the publication coincides with the re-release of Wilcox’s 1983 book on the subject, “Waiting For An Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange,” the first book to reveal the effects of the chemical.

Wilcox’s inspiration to fight against the injustices of international combat came during a visit to a military hospital in 1971.

While living on the streets of New York City and battling alcoholism, Wilcox learned his cousin was expected to die in St. Albans, a hospital for soldiers wounded during war.

He said walking through the ward to meet his cousin was like walking into a Walt Whitman creation. Soldiers were tied to beds with ropes and cloth and screamed in agony. After listening to the stories of the mentally ill veterans in the ward and being asked not to join the war effort by his cousin, a soldier of 19 years, Wilcox became an anti-war activist.

“At that point, I made up my mind and decided that as long as I lived I was never going to stop talking about the Vietnam War,” he said. “I was never going to stop trying to get the United States to admit what it did.

This book is the outcome of that vow that I made.”

Wilcox said he wrote the book to raise awareness about the effects of Agent Orange on soldiers from both sides of the conflict and to show the damage war has on the environment and public health. The real solution, he said, is to understand the lasting implications of releasing biological weapons into the air.

“Look at Vietnam and look at the pictures in my book, because by not looking at these people you’re in denial about your country and the peril you face,” he said.

For his first book, Wilcox traveled around the U.S. to speak with doctors and veterans to gather research.

To complete “Scorched Earth,” which focuses on the Vietnamese people rather than mostly American veterans, he spent time in Vietnamese

Fred Wilcox, associate professor of writing, works Monday in his office. His new book, “Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam,” addresses the lasting effects of Agent Orange on the Vietnamese people.

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towns and children’s hospitals.

His son Brendan Wilcox, a professional photographer and writer, joined him in Vietnam to take the pictures featured in the novel.

Brendan said he wanted to be a part of the project, but seeing the deformed and sickly children in Vietnamese hospitals often made him physically ill, and he sometimes missed interviews because he had trouble dealing with the suffering.

“One of the hardest things for me was a photograph of this kid who looks like a skeleton,” he said. “He’s laying on his bed and he was the same age as me. All I could think was this kid could never leave the house. He’ll never have a girlfriend, he’ll never have kids, he’ll never do anything.”

He said he continued working on the project because he believed in the cause and thought it could help people understand the lasting effects of war.

“We have this view that we’re these great liberators, that we go to places and we liberate them and we’re done,” he said. “But it’s much more than that.”

Jeff Cohen, associate professor of journalism and director of the Park Center for Independent Media, was asked to review “Scorched Earth” for Seven Stories Press. He said the book is a crucial addition to the discussion of Agent Orange.

“People should react by saying to the government in Washington, ‘What are we doing to make up for what we did to the Vietnamese?’” he said.

Seven Stories Press is known for

its literature on human rights and social and economic justice. Assistant Editor Gabriel Espinal worked with Wilcox to complete the novel. Espinal said this book can help bring more attention to the issue.

“Before I read ‘Scorched Earth’ I had images of sick people, but I didn’t have a very concrete idea of what that sickness entailed or that it was ongoing,” he said.

Wilcox said this book isn’t the end of his research on the effects of chemical warfare because of people like his friend William Crapsur, a veteran who was crippled by exposure to Agent Orange.

“I’ve met these people who refuse to give up,” he said. “They inspired me to keep going.”

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“In the Company of Dancers,” the latest production at the Kitchen Theatre, is a complex theatrical performance that combines narrative and motion, but fails to accurately portray the life of a woman with one simple goal — to dance.

The semiautobiographical script by the Kitchen Theatre’s artistic director Rachel Lampert tells the story of Deborah (Norma Fire), a lifelong dancer. During the “In the play, Deborah sorts through Company of mementos from important Dancers” moments in her life and Kitchen Theatre uses those bits of her past to tell the audience her story. Monologues introduce the 15 separate dance numbers that are recreations from Deborah’s career as a performer used to form the narrative of her life.

On top of writing and directing, Lampert choreographed the well-constructed show with Lindsay Gilmour, assistant professor of theater arts at Ithaca College. Though the production successfully highlights the dancers’ technical skills, the pieces concentrate on relationships rather than technique. This approach was meant to turn the show into a more traditional theater production, but falls short without a clear connection between the dance and script.

Violinist Linda Case, cellist Rosie Elliot and pianist Andrea Merrill add to the performance with their expert manipulations of difficult pieces. The diverse musical choices feature many classical composers, such as Antonin Dvorak, Johannes Brahms and George Frideric Handel.

Despite the small performance space, the musicians were able to sit on stage, which adds to the intimacy of the show. Not a single dancer crashes into the instrumentalists, though a few come close, speaking to the coordination of such a detailed production.

In a piece set to Shostakovich’s Piano Trio in E minor, Movement 4, the dancers alternate between flowing movements and abrupt motions, which gives the audience an introduction to the appeal and difficulty of modern dance. This coordinated skill proves the cast is widely talented

First Thursday Comedy Nights, a production by the Finger Lakes comedy group ComedyFLOP, will be hosted by Delilah’s on Cayuga. The show begins at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free, but donations will be taken.

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“Plumfield, Iraq,” a play about the effects of military conflict, is Ithaca College Theater’s first production of the semester. The show will begin at 8 p.m. in the Clark Theatre.

Tickets are $8 for students and $11 for adults at the door.

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and capable of the technical skill necessary in a play about professional dancers.

As the retired Deborah, Fire is charming, but does not give off the spirit of the lifelong dancer her character is meant to be. Her stage presence captures the wisdom of age through expressive hand gestures and reserved but precise movements across the stage, but not the limberness of a revered dancer.

Though Fire’s character is scripted to represent Deborah as a mature and developed dancer, the choreography associated with her role prevent the actress from giving a fully convincing performance. Fire only dances in the opening number, which makes her unable to portray a naturally fluid physicality that a lifelong artist would earn.

In the middle of the show, a dance number set to Bach’s Prelude for Suite for Solo Cello

No. 1 in G major brings junior musical theater major Ryan MacConnell and cellist Elliot to center stage. Through Lampert’s choreography and Elliot’s proficiency, MacConnell performs a visually appealing solo. This is one of the only moments where the story and dance come together and show what this performance could have been if the script matched the quality of the dancer’s technique.

While the narrator of the Kitchen Theatre’s most recent work is able to recall the choreography from her past in perfect detail, “In the Company of Dancers” is unlikely to leave a lasting impression on those who choose to see it.

“In the Company of Dancers” will run through Sunday at the Kitchen Theatre. Tickets are $25 for students and $32 for adults.

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Girls, a folksy San Francisco duo, wowed the indie scene with their catchy throwbacks to 1950s rock ’n’ roll on their debut LP, “Album,” in 2009.

Two years later, Girls they have returned “Father, Son, with a full-length Holy Ghost” sophomore effort True Panther that proves the first Sounds time around wasn’t Our rating: just luck.

HHHH Girls retains an ability to turn a depressing tune into something enjoyable and hopeful, with toe-tapping melodies and a refreshing sense of modesty. On their new album, “Father, Son, Holy Ghost,” the band’s lead vocalist

Album Review

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Christopher Owens lays his heart out with unbridled honesty.

The lead single, “Vomit,” features a mournful guitar lick and hushed vocals that eventually explode with a powerful organ and a hair-raising backing choir.

A distorted guitar tears in and blows everything else away, resulting in a blazing conclusion as Owens professes, “Come into my heart, my love.”

“My Ma” is an existentialist heartbreaker in an album ripe with tear-jerkers. It adopts the same style as “Vomit” ­— somber homesickness, harmonic organ lines and a stunning contrast between soft guitar strumming and fuzzy distortion. “My Ma” lays bare the harsh reality of life and injects a shot of nostalgia straight into the listener.

The album works cohesively as

Song of the Week “Re-Wired”

After spending almost four months in treatment for emotional and physical distress, Demi Lovato is back with an album that turns personal Demi Lovato hardship into “Unbroken” Hollywood soulful gold.

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each track on the release draws from the same thematic elements while employing similar styles of songwriting and composition. The only track that separates itself with a variable texture is “Die,” which sports a seething guitar riff and sounds as if it were torn out of a Led Zeppelin songbook.

The album solidifies Girls as a band with the type of music that holds depth and meaning and brings listeners back to one of music’s original purposes — the art of storytelling.

Richard Thompson, a singer-songwriter who was named one of Rolling Stone’s Top 20 Guitarists of All Time, will perform at the State Theatre.

Doors open at 7 p.m and tickets are $29.50 to $36.50 online.

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Signal Path, a band that describes its sound as acoustically inspired electronic music from the Western front, will perform at Castaways. Doors will open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $12 in advance.

an emotive performer with a strong sense of artistic direction that elevates her above her musical competition.

The would-be diary entry turned album track, “Fix a Heart,” touches on Lovato’s personal struggles with self-control. The emotional turmoil described in the song is accented by a quiet piano that never draws attention

away from lyrics that painfully reveal, “I tried to sever ties and I/ Ended up with wounds to bind.”

This ballad capitalizes on the nuances of the human experience without trivializing them, a virtue that transcends the confines of run-of-the-mill pop music.

Overall, the album’s message stands as a testament to survival and, more importantly, a testament to hope.

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After a four-year break from Nashville, country music sweetheart LeAnne Rimes is back with a disjointed album filled with ill-fitting covers and lacking a musical theme.

“Re-Wired’s” ferocious nature creates a feeling of pent-up angst and intensity that’s just waiting to detonate.

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cover band, will perform songs from the most popular bands of the ’70s and ’80s. The show begins at 7 p.m. at The Haunt.

Admission is $5.

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Blitzen Trapper’s new album “American Goldwing” echoes the past with vocals reminiscent of Bob Dylan’s brash sound, but keeps a modern edge with electronic beats. courtesy oF Sub Pop Records

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Echoing cross-genre films such as Adam Sandler’s “Click” and “Funny People,” which walk the line between comedy and drama, “50/50” director Jonathan Summit Levine’s new dark Entertaincomedy “50/50” is a ment creative and effecOur rating: HHH tive mix of tragedy and humor.

When 27-year-old radio journalist Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer, he and his best friend Kyle (Seth Rogen) vow to enjoy life while he battles the disease. After he discovers his girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard) is cheating on him, Adam is left with only Kyle, his parents and Katherine (Anna Kendrick), his therapist, to help him through his treatment.

Despite points of pure hilarity, the film’s dramatic theme may put off viewers who prefer a light-hearted comedy. But for those looking for more than easy, mindless laughs, the film’s powerful storyline offers a worthwhile depth to the genre.

Levine portrays Adam’s battle for his life without allowing the film’s humor to make light of the situation. While Adam’s 50/50 odds of survival are presented precariously, it is never the point of the joke. The witty, awkward and often profane banter between Adam and Kyle is reminiscent of contemporary comedies like “Superbad” and “I Love You, Man” as Levine explores the typical storyline of men searching

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From left, Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is diagnosed with cancer and relies on his best friend Kyle (Seth Rogen) to get him through his medical treatment and breakup with his long-time girlfriend in the new comedy “50/50.”

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for women to sleep with. In one scene, Kyle facetiously urges Adam to use cancer as a pick-up line.

While this crude humor allows the director to indulge in the jokes that make modern comedies entertaining, putting characters in the midst of a tragic life-or-death situation adds a darker theme some films in the genre tend to lack.

While Gordon-Levitt is not always the funniest character, he does well with awkward situations that allow Rogen’s sarcastic banter to flourish. Rogen is the soul of the film’s hilarity as the brash and perverse-talking best friend. Kyle’s confession that Rachael has been

cheating is hilariously inappropriate and is just one example of how Rogan’s performance adds comedic contrast to scenes that could easily be depressing.

Levine uses Katherine and Adam’s romantic arc to lighten the mood of the film. While the “patient falling in love with his therapist” plot seems clichéd, Gordon-Levitt and Kendrick’s natural chemistry makes the relationship work. This opportunity for love gives Adam a future beyond his recovery, making his struggle more compelling and heart-wrenching.

Despite the charismatic actors, Gordon-Levitt’s imperfect pacing detracts from the film’s appeal. The film

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drags with an extended introduction to Levine’s situation. This shortcoming may stall interest in the film, but doesn’t ruin the otherwise prudent direction as the movie picks up after the diagnosis is revealed and the real dark comedy begins.

Appropriately awkward situations and cast chemistry allow dark humor to shine while the director’s character work pulls the viewer into a whirlwind of emotions, making “50/50” a welcome addition to a revitalized genre of more mature comedy.

“50/50” was directed by Jonathan Levine and written by Will Reiser.

Poor direction fails impressionist film

By Ian Carsia staff writer

By james hasson staff writer

With professional assassins, secret societies and government agents playing all sides of the law, “Killer Elite” has all the ingredients for an outlandish spy action thriller, but its two heroes and their motivations never fully ignite the story.

“Killer Elite” “Killer Elite” is based on Sir Open Road Ranulph Fiennes’ adventure Films Our rating: novel “The Feather Men,” a book HH1/2 that stirred outrage and criticism among its real-life subjects.

In the film, ex-assassin Danny (Jason Statham) is forced out of retirement when his mentor and friend Hunter (Robert De Niro) is held hostage for refusing a job. For the sake of saving Hunter, Danny reluctantly agrees to kill three ex-Special Air Service soldiers. Danny gathers intelligence on the three soldiers from the Feather Men, a secret society of retired SAS soldiers who deal in illicit activities. When members of the society become aware of his actions, they dispatch Spike (Clive Owen) to hunt down and execute Danny and his team.

The storyline avoids the typical action plot by attempting to develop a character-driven thriller. Director Gary McKendry establishes a refreshing moral ambiguity between Danny, an assassin with a strict personal code of ethics, and Spike, a loyal SAS operative, instead of a clearly defined good guy and an obviously evil villain. That ambiguous dynamic would have made “Killer Elite” into a more memorable and powerful film, but it falls short in execution.

Spike claims he is driven by a need to protect members of his sacred SAS brotherhood,

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Miranda July’s latest film, “The Future,” is an impressionistic and underdeveloped romantic drama that fails to convey a substantial message.

“The Future” follows Sophie (July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater), a couple in their mid-30s who approach the adoption of an injured cat, Paw Paw, with the same degree of seriousness most “The Future” couples face when having Roadside a child. Paw Paw provides Attractions snippets of narration to Our rating: guide the film through the H couple’s failing relationship.

July crafts her film with a surrealism and dream logic unusual for American films that echoes works such as Federico Fellini’s “8 ½.” With cryptic dialogue and strange visual metaphors ranging from characters talking to the moon to stopping time, “The Future” suffers from an often incoherent plot and poorly written script.

Paw Paw’s dialogue is unintentionally humorous as July frequently mistakes “cutesy-ness” for profound philosophical musing in her writing style. At the same time, July and Linklater’s performances are limited by the ambiguous script, which prevents either actor from conveying the emotional resonance that the director intends.

While July’s serious approach to the plot is evident, the film’s lack of structure prevents it from leaving a meaningful impression.

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Danny (Jason Statham) must escape retired SAS operatives in the action thriller “Killer Elite.”

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but McKendry does not take the necessary time to develop that camaraderie. Spike’s interaction with his team is mostly professional and gives the impression that he is acting out of obligation rather than a deep emotional bond with his teammates. This film could have been an investigation into the minds of real-life murderers, but its lack of character development makes it a shallow and ineffective attempt to combine thrill and intellect.

While McKendry aspires to make “Killer Elite” a thought-driven assassin flick instead of a typical Hollywood action movie, the film becomes a botched job when it fails to reveal the potentially interesting motives of its characters.

“Killer Elite” was directed by Gary McKendry and written by Matt Sherring and Ranulph Fiennes.

“The Future” was written and directed by Miranda July and written by Hamish Linklater and David Warshofsky.

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distance Freshman golfer leads team after moving from Hong Kong

Freshman Sharon Li works on her swing during practice Friday at the Country Club of Ithaca. Li came to Ithaca College from Hong Kong and has finished first on the team in all but one tournament. photo illustration by emily park

“Whether you are an adult or a kid, there’s an 80 percent chance that people A peanut butter sandwich folded neatly in would say that they play golf,” she said. “Even a napkin rests on freshman Sharon Li’s desk. though facilities and golf courses are limited She’s in a quiet, simple dorm room where the in Hong Kong, people still get their hands walls are surprisingly bare. The only pictures onto it.”

Though she shot a 71, 1-under par, in the that hang are of her family second round of the Empire 8 Conference from back home. Looking Championships on Sept. 18 in Churchville, at the pictures, you would To see a N.Y., Li said the highlight of her golf career never know that Li’s home video of Sharon was playing in competitions with the world’s is 8,000 miles away.

Li in action, current No. 1 women’s golfer, Yani Tseng, Born in Happy Val- go to who is from Taiwan. ley, Hong Kong, Li came to theithacan.org Li was not a stereotypical child prodigy America at the end of August to attend Ithaca College and play on the wom- under strict, daily regimens. She played soccer, volleyball, threw discus, shot put and en’s golf team.

When asked if she loves golf, Li pauses threw javelin on the track and field teams at and grins, remembering all of her experiences Hong Kong International School and Taipei playing. She picked up the game at 6 years old American School.

Li said she was not upset that she missed the because her father liked the sport, and began chance to become Empire 8 Conference Rookie rattling off 50-yard shots as a child.

Li said golf has been intertwined into the of the Year after losing a three-hole playoff with culture of Hong Kong because it has become St. John Fisher College senior Alex Battle.

“It was very exciting to play her and I didn’t a social sport that people can play well into feel bad losing to her at all,” she said. their old age.

Li’s record-setting performance at the Empire 8, Conference Championships helped the team to a colossal 100-stroke victory.

Head Coach Dan Wood said he was not surprised by Li’s performance at Empire 8 given her track record of success.

“She’s done it before,” Wood said. “She hit probably 12 greens and two or three fringes, so she had no trouble on about 15 of the holes.”

Not counting the Bombers’ most recent competition in Cortland, N.Y., that was shortened by rain, Li has averaged 159 strokes in three tournaments this season. Freshman Kelsey Baker, who was recruited with Li, is second on the team averaging 168 strokes.

Li said optimism was a key aspect of her golf game that helped her on that day. She said she tried to stay focused by forgetting about poor shots and just having fun playing golf.

Li’s stroke is powerful and resourceful, wasting no movement. She twists minimally and swings fluently — not into the Li, then 6 years old, prepares to hit off a golf tee for the ball, but through the ball. It’s a first time at a driving range in Kuala Lumper, Malaysia. natural swing, that looks like it

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Courtesy of sharon li

could be done blindfolded.

Wood said Li’s talent is one that is rare in the Division III women’s golf game, because she can consistently drive a ball 245 yards, which sets her up for easy iron shots.

“She has a very strong move with her swing,” he said. “She’s a very powerful woman to begin with. And she drives it typically 15 to 20 yards longer than most of the girls she gets paired with.”

Though Li has only been on the team for a short period of time, freshman Taylor MacDonald said her upbeat personality has made a positive impression on the team.

“I love playing with Sharon,” MacDonald said. “Even though she’s so good and can beat all of us, it doesn’t matter because she’s so humble and fun to play with.”

Freshmen Kayla Bledsoe and Rachel Gray, who live on the same floor as Li, recalled the day when Li walked into her room after shooting a 71 and said she played “all right,” when asked how the tournament went.

Li’s humor has helped her integrate into the golf team and American culture in general.

She has a magnet on her dorm room door that reads “No Farts Inside The Room.” Under the magnet is the same inscription written in traditional Chinese characters.

MacDonald has already invited Li to

spend Thanksgiving with her family and watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

Li said the full American experience has been pleasant because it’s more easy-going than Hong Kong. But she still misses sticky rice.

“It’s not like in Hong Kong where it’s efficient and you have to be really fast,” she said.

“You don’t have to keep up with others. You do it yourself — your own way.”

Wood said her smooth transition was evident on the first day of classes while Wood was walking Li to class. Li bumped into junior Joseph Lu, a former classmate at the Taipei American School who helped recommend Li to come to the college.

Recommendations from other high school friends who have come to the college such as Lu influenced Li to study at the college. She was also impressed by the exercise science program.

Though she continues to settle into college life in America, Li said she has not gotten homesick. For her, home is wherever there is a set of golf clubs and a tee box.

“I love golf, from the swing to the environment,” she said. “It helps you being active, it helps your social life, it helps you make friends, and it requires mentality. The concentration required for five hours in a round helps me in every way in my life.”

Li, then 12, kneels by a scoreboard following the Guangdong Championship in China. She posted a final score of 154 strokes after playing 36 holes on the Dragon Lake Golf Course.

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Junior picks up reigns as quarterback By andrew kristy staff writer

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NBA risks losing fans Lockouts have become a common occurrence in the four major American professional sports leagues and are an easy way to distance fans from the games they love.

MLB players went on strike in 1994, which lead to the first canceled World Series in nearly a century. The NHL was forced to cancel its entire 2004-05 season, as players and owners could not come to a deal that was economically viable for both sides. This year, the NFL lockout lasted 147 days before owners and players could come to a new collective bargaining agreement and avoid the cancelation of games. Now it’s the NBA’s turn.

The NBA canceled games during the 1998-99 regular season, when teams played a 50-game schedule instead of the normal 82. The league was in a precarious situation the season after Michael Jordan retired —for the first time — the summer before.

Professional basketball had started to gain the popularity it lost during the Jordan era. What started last summer with the U.S. Basketball team winning the gold medal at the World Championships and Lebron James, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade forming a super team in Miami, ended with excitement in the playoffs this summer. Dirk Nowitzki’s transcendent performance in the Dallas Mavericks’ victory in the NBA Finals finished as the highest-rated NBA championship series since the Jordan era ended in 1998.

With the NFL lockout in full swing this past summer, little attention was paid to the NBA lockout, which had been looming since the beginning of the season.

Many small-market teams have been forced to borrow money from the league because of exorbitant salaries and decreased attendance.

Commissioner David Stern wants to cut the salary cap by 25 percent to level the playing field, a move the players association is clearly not happy about. Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade verbally assaulted Stern during negotiations Friday in New York City and had to be restrained by several players after he tried to go after the commissioner.

It’s clear this is no normal lockout. While NFL players had no alternative league to play in, NBA players have been quick to jump overseas. New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams will play in Turkey, while Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari and Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will return to play in Italy.

With these prominent players jumping ship, the NBA season is struggling to stay afloat.

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

The football team has committed to junior Jason Hendel as its quarterback after rotating through players in the first two games of the season, depending on the offensive packages they wanted to run.

The offensive stability began against Union College, resulting in a 37-18 win, and continued through the South Hill squad’s 27-13 victory Junior quarover Hartwick College last terback Jason Saturday. Hendel has thrown Hendel has every pass for Ithaca College thrown for 371 in both wins. yards and rushed Hendel has been remarkfor 56 yards in the Bombers’ ably consistent during the last two wins. two-game winning streak. In both games, the junior went 18 for 26, throwing for a combined total of 371 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

But Hendel is also a threat in the running game.

He ran for two touchdowns in the win against Union College and is currently the second leading rusher on the team.

Hendel said mobility in the pocket was a facet of his game that allowed him to make plays when defenders bombarded him.

“You know it’s always at certain points an option,” he said. “So if something happens — our receivers aren’t open or a pocket breaks down, they bring too many guys, and we can’t pick them up on the blitz — then running happens.”

Senior captain and guard Gregory Peck said Hendel’s knack for sustaining drives has allowed the offense to be productive in long distance situations.

“One of his best attributes is his ability to move the sticks — the first downs, the ability to keep the play alive,” Peck said.

Hendel said he committed to improving day by day during the time when he was splitting time with sophomore Phil Neumann at quarterback early in the season.

“Just really working at the little things from footwork to release points, really becoming perfect with the system and trying to be consistent,” he said. “I played my role and did what I had to do, and when the time came and I had the opportunity to step up, I just kind of went after it.”

Hendel’s big chance to earn the starting role came during the Sept. 10 loss to the Salisbury University Seagulls. Hendel took over midway

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Junior quarterback Jason Hendel drops back to pass during practice Monday on Lower Allen Field.

Hendel has a completion percentage of 58.3 percent to go along with 502 yards passing this season.

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through the game and provided a necessary spark to the offense. Though the game resulted in a 21-7 loss, he was able to break through the Seagull’s defense, which surrendered only 15 points per game last season, to carry the ball eight times for a total of 47 yards.

Sophomore running back Sal Sulla said even when Hendel makes an error, he is able to maintain mental toughness.

“Jason’s always positive, and if he makes a mis-

take or if anybody else makes a mistake, he’s just constantly reminding us there are other plays, just move on and forget about it,” Sulla said.

Peck said the confidence the team has in Hendel will propel the team to more victories.

“We have a saying on the team,” he said. “‘Trust the guy next to you to do his job, and make sure you get your job done.’ We just really focus on our job and trust everybody around us, and that’s what makes us a solid team.”

Underclassmen players avoid sophomore slump By george sitaras contributing writer

The women’s soccer team has been clicking on all cylinders this season, maintaining its spot atop the Empire 8 Conference. But the sophomores have been the anchors of this year’s squad, stepping up in key moments and improving on their plays from last season.

Of the 10 sophomores on this year’s roster, only five saw any starting time last season, and only four recorded at least one goal.

Sophomore forwards Ellyn GrantKeane and Jackie Rodabaugh, as well as sophomore back Meredith Jones, were the only three who saw significant playing time last season. Rodabaugh was second on the team in goals with seven and Grant-Keane led the team in assists with nine.

Rodabaugh said the transition to the college level required her to play a more up-tempo style.

“Playing any collegiate sport is a huge eye-opener for anyone,” she said. “It takes adjusting very quickly to a new speed and style of play.”

One of the surprises to come from the team’s sophomore class has been midfielder Amanda Callanan. Callanan came off the bench in all but one game last season and took 17 shots, eight of which were on goal. She was unable to register

From left, Misericordia University junior back Bridget Fortier tries to steal the ball from junior forward Rachael Palladino during a game Tuesday.

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any points though.

Callanan has carried over her aggressiveness to this season and is second on the team in goals and points with six and 12, respectively.

Callanan said her chemistry with

her teammates has improved since last year, which has led to her two multi-goal games this season.

“I am able to be an impact player by being more confident on and off the ball and communicating with

my teammates,” she said.

As a result of the sophomores’ impressive performances, the offense has been more balanced.

Junior forward Rachael Palladino remains the team’s leading scorer with nine, but the sophomores have combined to score 15 out of the Blue and Gold’s 31 goals this season. Sophomore defender Anna Gray is stepping up in her place to score. Gray recorded two of her three goals this season in a game against SUNY-Cortland on Sept. 20 to solidify a 3-0 shutout.

Rodabaugh said the balanced scoring is a result of the sophomores taking more initiative than last season.

“Our team has a slightly different dynamic in that we have great depth and players that are willing and able to step up,” she said.

With a deep roster full of young and talented players, the Blue and Gold are currently ranked second in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s East Region poll.

Jones said the South Hill squad is always looking to improve, regardless of its record.

“We don’t usually compare ourselves to our opponents,” she said. “We critique our play and our mistakes, learn from and work on them during practice.”

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Duo leads cross-country team’s freshman class by steve derderian contributing writer

New faces have led the women’s cross-country team to three firstplace finishes this season.

There are nine freshmen on this year’s squad, more than any season since 2006. But freshmen Alexa Rick and Anastasia Diamond have been at the forefront of the Blue and Gold’s freshman class, finishing in the top 20 of all five of the team’s races this season.

Rick was a standout out for Elyria Catholic High School in Elyria, Ohio, as a captain during her junior and senior years.

Her college career started with a third place finish and a time of 19:06 in the 5-kilometer race. One week later, she placed fourth at the Oneonta Airfield Invitational in the 6-kilometer race, with a finishing time of 23:42.

Rick said the upperclassmen’s patience motivated her to perform well in the first few races.

“They were very approachable and really took us under their wing,” she said.

Diamond was also a prominent runner for Pennsbury High School in Yardley, Pa. She led the Falcons to the Pennsylvania Class AAA State Championship meet during her senior year.

Diamond has had great success since joining the Bombers, as she finished seventh at SUNY-Oswego and 10th at SUNY-Oneonta.

Rick said her goal for her first season was to finish all of her races in less than 19 minutes, a feat she accomplished in the 4-kilometer run at the Jack

Daniels Invitational on Sept. 24 at SUNY-Cortland.

Head Coach Bill Ware said Rick and Diamond were able to make a smooth transition to Division III competition since both of them trained and competed on successful high school cross-country teams.

“With most of the kids, it takes a year, but the two freshmen we have now are from good programs and are used to the workouts,” he said.

Rick said she was used to racing against more competitors at the high school level, so the first few weeks of the season have not been as stressful as she thought they would be.

“Our first races have been pretty small, so they’ve broken us in nicely by not giving us overwhelming tasks,” she said.

Lehigh’s Paul Short Run on Saturday was the Bombers’ largest competition this season, as 386 runners from 44 teams competed in a 6-kilometer race.

Ware said Rick and Diamond learned how to run in a pack as opposed to earlier races when they were alone at the front.

“The newer runners didn’t realize that they’re going to get elbowed and that there are people around you for the entire six kilometers no matter how fast you’re running,” he said.

Diamond said the larger race helped her work on her endurance.

“It was good experience to be put in such a large group and figuring out how to pace yourself while still trying to work with other girls,” she said.

Rick placed a respectable 98th overall for the Blue and Gold with a time of 23:55, while Diamond had a

From left, senior captain Heidi Baumbach, freshman Alexa Rick and graduate student Alissa Kersey run Monday on the Ithaca College Cross-Country Course. Rick has finished in the top five in all but one race this season. kelsey martin/the ithacan

finishing time of 24:19 that was good enough for 151st.

Ware said he sees great potential in both runners, and he compared them to former All-American runners Jannette Bonrouhi-Zakaim

’89 and Lindsey Nadolski ’08.

Bonrouhi-Zakaim is the only fourtime All-American in the college’s history, and Nadolski had six top15 finishes her freshman year.

Ware said Rick and Diamond

are motivated by the upper classmen who provide examples of hard work and excellence.

“The younger girls look up to them and realize it could be them if they continue to improve,” he said.

Look online for game stories from these sports: TOMORROW • 4 p.m. / 6:30 p.m. Volleyball at Lycoming College / McDaniel College in Williamsport, Pa.

SATURDAY • 10 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. Volleyball at Misericordia University / TBA in Williamsport, Pa. • 11 a.m. Women’s Golf at Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships in Penfield, N.Y. • 11 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country at Hamilton Invitational in Clinton, N.Y. • Noon Women’s Soccer vs. Alfred University on Carp Wood Field • 1 p.m. Football vs. St. John Fisher College at Butterfield Stadium • 1 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Utica College at Higgins Stadium • 1 p.m. Field Hockey at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pa.

SUNDAY • 8 a.m. / 11 a.m. Women’s Golf at Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships in Penfield, N.Y. • Noon Women’s Soccer vs. Stevens Institute of Technology on Carp Wood Field • Noon Women’s Tennis at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.

TUESDAY • 4 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Hamilton College on Carp Wood Field

WEDNESDAY • 5 p.m. Field Hockey vs. University of Rochester at Higgins Stadium

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Ithaca swimmer to compete in Olympic games This summer, former Ithaca High School distance swimmer Alex Meyer won the 10-kilometer swim in the Federation Internationale de Natation Open Water World Championships in Shanghai, China. His time of 1:54:33 qualified him for a spot in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Meyer sat down with Assistant Sports Editor Harlan Green-Taub last week to discuss his past accomplishments swimming in Ithaca and at Harvard University — and what the future holds for him.

Harlan Green-Taub: How did you get involved in long distance swimming?

Alex Meyer: I moved to Ithaca when I was 10 and consider myself a native Ithacan. I went to Ithaca High School, so I swam there on the varsity team since I was in seventh grade, and my coach was a guy by the name of Roy Staley who is still there. As I was kind of coming into my own and getting better at swimming I realized by the time I was 12 or 13 years old that I was a distance swimmer, and more specifically a distance freestyler. In high school the longest event is 500 meters, so the high school menu was pretty limited for me.

U.S. swimming is more broad in terms of the events that you can compete in, but even their longest event is a mile, the 1,650 yards, or 1,500 meters. I swam in college at Harvard for four years, and even though I had a lot of success in the pool as well, I still felt like after 15 minutes I was just getting started. I grew up right on the lake and Roy kind of pushed me into doing more open water stuff. We had a boat on the lake so we were always out there swimming. The combination of those two things — my desire to do longer races and also the open water element instead of being in a pool — really got me into it.

HG: What are some of the ways you train differently than a short distance swimmer?

AM: It’s a lot more volume training, so it’s a lot more hours and yards. It’s not as much weight training, power work and stuff like that, just a lot of building up endurance.

HG: Besides distance, is there any other difference between the 10- and 25-kilometer races in swimming?

Ithaca native Alex Meyer takes his place on the starting block at the Open Water World Championships in July in Roberval, Quebec. Meyer became the first swimmer to qualify for 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Team after placing fourth in the 10-kilometer race with a time of 1:54:33. courtesy of alex meyer

AM: Both races present different challenges.

It’s hard to be at the top of your game in both events at the same time because the training is different for the two. The 25-kilometer is almost a survival contest, whereas the 10-kilometer is a much stronger pace the whole way through. You can be a little more savvy in the 10-kilometer because the group tends to stay together most of the race until you get close to the finish, so your tactics need to be a little more finely tuned.

HG: What are some of the things you will be doing leading up to the Olympic Games?

AM: The lead-up is not going to be much different from what I’ve done in the past, just a lot of hard training and we’re still planning out what races we’re going to do. For now it looks like I won’t be racing again until January so just getting back in shape. I took a couple of weeks off after we did a test event in London in the middle of August. I’ve been slowly getting back in the pool since then and it’s time for me to get

my act together and get my nose back to the grindstone. There will be training camps, and I’ll be heading to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Col., in January. Other than that, I’ll probably do three or four races in the spring leading up to London.

two men qualified from each. For the rest of the countries, only one person qualified in the 10-kilometer.

HG: What other sports can you compare to distance swimming?

AM: My first national team was in 2009, and it was kind of a surprise, but it was by far the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me. When I was a little kid we had these swimming caps with the American flag on them and they could stamp your name on there. And you and all your friends would show off the caps with your names on them. I remember they sent me all these boxes of stuff before I went to any competition, and at the top of one of the boxes were these stacks of swimming caps with the American flag and your name on them. It was awesome and a huge honor. I almost feel like I’m serving my country in a way, obviously nothing like the folks in the military, but I’m representing my country on an international stage.

AM: Probably marathon running or cycling. A lot of the fundamentals of those sports — like drafting, positioning, breaking away, packs — it all carries over. Those things are very analogous to what we do in open-water swimming.

HG: What are some other countries that have strong distance swimmers that will be hard to compete against?

AM: Russia, Germany and Italy. The only countries that qualified two athletes for the London games were Russia and Germany —

HG: What was it like to represent your country at the World Championships?

Squad struggles against Empire 8 Conference foe BY matt kelly staff writer

When the field hockey team started off 1–3 this season, it still kept up its hopes of hosting an Empire 8 Conference playoff game. But following their most recent loss against Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday, the Bombers find themselves in a much deeper hole.

Junior forward Julia Conroy said the loss to the Ducks was the most devastating the team has had this season. She said the Stevens Institute of Technology was the Bombers’ nemesis because they had played so many close games against them within the past few years.

“They’re definitely our biggest rival since we don’t like them and we know they don’t like us,” she said.

“We always seem to match up well with them, but we can never pull it out in the end.”

The recent 6-1 loss dropped the Bombers to 1–2 in the Empire 8 Conference play, while Stevens Institute of Technology is 2–1.

Though the records are similar, the Blue and Gold fell from second

to fifth place in the Empire 8 after the loss, while Stevens sits behind Washington and Jefferson College and Utica College for the conference lead at the halfway point of the season.

Though the score from the game Saturday was lopsided, Stevens Institute of Technology Head Coach Emily Beach said she was impressed by the Bombers’ resilience on offense after they trailed 3-0 going into the second half.

“They certainly didn’t roll over after we got on top early, and I was impressed with the way they could penetrate through our block tackles,” she said.

Since the Ducks joined the Empire 8 Conference in 2006, the South Hill squad has only picked up one win against them — a 2-1 overtime victory four seasons ago. Four of the five losses between the two teams have been decided by three goals or fewer.

Senior midfielder and back JulieAnne Butare said the Ducks’ potent offense kept the South Hill squad on its toes for all 70 minutes of the game.

From left, Stevens Institute of Technology sophomore midfielder Chelsea Cresci gives the ball away to sophomore midfielder Emily Lash during a game Saturday at Higgins Stadium. The Bombers are 2—7 overall this season. dan states/the ithacan

“Their offense has the ability to strike quickly at any point and push the ball up the field,” Butare said.

“They’ll make you pay if you get lax out there.”

The second half of the Bombers’ regular season schedule alternates between conference and non-con-

ference games, as the team has two Empire 8 home games left. Butare said the setup would strengthen the Blue and Gold’s ability to game-plan against their opponents.

Sophomore midfielder and back Emily Lash said the three one-goal losses the team has suffered would

help it channel its energy toward performing more consistently.

“Like most of our losses this year, we just have to learn from it and use it as motivation,” she said.

Additional reporting by Sports Editor Kevin McCall.

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Football forecast Controlling the clock will be a key factor for the Bombers against St. John Fisher College

Noah Roth Junior Pregame Host

After Saturday’s 27-13 victory against Hartwick College, the Bombers return home to Butterfield Stadium to face off with St. John Fisher College. The Cardinals are coming off their victory over the former top-seeded team in the Empire 8 Conference, the Alfred Saxons. For the Bombers to come out on top this weekend, junior quarterback Jason Hendel is going to need to make good decisions with the ball. The dynamic Bombers quarterback went 18 for 26 passing in each of his first two games as a starter. If Hendel is given enough protection, it should be interesting to see what he is able to do this weekend.

Flying to the finish line

From left, David LaChance and Cathy Gilbeit celebrate as they approach the finish line of the second annual David LaChance 5K for Kidneys on Saturday at Cass Park. David’s son Johnathan LaChance ’11 helped found the run.

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John Avino Junior Analyst

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Weird news from the wide world of sports

The Bombers are coming off a good win at Hartwick College, and the schedule will only get tougher. The Bombers are 3—1, but they have not faced a huge test yet. For the team to have success this weekend it will need to control the clock. The running game is going to be pivotal. Junior quarterback Jason Hendel, sophomore running back Sal Sulla and junior running back Jarrett Naiden will be key factors in keeping the Blue and Gold on the field. If they can keep the momentum going and keep the clock moving, the Bombers will have a decent shot at coming out of the game 4—1.

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The number of sophomores on the women’s soccer team this season. See story on page 24.

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Motivation is a ritual in coaching that gets a lot of attention. Pregame speeches and other tactics are used to amp players up and get them ready for a big game. But one high school football coach in upstate New York may have taken his motivation tactics a little too far. Jim Marsh, head coach of the Marcellus High School junior varsity football team, took his players to a cemetery following the team’s most recent loss.

Upon returning home from a road game Sept. 24, Marsh made all of his players get off the bus and lie on the ground in between graves at a local cemetery.

Marsh apologized for the unintended consequences the cemetery visit may have caused and said he was borrowing a scene from the movie “Remember the Titans.” In the film, Denzel Washington’s character takes his team to the Gettysburg battlefield to bring them together. This time, the players left more scared than unified.

— Harlan Green-Taub

The number of completions junior quarterback Jason Hendel has had during the football team’s two-game winning streak. See story on page 24.

they saidit I’ll take a bike from Philadelphia to San Francisco if the Niners beat the Eagles.

Philadelphia radio personality Howard Eskin on a San Francisco radio show Friday. The 49ers beat the Eagles 24-23 on Sunday.

Bombers to watch Dan Ruffrage Graduate Student Football

Jackie Young Junior Women’s Golf

Ruffrage scored two touchdowns, including a 91-yard kickoff return, in the Bombers’ 27–13 win at Hartwick College on Saturday. Ruffrage caught six passes, which raised his career total to 120 and moved him into a tie for fifth place all time at Ithaca College.

Young posted a career-best score of 79 in the first round of the Martin/Wallace Invitational on Saturday at SUNY-Cortland. Her round placed second in the event and helped carry the Bombers to a second place finish overall.

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Breaking through barriers

Sophomore forward Ellyn Grant-Keane (center) powers past Misericordia University senior back Katie Usher (left) and Misericordia sophomore midfielder and back Jackie Wheatley (right) during a game Tuesday on Carp Wood Field. The Blue and Gold suffered their first loss of the season, falling to the Cougars 4-3. Grant-Keane is third on the team in goals this season. graham hebel/the ithacan