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UVM IRA is sponsoring a Town Meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Brennan’s Pub. Come make your voice heard!

Men’s soccer faces off against UMass-Lowell at 1 p.m. Saturday at Virtue Field.

Come cheer on the men’s hockey team as they take on North Dakota 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Gutterson Arena. Go Cats, Go! Comedian John Mulaney is coming to Burlington. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Monday at Higher Ground. Read more about the event. on pg. 12 in Arts. Join IRA for loads of fall fun from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday on the Southwick green. Fall Family Fest will include cider donuts, a bounce house, henna and face painting.

Don’t forget to get a ﬂu shot! The next drop in clinic will be 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m Nov. 4 in the Davis Center outside of Living Well.

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For your own safety The path to the ‘drunk tank’

ore than 100 UVM inebriated students were taken to the sobering up facility last year, better known as the “drunk tank.” Unless a student needs to go to the hospital, they end up in one of two places: ACT 1, a non-proﬁt detox center, or Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, a local jail. There are many forks on this path to sobriety, from runins with police to long nights in clockless and windowless rooms. All of these people are screened by ACT 1, and their information — full name, birth date, blood alcohol content level and more — are sent to UVM in monthly reports. The University pays ACT 1 $10,000 every semester as part of a contract in return for its services. In order to stay at ACT 1 and avoid a night in jail or the hospital, one must be cooperative, said Uli Schygulla, program coordinator for ACT 1/ BRIDGE. If a student refuses a Breathalyzer test at ACT 1, they are denied a bed. If a student is

uncooperative or violent, they will be denied a bed. If a student breaks any of the ACT 1 program’s rules, either by leaving a room or talking to another person staying at the facility, they will lose the bed. A student might not have a choice on whether they can stay at ACT 1. According to ACT 1 staff, the facility has six beds: one room with three beds, two rooms with one bed and an extra cot. Last school year, 10 percent of students screened by ACT 1 were denied a bed because none were available, according to ACT 1’s monthly reports. University ofﬁcials and ACT 1 staff said this system is for the safety of the students and those around them. Students who go through the process said they learn lessons about alcohol use, but also question the University’s motives for having such a system. These students tell their stories with both a sense of humor and of regret. No one “drunk tank” experience is the same — aside from a $200 bill from the University.

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Greek housing could be taxed BY Kelsey neubauer keneubau@uvm.edu

The end of a property tax exemption for Greek life in Vermont may cost many fraternities and sororities their houses. Come January 2017, the Greek system at UVM will have to come up with approximately $30,000 a year in order to account for the property tax, said Jonathan Wolff, the association’s legal counsel. Greek houses have been property tax free for more than 100 years. Junior Hayden Audy, head of recruitment for UVM’s Alpha Gamma Rho chapter, said he remembers being told that the fraternity may not be able to keep the house with this expense. “All of the sudden everything changes... your home is ephemeral,” Audy said. Greek life has been on campus for over 175 years, according to the UVM Fraternity and Sorority website. In 1906, the state of Vermont passed a law that gave Greek houses tax exempt status

because of their philanthropic and academic nature, said Tim King, president of the Greek life alumni association. Grace Coolidge, the 30th ﬁrst lady of the United States and member of the University of Vermont class of 1902, was a member of UVM’s Pi Beta Phi Female Fraternity, which later became UVM’s Pi Beta Phi Sorority, according to the White House Historical Association. In 1931, Coolidge had the Pi Beta Phi house built. “No one has ever lived in the house but Pi Phi, it is a historical legacy,” said Rachel Hurwitz, president of UVM Pi Beta Phi. Hurwitz said that the property tax will likely cause the house to shift hands for the ﬁrst time in its 80-year legacy. “If this sunset [property tax] comes to pass, which it probably will, we cannot ask any more of our members than we already do, and we will lose our house,” she said. If this happens, the homes will most likely be bought by either the University of Vermont

Alpha Gamma Rho’s fraternity house on South Prospect St is pictured. A Greek tax exemption is being struck down by Vermont legislature. OLIVER POMAZI/The Vermont Cynic or Champlain College, both tax exempt, Wolff said. The 200 students living in the homes would be displaced and forced into the Burlington housing market, as most are juniors and seniors, he said. Hurwitz said she feels Greek students are an easy way to get money because they are a group of young people. UVM Greek life raised a total of $140,000

for charity and gave 21,000 hours of community service in the past year, she said. “It almost feels like we’re being targeted because of our age,” she said. “They think we’re not going to know how to ﬁght to stop it.”

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Two colleges seek new deans By kelsey neubauer keneubau@uvm.edu

While searching for new deans this year, two colleges at UVM are under temporary leadership. Following the departure of two deans from the University last May, the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Social Services will continue their search through the next year, Provost David Rosowsky said. The former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Antonio Cepeda-Benito resigned last spring after three years in the position, and the former dean of the College of Education and Social Services Fayneese Miller left UVM to be president at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to a release from University Communications. The role of interim deans have been ﬁlled by Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin of the College of Education and Social Services and William Falls of the College of Arts and Sciences in their respective colleges. The search for the permanent deans includes both a recruitment and appointment process directed by a committee that is selected by the University president, Thomas Sullivan, Assistant Provost Kerry Castano said. The University is currently in the process of selecting possible candidates, Rosowsky said. “It is still quite early, the position search just hit the streets nationally,” he said. By December, the committee will select which candidates will be given an interview, he said. In January, those who are selected will have an off-site interview, he said. Rosowsky predicts the new

dean will be selected by April 2016. First-year Heather Day said she looks forward to hearing about the new dean in the upcoming year. “Of course there are the clear basics of responsibility and hard work,” she said. “I would want someone to have some creativity and life.” Day said she is interested in political science and Arabic and hopes the new dean will accommodate student interests. “With so many different personalities and parts to the college, the dean needs to have some form of ﬂexibility, [in order] to encompass each part of the college,” she said. The University is looking for someone who is committed to diversity, teaching and collaborative leadership styles, and whose priorities align with the university, Castano said. There is no need to worry about this change in leadership affecting the quality of education at UVM, Rosowsky said. “It is the university rhythm to have an interim dean during a dean search or even two interim deans during a dean search—

OCT. 8 11:44 P.M. An ofﬁcer noticed a student lying on the ground outside of the Wing Davis Wilks complex. The student had been vomiting, so the ofﬁcer called UVM rescue. The student went to the emergency room and then went to ACT1. The student’s blood alcohol content was .156. OCT. 9 12:59 P.M. Police received report that a framed painting on the wall at the Davis Center, near Brennan’s, had been missing. The investigation remains open. OCT. 10 1:06 A.M. A student called Burlington Police after they had been separated from their friend. UVM police found the student’s friend safe in her room in Hamilton Hall.

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Falls said he believes arts and sciences are vital to the strength of higher education. “It is my honor and privilege to accept this position and to offer hard work, energy, enthusiasm and a renewed vision in support of the gifted and hard working teacher-scholars and staff in arts and sciences,” Falls said. Senior Joelle Dyer said she is happy that in the search for a dean, her college will be under the leadership of Falls. “Bill Falls was such a great professor,” she said. “I loved going to his class.” Gerstl-Pepin said she, too, is honored to be serving the University in such a way. Gerstl-Pepin’s past academic experience includes extensive research in areas pertaining to and encompassing social justice, according to the UVM website.

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1:14 A.M. A UVM officer working with BPD on joint noise patrol helped identify some UVM students who were suspected of kicking dents in a Burlington police car. 11:57 A.M. Residential advisers in Wing Hall confiscated a bong from a student’s room, and turned it over to police. 7:15 P.M. A residence director in Hunt Hall found a bong in a bathroom, and called police to pick it up and destroy it. OCT. 11 12:45 A.M RAs smelled marijuana in Harris Hall and called police. They confiscated a bong, pipes and about 2 grams of marijuana from a student’s room. 12:52 A.M. A student stumbling up Main Street toward University Heights caught an officer’s attention. The student had been starting to lose consciousness, so the officer called an ambulance.

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When Burlington rescue arrived, the student bit the firefighter. After the student had been checked at the emergency room, she spent the night in the Chittenden County holding cell. The student has been given a court date for assaulting the firefighter.

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The Oct. 12 faculty senate meeting covered topics ranging from the new sustainability general education requirement to an updated title of a university degree. Sustainability Curriculum Review Committee co-chairs Laura Hill and Deane Wang spoke regarding the sustainability general education requirement, which was implemented in fall 2015. The sustainability requirement is the newest University-wide requirement. New students can fulﬁll the sustainability requirement either through an approved course, curriculum or co-curricular activity. The committee anticipated needing 840 students to enroll in sustainability courses for the 2015-2016 academic year. The actual data showed that 815 full-time ﬁrst-year students, and 168 transfer students enrolled in sustainability courses. This exceeded the estimated number of seats needed, according to the SCRC Capacity Model. More seats for those enrolled in sustainability courses will be required next year, Hill said. Brian Reed and Jennifer Prue, co-chairs for the new Strategic Curricular Oversights Committee, spoke about its preliminary stages. The main purpose of SCOC is to safeguard the UVM’s educational mission as it might be affected by the new incentive-based budgeting model, Prue said. UVM recently switched its budget model to IBB, or incentive-based budgeting. In the IBB model, instead of all the money UVM gets from

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LGBTQA Center to host events LGBTQA Education and Outreach Coordinator Becky Swem described the programming and events the LGBTQA Center hosts. The Center holds a number of events including crockpot dinners, discussion groups and a welcome back barbecue. Swem also discussed the trainings they hold for faculty, students and clubs, which mostly surround the issue of inclusion.

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Swem said the biggest issues facing LGBTQA are new student being accepted into student groups, usage of the correct name and pronoun and language choice.

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steering committee. The model serves to provide more transparency, encourage a comprehensive “all funds” budgeting approach and ensure the University’s long-term ﬁnancial sustainability, according to Provost David Rosowky’s Final Report of the

Sandy Halbing JUNIOR of procedures the committee would follow as faculty raise concerns regarding IBB. Rosowsky said that the intentions of the committee are to protect the educational integrity of UVM, including smaller class sizes and personalized attention from professor to stu-

dent. Also discussed at the meeting was a possible name change for a degree. Cathy Paris, chair of the Curricular Affairs Committee, introduced a proposal to change the name of a degree from “Bachelor of Science in Mathematics” to “Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences.” In May 2015, the faculty senate decided to postpone the decision until October due to a lack of support for the change, Paris said. Jeffrey Buzas, chair of the mathematics and statistics department, said the new name change is more “all encompassing” of the major. The faculty senate unanimously voted to approve the proposed name change.

Provost and Assistant Dean talk about new initiative Vice Provost for Student Affairs Annie Stevens and Assistant Dean for Assessment, Student Learning and Technology, Patience Wentworth spoke on public forum regarding the First Year Experience Initiative. This initiative aims to improve the ﬁrst-year experience with the goal of increasing the retention rate to 90 percent. Stevens and Wentworth discussed factors that increase the retention rate, such as levels of student engagement, integration, academic challenge and a supportive campus environment. There are three major themes for the initiative: centralized coordination, a common ﬁrstyear course and programmed housing.

Renewable Energy Network hosts drone discussion by Michelle Phillips mphill15@uvm.edu

The Renewable Action Network hosted a talk centered on drones and their potential for use in several areas. The talk was hosted in the Aiken Center and was open to all students. The Renewable Energy Network is a student organization in the Ofﬁce of Sustainability. Its goal is to help prepare students for careers in renewable energy, according to the Clean Energy Fund’s website. REN brought in Ian Ray and Jon Budreski, co-founders of Airshark, a start-up that uses drone technology to inspect construction sites, power lines and solar farms. Budreski is a UVM alumnus. The mission of Airshark is to use drones to check that large-scale technologies are working properly and safely, without having to risk the safety of workers and save the time of sending them climbing up powerlines or telephone poles, they said.

For example, when inspecting a bridge, instead of using a crane, which could cause traffic holdups, a drone could be used to minimize safety risks, Budreski said. The drones are equipped with cameras and thermal sensors that feed information back to a live screen or record information for future use. Because of the privacy and safety of the general public concerning drones, Budreski said they check for problems and efficiency issues regarding the more dangerous uses of drones. “People don’t want to see drones flying around their neighborhoods or backyards checking out their power lines,” Budreski said. The drones can also be used for marketing and communications purposes, Ray said. An image of a solar farm in winter captured from above by a drone is picturesque, but also shows that solar energy is a good energy source year-round, “even in the snow, even in Vermont,” he said. In terms of why Airshark

focuses on renewable energy speciﬁcally, Budreski said “it’s a vibrant, growing ﬁeld. There’s all this energy coming in from Canada and it’s not going to be pretty but it’s happening.” REN’s president senior AG JEANS • J BRAND CITIZENS OF HUMANITY AMO DENIM • PAIGE DENIM JOE'S JEANS • THEORY 7 FOR ALL MANKIND • DL 1961 VINCE • BELLA DAHL

Freddie Hall was impressed with their entrepreneurial strategy and timing. “Jon was a pilot and Ian worked in photography,” Hall said. “They used what they knew a decade ago, now, to ﬁll a

market that wasn’t there.” The Airshark presentation was a part of an ongoing series hosted by the Renewable Energy Network.

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A UVM master’s program, after graduating its ﬁrst class in August, has been ranked fourth on the Princeton Review’s list of “Best Green MBAs.” “The Sustainable Entrepreneurship MBA (SEMBA) program is a very unique program; I don’t think there is a program like this anywhere in the world,” said Sanjay Sharma, dean of the Grossman School of Business. “We feel it should be number one because it is so unique,” he said. “We are much better than the three programs ranked above us.” SEMBA is a one-year graduate program designed by UVM faculty to revolutionize the MBA program in place before it, which had a graduating class of eight students per year. “We wanted a program that ﬁts with UVM and draws from

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in STUDENT DEBT terrible situation,” Lafreniere said. “It’s pretty tragic.” People look at student debt differently than they should, said Marie Johnson, director of student financial services at UVM. “It’s an investment in themselves,” Johnson said. “You are giving yourself a leg up against other people.” Student financial services tries to help students find out if they can afford a four-year plan at UVM. Factors that determine how much financial aid a student gets includes family income, the number of kids in college and the number of people in the family, Johnson said.

“Loans are a reality for a good portion of students,” Johnson said. “What we try and advise them to do is to look at what do they need to take out. We have an obligation to put a certain amount in the student’s award.” “In order to retain students we need to make sure we’re providing ﬁnancial aid to needy students to minimize student debt,” he said.

the strengths of UVM,” Sharma said. The program was attractive to some students because it framed business as a force for positive change, Bianca Mohn,

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Paying off student loans is a concern of many students. “I probably will be in debt. I think I’ll be okay but not looking too great,” said ﬁrst-year, Cameron Lafreniere. “The future is, I don’t know. I’d rather not think about it. I know it’s going to end up hitting me in the face eventually.” First-year Anastasia Tsekeris agreed that national student debt is a concern. “I just think it’s a reality that everyone is kind of like ‘oh it’s awful but you’ve got to do it,’” Tsekeris said. ProPublica, a non-profit public interest journalism group, recently put this issue under the microscope. In their “Debt by Degrees” piece, ProPublica used data from the College Scorecard to compare and contrast the costs of different universities, including UVM. The College Scorecard is a list of data put together by the U.S. Department of Education regarding colleges and universities in America. It provides information such as the costs of attending each university and how much ﬁnancial aid is provided, according to the U.S. Department of Education. ProPublica used these datasets to derive several statistics about students who rely on federal loans to afford the cost of higher education. The statistics included the median federal debt, graduation rates and median income after graduation by students who went to college with federal aid. Nearly half of UVM’s undergraduates, about 47 percent, took out federal loans in 2013, according to ProPublica. First-year Gillian Cone said national student debt is an issue, but she isn’t too worried. “I’m going to be in debt but it’s not going to be like a worst

case situation,” Cone said. “It’s tragic but I’ve gotten enough financial aid that I am not upset about it.” The median annual income of students who received federal loans at UVM, 10 years after entering school, in 2011 is $44,000, according to ProPublica. About 76 percent of UVM’s students graduate within six years of entering school. For those graduating with debt, the median number of dollars they owe is $21,894, according to ProPublica. The average student debt of a four-year college student is $26,830, according to the Office of Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education.

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as a whole.” What sets UVM’s program apart is a resistance to the common “saddle bag” approach, which most MBAs take, where a few sustainability courses are added onto a standard business curriculum. SEMBA tailors courses like ﬁnance, accounting and marketing to sustainability topics, Sharma said. “We delve into the issues of our world, such as economic collapse, poverty and climate change and see how these issues can be solved using the power of business,” SEMBA graduate Kyle Chu said. SEMBA attempts to immerse students in the world of sustainable business by allowing them to get ﬁrsthand experience. Partner businesses range from local companies like Ben & Jerry’s to global businesses like Pepsi.

HOUSING STORY CONTINUED FROM pg. 1 Vermont Senator Tim Ashe said the property tax is simply a way to maintain equity among all property holders and students. Ashe is a Chittenden County representative who served as the chair of Senate Finance at the time of that the tax was initially proposed in 2014, according to the Vermont State Government website. He stressed that the tax is not intended to punish Greek life, but to create equality between students and other taxpayers. “If two students live [in] side-by-side buildings, one with a set of Greek letters and one without, one pays property taxes as part of rent and the other does not,” Ashe said. This means that other students must pay taxes in their rent, while Greek students do not.

Ashe said he was not alone in thinking this — the bill passed the house and the senate with large bipartisan votes. Greek students provide the community and charities with funds and services in a way other taxpayers do not, King said. “Each member is required with their membership to complete a certain number of philanthropic hours and maintain a certain GPA,” he said. According to Hurwitz, taxing Greek houses would add an additional .06 percent to the multibillion dollar Vermont budget. “The money we raise is ultimately more than the money they would get from us,” she said. ”That just seems like such a loss to the Burlington community for such a small gain.”

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Energy fund focuses on student input By michelle phillips mphill15@uvm.edu

The Clean Energy Fund is seeking more student input. The CEF “really wants student opinion” on where funds should be going, Office of Sustainability outreach intern Roison Low said. The CEF was created in 2008 in response to student desire for UVM to run more efficiently and on renewable energy. The fund takes in about $225,000 a year, according to its website. The fund takes in $10 of every student’s tuition each semester, but some students wonder what is happening with this money. “I didn’t even know about it but I don’t mind it if it’s for a good cause,” first-year Nick White said. The mission of the fund is “to finance new clean energy projects on the UVM campus and beyond,” according to the CEF website. Past projects include installing solar tracker panels on Spear Street for the Aiken Center in 2010. The $200,000 project contributed to the Aik-

en Center’s LEED certification, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design. In 2012 the fund financed a $27,000 project to install a smart grid of on the roof of Votey Hall, according to CEF’s website. A smart grid is a computer-based electricity delivery system. In 2013, CEF began financing the Energy Action Seminar Series which brings in speakers on a weekly basis to discuss changing energy issues and technologies.

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The Clean Energy Fund really wants student opinion on where funds should be going Roison Low OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY OUTREACH INTERN Funding for the series has ranged over the years from $10,685 to $14,631. This series

The solar panel outside the Aiken Center collects sunlight on a daily basis. The Clean Energy Fund was established to fund clean energy projects on campus. COLE WANGSNESS/The Vermont Cynic brought in sold-out speaker Al Gore Oct. 6, according to CEF’s website. In 2014, the Clean Energy Fund began ﬁnancing the Renewable Energy Network, a student chapter of the American Solar Energy Society at the

University of Vermont. REN received $5,000 in funds from the CEF for ﬁeld trips and projects, in addition to funding from the SGA in the 2014-2015 school year. REN and the Energy Action Seminar Series are the Clean

SGA plan looks toward the future by alexandra shannon amshanno@uvm.edu

SGA is developing a plan that will work to create continuity in the projects and goals that the student body is working on for the next five years. The 2020 vision plan will incorporate both SGA and student body goals for the next four or five years, SGA President Jason Maulucci said. In order to develop the plan, SGA will email the student body every week for three weeks through the UVM Voice. The UVM Voice is a page on the SGA website where students can submit comments and concerns to the SGA. The emails will focus on a few broad topics to encourage feedback from students about what they would like to see happen at UVM by 2020. Each SGA committee will discuss feedback related to their committee and have proposals drawn up by the second week in November. SGA leaders will then compile these proposals into a single policy and vote on the plan by the end of the semester. The plan will be publicized to the UVM community, including administration, the board of trustees and faculty. “Every year we’ll be looking at what we want to happen and how we’re going to get there,” Maulucci said. “To have that goal in mind and make sure everyone is on the same page.” The quick turnover in student leadership and membership can prevent projects from being completed efficiently, Maulucci said. “Every year we work on certain initiatives and we’ll make a

little bit of progress and then a few steps back, because people have to learn the issues all over again,” he said. “Before you know it when you ﬁnally catch yourself back up, you leave or graduate and then the process has to start all over again,” Maulucci said. Academic Committee Chair David Brandt said his committee’s proposal will center on helping students make well-informed decisions about their academics. “Everything we do in our committee boils down to giving students the resources to make the best and most well-informed decisions they possibly can,” he said. “We feel like UVM has an incredible amount of academic and extracurricular opportunities to offer,” Brandt said. “However a lot of students don’t have the resources to necessarily know about these activities,” he said. Projects included in the 2020 vision related to academic affairs are the Peer Advising Initiative, a student elected teacher award, online syllabi at the time of course registration and more events for undecided students, he said. SGA Vice President Tyler Davis said the plan would also include plans to reach out to state legislators. In the past there were student lobbyists who had great relationships with legislators, he said. “[Student lobbyists] had dinners, they had events, they would bring them to hockey games, almost to the point where people were getting a little perturbed, because they were so good at conveying the student voice to legislators at

Energy Fund’s two current projects for the 2015-2016 year. The CEF is going through a “transition phase” and has been focusing mostly on education and awareness recently, Low said.

New dining contract released by courtney cunniingham cecunnin@uvm.edu

SGA President Jason Maulucci discusses the 2020 vision plan. The goal is to work with students to develop what they would want UVM to look like in 2020. RYAN THORNTON/The Vermont Cynic

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Every year we’ll be looking at what we want to happen and how we’re going to get there Jason Maulucci PRESIDENT

the state level,” Davis said. He said he hopes restoring bonds that have been lost over the years will be incorporated into the plan. The 2020 vision will be ﬁnalized by the end of the semes-

ter, but a larger campaign will not begin until second semester, Maulucci said.

Sodexo is operating fewer locations on campus and making room for more local businesses. There have been some big changes in dining options, sustainability initiatives and real food goals at UVM, according to the 2015 dining contract. A Soyo Frozen Yogurt and a Vermont Bean Crafters Co. were added to the Marché, according the contract. The contract will also allow UVM to remove one or more of Sodexo’s exclusive food service locations. The new contract discussed closing Cook Commons and replacing it with a new Central Campus residential dining location. Sodexo will also be required to submit an annual program report to UVM including updates on customer satisfaction ﬁndings, and data relating to the Real Food Challenge and sustainability. While the 2014 contact offered three meal plan options, the new contact only offers two. The only options are residential dining open access and retail meal points plus. The contract speciﬁcally states that Sodexo will need to have one yearly marketing and communications intern, one yearly sustainability intern and one yearly Real Food Challenge interns.

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Alumna remembers her time at UVM Margaret Davis ‘45, discusses her undergrad years at UVM and her time as an enemy plane spotter during WWII By Sarah Olsen Solsen2@uvm.edu

UVM alumna returned to campus to ﬁnd that many things have changed. From new buildings to empty seats where plane spotters once sat in the Old Mill tower, Margaret Davis ’45 remembers what UVM was like when she was a student. Davis visited UVM during homecoming weekend Oct. 2-4 and said the campus has grown over the last 70 years. Davis and her twin sister, Frances Donahue Leach were known as the “Donahue twins,” on campus, Davis said. Davis said her sister, Leach, died in 2007. “We were a sorority, she and I, right from the time we were wombmates,” Davis said. “There’s too many experiences of becoming an adult from age 17 to 21,” Davis said. “You cannot single out one moment that was the most important. Those were the creative development years.” Davis said she and Leach were heavily involved in many activities, organizations and clubs during their time at UVM, including the Outing Club and Student Government. Leach was also the editor-in-chief of the Cynic in 1944.

They also had the job of watching for enemy planes from the top of the tower in Old Mill. Davis said she doesn’t believe there is a single organization in the city of Burlington that would have a record of this. “I really can’t remember how we got recruited,” Davis said. “At first, the college students [were] spotters during the daytime and the community men took over at night.” It was only for a few months during their first year, Davis said. “I remember walking down from Redstone at 5:30 in the morning to take over at 6 a.m. in the winter,” Davis said. The spotter would have a sign-in sheet, a telephone with a direct line in case they spotted an enemy plane and a booklet with pictures and outlines of all the U.S. aircrafts so if they saw anything different, they were to be “alarmed,” Davis said. Davis saw a couple of enemy planes during her time as a spotter, she said. The airfield in Burlington, now Burlington International Airport, existed back then but was closed during the winter, Davis said. “There was a farmer nearby who used to conduct sleigh rides on the airport property to make money,” she said. Davis said she and Leach lived together their first two years at UVM in Redstone Hall and McMillan Hall. During their junior year from 1943 to 1944, they moved into empty Greek housing because Army Air Corps were sent to live and train on Redstone Campus, she said.

Davis said UVM was like experiencing the “real world” for the ﬁrst time. Davis and her sister were shocked to discover there was prejudice in the world, Davis said. Women couldn’t smoke on campus, except in their rooms and on balconies, while men

could smoke anywhere they wanted, Davis said. The twins also made a band co-ed, Davis said. When Davis and Leach arrived at UVM, the band was made up of male ROTC and women were not allowed to join, she said. “So we talked about it and [Leach] went right in and saw

the president of UVM and demanded to know why [women] weren’t allowed in the band,” Davis said. “And whereupon, the band was open to women,” she said. “So she and I were the co-founders of that. We were given ROTC uniforms, with the insignia taken off of the uniforms.”

A P-47 Thunderbolt ﬁghter-bomber ﬁres an under-wing rocket. Spotters watched for enemy planes from the Old Mill building during World War Two. PHOTO FROM UVM SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

University hosts a food summit by cAMILLA BROCOLLO cbroccol@uvm.edu

UVM’s Real Food Challenge organization held its ﬁrst-ever summit in the Davis Center Oct. 16-18. The Real Food Challenge is a student run initiative. The purpose is to change the sourcing of food on campuses nationwide. UVM’s goal is to get 20 percent “real food” by 2020. “Real food” is food that is from independently or cooperatively owned products that are less than 250 miles from campus, ecologically sound, fairly traded or humane. To meet the challenge, the product only has to meet one of these categories, according to the Real Food Challenge website. The summit was open to the public, and students from Middlebury, Champlain College, and Sterling College. “The Real Food Challenge summit is a space for students from throughout the state to learn how to use their voice, and their university’s purchasing power, to shape a food system that reﬂects their social and environmental values,” said senior Olivia Percoco, president of the Real Food Revolution. Percoco said the event was for anyone who was interested.

“You do not have to have any prior food systems knowledge to attend and ‘keep up,’” Percoco said. “The summit was designed to have two tracks speciﬁcally for this purpose: one for developing baseline knowledge about the food system, and the other for students looking to escalate food systems campaigns on campus and beyond,” Percoco said. The event took place over the weekend and included workshops, speakers and free food from local farms and companies like Catamount Farm, Shelburne Farm Market and Sugar Snap Catering, who sponsored the event. Percoco said she was particularly excited for a Food Justice Intensive which took place Oct. 17 and for the Branding Vermont and the Future of Food Symposium Oct. 18. “Overall, a lot of questions, and some criticisms of the Real Food Challenge [were] addressed,” Percoco said. “Participants will have a more holistic view of the complexities of our food system, since we are going to be addressing both the producer and consumer side of things, as well as global versus local.” The event covered what UVM’s Real Food Challenge

aims to achieve, both at UVM and nationally, how real food is calculated and the challenges institutions face when sourcing real food straight from the UVM dining services. “The Real Food Challenge is interesting because it is signed by the president of the college, but ultimately whoever is doing the dining is implementing,” said Caylin McKee, UVM dining’s sustainability manager. “It is a ground fall from the student body,” she said. “There is a lot of misinformation on campus that it is a Sodexo commitment or that it is a greenwashing but it is totally student driven,” McKee said. Speakers from different organizations, including dining service managers from different schools around the area spoke about the challenge of sourcing real food and what they are doing to overcome these challenges at the summit. Some challenges they face are working with the dining services to implement the changes, in addition to working to make this a permanent policy at UVM and ﬁnding local farms who can provide the amount of food needed.

Bueno y Sano’s Thai burrito is pictrued. Bueno y Sano is a New England-based burrito company. RYAN THORNTON/The Vermont Cynic

Burlington burrito scene Christopher Leow CLEOW@UVM.EDU

Burritos are my favorite. There’s something indescribably satisfying about biting into a warm bundle of salsa, meat and beans. I identify as an extreme Chipotle fan. I can’t begin to calculate how much time and money I’ve spent there over the past few years of college. However, Chipotle isn’t the only player in the game. Bueno y Sano is part of a small New England chain of restaurants originating in Massachusetts with the goal to “make people happy.” A tall order, I thought. Bueno y Sano offers burritos, quesadillas, soft tacos and

salads. Burritos come with rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo and mild salsa. I decided to go the Thai route. The Thai burrito really hit the spot with its crunchy purple cabbage and tangy peanut sauce. I also purchased a steak burrito. Inside, the steak was cooked to perfection and the hot salsa soaked into the meat. Both were delicious and very ﬁlling. I ordered my burritos “grande,” which is a supersized option. Both were the size of bricks. Bueno y Sano also provides their own housemade salsa. The verdict: Bueno y Sano is better than Chipotle. Christopher Leow is a senior medical laboratory science major. He has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2015.

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you name it. In New York, Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York, roams the streets looking for hints of humanity

to intertwine us all. At UVM, Marissa Lanoff and Harper Simpson are here to do the same.

HUMANS OF UVM By Marissa lanoff and harper simpson photos by Kat Walks

Maybe it’s not evident, but diversity is real here at UVM. The diversity exists in personalities, upbringing, interests, religion, sexuality,

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CHELSEA GELWARG NEW YORK, NEW YORK

I have a WRUV radio show starting in about 6 minutes. It’s called “A Bundle of Carrots.” There’s no real reason for the name. I just spent a lot of time in City Market last year buying a variety of colored carrots. The purple ones are my favorite. This station is my outlet. I like to share good music. Today is blues and bubbly R&B. I also share political messages. Last week I talked about Wiz Khalifa’s baby mama, Amber Rose. She’s been doing a lot for the anti-slut shaming movement. She led a huge march. Women should be able to do whatever they want. Like, don’t tell me what to do, ya know? I should be able to do whatever a man does. Slut, slut, slut, slut. I like being able to say whatever swears they let me on the air. I think censorship is stupid.

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CRAIG MITCHELL MONTERREY, MEXICO

I grew up in Mexico and then later went to a boarding school in the middle of nowhere, Scotland. 14 to 18 year olds…. Imagine the debauchery. The school had organized parties and they gave us beer. Age 15 gets 1 beer, 16 gets 2 beers, and 17 gets 3. The parties were so dark; it was like a huge orgy they put together. Kids and their hormones… All kinds of things would happen in the woods.

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A friend and I were at a consignment store and he tossed me this sweater.

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If I had to get a tattoo, I would probably get a Spiderman logo on my chest.

Friend: This looks like your size, and it’s four bucks, you should get it. Ben: But I am going to look like an asshole. Friend: I’d wear it. So I bought it… I wore it to a party and actually got a lot of compliments.

Skinny Pancake climbs the hill to a home on campus The popular Vermont crepêrie has opened up a new location on campus, replacing Alice’s Cafe By Charlotte Fisher & Megan Fahey cofisher@uvm.edu—mfahey@uvm.edu

UVM is providing students with another option to sink their teeth into. The Skinny Pancake opened last week, replacing Alice’s Café in the Living/Learning Complex and many students say they approve. “I love the downtown location so I’m really excited that they’ve brought one to campus,” junior Kaeli Mace said. The opening came as a result of an agreement signed between

Sodexo and UVM, according to an article published by University Communications. “There was a request for more options on campus, specifically more local options,” said Melissa Zelazny, resident district manager for UVM Dining. “Alice’s Cafe was determined as a great ﬁt for the Skinny Pancake,” Zelazny said. Zelazny said the Real Food Program committee, which includes students, was in support of the plan. “Many of the changes you see this year in dining are a result of the input of the committee last year,” Zelazny said. Junior Lindsey Flanders said she really likes the new addition. “It gives more on-campus food options that are still local,” Flanders said. Senior Alex Olson said he

doesn’t miss Alice’s at all. “The other day I had the best breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had in my life and it only cost 50 cent’s more than the Marche,” Olson said. “And [the Skinny Pancake] is open much more often,” he said. Junior Hannah Schaefer said she appreciates the convenience of the location. “Although Alice’s was a classic, it’s nice to have the Skinny Pancake right on campus,” Schaefer said. “I don’t have to walk all the way down to the bottom of the hill,” she said. But junior Teresa Dotson said it’s a little sad that Alice’s is gone. “It had been on campus for so long,” Dotson said. “But it is really nice that you can get breakfast all day and that the Skinny Pancake is open early in the morning and late at

The Skinny Pancake is now open at the Living/Learning Complex. The crepêrie has replaced Alice’s Café. SARAH OLSEN/The Vermont Cynic

night, which Alice’s was not,” she said. The Skinny Pancake is open Monday through Wednesday 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Thursday

to Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 a.m and from 9 a.m on weekends, Saturday until 12:30 a.m. and Sunday until 10 p.m.

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Sophomore April Qiao studies on the green outside of Bailey/Howe Library Oct. 15. Qiao, an international student from China, has a background in the English lanuage, but had to study for international university entrance exams. EVA BARTELS/The Vermont Cynic

A student’s journey from China to Vermont By Emilee Conroe Econroe@uvm.edu

Despite language barriers and homesickness, one sophomore international student began her first year at UVM this fall. Coming from Beijing, China, April (Yue) Qiao said she is hoping to remain in America for future educational opportunities, but there are still some challenges particularly when it comes to communicating.

On UVM “I think UVM did a good job bringing me in, because there’s lots of programs for international students,” Qiao said. Qiao said she gets help from the Writing Center and through a Chinese-English speaking program. In the program, “American students and international Chinese students communicate with each other to help improve language skills,” she said. But language is still the biggest barrier. “Sometimes I communicate with one or more American students and they just talk very fast to each other and all I can do is pretend and nod my head and smile like I understand but I don’t,” she said. “I don’t know what to say, it’s embarrassing.” She also wishes she had access to better notes for classes. “There’s a program called note-taker to help disabled students, but I can’t get into it because I don’t have a disability,” she said. Qiao said sometimes her professors talk too fast and she isn’t able to keep up. “I can learn a lot in class but there’s still some things I don’t understand, so I think if we could have more help in the notes it would be better,” she said.

On Life In China Qiao was born in the Henan Province, which is located in central China. “When I was 10 years old we

moved to Beijing, which is a big city and much more developed than Henan,” Qiao said. “Beijing is less population dense than Henan but has more diversity, because it consists of many immigrants,” she said. China has a total population close to 1.5 billion, according to the CIA World Factbook. Beijing, the capital, has a population over 20 million. Qiao said a lot of people from other provinces move to Henan in hopes of finding more opportunities.

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When I saw the rank of the world’s top 100 universities, America had almost 50 or 60 of those April Qiao SOPHOMORE

In China, she often had 50 to 60 other students in class with her. “You have one classroom, and all classes happen in that one room with students taking the same ones together,” Qiao said. “We also had to memorize the multiplication table when we were around 6 or 8 years old,” she said. In primary and high schools, sometimes we could use a calculator, but no matter what you couldn’t use one for an exam.”

The Decision to Study in the U.S. For Qiao, studying in America for her graduate degree was the original plan. “When I was in high school, I wanted to study in China for my undergraduate degree and do my graduate in America,” Qiao said. “But after the college entrance exam, my situation was a little different.” The college entrance exam is a test that every Chinese stu-

dent must take before going to college. The higher the score the better the college, she said. Qiao originally wanted to study fashion design, but she didn’t pass the test. “I was very embarrassed that I didn’t pass that exam, but I got a good score on my college entrance exam,” she said. Qiao wasn’t satisfied with the offer she received from a Chinese college, so she began to consider studying in a different country. “When I saw the rank of the world’s top 100 universities, America had almost 50 or 60 of those,” Qiao said. “I had to pass the TOFLE, an exam for English language learners, and it’s very

hard for a Chinese student.” Qiao said she learned English in school, about 4,000 words, but the exam requires students to know around 8,00010,000 words. “I had to study like crazy that year,” she said. “I joined the U.S. Pathway Program where I could learn courses in China and the teachers were from English-speaking countries, and they teach to you in English and you can earn college credits for it.” The USPP was created by the Consortium of North American Universities. The program is designed to help students in China prepare to get a Bachelor’s degree at a U.S. institution,

according to the UVM Office of International Education website. Qiao said six American universities are part of the program she is in. UVM is one of those universities.

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“Now that I’m in America, maybe I will go to graduate school here or in another European country,” Qiao said. There’s no reason for me to go back to China for that.” Qiao said she believes she will have more advantages studying in America than in China.

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SAFETY PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RYAN THORNTON/The Vermont Cynic

t was Sept. 12, 1:45 a.m. and first-year Harrison Naylor was too drunk to walk to his dorm alone. Naylor walked up Main Street with first-year Alex Bennett and one other student. As they walked, Naylor’s friends held him up by their shoulders. Officer Chris Bataille of the South Burlington Police Department noticed their slow pace while on patrol, according to a UVM police report. After he had done a loop around the block, he noticed they walked about 50 feet — about the width of a basketball court — in 20 minutes. Bataille went to check in with the students. He called for UVM police to help him out. When officers came, they found Naylor nearly falling over while trying to hug Bataille and attempting to take a selfie with the officer, according to the report. “He thought I was hilarious,” Naylor said. Bataille asked the officers if he could bring Naylor back to his dorm, and was told he could not. He could either take him to ACT 1, or let him go free, according to the police report. Bataille took him to ACT 1. Bennett helped his friend into the back of the police car

and they left, he said. Naylor wasn’t arrested. Bataille detained him for his own safety, which police and UVM call “protective custody,” according to the report. If police pick up a student who is conspicuously drunk, but not in need of medical attention, there are two places they can end up: ACT 1 or jail. Last school year, 160 students were taken to the “drunk tank,” about 1-2 percent of all undergraduates at UVM, according to monthly reports from ACT 1 to UVM. In the past six years, over 100 students have been picked up for intoxication every year by UVM police alone, according to UVM police. Each of the students processed through ACT 1 has their information — full name, birth date, blood alcohol concentration — sent to the University, according to a contract between UVM and ACT 1. University ofﬁcials said the system exists for the safety of students and those around them. The students who go through these channels said they wind up safe, but question whether or not the process was necessary.

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irst-year Aidan Ryan wound up in the “drunk tank,” Sept. 18, a little after midnight. Ryan said he and his friends were on their way back from a small get-together downtown. At some point, they started wrestling. “It was nothing remotely toward serious,” he said. At 1:30 a.m. UVM police reon the corner of Main and South Prospect streets, according to a UVM police report. After the skirmish was broabeth Felicciardi approached Ryan to speak with him. He had the entire interaction, slurred his speech and admitted to being drunk, according to the report.

The emergency room at UVM Medical Center is pictured Oct. 18. RYAN THORNTON/The Vermont

dent that may be incapacitated, if the person is a danger to themselves or others and if the student can take care of themselves. This is done by evaluating physical signs of intoxication, Lt. Larry Magnant of UVM po-

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Junior Aiden Wahl walks downtown in Burlington, passing a police cruiser sitting in a gas station parking lot Oct. 17. OLIVER POMAZI/The Vermont Cynic

this include walking in the middle of the street, slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes, he said. “To go to [ACT 1], there’s a level of intoxication that is pretty high in the sense that the person is posing some type danger to him or herself or others,” Magnant said. Part of this sobriety test incer measure the student’s BAC, which shows how much alcohol a person has in their body. In Vermont, it is illegal to drive with a BAC over .08 when over 21, and most authorities agree that BACs in the 0.4 to 0.5 percent range are fatal. When under 21, it is illegal to drive in Vermont with a BAC of .02 or above. Ryan was placed in handcuffs, walked over to Felicciardi’s car, patted down for weapons and placed in the back seat, according to the report. When the police take in a person who is drunk enough that they are a danger to themprotective custody, a process where the student is detained and placed in handcuffs but not necessarily arrested, according to UVM’s drug and alcohol policy. “Custody is generally associated with a criminal, but protective custody is exactly what it

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la said. “If there’s a big show at Higher Ground, if it’s [the] naked bike ride, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, beginning of

and women in the same room, absolutely not,” ACT 1 clinician Kathleen Lowrie said. Last school year, 10 percent of students screened by ACT 1 were denied a bed because none Harrison Naylor were available, according to UVM FIRST-YEAR ACT 1’s monthly reports. Bob Bick, chief executive of-

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Camera phone photo of Chris Bataille. PHOTO COURTESY OF HARRISON NAYLOR

says,” said Tim Bilodeau, deputy chief of UVM police services. “It’s not for a criminal, it’s for protecting that person.” Before he was placed into the back of the police car, Felicciardi told Ryan he was being taken to ACT 1, and that he would not be able to leave until he registered under a .02. He told her he couldn’t do so before his 8:30 a.m. class, according to the report. Ryan said that’s all he remembers before waking up in ACT 1.

aylor said that the day after he was taken into protective custody, he woke up at ACT 1, in a windowless room, lying on what appeared to be a hospital bed. “I didn’t know what to do or where to go,” Naylor said. “I mean I didn’t even remember getting there.” According to ACT 1 staff, the facility has six beds: one room with three beds, two rooms with one bed and an extra cot. The availability of a bed depends not only on how many also on the gender of the people in them, as each room is gender-segregated, said Uli Schygulla, program director for “We’ve never had both men

that ACT 1 has enough beds to meet the demand of incapacitated students. “As you might imagine, a tion in which their alcohol consumption brings them into contact with someone who might be concerned about their wellbeing, whether that’s law enforcement or a friend or family member,” Bick said. When an ACT 1 clinician screens somebody, they see how drunk the person is, in a way not unlike the police. This can include physical signs, like if they are able to walk and talk, as well as a vitals check and a BreathaACT 1 screens between 2,200 and 2,500 people per year, Bick said. More students that show up at ACT 1 when major events take place in Burlington, Schygulla said. “Its event-based,” Schygul-

When Ryan woke up in ACT 1, he said he had already missed the majority of his morning classes. He tried to leave, but ACT 1 staff told him he had to test under a .02, he said. “I said, ‘When can I leave?’ and they said, ‘You have to blow under a .02,’ and I said, ‘I have to get to a lab. It’s really important,’” Ryan said. He said the staff told him he could leave before he tested under a BAC of .02, but they would call the police. “She said it like a threat,” Ryan said. Anyone who is in ACT 1 is free to leave at any time; however, if they do not register under a BAC of .08, or .02, for those under 21, ACT 1 will call the police, Bick said. In order to discourage students possibly still above the BAC limit from leaving, ACT 1 staff is told to encourage them rector of Crisis Services for the Howard Center. “Staff are instructed to encourage the folks to stay, say ‘Gee, it’s kind of dark out now,’ or ‘It’s a little early,’ or ‘You’d feel a lot better if you gave it another two hours,’ but we’re not going to intervene physically ACT 1 clinician Kathleen Lowrie said patients are not made aware they can leave at any time for their own safety.

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WHAT IS ACT 1 ACT 1 is part of ACT 1/BRIDGE, a facility is the program for those that are publicly

“We encourage them to stay,” Lowrie said. “You know, because of course it’s safer for them to be with us than wandering around trying to get back up to school or to their apartment or whatever.” Ryan said after waiting an extended period, he did not take able to leave. “Being in ACT 1 itself is awful, waking up in that place,” he said. “All the identical beds, the identical rooms, white walled. They look like hospital rooms.”

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hen ACT 1 processes a UVM student, their information is sent to the Center for Health and Wellbeing. UVM receives this information as part of the contract they have with ACT 1 in the form of monthly reports, according to the contract. The only way this will not happen is if the student pays out-of-pocket to ACT 1, in which case their name is left blank on the report, Schygulla said. Jon Porter, director of the Center for Health and Wellbeing, said this information helps

being. In some circumstances howto jail, Schygulla said. “[It’s] not about punishment, but I look at everything as there’s a plus side and a minus side,” she said. “It could be a life altering positive experience to have such a negative experience.” If a student is not admitted to ACT 1, whoever assessed the student’s level of incapacitation selects a reason, numbered one through nine, on their admittance form known as an “incap

email. The reports are sent with each reason sent as a number, one through nine. However, Center who knows what these numbers mean is, he said in the email. “The only time the codes are used by her are when students call and ask why they were not kept at ACT 1,” Porter said in the email. The University pays ACT 1 $10,000 every semester in exchange for their services for stu-

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A picture from the outside of a cell in the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, the women’s prison in South Burlington where people who cannot get a bed at ACT 1 are sent. COLE WANGSNESS/The Vermont Cynic

communication is minimal.” The monthly reports act as

Bob Bick CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE HOWARD CENTER

resources after what he called a “That’s valuable to us in terms of making students aware, who go through that sort “There are people here who can support them if they’re having Last year, 35 percent of students screened by ACT 1 were not admitted and sent to jail, according to data provided by the Center for Health and Well-

form,” Schygulla said. These reasons range from violence concerns, medical attention being needed and a lack of available beds, according to ACT 1’s screening form. This information is in the reports to UVM. The only person who sees the information in the reports is the Center for Health and Wellbeing’s business support analyst, Patricia

dents. Instead of paying ACT 1 directly, UVM bills students for these costs, according to their 2015-2016 contract. There is not much communication between ACT 1 and UVM, “We’ve been asked only to provide the data we provide,” don’t get on the phone and talk to anyone. The face-to-face

ing UVM’s students, said Annie Stevens, the vice provost for student affairs at UVM. “The Center for Health and Wellbeing uses this information to provide students with resources intended to assist the student in ensuring that future encounters with ACT 1 do not occur and to assist with medical follow up as neces12 email. Porter said the information that may help them with issues of alcohol abuse. a list of times when rates of high risk drinking and ACT 1 transports go up, and they use that information to contact

parents ahead of time. “This isn’t about why you do a wrong, good or bad. It’s about helping folks to make decisions that help them succeed,” Porter said. Ryan said he acknowledges that the “drunk tank” is there to keep students safe, but the whole process made him feel “more like a criminal than anything else.” “Let’s say you break a leg and get a cast for six months. That’s kind of like ACT 1 felt like,” he said. “You just messed up, and it’s just this huge nuisance on your entire life.” What would Naylor have done differently? “I just wouldn’t have drank so much,” he said. “It would’ve been smarter if we had just taken an Uber or a taxi home.”

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Let’s invest in students, not cells T

he college years are full of ups and downs — of learning experiences, of love, gains and losses. Some experiment with illicit substances. There is, for the most part, always a population of college students who will drink alcohol. Among those students, some will drink too much. The Cynic does not want this. Even the people who binge drink and make reckless mistakes don’t want it, especially the next morning, and especially if they are waking up in a cell. Yet, it still happens. UVM’s policy ultimately comes from a place of caring. So does the position of ACT 1. If someone is so drunk that they are dangerous to themselves and those around them, what is UVM to do to with them? It’s about safety — there is no doubt that housing students for the night in the ACT 1 center, and in some cases, jail, is a safer option than leaving them out on the street. At the same time, sending people to ACT 1 or jail is essentially a Band-Aid ﬁx. Affected students end up with the general sense that UVM has a greater interest in impersonally regulating the behavior of its students, rather than actively

helping them through their academic careers. In short, it’s a terrifying experience to be picked up by police and then be sent to a quasi-private holding facility which has a contract with UVM and kept there with little knowledge of one’s legal rights. UVM should step up and take a proactive approach instead of just paying the city to deal with our problems. The data says this isn’t stopping. We need to help each other. If you see anyone, friend or otherwise, who is visibly too drunk to walk home without causing self-harm, check in. This doesn’t mean that you must be eternally committed to your fellow students in all their endeavors. Of course, some challenges inherent in the college experience your peers need to solve themselves, but when they are in need, and their safety is at risk, lend a helping hand. What we seek to do in the future is to preserve this neighborly culture while also ﬁnding ways to lessen the burden on the community. The call-forescort system has been implemented at Boston University and several other schools, and promotes student safety and

lessens the burden of local ofﬁcers in policing drunk college kids a relatively non-violent nuisance. What we would like to see, as we have endorsed before, is a UVM-based escort system which students may call when they feel too inebriated — or just simply unsafe — to walk home without help. The program would recruit and train UVM students to pick up and walk home fellow students, no questions asked. It’s meant to be safe and community-based. What this sort of system will provide is a chance for students to avoid legal ramiﬁcations, if they so choose by proactively asking for help. The dangers of traversing Burlington streets without a clear mind can be avoided. For those that refuse the service when they need it, ACT 1 may be necessary to prevent self-harm and drunk and disorderly conduct among Burlington’s residents. But it shouldn’t be the catch-all for our fellow students.

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Buzzfeed refashions culinary industry Daltrey Burris DBURRIS@UVM.EDU

orld-renowned winner of the Iron Chef award, Javier del Toro, stated last Thursday that the key to his culinary success was Buzzfeed’s online cooking videos. “I had always been on Facebook a lot, it was usually boring but I felt like I had to check it,” del Toro revealed. “Yet one day a person I sorta knew from high school posted a video about a pizza grilled cheese. That was it. The ambient music entranced me, while the sped up melting of butter and spreading of marinara seemed to stimulate every cell in my body; my heart was pounding like a pair of shoes in a washing machine. Then came the money-shot,” del Toro said. Javier paused to lick his chops, then quickly resumed. “They slowly pulled the sandwich apart to reveal the ooey gooey cheese inside, and my mind became numb to all but the consuming waves of gluten-based pleasure,” he said. “Ever since that magical moment, I knew what my calling was — to master this art and

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share these comely comestibles with the world,” del Toro said. The success of this tech savvy prodigy took the world by storm, leaving other top chefs like Bobby Flay, Anthony Bourdain and Jiro Ono scrambling. Not only did del Toro become the ﬁrst restaurant owner to achieve a four Michelin star rating, but he also turned the largest proﬁt ever record-

ed from a single establishment. When asked about his secrets, del Toro answered, “I dunno, it’s pretty easy to make money when all your recipes call for ﬁve ingredients tops and take about a minute to make. “Anything with butter and sugar is good. You can’t make this shit wrong,” he said. Gourmands everywhere continue to rave about this culinary

PC culture wrecks comedy Joe Vautrin

Daltrey Burris is a senior psychology major. He writes news satire for the Cynic. He has been writing for the Cynic since spring 2015.

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Comedy isn't just about making you happy. It's also about looking at what's truly awful in the world and just laughing at it

idea that race is a social construct. Unfortunately, if you have a certain trigger word, you’re not

going to get much out of it. In the end the choice is yours. You have the freedom to ignore art that offends you, but taking such a one-dimensional approach will leave you totally ignorant of where the bad aspects of society actually come from. You’ll be left with no idea how to ﬁght them.

Joe Vautrin is a senior political science major. He has been writing for the Cynic since spring 2014.

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Letter to the Editor

Is Donald Trump a Democratic plant in the GOP?

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am going to start off by saying that I hate my generation. Some of the greatest comedians alive no longer do college shows because of you uptight, neurotic schmucks. Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock have stopped touring colleges speciﬁcally because of you people. You guys have essentially made Lenny Bruce’s entire career (and tragic death) totally pointless. Being mad at comedians for not being politically correct is like being angry that “Huck Finn” has the “N-word” in it. Whitewashing art and whitewashing history are the same thing. That book features that word so prominently because it depicts a period when the word’s use was prominent. History is history and changing things in a book isn’t going to change the reality. Comedians are offensive, impolite and at times racist because our society is that way. Comedy isn’t just about making you happy. It’s also about looking at what’s truly awful in the world and just laughing at it. I get how Chris Rock’s famous bit, “Black People and N******” is incredibly offensive, but if you really listen to it, you will realize it’s endorsing the

revolution, hopefully ensuring the continued creation and proliferation of Buzzfeed’s incredibly inventive and groundbreaking videos.

umor has it that legendary drug lord El Chapo has put a hit out on Donald Trump to the tune of $100 million for him dead or alive. The rumor originates from a Twitter account thought to belong to the drug lord’s son, who posted many other veiled threats against politicians. Whatever truth these claims may have, this whole incident has me thinking a very intriguing thought. As of 2011, Trump was a registered Democrat. His business has done well under Democratic governance, and in the past he has been shown to be far more progressive than his campaign portrays him to be. At ﬁrst, I thought maybe this whole El Chapo thing was invented by Trump’s campaign to stir things up. It gains Trump a lot of publicity and validates some of the things he has said about Hispanics. But what if this isn’t Trump’s only stunt? What if his entire campaign is the stunt? Trump has been saying many brazen and inﬂammatory things on his campaign. What he is saying is not entirely off-base, however, because many Republican constituents, as well as candidates, share his beliefs. The difference is that Trump is the only one brave enough (or stupid enough) to say them. The effect of this is that these views that were previously hush-hush with Republicans are now in the

public arena for all to view and scrutinize. Because Republican voters support the hate mongering that Trump spouts, they alienate potential swing voters due to their brazen bigotry. The Republicans are forced then to either split their party by allowing Trump to run independently and selecting a different candidate, or nominate Trump and alienate moderate and swing voters. Either way seems to ensure a Republican loss, which may very well be exactly what Trump is trying to do. It would be the ultimate act of political sabotage to pretend to be the ultimate conservative, complete with all of the racist, sexist, homophobic and xenophobic beliefs that have become emblematic of Republicanism. He’s taken all of their unsavory, draconian beliefs and amalgamated them in the character that he presents as himself to voters. He does all this because he can and because it would be in his business interest if Democrats stayed in ofﬁce. His aim is to inﬁltrate the Republican Party and burn it down from the inside. Donald Trump is the ultimate liberal, the one doing the most to ensure a Democratic victory in 2016. Sincerely, Tyrus Bergersen Class of 2018

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Therapeutic methods explored through art One artist with a studio above the New Moon Café is exploring the therapeutic qualities of art and its effects by Bettina Cataldi bcataldi@uvm.edu

A studio above New Moon Café is supporting members of the Burlington community with an alternative type of therapy. Carolyn Crotty, local art therapist and artist, opened her art therapy studio Whirled Tree Arts in downtown Burlington in April 2014. Crotty graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in English and began working as the art director for a Boys and Girls Club in Boston. It was there she discovered the benefits of using art as a form of therapy. “It was kind of an education role, but so many of the kids that were coming through there were from the projects, and they had a variety of stories that involved trauma,” Crotty said. “I could see how the art became this tool for kids to connect with each other and tell their stories and also connect with their world,” she said. After several years working with the Boys and Girls Club and seeing the impact art had on the children’s lives, she decided to pursue her master’s degree in art therapy from Lesley University in Massachusetts. On a whim, Crotty moved to Burlington and began working with the Howard Center at an alternative school called Centerpoint.

Centerpoint is a combination of three of Vermont’s youth and family serving organizations, according to their website. “I was a school social worker for them, and trying to sneak in art therapy wherever I could,” Crotty said. “Their school was for middle school and high school kids with emotional and behavioral issues that made it hard for them to be in the public school system,” she said. After working with the Howard Center for four years, Crotty opened Whirled Tree Arts. Her goal for the studio is to promote emotional wellbeing and joy through art.

like, okay, we’re going to make art and it’s going to feel really good,” Crotty said. “And that’s therapeutic in itself.” One of Crotty’s art therapy methods is to encourage people to connect their art with what they are discussing in a given session. “It’s almost like the creative process becomes insight into this subconscious part of your mind that you might not have access to with words,” Crotty said. Therapeutic art has been

embraced by some local students and teachers, including sophomore Emilie Ferguson. “For me, there’s something magical about taking my abstract thoughts and emotions and turning them into this tangible piece of art that other people can see and hopefully relate to in some way,” Ferguson said. “Making art is a form of inquiry, engaging ideas, often materially; conceptual, metaphoric and felt,” senior art lecturer Cameron Davis said. For those who aren’t inter-

ested in art therapy, Crotty also offers paint parties in homes or in her studio. While paint parties are light-hearted and fun events, Crotty hosts them for a cause. Half of the profits are donated to local causes such as the Burlington Emergency Shelter. If you’re interested in an art therapy session or scheduling a paint party, you can contact Crotty through her website, whirledtree.org.

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It’s almost like the creative process becomes insight into this subconscious part of your mind Carolyn Crotty ARTIST Crotty uses different methods of art therapy depending on the needs of her patients. “There’s sort of a spectrum as to how art can play a role in therapy,” Crotty said. One way Crotty brings art and therapy together is by encouraging a patient to doodle during a more traditional therapy session. She also uses the art itself to promote wellness. “Then there’s art as therapy,

(Top) Carolyn Crotty, founder of Whirled Tree Arts Inc, stands in the art studio located above New Moon Café Oct. 16. (Above) The art therapy studio, pictured above, opened last April to help provide alternative care. JEN RAMIREZ/The Vermont Cynic

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Church street performer talks music by Catie Owen cmowen@uvm.edu

One performer has been making tourists and Burlington residents stop mid-stroll on Church Street. There is almost no way to categorize street performer M. “Tree” Sampson. “I ﬁrst thought he was very strange and eccentric, and [the performance] almost made me uneasy,” sophomore Collin Campagne said. “I don’t normally stop to look at street performers,” sophomore Emma Palluzzi said. “But he was such an intriguing character that I couldn’t resist.” By day, Sampson is an experienced carpenter. He makes all of his props, with the exception of his didgeridoo. “I do make didges, I just didn’t make that particular didgeridoo,” Sampson said. A didgeridoo is a wooden Australian wind instrument. Sampson said he learned to play “the didge” from people he was living with in a “hippie commune” in Spain. “The gypsies were super badass, and made me feel really self-conscious, especially when I was playing American music,” he said. Sampson repeats melodic

phrases on the didgeridoo when he performs. Saying “thank you” while playing is essential to a successful performance because it helps the audience to “accept” what they are looking at, Sampson said. In the future, Sampson hopes to incorporate other musical performers and perhaps even concoct a “dark, mystical marionette circus,” with theatrical effects, he said.

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I don’t normally stop to look at street performers but he was such an intriguing character that I couldn’t resist Emma Palluzi SOPHOMORE

Moreover, Sampson hopes he will inspire younger street performers to get creative. “Street performance is this great laboratory,” he said. Sampson said he believes the “multi-medium” aspects of his performance are what attract his audience. His performances are an experience, he said.

“The performance is percussion based and the humanity of the performers are hidden from the audience’s view,” Sampson said, comparing himself to the Blue Man Group. Sampson said his shows have evolved throughout six years of street performing. He began playing dressed in a wooden mask that he said made him look like “a rooted nature spirit, like something almost half plant-like.” Sampson said he also wore owl and deer masks. The marionettes and bells he attaches to his ankles as well as the gold scroll were added later on. Early performances developed almost subconsciously, Sampson said. Recently he began to converge what he calls the “disparate evolutions” of his performance pieces. These evolutions are the composition of his set, the colors he would use and even how a canine-feline relationship would be overall intriguing to a viewer. Sampson especially identiﬁes with his current mask, which depicts a coyote. “It is a little more representative of my energy,” Sampson said. “I’m yappy, I talk a lot, I’m aggressive.”

Performer M. “Tree” Sampson poses for a photo. Sampson is known for his didgeridoo street show. OLIVER POMAZI/The Vermont Cynic

Film exposes mogul Colin Kamphuis

Steve Jobs

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T Collin Reynolds, former member of As We Were, is pictured drumming while breathing from an oxygen tank. An event in his honor will raise money for cystic ﬁbrosis research. PHOTO COURTESY OF

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Benefit concert to be held By Emily Daroga edaroga@uvm.edu

Some people live an entire lifetime without finding their driving passion. This was not the case for Collin Reynolds, member of the local Burlington band, As We Were. He found his calling in drumming at a young age and pursued it until his death from cystic fibrosis this past year. There will be a benefit concert Oct. 26 at Higher Ground for research on the disease in his honor. CBRASNKE, a new band comprised mostly of members of As We Were, will be playing at this benefit concert. Ryan Krushenick – guitarist and friend of Reynolds’ – explained the motivations behind their newest album. “We were musically strug-

gling to stay aﬂoat while watching our friend die,” he said. Krushenick spoke mostly of his admiration for Reynolds, of his dedication to music and friendliness.

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We were musically struggling to stay aﬂoat while watching our friend die Ryan Krushenick GUITARIST

“He had to play with breathing tubes in his nose but drummed like a maniac,” Krushenick said. “It was beautiful,” As We Were is currently taking a hiatus from the music

scene, but the new collaboration, CBRASNKE, is making music. Their last album was mostly inﬂuenced by Reynolds’ death. Though the upcoming concert will commemorate Reynolds, all of the proceeds will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for research on the treatment of the disease. “For him, to do anything was a glorious task,” Krushenick said about Reynolds’ struggle with the illness. “We hear all the time that we take our bodies and our health for granted,” Krushenick said. “But we breathe thousands of times a day and we don’t even notice it, and for [Reynolds] every single breath was a literal struggle.”

his new movie explores the relationship of a technology genius, and the abuse others faced from him along the way. “Steve Jobs” presents a highly critical and controversial portrayal of its subject, one that is at odds with most perceptions of the highly influential tech mogul. Michael Fassbender gives a jaw-dropping performance in his latest film, starring as Steve Jobs. Supported by Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels and featuring Seth Rogen in an uncharacteristically serious role, the movie carries significant dramatic heft. The movie follows an unorthodox plot structure, focusing on the backstage events of the three major product releases of Steve Job’s career: the Mac, the NeXT computer and the iMac. Flashbacks detailing major events in Jobs’ life and career intersperse the product launches, providing additional insight to his relationships and his past. The primary focus of the film is the relationship Jobs has with his coworkers and his family. What Fassbender presents is a highly manipulative sociopath who uses people to advance his own goals. Steve Jobs is a man whose uncompromising perception of himself and his products leaves no room for cooperation and his

unrealistic expectations of his coworkers pushes them to their limits. Another central tenet of the film is the relationship Jobs has with his alleged daughter and her mother. Despite a blood test confirming that there is a 94 percent chance that Lisa is his daughter, Jobs refuses to acknowledge her as his own. At a time when he was worth hundreds of millions of dollars, his daughter and her mother were living on welfare, with the occasional handout coming from the world’s wealthiest deadbeat dad. Directed and written by Academy Award-winners Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin, “Steve Jobs” is an extremely unorthodox film. An unusual plot structure and very small cast ensures plentiful opportunity for dramatic exchanges and personal indictments. General themes of the film revolve around regret and redemption, with the mistakes and imperfections of all the characters sitting at the forefront of the narrative.

Colin Kamphuis is a senior Russian major. He has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2014.

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Comedian expands on his influences By Colin Hekimian chekimia@uvm.edu

You may recognize the name John Mulaney from his sitcom, “Mulaney,” but he is better known for his work as a writer on “Saturday Night Live.” Mulaney has co-created the character of Stefon as well as his standup specials, “The Top Part” and “New In Town.” John Mulaney’s new standup special is called “The Comeback Kid” and will be available exclusively on Netflix Nov. 13. Mulaney will also be performing at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Oct. 26. Mulaney cites George Carlin, Dave Attell, Paul F. Tompkins and Mike Birbiglia as comedians who inspired him. However, his influences stem from more than just fellow comedians. Bert and Ernie from “Sesame Street” were huge influences on him when he was younger, as well as Preston Sturges and other fast talking comedians from the 1940s. “Everyone had big voices, weird accents and talked like a crazy person,” Mulaney said. “Today everyone talks the same, not as many distinctive actors.” Mulaney cites the Talking Heads’ lead singer David Byrne as an influence for the same reason. “He speaks very simply,” Mulaney said. When he first started doing standup, Mulaney adopted this type of voice, but later aban-

Comedian John Mulaney is pictured. Mulaney, star of the sitcom “Mulaney” and Saturday Night Live staff writer, will be performing at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 26. He is inspired by comedians like George Carlin and Dave Attell. PHOTO COURTESY OF

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Everyone had big voice, weird accents and talked like a crazy person. Today everyone talks the same, not as many distinctive actors John Mulaney COMEDIAN

doned it as he felt it was too artiﬁcial. Mulaney said the best advice he ever received from a comedian came from Ross Bennett, who watched him fail at the

Stress Factory comedy club in New Jersey. “I walked off and he said ‘You’re very funny, but these people have no time for your cleverness and you need to get

to the fucking point,’” Mulaney said. “I thought the point of the joke is the big reveal, but you need to set up your premise upfront.” Mulaney also said Birbiglia gave him some comedic guidance when they toured together. “I got a ton of great advice from Mike Birbiglia,” he said. “He told me: ‘Standup is stories. You can tell a seven-minute story with 100 jokes in it.’ I learned a ton from watching him.” Mulaney said Nick Kroll would be his ideal touring partner. Mulaney met Kroll when

he was a ﬁrst-year at Georgetown University and Kroll was a senior in charge of the improv club. The two worked together on the TV series “Kroll Show.” Mulaney speaks highly of many other comedians, and cited Todd Glass and Dave Attell as two of his favorites to watch in person. “My happiest memories are watching comics like them kill,” Mulaney said.

Album fits all moods Izzy Schechter

Beach Music

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T James Elkington (left) and Nathan Salsburg perform as a guitar duo. They recently released their sophomore album, Ambsace. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOAN SHELLEY

Duo strums through town By Maddy Pimentel mmfreita@uvm.edu

A duo of accomplished guitarists, who record their music off the cuff over a couple of beers in an attic, will be strumming up Signal Kitchen. James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg will be opening for Steve Gunn Oct. 26. Elkington, though he has lived in Chicago for the past 15 years, originally grew up in England, while Salsburg hails from Louisville, Kentucky. Their styles reﬂect their origins. Elkington prefers ‘60s and ‘70s British folk revival while

Salsburg plays a more American school of music. “I haven’t heard a combination of those two styles much, especially in recent years anyway,” Elkington said. Part of their success as a musical duo stems from the fact that they are good friends and have shared interests when it comes to music. This is evident in their latest project, Ambsace, an acoustic guitar record. Ambsace features a series of nods to their favorite musicians, including covers of The Smiths and Duke Ellington, and show-

casing the inﬂuence of legendary folk guitarists such as Bert Jansch and John Fahey, all while managing to create a sound that is uniquely their own. “We wanted to reference the stuff we like and that we feel is representative of our tastes and how we feel about music,” Elkington said. “I think we did that.” Although the record has some traditional inﬂuences, the recording process was far from traditional and was recorded as it was being written, in a series of long weekends.

he ability of music to straddle the line between happiness and sadness is exemplified in “Beach Music,” a new release from electronic experimentalist Alexander Giannascoli, also known as Alex G. He cannot be confined to a single genre since he borrows from countless styles and echoes many different types of artists. Yet, all songs on this album are unified by a sweet, wistful feel which makes “Beach Music” an Alex G archetype. At first listen, the album sounds rough and disorganized. “Intro” gives way to muffled guitar twangs and muted drum licks which do not quite fall together correctly. But if you keep listening, the noise suddenly smoothly transitions into “Bug,” in which gloomy strums and bright riffs contrast with each other, creating a sound full of despair and joy at the same time. Giannascoli tends to play with pitch which adds emotional depth and variety. “Kicker” features a low voice, expressing a wistful and dragging sentiment. However,

the catchy strums and quick beat make for a sad but lighthearted track. The falsetto on “Station” sends the listener into a dreamy trance as a warped electric guitar adds a dark, twisted backdrop. Silly vocals and lyrics counteract the creepy sensation generated by manipulated instrumentals and a slow, droning noise. Depending on your mood “Beach Music” changes its colors. If you’re feeling happy, it will play right along. On a beautiful day, the album goes well with sunlight and a cool breeze, given its pretty guitar layers and dimensional vocals. It also happens to be an essential rainy day album. Fuzzy piano and a warm horn on “In Love” set a melancholy mood and integrate with rain tapping on the windows. It plays easily, each song ﬂowing into the next seamlessly and thus making for an ideal studying, sleeping or hiking soundtrack. Izzy Schechter is a ﬁrst-year English major. She has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2015.

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School teaches turntable lessons By Adam Mitrani Amitrani@uvm.edu

From mothers coming in with their 7-year-old children to 72-year-old retirees looking for new hobbies, the art of DJing is rapidly increasing in popularity. John “DJ Johnny Utah” Jones and Randy “DJ Mashtodon” Russell founded the Studio 5 DJ school in Burlington about a year and a half ago. “A lot of folks want to learn the art of it,” Jones said. “So, we thought what better time to start a school to frame the art and bring people in.” Growing up in Bangor, Maine, Jones said he didn’t feel like he was part of a big music scene until he came to Burlington. By starting Studio 5, Jones feels he started changing the way people think of DJs. “The DJing world is a very interesting world, where you have to get creative if you want to make a career out of it. It can be very lucrative or it can be not so lucrative,” Jones said. “We actually found great success in the Burlington scene, as it is a very musically driven town.” Studio 5 doesn’t offer single classes on speciﬁc topics. Instead they offer courses, which vary based on the experi-

ence level of the students. “Each course has ﬁve classes that focus on a speciﬁc area. Our most popular course is the 101 course,” Jones said. “It shows you how to play music, choose the right song and the right time,” he said. “It puts the student in a position to make an educated decision.” Some schools in the area will take the courses and apply them as credits, Jones said. “If you come through the school we can put you to work through an established DJ company,” Jones said. “There’s actually a job placement program through our studio 5 DJ school.” His goal is the same as any music teacher’s goal, to see his students succeed, but Jones said he feels like he’s doing something that no one in the state of Vermont is doing. Jones said his love for music in general was what inspired him to DJ when he was a high school sophomore in the ‘90s. Jones feels that becoming a DJ is much easier now than when he was starting out. “There really wasn’t a place I could go for instruction. If you started DJing back in the ‘90s or early 2000s, there was no place to learn,” Jones said. “Now it’s very commercialized; there are

Producer drops hits Allie Osorno

Emancipator

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all is here, which means Higher Ground’s coat check was in full effect Wednesday night. The box ofﬁce line was crowded all the way to the door with people trying to buy last minute tickets to see electronic producer Emancipator. The venue was scattered with concertgoers, half of them hugging the front railing and the other half drinking in the sectioned-off bar area. Higher Ground keeps you in the back of the venue if you want to enjoy a drink during the show, thereby separating you from friends and distancing you from the stage. However, this didn’t matter for Emancipator. The mastermind Doug Appling took the stage with Ilya Goldberg on violin, Colby Buckler on drums and ensemble cello and bass players. While the music is soulfully compelling played through most devices, hearing it live takes it to a whole new level. It’s an unforgettable experience. Watching Goldberg’s bow strokes and Buckler’s intricate drumming technique is mesmerizing. Emancipator debuted their new album, “Seven Seas,” which made it nearly inconceivable to take a bathroom break. From the seducing lyrics to the subtle ﬂute interjections in the background, “Land and Sea,” featuring Molly Parti was

clearly a hit. Parti’s raspy voice was the perfect unexpected touch. While it’s uncharacteristic for Emancipator to include vocals in their music, the new album incorporates them seamlessly. It appears to be a promising new direction for Appling. “Seven Seas” featuring Madelyn Grant is yet another track with hypnotic lyrics. As they began, the lyrics “we’ve been deﬁed” over the slow grind guitar and progressing drumbeats created a sense of empowerment. Although neither Parti nor Grant were present, the recordings stood powerful enough on their own. Though Emancipator played most of the “Seven Seas,” they also played various tracks from “Dusk to Dawn,” “Soon it Will Be Cold Enough” and “Safe in the Steep Cliffs.” “First Snow” was the highlight that made you forget where you were and what you were doing. With a voiceover that talks about life and death, the song immerses the mind into thought and the body into dance.

Allie Osorno is a junior English and Spanish major. She has been writing for the Cynic since spring 2014.

Studio 5, co-founded by John Jones and Randy Russell (pictured here) is located on Main St. in downtown Burlington. The studio opened over a year ago, and offers a variety of classes for those interested in learning about DJing JEN RAMIREZ/The Vermont Cynic learning environments. The lack of feedback from an instructor was the most challenging part.” “DJing really wasn’t a thing back then,” Jones said. “It was sort of an idea to be ﬁrst to market around it. Mixing mu-

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Coaches bring different backgrounds A former DI soccer player, the women’s head coach pushes her team to their potential by Claire Messersmith cmessers@uvm.edu

Hired in 2010 at 26 years old, Kristi Lefebvre was one of the youngest coaches at the Division I level. But age did not stop Lefebvre — she is in her ﬁfth season with the Catamounts. Five seasons after hiring Lefebvre, the Catamounts have had the best start to their America East Conference season since 2001. Lefebvre graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2006 and majored in coaching. She always knew coaching was something she wanted to pursue as a career, she said. During her collegiate career, Lefebvre served as a captain and was named MVP her senior year. Lefebvre, who is from Colchester, Vermont coached in Connecticut after graduating from UConn, but decided to re-

turn home. There was an opening at UVM as a part-time assistant coach for the women’s team and Lefebvre pounced on it. “Ever since I’ve been here, I’ve been working my way up,” Lefebvre said. Lefebvre said the day-to-day intensity of playing for a top DI program was one of the biggest elements she tried to bring to the UVM team. “Once you step over that line, you have to be locked in,” she said. “Every practice is a battle, and you can never turn off that intensity. It must be on at all times.” Lefebvre said competitions in practice has been the biggest tactic she has brought from UConn. Before UConn, Lefebvre played for Colchester High School. However, Lefebvre did not start playing soccer until she was 12. When she was 14, she began to consider college soccer. At 14, she made the Region I Olympic Development Program team and was then chosen to be a National Team reserve player. “I wasn’t allowed to play sports until I could keep my room clean,” Lefebvre said. “But once I started making these national teams, that was

the turning point.” Lefebvre committed to traveling to Bethesda, Maryland to play for the Bethesda Fury, a top club soccer program. When she was first hired Lefebvre wasn’t “hurting for confidence.” It was a matter of trial and error and adjusting and learning from her early mistakes. “Age is not irrelevant, but if you have quality experiences to display your maturity, that can do a lot for you,” Lefebvre said. Associate head coach Jason Russell said he admired Lefebvre for her confidence. “She knows what she’s talking about and she passes that confidence onto the players,” he said. Sarah Martin, a sophomore on the team, also said she respects Lefebvre for her confidence and athletic achievements. “She pushes us to reach our potential and it’s easy to listen to her constructive criticism because she’s been in this position before,” Martin said. Lefebvre does not shy away from her lack of experience. “There is inexperience, that’s the bottom line,” Lefebvre said. “But it is a matter of how you adjust and learn from that inexperience.”

(Left) Head coach Kristi Lefebvre coaches her goalies at Virtue Field. (Right) Head coach Jesse Cormier looks over his team at Virtue Field. PHIL CARRUTHERS AND DAYNA WYCKOFF/The Vermont Cynic

The men’s head coach is a former professional soccer player and the first alumnus to coach a UVM team by Eribert Volaj evolaj@uvm.edu

With an impressive resume, men’s soccer head coach Jesse Cormier is trying to pass along his skills. After a brief professional soccer career in the U.S. and England, Cormier became the ﬁrst UVM alumnus to coach a varsity team. Head coach Jesse Cormier and his staff have already been recognized for their accomplishments, as they won the 2012 America East Coaching Staff of the Year. Through 2014, Cormier has a 89-75-43 record and a 38-2818 record in America East play, according to UVM athletics. Cormier is a 1995 UVM graduate. He played with the Catamounts for four years, scoring a total of 24 goals, which is tied for sixth in UVM history, according to UVM Athletics. In his 12th season in charge of the men’s soccer team, he is trying to transfer his knowledge to the players he trains. “I was shaped here. I had a great coach when I was part of this program, and was able to

grow up and learn a lot about myself,” Cormier said. “The goals I scored, I wanted them to be the deciding goals to help the team win. As a coach, I want to teach these players the same thing.” Junior midfielder Skyler Davis only had positive things to say about Cormier and his coaching staff after the Catamounts defeated the University of Maryland, Baltimore County 3-0 Oct. 14. “They do a great job recruiting and bringing all the guys in, but they also do a great job in helping us to lead by example,” Davis said. “They definitely help us to be more prepared and to get wins like today.” Cormier is always passing on his love for the game to the younger generations. He is a part of the Vermont Futbol Academy program, which trains young children and teenagers during the summer and winter. His main focus, however, is the men’s soccer team at UVM. “I think the team is finally realizing how good they could be,” Cormier said. The team has been playing well as of late. Their last two games ended in wins against University of Hartford and UMBC, ending Hartford’s home unbeaten streak of 16 games, and UMBC’s unbeaten streak of 27 games, according to UVM athletics. The Cats next play Oct. 24 at home against UMass-Lowell.

A new director of hockey operations brings changes By alex benoit abenoit@uvm.edu

The operations director for UVM men’s hockey has a more unique story. As operations director Noah Segall’s responsibilities include video analysis and scouting the opposing team the week before they play, he said. Noah Segall grew up playing hockey in California and considered playing college hockey. “I played some junior hockey, but I had some injuries,” Segall said. “I decided that I’d rather go get a good education at a good school than play hockey at a Division III school.” Segall graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2014 with a double major in economics and sports

management. There, he worked with the Minutemen hockey team and NHL’s San Jose Sharks as a video analyst where he helped scout the opposing teams. Segall has also worked on the international stage as well. While working as the director of hockey operations at Canisius College, he was recruited by the Russian women’s under-18 national team. “I pretty much just asked them ‘Do you have a video analyst?’” Segall said. “They said they didn’t, so I asked them if they wanted one and they said yes.” Additionally, Segall worked during the summer with NHL phenom Pavel Datysuk, the ﬁrstline center for the Detroit Red

Wings. “Pavel wanted to give back to his hometown of Yekaterinburg, Russia by starting a hockey camp,” Segall said. “I was approached by Jay Woodcroft

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speaking to how dedicated he is to the game and the community he serves in Russia. “As good of a player as Datsyuk is on the ice, he’s an even better person off of it,” he said.

I decided that I’d rather go get a good education at a good school than play hockey at a Division III school. Noah Segall MEN’S HOCKEY OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

of the San Jose Sharks and he brought me into the camp and I’d say that I play a pretty big role there.” Segall said Datsyuk has been incredibly off the ice as well,

Segall’s resume certainly proves his worthiness to ﬁll Mike Monti’s role, who left UVM last year. “I haven’t seen everything in the hockey world, but I feel like

I’ve seen a lot and I’ve worked with players at all different levels,” he said. “I want to help these players get to the next level.” The position is a year-round job that often entails weekends. “Sunday through Tuesday are my big days,” Segall said. “I compile everything from the weekend into a report for the coaches as well as looking at next weekend’s games, watching game ﬁlm and trying to prepare for the next weekend.” Segall believes the hockey team will do well this year, even in the midst of losing key players, like former defenseman Mike Paliotta, to graduation or turning pro.

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Construction workers build a new skate park on the waterfront of Lake Champlain, Oct. 16. 2015. The skate park is part of the Lake Champlain Waterfront Redevelopment project. VANESSA HALLIDAY/The Vermont Cynic

Town is on board for new skate park By Sarah OLSen solsen2@uvm.edu

City officials say a “world class” skate park is coming to the waterfront in December. The construction site is on a “brownfield,” which is an area that may be contaminated because of industrial use in the past, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s website. There is no concern that the “brownfield” will contaminate Lake Champlain because the skate park is being constructed from concrete, which traps contaminants, said Kirsten Shapiro,

special projects manager at the Community and Economic Development Office in Burlington. Shapiro said the construction should be completed by Dec. 15. “The previous skate park was also located on a brownfield,” Shapiro said. “In fact, Waterfront Park is built on a brownfield.” The old skate park was built over 10 years ago, was made of metal and it was in rough shape because of the weather, Shapiro said. It also wasn’t big enough to meet the demand and use, she said. To use the site, Shapiro said

CEDO has a plan that requires them to separate and cap the contaminated soils below the surface. The skate park is at the waterfront so a person can get to it easily, Shapiro said. Shapiro said the city council was very clear where they wanted the skate park because they want young people of the community to enjoy the waterfront and not feel isolated. “We think it will increase the vitality on the waterfront,” Shapiro said. Shapiro said mayor Miro Weinberger has supported the

project from the beginning and pushed to have this world-class facility on the waterfront. “The new skate park is one of the key components of the major transformation of the northern waterfront from an eyesore to an attractive expansion of what we love about our waterfront,” Weinberger said in an Oct. 16 statement. “The city is fortunate to have the chance to make the most of this investment with federal funds and tax increment financing dollars,” Shapiro said. Shapiro said the city also had several interns from UVM who

worked on the project in terms of community outreach, organizing the skateboarding community, raising awareness and fundraising events. Quade Rocke, a local sponsored skateboarder and member of the Burlington skateboarding community, said he moved to Burlington just for skating. “That park is going to breed talent,” Rocke said. “Over a 10year span I guarantee that park is going to put out some people that are going to put Burlington 75004 on the skateboarding map.”

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LAST WEEK L 3-2 Women’s Hockey at St. Lawrence Canton, NY Oct. 16 L 4-3 Men’s Hockey vs Nebraska-Omaha HOME Oct. 16 L 4-3 Women’s Soccer vs Albany HOME Oct. 18 T 1-1 Men’s Soccer at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY Oct. 18 L 6-0 Field Hockey vs Albany HOME Oct. 18

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Junior Brian Wright of men’s soccer was named the America East co-player of the week as well as the TD Bank Student of the Week. Junior Mario Puskarich leads UVM men’s hockey in points with four (three goals, one assist). First-year ﬁeld hockey player Lauren Tucker leads the team in points with 15. The men and women’s cross country teams competed at the Rothenberg Run in East Greenwich, RI. The men’s team placed 4th and the women’s 3rd. The swim team lost their third meet to UNH 179-121 Oct. 17.

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NHL sharpens its skates JOE GALLANT JGALLANT@ UVM.EDU

The NHL season is underway and it’s time to draw some early season conclusions and identify things to look out for as the season progresses. First, youth is all the rage. Everyone knows about Jack Eichel and Connor McDavid. I was admittedly wrong about how soon Eichel would become a force, but other rookies around the league are proving to be future stars as well. Anthony Duclair and Max Domi (yes, his father is the beloved bruiser Tie Domi) have started off with chemistry that is usually only seen in linemates who have spent years together. Not to mention the talent pouring out of the two of them has single handedly made Arizona Coyotes hockey relevant. Also, around the league somehow Detroit has managed to continually find stars as Dylan Larkin looks NHL ready. Artemi Panarin and Oscar Linderg deserve a mention as they have come out strong on their rookie campaign. Second, while the season is still in its infancy, some teams will have work to do in order to fulfill expectations and prove that it’s not how you start, but rather how you finish.

The Canadiens look good this year. Carey Price has the potential to improve on his historic season last year and the offense looks to have ﬁnally clicked. Winnipeg and Dallas improved — taking different approaches in the offseason — both teams are ready to contend. However, they compete in the Central Division, arguably the league’s toughest division. Minnesota and Chicago won’t stay in the bottom half of that division. We can look forward hope-

games. They need to figure out their offense after scoring only one goal in the first four games. However they doubled that total in their first win Sunday night over Minnesota. Boston has looked like a shell of their former selves. It will be interesting to see if Boston can salvage this season and return to playoff contention or if they will enter the Auston Mathews sweepstakes. While I do not think Boston is that bad this season, Rask has not looked sharp, and Chara is rapidly becoming a trade pros-

The season is still in its infancy, some teams will have work to do in order to fulfill expectations and prove that it's not how you start but how you finish fully to a season long battle for supremacy in the Central between at least these four teams, if not six, with St. Louis and Nashville being contenders as well. The Pittsburgh Penguins look to be pulling things together after starting winless in their first three games, despite making big moves in the offseason winning the sweepstakes for Phil Kessel. In contrast, Anaheim just picked up their first win after being defeated in their first four

pect rather than a defensive centerpiece, while he still has some value around the league. While the season is deﬁnitely young and the league will not ﬁnish the way it has started, these games and points still matter.

Joe Gallant is a senior biological sciences major. He has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2015.

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