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“The tone is ‘how not to get raped,’ and not enough of ‘don’t rape.’” by colin bushweller & Kelsey Neubauer cjbushwe@uvm.edu/Kaneubau@uvm.edu
Sophomore Nina Truslow stood with a megaphone and recounted being raped at UVM. “My name is Nina and I have experienced sexual assault,” Truslow said. Heaviness hung in the air Friday as Justice for Queer/Trans Students held a speak-out on sexual assault. Atop a rock near the Davis Center,
campus. Students were not alone at the rally. Among those in attendance was Victim’s Advocate Judy Rickstad. In the past year, 61 sexual assaults were reported to the Women’s Center, Rickstad said during an interview last April. “I speak for victims,” she said, “but sometimes I don’t have a lot of power.” All of these cases went through Rickstad. She said she meets with each
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survivors of sexual assault shared their stories, and asked UVM to do more to prevent sexual assault on campus. Truslow was assaulted by someone she was dating last year, but decided not to report because he did not understand that he raped her, she said. “You have a panic attack and you go home and they text you asking you what is the matter,” Truslow said. The only education she received from UVM was during her first weekend of school and the CatAlerts that give tips on what to do to avoid assault, she said. “That’s telling people how not to get raped instead of telling people not to rape other people,” Truslow said. The students requested that there be a change in education. Around 50 students joined Truslow, gathering to hear and share stories of their sexual assaults and voice concerns with the way sexual assault is handled on campus. Students discussed access to education, the importance of intersectionality and the impact of rape culture on
while others firmly believe colleges are addressing the issue effectively. First-year Loret Mircia said students seem to be reminded of sexual assault regularly. “With the constant exposure to drugs, alcohol and the closeness of residing alongside peers, sexual misconduct is, to some extent, inevitable,” Mircia said. “Hearing about the next ‘campus rape story’ is becoming a daily regularity.”
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survivor at least 20 times per year. “We live in a culture where we’re told women are sexual objects,” Truslow said. “I have had enough of being sexualized for having a female body.” This rally was in response to a recently reported sexual assault on UVM campus. On Sept. 23, a UVM student was sexually assaulted in her residence hall by a man unknown to the victim prior to that night, according to a CatAlert. The suspect is believed to be a “white male, approximately 40, with long blond hair, last seen wearing a black sweatshirt with the word ‘Hawaii’ written in pink and green lettering,” according to the CatAlert. However, the CatAlert noted “this incident is not under active investigation.” Students can report an incident without requesting an investigation, according to UVM’s Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Policy. Some students argue colleges aren’t doing enough to prevent assaults,
strategies, rather than just dealing with the aftermath,” Werth said. Sophomore Polina Gorshenkova, an international student from Moscow, Russia, said sexual assault is worse in the U.S. “[In Russia] it’s not a big deal... we don’t talk about it,” Gorshenkova said. “[But in the U.S.] it’s pretty bad... sometimes I’m scared hearing all of the stories. It can happen anywhere.” Professor Ellen Andersen, who
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She said colleges are doing a sufficient job handling sexual assault, despite cases that have been highly publicized and made the center point of news coverage. “Keeping the assailant on probation of some sort and ensuring the population is the way to go,” Mircia said. First-year Camille Evans said sexual assault prevention at UVM is helpful. “I can only speak for UVM,” Evans said, “but I was actually impressed with what [sexual assault training] they had us do.” However, even with the training and discussion of sexual coercion, she said she believes this kind of crime will still happen. While some students appear to feel colleges are doing the best they can, others say there needs to be improvements. Sophomore Sara Werth said the way colleges are handling this matter is “disgusting.” “There should be more prevention
teaches courses on the politics of sexuality and holds a joint appointment in the gender, sexuality and women’s studies program, highlighted what she sees as the underlying force of the issue, which has been causing sexual coercion and its continual prominence in colleges. “There has been a large increase in our awareness that sexual assault happens on campuses,” Andersen said. This has steered the issue into the direction of the media, allowing it to become more “publicly visible, in a way it used to not be,” she said. “More people are willing to report now.” “[Colleges] are addressing the issue, and you can’t get through first-year orientation without going through these modules about consent and awareness,” she said. However, the tone of these discussions needs to be changed, Andersen said. “The tone is ‘how not to get raped,’ and not enough of ‘don’t rape,’” she said. “We are getting a little bit better, certainly at UVM.”
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Students give support for migrant workers By kelsey neubauer kaneubau@uvm.edu
Students rallied against the deportation of a migrant rights leader Oct. 3 outside Bailey/ Howe Library. Miguel Alcudia could potentially be thrown out of the country. “Not one more, not one more,” the protesters chanted while holding up signs that read “Free Miguel.” Students joined protesters across the state who hope to end Alcudia’s detention. Alcudia rose as a leader after he lost two years worth of wages at the hands of his employer, according to the Migrant Justice website. Migrant Justice is an organization that works to raise concerns of human rights in the farming community in Vermont, the website states. The organization raises concerns about issues many migrant workers face such as access to housing and health care. “[Alcudia] is an important figure in his community and his continued detention does harm not only to [him] but to the farmworker movement for human rights that he has led,” the website states. Alcudia is currently being detained in the Stafford County House of Corrections in New
Students gather outside Bailey/Howe Library Oct. 3 to stand in support of freeing Miguel Alcudia, an undocumented migrant farmer. He was recently detained on the claim of an overstayed visa. KELSEY NEUBAUER/The Vermont Cynic Hampshire on $21,000 bail after his arrest Sept. 22. He was arrested on the claim that he had overstayed his visa, according to the website. Alcudia is known throughout the community as a leader in
the Vermont justice movement, said Kailee Brickner-McDonald, director of the Dewey House for Community Engagement. Migrant justice leaders comment that this is the second leader in Migrant Justice
to be detained in the past three months. This is the second protest this year, with one for Victor Diaz occurring in May 2015, sophomore Liam O’Sullivan said.
There will be a letter writing campaign in University Heights South sometime next week, McDonald said.
Student Government organizes new visions for 2016 group, he said. As negotiations with the faculty senate begin, the accountability portion of this vision will drive SGA to pursue contracts that hold faculty accountable for ensuring descriptions and needed course materials be made available to students before they register for courses, Davis said. “We feel that syllabi and expanded course descriptions should be expected when registration opens,” Maulucci said in a Sept. 6 Cynic article. With accountability emphasized at UVM, Maulucci said SGA wants to elevate their involvement to one that reaches beyond the limits of campus. “We want to be involved in everything that impacts students,” he said, “not just [on campus].” A glimpse of this involvement was seen last year when
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Jason Maulucci, SGA President, discusses the Student Government elections March 1. PHIL CARRUTHERS/The Vermont Cynic
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Executive members of SGA have set the course for several new initiatives this year. Upon entering their second year in office, SGA President Jason Maulucci and Vice President Tyler Davis have set a goal for SGA for the 2016 school year: holding the organization accountable in order to elevate its role in student’s lives. “[These two ideas] work together,” Maulucci said. “You can’t have ‘elevate’ unless you have ‘accountability.’” Accountability will begin with transparency at every level, Davis said. Committee chairs will post agendas and details about the roles and responsibilities of each senator. Accountability will translate into actions SGA will take as a
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executive members of SGA went to the State House to support members of Fraternity and Sorority Life. A key portion of this involvement resides in the students’ relationship with Burlington, Maulucci said. To do so, SGA is currently gathering information that examines the role UVM students play in the city’s economy, he said. In addition, Maulucci said he is hoping to bring innovative minds into the Burlington committee by entering the beginning stages of an innovation center. SGA currently has one of the most experienced bodies in its history, with a retention rate of 80 percent, according to a May 5 Cynic article.
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Black Lives Matter brings students together By olivia bowman obowman@uvm.edu
Although the Black Lives Matter flag is no longer flying in front of the Davis Center, the discussion is far from over. The Student Life faculty hosted a “Blackout 2.0: Creating Space to Reflect and Heal” Oct. 3 in the Davis Center as an event centered around reflection, action and healing. Blackout 2.0 gave students of color the opportunity to discuss events in a racial affinity space, a space where those with the same social identities can discuss topics with those who share that identity. “The big question remains ‘How do we make it so we all matter?’” Pat Brown, director of Student Life, said. “We are an educational institution, a space for ideas where we can begin to answer those big questions.” The Blackout 2.0 space was planned by Ferene Paris Meyer, First-Year Experience program director and Eric Carnaje, program coordinator for Orientation and First-Year Experience, according to an email sent out to the ALANA Listserv. “[The flag] was taken down and given to the ALANA student center,” he said. “They will be able to hang it in their offices or do whatever they wish with it from now on.” The Women’s Coalition of Color also made a safe space to reflect on the campus’ events of the past week.
UVM community members stand together in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement Sept. 26. MO QUIGG/The Vermont Cynic
The coalition held a meeting to discuss the events and their effects on students Sept. 29. “It has been a really tough
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It’s been a really tough week to be a person of color ANGELICA CRESPO SENIOR
week to be a person of color,” senior Angelica Crespo said. “You don’t get a day off… but we can’t afford to let our voices die out.” There were subsequent
CAS tackles declining CRIMELog enrollment SEPTEMBER 23 - SEPTEMBER 30
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The College of Arts and Sciences has plans to increase student enrollment within the next five years. Due to a decrease in enrollment in the college over the past three years, a plan has been created to increase firstyear student enrollment, William Falls, dean of CAS, said. The decline in enrollment can be connected to the most recent recession and students leaning toward pre-professional degrees instead of ones in liberal arts, Falls said. “Since the great recession of many years ago there’s been a downward pressure on the College of Arts and Sciences,” he said. “By some measures our enrollments are down between 15-20 percent over that peak time about a decade ago.” This year there were 1,225 first-year students enrolled in the college, Falls said. Over the next five years they hope to increase this number to 1,350. Part of the goal is to determine a financially sustainable number of both faculty and students in the college, he said. “Our strategy in the college is to right size it and that involves strategic hiring of faculty,” Falls said.
demonstrations that occurred around Burlington as a result of the flag being raised. The unplanned Sept. 24 re-
SEP. 23 A patient at Adult Primary Care refused transport to the UVM Medical Center. Police assisted in transporting the patient.
SEP. 23 Police responded to reports of a person smoking marijuana at the amphitheater on Athletic campus. When police arrived, the person was gone.
SEP. 24 Police located an abandoned moped under the bleachers at Centennial Field around 2 a.m.
SEP. 24 An intoxicated person passed out in Harris Hall. Police responded and the person was transported to the UVM Medical Center.
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moval of the flag is being investigated as a theft. Junior Rachel Altman said she considered the theft of the flag to be a hate crime in a Sept.
25 Cynic article. Ambivalent responses to the movement span the country and have come to the forefront of the national political discussion, especially with the presidential election’s only a month away. This was in large part because UVM is the only public institution to have publicly supported the flag and many have voiced opposition to the University’s explicit support of the movement. The Black Lives Matter movement has been a contentious topic in social and political discourse since its formation in 2012, after the death of a 17-year
old black male, Trayvon Martin. Black Lives Matter identifies some motivators of the movement as implicit bias in policing and racial segregation and subsequent policing in cities due to redlining in the mid-20th century, according to their website. The phrase “All Lives Matter” cropped up in response to the Black Lives Matter Movement. “All lives matter, but black lives are not being treated as if they do and until then All Lives Matter is invalid,” said sophomore Akilah Ho-Young in her speech at the Sept. 26 rally. The first time mass protests used the Black Lives Matter name was in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014 after 18-year old Michael Brown, who was unarmed, was killed by a police officer. The movement is a one-issue group that aims to stop police brutality in order to reinstate the dignity of black lives and rebuild the black liberation movement, according to their website. At UVM this week, both sides of the issue have vocalized intense emotions because of the flag raising. “My body filled with lots of joy to know that my predominantly white University is paying tribute to the deaths in the black community,” said HoYoung in a Facebook post that went viral. “It’s the littlest thing that just means so much to me.”
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Zoning causes protest By Chloe Chaobal
College of Medicine finds new teaching techniques
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The Burlington skyline is reaching a new height, which some residents say will change the city UVM students call home. The City Council unanimously voted Sept. 29 in favor of a zoning amendment to rezone downtown, which will allow the city to redevelop the Burlington Town Center Mall by raising the building’s height to 14 stories. Prior zoning ordinances limited the project height to 105 feet. The amendment, called Plan BTV, allows for the redevelopment of land between Bank Street and Cherry Street, where the retail center is, according to city documents. The Coalition for a Livable City protested the redevelopment of the Burlington Town Center and announced its own plan for a “Better Town Center” Sept. 26. They presented their own plan, “Plan B-Plan BTV.” The protest was held in front of the mall on Church Street. The CLC expressed its dissatisfaction with the current development plan to raise the above-ground parking by three stories. “We feel it evokes a gut reaction,” Alex Lavin, a member of the CLC , said. A sign on CLC’s registration table read, “Burlington is not for sale.” “[Plan BTV] is a recipe for discontent,” Burlington resident Peggy Luhrs said. “[It’s]
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New renderings of the Burlington Town Center showcase the proposed increase of downtown housing. Burlington city council voted to rezone the downtown area for construction. Courtesy of the City of Burlington
out of character with anything we’ve done in this city,” Steve Goodkind, former Public Works director and city engineer, said. The CLC also spoke out against student housing, asking for “long term” housing. In a Sept. 24 press release, the CLC announced its intent to petition the zoning changes made Sept. 29 to be added to the ballot in March for a binding referendum. The CLC has 20 days to collect more than 1,600 valid signatures of local residents. During the gathering, the CLC presented an animated video displaying the street level change if the current plan goes into effect. First-year Jeremiah Cory said he is concerned about the development. “I think that could possibly ruin some people’s view of the
lake and the beautiful sunset.” Cory said.“It doesn’t really affect me, but it might affect some people.” However, he also said the construction has its benefits. “I wouldn’t mind more houses here,” he said, “just because it would be cool to see Burlington grow in population.” The goals of the BTV Mall Redevelopment are to include new downtown housing, new retail, new office space, new hotel and conference facilities, according to the City of Burlington’s website. The preliminary agreement plan will include at least 270 housing units, which will be of a variety of housing sizes, designs and costs. There will be no more than 80 units of student housing for Champlain College students.
UVM is on its way to implementing new teaching techniques in the Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine. Due to studies on teaching and learning in the STEM fields, UVM’s medical program is gravitating toward a more active learning style, eliminating lectures and passive learning altogether, William Jeffries, dean of the College of Medicine, said. Focuses of this new style of teaching and learning will include online programs in preparation for class, activities in a flip classroom model and group work, Jeffries said. “The class will be comprised of a variety of activities in a flip classroom type model where students will work on problems and will generally be working in groups,” he said. “[They] will usually take assessments during that time to understand their own level of knowledge.” The new techniques being used will require a change in curriculum, facilities and the training of teachers, Jeffries said. “The first thing we need to change is the configuration of our classrooms,” he said. “We need to have flat-floored classrooms where students sit at tables facing each other [where] they can do group work.” Along with classrooms, infrastructure to support teachers must be established, he said. “A lot of the focus is go-
ing to be toward helping the faculty members ask the right questions, engage the group, to challenge us to critically think,” Soraiya Thura, a medical student and a student trustee on the UVM board of trustees, said. The change is a more effective way of learning because it helps students retain information better than a lecture-style class, Thura said. “Whenever you have active learning and you’re forced to answer questions, when you’re forced to talk with your other classmates, when you’re forced to think about things and apply them clinically, it helps you to remember it a lot better,” she said. Jessica Beaulieu, a first-year pre-med student, said hands-on learning is more applicable to the real world. “When you’re with a patient, you’re not reading a book,” Beaulieu said. “You’re meeting a person.” The funding for this change comes in part from Dr. Robert Larner, whose most recent donation of $66 million dollars to the College of Medicine came only with the request that UVM’s medical college uses the money to work toward being the best in the country, Jeffries said. First-year Leianna Dolce said active learning would get first-year medical students more experience faster. “That’s the way I’d rather be learning when I go 76948 to medical school,” Dolce said.
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S TA F F E D I T O R I A L
Addressing sexual assault on campus S exual assault is a major issue; both nationwide, and on our own campus. Just this past Friday, a speak-out was held outside of the Davis Center where students encouraged our University to do more to put an end to sexual assault on campus. 61 cases of sexual assault have been reported to the Women’s Center in the past year, according to Victim’s Advocate Judy Rickstad. These reported cases are only a fraction of the total number of sexual assaults that occur at UVM. This number is far too high, and it’s on us as a community to solve this issue. It’s the University’s responsibility to provide education surrounding rape culture, drugs and alcohol and the reporting process. Yes. CatAlerts are sent out when assaults are reported, but this isn’t enough. Including tips about how to avoid sexual assault isn’t enough. The University needs to focus on prevention and education as well as possible consequences and punishments for those who commit acts of sexual violence. The fact that there is awareness surrounding sexual assault is a step in the right direction,
and media coverage surrounding the issue certainly opens up a safe space for discussing the issue. Due to innumerable accounts of sexual assault on campus and CatAlerts that are so frequent they’re often dismissed, students have become desensitized to the issue. It is a stigma of college life but it’s unacceptable to disregard it as the norm. Faculty and students: we must unite as a University to do more to combat this epidemic, prevent sexual assaults from happening and provide meaningful support for survivors. It’s on us, UVM.
ELISE MITCHELL
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
What would Scott Milne do as a U.S. senator
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Scott Milne announced he was running for the U.S. Senate May 27. What would he do as US Senator? It’s difficult to say. In the past 117 days, the Milne campaign has garnered headlines by questioning Senator Leahy’s integrity. What Milne has not done is establish his positions on the many issues facing Vermonters today. A review of Milne’s major interviews and press releases up until today finds nearly no mention of what meaningful action Milne would take as a Senator. On June 16, Milne declared he would propose legislation prohibiting taxpayer money from funding anything named for a sitting member of Congress. Milne said “I believe that it is wrong for elected ones to have buildings, highways, programs, or anything else funded by taxpayers named after them, or to accept such tributes.” Of course, such narrow legislation wouldn’t prevent taxpayers funds from being spent recklessly. While Milne went on to mention America’s debt, it isn’t clear how the legislation he outlined would go about addressing this problem. His release failed to offer any
clear examples of such “tributes.” On Sept. 6, Milne announced his campaign kick-off. In a press release, Milne discussed the legacy of George Washington before identifying Senator Leahy’s incumbency as his main motivation for seeking election. He identified “special interests and big money fueled campaigns that prop up career politicians” as ruining the country, but offered no suggestions for action and no specific instances of corruption he would seek to address. These allusions to nebulous ideas of corruption and scandal say nothing about Senator Leahy’s performance in the Senate, nor do they offer voters any reason to believe Milne would be an effective legislator. Four days later at his campaign kick-off, Milne noted that “America’s government is unable to bridge divides.” While Milne may be correct that voters are weary of partisan gridlock, perhaps he’s unaware of the Senator’s role in sponsoring legislation which achieved significant bipartisan support, such as Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act - the most significant addiction treatment legislation ever passed by the federal government. At the event, Milne said he’d serve only two terms in the Senate - but he failed to give voters a single, real reason why he was
deserving of one. Before he pledges to pursue just a second term, perhaps Milne would be better served by articulating what he’d do with his first. What is the sum of these parts? Scott Milne has certainly established he is not Senator Leahy. These statements also suggest Milne may struggle with consistency, given his promise back in March to “not run a negative campaign.”
What’s most concerning about this is that the Milne campaign has had ample opportunity to say something, anything about their candidate’s vision for Vermont and the United States - instead, they’ve has used this time to question Senator Leahy’s legacy. Milne hasn’t put forth policy positions or suggested he has his sights on any substantive legislative goals. It’s been 117 days and the voters are still
He identified "special interests and big money fueled campaigns that prop up career politicians" as ruining the country, but offered no suggestions for action and no specific instances of corruption he would seek to address. Granted, that was back in March, when Milne viewed Senator Leahy as a “great Vermonter with a distinguished career.” Come May, Milne described Leahy as “the definition of a career politician,” someone who “has never had a real job.” It’s hard to tell whether Milne sees legislative experience and service to Vermont as reasons to vote for or against a candidate. Milne has not crafted a compelling argument explaining why Vermonters would be best served with him in the Senate.
waiting on the Milne campaign to post an “Issues” section on their website. While Scott Milne’s campaign tactics may be reflective of some of the more divisive, vitriolic politics seen elsewhere in the United States, these strategies are especially worrisome in after considering Milne’s lack of legislative experience. Not only Milne has neglected to introduce ideas which would improve the lives of Vermonters, he has no record upon which voters may judge his ability to serve as a United States
Senator. While Scott Milne undoubtedly possesses a keen business sense, we have no evidence to suggest he would be an effective policymaker - and he hasn’t given Vermont voters reason to believe otherwise. It’s easy for candidates to get media attention by taking shots at their opponents - but Vermonters aren’t the type to be taken by soundbites. Detailed policy positions, distinct plans to tackle the serious problems, a track record of relevant legislative experience - these are the things voters require to make informed decisions come November. Thus far, the Milne campaign has failed to deliver. Sincerely, Scott Pavek UVM Political Science Graduate
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OPINION
6 POINT COUNTER-POINT
An interpretation of last week’s PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
KIRA BELLIS
Supporting making America great again alexander collingsworth
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lthough Donald is the master of the universe, and I support him wholeheartedly, by the way, and I did sell him that cocaine he did before the debate, and it was a tremendous amount of cocaine, very beautiful, top quality stuff, and Donald really did a lot, the lines he did were as long as the wall he wants to build, which I think is a good idea. I don’t think he did very well in the debates, and I’m saying that in the nicest way possible; you talk about low energy people, Jeb is low energy, and you look at Donald and he’s high energy, he couldn’t sit still through the debate, the way he talks, not good folks, no punctuation, no punctuation anywhere. You might say, by the way, that Trump is the most honest guy out there because everything he says: word vomit; vomit folks, not nice, but you know exactly what he’s thinking, all the time, which is not anything coherent, apparently, and let me just say that the closed captioning guy did a great job, really tremendous work at the debates, because no one knew what Trump was talking about half the time, but the closed captioning guy had to pay attention. Now let’s talk about ISIS because they’re a big problem folks but Trump’s got a secret plan to defeat them, a plan that I’ve seen, as his trusted drug courier, and let me just tell you this, I run a great business, really good, you might say the greatest drug empire out there, but this plan to defeat ISIS,
really beautiful, it’s a beautiful thing, but we can’t tell anyone about it, but I’ll tell you this: the plan involves crop dusting ISIS with marijuana smoke until they calm down a little, then we drop the cocaine and it’s going to be a big party folks, really the greatest party you’ve ever seen, it’s going to be tremendous. Is that the plan? Well, it’s part of the plan, I can’t tell you the whole plan, but crooked Hillary, and you know I’ve, I mean you know Donald hasn’t run a single negative ad against her, could be because I spent so much money on cocaine. I don’t know, maybe, that makes me smart, that makes him smart, and that’s what laws are for folks, you use the law of the land, and that’s what makes you smart, it might not be pretty folks, like Rosie O’Donnell, who, by the way, is very ugly folks and not nice. I think no one will disagree with me, do a lot of young people have no idea who Rosie is? You might say so, but you should look her up, or don’t, she’s a got a bad personality, and she is not a good looking woman, let’s see the emails by the way. Clinton has disgraced this country in ways that do not approach the way that Trump has disgraced this country, he’s a tremendous disgrace folks, and by the way, not very nice, not very nice, but I wouldn’t say that, I support him wholeheartedly, Trump 2016.
Alexander Collingsworth is a senior English and history double major. He has been writing for the Cynic since spring 2016.
Clinton trumped Trump in crazy debate Gaetano martello
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o, but let’s be serious here.
Watching Hillary Clinton be cool, calm and recognizably knowledgeable during the first Presidential debate was a huge source of relief for me personally. My own prediction for the election before the debate was that Trump was going to eviscerate Clinton in November, and though I’m not a huge fan of Clinton, I have come to accept the fact that she is the only thing standing between us and our fascist uptaking. That being said, the first debate leaves the biggest impression, and Hillary Clinton accomplished her goal with ease. I think the easiest and most effective way to beat Donald Trump is to show his supporters what an arrogant and flippant child he is. The fact is that he is extremely skilled at creating a crafted version of himself for the masses to be deceived by, but Hillary Clinton knew exactly how to strip that away. Getting under his skin and making him impulsively blurt out surprisingly revealing statements only took a half hour, and it was a beautiful thing to watch. For example, she got him to reveal that he has a habit of not paying income tax by making him brag about it. “That makes me smart, by the way,” she said. She also got him to admit that he didn’t pay his architect, when she accused him of it he said
“Maybe he didn’t do a good job.” Then, of course, the fact that he made fun of a former Miss Universe contestant for being overweight and Latina was a negative point for him, made even worse when he tried to explain to Fox and Friends why it totally wasn’t misogynistic or racist.
I think the easiest and most effective way to beat Donald Trump is to show his supporters what an arrogant and flippant child he is.
Making Donald Trump justify, and therefore admit, to the terrible things he did in the past (particularly things we hadn’t heard of before) was a brilliant way to make him put the nails in his own coffin. Of course, the battle isn’t over yet. Many presidential candidates have come back in the second debate, including President Obama in the 2012 race, and President Reagan in his first race, who used an infamous zinger that is attributed to Roger Ailes, creator of Fox News and an unofficial advisor for Trump’s campaign. In other words, we’re not out of the woods yet, but as for now it’s looking pretty good.
Gaetano Martello is a junior political science major. He has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2014.
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Living Well helps celebrate Recovery Month by ANNA POWER ampower@UVM.EDU
This September, UVM celebrated Recovery Month through Living Well’s Catamount Recovery Program, a programmed housing option for students recovering from addiction. “The Catamount Recovery Program was developed to create a community and a home for students that are in recovery,” Amy Boyd Austin, coordinator of the Catamount Recovery Program, said. Recovery means you are abstinent from substances and you are working in an active program, she said. The annual celebration emphasizes the importance and benefits of recovery from substance abuse addictions. “The students [who are in recovery] often feel invisible,” Thomas Fontana of Living Well said. “This month is an attempt to create that visibility.” Because approximately 21 percent of the population between 18 and 21 meets criteria for substance abuse disorders, colleges are a good place to support students who are in recovery as well as impacting the stigma associated with addiction, according to collegiaterecovery. org. “Recovery generally gives people a newly sung life,” Boyd
A banner hangs outside of LivingWell’s Catamount Recovery Program housing during Recovery Month last week. The program was developed to aid students who are recovering from addiction. KRISTEN HEMPHILL/The Vermont Cynic Austin said. “If you’re working in an active program of recovery, it offers you tools and techniques on how to live life on life’s terms without using substances as a coping mechanism or a way out or an escape,” she said. Because alcohol and other drugs can be a center point for socialization in college, it’s important for there to be a community that embraces substance-free living, Boyd Austin said. “They don’t make that choice [to be an addict], but choosing a recovering lifestyle is a choice that takes hard work and commitment every day,” she said. The purpose of Living Well is to promote the general idea of
wellness, which helps students in recovery, Fontana said. “Mindfulness and mediation allow more of a connection to yourself,” he said, “the students in recovery actually are generally far more advanced in their own sense of self and story than other students.” According to Fontana, students recovering from addiction have done a lot of self examination and thus have arrived at a place where they’re making purposeful choices. “Prior to recovery programs, the recovering students were either afraid to come to college at all, or only did online courses, or limited themselves to a community college where you just go to your classes and go home,”
Boyd Austin said. Students are often confronted with the stigma surrounding addiction, Boyd Austin said. “I’ve had students talk to me a lot about things that get said in the classroom that can be triggering [and] kind of upsetting... just really terrible things about addicts and that recovery doesn’t exist and that the culture of substance use gets a bit perpetuated in the classroom as well,” she said. A collegiate recovery program allows students to engage in the full college experience, making them more well-rounded people, Boyd Austin said Burlington held its first annual recovery walk in 2013, according to recoverywalkvt.com.
Part of the importance of the walk has much to do with breaking down stigma as well as offering hope to people who are still suffering from addiction, Boyd Austin said. “When you see people walking down the street in bright purple saying ‘recovery works and we are all proof of that,’ it’s like ‘oh if you can do that, maybe I can do that too,’” she said. “I think it’s awareness raising, hope inspiring—it’s sharing the story of what recovery is and how it impacts not just that person but their families, children, work environments [and] neighbors,” Boyd Austin said.
EVIE'S OUTLOOK
The importance of having relationships with siblings EVA BARTELS EBARTELS@UVM. EDU
O A student holds a kettlebell during the Women on Weights class. This class is aimed at changing women’s perceptions regarding weightlifting. DELANEY ACCIAIOLI/The Vermont Cynic
Rec class teaches women to lift by willa richmond wrichmo@uvm.edu
Believe it or not, as you struggle through midterms, some students even have time to go to the gym. And yes, they do even lift. But, mysteriously, any casual venture into the weight room reveals that lifters are disproportionately male. The UVM campus rec class, Women on Weights, is here to change that. Some students like Maddie Hobaugh, senior exercise science major and campus rec fitness instructor, believe many women fear gaining too much muscle. “A lot of girls have this misconception that they’ll get too bulky, when really that’s not true,” Hobaugh said.
“If you lift, you will build muscle, which builds your metabolic resting rate and burns more calories in the long run,” she said. Hobaugh also considers intimidation to be a factor in the lack of women weight lifters. Hobaugh, who teaches Arms, Butt and Core as well as cycling classes, considers WOW an excellent way to rid females of this fear, by teaching them the basics. “[Girls] often don’t know what to do and so they avoid it,” she said. “If you know what you’re doing, you feel more confident.” A 2010 study by Jessica Salvatore and Jeanne Marecek in the journal Sex Roles examined the lack of women in free weight rooms and why, although there are numerous health benefits
to weightlifting, women disproportionately choose cardio over strength training. According to the study, “Despite the benefits of weight lifting, everyday experience and observational studies in fitness centers and gyms suggest women are usually underrepresented among users who lift free weights and engage in other types of weight-based strength training.” First-year Drew MacFarlane weighed in with the male perspective. “I think the class is a good idea,” MacFarlane said. “It’s cool that there’s a program like that. It’s good that people have a way to learn if they want to.” This class is offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.
ne of the first things I like to find out when getting to know someone is the relationship they have with their siblings. There are obvious products of relationships with siblings, like someone’s selflessness or reactions to conflict. It basically forms everyone’s baseline social abilities. I’ve always been impressed when people have close relationships with siblings or speak of them in the same way they would any of their friends. Observing such close relationships and realizing their importance led me to start spending more time with my sarcastic, brilliant older sister. Melina is three years older than me and is currently working in Boston as an eco-analyst. That is the word that I’ve made up for what she does because she majored in both engineering and environmental sciences and I’ll never know or care about what her job really is. After graduating from Dartmouth last winter, she has seemed to find herself with more free time and no idea how to spend it now that she is free from the confines of a rural New Hampshire town.
Now seems like the appropriate age to stop fighting with your siblings and befriend them already. Your sibling is the only one you can discuss the weird individuals who are your parents with. And, your sibling is the only one you can somehow demand huge, nearly unreasonable favors from, like when they need help packing up their apartment to move, despite living in an entirely different city.
And, your sibling is the only one you can somehow demand huge, nearly unreasonable favors from, like when they need help packing up their apartment to move, despite living in an entirely different city. They convince you that working together at a canoe camp every summer is the best move to make for your future career and lifestyle aspirations. Either way, siblings are going to be there whether you like it or not, so it seems like a good idea to befriend them so there’s one less person that you hate forever. Eva Bartels is a junior anthropology major. She has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2015.
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The story behind the Black Out A season for squash INTERVALE TALES
by camilla broccolo cbroccol@UVM.EDU
Sophomore Akilah HoYoung never thought her Facebook post of the “Black Lives Matter” flag flying outside the Davis Center would become as viral as it did. Her post was shared over 14,000 times from people across the nation. The response to the flag left her “shocked, extremely happy and lost for words.” Ho-Young said she felt “something needs to be done on this campus to draw awareness to the fact that people of color are here.” Sophomore Haydee Miranda said the University’s actions this month showed its commitment to inclusivity. Others, like senior Angelica Crespo, had mixed emotions about the flag. “When the flag first went up, I was proud...and a bit scared,” Crespo said. “It set the bar way higher in terms of social justice and being inclusive.” Crespo said she was scared because she felt the divide. “When the flag was stolen, I was not surprised,” she said. “Racism on this campus … is not new to people of color. I think the second flag was an even better statement because it showed our commitment and perseverance,” Crespo said. After reading about NYU’s “Black Out,” Ho- Young and Miranda were inspired and decided to do something similar by creating the UVM Blackout Facebook event. They created a video in their dorm room explaining
the event and encouraging everyone to acknowledge the events that have recently happened in the U.S. “At 11 at night, we grabbed our laptops and wrote our purpose and expectations of the event and sent it out to any and everyone on the UVM campus,” Ho-Young said. People of all races and backgrounds gathered at the Davis Center oval to pay their respects for the events that have happened in the past few weeks. The Facebook event page stated, “This is NOT a protest, it is a PEACEFUL action of solidarity to support and celebrate the black community and their alliances.” However, negative comments were posted on articles, posts and pictures of the flag. The flag was stolen the night before the event. The negative reaction did not hold Ho-Young back from holding the rally. “The negativity was not a concern,” Ho-Young said. “We were just concerned for the safety of the folks at the event and were glad that the UVM Police were on our side.” Peace extended throughout the crowd as people were hugging their friends and neighbors showing support and love. Over 200 people said they would be attending the event, according to facebook. Others posted and gave support for the cause. As Ho-Young and Miranda both stood on the newly engraved “justice” bench, they
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F spoke about how much the flag meant to them and held a moment of silence for all who have been affected by police shootings and protests. “UVM’s role in social justice is prominent on campus, but so much more can still be done by the UVM community to cater to different identities,” Ho-Young said. “I will speak out for what is dearest to my heart…being a person of color is important to me in a community where I don’t always feel seen.” Crespo suggests that people interested in getting involved should “mostly, read up on the BLM movement and educate [themselves],” she said. “Students of color have enough explaining, teaching and healing to do... it’s better to add to the conversation than to ask students of color on this campus to educate you as well.”
Finding beauty in your rolls and curves SHEFT@UVM.EDU
I am fat. Now before you go and counter my statement with, “You are curvy” or, my personal favorite, “You are not fat, you are beautiful,” as if being fat is synonymous with ugly. The truth is I am 5’8”, 250 pounds, and a size 20. I am fat. I am sure in your head you are picturing me sitting on my couch, eating pita chips and watching “Teen Mom” all day. Now, while I can assure you that does happen, it is not the only thing I do. Truth is, I live a pretty healthy lifestyle. I work out four times a week, play roller derby, eat moderately well and walk everywhere. I am by no means the fat, lazy pig everyone wants to paint me as. “But why don’t you go on a diet?” That is a reasonable question. My response is: that is what got me here in the first place. I have an eating disorder caused by excessive dieting. My desire to be thin and loved brought me to dieting as a solution. And seeing how 95 percent
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of diets fail, causing people to regain the weight and more in one to five years, I wasn’t very good at it.
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups whole wheat flour 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 2 1/2 cups Asian Pear, diced 1 cup shredded Delicata Squash** Cooking spray
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Thoroughly grease a muffin pan. Mix all the dry ingredients
Charlotte Fisher is a senior nutrition and food sciences major. She has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2013.
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THE DAPPER VAGINA
SARAH HEFT
all is upon us and I think we all know what that means: pumpkin everything. But let’s not be closed-minded, people. There are plenty of other squash varieties, like the Delicata Squash, a winter squash often used as a pumpkin substitute, that could use some love too. With that in mind, I chose to make something sweet this week starring Delicata Squash and juicy Asian Pears courtesy of the Intervale. I give to you the WholeWheat “Squa-pear” Muffin, a sweet muffin with a subtle hint of cinnamon. This recipe makes 14 to 26 muffins.
together (except the sugar) in a medium bowl. In another bowl, beat the eggs. Add the sugar and vegetable oil and mix until fully combined, then mix in the shredded squash. In three additions, add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients mixing to fully incorporate before adding more of the dry mix. Once fully incorporated, add the chopped pears and mix until just combined. Divide batter into muffin pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out of the center of the muffins clean. Serve with a dollop of butter and enjoy! Hint: to shred the squash, slice the squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Then use a fork to scrape along the inside and loosen up the shreds. You can then use a spoon to scoop out the flesh.
The thing I learned the hard way is that being thin and being happy are two very different things. I figured that if I just lost weight, my life would be better. I would have a boyfriend, be the star of the volleyball team and have more friends. Soon, every failure I faced I blamed on my weight. Didn’t make the volleyball team: fat. Failed a test: fat. Lost my friends: fat. Didn’t get asked to prom: fat. Sad, right? So where does that leave me today? Well, I still have an eating disorder that I struggle with every day. I still get down on myself and think, “If I just lost weight, I could _______.” Truth is I can do anything. I can be fat and still workout, play a sport, eat healthy, have friends, wear cute clothes, date and even have sex. Yes, have sex. So the next time you get down on yourself and are thinking about how much better your life would be if you lost those pesky 15 pounds, look at yourself in the mirror and say, “I am one boss ass bitch who can do anything I want.” Then go out and do it. Sarah Heft is a junior gender, sexuality, and women’s studies major. She has been writing for the Cynic since spring 2016.
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Professor pursues the truth in poetry By Maddy freitas-pimentel mmfreita@uvm.edu
At its root, the intent of poetry can be seen as the pursuit of truth. Genuine and explicit about her past experiences, Elizabeth Powell’s poetry reminded an audience at the Fleming Museum of that original purpose. At the first installment of this year’s Painted Word Poetry Series, Elizabeth Powell, Vermont poet, editor and professor, read three poems from her second, award-winning book, “Willy Loman’s Reckless Daughter: Living Truthfully Under Imaginary Circumstances.” The room was crowded, with students sitting on the floor. Powell was previously a lecturer at UVM, esteemed by students and professors alike. Her colleagues in the English department read many of her first drafts. “You helped me write about my own identity and inspired me to write in my own voice,” Powell said to UVM poet, professor and curator of the series, Major Jackson. “Willy Loman’s Reckless Daughter” experiments with a wide range of poetic forms in new ways, including lyrical monologues, prose poems and rhymed couplets. “I find [the book] rare in its complexity and beauty, how
English professor Elizabeth Powell reads three poems from her second book at the second annual Painted Word Poetry Series Sept. 28 at the Fleming Museum. MO QUIGG/The Vermont Cynic it experiments with multiple forms,” Jackson said. Like her peers, Powell writes from a feminist perspective, shedding light on female identity, gender roles and family dynamics. Using her favorite childhood play, Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” as a template, Powell explores the complexities of
Octet brings the party into Burly By benjamin elfland belfland@uvm.edu
Described as one of the greatest party acts in years, one genre-bending group will bring their energy to Burlington. Red Baraat, an octet lead by Sunny Jain, is performing Oct. 7 at Club Metronome. Jain began his musical career as child, studying jazz drumming in school. It was not until later in life, he said, that he began playing the dhol, a double-headed drum that is now his signature instrument. Soon after this, the eightpiece group began to assemble. By combining American music like jazz and rock with his Indian roots in brass bands and bhangra, the group has become a leader in the South Asian-American jazz movement. The band tries to absorb as much influence as possible, always seeking to evolve their sound, Jain said. “We wanted to create a band that was just drums and horns; we didn’t want to be a copy of an indian brass band,” he said. “The foundation was there with brass music, but we incorporate all types of music–anything the band and I can bring to the table.”
Since their inception, Red Baraat has made a name for themselves as one of the liveliest acts touring, now dubbed “the best party band in years” by NPR. The group released their first album “Chaal Baby” in 2010, according to their website, and have since played national and international venues including festivals Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits. The band utilizes the full capabilities of their three percussionists and powerful brass to generate a singular sound, unattainable to most groups, that transcends genres, according to their website. “The Punjabi rhythms just make you move [and] bleed into the energy of the brass instruments, the drum-set and the guitar,” Jain said. “It’s just a massive sound and we’re always pumped to play together.” Their high level of performance has taken them to the upper circles of the music industry, playing at the White House, the Paralympics closing ceremony and countless festivals around the world. On the current tour fans can expect a set list made up of a combination of classics and new music.
familial relationships. Miller’s drama lacks a female voice, so Powell created her own: the reckless daughter. As a child she imagined her intermixed American family, including her Jewish father and Episcopalian, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant mother, as a living drama, similar to the family in “Death of a Salesman,” Powell
said. She has been writing her book for 15 years, believing one must experience first in order to write. “We must live the questions,” Powell said. Her poem “Will” was written after her father’s death and uses a collage of words and phrases from his will to create a narrative.
The event was curated by the English department and hosted by the Fleming Museum. In it’s ninth academic year, the Painted Word Poetry Series is a staple at the Fleming. The next reading will feature poet Tess Taylor Nov. 16.
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Directors digress from work into art By Healy fallon hfallon@uvm.edu
Going outside of a personal comfort zone is always challenging, yet results of these “detours” are often memorable and very rewarding. These detours, or digressions, are explored in the current exhibit at the Amy E.Tarrant Gallery, “Director’s Digressions.” The show, which opened Sept. 10 and will run until Nov. 26, features the work of two prominent figures within the Burlington arts community: Janie Cohen, director of the Fleming Museum, and Sara Katz, assistant director of the Burlington City Arts Council. John Killacky, director of the gallery, said he originally proposed the word “delight” to be part of the gallery’s title, but it was Cohen who suggested the term “digression” as a more fitting description. The theme of the show is centered around the artists’ professional identities and how their art represents a refocusing from their main occupations as administrators. “It’s definitely a different activity than what we spend our days doing; neither of us are full-time, practicing artists,” Cohen said. Cohen’s own work is centered around the manipulation of historic fabrics and cloth to create engaging designs. Alternating between a standard nine-to-five job and a project on the side is never simple,
The Director’s Digressions gallery is free to the public from Sept. 10 through Nov. 26. It showcases the work of Janie Cohen (left) and Sara Katz (right). SABRINA HOOD/The Vermont Cynic Cohen said, but it has its benefits. “It’s a really wonderful dichotomy,” she said. “I’ll go home and completely get out of the mindset of what I do [at work].” This is Cohen’s first time in the spotlight as a featured artist. Katz’s paintings, which focus on capturing the natural world,
have been shown in galleries around Vermont and the North East according to her website. Katz encounters conflict between the concreteness and organization of her average work day, and the more abstract ideas she has as a painter, she said. It’s like “another language,” she said, “a visual that does not
connect with the real world, my job title.” Yet Katz said her position helps her develop her own creative process. “I come into contact with a lot of artists at BCA,” Katz said. “I learn a lot from that about what other artists are interested in, how they approach their work and some-
times about the use of materials that I can apply directly to my own practice.” As a cohesive show, the space showed two very distinct, but compatible styles, Killacky said. More importantly, the show gave Cohen the opportunity to showcase herself and her talents outside of her job title.
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Women’s hockey: new player profiles By locria courtright ccourtri@uvm.edu
Sydney Scobee Goaltender
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Eve-Audrey Picard, forward Longueuil, Quebec
Picard, a native of Longueuil, Québec, has some international experience under her belt. The forward was a member of Team Canada at the 2014 U18 Women’s World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. During the tournament, Picard posted six points, and she stepped her game up for the gold medal game against the United States, where she scored twice en route to a 5-1 Canada win. Last season, playing for Patriotes du Cégep de Saint-Laurent, she posted 30 points in 23 games, and Plumer sees her as a top-six impact forward.
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Allie Granato, Forward
Minnetrista, Minnesota
Scobee spent last year at Breck School in Golden Valley, Minnesota, where she went 9-3-0 with a .911 save percentage. This included an upset victory in the Walser Invitational, in which she stopped all 63 shots that she saw in the tournament. This included 40 saves in the final against Maple Grove. “It’s definitely nerve-wracking being in that position of being in the championship,” said Scobee, who describes herself as an athletic goalie who uses her size to her advantage. “But I think it taught me to stay composed and I think it’s helped me become who I am today.”
Allie Granato Forward
Plainfield, Illinois
AliReading, O’Leary, Forward Massachuetts The Boston Shamrocks have produced many UVM women’s players over the years and first-year forward O’Leary is the latest on the pipeline. After dominating high school hockey with Reading High School, where she ranks second all-time in scoring and won a state championship and a Miss Hockey Massachusetts in 2015, O’Leary elected to go junior full-time with the Shamrocks. In her one year with the Shamrocks, she posted 22 points in 28 games. Current teammates senior defender Rachael Ade and senior goaltender Madison Litchfield, both Shamrock alumni, have helped her transition from juniors to college. “We definitely all talked about our old coaches and teammates that we both know,” O’Leary said. “I was definitely able to talk to them before I got here and they taught me the differences between the Shamrocks and UVM.”
Granato comes from one of USA hockey’s most famous families. Her aunt was an Olympic gold medalist in 1998, and was enshrined into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010, while her uncle is a veteran of over 700 NHL games who now coaches the University of Wisconsin. Last season, Granato played for the Chicago Fury U19 in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League, with whom she scored two goals at the Can/Am Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin, one of which was a game winner.
Melissa Black, Goaltender Newmarket, Ontario
Black, a native of Newmarket, Ontario, joins the team as a transfer from Union College. At Union, Black herself was excellent, sporting a .931 save percentage in her first season. Unfortunately, she wasn’t enough to keep the team from a winless season as the Dutchwomen went 0-28-6, according to U.S. College Hockey Online. Prior to her time at Union, she spent the 2014-2015 season with the Aurora Jr. Panthers of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League, leading the league with a .945 save percentage.
Fantasy football: what to look for this week By nick sullivan nssuliv@uvm.edu
QB, Tom Brady (NE) – On Sunday at midnight, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s arch-nemesis was reinstated by the NFL Players Association back into the league. Fresh off his suspension, a healthy and rested Tom Brady looks to start his revenge campaign in Cleveland against the 0-4 Browns this weekend.
RB, Isaiah Crowell (CLE) – Coming off his second 100+ yard rushing game this season in Week four, Crowell still remains as the Browns’ featured back ahead of Duke Johnson. Going against a strong New England rush defense who have only allowed two rushing touchdowns will be tough
WR, Julio Jones (ATL) – After becoming just the sixth player in NFL history to have 300 receiving yards in a game, Jones looks to continue his hot streak at Denver this Sunday. Regardless of their defense, if Jones is open, Matty Ice is throwing the ball to him.
WHO I DON'T LIKE
WHO I LIKE RB, DeMarco Murray (TEN) – Before the beginning of the season, I had reservations about Murray’s production and role in Tennessee. But now it’s very clear that he is the go-to guy for short yardage and red zone situations. Keep starting him.
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Jordan Reed (WAS)– Reed continues to serve as a premier option in his position due to this high volume of targets from Kirk Cousins, especially in the red zone. After scoring 11 touchdowns in 2015, expect more to come from Reed this season.
QB, Cam Newton (CAR)– The 2015 runners-up are now starting their season 1-3 looking for a scapegoat. Newton’s offensive production is not at fault, but stay away from him this week. He’s officially entered the concussion protocol, and has historically never played well with an ailment.
WR, Kevin White (CHI) – After sitting his entire rookie season due to a lingering stress fracture injury, White still hasn’t lived up to his expectation as the best receiver in his 2015 draft class. He’s been targeted 24 times in the last two weeks, but only hauled in half of them. White is a high-risk flex option until he is healthy and finds his groove. D/ST, New York Jets – If Ryan Fitzpatrick continues to turn the ball over, the Jets’ defense will have more opportunities to produce points, but definitely not against a red-hot Pittsburgh Steelers offense. Stay far away from the Jets’ defense this weekend.
MY SLEEPERS QB, Dak Prescott (DAL) – The rookie has thrown the ball 141 times and has yet to be picked off. The NFC “Least” quarterback, Prescott is only owned in half of all leagues, and is a decent option if you find yourself with bye week coplications. RB, Frank Gore (PHI) – When the pass isn’t working, Luck turns to the veteran running back who has now found the end zone in the last two weeks. Gore will look to tear up the Chicago Bears’ No. 30 ranked defense this weekend. WR, Will Fuller (HOU) – The former Notre Dame rookie wideout has dazzled many scoring on touchdowns on both offense and special teams. If teammate DeAndre Hopkins’ slump carries on, Fuller’s fantasy stock will continue to rise. WR, Steve Smith Sr. (BAL)– The 37-year old veteran receiver blazed passed Oakland’s secondary for a 51-yard score, and has etched himself as Flacco’s favorite target and the Ravens player to own due to their lack of offensive roster depth.
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The equation for a legacy scoreboard
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LAST WEEK
john suozzo
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player’s reputation and legacy in golf is primarily based on his success in major championships. Even without a major championship victory to his name Patrick Reed should now be seen as one of the greatest golfers in the world. Reed propelled the U.S. to a victory in the Ryder Cup, its first triumph over Europe in the biennial tournament since 2008. The United States defeated the European team 17-11 in the 41st Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Not only did Reed help break the streak of European dominance and American humiliation in the Ryder Cup by winning 3.5 points for Team USA, he cemented himself as one of the best American golfers on the PGA Tour. Reed has had previous success on the PGA Tour stage. However his accolades were often overshadowed by his brash, vocal nature and his tendency to underachieve in big tournaments. He emulates Tiger Woods, the greatest golfer in our lifetime, by wearing the same red and black outfit during the final
round of tournaments because he appears to view himself as the same caliber as Woods. He was chided by fans for claiming he believed he was a top-five caliber player in the world after his first professional victory, when he was ranked far outside the top-20 in the world golf rankings. At the time, it looked like a way for a mediocre player to use the interviews which come after a win to get more attention from fans and the media.
He was paired against former world No.1 ranked golfer and four-time major champion Rory McIlroy. They both traded birdies on the front nine, where Reed playfully taunted McIlroy to get a reaction from the pro-USA crowd at Hazeltine. Reed beat McIlroy one-up on the final hole of the match, and the confidence of the US team carried over into the final 11 matches, which the United States won easily.
Even without a major championship victory to his name, Patrick Reed should now be seen as one of the greatest golfers in the world today.
But Reed backed up these claims with his run late through the 2016 season, which included representing the United States at the Olympics, winning The Barclays — the first tournament of the PGA Tour playoffs — and by leading the U.S. to victory in the Ryder Cup. He used confidence and bravado to end Europe’s domination of the event, where he sent the crowd into a frenzy on nearly every hole. Reed led off the final day of the Ryder Cup as the first of 12 matches, and set the tone for the American victory.
All the pressure is off Reed now that he came up clutch for his country. His performance will only increase his confidence, which should carry over to major championships in the near future. Maybe Patrick Reed is a topfive player now after all.
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3-2
Men’s Hockey vs Concordia HOME Oct. 1
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3-1
W
2-1
Men’s Soccer vs Stony Brook HOME Oct. 1
W
1-0
Field Hockey vs New Hampshire
Women's Soccer vs UMass Lowell
HOME Oct. 2
HOME Oct. 2
THIS WEEK Women's Soccer at Sony Brook
Field Hockey at Albany
Stony Brook, NY Oct. 6 7 p.m.
Albany, NY Oct. 7 2 p.m.
Men’s Hockey at Clarkson
Men’s Soccer at Albany
Potsdam, NY Oct. 7 7 p.m.
Albany, NY Oct. 7 7 p.m.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK: John Suozzo is a sophomore history and political science double major. He has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2015.
Women’s soccer junior midfielder Sarah Martin was named as the TD Bank student-athlete of the week.
RECORDS Men’s Soccer 9-2-1 Women’s Soccer 6-4-1
Women’s Field Hockey 6-5
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