Vermont Cynic Issue 10

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NEWS

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Ghouls galore in Queen City

Board of trustees discusses UVM’s future

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ARTS

The Cynic interviews Pretty Lights

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SPECTACLE Costumes and candy on Halloween

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LIFE

UVM alum on CBS show “Undercover Boss”

DISTRACT Sudoku and crosswords

OPINION

Pot in Prop 19; California votes

11-13 SPORTS

Can men’s basketball relive last season?

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Fall semester final exams will begin on Saturday

By Hillary Walton Asst. News Editor

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KATIE CASSIDY | The Vermont Cynic

Association for Asian Studies returns to the University Conference to be held at UVM for the first time in 15 years

By Bridget Pollicino Staff Writer

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Suicide prevention group exceeds fundraising goal by about $22,000 Community walk on Oct. 2 brings money and attention to cause

University sees record retention and graduation rates, aims higher

By Hillary Walton Asst. News Editor

More than $55,000 was raised when over 350 people participated in the Burlington Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Oct. 2, according to an American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) press release.

The walk provided public awareness and raised funds to help support local suicide prevention and awareness programs for the Vermont chapter of AFSP. “In light of recent events, I feel now more than ever that an increase in education is vital,” sophomore and Vermont resident Molly Stockman said.

“The suicide statistics in Vermont alone are pretty upsetting — I had no idea; it’s not something I usually thought about.”

Out of the Darkness Community Walks are three to !"#$ %&'#$ ()'*+$ ,)*&-.$ /')0#$ &-$ more than 200 communities across the country this fall, according the AFSP website.

The Burlington walk in Battery Park raised charitable funds exceeding the event’s goal of $30,000, as displayed on Burlington chapter of the website.

“Suicide is a major health problem but, unlike other issues such as cancer and diabetes, there is a stigma associated with suicide, which often prevents

UVM students stay and succeed

By Bridget Pollicino Staff Writer

PHOTO CURTESY OF OUT OF THE DARKNESS

Out of the Darkness participants marched through Burlington on Oct. 2. The group raised more than $55,000 to help with suicide prevention efforts around Vermont. people from seeking help,” President of AFSP’s Vermont chapter Linda Livendale said.

“In Vermont alone, we have lost 511 lives to suicide in the past six years and in 2007, was the second leading cause of death of Vermont Youth ages 15­24,” she said. “This walk will help bring suicide out of the darkness.”

The fundraising efforts were successful this year, surpassing all past efforts three fold. The participation level had increased as well, according to the press release.

“The more people get involved the better; more funding will come in and the ability to educate the public will become more viable,” Livendale said. “Public

awareness is as important as the funds raised. Identifying signs of suicide is critical to the success of ending suicide in Vermont.”

It is estimated that close to 1 million Americans make a suicide attempt, more than 33,000 die by suicide and more than 20 million suffer from depression each year.

Older Americans over the age of 65 account for 16 percent of all suicide deaths, according to the press release.

Donations are still being accepted until Dec. 31 by going online to www.outofthedarkness.

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UVM students like what they see — they are returning and graduating in record numbers.

First­year retention, or the number of students who return ,1$ 01''#.#$ )7,#2$ ,3#&2$ !2+,$ 8#)29$ reached 91 percent for in­state sophomores this fall, according to a University Communications press release.

This is an 8 percent increase 721%$ !2+,:8#)2$ 2#,#-,&1-$ ;<$ years ago, according to the press release. =>?$ 2#0#-,'8$ !-)'&@#5$ &,+$ report on fall enrollment, which will be presented to the Board of Trustees on Friday, the press release stated.

The report reveals a rise in enrollment of ALANA (Asian­ American, Latino/Latina, African­American, Native American and multi­racial) students to 10 percent of the undergraduate student body.

The enrollment of

international students also rose by 28 percent, with 318 students attending this year, according to the report.

Since 2000, UVM has &%/'#%#-,#5$ !"#$ 2#+&5#-,&)'$ learning communities, advanced undergraduate research opportunities, made service learning courses more readily available, offered writing­ intensive programs and promoted more collaboration in the classroom, the press release stated.

All of these implementations promote student success and satisfaction, according to George D. Kuh, director of the Center for Postsecondary Research Faculty at Indiana University and an expert on factors that effect retention and graduation rates.

The University hopes increases won’t stop here — UVM’s goal is to achieve a retention rate of 92 percent and a six­year graduation rate of 83 percent for all students by 2020, the press release stated.

Racing toward research UVM receives $3 million for fiber optic Internet connection to support sciences

By Staff Report

A $3 million award to UVM will make Internet connection for researchers 35 times faster.

Two foundations have awarded more then $17 million to universities and research institutions across Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware to build a 3&.3:+/##5$ !A#2$ 1/,&0$ B-,#2-#,$ network.

4C3&+$-#($!A#2$1/,&0$-#,(12*$ will give students, researchers and faculty at the University of Vermont the ability to share vast amounts of research and data with other research institutions across the region and across the world at the speed of light,” Sen. Patrick Leahy said.

This Halloween, a new branch in the network will connect the University of Vermont, as the lead institution in the group, to Albany, N.Y. The network will allow researchers to share “gigantic collections of data” required to advance in biology, engineering, complex systems, medicine and %)-8$ 1,3#2$ 2#+#)203$ !#'5+$ ,3),$ conventional Internet services cannot provide, according to University Communications.

After the Burlington to D'A)-8$ '#.$ 17$ ,3#$ !A#2$ -#,(12*$ is complete, the next step will be connecting Burlington to Hanover, N.H. by February 2011, according to University Communications.

“This very large bandwidth 712$&-,#2+,),#$,2)7!0$&+$-#0#++)28$ if Vermont researchers and educators are to reach global

resources and collaborators,” University Distinguished Professor Judith Van Houten said.

C3#$!2+,$%)E12$/21E#0,$F+&-.$ the new network will be a study of algae blooms in Lake Champlain and other lakes. These data will help scientists to understand why some blooms form and why some turn toxic, according to University Communications.

4B,$&+$!,,&-.$,3),$,3#$!2+,$5),)$ sets to be shared on the network (&''$ A#$ )&%#5$ ),$ !.3,&-.$ )'.)#$ blooms on Lake Champlain and in lakes across the Northeast,” Leahy said. “This new network is the latest in Vermont’s effort to create an unparalleled broadband network that reaches every home, business, educational facility and health care institution across the state.”

President Daniel Mark Fogel announced the award on Thursday, Oct. 28 at the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

“We salute Sen. Leahy’s longstanding leadership for the well­being of Lake Champlain and commitment to keeping Vermont at the front edge of advanced cyber­enabled research technologies,” President Fogel said. “Thanks to his vision and effort, these important competitive awards will allow UVM … to reach new heights in science research, workforce development throughout the state and research innovations for the next generation of scientists.”

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010

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Board of trustees gathers to discuss UVM’s future Annual review of dashboard indicators held during Oct. 29

By Andrew McNichols Staff Writer

wanted to address in order to better understand the University as well.

“Are we doing research that matters or are we just amassing a lot of research money?” legislative trustee Jeanette White said.

“We should start setting our targets commensurate with our mission statement of being a premiere small research institution,” trustee and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee Deborah McAneny said.

The board of trustees sat arrayed around the Silver Maple Ballroom. Before each of them was a large white binder with the statistics that will shape the UVM community in the years to come.

The board was gathered for a continuation of their annual meeting in which President Daniel Mark Fogel was the discussion leader.

The board of trustees was discussing the Economic Dashboard Indicators, which are a compilation of statistics that are monitored “Are we doing research annually in order for the administration to get a that matters or are we just better perception of how to run the University.

“We are a business so we have either a service amassing a lot of research or a product,” Trustee John Hilton Jr. said. “If we have a product we should be able to measure money?” it — our product is knowledge.”

The list of statistics that was chosen was Jeanette White compiled a couple of years ago, President Fogel said.

Legislative Trustee “We’d like a smaller number — maybe three, four indicators — that everyone in the institution knew we were driving towards,” Fogel said.

President Fogel said that this would be a tall Some of the indicators in the Dashboard order. that President Fogel brought to the board’s “An economic impact study would be seen as attention were the acceptance rate, enrollment, self­serving,” he said. total research expenditures and selectivity of the 1,2(3*&0#(.2)(*"(45)6(78(&"#(9:(;*0(),2(+0-)( University. time since May. There were other factors that the board

Concerns raised in final meeting

By Tyler Hastings Staff Writer

Members of the board of trustees expressed 5*"520"( &3*%)( +"&"5!&'( /0*3'2.-( &"#( /'&"-( ;*0( &( 10­year budget during its meeting this weekend.

“If you are growing revenues at 1 percent and expenses at 4 percent, it’s not going to work,” board member Deborah McAneny said.

Vice President of Finance and Enterprise Services Richard Cate said he believes the board’s vision for UVM will not happen as swiftly as they had hoped.

“We need to look under every nook and cranny for any kind of revenue we can get,” board member Samuel Bain said.

The board said that if the quality of the UVM education increased, the applicant pool would expand, allowing for a tuition hike.

However, to increase the quality of the education, expenses and revenues would need to go up as well.

“It’s got to be about quality, and it’s got to be about tuition,” McAneny said.

1,2( &55%0&5<( *;( ),2( 3%#=2)( 02=&0#!"=( +"&"5!&'( aid was also called into question.

Part of the challenge has to do with the %"/02#!5)&3!'!)<( *;( +"&"5!&'( &!#6( >$2"( ?,2"( &( -/25!+5("%.320(!-(-2)@(),2(&5)%&'(-/2"#!"=(!-(&'?&<-( variable, Cate said.

AB2("22#()*(,&$2(2"*%=,(+"&"5!&'(&!#()*(&))0&5)( an academically skilled and diverse class,” Cate said.

“But it takes out a large chunk of revenue stream.”

Within university’s most powerful organization, student seat opens UVM board of trustees searching for promising applicants

By Tyler Hastings Staff Writer

One of the most powerful organizations at the University of Vermont, the board of trustees, has an open seat for a student member.

The board is required to have two student members at all times, and one of those members, Adam Roof, is graduating in the spring, leaving a vacancy on the board, Vice Chairman of the Selection Committee and senior Daniel Filstein said.

A student selection committee comprised of student leaders from different organizations around campus, including Inter Residence Association (IRA), Student Government Association (SGA) and Greek Life will elect a new member, Filstein said.

Student terms last for two years. With the new term beginning March 1, 2011, applicants commit to being a student with UVM until March 1, 2013.

This position is highly regarded because of its scarcity and stature.

“The board of trustees has full legal responsibility and authority for the University of Vermont, including entire management and control of property and affairs of the University,” according to the board of trustees website.

“The board is charged with steering the University in a strategic fashion. That is, to have a long­term perspective on all things UVM,” current board member Adam Roof said.

A position of such prestige is not easy to attain.

Interested students are required to attend three information sessions where they learn more about the board and its duties, Filstein said.

Following the information sessions, interested students will submit an application to the selection committee, David Maciewicz, vice president of SGA and member of the selection committee, said.

The selection committee will

be conducting interviews with “The committee that selects from the faculty, staff, students, some of the students who submit the trustee is created by Vermont alumni, the community and so applications. state law. It is technically a group on,” Roof said. independent of the University,” Students with an interest Maciewicz said. in the long­term future of the “The board of Once the candidate pool is University are encouraged to down, the selection apply. trustees has full narrowed committee will ultimately take a “This position is important; the board of trustees has power legal responsibility vote.

Any student is eligible to greater than the president of the and authority for the apply, but the committee is University,” Maciewicz said. for a particular type of Roof explained that the University of Vermont, looking !"#!$!#%&'( )*( +''( ),!-( !./*0)&")( position is valuable to both the University and the student. including entire role.

“We want someone who cares “The opportunity to serve management and about the school, and is interested on the board of trustees as a what is happening right now student is one that I never could control of property in with higher education,” Filstein have imagined before coming to UVM,” Roof said. “Now, on the and affairs of the said.

The student trustee position eve of my graduation, I can only University” is unique, partly because its focus be grateful to have learned and is not directed at strictly student served on the board for two years. concerns — trustee members I encourage anyone who cares Board of trustees must adopt a much broader about this university to apply for the position. No matter where website perspective.

“It is a different kind of you go you should try to leave that leadership role,” Maciewicz said. place a little better than when you “The board has the showed up.”

“Vermont law states that we responsibility to best serve can only interview 10 applicants,” all members of the university Filstein said. community, which extends

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NEWS

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010

SGA starts new system to evaluate clubs Interaction with Lynx could affect funding for next year

By Katy Petiford Staff Writer

Whether or not a club updates its Lynx page on a regular basis could affect its funding for the 2011–2012 academic year.

The Student Government Association (SGA) wants to start a point system to help distribute funding to all SGA­recognized clubs by February’s budget season, student activities chair Amanda Adams said.

“The point system was created !"# $%&'(%)# *&+,&# &-.&$!'!/",0# of student organizations and acknowledge the hard work of those organizations,” Director of Student Life Pat Brown said.

One expectation of every club is that they regularly update their Lynx page, Adams said. “[The Lynx] is a management tool that allows paperless integration of many of the business functions of the SGA,” SGA Vice President David Maciewicz said.

12&# 3),-# 4'0# +(0!# 50&*# /,# the summer of 2008 and the cost for the Lynx for the 2010–2011 academic year is $8,500, SGA treasurer Elizabeth Salsgiver said.

The website is funded through a $77 activities fee paid by each UVM student as well as unused funds from past years, she said.

The Lynx was promoted during the Week of Welcome /,# "(*&(# !"# &,$"5('6&# +(0!7 year students to get involved in campus organizations, Maciewicz said.

Upperclassmen might not have gotten the same information.

Junior Megan Clark said that she doesn’t know what the Lynx is or what it is used for.

The treasurer for Feel Good, Marcy Meyers, as well as Vice President of the Outing Club

CONFERENCE ...continued from page 1 present work, it’s a great way for researchers to network and build relationships,” Esselstrom said.

Their lectures will be followed by Q­and­A presentations where the audience will have the opportunity to participate.

Dartmouth College professor Pamela Kyle Crossley, a world­ class historian of the Qing empire in China, will be the keynote speaker for the event, the website states.

The event is not open to the public; those attending must register in advance and pay a fee to cover the cost of hosting the conference, Esselstrom said.

Attendants will be invited to a reception at 5:30 p.m. immediately following the presentations, Esselstrom said.

Esselstrom himself will be

Caroline Shepard said they prefer using their own website over the Lynx.

“In our opinion it’s older technology,” Shepard said. “Not every UVM student is a member of the Lynx system and fewer students actually use the system.

The OC prefers to use Facebook to communicate as it gets the word out about our events and meetings quickly and effectively.”

The Lynx was updated in August with a new look as well as the ability to incorporate social networking sites, Maciewicz said.

“I’ve seen over my years the number of students registered and using the system grow exponentially, and I think the Lynx, or a system like it, will be critical to the operations and success of the SGA,” he said.

Club sports have been using a similar system since the fall of 2009 and have received positive feedback from student leaders that have helped shape the current system, UVM club sports coordinator Leon Lifschutz said.

President of Cheerleading Samantha Connelly said that the system hasn’t been hard to stick with and that the Lynx has some positive features. # 89!# /0# ,/$&# !"# :&# ':%&# !"# +%%# out an agreement to participate, which includes health insurance information, etc., and sign up to get credit all through the Lynx, rather than through paper forms,” Connelly said.

The new club system is still in the developmental phase and the student activities committee 4/%%#4"(;#$%"0&%)#4/!2#!2&#+,',$&# committee to make sure that each club is getting the help that SGA can provide for them, Finance Committee Chair Alex Mallea said.

Scholars, researchers to present studies providing for 10­15 Asian Studies students to attend for free — he anticipates that this will be a worthwhile experience for them.

Esselstrom was contacted last year and offered the opportunity to host the conference at UVM. He had anticipated this for many years and as the new Asian studies director he was able to accept.

Schools that have most recently hosted the event include the University of Massachusetts and University of New Hampshire, Esselstrom said.

The conference means good news for the Asian Studies Program, one of the fastest growing programs on campus.

89!<0# 6"/,6# !"# :&# !&((/+$=># Esselstrom said. “This is a great chance for the students to meet and talk with accomplished scholars.”

Arts From weaponry to art exhibits TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010

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Fleming Museum exhibits showcase a variety of artwork

By Will O’Donoghue Staff Writer

The Fleming Museum opened up to show off its three new seasonal exhibits on Oct. 14, displaying a variety of culture and history pertinent to students, faculty and even the casual observer.

“What strikes me especially about the trio of temporary exhibitions on show now is how they illustrate the power of a survey museum to support a broad array of academic and artistic interests for students and faculty alike,” President Daniel Mark Fogel said of the opening.

“Shadows of the Samurai: Japanese Warrior Traditions” addresses the Western world’s undeniable fascination with samurai cultures and bushido.

The exhibit shows off traditional and ceremonial samurai accoutrements, from intricate armor, gilded with demonic images, to samurai weaponry, including a unique and ominous looking barbed spear called a sode­garami, or “sleeve catcher.”

“Christo and Jeanne­Claude: The Tom Golden Collection” spans the career of the two !"#$%&'( )*+( ",-#$./%#*)"0( artists. This exhibit allows the viewer to get an in­depth look into the intensive planning and

inspirations that went into all their ephemeral works. The collection emphasizes their stellar use of colors in their pieces, and the endless ambition they possessed.

The inscription on the wall states: “A fundamental component of Christo and Jeanne­Claude’s work is the original drawings, collages and prints that accompany each project ... [they are] works of art in themselves.”

The processes behind famous works such as “Wall of Oil Barrels,” “Wrapped Walkways” and “Surrounded Islands” are fascinating to behold, giving viewers a glimpse into the minds of two of the most famous and unorthodox artists of the past century.

Perhaps the most fascinating exhibit, however, is “Metal/ Materials/Culture,” created by UVM’s museum anthropology class of Spring 2010. As the title portrays, this exhibit displays the versatility of metals, as well as the cultural differences in metalworking.

“I love the individuality of all the pieces, you can imagine the craftsmen at work,” CCV student Lee Aaron Kash said.

“Excellent display.”

A plethora of regions and time periods are represented there, ranging from 3,500­year­ old Egyptian copper bracelets

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I love the individuality of the pieces, you can imagine the craftsmen at work.

Lee Aaron Cash CCV Student

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ALEXA ALGIOS!The Vermont Cynic “Shadows of the Samuri,” Christo and Jeanne­Claude: The Tom Golden Collection and “Metal/ Materials/Culure” are currently on display at The Fleming Museum. to an elaborate 19th century 1)23( 4"#5( 6*7$)*+( '#5!#2,+( of brass, gold, jade, coral and turquoise.

Together, these three temporary exhibitions supply a deeper look into history, cultures, and imagination.

Whether it’s a hand­wrought ceremonial headdress, the inspiration to cover a palace

in swaths of fabric, or a painstakingly rendered brass clock, one gets to glimpse the creativity and imagination of the human race. “’Shadows of the Samurai’ and ‘Materials/Metal/Culture’ exemplify the wonderful role of faculty and students in helping to create and curate exhibitions that greatly enrich our academic

!"#7")52( %*( 5)*0( &,$+289( President Fogel said.

While “Shadows of the Samurai” will be on display until next May, be sure to head down to the Fleming by Dec. 18 to catch all three.

writers. photographers. designers. illustrators. copy editors. cynic@uvm.edu

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TOBIN VOGGESSEN!

Illuminating artist behind Pretty Lights

By Naciim Benkreira Staff Writer

From free downloads to Burlington’s progressive vibe, Derek Vincent Smith of Pretty Lights talks about music, touring and life in the mountains with the Vermont Cynic.

Vermont Cynic (VC): Where are you currently on your tour?

Derek Vincent Smith (DVS): Atlanta. It’s nice and mild here. It was starting to get cold when I left Colorado. I am just trying to enjoy the weather — enjoy it while it lasts, because it’s turning into winter and I am heading north. I got some new jackets and hoodies — I’ll stay warm. Is Burlington going to show me a good time or what?

VC:! "#$%&'#()*! +,-! .((! those who are unfortunate in not having a ticket [to the upcoming Pretty Lights shows at Higher Ground], can you describe your sound and live

show in your own words?

DVS: To tell you the truth, I just try to make it pretty and heavy at the same time.

I am just really excited about the show just because I am bringing the biggest show that I have ever done before. The whole production of the show [is the biggest I have done]. I put a lot of time into the video and the lighting program, making it more visually and musically integrated. I put out two new records since I played in Vermont last. I got a bunch of new materials and a bunch of new versions of old songs, as well a whole new system letting my music be more open­ended and improve. It is just going to be good, live, electronic music.

VC: What do you think are some factors that have contributed to your success as a musician?

DVS:! /&%0#! 1)! $-2'! record that came out in 2006, [my songs] have been all free consecutive

Puppets get promiscuous

By Madeline Gibson Staff Writer

Running on spandex, -.3%04)! .''&-#! .%5! $#-)! puppet­on­puppet action, “The Rocky Horror Puppet Show” showcased the vocal, musical and puppeteer talents of Burlington theater.

An adaption of Richard O’Brien’s classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the musical, put on by Saints and Poets Production Company, will

run for two weeks and began on Oct. 21, at Lake Street’s Black Box Theater.

This performance is the 0,16.%)72! $-2'8! 93'! 5&-#0',-!

Kevin Christopher is not new to the musical theater industry.

A theater graduate from West Virginia University, much of Christopher’s academic career was spent in the university’s Department of Puppetry and Creative Dramatics.

Impressed with the combined efforts of the cast,

downloads available right there from the website [www. prettylightsmusic.com]. That’s something partially that has helped me gain the momentum and speed in which my shows have grown. I just have a passion for music and people were ready for a new school, new sound and style of music.

Most of my success [has] been just my mentality bringing a visually stimulating show that gets people psyched and provides that kind of “wow” factor that lets the word of mouth move a little faster.

VC: People are going to be downloading music illegally anyway. What are some of your views on your release method?

DVS: Exactly. You know, because, I mean, that’s something which I did and [how I] got most of my music. I am just going to produce music for free and hopefully people will respect that. [Hopefully they’ll] turn around and want to go to the show, want to buy a

T­shirt or want to help support me as an artist. So it changes this philosophy behind making music. I am making it as a gift for my fans, because I want to supply it, rather than [sell it as as] a product. I do not exactly know how everything will turn out in the future, but so far I feel pretty good with the free­ release model.

VC: How does it feel coming back to 802 since your last sold­out show in April? And how does Vermont compare to other locations you have been on tour?

DVS: There are a lot of cool places that I go on tour, but I mean, not as many are as cool as Burlington, Vt. It’s just dope. There are cool kids who know cool music. People are just friendly and dope at the same time. The style is fresh. I remember coming to Burlington and just seeing a lot of people downtown. It’s just an awesome progressive city. What I am really looking

Christopher commented highly on their commitment, involvement and overall puppet­ loving attitudes.

“The performance was completely different than I expected … but better,” Christopher said. “[This is] an incredible cast.”

On stage, the characters danced around — plush, yet grim­looking beings of fabric and realistic hair. The costumes, executed by Catherine Alston, were provocative, changing from cardigan, to leather corset, to scandalous undergarment and nude in between.

For Rocky, the libido­wild creation of Dr. Frank­N­Furter, Christopher relied on the talent of the very human and very 13203(.-!:%5-#;!<3''#-$#(5*!!

In a silver spandex Speedo, <3''#-$#(5! #%'#-'.&%#5! '4#! audience, who laughed at the

2#=3.(! >-32'-.'&,%! .%5! 0,%?&0'! of a man in the company of puppets.

With the incorporation of both puppets and humans, Christopher’s intentions were of pure entertainment. However, the explicit images of nudity and puppet encounters are not for the faint of heart or an evening out with grandma — unless she is still into the free love of the ‘60s.

In an attempt to make the audience more comfortable with the musical’s provocative themes that put sexuality at the forefront for discussion, the “diversity” of the cast was necessary.

“The puppets allow us to be a little naughtier and the audience more comfortable,” Christopher said.

Sophomore Ariel Cohen plays the voice of Janet, who,

forward to is having two nights in Burlington. So this time I don’t have to dip out immediately after the show.

VC: What do you love about the mountains, living in Colorado? Show a little love to your mountain fans.

DVS: Yeah, you know, man.

I fucking love the mountains. I used to snowboard a bunch.

I just love the mountains. I grew up in Colorado and the mountains just served a lot of awesome purposes. You can always tell which direction west is, which is helpful. I am always able to gather my bearings.

You know they are there if you ever need somewhere to escape from the city. You can look over the city, smoke a spliff, enjoy the sunrise. You can’t really do that everywhere.

Pretty Lights is performing at Higher Ground on Nov. 7 and 8.

.>'#-!.9.%5,%&%@!.!?.'!'&-#!;&'4! $.%0A!<-.58!$%52!4#-2#(>!&%!'4#! house of Dr. Frank­N­Furter, a participant in puppet pleasure.

“It’s interesting because most people have seen [“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”] a hundred times,” Cohen said after a performance. “There is a new element — the puppets — [and] it is much funnier.”

Cohen expressed concern for newcomers to the cult classic who may have used this as their $-2'! &11#-2&,%! .%5! >,3%5! &'! confusing. With a standing ovation as the performance came to a close, it seemed '4#! .35&#%0#! ;.2! 2.'&2$#5! nonetheless.

To check out a performance, go to http://www. therockyhorrorpuppetshow. com/show.htm or the Flynn Theatre for information and tickets.

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Top left: Holly Bridges and Laura Curtin pose as rag dolls Bottom: Staff members at UPB-sponsored Candy Shop event in the Davis Center Right: Dracula and his lady love Left: A table of Halloween goodies

Photos by Katie Cassidy and Haylley Johnson

!"##$!"#$%& a look through the lens on All Hallowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve.

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Life

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010

UVM dance company shakes it for 1GOAL The Orchesis Dance Company helps raise funds to benefit global education

By Jessica McWeeney Staff Writer

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New club gains global perspective

By Aimee Lacaden Staff Writer

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UVM alum goes undercover

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NASCAR vice president featured on new CBS show

By Sara Cravatts Staff Writer

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Saturday study sorrows The Cynic hopes you don’t have plans to relax on Saturday, Dec. 11, because, like us, you will probably have '&$*!"*-0$'5-2$'&$'!6-$!$."!0$-7!28$$ 95(,$1-!/:$'5-$."!0$-7!2$,*5-#+0-$ has been changed so that exams fall on a Saturday — a day students used to have as a reading day.

The reasoning for the Faculty Senate decision was that, because of the weeklong Thanksgiving break and students’ desire to have a reading day between the last day of class and exams, the extra days off had to be made up somewhere.

So the Saturday exam was born.

While many students cringe, there !/-$#(,'("*'$;-"-.',$'&$'5(,$,*5-#+0-$ change.

Having a reading day before the start of exam week is going to be a relief for students this year. In past years, madly ,'+#1(")$45(0-$'/1(")$'&$."(,5$&33$1&+/$ last day of classes had always been a tedious balance.

The weeklong Thanksgiving break is also a much needed break when students are beginning to feel burnt out and frustrated.

Many other universities use Saturdays as exam days as well.

However, working on a Friday night and taking exams on a Saturday, a day in which students usually are able to /-0!7$!"#$'!6-$!$;/-!'5$;-3&/-$'5-$."!0$ .%-<#!1$=+,5:$(,$)&(")$'&$)(%-$,'+#-"',$ even more unnecessary stress.

Lowering the stress levels during exam week should be a priority for the University, since less stress would lead to better performance by students and ;-''-/$5-!0'5$!"#$4-00<;-(")$&%-/!008$ Also, for Jewish students, Saturdays are Sabbath days. This means that these students cannot take their exams on a Saturday for religious reasons. While the University is allowing students to reschedule their Saturday exams for religious reasons, this puts an extra burden on professors and students.

95-/-$(,$!$4!1$3&/$'5-$;-"-.',$&3$'5-$ Saturday exam to be kept without the negative costs. Moving up the start of school by a couple of days would have eliminated these problems.

This solution is not without its burdens.

Moving up the school year will potentially receive backlash from students — The Cynic staff knows that we do not want to cut our summer short.

Even so, students will need to decide what would be better overall. Do you want a break during the school year or a few days skimmed off of the summer?

Make your decision, and let the SGA know what you want. If we don’t make our own decision, we might be stuck with a situation in which the costs &+'4-()5$'5-$;-"-.',8

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Tea Party hot water burns innocent voters Midterm elections are here and the Tea Party is boiling over with overzealous “poll watchers.”

These Tea Party supporters, who are often also a part of the Republican Party, have taken it upon themselves to enforce what they deem “voter fraud.”

The Tea Party members claim that fraudulent voter registration !"#$%&'(")$*!+,-#$!$,()"(.*!"'$ skew in the last presidential and congressional election.

According to experts and the Justice Department, this is the opposite of the case. Last election, only 95 people were charged with some sort of voter fraud and only 55 were convicted.

Despite this, there have been reports of Tea Party members challenging voter registration applications, questioning voters’ eligibility at early voting polls and generally harassing voters.

In Harris County, Texas, Tea Party members have been accused of disrupting voting lines and procedures and aggressively questioning voters and poll workers all in the name of weeding out “voter fraud.”

For some odd reason, this “voter fraud” only appears to need prevention in districts with

a large minority constituency.

This sad fact clearly shows that the Tea Party has no real agenda in stopping voter fraud.

In reality, they are adopting corrupt tactics used for centuries to intimidate and reduce opposition voting.

The Republican Party may "&'$#(/-*'01$*0!(2$!3.0(!'(&"$4('5$ the Tea Party, but they are just as responsible for these racist and undemocratic acts.

At GOP.com, the Republican Party website, this form of stringent poll watching is even encouraged.

In case Tea Party members are not aware, the United States does have a very competent system that helps to stop both voter fraud and polling intimidation, and it’s called the Justice Department.

This arm of the government adequately handles both forms of voting problems without the help of these angry and misguided minions.

Actions like these are equivalent to the good old boys down the road going out with their shotguns and trying to hunt down bank robbers. Obviously, this would be downright

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dangerous.

It is important to realize that for the safety of the public, everyone should leave the policing and the voter enforcement to the professionals.

The fact that voter intimidation is occurring in this day and age is a testament to the backward views of Tea Party members, and that their actions should be dealt with in a serious manner.

Ultimately, the actions of the Tea Party have gone much too far. They have the right to protest and to voice their opinion, but by no means do they or anyone else have the right to obstruct the basic functions of the country.

Max Krieger is a sophomore political science major. He has been writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.

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Don’t believe Three strikes and you’re out, France whiffing on all the hype Even Vermont — the cradle ";%#!)11G$"&-%('!"+/)+2:%)% land devoid of billboards and )%+8)!.,"-%";%$8,/(G.)/$2% candidates — cannot escape the biannual circus that is congressional elections.

While often ignored 0'+)=#'%";%,$#%$'-('-+2%$"%4"% blue — it hasn’t cast its three '1'+$"/)1%9"$'#%;"/%)%I'.=01,+)-% presidential nominee in decades — the tight gubernatorial race has brought political 8')92&',48$#%$"%$8'%L/''-% Mountain State.

Vice President Joe Biden announced he would stump for Democratic hopeful Peter Shumlin in Burlington "-%M"-()26%N"8-%M+F),-% +)!.),4-'(%;"/%LO7%#'-)$'% nominee Len Britton last week.

Long gone are the “this is &82%2"=%#8"=1(%9"$'%;"/%!'K%)(#:% /'.1)+'(%02%$8'%J$8,#%,#%&82%!2% ".."-'-$%,#%)%O0)!)G7'1"#,G I',(%/)-<G)-(G*1'%$)@G)-(G #.'-(%#"+,)1,#$P/')+$,"-)/2%+,9,1G /,48$#%/'.')1,-4%L"(G;')/,-4% bigot.”

Nowhere is this more prevalent in Vermont than the race for governor, in which Democrat Peter Shumlin )-(%I'.=01,+)-%C/,)-%Q=0,'% remain deadlocked heading into D='#()2R#%+"-$'#$6 7"1,$,+)1%)(#:%'#.'+,)112%"-'#% $8)$%/=-%,-%$8'%()2#%,!!'(,)$'12% preceding an election, have "-'%"0B'+$,9'S%$"%!)<'%2"=/% opponent look like a terrible person to elicit knee­jerk /')+$,"-#%,-%9"$'/#%#"%$8'2R11%4"% "=$%)-(%9"$'%;"/%2"=6% D8'2%$)<'%!"-$8#%";%/8'$"/,+% and campaigning and boil them down to misleading phrases like “candidate X voted to increase the national debt” or “candidate T%9"$'(%;"/%$8'%1)/4'#$%$)@% ,-+/')#'%,-%?!'/,+)-%8,#$"/26K% An ad attacking Shumlin, #."-#"/'(%02%$8'%I'.=01,+)-% L"9'/-"/#%?##"+,)$,"-:%,-+1=('(% the zinger “people think he’s slick.”

The attacks don’t even have to make sense. Take, for '@)!.1':%)%/'+'-$%$'1'9,#,"-%#."$% in which candidate Shumlin claims that “[Brian] Dubie would cut $84 million in education,” while Shumlin “supports universal kindergarten.”

Does Dubie support kindergarten, too? We shall never know.

O/%&8)$%)0"=$%&8'-%U8=!1,-% +8)#$,#'(%Q=0,'%;"/%&)-$,-4%J$)@% cuts for the wealthiest 1,400 Vermonters.” 1,400? More people walk through the Davis F'-$'/%$=--'1%$8)-%$8)$%'9'/2% ()2:%-"$%$"%!'-$,"-%$8)$%,$R#% 0.002 percent of the population of Vermont.

U)(12:%$8'#'%)(#%/=-%#"%+1"#'% $"%V1'+$,"-%Q)2%$8)$%+,$,5'-#%)-(% the media don’t have enough

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time to vet them.

In a commercial sponsored 02%$8'%L/''-%M"=-$),-% 7/"#.'/,$2%7"1,$,+)1%?+$,"-% Committee, several women &8"%,('-$,*'(%)#%#=.."/$,-4% abortion rights stated that Dubie “promised to protect women’s rights,” despite the fact that Mr. Dubie is anti­abortion )-(%);*/!'(%$"%The Vermont Catholic Tribune in April that 8'%#=.."/$'(%+8)-4,-4%'@,#$,-4% abortion legislation to “protect life.”

Political ads ... have one objective: to make your opponent look like a terrible person to elicit kneejerk reactions in voters so they’ll go out and vote for you.

W-$'/'#$,-412:%&8'-% searching through both candidates’ campaign websites, !)-2%";%$8'#'%!=(#1,-4,-4% advertisements are nowhere to be found. Perhaps candidates ("-R$%)+$=)112%&)-$%+,$,5'-#%$"% fact­check their claims.

U"!'%."1,$,+)1%)(#%/'12%"-% citizens’ basic misunderstanding of how our government &"/<#:%1,<'%&8'-%I'.=01,+)-% congressional nominee C/,)-%Q"8'-'2%+)11'(%"=$%8,#% ".."-'-$:%C,11%O&'-#:%;"/% “voting with the president 93 percent of the time.” Mr. O0)!)%8)#-R$%+)#$%)%9"$'%#,-+'% XYYZ:%&8'-%8'%&)#%)+$=)112%,-% Congress.

For all the “get out the vote” +)!.),4-#%$8)$%'@,#$%)+/"##%$8'% +"=-$/2%'9'/2%'1'+$,"-%#')#"-:% $=/-"=$%,-%$8,#%+"=-$/2%/'!),-#% low — WPTZ projects that 60 percent of eligible Vermonters will cast ballots this November.

[8,1'%$8'/'%)/'%)%1,$)-2%";% '@.1)-)$,"-#%;"/%$8,#:%.'/8).#% one of them is that voters are #,!.12%$=/-'(%";;%02%)11%$8'% -'4)$,9,$26%W;%)11%$8'%+)-(,()$'#% )/'%)#%0)(%)#%$8'2%)/'%.),-$'(%$"% 0':%&82%#8"=1(%)-2"-'%9"$'%;"/% them? \"$'%"-%D='#()26%C=$%("-R$% 0'1,'9'%$8'%82.'6 Zach Despart is a junior political science major. He has been writing for D8'%F2-,+ since fall 2009.

The French people are in the 0)$$'/R#%0"@%)4),-:%$)<,-4%#&,-4#% )$%.'-#,"-%/';"/!6%?-(%$8'2R/'% striking out.

W$%#''!#%)#%$8"=48%$8'%2')/% wouldn’t be complete without national protests in France. ?1!"#$%$&,+'%)%2')/%#"!'%#'+$"/% ";%$8'%'+"-"!2%,#%"-%#$/,<':% =#=)112%);;'+$,-4%$8'%#"+,)1% services like transportation and trash collection.

C=$%$8,#%2')/:%]/'-+8%#$/,<'#% 8)9'%)%4/')$'/%#,4-,*+)-+'6 French President Nicolas U)/<"52%)-(%$8'%4"9'/-!'-$%)/'% "-%$8'%0/,-<%";%.)##,-4%$8'%8,4812% protested bill that would push minimum retirement age back from 60 to 62, and full pension age from 65 to 67.

The strikes in response to the proposed reform have caused economic upheaval, costing $8'%]/'-+8%'+"-"!2%/"=4812% 200 to 400 million Euros — $280 million to $561 million ^%%.'/%()2:%)++"/(,-4%$"%],-)-+'% Minister Christine Lagarde.

In addition to the costs ,-%$/)-#."/$)$,"-%)-(%'-'/42% +)=#'(%02%$8'%#$/,<'#:%3)4)/('% #),(%$8)$%$8,#%#'9'/'12%J()!)4'#% the attractiveness of France.” As )%+"=-$/2%$8)$%/'1,'#%8')9,12%"-%

$"=/,#!:%$8'#'%'@$'-('(%#$/,<'#% )/'%#=/'%$"%,!.)+$%$8'%'+"-"!2% ,-%!"/'%&)2#%$8)-%"-'6 While the average strikes in France are ignored as normal and at this point serve as a $8'/).'=$,+%)+$,9,$2%;"/%,$#%.'".1':% the current strikes are lasting much longer and are more passionate than usual.

What makes the situation '9'-%!"/'%$2.,+)112%]/'-+8:% is that, according to The Economist, 70 percent of people in France acknowledge that raising the retirement age is -'+'##)/26%%D8'2%("%8)9'%"-'%";% the lowest retirement ages in all ";%V=/".':%#"%&82%)11%$8'%;=##_ D8'2%#8"=1(%0'%#)2,-4:%JT')8:% we knew this would happen.”

Europe as a whole is facing the same issues. While I was #$=(2,-4%)0/")(%,-%U.),-%$8,#% past spring, protest marches over pension reform were almost )%(),12%"++=//'-+'%)-(%$8',/% /'$,/'!'-$%)4'%,#%)1/')(2%=.% between 65 and 67.

During a trip to the A'$8'/1)-(#%,-%M)2:%W%;"=-(% !2#'1;%+"9'/,-4%!2%-"#'%)#%W% dodged trash piles covering the streets due to sanitation labor reform strikes.

MAX KRIEG

These strikes are showing one thing: Europe is old. With the current economic crisis, );$'/%2')/#%";%)%('+1,-,-4%0,/$8% rate and increasing lifetimes, $8',/%'+"-"!,'#%)/'%8)-4,-4%02% a thread to support all those old people.

What is most pathetic about ]/)-+'%,#%$8)$%$8'2%+)-R$%8)-(1'% it.

U)/<"52%!)2%0'%0')/,-4%$8'% brunt of blame and hatred for -"&:%0=$%8'%,#%*-)112%#$'..,-4%=.% to the plate on pension reform and swinging the bat against the French workforce.

For their sake, I hope he hits a home run.

Max Krieg is a senior global studies major. He has been writing for D8'%F2-,+%since fall 2010.

Pot smokers asking for trouble California’s Proposition 19, to be voted on as part of the upcoming election, would legalize the small­scale sale and possession of marijuana; but !"#$%&''(%)*+,"-)("#%./"0)012% don’t realize that this sort of legislation would hurt them more than help.

3'4)1,5'%,$6%7"##,012%$8'% clarion call of weed smokers '9'/2&8'/':%$8,#%.8/)#'%,#% ";$'-%0)+<'(%=.%&,$8%)%1'-4$82% (,#+"=/#'%"-%',$8'/%&82%&''(%,#% less harmful than cigarettes or 8"&%!)-2%$,!'#%$8'%1'+$=/'/%8)#% #);'12%".'/)$'(%)%!"$"/%9'8,+1'% &8,1'%=-('/%$8'%,->='-+'%";% cannabis.

But, if Prop 19 will teach =#%)-2$8,-4:%,$%,#%$8)$%$8'% government can even screw up something as innocent­sounding as pot legalization.

While it is true that this proposition would legalize the recreational use of marijuana, it would come at a steep price. ?%+=/#"/2%'@)!,-)$,"-%0'2"-(% the headlines reveals that, if passed, the proposition would bring about licensed commercial marijuana companies.

A"$%"-12%$8)$:%0=$%,$%&"=1(% )1#"%$)@%$8'%#)1'%";%!)/,B=)-):% )-(%)-2%!)/,B=)-)%#)1'#%"=$#,('%

";%+"!!'/+,)1%'@+8)-4'#%&"=1(% remain illegal.

This would result in a situation that would allow big 0=#,-'##%$"%$)<'%"9'/%2'$%)-"$8'/% ,-(=#$/2:%;"/+,-4%=-('/4/"=-(% 4/"&'/#%$"%*48$%'9'-%8)/('/%$"% #$)2%)>")$6%% C)#,+)112:%&8)$%)..')/#%$"%0'% a pot smoker’s dream is in fact a -,48$!)/'%$"%$8"#'%&8"%)1/')(2% '-B"2%$8',/%/'4=1)/%("#'%";%DEF% with relative ease.

Some have speculated that California is bringing this proposition to the table not "-12%$"%$/2%)-(%')/-%#"!'%'@$/)% $)@%/'9'-='%;/"!%!)/,B=)-)% #)1'#:%0=$%$"%$/2%)-(%#)9'% some of the Democratic seats ,-%$8'%=.+"!,-4%'1'+$,"-%02% capitalizing on the “stoner vote.”

Despite the humor inherent ,-%$8,#%1)#$G(,$+8%';;"/$%02%$8'% Democrats, this issue is no 1)=48,-4%!)$$'/%,;%2"=%)/'%)!"-4% $8"#'%&8"%#!"<'%)#%.)/$%";%2"=/% 1,;'#$21'6% Whether this proposition is passed or not in California, it sets an important precedent for ."1,+2!)<'/#%)11%"9'/%$8'%-)$,"-6% In this time of economic hardship, legislators are looking ;"/%)-2%&)2%$8'2%+)-%$"%,!./"9'% state revenue, and this kind of

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pot legalization scheme might be the kind of thing that catches "-H%'#.'+,)112%,-%)/')#%&,$8%8,48% concentrations of pot smokers.

7"$%#!"<'/#:%2"=%-''(%$"% unite, but not in favor of the kind of “legalization” being ";;'/'(%$"%2"=%/,48$%-"&6%I)$8'/:% #$)2%,-;"/!'(:%)-(%9"&%-"$%$"% $=/-%2"=/%;)9"/,$'%/'+/')$,"-)1% habit into another government­ regulated beast of a business.

D8'%-'@$%$,!'%2"=%4"%$"% ('-"=-+'%J$8'%!)-K%;"/%$/2,-4% $"%0=#$%)-(%(,#/=.$%2"=/%4)-B)G 1"9,-4%&)2#:%.'/8).#%2"=%#8"=1(% ,-#$')(%0'%$8)-<;=1%;"/%$8'%&)2% it is, as opposed to the soulless, regulated business that it could ')#,12%0'+"!'6% !"##$$%&'()"')$$)*$&$+'*,-."&'$ English major. He has been writing for D8'%F2-,+ since fall 2010.

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Use federal stimulus funds wisely Mandatory health care bill Dear editor, A few weeks back, the disagreement between Governor Douglas and the Vermont Department of Education about the allocation of $19 million of federal stimulus monies for public education received some publicity.

These monies have come to Vermont as a result of the leadership of senators Leahy and Sanders in Washington. In order to assess the wisdom of sending federal stimulus monies to the state for public education we need some context: F"!*)$%(51(5$(0(-1#0&( crisis. As of February the state’s General Fund is short $150 million. Commissioner of Education Vilaseca as asked Vermont’s local school boards to cut their spending in acknowledgment of the state’s -1#0&(#!5151?(( School boards all across the state have done their best, and then voters further pared down their school budgets in some annual town meetings. We call

this process [the] local control of education budgets.

Over the past 14 years, Vermont’s student enrollment has decreased by 12 percent.

Over the same period the number of teachers — not including aides and support staff — in Vermont has increased by 37 percent.

Over the same period 5$80%5)$G0,H+1%",(19"$,5$6( on K­12 public education in Vermont has increased by 37 percent.

Which all means we are spending more to hire more teachers for fewer students. This pattern of spending cannot be H+1%5-",(0$,(/5&&(&"0,(%)(-1#0&( disaster, for all of us.

How does injecting $19 million — in a one­year shot — into a public education system that is necessarily reducing its spending do anything but harm? What about the next year? There will be no $19 million of stimulus and budgets will have to be cut by boards and/or the taxpayers.

Governor Douglas is

proposing to use the money to reduce the state’s already existing liability to the teachers’ pension fund — a General Fund liability — a reasonable use of a one­shot injection of federal funds. The state will be in better -1#0&(1709"(01(0(!"1+&%?(( If the stimulus money is 19"$%(%)(5$80%"(&)#0&(19"$,5$6( that voters have already trimmed, it will do harm by *0I5$6(5%(*)!"(,5.-#+&%(.)!( towns to stabilize and plan their budgets and by undercutting local decision­making.

Our efforts must be to bring )+!(1%0%"(%)(-1#0&(7"0&%7(0$,( stability. Our futures depend on it.

A single jolt of federal money in local budgets will only encourage spending that can’t be sustained in the long run, and that is a terrible waste of precious public resources — our tax monies.

Sincerely, Anna Vesely Pilette Grafton, Vt.

COLUMNISTS

Calm and sense

Speech is by no means free.

There is a terrible price for the words we say — coming at unknown costs to our reputations, job security and safety.

Caught in the mire of racial, ethnic, cultural, economic and social boundaries, tiptoeing on political correctness and stereotyping, our communication has been diluted by our ever increasing want for sterilized sentences comprised of bare­boned but informational gender­neutral pronouns and adjectives.

In 1972, George Carlin gave us seven words you couldn’t say on television. Since then, that list has grown exponentially, for fear of offending someone — anyone.

The proof is real.

In response to terrorists’ threats, the creators of South Park pulled episodes 200 and 201 after featuring the prophet Muhammad.

Kurt Westergaard, the Danish cartoonist who drew a cartoon rendering of Muhammad, and subsequently went into hiding after he survived a home invasion by an axwielding Muslim of Somali origin years later.

Juan Williams, formerly of National Public Radio, and Bill O’Reilly of Fox News have !"#"$%&'(#)*"(+$,"!(-!"(.)!( things they have publicly said.

In the case of Williams, he /01(-!",(.!)*(234(.)!(10'5$6( %70%(8'5$6()$(0(9&0$"(/5%7(,":)+%( Muslims made him nervous.

What was wrong with what he said wasn’t so much about the content, but the wording.

In O’Reilly’s case, he said he was against a Mosque at Ground Zero because we were at war with Muslims. Again, wording over content.

What’s wrong with both of these statements is that the national media deems that we are not at war with Muslims, but extremists.

The price we pay just for speaking our minds as our Founding Fathers intended us to grows everyday.

However, “extremists” is a loose term, and while we have a cultural connotation of the word, it does not clearly denote what it is we are warring against. Christian or Mormon extremists? Extreme skateboarders? Redhead extremists? Extreme tourists?

The problem here is, yes, we are at war with extremists — Muslim extremists. Would it make sense for Williams to be nervous next to an extreme tourist? Probably not. What he ,"-$"1(01(0(,":)+%(;+1&5*<( Maybe.

Stereotypes in speech and its retributions hit close to home as well.

High school football coach and teacher Larry Dauterive resigned recently after starting a 7­0 season with a team he has coached for eight years because of what he said about his players to their families.

Speaking before the

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Quarterback Club in New Orleans, he said that he and the players were close, like family.

He cites that this is because 69 of his players come from single­ parent homes, lack a father -6+!"(0$,(,)($)%(!"#"5:"(%7"( proper care after practices and games at home.

All of what he said was true, however it was unspeakable. =$,"!(-!"(.!)*(*"*>"!1().( the community, and even with support of players, families, and others, the scrutiny was too much for the coach.

In 1776, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” a radical document advocating American revolution and a prelude to the Declaration of Independence. Compile a group of like­minded individuals, draft a document and publish it today, and they’re sure to lock you up.

The price we pay just for speaking our minds as our Founding Fathers intended us to grows everyday.

Approached with a little calm and sense, our need for sterilized speech can be absolved by acknowledging that stereotypes are often based on fact, you can’t make everyone happy and the real price is the cost in the *)&&5-#0%5)$().()+!(&0$6+06"?

Michael Farley is a senior education major. He has been writing for The Cynic since spring 2008.

goes against our freedoms Dear editor,

Don’t let the fate of your freedom and liberty be trusted to the inept, apathetic or ignorant.

Get out and vote for politicians who consider the long­term !0*5-#0%5)$1().(%7"5!(&"651&0%5:"( actions.

Vote for politicians who won’t try to take away your freedom and liberty while dangling a treat in front of you that amounts to no more than false security. People have never lost all their freedoms overnight or have had them ripped away starting with obvious matters or high­impact consequences.

Freedoms and liberty have also been lost a chip at a time and starting with the most easily overlooked matters. Once you’ve lost a little and don’t look back, it’s easy to loose the rest. The individual mandate of the new health care bill is such a step in this hazardous direction.

Through no action other than being alive, the mandate penalizes people who choose not to have health care for whatever personal reasons they have.

Though a few exemptions exist, they are rarities and unless you want to change who you are, then you have no choice other than pay a tax on life.

In short, the mandate is unethical and an attack on freedom. If someone is effectively born into an environment that demands certain action from them just because they’re alive — or they are otherwise punished — that certainly sounds like slavery to most people I know.

Don’t overlook this issue, since it will establish a

precedent for Congress and the government as a whole to be more directly involved in telling you what to do, how to do it and when you can do it.

Meanwhile, they’ll claim that it’s for the general welfare as they tell you what to do and what to think. Don’t make the mistake that so many in history have made and say “It could never happen here,” or “It could never happen again.”

Those are the people who blinded themselves to protect against something bad and it happened when they weren’t looking. We certainly do need some type of health care reform, but not one that contains this individual mandate that also happens to be unconstitutional.

The politicians will claim that they can do it “to provide for the general welfare” as outlined in the constitution and that it’s supported by the commerce clause.

The Court of Appeals itself has stated that the clause is for economic activity, and while the act of using health insurance is certainly economic activity, the possession of it is not, and not applicable to the clause.

Furthermore, providing for the general welfare doesn’t imply cramming something down someone’s throat while politely saying “I’m helping you, so don’t -67%(5%?@((A)$B%(&"%(.!"",)*(,5"C(( Vote for liberty. Vote for freedom. Vote for politicians who will reform the health care bill and remove the individual mandate.

Sincerely, Christopher Righi Stamford, Vt.

Quick Opinions Max Krieger 234(-!",(D+0$(E5&&50*1(.)!(10'5$6(7"(>"#)*"1(0.!05,( when he sees a Muslim on his plane. Fox News gave him two million dollars as compensation. I think the fair and balanced network might be afraid of Muslims on their planes.

Michael Farley Speaking of freedom of speech, Osama bin Laden has responded to the new French law banning burqas, claiming more attacks if the law is not nixed and French troops leave. Oh, la la.

Max Krieg I don’t care who you vote for. These elections do matter, so just vote. There are millions of young people in America, our voice will be heard.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Childress did the right thing in ‘calling out’ Brett Favre

By Will Andreycak Sports Editor The Packers had just defeated the Vikings in a classic NFC north rivalry game showcased on national television in primetime on Sunday night.

Brett Favre had made only his second trip back to Lambeau Field where for so many years he dazzled us with high­risk, high­ reward throws, winning a Super Bowl in the process.

Aaron Rodgers, Favre’s successor, and the Packers needed to win this game and they were able to do so in remarkable fashion: by holding off a late­game drive by Favre and the Vikings, securing a 28­ 24 victory. Such an important win for the Packers was eclipsed the minute Vikings’ head coach Brad Childress stepped up to the podium.

Childress’ body language indicated that he was — for lack of a more eloquent word — pissed. After ripping the !"#$%&'%()* $+,-* "!+* ./!-%()* &* call on an overturned Visanthe Shiancoe, a reporter asked, “Brad, could you talk about Brett’s performance tonight?”

As I was watching this, waiting to see Childress’ response, I thought about how good it would look for Childress to call out Favre — to hold players accountable for their play, despite the achievements those players have amassed over their careers.

Never in a million years did I expect to hear the words that came out of Childress’ mouth, but it was better than any single moment in the game that was played in the hours that preceded it.

“You know, it still goes back to taking care of the football.

You can’t throw it to them. You )!''&* 0/&1* -%'2%(* '2,* $!(#(,3* of our system. You can’t give seven points the other way, not in a game like this with a high­ powered team,” Childress said, all the while shifting his weight &(4%!53/1*&(6*#6),'%()*-%'2*2%3* water bottle.

Childress then went on and called out Favre for running a play to the opposite side of where it was supposed to be run, resulting in a turnover.

Watching the press conference and reading the transcript of the press conference

gave off two extremely different feelings. When I saw and heard the comments, I was surprised at how harsh they sounded.

But when I read the words, everything that was said was &$$5+&',*&(6*753'%#,68** “Two and four. We are what our record says we are. You know, when we take care of the football, those are our two wins.

have been avoided.

If Childress had said that =&>+,* 0/&1,6* -,//:* #(,* !+* 753'* okay, that would have been a clear indication that Brett Favre runs the Minnesota Vikings.

By answering the question honestly and truthfully, Childress treated Favre like any other Vikings player.

The Vikings have one of

“It still goes back to taking care of the football.

You can’t throw it to them. You gotta play within the confines of our system.”

Brad Childress Vikings’ Head Coach And when we don’t take care of the football, those are our losses,” Childress said.

Before debating whether the comments about Favre were 753'%#&./,* &(69!+* "&%+:* ;* '2%(<* that the comments themselves need to be looked at.

Childress was asked a direct question. A question that everyone already knew the answer to. Favre threw three interceptions, all of which could

the most talented teams in the NFL and have been continually hindered by the irresponsible decision­making of Favre.

Their 2­4 record is probably the most surprising losing record other than the 1­4 record of the Dallas Cowboys. And even the most die­hard Brett Favre fan has to admit that Favre’s underwhelming performance this season has been a key reason why the Vikings are struggling.

After the Green Bay performance, Favre’s interception total for the year was 10. In roughly 38 percent of the season, Favre has thrown more interceptions than he threw all of last season and if he remains healthy, which is doubtful, he is on pace to throw 26 interceptions. Only in the 2005­2006 season has Favre had a higher total than 26 — he threw 29 that year.

So what is Brad Childress to do? Does he ignore the fact that Favre has turned the ball over — through fumbles and interceptions — more than any other quarterback in the league, besides Eli Manning?

He could if the Vikings record was better than 2­4. Brad

Childress did exactly what his job dictates; he took control of his team and said to the world: Brett Favre doesn’t run the show here, I do.

And despite what Trent Dilfer or Mike Ditka says, Childress wasn’t disrespecting the Favre legacy. I respect Dilfer’s ability to dissect the game of football and give insight into the NFL. But my view of him changed entirely when he relentlessly ripped Childress for almost a half­hour and gave Favre equally as strong praise.

Were we watching the same press conference?

After watching Childress’ postgame, I had to see Favre’s too. After hobbling up to the podium, Favre answered the #+3'* ?5,3'%!(* .1* '&/<%()* &.!5'* his own record in close games.

It’s never about “we” with Favre, only “me” and “I”.

“It’s [losing that] is never easy to accept, at least for me.

You know I don’t know what my record is, and I shouldn’t say my record but being in that situation, it seems like we’ve won a lot of those games.”

What it boils down to is this: on Sunday night, Brett Favre’s reckless decision­making and disregard for his team’s offensive system lost the Vikings a game against an interdivision rival on the road.

Brad Childress was asked a direct question about the performance of Favre and he answered honestly and without harshness. I don’t care what Trent Dilfer says; Childress acted the way a head coach should act.

For years Brad Childress has been viewed as “second in command” to the will of Brett Favre.

On Sunday night, Brett Favre became just another player in the Vikings locker room, and @+&6*A2%/6+,33*#(&//1*.,$&B,*&* head coach.

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Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders I promise you that if you looked at the week nine games before the season began, this would be one of the least intriguing games. Well, you’d also think the Green Bay versus Dallas game would be one of the best. Instead the script is turned. The two best teams in the AFC West are the Chiefs and Raiders instead of the Chargers and Broncos.

Looking at the numbers the teams match up pretty evenly.

8*"' 905!")7' 0)"' 4:%*' 51' %*"' league in offensive production — 25.6 points per game — and the Chiefs are right behind them — 25.0 points per game.

Defensively, both rank middle of the pack in terms of yards allowed. I think the difference here is the running game. Led by Thomas Jones and company, %*"' ;*5":7' )01<' 4)7%' 51' %*"' league in rushing offense — 176.5 yards per game. Can’t argue with winning games on the ground, Chiefs win a close one.

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At this point it’s impossible to determine the best team in the AFC. You could make a case for the Steelers, Jets, Ravens, Patriots, Titans and Colts. You have to wonder who will pull away from the /02<'01!'"0)1'0'#+"'51'%*"'4)7%' round of the playoffs. The Colts play in an extremely competitive

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Boss of the week: Boston Celtics The NBA season opener took place Oct. 26. The new “big three” for the Heat made their debut in Boston in front of a sold­out crowd.

No matter the outcome, this game was going to make headlines afterwards. Either the Heat would win and the “big three” would make a triumphant !"#$%&' ()' %*"+' ,($-!' .(/' 01!' start the season with a loss to one of their biggest competitors for Eastern Conference supremacy.

And to the joy of most of %*"' 2($1%)+' %*"' 3"0%' .(//"!&' shooting just 36 percent from %*"' 4"-!' (1' %*"5)' ,0+' %(' 01' 88­80 loss. Best of all, the “big three” combined for a 17­48 shooting effort — 35 percent — and 15 turnovers.

The Heat have the sexiest team in the NBA but the Celtics reminded us that games are won with team defense and depth off the bench.

Goat of the week: Fools at Yankee Stadium Last Tuesday a story leaked stating that several fans at

Yankee Stadium during the ALCS against the Rangers were screaming obscenities and spitting on family members of the Rangers who were in attendance.

Among that group of family members was the wife of Rangers’ ace Cliff Lee. Cliff Lee is set to become the most coveted free­agent pitcher in the league — maybe ever — at the conclusion of this season.

The Yankees are pinning all their hopes of returning to the World Series on the expected signing of Lee. Everyone who even remotely follows baseball knows that Cliff Lee will likely sign with the Yankees, a team that can outbid everyone.

Lee reassured the media that this wouldn’t affect his decision, but come on now Yankees fans, you know better than that. In the end it won’t matter, I am sure Mrs. Lee will forgive and forget for more than $100 million guaranteed.

Quote of the week “If I appear short, it’s because it’s somewhat insulting to me to assume that we’re doing anything under any normal circumstances other than trying to play within the rules. That how our guys play, that’s how we coach.”

division — they have to play the Texans and Titans twice — which makes it difficult

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“We’re the best team in the NFC. Yeah, I said it. We’re excited.” That was the quote from Bucs head coach Raheem Morris after Tampa Bay’s 18­17 week seven win over the St. Louis Rams. While I wouldn’t exactly agree with that assessment — the combined record of the teams they have beaten is 8­18 — the Bucs have to be in the conversation. I think it’s less a statement of arrogance and more something to propel his young team forward. If the upstart Bucs can beat the Falcons this week, they have a legitimate shot at the playoffs.

Expect a smash­mouth, hard­fought game and outstanding play from both Matt Ryan and long­shot MVP candidate, 22­year­old quarterback Josh Freeman.

Looking at the numbers, all indications point toward the Falcons. They have the sixth­ranked rushing offense in the league going up against a Tampa Bay defense that ranks next to last in rushing defense, allowing 157.7 yards per game on the ground. That being said, %*"' 1$6#")7' 7(6"%56"7' .+' ($%' the window in an interdivision matchup like this. Call me crazy

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but I love the attitude of Raheem Morris and the Bucs. Winning this game is worth way more to the Bucs than the Falcons. I think Morris and Freeman will inch out the Falcons in this one.

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By Will Andreycak Sports Editor

Mike Tomlin, head coach — of the Pittsburgh Steelers, responding to NFL Vice President of Operations Ray Anderson applauding James Harrison for “letting up” on running backs and “restraining himself” a week after the new hit policy was established.

Women’s soccer coach resigns UVM women’s soccer head coach Kwame Lloyd has announced his resignation after three years of running the program.

During the three­year period Lloyd was in charge, he compiled a record of 7­42­4.

This season, Vermont posted an overall record of 2­16 and went 1­7 in America East action.

Assistant coach Kristi Lefebvre has been named interim head coach and will take control of the program until a new head coach is found.

to see them pulling away.

In order for the Colts to earn a top seed in the playoffs, they need to beat up on teams outside their division. The Eagles are a decent club, there’s no doubt about it. But this is the type of game the Colts, and Peyton Manning, win. The Colts need to make a move in their division and this is the game that could kick­start a winning streak that is needed in Indianapolis. Most importantly, it’s harder than you think to pick against Peyton Manning. He can singlehandedly beat any team in the NFL on any given day. It’s hard to pick against that.

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Chicago Bears @ Buffalo Bills Surprised to see this game getting attention? I don’t blame you, it will be a terrible game, but the Bills are going to win.

The timetable of The Cynic’s release is such that we have to predict games before the previous week. So unless the Bills upset the Chiefs in week eight, this will #"'%*"5)'4)7%',51=';*520>(' is overrated and, as long as Jay Cutler continues to play his reckless brand of football, any team can beat the Bears.

Jay Cutler is the poor man’s Brett Favre. And considering Brett Favre’s stats this year — seven touchdowns, 10 interceptions — that’s saying a lot. After Cutler threw four interceptions to D’Angelo Hall of the Redskins in week seven, Cutler insulted Hall by saying he’d attack Hall anytime, despite the fact he picked him four times. Well, Mr. Cutler, that’s why you’re a mediocre football player and one of the most disliked quarterbacks in the game.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Men’s hockey still winless after games against Maine, Merrimack

By Diana Giunta Senior Staff Writer An intense, high­energy game against Merrimack College ended in a 2­2 tie for the men’s hockey team in =13@,/$A!(%$!3%'1"$1"$B3%4$C84 Senior Chris Barton and -.(%$ /,!.$ D&!)"$ E!%,($ %!**',#$ the goals for Merrimack, while senior Jack Downing and sophomore Ben Albertson scored for Vermont.

“I thought both teams played extremely hard,” Vermont head coach Kevin Sneddon said. “Extremely aggressive, great momentum swings both ways, both goaltenders played outstanding … that’s a great early Hockey East game right there, felt like a playoff game.”

F&,"$ G,.:1"%$ -.(%$ /,!.$ Anthony DeCenzo was called for a tripping penalty at 11:26 '"$ %&,$ -.(%$ 2,.'1#>$ H1)"'"0$ was able to quickly turn the situation in Vermont’s favor when he scored a short­handed 01!*>$<"!(('(%,#>$!%$IIJ8K4$ Downing avoided defenders and carried the puck to the left circle where he sent a snap shot past junior goalie Joe Cannata.

The Warriors had an answer on the same penalty when junior Karl Stollery sent a pass to Barton who then tied the game with a low wrist shot at 12:09.

Merrimack broke the tie !"#$%11@$%&,'.$-.(%$*,!#$19$%&,$ game in the second period at 5:27, when Bates slid the puck past junior goalie Rob Madore and put the Warriors up 2­1.

The Catamounts battled back to tie the game again at ILJM7$ )&,"$ N*+,.%(1"$ (31.,#$ &'($ -.(%$ 3!.,,.$ 01!*$ )'%&$ %&,$ team, picking up a rebound and sending a wrist shot past Cannata from the edge of the crease.

“I think it was a big goal for the team,” Albertson said. “It was a big momentum change; we really picked it up after that and personally of course it feels great. It’s something that I’ve been dreaming about for a long time and it’s awesome to see that become a reality.”

Vermont sophomore Chris McCarthy thought that he had taken the lead back for the Catamounts early in the third when he took a snap shot from the right circle and then knocked his own rebound into the net.

This was reviewed and ruled a no­goal though, due to a player in the crease.

When asked about the overturned goal, Sneddon ,O2.,((,#$ %&!%$ %&,$ 19-3'!**/$ announced reason for the ruling was different than what had been explained to him by %&,$19-3'!*(4 PQ&,/$ R%&,$ 19-3'!*(S$ %1*#$

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Sophomore Chris McCarthy sprints away from UMass Lowell last year. The hockey team experienced a tie and a loss this past weekend against Merrimack and Maine respectively. us that it was goaltender interference … if it was goaltender interference or goalie contact it should have been a penalty,” Sneddon said.

Neither team was able to score in the remaining minutes of the third period or in the resulting overtime

period, leaving the scoreboard unchanged at 2­2.

The following weekend Vermont took on No. 6 Maine University on Saturday Oct. 8L%&4$D,"'1.$T!3@$H1)",/$%',#$ the game at two in the third period and sent the game into overtime where junior Spencer

Abbot of Maine was able to score the game winning goal, !$8UC$-"!*4$Q&,$1V,.%':,$-"'(&$ marked the third straight overtime game for Vermont who remains winless on the season posting a record of 0­2­ 2, 0­1­1 in the Hockey East.

The 2010-2011 men’s basketball team

A look ahead at the upcoming season for the Catamounts

By Rory Leland Staff Writer

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Coming off one of their most successful seasons in recent memory, the defending America East champion UVM men’s basketball team comes into the 2010­2011 season with an unfamiliar roster after losing four starters, including standout Marqus Blakely.

“I’m very excited for our team this season, sort of a new chapter in Vermont men’s basketball,” head coach Mike Lonergan said on Oct. 26 at Vermont’s Media Day. “Seven of our players haven’t played a game on this court yet.

Seven out of 14 guys, so we’re inexperienced, but I think we have a talented group that’s working hard. We’ve got a long way to go and hopefully we’ll have a pretty good team.”

Lonergan is viewed as one

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of the better coaches in the America East Conference, !"#$ %&'($ )'**$ +,$ &'($ -.(%$ /,!.$ with all his own recruits. The absence of Blakely and the rest of the leftover Tom Brennan’s recruits lead the team shrouded in uncertainty. “We gotta try to rebuild,” Lonergan said. “Hopefully Evan [Fjeld] will have a great senior year.

Fjeld progressed more than any other Catamount last year and by the end of the conference tournament established himself as one of the best big men in the league.

The numbers won’t impress you — 10.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg — but Fjeld has an extremely developed basketball IQ, the ability to defend larger post players and shoots a very &'0&$ -,*#$ 01!*$ 2,.3,"%!0,4$ 5"$ conference play last season, Fjeld shot 65 percent from the 611.$!"#$)!($78$2,.3,"%$9.1:$

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the free throw line.

“We need Evan to produce on the court but we also need him to be a great leader,” Lonergan said. “He had a very 011#$ ;<"'1.$ /,!.4$ $ ='($ -.(%$ couple years he suffered a lot of injuries, but he’s always been a complimentary player and now he’s going to be our best player.”

Other than Fjeld, the Catamounts will need people %1$ (%,2$ <2$ !"#$ -**$ %&,$ (&1,($ of the departed players. Joey Accaoui will need to have a 611.$0,",.!*$:,"%!*'%/>$'"(%,!#$ of just a three­point shooting one. UMass transfer, Matt ?*!(($,"%,.($&'($-.(%$/,!.$)'%&$ Vermont after sitting out last season. The success of the team will rely heavily on Glass, who will need to step up as a leader and bring a versatile option to the Catamount offense.

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