Vermont Cynic Issue 14

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Knodell declines proposed 1-3 public course evaluations

Local wood harvested for Aiken

LIFE

‘Debonaires’ debut on UVMtv

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ARTS

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OPINION

‘My Wiki is leaking’

Student reactions mixed over SGA’s boycott Photo Illustration by Damir Alisa

By Katy Petiford Staff Writer After the Student Government Association asked students to boycott course evaluations, Interim Provost Jane Knodell responded on Dec. 5, declining to support the resolution.

“The timing of your resolution made it an almost certainty that we would be unable to meet your ‘demands,’ to say nothing of the fact that I’d like not to think of ours as a community that proposes change and innovation by way of demand,” Knodell said in an e­mail. ! "#$! %&'()*'+,! -./! 0'+(12! sent a campuswide e­mail on Dec. 2 to students asking them to participate in the boycott.

“The [SGA] at the University of Vermont calls for a publishable questions section, drafted by the [SGA], to be added as part of the course evaluations offered at the end of the spring semester 2011,” the resolution stated.

The SGA asked the provost, council of deans and United Academics to realize students’ desire to have access to course evaluation results by Dec. 1, the resolution stated.

“Use this opportunity to stand with us and take a stand against course evaluations and show the faculty and administration that we are serious about this matter,” 0'+(123(!'451)6!(,1,'*7 Knodell said that she recieved the resolution on Nov. 15, right before Thanksgiving break, and was unable to consult with those necessary to make a decision in that time frame.

“Further confounding our

ability to make progress was the fact that your resolution did not include the publishable questions themselves,” she said.

SGA Senator Asher Lober said that he was not surprised that the SGA did not hear back from the administration by Dec. 1.

“The administration’s lack of response was expected,” he said.

“Student perceptions of academic 8916),:! 1,! ;<0! 5'1+! +.,2)+=! ,.! them. They are quite content to dole out merit pay and deliver promotions to tenure based upon research records and research records alone. They don’t feel the need to enter into a dialogue with anyone who doesn’t already hold a doctorate.”

In addition to providing more information to students, publishable evaluations would show information about changes (,9*'+,(!>1+,?!0'+(12!(1)*7

However, many students are not backing up the boycott.

Sophomore Dan Suder said he doesn’t like the idea because he thinks class evaluations have an important place. @"'&A)B'(!6)C'!D1,'0:%&.E'((.&! &'166:!>.&C!/+'?F!"9*'&!(1)*7!!@G2'! argument that they only contain extremely polar opinions is true, but I question the difference we’d see when results of course evaluations were shared.”

Academic Affairs Committee Chair Gisele Nelson said that she feels some students may not be taking the course evaluations seriously. @",9*'+,(!,21,!*.+3,!6)C'!/66)+=! them out might use the boycott as 1+!'HB9('!E.&!+.,!/66)+=!,2'5!.9,?F! Nelson said.

However, the SGA is not asking students to deny professors of feedback altogether because they

recognize that evaluations are used to improve classes, she said. “[The] SGA strongly encourages students to use the ‘comments’ section of the course evaluations to provide productive feedback to professors,” Nelson said.

I+! 1**),).+! ,.! J:'&(! 1&.9+*! campus to notify people of the boycott, students will make announcements to their class after the professor has left the room 1+*! K'E.&'! 'A1691,).+(! 1&'! /66'*! out, SGA Vice President David 01B)'>)BL!(1)*7 “The declaration of a boycott is a most unfortunate position for the SGA to take,” Knodell said. “If students choose not to participate in the course evaluation process, it will only serve to diminish their voices, and I urge you to reconsider the advice you have given your colleagues and rescind your call for a boycott.”

Burlington Free Press.

“This has caused a lot of problems, and some have even gone so far as suggesting that having exams on Saturdays is indicative of an underlying suppression of Judaism, because the Jewish Sabbath is Saturday and it never crossed anybody’s mind to hold exams on Sunday,” Speaker of the SGA Senate Claire Chevrier said.

Between 1,800 and 2,000 undergraduate students are Jewish, as well as 400 graduate and medical students, according ,.! ,2'! ;<0! M'>)(2! B.559+),:!

Hillel’s website.

“I think Saturday exams 1&'! 9+E1)&! (N'B)/B166:! K'B19('! it’s always been a weekend day throughout growing up,” Wolfson

(1)*7!!@I,3(!16>1:(!K''+!/A'!*1:(!1! how many days universities must week of school, with Saturday and have classes,” Chevrier said. “The Sunday off.”

Faculty Senate decided that there would be exams on Saturday.” %1&,!.E!,2'!&'1(.+!;<0!*)*!+.,!

“It conflicts with ... meet the required class quota is my faith. I’m sure they because students had a full week

didn’t even consider off for Thanksgiving, Chevrier said.

01+:! (,9*'+,(! >)66! 21A'! ,.! the fact that they have having Sunday exams accept a Saturday exam, but Jewish due to religious students can request rescheduling from their professors based on reasons.” religious guidelines, according to ;<03(!1B1*'5)B!N.6)B:7!!

Wolfson said that he is happy Ben Wolfson to hear that the administration will UVM senior discontinue Saturday exams.

This fall exam schedule will “It’s unfortunate they decided include exams Saturday, Dec. 11 to do this to begin with,” he said. through Friday, Dec. 17.

“But it’s good to hear that they “There are certain guidelines for won’t make the mistake again.”

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By August Kuron Cynic Correspondent When senior Ben Wolfson heads into his entrepreneurship exam, many others of his faith will be headed to synagogue.

The administration’s decision to hold Saturday exams this semester has a caused a stir in the Jewish community, due to a B.+J)B,!>),2!,2'!"1KK1,27!!

“It’s not fair,” Wolfson said. “It B.+J)B,(!>),2!5'!K')+=!M'>)(2!1+*! my faith. I’m sure they didn’t even consider having Sunday exams due to religious reasons.”

The Faculty Senate voted to remove Saturday exams from future academic years, but this semester’s Dec. 11 exams will remain due to scheduling, according to the

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010

From forest to interior finishing Crime Aiken renovation uses timber from Jericho Research Forest

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By Katy Petiford Staff Writer

An intrusion alarm went off at the Fleming Museum three times on Nov. 25, once in the morning and twice in the evening. “It was definitely not a security breach or attempted unauthorized entry,” UVM Police Lt. Larry Magnant said.

A suspicious event occurred in the Ira Allen Chapel on Nov. 28 when some clothing, a blanket and a pillowcase were found by the custodial staff. No one was found in the area and no one identified the clothing.

A UVM parking permit was altered to extend the expiration date on Nov. 29 in hopes of receiving an additional month of parking. This was declared a “theft of service.”

A fire alarm went off on Nov. 29 in the Living/Learning Center. Magnant said he believes the staff cleaning the cooking grill in the Marché could be the cause.

Two students were criminally charged with drug violations in Mercy Hall on Nov. 28. One student was charged with possession of a controlled substance and the second with possession of a controlled substance and distribution of a controlled substance.

A court citation was issued to both students for Jan. 10, 2011 at the Vermont District Court.

A person was arrested at 70 University Heights on Dec. 2 for assault and robbery and lodged at the correctional facility.

By Hillary Walton Staff Writer The morning is new, the air is crisp and only the thunderous snap and crash of trees stands out over the still white noise of the Jericho Research Forest (JRF).

These trees will be used for the renovation of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources’s headquarters building, the Aiken Center.

The Aiken Center !"#$%&'($")*+ ,$--+ ./"!"(0+ sustainability and help reduce UVM’s ecological footprint, according to the Aiken Center website.

Not all wood used for the renovation will come from the JRF. However, roughly 12,000 board feet will be harvested from the forest, junior forestry major Sean Mahoney said.

“Trees take decades to grow; the trees being harvested for the greening were either planted or naturally generated 60­100 years ago,” associate professor of forest ecology and forestry William Keeton.

The wood will not be moved from the site until the forest gains '+ *1*('$)'2-0+ 3"/0*(+ &0/($%&'($")+ around Dec. 15, Mahoney said.

“There are standards that have to be met in order to qualify '*+ '+ &0/($%0#+ *1*('$)'2-0+ 3"/0*(45+ 600(")+ *'$#7+ 89)&0+ &0/($%0#4+ you have a green label that can help you market your forest as sustainable.”

The idea to use JRF wood was generated within the community, from faculty and students, Keeton said.

“Our root products can be produced sustainably and in an environmentally conscious manner,” he said. “The whole operation is local and timber for the renovation will consist of

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!"#$%&'()*+%),&'$)-.,'/$01-%#$-*&+'2$)"#$3,.#'$4#')#*$"&0#($)&$5-.#$#67%,#')$+(-/#$&6$)"#$(0-%#$-($8#11$ as reduce UVM’s ecological footprint. what the forest is willing to yield.”

JRF is owned by the University and managed by the Rubenstein School.

“Connecting the Rubenstein School to their own resource at the JRF has great educational and societal value and ‘greening’ of Aiken is a unique opportunity to do this,” Brendan Weiner Coordinator of the Green Forestry Education Initiative at the JRF, said.

The harvest began a few weeks ago and will be taking place for about six weeks total, Mahoney said.

As far as the environmental impacts of the harvesting go, some students have voiced concerns.

“If our school wants to represent itself as a green

university, they should be extremely cautious while cutting down all those trees,” sophomore environmental studies major Jen Attig said. “Many plants and animals that call Jericho home &"1-#+ 0'*$-:+ %)#+ (;0!*0-<0*+ $)+ crisis mode as a result of this.”

The harvesting process is part of a management plan for the forest, Watzin said.

“The whole point of this is to demonstrate how one can produce and harvest timber in a low impact, environmentally safe manner,” Keeton said.

By carefully carving the base of a tree, logger Bill Torrey is able to direct precisely where it will land, avoiding the majority of new growth and other trees.

All severed trees are removed from the forest with as little

damage to the surrounding environment as possible, he said.

The story of the harvest be discussed in classrooms and displayed in the Aiken Center through photography.

“I’m photographing the harvest of the Jericho Research Forest and framing the photographs with additional wood harvested,” Mahoney said.

The photographs will be paired with historical photos from the forest and displayed in the completed Aiken Center.

The move back into a completed Aiken Center is planned for the start of spring semester 2012, according to the Aiken Center’s website.

Ditching Dasani Activating the mind SGA seeks to ban bottled water

By Devon Winter Cynic Correspondent The Student Government Association is imposing a ban on bottled water with the help of the student body.

“The idea behind the ban is to get students to pledge themselves to no longer purchase or drink bottled water on campus,” SGA Senator Mike White said.

There is free tap water, which is healthier than bottled water. It is tested more than bottled water and is hygienically cleaner, White said.

“The City of Burlington water goes through a more rigorous ./"&0**+ "3+ .1/$%&'($")+ (;')+ Dasani water,” SGA Senator Will Vitagliano said.

Dasani bottled water is distributed by Coca­Cola Company, which has a contract with the University, according to the UVM website.

White said he believes it is hypocritical to consume so much bottled water when UVM claims to be an environmentally aware campus.

UVM throws away 25,000 water bottles each week and 400,000 each semester, White said.

“They should ban it because UVM provides us with so many things,” sophomore Saiyo Aiba said. “UVM tells us where bottles are recycled and you see so many bottles being thrown in the trash when the recycle bin is two feet away.”

There is a clause in the contract with Coca­Cola that says if sales decrease around 10 percent, the University would ;'<0+ ("+ .':+ '+ %)04+ >$('=-$')"+ said.

“We’ve been trying to do it for a couple years now but that clause makes it hard because we #")?(+ ,')(+ ("+ '&@1$/0+ %)0*45+ ;0+ said. “We launched the campaign two weeks ago. If we start now, hopefully sales won’t drop that much by the spring.”

The SGA has talked with the administration but the administration has not taken a formal stance on the issue, Vitagliano said.

“If we take that block of people that participate in the ban to the administration when the administration decides to renew their contract with Coca­Cola, they may take into account the drop in sales of bottled water,” White said.

UVM club receives national award

By Libby White Staff Writer Active Minds, a new UVM club, received an award for community outreach at a national conference in early November.

Active Minds, a club whose goal is to decrease the stigma that surrounds mental illness, was recognized by the Student Government Association in 2009.

“Working with Active Minds has been amazing,” Co­President Amy Goodnough said. “Everyone is positive and committed to the goals of raising awareness of mental health on campus.”

Co­President Abby Levinsohn and member Abby Hutchinson accepted the Uniting Voices Award for community outreach.

Goodnough said she believes programs like the event Cookies, Cocoa and Queers held last spring to reach out to LGBTQA community helped them win the award.

“We have tremendous support from Dot Brauer, the director of the LGBTQA Center,” Goodnough said.

The Active Minds Conference, which took place at Montclair State University, brought together more than 500

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Annie Cressey is the advisor for the Active Minds club. The club received national recognition. advocates from over 110 colleges, universities and organizations, the Active Minds website stated.

“I was not at all expecting the award,” Goodnough said. “It was such a shock.”

Advisor for the club Annie Cressey said that receiving the award was an honor.

“It’s inspiring and motivates us to keep being creative and thoughtful in our outreach,” Cressey said. “The group is %--0#+ ,$(;+ ('-0)(0#+ ')#+ 2/$=;(+ individuals who believe in being supportive and caring for community members here at UVM.”

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First aid for club sports UVM’s gettin’ zesty Student activities committee asks for more funds

By Maura Satti Staff Writer When sophomore Michael Manganelli sprained his ankle at a club basketball practice, there was no trainer available to help him.

“There was no trainer that I could go to to get my ankle looked at, so I had to miss one of the few games that we had,” Manganelli said.

Right now, club athletes do not have a full­time medical trainer and the Student Government Association is looking to change that.

The Students Activities Committee wants the Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHWB) to expand their services to include sports medicine for club sports, Chair Amanda Adams said.

In the past, sports medicine was provided for every athlete through the CHWB, but now it’s only offered to varsity athletes, Adams said.

“Since then, [the] SGA has been paying part of a staff members salary to be able to provide these services to those playing club sports,” Adams said.

The increase in competitive

club sport teams at UVM club sports.” makes these medical services The SGA must decide between !"#$%&'!(")*+,(-.+/%+),(+0(#/1$)!/"+ using more of the SGA budget to Zach Malloy said. pay for more sports medicine or pushing the CHWB to include “UVM is significantly these services again, Adams said.

Each semester UVM collects behind our peer a “comprehensive fee” from students that pay for services insitutions such as the and facilities like the gym, the University of Maine at library, campus buses, the Davis Center and the CHWB, Orono” according to the Student Action Committee Report on the Student Zach Malloy Comprehensive Fee. The CHWB has a total budget Student Activities Committee of $6,415,530, 85 percent of member which is funded by the Student Health Fee, according to the UVM has 53 club sports report. with an average of about 1,600 Out of the budget, 8.6 percent students participating in these is used for Athletic Medicine, sports. For them, there is only but it’s only available for varsity one part­time trainer available athletes, according to the report. and no on­campus facility, The resolution will go before Malloy said. the Senate on Dec. 7 and will 2345+ !#+ #!6"!&'-")17+ 8(,!".+ call upon the CHWB to hire a our peer institutions such as the full­time athletic trainer for club University of Maine at Orono or sports athletes, Malloy said. the University of Connecticut,” “This is by no means a he said. “This disparity between complete solution to the challenge our programs highlights just how of providing adequate medical far the University of Vermont is coverage for club sports, but it behind in providing adequate is a step in the right direction,” sports medicine coverage to our Malloy said.

Taking a stand on the invaders SGA resolution plans to phase out non-native plants

By Caitlin Chapman Cynic Correspondent Invasive plant species are no longer welcome at UVM, according to the Student Government Association.

The SGA passed a resolution to “phase out” invasive species on campus in an effort to protect native species on Nov. 30.

“These invasive species threaten Vermont economically and ecologically,” SGA Senator Joshua Benes, who introduced the resolution, said. “Something needs to be done.”

No new invasive species should be planted on campus, and ones that are already here should be replaced with native species when the funds become available, according to the resolution.

“If you walk though Centennial Woods, it is covered with Norway Maple,” Benes said.

“You have to look high [and] low for any Sugar Maples that are left.

What would Vermont be without Sugar Maples?”

The Wise on Weeds (WOW) initiative is a program from The Nature Conservatory and is part of what prompted the resolution, Benes said.

“A call to action for Vermonters by The Nature Conservatory of Vermont to restore Vermont’s native habitats by keeping invasive plants out

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Norway Maples are one of the many invasive species on UVM Campus. SGA plans to phase out these invasive species. of gardens and backyards,” The Nature Conservatory’s website states.

Senior environmental science major Emily Gardiner said that she fully supports the resolution.

“We pride ourselves on being a green Vermont university, so it only makes sense that we allow native Vermont species to thrive on our campus,” Gardiner said.

This resolution has been in the making for the past month and a half, but Benes said it has been on his mind for a while.

“How can UVM turn its back to this slow takeover on campus?”

Benes said.

Senior business major Jessa Donnelly said that she has some concerns about the resolution.

“I really love the landscaping around campus and hope this resolution won’t change it too much,” Donnelly said.

Five other senators co­ sponsored the resolution, Benes said.

“I am very against having non­ native, invasive species on our campus,” Gardiner said. “They don’t represent Vermont and can be very ecologically destructive.”

SGA endorses Dean Miller for provost

By Katy Petiford Staff Writer The Student Government Association has formally endorsed Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Eleanor Miller for the new provost, SGA ;0(#!.(")+9/&+5("#-,+#-!.: Mensah wrote a letter on

behalf of the SGA to the Provost Search Committee on Nov. 16.

Groups such as the SGA, the Graduate Student Senate (GSS) and the Faculty Senate were given the opportunity to ask both Miller and Interim Provost Jane Knodell questions, Mensah said.

“Although we believe both candidates are highly

<$-1!&(.*+=(-"+5!11(0+>0(#(")#+-+ personality and working method that we believe is conducive to properly engaging with faculty, administration and students for collaborative means in moving the University forward,” the letter to the Provost Search Committee stated.

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Members of Zest performed at UVMtv’s Night of Premiers at Brennan’s on Nov. 30.

New a cappella group hopes to add some spice to campus

By Carly Trudeau Cynic Correspondent

Money issues kept Zest from performing at the 2010 homecoming show with the A co­ed a cappella group, other three groups.

UVM Zest, is seeking to “We were actually invited to become a Student Government sing but we did not have [the] Association­recognized club this budget,” Koh said. semester.

The average show takes about Students formed Zest last $2,000 to put on but for shows February as an alternative to the like homecoming the groups split other three a cappella groups on the costs evenly, she said. campus: the Top Cats, the Hit Zest was unable to perform at Paws and the Cats Meow, Zest the homecoming show because President Rachel Koh said. they did not have the $500, Koh The main reason Zest wants said. to be recognized as a SGA club is “The real battle will be getting %/0+&"-"'!-1+0(-#/"#*+9/,+#-!.: the funding because there are “We’re hoping to get some already three a cappella groups funding because we travel for on campus,” she said. some of our shows,” she said.

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LIFE

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010

Bern and Burton work together Burlington’s Bern Gallery and Burton Snowboards team up on the new Nug snowboard

By Jordanna Goodman Staff Writer When Burton wanted to do something revolutionary they went to the Bern Gallery for inspiration for the design of their new “Nug” snowboard.

Bern Gallery artists Tito, Jonny K. and Matt Gibson created the image for their Nug snowboard, Burton’s press release for their new “revolutionary” board stated.

Matt Gibson is a freelance design artist and worked in collaboration with in­house glass blowers Tito and Jonny K, Michelle Sanders, an employee at the Bern Gallery, said.

This Nug snowboard is innovative and unlike any other snowboard by Burton, according to Burton’s website. The Nug allows its rider to downsize eight to 10 centimeters from a normally sized snowboard.

The description of the board says that it is agile and easy to !"#$%&'"#$'(!&')*+,-'./$(!0'1&2' 3456%/#+' "#$' &77&8(/9&' &$+&' "4&' all optimized for an entirely new ride that lets riders downsize from a normal stick.

Even though the Nug is smaller than a typical board, it can still be used anywhere on the mountain that regular snowboards go. Snowboarder magazine’s website says that the

design of the shorter Nug board allows riders to have a fun playful board, with the stability of a longer board.

With the launching of a new board as innovative as the Nug, Burton came to the glass artists from the Bern Gallery for a creative and catchy design. The press release for the Nug states that the board features an image of a blown up section of fume work done in­house at the Bern Gallery.

Pictures of the Nug show that it comes in three different colors, all featuring the same design of the blown up section of fume work. The color options are blue, green or pink/gold.

The top of each of the three boards includes the inscription “Bern Gallery, VT” and underneath that “Tito, Jon Kovach, Matt Gibson.” “Burton Nug” and the size of the board is also included on the top.

Images of the snowboard show that “NUG” is written across each of the bottoms of the snowboards. It is written in white bubble­letters outlined in black, large enough to take up almost the entire bottom of the board.

The Nug snowboard is currently on display at Burton and the Bern Gallery should be receiving one soon for display, Sanders said.

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Artists from the Bern Gallery in downtown Burlington collaborated with Burton Snowboards to create a new design for snowboards.

UVMtv hosts premiere despite rumors of cancelled funds

‘Debonaires’ premeire finds laughter and support from students in Brennan’s Pub

By Ariel Henley Staff Writer On Wednesday, Nov. 10, many students gathered in Brennan’s to watch the premiere of UVMtv’s newest soap opera, “The Debonaires.” :(*$&#(-' 6%%&$' (";%&-' "#$' couches to watch the premiere of the new show, conceived, written and created by UVMtv members <%&2' :=/(!0' >"9/$' :!"=&-' "#$' Miles Benjamin.

UVMtv club members declare their newest soap opera to be “a high­class twist on low brow humor.” UVMtv’s website claims the brand new soap opera to be “a sketch comedy show that will amuse, offend, and enlighten its audience with off­brand humor and inappropriate jokes.”

With the Inter­Resident Association (IRA) considering taking away the funds allocated for UVMtv’s program, many

student­produced pieces like “The Debonaires” could potentially cease.

IRA provides the UVMtv students with funding for their Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. contract, IRA President Erik Graham said. It allocates funds -3&8/68"%%?'754'@AB(9'(5'4&+/-(&4' their copyrights and show their movies and television dramas to students all over campus. While IRA wouldn’t revoke the group’s status as a club, it would increase (!&'6#"#8/"%';*4$&#'754'-(*$&#(-' participating in the club.

“UVMtv went to IRA and got the organization to cover half of the remaining costs of the contract, a total of $33,635.34,” Graham said. “IRA does have a contract with UVMtv and is planning to make full on our half of the agreement to allocate UVMtv $17,927 this year. However, IRA has felt that UVMtv has not been upholding

its half of the contract.” :&#/54' <%&2' :=/(!0' 5#&' 57' the creators and actors in “The Debonaires,” said there is passion present in everything produced by the club.

“The thing I would like the UVM student body to take away from our premiere, and the content that will follow over the year, is the possibility and capability UVMtv offers to create truly engaging and quality television,” Smith said. “From the weekly live shows to the introduction of post­produced television seen in ‘Mountains of Desire’ and ‘The Debonaires,’ everyone involved in these shows pours their time, effort and love into every episode they make, "#$'/('8"#';&'-&&#'/#'(!&'6#/-!&$' product.”

Smith credits the devoted club members with the success of the premiere. “Without their support and encouragement, ‘The

Debonaires’ would most likely “This was epic,” UVMtv still be one of the many wild and Director of Operations Anja zany ideas in our heads,” he said. Sturies said. “There was a lot of hard work, especially for being student­run. It’s nice to see “There was a lot of something student produced on hard work, especially such a low budget done so well. It was hilarious.” for being studentJunior Eric Ryden was also &28/(&$' ";5*(' (!&' 34&=/&4&' 57' run. It’s nice to see “The Debonaires.” something student “I thought it was very well­ produced,” Ryden said. “It produced on such was very funny and I was very a low budget done impressed with the talent I saw.”

With many students so well. It was &234&--/#+' (!&/4' -*3354(' 57' hilarious.” the club by showing up at the of “The Debonaires” Anja Sturies premiere and continuously tuning in to the UVMtv Director of network’s productions, there’s no Operations doubt UVMtv has the capabilities to continuously impact the UVM The show featured several community with their media “Saturday Night Live”­type /#1*&#8&0' $&-3/(&' 4*=54-' 57' mini comedy sketches that left decreased funds. audience members laughing.

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Senior named Miss Vermont USA

Food for thought

Lauren Carter competes in pageant on platform of health

By Ariel Henley Staff Writer

Illustration courtesy of Flickr user Sunshinetalia

By Dacota Pratt­Pariseau Food Columnist Finals are amongst us.

Feel it in the air. Late­night cramming, review sessions, papers and of course plenty of procrastination to go around.

Eating well probably isn’t on the top of your to do list.

Perhaps it should be.

During exam week your brain is extremely important, more so than usual. In order for it to function to its fullest capacity, it needs certain things from you.

Breakfast.

This is particularly important. It’s the jump­start to the entire day.

Protein and fruit are a really good idea. If you’re not a huge breakfast person, I would recommend something light like a banana with peanut butter.

Staying energized throughout the day is essential.

Instead of reaching for the chips and dip while studying, try protein bars, nuts, and, of course, fruit. Sugary foods aren’t a good thing; they tend to

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lead to quick bursts of energy, which don’t last.

Caffeine shouldn’t be a meal substitution. Avoiding too much coffee and soda is a good thought, because of the temporary high and subsequent crash.

Drink plenty of water to keep hydrated. Not drinking enough can lead to dehydration, which in turn can lead to you losing focus on what really matters: studying for your exams.

Drinking alcohol during exam week is not a bright idea. Alcohol causes headaches, fatigue and a lack of concentration.

Though it might seem like a good idea to try new supplements and foods during exam week, it really is not. You don’t know how your body will react.

Skipping meals is also not the answer. Lunch and dinner are important, too. Setting aside time to grab a bite will be well worth it in the long run, and your body will thank you for it in the end.

.#/'( #0&&"#1023( 4&5( )"#"( 6( 7$( now, as Miss Vermont USA.” With a platform of breast and Originally entering pageants ovarian cancer, Carter said she as a gift for her mother on utilizes her previous experience Mother’s day, senior Lauren of working in various nursing Carter is now representing homes, hospices and oncology Vermont in the Miss USA units, as well as knowledge from pageant. her current enrollment in UVM’s Carter entered the Miss nursing program, to emphasize Vermont USA pageant last year, her passion for research to surprising herself and her family eliminate such illnesses. by winning fourth runner­up, Carter said.

“Body imaging in Carter went on to compete in a pageant this past summer, and our society is so again this fall, which secured her the Miss Vermont USA title on warped, and it is most Nov. 7. important to just feel With Vermont not having a comfortable in your winner in the Miss USA pageant since 1955, and no competitor in own skin and pleased the top 15 since 1982, Carter said with who you are.” that her interest is in winning !"#$%&'( ')"( '*'+",( -%#( ')"( .#/'( Lauren Carter time in more than 50 years.

Miss Vermont USA Though Carter successfully presents herself as a very “girly” beauty pageant contestant, she With Carter’s promotion of considers herself to be a true .&5*&8(7&5(-0&5*&8()"7+')(90#"/,( Vermonter, she said. she works to make individuals “I had never really worn realize that winning a pageant heels or makeup — I was a requires far more than just a Birkenstocks­and­yoga girl,” pretty face.

Carter said. “I practiced, went “To win, a woman must to the pageant, and was fourth have it all,” Carter said. “Not runner­up ... I had no idea what just beauty — most girls in the pageants were all about and world are beautiful in their own learned a lot. I competed this unique way. The winner of a summer in Miss Vermont for the pageant must be a natural leader Miss America system and was :)%( */( 9%&.5"&',( 7:7#"( %-( ')"(

world around her, intelligent, approachable, warm and charitable. She must be able to play with sick children or hug a dying man, yet also be able to give speeches about breast and ovarian cancer.”

The pageant, which is made up of three parts, requires contestants to compete in categories that test them on their interview skills, as well as poise and presentation in their swimsuit and evening gown. The pageant encourages skills such as 9%&.5"&9"(7&5(20;+*9(/2"7<*&83( While Miss USA is often seen as being a beauty pageant, Carter said that she wants individuals to recognize that it is more than that.

“Body imaging in our society is so warped, and it is most important to just feel comfortable in your own skin and pleased with who you are,” she said.

“Beauty is so individualized.

6( ')*&<( *'( */( *$2%#'7&'( '%( .&5( beauty all around us, every day.”

The Miss USA organization, which is owned by Donald Trump, grants the winner of Miss USA the opportunity to compete in Miss Universe.

The winner is also awarded $40,000, an apartment in the Trump Towers in New York City for one year and the opportunity to travel and raise money for the breast and ovarian cancer platform.

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ARTS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010

Potbelly victorious in Battle of the Bands UVM students’ jazz/funk hybrid band wins spot on Springfest 2011 lineup

By Will O’Donoghue Staff Writer

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!"#$%&$'# a look through the lens

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010

Connor Rowntree, Mike Membrino, Tim Jeb, Dan Crespo and Ryan Pugliars make up the band Potbelly.

Photographer Damir Alisa got to know the members of Potbelly just a little bit better.

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Opinion

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010

STAFF EDITORIAL

THE VERMONT

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Showing some skin, Burlington style

Claire Danaher

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to get naked. Again.

In fact, on Dec. 9 at 12:01 a.m.

UVM students will be stripping down and participating in the Naked Bike Ride for the 27th time.

The tradition owes its existence to Erica Kutcher, a former UVM student and Outing Club member !"+%,-'4%(#;)/%*&;)/%#*%<==>9%?4%#'% unclear if Ms. Kutcher knew exactly what she was starting, but since then, it has been off to the races and off with the clothes.

The event has undergone many changes since its inception, but one thing has remained the same: the love students show for their unique tradition.

The rules and regulations imposed on the event in recent years — while grumbled about by a few — did nothing to curb attendance or enthusiasm for the Naked Bike Ride.

In many ways, the regulations have added a feeling of security to the event and made students more comfortable. Seeing security guards keeping back crowds of gawkers with cameras certainly makes The Cynic staff feel safer.

There is something very UVM about doing laps sans pants with a mix of friends and total strangers.

The Naked Bike Ride is an event that brings everyone together to celebrate not only the end of a long semester, but a unifying school spirit.

We may not pack the fan sections for all of our Division I sports teams or rock the most school swag, but we will come together for a a few frigid circuits to celebrate our collective UVM­ness.

Whether you bike, run, longboard, rollerblade, skip, dance or hop, the Naked Bike Ride allows you to express yourself in one of the most liberating ways possible.

It is perfectly UVM. A school made up of free spirits that pride themselves on individuality gets to be at one event together, while having the opportunity to put their +!*%@&-)%+*%"+!%4+%4")0%)A5-)''% themselves.

From body paint to homemade rides, anything is game at the Naked Bike Ride. You never know what you might see. And that’s part of the fun.

Getting to hear the cheers of the crowd as the participants pass by lap after lap is an exhilarating moment for people who may never have scored a winning touchdown or performed on stage.

The Cynic believes the Naked Bike Ride is a can’t­miss experience.

At some point in your time at UVM get out, get naked and get biking.

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Call a plumber, my Wiki is leaking

MAX KRIEGER

The oil leak in the Gulf Coast of the United States may not in fact be the largest and most destructive leak that we have seen this year.

WikiLeaks, a website dedicated to revealing secret government, corporate and military documents, has been spilling more information than BP spilled oil.

Previously, the website was largely disregarded as a group of conspiracy theorists with no useful information.

However, last April, WikiLeaks broke into the mainstream by releasing a video of an Apache attack helicopter mowing down innocent citizens and even two Reuters news staff; an event !"#$"%"&'%())*%$+*,-.)/%(0% The New York Times and other major news syndicates.

After an explosion of media

coverage, WikiLeaks then released “War Diaries” from both of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

These diaries included over 1223222%,-'4"&*/%-)5+-4'% of soldiers on the front lines showing the truth about the horrid circumstances surrounding both wars.

Many heralded WikiLeaks for revealing this information and giving Americans a realistic view of the war. The government, on the other hand, squirmed.

At this point in the WikiLeaks saga, only positive damage was done. The leaks served to illuminate the plight of troops and provide a case for peace.

Unfortunately, the website has taken their incredible leaking ability to the dark side. On Nov. 28, WikiLeaks released a quarter of a million $6&''#,)/%$&(6)'%7-+.%89:9% embassies.

Although these communications between leaders provide an extraordinary view into the world of foreign policy, they do not serve any positive purpose.

In fact, they may only endanger U.S. relations with many countries, including Russia, Iran, Iraq and others

due to sharp and perhaps overly straightforward comments regarding leaders and events seen in the cables.

At what point does a mission for justice become a mission to undermine a government?

I am in complete support of stopping war and exposing corruption, but I am not in support of creating tension where no one needs it.

The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, must realize that overexposure can be worse than no exposure at all.

If the government and news outlets are too caught up patching and talking about these leaks, they cannot address the true problems at hand.

In the end, one can only hope that the overzealous efforts of WikiLeaks do not cause more harm than good, and that in the future those with sensitive information will not be quite as irresponsible as they have proven to be in the past.

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

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Korean animosity Heifers, health and omnivorous insolence won’t spark

JOSH MACGREGOR

EF=$C.9$<-*#$%$4%,$%$)1"($ you have fed him for a day. But !#%&"$%$4%,$!.$)1"($%,:$C.9$ have fed him for a lifetime.”

These are the confusing words that affront a reader upon visiting the mission page .=$G#-=#3$F,!#3,%!-.,%021$<9!+ wrenching website, and not coincidentally my column this week.

Rife with images of happy calves, global maps and smiling !"-3:+D.30:$&"-0:3#,($!"-1$ ,.,/3.)!$&"%3-!C$.3<%,-H%!-.,$ has established itself in the public eye as dedicated to compassion: ending poverty and global hunger one calf, kid, camel, pig or lamb at a time.

Clicking the ubiquitous red “GIVE” icon transports shoppers to a page where they may choose to pay in full or contribute in part to the /93&"%1#$.=$=%34$%,-4%01B$!"#$ idea being that by “donating an animal” you, the giver, are securing a family’s physical %,:$),%,&-%0$D#00+5#-,<$ -,:#),-!#0C7$ While Heifer International may seem sound on the surface, the organization’s approach to ending hunger is not quite as D%34$%,:$=9HHC$%1$!"#$69==C$

little animals depicted in their glossy handouts and incessant pop up advertisements.

Certainly in principle, tending to world hunger is no less than admirable, but the means whereby this end is #I#&9!#:$%3#$1#3-.910C$6%D#:7$ F,$/3.4.!-,<$%,-4%0+ based agriculture as a solution to world hunger, Heifer International is ultimately promoting something else: namely some serious misconceptions about the causes of hunger to begin with. Misconceptions that, left uncorrected, only perpetuate the issue.

Why are these families being taught how to raise 0-*#1!.&'$.,$-00+#J9-//#:$ farms, how to grow food and allot resources for animals when they’re already starving?

Because meat and animal products are essential to western, industrialized diets and economies.

The organization does offer tree and seed donation options but the emphasis is clearly on <-*-,<$!"#$<-=!$.=$0-=#B$!"%!$-1($%,$ animal’s life.

Every time someone pays the $500 to donate Clarabelle Cow to a starving family, they are projecting western standards of animal .5K#&!-)&%!-.,$%,:$%$&.1!0C$ meat and dairy based diet onto !"#$!"-3:+D.30:$/..37 Humanity, despite common belief, does not need meat or :%-3C$!.$193*-*#B$L4#3-&%,1$%,:$ Europeans do.

Salad is an appetizer, a prelude to a rack of lamb.

Onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles: garnishes for a bacon cheeseburger. Likewise, trends in agriculture have swayed toward feeding livestock.

Vegetation, it seems, is only as valuable as the steak it’s feeding in the public eye.

Why are we not instead helping families raise cheaper, =%3$4.3#$#=)&-#,!$&3./1$0-'#$ potatoes or carrots?

When we recognize that these gifts are about the survival of these families, there is no other explanation for these gross oversights other than the deliberate projection .=$%$D#1!#3,$:-#!$.,!.$!"-3:+ world families.

Humanity, despite common belief, does not need meat and dairy to survive.

Meat is a lot of things. You don’t have to agree with me that it’s murder, but one thing -!21$:#),-!#0C$,.!$-1$!"#$1.09!-.,$ to world hunger.

With exorbitant amounts of resources being poured into animal agriculture every year, the meat and dairy industry is a catalyst to world hunger, not a means of resolution. !"#$%&'()*+,"*%-#%'%.*#/01+'*% 23,4-#$%'35%6$-4"#"6$1%7'8"*9%% He has been writing for The Cynic since fall 2010

Why the U.S. needs to play more soccer

MAX KRIEG

Last week the U.S. lost its bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar. Yes, Qatar.

We did beat out South Korea, Japan and Australia to 4%'#$-!$!.$!"#$),%0$3.9,:$59!$ then were beaten by Qatar with %,$.*#3D"#04-,<$NO+P$*.!#7$ This loss comes especially hard after our recent loss to Brazil as host for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Qatar was selected as a consequence of the International Sport Committee moving to new territories, 1/#&-)&%00C($%D%C$=3.4$"-<"0C$ industrialized Western nations and toward Eastern and Southern nations. The most recent FIFA games in South Africa are an example of this.

Don’t get me wrong, the shift is a great idea. It gives developing nations a reason to improve infrastructure and tourism sectors, in addition to gaining massive revenues from

the event itself.

However, as the Indian press put it, “Qatar is not the 0-!!0#$&.9,!3C$!"%!$&.90:B$3.00-,<$ -,$.-0+%,:+<%1$D#%0!"($-!$-1$!"#$ =%1!#1!+<3.D-,<+#&.,.4C$-,$!"#$ world — according to the IMF (International Monetary Fund) Q$D-!"$!"#$1#&.,:+"-<"#1!$/#3$ capita income.”

Sure, the U.S. isn’t “little country that could,” but if the goal of shifting events away from the West is to spur development, why give it to a country that is already so wealthy?

Not only is it economically prosperous, but Qatar also 1-!1$-,$!"#$4-::0#$.=$%$&.,6-&!+ wracked region and is tiny.

How tiny? It is approximately the size of Connecticut.

Predicted attendance levels would double its population.

It also has an extremely hot and dry climate, with average temperatures of 106 degrees Fahrenheit during June and July. Guess what is also normally held in June and July? Yup, the World Cup. The U.S. has none of these -119#1B$D-!"$:-*#31#$&0-4%!#$ regions from sea to shining sea we can offer ideal playing and viewing environments.

So why did we lose? Politics and money. Qatar made the most sense commercially and politically. A USA Today

informant said, “What’s important is the political lobbying and the political posturing. Alongside of that is the need to present a very, very strong commercial case.”

If we were more of a 1.&&#3+=3-#,:0C$,%!-.,$%,:$ didn’t lose so many future soccer players to other sports, we might’ve had more people at the vote, lobbying harder than we were. Instead, the real football — soccer — gets labeled as lame by the big three, American football, baseball and basketball. There goes our political advantage.

The money in American sports funnels mostly toward these big three, especially to American football. We are hardly able to pay foreign soccer players enough to attract them to play here, and since a Major League Soccer game occasionally makes it on TV — there goes our commercial advantage.

We can complain all we want about the FIFA committee, and bash Qatar 9,!-0$.93$)1!1$%3#$50..:C($59!$-,$ the end we lost our bid because we are not a soccer nation.

Max Krieg is a senior global studies major. He has been writing for The Cynic since fall 2010.

World War III

ZACH DESPART

Put aside your fears of a third world war, a reinstated draft and another endless American troop deployment — there isn’t going to be another war in Korea.

The North Korea artillery attack came just months after the sinking of the South Korean destroyer Cheonan, which killed 46 sailors. Though North Korea denies involvement in !"#$%!!%&'($%$)*#+,%!-.,$/%,#0$ concluded that the sinking was caused by a North Korean torpedo.

While both of these incidents have garnered international media attention, !"-1$-1,2!$!"#$)31!$!-4#$!"#3#$ "%1$5##,$&.,6-&!7$8"#3#$ have been a number of small transgressions around the demilitarized zone since it was created by the 1953 armistice, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of South Koreans and more than 50 American soldiers.

The joint exercises in the Yellow Sea between the United States and South Korean navies don’t signal an escalation in !"#$&.,6-&!($59!$1#3*#:$%1$%$ deterrent to further North Korean aggression, which led to last month’s deadly shelling of a South Korean island — not to mention that the maneuvers were planned before the North Korean attack.

It doesn’t make sense for North Korea to invade the ;.9!"$%,:$#,<%<#$-,$%$=900+1&%0#$ ground war when the country is amidst a transition of power.

8"#$%&!-,<$0#%:#3($>-4$?.,<+ il, is ailing, and reported by news organizations such as The New York Times to have had a stroke in 2008. This year, he named his youngest son, Jong Un, as his successor.

North Korea is a nation of

few friends and relies on China, situated directly to the north, as its strongest supporter. But China has been a reluctant ally of late. A document released in the latest batch of WikiLeaks :-1&911#1$%$@"-,#1#$.=)&-%0$ calling North Korea a “spoiled child.” The Christian Science Monitor reported last month that North Korea is becoming increasingly dependent on China for aid to alleviate the widespread poverty that exists 9,:#3$?.,<+-021$3#<-4#7 It is not in China’s best interest to support a North Korean invasion, which would anger the United States. China is the second largest trading partner of the United States, a partnership worth $366 billion. An invasion into the South would surely draw the A,-!#:$;!%!#1$-,!.$!"#$&.,6-&!B$ some 28,000 American GIs are currently stationed on the peninsula.

North Korea has the fourth 0%3<#1!$4-0-!%3C$-,$!"#$D.30:B$-!1$ ground forces number over one million. While this may seem impressive, CNN described the Korean Peoples Army as “aging,” noting its outdated arsenal of weapons.

This is all overshadowed by the fact that nation’s populace is starving. According to the World Food Programme, 68 percent of North Koreans were consuming less than half their daily caloric needs. Every year, the nation faces massive food shortfalls. North Korea &%,2!$)<"!$%$D%3$%<%-,1!$;.9!"$ Korea when it’s waging a war of attrition against its own citizens.

While China and United States are often at odds over a variety of issues, neither nation is going to allow itself to be dragged into a war because of a lunatic in Pyongyang.

China will use North Korea’s dependence on its aid to reign -,$!"#$3.<9#$,%!-.,B$!"#$A,-!#:$ States will remain steadfast in its support for South Korea, and a war will be avoided for the time being.

Zach Despart is a junior political science major. He has been writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.

Quick Opinions Max Krieger

Jeff Barbieri

The SGA wants us to boycott course evaluations in order to have them released to the student body.

How could they release course evaluations no .,#$)00#:$.9!777M

To all the animal activists who are still fed up over the wonderful story that is Mike Vick: Should we not let you be a part of PETA anymore just because you might have at one point made a mistake in your life?

Give up. He’s back.

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What if? How a college football playoff would play out

By Will Andreycak Sports Editor

Every rational fan that watches college football wants a playoff system. It seems like an inevitability that will someday occur — hopefully

Oregon

An outstanding day for Razorbacks’ quarterback Ryan Mallet gives his team a shot at beating anyone in the country.

The Razorbacks have beaten South Carolina, Mississippi State and LSU. Also, don’t forget that Arkansas led Auburn in the fourth quarter during a game where Mallet was injured for the whole second half. That being said, Oregon has the best offense in the country, and Arkansas is outside the top 40 in the country in total defense. For that reason and that reason alone, !"#$%&' $#()' *+' ,&' (-#' .")(' round.

Wisconsin

The Wisconsin­ Stanford game would be 23%)#' ,&' (-#' .")(' -13:9' %&3+' to spiral out of control in the Badgers’ favor in the second. The Badgers’ offense, fueled by one of the best ground games in the country, is just too strong for a worthy Stanford defense.

Wisconsin’s win in the .")(' "%0&/' =%03/' )#(' 05' 1' game against the Oregon >027)' ,&' (-#' )#8,.&13);' What a privilege it would be to watch these two offenses go at it. Oregon "1&7)'.")(',&'(%(13'%::#&)#9' led by Heisman hopeful LaMichael James.

Wisconsin’s trio of backs — James White, John Clay and Montee Bell — have recorded 1,029, 936 and 864 yards rushing on the season respectively. I am going to give the nod to Wisconsin by a hair for two reasons. The Badgers put up 31 points of defense back in October, when Ohio State was ranked No. 1 in the country.

Also, Wisconsin has gone through a much more /,:.203(' ?,$' <#&' )2-#/03#' than Oregon’s Pac 10 schedule.

in our lifetime. If a playoff system, which would include the best eight teams in the country, were implemented, the result would be a playoff system that matches March Madness in popularity. But /0#' (%' (-#' .&1&2,13' ,&2#&(,4#)'

that the BCS provides the universities that partake in the bowl system, the idea of a playoff is constantly shut down. For the fans, all we can do is dream of this perfect way to determine a champion.

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I am not picking Ohio State over TCU simply because of the conference 1:.3,1(,%&;' @(' ,)' *#210)#' @' think that Ohio State has one of the best defenses in the country and that they have navigated through an ,88#&)#3+' 8%"#' /,:.203(' schedule than TCU has. I think the TCU­Ohio State matchup could be one of the best games of the playoff — hell, any game could be — but I’ll take !-,%'A(1(#'*+'1'.#3/'$%13; That would set up a matchup between Auburn and the Buckeyes. What a matchup at quarterback we would see: Cam Newton vs. Terrelle Pryor. <-,)' ,)' )02-' 1' /,:.203(' game to pick because Cam Newton has the intangible of knowing how to perform in crunch time. At the same time, Ohio State is ranked second in the country in total defense.

I think Auburn would fall behind early and against such a talented defense, Newton and Auburn would make one mistake too many in their second­half comeback attempt, and Ohio State earns a trip to the title game.

National Championship Wisconsin Badgers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes It isn’t the sexy matchup of Auburn vs. Oregon that we would all like to see, but the way the bracket was set up favors these two meeting in an all Big Ten title game. These two teams met back on Oct. 16, a game in which Wisconsin won EF6FG;'@&'(-,)'%&#9'<#""#33#'H"+%"'=%03/'.&133+'-14#'1'2-1&2#' to live up to the enormous hype he entered the college football )2#&#'=,(-'1&/'I,)2%&),&'=%03/'-14#'1'2-1&2#':%"'(-#,"'.")(' &1(,%&13'2-185,%&)-,5',&'(-#')2-%%3J)'-,)(%"+;'@(',)'.((,&$'(-1(' both teams in the championship game are from the Big Ten — a conference that boasts three teams in the top 10 — all of which would participate in this tournament. This game could go either way but in the end I think Wisconsin’s defense is good enough to stop Ohio State in the fourth quarter and the running game of Wisconsin is just barely good enough to score (-#' 5%,&()' &#2#))1"+' 1$1,&)(' !-,%' A(1(#J)' /#:#&)#;' ?+' 1' .#3/' goal, Wisconsin claims the title of national champions.

Auburn

Auburn — and quarterback Cam Newton — just has a knack for the close win as half of their wins this year have been by less than a touchdown. The most impressive thing about Auburn that we’ve seen this year was their performance against Alabama. Auburn looked downright awful in (-#'.")('-13:9'@'8#1&'B0)('-%"",.2;'C&/'B0)('=-#&'+%0'(-%0$-('(-#+'=#"#'/#1/'1&/'*0",#/9'(-#+' mounted a furious comeback against an Alabama team that has the talent to compete with anyone ,&'(-#'&1(,%&;'D,2-,$1&'A(1(#'=%03/'50('05'1'4,2,%0)'(#)(',&'(-#'.")('"%0&/'*0('C0*0"&'=%03/'5033' away late. The SEC and the Big Ten are the two strongest conferences in the country this year, and both teams are battle tested. Newton is just too good.

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Men’s hockey contines to struggle

By Diana Giunta Senior Staff Writer

B(/C5"*D)& !/)*E@(/95+& lead evaporated as the game wore on and the men’s hockey team skated to a 2­2 tie against Northeastern University on Nov. 26 at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

F;"95/& G/(,& <#0.("H9(& and sophomore Chris McCarthy netted the two goals for the Catamounts.

Senior captain Tyler McNeely scored the game­ tying goal just seconds into the third period for Northeastern. First year Luke Eibler also recorded a goal for the Huskies.

“It just seems like pucks #/(& !"+9"A& #& ,#%& 9"*5& *-(& back of our net in strange ways and it’s not going in for us as easy,” head coach .(89"& I"(++5"& )#9+2& JK*D)& disappointing, I think we did a lot of good things in the third period, we did everything but put the puck in the net.”

The Catamounts struck !/)*& 9"& *-(& A#C(& #*& LMN>2& Senior Brett Leonard sent *-(& @;01& *5& <#0.("H9(& "(#/& the Northeastern net and <#0.("H9(& )("*& #& 5"(E*9C(/& past sophomore goaltender Chris Rawlings to put the :#*#C5;"*)&5"&*5@&>EN2& Vermont failed to score +;/9"A& #& !8(E5"E*-/((& powerplay opportunity ,-("& O5/*-(#)*(/"& !/)*& year Anthony Bitetto was

sent to the box for holding along with Eibler for cross 0-(019"A&#*&>NM>P2& Senior Dan Lawson came 0$5)(&*5&0#@9*#$9H9"A&#*&>>MQN& but his shot from the point hit the post instead of hitting the back of the net.

“I think we did a lot of things in the third period, we did everything but put the puck in the net.”

Kevin Sneddon UVM head coach

“I don’t think it [the !8(E5"E*-/((R& 0-#"A(+& our momentum because I thought we actually did a pretty good job on it,” Sneddon said. “Obviously %5;& ,#"*& *5& )05/(& 5"& !8(E on­three and I think we hit two posts and had a couple real close calls ... I wasn’t too disappointed in that, I don’t think it really stole momentum by any means.”

The Catamounts 9"0/(#)(+&*-(9/&$(#+&#*&>NMST& in the second period, this time able to collect on the power play when McCarthy scored, knocking in a

rebound.

Northeastern cut the lead in half quickly though at 11:13. Eibler shot a wrister from the right circle, and it got past junior goalie Rob Madore, bringing the score to 2­1.

McNeely had a breakaway #*& >UMUN& #"+& */9(+& *5& *9(& *-(& game, but he could not get the puck into the net.

McNeely got his revenge very early in the third period, though, when he shot the puck past Madore on the glove side just 26 seconds into the period.

This forced the game into overtime as neither team was able to score in the remaining minutes of the third period.

“After we scored, Vermont took their game up to another level and we weren’t able to match it,” Northeastern head coach Greg Cronin said. “Part of that inability to match was our unwillingness to get pucks deep, we kept turning pucks over, we didn’t get pucks out of our zone so Vermont was able to sustain pressure and I think they fed off that momentum all the way down to the end.”

K"& *-(& !"#$& C9";*(& 56& the overtime period, the puck was dangling close to Northeastern’s goal line.

Rawlings took control, however, and covered the puck with his glove, preserving the 2­2 tie.

First years Matt White and Nick Bruneteau catch their breath during a break in the action in their game against Boston College.

New England Patriots @ Chicago Bears

The Bears are also in this game.

BOBBY SUDEKUM | The Vermont Cynic

NFL PICKS WEEK 14

By Rory Leland Staff Writer

Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans Nothing feels better than a Colts losing streak. Every morning I wake up, think about Peyton Manning failing, and I’ll have a bounce in my step for the rest of the day. The Colts rush defense failed to contain Mike Tolbert and BenJarvus Green­ Ellis, but they’ll get the week off here with Chris Johnson. Oh wait.

The Titans have strung together an even more impressively bad losing streak, despite the leadership of Rusty Smith. The drama­ f i l l e d

Illustration by Dana Ortiz

quarterback controversy should !"#$$%& '(& )(**$(+& ,-("& .(//%& Collins comes back, and as long as he doesn’t throw 3 INTs they’ll have an upgrade over ol’ Rusty.

With the Colts’ inability to stop the run and the Titans getting their quarterback back, the stars seem to be aligning for a Titans victory in front of their home crowd. If someone can get audio of Peyton Manning crying himself to sleep after, I’m willing to spend any amount of money.

For real.

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How good are the Patriots?!

I was a skeptic at the beginning of the season but they have more than proven to be the best team in the NFL. Green­Ellis has stepped in as the “as good as the line in front of him” back and has given the Patriots a reliable option in the '#01!($+2&&3-(&4#*)&566(")(&-#)& the best “tiny white guys who works their ass off” tandem in the league with Wes Welker and Danny Woodhead —where did he come from?! — and Brady is still the best QB in the league.

In case you don’t check the statistical leaders as much as I do, Jerod Mayo is blowing the rest of the league out of the water in the tackles department. He’s got 132 already and has been the anchor of the defense all year.

Sorry. Sometimes I just like typing about how good the team I root for is.

The defense is still young, and although it has shown great potential, it’s very inconsistent 7& )((& *-(& !/)*& -#$6& 56& *-(& Thanksgiving day game vs. the second half.

As I write this, the Jets­ Patriots rematch of the century has yet to happen.

But when the Patriots dismantle the Jets and Rex Ryan has a pissed off press conference that will be on SportsCenter all week I want textual proof that I saw it coming.

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Kansas City Chiefs @ San Diego Chargers How good are the Chargers?!

That’s the last time I’ll do that.

It turns out having an elite offense and elite defense will result in winning some games.

The Chargers picked up their !/)*& *,5& /5#+& 890*5/9()& 56& *-(& season against the Texans and Colts, the latter being their breakout game that made people realize the Chargers might be a force to be reckoned with.

The Chiefs have been one of the surprise stories in the NFL. Coming into the season, if you -#+& )#9+& .#")#)& :9*%& ,5;$+& '(& 7­4 and leading their division, I would’ve looked at you like you said Arian Foster would be a top running back.

Indeed, the great rushing tandem of Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones has given the Chiefs a way to move the ball +5,"!($+& #"+& <#**& :#))($$& hasn’t been screwing up. Weird stat: Dwayne Bowe has 14 *5;0-+5,")2&&=(&-#+&>?&-9)&!/)*& three years combined.

This is what it boils down to: The Chiefs are not a very good road team (2­4) and the Chargers are a great home team (4­1). The Chiefs can run the

ball and have trouble stopping the pass, the Chargers can stop the run and have an elite passing offense. This just isn’t a very good matchup for the Chiefs.

But boy are they cute!

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Baltimore Ravens @ Houston Texans Are the Texans forever doomed to be mediocre?

Going into their bye week, Houston was 4­2 with high -5@()& 65/& !"#$$%& A(**9"A& 9"*5& the playoffs. A 1­5 stretch and a shot at the playoffs no longer a reasonable hope, the Texans stand at 5­7 coming into this game against the arguably best team in the NFL. Not good.

With the rest of their schedule, the Texans are looking at another 8­8 or 7­9 season. They’ve got all the offensive pieces, they just have to somehow give a boost to their pass defense — 287.4 yards/ game — if they ever want to vault into the elite.

If you haven’t been checking, the Ravens are still great. And, as is the Ravens way, they’re led by a stout defense. Unlike in past years, however, Baltimore has a formidable offense. An 8­3 team on the rise vs. a 5­7 team on a downward trend? Hmm…

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