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to redistribute Alex Collingsworth Staff Writer

What was the original intent of the Buckham fund?

The fund, used for years to underwrite the English department by paying for visiting writers and scholars to lecture and teach weeklong seminars, aid for English majors due to disagreement over the fund’s original wording.

“It’s a fund that has helped a lot with the reputation of the department,” English professor Lokangaka Losambe said.

“It has helped us recruit high level, quality professors. The ALICIA ACCETTA The Vermont Cynic

Chali 2na performs at Fallfest at the Patrick Gym Sept. 28. The 42-year-old rapper was a founding member of alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5. Other performers included 3LAU, and headliner GRiZ.

Police delay concerns student Staff Report Days after a sexual assault was falsely reported at St. Michael’s College, one member of SGA’s Student Action Committee expressed concerns that the University had not been quick enough to alert students to the updated information.

“Very insulting that UVM Police Services sent out a blast email when they were looking for the suspect, but not when this new information came out,” Christian Matthews, a senior, wrote in an email to SGA Sept. 27. “I urge you all to email UVM Police Services and request them to send out their updated press release regarding this false accusation.”

Matthews was referencing a reported sexual assault that

allegedly took place Sept. 14 on the main campus around midnight. The initial report sent by the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations, and later sent out to UVM students, impli-

tured on video surveillance, the Burlington Free Press reported Sept. 26.

Upon its investigation of the incident, CUSI found that the alleged victim, junior Tanya Marceau, had lied to police.

Marceau now faces a charge of reporting false information to police, CUSI’s press release stated.

But while UVM Police Services sent out a campus-wide email Sept. 20 containing the report and urging students to call 911 if they had seen the man pictured in the accompanying video surveillance, a

follow up report was not sent until Sept. 27.

UVM Police Chief Lianne Tuomey explained in an email to the Cynic that same day why this was the standard operating procedure.

UVM Police was not the investigating agency in this case, Tuomey wrote. While a follow up report would have been “important safety information”, it was not a mandated advisory or an emergency situation in which the CatAlert system would have been appropriate to use.

“Late yesterday afternoon when we received the investigating agencies information Deputy Chief Bilodeau did send that release via our alert/ advisory system which posted

whole community.”

At its peak, the

fund

Stephen King, who amassed an audience of near 10,000, George Saunders, Stanly Fish writers to lecture and teach weeklong seminars dubbed “Buckham seminars,” said Associate Dean of the Honors College Lisa Schnell.

In 2012, total costs for hosting visiting writers amounted

“They can pool their money and pay for a writer or a thinker to visit. But this system is a shadow of what we had before.”

Lisa Schnell Associate Dean of Honors College

to nearly $45,000 including meals and travel, which included paying for about 15 public events, 22 public speakers and a small annual conference, the Burlington Free Press reported. It was also used to support UVM’s study abroad program in Kent, England that has been a favorite among English students.

Now that money is going from scholars to scholarships, Schnell said, adding that a certain amount of the money is still available to professors, “They can pool their money and pay for a writer or thinker to visit. But this system is a shadow of what we had before,” she said.

The change in the fund’s distribution is one, relatively minor, part of how the University administration is planning to confront an increasing need eral fund.

Trustees met in June to curtail a $7 million shortfall in the FY 2014 budget and to $79 million, according to Vice President of Finance and Administration Richard Cate.

This was up more than nine percent from last year.

While the Buckham fund, which totaled approximately $133,000 last year according to the Burlington Free Press, likely wont make a dent in among University students, the University thought it was ate the intention of the fund that was established in the 1980s.

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Pulitzer winner talks photo Nick Shigo Staff Writer

his 30 years as a photographer perience photographing some of the biggest political and sports events. journalist in the White House, ALINA ESCODA The Vermont Cynic

he became a member of the president’s travel pool, a group of journalists who accompany the president whenever he leaves the White House. face experience with a president was a conversation with Ronald Reagan. He was even invited into the White House residence

by Reagan one Christmas Eve. ferent the presidents were, from GRAHAM WRIGHT The Vermont Cynic

Residents protest the Keystone XL Pipeline expansion while on Church Street Sept. 21. The expansion would run through Vermont.

Pipeline plans cause protests

gan to the spontaneity of George “He was great for pictures,”

NY Times photographer Doug Mills speaks as part of the Burack Distinguished Lecture Series at the Grand Maple Ballroom Sept. 23.

The question and answer session included topics ranging from the emotional impact of his work to the public access and image of the president. trol every image that comes out, he said, especially when only a rapher is present.

“We would prefer they don’t use it, because its propaganda,” subject of social media’s role in modern journalism. With the

Cynic Correspondent said that it “went according to

Pipeline expansion that would run 1,700 miles between Canada citizens and student groups to protest its existence last week on a nationwide Day of Action.

sition toward the pipeline at the out the nation the weekend of

ty to “gain campus momentum.”

This day of action began with 10 people gathering in front of the Waterman building out against the pipeline. There were also three caricatures that stone project and gave speeches of gratitude on behalf of CEO’s of fossil fuel companies.

The satirical supporters then carried a mock pipeline towards environmental activists “Drew

The pipeline, which would dian oil to American Gulf Coast caused the stir mainly due to its ment.

The

environmental

and

wrote a public letter addressed to President Obama urging him to reject the proposed Keystone

lision of the pipeline into the protesters caused a symbolic oil spill. tunity to speak about why they were there and to show their support for the national effort. “[This was] a chance for groups across the country to

dent from making any deals with

tance movements, whether it’s regarding fossil fuel divestment

bon pollution from the tar sands is now projected to be twice as

this case, Thompson said.

der that plan.” “[We inspired] at least 50 lington community members, friends and supporters [to join

One professor has been devoting much of her time to study a topic that most people cringe at.

After winning the REACH Grant, a program that funds projects in the creative arts, Deborah Ellis was able to fund the illegal downloading and

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be more impressed with the amount of work that they have gotten done this summer and be more willing to back the group on other projects. matter, Ellis said.

“The subject matter of the dents,” she said. “I brought my work to the classroom a few times and I had one student come up to me and ask why I

raphy. posal come across the table for ‘Oh right, like they’d pick me,’” Ellis said. “Our goal with the about how pornography affects man relationships.”

Ellis and her team used the funding for the interviews they

ple across the country for their will continue to try to empower

to verify authenticity of a report. pher,” he said. ered a very intriguing topic. said. “He was really down to rytelling. The way he described our presidents’ personal lives combined with his photographs made for a fun presentation.”

Grant funds controversial film

Thompson was one of at Staff Writer

and other social media sites that allow instant access to events,

“The funding just came at the perfect time,” Ellis said.

“We were able to just take our summer and just go.”

The team took four trips to nois and California to conduct interviews. They were also able gether a shell of a website, she said.

Though the project will not be done for a while, Ellis said Grant will extend beyond the

ion, while others really want to know about the project and are very interested.”

“At this age, we may have been exposed to a lot of sexualization in the media but most can still tell the difference between right and wrong when it comes to that.”

George Wrenn First year The project centers on men and boys around the college victed as felons. dia makes people more likely to be into seeking out that kind of

year Abigail Holmquist said. “I coming blurred a little bit.” mquist when it comes to child pornography. nography is not a result of the agers in the media,” Wrenn said. “I think that that is still a very deviant direction and is mal. At this age, we may have alization in the media but most tween right and wrong when it comes to that.”

Ellis said she only involved ect because of its controversy and students’ opinions on it. JP Dubuque, who graduated from terviews with money from the REACH Grant. He could not be reached by press time. which will be in about two years, Ellis said. nography and asks what we, as a society, need to do to ensure that we remain healthy,” she said.

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New health center third in U.S.

Grant of $11.5 million funds behavioral health center on campus Hannah Kearns Staff Writer

In an effort to study the connection between behavior and chronic disease, an $11.5 million grant will fund a new health research center at the university.

The Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (VCBH) will be one of three centers in the nation that address the issue of behavioral health from a behavioral economics perspective, a press release published

by Jennifer Nachbur, Sept. 16 stated.

Planning for the VCBH started Sept. 19 when the National Institute on General Medical Sciences granted a ation of the center.

The award known as Centers in Biomedical Research Excellence can be renewed for two more times for a total of 15 years of support from the National Institute of Health, according to Stephen Higgins, professor and director of the VCBH. “[The grant will be used] for many things, but mostly to on behavior and health,” Higgins said.

Among these projects, two cial incentives on participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs for people who have suffered recent heart problems, Higgins said.

“These projects will try to increase understanding of what makes people vulnerable to unhealthy lifestyles, and more effective behavior change interventions for those at risk for serious behavior-health problems,” he said.

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Stephen Higgins, left, and Philip Ades, right, pose for a photo at the VCBH Health and Health Disparities Conference at the Hilton Sept 27. An $11.5 million grant will fund a new health research center.

Researchers at the center will study the effect of socioeconomic factors affecting health care decisions as well as the use of incentives for promoting healthier alternatives in vulnerable populations, University Communications press release stated.

“Unhealthy personal behaviors – substance abuse, physical inactivity, obesity – account for 40 percent of premature deaths in the U.S. annually and substantially increase healthcare costs and health disparities by being overrepresented among economically disadvantaged populations,” Higgins said. students by educating them

on healthy lifestyle choices, as well as presenting the possibility of acquiring part-time employment as research assistants, he said.

“Unhealthy lifestyles are having a huge negative impact on U.S. population health,” Higgins said. “Despite spending more money on health care than any other nation, U.S. population health is relatively poor compared to other industrialized countries. Unhealthy lifestyle choices are the number one reason for that.”

Burlington is consistently ranked one of the healthiest cities in the U.S., making it a search.

First-year Sarah Bullock

said she agrees with Higgins and thinks that the center is versity, but to the country as a whole.

“People in America do not live the healthiest lifestyles and anything to turn them around is needed and appreciated,” Bullock said.

As recent rumors of asbestos in certain academic buildings circulated around campus, students were left to wonder if they were actually in danger or if the rumor mill was just grinding its gears.

Safety programs manager Vince Brennan said that there is asbestos in some materials in the Rowell building but that it is in tact and therefore poses no threat to the occupants.

“If there is some work that you are planning [that would] disturb the building materials, we would need to evaluate the work that is planned and the impact on the Asbestos Containing Materials,” Brennan said.

Junior Christian Dowd said bestos in some of the buildings on campus from another student. “[The student] said she has a class cancelled in Rowell because of an [asbestos outbreak],” Dowd said. “I get anxious in my Rowell classes now.”

Although the asbestos present in Rowell is currently stable, junior Kristin Tedeschi said she still feels uncomfortable that the substance is present at all.

“Considering I have two classes in the building three days a week, it is very concerning,” she said. “It is just suspicious any students, it’s something I believe we should be informed about, especially if we spend time there.”

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BUCKHAM

Buckham fund to fund student scholarships

...continued from page 1 of Helen Day Buckham that fund was intended for: “The Fund shall be expended and used by the University and women undergraduate students or graduate students of the University, but if scholarships, fellowships or prizes of any kind shall be offered, it shall not be necessary for the University to observe numeribetween the sexes or between undergraduate and graduate students.”

“Whoever worded the fund originally wasn’t that attentive to things,” professor Andrew Barnaby who teaches in the English department said.

“We were abiding by the original intent as far as I can tell. There was no serious discussion about this. We were simply informed that the intent of the original donor was for scholarships, fellowships,

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etc., exclusively,” he said English department chair Valerie Rohy said she thinks the change in the fund is somewhat disappointing.

“It is unfortunate that we will not be able to provide the same number of public events for the UVM community, but we must abide by the wishes of the donor as determined by the University,” Rohy said.

UVM lacks both a graduate program in creative writing and a doctoral in English, and professors interviewed for this article said they believed the fund attracted scholars who may not have otherwise visited campus.

Vice President for Administration and University Relations Tom Gustafson said it all comes down to what [Helen Day] Buckham wanted.

“Donor intent is really important,” he said. “It appeared to the auditors that the English department had gotten away from that to some extent From

mendation was that we need to be pretty disciplined.”

Katie Hellman, a senior majoring in Film & Television also had access to the Buckchange in funding would ultimately be best for students.

“I can see how it would be good to get people to come to UVM and offer their different opinions,” she said. “But the actual likelihood that students would attend those talks or those workshops does not seem very great. There are kids out there who need the money . I’d say it’d be best if more money could go to those students.”

Junior Stephanie Rogers, an English minor, said that the UVM attract students to that department, but it could also “Not being able to have good writers speak at UVM diminishes the English department,” she said.

Police only updated social media sites first

...continued from page 1 that info on Police Services Facebook, Twitter and our webpage,” her email stated.

The email blast was delayed because the people who can send them were not available until later that day.

Shortly after Tuomey emailed the Cynic, UVM Police Services emailed the UVM

community about the false report.

St. Michael’s sent out an initial email about the reported assault, said St. Michael’s Student Association President Alexander Ieronimo on Sunday, but did not send a follow up email last week.

As for whether or not no

community, Ieronimo said the issue had not been brought up to him personally.

He said he trusted the Oflieved that if they had not sent out an updated advisory, it was probably for “a good reason.”

to concern the St. Michael’s

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ter the House and Senate failed on an agreement on funding the new healthcare law sometimes known as Obamacare. Monday night House Republicans made an effort to set up a conference with Senate leaders to negotiate the bills but the Senate balked and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) rejected the proposal outright.

The partial government shutdown would lead to loans being

Multiple car bombs hit areas of Baghdad on Monday morn-

to go into limbo and could put

Sunday. Source: NPR.

leave without pay. In the twilight hour, President Obama signed legislation that would allow military personnel and veterans to still be paid on time.

Source: CBS News.

Terrorist leak hurts security The leaked terrorist plot by Al Qaeda caused immediate damage to American counterterrorism efforts. The report revealed that the U.S. had inter-

injuring more. Attacks in other cide bombings in the country’s usually peaceful northern Kurd-

Communist tried in court Alexandru Visinescu of Romania, who once ran multiple prisons, is being put on trial for his role in Communist era abuskind since Romania overthrew dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in are skeptical about how seriously the government is actually looking into these war crimes.

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Lauren Drasler Staff Writer

Sept. 21 11:08 p.m.

Wilks Hall staff called in a marijuana odor complaint to Police Services. Upon arrival, police were able to locate where the odor was coming grams of marijuana from students in the room, as well as seven beers.

11:19 p.m.

RAs in Marsh Hall contacted police services about an odor of marijuana coming from a dorm room in the building.

When police arrived, they were able to locate the room where the smell was coming from and took a pipe, grinder, vaporizer and four grams of the drug from students.

Sept 22 3:14 a.m.

A student from Harris/Millis was brought to ACT to detox.

The student was intoxicated, but no BAC was reported.

However, hall staff that called the incident in described the student as being “disoriented”.

3:59 a.m.

A call was received by Police Services that there was a cat

wandering around outside the Redstone Lofts. Police were able to locate the cat and discovered that it had a collar on with an address listed. The cat was then returned safely to its owners on Summit Street.

Sept 23 1:57 p.m.

A pair of sunglasses was taken out of the Davis Center. Apparently the student who reported the incident, left their sunglasses at a table and when they returned to get them, they were gone. No one has yet been

10:21 p.m.

Heights South Two complex.

The alarm was a result of a student making popcorn that ended up getting burnt.

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Life Lay your noise down at Friday Pop Cafe Francesca Parnham Staff Writer Friday Pop Café, the new music studio in Burlington, has launched their Free Recording Fridays campaign for those in Burlington who are invested in a career in the music industry.

Bands or solo artists can sign up for a four hour time slot and studio founder/producer Dereck Pinkman, perhaps better known as his recording name Jack Chicago, will guide recording artists through the world of recording for free.

After stock trading in Chicago for two years—where the moniker comes from—the UVM alum said felt he was ready to get back into the music scene.

“I kind of gave up recording and just learned and played music, until in 2009 when I got back into it because computer and software programs got caught up to speed and quality,” Pinkman said. “So in the last 4 years I’ve been going nuts with recording.”

Pinkman began his music pursuits in Los Angeles and started his own record label.

After “schmoozing” around and trying to establish a network, he moved to New York, where he tried to play as many gigs as he could in the West Village.

“New York went well but I

wanted to go home to Boston to chill out on my ambition,” he said. meeting his girlfriend, a UVM student who was returning to school in the fall.

“She led me back here, where I still had some friends,” he said.

“I also stayed in touch with the music scene here, so I was welcomed.”

Pinkman used his entrepreneurial skills to seek out a spot to create a boutique studio in Burlington’s city center.

He was already devoting 12 to 16 hours a day to music production, so when he happened upon the open place, he rented it.

When he found the studio, he wanted to start recording right way, so he created a space where people would feel comfortable engaging with their artistic creativity.

“It’s a metaphorical café,” Pinkman said. “I think of it as caffeinated pop and it feels like a café.”

Although business is going well, with clients from all over Vermont, mostly ranging from age 18 to 25, Pinkman recognizes the challenges in the business and in the industry.

“It’s a dying industry by the day,” he said. “It is so hurting because there are no tangible products to sell so it is hard to

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UVM alum Dereck Pinkman, aka Jack Chicago, works on a new track at Friday Pop Cafe Sept. 20. scale it.”

Ultimately, Pinkman has faith. His goal is to create a mantra that surrounds the local Vermont movement.

“I want to bring this studio into Burlington in a super natural way, with ‘Burlington’s own’ records,” he said.

Free Recording Fridays is the studio’s largest campaign but Pinkman said people need to know what they want when

they come in because he’s trying to focus the café to be a “structured environment.”

“The point of that is to get people to know that this is a high quality and professional studio that is dedicated to making audio for commercial purposes,” he said.

Those who mimic Pinkman’s personal style and are interested in noncommercial production are welcome as well.

“I respect everyone but to take it seriously as a career from this point on, I’m trying to produce music for commercial viable,” he said. I want to bring that dose of art to commercial music.” day Pop Café and free recording Fridays, visit www.fridaypopcafe.com.

In 2013, party drug shows with a side of music Lorena Lopez Staff Writer “PLEASE, everyone... BE RESPONSIBLE!?,” music producer and DJ Zedd tweeted Aug. 28 after the second night of his Moment of Clarity tour stop in Boston was cut short due to the death of a 19 year-old New Hampshire woman.

“This scene is amazing because of the music and the people, not drugs. Dance music is about celebrating life,” Tiesto tweeted at the beginning of the month after

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Electric Zoo Music Festival was cancelled in New York City after two twenty-something year old attendees died.

For a genre of music so purportedly geared toward celebrating life, deaths—in no small number— have recently been making headlines on the electronic dance music (EDM) circuit, causing both its producers and listeners to address the problems of drug usage at music festivals, and among young people in general.

EDM culture, sharing prominence in with countless other styles of music, has had

a big presence in Vermont and especially in Burlington where students from the University and Champlain can be seen at any given festival or major show on the East Coast. Even locally, however, party drug culture rears its head every once in awhile, causing Seven Days to publish an article last week titled “There’s Such A Thing As Too Much Ecstasy: It’s Called Molly.”

Fallfest is an example of a music event that had a successful run with no arrests or reports of drug abuse last weekend. University juniors

18.5%

16.1% Percent of total MDMA related emergency visits 34%

www.drugabuse.gov www.ecstasy.ws/e-statitics.htm

Trey Schibli and Theo Klein who opened the event under the name Argonaut and Wasp, said they don’t support the use of party drugs like ecstasy and “Molly”, a powdered form of ecstasy’s main chemical MDMA. “I feel like, as an artist, I would have a better relationship with my fan-base without the drug, because I would be developing non army music, but really pure and intense personal connections through sharing,” Klein said.

When asked how recent arrests and deaths at EDM University Program Board (UPB)’s decision to invite artists Griz and 3Lau to headline Fallfest, senior and UPB member Alex McVarish said keeping students safe was a priority.

“We always strive to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for all our patrons,” McVarish wrote in an email last week.

But while University supported music events have gone off without a hitch, recent incidents such as the Sept. 21 arrest of a UVM student and the aftermath of last October’s Barstool Blackout Tour suggest that the conversation is far from over.

Sophomore Sid Hammer was arrested in his University Heights South dorm room after Police Services found evidence of LSD packets, MDMA crystals and oxycodone pills more than a week ago. Ham-

mer told police he had purchased the drugs from a bit coin-operated website known as the Silk Road, a web marketplace that the police report described as the “amazon. com of illegal drugs.”

Last October, Barstool Blackout Tour made a stop at downtown’s Memorial Auditorium, an rave style dance party that included nearly 2,400 attendees and a slew of problems including arrests for underage drinking, vandalized bathrooms and overcrowding. Calling the event “out of control”, Weinberger said in an Oct. 22 press conference that there was no chance there would be a repeat on city-owned property.

“I can tell you unequivocally the Barstool Blackout Tour will not be returning to Memorial Auditorium in February,” Weinberger said.

Fast-forward a year, and what EDM is, what it represents and how it possibly went wrong at some point.

Junior Caroline Mariz said she recognizes these considerations, but noted that any music “scene” has aspects good and bad. drug use has become a lot more prevalent, but hopefully the main message of peace, unity, love and respect shines through,” she said. “There’s a big difference between going to a concert to listen to music and have a good time versus using it as an excuse to get messed up.”

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This Weekend in Burlington Thursday Oct. 3 Farmer Training Stand

Bailey Howe Library, 2:30 P.M.

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UVM custodian Jacques Paul Marton talks about the Davis Center Book Nook at Brennan’s Sept. 16.

Marton created the Book Nook 3 years ago and still watches over. It is located in Brennan’s back corner.

JP Marton’s Book Nook Staff Report

and a Sodexo manager for the for donating many of the titles that currently grace the

as many of the students bustling in and out of Brennan’s,

Friday Oct. 4 First Friday Art Walk Downtown, 5 P.M.

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store. tionally old.

assortment of literary “clas-

donated to a free bookshelf in the library’s basement that has existed for decades.

ton says.

over. dents, faculty members, staff members and alumni are col-

it back.

“When you pick up a book it’s such a grand tradition.

It was the first massive liberation of mankind.”

JP Marton UVM Custodian

several times throughout the ter a culture of learning beyond the classroom that often “I feel connected to these ing off masters of the literary canon that include names like

The beginnings of the

vironmental advocate Van Jones.

EMILY ROLAND

and strength from the literary tradition. him get through several trau-

Students looking to go on burgh for a good cause, take note. youth activist summit held at various locations throughout

create in some cases, and

and six other key leaders in the environmental movement today.

tries that focuses on climate This year’s summit in

in a recent email to faculty bookstore, and students are likely to have a much easier

Power Shift in Pittsburgh

ers at the last conference in

the novel. remembering back to a time

Eco-Rep Column

receives many book dona-

on the hydrofracking sites that surround this city, something that has become a hot,

eventually have it become a

nesses on environmental issues. even stronger numbers and ergy future.

Students interested in getin Living/Learning on Thurshousing, and recruitment.

Student-Scholar chooses to that he described as “an eyeof the Quran that has since

said. thanks to a recent collabora-

nearly a threefold increase of the number of attendees back For

er Education. They come to have been the largest youth activist summit addressing climate change in history.

The four-day event has

more

registration.

information,

ARTS

UVM’s own Argonaut and Wasp, respected MC Chali 2na, 21-year-old 3LAU and headliner GRiZ took over Patrick Gym for UVM Program Board’s annual concert.

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fallfest 2013 Colin Kamphuis Cynic Correspondent Sound distortions, hard-hitting bass and whipped cream showers were all part of the spectacle at this past weekend’s annual UPB-sponsored Fallfest.

UVM juniors Trey Schibli and Theo Klein, better known as the duo Argonaut and Wasp, took the stage

the rapper has more recently experimented with different breeds of music, playing around with jazz, funk, salsa, reggae and Latin fusion.

His set Saturday night demonstrated the scope of experimented in.

a mellower, more psychedelic side to his music than of guitar, piano and sound distortion, characteristic of That being said, he still kept the crowd’s energy

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stage antics that 3LAU utilized, and instead on show-

The main lineup consisted of Chali 2na, 3LAU, and Born Charles Stewart Jr. in 1971, the 42-year-old rapper/painter/MC grew up in South Central L.A., the which he was a founding member.

He also helped create the Grammy award-winning group Ozomatli, whose name comes from the Aztec god

the world, according to Beatport.com.

dents in a frenzy and a bass that shook the Patrick Gym, more at the end of his set.

3LAU made sure that he kept the energy and intensity high in the audience, and his stage antics— pouring -

for Starkist Tuna. interest in art, and since then he has used many artistic mediums including spray paint, acrylic, oil, and a number of musical styles, according to his website which called a headliner-worthy show.

working on for the past year that incorporates styles ranging from classic funk to modern house music.

One unusual performance technique GRiZ utilized ent, student reaction on Facebook and Twitter was di-

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Disappointing end the rest of his life.

Walt dies like a badass, sure, but his family still hates him, and he is still responsible for intense chaos and suffering on

TIM BUTLER

“I did it for me. I liked it. I

thing, narratively, right?

I’m not really sure. like the anti-“Made in America,” nale, in that instead of leaving

nal episode of “Breaking Bad.” fore things changed.

Walt’s admission of motiva-

ing everything that came before, made to feel safe and cozy, and to celebrate “Breaking Bad” as one of the greatest television probably is. But “Breaking Bad” PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEXANDRA VALENTI

ending to one of the most pro-

The band moe. poses for a photo. The group is performing at Higher Ground Ballroom Oct. 2. The original members of the band began playing together at the University of Buffalo back in 1989. and in turn delighting fans all the more. of fan service. Great, impeccably fan service.

Is “Breaking Bad” the great-

cause everyone loves Jesse. The neo-Nazis die, because everyone hates the neo-Nazis.

Skylar survives, Lydia and

one. A great one, even.

Unfortunately, though, “Fe-

and Walt dies a heroic death, lived: alone and surrounded by science.

It all feels a bit too tidy and a

actually remains for these charlittle more substance, and stayJesse lives, yes, but Andrea is still dead, and Jesse has to live

true to reality, too concerned ple thrills, supported by no real self on keeping its characters is the greatest crime.

2008-2013. Let us never speak of it again.

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moe. keeps jamming Erin Kelley Staff Writer After more than 20 years of near constant touring and improving, moe. has become one of the most recognized and respected names in the jam band scene.

The original members of moe. began playing together at the University of Buffalo back in 1989, and, like many bands, friend’s basement. aimed high from the beginning, practicing constantly and bookconsisted of Rob Derhak (bass, vocals), Al Schnier (guitar, vocals, keyboard), Chuck Garvey (guitar, vocals), Vinnie Amico (drums), and Jim Loughlin (percussion).

In light of their upcoming Ballroom this Wednesday and Thursday, the Cynic caught up

VC:

RD: think is fairly accurate. But I like tional rock.

VC: moe. has been hosting

the middle of it [laughs]. you ought to try doing this” or telling one person that their point is valid but then another ing a lot of time and money. give advice and push things

mer Camp Music Festival for 13 been some of your challenges commitments?

RD: Infrastructure [laughs].

We try as a band to stay out of the organizational aspect of that being a band that’s not really a there are hundreds of publicists dirty in a lot of it.

The biggest challenge is trying to keep it really fun. You

great and sometimes it doesn’t.

another guy take a crack at it, beVC: live footage?

RD: like a good idea [laughs]. But

just be a lot of fun, but at the

out, right?

age three annual festivals and

money doing it and pay every-

erable jam band.

The Vermont Cynic (VC): As one of the founding members of moe., you’ve been

VC: One thing that moe. al-

bands that do that that are of our size, but at the same time they don’t necessarily host their

beginning. What are some of gressed over the years that you are most proud of?

Rob Derhak (RD): Well one of the things that I like the best about us as a band is not necessarily a visible thing.

As a band from the beginning

that you used to produce your cords after having a brief record But then, back in 2011, you

band, to started selling our

for the production of the album of people.

RD:

live streaming, but hopefully dle that.

VC: Where do you think

try to vie for a position, almost We’ve just learned to be a

are doing musically. doing and just really listening to

cause they are very happy to let

RD: together again in a tiny house in Buffalo practicing in the basement [laughs]. Either that or

than a big corporate label.

community in Florida or Arizona [laughs again].

Remember to see moe. with Marco Benevento live at Higher Ground on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3.

Tickets are $30.

to decide to have a producer inof the pain of making an album

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BCA exhibit examines local land, culture Graham Wright Cynic Correspondent On Sept. 27, the Burlington Center Arts opened its newest exhibition, “Of Land and Local,” a gallery of multidisciplinary art that is quintessential Vermont.

The art in this exhibition displays the connection between the far reaching history of the landscape, and the ever changing local culture that resides on it.

In order to accomplish this, the artists used land based themes and then add-

GRAHAM WRIGHT The Vermont Cynic

Residents view Burlington Center Arts’ newest exhibition, “Of Land and Local,” a gallery of multidisciplinary art Sept. 27. The exhibit displays the connection between the history of the Burlington landscape and the local culture. Artists used land based themes and creativity.

creativity.

Diane Gabriel used actual land in her sculpture-garden hybrid. Located in the back room of the exhibit, right in egant miniature garden was created with just a few paver stones and some dirt.

With various plants arranged in a calm swirling pattern, the garden was a featured center piece for this earth based exhibit.

“Of Land and Local” is a tribute to the landscapes that have shaped the Vermont attitude and lifestyle, one that never stops appreciating the local land upon which a vibrant and engaged culture has been built.

Cynical Listener

Miley versus Madonna

LEXY DORIA

When it comes to music, sex sells. Sex and music seem to go hand in hand, but when does it cross the line into just plain awkward?

Draped in a wedding dress, Madonna, the queen of sexual controversy, shocked the crowds of the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in 1984 with her unique rendition of “Like a Virgin.”

Jumping forward in time 29 years, we see Miley Cyrus making another sexual statement at the VMAs, dressed in a latex bikini, caressing herself and singer Cyrus told reporters regarding her performance, “Madonna’s done it. Britney’s done it.

Every VMA performance that’s what you’re looking for; you’re wanting to make history.”

Madonna had a bad girl reputation that included playing with Catholic iconography like to express her Catholic upbringing, while at the same time infuriating the Catholic Church.

Cyrus seems to be experimenting with nudity and a partygirl persona to combat the character she played as the lead on the Disney Channel children’s show “Hannah Montana.”

While Madonna inspired teenagers to stand up for themselves and express themselves through fashion, Cyrus has inspired teens to objectify their bodies for attention and that dangerous drugs are the way to have a good time.

“I would choose letting my kids watch a Madonna video over Miley Cyrus any day of the week,” UVM alumna Tennyson Cox said.

It seems Cyrus has put so much emphasis on making a statement that she forgot that she inspires a large group of young women who have been following her since her start on “Hannah Montana.”

For Cyrus to top Madonna and make a name for herself, she had to cross the line between the current version of tasteful and what makes the viewer uncomfortable.

Through lyrics like those in her track “Dancing with Molly,” Cyrus is condoning the use of a drug that is dangerously popular in her fan base.

This separates her from other musicians, like Lady Gaga, who try to make a statement that encourages positive qualities in today’s youth.

With all of the negative backlash from her VMA performance and two proceeding music videos, Cyrus has achieved her goal of making music history, though it comes at the price of her previously decent reputation.

While she lacks the inspiring quality of Madonna, they are both testaments to the fact that sex really does sell.

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students, a liberal interpretation that the English Department has operated with for a couple decades, allowing the fund to be spent for visiting writers.

Eliminating this purpose undermines the importance of the type of scholarly thinking that the humanities exhibits and rids of the unique program that makes the English Department at UVM so exceptional.

It indirectly supports the push toward STEM and Incentive Based Budgeting by refocusing a scholastic merit on a more technical, budget-based purpose, brushing aside the importance of learning these timetested ideas in lieu of the sectors of academia that are more widely being referred to as practical.

And the Buckham Fund jors.

The fund had given the opportunity for the entire UVM community to listen and work with these established thinkers and writers, some of whom included Stephen King, Stanly Fish and George Saunders.

It gave every member of the UVM community the ability to hear and think about ideas that are vital for understanding meaning and purpose in life and human relationships with one another.

And now this unique opportunity is gone.

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COLUMNISTS

Keeping a local economy Burlington’s largest example of the theory in practice, while the town’s thriving small businesses provide independent case studies on a smaller scale.

JOSH GACHETTE

It is a Saturday morning in Vermont, and Lake Champlain’s stiff, familiar breeze coaxes my eyes into squinted ovals as I coast down Pearl Street on an English roadster well past its years. I maintain a light touch on my orange handlebar grips; we’ve ridden this path many times before – no need for timidity.

All is well in our charming New England town.

At South Union two tables are set up on the grassy partition that separates sidewalk from street. My interest peaked, couple’s yard sale.

After a cordial chat of light fare with Dylan and Lily, I decide upon my loot: a tortoise-shellshaped jewelry box (adorned with a psychedelic forest scene, complete with coy deer), an auand a set of off-white bowls with deep blue brims. dollars,” the bearded, burly Burlingtonian tells me.

Pleased with the price, I gladly accept and pat myself on the back for contributing to our local economy.

The mantra “think global buy local” has resonated with local New Englanders (and shameless carpetbaggers such as myself). City Market’s egalitarian approach to grocering is

action between Lily, Dylan and myself was as local as it gets.

There was no middleman in our commercial exchange, no taxes even! However, this would be a myopic reading of the situation.

I paid for my goods in dollars – a currency that is inextricably linked to countless international markets. Its universal acceptance means that the 25 dollars I spent can, and most likely will be cycled out of the greater Burlington area in the near future.

Had I lived four hours away in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts, however, I would have the ability to partake in a genuinely local economy.

United States law prohibits localities from minting coins, yet there is no so such law against printing local bills.

Denizens of the Berkshires have taken advantage of this legal loophole, becoming one of countless international localities, and one of dozens of American communities, to print BerkShares, besides being a fantastic pun, is a resoundingly successful currency, with around 400 businesses using it.

In its seventh year of circulation, over 4.3 million BerkShares have changed hands in Western Massachusetts.

Locally bound bills allow for stimulation of localized economies. Since the bills do not replace federal dollars, consumlarger markets.

At current conversion rates 95 federal dollars can be exchanged for 100 BerkShares. discount on all transactions for all consumers. presents the following scenario: “You go in with 95 federal dollars and exchange them for 100 BerkShares. You go to dinner, and the total cost comes to $100. The restaurant accepts BerkShares in full, so you pay entirely in BerkShares. Therefore, you’ve spent 95 federal dollars and received a $100 meal - a Local participating businesses thus grant an incentive for patronage that larger corporate outlets do not offer.

A report by PBS Newshour acknowledges that of a dollar spent at a “big box” store (such as Walmart) only about 45 cents remain in the community where the purchase was made.

By virtue of its limited range the BerkShare insures that money is continuously cycled through the community.

Recently, North Carolina adopted the Piedmont Plenty, to similar success – though it is far too early to surmise whether the Southern currency will be as successful as its New England counterpart.

In years of yore Burlington also had local bills, Burlington Bread.

If the long-defunct system is resurrected, we Catamounts could use them to purchase our kale – or better yet our bowls, Though I would be curious to know how Burlington Bread would transfer into Sodexo points.

Editors Note: In last week’s issue, the wrong version of articles were accidentally uploaded into our online versions of these stories, “UVMtv moves to Billings” and “Debora Wood: the new curator in town”.

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Editors Note: An article in Issue 4 titled “A volcano erupts” was attributed to the wrong writer. Jacob Holzman wrote the review.

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Parisians in a tourist trap When dogs pass The pamphlet continues with advice such as that the British want to be called by their

BIANCA MOHN

Ah, Paris. The city of light, the mecca of culture, the oasis of mouthwatering baguettes.

As of last month, however, Paris has come under intense scrutiny for its reputation for being uncivil toward tourists.

In an effort to combat the image of Parisians being particularly gruff with visitors, the Parisian tourist board has distributed over 55,000 pamphlets entitled “Parlez-vous touriste?” or in English, “Do you speak tourist?”

These manuals have been distributed to hotels, cafes, shops and taxi companies. Inside each pamphlet are tips to make tourists feel more at ease in Paris.

Now this is all amusing and such, but what makes the situation controversial is that the suggestions for making tourists feel welcome are broken down by nationality and use extreme generalizations.

According to the guide, their technological devices and should be accommodated to being served dinner as early as 6 p.m. – an hour that is not the norm in France at all.

to feel “reassured” in social interactions, and that the Chinese are “enthusiastic buyers” and should be greeted with a quick hello and then left in peace to examine the items.

These types of generalizations are deeply troubling for their use of language. How can you say that an entire nationality needs to feel “reassured” by social interactions? How can you claim that a particular nationality is composed of rampant consumers? It’s a classic example of stereotyping that offers little positive value to international relations and perceptions.

Language aside, the underlying motivation behind this effort to change Paris’ surly reputation is that tourism is paramount for the economy. Over 30 million people visit Paris each year, making it the most popular tourist destination in the world.

In these times of economic downturn, Paris is counting on tourism to keep the economy communication of the Parisian tourism board says, “There’s a huge economic battle going on between the world’s tourism capitals. If we don’t improve our service we will lose money.”

It is an interesting perspective, but the fact remains that gruff, impatient people. City life just has that effect on people,

whether it’s Paris or New York or Beijing. And there are no tourist manuals being circulated in New York, despite its reputation for being downright hostile at times.

The other side of this issue is that tourists should not expect to have the same experiences as they do in their home country, nor should they demand to be accommodated at all times.

Part of traveling is doing things differently, whether it is going to dinner later than 6 p.m. or having new experiences with customer service.

In an era where more and more people are traveling and exploring the world, it is essential to be aware of the local customs and to expect them to be different from your own. Walking into a store and assuming that the experience will cater to your preferences is blatantly unrealistic.

If more tourists who visited Paris would learn the simple phrases of “Bonjour” and “s’il vous plait” and employed them at the correct times, much of the perception of Parisian impoliteness would be reduced. Plus if these tourists researched Parisian restaurant and shopping culture, they would understand the normal interactions and not take offense.

In conclusion, if tourists would take these two basic preparations, then this ridiculous manual would not even be necessary.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Targeting mental health laws

Dear Editor,

Yes, Stefanie Doucette, we should “extend our judgment and our political opinions beyond just our own immediate experiences.” You state your opinion that our society has experienced increasing “levels of violence, tension and general mental instability in our society” since the advent of “technology for this so-called protection.”

So let me help you expand your opinion.

Regarding so-called increases in levels of violence, let’s take a look at the facts. In 2011, Matt Macbradaigh, a writer for PolicyMic.com, analyzed the FBI’s Crime In The United States report and found that “the violent crime rate is now 50.9 percent of what it was 20 years ago [and] the homicide rate has declined

by 48.7 percent in that same time period”. Let’s look at an-

Statistics report on Firearm Violence from 1993-2011 found that clined 39 percent” and “nonfatal cent” for this timeframe.

Regarding the increase in mental instability, I will provide the statistics that you managed to not cite again. Dr. Bruce Levine’s 2013 report titled “Why the Rise of Mental Illness?

Pathologizing Normal, Adverse Drug Effects, and a Peculiar Rebellion,” found that “the suicide rate among Americans ages 35 to 64 years increased 28.4 percent between 1999 and 2010 (from 13.7 suicides per 100,000 population in 1999 to 17.6 per 100,000 in 2010)” and “a total of 13 to 20 percent of children

living in the United States experience a mental disorder in a given year, and surveillance during 1994–2011 has shown the prevalence of these conditions to be increasing.”

So we have large decreases in violence but increases in mental illness and suicide. You miss the deeper issues of our society by pushing Congress to act regarding the former, but not the latter. Clearly we have a mental health epidemic in our society that affects all ages.

We as a society need to focus on de-stigmatizing mental illness, providing outreach to members of our different communities and providing the resources for those that seek help.

Sincerely, Christian Matthews Class of 2014

Cynic article lacks sensitivity Dear Editor,

A friend of mine, who still attends UVM, sent me the Op-Ed on gender politics.”

Now, I’m a reasonable individual, I appreciate the First Amendment as much as the Fourteenth Amendment, so I’m grantly offensive his views on transexual individuals are.

Except to say that the article, taken as a whole or in pieces, dismisses the experiences — both positive and negative — that transexual individuals live

through before, during, and after their transition, if they dedoesn’t understand the experiences of someone else, does not invalidate said experiences.

I was particularly disturbed piece of writing, and the lack of editing it received. It was an incomplete analysis. He opens with a line about President Obama’s evolving views on gay marriage, and somehow ties that into his disapproval of Chelsea Manning’s gender identity. under-educated when it comes to “gender politics.” Gender and

sexual orientation are two very different things that pose very different political and social problems. At the end of the day, this piece was not an opinion Brown’s offensive, generic views of “Liberals evolving” — an evolution which, the author seemingly doesn’t believe is genuine.

Hopefully the Cynic will evolve to provide better editing for op-eds written by bigoted (if not bigoted, then extremely ignorant) authors.

Sincerely, Mary Kenah Class of 2012

SETH WADE

I was raised in a highly literal family, who interpreted even the most satirical or deceptive material as straightforward.

My family also happened to be Christian. That being said, a frequently spoken proverb of the family was that animals do not go to heaven.

Dogs don’t have souls, cats personality. I’d grant them that last one, but the saying ‘dogs have no souls’ really struck me as a youth.

From Plato to modern day religions, there has been a lot of a soul is, and likewise in whom or what it rests. I’d often wade through such arguments ending no closer to where I started from: Do dogs have souls?

Then I found The Souls of Animals by renown philosophical and historical author Reverend Kowalski. “Animals, like us, are living souls,” Kowalski writes, “They love. They dance.

They suffer. They know the peaks and chasms of being.”

It was almost poetic, in a way, that I came across this book the day before I was to euthanize

my chocolate lab, Gypsy.

She was old, with brittle bones and a haggard demeanor.

According to the veterinarian, her organs were shutting down and she stopped processing nutrients and waste.

It was to be only a matter of days until she died. So, I did what most pet caretakers do nowadays – I took her to the vet be without pain and misery.

I laid with her while she went. I wanted her to leave this existence knowing that I was caressing her, with her feeling concern, care, and most of all love.

I saw her breath begin to slow; I felt her body grow limp.

Then, almost like a whisper, her eyes grew vacant and her body lost pressure. I felt a certain weight to her life, and in a moment she was gone.

Anyone who’s gone through such an experience will tell you that something else escaped breath: some uncanny pressure dissipated through eyes and body.

And as I lay there caressing Gpsy, I thought of Kowalski’s words. Why are we so afraid to grant animals souls? Gypsy suffered.

She knew the peaks and chasms of being. She was compassionate and forgiving, expressive and unique. Hell, if either of us truly had a soul, some celestial form which emitted life and feeling, it was her.

Quick Opinion “Halloween sucks when you are a vegan.”

Natalie Williams “If it’s seventy-five degrees out and you’re wearing a scarf, you’re clearly hiding something.”

Aviva Loeb CONTROVERSIAL QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“I say I don’t love women wrIters enough to teach them, If you want women wrIters, go down the hall. what I teach Is guys. serIous heterosexual guys, f. scott fItzgerald, chekhov, tolstoy. real guy-guys.”

David Gilmour, an award winning author and literature professor at the University of Toronto, suggests that females and apparently homosexuals have nothing to contribute to the literary canon. This comes from the same man who allowed his son to drop out of high school in exchange for watching three movies a week.

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This week in

Ages Distractions: Middle 1066 to 1485 Trees

Up in the Trees

by Jillian Bushor

Across 6. This tree is also the symbol for the Greek goddess Artemis 8. Not poison sumac or ivy, but poison ___ 11. These are the skinny pointy growths on a pine tree 13. Peace 14. Fanlike leaves 15. The base of the tree 19. Oldest type of tree in California 20. The color of most leaves 21. Christmas tree 22. Fibrous bark that smells nice

Down 1. This tree leaf in the center of the Canadian 2. The anchors of the tree 3. A soda is made from the root of this tree 4. Famously grown in Japanese gardens 5. Has pointy needle like leaves in small clusters 7. The fruit that falls from pine trees 9. Tree that beat up Harry Potter 12. Nightmare on ___ Street 16. In the “This Land is Your Land” song 17. These are the small fruit that fall from oak trees that squirrels gather 18. Gives shade from the tree

TREE FACTS The Neighbors by Alison Bell

By Jenna Bushor One tree can produce 260 pounds of oxygen a year.

The average tree located in an urban area has the life expectancy of eight years.

The Sugar Maple is the state tree of Vermont.

Sources: http://www.savatree.com/tree-facts.html, http://www. statesymbolsusa.org/Vermont/tree_sugarmaple.html

Illustrations by Laurel Saldinger

Answers to last week’s crossword: A Creature In Need Across 3. Orangutan 4. Galgapagos Penguin 5. Blue Whale 7. Giant Panda

11. Green Turtle 12. African Elephant 13. Black Rhino 14. Sea Lions 15. Snow Leopard 16. Polar Bear

Down 1. Gorillas 2. Chimpanzee 6. Vulnerable 7. Great White Shark 8. Tiger

9. Dolphins 10. Endangered

Sports

Catamounts stay hungry for season wins Emma Oyomba Staff Writer

“Today was really important because for the last couple of games we’ve had way too many opportunities and haven’t capitalized on them.”

UVM women’s soccer has had a tough season this year.

With a 3-6-1 record, the Catamounts are hungry to get some more wins under their belt. On Sept. 18 women’s soccer lost in double overtime against Siena College.

Senior Brittany Pfaff netted a hat trick to lead the Siena Saints to a 3-2 victory in double overtime against Vermont in this non-conference match-up.

The Catamounts got an early

Ally Ramos Sophomore Goal Keeper East Conference and hosted Stony Brook, the defending America East Champions on Sunday Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. at Virtue Field.

After playing through score-

reer goal on an unassisted play Siena made it an even scoring game with a goal from Pfaff in the 74th minute. Shortly after, Green gave Vermont a 2-1 lead by heading in a ball from Senior Alexa DeMaio.

Pfaff found the equalizer again in the 81st minute for Siena, tying the game. Neither team minute overtime period. In the second overtime, Pfaff netted her third goal of the game and eighth of the season.

The Cats returned to Virtue 1-1 against Fairleigh Dickinson University. FDU took an early lead in the 12th minute courtesy of sophomore Amanda Goulet from just inside the penalty box.

Vermont junior Bre Pletnick evened the score up in the

of the match, Queli Ornelas put ALICIA ACCETTA The Vermont Cynic First-year defenseman Sierra Rhoads works to keep the Colgate University Raiders away from the score zone in a Aug. 25 match-up. Vermont lost to the Raiders 1-0 in the Catamount hosted TD Bank Classic located at Virtue Field.

minute. Vermont evened the score in the 62nd minute. Firstyear Caitie Green fed the ball to Bre Pletnick inside the penalty

to come up big for us,” said Lefebvre.

Ramos had a great game with 11 saves. “Today was really important because for the last couple of games we’ve had way too many opportunites and haven’t capitalized on them and

The Seawolves answered 14 minutes later. Vermont had several scoring chances in the game,

79th minute. FDU’s Carly Tice streaked down the center of the the win. Sophomore Ally Ramos stops for Vermont.

Sept. 22 the UVM women’s soccer team took to Virtue Field to defeat Bryant University 2-1.

First-year Alex Jenkins scored sist by junior Alexandra Dezenzo in the 12th minute which gave

Vermont an early lead.

Bryant’s equalizing shot by Ari Goldberg in the 38th minute Nikki McFarland shot from just inside the penalty box and her second career goal proved to be the game winner. Head coach Kristi Lefebvre was happy to get a win after a couple of tough games. “I think we played well, we still had some breakdowns where they got in and Ally had

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away,” Ramos said.

The Vermont women’s soccer team opened up the America

Vermont will make its way to UMass Lowell Thursday Oct. 3.

The game will kickoff at 7 p.m.

The Catamounts return home to host Maine Oct. 6 as part of UVM’s Homecoming & Reunion Weekend. The game begins at 1 p.m.

The weekly recap Rory Leland Cynic Correspondent

Bosses of the week Salvatore Borea and Conor Leland Borea scored the Cats’ lone Hartwick on Saturday. Midway through the second half, the senior defenseman skied to head in the third goal of his career off the throw-in from junior Luke Salmon. The two teams played to a stalemate otherwise, with senior Conor

Leland making six saves for season. Borea and Leland contributed to a strong defense in nine games. The Cats are 6-1-2 on the year and have momentum in their favor heading into America East play.

Quote of the week

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When the guard started pulling cookies out of O.J.’s shirt, the other inmates started laughing so hard they nearly fell over.

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The National Enquirer, a publication known to release joke articles, reported that former NFL running back and Husband of the Year OJ Simpson was caught smuggling oatmeal cookies from the prison cafeteria to his cell at the Lovelock Correctional Center.

Simpson is serving a 33-year sentence for participating in an armed robbery in Las Vegas, which, considering the US law system’s ability to prosecute OJ Simpson, he must have been really, really obviously guilty of.

Either way, this story from the Enquirer doesn’t seem too far fetched.

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Surfers to seek ‘heaviest wave’

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the crowd is roaring, the reportNATALIE WILLIAMS The Vermont Cynic Senior forward Matt White controls the puck in an exhibition game against the Concordia University Stingers Oct. 6 2012. The Catamounts came out on top of the Stingers 7-1 at Gutterson Field House.

Cats expect strong year Colin Hekimian Assistant Sports Editor The 2013-2014 mens Ice Hockey Season is nearly underway as the Catamounts gear up to play their 30th year of the Hockey East Association.

The Coach’s Preseason Poll 9th out of 11 this year with a total of 34 points. The Preseason Poll was released Tuesday at the league’s annual media day at the Legends Club at the TD Garden.

“The pace is different this year,” Coach Kevin Sneddon said, who is entering his 10th season leading the team. “I think this stems from an increase in our talent level. Our strength and conditioning coach deserves a lot of credit, Justin Smith. The guys are in shape and are ready to go.

So practices have been at a much higher tempo than we’re used to seeing.”

Eleven new players will grace the ice this year dressed in the green and gold. Six of which are forwards, along with three defensemen and two goaltenders. Assistant Coaches Kyle Wallack and Kevin Patrick recruited these new players.

The class features Brendan Bradley (Richboro, Pa.), Patrick Feeley (Winthrop, Mass.), Thomas Forgione (South Burlington, Vt.), Robert Hamilton (Calgary, Alberta), Malcolm McKinney (West Vancouver, B.C.), Chris Muscoby (Airdrie, Alberta), Mario Puskarich (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.), Bradley Ryan (Mississauga, Ontario), Michael Santaguida (Mississauga, Ontario), Brady Shaw (Ottawa, Ontario) and Michael Stenerson (Surrey, B.C.).

“We have added depth and competition in every position on our roster,” Sneddon said. “We felt we took a step forward last year by improving the culture within our program. Step two was to increase our talent level and our competition for playing time. Now we will focus on the development and team cohesion of this group as we strive for excellence.” ished 11-19-6 with an 8-13-6 conference record. They have improved their win total in 2011-12 from 6-27-1 and they are poised to improve it again. The Catamounts lost in the Hockey East

this year, along with UMass Lowelll, according to the preseason poll.

The Catamounts maintain a steady goalkeeper this year with sophomore goalie Brody Hofflast year’s season tied for second place with Tim Thomas and Rob Madore on the all time single season games played list.

Hoffman saved 942 shots last single season saves.

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Thomas who saved 961 in 199495.

The Catamounts also have Chris McCarthy, the senior forward who led the team in goals with 13 goals, 18 assists and 31 points last season. McCarthy will season. Last year, McCarthy was given a Hockey East Sportsman award and being named to the all conference team. games of the season, the Catamounts will be facing the newest Hockey East members, Notre Dame, this season Nov. 1 and 2 at Gutterson Field House.

and then inevitably, the classic Gatorade shower dumps across the unsuspecting back of the head coach.

We all cringe and shiver at the sight of ice cold water pouring over the unfortunate coach’s head. The impact is pretty heavy. His neck buckles slightly as the weight of the water pushes his head downwards and his shoulders tense up as if to conserve heat from the surprise of the cool shock.

But then it’s over and everyone is laughing, and the coach doesn’t really care because he’s just won the big football game.

It’s all good. He’s just a bit wet.

BOOM! Five thousand miles southwest smack dab in the the small, peaceful island of Tahiti. Something similar to the Gatorade shower is happening here too but on a much, much, much bigger scale.

Just off the coast of the small island, lies a unique reef bank that generates the world’s heaviest wave. The wave here is called Teahupo’o (pronounced CHEW-YO-POO), which loosely translates to ‘head with no hair’ or ‘place of skulls.’

This is one of the world’s most dangerous waves and people ride it. Surfers from around the world, as I am myself, are drawn to its power and terror because it’s fast and ferocious nature.

When I watch these brave surfers slide down the evergrowing face of the wave, he slowly becomes smaller and you think for sure that if he falls he will never be found again.

By now, the wave begins to break over the top of the surfer looking like a succession of freight trains plowing into the water just ahead. The shallow coral reef, at places only 20 inches below sea level, generates a ridiculously hollow barrel that

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races over the reef bank.

The steep nature of the reef causes the wave to quickly fold in on itself where the lip of the wave is often as thick as it is tall.

The wave starts to collapse on itself and from inside its pipeline, a strong whoosh jets out laterally. Most surfers that ride Teahupo’o get sprayed by this phenomenon, or fall into the maelstrom.

So why do they do it? Big wave surfers are some of the most daring athletes in the world. Next to base jumpers and free climbers they often endure the toughest punishments nature can dish out, but surfpurifying about riding sixty to eighty foot face waves.

Big wave riding has a sig“You’re not doing this for your own glory, surfer John Milius said. “You’re doing this because you’re caught up in this great act of nature.”

Laird Hamilton, arguably the king of big wave riding, might have summed it up best when he said: “We lay it all down, including what others call sanity, for just a few moments on waves larger than life. We do this because we know there is still something greater than all of us. Something that inspires us spiritually.”

Ironically, the most trying times for these surfers are the waiting periods. You can’t just go down to a beach and expect to catch a wave of thirty feet. The conditions have to be just right and they have to be monitored. wave successfully, it tends to soften some hard corners in peoples lives.

Many feel humbled and quiet after the wave has since passed and they’ve just had the most intense eight-second adrenaline rush/ride of their lives.

Not uncommon, individual sport is a way to get to know oneself physically and mentally but for surfers of this caliber, when four hundred metric tons of water is falling behind you...or on top of you.

A big wave surfer can’t just laugh it off like the head football coach who’s bummed his windbreaker is wet. These riders seem to come so close to imminent death, yet they also appear to be living life to the fullest.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013

Rugby improves season rank Stu Laperle Assistant Sports Editor Despite beginning their six game season with a record of 1-2, the UVM Rugby Club has grown tremendously since being introduced to the University in 1970.

Although the Rugby Club initially began as a way for students to play pickup games, the club has become increasingly competitive due to a combination of improved coaching and dedicated members. In the 2008 season, the Catamounts earned the No. 1 rank going into nationals.

Currently, the team stands at 60 members, which is largely attributed to a strong recruiting class. Bringing in the club with depth in many positions, as well as ensuring members for future seasons.

Led by junior Matthew Potter and second-year graduate student Kleckner Charles II, the team is poised to bounce back after falling in matches against the University of Rhode Island and Norwich potential of this years squad.

Charles explained that in past years, the club only brought in members who were friends, but since expanding the recruiting to more students, the team has become more successful.

“Now we have reached out to kids that have played in high-school,” Charles said. “We are a young team, but have a lot of skillful kids.”

The highlight of rugby is that players can be utilized no matter their, height, weight, speed, or skill set. Charles believes that this year’s team has a lot of parody and balance.

The shorter, slower, stronger players are often forwards, the smaller and quicker athletes are usually full backs and in the middle are the taller “6’4” type of guys”, as Charles describes.

The game involves two teams all times. A length of a game is two 40 minutes halves. The team must work together to advance the ball by running or kicking, however the ball can only be

passed from one player to the other using a lateral or backwards pass.

The team attempts to receive as many points as they can by scoring a try through the goalposts for two points.

As well as a strong recruiting class, Charles credited their Irish Head Coach Declan Connolly with providing strategies which put the team in situations to succeed every game.

“Coaching is what is going to take us to the next level,” Charles said. The team also prefers a balance attack which keeps the ball in the hands of the full backs, instead of simply crashing with the forwards. the rugby team, Charles noted that increased interest in the club has brought much needed organization to the squad.

As well as adding athletes to the club, public relations, presidents, and treasurers are essential in order to smoothly run a club team.

Increased notoriety has allowed the club to establish a strong fan base. In order to house the large number of fans, the rugby pitch is now accompanied with new, $21,000 bleacher, which was fundraised by the men and women’s rugby teams.

The season only consists of six games because rugby is such a physically demanding sport. The Catamount host three games, and travel around New England to face conference opponents.

The New England Collegiate Rugby Conference is the most competitive division two league in the country. Due to the constant turnover of rugby players, Charles explained that the preseason ranks often do not indicate the best squad because graduating classes and injured players can both affect a team’s performance.

Charles says that the sense of team, and knowing that you have to protect your other players, is the most satisfying aspect of the sport.

On Thursday, Oct. 5, the Catamounts host conference opponent Coast Guard Academy, in their fourth match of the season.

Top: Junior Matt Potter prepares for a crash ball in the middle of the ruck in a match against the Tufts University Elephants Sept. 28.

Vermont came out with the win over the Elephants in the last ten seconds of play.

Bottom Right: Junior Ben Vaughan jumps in a lineout in a season match-up against the Tufts University Elephants Sept. 28. Vermont returns to play Oct. 5 at 1 p.m when they face the Coast Guard Bears.

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NFL Picks Week Seattle at Indianapolis This Sunday the Seahawks and the Colts will both try to stay on the tear that they each have been on so far this season.

The last time these two teams matched up was in 2009 when Peyton Manning carved up Seattle’s defense for 353 yards and two TD’s in the 34 – 17 rout of Seattle.

I see this weeks matchup to be much more competitive.

With Andrew Luck being Indy’s Peyton Manning of the future and Russell Wilson taking the league by storm with his elusiveness in and out of the pocket and his pin point accuracy on the run.

With Richard Sherman playing lockdown corner, he has in opponents passing yards per game.

And even with the number one pick in the 2011 NFL draft Luck, at quarterback, the Colts are no. 26 in the passing game. moving in the right direction with the addition of number three overall pick in last years draft running back Trent Richardson from Cleveland, though I don’t see him having a breakout game against the front seven of Seattle.

I expect the Colts to come up short in this one. Seattle is too balanced on offense with weapons for Russell Wilson everywhere he looks. I believe

Scoreboard: Taylor 8-8 Julia 7-9 Jake 11-5 Rory 10-6 Colin 10-6 Owen 8-8 Stu 10-6

the dominance of Seattle’s defense, especially in the air, will show up big against the okay passing game Andrew Luck has so far this year. Seattle by 10.

The Picks Seahawks: Rory, Julia, Stu, Colin and Owen Colts: Jake and Taylor

Philadelphia at New York Chip Kelly’s high paced offense hopes to keep the New York Giants defense on its heels at MetLife Stadium this Sunday afternoon matchup.

The New York Football Giants having absolutely no running game to speak of will have to get that going to have a chance in this one.

Even With Brandon Jacobs back in the mix, I don’t see him doing much more than pass blocking and maybe punching in a 2 yard run for a TD. David Wilson has to get his fumbleitus out of his mind and potential.

Michael Vick paired with Oregon’s ex head coach Chip Kelly has been unstoppable at times and at other’s, seemed to not be on the same page. Philly’s star wide receiver DeSean

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Jackson has prospered this season in the new offense. But I think Philly fans would like to see their other star player at running back LeSean McCoy to be a more integral part of their offense.

The Giants absolutely need to get the run game going to set up the play action for Eli. And the defense has to be able to get

by Chip’s fast paced offense.

Giants start getting back on track with a W this weekend.

The Picks Eagles: Rory, Jake, Stu, Colin and Taylor Giants: Julia and Owen

Denver at Dallas Peyton Manning and the surging Denver Broncos take on America’s team in Jerry’s place at 4:25 this Sunday.

Denver has been absolutely unstoppable on offense with Peyton Manning arguably having his best season of his

career so far.

Peyton has been picking apart defenses for the past decade but he has never had the slew of targets he does now.

Dallas has made changes this year having Bill Callahan calling the plays instead of head time in his Dallas tenure.

And with the defense moving on from Rob Ryan to the highly they have expected to for years.

If Demarco Murray gets his touches and he is effective running the ball, I think Dallas can stay with Denver. But ultimately, Denver’s offense is too balanced with Peyton over center. Denver wins this one, 38 – 31.

The Picks Broncos: Rory, Jake, Julia, Stu, Colin, Owen and Taylor

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