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NEWS
Possible changes to gen eds
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LIFE
The history of Kake Walks at UVM
ARTS
4 Fogel searches for next provost 5 Photo courtesy of the Office of the Provost
Vandalism to art
President to pick “second-in-command” from faculty
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SPECTACLE
A look at the best photos of the week
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COMICS
By Tyler Hastings Staff Writer
President Daniel Mark Fogel announced his plan to pick a new secondincommand, according to an email sent to the University of Vermont campus community Aug. 24. The position, also known as provost and chief academic and !"#$%&'()* !+,-#$.* /!012* '(-$#1'30#* sway over all aspects of university operations, Vice President for Executive Operations Gary Derr said. “In many ways, the provost is &/#*'(&#$(%0*"$#2'1#(&.*$#2"!(2'30#* for managing and leading a complex organization,” President Fogel said. “The Provost has a "'4!&%0* $!0#* '(* 1#,('()* 5/'-/* +%-60&7* "!2'&'!(2* 5'00* 3#* $#-$6'&#1* %(1* /%2* &/#* ,(%0* 2%7* '(* &/#* promotion and tenure process. She is a linchpin of the institution.”
President Fogel named Jane Knodell interim provost in July 899:.*%(1*2/#*$#-#'4#1*%*2';*,)6$#* raise, according to the 200910 List of Base Pay. </#* "$#2'1#(&* 5'00* !(07* 3#* 0!!='()* %&* >?@* +%-60&7* A#A3#$2* &!* ,00* &/#* $!0#.* 5/'-/* '2* %(* uncommon practice for a position of such importance, chosen in part 3#-%62#*'&*'2*+%2&#$.*B$#2'1#(&*C!)#0* said. “Perhaps the most compelling reason relates to the key academic initiatives that are well under way, including the transdisciplinary initiatives,” he said. “Placing these #++!$&2*'(*%3#7%(-#*+!$*&/#*7#%$*!$* more required for a national search would likely stall our progress as an institution.” DE* /!"#* &!* /%4#* '1#(&',#1* %* candidate and secured consent to 2#$4#*37*#(1*!+*&/#*+%00*2#A#2&#$.F* President Fogel said.
Burlington community gathers to mourn deaths and speak out against bullying
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By Hillary Walton Assistant News Editor
Point/ counterpoint
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M!3.* %(1* &/#* >('4#$2'&7* (##12* %* highly competent person,” he said. “But this is a genuine invitation +!$* %00* N6%0',#1* %(1* '(&#$#2&#1* candidates to apply. We are deeply committed to giving every +%4!$%30#* -!(2'1#$%&'!(* "!22'30#* to every candidate who puts their name forward.” SGA senator Daniel Filstein said he hopes that another candidate is selected. “I’m in favor of Fogel and the 3!%$1*!+*&$62&##2*2#0#-&'()*%(!&/#$* candidate,” Filstein said. “I think 2/#*1'1*%(*'(%1#N6%&#*M!3*/%(10'()* the [Transdisciplinary Research E('&'%&'4#*O<PEQR*,%2-!*5'&/*$#)%$1* to the faculty.” The new provost will play a smaller role in the TRI initiative, Maciewicz said. “TRI dominated in the spring,” /#* 2%'1J* DE&* /%2* 3##(* %""$!4#1* 37* all the needed people.”
Gay suicides spark upset
Soap on a Rope
OPINION
</#*2#%$-/*5'00*3#*-!(16-&#1*37* %*8GHA#A3#$*-!AA'&&##*-!A"!2#1* of administrators, faculty, staff and students. Rex Forehand, professor of psychology and a Distinguished University Professor, will serve as chair, he said. The committee will screen applicants and make recommendations to the president, 36&* 60&'A%&#07* &/#* "$#2'1#(&* "'-=2* the provost, who is then approved 37*&/#*3!%$1*!+*&$62&##2.*I#$$*2%'1J** DE&* '2* %05%72* C!)#0K2* ,(%0* say,” Vice President of Student Government Association (SGA) David Maciewicz said. LA!()* &/#* %""0'-%(&2* 5'00* 3#* interim provost Jane Knodell. President Fogel said that despite Jane Knodell’s service as interim provost, she is not a shoo in for the fulltime position. DE* &/'(=* 2/#* /%2* 3##(* performing extremely well in the
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JAIME LENT| The Vermont Cynic
Students show support at a candlelight vigil on Oct. 4. The vigil was arranged in response to eight suicides around the country in the past month by gay or lesbian youth.
Burlington students, faculty %(1* -!AA6('&7* A#A3#$2* ,00#1* the lawn of the Allen House on Oct. 4, marking the start of National Coming Out Week/Suicide Prevention Week. With candles and signs reading “STOP HATE” and “Silence is Deadly,” roughly 300 individuals walked from the lawn to the green for an 8 p.m. candlelight vigil. Outright Vermont, LGBTQA Center, Free2B and other UVM groups cohosted the vigil to honor the lives and mourn the loss of youth that have committed suicide in the past month. “In answer to all the questions S!%&'()* %$!6(1* %3!6&* 5/7* 2';* )%7* %(1* &5!* 0#23'%(* 7!6&/* ='00#1* themselves this past month, just
look around at most community institutions,” Director of LGBTQA Services Dot Brauer said. “The organizations we trust to keep people safe and whole: schools, police, churches, local, state and national governments too often are the very places where intolerance originates,” Brauer said. Individuals including Asher Brown, age 13, from Texas; Billy Lucas, age 15, from Indiana; Seth Walsh, age 13, from California; and Tyler Clementi, age 18, from New Jersey were mourned at the vigil. L00* #;"#$'#(-#1* 36007'()* %(1* /%$%22A#(&* 3#-%62#* &/#7* 5#$#* #'&/#$* )%7* !$* "#$-#'4#1* &!* 3#* )%7.* Brauer said. In the case of Tyler Clementi, it started with a Twitter message on Sept. 19, according to The New York See VIGIL on page 2
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NEWS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
Coke’s contract renewal on the rocks Students question CocaCola’s business ethics By Becky Hayes Staff Writer
A company accused by some of kidnapping, torture and murder may get their contract renewed by the University. UVM’s contract with Coca Cola expires on June 30, 2012, and the discussion of whether UVM will renew it will begin in the spring of 2011, according to the contract. “We really want to let students know as much as we know so that they can make an informed decision and so that we can make an informed decision [about whether to keep CocaCola products on campus],” junior Annie Doran said. The purpose of the Student Action Committee is to question CocaCola’s environmental and social practices, senior and chair of the committee Jesse Simmons said. According to Killer Coke, an organization that opposes Coca Cola, the company has engaged in a number of human rights and unethical business violations. Communities in India are experiencing severe water shortages as a direct result of CocaCola’s overextraction of groundwater used in bottling plants, a document from the India Resource Center stated. Killer Coke also condemns
CocaCola for allegedly murdering union leaders in Colombia. Violent paramilitaries, often working closely with plant management, have tortured, kidnapped or illegally detained hundreds of other Coke workers, according to Killer Coke. “We think that the University could have a very powerful impact on the operations of CocaCola by not renewing the contract,” Simmons said.
“[Coca-Cola] is literally killing people in Colombia.” Jesse Simmons Chair of Student Action Committee Paul Behan, marketing director for the oncampus food supplier Sodexho, a business partner of CocaCola, supports keeping the company at UVM. “Students here like the product and would be saddened if it went away,” Behan said. CocaCola donates their products at public events, keeps the campus wellstocked and is always a readily available business partner, Behan said.
BAILEY CUMMINGS | The Vermont Cynic
A CocaCola delivery is made to campus last semester. The CocaCola contract is up for renewal this Spring when it expires, prompting groups like Killer Coke to protest the University’s partnership with the company. The movement to reduce bottled water on campus is related to the CocaCola issue, according to the Student Action Committee. Thirteen percent of Coca 9-,+:&%6.-)#%+#%123%*-5/&%4.-5% Dasani bottled water, Simmons said. “But the problem is, if Coca Cola sales decrease by more than 10 percent, UVM has to pay massive costs,” he said.
The movement against bottled !+#/.% !",,% $0.#% 123% )(+(*"+,,;% if the University stays under the CocaCola contract, according to the Student Action Committee. One of the options to be considered this upcoming spring is reallocating UVM money to a more ethical company, Simmons said “Right now, we are really just in our homeworkresearch phase,” Simmons said. “The
decision lies outside our committee, but we would like to "(<0/(*/%"#%=;%'">"('%"(4-.5+#"-(% to the students. We really want to hear what students have to say.” The Student Action Committee offers any students who have an interest in the issue, comments or opinions to send their feedback to jsimmons@ uvm.edu or araveache@uvm.edu.
VIGIL Burlington joins LGBTQA, confronts recent bullying
...continued from page 1 Times. “Roommate asked for the room till midnight. I went into molly’s room and turned on my webcam. I saw him making out with a dude. Yay,” Clementi’s roommate tweeted, according to The New York Times. That night, the Rutgers University student who sent the message used a camera in his dormitory room to stream the roommate’s intimate encounter live on the Internet, authorities said. Three days later, Clementi commited suicide, jumping from the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River. The vigil also honored the lives of youth lost to suicide that did not make national news. “We tell everyone, especially youth, to ‘be yourself,’” guest speaker and author Jan Donnely said. “We are here to say that ‘be yourself’ is not a lie we tell our children, each other and ourselves.” Voluntary speakers made comments addressing the recent suicides. “A lot of us have been through this, have had to deal !"#$% &"'(")*+(#% ,-&&% +&% +% ./&0,#% of suicide,” Vice President of Free2B Rachel Koh said. “We all have a reason for being here.” “When I was too close, an angel threw me to the ground and held me there while I was kicking and screaming, pleading with them. Always take notice to other’s emotions; you could
someday be the angel who saves a life,” Koh said. 123% !+&% -(/% -4% #$/% ).&#% schools in the country to recognize National Coming Out Day with campus programming to raise awareness about LGBTQA issues and identities. “What UVM students have to offer — support — is priceless. I wish these students had what I have found here, because if I didn’t, I wouldn’t be here today,” junior Alex Lopez said. National Coming Out Week is about visibility. For LGBTQA, visibility is about saving lives. LGBTQA is currently celebrating 20 years of visibility at UVM, according to the LGBTQA website. “We are fortunate in Vermont that many more community institutions are LGBTQA +4).5"('% #$+(% "(% 5-&#% 6,+*/&78% Brauer said. “And yet, even in Vermont LGBTQA youth are bullied, end up in foster care and resort to suicide far more often than their heterosexual peers.” For those who are suffering, many resources are available to give support, Brauer said. “Know that there are many people who support you. Reach out for help to Outright Vermont (8659677), or the LGBTQA Center (6568637) the Counseling Center (6563340) at UVM, or the Trevor Project (18664UTREVOR) for immediate help 24 hours a day,” she said in an email. “No matter how bad it feels right now, pick up the phone and call. You will be so glad you did.”
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
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Possible changes to come for general education requirements Committee wants student input on potential modifications By Katy Petiford Staff Writer
The University is trying to make the general education requirements of all students more similar and the seven individual colleges more cohesive. UVM is one of the only universities of its size to have colleges that are so independent, Student Government Association (SGA) Vice President David Maciewicz said. The focus of the Joint Committee of General Education is to make the general education requirements match the goals and missions of the University, not just that of the individual
college. “What do we aspire for all UVM students across the board? What makes a UVM education distinct?” Associate Provost and Cochair of the Joint Committee on General Education Brian Reed said. The new general education requirements would teach every student skills that are stated in the UVM vision and mission statement, Reed said. The administration has been focused on all of the colleges having the same principles for a long time, Maciewicz said. However, some students said they would be displeased if there )%#( %( 4,!"( &'0-"+( 9&!!09&2&4(
throughout the University. “I don’t know why they would call for cohesion when the independence of each college is what makes the University of Vermont unique,” junior Victoria Barton said. Other students said that they didn’t know that the new proposals were in the works. “I had no idea,” junior Caroline Fenn said. “As long as each college doesn’t lose what’s pertinent to it, I’m okay with it.” The committee has already created one model for changing the general education requirements and hope to have several to present to the Curricular Affairs Committee in
early January, Reed said. “The world is changing rapidly and we need to ensure our graduates are broadly educated, adaptable and capable of succeeding,” an email sent from the committee to the UVM community said. The goal is to present to the full Faculty Senate in March and then to the board of trustees on May 20, 2011. If approved, the new general education requirements would be implemented starting with the graduating class of 2016, he said. “We think this is really important,” Reed said. “It’s been rare that the University has been looking at universitywide
curriculum.” In an effort to create a core mission of goals across the University, the committee has been holding engagement meetings to bring the topic to the attention of faculty, staff and students. Over the course of the semester, the committee will hold 60 meetings with colleges and individual departments, as well as all residence halls in an attempt to get their opinions on possible changes. Students are encouraged to have their voice heard by taking the survey online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/ L3RWHTC.
Campus crime information available to students By Hillary Walton Assistant News Editor
“I had no idea that I could access this information,” sophomore Jen Attig said. “I wish For students curious about it was more publicized that this crime on campus, the 200910 was out there.” crime report is now available. The report includes The University of Vermont’s institutional policies concerning annual security report includes alcohol and drug abuse, crime statistics for the previous three prevention, the reporting of completed calendar years crime, sexual assault and other concerning reported crimes. information and resource
referrals. “We ask that you do your part to help protect yourself and others,” Chief of UVM Police Services Lianne Toumey said. “I encourage you to carefully review this brochure, especially the crime prevention tips.” As a requirement of The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990,
ALEXA ALGIOS | The Vermont Cynic
Hats, gloves and mittens are sold to students and their families over Homecoming weekend. Visitor increases over the weekend give hotels and local businesses a boost going into the winter.
UVM Homecoming and family weekend brings big smiles, big crowds and big bills By Lindsey Waters Staff Writer
To some, homecoming and family weekend means bittersweet reunions and tons of pictures, to others, long waits and overpriced hotel rooms. Availability in hotels and !"#$%&!%'$#( )%#( *%!+( $,( -'+( between Sept. 30 and Oct. 3 because of the large number of visiting relatives and alumni. “My parents stayed in a hotel outside of Burlington a couple exits down because it was so "./"'#01"( %'+( *%!+( $,( -'+( %'( %1%02%32"( !,,456( -!#$( 7"%!( 8%72%( Hoffman said. The Sheraton Hotel in Burlington sold out for the weekend on Sept. 30, a Sheraton
staff member said. The hotel front desk recommended making a reservation three months in advance due to high demands so the majority of rooms were already booked three months prior, the Sheraton staff member said. The number of hotel rooms reserved this year was not as overwhelming as previous years, the Sheraton Hotel staff member said. “Last year was really crazy … it got to the point that we had to send people to other hotels.” While the cost per night at the Sheraton Hotel is usually around $199, the price can rise to $229 during times of high demand, the staff member said. The Marriott in Burlington
also considers UVM’s homecoming and family weekend a “special event weekend” and raises the nightly fee by $20, a Marriott staff member said. Students and restaurant workers said that the crowds and waits continued to grow on Church street. Leunig’s Bistro, located on the corner of Church and College streets, did not take dinner reservations during homecoming and family weekend, Leunig’s Bistro manager said. “We found that families would make reservations for multiple restaurants and then not show up for their table,” the manager said. “Reservations became more detrimental than helpful.”
known as The Clery Act, campus safety information is published for the university community via the Internet. “Personal safety is a responsibility each and every one of us bears, and we at Police Services need your assistance to make our campus a safe environment in which to learn, live and grow,” Toumey said.
An email was recently sent out to students providing the link to the UVM Clery Report. If you have any questions or suggestions about campus safety, law enforcement at UVM or how to improve this guide, please feel free to contact Police Services at 6562027 or via email at Police@ uvm.edu with your comments or suggestions.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
BSU brings a soulful social By Aimee Lacadan Staff Writer In the Grand Maple Ballroom "2(*.+(3&147()+0*+'("0(I&*$':&?,( Oct. 2, students, families and friends gathered for the Black I*$:+0*(D04"087(OKIDP(7450&*$'+( &00$&%( +1+0*Q( *.+( I"$%( H"":( Social. R1+'?( ?+&',( *.+( I"$%( H"":( Social is held on homecoming 9++C+0:G( 6*( 47( =+&0*( *"( +77+0*4&%%?( #'"14:+( 5"":( 2"":,( entertainment and an enjoyable setting, BSU President Nicole Constantine said. It is the prime time during *.+(?+&'(2"'(7*$:+0*7(9."(:"(0"*( C0"9( 9.&*( KID( 47( "'( 9.&*( *.+?( do, she said. The Soul Food Social is &0( 40*'":$;*"'?( +1+0*( *"( 0+9( students not only of color but to +1+'?"0+(+%7+(&7(9+%%G( M6( *."$5.*( 4*( 9&7( &( 5'+&*( experience because it is one of the +1+0*7("0(;&=#$7(9.+'+(*.+'+(47(&( lot of exposure to a different kind of culture in a predominantly 9.4*+( $041+'74*?S( 4*( 2+%*( %4C+( 6( clicked in,” sophomore Tracy Ebalu said. <.+( +1+0*( >+5&0( 94*.( )"07*&0*40+( 7&?405( &( 2+9( 9"':7( "2( 9+%;"=+G( H4'7*( ?+&'( T4%"'?( <."=&7( *.+0( 7&05( MU42*( R1+'?( Voice and Sing” — considered the black national anthem — and '+;+41+:(&(7*&0:405("1&*4"0G J2*+'( <."=&78( #+'2"'=&0;+,( Assistant Director for Campus Programs Tamara Plummer
Professors comment on the history of Kake Walks By Jessica McWeeney Staff Writer
ALEXA ALGIOS| The Vermont Cynic
BSU hosts their annual Soul Food Social. Volunteers serve attendees homemade dishes buffetstyle. spoke about enjoying locally =&:+( 2"":( 94*.( 2'4+0:7( &0:( family despite the different setting from home. V$+7*7( 9+'+( *.+0( $7.+'+:( *"( *.+( U41&C( K&%%'""=,( 9.+'+( 1"%$0*++'7( #'+#&'+:( &0:( 7+'1+:( food. M6('+&%%?(+0W"?+:(*.+(2"":G(6*87( :422+'+0*(2'"=(9.&*(6($7$&%%?(+&*( $#(.+'+S(4*('+=40:7(=+("2(."=+,-( sophomore Christopher Cardona
7&4:( &2*+'( /047.405( .47( #%&*+( "2( #&7*+%4*"7( &0:( 79++*( &0:( 7"$'( chicken. After dinner that night the D'>&0( H%&1&( I*+#( <+&=( &0:( *.+( )&*&="$0*( 3&0;+( )'+9( #+'2"'=+:( &0:( '+;+41+:( %"05( applauses. “The Soul Food Social really :4:( #'"14:+( 5"":( 2"":,( 2'4+0:7( and fun,” sophomore Nathaniel T">7"0(7&4:G
“Kake Walks and Dance Competitions: Race and Performance in American !"#$%&'()$%*$'+,-(*.+(/0&%(+1+0*( marking the launch of the Center 2"'(3454*&%(604*4&*41+78(0+9(:454*&%( collection “Kake Walk at UVM” took place Oct. 4 in the Royall Tyler Theatre. UVM Outreach librarian Robin Katz, one of the primary organizers of the collection, said she hopes that the online ;"%%+;*4"0( 94%%( 7*&'*( &( :4&%"5$+( about Kake Walks and race relations among students and researchers not only at UVM but across the country. <.+( ;"%%+;*4"0( :+1+%"#=+0*( >+5&0( &( ?+&'( &5"( 9.+0( @&*A( :47;"1+'+:( *.+( =&*+'4&%( chronicling the history of Kake B&%C(&*(DEF(40(*.+(D041+'74*?87( &';.41+7G( Katz and Dr. Brian Gilley, associate professor and director of ALANA U.S. ethnic studies program, selected items for digitization. Katz said she '+&%4A+:(*.+(1&%$+("2(*.47(=&*+'4&%( and thought it should be digitized &0:(=&:+(&1&4%&>%+(>+;&$7+("2(4*7( '+7+&';.(1&%$+G <.+( +1+0*( 2+&*$'+:( 3'G( Thomas DeFrantz, professor of =$74;,(*.+&*+'(&'*7,(;"=#&'&*41+( =+:4&(7*$:4+7(&0:(9"=+087(&0:( gender studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as the speaker. 3'G( 3+H'&0*A87( #'+7+0*&*4"0( detailed the basic historical :+1+%"#=+0*( "2( @&C+( B&%C7( &7( part of African American culture, &0:( 4*7( +1"%$*4"0( 40*"( &( 7";4&%( dance and performance tool. Kake Walks originated on southern plantations as a partnered dance during ;"'0.$7C405( 2+7*41&%7G( I%&1+7(
9"$%:( #+'2"'=( &( #&'":?( "2( *.+( dances done by their masters in the “big house, ” DeFrantz said. @&C+( B&%C405( +1+0*$&%%?( >+;&=+( #"#$%&'( &0:( :+1+%"#+:( 40*"( ;"=#+*4*4"07( 40( 9.4;.( *.+( 9400+'7( 9"$%:( '+;+41+( ;&C+,( hence the name Kake Walk, DeFrantz said. J7( @&C+( B&%C405( 5'+9( 40( #"#$%&'4*?( &0:( +1"%1+:( 40*"( &0( actual dance style choreographed "0( K'"&:9&?( &0:( 40( /%=,( 4*( also spread as a social dance 94*.( 5'+&*( 7$;;+77( 40( ;"%%+5+7,( including UVM. Kake Walking competitions became the most #&'*4;4#&*+:L40( +1+0*( &*( *.+( &00$&%( 940*+'( ;&'041&%( %&7*405( from 18931969, he said. H'&*+'04*?( =+0( 9"$%:( :'+77( up in costumes, including >%&;C2&;+( =&C+$#( &0:( 9457( and perform a choreographed dance they had rehearsed for ="0*.7G(<.+(#+'2"'=&0;+7(9+'+( originally held in Old Mill. The online collection contains 0+97#&#+'( &'*4;%+7,( #4;*$'+7( and other documents recording DEF87( @&C+( B&%C405( .47*"'?( that Robin Katz said she hopes 94%%(.+%#(DEF(*&C+("90+'7.4#("2( its past. English and ALANA studies Professor John Gennari suggested Dr. DeFrantz as the %+;*$'+'(2"'(*.+(+1+0405G( “We should understand the history of our institution,” Gennari said. This addresses the race 477$+( &0:( &%%"97( 2"'( &( 7+'4"$7( study of race that can help us *"( $0:+'7*&0:( M9.4*+0+77,-( Gennari said. “The Kake Walk performance itself is a racial masquerade.” M<.47( :"+708*( .&1+( *"( >+( racist,” Gennari said. “We can +N#%"'+( *.+( 4:+&( "2( '&;+( 94*."$*( being racist.”
KELSEY WOOLEY | The Vermont Cynic
MIT professor, Dr. Thomas DeFrantz, visits UVM to discuss the development and history of the Kake Walk tradition.
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VANDALISM TO ART Graffiti competition works to change conception
By Naciim Benkreira Staff Writer
Upon arriving at the Wall >& ?*.(*+& '%+#& *..2*5& -%*"'#6& contest, the diverse turnout was immediately surprising. Families, parents, adults, teenagers and students all congregated in order to watch 12 local artists compete live and headtohead for a cash prize of $500. Sponsored by Magic Hat Brewery and Shelburne Art Center, the event provided live music — including King Magnetic from Army of the Pharos — a barbecue, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream and a beer #*+#6.-& ,"& @*-6/& =*#A+& '.$+#& elixirs. The artists were given $B*/#5)& #8,& 4,2%+0& *& '($& ",,#& C)&'($&",,#&8,,3&D*.$5&*.3&#4$& theme “under pressure” to work their magic. Holly Boardman, creative director of the Shelburne Art Center and founder of Wall 2 Canvas, wanted to present the
/,.#$:D,%*%)& ",%:& ,"& -%*"'#6& art to the public. “I wanted to create a venue where we can enjoy the live happening of the technique and skills, in order to observe the creative process rather than 6.#$%D%$#& -%*"'#6& *+& /%6:$0<& +4$& said. E%*"'#6& 6+& ,"#$.& misunderstood and viewed exclusively as a form of vandalism, due to the *"'56*#6,.& 86#4& -*.-+0& #4$& newest generational method of “bombing” — the frequent painting of tags or marks of an individual — and because it can deface private property. “[It’s] misunderstood,” a contestant who goes by Thomas Jefferson, said. “It’s art. People think it’s all about bombing, [which is where] much of the hostility comes from.” One possible solution to this conception is change and evolution. FE%*"'#6& 4*+& #,& $(,5($0<& Sterling Downey, urban street artist and founder of
Stevens’ electronic rhythms shift to intimacy By Robert Marcantonio Staff Writer
In Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club,” Tyler Durden says, “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.” Sufjan Stevens’ abandonment of the 50 States Project after completing only Michigan and Illinois left him in a similar position. !"#$%&'($&)$*%+&,"&+#*-.*./)0& Stevens brings us the electronic, schizophrenic, implosive, post modern, carefully orchestrated mess of an album “The Age of Adz”. It sounds like an internal battle and deconstructs itself as Stevens explores themes of love, faith, anxiety and suicide. The expansive album embodies folk, pop and hiphop sensibilities, yet sounds like a chamber orchestra of analog synths. Stevens’ classic trilling 12#$+& *.3& /4,%*5& %$"%*6.+& *%$& still there and are are beautiful nonetheless, but this is a different Sufjan. Perhaps he’s lost his mind, a lover or his faith — whatever it is, an absence has birthed some sort of overload and what arguably may be one of the best albums to spring from the wake of Animal Collectives’ 2009 release “Merriweather Post Pavillion.” The album bleeps, bloops, '77$+0&+86%5+&*.3&+8$55+&#4%,2-4& Stevens’ existential crisis. Though there are refrains, it’s less a versechorus structured concept album like Stevens’ previous work than it is shape and color shifting a primal and intergalactic battle between Sufjan and himself. Stevens’ lyrics are more self referential and intimate than
ever before, yet they still seem to hold a higher meaning. In “Vesuvius,” he compares himself to the volcano that buried Pompeii in ash and seems aware that this step in his musical career is a risky one, as he sings: “Sufjan, follow the path/it leads to an article of imminent death/Sufjan, follow ),2%&4$*%#9",55,8&#4$&1*:$;< He may get a little preachy in “Get Real Get Right” when he sings, “You know you really gotta get right with the Lord,” but this song may be a nod to the schizophrenic visions of a future of aliens and a dark age by artist Royal Robertson, whose art Stevens showcases on the album. “The Age of Adz” seems schizophrenic in and of itself. Horns and choral refrains battle synth armies in the title track, then ends quietly with Sufjan singing over an acoustic -26#*%;&=6+&'5#$%$3&(,/*5+&+$$:& detached from the clean guitar sound and it seems like there is a disconnect between Sufjan and himself. Paradoxically, panning shocks of static seem to be the most consistent sound throughout the album; it’s held together by sounds of disintegration. There is an urgency to “The Age of Adz” — a tension that doesn’t resolve. There’s a sense that this is a product from an authentic Sufjan, but that even he’s not sure who that is. It’s scheduled to release Oct. 12 by Asthmatic Kitty Records, the same day he kicks off his tour with a show at Metropolis in Montreal. Until then, you can stream it for free at www. npr.org.
Underpressure, an annual -%*"'#6&/,:D$#6#6,.&6.&@,.#%$*5& that attracts 12,000 people said. “You can’t just stay the same with bombing and tagging. You need to take it outside the box and stand out.”
“You can’t just stay the same with bombing and tagging. You need to take it outside the box and stand out.” Sterling Downey Street artist G#6550& -%*"'#6& 4*+& +D*8.$3& new forms of expression, in which artists use the aesthetic
medium of the street to formulate new, innovative works of art. Wall 2 Canvas participant and UVM alum Kristen L’Esperance uses spray stencil work to provide textures and patterns to her wheat pasting works. “[With wheat pasting,] as it starts to weather and deteriorate, a symbiotic relationship is formed with the art and the building,” L’Esperance said. Her methodology furthers her use of materials and formulates the use of the street as canvas, capturing its essence in order to give her piece +6-.6'/*./$; Despite its more artistic :*.6"$+#*#6,.+0& -%*"'#6& "*/$+& *& large amount of animosity. “[I think it’s a] generational thing,” Downey said. “The
oldest generation does not see the value in it. That is where the struggle is. The older generation that owns property, they don’t want their property vandalized, so obviously they are going to +D$*H&,2#&I*-*6.+#&-%*"'#6J;< Whether or not the event succeeded in its goal of helping to change these perceptions is hard to say, but judging by the diverse turnout, it would seem that it was successful. The crowd at the event was not just people involved in the culture. Many of them were people who own properties and businesses and who commission -%*"'#6&8,%H+; All proceeds raised from #4$& $($.#& C$.$'#$3& #4$& $"",%#+& of the Shelburne Art Center for providing affordable art education to people of all ages, Boardman said.
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!"#$%&$'# a look through the lens Above: Students gather in a candlelight vigil arranged in response to eight suicides within the LGBTQA community.
Right: UVMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cappella group Top Cats performs in Ira Allen on Oct. 2.
Bottom left: A fight breaks out at a hockey game between UVM and Denver on Saturday, Oct. 9.
Bottom right: Flowers and candles were brought to the candlelight vigil on last Monday, Oct. 4.
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UVM has a serious Coke addiction. And you may too, whether you realize it or not. X90,)R'%0&#)R*'5)9,*%1#)V0':#().90,) Vitamin Water and your Dasani bottle &4*&)5,*=-)4#:F"#-)6,9$)%*&0,#;-*3'%1) hippies are all examples of CocaCola products UVM students consume on a ,#10"*,)8*-'-A)) C&L-)4*,5)%9&)&9)0-#)!9:*;!9"*) >,950:&-)=4'"#),#-'5'%1)9%)&4'-):*$>0-A)) C6).90)4*3#)*)$#*")>"*%().90)*,#)*--0,#5) to come across a few. CocaCola company virtually has a monopoly on the UVM market. That $#*%-)&4#.):*%):4*,1#)YZA[\)69,)$9-&) drinks — a price that’s sure to leave most of The Cynic)-&*66):*""'%1)49$#)69,)$9,#) points by Halloween. The lack of competition is unhealthy for students’ and parents’ wallets alike; it "#*3#-)&4#$)5*%1#,90-".)&4'%A)) C6).90):90>"#)&4*&)='&4)&4#)6*:&)&4*&) UVM has to pay penalties if CocaCola sales slip by 10 percent, it seems as &49014)&4#)*5$'%'-&,*&'9%)'-)69,:#; 6##5'%1)0-)!9F#)*%5)&#""'%1)0-)=#)"'F#)'&A)) Why is UVM penalized if students suddenly lose interest in Coke? Doesn’t that seem more like CocaCola’s problem, and not the University’s? The relationship between the two parties seems like an uneven one. UVM 1#&-)&9)>*.)69,)!9F#)>,950:&-()*%5)&4#%) 2]R)1#&-)&9)>*.)'6)%9895.)80.-)&4#)!9F#) products. J%)&4#)*%&';!9:*;!9"*)-'5#)96)&4#) 5#8*&#)'-)*%)9,1*%'7*&'9%):*""#5)W'""#,) Coke. While The Cynic may not buy into &4#)*""#1*&'9%-)96)!9:*;!9"*)9,5#,'%1)4'&-) 9%)!9"9$8'*%)0%'9%)"#*5#,-()=#)59)*1,##) many of Coke’s business practices are suspect, to say the least. As the news article “Coke’s contract renewal on the rocks” said that Coke '-)8"*$#5)69,)-#3#,#)=*&#,)-49,&*1#-) '%)C%5'*)*%5)9&4#,)H0%#&4':*")80-'%#--) violations.” T3#%)&4#)*""#1*&'9%-)96)-0:4)40$*%) ,'14&-)3'9"*&'9%-)*,#)#%9014)&9)&0,%)&4#) &'5#)*1*'%-&)!9:*;!9"*)*&)*)-:499")='&4) such a liberal student body as UVM. The door should be opened for more :9$>#&'&'9%)*&)2]RA))<,'%1'%1)'%)!9:*; Cola’s rivals would help drive down costs 69,)-&05#%&-A))/'14&)%9=()'&)-##$-)&4*&) !9F#):*%):4*,1#)=4*&#3#,)>,':#-)&4#.) please because they control the market. A contract with Coke may help UVM pinch pennies, but it drains students’ points. M"-9()'6)]NDTG)-0::##5-)'%),'55'%1) UVM of all bottled water, it wouldn’t make sense to keep a contract with Coke, 8#:*0-#)&4#)2%'3#,-'&.)=90"5)8#)>*.'%1) penalties due to the reduction of Coke sales. The Cynic believes UVM should :9%-'5#,)9>#%'%1)&4#)$*,F#&)&9) :9$>#&'&'9%(),*&4#,)&4*%)-&*.'%1)='&4) *)^*=#5)!9:*;!9"*),#"*&'9%-4'>A))_0-&) 8#:*0-#)'&L-)&4#)9%".)&4'%1)=#L3#)#3#,) known, doesn’t mean it’s the only option out there.
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The epiphany that wasn’t The recent suicide of Tyler !"#$#%&'()*)+,-&).#*,)*&)/0&1#,-) 2%'3#,-'&.()4*-)1#%#,*&#5)*) $#5'*)6,#%7.)*890&).90%1)$#%) who have recently committed -0':'5#)8#:*0-#)96)*%&';1*.) harassment. <0&)&9):*"")&4#)+3#)-0':'5#-) &4*&)4*3#)%9=)1*,%#,#5)%*&'9%*") media attention a sudden trend — ABC News called it a “recent #,0>&'9%?)@)'-)$'-"#*5'%1A)B9&#) that the four other suicides @)4'14)-:499"#,-)'%)C%5'*%*() !*"'69,%'*()*%5)D#E*-()*):9""#1#) -&05#%&)'%)/495#)C-"*%5)@)*"") 1*'%#5)%*&'9%*")>08"':'&.)'%)&4#) =*F#)96)&4#)/0&1#,-)&,*1#5.() #3#%)&49014)&4#.)*"")>,#:#5#5) Clementi’s suicide. G#,4*>-)$9,#)&,*1':)'-)&4#) fact that the story of Clementi’s +%*")5*.-)=*-)>':F#5)0>)'%-&#*5) of the other four suicides because '&)=*-)-#E'#,A)C&)4*5)*"")&4#) $*F'%1-)96)*)HI*=)*%5)J,5#,K) SVU” episode and the media snatched it up. While the media may lead us to believe that they’ve had a Woodward and Bernstein moment, it is inaccurate if not ',,#->9%-'8"#)&9)-011#-&)&4*&)*%) #>'5#$':)96)1*.)&##%)-0':'5#-)4*-) ,#:#%&".)8#10%A) /98)JL<,'#%()*)>,96#--9,) *&)/0&1#,-()&9"5)M<!)&4*&) Clementi’s suicide was the second at the University &4'-).#*,()*%5)&4*&)&4#)+,-&) also centered around sexual orientation. N0':'5#-)9%):9""#1#):*$>0-#-) aren’t new. Academic studies ='&4'%)&4#)>*-&)+3#).#*,-)4*3#) 690%5)&4*&)1*.).90%1)>#9>"#) are more than twice as likely
to attempt suicide than their 4#&#,9-#E0*")>##,-A)M$9%1) $*"#-()1*.)&##%-)$*.)8#)*-)$0:4) as seven times as likely to end their life. Despite these statistics, $#5'*)9,1*%'7*&'9%-)4*3#)-4'#5) *=*.)6,9$)&4#)>9&#%&'*")*%&';1*.) motivation behind the webcast of Clementi’s sexual encounter, 9,)&4#),9"#)*%&';1*.)4*,*--$#%&) may have played in his suicide. HD0,%'%1)O!"#$#%&'L-P)5#*&4) '%&9)*)>0-4)69,)1*.),'14&-)'-)*) fallacy. Homosexuality is not the only reason people kill themselves,” a staff editorial >08"'-4#5)8.)&4#)/0&1#,-)-&05#%&) newspaper said. C&)'-)#*-.)&9)8"*$#)&4#)&=9) /0&1#,-)+,-&).#*,-()Q4*,0%)/*3') *%5)R9"".)S#'()69,)19'%1)&4,9014) with a stupid, heartless prank that resulted in the death of a classmate and leave it at that. <0&)'&)'-)%*'3#)&9)'1%9,#) =4*&)&4#)/0&1#,-)'%:'5#%&) 4'14"'14&-K)&4*&)-9$#)>#9>"#) view homosexuality as funny or *$0-'%1()&4*&)'&L-)9F*.)&9)-&,#*$) *)3'5#9)96).90,),99$$*&#)4*3'%1) a sexual encounter with another $*%)*%5)"*014)*890&)'&A) J,)&4*&()*-)T""#%)Q#1#%#,#-) -*'5()H&4#,#)*,#)$#--*1#-) #3#,.=4#,#)&4*&)3*"'5*&#)O*%&'; 1*.P)80"".'%1)*%5)&*0%&'%1A? J,)>#,4*>-)'&)-4#5-)"'14&) on the many public middle *%5)4'14)-:499"-)=49)->9%-9,) :9$>,#4#%-'3#)*%&';80"".'%1) >,91,*$-)&4*&)69:0-)9%),*:#() ethnicity and socioeconomic status but fail to address sexual identity. J,)59#-)'&)'""0-&,*&#)*) culture of passivity, where it is
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acceptable to watch silently while your classmate violates the most >,'3*&#)96)->*:#-)8.)8,9*5:*-&'%1) his roommate’s bedroom, as S#')*""#1#5".)5'5()9,)-*.)%9&4'%1) *-)&4#)=9,5)H6*1?)'-):*,#"#--".) tossed around? U*.).90%1)>#9>"#)6*:#) '%:,#5'8"#)*53#,-'&.)1,9='%1)0>) &4*&)4#&#,9-#E0*"-()'%:"05'%1) $.-#"6():90"5)%#3#,)'$*1'%#A) N>#:'+:*"".()1*.).90%1) men face a double standard &4*&)59#-%L&)*>>".)&9)1*.) .90%1)=9$#%A)U',"-):*%)>"*.) soccer, boys can’t cheerlead. Gay males are subject to a %*,,9=#,)*::#>&#5)5#+%'&'9%) of masculinity that isn’t as pluralistic as femininity. C&)'-)1,#*&)&4*&)%#=-) 9,1*%'7*&'9%-)*,#):93#,'%1)&4'-) issue where it has previously been invisible. But to make it seem like 1*.)-0':'5#-)4*3#)V0-&)-&*,&#5) 9::0,,'%1)%9=)89&4)'1%9,#-)*) decade of academic research and 6*'"-)&9),#->#:&)9,)*:F%9="#51#) &4#)&490-*%5-)96).90%1)>#9>"#) who have attempted to end their "'6#)8#:*0-#)#3#,.&4'%1)*,90%5) &4#$)@)'%:"05'%1)&4#)$#5'*)@) =*-)&#""'%1)&4#$)'&)=*-%L&)JW)&9) be who they were. Zach Despart is a junior political science major. He has been writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.
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OPINION
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POINT COUNTER POINT Illustration by Andrew Becker
Priority registration for athletes In favor of... The notion that studentathletes receive full priority registration for classes may irk some people in concept, but in practice, there is not a good enough reason to stop such a policy. !"#!$%!&'()!(&*$+,(!#-,#!./%#!0$1%!*&! to the students who have concrete obligations to schedule their classes around. Other students may feel shortchanged, but it seems more unjust if student athletes are forced out of a class they need to take just because Bobby needs his Thursday nights free to party. Besides the obvious notion that studentathletes get priority only because they need it to effectively juggle both obligations, there is the question of how detrimental this actually is to the class selection of the general student body. 23$'*!,!./%#!)3,/4!"!5&6'0!($##(3! 0$5.+6(#)!$'!%3(3+#$'*!+(,%%3%!#-,#!73/3! 1&#-!/3(38,'#!#&!9)!9,:&/!,'0!56(.((30! some graduation requirements. Even at the very bottom of the class selection food chain, I didn’t have trouble, so I can’t see it being much of an issue going forward. The critics of this policy, as I stated before, seem to have no good reason to 13!;338304!&#-3/!#-,'!5&/!#-3!0$5.+6(#)! in scheduling around their other, less universityconcerned pursuits. That is not to say that athletics take precedent over anything else students on campus might be doing, but it is worth pointing out that the University has an obligation to put its athletic programs — some of which are competing at a very high level — in the best position to succeed. A simple function can help to make sense of this situation. The more inclined a student is toward %+-&&(!7&/<!,'0!%;3+$.+!+(,%%!%3(3+#$&'4! the less time said student will most likely be putting into other activities, therefore
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allowing their schedule to be more =3>$1(3?! A less academically inclined student is less likely to be taking a demanding &/!%;3+$.+!+&6/%3!(&,0!,'0!#-3/35&/3! shouldn’t have trouble balancing their ulterior pursuits with their schoolwork. Therefore, there should be no complaints from anyone about this situation. The SGA resolution denouncing full priority registration policy for student athletes is ludicrous and poorly thought out. They present no logical reason for their opposition other than seniors not being able to get into classes they need to graduate. That simply seems like poor planning on the part of such seniors. Certain senators also contested the fact that studentathletes deserve full priority registration, according to the minutes of the Sept. 28 SGA meeting. After all, priority registration policy puts studentathletes in a good place to %6++330!,'0!/39&83%!,')!3>+6%3%!5&/! 5,$(6/3!#&!;3/5&/9!&55!#-3!.3(0?!@&93! students may be upset that these players seem more important to the University than the rest of us. In reality, it is a simple method to allow them to be their best on and off #-3!.3(0!#-,#!-,%!83/)!($##(3!3553+#!&'!#-3! success or failure of the rest of us.
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ability could trump intellectual ability in a university setting is a deeply disturbing possibility. I understand that with rigorous practice schedules and a full academic plate, time and stress management become legitimate concerns. JOSH MACGREGOR However, as junior men’s soccer Finally, the SGA has given me defenseman Dwayne Dove said in his something to be thankful for. interview last week, “studentathletes are The weekly stream of emails I receive %#603'#%!./%#!,'0!,#-(3#3%!%3+&'0?C! from Mr. Mensah are generally about as The athletic elitism implicit in useful to me as dark room pornography: granting athletes priority registration If something’s in there, I barely see it; if over their fellow classmates would only there’s nothing, just keep making enough demonstrate a seriously contradictory noise and I might convince myself there value system to that of an institution is anyway. which claims itself to be primarily focused While the messages have that friendly in academia. conversational tone, by and large I learn One may accuse me of being biased '&#-$'*!#-,#!7,%!'&#!,(/3,0)!&'!#-3!=$3/! — scornful even. After all, four years of a outside my building. high school positively dominated by the So when I open these emails, football aristocracy will do as much. 3>,9$'3!#-39! But let it be clear: My thoroughly, and I am met problem is not with the once more with nothing athletes. more important than a My problem lies in But the thought that the privileges granted crosscultural greeting physical ability could 3>+(6%$83()!#&!#-39!1)! in Portuguese, Italian, French or whatever administrative bodies. trump intellectual other language our dear Writing weekly for The ability in a university Cynic, hours spent Presidente has decided to embrace that week, writing recreationally, setting is a my faith in the essential reading and research worth of SGA is typically deeply disturbing for both school and diminutive. independent study possibility. Call me a cynic, but — why am I not until I see otherwise, my being considered for view of any government priority registration? is always one of Why are everyone’s skepticism. recreational activities not being taken into Last week’s decision to uphold their consideration along with athletes? stance denying studentathletes full It seems that the SGA too has made priority registration, however, was a step such considerations. Granting athletes in the right direction. priority registration is not just an issue I am not an athlete. &5!3>#/,+6//$+6(,/!,+#$8$#)!16#!,(%&!,'! I am not even a sports fan. issue of equality — equality that would be But don’t judge me — I’m not the compromised if such legislation were to stereotypical punk rocker in favor of pass. abolishing all the sports teams or varsity So in summation, thank you SGA, for jocks either — I just have a big problem not following the perverse precedent set 7$#-!#-3!'3>#!A$'%#&'!B-6/+-$((4!7-&! forth by so many other sportsdominated was neither an honors college student or institutions, keeping education at the an athlete, getting put on the academic forefront of UVM’s agenda. backburner for the future Terrell Owens. !6*3$>&:?'"16'$)*$&$+'*,-."&'$/012)*3$&0@$ I have friends who are athletes. I’ll A3)26*6A3.$4&56'7$$8"$3&*$(""0$9'),)01$#6'$ go to a game and undoubtedly have a The Cynic *)0:"$#&22$;<=< grand time, but the thought that physical
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NFL PICKS WEEK 6 By Rory Leland Staff Writer
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DAMIR ALISA | The Vermont Cynic Senior defenseman Dan Lawson moves the puck up ice against No. 9 Denver. The Catamounts lost to Denver 53 on Friday and tied 11 on Saturday to open the season.
2010-2011 men’s hockey preview By Diana Giunta Senior Staff Writer
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Sports Shorts THIS WEEK
By Nikki Galle Staff Writer
Wednesday !"#!$ Men’s soccer @ Boston University Boston 7 p.m.
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Men’s soccer vs. Stony Brook University Centennial Field 1 p.m.
Field hockey vs. University of Albany Moulton Winder Field 3 p.m.
Sunday
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Women’s soccer @ University of New Hampshire Durham, N.H. 2 p.m.