Campus Hazing in Focus Jack's Mannequin to Play D-Day
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C AMPUS TIMES VOLUME 139, NUMBER 12 Serving the University of Rochester community since 1873 THURSDAY , APRIL 26, 2012 UR books Walters, Ferguson for Mel Weekend Campus BY LEAH BULETTI Oct. 13 in Kodak Hall. Executive Director of Alum- that the speaker would not be anchor on NBC’s “The Today NEWS EDITOR Late night comedian Craig ni Relations Kevin Wesley campaigning. But, he said that Show,” where she worked hazing Iconic journalist, author Ferguson will be this year’s expressed overwhelming op- the politically slanted focus for over 10 years. She then and television personality featured comedian and will timism with the choice of of last year’s two big names spent 25 years as the co-host Barbara Walters, known perform two shows on Fri- Walters and the message he — President Bill Clinton and and chief correspondent in focus for the multitude of day, Oct. 12. Meliora hopes she will deliver. Associate Justice Antonin of ABC’s prime time news BY KEVIN SCANTLEN interviews she has Weekend is set for “Walters is a pioneer in Scalia — did not factor into magazine program “20/20” STAFF WRITER conducted with Oct. 11 to 14. journalism and, particularly, this year’s choice. and, through her work on Investigations into allega- famous world fig- she is one of the first women “Last year we had two ABC Evening News, became tions of hazing at Dartmouth ures, will deliver leaders in the field of journal- pretty iconic figures from the first female co-anchor of College, Cornell University the 2012 Meliora ism,” Wesley said. “She has two sides of the political network evening news. In and Binghamton University Weekend key- interviewed countless world spectrum here for the same 2004, Walters changed her have thrust hazing into the note address leaders over the course of her weekend,” Wesley said. role at ABC, increasing her national spotlight. on Saturday, career, in addition to her work “That’s not typically the number of primetime ABC Stories of pledges eating in popular culture. I think her case, but we do try to provide News specials, in addition vomlets (omelets with vomit perspective on news and enter- an array of perspectives on to her well-known “Barbara inside of them), being forced to tainment today will be pretty world issues over time.” Walters Specials.” consume dangerous amounts relevant, especially right Wesley added that Walters Walters has also inter- of alcohol and performing before the presiden- has been “a part of our living viewed every president and other degrading activities at tial election.” rooms for decades.” Given first lady since Richard Nix- Dartmouth brought into the Since Meliora the breadth of interviews she on and was chosen to be the public eye after a Rolling Stone Weekend will has conducted with figures moderator for the third and article entitled “Confessions of transpire shortly from politics to pop culture, final debate between presi- an Ivy League Frat Boy: Inside before Novem- Wesley believes that “her dential candidates Jimmy Dartmouth’s Hazing Abuses” ber’s election, perspective will be a fasci- Carter and Gerald Ford in published this April prompted a Wesley said nating one for our viewers 1976. Some of her notable nationwide discussion of hazing it was im- to hear.” exclusive interviews include at colleges and universities. portant to Walters first became known current Secretary of State With the recent events at JUlia sklar • PRESE N TATIO N EDITOR ensure as a television morning news SEE MELIORA, PAGE 4 Dartmouth in mind, many wonder whether something of that nature could happen at Jack’s Mannequin Community commemorates UR. In an online survey con- ducted by the Campus Times to solicit commentary and to play D-Day Bordeaux with new memorial opinions on the hazing issue at UR, some students admitted BY LEAH BULETI it and not know what to say,” BY MELISSA GOLDIN that it was possible. NEWS EDITOR Ansley said. EDITOR -I N -CHIEF “I believe that certain frater- JASON SILVERSTEIN Jack’s Mannequin, which On Monday, April 23, over a nities would place their pledges SE N IOR STAFF was officially announced as the year after UR student Jeffrey in situations where they were Less than two days after band at 8 p.m. on Wednesday Bordeaux, Jr. passed away forced to drink dangerous O.A.R. was announced to night, is an alternative rock on the morning of January amounts,” freshman Brianna headline this year’s highly band hailing from Orange 15, 2011, approximately 30 Isaacson, a member of UR’s Phi anticipated Dandelion Day County, Calif. comprising attendees gathered for the Sigma Sigma sorority, said. “I’ve concert, slated for this Friday frontman Andrew McMahon, dedication of a memorial heard stories of pledge classes night, the band cancelled its guitarist Bobby Anderson, for the Rochester native on being placed in confined areas scheduled performance due to bassist Mikey Wagner and the path behind Susan B. and being told they would have a “family medical emergency,” drummer Jay McMillan. Anthony Halls. to consume a scary amount of al- leaving UR Concerts to book The group released its debut Bordeaux died following cohol before they could leave.” piano rock group Jack’s Man- album, “Everything in Tran- an incident in which fellow Dean of Students Matthew nequin as the replacement. sit” in 2005, which peaked UR student Daren Venable Burns agreed. UR Concerts announced at No. 37 on the Billboard stabbed him four times after “Something like [what hap- that O.A.R. would not per- 200. The band’s 2008 follow- Bordeaux reportedly dis- pened at Dartmouth] could form at approximately 2 a.m. up, “The Glass Passenger,” played aggressive behavior happen here,” Burns said. on Wednesday morning on sold 49,000 copies in its first toward Venable at a party at “There’s no reason to think it its Facebook page and on week and peaked at No. 8 the Delta Upsilon fraternity couldn’t.” sa.rochester.edu/dandelionday on the Billboard 200. Jack’s house. On April 21, 2011, While no cases on the level of — the site Campus Activities Mannequin released its latest Venable was declared not those at Dartmouth have been Board launched earlier this album, “People and Things,” guilty on a charge of murder reported at UR, there have month to spur excitement for last October. in the second degree by Judge been cases of hazing reported this year’s D-Day in light of SA President and senior John L. DeMarco by arguing to the administration within the administration’s decision Bradley Halpern applauded self-defense. the past year. to hold the festivities on Friday, UR Concerts for rising to The memorial, which con- “There have been allegations rather than the traditional the occasion and finding a sists of a Yoshino cherry tree of hazing almost every year, Saturday. replacement band on such that is native to Japan and usually in the spring,” Burns Though it learned about short notice. symbolizes the continent in said. “Not all allegations turn the cancellation from O.A.R.’s “No one can blame [O.A.R.] which Bordeaux was plan- shermaine singh • STAFF PHOTOGRA P HER out to result in charges in the management team early Tues- for a medical emergency,” ning to study abroad, and Ur President Joel seligman helped to officially dedicate disciplinary system, though. day morning, UR Concerts did Halpern said. “UR Concerts a bench with a plaque that the Jeffrey Bordeaux, Jr. memorial on monday, april 23. Sometimes, insufficient evi- not immediately publicize the has been extremely proac- reads “In memory of Jeffrey finally here and we have the a view of Goergen Athletic dence is available, and some- news to avoid the inevitable tive and considered many Bordeaux, Jr. classmate and remembrance,” Associate Center, where Bordeaux, Jr. times, organizations are cleared confusion that would ensue on possibilities. It did a great job friend/2012,” has been in the Dean of Students Anne- worked. The location was of misconduct altogether.” campus, according to Hospital- doing so.” works since February 2011. Marie Algier, who headed the changed, however, when it Although recent news about ity Manager for UR Concerts According to Halpern, UR It was coordinated by a com- planning committee, said. became apparent that a pos- hazing has prompted school ad- and sophomore Emily Ansley. Concerts immediately con- mittee of about 25 people, The memorial was origi- sible future renovation to ministrations across the coun- “We needed to figure out tacted other bands when which included students, nally planned to be located Todd Union would include a try to reevaluate their policies what we were doing before it found out about O.A.R.’s staff and faculty from vari- near the stairs between handicap ramp in the same on hazing, UR has maintained releasing information. Oth- cancellation, beginning with ous sectors of the University Strong Auditorium and area where the memorial its current policy. UR defines erwise it would have been those originally short-listed community. Lattimore Hall, close to would have been. hazing as “any action taken or really hectic and we would for the event. “It been a long time coming Todd Union, as the spot was The dedication began situation created, whether have everyone asking about SEE CANCEL, PAGE 4 … and we’re excited that it’s central on campus and had SEE YOSHINO, PAGE 4 SEE HAZE, PAGE 5 INS I DE TH I S I SSUE : ROCHESTE R ’S OWN R AW TALENT BPG SHOWS SYNE rg Y , STYLE NEWS : Alumnus discusses book on hydrofracking PAGE 3 OPI N I on S : Bordeaux, Jr.