Mock Trial Holds Fifth Annual Yellowjacket Invitational
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CampusTHURSDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2014 / VOLUME 141, ISSUE 22 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Mock Trial holds fifth annual Yellowjacket Invitational BY JULIANNE MCADAMS the shooter’s parents.” NEWS EDITOR The tournament was structured in four rounds, with each team UR’s mock trial team hosted acting twice as the plaintiff the fifth annual Yellowjacket and twice as the defendant Invitational on Nov. 15 and 16 over the course of two days. in LeChase Hall, accommodating Each opponent presented three 22 teams and a total of over attorneys and three witnesses, 200 people, including several all of whom were selected by local attorneys and president of the opposing team. The trial was the American Bar Association structured to mirror a real trial, William C. Hubbard. The general with direct and cross examinations consensus among Mock Trial of each witness. team leaders is that the event was Freshman Justin Trombly, who a major success. played the role of 15-year-old “This is by far the best Jesse Duran, gave his feedback [Yellowjacket Invitational] we’ve about the invitational. ever had,” Vice President of Mock “It went well,” Trombly said. “It Trial Jacob Bohannon said. “It’s was something I had never done the best teams we’ve ever had, it’s before, and because of that it was the best judges we’ve ever had.” an exciting learning experience.” “I thought it was amazing,” Tromly explained how he acted President of Mock Trial Abigail as a “traumatized 15 year old,” Ritter said. She, Bohannon, and raising the pitch of his voice and Tournament Overlord Deanna taking on a nervous persona when Thompson agreed that the in character. event’s success was a product Adjunct lecturer and coach for of meticulous planning as well one of the UR Mock Trial teams JASON ALTABET / OPINONS EDITOR as high enthusiasm and support Anant Kishore explained the among all Mock Trial members. The UR Mock Trial Team hosted the Yellowjacket Jacket invitational on Nov. 15 and 16. From left: Daniel Orenstein, Nina Bose, Griselda preparation that went into the Hamilton College placed first Estrada, Jordan Brown, Xuefei Li, Quang Tran, Juliette Chen, Justin Trombly, Azfar Merchant, Zachary Marshall-Carter, and Paul Gabrys. tournament. for the second year in a row, in fourth, and Buffalo State Duran, officially reads as follows: keep a gun in their home. That “The students had to followed by the University of University in fifth. Only one UR “In 2010, Sydney Park invited morning, the gun was discharged, learn courtroom procedure, Massachusetts at Amherst in team, which consisted of mostly classmate Jesse Duran to hang out killing one of the children. The rules of evidence, and trial second place, Cornell University new members, competed. at the Parks’ home. Both children victim’s parents have filed a advocacy techniques such as in third, the University of Miami The civil case, titled Park v. were 11 years old. The Parks wrongful death lawsuit against SEE INVITATIONAL PAGE 4 Dining issues apology for UR ranks in top ten life science universities BY ANGELA LAI poster in Douglass STAFF WRITER BY RACHEL KAPLAN Kevin Aubrey, Marketing “Nature Biotechnology,” STAFF WRITER Manager of Dining Services, a leading scientific journal also expressed his apologies on published by Nature Publishing On Nov. 10, Dining behalf of all of Dining Services. Group, recognized UR as one Services posted a meme from The meme intended to play of the top ten universities the Overheard at Rochester on the recurring trend of the for life sciences in 2013 in its Facebook group that read, “I Buffalo Bills football team November 2014 issue. don’t always stay in an abusive entering each season with a Universities were recognized relationship, but when I do it’s positive outlook and a promise for their life science with the Buffalo Bills,” resulting to exceed people’s expectations, commercialization activities in an apology email from Dining when in reality, each season and were ranked based on the Services on Nov. 13. generally ends poorly for the number of licenses or options The apology read, “Our choice team. they executed. They were listed, of meme on Monday, Nov. Director of Campus Dining but not ranked, by their gross 10, was a poor one. It was not Services Cameron Schauf licensing revenue, number of COURTESY OF UR COMMUNICATIONS intended to be offensive, but commented on the unintended startups, number of awards, and President Seligman and Dean Burdick stand at the opening of the new Veteran and certainly showed poor judgment offensiveness of the posting. amount of funding received Miliitary Familiy Service Office. on our part. Our most sincere “There is no filtering process from the US National Institutes University of California system, University. apologies to anyone who was involved,” Schauf said. He noted of Health (NIH). University of Washington, URMC’s Vice Dean for offended by this posting. We that the posts are taken from UR placed above the Columbia University, University Research, Stephen Dewhurst, take full responsibility for this the Facebook group by one or University of Massachusetts of Minnesota, New York observed that UR is “one of lack of judgment and it is not two Douglass staff members, and Princeton University, University, Wake Forest the smaller universities on that something that we take lightly.” SEE MEME PAGE 4 coming eighth after the University, and Northwestern SEE LIFE SCIENCE PAGE 4 REVIEW: TOOP’S ‘LOVE ‘CONSENT IS SO NFL WEEK 12 INSIDE FRAT’ PREDICTIONS THIS CT IN THE GARDEN’ Read a review of TOOP’s UR joins a national organization Liberty In North Korea held a production of “Love in the in combatting rape culture. benefit concert for North Korean Garden,” adapted from plays refugees in China. by Federico Garcia Lorca PAGE 12 A&E PAGE 7 FEATURES PAGE 15 A&E PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 WEEKEND FORECAST COURTESY OF WEATHER.COM FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY AM snow showers Mostly cloudy PM showers High 29, Low 17 High 40, Low 38 High 48, Low 43 Chance of rain: 30% Chance of rain: 10% Chance of rain: 40% MONDAY TUESDAY PM showers Few showers PARSA LOTFI / PHOTO EDITOR High 61, Low 41 High 47, Low 33 Chance of rain: 60% Chance of rain: 40% INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE The Interfaith Chapel held a non-denominational Thanksgiving feast on Saturday, Nov. 15. The event featured a variety of foods to match different religious diets. Laptop and iPad stolen THIS WEEK World news recap: from Gilbert Hall THURSDAY BY ADAM KADIR to respond. The fire eventually NOVEMBER 20 NEWS EDITOR burned itself out prior to RFD’s arrival. The student stated that ARTIST’S TALK: _E_SCAPES Nov. 13-Nov. 20, 2014 BY NICK MARSHALL BY JENNY HANSLER state of emergency on Monday, 1. On Friday, Nov. 14, two thefts they were cooking on the stove WILSON COMMONS STACKEL ROOM, SENIOR STAFF Nov. 17, giving him the authority were reported in Gilbert Hall. when the grease caught on fire. 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM to call up the Missouri National The first was reported at 11:22am The student tried to use water The talk is free and open to the public. Jerusalem killings: Four rabbis Guard. Nixon claimed this was after an iPad was taken from a to extinguish the flames but was and a police officer were killed in a “precaution” in advance of the lounge area. The student stated unsuccessful in doing so. The FRIDAY an attack on a Jerusalem synagogue grand jury decision regarding that they left the iPad for only a area was ventilated and the alarm NOVEMBER 21 on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Three of the whether to indict Darren Wilson, few seconds while they went to was reset. The only damage was rabbis were American citizens, one the police officer who shot their room for something. When to the stovetop, and no injuries ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC the student returned, the iPad were reported. ORCHESTRA: VIDEO GAMES was British. The assailants, two and killed unarmed 17-year-old LIVE Palestinian cousins, were killed at Michael Brown in August. The was gone. No one was seen in the KODAK HALL, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM the scene. Israeli Prime Minister verdict is expected to be released in area at the time of the theft. The Man on drugs approaches Immerse yourself in the sweeping Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a the next few days, and it is widely second incident was reported at Public Safety Officer lands of fantasy and imagination as severe response to the attack. speculated that Wilson will not 8:18pm. This student reported your favorite video games are brought be charged. National protests are that their laptop was taken from 3. On Nov. 17 at 11:06pm, a to life with live music by the RPO. Homelessness report: One in expected should he not be charged. their room. The student stated Public Safety officer working 30 children in the U.S. is homeless, that they were gone from their in the Brooks Landing area was SATURDAY according to a report released on room for about an hour, during approached by a male in the NOVEMBER 22 Cosby accusations: Five women Monday, Nov. 17 by the National have gone public with accusations which time the theft occurred. Brooks Landing parking lot. STUDENT DEGREE RECITAL - Center on Family Homelessness. that Bill Cosby drugged and The student stated that the room The officer was in his patrol RACHAEL SANGUINETTI, The annual report, “America’s sexually assaulted them, citing door was open and unsecured vehicle when the male walked VOICE up to him.