THURSDAY,Campus OCTOBER 15, 2015 / VOLUME 142, ISSUE 17 Times SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org SA hearing set for Friday afternoon BY JUSTIN TROMBLY and unreasonable when ‘eligible OPINIONS EDITOR candidates’ remained.” The Key details emerged during selection committee sought to the Students’ Association (SA) appoint a senior applicant to the Senate meeting on Monday, Oct. seat vacated by SA Vice President 12, about an appeal contesting and senior Melissa Holloway in the Senate’s decision to fill a May, after she was elected as both vacancy via a selection committee. senator and vice president, and Included in the All-Campus Judicial chose to serve in the latter position. Council (ACJC) report on that Speaking in an interview on night’s agenda was a statement Wednesday, Oct. 14, Almast said announcing the full details of the her goal is “to show my fellow appeal, which was filed on Sept. students that they can speak up for 21 by sophomore Anmol Almast, their rights if they feel that student the next overall highest vote-getter government is not acting based on from the spring Senate elections. A the Constitution—that’s my main public hearing regarding the appeal message going into this appeal.” will take place this Friday, Oct. 16 In her report at the Senate at 4 p.m. in the Gowen Room in meeting, ACJC Chief Justice Wilson Commons. Senator David and senior Wesline Manuelpillai PARSA LOTFI / PHOTO EDITOR Stark will represent the Senate in outlined the mechanics of the Biographer Walter Isaacson answers questions posed by UR President after Isaacson’s Meliora Weekend speech. the hearing. appeals process to the Senate, According to the statement, explaining both the preliminary Almast petitioned ACJC to aspects of the appeal and the appeal Senate’s decision on the function of the upcoming case. Isaacson champions collaboration grounds that “the Senate’s decision The hearing will be public, she to create a Senator Selection said, and both parties will have Committee was unconstitutional and interdisciplinary innovation SEE SENATE PAGE 3

BY ANGELA REMUS Dining expands PUBLISHER Leonardo Da Vinci. As UR on the collaboration he sees President Joel Seligman noted, happening at UR. “The next “[Rochester] is a hotbed of the people profiled in Isaacson’s wave of the digital revolution dinner swipe options innovation,” Meliora Weekend six biographies are “individual [will be] those that can connect BY JULIANNE McADAMS keynote speaker Walter Isaacson geniuses.” For Isaacson, however, the humanities to technology,” MANAGING EDITOR Shauf and Director of Operations said as he stepped to the podium the profiles all demonstrate the he said, acknowledging the Bob Fox attended a VSAAC in Theatre last Saturday, necessity of collaboration, not University’s efforts to do just UR Dining Services has extended meeting to hear athlete concerns. October 10. Isaacson, best the singularity of genius. that. meal swipe options to Wilson “Whenever we make changes in known as the author of the “It’s all about collaboration,” The themes connecting Commons for this semester hours of operation, we certainly 2011 biography “Steve Jobs,” is he said early in the presentation. Isaacson’s biographies were not in response to concerns over work with students [...] but we also no stranger to innovation. His “It’s all about creating teams.” limited to collaboration. He the shortened evening hours at know that sometimes we’re going to newest book, “The Innovators: He turned to examples from also discussed the importance Douglass and Danforth Dining miss stuff and people won’t speak up How a Group of Hackers, his biographies. In his interviews of curiosity, listing questions Halls. until they’re affected by the change,” Geniuses, and Geeks Created with Steve Jobs, Isaacson from the journals of da Vinci According to Director of Dining Shauf said. the Digital Revolution,” is explained, Jobs spoke about and the puzzles that Franklin Services and Auxiliary Operations In other news, Dining Services evidence of his interest in the the importance of “creating a explored throughout his life. He Cam Shauf, the Varsity Student also cancelled their earlier topic. Isaacson’s 40-minute team that [would] continue concluded by discussing passion Athletic Advisory Committee notification that Danforth would speech covered the subjects of to make good projects.” John and the meaningful contribution (VSAAC) initially contacted UR be closed this upcoming weekend. his biographical works. Vincent Atanasoff, one of that a curious, collaborative Dining because freshman athletes As Shauf said in an email, “It was a Despite a career that has the figures profiled in “The individual can make. were restricted by the shortened proposed shutdown of the hot water included a stint as the Managing Innovators,” is credited with “Every single one of the hours. For athletic practices that supply that would have negatively Editor of TIME Magazine and the invention of the first people I’ve written about… let out after the dining halls close, impacted Danforth Dining.” his current role as CEO of the digital computer. According to realized it’s not just about your freshmen athletes—who are more The original email to students Aspen Institute, Isaacson referred Isaacson, however, he “couldn’t passion,” Isaacson said. “It’s likely to have meal swipes—were stated that the closure was “due to himself as a biographer in his get it [fully] working” because about connecting passion to forced to use their Declining dollars to construction needs.” This speech. He has published six of a lack of collaboration. something larger than just you. to pay for post-practice dinners. would have been in relation to the biographies—on Benjamin Isaacson expressed his own role […] When Steve Jobs was dying “Although athletes can run on a construction of Hall. Franklin, Albert Einstein, as a collaborator: biographies four years ago, we were sitting late schedule, we are not the only However, the shutdown has been Henry Kissinger, Steve Jobs and, are “drafts of history,” he [and] talking about life. He said, ones,” VSAAC Vice President postponed for late May or early most recently, the innovators said, which will be added to ‘It’s not about what you get to Molly Goodman said. “There are June, according to UR Facilities, profiled in his most recently and contradicted by future take out of the river, it’s about other people on campus that are and Danforth will remain open for published work. He is in the biographers and historians. what you put into the river.’” a part of clubs, committees and regular hours this weekend. process of writing a seventh Tailoring the speech to the Remus is a member of organizations that could have late McAdams is a member book, which will be about setting, Isaacson also spoke the class of 2016. meetings.” of the class of 2017. INSIDE CHRIS COLOMBUS: CHAFEE GLAD TO UR ALUMNUS TAKES NO HERO BE AT DEBATE ON KOBE BRYANT THIS CT Colombus Day has come under Presidential candidate Lincoln Alumnus John DiBartolomeo fire as a misguided celebration Chafee is “just happy to be faced off with the “Black of colonialism; one student here” at the first Democratic Mamba” in a pre-season argues for Indigenous Peoples’ debate. basketball showdown. Day as an alternative.

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It is our policy to correct all erroneous information as quickly as possible. If you believe you have a correction, please email [email protected]. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 / NEWS campustimes.org / PAGE 3 Ain Center for ACJC hearing scheduled SENATE FROM PAGE 1 they interpreted the Constitution which is the senator succession Entrepreneurship the right to an advisor for moral or the Bylaws or whatever it was.” process.” support. After introductions, the Manuelpillai continued: “So, we “So, to clarify, it’s within hearing will proceed with opening do have discretion, and we don’t ACJC’s jurisdiction to make renamed for alumni statements from both parties, a fact have strict rules that say, ‘You can appointments?” Graziano asked finding period, closing statements only find this way,’ and I think in response. BY ANNA WANG and then adjournment. that’s natural for any judicial body.” “In this given situation, yes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER “The Center was originally established as a central hub ACJC can also decided to recess A later question posed to Speaker absolutely,” Manuelpillai replied. Simon School graduate for entrepreneurship programs during the hearing if they need of the Senate Ethan Bidna revealed She later said that such an Mark S. Ain ’67M.B.A. and and events University-wide,” to discuss anything. Manuelpillai that he chose not to represent the appointment would not be an his wife Carolyn Ain, longtime Antal said. “Even though we stated that ACJC is given a period Senate in the hearing because he arbitrary decision. supporters of entrepreneurship are physically located in the of two weeks to address any felt it would be innapropriate for Toward the end of the meeting, and education, have made a Simon School, we have always questions and concerns and to him to take an “antagonistic role” Stark discussed his plans for $5 million commitment to been for students at all levels make a decision. The Council’s against Almast, given that he could representing the Senate in the UR. To recognize the Ains’ of studies, and any majors. It decision must be followed without potentially preside over her as hearing, urging members to email collective philanthropy, the doesn’t have to be business review or reversal by the Senate or Speaker if she becomes a Senator. him their views. He emphasized the Center for Entrepreneurship or anything like that. Any the SA President, she added. Bidna, as outlined in the bylaws, is amount of research to be done in will be renamed the Ain Center students that are interested During a subsequent question responsible for [presiding] over and preparation and informed senators for Entrepreneurship. in entrepreneurship can come and answer session, Stark asked [acting] as the official representative that they could also write helpful University President Joel to see us and learn about our Manuelpillai whether it is “your of the Senate. Responding to a material for the case, including Seligman wrote in a University resources.” role to determine unreasonability, question from Senator and senior arguments “that would be insightful press release, “We are deeply Ain earned a master’s degree and is the petitioner held to the Robin Graziano about ACJC’s and could win over nine people who grateful to Mark and Carolyn in business administration, language she used in the appeal ability to grant Almast the vacant don’t want agree with us.” for their continued generous with a concentration in and does that in any way constrain seat, Manuelpillai said that “there “I just want to demonstrate support of entrepreneurship organizational behaviors and your ability to rule on it?” are many possibilities open to benefit and value,” Stark said, “and education at the University of marketing, from the Simon “If you look at past cases,” she the Council, and it’s within our why, much like other cases, it’s Rochester.” Seligman added, School where he learned skills replied, “you will clearly see that discretion to act on any of those.” worth maybe doing constitutionally “This generous gift will allow necessary for him to start a the Council had some discretion She went on to say that an appeal murky things to acheive an objective us to continue our momentum company himself. In 1977, he in how it interpreted the wording effectively means that “Senate has that will be real and tangible.” in building a cutting-edge founded Kronos Incorporated, of the student that was appealing completely relinquished its ability Trombly is a member of entrepreneurial program.” a workforce management as well as some discretion in how to act on this particular situation, the class of 2018. company based in Chelmsford, Mass. ‘In light of the Regarding his role as Alumni group sponsors contributions they mentor in the young entrepreneurs community, book collecting contest have made, [...], UR Ain has been devoting himself to the education of young BY JULIA CURTIS “Understanding Girls Manga: Past want to go with it.” recently decided entrepreneurs at UR and helping CONTRIBUTING WRITER to Present, There to Here” and The book collection award is young people get started with that they should The Friends of the University of “Frankenstein.” It should be noted just one of many projects led by their own businesses. He helped Rochester Libraries is sponsoring that a collection is not judged on the the Friends of the University of initiate the Mark Ain Business rename the Center a book collecting competition rarity of the books or their monetary Rochester Libraries. They provide Model Workshop Series and for undergraduate and graduate value; instead, judges are interested grants for all libraries associated for Entrepreneurship Competition, established students. This competition has in the collection’s meaningfulness to with UR, including those at the in 2007. He later set up to recognize the been held each year for two decades, the student and how well it fulfills , the scholarship and internship though in recent years the award the student’s stated goals for the School of Medicine and Dentistry opportunities for Simon generosity of the has been given biannually. The collection. and the Memorial Art Gallery. They School students concentrating competition’s goal is to increase Kanthor is an avid collector of are also responsible for other library Ains.’ in entrepreneurship. interest in book collecting among both books and memorabilia related events, such as the Scare Fair, which He is also the founder and a students. to Gilbert and Sullivan. Though happens every Halloween, and the supporter of the University of According to Executive he began as a book collector, holiday reading which happens “Mark Ain has been Rochester Student Incubator Committee Member of the Friends he “branched out to include every December. making significant gifts to Program. The program offers of the University of Rochester manuscripts and all sorts of more Collections don’t have to be entrepreneurship education free workspace, located in Libraries Hal Kanthor ‘66MD, ephemeral objects such as posters, extensive. They typically start for really the past decade,” High Tech Rochester, and approximately 18 to 20 people photographs and advertising at around 20 books and can be Associate Director of the Ain mentoring services including enter each year. The winner this year material.” Last fall, he donated a supplemented by other material, Center for Entrepreneurship legal consulting to qualified APPEAL FROM PAGE 1 will receive over $1,000 in cash and large number of posters to the River though books should make up Natalie Antal said in a phone student businesses. gift cards from local booksellers, as Campus Libraries as part of “The the majority of the collection. interview. She noted that Ain addressed his goal of well as the opportunity to exhibit Play’s the Thing,” an exhibition Entry forms can be downloaded the Ains’ contributions have providing professional training part of their collection in Rush related to nineteenth century British on the Friends of the University supported a variety of programs to people who are interested in Rhees in the coming year. and American theatre. When it of Rochester Libraries website. An at the Center. starting their own companies, A book collection can be based comes to book collecting, his advice entry consists of a short essay and In light of the contributions stressing that it is important around anything, including author, is to “find a theme that you really are a partially-annotated bibliography they have made to the Center for the future of the Rochester subject matter or style. Previous interested in, however insignificant of the collection. Submissions are for Entrepreneurship, as well area and the nation. He said entries have included the collections it might appear to be, and gradually due by March 6, 2016. as their commitment to the that he views the Ain Center “Esperanto and World Literature,” increase your focus so that you Curtis is a member of University over the years, UR for Entrepreneurship as a “Contemporary Turkish Art,” understand the area and where you the class of 2017. recently decided that they continuation of the traditions should rename the Center for that UR and prominent Entrepreneurship to recognize entrepreneur George Eastman the generosity of the Ains. started long ago. “He didn’t want it to be Ain also gave advice to young called the Mark Ain Center for people, saying they should take Entrepreneurship. He wanted on a thoughtful attitude about it to be called the Ain Center what kind of companies they for Entrepreneurship in order want to run and what kind to also recognize his wife,” of products people want to Antal added. invent. “Be patient for the ideas The Center for that come along,” Ain said. Entrepreneurship was first The Ains’ donation will established in 2006 after support and bring the UR recieved $3.6 million in Meliora Challenge closer to funding from the Ewing Marion its fundraising goal. “I think Kauffman Foundation and the [the Meliora Challenge] is University. Former Dean of wonderful,” Ain said, “… the Simon the future [of the University] Mark Zupan reconnected with looks very bright because of Ain, who then became a major the Meliora Challenge.” contributor to many of the Wang is a member of Center’s programs. the class of 2017. Valid through December 31, 2015 PAGE 4 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 OPINIONS EDITORIAL CARTOON EDITORIAL BOARD Preserve our library’s character We all know the Gleason Library Library administrators’ plans for what RCL wants to achieve, we story. It’s the one the Meridians Evans Lam Square, which were encourage RCL to at least keep tell—someone is working on a presented at the Senate meeting, them in line with the distinct difficult problem on one of the are worrisome. The Square would character of the existing space. Gleason whiteboards, leaves to get be located in the central hub Recent renovations to Morey Hall coffee and comes back to find the of , an area last year were successful in doing problem solved and a note that says, that currently houses computers so; the same care should be taken “Good luck on finals!” that many students use to print to preserve Rush Rhees. RCL seems Meridians are trained to tell assignments or readings, as well more concerned with the aesthetic stories like this; they emphasize as the beloved wooden tables that groove of the space and joining the collaborative spirit of the have been the center of much in flashy new study space trends, University. Similarly, while giving controversy over the past few weeks. rather than retaining the spirit of tours, some walk through the The space previously contained the an already functioning space. While Periodical Reading Room, calling it library’s circulation desk, which we appreciate RCL’s efforts, the the “Harry Potter” Library as their was uprooted to accommodate a necessity of these changes doesn’t guests gaze on. Prospective students much smaller “Q&i Desk,” and a seem significant enough to merit love the library’s old-fashioned reference desk, whose location now their drastic implications for both CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR lamps and reading tables, as well as contains five neon blue and green the Library and the identity of the EDITORIAL OBSERVER the environment that such elements chairs that can spin. The new plans University itself. promote. take these two removals to a new More student input needs to be But, recently, River Campus level, stripping the space of a huge taken into account in this process. Libraries (RCL) has been on a quest swath of its sit-down computers At the Senate meeting, the most Personal finance to rework cherished study spaces and adding in a litany of mobile well-attended this semester, some around campus in an effort to elements. students seemed surprised or begins with parents further promote collaboration and At Monday’s Senate meeting, dissatisfied by the proposed changes. group work. Their plans for Evans library administrators expressed There has been a breakdown in Lam Square, which were presented their surprise at possible unvoiced communication in which the people or luxuries, as a way to teach at Monday’s Students’ Association opposition to these changes. using the spaces in the library have them an important life skill. (SA) Senate meeting, prompt many Students asked if Evans Lam not been specifically targeted about Financial independence has questions about the very nature of Square would be a comparable the proposed changes. its advantages. From a very libraries and scholarship. environment to Gleason Library, We suggest creating a website that young age, you learn the value We are concerned that the the collaborative study space that clearly details all of the proposed of money, which teaches you character of Rush Rhees is being is populated by plastic, colorful changes that were outlined in to budget for yourself and not compromised, and, based on our furniture, or Rettner Hall, whose Monday’s Senate meeting. Flyering primary assets are large multicolored the spaces in the proposed Evans BY TANIMA PODDAR incur wasteful expenditures. observations of Monday’s Senate meeting, we assume we are not alone couches and rooms full of Lam Square, as well as putting FEATURES EDITOR These are, of course, very valuable life skills that one in our concerns. RCL states on its computers. Library administrators information cards on the tables in Before coming to the has to learn sooner or later. homepage that Rush Rhees Library said that Evans Lam Square would the space, over a period of several , I had no idea And, by paying your own is “iconic” and is “located at the not be like these spaces. We believe weeks would allow students to about what part/full time bills at an early stage of your heart of the campus.” We agree, and that changes to spaces within read about the proposed changes. work was. Back home in life, you learn these skills it precisely for this reason, we argue, Rush Rhees Library have already Additionally, adding a space on India, there was no concept of before others do. This might, that any substantive changes to the contributed to waning appreciation said website for more student and students working. As a child, in turn, help you to have a libraries must be heavily advertised of the library as a classical and iconic faculty voices, would go a long way I was always instructed by my better sense of money when to students, faculty and members space, which is where much of the in allowing library administrators to parents that my education you actually have a full time of the University community— attractiveness of UR is rooted. hear feedback, something they said should be my first priority. I job. something that is not currently the Our concerns have not waned. they are eager to hear. We hope they only had to take care of my Along with advantages, case for the Square. If more collaborative spaces are listen. grades and not my finances; financial independence The above editorial is published with the consent of a majority of the editorial board: Aaron Schaffer (Editor-in- they were under my parent’s at an early age also has Chief), Julianne McAdams (Managing Editor), Justin Trombly (Opinions Editor), Aurek Ransom (A&E Editor) and domain. This was in fact the its disadvantages. You are Raaga Kanakam (Features Editor). The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board make themselves available to the general societal mentality. constantly under pressure UR community’s ideas and concerns. Email [email protected]. Hence, to this day I don’t to make a living in addition LETTER TO THE EDITOR not know how to pay my to studying. This may affect To the Editor—­ the larger stage were to a large extent I took over the paper Rochester phone bills, for groceries or your grades and misguide My wife and I have just gotten back the result of formative influences Contrast probably had greater anything, for that matter. your priorities. Most often, from my 50th anniversary reunion we encountered at UR. That’s what circulation than we did; I was When I came to America, I students are so busy with at UR this past weekend. There were higher education is all about. It’s also simply trying to establish legitimacy. saw a very different scenario. their jobs that they have 125 graduates of the Class of 1965 worth noting that UR is today a far The Campus Times published Here, kids work one or less time to concentrate on who attended, plus spouses and more significant institution than it Tuesdays and Fridays, a two page two jobs along with going their courses. Sometimes, significant others, a number which was when we were there, led by an and a four page edition, I think, to school in order to raise students get tempted by the just equaled the number whom we energetic President who involves the when I took it over, and we ramped money to pay for college and prospect of earning quick know had passed away. I don’t know school in the life of the community it up to eight pages and sometimes other expenses. This sense of money from these part-time how large our class was—I thought rather than walling it off. Meliora twelve. Rochester Contrast ceased early financial independence jobs and choose work over we had graduated something like seems a suitable mantra, and all of publication. has seemed to be a utopian study, which they can end up 570, although the “official” tally us old fogies (at least 71 years old) I thought the quality of the concept to me. Of course, regretting. seems to be over 600—but in any had a great time. writing in the October 1 edition was one can argue that minimum Even if we don’t take case, about one in four of all the One of the things I did while by and large excellent. I especially wage in the U.S. is far greater that circumstance into living alumni from that year came there for reunion was pick up the liked Passanisi’s observations on than it is back home, but so account and just go by logic, back for reunion after 50 years. Campus Times. I always pick up the Bernie Sanders, Bernstein’s “Eulogy is the cost of living. Hence, students with only academics That’s pretty impressive, and it’s student newspaper at any university for Compromise” and Luchessi’s we cannot use the logic that responsibilities are under worth asking why. It’s simple— to get the flavor of the place, but it’s encomium to the football team. it is not worth it to work less pressure than students we liked the place, we liked each especially important to me at UR The political commentaries were back home. It is in fact the with studying and working other, and we formed significant because I was the Editor-in-Chief thoughtful and objective, the mentality and not the price responsibilities. bonds through our involvement in 1964-65. I’m the guy who put football article rightly praised a that varies. In this age of brutal in campus life, whether sports, the line “Serving the University team that seems to be rather better It is shocking that kids who competition, kids with more fraternities and sororities, ROTC, of Rochester Community since than in our day, one which had the try to fend for themselves financial support from their extracurricular activities, or other 1873” on the front page under the good grace to deliver a victory in a may not necessarily come parents end up doing better in affinity groups. And we did well. nameplate (I’m not sure I put it well-played game on Homecoming from lower-income families. college and later in life. Thus, We did not all excel academically into the masthead; if not, someone weekend. I did think it was a pity In fact, this entire exercise when parents view education because mathematically that’s added that later). It was done that the stands were not packed. of financial independence not just as an expenditure but impossible; but we all did well because there was an alternative Those who don’t pay attention are is actually a product of also as an investment, they enough for those pre-grade-inflation newspaper on campus called missing out on an important part of parenthood in the States, have a chance to potentially days to get a diploma. Everyone something like Rochester Contrast, their school experience. where sme parents stop change their parenting style. made contributions to the common published by the President of the And, I’m delighted the paper is paying for any of their kids’ Poddar is a member of experience, and later in life found student government (a thoroughly online. expenditures, be it necessities the class of 2018. that the contributions we made on unacceptable situation), and when —Christian Y. Wyser-Pratte ‘65 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 / OPINIONS campustimes.org / PAGE 5

‘NO COMMENT’ OP-ED It’s OK to Recognize Indigenous say the name Peoples’ Day

they were looking for fame or BY AMY ESPLAIN monteria infernal, the infernal Admissions and Financial Aid, notoriety or sympathy—they chase, where they used dogs to Dean Burdick, called for more did it because they had serious The story goes as told: hunt and kill natives to be sold Native voices on campus, yet a untreated mental illnesses or determined to find a direct as dog food. Unfortunately, solid effort has not been visibly sickening ideologies guiding water route from Europe to indigenous people were unable made. them. Could fame have been a Asia, Christopher Columbus to fully recover from the mass I would like to remind the motivator? Certainly. But even instead stumbled upon the genocide, slavery and rape; thi campus community that while if it was, it’s more important great Americas. He built led to them becoming a largely all lives matter, some ethnic to understand the shooter and settlements along the way and overlooked ethnic group. groups do not have equal BY JESSE BERNSTEIN what he has in common with continued his journey onwards While students and faculty representation or recognition. COLUMNIST other past assailants in order in several voyages, meeting do not formally have a day My goal is to remind those to identify future would-be and trading with natives along off for Columbus Day, the on campus that Native lives On Oct. 1, Christopher murderers than to worry about the way. University still provides matter, too. Native voices are Harper-Mercer walked onto a if his goals were achieved. While an amusing recognition in many other finally being heard as seen college campus in Oregon and And, as for taking away the interpretation, there are several forms. For example, the in many locations calling to brutally murdered nine people, focus from the victims—that important details missing in International Services Office refocus the second Monday ranging in age from 18 to 67. comes down to you. Only you the tale that many history distributes to international of October to be a time to They were students, teachers, can decide what to focus on, books and educators choose students an informational celebrate what is left of the parents, grandparents, sons, and there are enough news and to glaze over. For example, the pamphlet explaining holidays indigenous culture. As of today, daughters and members of information sources to be able voyages Columbus made were celebrated in the U.S. One the state of Alaska, several large small, tight-knit community. to make your own choices in the catalyst to what became the of such holidays is Columbus cities such as Albuquerque, He reportedly singled out that regard. Besides, of course decimation of approximately Day, which is briefly N.M. and Denver, Colo., and Christians, and some witnesses the name of the shooter is 95 percent of the native described it as the “second even universities have called to recall him forcing his victims to more well-known; there’s one population. His lust for fame Monday in October. The day recognize Indigenous Peoples’ beg for their lives. After being of him and too many victims. and fortune led to the mass commemorates October 12, Day. wounded by plainclothes police Yes, it is concerning that kidnapping and enslaving of 1492, when Italian navigator In response to the officers, he killed himself with some of these names are many natives. He ordered Christopher Columbus landed movement, I have created an one of the murder weapons. instantly recognizable. It’s not enslaved natives to search for in the ‘New World.’” I do agree IMPACT petition addressed Nine more people were injured fun that we immediately know gold and other goods for him. that UR does not have a strong to the campus community to in the attack, and all of them the name James Holmes, what Those who did not return Columbus presence ingrained join the effort and formally survived. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold with gold had their hands cut in its community. However, recognize Indigenous Peoples’ President Obama gave one did and that it was Jared off. With the strong pressure having a sign distastefully Day. While my petition may of his more frustrated, biting Loughner who shot Gabby to return with tributes of gold, titled “Indian Town” outside not be successful in having statements in recent memory. Giffords in Arizona that day. many natives chose to end their Hutchinson Hall with a short the recognition of Indigenous “…As I said just a few months But, in order to be an informed own lives in order to avoid excerpt entailing the nine Peoples’ Day, it brings ago,” said the President, “and I citizen, you have to be able to the torture he performed. To acres that use to be the home awareness to Native American said a few months before that, digest the sickening right along please his men, Columbus to the Algonquian tribe and history and drives discussion to and I said each time we see with sweet. enslaved indigenous young a Native American Heritage bring more acknowledgement one of these mass shootings, Like it or not, it’s important girls to become sex slaves as month with a few events does and representation to the our thoughts and prayers are to know who perpetrated his men raided villages. In his not constitute indigenous indigenous population. not enough.” His anger was, the act and why. That doesn’t earlier voyages, Columbus and recognition this university Esplain is a member of for once, palpable, but his mean news organizations his men learned the art of la calls for. Even the Dean of the class of 2016. anger was everyone’s. Anger at should irresponsibly speculate Harper-Mercer, anger at how on ideological imperatives or OP-ED easy it was for him to acquire needlessly sensationalize the such a varied and powerful act (how many times have you weapon, anger at those who seen all-caps, blood-red alert Pride, prejudice and professors continue to insist that the best scrolling along the bottom of gun laws are loose gun laws the screen?), but they do have BY MUHAMMAD HADI and anger at the depressing a journalistic responsibility Then, you come to gain a higher with their students. It is not similarity of the whole thing. to report the facts of a story, education in university and unheard of for professors to be Hadn’t we just done this? unpleasant as they may be. Being a freshman, parts of my find yourself wondering why a cold and rude to students. Their Weren’t Lafayette, Charleston Don’t object to the naming of poor brain are still stuck in the critical part of your life rests in unwelcoming behavior, coupled and Rochester just last week? names; object to the way in blissful illusion that was high the hands of a professor. with their refusal to consider a There’s another thing people which they’re used ad nauseum school. I sometimes find myself The professors are thestudent’s circumstances, may are angry about. As soon as in hastily cobbled-together, calling my professors “teachers” regulative authority, with no incite anger and frustration in the name of the shooter was quasi-conspiracy theories that or assuming that classes are over apparent superior. I would like the students. I’ll be the devil’s released, the calls to blot out his get spouted by news anchors and because the clock has struck 3 to state that I deeply appreciate advocate now. Aren’t students name came swift. It glamorizes politicians (looking at you, p.m. Hilarious, I know. Since the effort most professors pour in university more mature than his actions, many said. It’ll Ben Carson). I was a high schooler not very into their work, into relaying high school students, who need spawn copycats, it’ll give him Just this year, there long ago, I find it easy to draw their life’s research to someone to be guided on every step? the fame he was seeking, it’ll was Roseburg, Lafayette, up comparisons between my they never met before. Truly, Shouldn’t these mature students take the focus away from Chattanooga, and, of course, life as a high schooler and a there are professors who want be able to study on their own? the victims of the attack. Charleston. The names ofuniversity student. And, the one to see you succeed, just like They don’t need to be nurtured Everyone from Megyn Kelly those towns have taken on a thing that really, really, bugs me that kind math teacher you every step of the way by their to the Douglas County sheriff new meaning, the way Sandy is the huge difference between had in junior year, who would professors. They are in the handling the investigation Hook, Virginia Tech and professors and high school answer your emails, even at 2 practical world now. But that’s made a point not to name the Aurora all have in the past. teachers. a.m. But, why must students not what I’m denying. I simply shooter. Those names we know; those Once I had the capacity to bear with those professors who want to ensure that every student But, those assertions make names are said with a tinge of comprehend the differenceclearly do not care about the gets the education he or she paid some questionable assumptions remembrance. Their names are between high school and student, and proceed to teach for, what he or she is entitled to. that derail the line of thinking forever linked with the mass middle school, I was quick to with as much enthusiasm as a Just because a student is more that concludes that the shooter murders that took place in learn that college professors lukewarm potato? Some grade mature now does not entitle him shouldn’t be named. Most their cities. Communities are might be your friends, but not unfairly, teaching classes with or her to be subjected to such a glaringly is the “copycats” forever changed, and there is your teachers, at least not in an average of a C. If the average callous, unwarranted behavior. argument. precious little they can do to the way a 13-year-old would has been the same low level I just want to raise awareness The assumption that a Dylan go back to normal. That makes think. A high school teacher is for three consecutive years, it about something I thought was Roof or an Adam Lanza or a people angry, as it should. paid to impart knowledge onto is evident that the professor an important issue. I certainly Christopher Harper-Mercer But, direct your anger towards his or her disciples in a gentle needs to change his method of do not mean to generalize, decides to start shooting something productive—write manner, to nurture the seed that teaching, or perhaps his exam. as I have met many, many people in broad daylight a congressman, or get involved will one day bloom into a tree. It would be unfair to blame professors who definitely don’t simply because they saw with a gun safety non-profit. They are monitored carefully to three consecutive generations of need a regulative authority to someone else do it and get And, know that it’s OK to say make sure they are teaching the students for getting a C in one monitor their excellent teaching there name splashed all over Christopher Harper-Mercer. right way, in compliance with of their classes. etiquette. a screen is absurd. Those men Bernstein is a member of the rules and regulation set after Some professors also have Hadi is a member of didn’t do what they did because the class of 2018. careful consideration. All’s well. yet to learn how to connect the class of 2019. PAGE 6 / campustimes.org HUMOR / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 HUMOR How to score a 4.0 Chafee pleased by BY SCOTT MISTLER-FERGUSON grade.” Good going, Aslan. succeed, with Seth Williamsburg HUMOR STAFF There are some students who even adding, “I would degrade seem bent on using the old- myself to a pathetically low level debate performance What would you do for fashioned method of dedicating for that A.” a 4.0? At the University of themselves to their studies. The key to all these tactics Rochester, we pride ourselves “I actually work my ass off,” seems clear: distinguish yourself on answering that question Sophomore Steve Williamsburg from the competition (your with immediacy and almost said. “Most kids don’t actually friends and classmates) not disturbing bluntness. “What work to their potential, and by building yourself up to wouldn’t I do? Whatever I have then they complain about their excellence but by tearing to do. I’m serious, nothing grades afterwards.” As admirable everyone else down to squalor is beneath me.” These grades as Steve’s strategy is, we all know and C’s. TAs should not inform serve as our validation and it is unrealistic and naive. Many their students, but instead should livelihood. They are why so students understand that the purposefully feed them many of us continue our heart of the problem lies not in incorrect information so they education in graduate school. the material but in the professors can then ridicule their weak Without a report card, we’d themselves. “I would hold my performances on tests. Students have no sense of purpose or professors hostage until they should not help each other self-worth. “I judge myself promised me a B+ or better,” with Webwork, but instead only on the grades I get,” said said an anonymous junior. She should learn to sabotage one freshman Seth Eber-Douglas, went on to admit that there another by destroying each CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR “Happiness comes solely from were other methods to success, other’s laptop chargers and BY CHRIS D'ANTONA accomplishment indeed. dominance.” like the tried-and-true art of keyboards. Competition, not “I’m so glad people were CONTRIBUTING WRITER If dominating your classmates sleeping your way to a 4.0. “If cooperation, has been the listening to me,” Chafee said, in grades is all that matters, how I knew the best I could do was driving force behind success in LAS VEGAS—A smile ran while reflecting on the debate. can one ensure that? Sophomore an A-, I would offer services. this institution and, of course, across democratic presidential “It was so exciting with all the Aslan Noil, who was able to If I knew the best I could do in this nation. So, the next candidate Lincoln Chafee’s face lights and people. I think I made secure that glorious 4.0 said, “I on my own was a B+, I’d offer time you’re asked how you as he came to a bold realization: a couple mistakes, but I definitely went to every professor’s office anything.” This commitment to think you can improve your this question was for him. tried my best.” This man deserved hours until they could pronounce do whatever is necessary is what GPA, use Seth Schoenhaus Debate moderator Anderson a pat on the back indeed. my name perfectly.” Aslan Noil makes the student body here for inspiration: “I definitely Cooper had called on the former Chafee, whose 0.3 percent added that he’d “annoy every so impressive. Students have wouldn’t work harder if that’s Rhode Island governor to share of the polls currently equals the one of [his] classmates [in admitted to every act of cheating what you’re asking.” his opinion on climate change margin of error of said polls, is an effort] to drop the average the system they would commit Mistler-Ferguson is a member of at the Democratic presidential optimistic that he can break into grade and increase my relative (short of earning the grades) to the class of 2018. debate Tuesday night. Chafee’s full integers at the heels of this face lit up; like a dog wagging his performance. “I think it takes off tail on the way to a local park, he from here. The sky is the limit!” turned red and tried not stumble Chafee proclaimed, peering over Crazy enough that you just over his words in excitement. his shoulder and around the This question was easy;room for whoever might be in climate change is bad, and ear’s reach. might work Chafee knew it, too! With the “It can only go up from here,” BY NATE KUHRT through the typical spiel. As goes well, say your name and butterflies fluttering away in Chafee said in some of his you talk with the recruiter, the hand them your resume. If HUMOR EDITOR his stomach, he eagerly replied, parting words. Not much is sure friend will abruptly interrupt it went miserably, make up a “Climate change is not good.” for Chafee’s presidential future, For the past few weeks, the conversation and say stage name (Cal L. Meback is Cooper and the rest of crowd but that much can universally be UR’s campus has been in something repulsive, or make my go-to), and hope you have watching the debate agreed with agreed upon: it can only go up full swing in a variety of a positive comment about better luck with the online Chafee. He got the question from here. ways. On top of having all of the company’s competitor. submission. right and, more importantly, D’Antona is a member of our sidewalks resodded and Next, the friend will grab an My final piece of advice people were listening to him; an the class of 2016. golf carts scurrying down information booklet without is to befriend the recruiter’s places that motor vehicles asking, glance at it and boss, or anyone high up in the aren’t allowed (it’s called a proceed to toss it over his/her company. Casually positioning sideWALK), students have shoulder. A final note takes youself on the commuter train Professor ends class been exploring a variety of advantage of the situation the for hours in hopes of meeting opportunities in hopes of recruiter is in: sleep deprived, the power player is not a bad based on own watch establishing a full time career running on coffee. The friend idea. Splurging and buying for next summer, or maybe will casually take the recruiters good seats to a Knicks game BY NATE KUHRT accomplished, even though class ended early, he commented, “You even the real world. The fact drink without asking, take a may work. Even if it doesn’t, at HUMOR EDITOR that I had to wait a week and sip and do a cartoonish spray/ least you saw a game. Although, see, junior, it’s not about what the a half to get an appointment spit. You, being the “good a cost associated with this The clock was quickly ticking. people want, it’s about what the at the Career Center during samaritan,” will stand up for strategy may include getting The second hand was counting people need. This power move I fall break must say something. the employer and be assertive tackled by a player diving into down to the nearest minute. made back there, being in charge If you are like me, you have in escorting your friend away. the stands. Strolling through the Professor Sneebly had a decision and all, reminded me of a time been procrastinating during The comparison to the bad local Ferrari dealership in a suit to make. The options were clear: when I was your age, back in the this crucial time by pretending employee will make you seem that looks fancy enough may stop lecturing at 12:17, and let day…” to work in Gleason or not heavenly even if you don’t have even draw enough attention for his class out early as three-forths He proceeded to tell an irrelevant pretending to work on the credentials. Long story short, a CEO to approach you. Even of the students packed their bags story from his past. After this Quad. Now, it’s game time. you probably get hired. Worst better, date a CEO’s daughter or end class on his own terms. power move of a professor ending Career fairs are rampant and case scenario, it is a possible or son. You’d be part of the The decision had been a moral class early, the student body was I am here to give you some interview. family, and wouldn’t the father battle since 2006. “In the year surveyed to gauge their feelings; subjective, A-quality advice. A second piece of advice love to keep tabs on his child? 2006, I noticed a change in my 26 percent didn’t realize class had The first play I would like regards your introduction. I Not speaking from personal students: they seemed to focus ended early. The other 74 percent to talk about is what I call the think it is best to save your name experience, connections aren’t too much on those fancy smart opted not to reply. “good applicant bad applicant.” for last. If your first impression bad. phones. I attribute this to a But, not all professors have this It is nearly identical to “good is ideal, the employer will see Looking back on the tricks shorter attention span and early problem. Years ago, there was an cop bad cop.” This option past your slightly unsatisfactory that I gave you all, I want onset of arthritis,” Sneebly said. alternative strategy. The university requires two individuals: the encounter and gladly take your to chime in one last note; I As the clock counted down, had constructed a building with person who really wants the resume. If your first impression can’t say that these actions Sneebly made a game-time minimal clocks and terrible job, and the friend who really is poor, and they already have for landing a job didn’t work. decision: at 12:16:52 he cell phone service. This current wants to troll employers. your name, the chance to make After all, I’m only 0/29 and announced, “Class dismissed. I building is known as Meliora Hall. You, the person who wants any sort of second impression it takes 30 to be statistically will see you all next week.” The Further innovations are believed to the job, will approach the will be nonexistent. I like to significant. veteran professor was pleased with be provided for Wegmans Hall. future employer (it’s nearly call this strategy “get out of Kuhrt is a member of how he had defied the system. Kuhrt is a member of definite at this point) and go jail free.” If the encounter the class of 2017. When asked if his goal had been the class of 2017. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 / FEATURES campustimes.org / PAGE 7 FEATURES Dining Services incorporates technology to enhance student experiences

BY RACHEL KAPLAN the free mobile app Tapingo, was created in conjunction with CONTRIBUTING WRITER which allows users to order the new Dining Services mobile In a world of constantly to their fine-tuned food and application. The new website, evolving technology, UR Dining beverages from multiple places which replaces Campus Dish, Services strives to keep up with on campus, pay automatically has “a lot more functionality fast-paced, tech- savvy lifestyles and be notified of an expected and content” than the former to which we are all accustomed. time for pickup. Meanwhile, website, according to Aubrey. “We know we’ve had others have discussed the new Although still a work in challenges with technology, Douglass Dining Hall, which is progress, the website is linked so in response to our own expected to open next fall as a directly to Blackboard, and recognition of such challenges series of micro-restaurants, and provides more user-friendly and as well as to student feedback, will include a dedicated space comprehensive access to Dining we’ve taken steps to revamp for late-night access as well as Services information. While the the technological services that a station that prepares food website is live and functioning, Dining Services uses and offers,” completely devoid of the top Dining Services has significant Marketing Manager for Dining eight allergens, which will be plans for further improvement, Services Kevin Aubrey said. open only to approved students. including a database of “The timing is right, and we Additionally, small business- searchable menus, which will finally have the right resources sized cards with Quick Response include filters for allergens and to do so.” codes advertising the University’s dietary restrictions. Recent technological advances “hunger for students’ feedback” “It’s a dynamic piece for are flooding all aspects of Dining were instituted two years ago students, for faculty and for Services, from food preparation, in an effort to allow students to staff,”Aubrey said. to food delivery, to feedback on report back immediately on their The takeoff of the new website food services. Many gawked over dining experiences. Recently, is partially owed to two students, the tech-savvy soda machine in the process of giving feedback sophomore Jacob Niebloom and the Wilson Commons, which was made shorter, quicker and junior Xuefeng Peng, who came provides fourteen different types easier. to Dining Services with a recent of base beverages, including Perhaps the most significant mobile app idea at the same time sparkling and tap water, diet technological advancement in Dining Services was considering and flavored sodas, juices and Dining Services is the complete revamping their website. The PARSA LOTFI / PHOTO EDITOR iced teas. Others obsessed over renovation of its website, which dining app, called UR Dining, A student uses the new Pepsi Spire Machine in Wilson Commons to make a customized drink. serves to make the most up-to- more and more dependent on date dining information easily technology, Dining Services accessible to all UR students strives to increase technology and faculty, as well as providing usage as well. a completely new platform for “We use technology to users to send their feedback help us manage our business. directly to Dining Services. On Forecasting, menu planning, the other side, the app provides inventory management, Dining Services with an effective scheduling and human way to notify users of updates, resources management have changes, and other information. been made easier, more accurate “I think we would take a step and more efficient through to collaborate with campus the use of technology,” Schauf dining vendors on introducing commented. “This gives our and promoting their new food management team more time via our platform. Besides, to spend on the floor of our expanding our product to operations, interacting with other campuses is also one of customers and staff.” our goals,” Peng commented Dining Services has no regarding their plans for the plans to slow down in their future. exploration of technology and Director of Dining Services with incorporation of more and Auxiliary Operations and technology in the future. It Cam Schauf described Dining seems we are looking at only Services’ use of technology as the beginning of a new era for a means of “keeping up” with campus food. customers’ everyday lives. As Kaplan is a member of PARSA LOFTI / PHOTO EDITOR students and faculty become the class of 2018. Last Semester, the URdining app was released.The app provides dining information and a feedback mechanism.

UR OPINION “IF THERE WAS ONE APP YOU COULD DESIGN FOR THE BY BRIAN CAPUTO & TANIMA PODDAR SCHOOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE?” CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER & FEATURES EDITOR

PHYLLIS IMADE ’17 REBECCA WIENER ‘18 ADIL ALI ‘18 AJ BROWN ‘19 CINDY LIN ‘16 NIKHIL KASARLA ‘17 “Do My Homework App” “Exam Answers App” “College Town App” “Food Critique App” “Library Space App” “Saferide App” PAGE 8 / campustimes.org FEATURES / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 Jodi says: what we talk about when we talk about consent BY JODI ARMSTRONG and you do not need to be male. 2. Regardless of how being clear. They may need a enthusiastic consent. For many CONTRIBUTNG WRITER Every single one of us needs to comfortable you are with your minute, a day or a month to people sex, can invoke so consider what it means to avoid partner, give them a safe way figure out whether they are much self-consciousness and We’re told to avoid rape raping someone. out. This applies to partners ready. They may fear your or so much vulnerability. When because those rules are easy Now that we’re all on the in relationships, friends with someone else’s criticism. Be those emotions are present, sex to identify and explain. Wear same footing, here’s some benefits and one-night stands forgiving of these situations. just isn’t as enjoyable. Being conservative clothes, don’t practical advice: alike. Give your partner a 4. The fact that your potential completely confident that drink alone, don’t walk alone 1. Don’t initiate sex when chance to say “no” without fear partner is male does not equal your partner wants to have and never leave your drink you’re wasted. This may seem of negative consequences. consent. The idea that men are sex with you feels really, really unattended. Not only does this like a completely unreasonable While it is very hard to always down for sex is both good, and hearing them say the advice not work, but it avoids request for some of us single-handedly get rid of the false and dangerous. Consider words, “Yes, I want to have sex the true solution of rape: don’t engrossed in hookup culture. If awkwardness of saying “no,” it how this expectation can make with you,” is a powerful way to commit it. you think this request is asking it harder for men to say no. It There are a million But, for some reason, we The idea that men the doesn’t matter how attractive don’t talk about how not to you are, it doesn’t matter reasons someone may rape. Running in the feminist are always down for “Sex whether you’re in a relationship & ” not want to have a circles that I do, I’ve seen a sex is both false and CT and it doesn’t matter if you’ve share of “don’t rape” campaigns, LET SEX & THE CT HELP YOU had sex with him before. The sextual encounter but even those campaigns dangerous. Consider THROUGH YOUR MOST same rules apply to everyone, are lacking accessible how- AWKWARD SEXUAL YEARS. regardless of gender. with you at any to’s. Especially in the college how this expectation 5. Respect a “no.” Urging a given time, and a setting, I don’t see a lot of can make it harder is absolutely your responsibility potential partner to “loosen people who think they could to minimize that awkwardness. up” or reconsider after good chunk of those ever be considered a rapist. for men to say no. A statement like, “I don’t want another drink is coercive. So is Dear everyone; it is to do anything that makes you continuing to badger them after reasons have literally completely possible that you too much, consider the risks, uncomfortable; that’s really they’ve told you “no.” Don’t could rape someone. You do and consider your priorities. important to me” can go a long do these things. Additionally, nothing to do with not need ill intent, you do not When you’re fucked up, it can way because it empowers your respecting a “no” means not you. Let’s promote a be very hard to read a potential partner to say how they feel. taking it personally. There are partner. Are you picking up on 3. If your partner hesitate a million reasons someone may culture where asking their physical cues? Are they or express discomfort, address not want a sexual encounter combat anxiety around sex. joking when they say no? Are what you noticed. Don’t brush with you at any given time, So, go on, my friends! Let’s for consent feels more they uncomfortable when they it off. While it would be nice to and a good chunk of those promote a culture where like a sign of respect say yes? Whether they can give count on your partner to give reasons have literally nothing asking for consent feels more consent or not isn’t relevant if you a clear “no” if they don’t to do with you. Put your pride like a sign of respect than a than a nuisance or an you aren’t capable of perceiving want to proceed with some aside and respect their reasons nuisance or an interruption. interruption. their consent. Stop here. Get sexual advance, the reality as their own. Doing so further It’s absolutely achievable and their number; ask them to have is that sometimes they have empowers them to be honest. absolutely beautiful. sex with you when you’re not concerns you may not be aware 6. Recognize how much Armstrong is a member of need to be a murderous savage wasted. of that are keeping them from better sex can be with the class of 2016.

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5021A0058 C24849C Fall B2C Print INTEGRITY_10x9.56_nwsprnt_1.indd Cyan Magenta Yellow Black PAGE 10 / campustimes.org A&E / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Aasif Mandvi talks American culture through humor BY YOONSIE KIM imitating his father’s accent and Daily Show” as the “senior CONTRIBUTING WRITER puzzled reaction to his job offer Muslim correspondent”— as, among other things, a senior particularly when Muslims, Immediately following his Muslim correspondent. He Indians, Pakistanis and Arabs audition for “The Daily Show,” warned Mandvi not to disclose greeted and thanked him, some Aasif Mandvi was hired by any opinion on Islam for fear of of whom even tried to set him host Jon Stewart to be the humiliating the whole family, up with their daughters. “senior Middle East/Muslim/All unless he calls his mother first. Though Mandvi felt Things Brown correspondent,” Mandvi also recalled his own uncomfortable about receiving much to the confusion of his confusion when auditioning for gratitude from the American parents and himself, as he the role. As an Indian-American Muslim population, he liked admittedly spent more time at actor, he was accustomed to it, if only because there bars than at mosques. This past auditioning for roles based were no representations of Saturday night, Mandvi amused on stereotypes, such as “cab American Muslims in media students, parents and alumni drivers, deli owners, doctors who could criticize America with similarly humorous yet and terrorists.” His audition without eliciting accusations insightful stories at the Palestra, for “The Daily Show,” however, of anti-Americanism, or worse, reading excerpts from his book, did not involve accents, turbans terrorism. He realized, then, “No Man’s Land,” before a or fake beards. Unsure what that it did not matter that he question-and-answer session. Jon Stewart wanted, Mandvi, was not an exemplary Muslim, Though Aasif Mandvi is as one does in such a situation, despite being the senior Muslim most famous for his role in impersonated Stephen Colbert. correspondent for “The Daily “The Daily Show,” he is also To his surprise, Stewart hired Show.” Mandvi’s role on an award-winning actor, writer, him immediately, and he had the show extended beyond producer and comedian; he has his first taping for the show just himself as an individual; he starred in various plays on and hours later. became a representative for the off-Broadway, in television series Just as he felt out of place underrepresented. and in movies. during his audition to play a As an interview with Associate His book, “No Land’s Man,” turban-wearing snake charmer, Provost for Global Engagement features vignettes of unique Mandvi—a non-practicing Jane Gatewood began, Mandvi experiences as a Muslim Indian- Muslim, by heritage—felt like showed students a clip from his British-American. Mandvi an imposter when people began sitcom parody web series, “Halal AARON RAYMOND / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER started reading by animatedly to recognize him from “The SEE COMEDY PAGE 12 Funnyman Aasif Mandvi speaks to an audience at UR on Saturday, Oct. 10. Chenoweth casts spell on UR Theatre Program BY PAMELA ORTEGO her from Kansas. Chenoweth goosebumps. Leaming flew CONTRIBUTING WRITER invigorated the crowd with back from , takes on Welsh play her sensational performance where she is a current cast On Friday, Oct. 9, a cyclone of “Popular,” which was member of the Broadway hit BY JESSE BERNSTEIN beautiful.” of energy and musical talent originally from “Wicked.” “The King and I,” for this A&E STAFF “Under Milk Wood” isn’t a hit Rochester. A Tony and Accompanying this song special night. Soon after, traditional show. There’s no Emmy Award-winning actress was also a comedic anecdote Chenoweth welcomed eight Watching the International overarching story, no central landed in Kodak Hall, and, about Chenoweth’s time with undergraduate students from Theatre Program’s production conflict—just a collection of much like her most-adored Donald Trump, who asked her Eastman to sing with her of “Under Milk Wood” is like threads woven together to role as Glinda, the Good watching an organism sustain create a larger pastiche of small- Wtich from “Wicked,” found itself. Characters scurry on and town life to look upon. The herself embraced by the off the stage, props change hands opening sequence, though a musical crowd of Rochester. and change meanings, windows bit confusing, is a collection Numerous excited students, and doors open out of the wall of the characters’ dreams. parents, alumni and visitors all and there’s a stream of words There’s the blind Captain Cat came out to see the arrival of that never ceases. The roughly (Danny Mensel), whose visions the Good Witch, for she was 90-minute performance covers of shipmates lost to the ocean far from wicked—you could the dreams and waking lives of torment him day and night. even say she’s popular. the townspeople of Llaregub, a Mr. Waldo (Devin Goodman) Kristin Chenoweth was fictional Welsh town. dreams of carefree childhood greeted by a lively audience Originally penned as a days and his crumbling marriage, at Kodak Hall for a Meliora radio play by the famed poet while Mog Edwards (Prosper Weekend performance. Since Dylan Thomas, “Under Milk Feya) and Myfanwy Price (Murie her 1999 Tony-winning Wood” seeks the sublime in the Gillet) separately pine for each performance in “You’re a mundane, trying to find what other. There’s a sequence where

Good Man, Charlie Brown,” CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR exactly underlies all of the tasks a camera projects the sleeping she has delved into various and mini-adventures people faces of the dreamers on one stage performances, along with for advice on how to be more the songs that closed the undertake over the course of of the walls, and though “The roles on television and in film. likeable. She even mimicked his night. Throughout the entire a day and how their dreams Blair Witch Project” angle and These include her hit roles signature hairstyle. There was evening, Chenoweth pulled inform and are informed by aesthetic is a bit distracting, it’s in the ABC series “Pushing no question that Chenoweth at our hearts with her angelic those events. A character known still an interesting use of the Daisies” and Fox’s “Glee.” knew how to entertain an voice, charismatic persona and only as “Voice 1” narrates the space. Chenoweth recently audience. She continued witty sense of humor. I found show. Ian Von Fange does an A bright flash of light returned to Broadway to play on to sing “Moon River,” myself either amazed by her admirable job with the part, accompanies the beginning of the dazzling film star Lily “Little Sparrow,” “Somewhere talent, along with those of the carefully making sure not to lose the day, bringing the audience Garland in the Roundabout Over the Rainbow” and musicians and other singers, the poetry of his monologues in out of the dream sequence and Theatre Company’s “On the more. Between each song, or laughing hysterically in his distinctively careful, clipped into “reality” along with the Twentieth Century.” Garbed Chenoweth never failed to my seat. After singing an way. He is on stage for almost the characters. Men leave for work in matching sparkly silver crack a witty joke or move the encore performance of Charlie entirety of the show, and though or drink, women send their dress and heels, Chenoweth crowd with stories from her Chaplin’s “Smile,” Chenoweth he isn’t quite a “character” in a children off to school and begin lit up the stage with her grace, childhood in Oklahoma. left the audience with a traditional sense, a sketch of a their domestic work and Captain personality, charm and, of A special guest joined message that resonated with spectator in love with the simple Cat watches it all, almost acting course, her voice. Do not be Chenoweth on stage for her me: do what you love. It won’t beauty of the town emerges. as another narrator. Mensel’s fooled by Chenoweth’s petite performance of “For Good.” be easy by any means, but it “The characters are so vivid, performance doesn’t wallow size, for she possesses a voice ‘07 B.M. Analisa Leaming will make you happy. and so quirky and so real,” Von in his sadness; his portrayal so resonant and strong that sang a beautiful duet with her Ortego is a member of Fange said, “[...] and, in general, actually feels hopeful. After the even Auntie Em could hear that gave audience members the class of 2019. the language was beyond SEE THEATRE PAGE 12 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 11 Hartnett exhibit melds the uncanny and the digital

BY YOENIA KROKOVA With each passing second CONTRIBUTING WRITER of observation, a new detail surfaces and brings alternate Trash, cockroaches, wounds, meanings to the displayed vomit—none of these sound works. appealing; that is, until skill A particularly distinct and a splash of color turn these painting is “thresholds are images into works of art. neutral spaces until you make New York City native Scott funny faces.” Predominantly Schultheis launched his exhibit, dark and brooding with a black “Fault Lines,” on Oct. 9 in building at its centerpiece and a the Hartnett Gallery. The UR strike of lightning in the night graduate “combined replicable sky, a small window exposing a pieces of internet image searches dog in a green field completely with pieces of memories and changes the impression of the stories,” creating surreal works painting. While the dreary with captivating details that environment would usually prompt the viewers to examine elicit a feeling of fear and each element thoroughly. suspense, the window offers a The vibrant images that peek into a better world; the Schultheis presents evoke a grass is always greener on the slightly unsettling aura; yet, other side. at the same time, they capture Schultheis’ work brings one’s attention and make it hard everything that a successful / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER to look away. A dagger stabbing FRANK GONZALEZ exposition should: originality, Visitors mill around Hartnett Gallery on Friday, Oct. 9 for the opening of the gallery’s newest exhibit, “Fault Lines.” a hand (“slit flow”) almost turns shock value and a warranty of pretty with the undertone of (“narcissus was remiss”) brings work forces the viewer to think seemingly random objects, provoking thoughts that haunt yellow, pink and blue, while calm and contemplation. outside of the box and reevaluate designing an oblique contrast one for days. a man puking on a red carpet Often illogical and eschewing reality. The nature-based simple and submerging the viewer in Krokova is a member of in front of a gloomy building basic laws of physics, Schultheis’ backgrounds are enhanced by the creative mess on canvas. the class of 2019. Eastman organ at the heart of ‘Sicario’ strikes baroque revival at the zeitgiest BY MEGAN KIBLER Eastman student majoring in which was enhanced by one of BY SCOTT ABRAMS However, while the man initially CONTRIBUTING WRITER pipe organ performance. the organ’s special effects—a COPY EDITOR remains an enigma, his secrets are Although the organ may be bird whistle sound that could be eventually revealed in the film’s There is an unquestionable often associated with a heavy, added by pulling out one of the In Denis Villeneuve’s bleak best sequence, a devastating majesty present in a live organ seemingly overpowering sound, many organ stops. new film “Sicario,” the FBI’s scene in which Kate’s true role performance—it is the kind of Bach tried to create the opposite Many unique qualities of attempts to sedate the drug war on the force comes into focus. experience that is difficult to effect in one of his earlier works, the organ were used as an across the United States-Mexican The film delves into the moral describe in words. The artistic advantage in border serve as a metaphor for ambiguity within the American sound produced by the performing a “Toccata general American idealism. legal system. Is it better to follow Eastman Italian Baroque in D minor,” by Centering on by-the-books FBI the law and end up hurting more Organ is definitely no Domenico Zipoli. agent Kate Mercer (Emily Blunt, people, or should we act in a exception. The piece contained her typical luminance dimmed, more morally questionable way Originally restored by lots of startling but still present), the film follows if the end result is better? While Gerald Woehl in 2001 chromaticism. Thisher experiences as she’s recruited certain characters seem to offer after being purchased was easy to achieve on to a task force run by Matt an opinion on this matter, the by the Eastman School an organ keyboard, Graver (Josh Brolin), who is film purposely refuses to answer of Music, this organ whose notes are not searching for members of a drug this question and is all more contains pipes dating evenly spaced, in cartel. The rather naïve Kate, powerful for it. back to the eighteenth comparison to the eager to make a difference, joins From a performance century. The ornate organ tuning of a traditional immediately, but doubt begins standpoint, the film is case has these antique piano keyboard. This to fester as she’s taken to Juarez, meticulous; British actress Emily origins as well, but dissonant effect created Mexico, where she—as well as Blunt, the British actress who was age fails to inhibit this moments of dramatic the entire FBI task force—have granted American citizenship stunning musical fortress tension that would no legal jurisdiction. this summer, inhabits every of gold and turquoise. In gradually transition The final piece of the puzzle step of Kate’s transformation fact, it is the only full- into a resonant is Alejandro (Benicio del Toro), as her moral resolve begins sized Italian organ in sound similar to a mysterious presence on to crumble. Her final scene is North America. thunderous applause. the team. He repeatedly tells shattering. Josh Brolin is rather The organ’s sound The gradual build of Kate that she reminds him of perfect in the seemingly simple is enhanced by the the piece seemed to someone important to him, but character of Matt, a man initially Memorial Art Gallery’s celebrate all of the he declines to explain further. SEE BROLIN PAGE 12 spacious Fountain Court organ’s capabilities, Room. The space itself is transitioning from adorned with noteworthy soft, haunting baroque paintings that sounds to ones celebrate the glory of God of commanding with dark backgrounds majesty in a single highlighting important performance. biblical figures. This I would highly artwork was not only an recommend attending effective declaration of one of the upcoming faith, but also served as organ concerts, inspiration to multiple beginning on Oct. composers of the 22 and running seventeenth century. through Oct. 25. As a part of Meliora CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR It’s an experience Weekend, multiple Eastman that anyone from a skilled students performed short “Pastorella.” The melody was musician to someone who sets of pieces at the museum light and lilting, making it easy to simply enjoys listening to music throughout the day. I was able visualize flute players dancing in can be humbled and stunned by. to enjoy a set of pieces played a meadow. It seemed to contain a Kibler is a member of by sophoore Jacob Dassa, an whimsical kind of celestial glow, the class of 2017. PAGE 12 / campustimes.org A&E / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 Play showcases UR talent Comedian tells it like it is THEATRE FROM PAGE 10 genius in the final scene) and COMEDY FROM PAGE 10 responding to Matt Damon’s Akanksha Varma said, “I day begins, it’s difficult to follow all manner of daily household in the Family.” Through this recent controversial statement thought it was enlightening any particular story, but that items. Maister plays with clip, it became evident that on “Project Greenlight,” in to have him talk about the seems to be the point. To fully light and space in all sorts of Mandvi is no stranger to which he stated that diversity reception of South Asian appreciate “Under Milk Wood,” interesting ways, effectivelyusing satire and other forms of is “what you do in the casting culture in America and what the audience has to accept that dictating the emotional thrust of humor to entertain as well as of the movie, not the casting kind of biases exist in the they’re along for the ride. his scenes. provide social commentary and of the show [panel].” Mandvi society against people of color Polly Garter (Andria The show ends with all of mental fodder. contests this fallacy, insightfully in Hollywood.” Rabenold) speaks pleadingly the characters back in their Underlying Mandvi’s elaborating on the reflexive After the evening with Aasif with her mirror and mournfully beds, reaching skyward for humorous stories are more process through which people Mandvi, freshman Emri Stenn sings about her dead lover something—anything—to grab serious sociopolitical issues, determine what is considered commended how Mandvi in one of the more poignant on to. which Gatewood introduced “good.” He explains: when skillfully navigated various mini-scenes. Charlie Norvell, “There is this haunting quality during the question-and- Damon considers someone’s realms from “The Daily shirking any notion of age or of love that permeates the whole answer session when she acting as “good,” it is because he Show” to conversations about gender, deftly shuttles between work,” Maister said, “[...] and confronted him with his views is “responding to the thing that diversity. “It was amazing schoolboy, drunkard, elderly that, I think, is something we can of America. Mandvi criticized reflects him back to himself, how he was able to use humor woman and the voice of a all relate to on some level. Our the ignorance of Americans which is the narrative of a to address political issues snooty British guidebook, each lives are suffused by the memory to news outside of the United white man.” Subsequently, “the involving Muslims and [what] role distinctively defined and of those we have loved and lost, States and their lack of interest narrative of a brown person or it is like to be an Indian growing fully realized. Teddy Rycroft, or even just by a first love that in pursuing such information. a woman” becomes categorized up in the United States.” affecting a warm wisdom as perhaps is no longer with us, but Mandvi continued his as “other” as opposed to “good”; Imploring Rochester students Reverend Eli Jenkins, also for which we silently mourn.” criticisms of America with the therefore, diversity is necessary to rethink their actions with joyfully injects some humor as There are just three more ignored issue of homogeneity behind the camera in order for satirical and humorous prose, Nogood Boyo. performances of “Under Milk in Hollywood. Due to the lack diverse decisions to exist. Varma thought Mandvi made All the while, director Nigel Wood”—Thursday, Friday and of roles for Indian-Americans, During the question-and- this year’s Meliora Weekend Maister lets his cast create a Saturday at 8 p.m. in Todd he had to write the roles for answer with the audience, not only entertaining, but one beautiful mess—by the end of Theatre. Tickets are eight dollars himself, which he did on his students appreciated his which shines a light on current the show, the floor is strewn for students. award-winning one-man show, thorough commentary on issues plaguing America. with candy, feathers, miniature Bernstein is a member of “Sakina’s Restaurant.” He diversity, and it was a recurring Kim is a member of glowing houses (a stroke of the class of 2018. further addressed the issue by topic of discussion. Senior the class of 2017. ‘The Martian’ fails to impress ‘Sicario’ stomps sexism BY JESSE BERNSTEIN full of psychological explorations number of talented actors, all of BROLIN FROM PAGE 11 could be seen as sexism on the A&E STAFF of sadness and loneliness, all the whom are given very little to do. while hung-over and wearing film’s part, but I would argue way from “Robinson Crusoe” to Ridley Scott, directing his flip-flops at an FBI meeting, that the film is instead pointing Part of the appeal of “The “Cast Away.” However, even in the first film since the execrable but whose role grows in depth out the sexism of the world Martian,” which opened in most lighthearted entries in the “Exodus: Of Gods and Kings,” and stature throughout the instead. Producers of the film theaters on Oct. 2, is that it’s genre (like, say, “The Last Man on knows his way around cinematic film. Benicio del Toro delivers a attempted to have screenwriter the first movie about Mars that Earth”), there’s a human inside the outer space, which is why the far more riveting turn, creating Taylor Sheridan change Kate to feels plausible. It’s a deceptively character. failures of “The Martian” are so a man whose past defines him a male character, but he refused, straightforward story that doesn’t The supporting cast, impressive confusing. “Prometheus,” for all entirely. The climax of the film as this initial gender reversal rely on the macabre (killer aliens, as it is, plays up melodrama to its shortcomings, had far more belongs to him entirely, as (which, by the end, almost government plots, conspiracy an eye-rollingly high degree. Jeff interesting things to say about the he hijacks the narrative from becomes a validation of typical theories, etc.) or impossible science Daniels as the head of NASA is nature of science and exploration Kate. By the time his narrative gender roles) would not work to push the story forward. It’s the most guilty of this, often speaking in space, and nothing needs to be arc fully comes to fruition, the with a male protagonist. It’s a first of its kind in that way, but that to rooms full of people with his said about the brilliance of “Alien,” audience understands what strong choice that adds another can’t be said for much else in the does it? drives him. layer to the story. nearly two-and-a-half-hour film. Damon as Watney Part of the issue with this movie Apart from the moral If Kate, with her idealist, naïve Matt Damon, playing astronaut is that it’s been similarly done twice implications of the film, it is also views, could be seen as America, and botanist Mark Watney, finds is kind of an in the last few years, and so much notable for the gender dynamics “the land of the free and the himself alone on Mars after his better. “Gravity,” which came out it displays. Kate is shown home of the brave,” and she is crew is forced to abandon him oxymoron, because in 2012, featured Sandra Bullock to be incredibly competent, also equated with an outdated during a storm. Immediately, the only character as a grieving mother untethered so one assumes that she was idea of femininity, then the film he gets to work rebuilding the among the stars, and her struggle chosen for this new assignment seems to argue that, at least in structure he and the crew had been he plays is Matt to survive as well as her fight to over her male partner due this Latin American drug war, living in, planting potatoes that remake herself after the death of to her strengths as an agent. America is the helpless damsel utilize the crew’s collective shit as Damon, movie star. her child were far more interesting However, this initial gender role in distress. manure and making contact with than anything that happens in “The subversion proves not to be the Abrams is a member of NASA fairly quickly. Martian.” There wasn’t a need for case. The true nature of her job the class of 2018. Damon’s performance as back turned to them. It’s a nice lazy expositional devices like the Watney is kind of an oxymoron, surprise to see Chiwetel Ejiofor GoPro confessionals. It was just because the only character he plays play a relatively uncomplicated her, space and George Clooney’s is Matt Damon, movie star. He’s NASA higher-up, but he seems to voice, and that movie used its funny, he’s charming and never for exist largely to humanize Daniels. setting in a far more interesting a second does he despair; never for The crewmembers who ultimately way. “Interstellar,” which also a second does his utter loneliness elect to turn the ship around to featured Chastain and Damon, or hopelessness occur to him. save Watney (Chastain, Michael used space as a larger metaphor Damon speaks into a GoPro as Pena, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan for adulthood and parenthood, an expositional device, cracking and Aksel Hennie) are all dutifully again using the setting to its full jokes left and right about loyal and brave, though only Pena advantage. everything from his imminent is given a chance to find a character. Ultimately, “The Martian” death to the music choices left Pena’s relationship with Watney is comfortable with cliché and aboard the ship. There’s no history over what can only be described plainness. What could’ve been given to him—his only references as the NASA version of iChat is interesting and original— to life on Earth have to do with the most human interaction of that the crew left Damon— his alma mater and an oddly rote the entire movie. Kristin Wiig and is dropped within seconds plea to his escaped captain (Jessica Donald Glover, two actors known of a suggestion that Damon Chastain, who just isn’t given more for their comedic work, are might have harbored a drop of much to do) to tell his parents he miscast as NASA’s spokesperson resentment towards the crew that loves them. Consequently, Watney and an agency wunderkind, left him. As soon as that happens, never really emerges as a character, respectively. Glover especially the plot of the movie is mapped and when Damon talks to the seems out of place, so clearly out—he’ll survive, the crew will GoPro about having to “science the unsuited to play a walking cliché of fall over themselves apologizing, shit out of this,” you’re just waiting the just-rolled-out-of-bed genius. he’ll brush it off with a megawatt for him to wink at the camera. It Benedict Wong as the director of smile. One wonders, however, may not be fair to fault Damon the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is if a scowl might have made our for playing Watney so cavalierly— charmingly funny, and Sean Bean Martian an Earthling. the tradition of “man left alone to speaks gruffly for a few minutes Bernstein is a member of rely on his wits” is already chock- and then leaves. It’s an incredible the class of 2018. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 13

BRIAN CAPUTO / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER ART ALIGHT AT 'PROJECTIONS' The Art & Music Library, located in Rush Rhees library, debuted the exhibit “Projections: Images of Imagination” on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The exhibit features works of light sculpture by sophomore Sue Zhang and junior Jeff Leavitt in celebration of 2015 as the International Year of Light. Styles collide on Drake and Future’s new mixtape BY REMY LAMBERT didn’t always sound great on this seriously smooth pseudo-banger Time to Be Alive” was a strong a lot of different settings and CONTRIBUTING WRITER mixtape. Future sounds similar that I think is one of the best album that came close to—but moods, and the mixtape has a to the way he did on his latest songs either has produced in did not ultimately reach—my continuously polished and well- When two big-name artists project, “Dirty Sprite 2,” while a while. It could be played in expectations. Despite it being produced sound. Even though it decide to collaborate on an Drake’s energy was definitely the club on a Thursday night, all over the place, if you want wasn’t the most impressive piece, album or mixtape, there is a good up from his last project, but not or even while chilling in your low-key moody ballads or melt- it definitely foreshadows other chance it’s going to fall short of really in the best way possible. dorm after a long week; it’s your-face-off bangers, therepossibilities that the two artists the towering expectations that He sounded like a student trying totally transitional and sounds is something for everyone on could create in the near future. surround it. But the possibility to pump himself up for the club absolutely awesome. “Jumpman” this project. A lot of the songs Lambert is a member of that those expectations could be after pulling an all-nighter for and “Big Rings” were definitely are multi-dimensional and fit the class of 2017. met is exciting and will always an economics test; he doesn’t set up to be the highlights of the generate a lot of interest. So, want to disappoint, but he really album, and, even though I’m not when the collective mixtape of just wants to chill. He may have a huge fan of them, they do serve Drake and Future, “What a Time made it to the club, but neither as great bangers and excellent to Be Alive,” was announced, him nor his friends were really pre-game music for anyone who crooning hip-hop and trap gods having a good time. Each artist might be interested. It sounded a alike collectively marked their calendars for its release. The two artists are NO unquestionably on the top of their respective games at the moment, both coming off major releases, so it is obvious that there was no ceiling for the potential of their working together. I’ll admit GREASE that heading into listening, I was a Drake fan, not a huge Future fan, and skeptical of the sound JUST this project would produce. In “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” I really enjoyed the simple, minimalistic beats and the conscious lyrics from Drake, but LIGHTNING! I was worried that combining spacey sounding beats with Future’s auto-tuned vocals would butcher more than benefit. But, still, the potential was there, so I was excited to listen. The result? A collection of smooth and refined—yet still coarse MORGAN MEHRING / ILLUSTRATION STAFF and at times borderline weird— bangers. has his own final solo piece on little cookie-cutter at times, but I From listening, you can tell the album: Drake’s is “30 for 30 believe the best verse is by Drake that the mixtape sounds pretty Freestyle,” and Future’s is “Jersey.” in the song “I’m The Plug.” He quickly thrown together, with “30 for 30 Freestyle” especially gets into the locked-in flow he many of the songs encompassing disappointed me because Drake has had in all his past albums, eerily similar sounding beats, was my favorite artist out of the and the lyrics are solid too. It’s TM song lengths and repetitive two, and he just sounded lazy purely fun to listen to. I think SERIOUS DELIVERY! accents throughout. Future and left me yawning. “Jersey” the hidden gems of this album ★ JIMMYJOHNS.COM ★ tends to fit the role of the “one was actually solid, and, despite are the songs “Scholarship,” in trick pony” label his critics have the same old sound, Future had which Drake and Future go back assigned him, by having a catchy some seriously conscious stuff on and forth (and might be the but monotonous tone and relying there that I was able to appreciate. best collaborative example on TO FIND THE LOCATION NEAREST on auto-tune for those unique However, there are many the album with flawless set ups moments. I confirmed my initial positives to this project. The song and compliments), or “Plastic YOU VISIT JIMMYJOHNS.COM notion that Drake didn’t need to “Diamonds Dancing,” I think, Bag,” which is a slower and softer collaborate with anyone; Future is the highlight of the album; example on the mixtape. doesn’t really benefit him, and he it’s a beautiful, mysterious and Ultimately, I thought “What a ©2014 JIMMY JOHN’S FRANCHISE, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PAGE 14 / campustimes.org SPORTS / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 Football impresses alumni with Meliora Weekend win

AARON RAYMOND / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER AARON RAYMOND / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Senior wide receiver Derek Wager dives between two defenders on Saturday. Junior running back Myles Allen escapes a tackle by stiff-arming a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy defender. BY ANDREW LUCCHESI twenty-nine attempts, it was some was then celebrated by all those in sophomore quarterback Daniel Team of the Week. His 19 tackles CONTRIBUTING WRITER unlikely heroes who set up the go- attendance. Bronson on the sideline for most this week was the highest in a ahead touchdown by Rochester’s For the UR students and alumni of the game with a hand injury, the single game by a Rochester player With hundreds of alumni security blanket, junior running who had not yet watched a game ‘Jackets still completed almost 20 in the last fifteen years. flocking to campus for Mel back Myles Allen. before Saturday, it was all too passes. This included a touchdown After travelling to Rensselaer Weekend, Fauver was filled with Following the Academy’s easy to think “here we go again” pass on a trick field goal play from Polytechnic Institute for a its largest crowd of the year on equalizing touchdown, junior after the Mariners recovered an senior kicker Andrew Haber. game on Oct. 17, the ‘Jackets Saturday—and UR Football Matt Pisano returned the kickoff onside kick to open the game and On average, the UR defense will return home to take on a returned the favor by giving fans 52 yards. That, in combination proceeded to score a touchdown gives up less than a touchdown struggling Union College team a thriller of a contest. It’s the first with junior Kyle Allegrini’s option only five plays in. per game at home. The Mel the following weekend on Oct. time the 2015 ‘Jackets have seen pass to senior Farid Adenuga, But, anyone of that mindset Weekend game was no different. 24. With a potential showdown a game tied in the fourth quarter. put the ball inside the 15, where failed to realize that there’s a reason They paved the way for the first against Hobart College looming The U.S. Merchant Marine our dominant offensive line and this year’s team is undefeated at touchdown of the game when at the bottom of UR’s regular Academy knotted up the score at running core could go to work. home. senior Thomas Marone punched season schedule, our ‘Jackets are 17 after a touchdown and extra It was clear that this confident On the offensive side, UR once a ball free from the Mariner’s ball the drawing eye of more than just point with just over 10 minutes UR squad was not intimidated again brought a style and flair handler, and junior David Wolff the alumni during Mel Weekend. remaining, and UR was left with under the pressure. The UR that was good enough to work recovered and returned it to the Take note—it should be a fun a test. defense, as they have done so often consistently but inconsistent nine yard line. second half to UR’s already Though team was led by senior this year, shut down the Academy enough to be surprising. The team The defense even drew national impressive season. quarterback Justin Redfern for the on drives that followed. The doesn’t rely too heavily on just one attention, when sophomore Lucchesi is a member of majority for of the contest, who offense saw the game to a close facet of attack. linebacker Isaiah Smith was the class of 2016. threw sixteen completions on with two kneel downs, a sight that Even with regular starting named to the Division III football And, the MLB award goes to... BY JESSE BERNSTEIN rely on the positioning or skill of Noah Syndergaard. Bautisa or Edwin Encarnacion to .313/.353/.482, 122 OPS+, 12 SPORTS STAFF his defense to affect the outcome help out. Trout is headed for his SB, 27 BB, 69 SO, 4.6 WAR of the at-bat. 301 strikeouts are NL Manager of the Year second straight MVP. The case: Carlos Correa’s National League MVP the most by any pitcher since The pick: Joe Maddon, Chicago Other considered: Josh Donaldson. standout defense and prodigious The pick: Bryce Harper, RF, 2002, and the impressiveness of Cubs production at shortstop for a Washington Nationals the number can’t be denied. For The case: It would’ve been easy American League Cy Young playoff-bound team would be Stats: 153 games, 42 HR, 99 that reason, Kershaw gets the to hand this award to Mike The pick: David Price, SP, enough on its own in most years, RBIs, .330/.460/.649, 195 microscopic edge over Arrieta and Matheny, skipper of the 100-win Toronto Blue Jays/Detroit Tigers but Francisco Lindor ended OPS+, 6 SB, 124 BB, 131 SO, Greinke. Cardinals. However, Maddon Stats: Hold on a second. this season as one of the best 9.9 WAR Others considered: Jake Arrieta, kept his Cubs right there with the The case: Below are the season defenders in the league. Lindor’s The case:By any metric, Zack Greinke, Gerrit Cole. Cardinals the whole season, while outputs of David Price and Astros roughly equal contributions on traditional or modern, Bryce giving an outrageous amount star Dallas Keuchel. Consider: offense cement his position as the Harper was the best player in National League of playing time to rookies. His Pitcher A: 32 GS, 220.1 IP, 18- AL’s Rookie of the Year. baseball this year. He led the NL Rookie of the Year Cubs improved by 24 games this 5, 2.45 ERA, 3 CG, 1 SHO, 225 Others considered: Carlos Correa. in homeruns, runs scored, OBP, The pick:Kris Bryant, 3B, year and have real World Series SO, 47 BB, 161 ERA+, 2.78 FIP, SLG, OPS, OPS+, ISO, wRC+, Chicago Cubs aspirations for the first time in a 1.076 WHIP, 9.2 SO/9. American League Manager of and so on and so forth. No one Stats: 151 games, 26 HR, 99 while. Pitcher B: 33 GS, 232.0 IP, 20- the Year was as consistent or dominant RBIs, .275/.369/.488, 134 Others considered: Mike 8, 2.48 ERA, 3 CG, 2 SHO, 216 The pick:Jeff Banister, Texas this year, and for that, Harper OPS+, 13 SB, 77 BB, 199 SO, Matheny, Clint Hurdle. SO, 51 BB, 162 ERA+, 2.91 FIP, Rangers should walk away with his first 6.0 WAR 1.017 WHIP, 8.4 SO/9. The case: The Rangers finished in MVP award this year, one of the The case: Sure things are fun. It’s American League MVP Picking a winner out of those last place in 2014 in a truly ugly youngest to ever do so. not often that a player crowned The pick:Mike Trout, CF, Los two is nearly impossible. Their fashion. After winning at least 87 Others considered: Joey Votto, “the next big thing” before he’s Angeles Angles stat lines are startlingly similar, games for five straight seasons, Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Rizzo. even drafted actually turns out Stats: 159 games, 41 HR, 90 and you’d be hard pressed to find they plummeted to 67-95, and to be the next big thing. RBIs, .299/.402/.590, 176 fault with picking either one. manager Ron Washington left National League Kris Bryant is the next big OPS+, 11 SB, 92 BB, 158 SO, Have you guessed which is which the team under acrimonious Cy Young Award thing. His versatility and 9.4 WAR yet? Pitcher A is…Price. Down circumstances. The pick:Clayton Kershaw, SP, contributions to one of the The case:Josh the stretch, Price helped push his This season, Banister’s squad Los Angeles Dodgers best teams in this year’s Donaldson would’ve team over the top to escape the fought the loss of Yu Darvish and Stats: 33 GS, 232.2 IP, 16-7, baseball make him the won the MVP in any Yankees, while Keuchel had his generally poor pitching to fight 2.13 ERA, 4 CG, 3 SHO, 301 Rookie of the Year in other year. He put up huge weakest stretch of the season from their way to a division title after SO, 42 BB, 175 ERA+, 1.99 FIP, a season chock-full of offensive numbers, piling late August to the end of regular looking like they were out of it in 0.881 WHIP, 11.9 SO/9 standout rookies. up a league-leading 123 season. His Astros still snuck late August. Now, they’re locked The case: My oh my, this is a Others considered: RBIs. However, that’s into the playoffs, but when it was in a first-round battle with the close one. Kershaw’s numbers Matt Duffy, Kyle a deceptive number crunch-time, Price performed at a Blue Jays, where no one would’ve are difficult to separate from Schwarber, that is more indicative higher level, and for that reason, put them this April. Banister Jake Arrieta’s or Zack Greinke’s; of Donaldson’s David Price should take home the should win, but a shout out to both of them would be deserving teammates’ ability to get Cy this year. Joe Girardi for taking a team to winners of this award. However, on base relative to Trout’s. the playoffs that gave 531 AB’s to Kershaw’s strikeout numbers Donaldson was the better American League Rookie of the Carlos Beltran is necessary. aren’t just indicative of an ability defender by a hair, but Year Others considered: Joe Girardi, to blow pitches by batters; Trout bested him The pick:Francisco Lindor, SS, Ned Yost they’re also the most useful tool CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR at the plate, and Cleveland Indians Bernstein is a member of a pitcher can use to not have to without a Jose Stats: 99 GS, 12 HR, 51 RBIs, the class of 2018. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 / SPORTS campustimes.org / PAGE 15 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Jennie Ford - Volleyball BY DANI DOUGLAS is incredibly important in teams. Overall, going to state SPORTS EDITOR winning a volleyball match. championships with my high 3. How have you worked to school team was definitely the improve throughout your highlight of my career. Ford, a senior on women’s career at UR? 5. What do you hope to volleyball, is leading the team in I have switched my position accomplish in the rest of the kills this season. This is her second a few times to fit the needs of season? consecutive year as the leader in the team. Because of this, I For the rest of the season, kills, and last year, she also had focused a lot on understanding we would like to finish in the most kills per set, total attempts the proper techniques for each the top four in the UAA and service aces. of these positions so that, as Championships, which we will I practiced and developed at host the second weekend of 1. What led you to start the collegiate level, I wouldn’t November. If we accomplish playing volleyball, and how develop bad habits along with that and finish off the season long have you been playing? these new skills. I also spent strong, our hopes would be I started playing because a lot of time watching film, to get a bid to the NCAA my older brothers both played practicing and working out tournament, which we have in school. I enjoyed watching during the off-season. not gotten while I was here them play and then playing PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS 4. What is your most (and, I believe, for a long time myself after they taught me. Senior Jennie Ford keeps her eye on the ball as she prepares to serve. memorable volleyball before). Personally, I would I started playing in seventh leader in kills, how do you everyone doesn’t always share moment? like to get over 300 kills this grade for school and on a travel work to motivate your the same drive or motivation, In college, my most season. team the same year, so this is teammates? so I also focus on encouraging memorable moment was the 6. Would you rather ride a my tenth year playing on a I personally am very and supporting my teammates regional tournament last roller coaster with Bernie competitive team. But, like I motivated by competition, so throughout matches. Even season. We went undefeated Sanders or Emma Watson? said, I was exposed to the sport I try to make my teammates when the team or an individual and played the best we had Emma Watson! a few years earlier. excited and motivated to is down, it keeps everyone that whole season in order to Douglas is a member of 2. As a senior and the team compete as well. I know positive and confident, which beat some very competitive the class of 2017. LAST WEEK'S SCORES Squash claims second place in doubles tournament SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

• Men’s Soccer vs University of Chicago - T 1-1

• Women’s Soccer vs University of Chicago - W 1-0

• Football vs United States Merchant Marine Academy - W 24-17

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

• Field Hockey vs Vassar College - W 1-0

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13

PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS • Women’s Volleyball vs Nazareth College - L 0-3 Senior Neil Cordell and junior Mario Yanez compete in the tournament finals. BY NATE KUHRT will send a select squad to the HUMOR EDITOR Price Bullington Invitational in Richmond, Va. prior to the THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE This past weekend, UR first match of the season. This men’s squash sent four athletes tournament is anticipated to be FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 to compete in a doubles loaded with depth and contain • Field Hockey vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY - 5:00 P.M. tournament in Philadelphia, some of the best individual Pa. The two teams consisted players in the nation. After • Women’s Soccer vs Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA - 5:00 P.M. of senior Neil Cordell paired this tournament, the team has • Men’s Soccer vs Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA - 5:00 P.M. with junior Mario Yanez and approximately one month off junior Christian Riedelsheimer prior to the first match of the SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 playing with sophomore Ben season. The opening match will • Women’s Volleyball vs Brandeis University - Cleveland, OH - 10:30 A.M. Pitfield. be played at Drexel University The team of Cordell and on Dec. 4. • Men’s Cross Country at Rowan University Invitational - Glassboro, NJ - 11:00 A.M. Yanez managed to coast Expectations for the ‘Jackets • Women’s Cross Country at Rowan University Invitational - Glassboro, NJ - 11:00 A.M. through the preliminary this season are definitely high. rounds into the finals, not After finishing fifth the past • Football vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY - 12:00 P.M. dropping a single game in the two years at the Potter Cup • Women’s Volleyball vs Emory University - Cleveland, OH - 2:30 P.M. process. In the finals, the duo but beating the top team of the seemed to have the tournament nation, Trinity College, in the SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 locked up—leading two games regular season, it’s clear that • Women’s Soccer vs Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH - 11:00 A.M. to none—but were not able to they are extremely capable of close out against Navy’s top doing exceptionally well. • Women’s Volleyball vs Carnegie Mellon University - Cleveland, OH - 12:00 P.M. team and lost in five games. The team’s roster consists • Men’s Soccer vs Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH - 1:30 P.M. Riedelsheimer and Pitfield of four All-Americans who were able to advance to the many argue may be the best • Women’s Volleyball vs Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH - 2:00 P.M. quarterfinals, but they met four in the nation. The ‘Jackets their match against the future suffered minimal effects due TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 champions from Navy. to graduation, and the team’s • Field Hockey vs Elmira College - 6:00 P.M.* Rochester had won the title new players will only add to last year; this year, it is the only its depth. It is very feasible WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 doubles tournament on the that the team will reach • Women’s Volleyball vs Elmira College - 6:00 P.M.* Yellowjackets’ schedule. It is NCAA finals and match or • Women’s Soccer vs Keuka College - Keuka, NY - 7:00 P.M. relatively atypical for the team even increase the number to play doubles squash, and of UR players recognized as they must train on alternative All-Americans by the College courts other than the set in the Squash Association. *DENOTES HOME GAME Palestra due to size. Kuhrt is a member of (DH) DENOTES DOUBLEHEADER Moving forward, the team the class of 2017. PAGE 16 / campustimes.org THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 / SPORTS SPORTS Rochester alumnus dominates international basketball

BY REMY LAMBERT and our competition were, steals per game and Staples Center last Monday. CONTRIBUTING WRITER John was so good that he made helping promote When the Los Angeles Lakers everyone on the court look Palma to the second- played Maccabi Haifa BC, It’s crazy how sometimes like your dad’s YMCA league tier professional league John DiBartolomeo, a point the smallest memories can team. He was a unanimous in Spain. He even won guard from UR who was always to come back to you so Division III All-American and Player of the Year honors. told he would never succeed unexpectedly. When I was a the NCAA Division III Player After averaging similar professionally, played against senior in high school, after of the Year. As a senior standing stats the following season, one of the most historic being accepted into the UR, I only 5’11” and a generous he signed with Maccabi franchises in NBA history would always look for excuses 165 pounds, he didn’t look to Haifa B.C., one of the and matched up against the to come to the campus since I be anything that impressive. best teams in the Israeli great Kobe Bryant himself. lived in the area. I found that But as soon as he got the Premier League. This DiBartolomeo finished the one of the most enjoyable ball in his hands, he was would offer remarkably game with five points on 2-5 Sophomore Ryosei Kobayashi stretches to save a ball. ways was to come watch the guaranteed to embarrass higher competition than his shooting, four assists and two men’s basketball team play. whoever was unfortunate previous experience in Spain. steals as Maccabi Haifa BC I’ve always loved basketball, enough to be guarding him. During the NBA preseason, fell to the LA Lakers 126-83. and what made it even better I was so impressed by him friendly matches are scheduled Lambert is a member was that, during 2012-2013 that when I found out he between teams from all around of season, our men’s basketball planned on heading overseas the world. There have been the class of team was good. I mean really to try and play professionally videos and snapchats of 2017. good. Heading into the Division after graduation, I couldn’t NBA teams playing III NCAA tournament, they help but follow his career. in China, across were a number-one seed and He ended up playing for two Africa and were expected to go far in the years with Palma Air Europa, elsewhere tournament. But those who were a third-tier professional team around around at UR for that season in Spain. He was quickly able the world. probably remember a senior to make a name for himself, But the most named John DiBartolomeo. leading his team with 15.1 fantastic matchup so

Now, as good as our team points, 4.5 assists and 1.5 far took place in Los Angeles at MORGAN MEHRING / CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR Overtime ends in third FROM THE ATHLETE’S PERPECTIVE straight tie for men’s soccer Rowing’s home regatta moved to Erie Canal BY JADE MILLER saw some awesome competition at the event. “But I loved it!” CONTRIBUTING WRITER and did well across the board.” The layout of the course meant The Men’s Collegiate eight boat that spectators and rowers not Over fall break, the University raced against a total of 12 teams, competing could cheer on other of Rochester rowing teams took including RIT, who actually athletes from the beginning of the Head of the Genesee Regatta had two boats in the race itself. the course to the finish line. by storm, earning numerous Mercyhurst grabbed both the This was also the first regatta for medals and scoping out their top gold and the silver medals for the Novice eight boats for both competition for the rest of the that event, with Ithaca coming the men’s and women’s squads. season. UR competed against in third. Rochester placed fifth These teams are entirely composed teams including Mercyhurst overall in the men’s division. of walk-ons or athletes who have University, Ithaca College, In the Women’s Collegiate never rowed before arriving at UR. crosstown rival Rochester Institute eight, two boats were entered, The Men’s Novice 8 also of Technology and others. UR with the A and B boats placing raced against rival RIT, along competed in a number of different fourth and eleventh, respectively. with SUNY Geneseo, St. John events. Boats raced in races ranging Mercyhurst University managed Fisher College and University of AARON RAYMOND / PHOTOGRAPHER from the women’s Open Double— to snag the gold for this event as well, Buffalo. The boat placed third Left: Sophomore Alec Greenhalgh sprints downfield. overall, only four seconds behind Right: Freshman Bryce Ikeda guards the ball from a Union College Defender. two rowers in a shell—to men’s with Williams College in second and women’s Collegiate Eights, in and RIT A in third. The Men and Case Western, with about 30 BY EMILY LEWIS Chicago freshman Max which eight people row together. Women’s Open Fours also rowed seconds trailing between them and this past weekend, the Men’s four fourth place SUNY Geneseo A. CONTRIBUTING WRITER Lopez scored the equalizing goal Wind conditions made the off a header from teammate course difficult, with gusts coming coming in thirteenth overall and The Women’s Novice eight A The University of Rochester the Women’s four coming in ninth, did just as well, walking RIT with junior Brenton Desai 12 in at about 22 miles per hour. PHOTOS COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS men’s soccer team notched minutes into the second half. Debris across the Genessee from behind Ithaca by less than a second about 750 meters left in the race. its third consecutive tie of the Greenway, junior Ben Swanger, previous day’s rain made the and a half, along with rowers The boat placed second overall, season this past weekend against senior Jeffrey Fafinski and junior course dangerous to row. Because coming off of injuries, meaning less trailing behind Ithaca with SUNY the University of Chicago. Michael Cross each had one shot of this, the regatta was held on the practice time than the other boats. Geneseo A behind them by four This game brought the ‘Jackets on goal during the second half. Erie Canal, shortening the race The Erie Canal is very different seconds. The second Women’s to a record of 4-2-4, leaving Brown recorded 110 minutes in by about 400 meters compared from the usual row on the Genesee. eight, also composed of walk ons, them 0-0-2 in the UAA. goal against Chicago, making to the original 4800 usually The coxswains themselves had placed 8th, with RIT behind Fourteen minutes into the four saves and allowing only rowed. Regatta officials made the less steering to work on, and them by more than 15 seconds. game, senior Michael Cross fired one goal. Chicago sophomore call the Friday before the race. focused more on making sure UR Rowing’s next regatta a shot, which was blocked by the Hill Bonin also played the The last minute change did not they were passing other crews. will take place at the Head of Chicago defense. UR junior Jeff entire game in goal, making impact the ‘Jackets performance. “It’s basically a straight line, the Schuylkill in Philadelphia Greblick rebounded the shot and one save and allowing one goal. “Racing this weekend was really which is so different from the on Saturday, Oct. 24. kicked into the right hand corner During the overtime periods, successful for the team,” senior normal Genesee course,” junior Miller is a member of of the net, scoring his first goal of Fafinski shot once, and Swanger rower Bella Clemente said. “We coxswain Crystal Hoffman said the class of 2019. the season. Junior Zachary Kanaley shot twice. Unfortunately and senior Andrew Greenway for the ‘Jackets, none of each had one shot on goal, both these goals were completed, during the first half, but were leaving the game tied at 1-1. unable to find the back of the net. The ‘Jackets will take on With 18 minutes to go in the first Carnegie Mellon University half, Chicago freshman Matthew this Friday in Pittsburgh, Pa. Koh took a strong shot on goal, seeking a league victory. If they but Rochester’s sophomore notch a win, it will mark UR’s goalkeeper Redd Brown picked 600th win in program history.

up a save to keep the score 1-0, Lewis is a member of COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS with Rochester in the lead. the class of 2016. The women’s varsity and men’s club rowring teams competed in the annual Head of the Genesse regatta on Oct. 3.