/ VOLUME 144, ISSUE 15 MONDAY,Campus SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org UR Allows Students Mixed-Gender Share Stories Housing of Harvey By DAVID SCHILDKRAUT By JUSTIN TROMBLY NEWS EDITOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In a shift in its housing By JESSE BERNSTEIN MANAGING EDITOR policy, Residential Life will now permit students to live in a mixed-gender double by Hurricane Harvey did not request. spare Lydian Green’s house, The change, revealed as the her family’s cars, or many of freshman class was arriving their belongings as it struck on campus in August, is a Texas in late August and early broad expansion of the former September. Residential Life policy that The sophomore — who is gave transgender students from the Houston suburbs — the opportunity to receive was already on campus when alternate housing based on the flooding hit, and though their gender identity. she was safe, she felt the Now, any student regardless weight of being away from PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS of gender identity can live in her community. a mixed double. Women’s Soccer Starts Strong But like other students “It really was a change from where the storm raged, that reflects the current Junior Hannah Wadsworth and Sophomore Liz Mastoloni of UR Women’s Soccer celebrate during a 3–0 victory over Keuka Green found support in her student body and the needs community here. of the current student body,” “So many of my fellow Dean of the College Jeffrey students have asked me how Runner said. “Same-sex Oh Wonder Dazzles YJW I’m doing and if my family living arrangements aren’t is safe, and it’s really meant By ASHLEY BARDHAN really brought the audience in: bass, and launched into their set, necessarily the right thing A&E EDITOR a lot to see how many people for everyone. We want to be Oh Wonder, the indie- pop duo treating the audience to songs care and remember where I’m an inclusive campus. This is consisting of London’s Josephine both new and old, including from,” she said. one relatively straightforward The Feldman Ballroom was Vander Gucht and Anthony “Dazzle” and “Without You,” Green’s case is a part of way of being a little bit more filled, with both undergrads and West. two soft-pop tracks textured by larger efforts by students, UR, inclusive.” the machine-generated fog, but People shifted in their spots, piano hooks. and the Rochester community the sarcasm from New York danced awkwardly to the Once they paused to address to help victims of Harvey, ‘For All Students’ band Bailen cut through easily. filler music coming from the the audience, Gucht looked Hurricane Irma, and other Work to change the policy “You guys go to a very ballroom’s speakers, or moved around the sliver of campus in recent or impending disasters. began last semester, after intellectual school, or else The toward the bathroom in droves. disbelief. “I want to live here — One effort underway is a a student asked about the Chainsmokers would be here.” And then the lights went off. it’s insane. You guys have, like, partnership between the possibility of living in a Bailen opened Yellowjacket Almost as if it was bouncing off everything. You have snacks.” Burgett Intercultural Center, mixed double during this Weekend’s show on Saturday the crowd’s energy, a vocoder- Her enthusiasm for the school some Greek life groups, academic year. with staggered drums and filtered voice asked on loop, (and excitement about the snacks) students from the River and The student, sophomore melodies reminiscent of “Rochester, are you ready?” was soon reflected musically Eastman campuses, and Tayfun Sahin, approached Fleetwood Mac. But once they Rochester was ready. as the band moved into playing local organizations to put Residential Life around the got to the sixth song in their set, Oh Wonder walked out to the more high-energy songs from on a benefit concert in late time of the spring housing some in the crowd let out audible sound of the booming, staticky their latest release, “Ultralife,” October. lottery to request to be placed sighs. It was clear what had The show would feature in a mixed double. SEE OH WONDER PAGE 12 local and campus bands, “I was, pretty much like any and all proceeds would go other student, thinking about toward relief charities. And, rooming for the upcoming organizers said, students will year,” Sahin said. “I was UR in the Shadow of 9/11 be encouraged to take winter frustrated because I have By JAMES GUNN the University community. A a terrible joke; others were and spring breaks to work in some female friends who I FEATURES EDITOR large section of the alumni simply shocked. However, suffering spots. wanted to room with [but] pool then lived in New York since a Campus Times issue In a smaller but no less as a male who still identified It has been 16 years since City and Washington D.C., was printed the day after the meaningful act for Green, as male, I couldn’t room with 9/11. This week we’d like and a number of students attacks, writers were also members of In Between the someone who identified as to look back on the impact were interning in those able to show how members Lines, the improv troupe female.” that these acts had on the areas. The first concern of of the community managed Green belongs to, surprised Sahin explained that at the UR community, and how the the administration was the to console each other, from her with a dinner. And the time he was frustrated that Campus Times covered them. wellbeing of students. Many all University deans being school’s CARE Network, UR’s policy only applied to On Sept. 12, 2001, the were personally affected by available to students to a which reached out to affected transgender and non-binary Interfaith Chapel provided the tragedy and wished to blood drive being set up. students, connected her with students. He not only wanted the refuge many sought. be home with their families. As the full weight of the her financial aid officer. to have the opportunity to live Vice President Paul Burgett The staff of the Campus tragedy set in, classes on River “My Yellowjacket family in a mixed double but also to and President Thomas Times tried to capture the Campus were suspended, and has certainly made me feel give the same opportunity to Jackson sat in silent vigil, turmoil that had spread across deans were made available to less alone and for that I am all students. the rows of benches filled campus. Several quotations help students cope with the eternally thankful,” she said. “I wanted this to be an with grieving students. In from students exemplify the events that were unfolding. Dean of Students Matthew option for all students,” Sahin those first few days, no one subdued atmosphere at the Almost immediately the Burns told the Campus Times said. knew exactly what impact time. Some students, at first, blood drive was organized at that the University has a set The policy change was the attacks would have on believed that it could only be Strong Memorial Hospital. process for responding to “a SEE HOUSING PAGE 3 SEE 9/11 PAGE 8 SEE HARVEY PAGE 2 INSIDE “FRESHMAN” OR START-UPS MEET THE KIDNAPPING “FIRST-YEAR” IN SCHOOL OH WONDER! EXPOSED THIS CT PAGE 6 OPINIONS PAGE 7 FEATURES PAGE 12 A&E PAGE 14 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 Students Stand Together Post-Harvey HARVEY FROM PAGE 1 the response had come more quickly. major national disaster or Kazemi said her home is even a man-made disaster.” fine, but that her family was The school sends a generic still not back to work and had email to students, faculty, and been trapped inside for awhile. staff from an affected area University President Joel and follows up with personal Seligman released a statement emails about family finances on August 28 encouraging and students’ future at UR. donations toward relief efforts. “We’re not going to dictate “Our hearts go out to the to you what you have to do or people of southeast Texas, what you want to do — we’re including our Rochester going help you do it,” Burns alumni, who are currently said. “But we may make dealing with the traumatic some suggestions in terms impacts of Hurricane Harvey of how might do that most and widespread flooding,” effectively.” he said. “The University has Roxana Kazemi, sophomore many students, faculty and from near the Addicks staff who come from the YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR Reservoir in Houston, affected area, so please keep appreciated the schoolwide them in your thoughts as they STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN BLACKOUT email. deal with these events from Students participate in the annual Blackout event Sunday, Sept. 4 in Hoyt Auditorium, where minority groups on campus “Glad to hear they’re taking afar.” welcomed freshmen. The event was sponsored by the Black Students’ Union. part in relief efforts,” she Trombly is a member of said of the University, though the Class of 2018. she added that she wished Bernstein is a member of the Class of 2018. UR Alert Update: Please be advised that the UR Alert Test will be held this week on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. This is just a test and is to ensure that the alert system is working properly. DO YOU LIKE WRITING REPORTING MUSIC YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR DANCE NEW SUB SHOP OPENS IN WILSON COMMONS FILM A student orders food at the newly redesigned Rocky’s Sub Shop.