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BY KATIE MOORE spot," said junior Kyle Willets. dition of a new permanent parking lot, BY NICOLE GEARING Assistant News Editor "You just have to drive around like but the Town of Ithaca Planning Staff Writer said he offered to counsel her three times until you find one." Board meeting where that will be dis­ after being phoned around Even if some College Circle res­ Though the increase in population cussed will not be held until Sept. 16. A female student has al­ 2:30 a.m. by one of the vic­ idents have to walk to campus so they for the area has contributed to the Despite this delay , Tormey said she leged she was sexually as­ tim's male friends. don't lose their parking spot, they say problem, junior Emily Madeja said is still pleased with the overall success saulted by an off-campus ac­ According to the col­ the living in the new apartments is finding parking was not much easi­ of the opening of the Circles. quaintance in a residence lege's annual security re­ well worth the hike. er last year. "There are always a cluster of hall , according to a statement port, there was one reported As of Aug. 15, 60 new apartments "Parking was a problem last year problems when you open new released by the Office of sexual offense in 2000, two that constitute "phase two" of the Cir­ too," she said. "It's not that much buildings, but for the most part Public Information. reported offenses in 2001 cles were available for student oc­ worse this year." everything has gone smoothly," she Public Safety responded and three in 2002. cupation. The complex now holds The college has proposed the ad- See COMMUNITY, page 4 to a call during the early Those seeking counseling 147 apartments which provide an al­ hours of Sunday morning or information on sexual ternative to off-campus housing for and is currently conducting assault can call the Center 690 students. an investigation. for Crime Victims and Sex­ "In the past when upperclassmen The name of the alleged ual Assault Services hotline moved off campus they kind of perpetrator has not yet been at 277-5000. It is a 24-hour, spread out," said junior Dan Piwon­ released. confidential service staffed ski. "Now we're all still close and Bob Holt, director of by trained volunteers. you can walk to your friends' public safety, declined to The center also does ad­ dorms." comment until the investiga­ vocacy work, holds support Tina Tormey, the Circles resident tion is complete. groups and performs com­ director, said the apartments provide "The victim at this point is munity outreach. The center's a smarter alternative to off-campus undecided whether to pursue office number is 273-5589. housing because students have this criminally," said Dave Resident assistants are high-quality housing without the Maley, director of public in­ also trained to handle these trouble of separate rent, electricity, formation. "As we do in all situations and can offer as­ heat and trash tax bilJs. such situations, the college is sistance in contacting the While the college did succeed in re­ working with the victim to pro­ Office of Public Safety. taining many upperclassmen who vide her with any support ser­ Although the Tompkins would have moved off-campus in pre­ vices that she may need." County Legislature has de­ vious years, there are still some issues The resident assistant on cided to dissolve the Center that have to be resol ved. duty in the woman's building at the end of September, ser­ One major concern which has vices will continue under the been raised is a shortage of parking 24-hour rape crisis county's Advocacy Center spots. LIZ VETRANO/THE ITHACAN hotline: 277-5000 and Family and Children's "If you get back here after 8 at THE RECENTLY OPENED Community Center at the Circle Apartments Services office. night, you're not going to find a gives juniors Jill Barbuti and Madeline Kraemer a place to work out. ~~- --- · ---- ·--~ ----~------2 THE ITHACAN NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 National and I nternational News ful the execution of a Texas man who committed murder GROWING UP TOO FAST when he was a teenager might be the last of its kind. "It's very heartening," said David Elliot of the N~tional Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. "It shows there is a growing momentum to address this issue, even though it came too late for Toronto Patterson," the Dallas man who was put to death Wednesday for shooting three of his rel­ atives when he was 17. "We are in the last days of the death penalty for juve­ niles," predicted professor Victor Streib, dean of Ohio Northern University Law School. "Texas is the only ju­ risdiction in the nation, really the only jurisdiction in the world, carrying out these executions. And one rogue state shouldn't be allowed to continue it." Thanks in part to recent Supreme Court rulings, opti­ mism has surged through the ranks of the anti-capital pun­ ishment movement this year. In June, the high court voted to end executions of men­ tally retarded killers, saying that the nation and the world had come to view the practice as cruel and unusual punish­ ment. The 6 to 3 majority pointed to a wave of state laws exempting mentally retarded people from the death penalty. U.S. asks China to raise currency value

· U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow arrived in Beijing, China's capital Tuesday to press the country's leaders to raise the value of its currency, seeking to provide relief to U.S. man­ MICHEL DUCILLE/THE WASHINGTON POST ufacturers who complain they .are being wiped out by a flood RACHEL WESSEH, 15, a bodyguard to a Liberian rebel general, sits and h9lds her doll at rebel headquarters of cheap goods from the world's most populous country. in Tubmanburg. Ct,ild soldiers have played a disturbingly prominent role in the recent uprisings in Liberia. As Snow held the first of two day's worth of meetings with China's policymakers, new signs emerged that the Com­ Bush requests U.N. support in Iraq greater foreign military and economic help in stabilizing munist Party government has already resolved not to budge Iraq. on the currency issue, raising the prospect that Snow will In an effort to win broader international support for U.S. Central to that effort is winning more pledges from for­ return to Washington with little to show for his journey. policies in Iraq, President Bush decided Tuesday to seek ~ign governments to send troops to Iraq to ease some of the At a regularly scheduled news briefing held at the For­ United Nations Security C~uncil approval of a resolution burden on U.S. forces, .who have come under daily attacks eign Ministry shortly after Snow arrived, spokesman Kong gran\ing the world body greater control over multinational for weeks and are struggling .~ con~n a rece~t outbreak of Quan said China would not alter the value of its curren­ · pea~ekeeping forces and a role in fooning a new Iraqi gov- · bombings against institutions supporting the U.S. effort. cy, the yuan. ernment, administration officials said. "The stable exchange rate of the renminbi is conducive The decision marks a major shift for Bush after months Activists hope for death penalty decline to the economic stability and development of China,' Asia in which the ,administration had strongly resisted granting and the world," he said. · · : .· any si~ficant military or political .authority to the U.N. . Death penalty opponents, encouraged that three It reflect~ ;t gr<:>wini ~eco~tion within the administra­ Supreme Court justices are ready to consider limiting cap­ Source: Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post News tion that a stronger {l.,N. mandate was essential to winning ital punishment, said Thursday, Aug. 28, they were hope- Service.

. ··. ·. ~-,, J u , , ' rer at 274-7394 or [email protected]. academic lectures and courses and a "Fid­ News dler on the Roof' sing-along. CORRECTIONS The serjes, which is presented by Hillel and Mentoring opportunities The $100,000 award from the William - available for Park students the Jewish studies program, will culminate in Randolph Hearst Foundation doubled Briefs the April 2004 performance of "Yentl" by the the amount of money available for Students in the Roy H. Park School of Ithaca College Theatre Dept. financial aid tQ students of color. The Incorrectly purchased books Communications looking to share their ex­ For additional information about the se­ Hearst scholarships are among the pertise can volunteer to be.m~ntors tin ~ up­ ries, contact Aron Gutman at 27~.7001. . initlativEPS the colleg&1Gr~ted to 1 • : must be returned·by Friday coming internship program that provides lo­ increase diversity, which also include · Friday will be the l~st day·for students to cal high school students with opportunities to Ithaca College String Quartet the Center for the Study of Culture, return incorrectly purchased books. to the col.:. . get involved at the college's student media or­ to premiere local composer Race, ~Jld Ethnicity; the Martin Luther lege bookstore. · ganizations. King, Jr.; Scholars Program; and the Returns will be taken froin 9 a.m. to l Locarhigh school students can apply for The Ithaca College.Ariadne String Quar­ partner~hip with the Frederick p.m. at the bookstore buyback wind~w. In an internship at WICB-FM, 106-VIC Radio, tet will perform the world premiere of a piece Douglass Academy. The Hearst fund order to receive a refund for the textbooks, ICTV or The Ithacan. by composer and Cornell University profes­ was not .used to establish those pro­ students will need to bring their receipt and The interns will then be assigned a stu­ sor Christopher Morgan Loy on Sept. 7. grams. student ID card. dent mentor, who will work with them for The free concert, which will take place The books must be unmarked and, if up to 10 hours a week. In addition, the in­ at 7 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall Student body president Julie Zeldin's bought in a sealed package, returned in that terns and mentors will be required to keep in the James J. Whalen Center for Music, will e-mail address is [email protected]. This information was incorrect in the package. Books purchased as used may be weekly journals, write two progress reports feature Loy's "String Quartet No. 1, opus Aug. 28 issue. returned in that condition. and periodically meet with program coor­ 49." The quartet will also perform Puccini's dinator and assistant professor Peter Johanns. "Crisantemi" and Debussy's "String Quar­ Students who paid for their textbooks in It is The lthacan's policy to correct cash will receive a cash refund, and those Up to four mentors a semester will be se­ tet in G minor." all errors of fact. Please contact who paid with a credit card or ID express lected in order to place interns in each of the Loy is currently a member of the music Assistant News Editor Katie Moore will be issued a credit toward their account. three student media organizations. The men­ faculty at Cornell University and earned a at 27 4-3207. tors will receive an honorarium of $500 per doctor of musical arts degree there in 1993. LGBT Center plans open semester. His work has been corrimissioned by more · house for campus community Applications for the program, which will than 20 individuals and organizations and has. run from Sept. 29 to Dec. 5, are located out­ premiered in New York, San Francisco, ITHACAN INFORMATION The Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and side of Park 3 72 and are due back by Sept. Cleveland, Houston and Detroit. Transgender Education, Outreach and Ser­ 17. For additional information, contact Pe­ The Ariadne String Quartet is composed Single copies of The Ithacan are vices will hold an open house on Sept. 9 from ter Johanns at 274-3911 or pjohanns@itha­ of violinists Susan Waterbury and Rebecca available free of charge from authorized 4 to 6 p.m. on the ground floor of the Ham­ ca.edu. Ansel, assistant professors of music perfor­ distribution _points on the Ithaca College campus and in downtown Ithaca. mond Health Center for students, faculty, mance, as well as violist Debra Moree and Multiple copies and mail subscriptions staff and members of the community. Lecture series to explore cellist Elizabeth Simkin, associate professors are available from The Ithacan office. Lisa Maurer, coordinator of LGBT edu­ of music performance. Please call (607) 274-3208for rates. Yiddish language and culture All Ithaca College students, regard­ cation, outreach and services, as well as stu­ less of school or majpr, are invited to dent volunteers, wili be on hand to discuss "Yiddishkeit: A Yearlong Celebration of Lan­ join the Ithacan staff. Interested stu­ upcoming guest speakers and events spon­ guage and Culture"will kick off with an open­ dents should contact an editor or visit The Ithacan office in Roy H. Park Hall; sored by the center and give out information ing reception and concert on Sept. 10 at 7:30 room 269. about changes regarding LGBT issues and p.m. in Emerson Suites. The yearlong lecture civil rights. series will explore Yiddish historical context Mailing address: 269 Roy H Park Halt; Ithaca Colle!Je, Ithaca, N. Y. , /4850-7258 The LGBT center provides college­ and contemporary relevance. Telephone: (607) 274-3208 wide educational programs and services that The concert will feature performances by Fax: (607) 274-1 565 enhance the campus community's awareness, prominent . klezmer musician and Yiddish E-mail: [email protected] World Wide Web: www.ithaca.edu/ithacan understanding and appreciation for issues and songster Michael Alpert and the Ithaca Col­ concerns that affect the LGBT community. lege klezmer ensemble, "Shmutz." Online manager - Eric Woodbury This school year is the first time the cen­ Yiddish, a colloquial language of Eastern Classified manager - Hallie Shere ter will be staffed by a full-time coordinator. European Jews, will be explored during the Calendar manager - Christa Lombardi THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 NEWS THE ITHACAN 3 0

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BY KELLI B. GRANT though he was not experiencing any pain. Special Projects Manager "Looking back, I finished taking them just for that feel­ ing," he said. Procrastination doesn't pay off. Campus Safety Investigator Thomas Dunn said he is par­ But even though Katie, a junior, knows she needs to pri­ ticularly concerned about students who mix pre­ oritize her class work, there are inevitably last-minute pa­ scription drugs with alcohol pers to write and exams to cram for. So, after a full day of classes and studying, Katie pops a pill to stay awake for an additional eight hours. Since Katie's senior year of high school, she has used Ritalin or Adderall without a prescription as a Matt, a senior, tried Ritalin this summer after hear­ study aid. ing stories about the drug's effects. He also got the pill On college campuses, "popular" drugs from a close source. 4 such as Ritalin, Adderall, Vicodin and "I got it from my brother," Matt said. "He just gave me - 14 OxyContin are used as study aids or one of his. He has a prescription for it." Matt said the ex­ party drugs. When snorted, inject­ to get high. He perience was a one-time thing. 1 I ed or otherwise used in a non-med­ said people un- "It just kept me awake," he said. "It's not something I ical capacity, the·drugs have strong ·1 derestimate the , would do again." · ·j stimulant effects that can keep a user • effect of -prescrip­ Less frequently, students get the pills awake for hours and induce a euphoric tion drugs on the through falsifying prescriptions. . 1 effect. body. Because there is no objective test "I know it's not good for you," said Katie, who used the "Prescriptidn drugs should never be taken or measurement to diagnose diseases like drugs l O times last semester. "But in a pinch, it helped me with alcohol," he said. "It's a very dan­ depression or ADD, it is difficult to be get through finals." gerous combination. certain the diagnosis is accurate, New­ According to a 2000 survey by the Substance Abuse and Two plus two can equal five be­ man said. Rather than relying on a mea­ Mental Health Services Administration, an estimated 3.9 mil­ cause we ·don't know what the surement, the diagnosis relies on a lion people in the United States currently use prescription reaction will be . . . and when skilled interview and some judgment. drugs for non-medical reasons - i.e., where the drug was people take a "There is a fair amount of subjectivity not prescribed for the user or was used only for the experi­ narcotic or controlled sup-­ in it," he said. ence or feeling it caused. stance, their body doesn't nec­ Newman said even though he doesn't often see cases College students are the second largest group that abus­ essarily have a way· to expel where students intentionally try to mislead him and obtain es prescription drugs, outnumbered only by the elderly. The that." a prescription, the Health Center has several precautions to National Household Survey on Drug Abuse estimated that prevent students from falsely obtaining prescriptions. in 200 l, seven million people ages 18 to 25 used drug~ non- The Drug Trade The Health Center follows New York state prescription medically for the first time. . laws mandating that a physician in New York must ·refill pre­ At Ithaca College, three to five cases of prescription drug Katie doesn't worry, about where she'll find Ritalin or scriptions for out-of-state students, or arrangements must be abuse_ are handled each semester, said Master Patrol Offi- Adderall when she needs it for finals or some last-minute made for the prescriptio~s tQ be mailed from the student's . ' ' . ~ ~. . , . SC rs ID on orm IS requ "We have to be in contact with them, to be inside their ~•During finals week, people are very generous," Katie of-state prescription at the Health Center. (>CISOnal areas or be doing a search. ,. on. them,w on .their per-_ said. The Health Center also closely.,monitors the frequency of re- Ritalin and Addenill are common prescription drugs fills. Students mam show valid pjlOO,l ~on before they Ritalin said Newman. He ~ -the ma- can pick up-prescriptions, and~ sometimes asked to make an he said. Vicodin and other painkillers are other, lesser-qsed, jority of psy atilc prescriptions for the tk,alth Center~ and appoiiltbent with a physician~ refilling a prescription. pr~scription drugs on campus. estimated that he.writes 20 to 50 each year for those·drugs· ; • · _"If-I get a request for a stimulant medication or any other Because there is a large number of students who are legal- medication and I really can't convince myself that I know why Hedi cal E·f f ec ts ly prescribed the drugs, it is easy for others to obtain them, this student is on it, I would ask them to come in for an ap­ Hightchew said. He said one pill of Ritalin can go for any- pointment," Newman said. "We try to stay aware of.our-role Arpi Hovaguimian-; e-xecutive directorofTompkins Coun­ where from $1 to $3, but a lot of people just give them away. as helpers, not as policemen. So our mind-set of refilling pre- ty's Alcohol and Drug Council,'1llld Priscilla Quirk, coor­ Hovaguimian said, that she has heard of people in the coun- scriptions·is that we trust that people are being straightforward dinator of the college's Health lJ>romotion and Substance ty selling other prescription medications for up to $15 per pill. with us;· and I think that almost always is the case." Abuse prevention program, said ~dents are underthe mis-· But Hovaguimian said students who can't buy blac~-mar­ conception that because a doctor prescribes medications like ket pills wouldn't have a tough time faking symptoms to get Ritalin or Adderall, that misuse of the drugs is not dangerous. . ,,,N. . a prescription. "Unfortunately, sometimes people think of prescrip- _./ "If a person wants it, they'll get it," she said. tion drugs as being safe because· you know the quanti- / ty, you know the quality, you know the intended pur- / Search and Seizure pose," Quirk said. . ' Mis.using prescriptions can have adverse effects for t In all reported incidents of non-medical prescription drug both the students taking pills and the prescribed users ; use at the college, the drugs were located after-Public Safe­ giving them away, said David Newman, director of the t ty officers-responded to an unrelated complaint, Hightchew Hammond ~ealth Center.. 'i- said. He said finding the medication is "hit or miss" because . "At therapeutic doses, [Ritalin andAdderrall] appear \7> it is small, odorless, easily hidden and often used in con­ to be remarkably safe," he said. "If you give Ritalin to \.;:KS; junction with other drugs like alcohol. someone who is normal, [he or she] may notice a boost When searching a room, officers check all prescription in [his] ability to concentrate, or sustain concentration. But bottles as well as any pills in plain view, said Public Safe­ high recreational doses could cause students problems." ty Investigator Laura Durling. Potential side effects of Ritalin or Adderall abuse include Ritalin, the brand name for methylphenidate If officers find another person's medication or any med­ insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, dizziness, pal­ hydrochloride, is a central nervous system stim­ ication not in a prescription bottle, the officers confiscate it pitations, headaches, changes in heart rate and blood pres­ ulant that affects the way the brain filters and re­ as drug paraphernalia until the student provides proof of pre­ sure, tremors and muscle twitching, anxiety., abdominal pain, sponds to stimuli. It is commonly prescribed for scription, Durling said. Officers enlist the help of online re­ weight loss, digestive problems, psychotic episodes and se­ people with symptoms of Attention Deficit Dis­ sources, local pharmacists or the State Police crime lab to vere depression when use is stopped. Overdosing can cause order (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity identify single pills. flushing, tremors: hallucinations and seizures. Disorder (ADHD). Like cocaine, Ritalin blocks "Sometimes it's been a legitimate 'script, but without the For Katie, the negative effects of taking Ritalin manifest the signals of neurotransmitters that promote documentation there, we'll confiscate it," she said. themselves when she finally wants to get some sleep. But mood elevations, alertness, increases in ener­ Students are charged through the college judicial system, after more than 24 hours of being awake; it's impossible to gy and feelings of physical well-being. Durling said, and in select circumstances can also be charged catch just a two-hour nap because your body needs even more with a criminal misdemeanor. sleep, she said. Adderall is a mixture of the amphetamine salts Fed~ral and state laws classify Ritalin and Adderall as "It's hard to catch up when you're awake that long," said dextroamphetamine and amphetamine. Adder­ Schedule II Controlled Substances for their high potential Katie, who knows another student who once inadvertently all is used in the treatment of ADD and ADHD for abuse. Other drugs in the category include opium, mor­ took enough Ritalin to stay awake for two days straight. symptoms, but only when Ritalin fails to effect phine and cocaine. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the a desirable change. Adderall's effects on the The minimum judicial sanction for possessing prescrip­ risk of addiction to prescription drugs is much greater than brain last longer than Ritalin, and thus the drug tion medication would be a semester of.disciplinary proba­ that for prescription drugs used properly. has a higher potential for abuse. tion and some kind of drug use education, saidMichael Leary, Mike, a senior, got a taste of how easy .it is to become assistant director of the Office of Judicial Affairs. addicted to prescription drugs when he was given Vicodin Side effects include insomnia, loss of appetite, "We want to balance the probation piece with the edu­ after his wisdom teeth were removed. He was advised to use nausea or vomiting, dizziness, tremors and mus­ cation," he said. "I get the feeling that the students who are the medication on the first day and then as needed. cle twitching, anxiety, abdominal pain, weight doing this get the feeling it's not dangerous to take some­ "It felt so cool laying there that first day in a state half loss, digestive problems, psychotic episodes and one else's prescription." awake and half asleep," he said. severe depression. · Mike said he continued to take the medication, even Staff writer Michelle Theis contributed to this article. 4 THE ITHACAN NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 Community center adds value DOG DAYS better than the little comer the laundry was Continued from page 1 in last year." Besides providing an opportunity to in­ said. "Most of the complaints we have had teract with other circle residents, the Com­ so far have been requests for minor things munity Center also provides some more con­ like replacing light bulbs or fixing the structive services. plumbing. For the most part, it 1s so far, so Tormey said she and her staff have been good." working closely with Career Services to·pre­ Tormey said she is most excited with the sent programs which will cater to the up­ addition of the Community Center to the perclassmen population of the Circles. apartment complex. Career Services is holding extended hours "Now ~tudents have a place where they at the Community Center Tuesdays from 5 to can hang out and interact. Having that space 7 p.m. to help students interested in building is a huge benefit," she said. resumes and searching for internships and jobs. The new center houses 56 washers and "We have resources here that not only help dryers, a significant increase from those avail­ students be successful here, but also to continue able last year. to be successful after they graduate," she said. Whil~ students wait for their laundry to The Community Center and the programs finish, they can take advantage of the study which will be run through it are part of a larg­ lounge, complete with plush chairs, ethernet er goal to make it easier for Circle residents jacks and a television. They can also use the to interact. 13 pieces of exercise equipment in the fitness "We don't have anything similar to that room or play a game of pool. in conjunction with any other housing on "I really like the new laundry room be­ · campus," Gockley said. "To have a building cause there are more machines and stuff to that meets so many needs is really exciting." keep you busy," said Madeja. "It's so much Piwonski said the atmosphere at the Cir­ cles has changed, even since last year. He said this can be attributed in part to the in­ creased institutional presence, specifically in the form of public safety patrols. "It seems like the cops patrol the area a lot," he said. "They want to send a clear message across, especially in the first weeks, that they don't want a lot of parties up here." Bob Holt, director of the Office of Pub­ lic Safety, said there have been increased pa­ trols this year for the campus as a whole, but no new officers have been hired. "We haven't recently hired anybody and we don't plan on doing that because we feel we're up to the level where we can cover the entire campus safely," he said. ER.IN RAFALOWSKI/THE ITHACAN Students interested in securing a Circle SENIOR YVONNE LECLAIR takes her dog, Chloe for a walk-as she shops on the LIZ VETRANO/THE ITHACAN apartment next year are invited to attend the Commons Saturday. · · Jl!NIC?,l;I q~TJ~ ,ECK -~ts a, game of Cµ-cle Grand Opening_Celebratjon Wednes- poot_fn the,C?f~-~ eem,r. . · day from 3-5 p.m. . . ·

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BY KATIE MOORE quickly made the transition into hi s new role Assistant News Editor of organizing the promos and public service announcements for the disc jockeys. ln the world of radio, where a robust voice "G'reg didn't [try to] see how much he is often as important as the music it intro­ could get away with on the air," Wheatley I I· duces, Greg Shoben was a quiet leader. said. "He was all about how much he could Shoben, a sophomore politics major, died achieve and improve." Aug. 27. Schaffer said he thought Shoben 's Though students may not have heard his steady improvement would lead to a bright voice on-air, Shoben played a key role as traf­ future. fic manager for WICB, one of the college's ra­ "He was really poised to shine this com- dio stations. ing year," he said. "l His father, • Ed '' If he liked something, thought he had a lot Shoben, said his son to contribute on-air had a flair for radio an- he gave it his whole heart. and off-air." nouncing, even as a Wheatley said child. And that's what he was he had expected to He said he remem­ see Shoben make a bers his son repeating a d~ing here at Ithaca. '' significant contribu­ basketball broadcast -ELAINE SHOBEN tion as a leader on the into a toy red and silver Greg Shoben 's mother executive staff. microphone: "The shot "He had the is up and no good, but , wits and the smarts. the follow up is good by J.J. Webber." And because of the kind of person he was, Though Shoben 's mother, Elaine he had the respect of his peers," Wheatley Shbben, said her son's interests varied, she said. said his-passion for announcing remained Juniors Lindsey Kolb and Angela Tuel constant. echoed those sentiments. Both met Shoben "Ifhe lik;ed something, he gave it his whole while working on a group project for a per­ heart. And that's what he was doing here at suasive argument class and continued their Ithaca, especially with the radio," she said. friendship even after the assignment was fin­ Senior Mike Schaffer, station manager for ished. WICB, said Shoben 's drive and dedication Kolb said Shoben 's intelligence and hu­ will be missed. mor came across best during in-class debates. "He wanted to do what was best for the "He was just so intelligent and funny. He team," Schaffer said. "There's too few peo­ could always come up with a response on the ple out there like that who are doing it for spot," she said. the greater good." But Tuel said it was Shoben 's characteris­ Christopher Wheatley, manager of radio tic concern for others that impressed her the operations, said be admired Shoben 's man­ most. ner of approaching the task before him with She said she remembers one instance in attention to detail and w~ to make particular when Sboben answered a late-night

SOPHOMORE GREG SHOBE . spent much of his time during the often stressful staff changeover pe­ manager. He died Aug. 27. riod in the spring of last year, when Shoben . aid to.gr· .

BY KATIE MASLANKA are not at fault for another person's suicide. Assistant News Editor The warning signs of suicide are often too subtle to be picked up until after the fact, he For members of the college community said. struggling to come to terms with Gregory "It's not their responsibility," he said. Shoben's suicide; or for students facing their "They could not have done something dif­ own battle against depression, the college has ferent to have prevented it." a message: you're not alone. Rankins also encouraged students to "They don't have to wrestle with their talk and not be afraid to recall happy mem­ problems alone," said LeBron Rankins, a psy­ ories of those who have died. chologist at the Hammond Health Center. Phil Heilman, director of _counseling at "There is a confidential, safe place to come Cornell University, said that joy and sadness, talk about anything." laughter and tears are all part of the com­ That safe place is the college's Counsel­ munity support meetings the university of­ ing Center, located on the ground floor of the fers for students coping with the loss of a Health Center. loved one. There, students in need can go for one­ Sharing memories is an important part on-one sessions with counselors on an as­ of the grieving process, he added. needed basis. In addition, counselors are "We listen," he said. "We let them tell the on call 24 hours a day for students facing story, as it were." a crisis. Rankins offered a list of possible indi­ As students cope with the aftereffects of cators of depression for students who are the tragedy, the Counseling Center can help concerned for their mental health or the them deal with questions that may arise or health of their friends. The indicators in­ with feelings of guilt that they were unable clude: to prevent Shoben 's death. • Verbal cues or direct statements relating to Rankins urged students to realize that they suicide, such as "I'd be better off dead." • Indirect verbal cues such as, "You don't have to won:y about me anymore." DEPRESSION RESOURCES • Jokes about death • A persistent feeling of sadness Students needing support can call • Lack of energy the Counseling Center between • Isolation from friends or purposely push­ 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., at 274-3136. ing friends away • A change in appearance and sleeping babies CARLY CHAMBERLIN/THE ITHACAN On evenings or weekends, students • Withdrawal from and lack of interest in nor­ A STUDENT ENTERS the Counseling Center on Tuesday morning. Counselors are may contact the Health Center at mal activities available by appointment for students who wish to get support for personal issues. 274-3177 or campus safety at 274- • Inability to concentrate or make decisions 3333. . • Getting one's affairs in order by giving away valuable possessions or writing a will be depressed are encouraged to call the Coun­ group can call 272-1505 for information on The Counseling Center for the Sui­ Depression can be brought about by many seling Center or the Suicide Prevention and Cri­ how to get involved. cide Prevention and Crisis Service factors, including sexual or physical abuse, sis Service of Tompkins County, which has a More information concerning depression of Tomkins County 24-hour crisis line family problems, relationship problems or 24-hour crisis line at 272-1616. among college students and a list of past sto­ can be reached at 272-1616. academic failure. Students who are interested in joining ries on the topic can be found by visiting Students who are concerned that they may the crisis service's after-suicide support www.ithaca.edu/ithacan/depression. 6 THE ITHACAN NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 Good News tor Seniors

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International office LIGHT MY FIRE anticipates expansion

BY VANESSA MOLINA program. S taff Write r Saunders said that a continued priority with the Office of International Programs is inte­ A recent reorganization of the Office of grating study abroad opportunities for every stu­ International Programs will eventually offer dent in any of the five schools at the college. students more options for international ex­ "We try to meet the needs of each student periences. and every school," she said. Tanya Saunders, director of interdisci­ Saunders hopes that short-term study plinary and international studies, has replaced abroad opportunities can be created for phys­ Adrian Sherman as the head of the Office of ical therapy and music students with rigid International Programs. Sherman resigned as schedules. the director of the office in June. "The most important thing for freshmen Saunders said her main priority right now students to realize is that study abroad is pos­ continues to be the Walkabout Down Under sible with any major if you plan ahead and program in Australia. Because of the war in plan accordingly," Saunders said. Iraq, the program in Australia had been de­ Rachel Cullenen, the associate director for layed, but Saunders said it will begin again in study abroad, said that study abroad has in- · the spring semester. creased overall, and more Ithaca students Also for the upcoming school year, than ever before are traveling overseas this Saunders said she plans to maintain the study semester. · I abroad programs in Singapore and Japan and The rise in the number of students in­ A I hopes to start a new one in Africa. terested can be attributed to the populari- · I Saunders expects that the new interdis­ ty of such locations as the London Center ·j ciplinary studies program will include new and other affiliated and non-affiliated lo-· majors and minors for students to pursue. cations around the world, Cullenen said. · ' Her objectives include creating a global stud­ The continued efforts of the Office of In­ ies major and minor, and-an Australian stud­ ternational Programs to integrate new ies minor, which could be completed in one study locations for students has also semester with the Walkabout Down Under played a key role, she said. McBride recalls childhood

DAVE NELSON/THE ITHACAN PREPARING FOR THEIR Labor Day barbecue, juniors Mike DeSaye and Kevin O'Neill warm up the grill outside their Garden Apartment Monday.

Are you interested in international relat1ons?

Do you wish to learn more about the United Nations?

Would you like to improve your diplomatic and public speaking skills?

Would you like to join a team that works hard and · plays hard?

ELIZABETH MITCHELL/THE ITHACAN PLAYING HIS SAXOPHONE after a lecture about his award-winning book, author If you answered "Yes" to these questions, you James McBride entertained the campus community Tuesday. won't want tp miss this opportunity.

BY STEPHANIE BERGERON "You made it here, which demonstrates you Contributing Writer can succeed," he said. "Now study what you like. " HARVARD Author James McBride offered advice, en­ The speech was· followed by the perfor­ couragement and a little night music when he mance of McBride's jazz ensemble. He ref­ NATIONAL spolce on Tuesday as part of the freshman read- erenced the book many times between songs. ing initiative. . His song "Everything is Going to be All McBride, author of 'The Color of Water: Right" was ~ritten for his sister Kathy when MODEL A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother," his stepfather died, he said. At the end of the spoke about· his personal experiences to . concert, McBride played a patriotic tribute to UNITED NATIONS around 1-,()00 students, faculty and communi­ the troops in Iraq. . ty members. The book was the basis of the first­ ''This is to the freshman class of Ithaca. We year reading initiative, a new program at the are proud of you. You represent our hopes and college that provided incoming students with dreams," he said. · a book to read. and discuss as part of contin­ The audience laughed throughout uing orientation. McBride's lecture as he cracked jokes about Ithaca College's Model United Nations Team McBride said that his book was refused by the audience and his family. welcomes you to its first organizational nearly a dozen publishers before it was "He defied all the boring lecture rules," said meeting on: picked up. Today it is printed in 16 languages freshman Ashley Allen. "We were entertained, and sold more than 1.5 million copies. enlightened and did not want him to stop talk­ Despite the early setbacks, McBride said. ing." MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 he grew as a person through the experience. Freshman Kristen Sabat also enjoyed the It especially helped his mother by allowing her lecture. to reunite with the sister she had abandoned "James McBride was such an engaging 7:30 P.M. as a teenager, he said. speaker .who was natural and spoke from the "The book was a catharsis for my mother heart while also being humorous," she said. TEXTOR 103 because she had all these secrets inside and she President Peggy R. Williams said she was could not set herself free until she told those happy with the success of the speech. secrets," he said. Williams said the speech made the Insti­ McBride also spoke about success to the tutional Plan come to life by involving students freshmen, telling them to pursue what they find from all schools in a common learning expe­ most interesting in life. rienc~. ------

8 THE ITHACAN NEWS THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 ·Stadent receives science scholarship

BY MEGA~ REYNOLDS the technical staff at Sandier National ~b­ Contributing Writer oratory, said he appreciated Sprague's hard work. When junior ~tthew Sprague isn't "Matt was a joy to work with,'' Sim­ hard at work analyzing molecules or tin­ mons said. "He is driven, intelligent and kering on compµters., .he is busy playing very motivated to achieving the goals set his, trumpet or enjoying a walk around for him this summer. He was one off the campus. best interns I have had the opportunity to This student's fervor for science and work with." the arts has lead him to pursue a double Research has played an important role major in chemistry and physics, and, just in advancing Sprague's curiosity in the for kicks., a minor in music. sciences, and he considers it vital to un­ "I love seeing how the world works," derstanding science. Sprague said. "And the. Jbing about "Research is so much different from chemistry and physics is, when you get sitting in a classroom and reading from down to the molecular level, it's not in­ a textbook," Sprague said. "You can do tuitive of how it works." that until the end of the world and you'll It was Sprague's scientific enthusiasm know all the theory ~hind chemistry and that led him to win the Goldwater physics, but you won't know how to go Scholarship for the 2003-04 ac~demic into the lab and actually do it." year. This year Sprague plans to continue his The scholarship, established to honor investig·ation of scientific questions. former Sen. Barry Goldwater, is award­ "I am going to be working with com­ ed to outstanding students who pursue ca­ putational chemistry, modeling chemical reers in mathematics, science and engi­ systems on the computer," he said. neering. Sprague, the eighth Ithaca Col­ Thanks to his experiences as a teach­ lege student to receive the scholarship, ing assistant last year, Sprague looks for­ will be awarded up to $7,500 to be used ward to pursuing a career in teaching af­ for tuition and college expenses. ter graduation. Sprague 's scientific fascination has "I really love teaching, and I would been fueled by his recent research expe­ like to show other students that science riences. For the past two summers, he has is fun," he said. been working at Sandier National Labo­ Junior Gina Placco said Sprague 's abil­ ratories in Livermore, Calif. This summer, ity to interact with students makes him his goal was to work with a new instru­ well suited for the ~eaching profession. ment to expand the range of "Matt is very patient, and he relates polyurethane foam so that it could be used well with students,'' she said. in more applications. Sprague said that his research expe­ "I think it was very successful," he rience has him committed to providing said. "I was able to figure out how to use students with similar opportunities. BETHANY DIXON/THE ITHACAN the instrument . . . and the foam den.sity "I want to make sure my students are JUNIOR MATT SPRAGUE, a chemistry and physics major, works In a lab in the Center for range was expanded." actively involved in the research I do," he Natural Sciences. Sprague won a Goldwater Scholarship for chemistry. Blake Simmons, a senior member of said. Stat.e law sends a no smolrnig manffitm to re...___, ___

BY ANN HARENOA policy is most attractive to those Staff Writer with families. "There have been more fami­ There's a whole new a·tmos­ lies in the restaurant part of the phere in bars and restaurants business because they don't have across New York state - one that to walk through or sit in a smoky is healthier for customers, bar­ bar and restaurant," he said. tenders and servers everywhere. Yengo said that although he ex­ But not all patrons and owners pected to see a drop in the num­ of public establishments are ber of smokers at his bar, it has­ pleased with the restrictions n't happened. posed by the new law. "We have regular customers After years of de­ who smoke and I bate, the state offi­ See haven't seen any cially adopted a ban SMOKERS, Page 11 less of them," he on smoking in public said. "They just get establishments. up, go out and have a cigarette and Though New York isn't the first come back in. They have voiced state to enforce a policy such as some concerns about it, but this, it is one of the strictest of haven't complained." them all. Joe Morgan, head chef at This new law was designed Simeon's, also said that some of with the h·ealth of employees and his customers have expressed customers in mind, and it prohibits their annoyances with the law. smoking in any public place with "Even though the restaurant a roof, including canopies and business hasn't dropped, late­ tents. night drinking business has cer­ Some people are open to and tainly dropped a little bit," he said. welcome the new ban on smoking. He did say that many· of the Senior Katie Kokoszki said that regular customers do still support CARLY CHAMBERLIN/THE ITHACAN THE BAR AT SIMEON'S has seen a slight drop-off in late-night drinking business since smoking was she is happy the ban was put into the business - they just go out­ banned in public restaurants and bars in New York state. effect. She said it eliminates the side to smoke. health risk and the scent of ciga­ Located on the Commons, Both Morgan and Yengo said N .Y., was dining at one of the out­ However, the smoking ban is rettes on her clothing and in her Simeon's offers seating for the that they have not experienced any side smoking tables at Simeon's being handled differently; viola­ hair. restaurant both inside and outside. problems with customers deliber­ last weekend. He said that he tions can be reported through an "I like being able to go home This might look appealing to ately trying to break the law. doesn't particularly like the new anonymous complaint system. from a bar at night and not smel I smokers wishing to still light up Yengo, however, said he has law. After receiving a complaint, de­ like an ashtray," said Kokoszki. while dining. had a few instances when cus­ "I'd rather go to restaurants and partment officials will do random Tom Yengo, owner of Bench­ Morgan said the outdoor seat­ tomers have forgotten about the bars that offer outdoor patios,'' he spot checks on the business. warmers Sports Bar & Grill, said ing is limited, however, which pre­ newly implemented policy. said. "When I .have to put my If officials observe a violation, his establishment hasn't faced sents a problem when trying to ac­ "We've had a couple isolated drink down at a bar to go outside they can fine the establishment up any hardships because of the commodate customers who incidents where someone has lit­ and smoke, I get really an­ to $2,000 for each person smok­ new law. smoke. up by habit," Yengo said. "Also, noyed." ing. "We've actually seen a sub­ "The outside dining area smok­ one gentleman who was from out When people report violations After several violations, the stantial increase in our busi­ ing section has to be less than 25 per­ of town didn't know the laws and of other state laws, they are usu­ Health Department could revoke ness," he said. "We've seen a lot cent of your entire seating area, so we explained it to him and he put ally required to submit their the business's health permit, of new faces as a result of it." only four of our tables are consid­ it out and apologized." name and other l?ersonal infor­ making the establishment unable Yengo said he thinks th~.. new . ered smoking tables," he s~id. Robert Wilson of Whitesboro, mation. to serve food or alcohol. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 NEWS THE ITHACAN 9 Public Safety Log Aug. 8-23 Incidents

August 8 Summary: Caller reported a two-car MVA. • Conduct code violation them a warning and escorted them off cam­ • Fire alarm Patrol Officer Rich Curtiss. Location: College Circle Apartment-2 pus. Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. Location: Hood Hall Summary: One student judicially referred for Summary: Fire alarm due to activated August 20 underage possession of alcohol. Security Of­ • Motor vehicle accident smoke detector. Officers could not locate , • Accidental property damage ficer Jeffrey Austin. Location: Physical Plant parking lot cause for the alarm. System reset. Location: 0-lot Summary: Complainant reported a two-car Sgt. Ronald Hart. Summary: Caller reported a vehicle hit a light August 23 MVA. Investigator Thomas Dunn. pole. Patrol Officer Craig Reynolds. • Conduct code violation August 9 Location: College Circl~ Apartment 16 • Unlawful posting/advertisement • Fire alarm • Found property Summary: Two students judicially referred Location: East Tower Location: Hood Hall Location: Campus Center in separate incidents of underage posses­ Summary: Caller reported unknown persons Summary: Fire alarm due to activated smoke Summary: Car key found and tumed over to sion of alcohol.· Patrol Officer Rich Curtiss. posted flyers. Pending investigation. Patrol detector. Smoke detector believed to be mal­ Office of Public Safety. Officer Terry O'Pray. functioning. Zone was disconnected and sys­ • Coriduct cocle violation tem was reset. Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. • Medical assist Location: College Circle Apartment 6 • Conduct code violation Location: Tower Club Summary: One student judicially referred for Location: L-lot August 13 Summary: Caller reported a person having underage possession of alcohol. Patrol Offi­ Summary: One student judicially referred for • V & T leaving the scene a medical problem. Amb_ulance transported cer Jerry Lewis. underage possession of alcohol. Sgt. Fred­ Location: E-lot the person to Cayuga Medical Center. Pa­ erick Thomas. Summary: Caller reported parked vehicle had trol Officer Craig Reynolds. • Conduct code violation been hit between 8:15 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. by Location: College Circle Apartment 2 • Conduct code violation unknown vehicle. Pending investigation. August 21 Summary: One st\,ldent judicially referred for Location: G-lot Patrol Officer Craig Reynolds. • Unlawful possession of fireworks underage possession of alcohol. Patrol Offi- Summary: One student judicially referred for Location: College Circle Apartment 21 cer Rich Curtiss. \ underage possession of alcohol. Sgt. Fred­ August 18 Summary: Four students judicially referred for erick Thomas. •·Larceny possession of fireworks. Patrol Officer Donald • Conduct code violation Location: Dillingham Center Lyke. Location: College Circle Apartment 30 The complete Public Safety Log can be Summary: Caller reported unknown persons Summary: One student judicially referred for found at www.ithaca.edu/ithacan. attempted to steal a small utility vehicle. Pend­ • Unlawful posting/advertisement underage possession _of alcohol. Patrol Of­ ing investigation. Patrol Officer Donald Location: J-lot ficer Jerry Lewis. . KEY Lyke. Summary: Caller reported unknown persons ABC - Alcohol beverage control law posted flyers on vehicles .. Pending investi­ • Medical assist CMC - Cayuga Medical Center August 19 gation. Patrol Officer Erik Merlin. Location: J-lot DWI - Driving while intoxicated • Larceny Summary: Officer reported a person had IFD - Ithaca Fire Department Location: Williams Hall August 22 sustained a knee injury. Patrol Officer IPD - Ithaca Police Department Summary: Caller reported unknown persons • Medical assist Donald Lyke. MVA - Motor vehicle accident took audio/video equipment. Pending inves­ Location: Main campus road RA - Resident assistant tigation. Patrol Officer Rich Curtiss. Summary: Officer reported a one-person • Unlawful posting/advertisement TCSD - Tompkins County Sheriff's bike accident. Amb'ulance transport~d the Location: Terrace 6 Department • Motor vehicle accident person to CMC. Environmental Health and Summary: Caller reported people posting V& T - Vehicle and traffic violation Location: L-lot Safety Officer Enoch Perkins. flyers. Officer located the individuals, issued OFF

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Editorials --- J; ~~t>NE t>ow'-r HA\/ We cannot forget Signs of depression must rwt be overlmked Death is tragic, no matter what the circumstances. But, a death that doesn't lead to any positive change in the wider community is doubly tragic. Sophomore Gregory Shoben's suicide last week leaves a hole in the hearts of his family and all those who knew him during his time here at Ithaca College. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. The rate of suicide among males be­ tween the ages of 15 and 24 has tripled in the last 60 years. Among females, the rate has doubled. If the campus community learns nothing from the loss of Shoben, then his unfortunate death will be­ come just another number. What would be even more unfortunate is if this tragedy didn't inspire each of us to become more aware of the symptoms of depression and suicide. I It is not enough to pause for a moment of silence • in Shoben 's honor, then return to our daily lives. That quiet reflection won't do·anything to prevent anoth­ 7 er tragedy like this, which should be the goal of every­ one on campus. It is time to realize the power each of us has to help prevent suicides among Ithaca College students. That power includes everything from volunteer­ ing at a suicide prevention hotline to simply check­ Letters ing in on a neighbor or friend who might be exhibiting some of the signs of depression; The college offers countless workshops on suicide ly political actions took place at awareness and prevention. Take the time to attend one Staff sends Bohn thanks commencement. That would have Senior classes chose well or just stop by the counseling center and learn more In last week's editorial "Wishing a been immature. "The class of 2004 is well into the about what to look for in order to prevent suicides. Bohn Voyage," The Ithacan sent its The meaning imparted by this process of choosing a speaker for its We must resist the urge to assume that every per­ best wishes to Dean Thomas Bohn. symbolism is that the United States and commencement ceremony in May. son we meet who seems a bit glum is suicidal. At the We, the office staff of the Park School its mainstream views cast a dominant This is an important process that has same time, thot!-gh, ignoring the warning signs or sim­ of Communications, wish to express specter over the graduation ceremony. previously yielded lackluster results. ply hoping the student in question will work things our best wishes to him, as well. We If for one second you took the time to With the exception of Maya Angelou, out alone is never the solution. also wish to express our sincerest understand Cohen's speech, you the last five Ithaca College senior class­ thanks to him for being a great boss, would have realized that he told the es have compiled an unill}p.res~~ve liJt Connnittedr menfur and friend.' He was always · class of 2003-tlifu.; 'ai-graduates of this Of Orators ••• " · ..... •v JliJ ~u •I Au,;Q to students someone who adcnowtedged our hard fine learning institution, we should take Excuse me? What year are you'? I Advising should thrive under new office work in the kindest of ways, support­ our (America's) role of dominance in highly doubt you even went to my grad­ ed our efforts and shared ( and inspired) the world seriously and use it respon­ uation in 2000 where Henry Winkler A long-awaited step in the right direction in the area many a laugh. We miss him greatly but sibly. In no way was that a "verbal as­ (the Fonz) gave an amazing and in­ of student services has officially been taken this semester. wish him well in his new venture with sault on the government," but great spiring speech. You most likely The creation of the Office of Academic Acheivement the college. words of wisdom for that class to take weren't even an Ithaca College student and Advising Services proves that faculty and the ad­ into the future. yet. Or maybe you missed graduation ministration are committed to working together to make APRIL KORPI in 2002 because of the snow delay when Ithaca College truly a student-centered institution. ANTOINETTE DI CIACCIO RYAN WHITE '02 James Earl Jones spoke so eloquently However, this step is years overdue. The goal to cre­ BETTY HAGIN Jones' speech inspired in his amazing voice. I got to walk by ate this centralized office has remained buried in the RITA CARLSON him in Cerracche Center and was Institutional Plan since 1999. And last week, David BONNIE RYAN As a student at Ithaca College, I of- awed by his mere presence. And I did Dresser, coordinator of academic acheivement and ad­ KAREN ARMSTRONG ten gave The Ithacan editorials credit hear Maya Angelou's speech in 1999 vising services, said that the college recognized the need BARB TERRELL for putting forth smart opinions with- - and I wasn't as impressed by that as for a centralized office for advising, counseling and tu­ SUSANNAH MAXWELL out tripping themselves up. I'm sad to • I was by some of the others. With the toring in 1995; yet only now is something being done. KERRY PAULDINE say that the editorial about lackluster exception of Gail Sheehy and Ben & Despite its late arrival, the AAA should soon be­ GWEN BENNERS speakers for graduations in recent Jerry's controversial speech last year., gin to alleviate the inconvienience of overworked ad­ KAREN WHEELER years hit a significant snag. I don't think the college has compiled visers, sporadic tutoring services and long waits for The administrative staffof the While I have to agree that "Ben and "an unimpressiye list of orators." counseling by introducing more organization, coordi­ Roy H. Park School ofCommunications Jerry" and Henry "The Fonz" Winkler The senior class has been very sue­ nation and communication into the process. It may even are two of the more regrettable speak- cessful in getting good graduation renew interest in advising among the student body. Politics do play a role ers in recent history, there is one who speakers with the limited funds they are Organizing the AAA is an ambitious undertaking and I have a few questions for the ed­ was far from that. given. I think you need to be careful Dresser, the retired associate dean of the School of Health itor who wrote about last year's com­ I sat through a bitterly cold and rainy about making assumptions and gener­ Sciences and Human Performance, should be com­ mencement speech by Ben and Jerry. day in May of 2002 to listen to James alizations. mended for his leadership and commitment to the ad­ Do you really think that politics do not Earl Jones speak. This man, who was vancement of the college and the well-being of students. play a role in graduation? Did you born in Mississippi with a stuttering ERIN STEVENS '00 look around and see the 30 small flags problem (which he says he still battles representing all the countries that our today), has won two Tony Awards, one student body represents, or did the Obie (the Tony for off-Broadway SEND A LETTER shadow cast over them from the pre­ shows) and an Emmy and also received dominant and much larger American the Kennedy Center Honors in 2002. The Ithacan welcomes corre­ flag blind you? If politics do not play He gave an inspiring, captivating and spondence from all readers. a role in graduation, why do we start far from empty speech on a day when Please include your name, ltliacanFounded in 1931 www.ithaca.edu/ithacan commencement with the American na­ we all just wanted to stay warm. phone number, year of gradua­ tional anthem? What about the other Yes, James Earl Jones is most tion and/or your organization­ JOE GERAGHTY NORIA LITAKER Editor in Chief Assistant Sp_orts Editor 30 countries our graduates represent­ known for his voice (impressive con­ al or college title/position. CAITL'IN CONNELLY CARLY CHAMBERLIN ed? If personal ideals .do not play a sidering the speech problem he still bat­ fetters must be 250 words or Man.aging Editor Photo Editor ANNE K. WALTERS REBECCA GARDNER role in graduation, why is a prayer spo­ tles), but his life and accomplishments less and signed and submitted News Editor Assistant Photo Editor ken during the ceremony? Do atheists more than qualified him as a speaker in writing or through e-mail KATIE MASLANKA LARRY WESTLER by Monday at 5 p.m. for publi­ Assistant News Editor Assistant Photo Editor not graduate? and none of us was disappointed. KATIE MOORE TIANI VELTRI I did not see anyone personally af­ I hope your future editorials won't cation. The Ithacan reserves Assistant News Editor Design Editor the right to edit letters for NATHAN E. WILSON CHRISTA LOMBARDI fected by the ideological and theo­ have such obvious oversights. Opinion Editor Chief Copy Editor logical underpinnings of the ceremo­ length, clarity and taste. EMILY BROWN NATAL.IE LYONS Accent Editor Chief Proofreader ny walk out or boo when these overt- BRYAN SCHENDLINGER '02 STACEY COBURN TIFFANY RUSSELL Assistant Accent Editor Sales Manager ELIZABETH QUILL KATIE FOX-BOYD Assistant Accent Editor Business Manager CHARLIE ELLSWORTH MICHAEL SERINO Sports Editor Manager of Student Want to be heard? Write to [email protected]. Publications THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 OPl'NION· THE. ITHACAN 11 Lack of participation Just a hinders discussion Thought The uniqueness of "The Color of Water," the college's first freshman reading selection, Mindless chatter gives students a vantage point most of them will never experience first-hand. The author abounds on campus tells what it's like to be a black man growing up with 11 siblings during the Civil Rights Listen closely as you sit _in class, eat movement, unable to comprehend why his your lunch or stroll through campus, and skin is one color and his mother's is you'll be overwhelmed by mind­ another, while she numbing chatter. seems oblivious to the I'm not talking about difference. the thoughtful dis­ James McBride's cussions or purposeful story, though an easy conversations you might read, is thoughtfully hope to encounter on a written with two college campus, but personal and distinct rather the pointless voices. We feel babble that flows from McBride's frustration as people's mouths MATTHEW he struggles to find his completely devoid of QUINTANILLA identity, and yet we can thought. If you've empathize with his ever witnessed a Guest Writer EMILY mother's struggle not PAULSEN conversation that only to raise all of her children but also to began with "So, how protect them from the difficult times. ELIZABETH MITCHELL/THE ITHACAN are things?" or "I was so drunk last When I read this book, I could relate to JAMES MCBRIDE, author of "The Color of Water," speaks during his lecture Tuesday night," then you know what I mean. his struggle. In south Texas, where I grew night In Ben Light Gymnasium. It ·seems that people carry on entire up, racial tensions have a way of permeating conversations simply to avoid the all aspects of life, especially with a large Initially, the idea of coming to school My group had a fairly easy time sharing ominous silence lurking at the end of lower-class Hispanic population. Living already having shared 336 pages with my our cultural differences and branching out their chatter. They avoid even small, without answers to what seem to be entire f~shmen class intrigued me. Each into other relevant issues like race relations momentary pauses in their speech by harmless questions about racial struggles student of our fairly diverse class can offer a and cultural identity, including experiences habitually throwing "like" and "um" into can be frustratihg, and that frustration is different perspective on what this boqk means from international students. Unfortunately, any small gaps in their sentences. Even something all students can experience, and how McBride's life story can be applied those less than impressed with the book chose with close· friends, some people simply whether it stems from religion or economic - to his or her own. Through this initiative, any not to participate. aren't comfortable ·allowing body status or anything else. Ithaca College freshman can walk into any I hope the discussions won't end this week. language to guide them through a few As a selection for the freshmen reading class and start up a conversation about his or The initiative should give us the opportunity moments without blabber. initiative, ''The Color of Water" seems a her observations about how this text works in to share ideas loftier than which dining hall to In classes, the general aversion to natural choice, because it can act as a a larger, global sense and how the lessons frequent and which professors to avoid. silence and tendency toward chatter is springboard into discussion rather than a book learned through reading it can play a role later Through books like McBride's, we can amplified. Perhaps this is because many of open for a lot of deep interpretation. Although in our college careers and ultimately our lives. easily spark discussion about our diversity us have come to see an absence of speech McBride's childhood experiences are unique, Or, at least that's how it should work. and answer the questions posed by both as some sort of thought or communication the idea of finding one's self and overcoming Believe me, there were plenty of people McBride and ourselves. Whether or not the failure. Whatever . the reason, I've adversity extends to people from all walks of who genuinely enjoyed the book 'and opportunity is wasted remains to be seen. certainly heard my share of long, life, especially those just beginning college. McBride's writing style. But judging from the roundabout monologues and redundant The me~e is _pretty much~ same; it's scoffs any time James McBride is mentioned Matth£w Quintanilla is a freshman ~iterations of thoughts. People avoid whatyoudowfdl , , .Qftm. 1 , , . jol,,wiJ~- ...,. 6-il - book worthwhile. ' · ,. ' mqzi/[email protected]. - for a moment would actually make ttiern· look less intelligent. I'm always intri~ed by the different people who are vtSibly uncomfonable during lapses in "9th personal and The Way classroom conversations. Even a short pause . in a class .discussion generates enough tension to make most people in the I See It room fidget in their chairs or reach for their coffee mugs and bottles of water. But what is it about silence that terrifies us so much? The seven"deadIY sins Most people avoid silence not only by ta1king continuously when they're with otner ~ople, but also by immersing don't include smoking themselves in chatter, or at least noise, whenever they're alone. Think about "Stacey, are you smoking leaves on your skin and, most how many people walk around campus these?" My father's eyes are important, the cancer, with cell phones glued to their ears. locked onto mine, and he is emphysema and heart disease Thanks to this wonderful technology, we holding up a pack of Marlboro that smoking invariably causes. can carry on phone conversations just for Reds. Like every other time I've But the disappointment in my the sake of conversing any time we wish. received one of these lectures, he father's voice made me realize Sometimes though, we actually do does not give me time to answer. why I felt like a criminal. need time by ourselves away from "Because if you are, He knows the mindless chatter. However, still fearing you're going to regret it. satisfaction that comes silence, most of us submerge ourselves My parents died from from taking a deep drag CARLY CHAMBERLINffHE ITHACAN in the comfort of white noise. Many these, and I'm going to and watching your SMOKERS ARE OFTEN left alone and in the dark as their non­ people I know can't even study for die from these, too." smoke and troubles smoker friends attempt to avoid second-hand smoke. exams or write papers without the sound I cursed myself for seemingly dissoive into smokers as the sage and "discrimination" and are of a teievision or radio in the leaving the cigarettes in the air. Whenever I hear virtuous who are better off attempting to file lawsuits background. Others can't sleep without plain view in the cup non-smokers criticizing never getting entangled with against it. I understand the health the noise from a fan or furnace running at holder of my car. But smokers though, it these Hell-bent sinners. reasons for casting smokers out night. Are we afraid the clarity of our then I began to wonder makes me want to light No one says they hate all of public buildings, and think it own thoughts qright disturb us? why I felt so terrible, up on national television alcoholics, people with eating might help social smokers like Even important political discussions STACEY when what I had in my and hug every person I disorders or drug addicts; me to never truly pick up the and debates seem to linger around polite COBURN possession was not see smoking. I've heard instead they typically try to habit. But it is entirely chitchat. Just imagine what might Assistant illegally shipped to the Accent Editor several of my peers say offer them help. But all smokers unnecessary and unhelpful to happen if politicians at a press United States nor was it they refuse to date all get are dirty looks or snide ostracize smokers elsewhere. conference stopped spewing out white a corpse. It was something I am smokers as a rule. If everyone comments such as "Well if you We'll learn to accept that noise and actually said something. entirely within my legal rights to thinks they' re so above addiction, want to kill yourself, fine." you've shoved us out of our It seems to me that many of us like possess. And why also am I so I would ask them to recall what it The correlation between favorite smoking meccas - these sound distractions because they ashamed and making excuses was like when they couldn't go smoking and depression is restaurants, bars, pool halls and keep us from h~ving to listen to or think whenever anyone incredulously on AOL Instant Messenger when consistently confirmed. Studies diners - but it's hard not to about anything of significance. We like asks me, the innocent over­ ResNet was down. also show that teenagers often take it personally when non- to watch television shows, read news achiever, ifl smoke? No group of addicts is ever pick up smoking for reasons like smokers shove smokers out of stories and listen to music that's stuffed Now, I know about all the treated with more cold cruelty. low self-esteem, anxiety or their lives entirely. full of mind-numbing chatter and white negative consequences of Anti-smoking advertising pits stress. Does it really help to kick noise. .smoking: the way it makes your smokers against non-smokers someone who is already down? Stacey Coburn is a sophomore Crest-white teeth morph into an and labels the smokers as the Many call the recent smoking journalism major. Email her at unattractive yellow, the smell it stupid, smelly people, and non- ban in New York state [email protected]. Just a Thought appears in this space every week. E-mail Emily Paulsen at Debates and commentaries will appear on this page weekly. To contribute, please call Opinion Editor Nathan E. Wilson at 274-3208. [email protected]. 1'2 THE lfHACAN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER'4; ioo}

It~s Time to Meet, Greet and Get Connected. Profes_sionals Symposium 2003 September 12-14, 2003 , • ,-···<·"~-~-::,./';t ;;,'}:- lt s time to... . --~, ~: ~i. :~.t ,7.·-· .• • get updat~4pn what student of color orgJ~izatioJ\~;~~ up·to this year. • celebrate afth~·atmual Awards Banquet. ~) . -' J,.~\ . '.,,_": • network, network~ network! -·, _i{/ )- . . • meet alumni who will share their experti~:·<>;fi§{i_gge life and diverse career fields. · .• make professional connections to he]p btii_IcJ~ ~oi ~areer~

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Friday 9/12 s:wnposium Meet & _Greet Pizza ParfY 5:00pm- 7:00pm~Clark Lounge Come chat over Rogan's pizza and wings while learning from IC alumni about the work world. Alumni guests will include: Sa.m Medina '92 - Director of Employment Brand, Capital One Services, Inc., Edwin Vega '02 - candidate, Maste'.rs degree in Vocal Perfonnance at the Chicago College of Perfom1- ing Arts at Roosevelt University, Dan McNeal '95 - Operations Associate, llerbert Barrett Mangement, and Sandra Pinckney '70 - Host, Food Finds, The Food Network.

1Saturday 9/13. Homecoming Football Game 11 :00am - 4:00pm~Butterfield Stadium Jpin the Amani Gospel Siggers who will open the game with the National Anthem. Also a great opportunity to meet IC alumni who have returned to support the Professional Symposium program. ·

Saturday 9/13 Awards Banquet and Reception 6:30pm - 9:00pm~Emerson Suites " •::,-~ .. . __ . Wondering what alumni from ALS, Kuumba, the Asia Culture Club, Orgullow Latino, Amani Gospel Singers and other clubs are ·1.1p to? Come find out! Also come celebrate the academic achievements of ALAN and opportunity program students overthe past year. Enjoy inspiring remarks from keynote Sam Medina '92. First come, First served. Professionals Symposium 2003 is sponsored by the Office of Mqlticultural At'fairs, Alumni Relations, and Career Services. For more information" call 274-338 l.

Tuesd.ay, ·Sept.·9 .Student Government Representative Elections Bring a valid Student ID and Vote at: Campus Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Textor Hall, 9 a.m. - 3:30:p.m·. Smiddy Hall, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Park Hall, 9 a.m. - 3:qQ p.;n,,.~~--~3' ..:. !rv~ :;'. Terraces Dining Hall, n09n - 6 p.ft!.~;­ Residential locations, ·tr~;:~.• atrfu. . . . . ':'.·~•::;..h ,\\ ~ '~.i~.-~

'~ti ,~~- ~->- -~~ Cooking to new heights THURSDAY The Ithacan t ·· SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 Tower Club hires new chef to appeal to PAGE13 picky palettes. Page 15 ·c··•·· e·········. · "·······.····. ··· ·.·.· C .. . , . . Finding ethe • M1ss1ng A puzzling lack of school traditWns inspires creative campus programs

BY TASHA KATES lages using the supplies left for versal tradition - not one that Staff Writer them. The collages were littered is unique to the Ithaca College with pictures of objects they left experience. PIECES What do Homecoming at home, such as their friends, Unfortunately, it takes more Weekend, Cortaca Jug, Senior home-cooked food, and words than a marketing campaign to · Week and Fountain Day all of the future such as "educa­ initiate a tradition. Torello said have in common? They are the tiop", "job", "hope" and that the administration can only Ithaca College traditions "RO-ssian Vodka." highlight existing traditions in you can think of at this mo- The . collage-making was campus publications and possi­ ment. one of several activities that bly make events more accessi­ The consult­ made up the newest freshmen ble and enjoyable, but that's ing firm program on campus: Providing about it. Steege/Thomson Ithaca Experiences Connect­ ".You can do things to sup­ researched the ing Every Student (PIECES). port them, but you can't create traditions of the Darese Doskal-S.caffido, the them," Torello said. "The stu­ campus in its associate director of the Office dents need to do that." 2002 Marketing of Residential Life, said The college's answer to the and Communi­ PIECES will help incoming problem was the formation of cations Plan for students develop a class identi­ the Traditions Committee, a the college. It ty. group of faculty, staff and stu­ found a lack of "We're just really hoping dents who built a strategy to cre­ traditions at the that the program takes off and ate meaningful traditions for the school despite that the banner becomes a tra­ future. Its director, Graham . an extensive dition," Doskal-Scaffido said. Stewart '81 , M.S. '01 , organized campaign to in­ "These students will learn the findings of the report with clude them in admissions what it means to be a part of help from the group's subcom­ materials. In raponse, a va­ this· college by giving a pert mittees on history, athletics, riety of campus organiza­ back." environment, academics and tions are working on promot­ Fresbman Andrew Webster all-campus events. ing school spirit by starting said the new tradition wasn't Stewart, who is the director of · new traditi9ns and renewing the quite what he had been search­ alumni relations, said the first goal old. . ing for. of the committee was to make ex­ On Aug. 23, as part of con­ "The banner was unique in isting traditions more obvious. tinuing orientation, freshmen its concept, but the execution "More than anything, what wandered into Emerson Suites, could have been a bit better," he we're interested in is accentu­ nervously chattering as they said. ating traditions that already took their seats. They weren't Freshman Keri Raymond give people a feeling of be­ I STACEY COBURN/THE ITHACAN sure what they were about to do, disagreed. longing," he said. ifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiilliiillli. ··•·· ·• ···•·· ···-··· ·•····• Above: SOPHOMORE JESSIAH JONES, far right, and, clock- but they knew it had something "The point is to work with The committee reviewed wise from left, freshmen Catherine Ebert, James to do with the round tables that each other to create a lasting im­ the physical representations Dulkerian, Janine Fiala and Janning Chow glue together t~k up half of the green-car­ pression," Raymond said. "It of the traditions, such as the collages that will become part of a class banner. peted room. Each table was pep­ served its purpose." Cortaca Jug trophy, as well as pered with magazines, foam Meanwhile, in the Klingen­ the regular events, such as Ford shapes, glue and Reese's stein and MacDonald lounges, Fest, the music school's annu­ Pieces. students shuffled around dis­ al celebration. Members The students were split plays about former college brainstormed pages of recom­ into smaller groups to create a presidents in an attempt to fig­ mendations to foster more piece of a large white banner ure out who did what and traditions. These recommen­ that read · "Class of 2007." when. dations were then presented to Top of the Each student received this Brian McAree, vice president page: the president. SKATING quote from the freshmen of student affairs and campus The suggestions include de­ AND SNOW used read:ing initiative book "The life, said that the history lesson veloping a historical Ithaca to unite IC stu­ Color of Water" by James wasn't just a passive peek into College timeline on the walls of dents at the McBride: "We're all trying the past. the Job, Textor and Muller Winter Carnival, hard to be American . . . not "What we're trying to do a$ hallway, wearing school colors an annual event knowing what to. keep and a community is to make peo­ · during Homecoming Weekend that the school Is what to leave behind." ple aware of the history," he or "Spirit Day," building a hoping to revive. Facilitators said. "As a freshman, you time capsule for each class and COURTESY OF THE asked the students to join the history of Ithaca Col­ reviving the long-forgotten CAYUGAN express their inter- lege. You are now a part ohhis Winterfest and Springfest pretations of institution." · school spirit carnivals. But the quote Executive Director of none of these suggestions have creatively Marketing Communications been implemented yet. using the Tom Torello '87 said that tra­ Meanwhile, the · schedule banner ditions are important both for for this year's Homecoming pieces. promoting the school to weekend has been set. On The ban­ prospective students and for Sept. 12 and 13, alumni will ner will be encouraging alumni to stay in pour onto . campus, students hung at fu­ touch. · will crowd into the football sta­ ture alumni "They make for a warm dium and the legacy of the col­ events and ;, feeling, a greater sense of at- . lege will continue, whether or reupions for ; tacbn;ient," Torello &aid. . . not the wearing of school col­ Right: the . students . JUMPING IN · An alumnus of Ithaca Col­ ors is highlighted in the college on Fountain liiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiMiiiiiii to · recall lege, Torello came back for publications. . Day la one of the few traditions what their lives were like as Homecoming weekend plenty _Ithaca College seniors partlcl­ freshmen. of times after he graduated. But Accent Editor Emily Brown _pate In every year. Most groups created col- Homecoming is a f~ly uni- contributed to this report. : COURTESYOF]J:IE.CAYUGAN _ 14 THE ITHACAN ACCENT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 AcceJf::New·chef serves up flavor fusion ·O ·n· .· ... --~~ N1doLE GEARING __ §taff Writer · f~:.:t~'i~: . , - .,_._. ~ J~t·Your illl~ge of the Tower Club may be of :. ·'_ ]tlistees ·1n business suits, chomping on tender­ : ··Jy grilled filet mignon as chamber music fills the . air. But K.C. Rose, the restaurant's new chef de cuisine, would rather serve. tc;~Ji re.ube,is., po.r--:r tobello mushroom s~dwidies ancl'chili·otaijg~ shrimp while listening to WIC&'s "Jazz Iin~f, pressions." · · · :( Rose was a vegan for nine years before re:. turning to life as an omnivore and she said she}:.- still loves "playing with tempeh." · · · · · 2004 Tower Club Manager Dan Fra.vil said he · JESSE GOLDBERG·STRASSLER ~hose ~pse from a pool of qualified ~pplicants TELEVISION-RADIO because she brings to Ithaca the be.st of the · West Coast: nutritious, Asian-inspired dishes. · Hometown: Greenbelt, Md. She won the position in a taste-off against two Why did it get so cold all other chefs. of a sudden? You call this "She was the most diversely trained," Frav­ cold? Wait a few months. il said, "Students and faculty had asked for veg­ etarian, vegan dishes. Everybody's eating a lit­ What decade had the tle more healthy these days." worst fasion? Would saying Rose is hoping to entice picky eaters and the 80s be the easy way out? health-conscious connoisseurs with meals like Who am I to judge fashion? Bumble Bee pasta with toasted walnuts, cher­ What was the most mis­ ry tomatoes, com and spinach in a "roasted gar- SALLY EKUS/THE ITHACAN guided \/ideo Music lie sage infusion." · _CH _EF _K.C. ROSE prepares a plate of vegao butternut squash ravioli with peppers and Award given? Sorry, I did­ "Many students haven't ever been .up here," onioirisJn red_wine sauce. Rose brings WestCoa~t flair to the Tower Club's lunch menu. n't watch . . Did I miss any­ she said, staring out through the floor-to-ceiling · · - · thing?_My Tarps were on. windows at the swaying green treetops below. Cafe i~ -s:air~Francisco, revolutionized Asi~~'--:0,. ~embers,· Rose prepared meals for famous She's at the height of her profession up on Americat.t],jsine and was the author of sever... ·} culinary experts. 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t l THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 ACCENT THE ITHACAN 1 5 Homegrown ~oedown Muse/est blurs lines between artists and fans

BY STACEY COBURN Assistant A ccent Editor

Ithaca College alumni Julie Pfeiffer and Dami Noah were strumming their acoustic guitars on a wooden stage in front of sound­ absorbing stacks of hay. They were halfway through the third song of their de­ but performance as a folk duo, when a blond­ haired, shirtless three-foot-tall figure hopped from behind onto the stage. He was clad in purple pants, and was proudly dis­ playing his blue hands to the audience. "What's up little dude?" Jules asked him. The boy said something inaudible to the au­ dience and Jules replied, "We don't have any­ where here for you to wash your hands. Sor­ ry bud." Incidents like this just wouldn't happen LARRY WESTLER/THE ITHACAN KATE TOMLINSON/THE ITHACAN at any other festival, but they occurred all day DRU M DOME ARC HITECT BASS RIFFS BLARE as Llanya O'Kane of Harvest, Saturday at the third annual Musefest. James Quercia ch ills out. rocks out on the Pavilion Stage Friday night. At most music festivals, scores of secu­ rity guards form a militant line along the edge of the stag~, separating the performers from the audience. Performers finish their sets and then disappear into their trailers. Water bot­ tles are at least $2.50 and you'd never find a woman with free-flowing hair and ungloved hands making grilled cheese sandwiches for a dollar a pop. At Musefest, performers allow themselves to blend in with the crowd. They follow the same corduroy-and-flannel=-shirt dress code, and join in activities with attendees. Jhakeem Haltom, the lead vocalist for Ocu- • lus, led festival attendees in a drum circle chant underneath a man-made dome. Sim Redmond of the Sim Redmond Band played bocce with other attendees along the side of the pavilion stage. The laid back atmosphere of the show be­ ..... came apparent as attendees entered the white tarped check-in area. Volunteers at behind dil­ lapidated picnic tables, gently encouraging in­ dividuals to donate $20 to get a Musefest dou­ ble CD or T-shirt, and apologized profusely for the new alcohol policy that prohibits peo­ ple from bringing their own bottles. Though smells of illegal plants burning permeated the air throughout the day, and one of the curly-haired attendees roamed around hugging and kissing unsuspecting girls, Musefest was overall a safe and ami- ROSIE BARKI/THE ITHACAN LARRY WESTLER/THE ITHACAN able place for the entire family. Structured KYERIEL LOVELESS, a four-year-old FEELING THE GROOVE, young people dance and relax in front of the Field Stage. activities for kids, including perfor- fan, jives to the roots rock of Hubcap. mances by Tom Knight, puppet shows and arts and crafts, took place in an enclosed children's area. Toddlers crawled up their parents' legs as they sat on the lawn lis­ tening to performances. Small patches of people were scattered throughout the large outdoor venue like spots of paint in a Jackson· Pollock painting, and it seemed there were more tents than people at the show. A fe w middle-aged women al­ lowed their long, flowing skirts to spin as they swung their hips to groups like the Kather­ ine Aelias Band. As the sun started to set and Oculus came onto the Field Stage, it became apparent that the family portion of Musefest was coming to a close. Crowds of young people emerged from their tents, and the festival became less like something parents drag their kids to and more like a college party. Oculus was followed by LARRY WESTLER/THE ITHACAN Nucleus, a jam band from California that is JANA NEAL DEMONSTRATES her animal magnetism. ROSIE BARKI/THE ITHACAN reminiscent of Rusted Root. GLASSWARE VENDORS Katie Toner and Melanie The next band, Plastic Nebraska, which ceiling of the dome, lighting up the night sky. Cansoer display their goods. sounds the way Tom Petty and the Heart­ About 80 tents in the free camping area breakers would if they were a country-rock were crammed behind the vendors and next jam band, got crowds of more than 150 mov­ to the dome. So-called "quiet" family ing their feet and fl ailing their arms. John camping was available across the field in a Brown's Body, a much-loved reggae band separate area for $10. After a long night, that has its roots in Ithaca, played for near­ campers discovered what it meant to be in ly three hours straight. the non-quiet area. The sun rose to ~ couple And then there was the drum dome. By day, guys arguing about where their bag of dope it consisted of half a dozen adults absently pat­ disappeared to and a man screaming, ting a few hand drums. By night, it was packed "Wake up everyone, it's Sunday, time to go with energetic people. The dome, craftily church! " And of course the drum circle was formed from curved trees, is one of a dozen still going strong at 7 a.m. around the western New York area made by As campers from the respective family Ithaca locals James Quercia and Clint Burke and free camping areas emerged from tents and anyone else who is willing to help out. after this sleepless night, they merged to­ LARRY WESTLER/THE ITHACAN LARRY WESTLER/THE ITHACAN Bursts of flames and billows of smoke shot gether for another day of activities that are ACTOR ROGER HAMMER ACROSS THE LAKE families pitched their tents in out of a hollow tree trunk and through the star uniquely Ithaca. dresses as Osama Bin Laden. a more serene environment. \'·f viA:)AHTl 3HT'

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Int:ernet: :f'or t:he Home and Business \ LARRY WESTLER/THE ITHACAN Serving 607· an~ 315 area codes SENIOR MICHAEL WOODRUFF freshens up his residence hall room, taking advantage of the college's little-known room painting policy. Dial Up or Dial Up + Sat:ellit:e T1's, DSL, Illgh Speed Radio Web ~osting and Coloca:don A fixer-upper Fraternities and Sororities Please call us or e-ma.11 us Student gives his single a /ace-lift :f'or .a custom qu.ot:e t:o with a fresh coat of light gray paint exactly mat:ch your ho·u.se needs. BY EMILY BROWN with the lights on you can really see Accent Editor the difference in color. At night it's not that noticeable." · . . Senior Michael Woodruff He had to buy the paint - Sher­ could tell that it had been a long win Williams latex semi-gloss - time since anyone had asked for and rollers himself. The total cost permission to paint a residence hall came to about.$40. room. When he asked his residence "The only thing they said that It's a director if he could do something they would provide were drop about the drab paint job in his Lyon cloths, and then they couldn't find -· -.Jfall single - maybe paint one wall them, so they couldn't give them a really .. deep color, something to me," Woodruff said. "So I kind dramatic _: she had no idea what of just painted without drop •-brainer! he was talking about, he said. She cloths." 1 had to call her supervisor. He taped up the comers, dis­ You re in school. Woodruff got the idea for mantled and moved his portable painting his room from a page on wardrobe, took down his posters You're in Tompkins the Office of Resideptial Life and got to work. He estimates that Web site. He had submitted a re­ the painting itself only took him or Cortland ·County. quest to have the room fixed up about an hour and a half total. It shortly after he arrived in August, was the constant rearranging of his You're "in" with CFCU! but the physical plant didn't get room that was time consuming. around to it right away. Woodruff got paint on his Banking Is more affordable and more-con­ "The room really needed hands and clothes and a couple something," Woodruff said. "It was times he got dangerously close to venient at CFCU Community Credit Union! just in such poor repair." staining the carpet, but he ran to the • Seven branch locations. in Tompkins So he decided_to do something bathroom, soaked a paper towel about the chipped paint and peel­ .. and scrubbed away any spilled and Cortland counties, 1ndudlng a ing wallboard himself. drops before the paint dried. branch on the Cornell and Ithaca According to the Web site, stu­ · Woodruff kept the doors and Collece Campuses . dents may paint either one wall or windows open and turned on a fan 5; .. 9ne or the area's largest ATM networks all four walls without being so that the fumes wouldn't bother ': 'lnttrR~t and phone banking charged for room -damages as him. He said that the scent wasn't long as they follow certain guide­ detectable in the hallway, but ents • TotaJfy:lr~ checki~g with no service lines. Woodruff decided to figure people stopped by to see what he or charges of ~!'tenance foes .. . out what those guidelines were. was doing anyway. plus Interest '~ )t;,alances over $200 The form Residence Director "Everyone's big question is, you •~fz:&:. Barbara Gersitz finally found for know, 'Do· you have to paint it And because credit u~l,bs typically offer -:-.::::::::;~: him "looked like it was 40 years back?"' he said. He figures as long lower rates on loans a:nd ·f•s {and higher old," he said. "It's done on a type­ as he follows the guidelines, he rates on ·savings), you c:ouldfl{ive hundreds writer. It still says that Res Life is won't have to. of dollars over the cours~ of l '~ ar! in Egbert Hall." He started painting on Aug. 22 Woodruff learned that there is and finished the last comer on a limited range of approved colors Monday, Sept. 1. Though the dif­ that students can paint with. The ference wasn't dramatic, he said he . CFCU college gave him the Sherwin thought it was less depressing • Williams color codes for the ac­ than the yellowing color that was ceptable pastel shades of blue, or­ on the walls when he moved in. Credit Union ange, purple, yellow and gray. "I'm in the process of hanging Woodruff picked gray because it posters at the moment," Woodruff 607•257w8500 . was "the least girly." said. -''The gray, you know, it's not www.mydcu.com · "Thinking back, I'm not sure that colorful. But it's a nice back­ that I would have painted this gray ground." Equol Opportuoily lender ,.,,, because it was a lot of work for not Depo$it$ ore lr1W1ed op io $100,QOO by MCUA too much of a difference in color," Stacey Coburn contributed to this {Ji Woodruff. said. "During the day report. 18 THE ITHACAN ACCENT Back: Beat Dial Reno 911 Media bigwigs profit Crass cops crack more jokes than cases off of queer culture in irreverent Comedy Centr~l sitcom While I was watching last Thurs­ other to stick their heads under the sheet day's MTV Video Music Awards, covering the body and get themselves something queer str~ck me. Folks, · locked in the morgue freezer drawers. This COURTESY OF COMEDY CENTRAL Media THE RENO 911 cast stands at attention. right now being gay is the new cool. It's scene is an example of the kind of humor not a revolution of ideas, an found in Comedy Central's newest origi­ niest part of the show, as their quirks are acceleration of our culture Review nal series, "Reno 911." not always as obvious or as consistent as or a swift maturation of the "Reno 911" features some of the cast and the behaviors of the officers. "Reno 911" younge·st generation of BY JOHN OTIS writers from the old MTV series, "The also employs lowbrow comedy. In one .thinkers (aged approx­ Contributing Writer State." It is a "mocumentary" that depicts opening scene; a cop car camera records an imately . 13-21). It's the days in the lives of the police force in officer asking a man he pulled over to step just a marketing Imagine an authoritative police force in Reno, Nev. Paying homage to the reality out of the car. When the man opens the s tool. And a crafty a small town, helping to maintain order and show "COPS," "Reno 911" allows viewers door, it strikes the police officer squarely ii one, at that. keep the peace. Imagine these officers gath­ to ride-along with the police and watch them in the crotch. The scene is simple and stu­ # Here's some _ered in a morgue waiting for the FBI to ar­ interact with each other and the numerous pid, but effective. evidence. Britney rive. Now imagine the officers daring each freaks that reside in the city. The biggest problem with the show is that and Madonna, The cops' personalities drive the come­ often the stupidity and absurdity that sur­ arguably the last dy forward. The members of the cast have round the law enforcers of Reno is too over SEAN two decades' their own brand of loser <1r whack-job to por­ the top and too moronic to take seriously, FENNESSEY biggest, bawdiest tray. Lt. Jim Dangle, a short-shorts-wearing even for a comedy show. You can only il­ sex symbols, shared a show-opening, na­ "tough guy" who puts more effort into fix­ lustrate that the badge-wearers are idiots so tion-shocking open-mouthed kiss. Yes, ing his hair than fighting crime, heads the many times before the concept bores the there was shock value and no, they're not small precinct. viewer. lovers; but that kiss is representative of Other characters include Deputy Those who want to give the show a try our entire situation. It was a hollow, sex­ James Garcia, a bigot who gives fried should note the "police tape" and beware that filled gesture that keeps people watching chicken and malt liquor to a black col­ "Reno 911" uses blatant, shameless stereo­ the awards and creates dinner table fod­ league as a gesture of apology. _Deputy· types to generate most of its laughs. In to­ der. Nobody gives a wink who won Best · Trudy Weigel is a neurotic cop, jaded by day's politically correct world, it is bold that Pop Video. But they'll remember that what the hard life has dealt her and so des­ a show is not afraid to do this. kiss. perate for a date that she hits on men who These characters don't give the viewer Here's some more: The abrupt em­ COURTESY OF COMEDY CENTRAL call the police tcffile complaints. much more than cheap, simple laughs. How­ brace of gay TV. The surprise success of A RENO COP Is knocked off his feet and While the cops themselves provide ever, with a show such as this, cheap laughs Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" onto the blacktop by a police dog. laughs, the degenerates of Reno are the fun- are exactly what the audience expects. and "Boy Meets Boy" are obviously the benchmarks here. People are eating these shows for breakfast, despite the fact that they're sold in the most stunningly stereotyped, crass way. "Queer Eye" was featured on the cover of Entertainment Hollywood invades Ireland Weekly with a pink backdrop and a his­ tory of gay TV inside. an identity crisis for much of ble over to play the crippled old But even the locals arc trying The "Queer Eye" guys also made an ap­ the production, would sound geezer. to gain entrance into the fantasy pearance at the VMAs lampooning Jim­ Live· . genuinely conflicted if her Besides the reference to Ireland that exists only in my Fallon's questionable sexuality. It was­ lines weren't delivered with "The Quiet Man," "Stones" has movies. In the play, some of the n't very fu~y,_but-the audience was lap- such an airy, high-pitched lilt. plenty of jokes about how the extras have become camp fol­ . . ltrem saying Tl1eater But Steele's performance as real Ireland-has been replaced in lowers, wandering from the set of to themselves, ''Imagine if those guys gave BY EMILY BROWN Mickey, the last suryiving ex­ the minds of American viewers one film to Ute next, playing Jimmy Fallon a makeover. They could do Accent Editor tra from "The Quiet Man," is by a kelly green paradise over­ glamorized and simplified ver­ his hair and· buy him furniture. Oh, that tender and hysterical, despite laid with plaid patterns and sions of the people thef once would be so funny." "Stones in His Pockets" is the fact that Steele has to dou- Celtic designs. were. Meanwhile the Ameri­ No it wouldn't. It would be just as surprisingly hopeful for a play cans are, desperately trying to lame and cloying as the rest of this re­ about dispossessed Irishmen. make the performance authentic cent cultural surge. This time they've lost their - from the cows to the accents. There are other miscellaneous exam­ land not to English lords, but to But the extras are playing ples of this phenomenon. Showtime's dra­ Hollywood. . peasants while the American ma series "Queer As Foik" continues "Quiet Valley," an extrava- · stars play the Lords and Ladies - strong showings in the cable ratings. This . gant American production, is be­ the real owners of the land. And summer's best music video, "Move Your ing filmed on location. The di­ it's no coincidence that Feet," came from the openly half-gay, half­ rectors and actors have parked Charley's small video store went straight Danish pop duo Junior Senior. I'm their Winnebagos in the back­ bust because "Extravision," a sure you've seen the animated video - it yard of asmall Irish village and. Blockbuster-like chain store, was like a rambunctious Atari game on are mingling with the locals at moved into town. It's just anoth­ speed. tlie pub, trying to pick up fetch- . er example of how Hollywood is There's more solid ground on which ing accen~s. It's a huge produc­ colonizing the little Irish village. to make this argument. The Supreme tion, complete with big-riame As the play progresses, the Irish Court's recent overturning of Te.xas' stars, authentic wardrobes,. are treated more and more like sodomy laws and the emergence of herds of cows," shipments of refugees in their own village. presidential ·candidate Howard Dean, a flowers and masses of extras. They're kicked out of their own proponent of legal gay marriage, makes However, the play is per­ pubs and handled like security this poin~ more palpable for people who formed by just two actors who risks on their own property. hate television. Vermont's Dean, all of a switch between characters with But the play ends with an af­ sudden, is the young hipster's favorite a flick of the wrist or a toss of firmation of the real Ireland - candidate. Though he's admirably taking the hat. One moment Harry the cows, the fields, the dreary a stand on gay marriage (or against Bush, .. Bouvy is playing Charley, an er­ skies. The fake set with its iri­ or the war in Iraq, etc.) he's only doing rant extra with a happy-go­ descent green landscape and so to position himself as a more sensible lucky smirk. Then suddenly, he cerulean skies is rolled back to Ralph Nader - someone who might ac­ spins around and tosses his reveal a background of rocks, tually have a shot to win in 2004. hair. Now he's playing Caroline dirt and a few hardy tufts of All of these people are selling some-­ Giovanni, the devastatingly grass. thing, whether it's Madonna's finally gorgeous American star. Erik Charley and Jake set out to failing career or Dean's bid for Candidate Steele switches just as deftly be­ write their own script, in which Cool. So thi~ column is not an attack on tween Jake, Charley's philo­ the stars become the extras and gay culture. It's an attack on people who sophic.al companion, and Sean, the extras become· the stars. commandeer gay culture, solely to sell a boy obsessed with the fantasy "Stones in his Pockets" is, of product through unadulterated sex. This is world of drugs and movies. course, the product of such an not a soapbox rant about the marginal­ The actors specialize in endeavor, which makes the ization of homosexuals, either. It is, how­ imaginary props. As they ending satisfying, if a little pre­ ever, a request to examine the context of switch characters, they pluck dictable. And Charley and Jake advertising. There doesn't appear to be any . · cigarettes, microphones and have worked so hard to win the true acceptance or understanding going on ·pints of Guinness from the air. hearts of the audience - from here. All I'm asking is, don't let people sell Each character has his own gamboling about pretending to you a culture. mannerism, so each is recog­ be cows to performing an ex­ nizable. The.female characters COURTESY OF HANGAR THEATRE hausting and hilarious Irish Back Beat appears in this space every are the lea~t compelling. Car­ STARSTRUCK IRISH EXTRAS Imitate American movle·stars In step dance - that they seem to week. E-mail Sean Fennessey at oline, who seems to be having the Hangar Theatre's production of "Stones In His Pockets." deserve-a happy ending. [email protected]. FOO ~ ~ 51=lmf~FFl? VA.n n, 1HT .1,,q')')A

THURSDAY, 5EPTEf\1BER 4 1 2003 ACCENT THE ITHACAN 19 Dull black belt flick .fl ops Movie Review BY CLARA MORRIS Contributing Writer

Be sure you 're not still waiting in line for popcorn at the start of Jackie Chan's newest movie, "The Medallion." You wouldn't want to miss the start of the cliche -- - - premise of good versu~

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1 I l ~ - -- - ______J in the first scene. Even if you do arrive on time, you're going to have some trouble following the confusing· and illogical plot. Unfortunately, it's not confusing in the deep and mean­ ingful sense. It's confusing like a small child's elaborate fantasy. COURTESY OF TOUCHSTONE PICTURES The movie's plot is based on an DESPITE FEARLESS STU~TS, Jackie Chan's latest film falls flat with a formulaic, archetypal plot. ancient Chinese myth about a magical medallion that can grant amount of martial arts battles that are The plot manages to become The movie does come close to re­ immortality, resurrect the dead all very similar. But don't wony about even more ridiculous· when,"with the deeming itself with its special effects, and take away the life it gives. getting bored - the movie strives to help from the medallion, Eddie gets which add excitement and distract the Julian Sands plays the bad guy, insert slight humor into each fight For superpowers. Furthermore, there audience from the far-fetched plot. Snakehead, who finds out about the example, Chan doesn't just beat up are parts of the movie that the direc- The effects are oddly similar to those medallion and seeks to steal it from a henchman seconds before. he tor just forgot to provide explanations of ''The Matrix," but are slightly in- the chosen one. And it just so hap- jumps from a speeding boat w~ ~ for. When attackers-break into the ferior. , pens thafthe chosen one is a small ing shot at, he pulls the guy's-pants home of Eddie's partner, Watson (Lee Iffast action, thrilling stunts and defenseless child. Oh save him, down, too! Evans), all seems to be lost until Wat- seemingly endless fight scenes can Jackie Chan, save him! The romantic element of the son's wife saves the day. , satisfy you, you'll probably enjoy Fortunately, Chan comes to the movie seems forced and hack- The ordinary housewife, played "The Medallion." But if you're re~ as'lfblack belt Hong Kong po- neyed. A rel~ionship between Ed- by Christy Chung, opens a secret looking for substance in plot, you lice officer named Eddie Yang. die· and fellow karate savvy agent closet full of machine guns and bul- might find yourself crying before the Jackie Chan, Eddie Yang - note the Nicole James (Clair Forlani) is awk- letproof shields. And what do you._ end of this one. clever, yet · subtle, variance in the wardly shoved into the plot. Forlani know - she's a black belt, too! But · names. Action fans shouldn't be dis- plays the voice of reason through-... .no explanatio~ is.given. It pushes "The Medallion" was written appoinu,d here, for Chan lives up to out the movie, though.her acting is-. the. stereotype that all Chinese· ·and produced by Alfred Cheung bis reputation, perfonning impressive weak. She has one facial expression people know karate and fails to ex­ and directed by Gordon Cha.n. The stunts throughout the mo\'.ie. for all the emotions she's supP.<)sed plain logicall};- why she would film stars Jackie Chan , and •...: 'lJle~'s.. an .~~t ~J;~ivsli.i ~ ;JJbo:w~g }i .. -_;.,--,i\1 .1111 1,-.:.--M~~ 1~f,}nJ~,: 9loset. :. Clqjr:e F,orlani. -<·; . . .. , rts: ~ ... ,. ~ ~ ,"\...... ): . - .. - ,. . ild Star ❖ 2:50 p.m., :45p.m., &and New and impxoved nd ~f . . Disturbing sou~ds show band grew-up ii, and anthem-like choruses, but adding a dark­ er, more complex underbelly. Music The brilliantly titled "Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't" evolves from a calm.two-minute intro punctuated by acute elec­ RevieW tric guitar sequences, to the all-out bombast of the hard-driving chorus and the maniacal fren­ BY GRAHAM ROTHENBERG , zy of a nearly out-of-control bridge. Staff Writer Lead single ''The Quiet Things That No One Ever ~nows" blisters with swirling gui­ "I'm sinking like a stone in the sea/ I'm tar riffs accompanied by syncopated rhythmic burning like a bridge for your body" laments accents and a ferocious bass attack, while ~'The singer Jesse Lacey -- - Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" begins with on "Tautou," the 1/2 a grievous acoustic guitar strum that sets the · De1a* *Entendu * · COURTESY OF RAZOR AND TIE RECORDS opening track to tone for the remorse-laden track. DESPITE ITS NAME, Brand New's second album, Brand New's star­ Brand New The funky thump of Garrett Tierney's "Deja Entendu," is like nothing you've ever heard. tlingly mature weaving bassline kicks off "Sic Transit Glo­ sophomore album "Deja Entendu." Those two ria ... Glory Fades" before giving way to back­ simple lines encompass the heartfelt passion and-forth stereo motion of agitated lyrics that and broken-hearted regret of the entire describe a not-quite-consensual sex scene breakthrough effort. where it's the boy who's being pressured; "She Emerging from Long Island's burgeoning hits the lights/ This doesn't seem quite fair/ emo-core scene in 2001 with the pop-punk fla­ Despite everythiµg he learned from his What: Nucleus vored debut, "Your Favorite Weapon," friends he doesn't feel so prepared/ She's Where: Brand New toured relentlessly - opening for . breathing quiet and smooth/ He is gasping for Castaways Pashboard Confessional, Finch and Taking air." 413 Taughannock Back Sunday and gaining legions of new fans Lacey's clever sense of word play perme­ Blvd. · in every city. And somehow those kids start­ ates the acoustically-charged ''l Will Play My Ithaca, N.Y. ed singing each girl-troubled, slightly dis­ Game Beneath the Spin Light" as he moans When: Friday, Sept. _6, turbing lyric right back to the band. Some­ the tongue-in-cheek lyrics, "If looks could re­ thing special was occurring: without radio play ally kill then iny profession would be staring." 9 p.rn. or major-label backing, the group had creat­ One of the most sarcastically poetic song­ Cost: $5 . ed a phenomenon - a devoted constituency writers in music today, Lacey crafts delicate Why you should go: Nucleus's following its every move. stories of despair and sorrow infused with a blend of jazz, electronica and But "Your Favorite Weapon," an album . bitterness that is somehow universally un­ rock with African and Latin written during the group's teenage years, was derstood: influences created soulful jams growing old. Brand New longed for a more On the epic acoustic closer "Play Crack the that got the crowds moving at developed body of work, a record to showcase Sky," Lacey describes the drowning at sea of the growth that years on the road ill bring. two star-crossed lovers, ending with the line Musefest. Their energetic vibe On the progressive and vastly different "You know that you are not alone/ Need you will likely fill the smaller indoor "Deja Entendu" (French for "~lready like water in my lungs/ This is the end." That's venue better than it did at the heard"), Brand New deconstructed their pre­ the only place he's wrong - this is merely outdoor fest last weekend. vious material, keeping the sing-along hooks the beginning for Brand New. 20 THE ITHACAN ACCENT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003

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Red Cross Weekly Meeting - 8 p.m. in Todav START ME UP Friends 210. Students In Free Enterprise - 12 p.m. in Tuasdav Friends Hall. SGA and RHA Elections - 9 a.m. to 3 Biology Seminar - 4 p.m. in Center for p.m. in various locations. Natural Sciences 112. SAB Involvement Fair - 9 a.m. on the Equestrian Club Informational Meeting Academic Quad. - 6:30 p.m. in Textor 102. Students for a Just Peace weekly Teach­ Buzzsaw Haircut meeting - 7 p.m. in In - 12 p.m. in Textor 103. Friends 209. Washington Semester Program Information Social Enrichment for All weekly meet­ Session - 12:1 Op.m . in Textor 102. ing - 7 p.m. in Friends 205. Amnesty International Meeting - 7 p.m. SAB Recruitment Night - 7 p.m. in in Friends 203. Friends 205. • Accounting Association weekly meeting Anime Society Weekly Meeting - 7:30 - 7 p.m. in Friends 308. p.m. in Center for Natural Sciences 117. Pre-Med Informational meeting - 7 p.m. African-Latino Society - 7 p.m. in the in Center for Natural Sciences 112. West Tower lobby. Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship weekly Sports meeting - 7 p.m. in Williams 211. Men's tennis vs. Binghamton at 4 p.m at Ithaca College Tennis Courts. · International Business Association meeting - 8 p.m. in Williams 221. Fridav Ithaca College Republicans weekly meeting - 8 p.m . in Friends 308. Last Day PASS/FAIL Block One Courses Students for Life weekly meeting - 9:30 Meditations - 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. in Muller p.m. in Friends 303. Chapel. DAVE NELSON/THE ITHACAN Sports Sports COYOTE TtlUNDER, a Rolling Stones co\H!r band, entertains.the crowd at the Men's soccer at Geneseo at 3 p.m. Volleyball vs. Skidmore at 4 p~m. at Hillel opening barbecue Sunday evening at Muller Chapel. Junior Mark Walsh, Bomber Invitational in Ben Light left, plays the bass while junior C.J. Glass takes lead vocals and guitar. Gymnasium. W1dnesda1 Men's Soccer vs. Pennsylvania State­ Men's cross country at Buffalo State at at 4 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center. Altoona at 5p.m. at Cortland's Red Dragon • 1 p.m. at Daniel Walker Invitational. Meditations - 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. in Muller Classic. Faculty Chamber Music - Ariadne String Chapel Volleyball vs. Oswego at 1 p.m. at Bomber Quartet at 7 p.m. in the Hockett Family Volleyball vs. Concordia at 6 p.m. at Invitational. Recital Hall, Whalen Center. Eucharist for Peace and Healing - 1 :10 Bomber Invitational in Ben Light p.m. in Muller Chapel. Gymnasium. Women's soccer at Geneseo at 3 p.m. Sports Field hockey at College of New Jersey at City Rhythms Meeting - 6:15 p.m. in Volleyball vs. University of California­ 12p.m. Campus Center. Saturdav Santa Cruz at 3 p.m. at Bomber Invitational. Women's tennis vs. Skidmore at 1 p.m. at Students for a Just Peace Weekly IC Unbound Auditions - 12 p.m. fo 4 Ithaca College Tennis Courts. Meeting - 7 p.m. in Friends 210. p.m. in Hill Center Dance Studio. Men's soccer at Cortland at 7 p.m. at Red Dragon Classic. Yiddishkayt Opening Reception and Junior Recital - Allison Weissman, piano, Mondav Concert - 7:30 p.m. in Emerson Suites, at 4 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall, Campus Center. Whalen Center. sundav Meditations - 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. in Muller Chapel. Circle K - 8 p.m. in Friends 202. Sports IC Unbound Auditions - 12 p.m. to 4 Women's cross country at Buffalo State p.m. in Hill Center Dance Studio. Students for Christ weekly meetings - RHAAssembly meeting - 8 p.m. iR the at 11 :15 a.m. at Daniel Walker Invitational. 6:30 p.m. in Center for Natural Sciences North Meeting Room, Campus Center. Habitat for Humanity Meeting - 4 p.m. in 112. Men's tennis at Nazareth at 11 :30 a.m. Textor 101 . Sports Ithaca College Environmental Society - Field hockey vs. Oswego at 4 p.m. at Carp Women's tennis at Nazareth at 12 p.m. Senior Recital - Rebecca Minor, soprano, 8 p.m. in Friends 203. Wood Field. To place a classified please call THURSDAY classified manager SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 Hallie Shere PAGE 21 at 274-1618.

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BY MARIO FONTANA the time he said he'd be more surprised if the horse didn't Senior Writer finish in the top four than if Funny Cide actually won. Of course, Funny Cide did win, and Knowlton and Two million dollars. That's what a horse has earned company were ecstatic. Jackson Knowlton '69. "It was just an incredible feeling of exhilaration," Of course, caJling Funny Cide just "a horse" would be Knowlton said. "You come to realize inside the 16th pole an injustice. But that's what the Kentucky Derby and [the final-stretch run] that your horse is going to win the Preakness Stakes winner of 2003 was to Knowlton when best race on earth and it's great." • he bought the gelding for a mere $75,000 in March of All of a sudden, fans from across the nation wanted to 2002. learn more about the horse. Knowlton had figured it After winning the Derby, would be a big story in the New Knowlton joked with reporters York area because Funny Cide Funny Cide's Race Wins that Funny Cide was like a '' You come to realize inside was the first New York-bred "$75,000 lottery ticket." the_16th pole that your horse is horse to win the prestigious Knowlton, the full-time presi­ Kentucky Derby. But, the story Maiden Race, Sept. 8, 2002 . dent of Empire Health Advisors going to win the best race on got bigger a month later when • Won by 15 lengths · in Saratoga, N.Y., has become a Funny Cide stepped into the gates busy man due to Funny Cide's earth and it's great. , , at the Preakness Stakes. Bertram Bongard Stakes, Sept. 29, success. Many horse racing experts had "The business aspect has been -JACKSON KNOWLTON '69 argued that Funny Cide's success 2002 intense, but in large part it's fun," Co-owner of Funny Cide at the Derby was a fluke. • Won by 9 lengths Knowlton said. [We] Knowlton saw the have a Funny Cide store Preakness Stakes as a Sleepy Hollow, Oct. 19, 2002 that carries a variety of great place to prove them • Won by a neck products relating to wrong because it is the Funny Cide. People really second part of horse rac­ love this horse and want ing' s Triple Crown (along Kentucky Derby, May 3, 2003 to be a part of it." with The Derby and the • Took command at the eighth pole to win Knowlton, who majored Belmont Stakes). by 1 3/4 lengths _ ·1 in political science at Knowlton was convinced • First gelding since Clyde Van Dusen in Ithaca Co11ege, got into that Funny Cide was a · horse racing during his great racehorse, despite 1929 to win the race senior year when he and a what oddsmakers had • First New York-bred horse to win Derby roommate w o the said. • Odds to win: 13:1 Vernon s racetrack As .it turned out, ne cuse. After grad- Knowlton was right again. Preakness Stakes, May 1 7, 2003 mg in May of I 969, Funny Cide pulled out ,_ • Won by 9 3/4 lengths, the second largest Knowlton moved to- the another dram~tic victory at Albany area and soon · the prestigiou contest. winning margin in Preakness history married. His ~ ife's uncle Though Funny Cide would • The 31st Kentucky Derby to win the race happened to be a big horse later fall short of the Triple tacing fan, which in tum Crown with a third-place got Krfowlton even more finish at the Belmont, Funny Cide's Lifetime Statistics interested in the sport. Knowlton said the horse • Wins: 57 percent By 1982, Knowlton proved to the world he was • Earnings per Start: $177,055 was able to purchase a a true racehorse and not a • Lifetime earning~: $650,000 harness horse with some one-shot wonder. co-workers in the state · "It was pretty incredi­ legislature. In harness ble and continues to be Breedi_ng & Ownership horse racing, · the horses that way today," • Bred at WinStar Farm in Versaille, pull their jockeys around Knowlton said. "I wasn't ~entucky, owned by William Casner and the racetrack in two­ prepared for the big Kenny Troutt. wheel carts. national story that it came • Born in New York at McMahon of Knowlton raced his to be, particularly after Saratoga Thoroughbred Farm, Saratoga -- ., horses at the Saratoga winning the Preakness." raceway from then on. Though Funny Cide Springs owned by Joe and Anne While Knowlton enjoyed can't breed because he is a McMahon. harness racing, he found it gelding, the group of own­ • Originally purchased at the Fasig Tipton difficult to have much ers is focused on continu.: New York bred yearling sale in Saratoga financial success. He ing to buy New York-bred Springs $22,000 in August 2001 by Tony decided to try making the horses and training them. Everard. . step up to regular horse Sackatoga Stables is hop­ • Purchased by Sackatoga Stable from racing. · ing to eventually have five "It's kind of like the quality racehorses. New Episode Training Center in Ocala, difference between minor Knowlton will contin­ Fla. for $75,000 in a private transaction in league baseba11 and major ue to race Funny Cide until March 2002. league baseball," the horse can no longer be Knowlton said. competitive, and is focus­ Knowlton purchased ing intensely on the his first horse in 1995 upcoming Breeders' Cup in when he and five friends October. Knowlton said he each threw in $5,000. The knows that the odds of find­ group then formed the ing another horse like Sackatoga Stable, a place Funny Cide are slim. where they could train "The likelihood of and race their horses. that happening again is Knowlton said the one in a million," group-found Funny Cide Knowlton said. "Our pri­ in Ocala, Fla., in March mary goal is to keep 2002, and immediately Funny Cide performing at purchased him. The horse PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVE HARMON PHOTOGRAPHY the level he is for a long JOCKEY JOSE SANTOS rides Funny Cide to a vict9ry .in the had some early success, time. You never know winning three races by 129th annual Kentucky Derby. Funny Cide was a 13:1 lo~g shot to win the race, but won by 1 3/4 lengths over Empire Maker. when you' II get the the end of the year. chance to work with such Still, coming into the a great horse again." annual Kentucky Derby in May, few gave Funny Cide a And with Knowlton 's success, there may be more peo­ PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVE HARMON PHOTOGRAPHY chance to come out victorious. ple looking to find those expensive lottery tickets. TOP: JACKSON KNOWLTON '69 stands with Funny Cide But, Knowlton had a feeling Funny Cide was going to and jockey Jose Santos in the winner's circle. Bottom: surprise some people. Knowlton told friends he was very More information on Funny Cide is available on the Trainer Barclay Tagg, left, Knowlton and Santos hold the confident that Funny Cide would finish in the top four. At web atwww.funnycide.com. 129th Kentucky Derby Trophy . 24 THE ITHACAN SPORTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 Press Duo drives Bombers' season Box SenWrs Wytham and Cravott,a run t;ogether with hopes of success

BY JIM HAWVER and he's a lot of fun to be Poker playing prowess Contributing Writer around." Ware is starting his I 6th sea­ pays for parking p.ass Minutes after her nightly run,. son as head coach. A member senior Kristen Cravotta sat at a of the Ithaca College Sports Saturday was the classic case of the table at the College Pub in the Hall of Fame, he has coached proverbial good guy coming out on top. · Campus Center. Still dressed in 19 All-American runners. I needed $100 for a park­ her navy blue shorts and white Hi s most recent was ing permit. There was no tank top, she laughed · and Laytham, who earned the way around it. But I didn't dropped to the back of the booth, honor as a freshman by finish­ have the money. struggling to ing 10th (the top-35 are named I needed an out. And find one Women's cross All-Americans) at the national as Matt Damon says of word to country meet. This season Ware hopes poker in Rounders, describe Laytham can pull out another "Always leave senior Amanda Laytham. All-American performance. , ~ yourself outs." "This is really hard," she said. "Hopefully, if she stays ''r So I decided "She's my best ftjend but I can't healthy, she will do a lot," he · to try Turningstone really pick just one." said. "She's a super kid, every­ Casino with my After a few moments of one looks up to her, and she's a BRIAN buddy Nils to play silence, she spoke up. great student." DELANEY some Texas Hold "Amanda is the most deter­ The Bombers lost five out of 'em. Hold 'em is a · mined person with the warmest their top eight runners to grad­ poker game I'm obsessed with. I study it, heart," Cravotta said of the co­ uation. With only three seniors think about it all the time and try to watch captain of the women's cross­ and eight freshmen to train, it on TV whenever I ca_n.' I figured it was country team. "She is the most Cravotta and Laytham are the as good an out as any to earn my parking dedicated runner I have ever leaders of a very young team. permit, considering it's less of a risk to lose met. It's inspiring just to watch · ''There are a lot of questions money on than anything else in a casino. her." to be answered," Ware said at If you follow me, Hold 'em is more of a Laytham was the first person last Saturday's annual Alumni game and less of a gamble, but still a nice Cravotta met on her first day as a Run. "We'll start finding out if mix of both. As such, I wasn't stupid. I freshman. They have been best some of the freshman, sopho­ knew I was gonna have to play smart pok­ friends ever since. mores, and juniors from last er to do this. Cravotta and· Laytham will year are going to step up." . But really, when do the poker gods begin their fourth and final cross This year's NCAA Division ever let you down? country season together at 1 III Championship . is in We got to the casino around 3 p.m. We p.m. on Saturday at Buffalo Hannover, .fod. and will be cashed in for $40 and took seats at a fresh Sr&te's Daniel Walker · Laytham's last chance to be table. ] started off patiently until I got a Invitational. ~ 'M!ll~Lll again. good hand and won a $20 pot. Nils, on the "If it wasn't for Kristen I think LAURA BAUMAN/THE ITHACAN "It was juSt a huge disap- other hand, crashed and burned. Lacking I would have been miserable as a, SENIOR KRISTEN CRAVOTTA, shown here, and her classmate · pointment to come so~se and any form of patience, he decided to bluff freshman," said Laytham, Amanda Laytham hope to run·for a natlonal championship. not get [All-American statµs]," an old man who, incidentally, kept re-rais­ remembering arriving on campus · . ,. , . . · she said, after missing the 1~ ing the pot. and not knowing anyone. Cravotta also isn't afraid to spot.shy of All-American hon- · 35 her sophomore and junio Here, let me interject two things: first, The past four years have boisterously proclaim the ors, led the Bombers by placing years. . . most senior citizens at the lowest-limit brought the pair closer together. seniors' presence on race day. 44th. So far, she is running on the table iD a casino don't bluff._It's against 'DM:)t..Aava,.,~11-irsdland how "By far, we are. die loudeli ! . · ht June, haytham wanamecl - right path. their moral fiber or something. Secondly, the sport tests their will. Eight team in New York State," says to the Verizon College Division Last Saturday, both the no one's going to be scared away by a low­ members of the Class of 2004 Cravotta. "We go nuts for our Women's Cross Country/frack men's and women's squads ly $3 raise. So with this in mind, we'd nat­ began with the team. Now, only school." • and Field Academic All- participated in the annual urally think that both the old man and Nils three remain. Last November, the team fin- America First Team. alumni run. As the runners have strong hands. "The races can be very ished seventh in the nation at the Both Laytham and Cravotta emerged from the woods and The cards turned over . . . and Nils had painful," Cravotta said. "It's a NCAA Division III credit much of their success to around the fence which guards nothing. The old guy, predictably, had a hard 18-20 minutes, ·but it's all Championship, the ninth time their coach, Bill Ware. Kostrinsky Field, Laytham .strong but beatable hand. Nils lost the rest the other training and the bus Ithaca had · a top-10 perfor- "He is kind of a grandfather · was the first on · her team to of his money a short45 minutes later. Kid rides and the overnights and the ma.rice. . figure. We call him Wally," / reach the midway point, and couldn't even pay the toll on the ride back. dinners together that make Laytham, who had . finished Cravotta said, laughing. her best friend was right Meanwhile, I was about $40 or so up everyt~ng worth it." 36th the previous year and one "Everyone gets along with him behind her. when I hit a string of bad cards. I mean really bad cards. Like 20 straight hands of bad cards, including at least five times when I folded a seven and a Styczynski helps baby Bombers' first steps two of differing suits, the absolute worst starting hand. Trying to win with that JACK KEHOE with experience at the NCAA national meet. perience of the third-year runners. would be like the New York Giants try­ Staff Writer He also recorded three top:- IO finishes in 2002. "They need to step up and take responsi­ ing to win a playoff game with Trey Other juniors · bility and help to lead us," said Junkin at·quarterback. After three years of success with the returning will be '' It's all going to come Nichols, who will be entering his It was 6:30 and I was biding my time. Bombers, senior captain Mike Styczynski now Doug DeGroote, 12th year as the Bombers' head All I wanted was one big pot. Nils, un­ has something more to add to his resume. This Malcolm Watson down to who works the coach. derstandably, wanted to leave. I checked summer he partici­ and Darren Zens, Three of the top four un­ my two hole cards without much antici­ pated in the 27th Men's cross who will all be in­ hardest. '' dergraduate finishe_rs were ju­ pation but was stunned to see two aces. · Annual Boilermak­ country cluded in the eight - MIKE STYCZYNSKI niors at Saturday's annual It was Big Poppa. The Pocket Rockets. er Road Race, fin­ starting spots. Senior Alumni Run. An unbelievable starting hand. ishing as the third American and 25th over­ Coach Jim "The juniors so .far have The flop (first three of five commu­ all in a field of 8,833 competitors. Nichols said the Bombers will reJy on the ex- shown their leadership and taken this re­ nity cards) came down and I figured I Styczynski will no doubt be the leader·and sponsibility, which they did this weekend at still had top pair. Inte.restingly enough, top runner for Ithaca this season. A three-time the alumni race,"'Nichols said. though, four other people were betting letter winner, Styczynski recorded seven top- The Blue and Gold will also· welcome 11 pretty heavily in the pot. I played, and 10 finishes in 2002, including a seventh-place new runners, all of whom are freshmen. The the fourth card came down. No help to finish at regionals. . maturation of this group of rookies will play . me, and now I'm worried. The way the Eight runners were lost to graduation, in~ a large role in determining the success of the others were betting, I figured there had eluding twin co-captains Dale and Brian Coc­ 2003 Bombers. · to be at least two of them with two pair. ca. Filling those shoes are 11 new freshmen Calabrese expects the freshmeQ to have a - which would beat my rockets." But I and only a handful of returning runners. Sty­ positive impact as the season moves forward. was frustrated, desperate and loath to czynski will be the lone senior of this year's "We have a young team, and it is.hard for fold my aces. So I called and stayed in squad. the young guys to get adjusted, but I think the hand. The fifth card came down and Styczynski is confident in this year's squad we will have the same amount of success as ... my third ace. despite the team's inexperience. last year," Calabrese said. Yahtzee! There it was: trip aces, a $90 "It's going to be tough," he said. "But we · Even with many new faces and inexperi­ pot ($130 total winnings) and my park­ have a strong core of runners.that work hard." ence, Stycyznski believes this team can be ing permit. God, I love poker. Styczynski also knows that the Bombers successful. · Like I said, when do the poker gods won't be the only team contending with in­ "Our strengths and weaknesses are the ever let you down? experience. same. We are inexperienced right now, but we Right Nils? "There are other teams in the league that lost can develop our. young talent into our a lot of runners as well," he said. "It's all go­ strength." ing to come down to who works the hardest." The Bombers will open their season on Press Box appears in this space every A core of four juniors will also be returning DAVE NELSON/THE ITHACAN Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Daniel Walker In­ week. E-mail Brian Delaney at to the Bomber roster. They will be led by SENIOR MIIKE STYCZVNSKI must work vitational in Buffalo where they finished sev­ bdelane [email protected]. Shawn Calabrese, one of the three Bombers with a team full of freshmen this year. enth out of 11 teams last year. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 SPORTS THE ITHACAN 25

17-30, 30-26, 15-5) on Friday. Senior Janet Hammond had 16 kills in each Bomber match, while sophomore Andrea Blitz added 11 kills in each. Freshman setter Cassie ·Roma had 50 assists in the two matches. Roundup Saturday The Bombers' two-game winning streak Men's cross country was quickly ended on Saturday with losses to Frostburg State and Moravian, 3-2 (20-30, 30- Saturday 25, 24-30, 30-28, 8-15) and 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, Senior All-American Michael Styczynski 30-22), respectively. led current and former Bombers with a time Hammond pounded 23 kills in four games of 15:42 at the Alumni Race Saturday. against Frostburg and added 11 more against Junior Shawn Calabrese finished second at Morav.ian. Junior Julia Roth notched 27 kills 16:08, ahead of Garrett Wagner '03 (16:16). . and 30 digs in the two losses. Roth was named Junior Darren ?.ens (16:21), junior Dough to the All-Tournament team, leading the DeGroote ( 16:28) and junior Malcom Watson Bombers in digs with 52 and trailing only Ham- (16:47) rounded out the top-five of under­ mond (66) in kills with 39. · classmen, finishing in fourth, eighth and ninth places overall, respectively. · Women's cross country RACH~LBARKER/THEITHACAN THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM went 2-2 last week at the Greyhound Premiere Toumament. Sports Saturday through the Seahawk defense and blasted a shot · Senior Tara Repsher scored Ithaca's only Current Bombers filled five of the top sev­ past the diving keeper for the win: goal, slipping a shot past Lions goalie Alissa en spots at the Alumni Run Saturday. Senior Junior goalkeeper Ted Meyer recorded 18 Kacar. Amanda Laytham led all runners, finishing with saves on the day. Seniors Dawn Rathbone and Becca Berry Shorts a time of 18:55. Sunday also added two shot attempts apiece, but nei­ Next among undergraduates were junior ther were able to score. Receiver declared ineligible Bridgette Pilling, 19:55; sophomo~ Anasta­ Ithaca defeated the Johnson and Wal~ Wtld­ sia Kasianchuk, 20:03; freshman Rachel cats 3-1 in Providence, R.I. Sunday Peter McCaffrey, Ithaca football's Blasiak, 20:18 and junior Lindsay Dalpiaz, Senior forward Eric Deyle dominated the Ithaca.dropped a 1-0 conte~ to the host Eliz­ leading receiver from 2002 has been 20:20. The first graduate to finish was Mary game, scoring all three Bomber goals for his abethtown Blue Jays. ruled ineligible for the 2003 season. Bushallow '93 with a time of 19:22 for sec­ first career hat trick. Meehan took the goal against the Blue Jays, Mccaffrey, who transferred from the Air ond place overall. Junior captain Ben Visnyei assisted Deyle collecting four saves. Force Academy, had used up all of his on two of his goals, while, junior Kevin Mc­ Repsher, junior Rachel Thau and sophomore eligibility according to NCAA regula­ Men's soccer Cormick also notched an assist. Kaitlin Sweeney each contributed a shot. · tions. Saturday The Bombers return to action Friday at the Ithaca's next contest will be Saturday at The ruling is a major hit to the Cortland Invitational \Yhere they will take on Geneseo at l p.m. , Bombers' passing attack, which was to The Blue and Gold beat Salve Regina 2-1 Peoa1•~il'lllc,ona at 5 p.m. feature the triumvirate of McCaffrey, ju­ in overtime. Volleyball nior Jeff Welch, and sophomore Justin Ithaca gave up an early goal to Salve Regi­ Women's soccer Friday Esposito. With McCaffrey out, the na's Eric Zimmer at8:25 into the match. The Saturday roles for Welch and Esposito will in­ Bombers struck back in the second half, The 33rd-ranked Bombers opened the crease significantly. though, as senior Nick Accomando ne the . Ithaca gave No. ·g ranked The College of season with two wins and two losses, placing A two-year varsity receiver, Mc­ game-tying oal on an.ass· m freshman New Jersey all they could handle before fallirig third in the Moravian 's Greyhound Premiere Caffrey was a starter.on the 2001 play­ Hugo Valencia. It w e first point qf Va­ 2-1 in their ~n.Qpener Saru.rday at the Blue Tournament. · . off team and led the Bombers in 2002 lencia's career . . · Jay Classic ~9sted by Elizabetptqwn. "~ ...... Jbe Blue and G9ld opened the tournament with 29 receptions, including 4 touch­ 1 ,,. Only . utes into overtime, with.the " K'.umtio· Meehan 1Jtqtped · ·- ... · by sweeping-DeSales 3-0 (3():-17, 30-23, 30- downs. sao~ffil· at 1-1, junior Mike Alexander broke goal and tallied eight saves in the game. , . '23) and beating Gallaudet 3-2 (26-30, 30-20, ber-teaui-l~tl1"--'$ >~: .-, -~.:· ·_ fflr&Seaseri starts .. ", .::

BY CHRIS COLLEUJOAI -Gunde~son, whb hopes to one day·1enter Staff Writer . law school, volleyball had to take a back x1v1ENT10N) · · seat. The volleyball team. was · looking for "It kind ··of sucks that my senior year I their veterans to step it up this year. don't get to play," Gunderson said. "But I Instead, two of them stepped down. - , really do·think it's best for me ~t this point AI,T, ITIIACA COLIEGE Senior Journey Gunderson and junior. in my life." Shannan Barclay, both So far she has no regrets about leaving starters from the 2002 the game. Of course, she said she has STUDENTS, FRIDAY, squad, opted to sit this moments where she longs to get back on season out. Gunderson the court, but she is still confident that she was third on the team in made the right choice. SEPTEMBER 5, 2003 IS _TIIE digs last season with "I really miss my teammates," 283, averaging nearly Gunderson said. "And I know I'm really two per game. Barclay going to miss it when they play at home LAST DAY TIIIS SEMESTER led the team with 1,486 because that was my favorite thing about it." assists, an average of Coach Janet Donovan declined to com- more than ten per ment for this story. TO RETURN INCORREcnY game. GUNDERSON Barclay declined to comment, but Gunderson described her PURCHASED BOOKS. YdU struggle to make a difficult decision. One Blue and Gold so important that she could not reach a sting Yellowjackets MUST HAVE YOUR RECEIPT final answer until August. Bur in the end, The Blue and Gold defeated the she explained that she Rochester Yellowjackets, 3-1 Tuesday AND ID TO RETURN · needed to place her night. attention on other After dropping the first game 30-20, ...... things during her senior Ithaca rallied to take the next four by no BOOKS. RETURNS ARE year. more than four points in each (30-26, 32- "I don't think I could 30, 31-29). really be focused on my The Bombers duo of senior Janet TAKEN FROM internship and doing Hammond and junior Julia Roth well at that and also be teamed up to spoil the Yellowjackets' 100 percent focused to BARCLAY home:opener. 9 A~M. TO 1 P.M. volleyball," Gunderson · Hammond led the Bombers with 21 said. "I didn't feel like that was fair to kills and Roth added 20 kills, 18 digs and anybody." three blocks. Freshman Cassie Roma had AT.THE BOOKSTORE Another factor in her decision was sim­ 50 assists. ply the structure of Division III athletics, Junior Jen Cramer carried Ithaca de­ she said. fensively with a career-high 29 digs. The BUYBACK WINDOW. With no scholarship money available to Bombers also enjoyed a strong perfor­ athletes, many have to earn money on their mance from sophomore Kaye Haver­ own. Throwing a job into the mix creates stock (19 digs, three blocks). an even more hectic schedule. Between Ithaca (3-2) defends its title at the internships, classes, part~time jobs and Bomber Invitational this weekend. sports, something has to give, she said. For ' I I

26 THE ITHACAN SPORTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 Bombers r-eaeh '. for playoffs

BY BILL D'ELIA Staff Writer

What's the best way to follow up a state championship? By taking the next step to the NCAA playoffs, of course. Fresh off a 2002 season in which the Bombers went 11- ,.,.,...,""""""'""""""'""""""'""""""'""""""'- 8 and captured Field hockey their first state title since 1997, the ------­ team is back and hungry for another title. "Our goal is definitely to get to the NCAA tournament," senior tri-captain ·Heidi Holgate said. Even though Ithaca is shooting for the NCAA playoffs, the players have made sure that they don't look too far ahead. "We want to play intense, we want to play together, we want to improve with every practice, with every game and focus on one game at a time," coach Tracey Houk said. The Blue and Gold will look to pick up their inconsistent offense, which last year was the weak link in an otherwise solid team. In the team's 11 wins, they averaged three goals per game while in eight losses they managed just three goals total. For offensive firepower, the team will CARLY CHAMBERLIN/THE ITHACAN look to its two leading scorers from last year, SOPHOMORE NICOLE BLUM dives headfir~t to block a goal In practice Monday afternoon. sophomore Natasha Snowden, who had a monster first season with 11 goals and four Rather than concentrating on one area, "She's been training very hard, and I can to lead by example and by keeping everyone assists, and junior Brooke Aldrich, who con­ the Blue and Gold are looking to step it up definitely· see the change from her freshman motivated and focused as well as maintain­ tributed six goals and six assists. all around. year into her sophomore year," Houk said. ing intensity and encouraging our team until Although the offense may have appeared "Our goal is to play solid all ov¢r the ,field The Bombers will also need players tofill the end." . to be the team's major weakness last season, in every aspect of the game," senior·tri-cap­ the leadership roles vacated by graduated · Itbac~ will be&i,.~ · umey toward the the Bombers are also working on improving tain Tamara Payn said. "If one of the links captains Amanda · Wood-Friend '03 and NCAA 'playoffs with its se son opener their skills and mental toughness, Houk said. · doesn't connect then our whole game can Heather Meyer '03. Sunday at noon against the Colle~ of New 1 "We have worked very hard on that dur­ fall apart." -·" . However, the trio of Payn, Holgate and Jersey. · ... , ~ ing the season last year, we worked very One of the crucial links is sophomore fellow senior captain Meg ·Hannon are more "Everyone worked really hard in~­ hard on that in nontraditional season in our Nicole Blum, who will return to' the net for than ready to take the reins. season, and we are all looking to be on to~ spring;and ·we're definitely working on all Ithaca this season after posting a record of 8-3 "We're looking to lead our team to a suc­ of our game for the season opener,'; Payn ""­ that now, too," she said. last year with a goals-against average of 2.4. cessful season," Holgate said. "We're trying said.

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