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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 / VOLUME 146, ISSUE 2 Campus Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Eastman Students Eastman Updates Security Measures UR Senior Concerned About Plays Key Role in Security Changes Water Filter Startup By ABRAHAM LONCKE By SEIJI YAMASHITA NEWS EDITOR CONTRIBUTING WRITER In a collaborative effort with Team Green, the Mus- Senior Muhammad Miq- lim Students Association and dad, originally from Paki- other student organizations, stan, arrived on campus as a UR dining has made changes Renaissance Scholar. Now, in hopes of providing better he travels around the world service to UR students. to promote his product. “Our plan right now is to Miqdad is the Business continue to get better at the things we are [currently] Development Executive at working on, and to really the startup PakVitae, valued spend our time on food quali- at $150 million. It has devel- ty,” Director of Campus Din- oped a $20 filter designed to ing and Auxiliary Operations provide clean drinking water Cameron Schauf said. free of water-borne bacteria, Here are some notable new viruses, and contaminants. developments. Because PakVitae’s prod- uct is an improvement from Tapingo additions previous technologies — at “We’ve expanded Tapin- go,” Schauf said. “You can a lower cost and with better now use Tapingo at Califor- efficiency — the company is able to sell directly to coun- nia Rollin’ which is over in JESSIE LI / PHOTO EDITOR Simon.” Hallway to the Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music. tries’ poorest citizens rather than through international By GABBY HIGGINS UR administration has al- pressed her concerns for Limited time offers CONTRIBUTING WRITER organizations. “Limited time offers are ready placed new swipe ac- people who require handicap Miqdad’s community work cess points throughout the entrances to move around in addition to whatever is on began in secondary school Students at the Eastman school, most notably in the campus, as all handicap ac- the menu at the time,” Schauf when he joined a nonprofit, told the Campus Times. School of Music are divided basement of the annex and cessible doors will be swipe- teaching in schools around UR Dining has brought new on the latest security update the Old Sibley Library. access only. This could make limited-time items to Wok on sent out by Dean Jamal Rossi Many Eastman students it more difficult for patrons, his city. He quickly moved Up, Pizza Pi, Optikale, The on Wednesday, Feb. 6. have concerns about how the family members, or visiting up the ranks and became the Grill @ The Pit, and the salad The update states that all latest security update will ad- students with disabilities to head of the program, add- bar. doors except those lead- versely impact ease of acces- come on campus. ing a healthcare component At Optikale, new items in- ing into Lowry Hall will be sibility and inclusion to and “Sometimes the people to the school. This was a re- clude a southwest chicken locked and accessible by on the campus. making the decisions don’t sounding success, but he re- swipe card only. A front desk salad and a green tea poached Senior Jing Tian Ngiaw have all perspectives,” Paker alized that the teaching and will also remain at the Low- believes that this new secu- said. salmon noodle bowl. fundraising model wasn’t ry Hall entrance at all times, rity update is unnecessary. Despite these issues, some Limited time offers at The sustainable. For Miqdad, Pit include a mel meatloaf where students and faculty Ngiaw, who works with chil- students are in favor of a enduring change was at the coming off the grill, a cauli- will be required to present dren for the Eastman Com- more secure campus. Sopho- flower crust pizza from Pizza their IDs and any visitors will munity Music School, ex- more Nate Malkow says he “intersection of business and Pi, as well as a southwest have to sign in. pressed her concerns about feels “fairly safe” at East- social ventures.” chicken egg roll at the Wok The changes, slated to be- how the new update might man, but approves of security At UR, Miqdad switched station. gin Monday, Feb. 18, are the affect the school. measures that will help main- his major several times, and Beets will also be added latest in a string of security “Parents juggling [several] tain that feeling. was rejected by schools and periodically at the salad bar developments made in re- young kids won’t be able Malkow suggested mak- internships. Miqdad couldn’t sponse to the attempted as- as a limited time offer. to stop and find IDs every- ing one of the main entrances land a job on campus his first sault of an Eastman student time they walk into school,” a ramp. “It wouldn’t be that year. in the annex practice rooms Ngiaw said. hard to make a small ramp up Vegetarian and vegan op- At points, he was at univer- tions at late night last September. Junior Gwen Paker ex- the stairs [of the entrance to sity counseling. He consid- UR Dining is also making SEE SECURITY PAGE 2 changes to the Douglass Late ered going back home. Night menu. His involvement on cam- “We added two new vegan Women of Color Caucus Meets with a Hope for More pus changed, Miqdad says, burger options to late night, when he felt compelled to so if someone wants to go to By NIA TUCKER by the legacy of the Women on Saturday, Feb. 9, hosted key- speak following the Paris at- Late Night there’s two differ- CONTRIBUTING WRITER of Color Circle, which started note speaker Lesli C. Myers- tacks in 2015. ent vegan options,” Schauf in 2012 after the killing of UR Small ‘92, who is now the frst Knowing that there were said. “We’re trying to up our Drawing inspiration from the student Jeffrey Bordeaux. The black female superintendent of terrorist attacks in Baghdad game for vegans and vegetar- circle’s monthly meetings have the Brockport school district. Her just a day before, he worked ians at late night since a lot of principles of Kwanzaa, graduate with senior Beatriz Gil, what we were doing is more student Destiny Maitland started become a staple within commu- address focused on the universal like wings and burgers.” the Women of Color Caucus as a nities of color on campus. The experiences of dual sexism and then class president, to cre- way to connect women of color organizers of the caucus hope racism that women of color face ate a vigil to bring students Chef takeover not just on campus but in the this event can be annual and do and on learning how to triumph together in the face of fear, In Danforth and Doug- Rochester community. the same. and remain resilient. recognizing the many com- lass dining halls, UR Din- The women were also inspired The caucus, which took place “Iron sharpens iron, girlfriends munities in mourning. SEE DINING PAGE 2 SEE CAUCUS PAGE 3 SEE WATER PAGE 3 INSIDE UR’S WOULD-BE HOW TO TALK TO GUCCI’S SQUASH MAKES NAME CHANGE AFRICANS BLACKFACE FIASCO SEMI-FINALS THIS CT PAGE 4 COMMUNITY PAGE 5 OPINIONS PAGE 8 CULTURE PAGE 12 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org CAMPUS / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Dining Hall Updates JESSIE LI / PHOTO EDITOR Dining Services is adding new food items to its diferent menus. DINING FROM PAGE 1 their food items. “We have a new New York DANIEL CAJE / PHOTO EDITOR -ing will be doing something state partner for pork, and we’ve once a week called a “chef take started using their pork and their 'PUPPY LOVE' over,” where a different campus UR students bond with Bella, who visited thanks to the dog therapy session hosted by The Peers for Animal Wellness sausage,” Schauf said. and Safety in the physics-optics-astronomy library this past Wednesday. chef will run a station each time, Shauf says that Dining has also making one of their dishes. found a new provider for beef, “Today at lunch, our catering one with better animal treatment PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE chef took over the grill side of practices. “We’re going to start the bistro and made crab cakes,” using their products in March, Charging Cable Stolen Schauf said. with the goal of using them 100 As of last semester, UR Dining percent by the fall, and roll them FEB. 14—A charging cable was reported taken from the has a new pastry chef who will out into our retail operation as Barnes and Noble Bookstore by an unidentifed person. be actively participating in the well,” he said. chef takeovers. “Yesterday, she took over part Glass Broken in Susan B. Anthony (1) Pop- ups of the pizza station and did a In addition to new events like FEB. 14—The Susan B. Anthony Hall main entrance fried apple custard breakfast piz- chef takeover and limited time door glass was found broken. It is unknown when or by za,” Schauf said. offers, something UR Dining is whom the damage was done. 1 For updates on chef takeover planning to continue “pop ups.” locations and times, Schauf di- Pop ups — started last semes- DPS Called for Donuts in Park Lot rected students to UR Dining’s ter — are a combination of food FEB. 13—DPS was called to Park Lot for a driver do- social media sites. giveaways, advertisements for ing “donuts.” The driver and passengers were identi- “[For] these kinds of things, healthier food options, and pro- fed, warned and released.