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Thursday Ithaca, N.Y. December 4, 2008 The Ithacan Volume 76, Issue 13

Budget cuts At the may result in more adjuncts

BY NORAH SHIPMAN STAFF WRITER school Despite the recent economic problems and the possible sav- ings from increasing the num- ber of adjunct and part-time faculty, Ithaca College is not en- gate couraging this as a hiring strat- egy and is not imposing a hir- ing freeze, according to Provost Kathleen Rountree. Groups travel south “What I have asked the deans to do is to make some plans for their budgets for next year, know- to protest to close ing that there may be some re- ductions and to bring those plans controversial institution to me before they hire any new faculty,” she said. “Once I’ve ap- BY ALEXANDRA PALOMBO proved those plans, they’ll be able STAFF WRITER to hire new faculty.” Protesters stood in a cold breeze calling Rountree said the decision to out names for hours. hire more adjunct, or professors “Pablo Emilio Gomez. Luis Eduardo hired on a class-by-class basis, Hincapie. Luz Evidelia Orozco Saldarriaga. and part-time faculty is up to the Gilardo Antonio Restrepo Cadavid” — all deans. She said as a consequence people who died at the hands of School of of the hard economic times, the Americas graduates. though, departments may not be Th e crowd outside of Fort Benning, Ga., able to fi ll vacant faculty positions stood silently, holding crosses, pictures, and might hire more adjunct and fl ags and keepsakes as the protesters sang part-time faculty. back “presente,” or “present,” to memorialize “Th ey know the programs, and each name. they know the faculty, and they Every year, thousands gather outside of Ithaca College Catholic Community ministry assistant Lee Imbriano places a cross in the fence know which would be the best Fort Benning to protest to close the Western that surrounds the School of the Americas Nov. 23 to memorialize those killed by school alumni. route to take with that,” she said. Hemisphere Institute for Security Coopera- ALEXANDRA PALOMBO/THE ITHACAN Th e deans have not brought tion, also known as the School of the Ameri- their plans to her yet, and so cas. Th e School of the Americas Watch, a founded the School of the Americas Watch Rodriguez said, while the SOA off ered Rountree does not know individ- group that aims to close the school, orga- in 1989 after graduates of the SOA were ac- classes on human rights, few people took ual staffi ng plans yet. nized the protest. cused of killing six Jesuit priests and others them and little information was released Th ere are 172 adjunct and Th e School of the Americas was formed in El Salvador. by the military about course materials and part-time faculty at the college, in 1946 to encourage cooperation between According to the SOAW Web site, gradu- teaching practices. according to Mark Coldren, as- Latin American countries and the United ates of the so-called “School of the Assas- According to the SOAW Web site, course sociate vice president of the Of- States, according to the SOA Web site. Th e sins” have also participated in massacres in materials train soldiers in counterinsur- fi ce of Human Resources. Th is school was later relocated to Fort Benning Latin America, such as the killing of 200,000 gency, psychological warfare, military intel- includes regular assistant pro- in 1984. Assistant professor of politics Patri- in Guatemala from 1992 to 1996 by SOA stu- ligence and interrogation tactics that suggest fessors, instructors and lecturers cia Rodriguez said Congress shut down the dent General Rios Montt. such training has led to “blood and suff er- and temporary assistant profes- original SOA because of public outcry about Th is year, fi ve Ithaca College students, one ing in every country where its graduates sors, instructors, lecturers and the school’s curriculum and graduates’ in- professor and a member of the college’s Catho- have returned.” visiting professors. volvement in human rights violations. lic Community joined 20,000 protesters at the Recent studies done at North Catholic Priest Father Roy Bourgeois school’s gates Nov. 23 to learn and observe. See SOA, page 6 Carolina State University and the National Education Association report students receive a lower- The School of the Americas, which graduates more than 1,000 soldiers a year, quality education with adjuncts has been criticized for many of its graduates’ participations in human rights and part-time faculty as opposed NOTORIOUS ALUMNI violations and revolutions. Several notable alumni are compiled below. to full-time faculty. Paul Umbach, an associate professor of adult and higher ed- ucation at North Carolina State University, conducted a study of the extent to which part-time and adjunct professors aff ect un- dergraduate education. He said fi ndings suggest the commitment of part-time instructors to teach- ing is less than the commitment of full-time faculty because they spend less time preparing for class, advising students and at- General Manuel Noriega Roberto D’Aubuisson, a Raoul Cedras, a Haitian General Leopoldo Galtieri, Augusto Pinochet, though tending workshops. He also said was a Panamanian dic- death squad leader from coup leader, was charged Argentinian dictator, was not a graduate, advocates adjuncts cannot spend much tator and drug dealer. El Salvador, planned and with the massacre of at leader of the “dirty little for SOA. One out of every time with students outside of He became the most ordered the assassina- least six people in 1994. war” and responsible seven members of his the classroom. powerful foreign official tion of Archbishop Oscar It was the fi rst time Hai- for the deaths of 30 intelligence agency, who “Student-faculty interaction ever indicted by the Romero, a champion of tian military leaders have civilians. He was also were responsible for many outside of the classroom has been United States in 1988. the poor. He organized been tried for human imprisoned for leading Ar- of the worst human rights linked to all kinds of positive El Salvador’s death rights violations during gentina into a disastrous violations during his reign, squad network. his regime. war with Britain. are graduates. outcomes: persistence, gradua- tion attainment, critical thinking DESIGN BY ALEXIS MCNUTT SOURCE: U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH See FACULTY, page 6

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2 The Ithacan Thursday, December 4, 2008 THIS Nation&World WEEK  US offi cial says fewer Iraq attacks 4 THURSDAY Th e number of attacks in Iraq has dropped to the lowest level since 2003 despite a recent spate of Unity Council Confer- high-profi le bombings, the No. 2 U.S. commander ence sponsored by Student in Iraq said yesterday. Government Association from Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin blamed several at- 7 to 9 p.m. in Textor 101 tacks during the past few days on al-Qaida in Iraq and warned insurgents would continue to try to chip Freedom Ride or Die: MLK, away at growing public confi dence in security gains. Hip-Hop & the Politics of Th e commander credited part of the drop in Racial Conclusion discussion violence to an increase in the number of Iraqi se- series hosted by the Center for curity forces on the streets as well as the arrest of a the Study of Culture, Race and number of key al-Qaida fi gures in recent months. Ethnicity at 7 p.m. in “November saw fewer attacks than any Klingenstein Lounge month since 2003,” Austin said at a news con- Hot Chocolate Social spon- ference in the U.S.-protected Green Zone. “We sored by the International have signifi cantly degraded al-Qaida’s ability to Association of Business Com- plan, to resource and to capitalize on ruthless municators from 7 to 9 p.m. in attacks on the Iraqi people.” IC Square He expressed confi dence that the transition to SAB movie screening “Burn increased Iraqi oversight in U.S. military operations After Reading” at 8 p.m. in would be smooth under a new security pact that was Textor 102 approved last week by the Iraqi parliament. Iraq’s three-member presidential council must 5 FRIDAY approve the agreement, which will allow Ameri- can forces to stay in the country for three more Spanish Conversation Group years after a U.N. mandate expires Dec. 31. from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Lan- Terrorized tears guage Center in Gannett Center An elderly man joins hundreds of others to light candles in memory of people killed in the recent ter- Bankruptcy won’t help automakers rorist attacks outside the Taj Mahal hotel yesterday in Mumbai, India. Soldiers removed the remaining Shabbat Services at 6 p.m. in A top executive of General Motors Corp. said bodies from the hotel left by the gunmen, who killed 172 people during three days of terror. Muller Chapel yesterday bankruptcy isn’t a viable option, as SAURABH DAS/ASSOCIATED PRESS Shabbat Dinner at 7:15 p.m. in the United Auto Workers braced for a decision Terrace Dining Hall on contract concessions to the endangered Big Th ree — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Iranian economy hurt by oil prices living standards, rose at an annual rate of 1.3 per- SAB movie screening “Burn After Reading” at 7 and Fritz Henderson, president and chief operating President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has acknowl- cent in the July-September quarter. 9:30 p.m. in Textor 102 offi cer of GM, said choosing bankruptcy would fur- edged publicly for the fi rst time that tumbling oil Th e Fed closely monitors developments in ther erode consumer confi dence in the automaker. prices are hurting Iran’s fragile economy, a sensi- productivity and wages to see if infl ation is get- 6 SATURDAY “We want them to be confi dent in their ability tive subject for the leader critics have accused of ting out of hand. But the central bank was likely to buy our cars and trucks,” he said. mismanaging the country’s fi nances, state media to view the recent developments as temporary Strategic Visioning Listening Henderson traveled the network morn- reported yesterday. and not long-run trends. Session for community mem- ing news show route on the eve of a new set of Oil prices have plunged more than 60 percent bers from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and congressional hearings on some $34 billion the since the summer as a faltering global economy CIA agents to face charges in Italy for faculty, staff and retirees industry is seeking in federal assistance. At the reduces demand. An Italian judge suspended a kidnapping from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in same time, UAW leaders were immersed in in- It was a tough admission for the increasingly trial linked to the CIA’s extraordinary rendi- Emerson Suite A tense discussions on possible givebacks for the unpopular president, who is seeking re-election in tion program yesterday after the government companies at an emergency meeting in Detroit. June. For months, Ahmadinejad has sidestepped said testimony could be a threat to Italy’s SAB movie screening “Burn Under consideration were the possibility of his own country’s troubling unemployment and national security. After Reading” at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in Textor 102 scrapping jobs bank in which laid-off workers keep infl ation fi gures. Th e Milan trial involves 26 Americans and receiving most of their pay and postponing the auto- fi ve Italian intelligence agents charged in the 7 SUNDAY makers’ payments into a multibillion-dollar union- Economic productivity on the rise 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric. Most of administered health care fund. Worker productivity slowed in the sum- the Americans are CIA agents. Nondenominational Protes- Chrysler LLC and Ford Motor Co. — as well mer while wage pressures increased, but both It is the fi rst trial to involve the CIA’s program tant Service at 11 a.m. in as GM — have ditched their corporate jets for developments were better than expected and of secretly transferring terrorism suspects to de- Muller Chapel hybrid cars and replaced vague pleas for federal are unlikely to raise inflation alarms at the veloping countries where, critics of the program help with detailed requests for as much as $34 Federal Reserve. contend, they risked torture. Catholic Community Mass at billion in their second crack at persuading Con- Th e Labor Department reported yesterday 1 and 9 p.m. in Muller Chapel gress to throw them a lifeline. that productivity, the key ingredient for rising SOURCE: Associated Press SAB movie screening “Burn After Reading” at 3 p.m. in Textor 102 Th is year the group is request- off the SPCA’s “A Home for the 9 TUESDAY College&City ing community members to limit Holidays” program to boost adop- donations to the items listed above tions for cats, rabbits and guinea Create-a-Cookie Day fundrais- Giving tree gifts needed medicine during the winter session. because space is limited at the Sa- pigs. The goal of the program is er sponsored by the Culinary for children and families Th e course will prepare students maritan Center, where the items to find at least 50 abandoned ani- Club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Ithaca College’s Caring and Shar- to help assist in a medical emer- are stored. mals a new home before the holi- IC Square ing Committee Holiday Assistance gency if in a remote environment Donation bins are located at days are over. “The Royal Tenenbaums” has placed this year’s Giving Trees far away from a medical facility. Ithaca College, Cornell University, The off-site center will also be sponsored by IC Movie Night at throughout the campus. Students who pass the course will Wegmans and Wal-Mart. Th e drive collecting shelter supply dona- 7 p.m. in Williams 225 Th e four trees will be located at be given national certifi cation as a will run through Sunday. tions such as canned dog and cat the Bookstore, Admissions Offi ce, Wilderness First Responder. food, chewy dog treats, towels and ADD YOUR EVENT Campus Center and Muller Chapel. Th ere are two courses students Campus phone directory wash cloths. Th e trees are decorated with must complete during the session to be online only this year Th e SPCA’s “A Home for the Drop events for “This tags with a child or family’s name to obtain the certifi cation, one on- Ithaca College has announced it Holidays” will be open from 10 a.m. Week” in the marked box in on it and requests for items for their line and the other a fi ve-day-long will not be printing a campus phone to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday The Ithacan offi ce, or e-mail Christmas wish lists. Th e tags can practical on Ithaca College’s cam- directory this year. In an eff ort to and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Assistant News Editor Lindsey have toys or household items like pus. No experience is needed to conserve both fi nancial and natural Hollenbaugh at lhollen1@ laundry soap, toothpaste and sham- take the course. resources the campus directory will Charitable gifts to be sold ithaca.edu by 5 p.m. Monday. poo. Anyone who would like to par- For more information, contact be online only. at alternative holiday fair ticipate and help these families in Chris Pelchat, instructor for Recre- Th e directory can be found online Holiday shoppers can support CORRECTIONS need can choose a tag and purchase ation and Leisure Studies, at cpel- at www.ithaca.edu/directories. local charity organizations at the the item. [email protected] or at 274-7350. The college will also post a fi fth annual Ithaca Alternative Gift It is The Ithacan’s policy to Th e gifts must be brought to PDF file of the directory for facul- Fair from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday correct all errors of fact. Muller Chapel by Dec. 15 with the Children’s coats needed ty, staff and students to download. at the First Presbyterian Church on Please contact Jackie Palochko at 274-3207. original tags attached. For more in- for winter clothes drive This allows users to print out spe- North Cayuga Street. formation, contact Crystal Young, The Share the Warmth Cam- cific pages if a hard copy would be Th e gifts pay for items and COPY EDITORS administrative assistant for the Of- paign, a community organization easier to access. services that will be delivered fi ce of Public Safety, at cyoung@ that donates winter ware to those throughout the year, including hot Paloma Altamirano, Khadijah ithaca.edu or at 274-1558. in need, is facing a shortage in Off-site adoption center meals for children, materials for Anderson, Alexa Besgen, David children’s coats. to help fi nd animal homes aff ordable housing and shelter for Durrett, Heather Karschner, Outdoor medical course Th e organization is asking the Th e SPCA of Tompkins County abandoned pets. Th e fair works to Lauren Kaufman, Cassandra offered for winter session community to donate gently used or will hold a mini-adoption center promote non-conventional gift- Leveille, Tahleen Ovian, Meg Th e Department of Recreation new winter coats, hats, gloves, mit- through Dec. 23 at the Pyramid giving practices for the holidays. Rindfl eisch, Emmy Schwartz, and Leisure Studies is off ering a new tens, books and blankets in addition Mall in front of Best Buy. For more information, go to Juliana Stiles. course in emergency wilderness to coats. The off-site adoption will kick- www.ithacaaltgiftfair.org. Thursday, December 4, 2008 NEWS The Ithacan 3 Groups to bring Human Rights Day to campus College dorms to be wireless BY JACKIE PALOCHKO ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR In honor of the 60th anniversary of the United THE DAY’S EVENTS by fall 2009 Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ithaca College’s chapter of Amnesty International United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Screening of “Justice Without Borders,” a BY BECCA BURNS will hold a daylong event featuring presentations, Rights Day, the college will host a day of events documentary fi lm created by the U.S. chapter of AND ELIZABETH SILE fi lm screenings and art installations from 10 a.m. to Monday. All events will take place in Emerson Amnesty International that explores the global STAFF WRITER AND NEWS EDITOR 10 p.m. Monday in Emerson Suites. Suites in the Campus Center. movement for justice and accountability for hu- As Ithaca College’s Apogee Senior Kendra Sundal, co-president of Amnesty man rights abuses. contract comes to an end, In- International, said the group is teaming up with 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. formation Technology Services other campus organizations including the Campus Amnesty International will have tables set up Amnesty International is a human rights is making plans to install wire- with displays and action initiatives for people to organization that focuses on raising aware- Anti-War Network, STAND: National Students participate and learn about the organization. ness of human rights issues around the world. less Internet access in all of the Anti-Genocide Coalition and Hillel to raise aware- Amnesty International meets at 7:30 p.m. residence halls by next fall. ness of human rights issues around the world. Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays in Friends 208. To be added to the Ed Fuller, associate vice pres- “It’s a way of bringing all these diff erent clubs Presentation by assistant professor of listserve, e-mail [email protected]. ident of ITS, together and showing people there’s a lot more politics Patricia Rodriguez about the School of said if the de- activism than we think,” she said. the Americas and human rights abuses. partment’s As part of the event, Amnesty International budget for 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. will present a quilt the group made that features 30 Presentation by associate professor of politics the 2009-10 squares of diff erent articles of the declaration. Stu- Beth Harris about deprivation of human rights in academic year dents can also make birthday cards with their own the Gaza Strip. is approved wishes for human rights for the next 60 years and by the college mail the cards to the United Nations. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Board of Trust- Th ere will also be a fi lm screening of “Justice Open microphone and open forum for students ees in Febru- SGRECCI said and professors to talk about issues. Without Borders,” a documentary fi lm about hu- ary, the college dorms will be wire- man rights abuses, and a vigil in remembrance of will negotiate less if the budget is approved. victims of abuse throughout the world. Sundal said a new contract there will be an open-microphone time, and all are with Apogee to improve the welcome to discuss concerns about human rights. Harris said. You made this document, now use it.’” campus network. “At times, we can feel very isolated on cam- Th e United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Rodriguez said she agreed that the Univer- Bonnie Prunty, direc- pus, but you can get involved to help interna- Human Rights was drafted Dec. 10, 1948, by the sal Declaration is often ignored concerning tor of the Office of Residen- tional issues,” she said. “We want people to United Nations General Assembly in the aftermath human rights. tial Life and Judicial Affairs, talk and get involved. That’s the goal.” of World War II. Th e declaration recognized the in- “There’s all these ways to go around the said she thinks students will Patricia Rodriguez, assistant professor of politics, alienable rights of humans and stated no one shall issue and not really implement the commit- be pleased to know their resi- will give a presentation about her experience in the be held in slavery, subjected to torture or discrimi- ment [countries] have got themselves into in dence halls will have wireless School of America’s protest that took place Nov. 23. nated against because of race, sex, religion, political signing the declaration,” she said. and said it will make the college She said she hopes students in the audience opinion, national origin or birth status, according Hillel, the college’s Jewish community, will more marketable. will realize the significance of getting involved to the U.N.’s Web site. present posters at the event on how the Jewish “Th ere are defi nitely incoming in activism. Junior Briana Kerensky, co-president of community has responded to genocides since students and parents who, at this “Human rights is a very important issue in the Amnesty International, said the event is a the Holocaust, with an emphasis on Darfur. point, kind of assume that wireless world today, and it needs to continue being so,” great way for the campus to not only honor “After the Holocaust, the Jewish community said, is in place in the residence halls,” she said. “It’s important to go beyond the realm of the declaration but also notice how relevant ‘never again,’” Kerensky, who is also president of Hil- she said. “So it will be helpful for us school activism and to go out into the real world and the declaration is to current events, such as lel, said. “And Hillel will show what the community to off er a similar standard of ser- see what activism is all about.” Guantanamo Bay and the genocide in Darfur. has done to make sure another genocide does not vice that a number of institutions Beth Harris, associate professor of politics, “A lot of people think IC can be apathetic, take place.” already off er.” will give a presentation about human rights and this will show we can band together and Sundal said she hopes the event will make The college is still in the issues in Palestine and Gaza. commemorate something important,” she said. more students on campus want to get involved process of creating the depart- “Human Rights Day gives us a chance to “But at the same time, we should also notice to raise awareness of human rights issues. ment’s budget for the next fiscal look at communities whose rights are being that the Universal Declaration is faulty and “There’s nothing like finding out how many year, but Fuller said he is confi- violated in often very intentional ways and has serious problems. It’s not being enforced. people around you care about something,” she dent it will be approved. to help call for the protection of their rights,” It’s [the event] basically saying, ‘U.N., wake up. said. “We can make a difference.” “It’s something we’ve needed to do for a while,” he said. “It certainly improves our status relative to our peer institutions in terms of the kinds of services Quilt celebrates lives lost it provides its students.” Carl Sgrecci, vice president BY LEAH TEDESCO group. Th e committee must fi rst of finance and administration CONTRIBUTING WRITER apply and then fundraise, have a for the college, also said, be- Action for AIDS Committee co-sponsorship or use money set cause the college is in the mid- hosted a free viewing of the AIDS aside in the budget to receive the dle of the budgeting process, Memorial Quilt from Monday, quilt each year. Th e college only nothing was definitive. World AIDS Day, through yester- receives 16 of 46,000 panels that However, he said the college’s day in Emerson Suites in the hopes make up the entire quilt because plan is to include the Internet of bringing a greater awareness to of space constraints. Th e panels fees in each student room rate, the disease and educate viewers on are sent from Atlanta, where the similar to how students pay for being a voice for people who don’t 18-football-fi elds long and 52-ton laundry services. have a voice. quilt is stored. In addition to installing wire- Th e ex- “Th ey trust us with these beau- less Internet in all of the residence hibit was Experience the quilt’s tiful pieces of art, which is just an halls, ITS hopes to provide wire- meant to closing ceremony honor,” Shockley said. less access to all of the academic educate view- at theithacan.org/ Th e quilt was fi rst displayed in and administrative buildings, ers about the go/08aids. Washington, D.C., in 1987 after Fuller said. After installation Full- issue of AIDS as an epidemic and Cleve Jones, a gay rights activist, and er said the campus could be con- inspire them to take a closer look at others looked behind them during Senior Clint Hromsco looks at the AIDS Memorial Quilt Monday in Emerson sidered fully wireless. their sexual decisions. a march as they were walking away Suites. The quilt was brought to campus Monday through yesterday. Freshman Molly Brown, who LAUREN DECICCA/THE ITHACAN Erica Shockley, acting assistant from the Federal Building and saw lives in Bogart Hall, said wireless director for New Student Programs, what looked like a quilt. It was card- “Th ere isn’t a presentation, and ries and pictures of those who had Internet will be much more conve- said the quilt allowed interaction board taped on the wall with names you don’t have to talk to anybody,” died from AIDS infl uenced her. She nient than her current connection. with viewers. Spectators walked of friends who had died from AIDS. Baron said. “A lot of people think it said she now feels more apprecia- “I’m thrilled that we’ll now around the quilt and could interact Today, the quilt has 91,000 names, is an intimidating presentation, and tive of her life. be able to move freely around with it by opening sections to read which represent 17.5 percent of all it is really not … it is very moving.” “[Th e exhibit is] really powerful the building while still connect- what contributors had written about U.S. AIDS deaths. Th e NAMES Proj- Shockley said students came in when they were reading the names, ed to the Internet,” Brown said. their loved ones lost to AIDS. ect Foundation has raised more than and supported the event because and it makes you realize that a lot of Prunty said the college rec- “Th e quilt in nature is about cel- $3 million. Th e quilt is still growing, not only is AIDS a global issue, but people are aff ected,” Hulse said. ognizes the convenience and ebrating, it is about hope, and it is and anyone can create a panel at no it’s a way to teach students to be re- As viewers walked around the need for wireless in residence about remembrance,” Shockley said. cost because the foundation thrives sponsible in their own lives. room viewing the panels made up halls and has responded to stu- “Obviously, it is about people who on donations. “It is really important while you’re of items like pieces of jeans, cook- dents’ concerns. have passed away from AIDS, but Sophomore Tara Baron, co- getting this education that you under- ies, fi rst-place ribbons, car keys and “We definitely have heard the reason why the quilt exists is be- president of AIDS Aware, said the stand how you can use your skills, in human hair, the names of the people the feedback from students loud cause people are celebrating these quilt is an education tool. She said whatever major you’re in, to be that represented on the quilt are read. and clear that this is something individuals’ lives.” it was an event everyone should ex- voice, to be that educational leader in “What really gets me is how they’ve been looking for, and Th is was the 11th year that the perience because it aff ects people’s your community,” Shockley said. much love goes into the quilt,” Bar- it’s really exciting when we can quilt had been brought to Ithaca lives every day whether they know After walking around the panels, on said. “In the end it isn’t about the do something to meet student College by the Action for AIDS it or not. freshman Jessica Hulse said the sto- disease. It is about the person.” feedback,” she said. 4 The Ithacan NEWS Thursday, December 4, 2008

SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS MEASURING PROGRESS College and community refl ect on sustainable initiatives as they reach a crossroads in development Senior looks back on four-year career as a sustainable ‘pioneer’ on campus

BY JEN NEVINS or the coolest news announcement,” Brylinsky SENIOR WRITER said. “But if you ask freshman [here] what sus- Inside the living room of an obvious student tainability is, they know. I’m really proud of the apartment scattered with empty Tupperware fact that students and faculty are willing to make and fi ngerless mittens, senior Sarah Brylinsky sustainability something that they practice.” nestles into the corner of a blue, humble, hand- Th e brunette brushes her bangs to the side me-down couch. of her face and off her dark-rimmed Tina Fey Behind her, hanging on the dining room wall, glasses. Th e comparison to both the celebrity is a poster-size map of the local TCAT bus routes and her Saturday Night Live alter ego, Gov. Sar- — a system Brylinsky is attempting to conquer in ah Palin, is clear. But she insists, the comparison her latest eff ort to make her lifestyle more sus- is only aesthetic — though in a red blazer and tainable than it already is. lipstick for Halloween, Brylinsky easily pulled “I think it’s really hard,” Brylinsky said as she off a coy Palin impersonation. giggled sheepishly. While Palin spent the past few months cam- Th is confession is more likely a testament to paigning “Drill, Baby, Drill,” Brylinsky was imple- a confusing system than to any fault of her own, menting the latest, and what she considers to be coming from a communication-management de- the most diffi cult, lifestyle change for the sake of sign major with minors in environmental studies sustainability: parking her car for good. and womens studies, whose four-page résumé Brylinsky said she keeps sustainability on her starts with an overall GPA of 3.99 and goes on mind throughout the day with what she con- to list an extensive stream of activities and some siders to be the four pinnacles of sustainability: of the highest honors a student can receive in reduction of consumer impulse, transportation, sustainability eff orts. food and values. A vegetarian, she buys as much Last month, Brylinsky was declared the recipi- local, seasonal produce as she can, shops at sec- ent of the 2008 Student Sustainability Leadership ond-hand stores and carries as little money as Award from the Association for the Advance- possible to reduce purchase temptation. ment of Sustainability in Higher Education. Brylinsky would say she wasn’t always this “Her work ethic puts any Type A to shame,” committed, crediting a freshman seminar with said Marian Brown, special assistant to the pro- opening her eyes, but others would say the fi re vost, who has worked side-by-side with Brylin- was always there. Brylinsky’s mother told Brown, sky since she became the college’s Sustainability “She came out of the womb fully engaged.” Intern two years ago. Brylinsky came to the college from Pennsyl- Brown said AASHE affi liates referred to vania as a dedicated Steelers fan, a rugby player, a Brylinsky as being “heads and shoulders” above saxophonist and a hopeful oil painter. the rest of the applicant pool, which more than “When I came in as a freshman, I thought, tripled in size from last year. ‘I’m not going to turn into an Ithaca hippie,’” Bry- “I was impressed with the amazing breadth linsky said as she adjusted her unshaven legs to of her sustainability activities,” said Julian sit cross-legged more comfortably. Senior Sarah Brylinsky speaks at an IC Feminists group event Nov. 19 at Greenstar Market. Dautremont-Smith, associate director of AASHE. Th ree years later, she’s arguably Ithaca’s Brylinsky, who recently earned a national sustainability award, will graduate this month. “She’s obviously been an important catalyst for young leader of everything “hippie.” She hates EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN sustainability activities at Ithaca College.” the stereotype and is quicker to call herself a a job as a Sustainability Coordinator at Dickinson said, referencing a repeatedly denied proposal for Th e individual honor came alongside an in- “community member” but admits she probably College in Pennsylvania. Th e early transition, for a carpool lot on campus. stitutional award for the college as well, which has worse things to worry about: like being her, means saving money. For those around her, “We could be doing a lot more if the admin- made it the fi rst time in the association’s three- president of IC Feminists and IC Environmen- it will inevitably mean a variety of vacant leader- istration would pay a little more attention and year award history that one institution has been tal Society along with working as a mechanic ship positions on campus — and a loss of their provide a little more of that overhead top-down recognized in multiple areas. for a local car share. “connector.” Having been engaged in so many support,” Brylinsky said. Th e college ranked fi rst in a category of com- Th e job starts at 7 a.m., and she’s not a morn- activities Brylinsky made herself invaluable to During the next three weeks, Brylinsky plans parable colleges for its leading sustainability ini- ing person — but insists she would not have time cross-polluting campus eff orts, linking people, to “brain-dump” her wisdom onto those ap- tiatives involving curriculum, campus operations for “refl ection” if she didn’t have the walk to work funds and events to spark more unifi ed and ef- pointed to continue her legacy . and community outreach — elements Brylinsky to think about how much it means to her to be fective communication about sustainability. “Sustainability is it,” Brylinsky said. “Sustain- said are often not tangible enough to be recog- a member of this community — and how much Th e only barrier that’s stood in her way dur- ability encompasses everything. It’s about values. nized by an award. she’ll miss it in three weeks. ing the years has been the administration, which It’s about what’s important to you … [and] people “Ithaca may not have the fl ashiest endowment Brylinsky will graduate in December and start “is not nearly as involved as they need to be,” she fi nd a way to hold it really close to them.”

A look at some of the most popular myths GET YOUR GREEN ON about sustainable practices and products

MYTH: When appliances are off, they when possible. FACT: Buying organic fruits, vegetables, community-supported agriculture a gas-only Honda Fit gets an don’t use power. dairy and meats is smart. But groups that guarantee produce estimated 33 mpg compared to FACT: Turning off the computer or other MYTH: Energy conservation and energy they are only really good for the that hasn’t traveled far. the estimated 27 mpg of a hybrid devices when they aren’t in use effi ciency are the same. environment when they’re not Toyota Highlander. saves energy — but many of FACT: Everyone consumes energy trucked, shipped or fl own around MYTH: Hybrid cars are better than WHAT TO DO: It depends on needs and those appliances continue to use every day — but conserving the world before landing at their standard. driving habits, experts say. For power even when they’re off. It’s energy and choosing energy- fi nal destination. FACT: The Natural Resources Defense those who need a truck or large called vampire power — when efficient products are two dif- It’s a science called food miles Council estimates hybrids cut car, swapping a gas-only model a piece of equipment continues ferent efforts, according to the — the distance food has trav- greenhouse gas emissions by for a hybrid is potentially a better to use some of this energy even International Herald Tribune. eled from the farm to the store. more than one-third compared option. But if the car is only for when it’s turned off. The Califor- Energy conservation is any The number of miles food travels to many nonhybrids. But many a person or a family, there may nia Energy Commission released activity where the end result is increases the amount of energy experts say consumers should be other options. Change driving a study earlier this year that less consumption — like turning consumed and pollution released. consider all aspects of car habits and keep the car tuned showed vampire power may off the lights. Energy efficiency In 2005, the total amount of production before deciding on a up. Trading a car in for a bike can consume as much as 15 to 30 is any technology that requires fruits and vegetables that were purchase. also save nearly 1,600 pounds watts per appliance. It also esti- less energy to carry out a task. fl own into California released more Wired Magazine estimates (725 kilograms) of CO2 in a year. mated that appliances in standby For example, compact fluo- than 70,000 tons of CO2, the 113 million British thermal units of mode account for more than 5 rescent lightbulbs provide the equivalent of the pollution produced energy are used to make a new car, percent of a power bill — about same illumination as standard by 12,000 cars on the road, ac- either a hybrid or gas-only vehicle. 4 billion consumer dollars spent incandescent bulbs but use just cording to the National Resources That’s about 1,000 gallons worth to feed vampires each year, ac- one-quarter of the energy and Defense Council. The average of gasoline. cording to the Lawrence Berkeley last eight to 12 times longer. American meal travels about 1,300 Edmunds.com, a car pricing National Laboratory. WHAT TO DO: The result of miles (2,092 kilometers) before it and rating Web site, reports WHAT TO DO: Unplug any device that energy effi ciency may be energy arrives on a kitchen table, accord- that small hybrids are some of relies on standby power, such as conservation — but it is not ing to the National Sustainable the most fuel-effi cient cars on televisions, refrigerators, air con- always that way. Take initiative in Agricultural Information Service. the roads, but not all hybrids ditioners, computers, cell-phone both areas to make an impact. WHAT TO DO: Choose locally grown are equal. Some gas-only used chargers and any appliance that foods — and, even better, locally cars may actually have smaller maintains (and displays) a clock, MYTH: Organic is always better. grown organic foods. There are carbon footprints. It estimates DESIGN BY ALEXIS MCNUTT Thursday, December 4, 2008 NEWS The Ithacan 5

SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS Campus evaluates eff orts to promote sustainability

BY ERICA R. HENDRY In its infancy, sustainability is hard SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER to measure, and the ways in which Snow is falling in large, crystal people do vary greatly, said Brown, fl akes on the Wednesday before Ithaca special assistant to the provost and College’s Th anksgiving break. Faculty, vice president of academic aff airs. staff and students warm up with Fair It’s because sustainability is a process Trade coff ee — a handful of them, at that’s constantly evolving. It’s a frame- best. A meeting of the minds around work, not a solution. a conference table, asking questions “It isn’t a what, it’s a how, how you that don’t have immediate answers. approach making decisions,” Brown Jason Hamilton, associate profes- said. “It isn’t a state of being, it’s a con- sor of biology, is one of them. tinuous improvement. You’re getting “We had a giant list [of people] go- smarter and more sustainable — but ing,” he said. “And now what? Our ef- you’ll never be just sustainable.” forts are all over the place.” With so many aspects of sustain- Hamilton is at the head of the table, ability to consider, including energy thinking out loud as he reconstructs an and transportation, what many mem- oral history of the college’s sustainabil- bers of this community wonder is how ity movement. He was one of the fi rst exactly that’s going to happen. to push to make sustainability a greater “How do you bring a whole cam- focus on campus, along with those that pus to neutrality, and how soon can sit around him now — Susan Swensen, that happen?” said Swensen, associate Mark Darling, Susan Allen-Gil, Mar- professor and chair of biology, at the The Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, which opened last spring, received ian Brown — faculty, administrators meeting. “I’m not sure we know.” platinum LEED certifi cation for sustainability and is an important part of the college’s sustainability efforts. and pioneers who have changed the FILE PHOTO/THE ITHACAN way their community thinks. THE BEGINNING Like every great group of visionar- It all began with trash. ability.” In 2006, Williams signed the records and analyzes the numbers the strategic planning process. ies, they’ve reached a crossroads. And Or at least what students consid- Talloires Declaration, a commitment Brown said the system is too new What may help is a sustainability a daunting one at that. ered trash — newspapers, glasses, to a 10-point action plan developed to work perfectly — for one, there are offi ce or coordinator, something that As the country saw an increased cans and steel. As an undergraduate in by the University Leaders for a Sus- no current numbers on the energy many leading sustainable colleges focus on climate change and alterna- 1993, Mark Darling ’97, the supervisor tainable Future. Th e college was also use for the School of Business, which and universities, including those on tive energy resources during the most of the Recycle and Resource Manage- a charter signatory to the American was Platinum-LEED certifi ed shortly the Princeton Review’s honor roll, do recent presidential debates, colleges, ment Program, sorted them all. REMP College & University Presidents Cli- after its completion. Th e college has have. Brown said the path should be universities and prospective students was a program piloted by students in mate Commitment in 2007, which has yet to measure energy use at the Circle a cautious one — such an offi ce, if it followed suit. Th e Princeton Review 1991, but by 1997 it had put recycling grown to include almost 600 institu- Apartments because it is diffi cult to existed, should be used as a meeting released its fi rst green report card this bins in all the dorms and organized tions across the country developing compile separate utility bills. Finally, place for all of the college’s eff orts, summer, simultaneously releasing a challenges to encourage students to plans to become carbon neutral with- the system must be updated by man- not as a place that could solve every survey that showed more students recycle. It brought the recycling rate in the next two years. Th e college will ual data entry — currently done by sustainability problem. Sustainability considered sustainable programs on campus from 10 to 25 percent. present its plan next September. Brown herself. should be a grassroots, community- when applying to institutions. Th e organized eff orts began in So, Brown said, there is no short- Th e readings from the meters are driven eff ort. Th e college is not on that report 2001, when former Ithaca College age of sustainable drive. But what’s erratic and inconsistent at best, but But Sarah Brylinsky, a senior who card, but it has earned other honors, President Peggy R. Williams approved dissolved is a central, organized eff ort there are a few buildings that have has worked extensively with the cam- including a campus sustainability the Comprehensive Environmental for sustainability. Faculty and student produced consistent readings. pus sustainability movement, said in leadership award from the Association Plan, developed by REMP with the groups, like the Center for Natural Th ere are concrete numbers on a her time here she’s seen some interac- for the Advancement of Sustainability purpose of guiding the campus’s prog- Sciences faculty and staff group and few signifi cant projects, Brown said — tions with the administration that im- in Higher Education and recognition ress in sustainability. Students for Sustainability, no longer like several projects that replaced and ply otherwise. Th ere is no sustainabil- from the National Wildlife Federa- Th is was supplemented by the col- exist. It is a challenge the group that upgraded electrical fi xtures in the Li- ity offi ce, no budget, no sustainability tion. If the college’s Gateway Building lege’s Institutional Plan, completed in met that Wednesday will examine in brary last year and the Hill Center gym member of the Board of Trustees, no receives platinum Leadership in En- spring 2001, which included specifi c the coming months, Hamilton said. in 2006. Th ose two projects showed green investing and no adequate rec- ergy and Environmental Design certi- focuses on “an appreciation for and “immediate and dramatic reductions ognition. Filling in the gaps in the fi cation, the college could become the investment in our learning environ- WHERE WE ARE NOW in energy impact.” Brown said. Th ere college’s sustainability program, and fi rst organization in the world to have ment, both our physical plant and our Th e attitudes toward sustainabil- was an 11 percent annual reduction specifi cally establishing a sustainabil- two platinum LEED-certifi ed build- natural surroundings.” ity on campus vary, Brown said, from in total energy cost for the Hill Center ity curriculum, is what Brylinsky said ings, though Brown said it will have Th e institutional plan was further apathy to the enthusiasm of those who the year after the updates and an initial would make a great selling point for to be confi rmed with the U.S. Green examined in 2005 in a report called have changed their lives. annual reduction of 28 percent in the prospective students. Building Council database. “Th e Institutional Plan and Sustain- “Some are ready to hear and talk Gannett Center, according to monthly As for the spring, Brown said the about it, and some aren’t,” she said. “I expense data provided by the college. campus will see a renewed focus on Kilowatts used per year declined would hope ... people understand this Th e grounds and facility staff also transportation. Th e college, along SUSTAINABILITY SAVINGS with upgraded electrical fi xtures. is a shared endeavor and that we see the replaced the lights in both of the Fit- with Cornell University and other impact of poor sustainability decision- ness Center gyms during the college’s downtown organizations, is looking 2000000 Gannett Center making. Or at least catching people’s at- Th anksgiving break and were able to to pilot a van pool program to help 1,843,310 tention and looking actively about how remove about half of the light fi xtures encourage alternative transportation. we start to have a positive impact.” because of the effi ciency of the new Brown said TCAT would make a van 1500000 1,478,685 Part of the climate commitment lamps, Brown said. available to a group of people who live involved an inventory of the college’s Having any kind of numbers, how- 25 or 30 miles outside of the city, as greenhouse gas emissions, which ever basic, can also allow the college to many employees do, so they can drive 1,066,589 showed it released 32,000 metric tons at least get a sense of where they can to the city together and leave again to- 1000000 of greenhouse gases in 2007. most improve, Brown said. gether at the end of the day. She said

energy cost energy Th is fall, a team from the college Th ose changes, though slow, will having to plan a schedule to fi t with as fi nished fourth among 11 campuses show progress. What’s harder to con- many as 10 other people can be a hard 500000 competing in the Fall Commuter trol is how the members of the campus adjustment, but it is one that can have Challenge, a national competition community contribute to the college’s an enormous impact. sponsored by AlterNetrides. About 60 environmental impact. “It will never be the ultimate so- 0 2006 2007 2008 people from the college took part in “We put the best tools out there, lution for everybody, but we need to the month-long challenge in October but it still takes an eff ort for people to make it a more acceptable, supported and collectively logged 15,238 miles — meet us in the middle,” she said.“ Take part of the mix,” she said. “[Th e cam- Hill Center 1000000 almost 60 percent of which were trav- the dorms for example. We only have pus] doesn’t connect to sidewalks, to 864,209 eled using alternative forms of trans- about a 50 percent recycling rate. How bike trails, to anything. Th at needs portation, like biking, walking, riding much easier can we make it?” to change.” 800000 765,061 747,743 the bus or car pooling, which amounts Th e next few years should bring to about four tons of carbon dioxide. THE FUTURE progress, Brown said, but it won’t be 600000 Th e challenge was only a month Th e biggest impediment to sus- immediate. Often, people expect fast long — but could have signifi cant tainable progress in higher education? and tangible results, but small things impact if its participants practiced a Underfunding, according to an article still make a diff erence.

energy cost energy 400000 similar lifestyle throughout the whole in the Chronicle of Higher Education “People are waking up to that,” year, Brown said. published last month. Brown said. “All of us have wasteful 200000 Th e college also installed Energy While the college’s sustainability habits, but ... we have young minds Star monitors in several buildings to curriculum is an established one, those that are malleable, and even old ones track electricity, gas and heat use in who have driven campus sustainability that can change too. I don’t have a so- 0 2006 2007 2008 many of the college’s buildings. Th ese have been working to make the issue a lution for everybody but if we can be- monitors feed data into the Energy Star prevalent one in the college’s listening come a repository of ideas for how to SOURCE: ITHACA COLLEGE DESIGN BY ALEXIS MCNUTT Portfolio manager program, which sessions, which will ultimately steer [change] … I’d love to see that.” 6 The Ithacan NEWS Thursday, December 4, 2008 March for human rights attracts 20,000

SOA and Cornell graduate student Katie FROM PAGE 1 Rose Hoover. Hoover said students bring a “There doesn’t seem to be a more open mind to the protest. whole lot of awareness that a whole “Students bring a willingness to lot of funding has been going into learn more about the issues and an it, and there was also not a lot open heart to see injustices that are of awareness in the public about occurring outside our own back- what is being taught at the school,” yards,” she said. “Th ere’s defi nitely a Rodriguez said. willingness that young people have Th e school soon reopened un- that older people might be more re- der its WHINSEC name, with sistant to having their eyes open to a more human rights courses in its lot of things.” curriculum, Rodriguez said. Staley, who was originally neu- The school primarily teaches tral about closing the school, said in Spanish and graduates more his opinions changed after the than 1,000 soldiers a year from protest. He said it is important for countries in Central America and the United States to stay on good South America. terms with Latin American coun- “Our commitment to democ- tries by not meddling with their racy, ethics and human rights aff airs and allowing countries to is demonstrated in every aspect defend themselves — not receive of the WHINSEC program,” the training at the SOA. school’s Web site states. “I don’t think the U.S. govern- Bourgeois said the original pro- ment can be trusted to meddle in test began as a grassroots group of other governments because we’ve fewer than 20 in an apartment out- lost our moral backing,” he said. side of Fort Benning. Since then, Honas said she agreed that the the group has grown to the tens From left, Cornell graduate student Katie Rose Hoover, Imbriano, junior Katie Rausch and sophomore Lizzy Honas vigil infl uenced her, and she en- of thousands. participate in a walk around the School of the Americas before the protest’s vigil the morning of Nov. 23. joyed the faith and peaceful aspect Protesters at Fort Benning, ALEXANDRA PALOMBO/THE ITHACAN of the protest. many of whom have attended for “It’s really important that it was years, applauded college groups to learn more about the school. ily did not agree with her decision “The videos [Lee Imbriano, a peaceful protest, and it wasn’t just that participated. Participant and Ithaca College junior Katie to participate in the vigil, but she leader of the Catholic Commu- an angry group saying, ‘Th is is the retired professor from Francis- Rausch said she agreed, and the felt a bigger responsibility. nity group] presented were very worst thing in the world, and we can University of Steubenville, Al experience was enlightening. “I said if no one does anything, helpful to see what the actual have to get rid of it, shut it down Lawler, said the experience was a “I just learned in general what then nothing’s ever going to get protest was going to be like,” she right now,’” Honas said. positive one for students. was going on around us that people done,” she said. said. “And I did my own personal Lawler said he is impressed “It could open up people’s eyes,” just don’t realize,” Rausch said. Both the Catholic Commu- research, and I had talked to peo- with the student protesters and the Lawler said. “If you’re living in the cul- Sophomore Lizzy Honas, who nity and the Human Rights class ple who had gone.” enthusiasm they bring. ture, this is the kind of thing to open attended the protest with the watched documentaries about the New protesters Honas, Rausch, “Th ey bring people with a lot up your eyes to what’s really going on Catholic Community, said she fi rst SOA prior to attending the vigil. junior David Staley, and junior of future ahead of them,” he said. in 75 percent of the world.” heard about the protest from a Honas said they were particularly Mark Brett were joined by past “Th ey can do some things, change Many students said they hoped friend and decided to go. Her fam- helpful in infl uencing her to go. participants Rodriguez, Imbriano, some things.”

BY THE NUMBERS A breakdown of the makeup of the college’s faculty Study assesses adjuncts These numbers include associ- ate professors, assistant pro- hire them. fessors, professors, instructors, FACULTY lecturers, adjunct professors FROM PAGE 1 “People who want to teach deserve full- and scholars-in-residence. time jobs with benefits,” she said. “It’s the skills, development,” he said. “If we see that a academic system that depends on cheap Part-time temporary employees153 large part of the faculty workforce is spending labor to deliver courses, and I think that don’t receive benefi ts and teach less time doing that, it’s reasonable to assume everybody deserves a full-time job with for a specifi c period of time, such as a semester or a year. 426 that students are less likely to persist.” health insurance.” Full-time regular employees Umbach said he does not blame these Umbach said while there are these prob- receive benefi ts, can be ten- problems on part-time instructors because lems of lesser-quality education associated ured and have an ongoing institutional problems, such as not giving with adjunct professors, they are a vital part Part-time regular employees relationship with the college. part-time employees benefi ts or incentives to of colleges and universities. don’t receive benefi ts but 19 attend workshops, do not encourage them to “We need to have them, absolutely, so we have an ongoing teaching relationship with the college. work harder. remain fl exible, so we remain effi cient,” he Full-time temporary employees “It’s hard to expect them to spend hours on said. “It’s just how many we have and how 59receive benefi ts and teach for hours preparing for class when they get paid we support and manage them that is the a set period of time because very little money, given very little support for important thing.” of sabbaticals or research. their job,” he said. Susan Engelkemeyer, dean of the School of Umbach said cost is a primary reason insti- Business, said adjunct professors are impor- tutions hire part-time faculty members. tant for her school because they allow greater “It’s far cheaper to hire a part-time faculty fl exibility of course off erings and have more member than it is to hire a full-time faculty professional experience. DESIGN BY ALEXIS MCNUTT member,” he said. “In tight budget times, that’s “For us, they’re a real asset because most SOURCE: THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES a reality.” of them are all folks who have signifi cant work Rountree said she will know after Christ- experience in the fi eld they’re teaching,” she comes in and teaches the course and is not Jack VanDerzee, assistant professor of mas how many more adjunct professors will said. “Th ey’re still actively working full time here the rest of the time.” mathematics, said he has been an adjunct for be hired. and can integrate that into the classrooms that Lynch said because adjunct and part-time more than 25 years, and he prefers it to full- Th ough Umbach’s study suggests part- they teach.” professors have other jobs and cannot be on time status. time faculty are less dedicated to students, Though she is dealing with budget con- campus as much as full-time professors, stu- “I love being an adjunct professor,” he said. Rountree said she does not think this is straints as a result of the economic prob- dents cannot always receive the help they “I get to do what I love to do, teach, and I don’t the case with the college’s adjunct and lems, Engelkemeyer said her school will use need, a reason she said she would like to use have to do committee work, and I don’t have part-time professors. about the same amount of part-time faculty more full-time professors. to worry about tenure.” “My perception of Ithaca College is that we next year. She said in the future, if student Th is was the case with freshman Margaux VanDerzee said he does not think that his use well-trained adjuncts and that they come enrollment increases but the budget doesn’t, LeMaster, who said it is sometimes frustrating teaching is aff ected by not working full time, in, and they are dedicated to students, and that the School of Business may have to hire more to schedule meetings with adjunct professors. and he has ample time to meet with students. in many cases, they don’t just teach their class part-time positions. “You go by their offi ce and they’re not Rountree said though money may prove and leave,” she said. “A full-time teacher can Dianne Lynch, dean of the Park School of there, or you look at their schedule and there to be a problem, she does not want to do be an excellent professor or not, and so can Communications, said though adjunct pro- are big X’s,” she said. “Th ey’re less willing to anything to affect the quality of the stu- a part-time.” fessors can bring more professional experi- meet with you outside of class.” dents’ education. Patricia Zimmermann, professor of ence, the Park School has 10 full-time faculty Zimmermann said in her experiences “Money is always a priority, we always cinema, photography and media arts, has searches going on and is looking to use fewer teaching at the college, she has not encoun- have to stay within our budget,” she said. team-taught with adjunct professors near- adjunct professors. tered what studies suggest. “If I’m going to cut faculty, I would try not ly every semester of the 28 years she has “It’s very much my goal to the extent that “In terms of the quality of adjuncts, I to do it in an area unless there had been a taught at the college. She said she has not we can aff ord it that our students are taught by couldn’t disagree more,” she said. “Th e ad- drop in the number of students in that area. had problems with the adjuncts themselves, full-time faculty,” she said. “Th e most appro- juncts that I work with are people who are I will always try to cut in ways that don’t but she disagrees with institutions that priate and even the most wonderful adjunct emerging scholars.” hurt instruction.” Thursday, December 4, 2008 NEWS The Ithacan 7

When preparing for the season, know the Local Christmas tree farm DECKING THE HALLS college’s rules concerning holiday decor. Christmas Trees wall outlet whenever possible. •Natural trees may only be installed in •A single, grounded (three-pronged) main lobby areas of academic or power-strip with surge protector may be gains national recognition office buildings. used to connect lights to outlet. •Only artificial trees may be used in •Extension cords are prohibited. BY LAUREN BARBER Summit Award. other areas, specifically dorm rooms CONTRIBUTING WRITER “Th e Summit Award is the highest recog- and apartments. Candles With the ground freshly dusted with snow nition in the Association community for an •Artificial trees must be clearly marked •Burning candles are not permitted under as flame-retardant or made of slow- any circumstances in any building. and the familiar scent of pine in the air, the organization that advances America and re- burning materials. • Lit candles are not permitted as Moore family wraps Christmas trees at its tree ally tries to come up with innovative projects •Artifi cial trees with built-in electrical tree decorations. farm in Groton, N.Y. Most will be sent to local that they implemented in their communities,” systems, like lights, should have the •Select lounges in several residential homes, but many will travel across the seas. he said. Underwriters’ Laboratory label. buildings has been designated for use Th rough the Trees for Troops program Moore Tree Farm acts as a central pickup •Inspect all lighting carefully before use. by students who wish to light candles designed by the Christmas SPIRIT Founda- point for the FedEx route and for the Ithaca for Hanukkah. tion, a public charity devoted to giving a bet- area. Moore said he sometimes travels 50 Decorations •Always use noncombustible decorating All safety information according to Tim ter holiday to those less fortunate, the Moore miles in order to pick up trees from other materials (metal, glass, etc.). Ryan, Environmental Health and Safety family has helped donate trees to servicemen growers in New York, only to bring them back •Untreated cotton batting and flock manager; Jenny Pickett, coordinator of and their families. Since its establishment in to his farm to combine with his own donated are prohibited. Residential Facilities; Ron Clark, Fire and 2005, Trees for Troops with the help of FedEx trees. Last year, approximately 150 trees were •Evergreen boughs cannot be attached Building safety coordinator; and the Holi- Freight has delivered more than 34,000 trees collected at the Moore farm from surround- to interior or exterior doors, stairways, day Season Fire Safety Policies Memo. to families in need. ing New York areas. hallways, handrails, etc. •Hanging of crepe paper streamers and Th e program recently received the 2008 As- Dick Darling, coordinator of the New York large paper decorations, such as posters sociations Advance America Summit Award this state Trees for Troops program and owner of the and door coverings, from ceilings, doors and past September from the American Society of Darling Christmas Tree Farm in Clifton Springs, doorframes is prohibited in all buildings. Association Executives for its eff orts. N.Y., said Moore Tree Farm has consistently Moore Tree Farm, a member of SPIRIT, contributed to the program. Lighting was involved with specifi cally the creation “Th ey’ve been very loyal to the program •A single string of up to 50 lights or two process of Trees for Troops in 2005 and was and a good contributor,” he said. “Every year electric candles will be allowed around or in windows if: recognized for its contributions to the Trees for they help us out.” •The lights carry the UL label and are Troops program. Darling said tree farms across the state will in good operating condition. “Th e group brainstormed and said, ‘Well likely ship about 700 trees to more than a dozen •The lights are directly plugged into a we’ve got these folks, men and women, over foreign countries as well as military bases. in Iraq, and they’re representing the country, Moore said the organization has been fi ghting on our behalf, and at Christmastime, well-received by the troops and their families. they’re separated from their loved ones,’” said He said the stories and letters he receives are DESIGN BY ALEXIS MCNUTT Richard Moore, owner of the farm. heartwarming and priceless, like one he re- Th e Summit Award is granted to organiza- ceived from a man in Baghdad who received Bulge in 1944, Germans on one side, Ameri- outstanding achievement,” he said. tions that display outstanding eff orts in areas a tree from his farm. cans on the other,” he said. “All of a sudden, Moore said he is already making prepara- such as public education/information, econom- “It’s Christmas day, things are quiet in Christmas Eve, they called a truce and both tions to collect, deliver and donate trees to ic development, business and social innovation, Baghdad, and he and a buddy took the tree sides were singing “Silent Night,” one in Ger- this year’s Trees for Troops program. He said skills training/development, and civic and vol- and put it on the back of a 70-ton tank and man, the other in English.” he is glad to lend a helping hand and thankful unteer activities. Th e Christmas SPIRIT foun- they decorated the thing and anchored it and Konysz said Trees for Troops and the to the troops for their eff orts. dation was honored at the ASAE & Th e Center’s drove around Baghdad — from our farm to Christmas SPIRIT foundation was deserving “I’m thankful to be an American, thankful for Summit Awards Dinner in September. your tank,” he said. of the award. all we have,” he said. “Th ese guys are out there Jakub Konysz, public relations manag- Moore said the spirit of Christmas can in- “We just wanted to recognize their work fi ghting for their cause, their country. Looking er of ASAE, said organizations must meet terfere with any confl ict. and their commitment because we believe at the sacrifi ces these folks are making, this is a high standards to receive the prestigious “Go back to the history — the Battle of the that by giving trees to these troops, it’s a really small token that we can give back.”

Applications Available at the Office Of Residential Life from January 21 through February 3rd Email: [email protected] Phone: (607) 274-33141 8 The Ithacan Thursday, December 4, 2008

All month long we’re Celebrating Brain Power, and we’re ready to stimulate your mind with our events! Great food, awesome prizes, and a whole lot of fun are awaiting you.

December 4 - Decorate Gingerbread people, Late Night, Towers

December 5 - Steak Night, Dinner, All Dining Halls

December 9 - Ultimate Baked Potato Bar, Lunch, All Dining Halls

December 10 - Sustainable Holiday Event, Lunch, Towers

December 11- Holiday Dinner, Dinner, Campus Center Dining Hall, Terraces

December 14-17—Study Snacks, 9 -12 PM, Campus Center Dining Hall

December 16—December Birthdays, Dinner, All Dining Halls

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SELECTED ENTRIES FROM Public Safety Incident Log NOVEMBER 7 TO NOVEMBER 8

NOVEMBER 7 accidentally sustained an abdomen in- MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE Damage already reported. Operations reported smoke was caused by burnt food. jury while using equipment. Person was LOCATION: Gym Road Manager Steven Yaple. Sergeant Ronald Hart. MAKING GRAFFITI transported by ambulance to CMC. Patrol SUMMARY: Caller reported a one-car mo- LOCATION: Textor Hall Offi cer Jeffrey Austin. tor vehicle accident. Report taken. Patrol MAKING GRAFFITI FOR THE COMPLETE SAFETY LOG, SUMMARY: Caller reported people wrote Offi cer Jeffrey Austin. LOCATION: East Tower go to www.theithacan.org/news graffi ti. Two people judicially referred for UNLAWFUL POSTING ADVERTISEMENT SUMMARY: Offi cer reported unknown per- criminal conduct. Master Patrol Offi cer LOCATION: Circle Apartments NOVEMBER 8 son drew and wrote graffi ti. Pending investi- Donald Lyke. SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown gation. Operations Manager Steven Yaple. KEY person handing out flyers and put- MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED CRIMINAL TAMPERING ting them under doors. Pending in- LOCATION: Terraces FOUND PROPERTY CMC – Cayuga Medical Center LOCATION: Circle Lot 4 vestigation. Master Patrol Officer SUMMARY: Caller reported person acciden- LOCATION: West Tower CCV – College Code Violation SUMMARY: Caller reported an un- Bruce Holmstock. tally fell on the stairs and sustained an arm SUMMARY: Offi cer reported musical instru- DWI – Driving while intoxicated known person threw eggs at a vehicle. injury. Person went on own to CMC. A report ments were found and turned over to Public IFD – Ithaca Fire Department Pending investigation. Patrol Offi cer UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA was taken. Sergeant Ronald Hart. Safety. Unknown owner. IPD – Ithaca Police Department Daniel Bechtold. LOCATION: Upper Quad MVA – Motor vehicle accident SUMMARY: Offi cer reported one per- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF FIRE ALARM RA – Resident assistant MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED son was judicially referred for unlaw- LOCATION: East Tower LOCATION: Garden Apartments SASP – Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol LOCATION: Dillingham Center ful possession of marijuana. Sergeant SUMMARY: Offi cer reported unknown SUMMARY: Person detected a burning odor V&T – Vehicle and Transportation SUMMARY: Caller reported one person Terry O’Pray. person damaged fl oor indicator display. and activated fi re alarm system. Offi cer 10 The Ithacan OPINION Thursday, December 4, 2008

EDITORIALS DIVERSIFYING COMMUNITIES New housing options show signs college is committed to giving students greater fl exibility and responsibility

he Offi ce of Residential Life continued to show support for growing and maintaining Ton-campus communities when it adopted the block housing plan on Nov. 17. Th e plan, which will off er students the opportunity to move to new housing in small groups, begins in the spring and will aim to build upon the sense of community students develop in their fi rst and second years on campus. Beyond providing students with the chance to live with their friends, the block housing plan is the latest indication of Ithaca College’s commitment to provid- ing fl exibility and greater freedom of association to its students. Earlier this semester, Residential Life announced that three cultural housing options will be off ered in fall 2009. Th e French, German and Italian communities will be modeled after “Vecinos,” the highly successful Spanish culture community founded in 2006. “Vecinos” has proven to be constructive not only for its residents, but also for the entire campus, as it hosts a number of events each year. Just as signifi cant a sign is that block housing shows the college’s mounting confi dence in students to make responsible, adult decisions regarding where and how they live. Th is fall, Residential Life launched its pilot gender-neutral housing in Eastman Hall, which allows students to live with the roommate of their choice, regardless of gender. Some warned that students might APPLICATIONS FOR PAID POSITIONS ON THE ITHACAN’S EDITORIAL BOARD FOR THE attempt to abuse the program simply to live with a heterosexual love interest. Despite such scrutiny, the SPRING 2009 SEMESTER ARE NOW AVAILABLE. college recognized the greater potential benefi ts of the gender-neutral option, especially in promoting a more LGBT-friendly environment, and trusted that students WANT TO SPEAK YOUR MIND? HAVE YOUR FINGER ON THE would act responsibly in selecting their housing. his generation has largely developed its political Th ere will be apprehensions about block housing awareness during the presidency of George W. — that it could promote cliques and discourage stu- Bush. During the past eight yearss, we have come to CAMPUS PULSE? dents from making new friends and joining diff erent expect disappointment from our leadership. We’ve come to communities. However, in terms of college life, hous- expect lies and that the interests of the people don’tt factor ing can dictate whether a student will fi nd comfort and into our leaders’ decisions. If there is a generation desper- fl ourish socially at a given institution. Instead of letting ate foforr chchangeange, it iiss this one. As ccitizensitizens of tthishiscountrywe country, we it be a deal breaker, the college will provide more should be most inspired by our president. It is a possibility liberty in residence selection. Allowing students to our generation has never known. America is at a pivotal take greater responsibility in their lives while in school crossroads, and it is essential that the next prp esident is able is better preparation for life after graduation, and ulti- to put politics aside and communicate to all citizens. Sen. mately, that is the goal of every college and university. Barack Obama has proven himself most capable of the kind of leadership the country needs right noww. Obama’s calm demeanor and measured approach to CRACKING THE decision-making is refreshing after the pap st eigght years. Th ese qualities fail to describe Sen. John McCain. GLASS CEILING McCain’s variable stances have been diffi cult to interpret. Women in Business Network helps He fi rst argued that Bush’hs tax policies were irresponsible but now supports them. He proposed an across-the-board forge path for gender equality in fi eld spending freeze, then chipped away at it with exceptions and direct contradictions, such as his running mate Gov. he business world can be unaccommodating to Sarah Palin’s promise to fully fund certain programs for women. In many ways, it is perceived as a man’s chhilddren with speciial needds. Tterritory, and the statistics — both at institu- While presiddenntit al cana didates typically make bold, tions of higher education and leading corporations unffeasibblee cama ppaiign prp ommises, thhey do makke executive — refl ect that. According to Fortune 500, the highest- decisionns tht ata prroviv dee inssigi hth into how they might govern. paid woman executive, Sharilyn Gasaway, CFO of MMcCaaiin’ss sellecctiionn of PaP lil n mmaarkr s a tremenddous error in Alltel, made $38.6 million in 2007. Meanwhile, Steven judggmmentnt. PPaalin was noot ththororouughg ly vetted nor is she in Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Group, was the any waw y caapap blb e tot serrvee as prp eesiddeent iin thhe event thhat shhe highest-paid man, making nearly 10 times Gasaway’s woouuld haavvee too. On thhe ototheh r hhaandd, Obama chose Sen. Joe earnings, at $350.7 million. Even the 25th highest-paid Biddenn, whoho won’tt winn him many vvotes he didn’nt already male executive made $3.3 million more than Gasaway. seccurree butt wouuldd be ann indisspep nnssaable help once in offi ce. Even though these statistics tell a small part IIt’’s clleeaarr whosee deeccision wwas ddiccttaatedd by politiics andd not of the story, it is indicative of the broader point that business is still “a man’s game.” In this light, the work of the Women in Business Network is BECOME OPINION EDITOR. BECOME ASSISTANT ACCENT EDITOR. especially crucial. By assisting and preparing young Become part of our award-winning staff . 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GUEST COMMENTARY

Student urges others to give during holidays RIGHT SIDES UP t’s easy to get wrapped up in the shop- ping frenzy of the holiday season. Black IFriday deals swirl through newspapers, SHANAN GLANDZ magazines and television trying to lure in the masses of pajama-clad shoppers for 4 a.m. sales. Many people worry what gifts to give, complain about how many different choices Holidays lost they have and how many people to buy for, and get stressed and upset about all of the in ambiguity wrapping and hassle. Meanwhile, there are those cross the United States, a less fortunate who only war is being waged on the wish they had something Aholidays. I don’t mean the to wrap. year-end event at the Lexus dealer Thousands of children or the giant red bow on the Target will wake up on Christmas home page. I mean the real holi- morning or the days of days, the religious traditions that Hanukkah with empty bel- are being buried under a mountain lies and nothing to open. MARA ENGEL of can’t-miss bargains and eff ete Thousands more parents “Happy Holidays” greetings. will sit ashamed and saddened by the fact that I had a history teacher in they couldn’t provide more for their children. high school who was adamantly These are the faces that are often forgotten The holidays provide numerous volunteer activities, such as God’s Love We Deliver. The agency delivers against the melting-pot descrip- during the holidays. Though many shoppers 2,500 holiday meals to people living with HIV/AIDS and other illnesses in the New York City area. tion of American culture often are looking to give to family and friends, the RAMIN TALAIE/ASSOCIATED PRESS employed in our history books. holiday season is a time to be thinking of producing animals to a developing country. a smile, remember those who need it most. Instead, he said America resem- neighbors and even strangers who may need Christmas morning always came and went, There are few feelings more satisfying than bled a cultural mosaic, meaning some help or even just a moment of your and my brother and I had presents to open the one gained from the act of giving. each individual part retains its time. Dedication to helping others is the es- and a hot brunch waiting on the table. But Here is a list of just a few of the things you uniqueness, creating a beautiful sence of the holiday season. it isn’t the presents that I remember today. can do this year for those in need: picture without ever blending My parents have told me since I was little I remember the goat my dad donated on my Donate gently used coats, hats, mittens into sameness. that no matter what we have, we must be behalf, the coat I gave to a child less fortunate and clothes to the Salvation Army or a local Th e holidays are no diff erent. thankful and share it with others. There were and the giggle of an elderly man as we sang clothes drive. In one pitiful example, Florida times when we had very little and could only “Frosty the Snowman” in the living room of Visit www.heifer.org and give food-producing Gulf Coast University released give our time by reading holiday stories to his nursing home. animals to a family in a developing country. a statement last week banning children at church or give our voices and Just a moment of time given out of the Sing carols or spend time with the elderly all religious holiday decorations cheer by singing to the elderly in the local goodness of the human heart can reach out at a local nursing home. from its premises and canceling nursing home. We lined up at shelters to and brighten the spirits of someone who is Serve a meal or read holiday stories to a popular greeting card contest serve a hot meal or rang bells for the Salva- alone or down on their luck. The decorations, children at a local shelter. in favor of — oh, the irony — an tion Army. When times were good we gave presents and food are all a part of the season, Donate canned goods to a local food bank. ugly sweater competition. coats and clothes, sponsored a family, and but when all is gone and the decorations are Give a monetary donation to your Universities aren’t the only gave bags of food to the food shelf in town. packed away, it is the spirit of giving that favorite charity. ones elbowing religion out of One year, instead of exchanging presents to makes the magic of the holidays memorable. modern holiday celebrations for each other, we took part in the Heifer Project, So this holiday, make a point to reach out. MARA ENGEL is a senior journalism major. the sake of sensitivity. When was where you can donate livestock and food- Whether you give a goat or a coat or simply E-mail her at [email protected]. the last time a stranger at check- out or an ad in the paper wished you “Merry Christmas”? To be GUEST COMMENTARY fair, “Happy Hanukkah” can still be found from time to time, but honestly, I’d be less surprised Campus can benefi t from diff erent view of diversity at seeing “Happy Kwanzaa” in a public space than some errant must admit that before com- only member of the LGBT com- advertisement adorned with a ing to college my view of what munity, I am not the only member nativity scene. Idiversity meant was distorted. of the lower middle class, I am not We’re told this ambiguity is Growing up in an urban environ- the only Christian, nor am I the all in the name of cultural and re- ment, I thought that a diverse only person who is the oldest in ligious sensitivity. We Christians setting was anywhere there was an his or her family. shouldn’t go around wishing ev- abundance of I have used this view of diversity eryone Merry Christmas because African-Ameri- in my role as a campus leader. As we’re oppressing religious mi- can, Latino and a leader, I represent all students nority groups with our yuletide Asian people. on campus and the diversity that exclamations. Our happiness is Th erefore, I every person brings. My work here threatening to others. thought my involves trying to get people to see Instead, take to heart the idea neighborhood the diversity we do have here on that America is a giant mosaic of was diverse. campus and to help students use diff erent cultures, religions and Th en I went that diversity to make great things personalities. Th is country was to a private CORNELL happen. One event last year, Th e founded on religious diversity, not high school WOODSON Unity Conference, intended to es- religious censorship. Our separa- where it was 85 tablish a place where organizations tion of church and state is meant percent white, 5 percent African- could collaborate on events and to preserve religious and personal American, 5 percent Latino and 5 discuss issues they faced. Th e event freedom, not to censor expression The Student Government Association passed an amendment founding the percent Asian. Th roughout my four was meant to create ways for us to in favor of political correctness. Unity Council to promote its commitment to diversity on campus in 2007. years, I was frustrated with the lack FILE PHOTO/THE ITHACAN celebrate each other and what we Since when did an empty of diversity my high school had. bring to this campus community. I room and some generic song Being one of the few of my kind was ers consist of our cultural back- population, and this helps explain think this campus needs something about Frosty the Snowman certainly tough. ground, our political views, our why our society is so full of hate. like the Unity Council because it represent the religious free- However, now I know that di- gender, our sexuality, our econom- Everyone is so busy trying to fi ght could bring people together whose dom supposedly enjoyed by all versity is much more complex than ic background and our religious for the spotlight and playing “my roads normally would not cross. Americans? Th is holiday season, just race. I discovered this through views. All these things make up a pain is bigger than yours,” we My point is this — the diversity wish everyone Merry Christmas conversations with my white peers diverse environment, not just race. forget that our diff erences help we bring to any environment goes or Happy Hanukkah or Happy who felt that, because they were Our society has trained us to think us grow and that we have more in beyond our cultural background. If Kwanzaa or any other greeting in not African-American or Latino, of diversity in terms of black and common than we think. When it we stop defi ning ourselves solely by your faith tradition, if you have they did not bring diversity to an white. It is time that we allow our comes to diversity based on cul- that category, I think we will begin one. To have real diversity in the environment. Another experience minds to think a little deeper when tural background, Ithaca College to recognize much more about our- public square, we must celebrate that helped me redefi ne diversity using terms like diversity. and my high school are lacking. selves and what we bring to the table. religions, not alienate them. was the fi rst-year diversity speaker When we constrain our world However, when I look back at my Forget the PC Frosty. Give program that the college does each to just black and white, we forget high school years and my years CORNELL WOODSON is a senior com- me a menorah, a unity cup or a year. To me, diversity is everything all of the other people that make here at Ithaca, I realize that in munication management and design Christmas tree — now that’s that makes us diff erent — it is our world what it is, whether many aspects I am not the minor- major and president of the Student a celebration. made up of many layers. Just in we agree with them or not. We ity. I am not the only Democrat, I Government Association. E-mail him case I am being unclear, those lay- exclude a huge portion of our am not the only male, I am not the at [email protected]. SHANAN GLANDZ is a senior writ- ing major. E-mail her at sglandz1@ ALL OPINIONS EXPRESSED do not necessarily refl ect those ofThe Ithacan. To write a guest commentary, contact Opinion Editor Aaron King at 274-3208. ithaca.edu. 12 The Ithacan Thursday, December 4, 2008 Thursday, December 4, 2008 ACCENT The Ithacan 13 Findingon bliss a budget Salons and spas in Ithaca provide aff ordable ways to unwind

is the season for fi nal exams, students’ schedules as well as their wallets. projects and papers — and the Assistant Accent Editor Kaydi Poirier ’Tstress that comes with them. discovered some of the ways students can Fortunately for college students in Ithaca, de-stress, whether they are on a tight budget some quick, convenient ways to relax and or have some extra cash to spend. pamper are now within closer reach. Local Among the approximately 15 spas and spa professionals understand that students salons in the Ithaca area, the following are limited in time and money and are mak- three were chosen for their variety of spa ing eff orts to reach out to the college popu- treatments and proximity to the Ithaca lation by off ering services that are friendly to College campus.

AUGUST MOON SPA your skin — the sea algae in and a salt scrub. 256-2772 the sushi wrap or the warm But students don’t need to Avacado, sesame and cu- mud in the mud wrap capture spring for a full service to ex- cumber might sound like lunch, those toxins.” perience August Moon luxu- but at August Moon Spa at La Th e treatment comes com- ries. A menu of Th erapeutic Tourelle Resort on Danby Road, plete with a scalp massage and Add-on services — including they are used for body-wrap body butter application. All Au- paraffi n wax dips to moistur- treatments that lead massage gust Moon Body Treatments are ize hands, feet and elbows or therapist Kash Iraggi-Wig- $105 for 50 minutes of splurge- knees, a 25-minute refl exol- gins highly recommends for worthy bliss. ogy and a customizable Pick- stressed-out college students. For an unusual indulgence, Me-Up massage — starts at During wrap treatments, Iraggi-Wiggins recommends $15. Iraggi-Wiggins said al- the body is coated with warm the Taughannock Falls Wa- most any Th erapeutic Add-on sea algae or warm mud and terfall Treatment, at $125. It can be enjoyed by itself. wrapped in towels for 20 min- takes place on a wet table in For $25, students can pur- utes, which kicks up the core the spa’s Vichy room, or water chase a day pass, which gives body temperature. room, the only one of its kind them access to the spa’s relax- “When you’re under stress, in Ithaca. Warm water fl ows ation rooms, workout room, you build up toxins in your from jets during the 50- or sauna and steam room. Th e pass Massage therapist Kate Lane of August Moon Spa performs a hot stone Waterfall Treat- body,” she said. “So it literally 80-minute treatment, which is included in most services but ment on Assistant Accent Editor Kaydi Poirier on Monday in the spa’s Vichy room. draws the toxins out through includes a hot stone massage can also be purchased alone. EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN

ALTA SPA & SALON at $35. ($120), gently exfoliates with Th e spa also off ers a oatmeal and moisturizes 273-6818 Mini-Combo menu made with ultra-rich shea butter Alta Spa & Salon on up of customizable packag- to make the skin more sup- East State Street off ers a es. Visitors can choose from ple and prevent dehydra- Hot Stone Manicure and the list of nine combinations tion, especially during the Pedicure within its exten- — from a $68 manicure and winter months. sive treatment menu. Hot half-hour massage to a $190 Alta Spa body treatments stones are massaged on dif- head-to-toe pampering ses- are one hour long and range ferent areas of the body to sion that includes a mani- from $100 to $120. relax muscles and keep the cure, pedicure, body treat- “When people come to whole body warm while the ment and swiss shower. a spa, it’s nice for them to hands or feet are treated. Owner Awura-Abena do something out of their Manicure and pedi- Ansah said she recom- comfort zone,” Ansah said. cure services at Alta Spa mends body treatments For students, that com- & Salon include Regular, for students who are will- fort zone might be the price French, Spa, Hot Stone ing to spend a little more range, but with the holidays and exfoliating Glycolic on pampering. around the corner, a gift cer- varieties. Manicures start For example, the Shea tifi cate would be a worthy at $25 and pedicures start Butter Full Body Treatment addition to any wish list.

Awura-Abena Ansah, owner of Alta Spa & Salon on East State Street gives a client a manicure Monday. The spa offers several varieties of manicures, pedicures and body treatments. EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN

RASAR SPA pressive, and even at $55, stu- bathrobe, sandals, shampoo, 273-174027 dents don’t have to break the conditioner, body wash and Rasa Spa, located in the bank to try it for themselves. lotion are provided, and visi- IslandIs Health and Fitness Cen- “The cool thing that I’ve tors can then spread out on a teter on Taughannock Boule- seen with people is once they chaise lounge in the spa’s tran- vavard, is the only spa in Ithaca to get it, they really get zoned quility room to read a book, off er a hot oil scalp treatment out,” Rachel Hogancamp, take a nap or unwind in the cacalled Ananda, which means massage therapist and co- meditation room. “b“bliss” in Sanskrit. Warm san- founder of Rasa Spa, said. Hogancamp said Rasa Spa dadalwood, vetiver and sunfl ow- On the less expensive side, recently made Tuesdays Ithaca er organic oils are massaged Rasa Spa also off ers a $25 day College Days at the spa, so stu- ininto the scalp, followed by a pass that gives visitors access dents can receive 10 percent off neneck, shoulder and foot mas- to the spa even if they are not any treatment on that day. sasage. Th e half-hour treatment there for a treatment. Th e pass “I want people to choose enends with a face massage us- is included in all treatments things that are going to feel Shannon Switzer, massage therapist at Rasa Spa, is treated with a hot oil ining warm towels to relieve but waxing. good but also that they can Ananda scalp massage treatment by one of her co-workers Monday. EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN sinus pressure. Th e pass gives the visitor ac- aff ord so they don’t feel that Th e relaxation that comes cess to the showers, sauna and coming here is stressful,” from the short session is im- changing rooms. A terrycloth she said. ACCENTUATE

14 The Ithacan Thursday, December 4, 2008

Hot or Not This week’s hits and misses

Staff Writer Alexandra Palombo recaps the best and worst holiday specials beginning to creep back onto the TV channels. Hot “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Yes, the ABC Family Channel often in- duces nausea, but the cartoon is a clas- sic that should be respected and adored for its simplicity. Charlie Brown and his friends try to put together their annual Christmas pageant while the blanket- loving Linus tells them what Christmas is all about. The greatest and most heart-warming scene is the one when the whole gang gets together to rehearse for the pageant. The joyful dancing only Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Peppermint Pattie can pull off is the bow on this gift Spitting it out of a holiday special. From left, senior Jaylene Clark and junior Jon “Cosmo” Kagan perform “The Audacity of Hello” at a Spit That! showcase Nov. 20 in Emerson Suites. The show featured the group’s original poetry and a guest performance by New York City-based troupe Writer’s Block. CHLOE NELSON/THE ITHACAN Lukewarm Stephen Colbert’s “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All” What would you do if you were trapped FACEBOOK’S MOST INTELLECTUAL hohot in a mountain cottage with a grizzly bear ADDICTION MAKES A COMEBACK outside the door and your fake news dates broadcast went on without you? That’s the guilty situation Stephen Colbert fi nds himself in pleasures thursday during his Christmas special — which is Film screening of “17 To Facebook addicts still mourning the not a “holiday” festival, he says with pride. Paths to Enlightenment,” loss of the Scrabulous application, The special features appearances by Toby a yet-to-be-released fi lm by weep no more. After some copyright Keith as a patriotic Christmas singer, Jon Frederick Marx, co-creator of disputes, Hasbro has released its 1994’s “Hoop Dreams,” will Stewart (who tries to interest Colbert in classic board game in a new applica- be held at 7:30 p.m. in Park some Hanukkah) and Willie Nelson as the tion called Scrabble Beta. There may Auditorium followed by a fourth Wise Man — you know, the one be an annoying number of errors, but Q&A session. who offered baby Jesus illegal drugs as an Scrabble is still the ultimate procrasti- alternative to frankincense and myrrh. nation tool. Really, who can judge you friday for not writing that paper when you’re Jimkata and My Dear Not playing word games online? Disco will perform at 10 p.m. “Shrek the Halls” — Heather Karschner at Castaways. The show is Sadly, this special sets out to do what 18+ and tickets are $7. sequels do for other movies: shame- Artist reception to lessly ruin them for profi t. In the special, celebrate the work of local Shrek sets out to put his own ogre spin painter Sarah Ahearn will be on holiday traditions, as he hangs out held from 5 to 8 p.m. at The in the woods with Donkey, Fiona and his ATTEMPTED ONLINE DANCE Frame Shop on West Buffalo three kids. He buys a book on how to cel- of the TUTORIAL TURNS UGLY Street. The event is free, ebrate Christmas perfectly, but predict- video and wine and cheese will be provided. Ahearn’s paintings ably, his houseguests’ crazy antics ruin week will be on display through his plans. Under other circumstances It’s too bad the title of a recent YouTube early January. — if the horrible special wasn’t based on obsession gives away the clincher, because an adorable comedy enjoyable for kiddos without it, the hilarity is like a diamond in the of all ages — this wouldn’t be that big rough. The European star of “Dance Fail,” saturday of a problem. But “Shrek” is too good of who resembles Scary Spice of the Spice Swing dance and lesson will a movie to be ruined by further sequels Girls, circa 1998, doesn’t seem to realize be held by the Ithaca Swing — “Shrek the Third” was enough of a her living room is way too tiny for her outra- Dance Network featuring shame to the original. geous dance moves. After about 50 seconds Ageless Jazz Band from 8:30 p.m. to midnight at of breaking it down, disaster ensues when a the Community School of ceiling light gets in her way. Euro chick tries to Music and Art on East State recover, but to no avail. Oh, how sweet it is to Street. Admission is $10 for laugh at other people’s failures. students. The lesson begins — Kaydi Poirier at 7:30 p.m. Lost Sailors, a Grateful Dead tribute band, will per- form at 9 p.m. at Castaways. Tickets are $5. quoteunquote sunday Speedy, the classic Harold I didn’t want to really think about the reality Lloyd 1928 silent comedy, will be shown with accompanying of it. It was like ‘I’m OK.’ live music at 2 p.m. at the State Theatre in celebration Britney Spears on her divorce from Kevin Federline in “Britney: For of the theater’s 80th birthday. “ the Record,” an MTV special that aired Sunday. Admission is 50 cents. ” Thursday, December 4, 2008 ACCENT The Ithacan 15 Myths of the deep ‘Metamorphoses’ submerges theatergoers in Greek folklore

BY AARON EDWARDS phoses” changes from scene to scene. STAFF WRITER It can act as something as simple as A dim purple light shimmers a washing basin and as deviant and onto the center of a pool of clear, sinister as the winding River Styx in pristine water. In the depths of the the depths of the Underworld. water lay two unmoving bodies. A Contemporary characteristics spotlight glides to a woman sitting in the speech and mannerisms of by the edge of the water gazing into the characters are melded into the its base. She recognizes what she script. King Midas, for example, sees, looks out at the audience and walks on stage wearing a sharp blaz- speaks: “Bodies.” er holding a cell phone as opposed “Metamorphoses,” the third main to brandishing a scepter and sport- stage theatrical production at Ithaca ing royal robes. College this year, is a modern adapta- While the script calls for a limited tion of myths and folklore originally number of cast members to portray told by the Roman poet Ovid in his these postmodern and classic charac- Senior Heather Frase plays Psyche, and junior Marcin Pawlikiewicz plays Eros, also known as Cupid, in a retelling narrative poem of the same name. ters, Jeff rey Tangeman, director and of the Roman myth. The story is one of several Greek or Roman tales featured in the play “Metamorphoses.” Th e play emphasizes the literal and associate professor of theater arts, COURTESY OF SHERYL SINKOW metaphysical transformation of char- said he decided to increase the cast acters in the myths — be it through size because of the level of talent that close-knit ensemble atmosphere akin “It’s incredible ... spectacular ... I truly makes the show worthwhile. the wrath of the gods, the love of an- students displayed in their auditions. to most shows with small casts to don’t know what to do with myself,” “I honestly believe that the myths other or their own internal choices. “During the callbacks all these spread further than just the actors. he said. “It’s visually stunning and within the show are so beautiful be- Some characters are transformed other doors of possibility kept open- “I really wanted to get that sense completely theatrical.” cause they are so accessible to this into birds or trees, and one becomes ing with what all the students were of ensemble expanding beyond just Senior Angelica Duncan, who day,” she said. a cannibal. Th e alterations of their bringing in,” he said. the cast so that the designers and plays King Midas’ daughter, among Tangeman said using water bodies and minds exhibit the general Ensemble shows that place single crew were feeling part of that excite- other roles, said being a part of a should make for interesting interpre- communiqué of the production. actors in multiple roles are generally ment as well,” he said. show that incorporated an innova- tations of the play’s story lines. Written by the award-winning written to keep casts small and cre- Tangeman’s vision is visible in tive set was a rewarding experience. “Th e whole play is about trans- playwright Mary Zimmerman, ate a more intimate, unifi ed cast ex- rehearsal as actors and crew mem- “I feel honored to get to be a part formation — this idea of profound “Metamorphoses” presents ancient perience among actors. bers work closely to assure every- of a production that’s doing some- change in one’s life,” Tangeman said. Greek and Roman tales as short vi- Sophomore Charlie Forray, one of one’s safety while working with the thing that has never been done be- “Th e idea of water being a part of that gnettes brought to stage by a small the ensemble actors, said Tangeman’s 1,708-gallon pool. fore,” she said. change, there’s something incredibly group of actors. casting choice added to the united Th e pool, which occupies nearly By contrasting the simplic- Zen about that.” Th e tales span from King Midas mind-set the cast and crew possess. all of the acting space in the Clark ity of water with the complex sto- and his “golden touch” to the love “Having spread [the cast] over Th eatre, is a vital part in conveying ries in the show, the cast hopes to “Metamorphoses” will be performed story of Eros and Psyche to the story more people than the original book the show’s message, Tangeman said. bring the array of stories told in the at 8 p.m. today through Saturday and of Creation itself. Each of the stories calls for, I think it added to a group Freshman Andrew Karl, an un- play to a broad audience open to Th ursday through Dec. 13 with mati- is performed in and around a large mind that wouldn’t have been other- derstudy in the show, said he was hearing them. nees off ered at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sun- pool of water. wise attainable,” he said. taken aback when he fi rst saw the Duncan said the connection peo- day and Dec. 13 in Clark Th eatre in Th e pool’s function in “Metamor- Tangeman said he wanted the completed pool onstage. ple will have when watching the myths Dillingham Center.

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Your Closer Connection 16 The Ithacan Thursday, December 4, 2008 Thursday, December 4, 2008 ACCENT The Ithacan 17 College employee juggles work, school and play

BY ALEXANDRA PALOMBO His passion for learning is evident school program assistant at DeW- STAFF WRITER in his voluntary music education, too. itt Middle School, is also learning A steady rock beat thumps from Flanigan started working at the mid- the drums from him, keeping in the belly of DeWitt Middle School. A dle schools a year ago when two of his rhythm with Sokoni and Sowe at steady two-and-four rhythm creeps drum students — one from DeWitt the practice and pleading for just past the trophy case and the audito- Middle School, the other from Boyn- one more song before the jam ses- rium, coming from the home eco- ton Middle School — mentioned the sion ends. As Flanigan counts his nomics room after school Nov. 18. after-school programs were in need students off to start the next set, Near the ovens, Samba Sowe and of teachers. He said his practices start Tete says Flanigan’s teaching style Malama Sokoni, both 11 years old, with a few simple drum exercises and and drumming skill are infectious. sit in concentration, tapping out the rudiments, and then the students “He’s so full of energy,” Tete said. steady beats on their drum pads. One move on to the songs. “He just keeps it moving. I couldn’t pad is tilted to serve as a cymbal, and “I let them warm up a bit, give stop playing.” the boys’ feet tap an imaginary bass. them a couple minutes to get frus- Flanigan’s supervisor at the college, Terrence Flanigan, 38, smiles widely trations out,” he said. “Th e last Michael Yaeger said he sees the same as he accompanies the boys on his thing you want to do is go to an- enthusiasm and life in Flanigan be- own drum pads. other class at the end of the day. It’s hind his drum set or around the halls “We basically play a lot of things all about fun.” of Hood. we can fi nd a two-and-four in,” As they set up their drum pads “His energy level is amazing,” Flanigan, an and twirl their sticks, Sowe and Yaeger said. “I really like him. I’m Ithaca College Sokoni seem passionate about glad he’s here.” facilities at- Watch an audio slide- music and education as well. Both Sophomore Hood resident Leah tendant, says show of Flanigan in regularly attend Flanigan’s classes Taradash said she admires Flani- action at theithacan. as he sets up org/go/08drums. at DeWitt Middle School and take gan’s ambition and passion. the next song. private lessons from him after “I always wondered what clean- “A drummer’s job in rock ‘n’ roll and school. Sowe said his favorite part ing people did besides cleaning,” she blues or anything is the strong two- of the class was learning the beats said. “I didn’t know exactly what he and-four in it.” of the songs, and Sokoni agrees. did. ... Th e fact that he’s taking class- Flanigan would know. In addi- “I want to get a drum set,” Soko- es is pretty admirable.” tion to teaching students how to ni said, drumming steadily with a Flanigan said in addition to see- play drums after school at DeW- smile. “I’m taking drum lessons so I ing the passion his students have itt and Boynton middle schools, can get better.” for music, he enjoys the positive he teaches private lessons, plays As the students become more ex- social implications that drumming drums in Cheyenne Band — the perienced with the drums, they play has. He said drumming promotes a Ithaca College facilities attendant Terrence Flanigan rocks out Nov. 18 at band he founded and named for his more and more complex beats from tolerance that other classes and ac- DeWitt Middle School during the after-school drum lesson he teaches. late son — and also takes classes in ELIZABETH SILE/THE ITHACAN songs Flanigan plays on the stereo. tivities cannot provide, since com- music and anthropology at the col- Starting with classic blues and rock, ing together as a band teaches stu- lege. Th e classes are free because of appreciates the ability to work an an- able and meaningful as he can. like Sowe’s favorite “Good Golly, dents to put aside diff erences and his job as a facilities attendant in thropology major into his music- and “I’m a nontraditional student,” Miss Molly,” Flanigan said maybe by work together for one harmonic Hood Hall and the Garden Apart- work-fi lled schedule. He does admit Flanigan said. “I enjoy participating the end of the year they will move on sound — a crucial skill for drum- ments at the college. he is in no rush to complete the major, in class. I look forward to writing the to more diffi cult songs with triplet mers to possess. Flanigan said taking classes free however. Like one of his beloved drum papers and doing the readings and beats, like Led Zeppelin classics. “Th e most important rule we of tuition is a perk of his job that not solos, he wants to relish his classes and talking in class. Education is one of my It is not just students who learn have is to stay together,” Flanigan everyone takes advantage of, and he take his time to make them as enjoy- main goals.” from Flanigan. Ajit Tete, an after- said. “We are one drummer.” 18 The Ithacan ACCENT Thursday, December 4, 2008 single Epic Aussie fi lm breaks genre boundaries Tracks we’ve BY ANNE GOULD got on repeat NORTHGRAVES file STAFF WRITER ‘SPACEMAN’ Expectant moviegoers have been The Killers anticipating the release of “Australia” The band is back in fi ne form with for months, and the large-scale, ro- the latest single off its newest mantic and exotic epic did not let them album, “Day & Age.” With a trade- down. It is epic with a capital “E.” mark synthesizer-heavy sound, the catchy song hits its peak during Th e fi lm is anything but genre- the chorus. specifi c. With the cattle driving and beautifully shot desert scenery in most ‘YOU FOUND ME’ of the movie, it is part Western. Th e The Fray passionate relation- The Fray’s newest single captures the same magic that catapulted the band ship between Nicole FILM to stardom with “How to Save a Life.” Kidman’s stuff y Brit REVIEW Lead singer Isaac Slade’s voice, rife Lady Ashley and “Australia” with emotion, rises above a ringing Hugh Jackman’s gruff Bazmark piano line. Aussie Drover is Films classic romance fod- Our rating: ‘I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS’ ★★★½ Kristin Chenoweth der, and moments of The Broadway star, nominated physical and verbal for a Tony Award for her role in humor create fl ashes of comedy. “Wicked,” delivers a fresh take Th e social prejudices and Japa- on this holiday classic. nese Invasion of 1930s northern COMPILED BY MATT BIDDLE Australia add historical perspective. From left, Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman bring passion and multidimensionality to their roles as Drover A large portion of the story revolves and Lady Ashley. The expansive (and expensive) fi lm fully succeeds in all its creative cinematic efforts. COURTESY OF BAZMARK FILMS Accent’s Oldie But Goodie around the appalling racist policies of ruling whites against Aborigines there are moments when quick edit- loathing to being united to achieve a realization is particularly moving. ‘ACOUSTIC #3’ and mixed-race children, providing ing, panning shots and physical humor common goal to love, it is wholly be- But while David Wenham is con- The Goo Goo Dolls social commentary. akin to the style of “Moulin Rouge” lievable. Th ough romantic fi lms usu- vincing as the evil Neil Fletcher, a far One of the band’s lesser-known and “Romeo + Juliet” are out of place. ally have an uplifting ending, given cry from his martyr-like role in “Th e tracks is easily one of its best. “Australia” is reported to be the Released in 1998 on the wildly largest and most expensive fi lm made But overall the fi lm fl ows well, and the Luhrmann’s predilection for tragic Lord of the Rings,” Fletcher remains popular “Dizzy Up the Girl,” the in the titular country, costing up- audience can become truly invested endings, the conclusion does not feel a one-note character and could have simple guitar line and piercing lyr- ward of $150 million. Aussie director in the story and the characters’ jour- forced or predictable. benefi ted from more development. ics are lasting. and co-writer Baz Luhrmann — best neys. Luhrmann’s experience direct- Th e fi nal piece of the epic puzzle “Australia” reaches for epic propor- —MATT BIDDLE known for tragic romance spectacles ing dance and action spectacles allows that makes “Australia” a successfully tions and hits the mark. Luhrmann “Moulin Rouge” (2001) and “Romeo + him to craft dramatic sequences in the grand picture is the actors’ skills. transcends his customary style while Juliet” (1996) — did not appear to be expansive setting. Th ough Kidman is Australian, she keeping the fi lm entertaining and sur- the ideal person to tackle “Australia.” Th e writers also deserve a great convincingly portrays a stuck-up prising. Th e result is a lmfi that recalls But his experience crafting genre- deal of credit for the success of “Aus- British aristocrat. Her character the grand spectacle of features like quickies bending fi lms that fi t bygone times tralia.” If not handled delicately, the is more than a caricature — Lady “Ben-Hur” in setting and story, while was vital to making “Australia” work. story could have been predictable and Ashley has good reasoning and mo- focusing on individual characters’ As in “Moulin Rouge,” the story unable to hold the viewer’s interest for tivation for her actions. Jackman is struggle through the landscape. starts off with a few too many char- the fi lm’s 165 minutes. But “Austra- multidimensional as Drover, with acters and plot points presented all at lia” deftly handles the required plot his own motivations and convincing “Australia” was written by Baz once. Understanding all the informa- points. While Kidman’s and Jackman’s character arc. His emotional perfor- Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie, Ronald tion is admittedly diffi cult at fi rst be- characters progress through an arche- mance toward the end of the fi lm Harwood and Richard Flanagan, and cause of thick Australian accents. Also typal relationship, from their initial when Drover comes to a startling directed by Luhrmann.

COURTESY OF WARP RECORDS ‘Chinese Democracy’ mesmerizes “O SOUNDTRACK MY HEART” Pivot Warp Records Axl Rose rejects ’80s Guns N’ Roses on anticipated LP The Australian-based trio’s sec- ond LP doesn’t disappoint with BY JOSHUA MELLMAN bombastic punk on “Shackler’s Revenge,” hip-hop its mixture of new electronic and MANAGING EDITOR beats on “If the World” and simple pop on “Th is postmodern rock. After failed tours, personnel changes and $15 I Love.” million in production costs, Guns N’ Roses sing- Longtime fans missing virtuoso Slash will be er Axl Rose, the band’s only remaining original delighted to hear that Rose’s ensemble of guitar- member, has fi nally delivered what he promised ists from Bumblefoot to Buckethead shred in 15 years ago. “Chinese Democracy” is here, and it ways Slash never did. Th e hired hands perform was worth the wait. solos in a style that’s more frantic and technically Somewhere between swimming with dolphins sound than their predecessor. in music videos and writing epic orchestrations, Th e slow-building track “Madagascar” will Rose lost sight of Guns N’ sound familiar to fans who remember Rose’s COURTESY OF WARP RECORDS Roses’ gritty, no-frills rock ALBUM 2002 MTV VMA performance debacle. “I won’t ‘n’ roll style. However, the REVIEW be told anymore, that I’ve been brought down in COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. LP ably blends styles album lacks identity; “Chi- Guns N’ Roses this storm / And left so far out from the shore, nese Democracy” sounds “Chinese but I can’t fi nd my way back my way anymore,” “MURS FOR PRESIDENT” BY JULIAN WILLIAMS more like an “Axl Rose and Democracy” Rose croons to open the track. Th e masterful bal- Murs STAFF WRITER Friends” holiday compila- Interscope lad incorporates clips from Martin Luther King Jr. Warner Bros. Our rating: Th e beauty of Squarepusher’s latest album, “Just tion than a new Guns N’ speeches and fi lms like “Seven.” The rapper’s latest album is ★★★½ nothing short of brilliance. Murs a Souvenir,” lies in the record’s fusion of diff erent Roses record. While Rose bears the blame for tearing apart combines well-produced fl ows elements of drum and bass, electronica, punk rock Billed at Best Buy as the “most anticipated the original band — “Chinese Democracy” goes with sharp political insight. and traditional jazz. While the combination may album ever,” the 71-minute LP rocks as hard as against everything the old boys stood for — he sound like a bit too much, the LP’s fl uidity makes it anything the original Guns N’ Roses produced in has created a fresh work that, because of its iden- a force to be reckoned with. the late ’80s and early ’90s. But it is a far cry from tity crisis, falls just short of a masterpiece. Multi-instrumentalist and ALBUM the band’s hair-metal heyday — with hard-rock producer Tom Jenkinson’s com- REVIEW hooks and extravagant production, this record is plex jazz melodies and progres- Squarepusher a fi ne take on industrial rock. sions over seemingly simplistic “Just a Rose sings with the same fervor and passion digital drum lines are the key to Souvenir” he had at the band’s inception in the ’80s. Listen- the album’s success. Squarepush- Warp Records ers accustomed to Rose’s howl will be delighted to Our rating: er is also capable of transforming hear his range still intact. ★★★½ bland, unoriginal punk-rock riff s While most of today’s rock acts are content COURTESY OF COLUMBIA RECORDS into vibrant dance tracks by laying them over well- to follow the same formula, Rose takes risks, and produced, synchronized drum and bass beats. they pay off . Th e track “Th ere Was A Time” fea- “I AM ... SASHA FIERCE” Th e album may, at times, be too much for some tures six guitarists (including Rose), a synth or- Beyoncé Columbia Records listeners to handle, but the smooth jazz styling that ac- chestra, another orchestra and a choir and horn Beyoncé’s latest album delivers companies cuts such as “Quadrature” and “Duotone arrangement, which provide an exotic backdrop some timeless soul to her sound, Moonbeam” will appease any true fans of the genre. for Rose’s high-pitched wail. adding a completely new dimen- With “Just a Souvenir,” it’s clear that Squarepusher Th e parade of musicians nearly equals the sion to her music. is still pushing the envelope with his music, using sim- endless genres that “Chinese Democracy” tack- COMPILED BY JULIAN WILLIAMS plicity and complexity to achieve a fresh medium. les. Th e album takes nu-metal riff s and fl irts with COURTESY OF INTERSCOPE Thursday, December 4, 2008 ACCENT The Ithacan 19 TICKET ‘Twilight’ fails to deliver substance or action  STUB  Vampire romance provides little for viewers to sink their teeth into VALID FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

BY MONICA WATSON CINEMAPOLIS STAFF WRITER The Commons 277–6115 Th e ominous opening begins with a lone deer running through TROUBLE THE WATER the woods as a mysterious man 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. except chases after it, darting through Saturday 7 p.m. (with discussion) trees, running at high speed. Th e in- and 9:45 p.m. tense chase ends as the man catches Weekends 2:15 and 4:35 p.m. the deer in his bare arms. Th e scene Wednesday matinee 5 p.m. would lead the viewer to expect a fast-paced action fi lm full of sur- SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK prises and drama, but sadly “Twi- 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. and light” fails to deliver. Saturdays 2:15 and 4:35 p.m. On Nov. 21, theaters across the Sunday 4:35 p.m. country were fi lled with hoards of Wednesday matinee 4:15 p.m. screaming fans for the premiere of the fi lm adaptation of Stephenie FALL CREEK Meyer’s popu- PICTURES lar book series FILM 1201 N. Tioga St. 272–1256 “Twilight.” Th e REVIEW THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS fi lm, which is “Twilight” No. 1 at the box Summit 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. and offi ce thanks Entertainment Weekends 2:15 and 4:35 p.m. to the already Our rating: From left, Bella, played by Kristen Stewart, is a teenage girl who falls for Edward, a vampire played by Robert large fan base of ★★ Pattinson, in the fi lm “Twilight.” The movie is an adaptation inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s vampire book series. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY the book series, COURTESY OF SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. and presents an interesting plot but teenage angst. With unnecessary scenes could have been the standard because of a look Edward gave him Weekends 2:15 and 4:35 p.m. falters in its acting and unrealistic pauses between every word the two instead of the exception since the It is diffi cult to say what is re- special eff ects. speak, the dialogue is both strained relationship between Bella and Ed- ally at fault for the low quality of RACHEL GETTING MARRIED Th e movie begins with Bella and painful to watch. ward seemed otherwise unrealistic. the movie. Th e viewer may jump 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. and Swan, played by Kristen Stewart, Bella begins to grow suspicious As their relationship grows, Ed- to blame the scriptwriter, but de- Weekends 2:15 and 4:35 p.m. leaving sunny Arizona for rainy of Edward after he saves her life by ward decides to introduce Bella to picting all the cheesy elements of Forks, Wash., to live with her es- rescuing her from being hit by a the other Cullens. Rosalie, played Stephenie Meyer’s novel is no easy REGAL STADIUM 14 tranged father, Charlie, played by speeding van. Edward’s super-fast by Nikki Reed, is the beautiful older task. Th e movie’s special eff ects are Pyramid Mall 266-7960 Billy Burke. During her fi rst day at speed, along with the strange cold- sister who makes no attempt at hid- positively laughable. Watching the school, Bella spots the mysterious ness of his skin and his changing ing her contempt for Bella, while vampires run through forests and AUSTRALIA ★★★½ Cullen family, fi ve teenagers and eyes, leads her to conclude that he Alice, played by Ashley Greene, is climb trees is reminiscent more of 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., their adopted parents Esme and is a vampire. After he confi rms her friendly and welcoming. Carlisle Shaggy and Scooby Doo than the 3:30 p.m., 6:20 p.m., 8:30 p.m., Dr. Carlisle Cullen, played by Eliz- suspicions, Bella refuses to shy away and Esme fi t the roles of kind and dark beings they are supposed to 9:50 p.m. abeth Reaser and Peter Facinelli, from him even though she is fully loving parents through their protec- portray. Stewart lacks emotion and respectively. Th e whole family has aware of the dangers that go with tive and kind manner. Edward’s two speaks in monotone, while Pattin- BOLT an unusual pallor about them that their relationship. brothers, Emmett and Jasper, who son contorts his face and body in 11:20 a.m., 11:50 a.m., 1:50 p.m., draws in the attention of others. While most scenes suff er from features an abnormally unmoving the oddest ways. 2:20 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 4:40 p.m., Bella’s eyes are instantly drawn to lame clichéd lines and dull acting, face, are played by Kellan Lutz and A sequel to the fi lm has already 6:50 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 9:10 p.m., Edward, played by Robert Pattin- there are a few good scenes between Jackson Rathbone, respectively. been confi rmed, thanks to the mas- 9:40 p.m., 11:30 p.m. son, and the movie revolves around the two leads. During one passion- A fi lm about vampires may lead sive amount of opening-day sales. her attraction to him. ate kissing scene, Edward and Bella viewers to expect an action-packed Th e viewers can only hope the next FOUR CHRISTMASES When the two fi rst meet, Ed- surprisingly have the ability to play movie, but the action doesn’t come installment of the series will exceed 11:10 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 1:40 p.m. ward treats Bella like she has an off of each other, and the two also in until late into the plot. Th e mov- this fi rst mediocre attempt. (open captioned), 2:40 p.m., 4 p.m., excessively bad case of body odor. share great chemistry during a scene ie’s only dramatic fi ght scene takes 5 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (open captioned), Every time the two speak to each where Edward puts his arm around place when another vampire, James, “Twilight” was written by 7:30 p.m., 9:20 p.m., 10 p.m., other, the audience is forced to sit Bella in their school parking lot. played by Cam Gigandet, becomes Melissa Rosenberg and directed by 11:45 p.m. through bad attempts to portray With better direction, the few good obsessed with killing Bella merely Catherine Hardwicke. MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA 10:50 a.m., 2:10 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:30 p.m.

Duo pushes the limits of adult comedy in ‘Soul Men’ NOBEL SON 1 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 8:10 p.m., BY MICHELLE SKOWRONEK From a playground fi ght in the projects to a 10:50 p.m. STAFF WRITER tag-team wrestling match with a no-good, teenage, Two ex-bandmates crack jokes all day and re- drug-dealing punk, Mac and Jackson seem to fi nd QUANTUM OF SOLACE ★½ build a forgotten friendship broken by wild party- trouble waiting for them at every rest stop along 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., ing, diff erences in opinion and, of course, a girl, in their road trip to New York from California. 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m., “Soul Men,” a new comedy featuring familiar faces. But somehow, with the help from a die-hard fan 8 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:40 p.m., Bernie Mac, who plays Floyd Henderson, is the one and Hinds’ estranged daughter-turned-singer, the 12 a.m. who rekindles the fi re, but it is Samuel L. Jackson, two make a remarkable comeback at the Apollo — as Louis Hinds, who keeps it burning throughout making the duo’s antics well worth the journey. ROLE MODELS ★★★ their hilarious attempt to return to stardom after a Th e comedy in “Soul Men” never ends. Between 3:10 p.m., 11:10 p.m. 20-year hiatus. ’80s-styled outfi ts and selfi sh wannabe gangsters, Having been part of a Motown-esque legendary the movie can’t help but bring out laughter. TRANSPORTER 3 R&B group in the ’80s, the fi lm “Soul Men,” a spoof on retired, washed-up back- 12:40 p.m., 3:20 p.m., 5:45 p.m., fast forwards to the present up singers trying to remake a name for themselves, 8:20 p.m., 11 p.m. day as Mac’s character lives FILM isn’t meant to be intelligent or refi ned and may only comfortably on a fi xed income REVIEW appeal to certain audiences. TWILIGHT ★★ in sunny Southern California “Soul Men” Th e movie places inappropriate sexual and racial 12:20 p.m., 12:50 p.m., 3:50 p.m., Dimension while Jackson ends up living a Films jokes throughout the dialogue. Only those with a 6:30 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 10:10 p.m. life of gang fi ghts and jail sen- Our rating: carefree sense of humor will enjoy, rather than be tences in the ghettos of New ★★★★ off ended by, the constant innuendos. Th e use of vul- York City. gar language and placement of shameful sex scenes Henderson is determined to bring back their are not for the faint of heart. CORNELL CINEMA band, “Th e Real Deal,” after hearing about the death Overall, as one of Mac’s last performances on 104 Willard Straight Hall 255-3522 of the band’s former lead singer, Marcus Hooks, the big screen, “Soul Men” will do his memory played by John Legend, but Hinds brutally refuses. From left, Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson justice. Th e movie was hilarious, upbeat and ex- For more information, visit Th e fi rst wrong move Henderson makes is show- played washed-up R&B stars in “Soul Men.” tremely entertaining. It is the perfect movie to see http://cinema.cornell.edu. ing up in Hinds’ home unannounced. Hinds knocks COURTESY OF DIMENSION FILMS with friends on a lazy day. Nothing beats tough guy Henderson out while his back is turned — one of chained up in the back room, hoping to incite fear Jackson and funny man Mac making a mockery of many unnecessary acts of violence that leaves the in Henderson. It only takes a few nudges to slam the themselves as old-head rockers reliving their glory OUR RATINGS audience laughing. door on Henderson, but he proves that he isn’t too days. “Soul Men” is truly an old-school movie with After the comical beat down, Henderson pro- proud to keep begging. new-school humor. Excellent ★★★★ ceeds to whine, beg and plead Hinds to perform Jackson’s role as a grumpy, cynical, gray-haired Good ★★★ with him at the Apollo Th eater to honor Hooks. man is straight comedy when paired up with Mac’s “Soul Men” was written by Robert Ramsey and Fair ★★ Hinds starts barking, pretending he has a nasty dog chipper, overly medicated, self-absorbed character. Matthew Stone, and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. Poor ★ 20 The Ithacan CLASSIFIED Thursday, December 4, 2008

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Adam Peruta poses after practicing during the week of the Ironman in Tempe, Ariz. He fi n- ished 832nd out of nearly 2,300 participants.

BY CASEY MUSARRA training plan that involved a repeat- Millington said. people disregard: nutrition. Th ough soaked in water.” ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR ing cycle of six weeks of working out, Though weight lifting is rec- he did not go on any sort of diet, he While he was able to fi nish un- Combined, he has biked, swum followed by one day off . Th e training ommended, Peruta stuck strictly did make a conscious eff ort to eat der his overall goal, he also man- and run about 5,000 miles in eight plan usually kept to one discipline a to swimming, biking and running healthier by not eating junk food or aged to fi nish four minutes below months of training, but Adam day and added up to about 15 to 20 to train, but he plans on adding fast food. his expectations in the swim, which Peruta, assistant professor of strate- hours a week. weight lifting to his training plan During the biking and running he considers his worst event. gic communication, still “freaks out” Millington, who teamed up during the winter. Prior to the portions of the competition, he also “Before last year, it had prob- when he arrives at his latest triath- with Peruta in the Cayuga Lake race, he spent three weeks taper- had to make sure he stayed hydrated ably been 15 years since I swam lon undertaking and sees the 2,300 Triathlon in August, said he was ing, or resting. and maintained his nutrition, espe- laps in a pool,” Peruta said. “I’ve participants he’ll compete with. shocked at the training plan for “When you’re tapering after cially in the 82 degree weather of never liked swimming, in fact, I’ve While most other Ithaca Col- the Ironman. you’ve been working out so much, the desert, by drinking water or Ga- hated swimming.” lege professors and students were “He did some pretty intense you feel like you’re doing nothing,” torade and eating Power Bars or en- Roe said with his strength on home relaxing during Th anksgiving workouts so even if I had want- Peruta said. ergy gels. While many participants the bike and in running, he had Break, Peruta was putting his body ed to do them, after hearing Th e Ironman is not just about walked through the aid stations, Pe- potential to do very well down the through one of the most challeng- what he was about to do, I don’t working out though. Peruta said ruta was determined to never walk road, so she focused on swimming ing tests of endurance there is — the think I would have been able to,” there is a fourth event to triathlons or stop. with him. Ironman, a triathlon that is made up “Drinking anything while run- “If you’re not a swimmer, it’s a of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike Left: Adam Peruta makes ning is difficult, so I ended up very small part of the race, but it can ride and a 26.2-mile run, on Nov. his way through the des- with half of everything on my face, make you or break you,” Roe said. “If 23 in Tempe, Ariz. He fi nished the ert on the 112-mile bik- chest and legs,” Peruta said. “Luck- you’re really struggling in the water, course in 11 hours and 57 minutes, ing leg of the triathlon on ily, they also handed out sponges you’re going to expend a lot of en- three minutes faster than his goal of Nov. 23. ergy. Th e more energy spent in the 12 hours. swim is taking away from any en- Greg Millington, Peruta’s room- Below: About ergy that you’ll need later on for the mate from when he attended Syra- 2,300 Ironman bike or the run.” cuse University, made the trip out to participants Swimming in a pool or in the Arizona with him. fi ght through open water alone is nothing like “He surpassed even his own ex- the full-contact swimming during the Ironman pectations,” Millington said. “He did swim start of though. When 2,300 people start all of his times exactly. It was uncan- the Ironman on swimming all at once — the calm- ny how he predicted every time.” Nov. 23 at Tem- ness of the water is nonexistent and Peruta started competing in pe Town Lake. swimming becomes a full-contact marathons about two years ago sport. Peruta said it took a few and has worked his way up since. minutes for his face to even touch When he was ready to move from the water as he was forced to swim marathons to triathlons, he said on top of people. He got punched, he went out and bought a bike kicked, elbowed and possibly even — the only tool that he needed — bitten as he struggled to break away and left the rest up to his body. He from the crowd during the fi rst 20 started with three sprint triath- minutes before fi nding a rhythm, lons, the shortest triathlons, but he said. said at first he really had no idea From there, he said, the rest of what he was doing. the day went by quickly. “I was always one of those peo- “I don’t want to say it was easy, ple who said, ‘Running for fun? I but it was weird,” he said. “I didn’t would never do that,’” Peruta said. really think about it, the day just “Then about two years ago, I just went by so fast. It seemed like, be- wanted a challenge. I decided to fore I knew it, it was over.” take on something different, do But with that, Peruta fi nally real- something unexpected.” ized he was an Ironman before the Peruta began training for the race even began. Ironman in early February, and “A few people told me that you hired a coach, Kristen Roe, to are an Ironman when you get to the get him to the level he needed to start line,” Peruta said. “All the train- be at. Above: Adam Peruta checks his ing, preparation, suff ering and sac- “He was kind of starting at zero,” time at the start of the 26.2- mile rifi cing you have done to get to the Roe said. run, the fi nal leg of the race. starting line makes you an Ironman. Every week, Roe put together a ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF ADAM PERUTA Th e race is just a celebration.” 24 The Ithacan SPORTS Thursday, December 4, 2008 Football season ends with playoff loss to Curry

BY BRYAN SHAY Bombers went back on the road for the fi nal STAFF WRITER two weeks of the season, picked up a win at Al- Th e football team ended its season much like fred University and topped off the regular sea- it started, playing a close game against a team it son by capturing the Cortaca Jug for the second was expected to beat handily on its home turf. straight year in a convincing 35–13 win over the Unfortunately for Ithaca, the end result was not previously No. 7-ranked SUNY-Cortland. the same as its season-opening win over Ly- Defensively, the Bombers dealt with many coming College on Sept. 6. personnel changes throughout the season, but Th e Bombers ended the 2008 season with a the defensive unit proved to be much more 26–21 loss to the stingy Curry College Colonels consistent in the second half. Th e Bombers al- from Milton, Mass. But while junior running lowed an average of only 15.5 points per game back Th omas Bergerstock said he feels the dis- in its fi nal six wins and did not allow a single appointment that comes with the team’s short- touchdown to the Red Dragons in the Cortaca comings, he remains eager for what lies ahead. Jug game. “Th e team has a bright future,” Bergerstock But it was the defense that allowed the game- said. “We have a lot of young guys coming up winning score by the Colonels in the playoff s who are real excited to get on the fi eld and con- with 32 seconds left on the clock, which all but tribute on Saturday.” ended the Bombers’ 2008 run. Bergerstock was just one of many great “We just didn’t execute,” junior defensive stories for the Bombers this season. As the end Joe Goetz said. “We had them right where Blue and Gold came into the 2008 campaign we wanted, but we just couldn’t make plays.” not knowing who But even in the face of defeat, it is hard to over- their starting running STAT CHECK look the accomplishments of the 2008 Bombers. back would be, Berg- The South Hill squad’s Ithaca fi nished the season at 9–2, winning six of erstock left no doubt playoff appearance its fi nal seven games to win the Empire 8 and this year was the 17th earn an automatic bid to the playoff s. inside the minds of in their history. the Bomber faithful. Senior quarterback Dan Juvan leaves the In his fi rst season as a starter, Bergerstock off ense to up-and-coming junior quarterback set the program’s single-season touchdown re- Brian Grastorf. Juvan said his four years in cord, reaching the end zone a total of 20 times. the Bombers program helped him grow and Bergerstock’s record-breaking season is even establish values. From left, sophomore receiver Thomas Vossler shakes a tackle by Curry College junior linebacker more impressive because he played in just one “Th ere is a lot more to football than what Scott Driscoll as junior linebacker Daniel Dawson looks on Nov. 19 at Butterfi eld Stadium. quarter during the team’s fi nal three games be- ALLISON WASSINK/THE ITHACAN you see on Saturdays,” Juvan said. “I learned a lot cause of an injury. hanging out with [Head Coach Mike Welch] ev- Fortunately for Bergerstock, he ran behind with junior Ben Garvey. Th e off ensive line College on Sept. 27, falling by a score of 37–6 to ery day, and I feel blessed to have gone through a mammoth off ensive line that opened up the helped lead a rushing attack that averaged just the Cardinals. this journey with this group of guys. It’s been a holes all season long. under 200 yards per game this season. But much like in 2007, the Bombers fi nished priceless experience.” Th e line welcomed newcoming junior right Bergerstock’s running game behind the off en- the 2008 season strong, winning their fi nal six It is a bittersweet moment for Juvan and his tackle Jake Queener with open arms. He trans- sive line proved to be the catalyst for the Bomb- regular-season games. fellow seniors, who came up short of their ulti- ferred from Football Championship Subdivi- ers in the beginning of the 2008 season. Th ey Th e Bombers followed the loss with a bye mate goal in their four-year tenure as Bombers. sion University of Maine and helped lead the won their fi rst three games against Lycoming, week before a win on the road at Norwich But the loss just keeps the team that much more entire off ensive line to its fi rst Empire 8 Off en- King’s College and Hartwick College, respective- College. Th ey then won three straight games focused for a run in 2009. sive Player of the Week award. ly, averaging more than 40 points a game. at Butterfi eld Stadium against Frostburg State “Th is team is motivated more than ever,” Joining Queener on the line were seniors Ithaca then hit a road block in its lone reg- College, Utica College and Springfi eld College. Goetz said. “We’re all ready to get started work- Sean Mircov, Chris Gray and Eric Russo along ular-season loss on the road at St. John Fisher With a playoff berth within their reach, the ing for next year.” Strength on defense Women’s basketball team stifl es opponents’ off enses for wins

BY THOMAS ESCHEN Cortland game, as the Bombers STAFF WRITER needed to make numerous stops After starting the season with down the stretch to have a chance two losses at the Midway Classic at winning the game. The im- in Chicago, the women’s basketball provement came from learning team has come back to the East with from the two early losses in Chi- a vengeance. After a gritty fi ve-point cago, where the athletes learned comeback win the importance of having a solid over SUNY-Cor- NEXT UP man-to-man defense from start tland on Nov. 19 The Bomb- to finish. and a fi rst-place ers travel to “We wanted to start coming out fi nish at the SUNY-Oneonta with a bang in the fi rst couple min- on Wednesday. Oswego Tip-Off utes, setting the tone for the rest of Ithaca is 4–3 Tournament on on the season. the game,” sophomore forward Elis- Nov. 22, the team sa Klie said. “We really refocused on is already starting to hit its stride in helping each other more on defense its non-conference schedule. in practice.” From left, William Smith senior guard Latasha Coney is defended by Ithaca senior guard Megan Rumschik during the While these Bombers are not the Th e defense has started put- Bombers 72–67 win Tuesday in Ben Light Gymnasium. The Blue and Gold have caused 156 turnovers this season. only Ithaca basketball team playing ting more pressure on the oppos- CHLOE NELSON/THE ITHACAN well going into the end of the se- ing teams to make good decisions, mester, they have found themselves which is helping the Bombers cause our game plan, which is to run and early part of the season. The de- direct ramifi cations for the confer- winning games in a fashion that is turnovers. In the Oswego Tourna- push the ball,” she said. “If we let fense, though, should continue to ence tournament, each game in this diff erent than the men’s team. ment alone, Ithaca caused 43 turn- the other team score, we can’t run shut down the oppositions. Senior stretch against potential NCAA Each win for the women has overs, which jump-started its fast- and get the easy baskets in transi- guard Megan Rumschik said that tournament teams still carries featured a suff ocating defense. Th e break style off ense. tion that we are good at executing.” without their tight defense, the some weight. team showed its new presence as With the team still getting used As the MVP of the Oswego Blue and Gold would not have “We knew that these games were a tough, defensive-minded team to playing with each other, those Tournament and Ithaca Col- been so successful this early in important,” Klie said. “We wanted to in both games of the Oswego Tip- fast breaks are like a breath of fresh lege Athlete of the Week, Bixby the season. beat the in-region teams and espe- Off Tournament. In the fi rst game, air for the off ense. Luckily for the has performed on both the of- “As long as we play our strong cially did not want to go below .500 the team only let SUNY-Oswego, Bombers, they have the skill and fensive and defensive side of the style of defense, no one can stop us,” in this stretch.” which appeared in last season’s experience of junior point guard ball, leading the team with timely she said. Ithaca will look to stay above NCAA playoff s, score 27 fi rst-half Katherine Bixby as she leads the scoring, steals and assists. She The Bombers’ opponents in .500 in its fi nal two non-conference points. Th e next day, the Bombers breaks this season. She said before has been the bright spot in an of- the East Region have had both games of the season at SUNY-One- held another NCAA playoff team, she can get loose on a fast break, fense that features some new and trouble and success dissecting onta on Dec. 10 and at St. Lawrence Bridgewater State College, to 44 the off ense can’t get started with- young faces. that feisty defense. The team is on Dec. 13. If their defense remains total points. out strong defensive play. Even with Bixby’s consistently now 4–1 as of Sunday in its East as strong as it has been, the team This renewed defensive de- “When we get stops and cre- stellar play, the offense is still go- non-conference games. should have a winning record going termination began in the SUNY- ate turnovers it feeds right into ing to be up and down for this While these games do not have into January. Thursday, December 4, 2008 SPORTS The Ithacan 25 Success from all around Men’s basketball team is undefeated because of strong play all over court BY CORY FRANCER rely on one another in any situation. Th is SPORTS EDITOR leads to a rotation of scoring and every team With one more win, the men’s basketball member performing well when his name is team will do something that it has not done in called. Th is was particularly evident in the 67 years — start a season 7–0. Not only are the South Hill squad’s 22-point demolition of Bombers undefeated at a perfect 6–0 mark, Baldwin-Wallace College. Th e full team eff ort they have been dominating their opposition consisted of a game-high 29 points from Bur- with a relentless off ensive attack and a new ton, 17 points from Rogers, a .556 fi eld goal hero in every game. average from senior forward Sean Leahy and After dispatching SUNY-Cortland and Ho- 11 points off the bench from freshman guard bart College to start the season, the Blue and Jordan Marcus. Gold traveled to the University of Rochester Th ough the starters have been mak- to compete in the Chuck Resler Invitational. ing most of the highlights, Head Coach Th e South Hill squad won the tournament, Jim Mullins said his bench has played in- but they faced their two toughest challenges credibly strong basketball throughout the of the season. year, especially with Marcus’ freshman- On Nov. 21, the Bombers took on the Ban- year contributions. tams of Trinity College. Th e Blue and Gold “Jordan has been playing the way we ex- found themselves down by as many as 10 pected him to,” Mullins said. “We had really points in the second half. However, it was only high expectations for him coming out of high a matter of time before the off ense ignited and school and he’s delivered. To say he’s been a took control. Senior guard Brendan Rogers led pleasant surprise wouldn’t be fair to him.” the team with 19 points — 13 of which came After the victory over Baldwin-Wallace, in the second half on the way to a 80–75 win. the Blue and Gold moved on to face Allegh- In the championship game against Roches- eny College in the championship game of the ter, this time, it was senior guard Sean Burton National City Tournament. Th is time it was and sophomore guard Chris Cruz leading the senior center Jeff Bostic leading the Bombers way to an 80–71 victory. Burton led all scorers to an 85–63 victory over the Gators. Bostic From left, senior captain Brendan Rogers dribbles by Hobart College sophomore guard Brian with 22 points, and Cruz hit two important had 22 rebounds, the second highest in school Burbank on Nov. 18 in Ben Light Gymnasium. The Bombers are 6–0 on the season. second-half three pointers as the South Hill history and the most since 1980. He also EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN squad held off a potential Rochester come- dropped 19 points and recorded four blocks back. Burton said the off ense has been click- on the day. “[Our defense] is still a work in progress,” consistently as it has been, the Bombers will ing so well because of the team’s experience Th ough the team has yet to lose, the Blue he said. “Th ere are times when it’s not as sharp have no trouble when they face their Empire with its up-tempo style. and Gold say there is still work to be done. and crisp as it needs to be. But it’s what won 8 opponents. “Last year was really the fi rst year we had While the off ense has been continuously us the Trinity game. We were down eight or “If we can get stops and rebounds, we know this new off ense,” he said. “Having a whole year dominant, play on the defensive side of the 10 at halftime, and we really didn’t play that that we’re as good as anyone in the country,” he under our belt helps us this year because we ball still needs to be tightened up. Gradu- well until we locked down defensively in the said. “What’s really going to separate us from have less turnovers. We’re getting used to the ate student guard Scott Ruff rage said despite second half.” everyone else is going to be on the defensive system, and we’re gelling a lot better together.” some of the defense’s shortcomings, when the Th e Bombers have two more games left in end. We want to take care of business, go into Because the players are so familiar with Bombers are defending well, it transitions into the semester before conference play begins break undefeated and see where we stand come their teammates and their system, they can points for the off ense. in January. Ruff rage said if the team plays as conference time.” 26 The Ithacan SPORTS Thursday, December 4, 2008 Covering all distances Freestyle swimmer dominates in both sprints and long distances

BY ABBY PAULSON backstroker Mike Blizniak said STAFF WRITER Gage sometimes has his own lane Sophomore freestyler Joe Gage during practices because he can pushes and paces himself through handle tougher workouts. 20 laps in the 500-yard freestyle “When you pound out distance or 40 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. yardage every day like Joe, it’s easy He focuses on the laps ahead and to keep your endurance for any tries to ignore any pain or fatigue. race,” sophomore Steve Croucher In a sprint, he powers through two said. “As far as transitioning, it’s or four laps, trying to make every all in how you work your sprints stroke perfect because the min- and distances in practice. You re- ute details can often decide the ally have to stay on top of every race. Gage has learned to switch aspect of practice, and Joe does seamlessly from distance to that really well.” sprints and has succeeded in both In long-distance events, swim- this season. mers often struggle to hold a fast Gage’s dominance in freestyle pace as fatigue sets in. Croucher has helped lift the Bombers in their said Gage is able to overcome any fi ve victories so far this season. He of those troubles. has won at least two events in each “He doesn’t go out hard and meet so far, swimming the 1,000- come back easy,” Croucher said. yard, the 500-yard, the 200-yard, “He holds consistently fast the the 50-yard and a leg of the 400- whole race through. And that’s yard freestyle relay. Gage’s success how he wins races.” at a quad meet versus Hartwick Sophomore butterflyer and Sophomore Joe Gage comes up for air during men’s swimming practice Nov. 5 in the Hill Center Pool. Gage has College, Hamilton College and freestyler Justin Gainer said Gage’s competed in both sprint and long-distance events including the 50-yard freestyle and 1,000-yard freestyle. SUNY-Geneseo on Nov. 22 earned preparation in practice makes his SABINA CAO/THE ITHACAN him the honor of being named Em- transitions appear simple. pire 8 Athlete of the Week. “It’s all mental on his part,” like the long distances. I used to swimmers to work harder. ards Invitational beginning Friday. Though Gage has clinched Gainer said. “He swims a lot in sprint, but I found over time that “He’s always positive,” Crouch- Freshman Antoine Connors said wins in multiple distances, he practice to get ready for any dis- there’s a lot more going on in dis- er said. “When it’s Wednesday and Gage helps inspire the whole team, sees himself as a long-distance tance. The transition is merely a tance, a lot more to think about.” we’re all broken down, Joe finds even when the swimmers are faced swimmer first. matter of his state of mind.” Now in his second year on a way to pick us up and push us with tough challenges. “I train like a distance swim- Gage said he easily identified the team, Gage said the support- through practice. Everyone too, “Joe brings a sense of thrill and mer,” he said. “But if I’ve got to freestyle as his strongest stroke ive atmosphere of the team helps not just the freestylers.” accomplishment to the team as a sprint, I just know how to do it, and learned to handle the differ- him get through difficult training No matter the distance he is whole,” Connors said. “No matter and I can get up and go.” ent distances through experience. schedules and events. asked to swim, Gage will help the how bad a mood you’re in or how Gage’s training often means “I started off trying everything,” Croucher said Gage’s sense of hu- Bombers challenge undefeated Al- terrible a swim you’ve had, watch- swimming thousands of yards Gage said. “I focused on freestyle mor often helps the team get through fred University and other top Em- ing him swim is enough to kick in practice. Senior captain and because it’s what I was good at. I long practices by motivating other pire 8 competitors at the Don Rich- you back into gear.”

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TOMORROW Men’s and women’s swimming @ Don Richards Invitational @ RIT

SATURDAY Men’s and women’s indoor track @ Cornell Relays @ Cornell University Men’s and women’s swimming @ Don Richards Invitational @ RIT

SUNDAY Men’s and women’s swimming @ Don Richards Invitational @ RIT Look online WEDNESDAY for game stories Men’s basketball @ SUNY-Oneonta from these sports: Women’s basketball @ SUNY-Oneonta THE BUZZER

Thursday, December 4, 2008 The Ithacan 27 bombers to watch

SENIOR SEAN BURTON MEN’S BASKETBALL

Burton was the team’s leading scorer in wins over Baldwin- Wallace College and Allegheny College on Friday and Satur- day with 29 points and 23 points, respectively.

JUNIOR KATHERINE BIXBY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Bixby was named the MVP of the Oswego State Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 21-22 after averaging 20 points, 4.7 assists, 3 rebounds and 1.7 steals to lead the Bombers to a 3–0 record in the tournament. Bump, set, spike From left, sophomore Kevin Klippel and senior Natalie Jenereski fi ght for the point during an intramural volleyball game Tuesday in Ben Light Gymnasium. The intramural volleyball season continues at 7:30 p.m. today. ALLISON WASSINK/THE ITHACAN

SENIOR LAUREN BOTTERBUSCH WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING the foul line In the Bombers’ past two Weird news from the wide world of sports meets, Botterbusch has After fi guratively shooting himself in the foot with the New picked up four individual first- York Giants this season, Giants wide receiver Plaxico Bur- place finishes and a relay win. ress literally put a bullet through his thigh Saturday at the Latin Quarter, a Lexington Avenue night club in New York. they Burress and teammate Antonio Pierce walked through metal detectors as they entered the club, at which point Burress told security he had a gun. Instead of escorting the 6-foot-5 receiver saidit out of the club, a manager was called over and eventually let Burress keep the gun on him. Sometime during the night, the [Head Coach by the gun jostled loose and when Burress reached for it, a round went off Mike D’Antoni] numbers into his thigh. Burress spent 90 minutes trying to fi gure out where gave the he could go to get the wound dis- creetly treated and ended up at option to play. 3 New York-Cornell Hospital, where He couldn’t The number of triathlons he said his name was Harris Adam Peruta, assistant Smith and he had been shot come to me professor of strategic at an Applebee’s. Burress was communication, had par- taken to court Monday where his man-to-man 43 ticipated in before doing bail was set sat $100,000. The number of turnovers the the Ironman Competition — Casey Musarra and say, ‘You women’s basketball team on Nov. 23. See story forced during the Oswego on page 23. have to play.’ It State Tip-Off Tournament on Nov 21-22. See story on was an option. page 24. New York Knicks’ guard Stephon Marbury’s explanation to the claim that he refused to play against Detroit on play of the week Nov. 26, which resulted in his suspension from Jeff Bostic PLAYER OF THE WEEK oneone ggame.ame. Senior Bostic earned the Most Valuable Player award in Men’s basketball Allegheny College’s National City Tournament. He averaged a double-double with 17 rebounds and 13.5 Bostic earned the third Empire 8 points per game. His 22 rebounds over Allegheny Player of the Week award of his career marked the second highest in Ithaca College history after his performance in Allegheny and the most in 38 years. Bostic has three double- College’s National City Tournament doubles on the season and is ranked second in the Empire 8 with 11.8 rebounds per game. on Friday and Saturday. 28 The Ithacan SPORTS Thursday, December 4, 2008 Fallingshort After overcoming the odds against SUNY-Cortland, the No. 12 Bombers fell to Curry College in the opening round of the playoff s. See story on page 24.

From left, Curry College senior defensive lineman Aaron Smith tries to take down sophomore running back Dan Ruggiero as Curry junior linebacker Mike Murray assists in the tackle in the Bombers’ 26–21 loss to Curry in the NCAA playoffs Nov. 22. ALLISON WASSINK/THE ITHACAN