THURSDAY,Campus NOVEMBER 12, 2015 / VOLUME 142, ISSUE 21 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Library New admins hold Amtrak student forum station to BY ANGELA LAI NEWS EDITOR be built BY CAROLINE CALLAHAN- In a public forum, River Campus FLOESER Libraries staff and representatives from Chaintreuil Jensen Stark CONTRIBUTING WRITER (CJS) Architects discussed plans for As the holidays approach, UR the creation of Evans Lam Square in students might begin wondering the circulation area of Rush Rhees how they will be traveling Library giving a tentative vision home. Traveling by train is one and asking for student input on option, but this November and Tuesday, Nov. 10. December, the Amtrak station At the start of the forum, CJS in Rochester will be demolished, Project Architect Karsten Solberg and the new station isn’t expected acknowledged that “there’s a lot to be ready for passengers until riding on this library space” and September 2017. This news that people have “deep feelings” could leave students who travel about the library’s character. by train questioning what to do Solberg presented CJS Architects’ once Thanksgiving and winter ideas in a PowerPoint presentation, break arrive. A temporary station with the main points titled “Vision AARON RAYMOND / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER was opened this month, and of the Square,” “Conceptual Plan will handle passengers in the & Program Elements,” “What AFTER HOURS GETS PRESIDENTIAL AT '2016 ELECTION' SHOW time between the demolition of Not to Do,” “Aesthetic Hints & the old, 1978 station and the Interpretations” and “Look & A cappella group After Hours staged their fall semester concert in Strong Auditorium last Friday. See page 13 for a review. completion of the new station. Feel.” The New York State Department Historical rooms like Welles- of Transportation (NYSDOT) Brown and the Messinger Periodical CEIS renews official Research states on their website that Reading Room; the Friedlander “the only change will be that Lobby itself; and the Reference status and funding points to passengers will enter a different Stacks will not be touched. Dean of BY LUCY WU set of doors in the temporary River Campus Libraries Mary Ann CONTRIBUTING WRITER photonics and imaging that Alzheimer’s station during the construction Mavrinac noted that the Periodical generated $702 million in total of the permanent building.” Reading Room and Welles-Brown The University of Rochester’s direct economic impact. 200 The 1978 station was itself only are the only two rooms in the library Center for Emerging and jobs were created and 239 were treatment meant to be a temporary station, that have largely stayed the same Innovative Sciences (CEIS) retained. BY AMANDA MARQUEZ after the old train station built since Rush Rhees’ construction. was recently reinstated as a New For companies, there are CONTRIBUTING WRITER in 1914 was demolished. After Lam Square will be a long, York State Center for Advanced many benefits to working with nearly thirty years and millions rectangular space located between Technology (CAT) and awarded CEIS. The Center matches On Nov. 4, the University of passengers, NYSDOT decided the columns near the large wooden $9.2 million in funding over funds for research sponsored of Rochester Medical Center it was time to build a permanent tables in the circulation desk area 10 years. by companies, which magnifies issued a press release on a study and updated train station in up to the ground level entrance CAT, which is supported by the impact of the research, and recently published in the Journal Rochester. The new station is to the stacks. The bathrooms and the New York State Division helps the companies become of Neuroinflammation suggesting designed to accommodate those staff offices will be relocated, so that of Science, Technology and more competitive. that the brain’s immune system traveling with baggage, with the students walking through Rush Innovation (NYSTAR), was CEIS director Mark F. Bocko, could potentially be used to get website saying it “will make being Rhees will be walking through a created in 1983 to support who is also the professor and rid of amyloid plaques, which are a passenger a much more pleasant large room rather than down a collaborative technology chair of electrical and computer a crucial component of Alzheimer’s experience.” The station itself is hallway. The Gandhi Room will research between New York’s engineering, had worked with disease. a $29.5 million project, with the also be opened up. top research universities and several of the companies that The study, which was conducted federal government footing most A square is thought to be a New York state industries. There collaborated with CEIS. “Before over a period of several years, was of the $18.5 million bill, and the fluid and adaptable space, Solberg are 15 CATs, and each CAT is I became the director of CEIS, authored by M. Kerry O’Banion, city of Rochester and the New said, and CJS sees the square as designated for a period of up to I did a lot of research with M.D., Ph.D, a professor at York state government picking up a “billboard,” a destination, an ten years, thereby making the companies in Rochester and the University of Rochester’s the rest. Congresswoman Louise advertisement, the place where application process competitive. Buffalo area with funding from Department of Neurobiology Slaughter was an advocate for the “everything is being heard” and CEIS has been a CAT since CEIS for many years.” and Anatomy. Boston University building of a new station, and the something more than a pass- 1992. The recent designation CEIS works primarily with graduate student Jonathan Cherry Department of Transportation through space. enables CEIS to continue their regional companies, and its work and University of Rochester cites her as “instrumental in For the current, loose and work with Rochester researchers has evolved due to the changes in researcher John Olschowka, Ph.D, securing federal money for conceptual layout, CJS plans on and New York companies with the industries and the companies were co-authors. this project to advance rail creating symmetry and on keeping NYSTAR funding until the next that it works with. In the The inspiration for this research transportation.” the areas around the windows renewal in 2025. earlier days of CEIS, the center came from a surprising discovery Railway history in Rochester open to allow as much light as Over the last 10 years, the collaborated with several large made while studying the effects didn’t begin with the 1914 possible into the space. In the center has supported a diverse companies such as Kodak and of Alzheimer’s in mice. O’Banion station. The first Grand Station SEE LIBRARY PAGE 4 range of projects in optics, SEE CEIS PAGE 4 SEE BRAIN PAGE 4 SEE AMTRAK PAGE 4 INSIDE VICTORY FOR VIOLENCE OFF THE MANY FACETS FIELD HOCKEY THE FIELD OF NORAH JONES THIS CT Women’s field hockey notched a Taking on the trend of violence Singer-songwriter Norah late victory Wednesday night to among professional football Jones performed at Eastman move on to the next round in the players in the NFL. on Friday night, pleasing the NCAA playoffs. crowd with hits from the span of her career.

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It is our policy to correct all erroneous information as quickly as possible. If you believe you have a correction, please email [email protected]. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 / NEWS campustimes.org / PAGE 3 Eastman museum Rain garden to be installed behind acquires Indian Southside Living Center cinema collection BY ANNA WANG able to provide an appropriate NEWS STAFF environment and professional The George Eastman Museum, care to preserve it. However, with located in downtown Rochester, financial support from the Louis announced their acquisition of B. Mayer Foundation, a long-term the world’s largest collection of supporter of film preservation, contemporary Indian cinema the collection has found a home. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The George “As a museum, we intend to Eastman Museum is an institution collect, preserve and exhibit the affiliated with UR; the UR best of world cinema. And I website says that “the University consider Indian cinema one of of Rochester and George Eastman the best expressions of the art of Museum have a long history of film,” Cherchi Usai said. The films collaboration in both teaching are intended to serve as scholarly and research.” resources for the Indian cinema The collection consists of 775 and cinema industry in general. prints representing 597 film Considering the large and titles made between 1999 and vibrant Indian community in 2013. In addition, more than Rochester, Cherchi Usai also SAM PASSANISI / NEWS EDITOR 6,000 posters were acquired proposed the decision to the UR Facilites hired an external contractor to excavate and install the rain garden from November 10-20. as part of the collection. The Board of Trustees of the Museum BY SAM PASSANISI collection represents not only in hopes of “giving the Museum NEWS EDITOR the garden after the excavation the Warner School. Had the films from the Hindi-language an opportunity to actively engage is completed. project been completed during film industry commonly known with the Indian community in After a year of planning, Rinehart said that an example the summer, children from as “Bollywood,” but also from Rochester.” student environmental advocacy of a rain garden on the River the Horizons program (a six- Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil and Since this collection of Indian group Grassroots is working with Campus can be found in the week “summer enrichment” Telugu productions. Admirers films is so large, it will take time, UR Facilities this week to install center of the Science and program for K-8 students from will find works from acclaimed money and human effort to make a rain garden behind Southside Engineering Quad. Rochester schools) would have masters of Indian cinema, such the prints ready for exhibition. Living Center. Facilities noted The rain garden is the first been able to follow the progress as Mani Ratnam, Ashutosh Cherchi Usai revealed that the in an email that an external landscaping project of its kind of the garden. However, since Gowariker, Anurag Kashyap, Museum will exhibit these films contractor will be working on for Grassroots, and is funded the project was not started over Nagesh Kukunoor and Sanjay in its Dryden Theatre once they the project, which involves by a grant from the New the summer, Grassroots and the Leela Bhansali. are properly preserved. excavating and landscaping a York State Pollution Prevention Warner School were not able to “This was a really extraordinary “The George Eastman Museum’s section of the field, until Sunday, Institute, a state government work together on the garden. rescue operation because we acquisition of such a massive Nov. 20. agency with local headquarters Rinehart said he is not aware of know that film prints are being collection of films is an event to Grassroots co-president and at the Rochester Institute of any plans for the garden to be destroyed [on a] daily basis because be applauded by all those who care senior Brian Rinehart explained Technology. After being awarded used as an educational resource of neglect,” Paolo Cherchi Usai, for cinema as an art form,” founder the concept of a rain garden, the grant last fall, Grassroots in the future. the senior curator of the Moving and director of the Film Heritage saying that the project will consist began working with Campus Another hiccup occured in the Image Department at the George Foundation in Mumbai Shivendra of a ditch filled with soil and Planning and Facilities to find a first week of October 2015. The Eastman Museum said. “[…] In Singh Dungarpur said. “Having sand and populated with hardy, site on campus for the project. garden was originally supposed to the case of the prints of Indian rescued all those prints from water-resistant plants. Rinehart said that the initial be located past Hill Court, at the cinema, these prints are particularly destruction is not only a heroic “With the plants there, and plan was for the construction to north end of campus. However, rare because we do know that feat—it is a strong commitment the high sand content in the take place over the summer, but when Facilites surveyed the area, collecting institutions in India to preserve and celebrate the soil, the water will sit there and that “complications in dealing they “found a convergence of are chronically underfunded, and beauty of Indian cinema as part then recharge the ground water with Facilities and contractors” utilities running right through they often do not have the means of the world’s cultural patrimony. instead of continuing to run off,” delayed the start of construction the middle of it underground, of properly preserving the films We look forward to working with Rinehart explained. “It kind of until now. where [they] were supposed to made in India.” the Eastman Museum towards a keeps more water from running “I think this project was just be digging,” Goodermote said. First discovered in an abandoned broader and deeper knowledge of into the sewer systems.” very low priority for Facilities,” The new site near Southside was multiplex in California, the the creative energy displayed by River Campus Operations and Rinehart said. “Summer right selected as a replacement, being collection would have been contemporary Indian filmmakers University Properties Projects after graduation is obviously a one of the few places on campus destroyed along with the multiplex through their work.” Manager Christina Goodermote very busy time for them. [...] They without underground utilities. earlier this year if the George Wang is a member noted in an email that, in the first weren’t particularly prompt.” “It is important that we have Eastman Museum had not been of the class of 2017. phase of the project, they “are He added that it was difficult this complete before the weather conducting the site excavation to get the project moving until turns to snow,” Goodermote said. and filling the garden bed with Grassroots notified facilities that The garden itself is scheduled the required soil mixture. Then, the grant would be rescinded if to be planted by Grassroots in in the spring, the students will it was not used by the end of the spring semester, after the complete the final plantings.” the year. ground thaws. Grassroots will work with a Grassroots had originally Passanisi is a member local nursery to select plants for intended to collaborate with of the class of 2017.

Weare’s dances explore contemporary views of intimacy, both tender and stark, by drawing on our most basic urges to move and decode movement. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 2:00pm Spurrier Dance Studio

Tickets available at the Common Market or at the door $5 Students $10 General Public For more information, contact the Program of Dance and Movement at (585) 273-5150 or visit www.rochester.edu/ college/dance. Valid through December 31, 2015 PAGE 4 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 Tech center retains Researchers Temporary Amtrak suprised by station opens state recognition AMTRAK FROM PAGE 1 Alzheimer’s was built in 1854 next to Company and LaBella Associates CEIS FROM PAGE 1 High Falls; another station will begin construction on Xerox, whose work generated In 2012, CEIS began to results replaced it 30 years later. It the new building. It will be great economic impacts in the pursue and apply funding from wasn’t until the 1914 station— constructed in the same location region each year. federal agencies. The federal BRAIN FROM PAGE 1 designed by architect Claude where the 1914 station once “We did a lot of work with grants the Center receives are and his colleagues witnessed the Fayette Bragdon—was built stood, and the temporary station Kodak,” Bocko said. “When you used for similar things as the amyloid plaques being cleared in that architects saw Rochester’s will be right next door on Central have a company that was the size New York State grant but allow the mice, reducing the amount railway station as something at Avenue. As for other forms of Kodak used to be, one project CEIS to play a leading role in of inflammation in their brains. which to marvel. This building transportation, across the street, can [have] a small effect, but they efforts in other sectors such as However, the reason for this was was demolished in 1965, and the Greyhound and Trailways may sell millions of that product. manufacturing. unclear. The research team tried the current station was built, bus stations will function exactly So when you are working with Nevertheless, New York state replicating their observations though it was only meant to be as they always have, and RTS will a big company, it’s much easier remains the primary source of through a series of experiments, a temporary location. continue delivering students to to amplify your efforts because funding for the work of CEIS; eventually realizing that microglia, The construction of the the train station. “Many students they are in much bigger markets.” with the renewal, CEIS will defined by the press release as parking lots for the new station travel by train to Rochester In recent years, with the able to continue its mission native cells that serve as one of began this summer, along from all over the northeast to downsizing of Kodax and Xerox the central nervous system’s first with improvements to railway go the area’s several college and and other changes in the region, In recent years, with lines of defense against infection bridges, but the demolition of university campuses,” NYSDOT the Center now works with and injury, were responsible the current building won’t begin states on their website. mostly small and medium sized the downsizing of for clearing the plaques. Upon until later this month. Starting Callahan-Floeser is a member companies. In response to the manipulating the activation of in the summer of 2016, The Pike of the class of 2018. diversification in the region, Kodak and Xerox [...] microglia in the mice, O’Banion the Center has also expanded the center now works and his colleagues saw more than its support of projects in areas a 60 percent reduction of amyloid such as biomedical engineering, with mostly small plaque in the brains of the mice. Libraries present plans energy and electronics. and medium sized In the press release, O’Banion LIBRARY FROM PAGE 1 CJS is looking to avoid, displaying Bocko said that the researchers summarized the researchers’ square itself, there would be screen a black and white photo of a are “throughout the school and companies. findings, stating, “This research stations for computers, soft seating, traditional room which she many of them are at the Rochester confirms earlier observations traditional table seating, a tech bar described as “country club”-esque, Institute of Technology (RIT) of “Research + Industry = that, when activated to fight for staff to potentially showcase a space reminiscent of a highlighter- too. It’s people from all across Transforming Technology.” inflammation, the brain’s “gadgetry,” a pop-up space which hued Gleason and finally, a drab engineering, chemistry, physics. Other work that CEIS immune system plays a role in would transition and change as space Solberg described as “so vanilla Approximately 20-30% of does to revitalize regional the removal of amyloid beta.” the year progresses and a “looser, and boring,” and as the closest to the the researchers the center has and state economies includes O’Banion also commented on open, collaborative space” which current, “soulless” circulation area. supported are at RIT.” market research and analysis the future implications of the would allow for more activity and For aesthetics, Solberg then For 20 years, NYSTAR was and the Annual University research, saying, “We have also flexibility than elsewhere in the said that CJS wants a traditional, the sole source of funding. “At Technology Showcase. The demonstrated that the immune square. sophisticated feel while striking the most of it was approximately center also offers scholarships system can be manipulated in Solberg added that there would a balance between classical and $2 million, but around 2010, it for Optics, Photonics and a manner that accelerates this also be a focal point or anchor, modern. She showed slides of color has been [$920,000],” said Paul Imaging Continuing Education process, potentially pointing to something to define the space in palettes drawn from the works Ballentine, the executive director courses; it also holds seminars, a new therapeutic approach to the same way that a fountain or of artists from the time period of CEIS who joined the center workshops and panels. Alzheimer’s disease.” monument defines other squares. of Rush Rhees’ construction, in 2010. “Now [$920,000] is Wu is a member Marquez is a member She presented the idea of a “living” showing and describing themes of not a lot of money for all that of the class of 2018. of the class of 2017. or “inhabitable” wall which would John William Waterhouse, James we are doing.” replace the bookshelves currently McNeill Whistler and Gustav lining the back wall of the circulation Klimt’s works. area, with a help desk in the middle Students’ Association president of that wall as the anchor. and senior Grant Dever and others The living wall would contain told the architects and library staff booths with varying purposes. On that they really enjoyed the feel of the very edges of the walls might the recent renovations to the lobby be “touch and go spaces,” counters of Morey Hall, describing it as a where students could work while “cozy” space during the winter. standing or sitting. Moving further University Architect Jose Fernandez inward would be “consult spaces” added that the renovations to Morey where a student could meet staff had been very well-received and that members and talk face-to-face. the space feels very comfortable. Then, moving even further inward, Students at the forum asked there would be nooks where about the large wooden tables in students could “nestle in” and find the current circulation area. Solberg “some degree of privacy.” Finally, said that the “5,000 pound” tables staff would work at the help desk, would not be part of the square, or “command center,” in the middle but that CJS will be heavily of the wall. incorporating woods in the space. Solberg then showed three Lai is a member pictures of the types of aesthetics of the class of 2018. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 / OPINIONS campustimes.org / PAGE 5 OPINIONS EDITORIAL OBSERVER EDITORIAL BOARD What’s in a A library with dignity Since September, people have first contained a letterman- elements. The library staff seemed murmured about the changes jacket-wearing male on a sofa, receptive to the students’ ideas name? to Rush Rhees Library as part of surrounded by plaques and about this. An architect from the Sure, it may have been cute the new Evans Lam Square— trophies—country club decor. firm was particularly pleased with when you doodled “Mrs. Jonas” compliments, complaints and The second showed a vacant space the excitement about Morey Hall, all over your notebook in sixth recommendations alike. filled with oddly-shaped tables, the renovation of which he had grade, but there’s no real reason During the Nov. 10 forum, fluorescent colors and bright orchestrated. This is reassuring. At for this anymore. A name is which predominantly focused on lights—like a preschool. The third the same time, we understand that an identity. As one grows and changes to the library aesthetic, showed a bland space—a “sea libraries are changing. A modern matures, their name collects students favored the incorporation of desks,” as library staff called library needs to cater to a variety a personality and uniquely of traditional design elements— it—that resembled the current of student needs, needs that have BY RAAGA KANAKAM identifies them a person. When rich, moody colors and regal, circulation area, with uninteresting changed since Rush Rhees Library FEATURES EDITOR Caitlyn Jenner appeared on the stoic woods—in the vision for the furniture, an incongruously dark opened in 1930 and that will In 1972, women accounted cover of Vogue declaring “Call me Square. Nods greeted a suggestion rug and clammy walls. According continue to evolve. for only about 38 percent of the Caitlyn,” it was a monumental to emulate the 2014 changes to to Dean of the River Campus But, we are still unsure how labor force. Today, they make up statement. This was the final step the Morey Lounge. Libraries Mary Ann Mavrinac, the Library administrators will closer to 47 percent. During the of her metamorphosis into who In a previous editorial, we failed circulation space is “actually quite proceed. The library admit that 1969-70 school year, only 92,481 she truly was. to emphasize our main concern— soulless.” any renderings we’ve seen are not master’s degrees were awarded to I love my last name. It’s my the library’s new look. Frankly, We don’t deny this. The space final, and this ambiguity makes women, compared to 143,083 favorite part of my name. It we didn’t like what we saw—or, screams for a unifying aesthetic. us uneasy. We await the release awarded to men. Those numbers identifies me with my family, what we imagined. At the time, Look at previous renovations to of new renderings that might have risen monumentally since, with my culture, with everything we didn’t know what the changes the library: the Great Hall and illustrate what will effectively be with the 2009-10 year seeing that reminds me of home. To would be, and, to an extent, we the Periodical Reading Room the center of campus. 417,828 master’s degrees awarded take that away is separating me still don’t. But, we’re getting closer. underwent major overhauls to We want a space that incorporates to women compared to 275,197 from everything I grew up with We have a clearer idea of what restore them to their original new technology, while still evoking awarded to men. In 1970, only and everything I am. I would the goals for the new space are grandeur. This sort of change the prestige of the University. We about 11 percent of Ph.Ds that get my bachelor’s degree and because of the forum’s stress was what we had in mind, and want the detail of the Rush Rhees year were awarded to women, a job with the education I got on what the plans are not; we we think other students seem to entryway, the wood paneling in the compared to 2010, when the with my name. People with my appreciate this strategy. concur. We want an academic Welles-Brown Room, the coziness figure was closer to 50 percent. last name supported me through Attendees of this week’s forum library—a library with dignity. of the Great Hall. We want a space Clearly, women are closing gaps high school and college and were saw three photos of spaces that It seems necessary, then, that that will impress students when in many fields. They are seen, and there for every milestone. Sure, I didn’t fit with the library’s plans whatever the new decor happens they first see it. A change could be are seeing themselves, as equal to got married to some Doe, but did for Evans Lam Square. The to be, it will contain classical good—we hope this one is. men in all fields. As the gaps close, they do anything for me during The above editorial is published with the consent of a majority of the editorial board: Aaron Schaffer (Editor-in- women are getting more and my most important years? No Chief), Julianne McAdams (Managing Editor), Justin Trombly (Opinions Editor), Aurek Ransom (A&E Editor) and more confident to try things that matter the family I married into, I Raaga Kanakam (Features Editor). The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board make themselves available to the were seen previously as reserved will always be “Raaga Kanakam.” UR community’s ideas and concerns. Email [email protected]. only to men, and, even in some Nothing more, nothing less. EDITORIAL OBSERVER cases, doing better than men. It’s also just practical to keep So, why is it still considered the your old name. You don’t get to norm for a woman to change her just magically start legally using Park it, UR last name when she gets married to your shiny, new last name. You a man? The tradition came about have to first request lots of copies paid for? Obviously, this holds Maybe they know they won’t with the archaic idea that women of your marriage certificate so significantly less true for people be returning home until late become the property of their you have proof of marriage and who live on campus, but go even and prefer to drive themselves husbands after marriage. That’s therefore proof of needing a name as far as the Riverview housing, home in the security of their where the term “maiden name” change, which could cost you and driving to campus becomes car, rather than walk across the comes from. A maiden, meaning a lot. In New York, it’s $30 per a much more attractive option river and through a region of a virgin, retained her birth name copy. Then, you have to do lots of in the winter months, especially Rochester where crime rates are until her virginity was essentially paperwork and send applications when the bus has a tendency to significantly higher. It would sold to her husband, when she and a certificate to Social Security, BY PARSA LOTFI run late. For commuter students make sense for a student to the DMV, the post office, passport the argument holds even truer. think, “I’ve paid for a parking then became his “property” and PHOTO EDITOR thus adopted his last name. office, your employer, telephone If a student lives off campus but pass, I should be allowed to park In the past, when these and utility companies, banks and I don’t know if I’m simply more close by, they do have the option on campus.” The university’s concepts were first formed,insurance agencies. And, these are aware of instances of ticketing or to walk to campus or take a bus, parking administration, marriages were a huge thing— just the required ones. It’s a lot if it is actually happening more if one is available in their area. however, feels that having a pass but not in a “featured in TLC’s easier and less of a hassle to just often, but our parking system Admittedly, the University has for a different zone is reason ‘Four Weddings’” kind of way. keep your name. seems to be cracking down harder done a lot to grow the reach of to ticket. I understand why Instead, marriages were a way of In addition, this tradition is this year than in the past. We’ve the bus system, but between the administration may think securing yourself a comfortable just no longer applicable. What only been in school for less than staying on schedule and having zones are necessary, giving some future. The woman stayed home about for a same-sex marriage? three full months, but I’ve seen a shuttle at a helpful time, it semblance of organization, but and bore children and were Who gets whose name? Do a great number of tickets issued isn’t perfect. Many commuter why should a student not be responsible for them. The man you flip a coin? Play a game and have personally known a few students end up purchasing a allowed to park nearer their went out and worked to earn an of Monopoly and the first people who have gotten boots on parking pass for the lot dedicated classes if they happen to be in income to support his family. person to flip the board has their cars. This may simply be to commuters, Park Lot. How a rush? Why are students being These roles were a given and never to change their name? If they the opinion of a naive student is this helpful to students who penalized for parking elsewhere really opposed. Marriage was just get to have a discussion and who doesn’t quite understand already live under two miles from when their assigned lot seems to a glorified business transaction. pick the option that they are how the system works, but I feel campus? Obviously, that isn’t the have no usable parking spaces? Dowries, in which the woman’s most comfortable with, why that there needs be a much laxer distance between Park Lot and The point is, there are so many family pay the man’s family to can’t women in a heterosexual policy surrounding parking on campus, but unless you get lucky parking spaces across campus, accept their daughter and support marriage feel more free to do UR property. and obtain a spot at the near and they should be open to the her, were part of this transaction that? What is it about a union Tuition at the University of end of Park Lot, you’re going use of the students without such in many cultures. between a man and a woman Rochester costs about $48,290, to have some walking to do, or a high fee or risk of ticket. If Dowries not the case anymore that makes women “property” with the estimated cost of you can wait for the Silver Line, we want to make lives easier for in America, though. Women are in this day and age? attendance at $65,346. Yes, this whenever it decides to show up. faculty, I think many students taught to be their own person from Let’s abandon this tradition. is a very high number, but that is This leads me to the next would agree with me that a a young age. In many developed No one is anyone’s possession, a discussion for a different time. argument. Let’s say that parking faculty-specific lot is fine, or countries, women are encouraged and no one should be forced The argument here is that, with all passes are a necessity for societal maybe just faculty-specific spaces to study higher education, develop to change something so close of these charges and fees, maybe a order, and therefore we must in various lots. But charging so their own talents and bloom into to them. Don’t make women stipulation for parking should be have them in place. Why, then, much for parking, and then independent women. As of 2012, feel guilty for wanting to keep included in those costs, too. We is there the need to restrict the cracking down on students nearly 50% of married couples the name they were born with. are paying so much for school; student’s parking to a small with expensive tickets seems a had dual incomes. They are still a whole person should we really have to take range? If a Riverview student has hindrance to student lives more And, yet, it’s still the default to without their husband. another $500 out of our budget paid the $450 for a parking pass, than anything. change your name after marriage Kanakam is a member of to get to the education we’ve why should they be ticketed Lotfi is a member of if you are a woman. the class of 2017. if they park in Library Lot? the class of 2016. PAGE 6 / campustimes.org OPINIONS / THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 ‘NO COMMENT’ OP-ED The pictures The hypocrisy of shouldn’t matter tolerance and free speech

Holder of having been high on BY JAKE SEHNERT dressed up as a stereotypical decision. When both refused cocaine and instigating a fight. Mexican. I know someone to resign, they were cursed and Hardy was arrested on the A few weeks ago, Yale whose costume was a “drunk yelled at vehemently. This is a scene. He later appealed the University’s Intercultural Affairs Irishman.” I did not consider common tendency of liberal conviction, and the charges Committee sent an email to this offensive, and nobody people supposedly promoting were expunged from his record students reminding them to be else seemed to find it so. My tolerance. These people claim last week. culturally sensitive in selecting friend’s costume was probably that they value tolerance, but, The Panthers (obviously) their Halloween costumes. much more offensive, too, as it when met with opposition, let him play in week one of The president’s action was an expressed a specific, negative they are in fact intolerant. BY JESSE BERNSTEIN the 2014 season before the attempt to be conscious of the stereotype about a group They are only tolerant of those COLUMNIST public outcry became too well-being of all Yale students of people, something the who share their views. I am sure Have you ever seen the great, and he was benched for and stemmed from the Louisville president’s costume the faculty members at Yale video of Ray Rice punching the rest of the year (but never diversity of that university’s did not do. The costume did would be accepting of others Janay Palmer in the face? The suspended). The Panthers campus, a trait Yale and UR not overtly demean Mexicans, who disagreed with them. I am security camera footage is declined to resign him after share. The email came in so is there really an issue sure they would respectfully completely silent, but you can the season, though he didn’t the wake of the president of here? People are immediately disagree with dissenters. tell from their body language have to wait long to find a the University of Louisville jumping to the conclusion that The ridiculous hypocrisy of that they’re having a fight, new team, quickly signing a being caught wearing a he is demeaning Mexicans, and students cursing at the married even before they walk into one-year deal with the Dallas poncho, bushy mustache that is much more offensive couple needs to be addressed. the elevator. Once they get in Cowboys. Goodell suspended than the act itself. Although it People are allowed to have there, they begin to shove each him for 10 games after a league I happen to agree may appear insensitive to claim other. Rice moves to the other investigation concluded that that the societal expectations This is a common side of the elevator, and the there was clear evidence that with the faculty of Halloween costumes are too tendency of liberal fight seems to be over. Then, Hardy had violated NFL policy conservative, there is a deeper Palmer starts to walk towards on assault. The NFL Players member [...] The insight that merits attention. people [...] These him. Rice’s arm shoots out Association fought to reduce line dividing what The discrepancy between too quickly for the camera to his suspension to four games, appropriate and inappropriate people claim they really catch, and the next thing which was granted, and today, is considered free speech is ambiguous, but value tolerance, you know, Palmer is knocked Hardy roams the field. His there is a point that is being out cold on the ground. Rice coach, his teammates and the appropriate and overlooked in this argument. but, when met with stands over her for a minute owner of the team all continue what is considered Consider the situation in and, when he gets to his floor, to back him, even as Hardy which a student dresses up as opposition, they are pulls her out by her waist. He continues to make comment inappropriate is a terrorist or in which the UR in fact intolerant. they stands over her, moving her after comment that suggest he’s student puts a Confederate around with his feet, while hers failed to learn a thing from the currently much too flag in his window. There is are only tolerant of still poke into the elevator. She entire ordeal. There were calls conservative. an ignored social cost in these wakes up a few minutes later. for the Cowboys to suspend actions that needs to be taken those who share their Does that sicken you? It or cut Hardy, but they were and sombrero. He was quick into account. Regardless of views. should. And, yet, for some, it’s greatly outnumbered by those to apologize for his actions. whether the student put a not enough. who suggested his aggression The Yale email also brings to Confederate flag in his window different perspectives and In the summer of 2014, Rice was now being channeled in mind an event that occurred for genuine reasons or not, should not be alienated simply was indicted on third-degree a more productive way. But, here, in which a student was he will pay a price. If black because of these differences. A aggravated assault. In a league then, the pictures came. coerced into taking down a people walk past his window person who values tolerance where testing positive for the Deadspin released police Confederate flag, even when and observe it as a promotion must tolerate ambiguity and prescription drug Adderall can photos last week that showed he was genuinely expressing of white supremacy, then respect others with different net you a four-game suspension, the extent of Holder’s injuries his South Carolinian pride. All they will likely not associate opinions. Again, these students the NFL decided to suspend after Hardy attacked her. She’s of these examples showcase the themselves with the individual. are tolerant only of those who Rice for just two games. A covered head to toe in giant inappropriate and ridiculous Further, since this issue was agree with them. few months later, just as the purple bruises, and each of extent of the restriction of free reported in several prominent I have also been personally season was about to start, the the 48 photos show someone speech on college campuses. news sources, future employers attacked on social media video of the assault was made who was absolutely battered. A faculty member at Yale will likely come across this for voicing my perspectives public on TMZ. Public outcry Many of those commentators responded to the email by incident and, if they do not regarding social issues. I have reached a fever pitch, and Rice’s who once defended him have telling the student of the condone the presentation of been criticized by ardent liberals, suspension was extended to the now changed their tune, residence hall she lives in that the Confederate flag, then and their arguments generally entire season. Then, he was cut advocating for his suspension they should be able to wear they will not hire him. If resort to criticisms of my from the Baltimore Ravens. NFL or release from contract. Which whatever they want, despite students across the campus do personal character and aspects of Commissioner Roger Goodell is good, I suppose—people the potentially offensive nature not approve of his behavior, my social media profiles, instead and Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti need to recognize the gravity of of their costumes. Feathered then they will protest against of criticisms of my statement. both claimed to have never seen domestic violence, and maybe headdresses, blackface and him and alienate him on the Generally, these criticisms are the video, though those claims how they get there isn’t so turbans were discouraged in campus. There are a plethora fueled not by rationality but were later proved to be dubious. important. the email. I happen to agree of social costs that the student by emotion. In fact, a relative Rice is out of the league for But, it is. The pictures with the faculty member, would experience, and these of my girlfriend said she could now, and the NFL has donned shouldn’t make a difference who promoted the freedom would be the consequences not believe we are dating after their requisite annual pink, in the public perception of of students to wear whatever of his behavior. Preventing something I said on Twitter. while also directing a massive Greg Hardy. It devalues and Halloween costume they the behavior in the first place My profile is public, and I am ad campaign aimed at women. delegitimizes Holder’s words like. The line dividing what is redundant, as costs will positive everything I say is not Four women were hired to when no one will come to her is considered appropriate and be imposed anyway. These offensive if the reader simply puts consult the NFL on domestic defense unless they’re provided what is considered inappropriate issues with freedom of speech on a critical thinking cap. I think violence. And, yet, here we are, with what they determine to be is currently much too are completely ridiculous. these people have the cognitive one season later, making the the incontrovertible evidence conservative. The traditional Students may be offended, but capacity to understand that there same mistakes. of photos. Her testimony constitutional argument claims the offenders will suffer from are consequences to every action, Greg Hardy was a standout provided everything there was that in restricting Halloween the numerous social costs. and that statements are not always defensive end for the Carolina to know about what Hardy costumes, students are not able When freedom is allowed, offensive, even when they may Panthers when he was did, and yet there were still to freely express themselves. I, negative behaviors such as appear as such. People need to convicted of assaulting his clearly public doubts about the however, would like to point blatantly offending others will critically analyze these situations, girlfriend, Nicole Holder. authenticity of her account. out that if a student were to naturally be reduced, and there as opposed to appealing to their Holder reported that Hardy Victims of domestic violence dress up as a terrorist, I would is no need to institutionally emotion, to prevent these social had thrown her off of a bed, deserve our utmost support, find this inappropriate. It is restrict these behaviors. controversies. If individuals from again into a bathtub and then and though that doesn’t mean an evidently sensitive issue in There is another point of all parts of the political spectrum again onto a futon covered in turning a blind eye to evidence, the United States today, and interest in all of this. When the could adopt this notion, America assault rifles. Hardy proceeded it does mean their claims should exploiting this current issue is faculty member at Yale stood would be better off than it is to rip a necklace off of her, be given the same weight as not right. This is different from by her initial email, students now, and freedom of speech slam a toilet seat on her arm any. Cameras haven’t cornered the president of the University protested and demanded the would not be as controversial an and drag her by her hair before the market on truth. of Louisville’s actions because resignation of both her and her issue as it currently is now. choking her. Then, Hardy Bernstein is a member of there is no obvious derogatory husband, a professor at Yale, Sehnert is a member of called 911 and falsely accused the class of 2018. nature in the latter. The guy who vocally supported her the class of 2019. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 / FEATURES campustimes.org / PAGE 7 FEATURES Ten tips for getting your grades up

BY RAAGA KANAKAM 3. Don’t skip meals. syllabus with a course schedule, doesn’t have a CETL tutor, go helping yourself, but you’ll be FEATURES EDITOR Sometimes, you may find it so make sure that you’re current to your TA’s office hours or ask relaxing yourself and getting difficult to make time to have on every lesson. You can’t expect someone who took the class ready for your next study As of today, there are about a meal two or three times a yourself to get ahead when previously. session. three weeks of classes left in this day. Between classes, jobs and you’re behind. Then, when it Even if you know the semester. other responsibilities, you may comes time to do homework material, review problems from 9. Don’t spend the night up. Does this freak you out? Did find yourself having at most 10 or study for a midterm, you’re the homework or the textbook. This is another difficult one you just realize that you let minutes or even less to scarf not cramming or learning new Having someone advise you on to do. It’s easy to think that the semester pass by, and your down whatever Danforth has material—you’re just reviewing the work will help solidify the you need to spend all night up grades aren’t where they should that day before you’re on your material you already know. material as well as understand to catch up. Sometimes, it’s the be? Fear not! Use these tips to way to your next commitment. Don’t be the one playing catch- the mistakes you’re making. only option you have. But, what help you get back on track and You may find yourself having to up. Review as much as you can good does it do to stay up until make this a successful semester. skip meals every day. before so you can go in with 5 a.m. and be sleepy all day? If This is bad. 5. Don’t overload yourself. questions and get something you don’t have a morning class, 1. Don’t freak out out of it. then consider going to sleep This is the most important of early and setting an alarm to all the points in this article. 7. Don’t go on social media. get up earlier. Not only can you There’s more than enough This is the probably the fit in a nice, full breakfast, but time to bump up a sad grade toughest one to do, but also the you’ll be awake when it’s bright to a happy one. There are most obvious. Having to cut outside, which will keep you still homework assignments, out Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, up. Also, consider using the midterms and papers left. In Reddit and all other websites weekend to work, so that you’re most classes, only about 50 might seem daunting, especially free during the weekdays. percent or less of the grade has when you’re attached to them. been accounted for. If you get But, think of how much 10. Keep a calendar. your head in the game now and these websites are consuming Pencil in everything. Put in focus, you can use the rest of the your time: every time you get classes, extracurriculars, jobs, ungraded work to haul yourself remotely bored, you may find everything. This way, you’re back up. Acceptance of your yourself gravitating towards able to visualize your free time situation is what will motivate your phone or to the URL bar to and study more efficiently. You you to get cracking. distract yourself. But, the more may use the hour between class If you’re finding yourself time you spend on Facebook, to relax because it seems like stressed, talk to a friend, the less you’re spending on your it’s too short of a time to crack professor or advisor, or go to CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATION STAFF work. open your book, but, seeing University Counseling Center Not only does having a Extracurriculars are very By no means think that you it on your calendar as a big, and help yourself mentally. growling stomach distract you important. They help take your have to deactivate all of your empty spot will motivate you to Your personal health is more from your work, you are also mind off school and let you accounts (although, if you do fit in a lesson or two and review important than your grades. physically tired when you don’t relax and do something you that, more power to you). Just during the time. eat enough food and may find enjoy. But, education must be install an extension in your You can even go the extra mile 2. Talk to the professor. yourself constantly feeling weak. prioritized. If you’re finding browser that blocks a website and schedule in free time and You screwed up. Don’t lie to Consider getting a clamshell so that you don’t have time to for a certain time period, such meal times, so that you can just yourself. And, don’t lie to the that you can fill it full with food study because you have a slew as Block Site for Chrome. Out look at your calendar to know professor either when you make to eat later or preparing meals of meetings, consider dropping of sight, out of mind. what you’re supposed to be an appointment with them to beforehand that can be reheated a few lesser-priority meetings doing. It’s nice to be organized. talk about what you can do and consumed right away. to get more study time. Once 8. Clean your room. to improve. The professor can Don’t forget to drink enough you’re ahead and feel that you’re Pick up the clothes on the tell when you’re being honest water as well. A tall glass of prepared for class, you can pick floor and do the laundry. Clean Though three weeks seem and when you’re just making water will refresh you and help them up again. out the garbage and put a fresh short, with the inclusion of excuses for yourself. If you go keep hunger at bay. Always keep It may be tough to drop bag in. Wipe down all surfaces weekends and Thanksgiving and tell them earnestly that you a water bottle with you and take things you really like doing, but and make your bed. break, you’ll have enough time didn’t focus hard enough this sips every so often. it’ll make your life easier to have Having a clean room will to raise your grades. But, it’s not semester but are going to now, more brain power to focus on allow you to breathe and make enough to recognize that there the professor will likely want to 4. Get up-to-date with your studies. space to work. Not having to is a problem—it’s important help you. work. trip on cords or clothes will to act on your mistakes and be Visit their office hours, send Are you behind on your 6. Get a tutor. allow you to focus and relax. willing to change. them emails, do everything you work? Have you missed class a Do this now. Your best Also, the act of cleaning will Imagine how much happier can to build that relationship few times and are feeling lost? resource is going to the Center serve as a calm distraction to you’ll be when you log in to with your professor. They will Take a night to work. Study all for Excellence in Teaching and your brain. The mundane, Blackboard after finals and see see that you are willing to work the material you’ve missed so Learning (CETL) tutor website repetitive tasks will allow your grades you like. Get working. hard and will help you in any far. and signing up for a slot that brain to be on autopilot and Kanakam is a member of way they can. Nearly every professor has a works for you. If your class recharge. Not only are you the class of 2017.

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What is one specific idea for your position that you woul dlike to implement for your first-choice section? PAGE 12 / campustimes.org HUMOR / THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 HUMOR Student chooses to not pursue What is art? internship, thinks it’ll work out BY SCOTT MISTLER-FERGUSON aren’t, like, quite at that perfect BY NATE KUHRT life-path caused great concern income, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkens HUMOR STAFF red yet? Like, they’re getting HUMOR EDITOR with UR Admissions staff. “If filed numerous CARE reports there and every day it’s, like, all students act like this, there concering their son. Thus far, it What is art? The first result a little closer, but, like, wow! This past weekend, junior is no way we will get as selective has been determined that Charles on Google defines it as “the When they really change it’s Charles Wilkens announced a class for upcoming years,” is not a heavy drinker, does not do expression or application of human gonna be so magical! to his parents: “Mom, Dad, I an anonymous admissions drugs, is not depressed, is still on creative skill and imagination, In a way, one could argue that don’t want an internship this counselor said. “We may pace to make Dean’s List, is active typically in the form of painting, most everything surrounding us summer.” Wilkens’s parents were transition from a research in the Rochester community and music, literature and dance.” This is art. My laptop’s uber creative in shock with no understanding institution to a—I don’t want is behaving exactly how he always definition, however, is inadequate. wallpaper depicting a really of where this underachieving to say it—liberal­ arts school.” has. The only explanation for his It doesn’t take into account the generic mountain with a sky that’s attitude had come from. The UR Career Center change in goals appears to have beauty and grace of a 10-page so colorful that you know it’s “When baby Charles told commented on this bold been offered by his residential research paper crammed to the computer-generated is art. Heck, us he wasn’t pursuing an decision with regards advisor, Michelle Riccardo. “I’m margins or the emotional depth of a even the stickers on my laptop that internship, we assumed to his future job not sure if this is correct being photo on Instagram of a Starbucks let people know I’m an individual he had planned to take prospects, that I’ve only read about it in my coffee, cupcakes in a bakery or a expressing my individuality the MCAT… books, but it appears puppy wearing a hat against its will. through logos that everyone else he didn’t. This that Charles may Art is so much more than has is art. Why, you ask? Because was a wake-up call to us. have a disorder called laziness,” society’s conventional and it’s ironic, of course! Whenever How on earth does he intend she said. “That, or he’s really outdated ideas of it. Art is anyone says an outfit is too basic, on making the top five percent passionate about other things. expending more effort on a song too overplayed or a pair of before his first- Maybe he just doesn’t care about perfecting your hair and outfit Uggs too overused, they are only born???” cried being successful? But that’d be in the morning than you did revealing their own embarrassing his mother. really odd and the first case among studying for your test the ignorance. To any doubters or Talking undergraduates I’d have seen yet.” night before. Art is buying a haters who say that your Yik Yak to Charles, he When asked about his rattlesnake, naming it Steve account is obnoxious, just explain explained, “I don’t plans for after graduation, and then moving to Los Angeles to them that you only downloaded know, I just want to do Charles responded, “I think with Steve because screw Mom it ironically. When they, in turn, something more enriching. it will work out, I have a few and Dad I’m gonna sell t-shirts ask why you post at least five times Maybe go work at a golf course, options. For now, I am leaning out of a kiosk in the hipster a day, remind them that it’s only which offers free rounds or be toward moving to Colorado with neighborhood of Los Angeles. to keep up the appearance that a camp counselor. Or, even MORGAN MEHRING / ILLUSTRATION STAFF that whole pot legalization bit. For all intents and purposes, art you care. better, volunteer for those stating, “It’s questionable, If that doesn’t pan out, maybe is in the eyes of the beholder. Understanding this, we can in need. I just want to make but I am sure he will get by I’ll backpack around Europe. For example, the beholder might now realize that everything is the world better, you know?” if we reformat his resume.” Worst-case scenario, I go to be holding her iPhone in front art. Even this article is art. Even These thoughts were an Looking for an explanation as grad school or get employed of her face, aimed at a tree just this article. enormous twist from to why their son is no longer a by my dad’s company.” beginning to change colors. Mistler-Ferguson is a member of Charles’s typical interests. go-getter and intends to fully Kuhrt is a member of You know, like, when the leaves the class of 2018. Charles sudden change in enjoy his summer with a minimal the class of 2017. Starbucks serves up a grande-hold the spirit-dose of holiday hell BY ERIC FRANKLIN and most glorious uprising “This cup, which is Christmas- some more English. prevent him from buying his venti-decaf-mocha-double HUMOR STAFF will pit the proletariat against colored-but-slightly-less- “Thomas Jefferson wrote the the greatest of all enemies Christmas-themed-than-last- Second Amendment for this shot-extra whip-nonfat-soy-half For those of you reading this, created by the bourgeois. The year, is a literal threat to my exact moment. He knew China and half-extra hot-light ice-hold congratulations on surviving beginning will be marked by religion, my freedom and my and Russia would invade and the mocha-occino. the nuclear apocalypse that has the removal of generic secular country,” proclaimed a man try to take away our religion, Some took a more nuanced surely taken place between the winter images from the public calling himself “Dino,” who may so he made sure to put it in approach to the Starbucks Sin, time this was written and the such as Lynn Murray, a frequent time it was published. I’m sure Starbucks customer who said, “I there can be no one who doesn’t read America’s official religious know this by now, but for the doctrine once, the original text few whose underground bunkers written by George Washington. have lost communication with Somewhere between the the outside world (but who paragraph about what Bible also have received their Campus passages we have to be weirdly Times subscription in a timely adherent to and the paragraph manner), here’s what happened: about being super worried about Starbucks, the Seattle-based other people’s sex lives, I think coffee company upon which all there was something about Jesus civilization rests, introduced its loving others. It’s a hazy memory, new holiday-season cup. but I think maybe Jesus would What could Starbucks have be OK with the Starbucks cup, possibly put on or in this cup to assuming he even heard about provoke the War to End All Wars? it while he was out helping the Did the cup have a drawing of poor with their actual problems. the Prophet Muhammad? Did Either way, I think it’s important it have a Trump-toupee and call that we willfully ignore that Putin a loser? Did Starbucks and use Jesus as a cudgel with accidentally print the launch which to bash people whom we codes for the nuclear weapons don’t like.” corporate America keeps hidden MORGAN MEHRING / ILLUSTRATION STAFF So, Merry Christmas everyone. underneath the Mall of America? spaces.” By removing reindeer have been using a pseudonym to the Constitution that America May all of Jesus’s favorites No, the cup…was red. and snowflakes from their cups, protect his identity but was also is a country founded explicitly survive the communist hellscape Oh the humanity! Starbucks has single-handedly stomping around roaring with on Christian gun-ownership that Starbucks has condemned Yes, as Karl Marx wrote in sealed our fate as slaves to the his arms tucked into his sleeves and excessive portion sizes.” us to. “The Communist Manifesto” Red Menace that is China and before and after the interview. It should be noted that Dino’s Franklin is a member of over 150 years ago, “The final also Russia (and probably ISIS). Between rampages, he managed outrage was not enough to the class of 2017. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 13 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT After Zola epic Hours joins captures political public race imagination

BY SAM PASSANISI BY JESSE BERNSTEIN NEWS EDITOR A&E STAFF

Student a cappella group After “Y’all wanna hear a story about Hours hit some high points—and why me & this bitch here fell some high notes—during their out???????? It’s kind of long but full fall semester show, “The 2016 of surprise (crying with laughter Election,” in Strong Auditorium emoji) (crying emoji).” on Friday, Nov. 6. Despite a few Thus begins what’s come to slow moments, the show was be known as the “Zola Story” funny, robust and enjoyable, if a (or sometimes just “Zola”), a little on the lengthy side. scintillating tale of sex, drugs, The show opened on a video debauchery, suicide, murder segment that featured members and good old Tampa, Fla. It’s of After Hours as candidates in like Thelma and Louise meets the 2016 presidential race. At Tarantino meets a Lil’ Kim some a cappella concerts, these song. The language is colloquial cinematic interludes serve as little (“hoeism” has officially entered the more than filler between songs, lexicon), filled with abbreviations but After Hours’s video was (“trst” stands for “the rest”), genuinely funny, skewering the misspellings and grammatical presidential contenders with subtle errors, but the story, told through humor. Sophomore Melanie 148 tweets, is easy to follow. And Ottino drew laughs as “Melary of course the kicker: it’s a true story. Clinton,” junior John Queenan At least that’s what the author was funny and groan-inducing as says. Aziah Wells (Zola) swears by “Johnald Trump and sophomore CATHERINE KONG / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER the veracity of her account, and Jonathan Heinz mocked the even as conflicting details have youngest Bush’s mediocrity as NJR OPEN MIC HOSTS STUDENT ARTISTS arisen (from both characters in the “Jebathan Bush.” Dark Horse story and the Washington Post), candidate “Ramblernie Sanders” Sophomore Chris Langfield sings and plays guitar at Starbucks’ Friday Night Live as part of an eclectic concert sponsered there are some undisputed facts. was portrayed by a guest actor, by NJR. In March, Jessica Swiatkowski junior Ben Hall, of the Midnight (“the white bitch”), Wells, Ramblers. Akporode Uwedjojevwe (“Z”) and The show started off strong with Jarret Scott (Jessica’s boyfriend) a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Norah Jones sings in dulcet tones embarked on a journey from Banner” followed by “Bright,” by BY PAMELA ORTEGO synthetic pop music of the time. instruments including piano, Detroit to Tampa, where Wells and Echosmith, and an earnest medley CONTRIBUTING WRITER From then on, Jones has sold over acoustic guitar, electric guitar and Jessica danced in various high-end of Keane’s “Somewhere Only We 40 million albums worldwide and keyboard, while simultaneously strip clubs. Some turn of events led Know” and “Vienna” by Billy Joel. When tickets for Norah has released a series of critically singing. The pace of the concert to Wells and Z pimping Jessica out By midway through the first set, Jones’s November performance acclaimed and commercially started sultry and slow but then to patrons of the hotel they were all it was apparent that the sound at Eastman Theatre went on sale successful solo albums: “Feels evolved into a rock and roll staying at. After that, nothing can mixing for the show was going to on Sep. 9, fans went wild and like Home” (2004), “Not show as guitarist Jason Roberts be confirmed. Wells claims that be a bit rocky. In any case, it was the show sold out in less than 38 Too Late” (2007), “Theripped into a furious jam, which Z shot a man in the face; Jessica no fault of the After Hours singers, minutes. Fall” (2009) and “Little Broken was one of the highlights of the claims she never slept with anyone who dealt with the problem Three years have passed since Hearts” (2012). night. Soon after, the band exited for money; and Jarret denies Wells’ admirably, not missing a beat. nine-time Grammy award- Despite her great successes, the stage leaving Jones alone claim that he tried to jump off of Three songs into the program, winning singer and songwriter Jones continues to perform on the piano with just a single a fourth-floor balcony. Today, Z After Hours stepped off stage Norah Jones last came to humbly, featuring her raw spotlight from above. It was is awaiting trial for sexual assault, to make way for their first guest Rochester. musical talent in a sincere and the quintessential Norah Jones battery, two counts of trafficking group of the evening. The Syracuse However, on Friday, Nov. 6, almost vulnerable way. She shares experience that so many came to and two counts of attempted University Mandarins, an all- Jones came back to Kodak Hall the stage and shows off the talents see. She sang beautifully in such pandering with threat of physical female a cappella group, sounded to perform for a sold-out show of her fellow musicians and other a deep and genuine manner that force. great and kept the audience that did not disappoint. Being the artists. The concert this past one can’t help but feel emotionally The truth of the story is far from warmed up for After Hours’ multi-faceted and extraordinarily weekend opened with Swedish moved by her songs. With merely what matters. Wells has become second set. Arguably the best song talented songstress that she is, born singer and songwriter her voice and piano, Jones had the a celebrity overnight, attracting of the first half of the show, rolling Jones put on a beautiful display Alberta Cross. Since 2005, power to fill every inch of Kodak legions of fans, booking agents and out right before the intermission, of soulfulness and versatility on Cross has been the songwriting Hall with her haunting melodic producers. She says that she’s been was After Hours’s smooth cover of the stage of Eastman Theatre. The project of Petter Ericson Stakee; ability, singing “Miriam,” “Don’t approached by various executives “Creep” by Radiohead. show was definitely worth the he formed the band in London Know Why” and “Turn Me looking to adapt her story for the After Hours might not have the wait, for she made it seem like she before relocating to its current On.” These performances gave screen, but in the meantime, you explosive exuberance of some of was singing in a small coffee shop home of New York City where devoted audience members more can buy a T-Shirt emblazoned with UR’s other a cappella groups, but rather than a grand theater hall. it dedicates its music to a mix than enough reason to cheer and the word “hoeism.” their vocals are nothing to scoff at, Norah Jones first emerged of Indie and Alternative Rock. applaud. Jones closed with one of The whole situation is murky. and they bring no shortage of fun in the music industry with the After its performance, the anxious her most beloved songs “Come Some of Wells’s supporters have to the stage. Friday night’s show release of her album “Come Away energy of the crowd could not be Away with Me.” praised her actions as both a black was longer than it perhaps needed with Me” in February 2002. ignored. Aware of Jones’ soon-to- The crowd clapped along as and feminist icon, while others to be, but I can truthfully say I was This self-described “moody little be presence on stage, audience Jones played a Tom Waits cover have voiced their admiration for her still having fun even as the show record” of hers introduced a members chatted about their and as she finished the song it rose storytelling style. Tweets of support rolled past the two-hour mark. singular new voice to the world, favorite songs while waiting for to its feet with a standing ovation. have noted that the “Zola Story,” After the intermission, After eventually growing into a global the intermission to end. Jones returned for an encore which, again, is ostensibly a true Hours returned to the stage to phenomenon. Not long after, she Backed by the band The along with her band and finished story, has character development, perform songs by Mumford and swept the 2003 Grammy Awards, Candles, Jones showed her range the night with the song “Sunrise.” an exciting and complex plot, a Sons, Tori Kelly, and Sara which triggered a paradigm as a musician during the show, Ortego is a member of unique voice and SEE A CAPPELLA PAGE 14 shift away from the prevailing playing a plethora of different the class of 2019. SEE ZOLA PAGE 14 PAGE 14 / campustimes.org A&E / THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 ‘Red’: A tale of blood and the void CT RECOMMENDS ‘TRAINWRECK’ BY KATHERINE VARGA and throws away the shells. In one when he declares, “I don’t think BY YOONSIE KIM CONTRIBUTING WRITER particularly intoxicating moment, you’d recognize a real human CONTRIBUTING WRITER Rothko and Ken set up a huge being if he were standing in front Classical music plays as Mark blank canvas and, with gorgeous of you,” and the two stand looking Rothko stands in the middle of synchronization and fervent at each other in a gloriously tense “Monogamy isn’t realistic.” In Judd Apatow’s “Trainwreck,” the stage smoking a cigarette. energy, cover the entire white moment. the protagonist Amy (Amy Schumer) lives by this motto ever The painting studio set behind square with red strokes. It stays in Unfortunately, the show is not since her father repeated it to her and her sister (Brie Larson) him features a few completed the background and the audience always enthralling and breathless. when they were young girls. She has casual sex but never paintings, a few blank canvases gets to watch the paint dry as the Rothko talks. A lot. And, while spends the night. She dates but never exclusively, much to and boarded up windows. Rothko characters discuss how dried red Stephen Caffrey embodies the the dismay of her boyfriend Steven (John Cena). His dreams sees none if it: He’s staring out paint looks like blood. intimidating and self-absorbed of having Amy as his “crossfit queen” are shattered once he at the audience. His young new This moment is particularly genius perfectly, at times his self- snoops on her cell phone only to receive a text message of assistant Ken enters and Rothko satisfying because the audience indulgent chatter can feel tedious another man’s genitalia, and he ends the relationship. Amy demands, “What do you see? Wait. gets to experience the visceral thrill and pretentious. However, the indifferently continues her single life. By day, she writes for Stand closer.” Ken inches towards of watching paint cover a canvas rewards of the play far outweigh a men’s magazine in New York City, “S’Nuff,” which caters the end of the stage, and we realize after hearing Rothko philosophize any moments of alienation. The to the lowest common denominator of men. By night, she they’re not looking at the audience; vaguely about art. For Rothko, audience has suffered through drinks excessively, smokes weed, and has sex with strangers. they’re looking at Rothko’s art painting is about capturing raw Rothko’s elitism and arrogance Amy often teases her younger sister, Kim, because she doesn’t hanging on the (fourth) wall. Ken emotion—what people really through the first part of the understand why Kim chose having a family and a quiet life contemplates, then finally says, mean when they say they’re fine. play, making Ken’s explosive in the suburbs over being single. “Red.” This is the name of the show “How are you feeling? Conflicted. condemnations of Rothko in the That is, until she meets the subject of her newest article for the audience is here to see—John Nuanced. Troubled… I am not second half all the more satisfying. S’Nuff, Aaron Conners (Bill Hader)—a sports surgeon who Logan’s play about the famous fine. We are not fine.” He points to In the final scene, Rothko treats celebrity athletes. Amy is confronted with a conflict abstract expressionist painter, his the audience, which the characters stands under a red light that that is familiar in romantic comedies: Will the commitment- commission to create murals for see as his paintings: “Look at these gets swallowed by the black. phobic casual dater end up with her monogamous-minded the Four Seasons restaurant and pictures…. Not nice. Not fine. Immediately, lights appear on his love interest, or will she return to her old ways? Though his assistant’s response to this act of Real.” red and black painting and the the plotline is hackneyed, Schumer’s and Hader’s reversed commercialization. Rothko breaking the fourth wall actors come out for their bows. gender roles give leeway to Schumer’s characteristically The opening of “Red” at Geva without realizing there are people Shortly before this, Ken tells satirical and neo-feminist comedy gold. Unlike typical female Theatre Center, the second show of behind it returns at a later moment Rothko of his commission: “It’s protagonists in romantic comedies, Amy is unapologetically their season, sets up a blurred line in the show. We learn that he paints just painting.” The same could sexual, making her a more realistic and relatable character. between life and art that permeates because he’s afraid of oblivion and potentially be said for their story: “Trainwreck” is the only full-length feature film Apatow has the play. Director Skip Greer (who pain—“the black swallowing the “It’s just a play.” However, Red directed but not written. This will be a pleasant surprise for also teaches a course in directing red.” Even though art is about transcends being “just” anything, fans of Schumer who can recognize her style from her stand- at UR) bridges the gap between expressing and sharing universal capturing the angst and awe of up or her show on Comedy Central, “Inside Amy Schumer.” life and art with tiny moments of human conditions, Rothko thinks people trying to create a piece of Although Schumer seems to be playing herself in the movie, realism onstage. Throughout the he is the only person in the world art, forging a connection with her emotionally vulnerable scenes were convincing. And play, Rothko’s cigarette produces who can feel his pain and convey another human or figuring out her chemistry with Hader was natural and believable. The real smoke. Audience members it through art. Ken accuses him how to live in a bloodstained standout actors were John Cena and LeBron James, who in the first few rows can smell the of not thinking anyone is good world. plays Aaron’s best friend. The timing and execution of their paint he pours from one container enough to look at his art. Actor Varga is a lines were among the most memorable parts of the movie. to another. He cracks real eggs John Ford-Dunker induces chills Take Five Scholar. Like many recent Judd Apatow movies, the pace slows and certain scenes drag, particularly before and after the story takes a more dramatic turn in hopes to make the transition less abrupt. For a romantic comedy, the movie handled the more emotional scenes well, while approaching the cheesier Zola: sleaze meets high art romantic aspects in a cleverly self-aware and funny manner. ZOLA FROM PAGE 13 whole thing and moan about how In the days that have followed Though the movie doesn’t subvert its own genre the way it a racially diverse cast. Others have low the cultural standards have fallen the story’s publication, it’s gone intended, fans of the classic rom-com won’t be disappointed. expressed disgust at the humorous for the “Zola Story” to qualify as good through the usual Internet filters— Kim is a member of tone that most reactions have storytelling, but it’s more complicated think pieces, think pieces reacting the class of 2017. taken—though Wells’s storytelling than that. There’s something to be to the initial think pieces, full- style is undeniably funny (“Ima full said for the inventiveness of the style. scale journalistic investigations, nude typa bitch”), it still depicts It’s reminiscent of Joe Wendworth’s memes, pictures of people’s Zola- supposedly real scenes of rape, “Letters to Wendy” or portions inspired Halloween costumes, and human trafficking, attemptedJennifer Egan’s “A Visit From the so on and so forth. This is how we suicide and murder. The line Goon Squad,” novels that used process cultural events today—we Earn 3 credits between fact and fiction is beyond experimental formats and blurred break them down, adapt them over semester blurred—it’s been erased. reality. Is it “Finnegan’s Wake?” into more easily digestible forms For our purposes, we’re going to No. But, using tweets as the format that retain the zeitgeist of what break! assume that though some central through which the story is told is happened. That’s not a complaint, elements are true, a good deal of fascinating, in both a cultural and but it’s not a compliment, either. embellishment went into the story literary sense (and, by the way, To put it simply: this is (think Hunter S. Thompson’s “The “Cloud Atlas” author David Mitchell something that could only have Kentucky Derby is Decadent and did the same thing last year). Wells happened in 2015. Depraved”), and we’ll consider it might not be well versed in the MLA Bernstein is a member of fiction. Style Guide, but that doesn’t take the class of 2018. It’d be easy to Jonathan Franzen the away from the story at all. GCC’s ONLINE After Hours for president 2016 Winterim Courses Session Runs A CAPPELLA FROM PAGE 13 believe; people were talking about I’d rather wear one of Seligman’s Bareilles. They took a break after that note on the way out of the actual shirts, so I’ll hold off until Dec. 14, 2015 - Jan. 8, 2016 those numbers and welcomed theatre. they sell those. Maybe they’ll beat their second guest group. Louvre Complementing the last set was the next concert. • Hip Hop Culture (MUS107) Performance Ensemble was really the final video segment, in which The program for the show • Female Role in Film (CIN242) good, and danced to three songs; Melary, Johnald and the others advised that the group is “hard at one slow instrumental song and two gathered eagerly to learn the results work producing their upcoming • Intro. To Healthful Living (HED204) higher energy numbers. Following of the presidential race. All four EP.” After Hours Publicity • US History (HIS203) Louvre, After Hoursewas back to candidates were dismayed when Manager Grant Sorbo confirmed • Intro to Meterology (MET101) close their show with a final four the video revealed that America’s that the name of the EP is still songs, including their alumni next president would be none secret, but that the release is • And others - click online: song “And So It Goes.” It was the other than the University’s very upcoming. “We’ll start teasing final song, however—Tori Kelly’s own Joel Seligman. some more details online at the www.genesee.edu/winter/ “Nobody Love”—that was the After the show, After Hours sold start of next semester,” Sorbo best of the bunch. At the close of shirts emblazoned with Seligman’s added. 1-866-CALL-GCC the song, Rouse hit and sustained visage, above the year “2020.” I Passanisi is a member of a note that you had to be there to almost bought one, but I think the class of 2017. Genesee Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 / SPORTS campustimes.org / PAGE 15 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Gunnar Zemering - Swimming

BY MAX EBER other in practice, with homework look forward to the Liberty League championships in December? SPORTS EDITOR and almost everything else outside of the pool. The team, including These next three weeks are crunch the coaches, is a close family and it time. It’s time for [us] to condition Sophomore Gunnar Zemering has always felt that way at practices ourselves even harder and perfect claimed first place finishes in both the and meets. The positive energy our technique in the pool. We have 50- and 100-meter freestyle races this is what keeps everyone pursuing some strong competition this year, past weekend. He was also a member improvement. so we will have to make sure that of the 200-freestyle relay which 4. How did it feel to have our races and relays are on point placed first, and the 200-medley such a strong performance this if we want to defend our titles. relay, which placed second. He past Saturday, including two I also “Amazon Prime’d” some has been honored as the Liberty individual first place finishes? “SpongeBob” DVDs to keep us League Male Swimmer of the Week. I’m just excited to see how the busy on the long bus ride to Liberty rest of the season goes.The meet Leagues. 1. How did you first get into this weekend included some close 6. Would you rather have cooking competitive swimming? races which simulated what the lessons from Batman or Harry In the Netherlands, my dad would race environment will be like at Potter? Why? bring us to our public pool almost PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS the championship meets. The Even though Batman would have every day, where we played games Sophomore Gunnar Zemering takes a breath at the Grove City Invitational. team and myself are on the right top-of-the-line equipment to cook and went off the slides. I first started I do my best to get rid of all 3. What is your favorite aspect of track but we still have some work with, he wouldn’t be that great at it racing when we moved to Evansville, superstition and focus on being the sport? Why? to do before Liberty League and because Alfred has cooked for him Indiana, but after moving again physically and mentally ready Definitely the team. In a sport University Athletic Association his whole life. Harry Potter and to New York, I stopped for a few for the race. I stretch out, eat that’s so time consuming and Championships. To be this close I could definitely whip up some years. I got back into it when I was some fruit snacks and take deep physically draining, it’s vital to to my personal bests so early in the delicious chocolate frogs or strange 10 because I really wanted a pair of breaths to store oxygen before the surround yourself with people that season is a good sign, but I’m more flavored jelly beans, but, at the end towel pants—which were only sold race. For relays, we always huddle support you in every way. Our focused on what I can do differently of the day, nothing beats my mom’s at swim meets. up and discuss our race strategy swim team does exactly this: the in my races and relays to score more cooking. 2. Do you have any rituals you before we go and motivate each chemistry on UR swimming and points for the team. Eber is a member of perform before starting a race? other. diving is incredible. We help each 5. What is on your mind as you the class of 2017. LAST WEEK'S SCORES Field Hockey advances in FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Liberty League playoffs • Women’s Volleyball vs Case Western Reserve University - L 0-3

• Women’s Volleyball vs New York University - W 3-1

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

• Football vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute - L 34-35

• Women’s Volleyball vs Carnegie Mellon University (UAA 3rd Round) - L 0-3

• Women’s Soccer vs Emory University - L 1-3

• Field Hockey vs William Smith College - L 1-3

• Men’s Soccer vs Emory University - L 0-3 PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 The team celebrates together after their comeback victory over the Misericordia University Cougars. • Field Hockey vs Misericordia University - W 2-1 BY JACKIE POWELL place at the right time and was able SPORTS STAFF to take the rebound and shovel the ball into the goal. What gave the ‘Jackets the THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE On Wednesday afternoon, UR competitive advantage was their six field hockey, ranked 20th nationally penalty corners and 16 total shots FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 clinched a spot in Sweet 16 of the taken on goal. Rein took seven of NCAA Division III tournament those shots, with teammates Sayaka • Men’s Swimming and Diving at Carnegie Mellon University Invitational - Day 1 - Pittsburgh, PA - 4 P.M. by knocking off the unranked Abe and Tiffany White taking one Misericordia University Cougars apiece, and junior Callie Fisher • Women’s Swimming and Diving at Carnegie Mellon University Invitational - Day 1 - Pittsburgh, PA - 4 P.M. in a come-from-behind victory at taking four herself. The game was home. fairly clean as neither team recorded SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 The ‘Jackets rallied to defeat any fouls or offsides. the Cougars 2-1 after trailing 1-0 Rochester’s first 12 shots all • Men’s Swimming and Diving at Carnegie Mellon University Invitational - Day 2 - Pittsburgh, PA - 9 A.M. with 17 minutes remaining in the came in the first half as Abe almost second half. The two UR goals sent one into the back of the net. were controlled by the tag team • Women’s Swimming and Diving at Carnegie Mellon University Invitational - Day 2 - Pittsburgh, PA - 9 A.M. Abe’s shot was saved at the last of junior Tiffany White assisting minute by Cougar line defender all-time leading goal scorer and Samantha Partington. White also • Men’s Cross Country at NCAA Atlantic Regrional - Mt. Morris, NY - 9 A.M. senior captain Michelle Relin. Both had an opportunity off of a penalty goals scored were a result of penalty corner, but unfortunately her shot • Women’s Cross Country at NCAA Atlantic Regrional - Mt. Morris, NY - 11 A.M. corners, and were scored within went wide. All initial frustration three minutes of one another. This aside, the ‘Jackets were able to come • Football vs Hobart Colleg - 12 P.M.* victory leads the Yellowjackets (17- through due to the performance of 5) to their second NCAA Sweet 16 top-scorer Relin. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 in school history. With this win, the Yellowjackets The Cougars, with a 10-12 ecord,r solidified their 11th win at home; • Women’s Basketball vs William Smith College - Geneva, NY - 6 P.M. scored their first and only goal in this is the first time the ‘Jackets the 53rd minute off of a rebound remained unbeaten at home since • Men’s Basketball vs Hobart College - Geneva, NY - 8 P.M. from senior Lindsay Hischak for her 1986. 15th goal of the season. Hischak’s UR will move on to face #7 teammate, sophomore Melanie Fry, ranked Salisbury University at sent the ball into the goalie’s circle Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. *DENOTES HOME GAME and it was kicked and defended this Saturday. by the senior ‘Jacket goalie Tara Powell is a member of (DH) DENOTES DOUBLEHEADER Lamberti. Hischak was in the right the class of 2018. PAGE 16 / campustimes.org THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 / SPORTS SPORTS Amid controversy, Swimming conquers University of Missouri president resigns Grove City with multiple

BY JESSE BERNSTEIN resigned. negligence toward marginalized first-place finishes SPORTS STAFF Wolfe released a statement on students’ experiences. WE ARE BY BEN SHAPIRO the 200-backstroke and men’s Monday. “It is my belief [that] we UNITED!!!!!” SENIOR STAFF 1000-freestyle, respectively. University of Missouri stopped listening to each other,” The statement was tweeted On the women’s side, the President Tim Wolfe has resigned he said. “We have to respect each along with a photo of participating After a strong rookie ‘Jackets more than held their in the face of repeated calls for other enough to stop yelling at players linking arms together season, sophomore Gunnar own. UR claimed first place accountability with regards to each other, start listening and with a graduate student who Zemering has come out in five races, including two the university administration’s quit intimidating each other. participated in a hunger strike. to a strong start as a big races won by sophomore handling of recent racial tensions I take full responsibility for Wolfe had met with the student contributor for UR men’s Annie Thayer. Thayer was of campus. This week, almost this frustration, and I take full before tearfully announcing his swimming this season. When victorious in the 200-butterfly 30 black football players at responsibility for the inaction resignation on Monday. the UR men’s and women’s and 400-individual medley. Sophomore Ryosei Kobayashi stretches to save a ball. the University of Missouri that has occurred.” LCB and others had swimming and diving teams To add to the team’s successes, joined with the Legion of LCB made its announcement specifically taken issue with the traveled to the Grove City freshman Becca Selznick won Black Collegians (LBC) in on their Twitter account on way in which the university Invitational in Grove City, the 200-freestyle, junior Alex demonstrations against Wolfe. Saturday night. “The athletes failed to adequately respond to PA last weekend, Zemering Veech took the 100-breaststroke In light of what the players of color on the University of numerous instances of racial and several other ‘Jackets had and senior All-American Vicky and the group had determined Missouri football team truly slurs being directed towards stellar performances, winning Luan reached the wall first in to be the administration’s failure believe ‘Injustice Anywhere is a black students on campus. numerous individual races. the 50-freestyle, an event that to act appropriately regarding threat to Justice Everywhere,’” In addition, it was recently Zemering led the team to is only one trip across the pool several recent events, the players the LCB announcement read. discovered that someone had three first place wins, taking and back, making it short and had announced that they would “We will no longer participate used feces to smear a swastika first in the 50-freestyle incredibly intense. refuse to play unless Wolfe in any football related activities onto a residence hall wall. and the 100-freestyle. He The ‘Jackets will now go until President Tim Wolfe resigns On Sunday, Wolfe had intially also swam one of the legs into a period of intensive or is removed due to his responded, “My administration in Rochester’s first-place- training until their next meet, has been meeting around the clock finishing 200-freestyle relay. which is scheduled for Dec. and has been doing a tremendous The other members of that 4 and 5, when they travel to amount of reflection on how to winning relay team were Troy, N.Y. for the Liberty address these complex matters. junior Ryan Berger, junior League Championships hosted Clearly, we are open to listening A.J. Brewer and freshman by Rensselaer Polytechnic to all sides and are confident that Danny Aronson. In addition Institute. Although that we can come together to improve to contributing to the success both the Rochester men’s the student experience on our of the team, Zemering’s and women’s squads finished campuses. We want to find the results earned him the title first at last year’s Liberty best way to get everyone around of Liberty League Men’s League Championships, both the table and create the safe space Swimmer of the Week. teams will be facing tough for a meaningful conversation Other winners for the men’s competition as they go in with that promotes change.” team included freshmen targets on their backs. Bernstein is a member of Eric Feirouz and Elliot Shapiro is a member of the class of 2018. Schwinn, who took first in the class of 2016. CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR Cover the athlete, not their body

BY JACKIE POWELL male athletes. I immediately need for substantive inquiries. SPORTS STAFF However, questions like headed to the Is there more of a story being these are not always fictionally website for told behind what an athlete What if a student asked a generated. the project, is wearing rather than if they professor what brand they “She has a look that the where they are making history? Can we are wearing, or if a student international judges love.” urge anyone not ask appropriate questions completed an exam and was If I didn’t know any better, and everyone anymore? bombarded with questions on it would be fair to assume to reach So, if it’s not socially their love life. These instances that this quote was about a out to local acceptable for me to ask a seem inappropriate, rude and Miss America beauty pageant and major professor about their outfit, or a standard poodle at the networks, out of place, because they are. why is it not even questioned PHOTOS COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS Two weeks ago, an unknown Westminster Dog Show, but urging them to stop when sports broadcasters video appeared on my Twitter is, in fact, about a competing asking women about ask the same of athletes? feed. At first, I was humored female athlete. What’s my their sex appeal and Join Schnurr, Smit and and a bit baffled by what I point? personal lives, but me as we urge networks to saw. Well-known athletes, Well, those clips from male instead inquire about their #covertheathlete rather than including Sidney Crosby athletes appeared preposterous performance and the job that their image. and Michael Phelps, were because we rarely ever see male they just completed. Powell is a being asked cringe-worthy athletes get asked questions Similar to the #askhermore member of questions. pertaining to things other campaign, which encourages the class of For example, for Phelps: than sports. When the clip red carpet commentators 2018. “Removing your body hair hit the one-minute mark, it to ask about the women on gives you an edge in the pool, simply asked all of its viewers, the carpet rather than their but how about your love “How come female coverage fashions and looks, this is a life?” The video continued sounds like this?” call for substantive broadcast expressing comments and Jessica Schnurr and journalism and coverage. questions made about an Hannah Smit, two marketing The difference between the athlete’s appearance rather consultants of the Toronto two campaigns is that these than their performance or based advertising agency John athletes aren’t on a red carpet skill set. St., are urging the world to designed for glamour. But A commentator uttered put an end to sexist broadcast apparently, this fact doesn’t that English soccer great journalism and to participate matter as time and time again Wayne Rooney was “not a in the #covertheathlete we hear networks ask women’s looker.” The footage seen was movement. They conceived tennis players to “twirl” rather created by adapting quotes #covertheathlete with the than discuss their strategy on from different interviews and intention to create real cultural the court. sporting events to footage of change. After viewing the clip, It is paramount to stress our MORGAN MEHRING / ILLUSTRATION STAFF