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C AMPUS TIMES VOLUME 139, NUMBER 4 Serving the University of Rochester community since 1873 THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 16, 2012 Dandelion Day 2012 set for weekday Sparking student outcry, UR announces plans to move cherished day to Friday, spend three times previous budget BY LEAH BULETTI NEWS EDITOR “It’s a symbolic move. In an effort to curb what We’re trying to go back to has escalated in recent years into a day of excessive drink- the roots ing, this year’s Dandelion Day of the day will be held on Friday, April and make 27, rather than the Saturday before reading period when it it more is traditionally held. closely The decision — the result of aligned with months of ongoing discussion between the administration events from old and various student groups D-Days.” — was publicly announced to the Students’ Association —Dean of Students Senate meeting on Monday, Matthew Burns Feb. 13. 1970s 1990s “It’s a symbolic move,” PHOTOS COURTESY OF RARE BOOKS A N D SP ECIAL COLLECTIO N S , UN IVERSITY OF ROCHESTER LIBRARIES julia sklar • PRESE N TATIO N EDITOR Dean of Students Matthew 1950s, was not how UR wanted name” — and for an expanded cause it had become too diffi- needed than an email sent by Burns said that, given the Burns said of the decision. to handle the problem. selection of activities, which cult to control and “not worth a URMC doctor, whose name ample evidence of escalating “We’re trying to go back to “We wanted to keep it, but they hope will help divert some the investment,” UR has kept was not disclosed, to Burns problems and the fact that the roots of the day and make make it safer,” he explained. of the focus from the drinking both subjective and objective on Monday, April 26, 2010 — the UR had “almost universal it more closely aligned with Associate Dean of Students mentality. measurements of the drinking the Monday after Saturday’s consent” that the day had to events from old D-Days.” Anne-Marie Algier agreed Burns also plans to signifi- culture, Burns said. D-Day. become safer to keep it, the Burns hopes to move the with this assessment. cantly increase advertising for In 2008, drinking-related The email states that from decision for some change was celebratory day back to a time “Everyone wanted to make this year’s event, also in the incidents declined, according 3 to 11 p.m. on Saturday necessary. when it revolved more around the day safer,” she said. “Ev- hope that students will view to Burns, but have been in- evening, “it was a pretty em- President of CAB and senior honoring University tradi- eryone agreed on that.” the day in a more positive creasing every year since. CAB barrassing moment for the Palida Noor said she initially tions and having fun, rather The second significant light. re-started its participation in River Campus at UR ... nine felt resistance toward the deci- than around what many have change to this year’s D-Day is “The idea is to make it so the day after its SA fundraising undergraduates all sloppy sion, especially given the fact seen as a destructive focus on that the budget will be nearly fun that you can’t resist go- was threatened. drunk from Dandelion Day. All that she is a senior. alcohol consumption — a focus triple that of previous years. ing,” he said. According to Burns, this at risk for aspirating on their “But now I’m more excited that has become enmeshed “Students can probably Burns anticipates “some data has shown that “all hell own vomit ... Two so agitated to be a part of the change,” she in UR culture particularly in expect D-Day to be at least resistance” from students breaks loose” between the and disruptive that they had said. “I’m excited to leave [the recent years. three times as big, if not more,” about the change, but said that hours of 12 and 4 p.m. and to be physically and chemically day] even better than before Burns said that, despite the Burns said. he hopes the resistance will that UR simply cannot afford restrained. Four under the and hopefully leave it as the unsafe behavior in years past The increase in spending “make way to excitement” in to have incidents continue to legal drinking age of 21.” largest ever D-Day.” that caused the administration will boost funding both for coming months. rise as they have in the last The email left off on a som- CAB has not decided on the a “great amount of worry,” the main concert — which Since 2008 when Campus three years. ber note: “Just a matter of time headlining band for the concert canceling the day, which has Burns said the administra- Activities Board (CAB) decided Perhaps no more evidence before someone dies during or on specifics of the other been a UR tradition since the tion hopes is a “bigger, better to stop sponsoring D-Day be- about the drinking culture is these festivities.” SEE FRIDAY, PAGE 5 Students clamor to be heard: petition SA revises election lobbies for digital audio space policies, practices BY JUSTIN FLEMING the exact division of this space Bendes revealed that the halfway to their goal of 400 BY MATT VOLKOV issues: the selection process PUBLISHER between the digital arts and petition currently has be- to 450. STAFF WRITER for Professor and Student Life On the coattails of last audio recording because, as he tween 200 and 300 signatures, In terms of how effective UR’s Students’ Association Advocate of the Year; and the semester’s student-led initia- put it, “the building is being putting him and Polec over SEE AUDIO, PAGE 5 is nearly finished making guidelines for campaigning on tive to improve music spaces designed to minimize single amendments to its elec- social networking sites. on campus, two students in purpose space and maximize tion policies and procedures Every year, one professor the music department are flexible space.” manual. is selected as Professor of the now spreading a petition Yet this description of the The SA’s electoral process Year for each of four academic advocating that more space building’s purpose is right is governed by a set of rules divisions: the Humanities, in the proposed Digital Me- in line with the ideal vision known as the bylaws. The Social Sciences, Natural dia and Innovation Center Bendes and Polec have for the goals of the election process Sciences and Engineering be allocated for digital audio available space. outlined in these bylaws are departments. In the past, the recording purposes. “In a perfect world, this carried out in accordance award has been decided by a In speaking to David Bendes would be the ultimate place to with the Policies and Proce- student body vote — students and Andrew Polec — the fifth make a live music video — to dures Manual (PPM), which could vote on professors of year seniors who co-authored record it, film it, everything,” outlines and specifies the ac- their choosing on the SA the petition as a part of their Bendes said. “We’re really try- ceptable operations, policies website. Kauffman Entrepreneurial ing to say that if you make the and procedures relating to The SA decided that stu- Year (KEY) project — how- space a little larger … then you SA elections. dent body votes are biased, ever, it becomes clear that can make it an optimal space According to Speaker of the however, and this year have their goals reach considerably for both groups.” Senate and senior Dan Cohn, opted to select the four profes- further than that. More quantifiably, Bendes “the bylaws tell us what needs sors of the year using a special According to Executive and Polec expressed that they to be done and our PPM tells task force. Director of Campus Planning, would like to see recording stu- us how and where.” Students will nominate Design and Construction dios that are large enough for The PPM changes fre- professors for the award on Management Jose Fernandez, multi-instrumental recording quently to adapt with the the SA website. Then, a task approximately 5,400 square and of a higher quality than changing social climate sur- force composed of members feet of the new building will the current one on campus rounding student govern- of the student government, be devoted to media arts in — WRUR’s studio — which, julia sklar • PRESE N TATIO N EDITOR ment elections. This year, dispersed across class years some form. Fernandez said as Polec put it, “is in a meat Students are petitioning for digital audio recording space the amendments to the PPM and academic divisions, will it would be difficult to assess locker.” in the proposed Digital Media and Innovation Center. are largely focused on two SEE ELECTIONS, PAGE 5 IN S IDE THI S I ss UE : PHILO S O P HY E ss ENTIAL S STRONG ROCKED TO NEWS : Eastman alumni win big at Grammys PAGE 3 IT S CORE OPI N I on S : The stress and worries of being a junior PAGE 6 Why philosophical debate on college campuses is both meaningful and The Rock Repertory Ensemble proved that their FEATURES : UR Memes infiltrates campus PAGE 9 necessary. genre is still rocking in the free world. A&E: China Nite skit mediocre, dances impress PAGE 12 SP O RTS : Men’s basketball pulls a win in dramatic end PAGE 16 OPINIONS: PAGE 7 A&E: PAGE 12 Page 2 NEWS Thursday, February 16, 2012 FIVE -DAY FORECA S T COURTESY OF WWW .WEATHER .C OM THURSDAY FRIDAY SA T URDAY SUNDAY MONDAY Rain AM Snow Showers Few Snow Showers Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Chance of precipitation: 80% Chance of precipitation: 30% Chance of precipitation: 30% Chance of precipitation: 20% Chance of precipitation: 10% High 42, Low 34 High 38, Low 29 High 38, Low 29 High 33, Low 23 High 30, Low 23 THI S WEEK ON CAMPU S THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16 ‘HEARTS AND Stoles’ Valentine’s DAY LECTURE 4:30 P.M., GAMBLE ROOM , RU S H RHEE S LIBRARY The Susan B.