CampusTHURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 2014 / VOLUME 141, ISSUE 16 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Student organization protests financial aid system

BY JULIANNE MCADAMS Protest members, plans to NEWS EDITOR transfer after this semester. The organization is still in the A new student organization, the process of establishing a presence Peaceful Protest of the Financial on campus and communicating Aid System, formed this summer with the administration. to question the transparency and Dean of Admissions and sympathy of UR’saOffice of Financial Aid Jonathan Burdick Financial Aid. said he is looking forward to the The creation of this group has dialogue the group will introduce given rise to controversy over between students and Financial which aspects of the current Aid. He has communicated with system can and cannot be Wark over Facebook, but not controlled by UR. Collaboration extensively as he has been abroad with Students for a Democratic working for Admissions. Society (SDS) and coordination “I love student activism,” with administration and Students’ Burdick said. “I think that Association are pending. students should ask tough The group formed when questions and participate in policy Sophomore Alex Wark received [...] I would relish any chance to his financial aid package and [...] explain everything we think saw that it had been reduced by PARSA LOFTI / PHOTO EDITOR we’re doing with Financial Aid $13,000 per year. He created The executive board of the Peaceful Protest of the Financial Aid System. From left to right: Sophomores Kelsey Fenner, Alex and get their insight on how it a Facebook group to gauge Samuelson, Alex Wark, Hayley Weinberg, Samantha Worme, Maggie Curtis, Megan Forney, Lindsay Wrobel. might be better.” interest from students in similar “We’re all a family, and when currently-unrecognized club, said that they have had their Burdick will meet with situations, and within a week a classmate is struggling because noted that several students, financial aid reduced greatly,” Students’ Association Oct. 20 to there were over 500 members. they don’t know about their including herself, are in situations Fenner said. discuss these issues. He stated Wark noted that the interested academic future, it affects the similar to Wark’s. Fenner’s aid was cut by 94 that, as far as he remembers, it students included not only people people that they know and the “We are concerned about the percent, doubling the amount is the first time since his term at impacted by changed packages, people that they work with.” Financial Aid system because of tuition she has to pay per UR began in 2003 that a student but also people whose friends Sophomore Kelsey Fenner, there have been a lot of people year. As a result, Fenner, along group were affected. an executive member of this [...] who have come to us and with several other Peaceful SEE PROTEST PAGE 4 UR Optics captures national attention with creation of “cloaking device”

BY ALLIE KONZEL through free space,” Howell said. cloak. The device and the object CONTRIBUTING WRITER The attention has brought the being cloaked act as air. The light University into the pop-science that goes in through the lenses will BY RYAN RUBENZAHL spotlight. Plastered across social come out as if there was nothing in CONTRIBUTING WRITER media sites, the “Rochester Cloak” the way, providing a clear image of has been compared to Harry the background behind the object. Physics professor John Howell Potter’s invisibility cloak. Choi When they found that the design and Ph.D student Joseph Choi speculated that the comparison worked, they tried to simplify it. of UR’s Optics Department to Harry Potter may have arisen The simplest design that they developed a new design for a from an inconsistency with the came up with was a four-lens cloaking device, capturing national use of the word cloak. Howell and design. By carefully calibrating attention. Choi’s isn’t the type of cloak that the power of the lenses with the By using a set of four lenses, you can wear, however it does hide distances between them, Howell Howell and Choi were able to and conceal. and Choi were able to create a achieve a system that includes a The intensity of the media multi-directional cloaking device region where the light coming attention caught Choi and the that works even when viewed from from one end is bent around rest of the Optics department off multiple angles. and back out the other end. This guard. Choi said he was surprised While refining the concept creates an “invisibility pocket” to see all of the popularity the of creating a cloak using lenses, that can conceal an object from cloaking device attracted. Choi and Howell ran into a few an outside observer. Through the “I think it’s really cool and I’m obstacles. The design was first COURTESY OF URMC knowledge of how light behaves in very happy and very thankful attempted using cheap lenses. A new children’s hospital will be opening in 2015 as a part of Strong Memorial Hospital. air, how light behaves in lenses, and for it,” said Choi. “The Optics The result was unsatisfactory, The goal of the new quarters is to provide space and comfort to patients. a series of mathematical equations, department is a great department and the illusion lacked clarity. a functioning cloaking device was to be a part of. They have really This problem was solved using Howell and Choi are still looking Another problem is seeing the achieved. great training programs and more expensive lenses, called into making many improvements. edges and unwanted rays near the Professor Howell stated the simulation software that really achromatic lenses, which are Making the cloak bigger and edges of the lenses. Choi called it exact goal that the UR Optics helped for this project.” encased in a special coating. These increasing the range of sight the “edge-effect” and stated that Department achieved. The device is a paraxial ray optics lenses allow for a clear image of angles from which an object would there are ways to minimize this “We were able to find a system of cloak and satisfies an equation for the background, and a successful appear invisible are some of the unwanted appearance. lenses that exactly replicated light what is called the ideal or perfect concealing of the object. main goals. SEE INVISIBLE PAGE 4 INSIDE IMPORTANCE OF UR KINKS INTEVIEW WORLD NEWS RECAP THIS CT BEING EARNEST Read a review of The Opposite An anonymous interview with A brand-new column dedicated of People (TOOP)’s production the founder of UR Kinks, a to informing students about of “The Importance of Being Facebook page dedicated to global news. Written by Senior Earnest.” sexual fantasies. Jenny Hansler.

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BY SAM PASSANISI twister with the Slavic Club, or Axum, Ma’frisah, UR Bhangra, COPY EDITOR take a dance lesson from the swing dance club, UR Stylez, members of UR Celtic, among and student band No Jackets More than a dozen student other things. Required. groups came together this past Also co-sponsoring Fusion Sigma Beta Rho President and Saturday, Sept. 27 for Sigma Beta were the Spanish and Latino junior Michael Gulston said that Rho fraternity’s Fusion cultural Students’ Organization (SALSA), several years have passed since event, a renewed festivity meant the Student Organization for his fraternity last hosted Fusion. to celebrate various student Caribbean Awareness (SOCA), “In the past, Fusion was known backgrounds and interests. the Student Association for the as one of the biggest parties on The brothers of Sigma Beta Rho Development of Arab Cultural campus,” Gulston said. “Sig Rho planned Fusion with cooperation Awareness (SADACA), the Pan- would reserve all the rooms in from their co-sponsors, but they African Students’ Association Wilson Commons and host a were also awarded a grant from (PASA), the Association for the large party with several big DJs. the University as a tribute to Development of Interest in the This year, we took the idea of this year’s communal principle, Indian Subcontinent (ADITI), Fusion bringing cultural groups “Inclusion.” the Hindu Students’ Association together, and strengthened the Several UR clubs hosted (HSA), Black Students’ Union cultural aspect of the event.” booths during the cultural festival (BSU), and the Multicultural Many of Fusion’s co-sponsors in Hirst Lounge from 4:00pm to Greek Council (MGC). host social events of their own. 7:00pm. The three-hour event After the activities in Hirst SOCA’s Minister of Social was punctuated by workshops Lounge, the event moved Outreach and sophomore Melia in dance and other activities, led upstairs to the May Room Douyon said that her club was by the members of the various where several different clubs advertising SOCA’s Caribfest clubs and the brothers of Sigma held dance performances. In event, a celebration of Caribbean Beta Rho. Participants could addition to appearances from culture that took place from Sept. learn how to play Chinese jump the co-sponsoring groups, there 29 to Oct. 2. SADACA President rope with the Filipino-American were performances by Louvre, Sarah Eldehni noted that her / PHOTO EDITOR ALI KOMAR Student Association (FASA), try Ballet Performance Group organization hosts frequent The Fusion event was held to promote interaction between different cultural to pronounce a Russian tongue (BPG), Xclusive step team, events throughout the semester, groups on campus. Here, a student applies a henna tattoo to a fellow student. Sihir Bellydance Ensemble, SEE FUSION PAGE 4 Tech Fund accepts applications World news recap: BY AUREK RANSOM are determined by a screening committee. In order to fulfill STAFF WRITER the TDF’s mission, the money Sept. 24- Oct 1, 2014 is coupled with a business-based UR Ventures’ Technology review and mentoring process. Development Fund (TDF) “We use mostly alumni in the is entering its ninth round of business world to review the BY JENNY HANSLER patient developed symptoms in sexual activity.” The law also funding this fall. TDF provides UR applications,” Catlin said. “[The SENIOR STAFF of the disease upon returning requires colleges that receive graduate and faculty researchers alumni] then provide input on the home from a trip to West state funding to have policies with anywhere from $40,000 to development plan, and in many Massive protests sweep Africa. Officials have been and trained officials in place $100,000 to launch research ideas cases mentorship throughout the Hong Kong: quick to assure the public that to handle domestic abuse and and proto-inventions into proof-of- project.” In what is being called there is very little chance of sexual assault situations. concept and eventual success in the Once an invention has been the Umbrella Revolution, the disease spreading. Secret Service Director marketplace. deemed worthy of funding, it must thousands have taken to the Michael Dunn found guilty: Resigns: Director of URVentures Scott meet a series of predetermined streets of Hong Kong to Michael Dunn has been found Director Julia Pierson has Catlin states that TDF was started developmental milestones. These demand democracy. The initial guilty of first-degree murder in resigned amid a series of in 2010 at the request of Hajim requirements vary depending on spark for the protest came the death of 17-year-old Jordan high-profile Secret Service School of Engineering and Applied the nature of the technology being from Beijing’s announcement Davis in November 2012. blunders. On Tuesday, Sept. Sciences Dean Robert Clark. developed. Finalists are selected for at the end of August that it Following a disagreement 30, she revealed that the White “The impetus was a recognition funding after an oral presentation would vet candidates for Hong about the volume of Davis’ House intruder made it much of a basic gap in our technology to the screening committee. Kong’s 2017 election, rather music, Dunn fired 10 shots farther into the building than commercialization process […],” Catlin, a former patent attorney, than allowing a free and open into Davis’s car, killing the was originally said, and that he Catlin said. “It is usually not enough said that UR Ventures handles the race. On Saturday, Sept. 27, unarmed teen. Dunn faces life was only stopped when an off- to have an idea and some basic licensure of these patents to outside students were pepper-sprayed in prison without parole. duty Secret Service member research. Rather, most companies companies to “carry [its] inventions and arrested while attempting CA passes historic consent tackled him. This week, the and investors want to see some and research into commercial to occupy Legislative Council law: public also learned that the level of proof to de-risk the idea products and services.” Only those grounds. Protesters and police California has become the Secret Service ignored shots and make it more valuable in the inventions that use UR resources clashed again on Sunday, Sept. first state in the country to that were fired at the White business sense.” fall under the jurisdiction of UR 28, and the protests have enact an affirmative consent House and that allowed an Since its inception, approximately Ventures. To be eligible to apply for continued to draw more people law for colleges. It is being armed man with a criminal two to four applicants per round TDF, a researcher or research group throughout this week. called the “Yes Means Yes,” record into an elevator with have received money from TDF. must have submitted an invention Ebola hits home: defining consent as “an President Obama. Anywhere between 12 and 20 disclosure to UR Ventures. The first case of Ebola has affirmative, conscious and Hansler is a member of “pre-proposals” are received each TDF finances itself based on been diagnosed in Texas. The voluntary agreement to engage the class of 2015. application period. Applications the sale of previously-funded have been received for innovations innovations. Once a technology in materials science, mechanical starts receiving royalties, TDF is engineering, optics, biomedical paid back three times what it had engineering, and pharmaceuticals, invested in the project. among other fields. The emphasis “We have not had any of the of TDF is on development, but projects begin receiving royalties there are no formal restrictions on to date,” Catlin said. “It has been an invention’s field. funded since inception mostly TDF accepts applications from by philanthropic donations, plus UR students, employees, and support from [UR].” faculty members doing University- The current Fund Manager is affiliated research, and are accepted Omar Bakht. More information biannually in April and September. about TDF and the application This fall, the deadline to submit an process can be found on the TDF initial proposal is Oct. 15. website, http://www.rochester. The application process is divided edu/tdf/. into two stages: pre-proposal and Ransom is a member of full proposal. Once pre-proposals the class of 2017. have been submitted, finalists Valid through December 31, 2014 PAGE 4 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 Club seeks New optical device makes invisibility a reality

INVISIBLE FROM PAGE 1 on signs, like a post on a billboard financial Choi and Howell ran into a few sign to make it look like it’s levitating.” obstacles. The design was first Optical Engineering student reform attempted using cheap lenses. The and sophomore Joseph Linden commented on the Rochester PROTEST FROM PAGE 1 result was unsatisfactory, and the has formed around the issue of illusion lacked clarity. This problem Cloak’s limitations and the released Financial Aid. was solved using more expensive video that is currently circulating. The new group listed lenses, called achromatic lenses, The device was designed using their problems as a lack of which are encased in a special coating. rudimentary laws of physics and transparency between students These lenses allow for a clear image optics, something that has not and Financial Aid, the aid of the background, and a successful been widely publicized in the news. decision release date being concealing of the object. Upscaling the device would certainly after transfer deadlines, and the Howell and Choi are still looking be possible, but there comes a point inability to apply for any other into making many improvements. where the cloaking device itself aid once the decision has been Making the cloak bigger and would be absurdly large, making it released. increasing the range of sight angles inconvenient and noticeable. The Their central focus is from which an object would appear utility of the device is also dependent improving the notification invisible are some of the main goals. on the precise angle from which it system to prevent students Another problem is seeing the is viewed. from being blind-sided by cuts edges and unwanted rays near the Linden explained that while the in their Financial Aid packages. edges of the lenses. Choi called it the cloak is not perfect, the technology Burdick said he agrees that “edge-effect” and stated that there demonstrated by the device has there should be more openly- are ways to minimize this unwanted PARSA LOFTI / PHOTO EDITOR the potential for various real-world disclosed acknowledgement appearance. The device has many possible real-world uses. applications. of the fact that from year to “You just have to customize the the lenses and other materials, and behind it. “If a surgeon needs to see through year, Financial Aid packages are lens sizes, and that costs more.” a human could easily be concealed. Another possible application his hands, he may now be able to do reevaluated and can change. This project, covered only by Howell and Choi acknowledged could be to cloak walls in a building, that,” Linden said. He also agreed that the departmental funding, opens up the potential demand for a cloaking so instead of having to use windows Linden continued, “I believe turnover rate of counselors, opportunities to expound on the device. Cloaking could be useful to see outside there could be lenses that what is shown in the video is as well as counselors’ current cloak. Howell considers the for stealth technologies, like hiding that cloak the wall. This would save probably a simple version of the communication with students, many changes that could be made satellites or other objects. In addition, money in terms of insulation, as it researwch project, and the video was should improve. to the current system, providing that the device could also be used for would be possible to have both a made to get attention to the Institute Fenner and Wark’s packages funding is available. making things on the other side of solid wall and a view of the outside. of Optics and the project. And hey, changed for typical reasons. The idea of cloaking a human is an object visible. Say there is a large Choi added, “Other things you it did that.” Fenner’s older sibling graduated, not far from the current Rochester boulder obstructing your view. You could do with a cloaking device Konzel and Rubenzhal are members of and Wark’s neighbors moved, cloak. Simply increase the size of could cloak the boulder and see might include cloaking support posts the class of 2018. increasing the value of his “I got my financial aid where my value as a person and home. Financial Aid uses such [around] late June, and by that student feels less like it’s tied changes to lower aid. time it was too late to transfer to the tuition bill I pay each Fraternity promotes Sophomore Alex Samuelson, to other schools.” semester.” who is also an executive member The club proposes an earlier Wark acknowledged that the of the club, said she represents deadline for students to send club understands no one is cultural awareness a slightly different demographic. their financial information in being personally victimized. FROM PAGE 3 Students Expressing Rhythm on She was denied her appeal for FUSION order to move up the release “I think it would be selfish including movie screenings, panel Stage). aid in the beginning of her date. According to Burdick, this to say financial aid is ‘out to discussions, and hookah nights. The May Room dance freshman year after she left is unrealistic. get us,’” Wark said. “I feel like Slavic Club was not advertising for performances filled the venue with ROTC, which would have paid Burdick said that while there’s just so much pressure on any specific event. President and more than 80 attendees. The idea to her tuition. This has made her current students are submitting them to make the most money.” sophomore Ilya Dyskin commented add a performance aspect to Fusion particularly interested in the their financial information for The Peaceful Protest also said the club had come to Fusion originally came from “Celebrate appeal process. review, the Financial Aid staff questions the sources of funds mainly to “show Slavic culture and Diversity,” an event during freshman Burdick stressed that all aid is is working on determining that go to Financial Aid. SDS hang out with our friends.” orientation in which many of the determined by a CollegeBoard packages for incoming told the Peaceful Protest group The brothers of Sigma Beta same dance groups performed for program in which Financial freshman. Therefore, the staff that alumni donations to aid do Rho, a multicultural fraternity the class of 2018. Sigma Beta Rho Aid counselors input values would need to be doubled in not necessarily go directly to and a member organization of hoped to expand on this idea so that and receive an output that order to get packages released students, but can be disguised MGC, have ties to several of their the UR community could become determines the package. The to current students before as such. co-sponsors. Gulston explained more familiar with the dance groups purpose of this system is to transfer application deadlines In response, Burdick that the fraternity’s Vice President on campus. standardize how each student passed. said, “Alumni donations for Kareem Panton is also the co- “Fusion will indeed come back is judged in a way that fairly Burdick also stressed that scholarships are donations to president of UR Stylez. Social Chair next year,” Gulston said, adding distributes money among those students’ decisions to transfer is the University and become part Aaron Mason is a new member of that he hopes to recruit more co- who need it. a result of a “value proposition of the overall funding supply. UR Bhangra, and Gulston himself sponsors and clubs in the years to Of the current system, he question.” It’s fair to say that some of recently joined the dance group come. said, “The one thing that is “When someone says they’re that money flows directly into SALSEROS (Spanish and Latino Passanisi is a member of Anti-racism speaker comes to UR true about financial aid is not getting enough financial student pockets while some the class of 2017. that it’s designed to spread aid,” Burdick said, “it doesn’t pays for other expenses (which the available dollars equitably mean they’re not getting as are most often also for the across everybody using the much financial aid as they need, benefit of students, at least same exact inputs and formula it means they’re not getting within the College).” BOOKENDS to determine how much every as much financial aid as they Speaking further about 1550 Jefferson Road family can afford.” want.” He continued, “My goal the source of aid and its in the Bowl-A-Roll Plaza near Winton Originally, each students’ is to make it so that nobody development over time, Burdick package was fixed over time, has to drop out [...] the only continued, “A one-million- Good Used Books meaning families whose thing we can’t do is fully change dollar scholarship donation to financial situations improved No Textbooks, No Bookends this value proposition. That’s endowment produces about even slightly could effectively a choice that every consumer $55,000 per year in scholarship pay tuition. According to makes [...] and that’s outside of money for spending on that Burdick, this helps families who financial aid’s control.” year’s students. So in a sense the 20% off all used books with a current valid U of R ID are in stable financial situations, Fenner said that while she big donation sounds 19 times Now thru September 30 but hurts those who struggle. knows every individual has a better than it is for any one year.

He referred to 2008, when the choice about where to go to Yet a growing endowment is a financial services firm Lehman huge benefit to everyone long No UR ID? school, she feels that UR does We will consider a 10% discount Brothers collapsed and UR not value students for the right term.” invested $1.5 million to help Samuelson said of the group’s with ANY Really Cool ID together with this Ad reasons. students’ whose parents lost “By leaving, I am making a ultimate goal, “I just feel like work. we’re trying to give everyone a Sorry, No photocopies please bold statement that I don’t feel Wark commented on the University of Rochester voice [...] this is a problem that the complaint that transfer is worth what they want me so much of our student body is BOOKENDS is on facebook deadlines could not be met to pay,” Fenner said, “and I’m going through right now.” based on the release date of aid prepared to leave Rochester and McAdams is a member of the Steve E., former Notary Public, proprietor packages. forge a new path somewhere class of 2017.

OPINIONS / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 PAGE 5 / campustimes.org OPINIONS EDITORIAL CARTOON EDITORIAL BOARD The unexpected consequences of the new retake policy

Jamie goes to pick up her final expect students to plan ahead percentile shifts ever lower. While grade, excited, hoping beyond based on the idea that grades some students may cheer for this hope that she got the grade she below a C will be the only ones that development, administrators and wants. She picks up the paper and qualify for a GPA modification. professors should be wary of the jumps for joy, she got just low LIZ BESON / ILLUSTRATOR So for example, if I am about to unintended consequences that enough for a C-! But why? Why take the final for my class and I could come from this. Perhaps EDITORIAL OBSERVER was she so excited to get below a C? need to decide how much effort the most important implication According to the University to put into it, there is a difference of this cause-effect relationship website, students should repeat between my attitude now and my is the potential for grade inflation Is chivalry dead? It a course when “[they]wish to attitude before the policy change. that stems from this retake policy. demonstrate on their official Before the change, if there was Students in these curved classes record that they understand a chance I could get anywhere will already be receiving higher should be. the material better than their between a C- and a B in the class grades than they originally would, is sexist, many will argue that grades indicate.” This seems – depending on how the final goes something that should be offset they deserve both equality and like a laudable policy, one that – I would still be incentivized to with the lower grades bringing chivalry. Others say that they allows students who weren’t put hard work into the final and down the curves. However, when do not need chivalry, but that it quite able to show their expertise try to get the best grade. If I mess these students retake the test, their is “nice.” I get that it would be in a topic to set the record up and get a C or C+, I would grades will be replaced with, likely, great to have it all – equal status straight. The problem comes from still have a chance to retake the higher ones, offsetting this curve in society, but still have guys wait how we attempt to implement course. However, under the new and leading to generally higher on them. But the more you think this goal in the real world. policy, I am in fact incentivized grades than there would have been As most people know, the to sabotage my final exam so over the course of a few years. BY MAX EBER about it the less it makes sense. Why do girls not sometimes treat University has just announced that I have the opportunity to It is surprising that no one SPORTS EDITOR a guy out to dinner or hold the that the retake policy will be retake the class later on. It very brought up these concerns when “Chivalry is dead” is an all too door open for him? (I am not modified so that the only people likely wouldn’t be worth the the policy was being drafted, common expression these days. saying or suggesting that some eligible for this retake opportunity risk of getting a C or C+ in my so it must be assumed that the It holds a negative connotation, women do not do this – props to will be students who get a final effort to get a B- or B – instead, administration believed they indicating that men no longer the ones who do. But the stigma grade of C- or below. Again, this it is now safer to just take the weren’t important enough to be care about women. But to me, associated with relationships is itself seems to be a fine policy, original bad grade and fix it later. considered. However, to those there is an inherent contradiction that the man does these tasks.) in theory. It is supposed to limit But the problem will leak that believe this policy won’t between striving for equality and Similar to how it is “nice” to students from retaking a class beyond just the students looking have the effects just outlined, or desiring chivalry. First, let me make have a guy do those things for simply to add a little to their GPA, to game the system. In general, that not enough students would a distinction between chivalry and you, it is “nice” when it is done while still allowing those who we can expect a certain number actually consider gaming the courtesy: the dictionary definition for a guy as well. Gender should have failed to demonstrate their of students in the C range to system in this way, be forewarned. of “courtesy” is the politeness not play any role in partaking aptitude to take the class again. inexplicably have a drop in their It is often the case with new in one’s attitude or behavior in kind actions toward people. In practice though, what can grades towards the end of the policy that intangible externalities toward others, while “chivalry” is It is not debatable that there we expect from this new policy? semester as they realize they fall by the wayside and are courteous behavior, that of a man are extreme double standards It seems apparent that this policy should be perversely aiming lower, replaced by supposedly tangible to a woman. So, the difference between men and women. If a leads to a host of bad incentives, not higher. In curved classes, this benefits. It is only years later between the two is literally only girl slaps a guy, generally people something that shouldn’t be means we will see a gradually that, to the architect’s dismay, the sex of the people involved in come to her defense and ask what ignored. For one thing, we can lowering curve as the bottom the true effects are realized. the courteous relationship. With he did wrong. But if a guy slaps that in mind, there have been a girl, he will leave in cuffs. On massive strides in women’s rights the other end of the spectrum, taken in recent years, with more if a guy sleeps with several girls UR cuddling, right? to come. I am all for equality in the same night, friends hail Off campus down Park days, the new service is growing into the cuddling session with – I believe men and women him as a legend, while if a girl Avenue, there exists a lovely fast. According to its profile, it this semi-anonymous person? should have equal pay, equal does the same she is ridiculed and business dedicated exclusively was born in November of 1953 This is not to say that all opportunity, equal everything. insulted. What is my point? There to meeting people’s sensual and is an alumnus of Hogwarts. cuddling is a bad idea – it’s So as we evolve into this are flaws in how we perceive needs. Most people need some But what is this service not. Human contact is great, modern era, why is there still the gender roles and believe we must sort of human contact to stay promoting? Is cuddling with and when both partners are in expectation that the man pays fit into these guidelines of what content and happy, and this a random student on campus agreement, it’s a good time. But for the date? Why is he supposed is expected. These all stem from business can provide it for a ok? After all the talk about if the cuddling occurs between to open the car door for her? our expectations, and the first fee. But this is not a prostitute hooking up and sexual health two people who meet not-over- Why does he have to make the step toward eliminating these house – sexual activity is not on campus, this sounds rather Facebook, there was at least a first move? Some argue that it biases and inequalities between allowed. No, this business is suspicious and dangerous. When little “foreplay” to the cuddle is “the way things are done” or the genders is by eliminating dedicated to one thing: cuddling. signing up for this service, will session. They probably met, “how you treat a woman,” but our illogical expectations. Cuddling is defined by Urban cuddling really be the end of chatted over coffee, and have I do not think those notions Many will brush off the ideas in Dictionary as “simply touching the interaction? Probably not. at least talked. Cuddling is the are all that compelling. Simply this article, but as an experiment and caressing without any UR Kinks, another new next stop in the development because things have been done for both men and women alike, contact whatsoever with either Facebook service, exists to fulfill of a relationship, not the end a certain way doesn’t mean they think closely about the actions that partner’s sexual organs.” The sexual fantasies of students on of the line. Cuddling is an are justified or should continue you are doing. As you do things definition also goes on to say that campus. At least this service lays intimate moment between two to occur. I argue that people for others, think if you would do women prefer cuddling more everything on the table: sign up, people who enjoy spending should be courteous whenever that regardless of the person’s than men and more than they tell an anonymous person your time with each other, not possible – hold doors, say good gender. When things are done enjoy sex. This can be debatable sexual desires, match up, and be between random strangers. morning, help carry boxes, etc. for you, think whether you would depending on the person and, safe. Cuddling seems to leave the For now, we can all sit back – but when whom you would do that for the opposite gender. more specifically, the UR Student. future of you and your cuddle and wait to see how many help becomes gender specific, it I believe the best way to move Enter UR Cuddling, a new, partner a little wishy-washy. friends UR Cuddling acquires becomes sexist. It makes females toward true equality between the free service that is friending-up What happens if, after your in the next few weeks. And who out to be the weaker gender who sexes is by having people see the UR students, giving them a way cuddle session, one member of knows, maybe it will turn out always needs the man’s help, issues in the expectations they to find cuddle buddies all over the cuddle team is ready for sex to be a harmless, fun, adorable which is blatantly untrue. Women hold. So I argue that we should campus. After already gathering and another is completely ready service with happy people and are strong and independent – be equally courteous to all, help over 400 friends in only a few to leave? What if alcohol is mixed bunnies and rainbows. Maybe. they are no longer the weaker people without boundaries, and class they were when chivalry do nice things for one another, The above two editorials are published with the consent of a majority of the editorial board: Rachael Sanguinetti emerged in the Medieval Era. all while being blind to gender. (Editor-in-Chief), Jonah Jeng (Managing Editor), Jason Altabet (Opinions Editor), Jeff Howard (A&E Editor), and While some women may Eber is a member of Julianne McAdams (News Editor). The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board make themselves available to the agree with the idea that chivalry the class of 2017. UR community’s ideas and concerns. Email [email protected]. PAGE 6 / campustimes.org OPINIONS/ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 The cost of patriotism BY NICHOLAS MAVRELIS Company Institute, over half these companies – companies over eight years to research unpatriotically, imagine if you ast week, the of American households own have to pay a large portion and develop a new drug. Now, were an executive at one of Obama administration stock in at least one American of their earnings before taxes imagine that this drug is a cure these American companies. unveiled its new plan company as of 2008. Given this to the government, which for heart disease. According If you noticed that Ireland Lto discourage corporate tax statistic, it seems unpatriotic for translates to less investment to the Center for Disease has its corporate tax rate inversions by making it much corporations to payabout 35% and possibly lowering dividend Control and Prevention, set at about 12.5%, which more difficult for corporations of their earnings before taxes yields. Since companies no approximately 380,000 is about a third of the U.S. to access their overseas cash to the government, especially longer have as much money people die annually from corporate tax rate, would without having it taxed at U.S. since, according to the Heritage as they could have had to heart disease. Assuming that rates, which is about 35%. Foundation, invest, everyone is collectively this stays constant and that Worldwide corporate Over the last several months, government worse off because these research and development the Obama administration has spending is much corporations could expenditures are directly tax rates have frequently referred to these less efficient than the have used this proportional to drug success steadily declined tax inversions as “unpatriotic” additional cash t o rates and the timeliness of the because corporations are not development of these new since the early paying their fair share – in fact, drugs, is the $400 million that 2000s, but the U.S. the Obama administration has Johnson & Johnson paid in taxes worth over one million corporate tax rate As long as you have lives? If you don’t think so, has stayed constant at a bank account and does it at least sound patriotic? According to the Tax about 3%. an income, you can Foundation, an independent tax policy research you not even be tempted purchase ownership organization, worldwide to look at reincorporating corporate tax rates have in Ireland to please your claims to virtually any steadily declined since the stockholders solely in the public corporation in early 2000s, but the U.S. name of acting patriotically? corporate tax rate has stayed Even though President the world. constant at about 3%. Obama has stated that he According to Goldman Sachs, wants to lower the U.S. gone as far as saying that these there have been over twenty corporate tax rate to 28%, corporations are renouncing times as many inversion it is still not enough. With their American citizenship transactions in 2014 than ten countries having a 0% because they want to maximize there have been in any other corporate tax rate and another their bottom lines in an effort spending LIZ BESON / LLUSTRATOR fiscal year since 1983. While twenty countries having a to please stockholders. Does done in the private sector. research groundbreaking this recent phenomenon can corporate tax rate set at under this really sound unpatriotic? Does it not seem hypocritical products. For example, be attributed to many other 15 percent, the U.S. needs to When the issue of tax for the Obama administration to imagine if Johnson & variables, such as the Federal lower its corporate tax rate in inversions is mentioned, declare American corporations Johnson’s earnings before Reserve’s artificially low an effort to remain attractive people tend to forget that unpatriotic for trying to taxes were $1 billion last interest rates, we can clearly to both domestic and foreign virtually anyone can be lower their tax liabilities on fiscal year and if, after paying see that many American corporations. Instead of a stockholder in a public income earned abroad, while all of its taxes, the company companies are noticing that trying to trap American company. As long as you simultaneously pushing for laws is left with $600 million. worldwide corporate tax corporations by limiting their have a bank account and an that remove the incentives either According to Forbes, it rates are decreasing while freedom to access overseas income, you can purchase for a domestic corporation to costs roughly $5 billion to the U.S. corporate tax rate cash, President Obama ownership claims to virtually maintain its presence in the U.S. research and develop a new is not. Can we honestly should begin to focus on any public corporation in the or for a startup company to drug. If Johnson & Johnson blame these corporations for pushing Congress to reform world. Your parents, your begin its operations in the U.S.? were taxed at 0%, Johnson trying to generate the best the current tax code in grandparents, your siblings, In addition, when the & Johnson could develop a outcomes for their owners, such a way that promotes and even people walking companies that ordinary drug in approximately five who, again, could be virtually American prosperity and down the street could all people, such as your parents years, but instead, since it pays anyone? And, if you still encourages corporations to have partial ownership of any and grandparents, partially own about $400 million of this $1 think that executives of these create more domestic jobs. public corporation. In fact, have to pay taxes, these taxes are billion in taxes, it would take corporations that engage in Mavrelis is a member of according to the Investment directly affecting the owners of Johnson & Johnson a little tax inversions are still acting the class of 2017. The case for sleeping (in public) (kinda) BY JON AHO of our collective health and awesome. The couches upstairs that “‘90 minutes napper to see the benefits of don’t know about you, but I ability to fix our procrastination- in Rush Rhees are nice, but, these setups. As Ryan DeAngelis, love sleep. A lot. But being a induced messes, I think our a senior studying neuroscience college student is right up there glorious University would do well at the University of Michigan at I Ann Arbor, explained to Time, with meth addict in the “Sleepless to implement the sort of nap- in [Insert City Here]” category, friendly environments that have students who need a little rest and our rooms aren’t nearly as sprung up in campuses across break during late-night studying clean. Between cramming for your the country in our own libraries can just drop into/onto a pod/ seven midterms and hammering and… whatever Rettner is. cot, without heading back to out that last-minute dissertation Recently, a Time article was their rooms and risking the on Soccer in Latin America that published on the topic of college temptation of their own soft, you totally should have started napping, or more accurately, beautiful beds. “‘It forces you earlier, it can be difficult to stay the recent trend of universities to stay there,’” he said. “‘You’re on top of your sleep schedule, or providing their students with going to wake up in 20 minutes even have energy in the moment localized short-term sleeping and keep working, but if you go to push through the early AM to arrangements within their back to the dorm, you’re tempted finish your work. In the interest libraries and other study spaces. to fall asleep and then maybe The arrangements depicted in procrastinate ‘til the morning.’” I don’t know about said article range from rows of All in all, I think this sort of cots at The Michigan College there’re only two, and they thing would be an incredible you, but having a LIZ BESON / LLUSTRATOR That Isn’t MSU (Go Spartans!), don’t provide you with addition to our campus, and machine, or even an to futuristic pods that will gently privacy, or freaking rock affords you all of the would be a great sign that the oscillate you to sleep – with you to sleep with music. different sleep stages University genuinely cares about area, available on accompanying music – which are It may sound like making it easier shown to be important for the health and wellbeing of its campus for the express found at numerous institutions. to sleep in a library is unnecessary, cognition, memorization, students. And hey, while they’re Now, again, I don’t know about or even counterintuitive, but there creativity, basic motor skills and at it, they could add that smoothie purpose of providing you, but having a machine, or are legitimate health benefits. the ability to make decisions in a bar. Do you guys remember that? even an area, available on campus The expert quoted in the Time clever way.’” That’s a lot of very Maybe someday. Haha... aww. people with rest for the express purpose of article, author Sara Mednick, is a useful, very beneficial stuff. But Aho is a member of sounds awesome. providing people with rest sounds big supporter of naps, explaining you don’t need to be a hardcore the class of 2017. FEATURES / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 campustimes.org / PAGE 7 FEATURES Politics: Campus UR Kinks matches up style, Committee for students with all interests BY RAAGA KANAKAM creator said. “Basically, I want there have been almost 100 Political Engagement STAFF WRITER to create a judgment-free system applications, according to the that allows people to open up and page creator. “The response has BY JUSTIN TROMBLY or not, of political issues, Among the recent surge of new explore desires they might not be been pretty good, but the gender STAFF WRITER particularly when students play “UR Fill-in-the-Blank” Facebook comfortable expressing to a casual ratio hasn’t,” the page creator such a crucial role in the political pages, one page succeeded in hookup buddy or even with a said, noting that about 80% Many things separate Sarah realm. raising quite a few eyebrows, long term partner. Knowing that of applications are male. Most Krulik and Jenny Hansler. For “Our age population is the particularly when compared you’ve been paired with somebody of the applicants are straight, starters, Krulik is a sophomore, biggest demographic in the to the relatively tame “UofR who wants to do exactly what although a few submissions have while Hansler is getting ready to United States, other than senior Crushes & Compliments” or you want them to do takes the been received from bicurious, graduate this spring; the former citizens, but we don’t use our the rabble-rousing “Overheard at awkwardness out of exploring homosexual, or bisexual people. is majoring in public health and political power nearly as much as Rochester.” hidden or taboo desires.” “I think students are, in general, political science, the latter in that voting bloc,” Hansler noted. English and Spanish. But there “Therefore,” she continued, is an underlying force uniting the “our needs are largely ignored two (besides sharing a particular by elected officials, because they taste for the color blue), and that don’t see who they’re representing is a passion for politics. having that need.” It was this passion that Hansler and Krulik saw this prompted them to join the lack of interest firsthand after Committee for Political orientation week, when CPE Engagement (CPE), a student- launched an effort to register driven organization devoid of incoming students to vote. partisan affiliation and dedicated “We’d ask people, ‘Hey, are you to building political awareness registered, would you like to get and participation at UR and registered? It takes five minutes,’” beyond. Hansler said. To their dismay, “I’ve always had a passion for most students they spoke with making sure that people are declined the offer. involved, making sure they’re Political apathy among college aware of what’s going on,” Krulik students can be traced to a greater said, mentioning afterward how feeling of disillusionment with the raising awareness drove her to American government. “There’s join CPE. not as much of a recognition “When you’re in the college that… these policies that people environment, you’re kind of in are really upset about, ultimately a bubble. You’re not necessarily come back to us to [change aware of everything that’s going by electing] people who aren’t on in your surroundings, out in going for [that] certain policy or the real world. I think that CPE who are going to advocate for a is a really good way to break that [different] policy,” Hansler said, barrier between the outside world her emphatic gestures rattling and the college world, in a way the table. “There’s this thought that we can apply to college kids that the system’s broken, we can’t so that it’s interesting for them,” do anything about it. And in an she said. ideal world, it would be ‘Hey, this LIZ BESON / ILLUSTRATOR Hansler’s involvement with system’s broken, let’s demand of Late this last spring, “UR However, junior Heather pretty open-minded,” said the the committee followed a similar our elected officials that we fix Kinks” was born and, this Payne does not feel this page is page creator. “I think sex/gender/ route. “I was very politically it.’” semester, began matching up doing anything to help reduce sexuality is a fascinating topic and driven in high school, and I was As these two spoke about CPE, students who have similar sexual slut shaming. “I think this is an I think we can all be made a little interests, fetishes, or wishes for entirely wrong way to go about uncomfortable by it at times, but experimentation. it. If anything, I think it would overall I think U of R’s student “To be honest, I’m not sure increase it,” she said, noting that body is pretty split between what inspired it,” said the page her group of friends does not slut knowledgeable and still learning, creator, who, due to the sensitive shame but acknowledges that it mature and immature.” nature of the subject, wishes to is a real problem among young Both Payne and the page creator remain anonymous. “I guess it women. agree that exploring sexuality in a was inspired by the idea of Grindr She also contended that safe manner is important. Payne and Tinder, but with a kinky twist students are likely to make a joke noted that using the page to that also allows for anonymity. out of the page, similar to trolling find people with similar sexual [UR Kinks was made] so you posts and comments on the interests is a personal decision. don’t have to write ‘I just really other UR Facebook pages. Payne “Obviously it’s always important want somebody to whip me’ said people are likely to “send in that the other partner or partners on your Tinder profile.” something absolutely ridiculous are comfortable and on the same The premise is that a UR to make others laugh.” page and have an open discussion student can fill out a Google Yet the page creator is confident beforehand,” she added. form, answering questions about the anonymous applications The page creator concurred.

COURTESY OF ?????? gender identity, body type, and system will be successful, even if “Whatever two people do in In 2013 CPE members sponsored a trip to the presidential inauguration. ethnicity as well as providing an there are a few fake submissions. their bedroom is between them. ideal potential partner along with “Both parties will remain As long as there is no threat to looking for an outlet not only the enthusiasm palpable in their a kink, fetish, or sexual interest. anonymous until they meet or somebody’s life, I’m fine with it. for my partisan views, but also voices, the group’s methods for The sexual interest can then be decide to disclose their identity to As long as both parties consent, as a way to generally increase breaking this disillusionment posted on the Facebook page and each other, so if somebody gets a they both have power and can consciousness on campus,” she rang clear – events, programs, an interested partner can message fake match, I guess it’s not the end experience pleasure.” explained. and panels, with student interest the page and potentially be of the world,” the page creator Students interested in As an organization, CPE in mind. The Committee wields matched up with the submitter, said. “I truly hope that U of R submitting an application can hopes to combat the political a range of weapons, organizing or alternatively be kept private students can be mature enough visit http://goo.gl/jqGGPq. apathy rampant in the young and orchestrating events more and the creator will find a match. to respect that some people want Students in need of advice adult population. Both Hansler engaging than merely handing a “By maintaining anonymity, to explore kinks or try something or help regarding sexual health and Krulik expressed concern student a newspaper. Instead, as I hope to help reduce the slut new in bed and that nobody should visit UHS. regarding college students’ lack Krulik put it, CPE offers “a panel shaming that often goes along abuses the service.” Kanakam is a member of of awareness, whether intentional SEE ENGAGEMENT PAGE 9 with casual hookups,” the page Since beginning this semester, the class of 2016. PAGE 8 / campustimes.org THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 / FEATURES Foreign Focus: Dublin, Ireland An exploration of study abroad experiences BY LEAH NASON She noted many differences CONTRIBUTING WRITER between Trinity College, Dublin and UR, including Nestled in the northwest standardized college credits corner of Europe, Ireland is across the European Union and known for its beauty, rich three terms per year at school. history, and breathtaking Final exams were also different. landscapes. Millions of tourists “In classes there, your entire flock to the island each year grade is based off of one paper to experience its unique and or exam,” she explained. “My vibrant culture. history class ended in December A popular destination is and I took the exam in May. It’s Dublin, Ireland’s capital. Know pretty terrifying.” as the “City of Living Culture,” Despite the anxiety of exams, Dublin is home to over one Vose enjoyed her academic thousand pubs. It also boasts a experience and became involved lively music and theater scene in a variety of extracurricular and a lavish literary history. activities. “At Trinity, they have Last year, senior Hannah Vose societies, which are equivalent had the opportunity to study to clubs,” she explained, abroad through the Institute noting that she was a member for the International Education of the Drama, Literature, and of Students (IES Abroad). She QSoc (Ireland’s oldest LGBT chose to study in Dublin partly organization) Societies. because she had previously When Vose was not visited Ireland while on a trip concentrating on her studies to visit relatives in England. or involving herself in society She participated in the yearlong activities, she could often be option and remained in Dublin found exploring with other for the 2013-2014 academic students from the college. year. “I think the thing I liked best Vose, an English major, was there was my friends,” she said. directly enrolled in Trinity “I met people from all over College, Dublin. “My experience the world. The full year helped was enhanced by taking classes build friendships that will last a at the university with other Irish long time.” students and professors,” she During her yearlong stay, said. She took part in courses she met German, Japanese, on Irish history and literature Slovakian, Italian, and English alongside both Irish natives and international students, to name COURTESY OF HANNAH VOSE other international students. SEE IRELAND PAGE 11 During her time in Ireland, Vose visited the Cathedral at Rock of Caschel. McDonald’s of Mt. Hope 1422 Mt. Hope Ave. • Rochester, NY 14620 GRAND OPENING Great Jobs Available! Apply at www.mcnewyork.com/4789 NOW OPEN! Enjoy Limited Time Grand Opening Specials! $1 Frappé or Smoothie Mondays 1pm-9pm $1.99 $1.99 Buy One Get 10-Piece Chicken Buy One Get Fish Friday’s McNuggets® 11am-7pm One Free Wednesdays One Free Big Mac® Sandwich 11am - 7pm Any Breakfast Sandwich* Tuesdays 11am - 7pm Thursdays Until 10:30am *Excludes Dollar Menu and More Items

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ENGAGEMENT FROM PAGE 7 on what has been her favorite upcoming midterm elections it, CPE offers “a panel of… moment as a member of CPE. on Nov.4, CPE will be hosting your professors, peers, alumni, CPE also sponsors election voter registration drives and actually explaining things.” events. On the 2012 election ensuring students have access to The most recent of these night, the Committee “hosted absentee ballots. panels, held at UR last year, a big watch party.” Hansler Along with Hansler and dealt with perhaps the year’s described the event. “We had Krulik, four other students most explosive issue: the huge screens showing the sit on the application-only National Security Agency polls coming in – it was really committee: senior Rachel (NSA) surveillance scandal. “We exciting. […]We had a huge Goldberg, junior Angela spent a lot of time planning last turnout and people were really Remus, junior Steven Torrisi, semester,” Krulik recalled. “It excited, really engaged with and sophomore Jason Altabet. was an interdisciplinary panel, it, from across the political Though the application deadline with representatives from the spectrum.” She emphasized the for this year has already passed, political science department, the organization’s commitment to students are encouraged to computer science department, getting students excited about submit suggestions for themes the philosophy department, politics as a whole, sans the and events, and, of course, to and Mark Zaid,” a UR alumnus nasty battles and bickering of participate in them. who, as a Washington, D.C. parties. In initially defining CPE, attorney, is considered an expert Hansler said this same theme Hansler said that its mission on NSA law. was apparent a few months later “focuses on educating and COURTESY OF ???????? In pooling these diverse when the group took around engaging the student population CPE students participate in political activism around the country. perspectives into a panel, CPE 75 students by bus to watch with politics, both on the local by their motivations. educate people on these issues, helped students to “really get the presidential inauguration. and national level.” Yet the most “If we really want to change and to let our elected officials engaged and understand and “Despite your party, that was fitting description of the goals things, if we’re so passionate know this is what73092 we demand.” be educated with what’s going something monumental to of the group is found in neither about having our needs met, we Trombly is a member of on,” Krulik added, reminiscing see,” she said. Regarding the a dictionary nor a brochure, but really need to work to vote, to the class of 2018.

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5021A0002 C17745A RADAR 10x10 NWS Various_1.indd Cyan Magenta Yellow Black PAGE 10 / campustimes.org FEATURES / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 UR Tech: The securities and Jodi Says: insecurities of government surveillance Drunk in Love BY LUCIAN COPELAND devices are now designed to this is companies marketing STAFF WRITER be impenetrable even to law something expressly to allow BY JODI ARMSTRONG tipsy, those arguments might not enforcement. people to place themselves STAFF WRITER seem persuasive. In many ways, last year’s NSA These updates would ensure beyond the law.” Still – don’t do it. And here’s leak was a tipping point in the that any and all data on the Others have expressed the On Monday, Sept. 29, my best reason. public perception of conflict device would only be releasable opposing view that increasing California governor Jerry While you feel like you can between personal privacy and through a user password – the data security would be a boon Brown signed into law a bill rationalize why you are okay with national security. Sentiments companies have reinforced that for everyone involved, including stating a clear definition of what having sex despite your condition, against government overwatch law enforcement would no the law support community. constitutes sexual consent. are you really confident that you programs had persisted for longer be capable of accessing Jonathan Zdziarski, an iOS Essentially, this “yes means can make your inclinations clear years, of course, spurred on by those files, even if presented forensics expert, attested that yes” law clarifies that a lack of to your dance-partner/lover-to- protest before sexual activity be? Are you confident that you cannot be equated to affirmative can tell that they’re also ready and consent. By the law’s definition, willing? consent can only be given with a Maybe you’re too drunk to pick sober, verbal “yes.” up on cues from them about their In honor of this new law, even discomfort. Maybe you’re too though it’s only in California so drunk to realize that they’re too far, let’s have a quick discussion drunk. Particularly if you don’t on consent, particularly in how know the other person well, how it relates to our young, collegiate, can you really know how they often drunk lives. react to alcohol? I have very simple advice on They could be plastered and this subject: if you’re drunk, don’t you wouldn’t be able to tell if have sex. I know that seems like they’re acting differently than a lot to ask, but it makes sense. they usually do sober. Say you’re at a party, you’re Imagine you learn the next

LIZ BESON / ILLUSTRATOR drinking (let’s be real, you’re not day that your dance-partner/ the Patriot Act and whispers with a search warrant. just drinking, you’re drunk), potential-lover was blackout of government wiretaps on Reception from law weakening security for law you’re having fun, and you drunk and doesn’t remember U.S. citizens suspected of enforcement, naturally, has enforcement would simply start dancing with someone. your night together. terrorism. But it wasn’t until been negative. Their reasons are make systems more vulnerable It’s instinct to want to take that Horrifying. the full implications of the surprisingly persuasive. While to privacy leaks and attacks dancing further, plus you’re Even if they weren’t blackout, Snowden files emerged that it nobody likes the idea of being by cybercriminals and foreign drunk, so you’re excited and it you wouldn’t want to hear them became clear these concepts observed under some vague governments. seems like a great idea. weren’t simply the hallmarks definition of “national security “For the sake of privacy and But you’re drunk. (I really can’t of conspiracy theorists and necessity,” they might think overall security, the only logical say it enough.) Under California’s the satirical “Simpsons” episodes. differently if that access meant solution is to make products as new law, you couldn’t give “Sex As our lives become finding the location of their secure as possible, and let good consent if you wanted to, even & ” increasingly dependent on data, kidnapped child. CT detective work do the crime though, man, you really want to. LET SEX & THE CT HELP YOU the concept that a shadowy Cases such as theft, solving, rather than an easy Maybe you rationalize, “I THROUGH YOUR MOST stranger could be examining us pedophilia, and even murder button,” he said. know I’m drunk, but I also AWKWARD SEXUAL YEARS. is far more unnerving than the all have proven track records of In any case, it looks as though know that I want to do this,” so old wiretap theories – phone being resolved through mobile the criticism will have little you ignore the part where you calls can only hold so much, device searches, and police effect on the decisions of the aren’t even capable of giving true say to a friend, “Oh, I was super but our phones themselves have have attested to the number tech juggernauts, as there are consent. drunk, I shouldn’t have done begun to hold so much more. of successful prosecutions no laws that can prevent them But I’m pleading with you, do that.” Not only is it terribly Revealing the NSA’s breach of involving criminals who posted from ensuring these new data not give in! embarrassing to be in your privacy, the solid proof of the selfies of themselves, their policies. Once it is released, For one, the sex probably isn’t position – having thought you fact that they had sifted through accomplices, and their stolen it will take a while for the going to be that good. Beware charmed them into a night of our files like pages in a book, loot. effects to spread, since the new the horrors of whiskey dick! fun and realizing instead that it was so deeply invasive that it Putting mobile devices under measures will only be available And girls: don’t think you’re wasn’t your charm but alcohol’s shifted even the staunchest encryption lockdown would put on the latest generation devices. immune, your anatomy suffers – but it’s also awful to know that proponents of antiterrorism a stop to that, or at least make Until data encryption with alcohol too. You might that person was raped, and it was measures into doubt. it massively more difficult and becomes fully pervasive, it will feel yourself running dry, and you that raped them. The exact effect this would expensive, leading many law be hard to tell what the final nobody wants that. So don’t put yourself in that have on the function of the enforcement officials to worry effects will be. While we’ve Plus, if you just met this position. That means don’t have internet and the government’s that the upcoming changes seen more than enough of the potential hookup on the dance sex when you’re drunk. approach to data security will simply serve as a haven for negative results of unrestricted floor, you probably aren’t going Flirt, get their number, and wasn’t immediately clear after criminal activity. governmental access to data, to have the best chemistry. That pursue it the next day. Maybe the leak. But it may be coming “I am a huge believer in the we may be surprised by other takes time and communication, the excitement of courting them to the forefront now, many rule of law,” FBI Director James unexplored negatives when that both of which are a struggle will help you get through that months later, as both Apple and Comey stated when prompted access is suddenly revoked. because, remember, you’re massive hangover. Google announced that their by reporters last week. Copeland is a member of drunk. Armstrong is a member of encryption policies on mobile “What concerns me about the class of 2015. But if you want sex and you’re the class of 2016.

LIZ BESON / ILLUSTRATOR UR OPINION “WHAT NEW STATION WOULD YOU ADD TO THE PIT?” BY DANI DOUGLAS & PARSA LOTFI FEATURES EDITOR & PHOTO EDITOR

SAM POLK ’17 SARAH JENSEN ’16 EMERALD WILCOX RYAN SMITH NINA LISTRO ’17 ZEKE STARLING ’16 THIRD YEAR PIT WORKER THIRD YEAR PIT WORKER “Pasta.” “Mediterranean.” “Sautée.” “Sushi bar.” “Make-you-own waffles.” “Nacho bar.” PAGE 11 / campustimes.org FEATURES / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 Food Truck Rodeo Student explores Irish culture brings culinary variety to Rochester community BY NAOMI EVERHART have been some other, more STAFF WRITER serious issues. Many have complained The Food Truck Rodeo, about the lack of seating, a a series of events lasting limited selection of beverages, from April to October at the hectic parking, and long Rochester Public Market, lines. Additionally, vendors brings all of the food trucks only accept cash payment. in the city together for one However, there are ATMs set cuisine extravaganza. up around the venue. To make It features over 25 vendors the most of your experience, weekly, including Le Petit simply pack a lawn chair, a Poutine, Cheesed & Confused, cooler, and some spare change. The Sammich Guy, Effortlessly Areas around the edge of the Healthy, Bento Box, Lettuce B. Rodeo are available for setting Frank, and Wraps on Wheels, up chairs and relaxing with just to name just a few. your assortment of goods.

The event is always In spite of any minor COURTESY OF HANNAH VOSE accompanied by live music to inconveniences, this new Temple Bar in Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day. brighten the mood and provide Rochester event series is IRELAND FROM PAGE 8 entertainment to all attendees. a great way to gather the all on Sundays. “It encourages that the Irish countryside is “I had such an amazing community together; to enjoy a few. Vose was fascinated by all people to spend time with their what the island is famous for. experience at the Food delicious food, live music, and the cultures she was able to learn family,” Vose explained. “There “It’s picturesque and very green Truck Rodeo,” junior good company. It will surely about, Irish and otherwise. are a lot of Catholic traditions with rolling hills and sheep – Eudora Erickson said, who become a Rochester tradition, Throughout her manythere.” lots of sheep.” had attended the Rodeo on and there are hopes that it will adventures with her friends, Vose Vose identified language use as Reflecting back on her Wednesday, Sept. 24. “[There attract tourists and visitors learned through experience just one of the most casual aspects of trip, Vose was highly satisfied were] more [food trucks] from neighboring towns and how aggressive Irish drivers can Irish culture. “They don’t censor with her experience overseas. than I have ever seen with cities. be. “My friends and I think taxi themselves the way Americans “Studying abroad was a lesson in great prices! [Treats] were also In the future, Food Truck drivers have a point system and do,” she said. “They are very living independently,” she said. small enough so you were Rodeo aspires to become get points for hitting people,” talkative, friendly, and sweary.” “You really have to figure things able to experience eating from comparable to the more well- she notes with a laugh. “It’s very In her free time, Vose enjoyed out for yourself.” In Vose’s case, multiple trucks rather than known food truck rallies, such scary.” visiting Bray, a coastal city figuring things out for herself getting just one big meal.” as Smorgasburg in Brooklyn, Even though the drivers were a half-hour drive away from resulted in an unforgettable The 2017 and 2015 Class which features nearly 100 intense on the road, Vose noted Dublin. Hiking the sea cliffs experience that she’s happy to Councils organized a constant vendors and operates every how relaxed Irish natives were there provided great views and say she would do all over again stream of buses to and from Saturday and Sunday, rain in other respects. For instance, lots of fun. in a heartbeat. the event, running all evening or shine. Eventually, it could most shops closed at five or six While Vose described Dublin Nason is a member of form 5pm to 9pm. This even evolve into something as at night and were not open at weather as “very grey,” she added the class of 2018. encouraged students who extensive as the food cart pods didn’t have access to cars to get of Portland, Oregon, which off campus and support local line the city streets everyday, Rochester business without year round. the hassle of worrying about Because of the inexpensive bus scheduling. nature of the grub, food truck The Rodeo was constantly cuisine is easily accessible to bustling and filled with college students on budgets. chatter, laughs, and music. At the Food Truck Rodeo, the Erickson described how the free music performances and market is open to any and lively atmosphere brighten the all community members, evenings, offering UR students serving as a great opportunity an escape from the stresses of to interact with the greater day-to-day academics. Rochester community. The last Food Truck Rodeo In the future, Erickson hopes this year will be on Wednesday, that the Food Truck Rodeo will Oct. 29 at 9pm. The classic introduce a greater presence rock band Dog House will be of ethnic foods such as Asian playing. and Indian. According to some Everhart is a member of online reviews, however, there the class of 2016.

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COURTESY OF LIZ BESON Over 25 food trucks are featured in this year’s Food Truck Rodeo series. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 PAGE 12 / campustimes.org HUMOR Gifted athlete intentionally avoids Campus wi-fi upkeep being socially prasied cost hits record levels BY JESSE BERNSTEIN largely unfamiliar with American BERNSTEIN: Times! STAFF WRITER culture, but when I knocked on FLOCKERZI: Please delete because of ‘that one his door last Saturday morning, this number. The first thing I noticed about Sept. 27 around 6:00am bearing And continued via FaceTime, Cedric Dipanda, the newest Blimpie’s, he let me right in. It from a different number. girl who is always member of the Rochester helped that I told him I was with Flockerzi couldn’t get his words Yellowjackets basketball team, ResLife, but whatever. out fast enough. “Obviously refreshing Buzzfeed in were his hands. They’ve been His struggles with English he’s an incredible player,” said measured 11.75 inches, from were apparent. Here’s a Flockerzi, “and yeah, that’s all the base of his palm to the tip transcription of a section of I’ve got to say for now.” Psych 101’ of his middle finger. When our interview: Cedric told me that Flockerzi he debuts in the NBA, as he’s Dipanda: …And truthfully, I and his recruiting staff BY AARON SCHAFFER expected to after his freshman don’t think I could adequately “couldn’t have been more PHOTO EDITOR among her acquaintances as having season at UR, those will be the explain the extent to which I’m accommodating,” which I’m an affinity for all things Buzzfeed, biggest hands in the league since grateful towards the University told means something positive UR’s senior information .gif, and list. She has learned many the NBA started recording such of Rochester. It makes me proud in whatever language they speak technology officer (who remains as things this semester: what Mean vitally important information. to be human, you know, when I in Cameroon. “I mean, I knew I anonymous as his job title) revealed Girl she is (Regina George), 4 (sic) But what’s so remarkable about was good. I was already playing early this week that the University’s grilled cheese tricks you need to his hands is the surgical professionally in wi-fi costs have hit record levels try, and the 17 (sic) stages of food precision with Cameroon, in this semester. He reported tracing disillusionment when you start which he’s able to addition to huge spikes in bandwidth usage college (among other choice bits maneuver those the optics in Hoyt Auditorium from 3:25 to and pieces of knowledge). bad boys. I work. My 4:40pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays Rosenstein is not complaining. saw him spin first season, throughout the fall semester. She finds psychology “pretty cool,” a CHM 171 I averaged The time period is no coincidence. commenting that “it’s, like, about textbook on 48 points, 22 It coincides with Professor people, right?” his pinky rebounds, Christopher Niemiec’s Psychology It is worth noting that Rosenstein while he and 9 blocks a 101 class, which is notorious among allegedly still gets excited when she unwrapped a game, which freshmen. hears that she gets to take quizzes. burrito with doesn’t sound The officer stated that they She doesn’t share her results on the same like much, but found the culprit responsible for Facebook anymore, though. hand. I’m proud to say I the huge spikes: freshman Anna Schaffer is a member of Until did that on a torn Rosenstein . Rosenstein is known the class of 2016. recently, all we ACL. Anyway, knew at Campus Coach Flockerzi saw Times was that Cedric’s me run the length of the game has been described as floor and dunk over the a cross between Ray Allen, entire Cameroonian national Shaq, and Lebron. We heard see team, and five minutes later he he could shoot threes at a offered me a scholarship while 50% clip, dunk from behind LIZwhat BESON / lengthsILLUSTRATOR I was still sitting on the bench.” the free throw line, and hit the people are willing to go to You’re just gonna have to put top of the backboard with his for other people, and not for that one in Google Translate forearm. Not to mention he’s personal gain, but because because it’s all Roman to me. been working with NBA legend they recognize the inherent I sidled up to several UR Hakeem Olajuwon on his post goodness in doing something basketball players at Wilson game – however, at press like that…I’m here for Optics. Commons who couldn’t have time, we were told Olajuwon I spent time in high school been happier talking about quit the game of basketball traveling from my home their new teammate. Most of forever, saying, “There is in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to them told me they had class, nothing left to teach him. He internships at the Harvard which I thought was weird has become Death, Destroyer Quantum Optics Center and because it was after 11:00 on a of the Paint.” the Max Planck Institute of Friday night, but hey, athletes, I wasn’t even supposed to Quantum Optics, in Garching. right? I was able to get senior see Cedric this week. He’s Beautiful city. I did a lot of guard Kevin Sheehy for a quick been living off-campus in a work studying single atoms in interview: fully furnished penthouse optical resonators as a platform Bernstein So how are you in Pittsford to avoid being for quantum repeaters. feeling about Cedric? mobbed when he steps on Bernstein: (Wiping Blimpie’s Sheehy: Ah, good, I guess, campus – he’s also taking his from my face) I’m sorry, um, man. I mean we’ve heard Upon scientifically shrinking themselves, Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones find classes online. But I knew I do you have, like, a translator he’s real good but we haven’t themselves on the wrong end of a game of “she loves me she loves me not.” had to get the scoop. I fought or something? (Sounds of wild started practice yet, so I don’t CHRIS HORGAN/ HUMOR EDITOR tooth and nail with dozens of motioning, exhortations to – did you just take a bite out administrators who told me “SPEAK. ENGLISH.”) of my burger? “What?” and “Do I need to Linguistic struggles aside, I Bernstein: Hgkfhkfh. call MERT?” Finally, I decided was able to see what Rochester Sheehy: Dude. to go straight to the top. basketball head coach Luke Bernstein: Also hey, you Here’s a transcription of my Flockerzi saw in Cedric. goin’ to Sig Chi? conversation with President I interviewed Coach Flockerzi It’s been a wild week Joel Seligman: via text: tracking down Cedric and Seligman: Excuse me? How BERNSTEIN: Hey the team. I’ve learned a lot did you get in here? FLOCKERZI: Who is this? about myself, and the power After that there’s a lot of BERNSTEIN: UR WORST of friendship. I made a muffled yelling and shuffling. NIGHTMARE friend for life in Joey, and Long story short, Joey called BERNSTEIN: JK. I’m with I think the guys at Sig Chi security and I got kicked out the campus limes. thought I was pretty chill. of UR, as if that was gonna BERNSTEIN: I have You can see Cedric play in stop me from finding Cedric. questions about Cedric the first Rochester basketball Joey didn’t notice that I swiped BERNSTEIN: LOL! Campus game of the year at home an entire cabinet with files limes! against Nazareth College on labeled “TOP SECRET” from BERNSTEIN: Ducking Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7:00pm. his office. autocorrect. Bernstein is a member of CHRIS HORGAN/ HUMOR EDITOR He’s soft-spoken, and still BERNSTEIN: I meant dimes! the class of 2018. THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 2014 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 13 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT TOOP’s ‘Earnest’ brings timeless humor to Fringe The set, designed by David kept the audience engaged for Libbey ‘15, was simple and the entire 80-minute run of the suited the small space. Only the show. necessary lights and sound were The ladies of the cast used, making the show even included Murie Gillett ‘17, more intimate. All the costumes, Kathryn Loveless ‘15, Amelia designed by Stephanie Busch Norvell ‘17, and Sarah Kingsley ‘17 and made by Jennifer Uvina ‘17 who played Lady Bracknell, ‘15, were beautifully made to Gwendolen Fairfax, Miss fit the time period. True to Prisim, and Cicily Cardew with TOOP’s style, this show was the elegance and grace befitting entirely produced and acted by the time period. All had their UR students and was certainly fair share of clever lines and a display of the talent on our also showed their skills with campus. comedy. Rounding out the cast The play itself was hysterical were Alberto Carillo Casas – it’s amazing that Oscar Wilde, as Reverend Chausible and the same man who wrote “The Shane Saxton as the butler/ Picture of Dorien Grey,” wrote manservant. Casas and Norvell this show over a hundred years made an adorable couple as the ago. The script itself has a reverend and the governess, timeless humor to it, which was adding a few “aww” moments obvious from the audience’s to the laughter. Even Saxton’s response. Daniel Mensel ‘16 smaller part received a few and Michael Tamburrino ‘16 laughs thanks to his facial

RACHAEL SANGUINETTI / EDITOR-IN-CHEIF played Algernon and John, expressions and timing. the two lead gentlemen in the Since this was the final Members of TOOP perform “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the First Niagra Fringe Festival on Saturday 9/27. show, respectively. The dynamic performance, word of the BY RACHAEL SANGUINETTI presented by The Opposite of absolute limit. Perfect for small- between these two characters show was all over campus. EDITOR-IN-CHEIF People (TOOP) theatre group scale poetry readings, it was and between the actors Students who were able to get fit right in with the feel of the slightly too small for the show’s themselves was the best part a ticket and see the production The First Niagra Fringe whole festival: it was clever, popularity and some eager of the show. Both displayed an agreed that it was worth the Festival was, once again, a huge creative, and overall a great audience members were turned impeccable understanding of trip downtown. If this is the success. It brought hundreds performance. away at the door. Eager to see comedic timing and the humor quality of show that TOOP of performers to venues all The venue of the show, the show, I stood out in the in small expressions or gestures. will present for the rest of the over downtown Rochester and Writers and Books on University hallway and watched through The charming grin of the clever school year, we are all in for a presented shows to thousands Avenue, was small to say the the small glass windows, Algernon, combined with the great time and some fabulous of audience members over the least. The “theater” is actually occasionally squeezing against distressed expressions of John theater. course of two weeks. “The a small lecture-style hall with the wall to allow set pieces or as they navigated through their Sanguinetti is a member of Importance of Being Earnest”, very limited seating of 65 at its actors to pass by. own unraveling webs of lies, the class of 2015. Vic Mensa and Asher Roth PUSH Physical Theatre: dancing to storm Douglass demonstrate unity BY JEFF HOWARD smoke trees, he established a BY MEGAN KIBLER with each other. Each person stiff movement, yet executed A&E EDITOR rapport with UR through his STAFF WRITER was so preoccupied with their this in a very fluid, coherent earnest energy. Roth’s rap own activities, from typing on a way. Although the resident “Bowl cuts was the craze style and flow throughout the Although I appreciate the keyboard at work to mindlessly attempted to interact with others, / I was crazy,” spat Asher performance evoked Jay-Z multiple forms of art, I have not eating at home, that the other they shut her out. The isolation Roth in Douglass Dining Hall bravado and Beastie Boys attended many dance shows in the person was invisible to them. and loneliness that resulted was on Friday, Sep. 27. The lyric nasal twang – while not super past. My prior dance experience, The dancers’ connection was difficult to watch, but this offered adequately sums up the MC’s consisting of tap lessons at three established through interacting insight into what often happens current stage in his career: Roth’s rap style and years old and ballet at eight, with each other as if the other to elderly people suffering from Roth, best known for his 2009 hadn’t given me very memorable was a piece of furniture, such debilitating conditions. Darren suburban-bubblegum-rap flow throughout the impressions of dance as an art as a stool, to literally sit on. spoke of “idolizing youth,” and single “I Love College,” wants form. However, my experience This demonstration of physical how this mindset can result you to know he’s playing the performance evoked as an audience member of in neglecting the opportunity rap game for real this time. Jay-Z bravado and PUSH Physical Theatre gave The dancers’ to learn from older, wiser If his UR performance (on me an entirely fresh perspective perspective. the heels of a sophomore Beastie Boys nasal on how dance can serve as a connection was What was truly most album titled “RetroHash”) is twang... the tact was telling narrative that demands impressive, however, was any indication, Roth’s “real” an equal amount of physical established through PUSH’s mission to express unity combines a floppy, slack- fun and engaging. and emotional strength. The interacting with among all human beings. Their jawed past with a more tactful dancers possessed the capability sheer physical dependence on present. This being the case, to convey characters that were each other as if the each other throughout each Asher Roth 2.0 proving himself diverse or game-changing, the not only part of narratives, but other was a piece of of their routines supported to a college crowd was, for the tact was fun and engaging. In also ones that the audience could this and was entertaining, yet most part, a piece of cake. addition, Roth’s stage dive and identify with. furniture provocative, to watch. “There “I Love College” closer, in Darren and Heather Stevenson, was definitely a narrative to Asher Roth 2.0 which he invited students on who founded PUSH in Rochester strength was impressive but follow,” commented senior stage, made for a memorable in2000, made a point to impose struck a melancholy chord. It Brittany Sherman, president of proving himself to a performance. questions about how members made me consider the effects of UR’s Radiance Dance Theatre. college crowd was, for Still, the most anticipated of society treat each other as a “forgetting” about other people “[...]and they really pushed the part of the night was the show’s whole. Darren, who introduced despite being around them every boundaries of dance.” Those are the most part, a piece main act, Vic Mensa. Mensa, each piece beforehand, day. boundaries all art forms should an MC who’s collaborated commented that the group aimed Another emotionally potent cross – statements of individual of cake. with Chance the Rapper and to create pieces that “[came] out piece, “The Visit,” involved expression transformed into toured with Danny Brown, of our own lives.” One instance the portrayal of a resident with larger ideas that are important on While Roth’s weed-culture- provided a set whose energy of this was “Strangers,” which Parkinson’s Disease in a nursing both personal and global levels. revering schtick fell a little flat was on par with major music featured a married couple moving home. The dancer captured the Encore, PUSH, encore. among a crowd of students festival performances. Mensa’s through the routine of their day physical symptoms of the illness Kibler is a member of more likely to solve for t than SEE MENSA PAGE 14 yet never maintaining eye contact well, with excessive shaking and the class of 2017. PAGE 14 / campustimes.org A&E / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 Aphex Twin return in Rappers Mensa, Roth perform with style, form with Syro charisma, bring nostalgia

BY JESSE BERNSTEIN a whole sees James trending FROM MENSA PAGE 13 style, evocative of Kanye Roth and Mensa proved that CONTRIBUTING WRITER more towards long, thoughtful DJ came out of the gate with West’s “808’s and Heartbreak,” the DJ/MC duo is no less play. The album’s indisputable a string of 20-second rap made the performance future- legitimate than a rock band. In the middle of August, a masterpiece is the second samples that got the crowd forward and exhilarating. Both rappers offered distinct chartreuse blimp appeared over track, “XMAS_EVET10 [120] sufficiently pumped: Kendrick and captivating performances London bearing the Aphex [thanaton3 mix],” a ten-and-a- Lamar’s “Backseat Freestyle,” Roth and Mensa that felt gargantuan despite Twin logo. A few days later, half minute piece that feels like Kanye West’s “Power,” and their meager attendance. Sure, Aphex Twin’s official Twitter an exploration of what exactly OutKast’s “B.O.B.” among proved that the DJ/ it’s a shame there weren’t more account posted a link only is possible in sound. Soothing others. Mensa’s presence people in the audience to accessible through Tor, which textural sounds are overlaid with matched his DJ’s MC duo is no less chant the chorus of Kendrick revealed the track listing and the James’ garbled voice and quick, boisterous energy as he legitimate than a Lamar’s “M.a.a.D. City” along title, “Syro,” a nonsense word airy synths to create a very delivered numerous crowd- with Mensa’s DJ, but at least made up by Richard D. James’s specific brand of melancholy. pleasers, from the Chance the rock band. those who did attend got to son. But hasn’t he always done Rapper collaboration track share in the profane beauty of James, of course, is Aphex this? The album’s greatness feels “Cocoa Butter Kisses” to his While UR’s billing of two the moment. Here’s to waving Twin, the electronic music almost predetermined. Take a recent single, “Down on My rappers for its fall concert your middle finger in the air. patriarch whose 1992 album 13 year hiatus and that’ll happen Luck.” In addition, Mensa’s might have alienated students Howard is a member of “Selected Ambient Works 85- – he could’ve released an hour synth-heavy and icy production hoping to see “real musicians,” the class of 2017. 92” is considered to be perhaps of his grocery list and gotten an one of the great electronic 8.0 from Pitchfork. But under albums ever recorded. His more scrutiny, the album feels subsequent releases and like Aphex Twin making a very impressive pre-“Selected” good Aphex Twin album. This CT work (listen to “Analogue is not an innovative album for Bubblebath” and tell me you James, and one would have to RECOMMENDS don’t hear “Yeezus” a few have been intimately familiar DAVID LIBBEY / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER decades before its time) never with James’ oeuvre to pick SHORT TERM 12 quite approached the quality up on the difference between “Syro” and some of his other BYJOE ALLEN albums. In truth, most people CONTRIBUTING WRITER He could have who listen to Aphex Twin are – released an hour of but that doesn’t change the fact that the songs feel a little safe. his grocery list and Don’t get me wrong—this is an excellent album. “aisatsana It’s rare to find a film like “Short Term 12.” It’s a movie that is marvelously small in scope, gotten an 8.0 from [102]” is a stirring piano piece and has no grand ambitions or self-created pretentiousness. Left in their place is a truly Pitchfork. towards the end of the album, moving story that wears its heart on its sleeve. This story, one of messed-up people trying to reminiscent of his much-loved help and understand each other, is vividly human. Much of the credit must go to the actors “Avril 14th,”wthat makes as here. The two leads, Brie Larson and John Gallagher Jr., both work at a short term home for of that album as a whole, but much use out of its silences as adolescents with unsafe home lives. Where some actors are allowed the privilege of speaking later, individual tracks like it does out of its spare notes. their thoughts aloud, the tangled web that is Larson and Gallagher’s relationship is created “Windowlicker” and “Untitled “CIRCLONTA6A [syrobonkus largely through expression alone. Gallagher, whosecharacter Mason is much more willing to (lichen)” are undeniably genius mix]” is as fun as it sounds share his struggles than his girlfriend Grace, is excellent as a man who is equal parts in love works. And here we are in 2014, – grating, skittish, acid beats with, fascinated by, and frustrated by a girl who simply can’t dig in. Larson is, if possible, even hearing the first proper Aphex create some head-bumpingly better. She finds something in Grace that would’ve been easily lost by most. She is as messed Twin studio album since 2001’s catchy refrains amid the chaos up as anyone in this film, but – perhaps through age – has found ways to hide it better. “Short uneven Drukqs. of the track. Both of these Term 12” is beautiful. The screenplay is grounded in believable dialogue that never even Before we get into the actual deserve a place in the Aphex comes close to trite, and the direction is superb in that it knows the story it’s telling, and isn’t album, a moment of respect Twin canon. However, the fact afraid to let the actors lead the way in telling it. Everything is carried so elegantly that the film’s for the incredible press junket remains that James can and has conclusion comes as both a welcome relief and a sad farewell. We’ve lived with these people, sent out by James to the media, done better. and we’ve carried their incredibly real and complicated burdens. I can’t say anything else. See it. which featured statements like This album is more than Allen is a member of this: “…James, whose rooster worth your time. Here’s to the the class of 2017. has been slow development, next one. including his own labia under Bernstein is a member of different names…” In addition the class of 2018. to that oddity, the album cover is a literal receipt, which details the cost to create the album spread out per-disc, with everything from “Window posters in Dublin, Ireland” to “Online advertising in Norway.” It’s an album that is as much about what isn’t said as what is. “Syro,” like any Aphex Twin album, requires a few listens to pin it down as anything. It’s an album that is as much about what isn’t said as what is. On certain songs like “minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix],” places where an earlier James might have gone sonically wild and unpredictable feel gently massaged, rather than violently shaken. Which isn’t to say that he’s “gone soft” – on the contrary, the excellent “180db_[130],” a rave thumper with some menacing overtones, is as intense as anything he’s ever made. But the album as THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 / SPORTS campustimes.org / PAGE 15 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Tara Lamberti - Field Hockey BY MAX EBER that as a goalkeeper, I can’t win the calm in high pressure situations. that moment. SPORTS EDITOR game for my team-I can only save Everything happens so fast in field 7. How do you feel about it. So I don’t like how sometimes hockey, that I don’t have time to having three shutout games 1. How did you get started with in games I feel helpless because I feel much in these situations. It’s so far? field hockey? can only contribute to my team’s just pure reaction. I get a shot and Well, I don’t hate it! But it would I started playing field hockey success if I get shots. But at the I have to react, there’s no time to be wrong of me to take all the credit in 7th grade because my friends same time I love the pressure that be anxious or scared so I just shut for them, the score of a game is convinced me to try out for the comes with the position. I thrive everything out and let my reactions a reflection of the entire team’s team, even though I had no idea under high pressure situations and take over. efforts. And I definitely think our what the sport was. I enjoy the challenge of staying 6. What is your proudest team has more shutouts in us! 2. How did you become a mentally tough. moment? 8. Would you rather go goalie? 4. How do you feel about the My proudest moment would be camping with John Lennon or I had always played goalie in team’s amazing start? when we played Kenyon College Kristen Bell? soccer, and when I tried out for I feel so pumped! I’m so proud last year. It was my first collegiate If Lennon were still alive I would the field hockey team, they told me of my teammates, I think we have start, and I was only a sophomore say him. I feel like he would have they needed a goalkeeper. I figured done a phenomenal job of staying playing alongside Madison Wagner, some great “behind-the-scenes” it wouldn’t be too different from focused and taking our season who was a phenomenal captain stories about the Beatles. Plus, I COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS soccer so I gave it a shot! game by game. and an All-American. I remember would make him sing “Here Comes Goalkeeper Tara Lamberti sprawls out 3. What do you like/dislike 5. How do you keep calm in crying when my coach told me The Sun” every morning. on the ground to stop a shot. about your position? high pressure situations? that I would be given the start Eber is a member of One thing I learned quickly was For me it’s quite easy to stay because I had worked so hard for the class of 2017. LAST WEEK'S SCORES MLB National FRIDAY, SEPT. 26 • Field Hockey vs St. Lawrence University W 6-1 League Award Picks

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 BY JESSE BERNSTEIN account for the changes in offense STAFF WRITER since that time, it still ranks as the • Women’s Soccer vs Rensselear Polytechnic Institute L 0-1 36th best season in that span. Do I have an actual vote this Others deserving of 2nd place • Men’s Soccer vs Lycoming College L 1-2 year? Of course not. But here are votes: Adam Wainwright, Johnny some educated guesses for this Cueto, Madison Bumgarner • Women’s Volleyball vs La Roche College W 3-2 year’s major awards. NL Rookie of the Year: • Field Hockey vs Skidmore College W 1-0 National League MVP: The pick: Jacob De Grom, Starting The pick: Andrew McCutchen, Pitcher, New York Mets • Football vs Springfield College L 27-63 Center Fielder, Pittsburgh Pirates Stats: 22 GS, 140.1 IP, 9-6, 2.69 Stats: 146 games, 25 HR, 83 RBI, ERA, 144 SO, 43 BB, 130 ERA+, • Women’s Volleyball at Morrisville State College W 3-0 .314/.410/.542, 168 OPS+, 18 SB, 2.67 FIP, 1.14 WHIP, 9.2 SO/9 84 BB, 115 SO, 6.4 WAR The case: Billy Hamilton was fun. TUESDAY, SEPT. 30 The case: The story of this year’s If you’d asked me at the All-Star NL MVP race is about pitcher break, Hamilton would’ve been the • Women’s Soccer vs Nazareth College T 0-0 Clayton Kershaw of the LA obvious choice. But hitting .200 in Dodgers, plain and simple. Every the second half and getting caught WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1 fifth day, he’s turned in dominating stealing 22 times definitely knocks • Field Hockey vs St. John Fisher College W 5-2 starts that are unrivaled in the you down a peg. majors this year. For that, he more Enter De Grom. The shaggy than deserves the Cy Young Award. young Mets starter posted a 1.99 He practically demands it. But, ERA in his final 15 starts, one of the in my humble opinion, pitchers best marks in the league during that THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE should not be eligible for the MVP. span. Between him, Syndegaard, When a pitcher does win the MVP, and Harvey, the Mets might actually it’s when he has a historically great be fun next year. season and there doesn’t seem to be Others considered: Billy SATURDAY, OCT. 4 a clear-cut MVP. However – for our Hamilton, Ender Inciarte, Ken purposes, the Cy Young will serve Giles • Women’s Rowing vs Head of the Genesee - 8:00 AM* as the pitcher’s MVP. Moving on. NL Manager of the Year: McCutchen combined another The pick: Mike Matheny, St. Louis • Men’s Cross Country at Lehigh University Paul Short XC Run - 10:00 AM - Bethlehem, PA year of stellar defense with a league- Cardinals leading .410 OBP and a sizzling .952 The case: The Cardinals OPS, practically willing the Pirates incorporated three rookies into • Women’s Cross Country at Lehigh University Paul Short XC Run - 11:00 AM - Bethlehem, PA squad to the playoffs. While I don’t the lineup nearly every game, and at subscribe to the notion that a player points during this season, it seemed • Men’s Soccer vs New York University - 11:00 AM - New York, NY should be penalized for his team not as though St. Louis could actually making the playoffs, I would also say miss the playoffs. The Brewers, • Football vs St. Lawrence University - 12:00 PM* a player who exhibits the leadership Reds, and Pirates have all become and toughness that McCutchen did perennial contenders, but here are on his way to the playoffs should the Cardinals again, winners of 90 • Field Hockey vs SUNY Cortland - 1:00 PM - Cortland, NY be rewarded. Throw in 18 stolen games and the Central division. bases and 69 extra base hits, and Others considered: Bruch Bochy, • Women’s Soccer vs New York University - 1:30 PM - New York, NY you’ve got an MVP. Matt Williams Others considered: Giancarlo Bernstein is a member of • Women’s Volleyball vs Carnegie Mellon University - 2:00 PM - Atlanta, GA Stanton, Jonathan Lucroy the class of 2018. National League Cy Young: The pick: Clayton Kershaw, • Women’s Volleyball vs Emory University - 4:00 PM - Atlanta, GA Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers Stats: 27 GS, 198.1 IP, 21-3, 1.77 ERA, 6 CG, 2 SHO, 239 SO, 31 BB, 197 ERA+, 1.81 FIP, 0.857 SUNDAY, OCT. 5 WHIP, 10.8 SO/9 The case: Look directly above for • Women’s Volleyball vs Case Western Reserve - 10:00 AM - Atlanta, GA the case. Not to mention he threw a no-hitter this year that might have been one of the most dominant starts, like, ever. Kershaw’s 1.77 ERA was the *DENOTES HOME GAME 15th lowest since 1920. If we LIZ BESON / STAFF ILLUSTRATOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 / SPORTS campustimes.org / PAGE 16 SPORTS Bill Simmons and Objectivity BY JESSE BERNSTEIN Simmons and some of the other Simmons himself sporadically he called out his biggest ally at two days) for suggesting that STAFF WRITER commentators. His tendency writes columns for the website ESPN on the air. A personality Janay Palmer brought the beating to question what is normally – he used to write weekly, but like Simmons, a man who’s on herself. Not to mention, “Goodell, if he didn’t know considered taboo by the old-guard his other endeavors have taken always seemed more like a newly invigorated anchor Keith what was on that tape, he’s a liar. establishment of sportswriters up a lot of his time). In addition fan than a “journalist,” can Olbermann said almost the same I’m just saying it. He is lying. I has been well documented and to the big names, dozens of rub some people the wrong thing as Simmons. The difference think that dude is lying. If you has, shall we say, ruffled more young, smart writers fill the way. It’s been documented in was that 1) Olbermann, on put him up on a lie detector than a few feathers. He’s been site every day with everything a recent history of ESPN and television, didn’t cuss out Roger test that guy would fail. For all disciplined by ESPN before, from (surprisingly easy-to- leaked from various “sources:” Goodell, and, 2) Olbermann these people to pretend they but never at this magnitude. read) hardcore NBA analysis i.e. people who’ve worked with didn’t call out his bosses on didn’t know is such f— b—-. It The formation of Grantland. from Zach Lowe to film and him. But through the years, the air. So maybe ESPN’s really is — it’s such f— b—-…I television reviews from Mark ESPN president John Skipper version isn’t so ridiculous. really hope somebody calls me Harris and Andy Greenwald, has been in Simmons’ corner It’s an odd time in Bill Simmons’ or emails me and says I’m in respectively, to the hilarious almost every time. This isn’t career. How does he maintain his trouble for anything I say about “Wedded Blitz” section, which implausible, but it seems a little cool “everyman” aura as his Roger Goodell. Because if one seeks to quantify the greatness out of character for Simmons’ fame and reach grow larger and person says that to me, I’m of the New York Times biggest supporter to suspend larger? Isn’t he himself almost going public. You leave me wedding announcements using him for saying something a part of the establishment alone. The commissioner’s their patented N.U.P.T.I.A.L.S. that’s on everyone’s mind. now? How can he continue a liar and I get to talk system. It’s this mix of published Bill Simmons and many to play the brash outsider? about that on my podcast.” authors and up-and-coming others would tell you that he got Simmons has a certain – Bill Simmons, on his since- magazine writers that give the suspended because of ESPN’s responsibility at this stage of removed B.S. Report podcast site its distinctive loose tone. odd relationship with Goodell’s his career. He’s the editor-in- Bill Simmons, for all intents Grantland does not publish organization, a little group chief of a fairly popular and and purposes, is the face of your classic sports and pop called the NFL. ESPN just paid incredibly well-funded website, ESPN in 2014. Since joining culture click-bait. There’s $15.2 billion for the rights to air and his influence is evident in the website in 2001, he’s started no “You Won’t “Monday Night Football,” an every word on that website. His his own ESPN-funded BELIEVE What absurdly profitable endeavor for days of playing the petulant but website, Grantland. This All-Star the network. If ESPN wanted enormously talented outsider com, where he’s Said” here. to maintain the level of access are over. What he said may freed from the To this day, I to the NFL’s games and its stars, very well be true, but at this office politics can remember it would follow that they would point, it’s conjecture. Until and journalistic Grantland’s first have to treat those games and it is proven, Bill Simmons’ shackles of ESPN’s article: a brain- those stars with kid gloves when remarks were libelous, and he own website. In numbingly long it came to more scandalous news. deserved to be disciplined. addition to that, his oral history of the This has been the question at I should mention: Grantland. “30 for 30” documentary series now defunct sports ESPN since it was founded: com gets its name from the is growing in popularity every LIZ BESON / STAFF ILLUSTRATOR daily, The National. That’s how do you remain impartial all-time great sportswriter, year; he just spent two years on com only came about because not an article with a broad when you’re in bed with the Grantland Rice. In addition, national television on “NBA Simmons couldn’t coexist with audience, but that seems to subject of your news? It was this quote from the eponymous Countdown;” and he’s about the other ESPN.com writers. be the point sometimes. only about a year ago when scribe adorns the site’s masthead: to launch his own show on To fully understand The website, at its worst, can ESPN, under pressure from the “For when the One Great ESPN, which reportedly will the situation, you have to revel a little too much in reality NFL, tried to quietly terminate Scorer comes. To mark against carry over the free-flowing, understand Grantland. TV and sounding clever – at its their relationship with PBS’s your name, He writes – not new-school tone of Grantland. Full disclosure: Grantland. best, it’s brilliant journalism that’s “Frontline” mid-way through that you won or lost – But Then came that quote. com is my homepage. I’ve been funny, insightful, and sharp. The production on an documentary HOW you played the Game.” Last Wednesday, Sept. following Simmons since I was website is Bill Simmons, which investigating the NFL’s Bill Simmons will win this 24, ESPN suspended Bill able to use the Internet without is exactly what he wants it to be. inaction on concussion safety. one in the press. In issues Simmons for three weeks. the assistance of a responsible ESPN would tell you that That theory sounds alright, of free speech and writer vs. This isn’t the first time adult, and I’ve been following Simmons was suspended for but the truth is that ESPN has establishment, the writer is Simmons has skirmished with Grantland since it was founded. two reasons. They’d say he was done everything but call Goodell always going to win in public. colleagues or administrators. The site employs nerd-king suspended because he called a liar. Their reporting on the Ray But at some point, Bill Simmons Anyone who‘s watched “NBA Malcolm Gladwell, Pulitzer Goodell a liar, which, though Rice affair has indicted Goodell is going to have to ask himself Countdown” over the last Prize-winning journalist Wesley quite possibly true, hasn’t yet over and over again, and popular exactly what he’s fighting against. two years could pick up on Morris, and pop-culture savant been proven. They would also commentator Stephen A. Smith Bernstein is a member of the palpable tension between Chuck Klosterman (of course, say he got suspended because was suspended (albeit for just the class of 2018. History for Relin and UR as field hockey continues hot start BY BEN SHAPIRO Lawrence, recording a goal and the game 2:37 into the sudden SENIOR STAFF WRITER two assists to tie her career death extra period. high for points in a game. Also Despite the differences in the UR field hockey is off to its scoring were freshmen Claire two games, both ended with wins best start in team history after Dickerson and Olivia Denny, for junior goalie Tara Lamberti, extending its season-opening the former scoring twice and the who has been impressive in her winning streak with a pair of latter putting in her first career first season as the starter. In 632 victories this past weekend. This goal in what was an all-around minutes this season, the junior was due in part to the strong successful day for the home has only given up nine goals, play of junior Michelle Relin, team. averaging just one goal per who became Rochester’s all-time While there was no shortage game while also recording three point leader during the ’Jackets’ of offense for Relin and the shutouts. With her presence in 6-1 victory over St. Lawrence ’Jackets on Friday, the following the net, along with the team’s University on Friday, Sept. 26 at day’s matchup against Skidmore grit and determination, it is no Fauver Stadium. College proved to be a different surprise that things appear to be CHI HUANG / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER story. clicking for UR. Relin dodges a Brockport defender on her way to becoming UR’s all-time Relin’s two goals and three points leader. assists on Friday put her career Coming off a win against A win this Wednesday gives point tally at 116, breaking the 17th-ranked William Smith, the Rochester an 11-0 record, 8-0 before ultimately reaching their sights on a few more wins old record which had stood for visiting Thoroughbreds gave including a perfect 3-0 mark in the Elite Eight of the NCAA come playoff time. For a team almost 30 years. And with the UR all they could handle, playing Liberty League play, which will tournament. like UR, big talent brings on rest of this year’s season and all to a scoreless tie through 70 be crucial for determining seeds As big an accomplishment big expectations, and really, of her senior year in front of minutes of regulation time. In in the postseason conference as the 2012 season was for the considering the way they have her, there is no doubt her totals overtime, however, the ’Jackets tournament. The strong start ’Jackets, this year’s team will been playing this season, who will only continue to go up. got all the offense they needed is not completely new for UR, likely be unsatisfied with just can blame them? Senior captain Megan Keil from senior Gina Cunningham, though, as the 2012 squad also another trip to the national Shapiro is a member of also had a big day against St. who knocked in the only goal of began their season well, going quarterfinals, instead setting the class of 2015.