Tinashe, Princess Nokia Exude Strength Chairs Win 5K Challenge
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/ VOLUME 145, ISSUE 11 MONDAY,Campus APRIL 30, 2018 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Massage Tinashe, Princess Nokia Exude Strength Chairs Win 5K Challenge By SHWETA KOUL NEWS EDITOR A proposal to install mas- sage chairs on campus won the 5K Challenge, bringing with it complaints about the contest’s process and mixed feelings about its winner. With 1,983 students voting, massage chairs took 30.71 percent of the votes (609 stu- dents), followed by hammock poles at 22.84 percent (453 students), free menstrual cups at 16.89 percent (335 stu- dents), and loanable electronic chargers at 15.48 percent (307 students). GABE ISAACSON / PHOTO EDITOR The tail end was comprised Tinashe performs at Dandelion Day on Friday. of reusable lunch boxes, an By ASHLEY BARDHAN sexy, lethargic “Party Favors.” boyfriend or girlfriend?” Based “Tinashe” chant from the crowd, exam de-stress coloring pro- MANAGING EDITOR gram, and snow pants, with Later, she would introduce the on the audience’s response, not she returned for an encore per- percentages near five for each. dancers individually, their names many. formance of “2 On,” leading the The student behind the win- “Dandelion Day” and “em- projected onto the screen at the “How many of y’all came to audience in a sing-a-long of the ning proposal, junior Xueying powering” are two phrases you back of the stage while they this concert single?” chorus, “Man, I love to get on / I (Shelley) Chen, wants to see might not normally use in the danced before it. At this Dande- Endless screaming. love to get too on.” the chairs placed in locations same sentence, but with Tinashe’s lion Day, we humbly recognized “This next song goes out to all Even before beginning her set, such as Wilson Commons, the and Princess Nokia’s D-Day per- every woman for each breath she of you [...] Who needs a relation- Princess Nokia was infectiously under-construction iZone, and formances, things changed. took. ship?” confident, commanding audience UCC. But some students are Although different in musi- After “Party Favors,” Tinashe Tinashe lay across a set of chairs members to “bring me some upset that the more overtly so- cal style and content, Tinashe played an array of slow, bass- while her four dancers writhed on weed” and laying down a frame- cial proposals — like free men- and Nokia offered performances blasting R&B tracks both from and around her. Throughout the work for the show to follow. strual cups and reusable lunch steeped in a shared feminine her 2018 album “Joyride” and show, a woman next to me would “I can’t control what hap- boxes — were not chosen. power. 2014’s “Aquarius.” intermittently cry out in anguish: pens in this audience,” Nokia “I really wasn’t happy just As her lone drummer boomed Before playing “Company,” “She’s so hot!” said. “I ask the men — I don’t for the fact that the other op- along with the speakers’ bass and (“I just need a moment, fuck Tinashe ended her set with care if you are drinking — tions had more [of a] profound her four female dancers com- and leave”) Tinashe took a poll: “No Drama,” a popping, piano- please be respectful of the impact that could’ve been manded the stage just as much as “How many of you guys came accompanied track featuring Mi- women that are in attendance. made, such as the lunchboxes, she did, Tinashe began with the to the show tonight with your gos’ Offset. After an obligatory Social harassment and which help people carry food SEE TINASHE PAGE 9 around without the need for plastic containers [...] as well as the menstrual cups, which In VR Film, Harassment Up help people with periods and TEDx Speakers Inspire also eliminate the need for other Close and Personal By MALIKA ZAKARINA By WIL AIKEN sanitary products which leave be- CONTRIBUTING WRITER said Muhammad Miqdad, vice CULTURE EDITOR you and go right to you sucking hind waste,” first-year Alex Ra- president of TEDx, “but those my dick.” bideau said. who had felt miserably, rose up, “Through Her Eyes” is the first Senior Jenny Zhao felt similarly Students and community and continued doing what they Visitors slipped on headsets last film from R.I.D.E (Realistic Im- about the menstrual cups: “It’s a members flooded the Feldman thought was important”. Wednesday and found themselves mersive Digital Experience), a step in the right direction towards Ballroom on April 22 to listen Tyler Socash, an activist at transported into the college life production company founded by eco-friendliness along with the to the inspiring messages of 12 Adirondack Wilderness Ad- of a young woman in “Through seniors Carolina Manent, Ryan lunchboxes.” Cleanliness of the speakers at TEDx Universityo- vocates and co-creator of Foot Her Eyes,” a student-made virtual Daley, and Skye Dole, who cre- massage chairs was also brought fRochester, a student-organized Stuff Podcast, kicked off the reality film whose premiere was ated the film as their capstone up as a concern. event under the TED license. event with his talk “Wilderness accompanied by a women’s em- project. “It’ll be like the pods in the The TEDx team split up the Challenges You Mentally, Phys- powerment fair. Using headphones and head- quiet room all over again,” Zhao dozen speakers into two ses- ically, Emotionally and Some- The film opens with the main sets, viewers experienced the film continued, referring to the report- sions, one in the morning, one times All At Once.” Socash, an character (and the viewer) waking by looking around and observing ed dirtiness of the sleeping pods in the afternoon. alumnus, quit his job at UR in up. A screen appears opposite the their surroundings, which were in Gleason — a past winner of the The team’s goal was not to 2015 to hike around the world. bed, displaying Instagram com- pre-recorded around campus with 5K challenge. “It’s not a produc- bring in speakers who were The next speaker was Jay ments. (“You look like less of a a 360-degree camera.What they tive use of the money given that known for something famous Gillen, a mathematician who bitch when you smile.”) saw was displayed on computer massage chairs have limited social but rather to feature relatable in- teaches at the Waxter Detention Soon, the viewer is surrounded screens connected to the headsets. good usage; they’re a nice bonus dividuals passionate about spe- Center. He used his segment to by screens like these, almost all of Putting viewers, particularly but don’t necessarily add or fulfill cific issues. talk about “radical education in them demeaning. A Tinder inbox male ones, through uncomfortable the necessary needs or interests of “We are not bringing individ- excluded communities.” During shows a message saying, “Let’s experiences was something the many students on campus. uals who ‘changed’ the world,” his presentation, Gillen talked skip the part where I get to know filmmakers had in mind. SEE 5K PAGE 3 SEE TEDX PAGE 2 SEE VR PAGE 9 INSIDE BEING CT EATS: ‘PINTER ROCHESTER CANADIAN DELI SANDRO’S PLAYS’ WHEELS GAME THIS CT PAGE 5 OPINIONS PAGE 4 COMMUNITY PAGE 8 CULTURE PAGE 12 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org CAMPUS / MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018 CORRECTION An article last issue said that performer Les Johnson was an alum. Johnson is in fact a first- year. Like to draw, sketch, or doodle? Like to report? Like to write? GABE ISAACSON NEWS STAFF VEGAN CHEFS SHOW OFF SKILLS AT 'VEGAN IRON CHEF' Chefs show off their vegan culinary skills at Vegan Iron Chef, a cook-off at Danforth Dining Hall. Work for the PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE Fire Alarm at Eastman Theater(1) APR. 24—DPS assisted the Rochester Fire Depart- ment in investigating the cause of a fire alarm at the Eastman theater area. Campus Times. Motor Vehicle Accident in South Side (2) APR. 24—DPS assisted with a motor vehicle acci- 5 dent in the South Side Lot. 3 Stolen Property at Sue. B(3) APR. 24—DPS responded to a stolen property report from a facilities worker in the Susan B. Anthony Hall. Stolen Property at Strong Vision (4) Email [email protected] APR. 25—Strong Vision in College Town reported stolen store property. Student Taken to Emergency Room (5) APR. 26—A student in Hoeing Hall was not feeling well and was seen by MERT and taken to the emer- gency department. MAP COURTESY OF UR COMMUNICATIONS Information provided by the Department of Public Safety. THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS TUESDAY | APR. 16 THURSDAY | MAR. 18 RIVER CAMPUS LIBRARIES’ COMIC-CON 2018 BAR-B-QUAD RUSH RHEES LIBRARY, EVANS LAM SQUARE, 11 A.M. - 4 P.M. WILSON COMMONS , FRONT PORCH, 1 P.M. - 5 P.M. The River Campus Libraries will be holding its own Students are welcomed to stop by at Wilson Commons Comic-Con. Students are encouraged to attend for picnic foods and giveaways. wearing their favorite character t-shirt or cosplay. LAST DAY OF CLASSES FOR COLLEGE ARABIC CONVERSATION HOURS RIVER CAMPUS . FREDERICK DOUGLASS COMMONS, 305, 1 P.M. - 2 P.M. Tuesday will be the last day of classes for the spring The Language Center will being hosting conversa- semester. tion hours in Arabic. WEDNESDAY| MAR. 17 FRIDAY | MAR. 19 Campus Times RUSH RHEES STUDY BREAK RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE RUSH RHEES LIBRARY, HAWKINS-CARLSON ROOM, 7 P.M. - 8 STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, STRONG DONOR ROOM P.M. (1-1350), 10 A.M - 3 P.M The Treasure Room in the Rush Rhees Library will be Red Cross will be holding a blood drive, sponsored having therapy dogs and goodie bags to help students by Friends of Strong.