/ VOLUME 144, ISSUE 10 MONDAY,Campus ARPIL 17, 2017 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Tampon Initiative Off Presidential Hopefuls Debate to Rocky Start
By DAVID SCHILDKRAUT NEWS EDITOR
In its first two weeks of its rollout as the 5K Challenge winner, the Pads and Tampons Initiative has seen over half of those funds sapped, its dispenser baskets stolen, and nearly 16,000 tampons and pads—all of SA’s initial order plus an extra one—taken, many, it’s believed, by the handful. But Students’ Association (SA) Government officials behind the effort think people will get bored of taking tampons in bulk trips and stealing baskets. And they called the effort a success so far. “I would say I’ve been happy with how it’s been going,” SA Vice President Lance Floto said. “I mean, people are using it, we’re filling a need that the campus needs, that was the goal of the program, and I think that as far as the 5K Challenge YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR goes [...] our long-term goal Students’ Association presidential candidates (left, sophomores Nick Foti and Gabi Lipschitz; center, juniors Courtney Thomas Jr. and Delvin Moody; right, ju- is to make this happen next niors Jordan Smith and Becca Mooney) discuss policy and answer questions at the debate Wednesday night in Hoyt Auditorium. Read our account on Twitter. semester as well, and into the future.” Student Life Committee Chair Criswell Lavery, who TEDx Talks Set to Come to Campus Feldman told the Campus Times that By SAM PASSANISI said. “This is a really, really “I enjoy learning about ef- SENIOR STAFF “people are going to get unique opportunity.” fective ways of communica- Talks bored of stealing tampons The idea to host a TEDx tion,” Zagorulya said. “Or- and throwing baskets in the TED is coming, sort of. event on campus came to- ganizing this event gave me trash,” said the fact that “the TEDxUniversityofRoch- gether when Johansen and the exciting opportunity to Journey executive branch has been able ester, an independently or- junior Manan Hora and senior learn how to use various me- By AMANDA MARQUEZ to do it, and implement the 5K ganized but still brand name Maria Zagorulya, fellow Re- dia channels and promotional NEWS EDITOR Challenge, [...] is a success in event (that’s what the “x” is naissance Scholars, pitched events to communicate with a and of itself.” for), is slated for Saturday. it to Dean of Admissions larger audience.” Dean of the College Rich- Last Monday, Chief of The daylong event, orga- and Financial Aid Jonathan Johansen explained that it ard Feldman ended up at UR Staff Linda Shackles made nized by three Renaissance Burdick, who expressed his was a challenge to decide how by chance. an emergency run to BJ’s and Scholars, will feature 15-min- support for the idea. to break up the talks so that He had no innate desire bought them out of pads and ute talks from 13 speakers, From there, Johansen said, the audience wouldn’t have to work for the University, tampons, to the tune of nearly including: Nancy Soderberg, TEDxUniversityofRochester to sit through three straight and credited his time here to $1,200. a former United Nations Am- has been almost entirely or- hours of speeches. the sequence of “fortuitous As of April 10, $2,767, more bassador under the Clinton ganized and planned by stu- “Everyone [would have twists” he described last than 55 percent of funds, had administration; Dr. Lucía Mu- dents. Hora is the president, been] asleep by the end, or at Thursday evening at Alpha been used. And $2,600—over rillo, an assistant director of supervising three committees least very uncomfortable,” he Delta Phi’s (ADP) Last Lec- 93% of that—have gone toward education research at Autism devoted to the planning of said. ture Series, presumably one pads and tampons alone. Speaks; Ali. T Muhammad, the event. Johansen, for his The team ended up deciding of his final public speeches as Within hours of the initial a volunteerism advocate and part, is charged with curating to split the event into a morn- dean before he steps down at rollout, baskets, pads, and the first Muslim city council the list of speakers, recruit- ing and an afternoon session, the end of the semester tampons were missing member from Beacon, New ing them from the University interspersing TEDx talks The Last Lecture Series was from bathrooms in Wilson York; and Karl Smith, a UR and all over the country. Za- with performances by student inspired by Randy Pausch—a Commons. alum who’s known for us- gorulya handles marketing, groups. professor of computer science “Baskets were installed ing an antique typewriter to including the event’s website Attendance is capped at 100 at Carnegie Mellon Univer- [April 2] around 4:30 [p.m.] sell “ten-cent stories” around and Facebook page. A third audience members per ses- sity—who, when informed he to be filled Monday morning,” Rochester. committee leader, sophomore sion, due to a requirement by was terminally ill with can- Floto said. “Two baskets “I think if there’s any de- Muhammad Miqdad, is in the parent company—TED cer, presented a “last lecture” went missing before Monday bate in your mind about charge of logistics—coordi- places an attendance cap on before his retirement called, morning.” whether you should go to nating flights, schedules, and TEDx events if the host hasn’t “Really Achieving Your Five baskets have gone this or not [...] you’re crazy,” hotels for the eight speakers actually been to a TED con- Childhood Dreams.” missing overall, Floto said, freshman Leif Johansen, one who will be coming to Roch- ference themselves. Since Pausch’s passing in and the basket in the first of the event’s organizers, ester for the event. Nevertheless, the hosts are 2008, schools and organiza-
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TEDX FROM PAGE 1 they plan to make TEDxUni- excited. versityofRochester an annual Hora said he hopes the rela- event, although they’ll have tively small audience size will to search for other sponsors help contribute to an “intimate in the future. and engaged” event. Tickets are on sale at the One of the precepts for a common market for $12 per TEDx event is that speakers session. Johansen noted that, can’t be paid for their appear- as of Friday afternoon, there ances although their travel were only about 40 tickets expenses are paid for by the remaining between the two event organizers. Even with sessions. He added, how- speakers fees being waived, ever, that all the talks will be TEDxUniversityofRochester recorded and posted to the will come with a $20,000 price TEDx Youtube channel after tag, to be paid for by the Of- the event. fice of Admissions. Passanisi is a member of Both Hora and Johansen said the Class of 2017.
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CAMPUSTIMES.ORG MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 / NEWS campustimes.org / PAGE 3 Feldman, in One of Last Lectures as a Dean, Traces His Path LAST LECTURE FROM PAGE 1 began the following year. tions nationwide have held “Another pretty extraordinary their own versions of the lec- and fortuitous twist that kind of ture, where speakers are usually set things happened,” he said. asked to share what they would After six unexpected years as talk about if they could give only a philosophy professor, Feld- one more lecture before retiring. man not only received tenure, Feldman spoke about how he but was asked to chair the de- “got here,” minus “the baseball partment. player and firefighter stuff”— “It was something I never two of his childhood dream gave even a moment’s thought jobs. to, wasn’t something I particu- During high school, Feldman larly wanted to do,” he said. said, he excelled in math and Despite this, Feldman agreed. science, and was persuaded to And five years after that he apply to engineering colleges. was, again unexpectedly, asked “I probably wasn’t quite that to take over the role as Dean of compliant, but I said okay,” said the College, to which he had a Feldman. similar reaction to when he was Several weeks into his fresh- appointed chair. man year of college, however, “I didn’t ask to be dean, I Feldman realized he no longer didn’t want to be dean,” said wanted to be an engineer. Feldman. “As a loyal member “My friends in my residence of the College I agreed to do it.” hall were reading great books To his surprise, Feldman said, and thinking big ideas, and I was YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR he loved being dean and work- doing what felt to me like the Dean of the College Richard Feldman delivers one of his last lectures as dean to a crowd in the Hawkins-Carlson Room. Feldman has ing on behalf of students to same math and chemistry prob- been Dean of the College since 2007. make the college a better place. lems that I’d been doing in high “So if you think about all school,” he said. “I just wasn’t est and most interesting thing I know existed when I started,” versities across the nation. He those things, the discipline I’m taken with it.” ever encountered,” he told the said Feldman. “It’s not follow- was a finalist at another “quite in, where I’m in, and then the His solution? To switch ma- small crowd at ADP. ing what you wanted from the prestigious” university, but ulti- kind of role I’ve had where I jors, four times. Discovering philosophy was beginning, but it’s being open mately came in second for the am, are all sort of these extraor- Feldman entertained physics Feldman’s first turning point. to things and trying new ideas.” job. dinary coincidences none of and government majors before “I went through all those dif- His second turning point was Shortly after, he was offered which have anything to do with discovering his true passion dur- ferent disciplines, studied lots working at UR. an interview at UR for a posi- what I wanted to do earlier on.” ing his junior year—philosophy. of different things, and ended After graduate school, Feld- tion in the Philosophy Depart- Marquez is a member of “I thought it was the hard- up in something that I didn’t man applied to work at uni- ment and got the job, though it the Class of 2017. Tampons Initiative Sees Stolen Baskets, Half of Funds Used TAMPONS FROM PAGE 1 population on campus. to other bathrooms wouldn’t DO YOU ATTEND floor men’s room of Wilson “I feel like it’s surprising if restart that cycle,” Floto said. Commons has gone missing you don’t need it,” Lavery said. “They’re already going to have three times. But eventually, he “To me, it’s not surprising that their tampons, so a tampon CAMPUS EVENTS? thinks, the thieves will give up. that many are used considering from Lattimore is no differ- “It can’t be that important to the population in the school ent than a tampon from Rush them,” he said. who menstruates. You need Rhees.” Shackles, on the subject, added: them, sometimes, and it just Floto also predicted that usage “And in terms of stocking, once happens.” would be nearly identical if their backpacks are full of tam- expansion were to occur, citing pons they can’t take any more.” A Tampon is a Tampon close proximity between most According to the official SA Floto said he and the others buildings on campus. record of supplies used, ap- “do not expect to go beyond Floto, Shackles, and Lavery proximately 5,800 pads and the $5,000 budget.” expressed plans to discuss tampons were used in the first “We’re projecting that it’s not permanency of the initiative week of implementation. A going to be a linear function as with both Facilities and Ser- preliminary total of pads and far as usage,” he said. “We’ll vices and Dean of the College tampons used in the second project that it will tail off after Richard Feldman. week of implementation could these first couple of weeks.” No date has been set for any be as many as 10,000 pads and SA officials were unsure what meetings, according to Floto, tampons. the long-term average weekly so SA has enough time to gather Floto and Chief of Staff Linda cost would be. data to strengthen its pitch. Shackles confirmed that this “Honestly, I can’t make a WRITE ABOUT THEM. total included the entirety of prediction on that,” Floto said. 30 Locations the initial SA order of 8,500. “All we have right now is the The Pads and Tampons Initia- first week of numbers. For the tive was selected by students ‘People Need Them’ second week, we gave Facili- to receive $5,000 from SA in Floto, Lavery, and Shackles ties slightly more than we did January. The initiative, which initially said that the pads and the first week to make sure received over 60% of the votes, tampons were used because they didn’t run out.” initially raised questions relat- “people need them.” Floto went on the point out ing to the process of select- Soon after, however, Shackles that Goergen and Hutchinson ing finalists and advertising expanded why so many tam- Hall, on the Hajim Quad, were proposals. pons and pads have been used. not given additional supplies SA rolled out the initiative “I think it’s a series of things,” due to low usage of pads and just over two months after the Shackles said. “The first is tampons. He and Lavery then win—on April 3—placing bas- definitely the need. I’ve had backtracked, saying that they kets with pads and tampons in people come up to me saying, don’t have enough data and over 30 bathrooms across six ‘[...] I definitely used this when “don’t feel comfortable mak- frequently-visited buildings I was having an emergency.’ ing any kind of prediction.” on campus. That was the goal of this initia- Floto and Lavery said that “We plan on using the remain- tive. However, there are also they do not anticipate that an ing $5K funds to stock up on JOIN THE people who just take handfuls expansion of the initiative to supplies for the rest of the at a time, and that’s expected, other locations would result semester, as well as the next given [...] that the first week in a similar pattern of supplies academic year,” Shackles said. CAMPUS TIMES. is very novel. People would being used up breathlessly and “I think the cost is going to just restock their own tampon baskets being stolen. go down, and actually will be EMAIL PUBLISHER@ supplies with this.” “I think the novelty of the within the $5,000 range.” Lavery agreed, justifying the program, you know, stocking Schildkraut is a member of CAMPUSTIMES.ORG number used with the student up on supplies, expanding the Class of 2020. PAGE 4 / campustimes.org MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017
COURTESY OF SA WEBSITE Campus Times endorses Delvin Moody and Courtney Thomas Jr. for SA president and vice president The Campus Times endorses juniors Delvin Moody and Courtney Moody and Thomas would also serve as a long-sought-after corrective “C.J.” Thomas for 2017-2018 Students’ Association (SA) President and to the perception of SA as a Greek-life club. All the tickets were Vice President. considered on their merits, but only one has the potential to broaden the We came to this decision after a tight vote, but of all the candidates, electorate beyond voters who usually turn out. Moody and Thomas seemed the most committed to student outreach. We do, however, have a few reservations about Moody and Thomas. Going beyond the boilerplate pledges to improve all channels of During Moody’s tenure as a senator, his attendance was spotty. We also communication, the pair presented plans for a post-election listening tour, wish we could have seen more evidence of Thomas’ impact on campus, free and revived executive branch lunches, and, as they said, getting SA and heard more about student life issues the two are passionate about. officials to leave the friendly confines of the Ruth Merrill Center. Their Both candidates were personable, approachable, and well-spoken. “Plug-In” plan, which eliminates a roll’s worth of red tape separating Hopefully, they will also have the drive to follow through on their a prospective SA volunteer from the cause they care about, is an idea campaign promises. especially worth pursuing. It should be noted that the staff strongly considered endorsing juniors Their eagerness to reach out to students impressed us. Though the Jordan Smith and Becca Mooney. The duo’s long history in SA and other tickets also emphasized the importance of listening, Moody and passion for their work is impressive. Although we found some of their Thomas proposed a more active approach than just holding office hours. proposed solutions lacking in specifics, Smith and Mooney’s expansive Rather than merely making themselves available, they plan to seek and well-researched policy guide shows an admirable attempt to student perspectives by coming to dorms and speaking directly with their engage with as many issues as possible. We hope Smith and Mooney constituents. will remain part of SA, regardless of the outcome of the election. They do not seem satisfied with waiting for students to come to them. Their drive would be useful. Furthermore, we hope that whoever wins This would make it easier for students who might otherwise be this race instead will incorporate some of their ideas—particularly intimidated to have their voices heard, and be a step more likely to reducing MERT costs, continuing to push for tuition transparency, and bring students who otherwise would not care about SA into the fold. broadcasting Senate meetings and “fireside chats” via Facebook Live— Similarly, the pair promised that summaries of Senate meetings would into their own agendas. be publicized within two days if Senate leadership slacks off on getting As for sophomores Nick Foti and Gabi Lipschitz, their energy was out minutes. They also support making SA more accessible to news promising, but we don’t think they’ve yet acquired the experience on coverage, a welcome development. campus or the know-how in SA to navigate the daily demands of two They presented concrete plans for achievable goals, a breath of fresh air especially demanding positions. following this sluggish, stunted legislative year. Their proposal to expand Regardless of your choice or how much you care about SA Government, URos use to Walmart and similar stores, among others, was clearly the please take a minute to vote. Historically, turnout for SA elections has result of real thought, research, and, most importantly, a ticket who’d abysmal to the point that their winners don’t feel like representatives of taken the time to hear out the day-to-day concerns of the average student. most of campus. Let’s change that. MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 / OPINIONS campustimes.org / PAGE 5 OPINIONS EDITORIAL OBSERVER OP-ED Our Wi-Fi is A Joke Services and Us often critical to keeping up By MANASVI CHATURVEDI a second thought? the issues important to the with classes, and is often Appreciation, of course, workers should be important the only way for students is the first step in trying to to us as well. Students have a to access their assignments. s a freshman, one connect with the people who voice that they can use more Research for papers is done of the things that work tirelessly around us. loudly and with less fear, and almost exclusively online struck me most at UR is on the right track with this voice should first be di- as more and more books are URA was the emphasis placed this one. I have read articles rected to helping those clos- By ERIC FRANKLIN printed electronically, and on getting involved with the in the Campus Times (like the est to us. HUMOR EDITOR even if you need a physical surrounding community. This one by Nina Listro) that talk The first step to achieving book for your research you encouragement is needed and about their lives, heard talk this has to be active conver- n the 21st century, ac- likely will have to find it well placed. While students about students’ love for the sation. Students should be cess to the internet using the library’s website. are always told to focus on involved in a dialogue with is increasingly being Students across campus ar- their own success and ad- Students should be the workers; we should know recognizedI as a basic hu- rive at their jobs and have vancement and to further involved in a dialogue what their struggles are, what man right, especially in the themselves as individuals, they need for a better work- developed world. Modern There are vari- getting involved in the com- with the workers; we place, and find ways in which universities and an increas- ous reasons why the munity for the simple plea- should know what their we can help them. While ing variety of career paths sure of being connected to struggles are, what they there are groups on campus require relatively reliable Wi-Fi could have gotten the lives around you is rare. dedicated to this, like the internet access, so much worse, from aging hard- The University, through need for a better labor committee started by so that there are initiatives ware to the increasing clubs and other programs, workplace, and find Ariel Adelman as a part of across the country and the provides plenty of ways to ways in which we can Students for a Democratic world to give underprivi- size of the student body get involved with the Roch- Society, if the student body as leged people access to the and possibly a larger ester community, but one of help them. a whole took interest in con- internet in the same way that the simplest ways to connect necting with the lives around public schools offer free or reliance from our popu- to those around us is often them, we could make a much reduced-price lunches to lation on all of our de- missed. University and high workers, and am even person- bigger impact. This commit- disadvantaged children. vices, whether for work school students tend to live ally involved in the planning tee is currently working on a With this in mind, it seems in their own bubbles; they are of UR Stars in Service, an survey for the dining workers ridiculous that the Univer- or for play. taught to always think with event spearheaded by Alex- to know what aspects of their sity cannot provide even ad- the mindset of an individual, andria Brown and Margaret jobs they would like to see a equate Wi-Fi for its student without regard to the “invis- Thurston to “recognize the change in, and how they cur- body. to waste time finding and ible people” that surround folks who keep this campus rently feel about their posi- often sharing one or a few them. clean, nourished, and well tions here at UR. Providing free Wi-Fi desktops to clock in through By “invisible people,” I am run every day” and to show- This is not just about do- HRMS, since it takes too referring to the Dining and case “Behind the Apron,” a ing something for others, for so many people over long to load the website on Facilities workers, the people documentary about dining what I am trying to press in such a large area is a their phones. This is inef- who sustain us (literally) and workers by Sam Hirschhorn. this article is that missing the challenge, which I do ficient, wasting employees’ make our everyday possible. However, I do think that opportunity to connect with and employers’ time just be- We completely miss the op- appreciation, while im- people who work so close to not mean to underesti- cause the Wi-Fi can’t load a portunity to connect with portant, is not enough. We us (to make sure we’re com- mate. But it’s something website fast enough. them and know more about should be connected to the fortable) is ridiculous. Their that the University has There are various reasons their lives, what their strug- people around us in ways lives are intertwined with why the Wi-Fi could have gles are, what they want from that run deeper and are more ours, and we should be con- been able to do in the gotten worse, from aging life, how their day, week, and substantial. As students, we cerned about them and think past. hardware to the increasing year have been. This is a have certain privileges that about what we can do to size of the student body and community we should all be the workers do not. We are make their lives easier. When possibly a larger reliance paying attention to and work- in a position to have a more we treat people as invisible, Providing free Wi-Fi for from our population on all ing with. When there are peo- balanced conversation with it takes away a little bit of so many people over such of our devices, whether for ple who do so much for us, administration, and in the our humanity, too. a large area is a challenge, work or for play. But for a so close to us, how is it that process, highlight the issues Chaturvedi is a member of which I do not mean to un- school that has been spend- most do not care to give them that are important to us. But, the Class of 2020. derestimate. But it’s some- ing tens of millions of dol- This editorial is published with the consent of a majority of the Editorial Board: Justin Trombly (Editor-in-Chief), thing the University has lars constructing new build- Jesse Bernstein (Managing Editor), Vennela Pandaraboyina (Opinions Editor), Angela Lai (Publisher), Ben been able to do in the past. ings to improve the physical Schmitz (A&E Editor), and Alexandria Brown (Community Member). The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board The Wi-Fi was never in- space of campus for current make themselves available to the UR community’s ideas and concerns. Email [email protected]. credible on-campus, but it and future students, it should got the job done and spared be a relatively easy task to students from paying extra upgrade the digital space of Campus Times money every month for go- campus and ensure quality ing over their data limit on internet access to students. SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 their phones. The quality of Campus improvements Wilson Commons 102 the Wi-Fi has decreased no- should be aimed not only University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 ticeably this past semester, at making the campus look Office: (585) 275-5942 / Fax: (585) 273-5303 to the point of almost being attractive to prospective campustimes.org / [email protected] unusable. People are often students but also to make EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JUSTIN TROMBLY booted off the network, and concrete improvements to MANAGING EDITOR JESSE BERNSTEIN even when they can maintain students’ day-to-day lives. HUMOR EDITOR ERIC FRANKLIN a signal it’s so slow that web While the argument that NEWS EDITORS AMANDA MARQUEZ LAUREN SHARPE pages often fail to load at “we pay enough money at DAVID SCHILDKRAUT SPORTS EDITORS TREVOR WHITESTONE all, returning error messages this school that they should OPINIONS EDITOR VENNELA PANDARABOYINA PHOTO EDITOR YIYUN HUANG like, “The server stopped re- give us [service]” is over- A&E EDITORS ISABEL DRUKKER SARAH WEISE sponding,” or, “The connec- used, internet access is criti- BEN SCHMITZ PRESENTATION EDITOR COPY CHIEF SHAE RHINEHART tion timed out.” cal to a modern education FEATURES EDITORS SCOTT DANIELS LUIS NOVA I’m not asking to be able and will only get more im- JAMES GUNN ILLUSTRATION EDITOR to stream Netflix 24/7 or portant as time goes on. If SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR SCOTT ABRAMS download massive files from the University wants to make PUBLISHER ANGELA LAI inside the tunnel system, but an important change for stu- BUSINESS MANAGER NICOLE ARSENEAU if I get an important email in dents, both present and fu- the 15 minutes between my ture, a simple upgrade to the Full responsibility for material appearing in this publication rests with the Editor-in-Chief. Opinions expressed in columns, letters, op-eds, or comics are not necessarily classes, I should be able to Wi-Fi would greatly improve the views of the editors or the University of Rochester. Campus Times is printed weekly on Mondays throughout the academic year, except around and during University holidays. All issues are free. Campus Times is published on the World Wide Web at www.campustimes.org, and is updated Mondays following publication. load and read it on my walk. students’ lives across cam- Campus Times is SA funded. All materials herein are copyright © 2017 by Campus Times. Access to effective Wi-Fi pus. is no longer just a matter of Franklin is a It is our policy to correct all erroneous information as quickly as possible. If you believe you have a correction, please email convenience. Blackboard is Take Five Scholar. [email protected]. PAGE 6 / campustimes.org MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 FEATURES Plugging Into the Lives of ITS’ Student Workers By JULIANNE MCADAMS desk. Everyone turns around. SENIOR STAFF A woman in UR apparel, the mother of a prospective Walking behind the help student, speaks: “Is there a desk in the IT Center feels place to get coffee here?” like an exclusive privilege. They direct her to Connec- Having only seen it from the tions Café, right outside the outside, I’m surprised by how door. She leaves, her match- much is back there—the file ing family trailing behind. cabinets, desktop computers, IT Center employees use laptops, and other nondescript a ticketing system to keep technological equipment. track of every task they com- There’s a big, lime green plete in case it comes up in stuffed dog in the middle, the future. Every hour on the wearing someone’s official- half-hour, they record a head looking, gold name tag. count, too. So no customers will ap- According to Hsu, this proach me, I take a seat in a ticketing system is use- low roller-wheel chair be- ful for diagnosing future hind Rachael Hsu, who is in tech problems (chances are a high chair behind the desk if an employee doesn’t see counter. I take out a Pop Tart, JULIANNE MCADAMS/ SENIOR STAFF the problem, someone else and a debate ensues between Student workers working at the help desk in the IT center, patiently awaiting students in need of technical support. has already faced a similar two nearby employees about case), but the meticulous re- whether a Pop Tart is a snack Sigma Sigma. coded shift schedule. The blue it “ITC.” cord keeping is also a way of or a meal. Snacks are allowed “But I think this job takes people work the help desk, “No, that sounds terrible,” proving their job’s value to behind the help desk; meals up more time than my sorority they explain. The others work someone says. the University. are not. does,” she adds. for Residential Life. While help desk employees I ask Hsu what the most When I sit down, Hsu is on The busiest time for the I ask about where the “S” in are not allowed to make hard- dramatic case she’s seen is. the phone. She later tells me desk is the afternoon, al- ITS comes from. There’s no ware repairs, only software, She describes how when she she was helping someone en- though except for the phone label anywhere that actually they are still allowed to guide first started working for IT, a roll in duo-authentication to call, Hsu takes no other cases says “ITS.” Is that right? customers through the process professor had inserted a virus get UR’s virtual private net- during this shift. Much of the I’m met with enthusiasm of opening up their comput- via USB into her computer, work (VPN) on their com- activity at the desk is actually from all around. This is a hot ers. An electrical engineer, but would not share with Hsu puter. I am joining Hsu for her between off-shift employees talking point. not a computer scientist, Hsu what was on the USB. Of 2–5 p.m., Thursday help desk who are visiting on-the-clock “ITS is an old name, essen- says that’s her favorite part. course, my mind went to the shift. workers. tially,” someone says. “I think it’s because when darkest places. A senior Electrical Engi- From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., there Another adds, in a storybook I was growing up, my dad Hsu had to call her supervi- neering major, Hsu has been are four employees behind the manner, “This is a long time would also teach me these sor in on a Saturday because working for the IT Center desk: two work in the “front” ago. This is back with the Uni- things, like ‘this is how you she did not have access to since her freshman year. She and are officially under the versity’s IT needs were very replace a keyboard in a lap- the administrative passwords is from Cleveland, Ohio. University’s ITS payroll, and small. Ten people who worked top.’” needed to wipe the desktop Growing up, her father taught two work in the “back” and back there”—he gestures to She laughs and adds, “The computer’s O.S. her everything he knows are under Residential Life’s the offices hidden behind the inside of the computer is aes- “I guess emotional-wise, about computers. payroll. desk where a couple full-time thetically pleasing, as nerdy that was the most high-inten- In June, Hsu will move “Two different job codes,” supervisors still work—“they as that sounds.” sity time I had at work [...] to San Francisco to work as someone chimes in. could do the entire Universi- Employees also do house I just remember being this a technology consultant on “Bit of a mess,” another ty’s IT stuff. But once comput- calls, which is news to me. If very scared freshman having cloud implementation for a agrees, and I think they sound ers happened, they couldn’t do someone who lives on cam- to deal with this.” company called Accenture. like Fred and George Weasley. that anymore.” pus has a problem with their It’s 4:20, and on Hsu’s “It’s like, ‘accelerating “[The Meridians] actually So, most of Information ethernet outlets or cables, IT computer screen blares a into the future,’” she laughs. do play it off like we do mag- Technology Services, which Center employees (under the bright red box: “DO THE “Like, that’s how they got the ic,” Hsu says, and a co-worker services all of UR, moved Residential Life payroll) will HEADCOUNT!” name.” cuts her off: off campus. The room we’re actually go in person to as- One of Hsu’s coworkers Hsu is wearing a flannel and “Wait, we don’t? Speak for in, with the help desk, is offi- sess the situation. gets up and makes his rounds. a black tank top. 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said. government as a senator my 15 16 17 From there, Pierce would freshman fall, was a member continue to grow as a lead- of Men Opposing Violence 18 19 er. He was elected president Everywhere, UR Symphony of his fifth grade class and Orchestra, Undergraduate 20 21 22 23 24
eventually his middle school, Data Science Council, SA 25 26 27 too. Government Joint Auditing At this time, Pierce was Task Force, Undergradu- 28 29 30 31 32 33 By MELISSA HOLLOWAY also developing a passion for ate Economics and Finance COLUMNIST music. Council, SA Government 34 35 36
“I discovered it as a spiritu- Elections and Rules Com- 37 38 39 40 41 Campus Underdogs was al passion that I have; some- mittee, SA Government Ap- created to promote leaders thing that connected with me propriations Committee, Chi 42 43 44 on a deep, deep level.” Rho Society, and an Ambas- on campus. In this issue, 45 46 47 48 49 with the elections edition of He began playing piano for sador for the Financial Aid a while as a younger man, but Office.” the Campus Times upon us, 50 51 52 we wanted to both remain it wouldn’t be until middle Though he has since unbiased and highlight a stu- school when he picked up a dropped some of these re- 53 54 55 dent leader who works hard trombone. sponsibilities, Nicholas was during elections behind the “It made a funny noise,” quite affected by them in his he said, “and I laughed really first year. BY DAVID SCHILDKRAUT ‘20 scenes to make sure the elec- DIFFICULTY MEDIUM tions process implemented hard. My mom saw a deep re- And why does he do all fairly and efficiently. This splendence in my eyes when of these things? As he said: Across: 4. “So he ___” year’s elections chair is I played and said to me, ‘This “Frankly, what keeps me so 1. UR 8-year med program 5. Multiple System Atrophy, Nicholas Pierce. is something you’ll love, engaged in what I do, is a on apps in passing Behind the elections even if it’s challenging.’” tenacious desire to develop 5. Home of Lahaina 6. Novelist Rand emails and interest meetings, He described his abilities innovative and efficient so- 9. Law School Numbers, for 7. Univ. of North Texas you would find Nicholas during his first few months lutions to complicated prob- short 8. Japanese strawberry Pierce. A former Students’ on the job as “terrible,” but lems, and a neurotic compul- 12. College sports assn. 9. Greek monster of mythol- Association (SA) senator following months of persis- sion to understand the most 13. Update to files on the ogy and the current deputy chair tence and focus and practice, profound and fundamental cloud, say 10. Silver Italian coins of the Senate Elections Com- he emerged as the best in his truths about UR, the commu- 14. Type of pilot 11. Russian Olympic Gym- mittee, Pierce has been an class. nity, and society in general. 15. Like a caterpillar pupa, nast Alexei active leader on campus. Be- “I have this personality,” I’m crazy, I know.” a silent flower 16. Final call at an auction hind his public prominence, Pierce said, “where I’m real- Pierce’s time at the UR 18. “That __ __ wrong!” 17. Consume food at this is the story of a student ly stubborn, I will work tire- is far from over. His work 19. Japanese sword art very moment whose journey to leadership lessly and endlessly to prove during this election sea- 20. Antidiuretic hormone, 20. To pose a question has been the culmination of someone’s doubts about me son has been admirable. We briefly 22. Asian sea suffering from years of growth and intro- wrong.” have much more time here 21. Net. connection between water loss spection. If you’re looking for evi- at Rochester with Nicholas, devices in close proxim- 23. Inexperienced Though originally born in dence, look no further than and it’s anyone’s guess what ity. 26. Mortar’s companion Cleveland, Nicholas and his Pierce’s high school re- he’ll do next. 24. Liberty City’s location 27. Grad. school exams brothers (including his twin sume, , which include serv- Until then, I can but share 25. Medieval beast’s flower 31. Space near cliffs formed brother) moved to Seattle ing as the president of his his parting words with me: of quiet applause by wave action when he was five years old, student body, serving as his “The best advice I can of- 28. Leafy green “superfood” 32. Grand ____ Station following his parents’ di- high school’s drum major, fer to a UR student is to con- 29. It is 21% oxygen 33. UR time zone vorce. Despite the place of proficiency in three operat- sider the motto ‘Ever Better,’ 30. European crisis manage- 35. A car at rest producing his birth, Nicholas identifies ing languages, giving pri- which we all know means ‘to ment org. exhaust, descriptively as a Seattleite. vate academic and music make better.’ People don’t 34. Gray metallic flower 36. Red, bumpy skin, for “Seattle is where the large lessons, speaking German give sufficient weight to the that can grow out of example majority of everything I’m and French, and starting a part about making [some- control 37. Fiber optic and TV, for passionate about comes tech company, among other thing] better. The phrase 37. Indianapolis sports example from,” he said. things. doesn’t imply ‘let something champs 38. “Like a well-____ ma- It was Pierce’s mom that Pierce describes himself get better. It implies proac- 40. Rosetta’s master chine” was responsible for his de- as “inundated with the vast tive effort. It means you take 41. Colonial insect 39. Owner of Universal Or- velopment from a shy young number of things that I’m the tools and resources given 42. “Garlic and oil” sauce lando hotels man to someone willing to passionate about working to you to incite change, to 43. A religious group 44. Shrieks stand in front of a room. This on.” yield growth. To take the ini- 45. A beating flower with a 46. Charged particles began as early as elementary He originally chose UR tiative. It shouldn’t come as drippy problem 47. Shake up and down school. both for its ability to provide a surprise that things don’t 50. Obama’s Treasury Sec- 48. Controversial crop “Our elementary school a “rigorous academic experi- improve if no one does any- retary 49. Grp. who does pat- didn’t have any clubs when ence,” as well as it being “as thing.” 51. Weaving mechanism downs I came, but my mom insisted far away from Seattle as is Bidna and Holloway are 52. More than one Kilovolt- possible.” both Take Five scholars. amp, abbr. 53. 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N S L I U A M S M E 3. Law enforcement, public R service position MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 / ADVERTISEMENT campustimes.org / PAGE 9 MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 campustimes.org / PAGE 10 HUMOR The Purrfect UR Applicant Mel Sauce for President By ISABEL DRUKKER By ERIC FRANKLIN visibility these past few weeks.” A&E EDITOR HUMOR EDITOR “Not that it takes much to have a bigger on-campus presence By IZABEL YUROVSKIY Students were surprised this CONTRIBUTING WRITER than ‘President Vito,’” added past week as they arrived at the Kris Kooc, another Sauce sup- SA presidential debate when porter at the debate. Hello, my name is Toulouse they saw that there were not Many students, however, Drukker. I am a year-and-a- three but four candidates run- expressed their doubts about half-old male tabby cat, and ning, one more than most people Sauce’s campaign. I am writing this to apply to had known were running. For “Sure, her rhetoric may sound UR’s Class of 2021. I believe most, it was their first encounter new and refreshing for now,” that with my personality, with the newest, insurgent cam- said junior Jakob Gerb, an ardent life experience, accomplish- paign sweeping across campus. Horgan/Chiodo supporter. “But ments, and my charity work, The campaign was unexpected Mel doesn’t have the experience I will make a contribution to to most, but everyone on campus to turn words into action, and I University as a student. already knows the candidate. guarantee by July all that rheto- Also, I hear that University Her name is Melanie Sauce. ric will get stale real fast.” likes Money—I have heard LUIS NOVA / ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR Many students expressed Others cited potential ethical it on multiple times. In addi- shell out for you, I’d like to times, I have toys and tow- doubts about Mel Sauce’s bid concerns about the campaign. tion to my contributions as a add that as a cat, I’m very ers, and I see my doctor all to head the student body, but in “She may try to tell you she’s student, I know my roommate precocious. There was a time the time. It’s true that I am an a political era that some analysts running ‘for the people,’ but (21 years old, female, walks I faced an obstacle, and I intelligent, well-rested, and have taken to calling “The Year she’s corrupt as they come,” said on two legs) can probably thought about it carefully, de- artistic cat, with the monetary of the Unnaturally Orange,” the senior Fred Walls, a student who provide the Money for me. termined what efforts needed backing of what I believe is bold Rochesterian condiment says he is undecided but lean- I hear it’s about $64,000 a to be put forth, then overcame a financial giant. However, may just have a shot. ing toward voting for Vermin year? I think she’d like to do it. Evidence of this may be I want help from the admin- “I’ve known Mel since my Supreme. “I’ve heard she can be that so I can University. found in my kitchen where istration to decide as to what freshman year,” said Kate Nurt, bought for as little as $6!” In the year and a half that there is a hole in the wall be- to major in. I want to major a senior and one of the small but But regardless of whether I have been alive, I’ve man- cause it was acting as an ob- in whatever Roommate ma- vocal group of Mel Sauce sup- she wins, no one can argue that aged to really get my name stacle for me to seeing what jors in, but I heard her once porters at the debate. “She’s ac- Mel Sauce’s presence has added out there, particularly for was behind the wall. One day, say she was assigned a long tive all over campus, from the Pit more than a little bit of spice to someone who only lives in- I decided scratching would paper by “that old dog” and to Hillside, I’ve even seen her at this election season. doors. I’ve actually only left be best. Now, thanks to me, I am worried that the profes- Eastman! And she’s really been Franklin is a member of home maybe a dozen times. we know that behind the wall sors are dogs? I cannot take making an effort to step up her the Class of 2017. Despite this disadvantage I’ve is more wall, then after that, classes with dogs, so please travelled the country to other more wall. There were times help me. I still only want to houses and once even spent facing this obstacle that I was take the classes Roommate an hour outside! And trust disappointed. I thought to my- takes though. I am actually me, if I can spend part of the self, “This is just a bunch of applying because she leaves afternoon napping in a bush wall, is there any meaning to every morning and doesn’t 10 feet from the house while this scratching at all?” Then, come back until the after- Roommate digs through the after maybe the fourth wall, noon and then she has to flip snow and knocks on neigh- I broke through, and found through pages until she’s bors’ doors, I can definitely that after fourth wall, there flipped through every one of get her to agree to some sort is nothing. Roommate put a them. I’m thinking if I too am of arrangement where she fun sheet there, making it ex- a student we can flip pages pays Money to University. tra enjoyable to jump through together? Maybe we can take If you would like evidence it back and forth between a class with more scratching of my time outside, please kitchen and bathroom. It is all and napping? Any informa- check my LinkedIn. There thanks to me. tion I can get will be helpful. were many people watching Finally, I would like to Thank you for your con- Roommate search for me and appeal to your humanitar- sideration and go you they kindly agreed to write ian side. I know you want to Yellowjackets! testimonies about it. hear about how Roommate is Drukker is a member of While I know all you want a good provider with lots of the Class of 2017. to hear about is the Money Money. I know because ev- Yurovskiy is a member of that Roommate is about the ery day she feeds me multiple the Class of 2017. ASHLEY BARDHAN / CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR Unbearable Pepper Spray: A Grizzly Experience By ANTHONY PANE what a bear canister is, that’s a lot two large bright eyes looking back neighbors across the stream of- to urinate. Not much sleep was CONTRIBUTING WRITER of food for three days. We had at me. fered some bear spray. We bush- to be had. Throughout the night, a pleasant day of hiking and at The eyes were too far apart to whacked around the bear to the we continued to hear our favor- This story is true. I just got a seven we arrived at our campsite belong to any sort of small animal main trail, and brought them back ite Kellogg’s trio. Snap-crackle- call from the Campus Times hu- at a small stream away from the and not dreamy enough to be Dan to our camp. The kind neighbors pop, snap-crackle-pop, our new mor editor asking me to write an main path. Across the stream from Stevens studying for his then- followed the dark path around smelly friend just kept coming article about bears. our camp, a large expedition had upcoming role as The Beast in the camp until they came unex- back for more. As he wandered He said, “I need a story about taken the only lean-to. the live action remake of Beauty pectedly upon the bear’s butt. with impunity through the camp, bears, and I think you have one.” Güt set up his hammock then and the Beast, so I knew we were Frightened, they sprayed at the Güt’s only protection was a thin So I was like, “Yeah, I have a started cooking the pasta while dealing with a bear. I did what bear multiple times, and it soon hammock. story about bears.” Ben and I set up our tent. After most people do in these situa- ran away. Not much happened the next Then he said, “Can you write dinner we gave the leftover pasta tions: panic and shout. Güt joined We returned to our campsite, day. We woke up early, our skin one for me?” to Ben to finish and started to me in yelling and even Ben man- relieved to retrieve what re- burning. The dishes were left out And I said, “Uhh…sure.” clean up the mess at 9 p.m. It was aged some muffled grunts from mained of our food. Though the and thus our boiled water was full This bear story is also true. Last dark. Brushing my teeth, I heard behind a mouthful of pasta. It bear was gone from our camp, it of pepper. The oatmeal was zesty, August I was on a hiking trip with a snap-crackle-pop in the woods looked as if the bear was walk- was replaced with a healthy serv- my coffee piquant, and had the my friends, Andrew “Güt” Gutier- but saw nothing. I looked at Güt ing away and the shouting had ing of pepper. What they don’t bear chosen to dine on us for his rez and Ben “Ben” Martell, in the and Ben to see if they had heard it. worked, but it was just rounding tell you about pepper spray is dessert, we probably would have high peaks region of New York’s I could tell by his eye contact that a tree to eat at the open canister. that it lingers. While choking on been spiced to perfection. We Adirondack Park. We left the trail- Güt heard it. Ben only had eyes Defeated, we watched in si- the air and with burning eyes, we hiked two mountains that day and head at 4 p.m. The sun was bright. for his pasta (it was good pasta). lence as the bear ate our food. cleaned up the mess as fast as pos- fell asleep at 5 p.m., our dreams We brought four bear canisters. Thinking it was a small animal, It ate one block of cheese, three sible. The spray irritates not only filled with bears wielding pepper We filled them with food, and I continued brushing. I heard an- freeze dry packs, 12 packs of the eyes and the mouth, but also shakers. then filled our bags with more. other snap-crackle-pop behind oatmeal, and six of our 24 ba- the skin. This would have been Pane is a member of For those of you that don’t know our tent, and from my light I saw gels. Hearing the commotion, our good to know before deciding the Class of 2019. MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 campustimes.org / PAGE 11 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT BPG Shows Wild Side at Spring Rendition By SREYOSHI SUR A&E STAFF WRITER
Ever wanted to just groove, have fun, or simply tap your foot to your favorite tune? That feeling is exactly what dancers of UR Ballet Perfor- mance Group (BPG) instilled in the audience at their recent show—an impulse to dance. Strong Auditorium was packed last Friday night for BPG’s spring show. The name, “Forever Wild,” taken from Lana Del Ray’s hit sin- gle “Young and Beautiful,” aptly described the dancers onstage. The show, in typical BPG fashion, was an exotic amal- gamation of many different dance styles. BPG was started in 1996 by a group of classical bal- let students here at the UR. Although the group retains the name, it has moved to in- corporate a variety of dance forms including jazz, hip-hop, tap, acrobatics, and rhythmic gymnastics. Throughout the year BPG encourages and fosters cre- YIYUN HUANG / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR ativity among its members. The Ballet Performance Group’s “Forever Wild” featured choregraphy planned and taught by members in the group. BPG shows feature three different classical ballet Each of the dances in the numbers every semester to honor its dance origins. show except for the classical another contemporary piece new to BPG that was a bit This organization is like leadership positions before I ballet pieces were choreo- called “What Kind of Man,” different than our usual num- a family to most members. got to college,” Davis said, graphed by the students which portrayed the opposing bers, but still lots of fun,” se- Many join the group as fresh- ”but people [in BPG] saw “Anyone who wants to cho- feelings in a tempestuous re- nior and Vice-President Ain- men and stick with it till leadership potential.” reograph auditions for the lationship. sley Vande Creek said. “My graduation. The group brings dancers show,“ senior and BPG Presi- “Watching others produce inspiration for this dance “BPG has given me so from all backgrounds togeth- dent Sarah Davis said. “We something on stage that you came from the song itself as many friendships—there’s er and motivates them all to look at the pieces and hope created is an incredibly re- well as the dance commu- something about dancing to- grow as individual dancers. to choose the ones that will warding feeling, ” McGovern nity.” gether that just brings a group Everything good ends make the best.” said. Creek choreographed a close together,” Creek said. somewhere, and the old must Sophomore and Fundraising From hip-hop to contem- hip-hop piece on the sassy BPG encourages its mem- make way for the next gener- Coordinator Alana McGovern porary ballet, the members number “Gold” by Kiiara, as bers to venture beyond their ation. Keeping that in mind, choreographed and performed strive to assimilate a variety well as the senior dance to- past experiences and provide the seniors performed their a solo contemporary piece of styles in their dance and gether with senior and Out- a safe and supportive envi- last dance on Uncle Krack- called “Youth.” As the title create something new. All the reach Coordinator Lauren ronment. Students can be a er’s “Follow Me” before em- suggests, the dance depicted pieces in the show had com- Birnbaum and senior Selena part of the executive board barking on their new journey the transient state of ado- pletely new choreography and Lilley. She drew inspirations right after their first semester ahead. lescence and how the phase popular soundtracks which for her dances from the LA- which encourages growth of Sur is a graduate student in shapes us as humans. Mc- the audience could relate to. based cinematographer Tim their leadership qualities. the College of Arts & Govern also choreographed “I tried to bring something Milgram. “I definitely didn’t have Sciences. Redbeard Samurai Sets Sights High for Musical Future By BEN SCHMITZ A&E EDITOR much more long term in terms sonic vision in mind. They’re setting, we try to accomplish plays sax,” Pattengale said. of trying to expand the cities playing the notes right and that with an eight-piece band: Redbeard Samurai’s sound New hip-hop group Red- that we play in and our net- everything, but you’re listen- full rhythm section, bass, is one that seeks to combine beard Samurai is the latest work of musicians,” he said. ing for the end goal and trying drums, guitar, keyboards, and the broad appeal and enter- musical act to pop up between It’s especially surprising to get them to play it a very a horn player who also sings, tainment value of hip-hop the musically-rich Eastman ‘The recording specific way. It’s nice to have ‘My goal is to with the refinement, intricacy, and River campuses, and musicians at Eastman who and musicality of jazz and though their name might not aspect of it is mostly can meet those needs,” Pat- give people music soul music. ring a bell yet, you only have me. It’s largely tengale said, describing his that they hear and “My goal is to give peo- to hear about its members am- electronic and songwriting process for the rhythmically it feels ple music that they hear and bition to see that they’re on project. rhythmically it feels good their way. sample based music, While Pattengale does a good and you want and you want to dance to it, Eastman junior Blake Pat- but […] it’s nice to large amount of the compo- to dance to it, but but harmonically it’s more tengale, who plays jazz gui- mix sample based sition himself, the live for- harmonically it’s challenging than most music tar, raps, and, serves as the mat of Redbeard Samurai is you’re going to hear in the chief producer behind Red- music and Eastman a grandiose collaborative un- more challenging pop realm,” Pattengale said. beard Samurai, is setting his musicians.’ dertaking. than most music “Sometimes the music I write sights for the act at points be- “The recording aspect of you’re going to hear is more exploratory, but for yond UR and Rochester. that the group isn’t more well it is mostly me. It’s largely Redbeard Samurai I’ve tried “My goal isn’t to be a U known simply due to the am- electronic and sample based in the pop realm.’ to narrow my focus to writing of R band, because I find a bition of their production music, but […] it’s nice to hip-hop music. “ lot of bands oversaturate the “It’s so much fun to be in the mix sample based music and a girl who’s a vocalist, and I This sound draws inspiration market here […] my goal is studio with people and have a Eastman musicians. In the live rap, and then another guy who SEE SAMURAI ON PAGE 13 PAGE 12 / campustimes.org A&E / MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 MEDIA MATRIX Hard Times in a Consumerist Wasteland book I would spend upward of five minutes on it and feel spiders crawling up my spine. I still feel spiders crawling up my spine these days, but less frequently and it’s usually when I’m watching the Home By JEFF HOWARD COLUMNIST Shopping Network. Instead of spiders I more often experi- ence the diaphanous nymph They say March is the of seasons past stabbing my month that comes “in like a innards, and this happens lion and out like a lamb.” If when I see particularly agitat- you switch the words “lion” ing shades of red and blue on and “lamb” around in this the television screen casting sentence the new adage can CNN in the campus IT Cen- be applied to the day Presi- ter, or when I hear the word dent Donald Trump got elect- “coal” in passing conversa- ed; that is, this day “came in tion. like a lamb and out like lion.” Sometimes, on a rare oc- On this same day, which casion, the voluptuous stab- ended with me in a cookie bing of high tides reacts with aisle at Wegmans feeling a synapse sponsored by the strangely aware of my an- GEO Group Inc., specializing kles, I deleted my Facebook in correctional and rehabili- account. Now, I go several tative services in the United weeks feeling like a lamb who States of America. On such TIANYI MA / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER has never read a news article, occasions my heart absorbs until the occasion strikes and streams of carcinogenic red LOUVRE SENDS GOOD VIBES WITH SPRING SHOW a sharp pain stabs my stom- and blue light and I am free ach as I’m wearing black flowing into a stream of digi- Vans Atwood shoes in a diner tized Aquafina water. It might and I hear my best friend say occur at a diner or a coffee the word “platooned.” shop, and when it does occur I would be lying if I didn’t a jet in the sky leaves a trail of say that I have felt other pro- pixie dust that grazes but does tuberances in my innards dur- not overlap with the blood or- ing the past few months. I ange sun. presume they originate from In Starbucks I hear the some nymph-like apparition phrases “smash,” “divest,” with a long stick that lives in and “can’t even get out of my Google Chrome search bed.” A freshman boy’s slip- history. These disturbances on Vans rattle and shake as he in my stomach come in many pushes his smartphone under mystifying forms, but the a friend’s nose. His friend’s most curious of all of them Gap slim cut jeans (nutmeg) occurs when I am with my crease in the same way that friends and one of their faces a model’s did in 2013 as his light up like the boy on a box head bounces and he looks of Maypo oatmeal. I am quick at his friend and smiles. I am to find out in these instances wearing Adidas Joggers with that the source of my friend’s Nike Air Huraches and my mirth is a Facebook page caramel macchiato with al- by the name of “Ever Better mond milk has arrived at the Memes for Meliora Teens.” counter. As I grab my drink I know what memes are, I hear the question, “Who and I can piece together the would win? Physics or Pep- elements of UR school spirit si?” from a girl to my left. I embedded in the title of the do not know this girl but for page. I presume that “EBM- a brief moment all of the love MT” is a page where UR stu- in my heart is directed to- dents post memes about the ward her as I remember that school and some posts have it’s Saturday and my friends
TIANYI MA / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER about 500 likes. One time are going out to the Cheese- The Louvre Performance Ensemble is an audition based dance group on campus that integrates technical skill and innovative in 2014 I posted on Yik Yak cake Factory tonight. I say to choreography. Louvre’s spring show “Vibes” featured UR seniors Anna Alden and Emily Landau. that “when you smoke weed myself, “Who do my parents in your dreams you wake up think I am,” and visualize high.” I checked the post for a stock photo of a diploma. how many up votes it got on Then I say to myself, “Who the omelette line that morning I really am,” and visualize but the post had disappeared. an image of a shopping list In that moment I felt a sharp with five items but all of the pain in my stomach that may items are “ice cream.” I make have been sponsored by Pear- a mental note to love myself son Education and Bob Bark- more when I get a C on a test. er Company Incorporated, As I look into my macchiato, America’s leading detention I swear that in the whipped Rochester 585-271-4105 $ supplier. cream I see the children of Greece 585-621-1620 I once made a meme for Jerusalem. Then I remember Henrietta 585-339-3010 10 OFF Receive $10.00 OFF your guest check with “EBMMT” that had images that a boy from my hometown Victor 585-425-2337 of chicken tenders and the saw the same thing in his jala- DeWitt 315-449-2337 a minimum purchase of $35.00* Hindu cycle of life and death. peño Mac and cheese and he *Present to your server when ordering. Dine-in only, not valid I was sitting in my bed as I ended up in jail that night. My with half-price promotions, other discounts or on split checks. made the meme, and I didn’t nymph-like friend probes my Tax & gratuity not included. No cash value. feel like creativity was flow- abdomen. I feel more or less ing through my veins but I did Maximum $10.00 discount per table/party/visit. well adjusted. feel very happy to be alive. Howard is a member of Valid thru June 30, 2017 Before I deleted my Face- the Class of 2017. MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 13
SAMURAI FROM PAGE 11 want to put in a lot of time on from the likes of The Goril- the back end to get press and laz and Kanye West, but Pat- get the word out and not just ‘Get Down’ Not a Let Down tengale cited Del the Funky do all this work and release an By DEAN SMIROS Homosapien as the largest ef- album for nothing,” Patten- CONTRIBUTING WRITER Shaolin and Justice Smith’s pany.) fector of the style. Ezekiel Figuero are the only That’s a consistent feeling “He has this album ‘Deltron “I’ve always seen well-acted characters of the evoked by the show, a kind of 3030’ which in my opinion is bands release “The Get Down” Pt. Two central group. non-1978 1978. A 1978 that the best fucking album. The music, in my provides visually and aurally That being said, this is the seems much more grounded beats are just gnarly and his stunning content in all five of only show where Jaden Smith in ‘90s rap (the grown-up ver- lyrics are some of the most in- opinion, too early... its episodes. In that respect, can be found in a non-cringe- sion of Figuero is Nas, so the tricate and well-versed lyrics With this project, it picks up exactly where Pt. y, entertaining light. His char- ‘90s feel of the lyrics makes I’ve heard,” Pattengale said. I really want to One left off and fulfils the ob- acter, Dizzy, is effectively just sense) and 2000s hip-hop (not Lyrically, Redbeard Samu- ligation that its title makes to a personification of his Twitter exactly sure why, other than rai as an alias as well as an put in a lot of time the viewer, but beyond that, it account, which I guess might assumed commercial appeal, on the back end to doesn’t do all that much. act is a form of escapism for just be the actual Jaden Smith. The show costantly Pattengale. get press and get Split into two “parts,” Through Smith’s charac- the first season of “The Get feels like it’s on “Redbeard Samurai for the word out and ter, the viewer gets a series me is an attempt at creating Down” didn’t ever provide of very interesting animated the verge of being not just do all this the narrative substance that something that is a part of me sequences, which generally something that I’d but isn’t fully me, it’s a lot work and release an one would expect from a Baz depict Dizzy as either an alien Luhrmann created/produced love and would watch easier to be vulnerable that album for nothing” or Christ figure, which must way […] it makes it easier to series. It absolutely provides be specifically denoted in over and over again, say stuff that I wouldn’t say the spectacle, but this is no Smith’s contract. as Blake. I’m not always ex- gale said, stressing the impor- “Moulin Rouge!” The show constantly feels but it never gets tehre. actly like Redbeard Samurai. tance he is placing on proper With that in mind it is hard like it’s on the verge of being Because with each It’s like taking a part of me planning in order to ensure an to call “The Get Down” a let- something that I’d love and successive viewing, and putting a microscope on effective release. down, because, quite simply, would watch over and over it,” he said. The live act will also see it’s not. It’s very enjoyable. again, but it never gets there. the plot and songs Looking forward, Redbeard sonic expansion in the future, Especially Pt. Two. Because with each successive just seem to fit less... Samurai’s members are fin- with their eyes on the horizon. Pt. One ended with “The viewing the plot and songs ishing up their full-length “I’m really hoping to ex- Get Down Brothers” (the col- just seem to fit less and less the pop music tends to gravi- debut with the goal of a large plore more with the band. I’d laborative hip-hop/rap group with the time. tate toward current pop/hip- and widely publicized re- like to create a dichotomy the main characters make up) The two most explicit ex- hop music). This takes away lease. where when you come to see finally putting on an actual amples of this are Giancarlo from the supposedly historical “I’ve always seen bands re- a live show it’s a different ex- show. This is the only time Esposito’s Pastor Cruz, who, context of the show, but not so lease music, in my opinion, perience than listening to the that Shaolin Fantastic, (Sha- regardless of how well he much that it makes it hard to too early. I’ve done it myself, record,” Pattengale said. “In meik Moore), A.K.A, “no- plays the part, cannot be seen watch, just hard to rewatch. I’ve released a bunch of stuff terms of long term goals, as attempt-to-be-subtle-with- as anything but Gus Fring, I would recommend watch- to ill effect. You basically re- far as us as a band, nothing the-Wu Tang Clan-reference,” and the oddly Rihanna-feeling ing “The Get Down” but I lease it to your friends and short of world domination.” show takes place in Pt. 1. performance by Guardiola’s would also recommend doing family on Facebook and that’s Schmitz is a member of These performances, along Mylene in episode four of Pt. that while holding your com- it. With this project, I really the Class of 2019. with several of the disco and Two, “Gamble Everything.” puter or smartphone, because disco-esque songs performed (Also, the constant Sony there will be times where by Mylene Cruz (Herizen plugs. It seems like Sony you’ll want to see what your Guardiola) keep the show can’t produce a show with- friends are up to instead of continuously entertaining, out reminding the viewer that watching the show. but not substantial. Especial- they made the Walkman and Smiros is a member of ly considering that Moore’s are still a relevant audio com- the Class of 2017. WRITE Queens, Wigs, and RuPaul By VENNELA PANDARABOYINA OPINIONS EDITOR personalized show on the “Drag Race,” and while they channel, like Alyssa Edward’s didn’t seem to bond well in Over this past Winter Break, “Alyssa’s Secret.” the season, the viewers of the I ran out of my usual You- But out of all the content show get to watch these two Tube video fodder. Desperate that WOWPresents pumps hilarious queens recognize FOR for shortterm entertainment, I out, the gem of the channel each other’s unique sense of delved into a whole new side is a show that appeals to all, humor and become fast close of the site and of pop culture: not just Drag Race Fans. This friends. the fantastic realm that is Ru- But this is YouTube, Katya’s drag character is of Paul’s “Drag Race.” so content has to a high-class Russian whore, Since the show’s relatively and Trixie’s drag character recent popularity, it has ex- be provided year- is in her last name. She’s a A&E panded onto other platforms. round for people to living Barbie doll. But while One of these platforms is keep interest in the Katya looks the most “fish,” YouTube, through the chan- or the closest to looking like a nel WOWPresents. Extra channel. As a result, real women, her humor is ab- clips from past and current the most popular surd and dark, while Trixie’s seasons, like the well-known drag queens often humor is crackling and witty, behind the scenes show “Un- a much more traditional ap- tucked,” are uploaded onto have their own proach to comedy compared the channel during the airing personalized show to her insane makeup. of the new season of the show The show also benefits from on TV. on the chanell, like fantastic editing. An example Desperate for short Alyssa Edward’s is where key phrases are icon- term entertainment, “Alyssa’s Secret.” ically written out next to the drag queens’ faces. Another is I delved into a whole show is “UNHhhh.” how the imaginary scenarios new side of the site “UNHhhh” is Katya Za- that the two dream up are cre- and of popu culture: malodchikova and Trixie ated through the editing with Mattel’s show where they their faces photoshopped in. I dove into the spend around seven minutes “UNHhhh” has made me fantastic realm that is essentially having a disjoint- laugh to the point of tears, RuPaul’s Drag Race. ed, slightly perverted, often and simultaneously has educational, and always hi- taught me about drag and gay But this is YouTube, so larious kiki with each other. culture. It’s a unique and be- content has to be provided They cover a whole range of loved show, one that for the year-round for people to keep topics in their large number of foreseen future will continue interest in the channel. As a episodes, from flirting to most to make memorable content. result, the most popular drag recently, magic. The two hail Pandaraboyina is a member queens often have their own from the seventh season of of the Class of 2020. PAGE 14 / campustimes.org SPORTS / MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 Baseball Must Make Great Strides to Fix Offense By TREVOR WHITESTONE cent OBP, but it’s possible to SPORTS EDITOR make up for that shortcoming if a team can hit for power—going UR Baseball (URB) hasn’t one for four with a home run is had an ideal start to its season. almost always better than going The team stands at 6–15, with a two for four for two singles—but 4–10 Record in Liberty League this isn’t something the ‘Jackets play, putting it in a tie for sev- have been able to do. enth place of nine teams. In fact, they’re ranked at the The underlying statistics vali- bottom of the Liberty League date that this team is very much with a .331 slugging percentage a work in progress (all statistics (SLG), which is the standard are taken from before the team’s measure for ability to hit for weekend doubleheader against RIT). Its winning percentage Though the team has actually been better than has a whole has a less what its run differential would suggest (via pythagorean expec- than stellar 73 OPS+ tation), and scoring differential and 81 RC+, fresh- has been shown to be a better man outfielder Jake predictor of future performance in nearly every sport. Hertz and sophomore The team has had acceptable corner infielder Jake pitching, but its lack of offen- Herman have both PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS sive production has been a hefty Senior outfielder Will Conroy leads the team with 12 runs scored. problem. In Kenneth Massey’s graded as above aver- online ratings, for example, the age in both statistics. team ranks 266th out of 385 ated is an estimate of how much be used to estimate a pitcher’s sub-2.00 ERA and DSP. Keep- Division III teams in schedule- power. Aggregation of OBP and each plate appearance would “cluster luck”. ing in mind that the league aver- adjusted offense, though this SLG gives OPS (on base plus be worth on average in terms Cluster luck refers to how age ERA (and thus DSP) is 5.17, is better than its rank of 339 in slugging percentage), the clas- of runs based on calculated co- close together or spread out the there are a lot of positives to be runs scored per game. sic metric of batter ability used efficients (e.g. a single may be hits allowed by a pitcher are. If a found. Because of the inherent since the late 19th century. Giv- worth 0.4 runs and a home run pitcher allows eight hits over six One observation worth men- strength of schedule factor (the en the previous two rankings, it may be worth 1.4 runs). So RC+ innings, it could be a success- tioning is that junior starter John ‘Jackets’ have faced a top-quar- should come as no surprise that is to runs created per plate ap- ful outing or it could be a sub- Ghyzel, who has pitched the sec- tile slate of opponents thus far), URB doesn’t have a strong OPS. pearance as OPS+ is to OPS. par one depending on if many ond most innings on the team, it may be more useful to judge The only other easily measur- Strength of schedule should still of the hits were allowed in suc- has been extremely unlucky statistics versus other Liberty able factor of offense besides be kept in mind, because it’s not cession or if the pitcher got key and has allowed 1.62 more runs adjusted for in individual statis- outs when it mattered. But most than expected. If he continues tics. analysts believe that much of to pitch at the same level, the Though the team has a whole this so called clutch hitting and team can expect strong outings has a less than stellar 73 OPS+ clutch pitching comes down to from him. Overall, however, and 81 RC+, freshman outfielder luck, and this is what is assumed Jake Hertz and sophomore cor- ner infielder Jake Herman have both graded as above average in both statistics. Sophomore out- fielder Grant Kilmer and sopho- more first baseman and catcher Aiden Finch are around league average as well in at least one of the the statistics. However, the rest of the team must do better than hitting 20-30 percent below league average across the board if the offense is to be an asset and not a vulnerability for the team. On the pitching and defense side, the team has been far better, ranking in the top third of teams in Massey’s defensive ratings. In terms of the Liberty League, URB has been in the middle of the road across the board, rank- ing fourth through sixth in most major statistics including earned by DSP, or dispersion-adjusted the team’s ERA won’t improve run average (ERA), fielding per- runs allowed. So a pitcher with substantially in the current state League teams. hitting is stolen bases, where the centage, and most strikeouts and a much lower DSP than ERA is without external improvements, As a whole, URB has an on- ‘Jackets rank seventh. fewest walks per nine innings, assumed to have bad luck, and since its ERA and DSP are base percentage (OBP) that The team does have a few as well as baserunners allowed vice versa. roughly the same. ranks seventh. Putting players standout performers on offense. (WHIP). Sophomore starter Jake Den- In essence, the ‘Jackets play on base is, of course, the only The associated table shows the The associated table shows the zer has been a key member of so far warrants their profile as way to score, and a walk is just adjusted OPS+ and RC+ for each ERA and DSP for each Roches- the staff, with an excellent 3.76 a team with poor hitting and as effective as a single in that player. OPS+ is an index that ter pitcher. DSP is not an official ERA. His DSP of 4.24 still puts decent pitching, which means regard (although a single is of- indicates the percentage that a statistic, much like RC+, but it him well above league aver- it may be a season for younger ten worth more since it can score player’s OPS is above or below can be thought of as the amount age, by nearly a run fewer al- players to develop above all runners from second base). Division III average. RC+ is an of runs created per nine innings lowed per nine innings. Fellow else. It’s difficult to have a good index of the players runs created allowed by the pitcher to oppo- sophomore and reliever Kevin Whitestone a member of offense without at least a de- per plate appearance. Runs cre- nent hitters. In this way, it can Ho has been lights out, with a the Class of 2019. MISS THE “GO YOU YELLOWJACKETS” SIGN? HONOR THE LEGACY! [email protected] MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 / SPORTS campustimes.org / PAGE 15 Strength Brings Success for Peterson By BELLA DRAGO success. This culture stems CONTRIBUTING WRITER from our coach as well who is incredibly invested in every At the Bucknell University person on the team as an athlete Bison Classic this weekend, and as a person. senior Anne Peterson of Women’s Track & Field broke a Do you have any goals for school record in the 3,000-meter this season, and if so, what are steeplechase and earned the top they? time in NCAA Division III. My goals for this season What is your favorite aspect are to get to nationals in the of tack & field and why? steeplechase which should hopefully be accomplished with My favorite aspect of track is the time I ran this weekend. the friendships that I have made Beyond that I have some time through the sport. Running with goals in the 5K and steeplechase. my best friends is always a highlight of each day. How does it feel to have broken a school record this How long have you ran track weekend? and how did you get into it? I am very excited to have I began running in eighth gotten the record this weekend. grade and joined track because The previous record holder is PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS my dad was a pole vaulter and someone who I very much look Senior Anne Peterson participates in the steeplechase at Fauver Stadium. triple jumper and encouraged up to and have spent a lot of me to. I quit soccer to join cross time training with this year. I I am able to stay tough for the track and field? neers and I have really enjoyed country the following year. am happy that the work put in duration of a 3,000-meter or being a part of different events throughout this year is paying even 5,000-meter race. That is Aside from track, I spend a lot through this organization. Why do you enjoy being off. something I have struggled with of time focusing on academics, a part of the track and field during indoor track so I hope and in my free time I love be- If you could be any animal, team at UR? What do you wish to im- that as my physical strength ing with friends and family, as what would you be? prove on during your time at improves, my mental toughness well as reading. This year I have The culture on the team at UR UR? in races will improve as well. been heavily involved with the I guess I would be a giraffe is one where everyone supports Mechanical Engineering depart- because I find them very cute. one another and is genuinely I hope to improve on my What do you enjoy besides ment at UR through the Ameri- Drago is a member of excited to see each other’s strength as an athlete so that can Society of Mechanical Engi- the Class of 2018.
LAST WEEK’S SCORES THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE STAT OF THE WEEK
APRIL 10 APRIL 18 SOFTBALL @CLARKSON UNIVERSITY—L(3—1) SOFTBALL @FREDONIA STATE—3 P.M. SOFTBALL @CLARKSON UNIVERSITY—L(6—3) SOFTBALL @FREDONIA STATE—5 P.M.
APRIL 11 APRIL 19 WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. SUNY GENESEO—W(9—0) SOFTBALL VS. THE COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT—3 P.M. BASEBALL VS. ITHACA COLLEGE—L(6—4) BASEBALL @THE COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT—4:30 P.M. SOFTBALL VS. THE COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT—5 P.M. 71The number APRIL 12 SOFTBALL VS. UTICA COLLEGE—W(7—0) APRIL 20 of major SOFTBALL VS. UTICA COLLEGE—W(8—0) MEN’S TENNIS @UAA CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1—TBA WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. RIT—W(9—0) WOMEN’S LACROSSE VS. RIT—4 P.M. tournaments
APRIL 13 APRIL 22 Sergio Garcia MEN’S TENNIS VS. HOBART COLLEGE—L(7—2) WOMEN’S TENNIS @UAA CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 3—TBA MEN’S TENNIS @UAA CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2—TBA played in APRIL 14 MEN’S TRACK @SUNY CORTLAND CLASSIC—10 A.M. before winning MEN’S GOLF @FRED KRAVETZ INVITATIONAL DAY 1—3RD OF 6 SOFTBALL VS. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE—1 P.M. BASEBALL @RIT—L(4—1) SOFTBALL VS. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE—3 P.M. his first at the BASEBALL @RIT—L(2—1) WOMEN’S LACROSSE VS. CLARKSON UNIVERSITY—W(9—7) APRIL 23 2017 Master’s MEN’S TENNIS @UAA CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 3—TBA APRIL 15 SOFTBALL VS. UNION COLLEGE—1 P.M. Tournament. MEN’S GOLF @FRED KRAVETZ INVITATIONAL DAY 2—3RD OF 6 BASEBALL @ITHACA COLLEGE—2 P.M. BASEBALL @RIT—L(7—1) SOFTBALL VS. UNION COLLEGE—3 P.M.WOMEN’S TENNIS @JOHN CARROLL BASEBALL VS. RIT—L(12—2) UNIVERSITY—10 A.M. WOMEN’S LACROSSE VS. ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY DAY 2—L(8—4) BASEBALL VS. CLARKSON UNIVERSITY—12 P.M. BASEBALL VS. CLARKSON UNIVERSITY—2:30 P.M.
LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS WHAT TO WATCH
SOFTBALL SWEEPS ITHACA MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS AT THE UAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Against Utica, UR Softball won the opening game 7—0, and took the second Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams will travel to Altamonte Springs, Fla. this weekend to conclude their one 8—0, which ended after five innings due to the mercy rule. Senior Eleni seasons’ at the UAA Championships. Both teams have records of 13—4, and will look to compete against teams Wechsler and junior Sam Malecki combined to throw a two-hit shutout such as the University of Chicago, who is ranked first in the UAA men’s standings, and second in the women’s. against the Pioneers. The game improved UR’s record to 12—10 and gave head coach Margaret Yerdon-Grange her 200th career win. MEN’S TRACK AT THE SUNY CORTLAND CLASSIC After meets at Bucknell and Brockport this past weekend, UR Men’s Track will compete in the SUNY Cortland Classic this Saturday. Senior Brant Crouse will look to continue his successes after winning the 200-meter race MEN’S GOLF HOSTS FRED KRAVETZ INVITATIONAL at Brockport, with junior Wesley Clay hoping for the same in the 800-meter, which he won at the same meet. At its host tournament, UR Men’s Golf placed third behind Franklin & Marshall and McDaniel Colleges. Freshman Jack Mulligan shot a 75 for BASEBALL VS. BROCKPORT AND ITHACA the Yellowjackets on the final day of the tournament after scoring a 76 at Irondequoit Country Club. He finished tied for second place with his two UR Men’s Baseball, who is looking to improve their 6—15 record, will play SUNY Brockport on Wednesday and day score of 151. Ithaca College on Sunday. The games are the team’s last ones on the road, as they will finish off its regular season with five more games at home against Oswego State, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Skidmore College. PAGE 16 / campustimes.org MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 SPORTS Red Wings Out-Slug Competition in Early Season Win By TREVOR WHITESTONE rule double to score a run and put eight runs batted in on the young two-run shot by second baseman the Taco Bell K-Man—if he were SPORTS EDITOR two men in scoring position with season. He only furthered his im- Tommy Field, extending the lead to strike out at least once, ticket one out, he retired the final two pressive start with a bases-clearing to five runs. After scoring again stubs could be redeemed for a free The Rochester Red Wings used batters to limit the damage. double that gave the Red Wings in the third, the Red Wings truly taco for the next 48 hours. With a clutch hitting to earn their first The Red Wings seemed to be the lead for good and gave him broke open the game on a three-run 1-2 count and the crowd watching home win on the 2017 season by following that up with a quick, double-digit RBIs. bomb by Vargas that threatened to with baited breath, Snyder struck a score of 10–6 on a warm Sunday scoreless inning, with a man on The home team struck again physically break the scoreboard. out on a foul tip, sending the fans afternoon. They did all their dam- first and two outs. But first- base in the bottom of the second on a Though the outcome was rarely into manic elation. age in the opening four innings of a game that was only seven in- nings long as the first game in the daily doubleheader. The Red Wings, the AAA af- filiate of the Minnesota Twins, are coming off of a third-place finish in their division, earned with an 81–63 record. As a minor league team, especially a AAA one, its roster is constantly in flux, with a mix of upcoming prospects, fringe major leaguers, and career minor leaguers. The franchise is the longest continuously operating one below the major league level in North America, founded in 1899. For the first 30 years of its existence, the team played in the long defunct Eastern League as the Rochester Bronchos. Afterward, it spent over three decades each as the top farm club for the St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles, respec- tively, before partnering with the Twins after the 2002 season. The team played in Silver Stadi- um from 1929 to 1996, after which Frontier Field opened, located in downtown Rochester next to the Eastman Kodak building. After the UR Chamber Singers sang a beautiful rendition of the TREVOR WHITESTONE / SPORTS EDITOR national anthem, the game got un- Second baseman Tommy Fielder had a two-run home run in the second inning on Sunday. derway with Jason Wheeler on the mound for the Red Wings (6–4) against the Syracuse Chiefs (3–7), man Kennys Vargas, who has left fielder Ben Paulsen got the big in doubt after that, the most engag- Two innings later, Trevor an affiliate of the Washington Na- also played more than 100 major opportunity. ing moment for the crowd on the Hildenberger came in and got a tionals. league games, was able to draw Paulsen, who has been able to afternoon came during the top of 1-2-3 inning in relief, and the Red The lefty looked shaky early, a walk on a full count, and right rack up decent major league stats the fifth, when Chiefs left fielder Wings had their first home win of having trouble finding the strike fielder Daniel Palka knotted the in 186 games with the Colorado Brandon Snyder at the plate. The the season. zone when not giving up base hits. score with a line drive single. Af- Rockies, entered the at bat with a reason for the crowd’s anticipation Whitestone is a member of However, after allowing a ground ter another single loaded the bases, .360 average and a team-leading was that Snyder was designated as the Class of 2019.
For Prolific USWNT, Pay Will Now Match Play By LAUREN SHARPE Even in a male-dominated Olympic gold medal every year they’ve done to represent female SPORTS EDITOR for their World Cup win, while, sport, the USWNT has managed since their first appearance in soccer athletes in the U.S. and if their male counterparts had to overshadow its male counter- the games in 1996, except in all over the world, it’s a great done the same, they would have Since its World Cup win in parts in more ways than one. It 2000, where they took home feeling to see that they are get- earned $9.3 million. 2015, the U.S. Women’s Na- would be fair to guess that most the silver. For the men, who are ting the recognition and rewards “I know a lot of people argue tional Soccer team (USWNT) Americans would be more likely ranked 23rd, just qualifying for they deserve,” Runyan said. it’s a fact of how much men’s has been vocal about both un- to be able to name at least some For 2017, total profits for the soccer teams make over wom- equal pay and treatment as of the players on the women’s In 2015, it was esti- USWNT are projected to be en’s just in profits from ticket compared to the men’s team. roster, but would have a hard mated that the mem- $5.2 million, while the men’s sales and viewers,” Runyan Earlier this month, following a time doing so for the men. team is expected to run a $1 said. “It’s time we see that no dispute that began with five top Players like Alex Morgan, bers of the USWNT million deficit, according to matter the gender or ticket sales, women’s players filing a com- Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo and pio- took home $1.8 mil- a budget report from the U.S. they get the same accolades and plaint with the United States neers like Mia Hamm and Abby lion for their World Soccer Federation. Despite this, rewards as male athletes.” Equal Employment Opportunity Wambach have put women’s men who make the World Cup Runyan’s teammate, sopho- Commission, the team reached a soccer on the radars of even Cup win, while, if roster are paid $76,000, and if more midfielder Christina Fell- deal with the U.S. Soccer Fed- the least committed sports fans. their male counter- the team qualifies for the World er, agreed. eration. The agreement includes Recently, women’s soccer has parts had done the Cup, they will earn $2.5 million. “This is the first step in equal- an increase in compensation and become much more popular in For women, they would be paid ity between men’s and women’s travel benefits, as well as sup- the U.S.—it was ranked fourth same, they would $15,000 and $345,000, respec- soccer and there is a big fu- port for players who are starting by Bleacher Report in its list of have earned $9.3 mil- tively, for the same accomplish- ture ahead,” Feller said. “Even a family. “Top Ten Olympics Sports to lion. ments. though there is still more work It’s been a hit with players on Watch” prior to the Rio Olympic A second-place finish at the to be done towards total equal- UR Women’s Soccer. Games this summer, and rightly World Cup would be worth ity in soccer, this is a definitive “With how much success they so. the Olympics is always the goal, $6.25 million for the USNT, and step to hopefully start the snow- have been having as a team, The women are currently let alone medaling in the tourna- approximately $780,000 for the ball effect for gender equality in they are very deserving of this,” ranked 2nd in the world by ment. USWNT. In 2015, it was esti- all sports.” said sophomore McKenzie Ru- FIFA, after dropping a spot on “Based on how accomplished mated that the members of the Sharpe is a member of nyan, a midfielder on the team. March 24. They have won an the team has been and what USWNT took home $1.8 million the Class of 2017.