/ VOLUME 143, ISSUE 20 MONDAY,Campus OCTOBER 24, 2016 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Public Safety to Get Guns, Review Board Formed BY JUSTIN TROMBLY pened off campus. MANAGING EDITOR Seligman’s decision is the end of an issue that has wracked cam- BY AUREK RANSOM pus since last semester, evoked EDITOR-IN-CHIEF overwhelming opposition among pockets of students and Forty-two Public Safety of- faculty, and brought to the fore- ficers will be armed with guns ground the question of weighing sometime in the near fu- the safety of racial minorities ture—38 at the Medical Center on campus against the safety of and four senior officers on cam- Medical Center employees. pus, or almost a quarter of the “The decision to arm 38 offi- force—University President Joel cers in the Medical Center is di- Seligman announced on Oct. rectly responsive to the concerns 13. of many in the Emergency and And there are plans to con- sometimes other departments sider equipping them with body based upon a pattern of actual cameras, too. behavior,” Seligman wrote in his Seligman accepted in full the full memo on the University’s UR Security Commission’s rec- website. “The combination of ommendation to arm officers the deterrent of some officers in two Thursdays ago, announc- the Emergency Department be- ing his decision in an email to ing armed potentially combined the University community that with metal detectors will enable morning. all who work or proceed through PHOTO COURTESY OF AARON RAYMOND There will be between 10 and the Emergency Department and 12 armed officers at the Medical elsewhere in the Medical Center Center at any given time, and a to receive the type of protec- Senior Night Comeback review board will be put togeth- tion that has become standard Senior Nina Baek goes low for a dig during Wednesday night’s volleyball win against the Nazareth College Golden Flyers. er to annually evaluate Public in most of our peer institutions Safety and any incidents it may today.” have involving use of force. A breakdown of the emails Free Tampon and Pad Proposal Moves Forward Seligman held a small press Seligman received regarding the conference the day of his an- recommendation showed that nouncement to discuss his deci- 58 percent of writers supported BY DAVID SCHILDKRAUT the proposal. Posted six months can go beyond selling them now sion in more detail, at which he adopting the recommendation, NEWS STAFF ago, the petition has garnered 274 tax-free to making them actually said the review board is planning a majority of which came from signatures, more than the 250 re- free, as they should be.” to consider the merits of giving Medical Center employees. Free tampons and pads will quired for review by SA Senate. Ford also cited confirmation officers body cameras and cited Among non–Medical Center be available in restrooms around When senior and URSHAC from Facilities and University the December 2015 kidnapping writers, 57 percent favored the campus, pending the success of a Chair Tristan Ford heard about Health Services (UHS) last year of two UR seniors as an impetus recommendation, as well. joint initiative between the Stu- the petition, he reached out to that the plan could be imple- for arming officers. The review board, chaired by dents’ Association (SA) Govern- SA Government. He, along with mented. The only concern was “The kidnapping of two of our University Trustee Francis L. ment Student Life Committee juniors Rebecca Block and Zaira from where the money would students last December was a Price ’74, ’75S, will “ensure to and the Student Health Advisory Lujan, made the 5K Challenge come. very important wake-up call that our University community that Committee (URSHAC). proposal. Ford estimates that a pilot pro- we had to take appropriate steps, weapons are not abused by our The idea began last year when “Males have all their needs tak- gram would cost approximately measured steps, so that if we Department of Public Safety,” three students proposed the dis- en care of, so why not women?” $5,000, but if the program were were ever faced with a situation Seligman said in his announce- tribution of tampons and pads Ford said, citing the reasoning be- to be adopted University-wide, like that we could respond, and ment. It will annually include for the 5K Challenge. After the hind the initial proposal. “It was the annual cost would be signifi- we could respond effectively,” he one undergraduate appointed by idea lost to a different proposal, a only a year or two ago [...] when cantly higher. said of the incident, which hap- SEE GUNS PAGE 4 student posted a petition on the New York State was taxing tam- The goal launch time for the SA IMPACT website restating pons as luxury items. I think we SEE TAMPONS PAGE 3 Hydrophobic Paint Deemed Unsafe BY DAVID SCHILDKRAUT ing high flammability, respiratory that the paint could be poten- NEWS STAFF hazards, and the inability for the tially hazardous if contacted by paint to biodegrade. any part of the body or ingested. The Welliora Campaign, a Stu- “This is a very high risk,” A specific hazard indication was dents’ Association (SA) initiative McHugh said. “We just want that ingestion or inhalation could to promote mental health aware- to protect everybody. I wouldn’t result in death. ness through uplifting hydropho- even let my staff use it.” The MSDS also noted skin bic paint messages on campus The concern arose whenexposure risks, as well as the po- walkways, suffered a major set- McHugh came across the paint’s tential for the paint to build up a back Thursday, when the Univer- Material Safety Data Sheet static charge, which could theo- sity deemed the paint being used (MSDS) online. It cautioned that retically cause the paint to self- unsafe. during spraying, a respirator with ignite. JUSTIN TROMBLY / MANAGING EDITOR Assistant Director of Facilities a specific filter had to be used for The MSDS does not indicate a UR President Joel Seligman (right) held a news conference about his decision Barry McHugh cited multiple the safety of the sprayer. health risk once the paint has Oct. 12, alongside Med Center COO Kathy Parrinello (left) and UR Senior VP for concerns with the paint, includ- A look at the MSDS found SEE PAGE 3 Administration and Finance and CFO Holly Crawford (center). WELLIORA INSIDE 5K CHALLENGE GUN DECISION ‘FIVE YEARS’ BOXING CLUB REFLECTIONS DISAPPOINTS PREMIERES A KNOCKOUT THIS CT PAGE 2 NEWS PAGE 5 OPINIONS PAGE 11 FEATURES PAGE 16 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016 Students Reflect on Last 5K Challenge as Proposal Deadline Approaches BY JULIA CURTIS nice. I hope they didn’t spend CONTRIBUTING WRITER $5,000 on them though.” She has only used the swings once. What would you do with When asked what they $5,000 to improve the lives of would rather see that money Rochester students? go toward, there was one im- That’s the question posed by mediate answer from a few up- the Students’ Association (SA) perclassmen. Government 5K Challenge, “Bring back old Grab and in which the body sets aside Go,” Reville said, with imme- $5,000 to fund student-voted diate agreement from Alyse proposals for improvements on Shulimson, another junior. campus. It’s in its fourth year, Huey said that she liked the and taking submissions. sleeping pods in Gleason, and What isn’t always asked, that she would like to see them though, is the follow-up—now in more spaces on campus. that you’ve voted and we’ve After some more thought, implemented something, what Reville came up with an an- do you think? other proposal: “Coffee makers Regarding the latest chal- everywhere would be good.” lenge winner—the swing set She referenced the coffee and outside Susan B. Anthony tea available in Carlson for Hall, which replaced the first- studying at night. LEAH NASON / PHOTO EDITOR place hot water dispensers after “If that was in other places, A student embraces their inner child while on the new swingset in the Susan B. Anthony bowl. they were deemed a fire haz- that would be amazing.” ard—students have expressed In the challenge, SA allows mixed opinions. students to submit proposals PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE “Everyone I’ve talked to for what they want to see, and 5 about it has complained,” said then narrows that list down to 4 Cash Stolen from Student’s Wallet (1) junior Eileen Reville. the most feasible options and Sophomore Amber Dostie opens voting on them to the OCT.14—Cash was reported stolen from a student’s wallet that was left in Wilson Commons. agreed. entire student body. 2 She doesn’t like the loca- Past 5K Challenge winners tion or that there are only two include the addition of sleep- Items Stolen from Gilbert Hall (2) swings. ing pods in Gleason, print- “You feel like people are ers in Wilson Commons, and OCT. 15—A person discharged a fire extinguisher in lockers in the libraries to se- the basement tunnel of Wilder. watching you,” she said. 5 Olivia Huey, a freshman who cure one’s belongings while on lives in in Susan B. Anthony, a study break. said she didn’t know the 5K This year’s deadline for new Vehicle Broken Into in Park Lot (3) Challenge by name, but re- submissions is Nov. 10 and can OCT.18—A vehicle in Park Lot was reported to have 1 membered hearing about it in be submitted online through been broken into.