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/ VOLUME 144, ISSUE 21 MONDAY,Campus NOVEMBER 6, 2017 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Sleeping SA and UR Pods May Be Team up on Retired DACA Fund By DAVID SCHILDKRAUT By DAVID SCHILDKRAUT NEWS EDITOR NEWS EDITOR Just a few years after their Undocumented students arrival on campus, the sleep- covered the Deferred Action ing pods in Gleason Library for Childhood Arrivals pro- may soon be gone. gram — commonly known That was the message given as Dreamers — will soon to SA President Jordan Smith have access to emergency fi- and Vice President Becca nancial support for costs re- Mooney by Dean of River lating to document renewals Campus Libraries Mary Ann and attending UR. Mavrinac. In October, SA Presi- Five sleeping pods were dent Jordan Smith and Vice purchased in 2015 by SA af- President Becca Mooney ter the idea won the organiza- announced at an SA Sen- tion’s annual 5K Challenge. ate meeting that they would River Campus Libraries pur- create an online fund to help / PHOTO STAFF chased an additional three AKIRA RAJAN SAH students impacted by Presi- sleeping pods. dent Donald Trump’s deci- “Five remain,” Mavrinac sion to end the DACA pro- said in an email to the Cam- gram. pus Times. “But we think we JSA Hosts 5th Annual Omatsuri “It’s been really challeng- may lose one to two more by ing for both documented and the end of the spring semes- undocumented students on ter.” Students participate in the Japanese Student Association’s fifth annaul Omatsuri festival in Hirst Lounge on Friday. The event campus,” Smith said. “So The main reason three featured crafts, carnival games, a photo booth, and free sushi. RICE Crew, Shotokan Karate, and the Korean Percussion we decided we should start pods have been lost, Mavri- Group also performed at the event. a fund that was originally nac said, is because parts of SEE DACA PAGE 3 the sleeping pod base or stem break. The pods, according to Mavrinac, are not designed to be moved around, and appar- Eye to Eye Hosts Dyslexic Bingo Night ent student attempts to move By AMANDA MARQUEZ them has resulted in broken SENIOR STAFF sleeping pods. The library does not intend to replace any of the pods, Over 20 students spent due to their high cost, though their Thursday evening play- it is exploring other options ing “dingo” — dyslexic bin- for furniture it could install. go — in Dewey Hall to sup- “[It] is not a sound decision port UR Eye to Eye’s mission to replace an $800 piece of of raising awareness about furniture every three years,” different learning styles. Mavrinac said. Upon entry, each participant Smith and Mooney said in was given a sheet of construc- an interview that Mavrinac tion paper with five games of had told them that a new type Dingo pasted on it. Each board of sleeping-pod-like solution had its letters and numbers was being tested out in Carl- jumbled to reflect the difficulty son Library. people with learning disabili- The Campus Times has not ties face even when playing been able to confirm this. simple games, such as bingo. Several students have expe- One board had the B and rienced first-hand the deterio- O in bingo upside down and rating condition of the sleep- at the bottom of the board. ing pods. As the online caller an- AKIRA RAJAN SAH/ PHOTO STAFF “They’re nice to get away nounced the numbers, partici- Students from Eye to Eye present to attendees on dyslexia. from everything,” freshman pants scrambled to check off Victoria Staff said from a their boards before time ran out. Eye to Eye is a national or- goal of their weekly sessions who doesn’t have dyslexia.” sleeping pod inside Gleason “The inspiration behind this ganization that pairs college is to encourage conversations Dingo tickets sold for $5, and library. “But this one when I game was to be able to show- students with elementary or about LD or ADHD, raise all proceeds went to Eye to Eye sat down made a really loud case what it is like to have a middle school students who their mentees’ self-esteem, National to fund art supplies noise.” learning disability no matter have similar learning dif- and teach them self-advocacy. and support their chapters. Scattered near the base of which one,” said senior Macey ferences or attention defi- “It was an awesome event, Winners received gift cer- Staff’s pod were pieces of Ellison, the group’s president. cit hyperactivity disorder. and I hope more people come tificates to Dominos, Yotal- concrete, presumably from “We came up with this idea as a Every week, UR Eye to to their future events,” sopho- ity, and Breathe Yoga — lo- the base of the sleeping pod. club because we thought about Eye’s mentors travel to Roch- more Meghan Grip said. “It cal businesses that also Staff also noted that her pod other ways in which we would ester Prep Middle School has definitely opened my eyes co-sponsored the event. rocked back and forth a little. be able to bring awareness as where they work on art proj- to their group and how I can Marquez is a member of the The pods breaking have well as trying something new.” ects with their mentees. The volunteer even as someone class of 2018. SEE PODS PAGE 2 INSIDE DEFENDING THE RAMEN ACAPELLA FIELD HOCKEY IZONE REVIEW RECAPS WINS LEAGUE THIS CT PAGE 5 OPINIONS PAGE 6 FEATURES PAGE 11 A&E PAGE 16 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2017 RCL Considering Replacing Aging Sleeping Pods PODS FROM PAGE 1 Still, several students who have used the sleeping pods also scared some students harbor mixed feelings about from using them, like fresh- them. man Saffie Kaiwa. “It like them. They help “I think it’s needed,” Kaiwa block everything out,” soph- said of a potential replace- omore Julian Maceren said. ment. “[But] what makes it uncom- Several weeks ago, she wit- fortable is that everybody nessed the top of a sleeping uses them, and the pillows are pod falling off the stem when deflated.” another student sat down. One student was open to the “For the fact that it fell off change, since he appreciated from the stand, I think that’s how the pods allowed him good enough.” and others to get a little bit Some students, however, of sleep without having to go remain committed to the back to their him. sleeping pods despite them “I found it almost impos- breaking. sible to study in them after I “I go in there a lot if I have associated them with sleep,” TIANYI MA / PHOTO STAFF lots of studying and need a sophomore Orion Haunstrup quiet space,” freshman Lea said. “I found it awkward to STUDENTS MAKE STUFFED MONSTERS Steinberg said. “I like the set an alarm when sleeping in Students make stuffed monsters for Halloween last Tuesday in Hirst Lounge as part of the Student Programming Board’s shape of the sleeping pods. them. I feel like a jerk.” Build-A-Monster event. They’re a nice place to cozy Schildkraut is a member of the up. It’s like your own space.” Class of 2020. PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE Fire Alarm in Sue B (1) OCT. 28 - An electric coffee pot placed on an electric stove caused a fire alarm in Sue B. Laptop Stolen from Carlson (2) Corrections: OCT. 31—A student’s unattended laptop was stolen from Carlson Library. An article in last week’s issue about 4 1 Grassroots Soccer mistated the age range of Fire Alarm in Goler House (3) the program. It is 4-12, not 3-12. NOV. 1—Burnt food set off the fire alarm in Goler 5 House. The Editorial Observer in last week’s issue mistakenly called the Board of Trustees the Bike Stolen from Hoeing (4) “Board of Directors.” NOV. 2—A bike was stolen from the Hoeing bike rack, An article in last week’s issue about though the lock cable was undamaged and attached to the rack. Spooky Science Day mistakenly labelled sophomore Adina Ripin a senior. Phone Stolen from Douglass (5) NOV. 2—A student was robbed near the intersection of Genesee Street and Congress Avenue. 2 MAP COURTESY OF UR COMMUNICATIONS Information provided by the Department of Public Safety. THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS TUESDAY | NOV. 7 THURSDAY | NOV. 9 52ND ANNUAL GILBERT MEMORIAL LECTURE FRENCH CONVERSATION HOURS JAMES S. GLEASON HALL 318/418, 4 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. DOUGLASS COMMONS 305, 5 P.M. - 6 P.M. WANT IMMEDIATE CAMPUS Harvard Professor Jeremy Stein will present on “The The Language Center offers weekly French conversation Logic and Limits of Financial Regulation.” hours every Thursday from 5-6 p.m. UPDATES AND ARTICLES? ITALIAN CONVERSATION HOURS NEILLY SERIES LECTURE: BRIT BENNETT DOUGLASS COMMONS 305, 4:30 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. HAWKINS-CARLSON ROOM, 7 P.M. - 8 P.M. The Language Center offers weekly Italian conversation Novelist Brit Bennett will give a lecture on race in hours every Tuesday from 4:30-5:15 p.m. America in today’s world. WEDNESDAY| NOV. 8 FRIDAY | NOV. 10 ONE LANGUAGE, ONE RECIPE: ITALIAN VETERANS RECOGNITION CEREMONY DOUGLASS COMMUNITY KITCHEN, 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. HAWKINS-CARLSON ROOM, 7:30 A.M. - 9 A.M. LIKE THE The Language Center will hold a seminar in Italian on UR will honor faculty and staff who have served in the how to make risotto.