CampusTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012 / VOLUME 139, ISSUE 21 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org INSIDE UR reacts to Obama’s successful re-election THIS CT BY LEAH BULETTI him to reach the 270 electoral NEWS EDITOR votes needed for election. BY JUSTIN FLEMING Not counting Florida, PUBLISHER where an official winner had not been announced as of On Tuesday night, rows of Wednesday, Obama’s margin chairs and three large screen of victory was 303 electoral projectors were set up in Hirst votes to Romney’s 206. Lounge, where students back- Meanwhile, in another FOOTBALL ing both parties gathered to election crucial to Roches- watch the results of the Nov. ter residents, Democratic CHARGES ON 6 presidential election unfold incumbent Louise Slaughter Football garnered a at an event sponsored by edged out Republican can- win against WPI last UR’s Committee for Political didate Maggie Brooks for weekend, evening out its Engagement (CPE). Cheers the right to represent the record to 4-4. could be heard with almost 25th Congressional District, PAGE 20 SPOrts every incoming projection, which includes all of Monroe but by far the most boister- County except Rush, Wheat- DRUE SOKOL / PHOTO EDITOR Sandy’s ous celebration came at 11:15 land, Hamlin, Mendon and UR students gathered to watch election results come in on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at a non-partisan watch IMPACT p.m., with the first unofficial a small part of Clarkson. party in Hirst Lounge sponsored by UR’s Committee for Political Engagement (CPE). announcement that President The start of 2013 will mark in the 25th Congressional ton and New York Governor Throughout the campaign, Barack Obama would earn Slaughter’s 27th consecutive District are new to Slaugh- Andrew Cuomo. Addition- polls in the area showed another four years in office. year representing New York ter’s constituency. That fact, ally, millions were spent by Slaughter as a relatively con- It was at this time that State in the House of Repre- combined with Democrats’ each candidate’s campaign sistent favorite. There was NBC projected an Obama sentatives. fear of losing more seats in on negative ads against the some apparent sway toward victory in Ohio, a swing Although Slaughter has the House, led to the elec- other, with Brooks attack- Brooks just before the elec- state in which Governor Mitt come out on top in 14 House tion being paramount to the ing Slaughter’s Medicare tion, but Slaughter ended up UR students discuss how Romney had been leading for of Representatives elections, Democratic Party. policies and Slaughter firing winning handily, taking 57 they were impacted by much of the night. The win most of the votes she had to Several prominent Demo- back at Brooks for poor fiscal percent of the vote as opposed Hurricane Sandy. dealt a critical blow to the win this time around were crats visited Rochester to show management and making to Brooks’ 47 percent. PAGE 10 features Romney campaign, render- new ones. Due to recent re- their support for Slaughter, several failed hires as County In her acceptance speech, ing it virtually impossible for districting, 2/3 of the voters including President Bill Clin- Executive. SEE DEMOCRAT page 5 UR LIFE UNPLUGGED MERT expands services to DLH receives positive Riverview for four-week trial period reception at UR BY LEAH BULETTI from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. — the a need for MERT in this area. BY MELISSA GOLDIN Lecora Massamba ’11, who NEWS EDITOR “highest call volume time,” These responses increased EDITOR-IN-CHIEF was a Take Five Scholar last according to MERT’s Direc- during the 2011-12 academic year — with guidance from On Saturday, Nov. 3, the tor of Operations and senior year, he said. The Douglass Leadership Political Science Professor Grassroots’ energy- Medical Emergency Re- Vinny DeRienzo. MERT, “An expansion of services House (DLH) has been re- Valeria Sinclair-Chapman and saving competition called sponse Team (MERT) began which is composed entirely to Riverview has always been ceived largely positively by Academic Program Coordina- on dorms to conserve. coverage of the Riverview of student volunteers and an organizational goal,” the campus community since tor for Minority Student Affairs PAGE 4 NEWS Apartments area for what will receives funding from the DeRienzo said, adding that moving onto the Fraternity Sasha Eloi. be a four-week trial period Students’ Association and UR MERT has looked at expand- Quadrangle in August. The The group states that its MATISYAHU ending Dec. 2, after which Security, is on duty on the ing coverage to Riverview house was formerly occupied mission is to “create an en- MERT will assess the feasi- River Campus from 8 p.m. to since it was built. “I think that by the Delta Upsilon (DU) gaged intellectual community A MARVEL bility and need of servicing 8 a.m. seven days a week. being a residential student en- fraternity. where students of diverse back- the area. DeRienzo said the decision titles students to certain rights “I believe students now see grounds can come together in During this trial period, a to start the trial was made and services and I think that with clarity what DLH is hop- a supportive environment to full crew, including at least in response to high student MERT is one of them.” ing to accomplish through their nurture their leadership skills two New York State EMTs, demand and primarily anec- MERT expanded services mission,” Associate Director of and to learn more about Afri- will be stationed in Riverview dotal student responses about SEE COVERAGE page 4 Student Leadership Programs can-American culture, history, Ed Feldman, who has worked politics and diasporic roots.” with DLH “on occasion,” said, There are four separate project also noting that he believes groups under the umbrella the group has gained respect organization that each focus through this increased under- on a different subject matter: Matisyahu awed his standing. culture and the arts, leadership audience with an Associate Dean of Students models, conflict resolution and impressive acoustic set. Anne-Marie Algier agreed. community outreach. PAGE 16 A&E “I think [DLH] has gotten Sinclair-Chapman explained off to a great start,” she said. “I that DLH’s overall goal is to es- do think they are accomplish- tablish the house as a resource THURSDAy’s ing what they spoke of in their for conversations on a number WEATHER application.” of diverse topics and act as a DLH President and sopho- catalyst for engagement in the more Amber-Danielle Baldie University community, as well felt similarly. as simply contributing to a “I feel, like since people didn’t sense of community on campus really know who we are, we by being a “good neighbor” and just need to identify ourselves,” a “good resource.” Eloi added she said. that she hopes it will provide ALYSSA ARRE / staff PHOTOGRAPHER The organization was students with the opportunity Partly Cloudy formed last year by a group to become better leaders and High 42, low 31 RONALD RETTNER HALL TAKES CONCRETE SHAPE of four students — Sharese that DLH will work with differ- Administrators participated in a beam signing ceremony at the new Ronald Rettner Hall for Media King ’12, Melika Butcher ent organizations on campus PAGE 2 NEWS Arts and Innovation on Thursday, Nov. 1. The building will open to students in the fall 2013 semester. ’12, Tsion Gurum ’12 and SEE WELCOME page 4 PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012 FIVE-DAY FORECAST COURTESY OF WEATHER.COM FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Mostly Sunny Few Showers Sunny Cloudy Rain Chance of precipitation: 20% Chance of precipitation: 30% Chance of precipitation: 10% Chance of precipitation: 20% Chance of precipitation: 70% High 51, Low 40 High 53, Low 45 High 65, Low 47 High 63, Low 43 High 45, Low 32 SECURITY UPDATE Man peddles for gas, student complies BY LEAH BULETTI he was “warming up” his new NEWS EDITOR car. The student was told that a report would be filed. 1. On Sunday, Nov. 4, at 8:20 p.m., a man in a car parked along Student reports laptop theft Wilson Boulevard near Trustee Road told Security officers that he 3. A student reported that had run out of gas and had given his laptop was missing from a money and a gas can to an indi- hallway in the Sigma Chi house vidual so they could buy some between the hours of 9:30 p.m. for him. Officers determined that on Friday, Nov. 2 and 10 a.m. the man had been found panhan- on Saturday, Nov. 3. dling on University property on The student told Security that two previous occasions. a friend borrowed the laptop According to UR Security and left it on a shelf outside his Investigator Roger Keirsbilck, room when he returned it. He the man became “somewhat also said that there were several uncooperative” when asked people coming into and out of about these previous incidents, the house during that time frame LEAH BULETTI / NEWS EDITOR but moved his car to Elmwood and that he was unsure who took STUDENTS MARCH TO SELIGMAN'S OFFICE, DEMAND JUSTICE FOR WORKERS Avenue. Another car then ap- it, according to Keirsbilck. proached and gave the driver Approximately 30 students marched to UR President Joel Seligman’s office in Wallis Hall on Friday, Nov. 2 to call for a fair contract amid UR’s ongoing negotiations with local labor unions representing 1,800 service workers. The contract has been extended to Nov. 17. of the first car a gas can.