Volume XCIII, Issue 13 www.thelamron.com Jan. 30, 2014 As freezing temps hit Geneseo, costs rise and campus remains open NICOLE SMITH conditions and warnings about ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR taking precautions come from Al- bany and are taken into account As the extreme cold weather when deciding to cancel classes. in Geneseo continues, students around campus are asking the because Geneseo is a residential same question: Why haven’t school, total cancellation of class- classes been cancelled? The an- es will rarely happen. swer can be found in Geneseo’s “There is a list the college Class Cancellation and Extraordi- has of essential personnel that nary Weather Conditions Policy. are supposed to be here regard- The policy, which can be less of whether or not classes are found on the Geneseo website, cancelled. We have written proce- states, “It is the College’s policy dures so if classes are cancelled, to continue normal hours of op- we have a protocol for opening eration and maintain a regular the College Union, gyms and rec- work and class schedule for fac- reational space to make sure that ulty, staff members and students is open,” he said. during periods of severe weather If the campus closes, word of EVAN GOLDSTEIN/ASSOC. PHOTO EDITOR as much as possible.” the closing will be on local radio With frequent below-zero temperatures, demand for energy in many of the campus’ buildings increases Vice President of Student and TV stations and posted on the costs. - school website. People will also glio explained that the decision - – mainly freeze ups in mechanical - ing the winter to keep buildings to close campus is not one the ad- sage on a hotline and using the components. tached in Monroe Hall due to the warm, the price is more reliable ministration makes. NY-Alert System. “[Maintaining campus] re- cold and that steps in the Union because a contract is purchased “First of all, only the gov- Remaining open in the cold quires more vigilance because of have begun to crack, possibly due and the price of gas is known ernor can close the campus. The poses problems, however. Assis- the potential damage in the dan- to the amount of sand, salt and ahead of time. president has the authority to can- tant Vice President for Facilities ger of equipment freeze ups and wetness brought into the building. cel classes, and that decision will and Planning George Stooks said Stooks added that, as temper- is in the process of trying to re- be made in consultation with the that keeping the campus open in equipment thaws,” Stooks said. atures drop and demand for ener- write the Class Cancellation and chief of police and the facilities the winter requires more atten- According to Stooks, both gy increases, the price of energy Extraordinary Weather Condi- people,” he said. tion. A main component of cam- Sturges and Newton Halls faced rises by kilowatt-hour. With gas tions Policy. He said that, at times, infor- pus maintenance involves protec- problems during the cold spell consumption it is slightly differ- mation about extreme weather tion from the weather element that hit over winter break. Bon- ent. While more gas is used dur- See FREEZE on page 3 Student Association involvement to remain
consistent given MARYleadership AULD tion’s procedure transition for the resignation ence major, for the position. He STAFF WRITER of the president. She said that she previously participated in SA as was informed of Regan’s decision a student senator. Geneseo’s Student Association to leave his position in late Decem- Michael said he is excited has undergone a change in leader- ber 2013. about his new position. ship for the spring 2014 semester. Becker said that, although “Obviously it’s something for Former SA President senior Forrest she had not anticipated the shift me to learn, but I trust that [Becker] Regan left his position to former SA in leadership, she wants “busi- is going to teach me a lot about the Vice President senior Katie Becker, ness to continue as usual.” vice president position. It’s going to as per SA protocol. Student Senator “I don’t want any big dis- take some time but I can handle it,” sophomore Paul Michael has been ruptions caused by this whole he said. appointed as the new vice president. transition process,” she said. Becker has priorities for her The position of SA president “It was surprising and a time as the new president of SA. is normally one academic year in little stressful, but I’m excited “One of my hopes is to get stu- duration. Regan, a sociology major to see how it pans out,” Michael dents involved in the presidential who will graduate in spring 2016, said. search process,” she said. She is also said in an email interview that he The SA constitution states interested in exploring how the Stu- left his position to participate in an that in the instance of a presi- dent Opinion of Faculty Instruction internship in Washington, D.C. dent’s resignation the former surveys can be made more effective. EVAN GOLDSTEIN/ASSOC. PHOTO EDITOR Becker, an international rela- vice president appoints his or tions major, took on his position in her successor. Becker selected accordance with the SA constitu- Michael, who is a political sci- See SA on page 4 at the Wed. Jan. 29 SA meeting.
WHAT’S INSIDE? Forecasting fashion in a new year “Seussical” opens spring The Super Bowl’s problem with Superbowl coverage PG. 5 theater season PG. 10 PG. 14 and analysis PG. 18-19 FRI. SAT. SUN. MON. TUES. WED. GENESEO FORECAST 30º/25º 39º/21º 25º/16º 25º/14º 24º/17º 20º/10º 2 Contact the news editor at [email protected] Jan. 30, 2014 Chief of University Police Simonetti resigns Short-term plans in place for Interim Chief Kilcullen relationships. It’s the police Most of the chief’s re- and the community working to- sponsibilities include strategic gether to problem solve.” planning, setting goals for the Speaking about his time department and oversight of at SUNY Albany, Kilcullen administration and operations. mentioned the importance of “When setting goals, you “community policing,” which want to make sure they’re tan- is using both powers of the gible as to some of the initia- community and the depart- tives that are already in place,” ment to keep the area as safe Kilcullen said, referring to and comfortable as possible. programming, community out- Albany was recognized twice reach and working with RAs nationally for these policing and residence directors. techniques. While Kilcullen is in Gen- According to Kilcullen, eseo as an interim chief, he service is the most important could consider resubmitting his requirement his job entails. application once the search for “It’s all service-oriented. a permanent chief begins. Typi- You need to focus on the ser- cally the tenure for this position ZOE FINN/PHOTO EDITOR vice aspect. No more than 5 only lasts an average of three to Interim Chief of University Police Thomas Kilcullen said that he plans to place emphasis on com- percent is enforcement.” five years before resignation. munity cooperation and presence. Kilcullen wants to ensure Right now the depart- ASHLYN VICARI replacement in December 2013. known as a leader for his that the rest of the organization ment is looking at short-term STAFF WRITER He arrived Jan. 13 to officially work in SUNY, and has intro- carries out this vision. planning, looking at possible begin his new position. duced several initiatives that “I think the University Po- changes to implement for the Geneseo students and fac- Kilcullen previously have become model practices lice have a strong presence on spring semester. Six to seven ulty have welcomed Thomas worked at SUNY Albany as on campuses across the state. campus,” Allegany Hall Senior months from now, the De- Kilcullen, the interim chief of deputy chief of police. He has He is a welcome addition to the Resident Assistant junior Nich- partment of Criminal Justice University Police, to the com- over 30 years of police service Geneseo University Police De- olas Damiani said. “They’re al- Services should evaluate the munity. experience and has already partment,” Bonfiglio said. ways looking out for students; campus police department to After three years of ser- made a positive impact on the “I was very impressed with they’re very accessible. If I administer the Police Accredi- vice, former Chief of Police community, according to Vice the people within the depart- ever have a problem at the hall, tation Program. According to Sal Simonetti resigned for a President for Student and Cam- ment and the people I’ve met they’re quick to respond.” Kilcullen, no major changes are promotional opportunity else- pus Life Robert Bonfiglio. on campus,” Kilcullen said. “You need to be able to be to be made in the near future. where. State University of New “We are pleased that “The community is engaged. in as many places as you can York Police Commissioner [Kilcullen] has assumed the A lot of the bridges are already as often as you can,” Kilcul- Bruce McBride contacted Kil- leadership of our college po- emplaced here. A lot has been len said. “Ultimately, presence cullen regarding the need for a lice force. [Kilcullen] is well done over time to forge these equals impact.” Students more likely to own luxury vehicles,
CASEY LARKINaccordingthan faculty and maintenance to rghinismarket and Maseratis were ex -research data NEWS EDITOR staff, Scipione and his students cluded from the study. With Geneseo ranked in the In December 2013, profes- with base values of 100. top 150 Best Value colleges for sor emeritus of business Paul As such, he and his students the 2014 edition of the The Princ- Scipione and his market re- observed that, for every 100 eton Review, Scipione observed search class conducted a study cars, there are on average 2.022 in his statistical report, “We know titled, “Who Drives More Lux- luxury cars in student lots. This of several vanity license plates ury Vehicles on the SUNY Gen- is compared to the faculty and that hint that many upscale par- eseo Campus: Faculty, Staff, or maintenance lots, which have ents of Geneseo students may be Students?” an average of 0.9155 luxury cars ‘rewarding’ their son or daughters They cataloged the cars per 100 and 0.77 luxury cars per for deciding to attend [Geneseo] found in all student lots, the fac- 100, respectively. rather than pricier private colleg- ulty and administration parking BMWs represented the larg- es … and still saving tens of thou- area (Lot B) and maintenance est percentage of luxury cars for sands of dollars in the balance.” staff parking area (Lot K) be- all the groups, with 15.6 percent Though there is a presence tween the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 for faculty (tied with Volvo and of luxury cars in student, faculty p.m. on random weekdays and Acura), 36.4 percent for mainte- and staff lots, the vast majority of DAVID LIM/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Saturday mornings throughout nance staff and 18.7 percent for cars are Hondas, Fords, Toyotas, A Geneseo research project directed by professor emeritus of busi- the month of November. The students. Chevrolets, Jeeps, Subarus and ness Paul Scipione observed a large number of luxury vehicles in stu- total number of cars counted on Per 100 vehicles, BMW also Nissans. dent lots. campus was 1,816. represented the largest probabil- Scipione and his students for less than $30,000, including that the $5,870 in-state tuition The results found that stu- ity gap between students and fac- noted the dominance of foreign even a few vehicles for less than for Geneseo not only attracts dent lots contained many more ulty. The probability for student makes on campus. In his study, $20,000.” low to middle-income families luxury vehicles than the faculty lots was 4.534 BMWs per 100 Scipione wrote, “While foreign The study also reports that but also those families who lots and vastly outnumbered the vehicles and 1.715 BMWs per brands such as Honda, Toyota, the current average price for can afford to buy their children count of luxury cars in mainte- 100 vehicles for the faculty lot. Subaru, Nissan, Mazda, Hyun- new vehicles in the U.S. mar- luxury cars. nance lots. Because there are Luxury brands no longer dai and Kia all sell models at the ket is $30,000. many more students, and there- sold in the United States market $35,000 price point or more, the Scipione and his market fore student cars, on campus and exotic cars such as Lambo- vast majority of their vehicles sell research students have shown
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EMMA BIXLER students in the top of their high ASST. NEWS EDITOR school classes wishing to pursue STEM on a SUNY campus. State University of New “We have very strong STEM York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher programs and have made great championed the idea of a new progress,” Geneseo Interim year bringing new innovation President Carol Long said dur- and discovery to the SUNY cam- ing her address. “But we also try puses across the state during her and keep some balance. We do State of the University Address not want to be entirely a STEM on Jan. 14. school. We want to keep strength With a key goal of revital- in all of our liberal arts disci- izing the state’s economy and plines.” citizen welfare, Zimpher gave a With notable STEM pro- speech that encouraged pushing grams already present on cam- boundaries and challenging stu- pus, it leaves room for the col- dents. lege to pay attention to other Topics spanned from general incentives present within the advances in the science, technol- State of the University Address, ogy, engineering and mathemati- such as internships. - The emphasis on internships grams like Open SUNY, which in Zimpher’s address has left the EVAN GOLDSTEIN/ASSOC. PHOTO EDITOR provides online college degree Department of Career Devel- opportunities to New Yorkers. opment eager to aid students in There was also discussion of ex- their search for work experience. panding internship opportunities “My goal is to support REBECCA SEMENETZ to work toward her Ph.D. and funny and engaging class dis- with Fortune 500 companies or Chancellor Zimpher any time STAFF WRITER spent two years there as a doc- cussions made the material in- those of a similar caliber. she emphasizes internships,” As- toral fellow. Before coming to teresting and applicable to her In regard to developing a sociate Director for Internship After a long search and Geneseo, she worked as a visit- life. She added that she also en- - Opportunities Rob DiCarlo said. interview process, visiting as- ing assistant professor at Saint joyed reading his work. drew Cuomo has given incentive DiCarlo said that not only sistant professor of philosophy Mary’s University in Nova Despite popular belief that through proposing scholarships Heidi Savage will begin her Scotia and then held the same a philosophy degree is outdat- covering full tuition to those See SUNY on page 4 tenure track position in August position at the University of ed, Savage listed a plethora of as the newest addition to the Rochester. fields for philosophy majors department of philosophy. Savage said she likes Gen- including law, bioethics, pro- Savage will be the first eseo significantly more than the gramming artificial intelligence tenure track professor for the previous schools she worked and academia. For any students Women’s Studies minor. for and hopes to be teaching undecided on a major, she said, She grew up in New here for the rest of her career. philosophy can be practical be- Campus Police Log Brunswick, Canada, and lived According to Savage, the stu- cause it teaches logical think- in Nova Scotia for 10 years. dents here are motivated, inter- ing that can be helpful in any Jan. 10 - Criminal Mischief, Merritt Athletic Center, She attended the University of ested in learning beyond earn- field. Maryland for her undergradu- ing grades and are generally Savage’s advice to students 4 a.m. ate studies in sociology. She sharp and smart students. is in the words of comedian and didn’t discover philosophy un- She added that Geneseo musician Tim Minchin: “Don’t Jan. 18 - Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, til near the end of her degree students are, for the most part, forget to pay attention to what G Parking Lot, 1:26 a.m., Arrest at the University of Maryland, kind and caring people and ac- is in your peripheral vision,” when she added philosophy as tive and involved members of she said. Savage herself found Jan. 19 - Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, a minor and two more years to the community. philosophy by accident. Steuben Hall, 2:04 a.m., Arrest her undergraduate education. Savage said that she was “I wasn’t looking for it; it After attending school, she inspired to become a philoso- found me,” she said. phy professor by Duncan Ma- Jan. 19 - Criminal Mischief, Newton Hall, 4:04 p.m. returned to Canada to earn her master’s degree in philosophy cIntosh, the chair of the philos- at Dalhousie University. Sav- ophy department at Dalhousie Jan. 23 - Petit Larceny, Criminal Mischief, Newton age returned to her alma mater University. She said that his Hall, 2:47 a.m.
Jan. 23 - Reckless Endangerment, Integrated Science Center, 8:42 p.m.
Jan. 24 - Criminal Mischief, Newton Hall, 2:55 a.m.
Jan. 24 - Grand Larceny, Petit Larceny, Wad- sworth, 7:45 p.m.
Jan. 24 - Petit Larceny, South Hall, 1:40 p.m.
Jan. 24 - Reckless Endangerment, Integrated Science Center, 12:30 a.m.
Jan. 25 - DWI, University Drive, 2:05 a.m., Arrest
Jan. 25 - False Reporting of an Incident, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, Wyoming Hall, 2:12 a.m., Arrest
Jan. 25 - Criminal Mischief, Steuben Hall, 2 a.m.
Source: University Police and Geneseo Police Order determined by time incident was logged. 4 Contact the news editor at [email protected] Jan. 30, 2014 SA Freeze SUNY launches online initiative CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In their new positions, Becker and Michael will continue to work revision will have separate sec- to increase educational access on publicizing the Responsible tions for students and staff mem- Community Action Policy. This EMMA BIXLER der to take a course from another “Our tuition is our tuition. It bers describing in more detail institution, you would need to get is the same costs for face-to- policy is part of an effort to encour- the president’s options for ac- ASST. NEWS EDITOR approval from your school’s regis- face education or online. But age students to seek help for others tion, such as an early closing or The State University of New trar and the other school as well,” online classes helps with gas, who are in need, even in situations delayed start of class. It will also York is in the process of expand- Hatch explained. “Nonmatriculat- childcare, tolls and other costs in which alerting authorities could list how the chief of police may ing courses offered online as part ed students can take courses from that the average student might lead to punishment. consult with the state, local and of the Open SUNY initiative. This any school, and those courses can not think about but the working “We want to incentivize stu- county police on road conditions. program draws on collaborations transfer to any institution.” adult does,” Hatch said. dents to take care of one another at “Students need to make between the 64 SUNY campuses He said that, because of the While the cost of tuition the end of the day. We don’t want decisions in their own best in- in order to offer vigorous online online format, some classes are cannot be lowered, SUNY is fears of retribution to stop some- terest,” he said. “If they have classes and degree programs for harder to offer than others. Sci- working to lower overall costs one from seeking help for someone concerns they should take the its students. ences, for example, are more dif- for students. Because of this, else,” Becker said. necessary precautions and com- According to SUNY Associ- they are releasing an Open municate with faculty members ate Provost for Academic Tech- aspect of the class. These classes Textbook program in accor- projects, Becker said she will bring about what they should do in nology and Information Services aren’t impossible to offer online, dance with the Open SUNY - the case of an extreme weather Carey Hatch, “This is SUNY’s however, as SUNY is uniquely initiative. Here SUNY schools ciency to her position as president. event. Communication and plan- attempt to take online learning to positioned because it has facilities will together to allow people to “I want to promote discussions ning beforehand on the part of scale like no other community can. within 30 minutes of most resi- rent textbooks and technology in the SA meetings on different top- everyone will help us get through If the campuses align properly, we dents of the state. online, which decreases costs. ics that SA [representatives] and these things.” can offer more robust things to the According to the Open SUNY Another goal of the Open those who attend meetings can talk people in New York.” website, the program focuses SUNY online classes program about,” she said. “I always want to SUNY offers over 12,000 on- - is to impact the roles teachers be available for students if they have line courses a year and over 350 ence, simplicity and excellence. play in mentoring. Hatch said any questions or concerns.” blended courses. Blended courses Hatch said that SUNY hopes to that SUNY hopes to see teach- “The transition has gone very consist of both face-to-face inter- see education become much more ers take the lead in where they smoothly, so I’m very happy about action and online portions. SUNY blended over time. He added that are going with the class and that,” Becker said. “I don’t think this students often take online courses how they are going to provide has really been a drawback. If any- in January, bringing more student over the summer, which decreases quality education by offering and professor support to the estab- the time it takes for students to get new and different technologies lished programs as well as intro- degrees, therefore also decreasing online. ducing new programs. their costs. The Open SUNY initiative The program will work differ- Hatch said he hopes to see shows a trend toward techno- ently depending on whether or not Open SUNY act as an opportunity logical integration of the edu- interested students are enrolled in for adults to receive the education cation system while focusing Follow us on social media. a particular SUNY school. they always wanted but may not on increased accessibility for “If you are already matricu- have always believed they could New Yorkers. lated with a single school, in or- have. @TeLamron facebook.com/thelamron Instagram: @TeLamron
CONTINUEDSUNY FROM PAGE 3 the Internet. This program pro- vides students and graduates op- Fortune 500 Companies but also portunities to take classes online, the smaller yet successful com- therefore making it easier to ob- panies are what are truly chang- tain a SUNY degree. ing opportunities for students. Long, who previously taught Big internship contenders in- online courses herself, said she clude Morgan Stanley, Pricewa- - terhouseCoopers and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. “Geneseo’s approach has “We are also currently been to try and determine, iden- working with [the Walt Disney tify and discover how the digital Company] for internship oppor- learning environment can en- tunities,” DiCarlo said. hance what we already do,” she On March 6, the Department said. “If a student has a challenge of Career Development will fur- graduating on time because there ther its push for internships with is not a course available and there a professional job and internship is a way to take it at a distance, fair, where companies like First that is a great opportunity.” Investors, the Peace Corps and Ultimately, Zimpher’s ad- Teach for America will be pres- dress and its outlined initia- ent. tives will have an impact on the The address also empha- SUNY system as well as New sized digital learning and degree York State as a whole. programs by announcing the launch of Open SUNY, a center of eight degree programs and other avenues of education via
Want to write for news? Contact the News Editor at [email protected] AprilJan. 30, 22, 2014 2010 155 KNIGHTS’ LIFE Keeping up with what students are doing at Geneseo nvasion of MJ’s Kim DioGuardi livens Privacy routine with energy, conversation JANELLEI MARXHAUSEN come in and tell me their stories STAFF WRITER and I just listen, if that helps.” Dioguardi could not pinpoint We all have experienced the one single reason for her inherent recurrent nature of day-to-day friendliness. She stated that she life. Campus Auxiliary Service has just always been very talk- employee Kim Dioguardi has ative. one simple solution: Just stay “I have just always been very positive. outgoing; I love to talk,” she said.
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Dioguardi has been work- Not only does she love to ing for CAS at Geneseo for eight talk but she also encourages years. For the past two, she has others to talk and share things been working upstairs in Mary about themselves. Jemison Dining Hall, where she Dioguardi traces her com- has become somewhat of a cam- munication skills to her time Kim DioGuardi has been a CAS employee for eight years and has gained a reputation for consistently pus celebrity, especially for fre- working for a travel agency. - Prior to working at Geneseo, space with her humble yet lively she worked as the manager of person and has become well AAA travel agency, based in gentina, Japan and Brazil with which Dioguardi was raising become an elementary school known for her ability to start up Lockport, N.Y., for 12 years. AAA. her three children. teacher and a registered nurse. cheery conversations. “You had to communicate Her desire to travel, how- “My mom was a wonder- “They’re all headed in the “[Dioguardi] is easily my ever, did not end after leaving ful lady: compassionate, kind right direction,” she said. “My favorite cashier in Geneseo,” wanted to go, what they wanted the travel agency to become a and she put up with me,” she idea for them is to get educated senior Joe Leathersich said. to do,” she said. “You wanted stay-at-home mom. She said said. “She was just always so you can support yourself … “Sometimes I want to get food to make sure that everything she would still really like to there for us … She was very no matter what happens.” from downstairs MJ but don’t went OK, make sure we were travel more. patient.” Dioguardi’s hobbies include because I would be losing out on on the same page.” “I’ve always wanted to go Dioguardi’s three kids spending time with her kids and having a conversation with her. Dioguardi said her favorite to the South Pacific. Why? I are now 15, 18 and 21. Her walking her dog around her She always brightens my day.” place to travel was Bermuda have no idea,” Dioguardi said. 15-year-old son attends a lo- hometown in Niagara County, “I try to be positive, espe- because of the warm, sandy She cited her mother as a cal high school and is an avid which she describes to be a lot - beaches. She also traveled to large and inspiring influence, athlete. Her other two children like the Geneseo community in nals,” Dioguardi said. “People far-off destinations such as Ar- particularly during the time in are college-bound and plan to that “everybody’s friendly.” AGSL forecasts eclectic style, sensibility